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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"What happened to my [[fusion cannon]]?"]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own. He called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space. Though he's made a few mistakes, he does not intend to make them again!

{{quote|Good and evil fade away. History shall judge me... ''victorious''.|Megatron rejects all moral judgement on his actions|[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures, The Ending Begins]]}}
{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

D-16 was born during the [[Age of Wrath]]. The [[Quintesson]] occupation of Cybertron had neutered the ritual of ascending from the [[Well of All Sparks]], to the point where newly-born Cybertronians would emerge without names or developed personalities. After a brief but tantalizing glimpse at Cybertron's sun, D-16 was sent to work in the mines underneath Kaon. He took his name from the sector in which he worked, and eventually befriended some of the other nameless workers who had been dealt similar hands by the Quintessons. One Cybertronian in particular served as a sounding board for D-16's earliest sociological musings. From this nameless bot D-16 realized the importance of a proper name. By the time that the Quintessons had been routed from Cybertron, D-16 was already craving more out of life.

During his time off, D-16 became intrigued by the violent duels held between miners. As Cybertron's [[Golden Age]] drew to a close, he entered his first gladiator matches. D-16 drew upon the old stories of the [[Thirteen]] that the miners told one another, and decided on "Megatronus" as a suitable moniker; hoping that Cybertron's "fallen" society could eventually be restord. Megatronus thrived in the gladiator pits, seeing it as a way to escape the oppression of the [[caste system]]. The crowds who regularly watched his gladiator matches soon shortened his name to Megatron. Megatron used his newfound fame to attack the bloated Cybertronian government which kept the miners oppressed, and before long he had carved out a loyal cadre of followers inspired by his rhetoric. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
[[File:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
D-16 named himself after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} At the end of the Age of Wrath, he was one of the many Cybertronians who [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] called to arms, and aided in the war effort that successfully overthrew the cruel [[Quintesson]] regime. As time went by, D-16 eventually forgot about this event, as did many other Cybertronians.

At some point after Cybertron's Golden Age, a group of [[Sharkticon (COP)|Sharkticon]]s foresaw him as the being who would one day lead them to freedom. They managed to carve an image of him on a cave wall before they were executed. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

D-16 eventually turned to gladiatorial combat to escape from the drudgery of his duties. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self-defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

[[File:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron misinterprets the phrase "ad hominem attack".]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] take control of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Megatron's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

The ''Nemesis'' eventually emerged from the Space Bridge, close to the lost colony world of [[Velocitron]]. The Autobots had already visited the planet and departed, but Megatron's sleeper agent [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] had ignited political tensions and sparked a civil war between [[Override (Prime)|Override]]'s loyalists and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack's]]'s cadre of political malcontents. He was directed by [[Hightail (Prime)|Hightail]] to Ransack. Megatron found Ransack's obsession with speed extremely irritating, but allowed him to pledge his allegiance to the Decepticon cause. Ransack's Decepticons continued their war on Velocitron while the rest of Megatron's forces boarded the Ark, tracking the Ark's energy signature.

Megatron's forces tracked the ''Ark'' to on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and began attacking both the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s. Amid the chaos, Megatron reunited with one of his long-lost comrades, the marooned Decepticon [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. Axer presented his commander with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], which he had scavenged from the core of Junkion. Megatron ordered the gun to be attached to the hull of the Nemesis. The mayhem had also awakened the ancient Transformer [[Cannonspring]], who reunited with several other Cybertronians and combined into the mighty [[Nexus Prime]], who held off both the Decepticon advance and the newly-arriving [[Star Seeker]]s. As the planet tore itself apart, Megatron duelled with Optimus Prime, who wielded the [[Cyber Caliber]]. Although Optimus Prime gained the upper hand, he suddenly received a vision regarding the AllSpark's location. Prime fell back to the ''Ark'' and retreated. Since the Requiem Blaster ran the risk of catastrophically overheating, Megatron ordered his troops to jettison the artifact before it could do so. Megatron ordered his troops to follow the ''Ark'' off of Junkion and back into deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

At some point during the voyage, Megatron changed his [[alternate mode]] to that of a Cybertronian spacecraft.

While searching for the trail of the ''Ark'' on the outskirts of the [[Orion Arm]], Megatron ran across the Star Seekers again, who had set a trap for the Decepticons. To take down the ''Nemesis'' ,the pirates salvaged the abandoned Requiem Blaster and grafted it to their ship. Megatron and the Star Seeker [[Thundertron]] dueled while their ships exchanged fire. Megatron eventually managed to gain the upper hand after exploiting the Requiem Blaster's cripplingly high energy intake, and forced Thundertron's forces into a retreat. Megatron reunited with his treacherous subordinate Axer, who claimed to have gleaned knowledge about the ''Ark'''s whereabouts during his time spent with the pirates. Megatron considered this, and then sent him to be tortured, just to make sure he was telling the truth.

The ''Nemesis'' eventually caught up with the real ''Ark'' over the planet [[Aquatron]] and opened fire. The Autobots retaliated by deploying [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]], who carved a trail of destruction through the ''Nemesis'''s engine bay until the combiner met Megatron. The Decepticon leader attacked Superion, and the two fought. Megatron was able to gain the upper hand and fired his fusion cannon at Superion, blowing the combiner apart and sending his components flying out the ship's hangar.

Before the Autobots could try and ram the ''Nemesis'' ,the Aquatronian native known only as "[[Inquirata (Prime)|the Curator]]" intervened by cutting power to both ships. The Curator scolded the Cybertronians for bringing their war to a neutral planet, but invited Megatron and his Decepticons to the planet's surface to negotiate a possible peace treaty between the two factions. Once the Autobots and Decepticons both agreed to a temporary ceasefire, the Curator revealed that he was a [[Quintesson]], and that Aquatron was a member of the Quintesson Co-Prosperity Sphere. Megatron decided to play along with his captors until he could find a way to escape. That night, Megatron was visited by the Curator, who promised Megatron his own [[Decepticon Matrix]]... if he backstabbed Optimus Prime and destroyed the Autobot leader's own Matrix.

The next morning, Megatron convened with Optimus outside the negotiation hall, only to reveal that he had brought along six [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s with him to kill Optimus. The two began fighting, until [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] detonated a bomb outside, which caused the Pavilion to start flooding. Optimus switched off his Matrix and helped Megatron to escape, but on the surface they encountered [[Tyrannicon]] and his [[Sharkticon (COP)|Sharkticon]] flotilla, who arrested all the Cybertronians present. The defeated Autobots and Decepticons were rounded up into a prison ship headed for the city of [[Hydratron]]; Megatron spent most of the voyage loudly and angrily criticizing Optimus Prime's leadership. When the prisoners were transferred to a train, Megatron ran afoul of several Sharkticons, who managed to subdue him long enough for him to be loaded onto the train and shipped to Hydratron's [[Hall of Justice]].

Inside the Quintesson's kangaroo court, Optimus Prime was put on trial for public mayhem, treason, and galactic blasphemy. Optimus Prime's brainwashed troops corroborated the Quintesson prosector's line of inquiry. However, Megatron himself came to Optimus's defense, asserting that the Quintessons did not create the Transformers as they so claimed. The trial had also jogged Megatron's memories; he remembered fighting in the war that routed the aliens from Cybertron and vowed that he'd gladly do it again. The Quintesson judges found them innocent, and so sentenced the two leaders to banishment. Whoever killed the other leader in combat would be allowed to leave Aquatron unmolested. The two leaders battled, unaware that the Quintessons were harvesting the energy they exerted to power a space bridge to Cybertron. When the Quintessons had enough, they dumped both of them into a Pirahnacon pit. Optimus and Megatron managed to escape the Pirahnacons with the help of Optimus's Matrix, and escaped into the subterranean tunnels beneath Hydratron.

The duo eventually encountered the [[Gamekeeper]], who was guarding the carvings that the Sharkticon rebels had created. The Gamekeeper taunted them, and revealed that the Quintessons were staging another invasion of Cybertron as they spoke. Megatron tore out the monster's eyes and eventually killed him. The Decepticon leader was intrigued by the carvings, although Optimus was skeptical of their veracity. The two eventually discovered [[Xeros]], who was manipulating his Sharkticon servants with a decoy Matrix. Believing it to be the Decepciton Matrix he was promised, Megatron grabbed it and shoved it into his chest.

The decoy Matrix turned out to be the [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]], and as it re-forged his body Megatron realized that Aquatron was one of the 200 lost colony planets after all- and a planet that had never been able to overthrow the Quintessons. Now sporting Sharkticon features, Megatron called the Sharkticons to his command and ordered them to devour Xeros. Megatron overpowered Optimus and threw him down a nearby elevator shaft. He then contacted Starscream aboard the stranded ''Nemesis'', and ordered his Decepticons to make room for Sharkticon reinforcements aboard the ship.

Before long, Megatron set off to the bottom of Hydratron, to kill the Curator once and for all. He ran into trouble along the way; the city itself began transforming into a giant jellyfish-like creature, which attempted to devour him. Megatron was ale to break free of its tentacles and swim to the bottom of the lakebed, where Optimus Prime and a [[Leviacon]] were already confronting the Curator. Hundreds of Sharkticons swarmed the Curator's fortified command bubble but were unable to break through. The fracas was compounded by the arrival of [[Tyrannicon]], who had come back to Aquatron through the Space Bridge to figure out why his soldiers had rebelled. Megatron, now calling himself "The First of the Many" offered Tyrannicon a place in his new empire, although Tyrannicon refused. Instead, the two battled one another for control of the Matrix, with the Tyrannicon triumphant. Tyrannicon stole the Matrix from Megatron, who collapsed and reverted to his old self. When Optimus managed to destroy the entire underground complex, he also rescued Megatron, and with the Leviacon's help the two leaders returned to the surface, where they reunited with their respective crews.

On their way off the planet, Optimus mused that one day Megatron might understand that the two of them were much stronger as a united force. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Megatron lead his Decepticons in an attack on the Autobot stronghold at [[Tyger Pax]] to obtain the [[AllSpark]] from the [[Well of All Sparks]]. After fighting off [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], Megatron found himself under fire from [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] managed to shoot the young Autobot down.

Searching for [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]], and executing Autobots that had failed to retreat, Megatron, while boasting his victory, saw the AllSpark be launched into space. Though he had failed to gain the AllSpark, Megatron found himself to be close to a badly damaged Bumblebee, who made a point of gloating to Megatron about the Autobots' victory. Grabbing the young mecha by the neck, Megatron, tired of Bumblebee's talking, crushed the Autobot's [[voice box]].

Deciding that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] didn't need another martyr, Megatron left Bumblebee alive to remind others that he could take and spare lives as he wished. Satisfied with his work, Megatron retreated with what was left of his Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
From Shockwave's lab in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave and a captured Grimlock watched a feed of Megatron spearheading an attack on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011), [[Peter Cullen]] (BotCon 2012), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Fu Chong]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Tony Fuochi|Antonio Fuochi]] (Italian), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Antônio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Guilherme Lopes]] ("Predacons Rising", internal monologue), [[Paweł Szczesny]] (Polish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena. Observing a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful, Megatron turned rhetorician, trying to effect change. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Megatron threatened the council, promising to overthrow them and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]—a declaration of hostility that shocked Orion, and moved him to an impassioned speech in favour of autonomy that successfully swayed the council where Megatron had failed. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and assembled his followers—including perennial loyalist [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and scheming second-in-command [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]—into an army he would name "Decepticons", beginning the war for Cybertron and vowing to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The war saw Megatron successfully take the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], which contained the very arena he fought in as a gladiator, as the Decepticon capital. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} During a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron crushed the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box when the scout refused to break under interrogation. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Furthermore, Megatron's wartime achievements were not limited to those achieved through might: he also created the deadly [[cybonic plague]] which wiped out millions {{storylink|Sick Mind}} and found a way to weaponize [[Tox-En]] which he used to wipe out an entire unit in front of a horrified Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} It was through similarly poisonous means that Megatron came closest to seizing victory in the war's final stages, [[Dark Energon|infecting]] the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself. In purifying the core, Orion was granted the Matrix Megatron had long-sought, becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After his assassin [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] failed to kill Optimus at the [[Battle of Technahar]], {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Megatron became obsessed with the Autobot leader and decided that destroying him was his right alone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron had his lead scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] send an army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to Earth to lay waste to any Autobot forces on the planet and secure any and all energon deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually, the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole Transformer race to exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet, should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} In time, Megatron and his army arrived on Earth, establishing mines to collect the Energon that the planet had been seeded with during the war. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} He also had some of his best warriors, such as Skyquake to guard deposits not ready to mine. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After some early conflicts on the planet, Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Returning to Earth, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[File:darknessrising3 Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his [[spark]], he was filled with its power, feeling as though he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed to the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, one full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[File:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} While Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, Megatron flew off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive all the dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army and seemingly Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[File:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]

The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. But the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] forced them to push off Megatron's recovery.{{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless, and Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] boarded the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via a [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes. Unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[File:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Lulz.]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, and in his wounded pride, volunteered to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[File:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[wikipedia:Loki (comics)|In the end, you will always kneel]].]]
Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]
Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} [[File:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but did not receive the power he had hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, instead receiving Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the [[Earth's core]], and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]
Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|anti-bots]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Megatron, what happened? Where did you go wrong?" "Uh, watch ''Revenge of the Sith''. I know I'm not in it, but it pretty much sums it all up."]]
Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead, and ordered Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself, but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was, in fact, Optimus Prime, the so-called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime, and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth, but Megatron refused, causing Orion to delete his findings. Fortunately, Soundwave had recorded his findings, and the data was saved. Soundwave also informed Megatron of the activity at the space bridge and went there to find that the Autobots had taken control of it, and that one of their [[Insecticon (WFC)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threatened to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project. Megatron realized that the Autobots must have been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. Megatron arrived at the space bridge and defeated the trio of Autobots present, and waited for Arcee to return from the open space bridge with the Matrix in her possession. When Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron, Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobots, pulled out his blades, and attacked Megatron. The amnesiac Autobot was no match for him. While the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the artifact coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While Megatron was bringing it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast. Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. Unfortunately, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, Megatron filled him in on what had happened to his brother Skyquake, but warned him not to seek revenge on his own. When Dreadwing did anyway, Megatron figured that would be the last they saw of him, although he was glad that Dreadwing both survived and learned his lesson. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You do know that you'll be splattered across the ceiling after this screencap, right?"]]
Reminded of Airachnid's past treachery, Megatron tasked Dreadwing with ridding them of her. Dreadwing not only failed, but returned minus Breakdown, much to Megatron's disgust. Megatron responded to Airachnid's later communication by attempting to get rid of her himself. Although she set an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] on him, the mighty Megatron eventually prevailed against it. The fight took all of his strength, and he was subsequently surrounded by Autobots. With Dreadwing's help, he escaped and made Dreadwing his new [[second-in-command]]. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Megatron responded to reports of Starscream on the ship and found not one but four [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscreams]] on the bridge. After attempting to appeal to their treacherous nature, he took advantage of a diversion to offline three of them before the fourth escaped. The diversion turned out to be a mass Insecticon attack, but after a fight, the Insecticons suddenly stopped and announced they were loyal to him. Then the ''Nemesis'' crashed. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} Megatron got the ship moving again using Dark Energon, but when it exhibited its own intelligence and refused to follow his orders, he tried to shut it down, only to be put into stasis lock. He only awoke when the kids reversed the energon flow. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As Knock Out prepared to go and try to find the first of the four relics which the ship had found the location of, Megatron instructed him to take an Insecticon as muscle. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Megatron then sent Dreadwing to [[Antarctica]] to find the relic there {{storylink|Triangulation}} and then sent [[Hardshell]] and three other Insecticons to a volcanic area at the equator, {{storylink|Toxicity}} before sending Soundwave to find the last relic.

He was impressed with the [[Resonance Blaster]] Soundwave found, but less so with Dreadwing and Knock Out, the latter of whom returned looking like he'd been run over by a train. After they found a grenade implanted in Laserbeak, Megatron set Soundwave back to work decoding the Iacon database. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} His rage over Hardshell's failure was mollified when the Insecticon claimed to have offlined Bulkhead, but when they later got a call from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] revealing Bulkhead was still alive, Megatron demanded Hardshell bring him Wheeljack's spark as a substitute. Instead Hardshell's corpse was brought back before him, and Megatron was shocked to learn a [[Miko Nakadai|human girl]] was responsible. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:TheHumanFactor Cylas and Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Soundwave, please arrange our guest a carwash.]]
After sending Knock Out to investigate Breakdown's signal coming back online, Megatron expressed distaste at the Breakdown/[[Silas]] hybrid who was brought to the ship. Nevertheless, he allowed "Cylas" the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a place in the Decepticon ranks by supplying them with a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. Though the initial results were promising, he sent Cylas to terminate Raf when the boy's hacking threatened to railroad their plans. When Cylas failed to do so and the satellite was stopped, Megatron called him back, and handed the former MECH commander over to Knock Out for dissection. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[File:Legacy-ohcrap.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Looks like [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] told Megatron where babies come from.]]
When Soundwave decoded another set of Iacon relic coordinates, Megatron initiated a decoy relic beacon to give them the advantage over the Autobots, and went to fetch the latest relic with a team. Though hoping it would be a Decepticon weapon, Megatron was stunned when it turned out to be the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. When he was unable to extract the sword, he had the Decepticons chip away a chunk of the mountain to be hauled away by the ''Nemesis'' in an effort to ensure it did not fall in Optimus's hands. Unfortunately, the arrival of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|a new Autobot]] delayed them long enough that the other Autobots discovered the deception. Optimus quickly managed to get hold of the sword despite Megatron's best efforts, and as the Autobot leader unleashed the sword's power, Megatron was forced to retreat in his ship, noting it was now the Decepticons' darkest hour. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Palpatine|It's treason then...]].]]
Coming up with a new plan to combat the Star Saber, Megatron took Dreadwing through the space bridge to Cybertron, and broke into the tomb of a Prime. After having Knock Out graft the Prime's arm onto Megatron, he was finally able to use the Forge of Solus Prime to forge a [[Dark Star Saber]] with some of his Dark Energon. Once Soundwave decrypted a new set of coordinates, he got the opportunity to test it on Arcee and Smokescreen when the pair found the first [[Omega Key]], whom he swept aside with ease. With new-found confidence, Megatron challenged Prime to a duel, and though his new sword cleaved right through the Star Saber, Megatron was unable to stop the Autobots from getting away with the Omega Key. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Gloating of his destruction of the Star Saber, he allowed Knock Out the opportunity to retrieve the next relic. Upon his return with another Omega Key, Megatron was intrigued by the relic, believing it to be part of a larger piece, and put the doctor to work analyzing it. He was less impressed with Dreadwing who returned empty handed from his mission, and asserted that they needed to locate the Autobot base to recover their relics. Then Soundwave decrypted the final part of the Iacon databse, revealing Smokescreen to be relevant to their search. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because we haven't seen this before.]]
After they extracted the Omega Key from Smokescreen, Megatron had Knock Out perform a cortical psychic patch procedure on the Autobot to learn their purpose. After discovering that all four could be used to revitalize Cybertron, he left Knock Out to find out where the Autobot base was, Megatron went to place the Omega Key in storage. However Smokescreen escaped and snatched it out of his grasp and made off with the other key as well. Though Megatron and his men gave pursuit as the Autobot jumped off their ship, Smokescreen got away. The Decepticon leader told Dreadwing they would need to locate the Autobot base quickly to retrieve the other keys, only to find Starscream on the bridge, with all four of the Omega Keys as a peace offering. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Intending to find what Starscream really planned, Megatron had himself plugged into the rogue Decepticon with a psychic patch. Despite most of Starscream's memories turning out to be incriminating, he was eventually convinced to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

Megatron attempted to stress to Dreadwing that the Decepticons needed to be united. Unfortunately Dreadwing was more interested in slagging Starscream, and Megatron had to blow a hole through him. Once the location of the [[Omega Lock]] was established, Megatron took the Keys to Cybertron to find it. He and his men were attacked by the Autobots, who got away with the Keys while Megatron was otherwise occupied with the spark extractor. With some help from Starscream, Megatron got hold of the Autobots' human friends to use as a bargaining chip to secure the return of the Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Once he had the Keys back, Megatron had the lock activated and revealed that he intended to use it on both Cybertron and Earth so he'd have two worlds to rule, starting with Earth. Shockingly, this news resulted in Optimus slicing Megatron's sword arm off before destroying the Omega Lock. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron would have the last laugh, as he knew the location of their base and used the Omega Lock to create a fortress there before Optimus destroyed it. If he could not conquer Cybertron, he could at least conquer Earth. From the ''Nemesis'', he and his men attacked and destroyed the Autobot base as their first act of aggression. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

As the Decepticons were unable to find any corpses in the rubble, Megatron ordered worldwide surveillance. He got the opportunity to test his [[Darkmount (Earth)|new citadel]]'s fusion cannons on some foolishly attacking [[human]]s, and contacted [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], claiming to want to co-exist peacefully with humanity. With the continuing failure of Starscream to get any information out of the captive Wheeljack, Megatron sent Knock Out to Cybertron to search for the relics lost during the Omega Lock battle. He was pleased when Knock Out returned with the long lost [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With failures mounting, including an aborted attempt by Starscream to track down the Autobots by freeing Wheeljack with a tracking device attached, Megatron's anger grew, leading Shockwave to bring to Earth a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] he had cloned. {{storylink|Scattered}} The [[Predaking (Prime)|beast]] was dispatched, but to Megatron's disappointment it returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Right here - go on, right in the chest!"]]
Megatron was furious when Starscream scattered their troops in pursuit of phantom Autobot signals, shortly before Darkmount itself was attacked. The Decepticon leader cut short [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s attempt to assault the fusion cannon control room, and ordered the Autobots executed. Before this could be done, Optimus Prime turned up, comprehensively beating up Megatron and throwing him into the fusion cannon power core. Despite his protests, the other Decepticons dragged Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots brought the citadel crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Instead the Decepticons turned their attentions to cloning, with Megatron ordering the creation of more Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the existing Predacon returned, Megatron ordered Starscream to take command of it. He later dispatched the beast and his first lieutenant to [[Scotland]] when a team searching for fossils there failed to report in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Megatron was displeased when it turned out Starscream had lost the Apex Armor, and was even less impressed when Starscream caused damage to the communications dish. Knock Out, at least, did not disappoint the Decepticon leader when he returned with another Predacon fossil. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} After some near-missteps in gathering the fossils required, Megatron hinted Shockwave should restrict himself to working in the laboratory in future. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Megatron discovered that Knock Out and Starscream had been experimenting with Synthetic Energon and had accidentally created a zombie-like plague. After the situation resulted in Airachnid being freed and the loss of the Insecticons, Megatron gave Knock Out orders to turn all of his experiments over to Shockwave, and reserved a ''special'' punishment for Starscream. {{storylink|Thirst}}

[[File:Evolution-Potentialcoup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Darth Vader|"I want them alive... No disintegrations!"]].]]
During a visit to Shockwave's off-site laboratory, Megatron was shocked to learn that the Predacon could transform and was intelligent enough to speak. Though [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] affirmed he was loyal to Megatron, the Decepticon leader suspected that once Predaking discovered that the Predacons were superior to ordinary Decepticons, he would turn against them. The Decepticons quickly realised they'd need to terminate Shockwave's cloning process, and Starscream came up with a plan to pin it on the Autobots which succeeded splendidly. In the aftermath of the explosion, the Decepticons discovered that the Synthetic Energon stored in the lab had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}

With this discovery in mind, Megatron put Shockwave in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, however they quickly realized that the Omega Lock would needed to be repaired to allow for its targeted delivery, and that Ratchet would be needed to complete the formula. Megatron told Shockwave he had decided that Earth and Cybertron were two halves of the same coin, and he intended to rule both. As the Autobots continued to interfere in their plans, Megatron had Predaking take part in protecting the Vehicons, though he insisted it be done with the Predacon in [[beast mode]]. {{storylink|Minus One}}

[[File:Synthesis Megatron and Predaking.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Sam Witwicky]] [[Megatron (Movie)|can't]] [[Transformers (film)|save]] [[Predaking (Prime)|you]] [[Aligned continuity family|here]]!]]
After the Decepticons captured Ratchet and failed to extract the information they needed via cortical psychic patch, Megatron turned on the charm. Once he showed Ratchet the Omega Lock they'd reconstructed, the Autobot reluctantly agreed to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} Despite several missteps which he encouraged his men to correct, Megatron was pleased when the Synth-En formula was perfected, and promptly rewarded Ratchet by giving the Autobot to Predaking as a chew toy. Unfortunately Ratchet turned Predaking against him, and Megatron found himself facing the Predacon in combat. With some help from Starscream, Megatron defeated Predaking and expelled him from the ship, however the Decepticons then found their warship under attack from the Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:Tfp megatron impaled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron killed by... Bumblebee!? It could happen... ONLY ON [[Hub Network|THE HUUUUB]]!]]
Megatron intercepted Optimus Prime, damaging the Autobot's [[jet pack]], and proceeded to duel with his foe atop the Omega Lock, all the while giving orders to Shockwave to prepare the Lock for firing. When Bumblebee attempted to pass Optimus the Star Saber, Megatron blasted the scout, killing him. He prepared to finish off Optimus as well, but Bumblebee was restored by the Omega Lock and ran Megatron through with the Star Saber. Megatron's lifeless body fell from the Omega Lock and plummeted Earthward. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Seriously, how are you ''not'' Galvatron?]]
Megatron's body lay at the bottom of the ocean until it was revived and restructured by Unicron. Megatron found himself a prisoner in his own body, tortured by his new master and unable to do anything other than observe. Unicron returned to Cybertron, intending to destroy the planet and end Primus. Megatron tricked him into fighting Predaking, reasoning that if their shared body was damaged enough, Unicron would leave it; however, Unicron managed to beat Predaking and raised an army of Predacon Terrorcons with which to attack Cybertron's core. Megatron was only finally freed when Optimus tricked Unicron, drawing the dark god's anti-spark into a suitable container. Though Starscream believed Megatron would once again lead the Decepticons, Megatron had tasted oppression and no longer wished to inflict it, declaring the Decepticon movement dead and flying off. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Megatron Soundwave piggyback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|The kiddy-friendly comics have Megatron giving piggy-back rides.]]
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[File:Titan4.11 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Megatron works part-time at the Autobot Hotel providing alarm calls.]]
Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotize Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Now infuriated at his army being constantly bested by the Autobots, Megatron took the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] where he had his troops fight in a series of deathmatches to apply the principle of survival of the fittest. He forced Starscream to fight [[Fearstorm]], and when Starscream won, seemed happy enough to let his lieutenant return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron had him captured and taken aboard the warship, where the Autobot was placed in the newly developed [[Ultra Prison]]. Megatron sneeringly informed Bulkhead that the prison would slowly wipe his mind, but it was Megatron who got the raw end of the deal when the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged during the inevitable Autobot rescue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Intending to show the pitiful humans that their independence was only temporary, Megatron attempted to stage a media circus in which he destroyed the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Unfortunately only Bumblebee and Optimus turned up, and though Megatron tried his best to wreck the statue, Optimus caused more damage to it in the process of defeating him than he did himself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Leaving Starscream in charge of the Nemesis, Megatron returned to find it practically destroyed. He was met by Starscream, who told him the apparent course of events; ''some random Vehicon'' created an unauthorised Predacon clone, which ran amok, before Starscream ''bravely killed it''. Starscream also had ''totally not faked'' video footage to prove it! Despite the Vehicon's protests, Megatron executed him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.20|Starscream's Beast}}
====Mega-Mouth====
Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which multiverse he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} and also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} He also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering fan mail. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] intercepted a message pointing to a derelict starship containing weapons in the [[asteroid belt]], Megatron and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to find it. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They got there and found [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] about to make off with the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] joined the battle, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} the ship began to explode, and Megatron plunged through the floor along with tons of debris. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

Injured, Megatron lay beneath the wreckage in the ship, using his damaged comms to monitor events on Earth. Finally his groping hands found an [[Tartarex Warp Sword|ancient weapon]], which used the surrounding debris to repair and rebuild him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22}} He returned to Earth and blasted the top off a mountain, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} intending to make a preemptive strike against the Predacons. The Predacons promptly flew up to engage him in combat. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===Full of Fire!===
Disgruntled at the lack of progress in Predacon cloning, Megatron complained to Shockwave, who revealed that the cloning had already borne fruit. Megatron was pleased, though not so much when Predaking and the five new Predacons returned having been defeated by the Autobots. He believed that the Autobots now knew the extent of the Predacon army, however Shockwave was quick to reveal that there were a whole lot more Predacon clones ready to go. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Once an idealistic young miner, Megatron was forced into the gladiatorial ring, which eventually lead him to become the brutal and ruthless leader of the Decepticons. He once crushed the Autobot [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]]'s legs with his tank mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Though Megatron was nowhere to be seen, a statue of him was erected on the reborn Cybertron. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} After [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticon cell had taken over the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], they began making preparations for Megatron's return, either unaware of, or unwilling to believe, the former gladiator renouncing conquest. {{storylink| Freedom Fighters}}

As he had "helped save the universe from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon," Bumblebee refused to be defeated by [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] once thought a map looked like Megatron's face. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} During their battle, Drift mistook [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] for Megatron. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Megatron was "light years away" by the time [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] managed to escape the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]].
{{storylink|Portals}}

As the High Council's plans neared completion, they genetically engineered a quartet of Activator [[Mini-Con]]s to help free Soundwave from the Shadowzone, {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Great Divide}} with the intent that the communication chief summon Megatron so he could lead the Decepticons back to glory. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] thwarted Soundwave however. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} Upon confronting the High Council, the Decepticons combined into [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]] who decided that the [[Decepticon Empire]] would be reborn and thriving for whenever Megatron returned. {{storylink| Freedom Fighters}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
An Energon thief came to Megatron's attention and joined the Decepticon army as [[Drift (RID)|Deadlock]]. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

*During the war on Cybertron, Megatron had to briefly leave the battlefield, and left [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in charge. Shockwave took the opportunity to order Soundwave to transform into his boombox mode and play "[[The Touch]]" while he blasted Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|Gamestop Exclusive TV spot}}

*Megatron, [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]] sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Summer|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|[[wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <s>nuts</s> nights?]]|Megatron}}

*At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Detention|The Hub promo}}

*He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers2|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

*He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

[[File:MegatronCareBear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Megatron is on the right'' One wonders where exactly the other Care Bear came from.]]
*Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Darkest Hour|Darkest Hour promo}} doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt mode. In other commercials for the marathon, it is revealed that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]] is his favorite song, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}} and that he has been working on new transformations, demonstrating his ability to [[Pretender|transform]] into Funshine Bear, a [[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bear]], much to his humiliation. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Care Bear|Megatron Transforms into a Care Bear}} Also during the marathon; he commented on how his favorite reason that transformers were superior to humans was that transformers didn't need bathroom breaks. He also commented that the one thing he doesn't get about Autobots is their continuation of transforming into land-based vehicles (not complaining, just observing). He also expressed bewilderment over the way [[United States of America|Americans]] elect [[President of the United States|their leader]] through [[Democracy|democratic means]], rather than just killing off the competition like he would do. He also apologized to [[ALF]] for pre-empting his show, allowing the program to air at a later date under his regime. The only humans that Megatron admitted to liking were those that cower before him and Dan, due to his anger.

*Despite Megatron's might, Raf judged him inferior to [[wikipedia:Time Warner Cable|Time Warner Cable]]'s ability to transmit ''Transformers: Prime'' on laptop, tablet and smartphone computers, as demonstrated by a [[Raf's media device|device]] which switched between all three forms. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Time Warner|Time Warner Cable: Competiton}}

*While lounging around the Nemesis, Megatron answered questions about his personal life, took requests from fans and offered advice to the disillusioned and directionless. He shot down one girl who asked him to the prom, told a guy that the best way to get noticed by chicks is to transform into a jet, suggested that pound cake is the most superior of all baked desserts, and revealed that his ideal form of relaxation involves drawing [[My Little Pony|Rainbow Dash]] fanart. We all learned a little more about Megatron than we wanted to, that day.{{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

*Megatron narrated ''[[wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|A Visit from St. Nicholas]]'' for his troops, which was interrupted by three Vehicons discussing the stirring practices of mice. Megatron threatened to put them on the naughty list. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Naughty List|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Naughty List"}} Megatron shouted down several Vehicons singing about figgy pudding. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pudding|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Pudding"}} An Insecticon had direct orders from Megatron to send whoever decorated the ''Nemesis'' in holiday lights to the North Pole. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Holiday Schmoliday|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spanish)}}
[[File:WFC Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He wants the whooole wooorld, in his hand!]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it. At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[File:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bomber]]s. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[File:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with dark humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

[[File:Omega Supreme smash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I challenge you to a thumb wrestling competition!" "''That's'' a thumb!?"]]
Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[File:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]

Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it? {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)}}

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatron alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
[[File:FoC Megatron Profile.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Seriously, Soundwave, where is my fusion cannon?! It was in your remodeling designs, for crying out loud...]]
When Cybertron had begun to die following the Core's shutdown, Megatron blamed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the one who had ruined his plans for the planet. Megatron launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to destroy the Ark and get revenge. While commanding the battle from beneath one of his [[Warp Cannon]]s, he sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to capture Optimus and bring him before him. As Megatron executed two Autobots before his Optimus' eyes, Optimus pleaded that they only wanted to leave Cybertron, but Megatron wasn't going to allow him. As the Warp Cannon prepared to destroy both the Ark, and the Decepticon leader to do the same to the Autobot leader, the newly awakened [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] tore the roof off of the building they were in. Refusing to retreat, Megatron fired at the colossus, only to be pulverized by the giant Autobot's fist.

Due to Megatron's death, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and proceeded to run the organization into the ground by wasting resources and his failure to inspire the troops. Unhappy with the change in management, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] salvaged what was left of Megatron, rebuilt him into a new form in his Kaon laboratory, and reactivated him with a Dark Energon infusion. After awakening, Megatron was enraged to see that Starscream was in control, and then proceeded to crash Starscream's [[The Transformers: The Movie|coronation]] ceremony. Slaughtering the Seeker's loyalists, Megatron turned on Starscream and drove him off. [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to inform him of the [[space bridge]] technology he had discovered and [[Earth|an energy-rich planet]] for them to plunder, and they required a suitable power source for a transport to take them.

Due to Starscream's self-indulgence, the Decepticons' energon supply was dwindling, forcing Megatron to find more power. He decided to retrieve the power core from the fallen [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and while doing so, he happily "reintroduced" himself to the Autobots. After arriving at Trypticon's crash site, he realized the beast was still alive and had Soundwave revitalize him. Megatron didn't know or care whether or not Trypticon was still sentient or not, but told the beast that since he had failed him, he would be rebuilt to Megatron's liking. Megatron then told Soundwave to initiate the "Nemesis Protocol" and permanently lock Trypticon in his [[alternate mode|alternate form]]: a transport ship which they would use to traverse the Space Bridge.

The ''Nemesis'' was quickly completed and the Space Bridge opened, and Megatron decided to leave Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence. However, one of Shockwave's [[Grimlock (WFC)|experiments]] destroyed the tower, which reduced the time they have to reach the Space Bridge before it closed. Sending in Soundwave to lead his forces on the Ark, Megatron confronted Optimus and the two fought. Megatron prepared a devastating blow to his enemy with a cannon, only for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to take the shot for Optimus. Their battle reignited, the two leaders traded blows with swords, causing heavy damage to one another. But before a final blow could be delivered by either one of them, the Ark crumbled under the Space Bridge's force, and while Megatron shouted in anger, both ships were drawn through. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Megatron also appears in the game's 'Escalation' mode. He fights alongside [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], on the 'Oblivion' map. He is the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

[[File:Transformers prime the game megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I think I'll force a servant of Unicron about ten times my size to serve me. That won't go horribly wrong at all.]]
Megatron was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he decided to take matters into his own hands by going toe-to-toe with Optimus again. After they exchanged some wedding vows and got to dancing, the asteroid exploded and interrupted their fight. Megatron managed to survive by flying away, witnessing his enemies fall to Earth. Swiftly, Megatron commanded Starscream to organize a scouting team to retrieve the fallen Autobots.

Megatron was present when Optimus awoke to fight Thunderwing. Megatron commenced an attack on the Autobot with the Nemesis, but once the Autobot escaped, he quickly turned his attention to the giant in the asteroid. After an analysis by Knock Out, Megatron reasoned with the herald of Unicron by promising all of his missing components being returned to him if and only if he swore his undying allegiance to him. As such, Megatron and Starscream arrived at one location to retrieve a component while Dreadwing parted to another. While on their mission, Megatron and Starscream managed to run into their old pals Optimus & Bulkhead. Starscream took his fight to the bulk, leaving Megatron to battle his old foe once again. Megatron was somewhat defeated, but managed to retrieve the component.

Megatron witnessed Starscream attach the component to Thunderwing, and the two were surprised when Thunderwing continued to serve Unicron, even after their deal. Thunderwing attempted to destroy Megatron before making his escape, but he used Starscream as protection. Throwing his commander on the ground like scrap, he pursued Thunderwing only to meet with Autobots again. Megatron managed to make sport of Arcee, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead, but his third and final battle with Optimus resulted in his ultimate defeat.
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===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Megatron and his Eradicons infiltrated the Autobots' headquarters. They then used Scraplets to discombobulate the base's systems. Bulkhead then came along, removed the Scraplets from the headquarters' systems, and defeated Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Megatron threw wave after wave of Vehicons at the Autobots in the hopes of amassing massive amounts of Dark Energon, before launching an assault on the Autobot headquarters. He was defeated by Optimus Prime and Arcee. {{Storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense|Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Megatron and his Decepticons built an [[Energon Drain]] weapon, which would render them unstopable if left unopposed. Optimus Prime and his Autobots intervened, and destroyed the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
After the bulk of his troops, and many Vehicons had faced off against Optimus Prime, Megatron took on the Autobot leader himself. Megatron had access to a personal forcefield and powerful energy blasts throughout the battle, and would alternate between his robot and vehicle mode to fight both on the ground and above it. The stack the odds even more in his favor, Megatron was assisted by some of his troops, including Airachnid, Breakdown and Shockwave. Despite all of this, Optimus managed to defeat Megatron, and he was sent fleeing, proclaiming that Optimus had only succeeded in winning a small battle that was part of a greater war. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Went from shark-face to scowl-face]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

At some point during the Autobot-Decepticon war, Optimus Prime went missing. Megatron and his Decepticons searched the universe for the Autobot leader, but met heavy resistance from the Autobots, who fought to keep their leader's location a secret.

He appears in-game only as a hologram displayed in the ''Leviathan'', [[Switchblade (Prime)|Switchblade]]'s ship. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Megatron (WFC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 1" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
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==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too fast for screen caps.]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Green With Evil.]]
*Megatron's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Destroyer-type chassis for [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Gunner-type components for [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]-class characters.
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*When controlled by the player in ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron typically begins with a Riot Cannon equipped, which works to emulate the classic G1 Fusion Cannon. In cutscenes however, the Riot Cannon is mounted ONTO Megatron's right forearm, as opposed to his arm changing into the cannon like in gameplay.
**In ''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron appears in his War for Cybertron design with the Riot Cannon mounted onto his left arm as opposed to his right. He never appears with the arm-mounted cannon in his new body however.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both Generation 1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)|buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp shark-like teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his [[alternate mode]], probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
*Megatron'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 Megatron parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*A running gag in the advertisements shows that the Decepticon Lord is actually a [[Wikipedia:Brony|Brony]] in secret. Soundwave is the only one who knows and seems to be OK with it because it's hinted that the Silent Decepticon is also a Brony alongside his master.
**According to the ''[[Commercial/Prime#2012|Transformers: Prime 26 Hour Takeover Marathon]]'' promos, his favorite song is the [[theme song|theme]] to ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''.
**According to an [[Commercial/Prime#2013|Ask Megatron]] segment, his ideal form of relaxation involves traveling to the dark side of Pluto and drawing Rainbow Dash fanart.
**And then there are [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Summer]] and [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Carolers]] promos, in which he joins Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rainbow Dash (his favorite!) for various musical numbers.
**While answering fan mail from the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woM_g2cJxlA "Ask Megatron" Segments], He replied that his most embarrassing moment was when he cried in front of Soundwave when Twilight Sparkle became a princess.
*A note in the "Autobits" edition of [[Darkmount, NV]] states that he enjoys online cat videos.

===Foreign names===

*''Mandarin:'' {{hanyu|'''Megaton'''|密卡登|Mìkǎdēng|Taiwan}}, {{hanyu|'''Wēi Zhèn Tīan'''|威震天||lit. "Extremely Prestigious" or "Heaven-shaking Might", China}}

==References==
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Megatron (WFC)

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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"What happened to my [[fusion cannon]]?"]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own. He called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space. Though he's made a few mistakes, he does not intend to make them again!

{{quote|Good and evil fade away. History shall judge me... ''victorious''.|Megatron rejects all moral judgement on his actions|[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures, The Ending Begins]]}}
{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

D-16 was born during the [[Age of Wrath]]. The [[Quintesson]] occupation of Cybertron had neutered the ritual of ascending from the [[Well of All Sparks]], to the point where newly-born Cybertronians would emerge without names or developed personalities. After a brief but tantalizing glimpse at Cybertron's sun, D-16 was sent to work in the mines underneath Kaon. He took his name from the sector in which he worked, and eventually befriended some of the other nameless workers who had been dealt similar hands by the Quintessons. One Cybertronian in particular served as a sounding board for D-16's earliest sociological musings. From this nameless bot D-16 realized the importance of a proper name. By the time that the Quintessons had been routed from Cybertron, D-16 was already craving more out of life.

During his time off, D-16 became intrigued by the violent duels held between miners. As Cybertron's [[Golden Age]] drew to a close, he entered his first gladiator matches. D-16 drew upon the old stories of the [[Thirteen]] that the miners told one another, and decided on "Megatronus" as a suitable moniker; hoping that Cybertron's "fallen" society could eventually be restord. Megatronus thrived in the gladiator pits, seeing it as a way to escape the oppression of the [[caste system]]. The crowds who regularly watched his gladiator matches soon shortened his name to Megatron. Megatron used his newfound fame to attack the bloated Cybertronian government which kept the miners oppressed, and before long he had carved out a loyal cadre of followers inspired by his rhetoric. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
[[File:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
D-16 named himself after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} At the end of the Age of Wrath, he was one of the many Cybertronians who [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] called to arms, and aided in the war effort that successfully overthrew the cruel [[Quintesson]] regime. As time went by, D-16 eventually forgot about this event, as did many other Cybertronians.

At some point after Cybertron's Golden Age, a group of [[Sharkticon (COP)|Sharkticon]]s foresaw him as the being who would one day lead them to freedom. They managed to carve an image of him on a cave wall before they were executed. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

D-16 eventually turned to gladiatorial combat to escape from the drudgery of his duties. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self-defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

[[File:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron misinterprets the phrase "ad hominem attack".]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] take control of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Megatron's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

The ''Nemesis'' eventually emerged from the Space Bridge, close to the lost colony world of [[Velocitron]]. The Autobots had already visited the planet and departed, but Megatron's sleeper agent [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] had ignited political tensions and sparked a civil war between [[Override (Prime)|Override]]'s loyalists and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack's]]'s cadre of political malcontents. He was directed by [[Hightail (Prime)|Hightail]] to Ransack. Megatron found Ransack's obsession with speed extremely irritating, but allowed him to pledge his allegiance to the Decepticon cause. Ransack's Decepticons continued their war on Velocitron while the rest of Megatron's forces boarded the Ark, tracking the Ark's energy signature.

Megatron's forces tracked the ''Ark'' to on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and began attacking both the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s. Amid the chaos, Megatron reunited with one of his long-lost comrades, the marooned Decepticon [[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]. Axer presented his commander with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], which he had scavenged from the core of Junkion. Megatron ordered the gun to be attached to the hull of the Nemesis. The mayhem had also awakened the ancient Transformer [[Cannonspring]], who reunited with several other Cybertronians and combined into the mighty [[Nexus Prime]], who held off both the Decepticon advance and the newly-arriving [[Star Seeker]]s. As the planet tore itself apart, Megatron duelled with Optimus Prime, who wielded the [[Cyber Caliber]]. Although Optimus Prime gained the upper hand, he suddenly received a vision regarding the AllSpark's location. Prime fell back to the ''Ark'' and retreated. Since the Requiem Blaster ran the risk of catastrophically overheating, Megatron ordered his troops to jettison the artifact before it could do so. Megatron ordered his troops to follow the ''Ark'' off of Junkion and back into deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

At some point during the voyage, Megatron changed his [[alternate mode]] to that of a Cybertronian spacecraft.

While searching for the trail of the ''Ark'' on the outskirts of the [[Orion Arm]], Megatron ran across the Star Seekers again, who had set a trap for the Decepticons. To take down the ''Nemesis'' ,the pirates salvaged the abandoned Requiem Blaster and grafted it to their ship. Megatron and the Star Seeker [[Thundertron]] dueled while their ships exchanged fire. Megatron eventually managed to gain the upper hand after exploiting the Requiem Blaster's cripplingly high energy intake, and forced Thundertron's forces into a retreat. Megatron reunited with his treacherous subordinate Axer, who claimed to have gleaned knowledge about the ''Ark'''s whereabouts during his time spent with the pirates. Megatron considered this, and then sent him to be tortured, just to make sure he was telling the truth.

The ''Nemesis'' eventually caught up with the real ''Ark'' over the planet [[Aquatron]] and opened fire. The Autobots retaliated by deploying [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]], who carved a trail of destruction through the ''Nemesis'''s engine bay until the combiner met Megatron. The Decepticon leader attacked Superion, and the two fought. Megatron was able to gain the upper hand and fired his fusion cannon at Superion, blowing the combiner apart and sending his components flying out the ship's hangar.

Before the Autobots could try and ram the ''Nemesis'' ,the Aquatronian native known only as "[[Inquirata (Prime)|the Curator]]" intervened by cutting power to both ships. The Curator scolded the Cybertronians for bringing their war to a neutral planet, but invited Megatron and his Decepticons to the planet's surface to negotiate a possible peace treaty between the two factions. Once the Autobots and Decepticons both agreed to a temporary ceasefire, the Curator revealed that he was a [[Quintesson]], and that Aquatron was a member of the Quintesson Co-Prosperity Sphere. Megatron decided to play along with his captors until he could find a way to escape. That night, Megatron was visited by the Curator, who promised Megatron his own [[Decepticon Matrix]]... if he backstabbed Optimus Prime and destroyed the Autobot leader's own Matrix.

The next morning, Megatron convened with Optimus outside the negotiation hall, only to reveal that he had brought along six [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s with him to kill Optimus. The two began fighting, until [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] detonated a bomb outside, which caused the Pavilion to start flooding. Optimus switched off his Matrix and helped Megatron to escape, but on the surface they encountered [[Tyrannicon]] and his [[Sharkticon (COP)|Sharkticon]] flotilla, who arrested all the Cybertronians present. The defeated Autobots and Decepticons were rounded up into a prison ship headed for the city of [[Hydratron]]; Megatron spent most of the voyage loudly and angrily criticizing Optimus Prime's leadership. When the prisoners were transferred to a train, Megatron ran afoul of several Sharkticons, who managed to subdue him long enough for him to be loaded onto the train and shipped to Hydratron's [[Hall of Justice]].

Inside the Quintesson's kangaroo court, Optimus Prime was put on trial for public mayhem, treason, and galactic blasphemy. Optimus Prime's brainwashed troops corroborated the Quintesson prosector's line of inquiry. However, Megatron himself came to Optimus's defense, asserting that the Quintessons did not create the Transformers as they so claimed. The trial had also jogged Megatron's memories; he remembered fighting in the war that routed the aliens from Cybertron and vowed that he'd gladly do it again. The Quintesson judges found them innocent, and so sentenced the two leaders to banishment. Whoever killed the other leader in combat would be allowed to leave Aquatron unmolested. The two leaders battled, unaware that the Quintessons were harvesting the energy they exerted to power a space bridge to Cybertron. When the Quintessons had enough, they dumped both of them into a Pirahnacon pit. Optimus and Megatron managed to escape the Pirahnacons with the help of Optimus's Matrix, and escaped into the subterranean tunnels beneath Hydratron.

The duo eventually encountered the [[Gamekeeper]], who was guarding the carvings that the Sharkticon rebels had created. The Gamekeeper taunted them, and revealed that the Quintessons were staging another invasion of Cybertron as they spoke. Megatron tore out the monster's eyes and eventually killed him. The Decepticon leader was intrigued by the carvings, although Optimus was skeptical of their veracity. The two eventually discovered [[Xeros]], who was manipulating his Sharkticon servants with a decoy Matrix. Believing it to be the Decepciton Matrix he was promised, Megatron grabbed it and shoved it into his chest.

The decoy Matrix turned out to be the [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]], and as it re-forged his body Megatron realized that Aquatron was one of the 200 lost colony planets after all- and a planet that had never been able to overthrow the Quintessons. Now sporting Sharkticon features, Megatron called the Sharkticons to his command and ordered them to devour Xeros. Megatron overpowered Optimus and threw him down a nearby elevator shaft. He then contacted Starscream aboard the stranded ''Nemesis'', and ordered his Decepticons to make room for Sharkticon reinforcements aboard the ship.

Before long, Megatron set off to the bottom of Hydratron, to kill the Curator once and for all. He ran into trouble along the way; the city itself began transforming into a giant jellyfish-like creature, which attempted to devour him. Megatron was ale to break free of its tentacles and swim to the bottom of the lakebed, where Optimus Prime and a [[Leviacon]] were already confronting the Curator. Hundreds of Sharkticons swarmed the Curator's fortified command bubble but were unable to break through. The fracas was compounded by the arrival of [[Tyrannicon]], who had come back to Aquatron through the Space Bridge to figure out why his soldiers had rebelled. Megatron, now calling himself "The First of the Many" offered Tyrannicon a place in his new empire, although Tyrannicon refused. Instead, the two battled one another for control of the Matrix, with the Tyrannicon triumphant. Tyrannicon stole the Matrix from Megatron, who collapsed and reverted to his old self. When Optimus managed to destroy the entire underground complex, he also rescued Megatron, and with the Leviacon's help the two leaders returned to the surface, where they reunited with their respective crews.

On their way off the planet, Optimus mused that one day Megatron might understand that the two of them were much stronger as a united force. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Megatron lead his Decepticons in an attack on the Autobot stronghold at [[Tyger Pax]] to obtain the [[AllSpark]] from the [[Well of All Sparks]]. After fighting off [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], Megatron found himself under fire from [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] managed to shoot the young Autobot down.

Searching for [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]], and executing Autobots that had failed to retreat, Megatron, while boasting his victory, saw the AllSpark be launched into space. Though he had failed to gain the AllSpark, Megatron found himself to be close to a badly damaged Bumblebee, who made a point of gloating to Megatron about the Autobots' victory. Grabbing the young mecha by the neck, Megatron, tired of Bumblebee's talking, crushed the Autobot's [[voice box]].

Deciding that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] didn't need another martyr, Megatron left Bumblebee alive to remind others that he could take and spare lives as he wished. Satisfied with his work, Megatron retreated with what was left of his Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
From Shockwave's lab in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave and a captured Grimlock watched a feed of Megatron spearheading an attack on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011), [[Peter Cullen]] (BotCon 2012), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Fu Chong]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Tony Fuochi|Antonio Fuochi]] (Italian), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Antônio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Guilherme Lopes]] ("Predacons Rising", internal monologue), [[Paweł Szczesny]] (Polish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena. Observing a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful, Megatron turned rhetorician, trying to effect change. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Megatron threatened the council, promising to overthrow them and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]—a declaration of hostility that shocked Orion, and moved him to an impassioned speech in favour of autonomy that successfully swayed the council where Megatron had failed. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and assembled his followers—including perennial loyalist [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and scheming second-in-command [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]—into an army he would name "Decepticons", beginning the war for Cybertron and vowing to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The war saw Megatron successfully take the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], which contained the very arena he fought in as a gladiator, as the Decepticon capital. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} During a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron crushed the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box when the scout refused to break under interrogation. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Furthermore, Megatron's wartime achievements were not limited to those achieved through might: he also created the deadly [[cybonic plague]] which wiped out millions {{storylink|Sick Mind}} and found a way to weaponize [[Tox-En]] which he used to wipe out an entire unit in front of a horrified Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} It was through similarly poisonous means that Megatron came closest to seizing victory in the war's final stages, [[Dark Energon|infecting]] the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself. In purifying the core, Orion was granted the Matrix Megatron had long-sought, becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After his assassin [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] failed to kill Optimus at the [[Battle of Technahar]], {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Megatron became obsessed with the Autobot leader and decided that destroying him was his right alone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron had his lead scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] send an army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to Earth to lay waste to any Autobot forces on the planet and secure any and all energon deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually, the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole Transformer race to exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet, should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} In time, Megatron and his army arrived on Earth, establishing mines to collect the Energon that the planet had been seeded with during the war. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} He also had some of his best warriors, such as Skyquake to guard deposits not ready to mine. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After some early conflicts on the planet, Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Returning to Earth, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[File:darknessrising3 Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his [[spark]], he was filled with its power, feeling as though he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed to the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, one full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[File:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} While Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, Megatron flew off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive all the dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army and seemingly Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[File:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]

The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. But the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] forced them to push off Megatron's recovery.{{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless, and Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] boarded the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via a [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes. Unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[File:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Lulz.]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, and in his wounded pride, volunteered to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[File:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[wikipedia:Loki (comics)|In the end, you will always kneel]].]]
Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]
Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} [[File:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but did not receive the power he had hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, instead receiving Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the [[Earth's core]], and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]
Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|anti-bots]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Megatron, what happened? Where did you go wrong?" "Uh, watch ''Revenge of the Sith''. I know I'm not in it, but it pretty much sums it all up."]]
Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead, and ordered Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself, but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was, in fact, Optimus Prime, the so-called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime, and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth, but Megatron refused, causing Orion to delete his findings. Fortunately, Soundwave had recorded his findings, and the data was saved. Soundwave also informed Megatron of the activity at the space bridge and went there to find that the Autobots had taken control of it, and that one of their [[Insecticon (WFC)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threatened to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project. Megatron realized that the Autobots must have been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. Megatron arrived at the space bridge and defeated the trio of Autobots present, and waited for Arcee to return from the open space bridge with the Matrix in her possession. When Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron, Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobots, pulled out his blades, and attacked Megatron. The amnesiac Autobot was no match for him. While the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the artifact coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While Megatron was bringing it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast. Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. Unfortunately, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, Megatron filled him in on what had happened to his brother Skyquake, but warned him not to seek revenge on his own. When Dreadwing did anyway, Megatron figured that would be the last they saw of him, although he was glad that Dreadwing both survived and learned his lesson. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You do know that you'll be splattered across the ceiling after this screencap, right?"]]
Reminded of Airachnid's past treachery, Megatron tasked Dreadwing with ridding them of her. Dreadwing not only failed, but returned minus Breakdown, much to Megatron's disgust. Megatron responded to Airachnid's later communication by attempting to get rid of her himself. Although she set an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] on him, the mighty Megatron eventually prevailed against it. The fight took all of his strength, and he was subsequently surrounded by Autobots. With Dreadwing's help, he escaped and made Dreadwing his new [[second-in-command]]. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Megatron responded to reports of Starscream on the ship and found not one but four [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscreams]] on the bridge. After attempting to appeal to their treacherous nature, he took advantage of a diversion to offline three of them before the fourth escaped. The diversion turned out to be a mass Insecticon attack, but after a fight, the Insecticons suddenly stopped and announced they were loyal to him. Then the ''Nemesis'' crashed. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} Megatron got the ship moving again using Dark Energon, but when it exhibited its own intelligence and refused to follow his orders, he tried to shut it down, only to be put into stasis lock. He only awoke when the kids reversed the energon flow. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As Knock Out prepared to go and try to find the first of the four relics which the ship had found the location of, Megatron instructed him to take an Insecticon as muscle. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Megatron then sent Dreadwing to [[Antarctica]] to find the relic there {{storylink|Triangulation}} and then sent [[Hardshell]] and three other Insecticons to a volcanic area at the equator, {{storylink|Toxicity}} before sending Soundwave to find the last relic.

He was impressed with the [[Resonance Blaster]] Soundwave found, but less so with Dreadwing and Knock Out, the latter of whom returned looking like he'd been run over by a train. After they found a grenade implanted in Laserbeak, Megatron set Soundwave back to work decoding the Iacon database. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} His rage over Hardshell's failure was mollified when the Insecticon claimed to have offlined Bulkhead, but when they later got a call from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] revealing Bulkhead was still alive, Megatron demanded Hardshell bring him Wheeljack's spark as a substitute. Instead Hardshell's corpse was brought back before him, and Megatron was shocked to learn a [[Miko Nakadai|human girl]] was responsible. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:TheHumanFactor Cylas and Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Soundwave, please arrange our guest a carwash.]]
After sending Knock Out to investigate Breakdown's signal coming back online, Megatron expressed distaste at the Breakdown/[[Silas]] hybrid who was brought to the ship. Nevertheless, he allowed "Cylas" the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a place in the Decepticon ranks by supplying them with a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. Though the initial results were promising, he sent Cylas to terminate Raf when the boy's hacking threatened to railroad their plans. When Cylas failed to do so and the satellite was stopped, Megatron called him back, and handed the former MECH commander over to Knock Out for dissection. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[File:Legacy-ohcrap.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Looks like [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] told Megatron where babies come from.]]
When Soundwave decoded another set of Iacon relic coordinates, Megatron initiated a decoy relic beacon to give them the advantage over the Autobots, and went to fetch the latest relic with a team. Though hoping it would be a Decepticon weapon, Megatron was stunned when it turned out to be the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. When he was unable to extract the sword, he had the Decepticons chip away a chunk of the mountain to be hauled away by the ''Nemesis'' in an effort to ensure it did not fall in Optimus's hands. Unfortunately, the arrival of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|a new Autobot]] delayed them long enough that the other Autobots discovered the deception. Optimus quickly managed to get hold of the sword despite Megatron's best efforts, and as the Autobot leader unleashed the sword's power, Megatron was forced to retreat in his ship, noting it was now the Decepticons' darkest hour. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Palpatine|It's treason then...]].]]
Coming up with a new plan to combat the Star Saber, Megatron took Dreadwing through the space bridge to Cybertron, and broke into the tomb of a Prime. After having Knock Out graft the Prime's arm onto Megatron, he was finally able to use the Forge of Solus Prime to forge a [[Dark Star Saber]] with some of his Dark Energon. Once Soundwave decrypted a new set of coordinates, he got the opportunity to test it on Arcee and Smokescreen when the pair found the first [[Omega Key]], whom he swept aside with ease. With new-found confidence, Megatron challenged Prime to a duel, and though his new sword cleaved right through the Star Saber, Megatron was unable to stop the Autobots from getting away with the Omega Key. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Gloating of his destruction of the Star Saber, he allowed Knock Out the opportunity to retrieve the next relic. Upon his return with another Omega Key, Megatron was intrigued by the relic, believing it to be part of a larger piece, and put the doctor to work analyzing it. He was less impressed with Dreadwing who returned empty handed from his mission, and asserted that they needed to locate the Autobot base to recover their relics. Then Soundwave decrypted the final part of the Iacon databse, revealing Smokescreen to be relevant to their search. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because we haven't seen this before.]]
After they extracted the Omega Key from Smokescreen, Megatron had Knock Out perform a cortical psychic patch procedure on the Autobot to learn their purpose. After discovering that all four could be used to revitalize Cybertron, he left Knock Out to find out where the Autobot base was, Megatron went to place the Omega Key in storage. However Smokescreen escaped and snatched it out of his grasp and made off with the other key as well. Though Megatron and his men gave pursuit as the Autobot jumped off their ship, Smokescreen got away. The Decepticon leader told Dreadwing they would need to locate the Autobot base quickly to retrieve the other keys, only to find Starscream on the bridge, with all four of the Omega Keys as a peace offering. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Intending to find what Starscream really planned, Megatron had himself plugged into the rogue Decepticon with a psychic patch. Despite most of Starscream's memories turning out to be incriminating, he was eventually convinced to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

Megatron attempted to stress to Dreadwing that the Decepticons needed to be united. Unfortunately Dreadwing was more interested in slagging Starscream, and Megatron had to blow a hole through him. Once the location of the [[Omega Lock]] was established, Megatron took the Keys to Cybertron to find it. He and his men were attacked by the Autobots, who got away with the Keys while Megatron was otherwise occupied with the spark extractor. With some help from Starscream, Megatron got hold of the Autobots' human friends to use as a bargaining chip to secure the return of the Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Once he had the Keys back, Megatron had the lock activated and revealed that he intended to use it on both Cybertron and Earth so he'd have two worlds to rule, starting with Earth. Shockingly, this news resulted in Optimus slicing Megatron's sword arm off before destroying the Omega Lock. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron would have the last laugh, as he knew the location of their base and used the Omega Lock to create a fortress there before Optimus destroyed it. If he could not conquer Cybertron, he could at least conquer Earth. From the ''Nemesis'', he and his men attacked and destroyed the Autobot base as their first act of aggression. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

As the Decepticons were unable to find any corpses in the rubble, Megatron ordered worldwide surveillance. He got the opportunity to test his [[Darkmount (Earth)|new citadel]]'s fusion cannons on some foolishly attacking [[human]]s, and contacted [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], claiming to want to co-exist peacefully with humanity. With the continuing failure of Starscream to get any information out of the captive Wheeljack, Megatron sent Knock Out to Cybertron to search for the relics lost during the Omega Lock battle. He was pleased when Knock Out returned with the long lost [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With failures mounting, including an aborted attempt by Starscream to track down the Autobots by freeing Wheeljack with a tracking device attached, Megatron's anger grew, leading Shockwave to bring to Earth a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] he had cloned. {{storylink|Scattered}} The [[Predaking (Prime)|beast]] was dispatched, but to Megatron's disappointment it returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Right here - go on, right in the chest!"]]
Megatron was furious when Starscream scattered their troops in pursuit of phantom Autobot signals, shortly before Darkmount itself was attacked. The Decepticon leader cut short [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s attempt to assault the fusion cannon control room, and ordered the Autobots executed. Before this could be done, Optimus Prime turned up, comprehensively beating up Megatron and throwing him into the fusion cannon power core. Despite his protests, the other Decepticons dragged Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots brought the citadel crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Instead the Decepticons turned their attentions to cloning, with Megatron ordering the creation of more Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the existing Predacon returned, Megatron ordered Starscream to take command of it. He later dispatched the beast and his first lieutenant to [[Scotland]] when a team searching for fossils there failed to report in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Megatron was displeased when it turned out Starscream had lost the Apex Armor, and was even less impressed when Starscream caused damage to the communications dish. Knock Out, at least, did not disappoint the Decepticon leader when he returned with another Predacon fossil. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} After some near-missteps in gathering the fossils required, Megatron hinted Shockwave should restrict himself to working in the laboratory in future. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Megatron discovered that Knock Out and Starscream had been experimenting with Synthetic Energon and had accidentally created a zombie-like plague. After the situation resulted in Airachnid being freed and the loss of the Insecticons, Megatron gave Knock Out orders to turn all of his experiments over to Shockwave, and reserved a ''special'' punishment for Starscream. {{storylink|Thirst}}

[[File:Evolution-Potentialcoup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Darth Vader|"I want them alive... No disintegrations!"]].]]
During a visit to Shockwave's off-site laboratory, Megatron was shocked to learn that the Predacon could transform and was intelligent enough to speak. Though [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] affirmed he was loyal to Megatron, the Decepticon leader suspected that once Predaking discovered that the Predacons were superior to ordinary Decepticons, he would turn against them. The Decepticons quickly realised they'd need to terminate Shockwave's cloning process, and Starscream came up with a plan to pin it on the Autobots which succeeded splendidly. In the aftermath of the explosion, the Decepticons discovered that the Synthetic Energon stored in the lab had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}

With this discovery in mind, Megatron put Shockwave in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, however they quickly realized that the Omega Lock would needed to be repaired to allow for its targeted delivery, and that Ratchet would be needed to complete the formula. Megatron told Shockwave he had decided that Earth and Cybertron were two halves of the same coin, and he intended to rule both. As the Autobots continued to interfere in their plans, Megatron had Predaking take part in protecting the Vehicons, though he insisted it be done with the Predacon in [[beast mode]]. {{storylink|Minus One}}

[[File:Synthesis Megatron and Predaking.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Sam Witwicky]] [[Megatron (Movie)|can't]] [[Transformers (film)|save]] [[Predaking (Prime)|you]] [[Aligned continuity family|here]]!]]
After the Decepticons captured Ratchet and failed to extract the information they needed via cortical psychic patch, Megatron turned on the charm. Once he showed Ratchet the Omega Lock they'd reconstructed, the Autobot reluctantly agreed to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} Despite several missteps which he encouraged his men to correct, Megatron was pleased when the Synth-En formula was perfected, and promptly rewarded Ratchet by giving the Autobot to Predaking as a chew toy. Unfortunately Ratchet turned Predaking against him, and Megatron found himself facing the Predacon in combat. With some help from Starscream, Megatron defeated Predaking and expelled him from the ship, however the Decepticons then found their warship under attack from the Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:Tfp megatron impaled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron killed by... Bumblebee!? It could happen... ONLY ON [[Hub Network|THE HUUUUB]]!]]
Megatron intercepted Optimus Prime, damaging the Autobot's [[jet pack]], and proceeded to duel with his foe atop the Omega Lock, all the while giving orders to Shockwave to prepare the Lock for firing. When Bumblebee attempted to pass Optimus the Star Saber, Megatron blasted the scout, killing him. He prepared to finish off Optimus as well, but Bumblebee was restored by the Omega Lock and ran Megatron through with the Star Saber. Megatron's lifeless body fell from the Omega Lock and plummeted Earthward. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Seriously, how are you ''not'' Galvatron?]]
Megatron's body lay at the bottom of the ocean until it was revived and restructured by Unicron. Megatron found himself a prisoner in his own body, tortured by his new master and unable to do anything other than observe. Unicron returned to Cybertron, intending to destroy the planet and end Primus. Megatron tricked him into fighting Predaking, reasoning that if their shared body was damaged enough, Unicron would leave it; however, Unicron managed to beat Predaking and raised an army of Predacon Terrorcons with which to attack Cybertron's core. Megatron was only finally freed when Optimus tricked Unicron, drawing the dark god's anti-spark into a suitable container. Though Starscream believed Megatron would once again lead the Decepticons, Megatron had tasted oppression and no longer wished to inflict it, declaring the Decepticon movement dead and flying off. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Megatron Soundwave piggyback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|The kiddy-friendly comics have Megatron giving piggy-back rides.]]
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[File:Titan4.11 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Megatron works part-time at the Autobot Hotel providing alarm calls.]]
Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotize Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Now infuriated at his army being constantly bested by the Autobots, Megatron took the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] where he had his troops fight in a series of deathmatches to apply the principle of survival of the fittest. He forced Starscream to fight [[Fearstorm]], and when Starscream won, seemed happy enough to let his lieutenant return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron had him captured and taken aboard the warship, where the Autobot was placed in the newly developed [[Ultra Prison]]. Megatron sneeringly informed Bulkhead that the prison would slowly wipe his mind, but it was Megatron who got the raw end of the deal when the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged during the inevitable Autobot rescue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Intending to show the pitiful humans that their independence was only temporary, Megatron attempted to stage a media circus in which he destroyed the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Unfortunately only Bumblebee and Optimus turned up, and though Megatron tried his best to wreck the statue, Optimus caused more damage to it in the process of defeating him than he did himself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Leaving Starscream in charge of the Nemesis, Megatron returned to find it practically destroyed. He was met by Starscream, who told him the apparent course of events; ''some random Vehicon'' created an unauthorised Predacon clone, which ran amok, before Starscream ''bravely killed it''. Starscream also had ''totally not faked'' video footage to prove it! Despite the Vehicon's protests, Megatron executed him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.20|Starscream's Beast}}
====Mega-Mouth====
Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which multiverse he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} and also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} He also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering fan mail. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] intercepted a message pointing to a derelict starship containing weapons in the [[asteroid belt]], Megatron and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to find it. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They got there and found [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] about to make off with the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] joined the battle, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} the ship began to explode, and Megatron plunged through the floor along with tons of debris. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

Injured, Megatron lay beneath the wreckage in the ship, using his damaged comms to monitor events on Earth. Finally his groping hands found an [[Tartarex Warp Sword|ancient weapon]], which used the surrounding debris to repair and rebuild him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22}} He returned to Earth and blasted the top off a mountain, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} intending to make a preemptive strike against the Predacons. The Predacons promptly flew up to engage him in combat. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===Full of Fire!===
Disgruntled at the lack of progress in Predacon cloning, Megatron complained to Shockwave, who revealed that the cloning had already borne fruit. Megatron was pleased, though not so much when Predaking and the five new Predacons returned having been defeated by the Autobots. He believed that the Autobots now knew the extent of the Predacon army, however Shockwave was quick to reveal that there were a whole lot more Predacon clones ready to go. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Once an idealistic young miner, Megatron was forced into the gladiatorial ring, which eventually lead him to become the brutal and ruthless leader of the Decepticons. He once crushed the Autobot [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]]'s legs with his tank mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Though Megatron was nowhere to be seen, a statue of him was erected on the reborn Cybertron. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} After [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]]'s Decepticon cell had taken over the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], they began making preparations for Megatron's return, either unaware of, or unwilling to believe, the former gladiator renouncing conquest. {{storylink| Freedom Fighters}}

As he had "helped save the universe from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon," Bumblebee refused to be defeated by [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] once thought a map looked like Megatron's face. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} During their battle, Drift mistook [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] for Megatron. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Megatron was "light years away" by the time [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] managed to escape the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]].
{{storylink|Portals}}

As the High Council's plans neared completion, they genetically engineered a quartet of Activator [[Mini-Con]]s to help free Soundwave from the Shadowzone, {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} {{storylink|The Great Divide}} with the intent that the communication chief summon Megatron so he could lead the Decepticons back to glory. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} The [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] thwarted Soundwave however. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} Upon confronting the High Council, the Decepticons combined into [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]] who decided that the [[Decepticon Empire]] would be reborn and thriving for whenever Megatron returned. {{storylink| Freedom Fighters}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
An Energon thief came to Megatron's attention and joined the Decepticon army as [[Drift (RID)|Deadlock]]. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

*During the war on Cybertron, Megatron had to briefly leave the battlefield, and left [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in charge. Shockwave took the opportunity to order Soundwave to transform into his boombox mode and play "[[The Touch]]" while he blasted Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|Gamestop Exclusive TV spot}}

*Megatron, [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]] sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Summer|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|[[wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <s>nuts</s> nights?]]|Megatron}}

*At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Detention|The Hub promo}}

*He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers2|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

*He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

[[File:MegatronCareBear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Megatron is on the right'' One wonders where exactly the other Care Bear came from.]]
*Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Darkest Hour|Darkest Hour promo}} doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt mode. In other commercials for the marathon, it is revealed that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]] is his favorite song, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}} and that he has been working on new transformations, demonstrating his ability to [[Pretender|transform]] into Funshine Bear, a [[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bear]], much to his humiliation. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Care Bear|Megatron Transforms into a Care Bear}} Also during the marathon; he commented on how his favorite reason that transformers were superior to humans was that transformers didn't need bathroom breaks. He also commented that the one thing he doesn't get about Autobots is their continuation of transforming into land-based vehicles (not complaining, just observing). He also expressed bewilderment over the way [[United States of America|Americans]] elect [[President of the United States|their leader]] through [[Democracy|democratic means]], rather than just killing off the competition like he would do. He also apologized to [[ALF]] for pre-empting his show, allowing the program to air at a later date under his regime. The only humans that Megatron admitted to liking were those that cower before him and Dan, due to his anger.

*Despite Megatron's might, Raf judged him inferior to [[wikipedia:Time Warner Cable|Time Warner Cable]]'s ability to transmit ''Transformers: Prime'' on laptop, tablet and smartphone computers, as demonstrated by a [[Raf's media device|device]] which switched between all three forms. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Time Warner|Time Warner Cable: Competiton}}

*While lounging around the Nemesis, Megatron answered questions about his personal life, took requests from fans and offered advice to the disillusioned and directionless. He shot down one girl who asked him to the prom, told a guy that the best way to get noticed by chicks is to transform into a jet, suggested that pound cake is the most superior of all baked desserts, and revealed that his ideal form of relaxation involves drawing [[My Little Pony|Rainbow Dash]] fanart. We all learned a little more about Megatron than we wanted to, that day.{{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

*Megatron narrated ''[[wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|A Visit from St. Nicholas]]'' for his troops, which was interrupted by three Vehicons discussing the stirring practices of mice. Megatron threatened to put them on the naughty list. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Naughty List|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Naughty List"}} Megatron shouted down several Vehicons singing about figgy pudding. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pudding|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Pudding"}} An Insecticon had direct orders from Megatron to send whoever decorated the ''Nemesis'' in holiday lights to the North Pole. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Holiday Schmoliday|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spanish)}}
[[File:WFC Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He wants the whooole wooorld, in his hand!]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it. At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[File:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bomber]]s. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[File:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with dark humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

[[File:Omega Supreme smash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I challenge you to a thumb wrestling competition!" "''That's'' a thumb!?"]]
Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[File:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]

Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it? {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)}}

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatron alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
[[File:FoC Megatron Profile.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Seriously, Soundwave, where is my fusion cannon?! It was in your remodeling designs, for crying out loud...]]
When Cybertron had begun to die following the Core's shutdown, Megatron blamed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the one who had ruined his plans for the planet. Megatron launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to destroy the Ark and get revenge. While commanding the battle from beneath one of his [[Warp Cannon]]s, he sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to capture Optimus and bring him before him. As Megatron executed two Autobots before his Optimus' eyes, Optimus pleaded that they only wanted to leave Cybertron, but Megatron wasn't going to allow him. As the Warp Cannon prepared to destroy both the Ark, and the Decepticon leader to do the same to the Autobot leader, the newly awakened [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] tore the roof off of the building they were in. Refusing to retreat, Megatron fired at the colossus, only to be pulverized by the giant Autobot's fist.

Due to Megatron's death, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and proceeded to run the organization into the ground by wasting resources and his failure to inspire the troops. Unhappy with the change in management, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] salvaged what was left of Megatron, rebuilt him into a new form in his Kaon laboratory, and reactivated him with a Dark Energon infusion. After awakening, Megatron was enraged to see that Starscream was in control, and then proceeded to crash Starscream's [[The Transformers: The Movie|coronation]] ceremony. Slaughtering the Seeker's loyalists, Megatron turned on Starscream and drove him off. [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to inform him of the [[space bridge]] technology he had discovered and [[Earth|an energy-rich planet]] for them to plunder, and they required a suitable power source for a transport to take them.

Due to Starscream's self-indulgence, the Decepticons' energon supply was dwindling, forcing Megatron to find more power. He decided to retrieve the power core from the fallen [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and while doing so, he happily "reintroduced" himself to the Autobots. After arriving at Trypticon's crash site, he realized the beast was still alive and had Soundwave revitalize him. Megatron didn't know or care whether or not Trypticon was still sentient or not, but told the beast that since he had failed him, he would be rebuilt to Megatron's liking. Megatron then told Soundwave to initiate the "Nemesis Protocol" and permanently lock Trypticon in his [[alternate mode|alternate form]]: a transport ship which they would use to traverse the Space Bridge.

The ''Nemesis'' was quickly completed and the Space Bridge opened, and Megatron decided to leave Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence. However, one of Shockwave's [[Grimlock (WFC)|experiments]] destroyed the tower, which reduced the time they have to reach the Space Bridge before it closed. Sending in Soundwave to lead his forces on the Ark, Megatron confronted Optimus and the two fought. Megatron prepared a devastating blow to his enemy with a cannon, only for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to take the shot for Optimus. Their battle reignited, the two leaders traded blows with swords, causing heavy damage to one another. But before a final blow could be delivered by either one of them, the Ark crumbled under the Space Bridge's force, and while Megatron shouted in anger, both ships were drawn through. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Megatron also appears in the game's 'Escalation' mode. He fights alongside [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], on the 'Oblivion' map. He is the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

[[File:Transformers prime the game megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I think I'll force a servant of Unicron about ten times my size to serve me. That won't go horribly wrong at all.]]
Megatron was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he decided to take matters into his own hands by going toe-to-toe with Optimus again. After they exchanged some wedding vows and got to dancing, the asteroid exploded and interrupted their fight. Megatron managed to survive by flying away, witnessing his enemies fall to Earth. Swiftly, Megatron commanded Starscream to organize a scouting team to retrieve the fallen Autobots.

Megatron was present when Optimus awoke to fight Thunderwing. Megatron commenced an attack on the Autobot with the Nemesis, but once the Autobot escaped, he quickly turned his attention to the giant in the asteroid. After an analysis by Knock Out, Megatron reasoned with the herald of Unicron by promising all of his missing components being returned to him if and only if he swore his undying allegiance to him. As such, Megatron and Starscream arrived at one location to retrieve a component while Dreadwing parted to another. While on their mission, Megatron and Starscream managed to run into their old pals Optimus & Bulkhead. Starscream took his fight to the bulk, leaving Megatron to battle his old foe once again. Megatron was somewhat defeated, but managed to retrieve the component.

Megatron witnessed Starscream attach the component to Thunderwing, and the two were surprised when Thunderwing continued to serve Unicron, even after their deal. Thunderwing attempted to destroy Megatron before making his escape, but he used Starscream as protection. Throwing his commander on the ground like scrap, he pursued Thunderwing only to meet with Autobots again. Megatron managed to make sport of Arcee, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead, but his third and final battle with Optimus resulted in his ultimate defeat.
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===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Megatron and his Eradicons infiltrated the Autobots' headquarters. They then used Scraplets to discombobulate the base's systems. Bulkhead then came along, removed the Scraplets from the headquarters' systems, and defeated Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Megatron threw wave after wave of Vehicons at the Autobots in the hopes of amassing massive amounts of Dark Energon, before launching an assault on the Autobot headquarters. He was defeated by Optimus Prime and Arcee. {{Storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense|Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Megatron and his Decepticons built an [[Energon Drain]] weapon, which would render them unstopable if left unopposed. Optimus Prime and his Autobots intervened, and destroyed the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
After the bulk of his troops, and many Vehicons had faced off against Optimus Prime, Megatron took on the Autobot leader himself. Megatron had access to a personal forcefield and powerful energy blasts throughout the battle, and would alternate between his robot and vehicle mode to fight both on the ground and above it. The stack the odds even more in his favor, Megatron was assisted by some of his troops, including Airachnid, Breakdown and Shockwave. Despite all of this, Optimus managed to defeat Megatron, and he was sent fleeing, proclaiming that Optimus had only succeeded in winning a small battle that was part of a greater war. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Went from shark-face to scowl-face]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

At some point during the Autobot-Decepticon war, Optimus Prime went missing. Megatron and his Decepticons searched the universe for the Autobot leader, but met heavy resistance from the Autobots, who fought to keep their leader's location a secret.

He appears in-game only as a hologram displayed in the ''Leviathan'', [[Switchblade (Prime)|Switchblade]]'s ship. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Megatron (WFC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 1" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Megatron (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too fast for screen caps.]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Green With Evil.]]
*Megatron's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Destroyer-type chassis for [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Gunner-type components for [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]-class characters.
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*When controlled by the player in ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron typically begins with a Riot Cannon equipped, which works to emulate the classic G1 Fusion Cannon. In cutscenes however, the Riot Cannon is mounted ONTO Megatron's right forearm, as opposed to his arm changing into the cannon like in gameplay.
**In ''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron appears in his War for Cybertron design with the Riot Cannon mounted onto his left arm as opposed to his right. He never appears with the arm-mounted cannon in his new body however.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both Generation 1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)|buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp shark-like teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his [[alternate mode]], probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
*Megatron'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 Megatron parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*A running gag in the advertisements shows that the Decepticon Lord is actually a [[Wikipedia:Brony|Brony]] in secret. Soundwave is the only one who knows and seems to be OK with it.
**According to the ''[[Commercial/Prime#2012|Transformers: Prime 26 Hour Takeover Marathon]]'' promos, his favorite song is the [[theme song|theme]] to ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''.
**According to an [[Commercial/Prime#2013|Ask Megatron]] segment, his ideal form of relaxation involves traveling to the dark side of Pluto and drawing Rainbow Dash fanart.
**And then there are [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Summer]] and [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Carolers]] promos, in which he joins Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rainbow Dash (his favorite!) for various musical numbers.
**While answering fan mail from the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woM_g2cJxlA "Ask Megatron" Segments], He replied that his most embarrassing moment was when he cried in front of Soundwave when Twilight Sparkle became a princess.
*A note in the "Autobits" edition of [[Darkmount, NV]] states that he enjoys online cat videos.

===Foreign names===

*''Mandarin:'' {{hanyu|'''Megaton'''|密卡登|Mìkǎdēng|Taiwan}}, {{hanyu|'''Wēi Zhèn Tīan'''|威震天||lit. "Extremely Prestigious" or "Heaven-shaking Might", China}}

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
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Heatwave (RB)

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Autoroller: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

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{{disambigm|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Thunder (disambiguation)}}
:''Heatwave the Fire-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Note: Toy may look nothing like TV show character.]]

The team leader of the [[Rescue Bot]]s, '''Heatwave''' was given his position because of how deeply he cares for his team and their mission. However, he is a bot of action at heart who dreams of one day joining [[Team Prime]], and sometimes has little patience for anything he sees as getting in the way of his mission, including staying in disguise as non-sentient vehicles and working with [[human]] partners.

When he goes into action, though, no blaze is too strong for his armor. With built-in water cannons, a rescue hook, and a fireman's axe, he's well prepared to take on the most stubborn fires and most intense rescue missions. He partners with the other Rescue Bots and with their newest human teammates, [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns]], though he and Kade are frequently at odds as their egos clash.

==Fiction==
===Storybooks===
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Heatwave was the leader of the Rescue Bot team on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to join him on [[Earth]], and immediately hopped in their spaceship. On arrival on the new planet, Optimus gave him a new alternate mode, a fire truck, and they headed for [[Griffin Rock]]. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] accidentally chopped down a tree with his rotors, requiring some quick work by the rest of the team to prevent more damage. They finally reached their destination, where Optimus introduced them to [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Heatwave's first mission was to go to the [[Fire Safety Training Center]] for training, and there he rescued a cat and extinguished a fire. He soon after received an emergency alert from [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], and rushed back across town to find the station on fire. After rescuing Chief Charlie and [[Cody Burns]], he and Cody became partners, and were assigned the important task of giving [[Sparkplug (RB)|Sparkplug]] a bath. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}

After the team at the station were joined by Blades, the two Rescue Bots and Cody headed out to another emergency, however Blades's radio was damaged, making it difficult for Heatwave to give him orders. While Heatwave battled the forest fire, Blades accidentally fanned the fire with his rotors until Heatwave and Cody were able to shoo him away. Blades discovered where his partner and the other endangered humans were, and led Heatwave to them. Heatwave and Cody were able to finish putting out the fire, and returned to Prime Fire Station covered in soot. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]] later arrived at the station to complete the team, and Heatwave and Blades were there to welcome them. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Jason Marsden]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Erich Räuker]] (German), [[Csaba Tokaji]] (Hungarian), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Mikael Eklund]] (Finnish), [[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rock Em' Sock Em' Rescue Bot.]]
On Cybertron, Heatwave was a three time [[Lobbing]] champion. {{storylink|Road Trip}}

Heatwave and his team were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus appointed Heatwave team leader and assigned them to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Heatwave and his new partner, [[Kade Burns]], drove to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. Heatwave was disgruntled when Kade took the credit for his saving Chief Burns and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur statue head. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Heatwave roll to the rescue.jpg|thumb|left|350px|My head looks nothing like my toy, that's how much of a rebel I am!]]
Heatwave and Kade continued having trouble working together, with Kade even preferring to drive a non-transforming firetruck. After [[Mount Magma]] started spewing lava and threatening the island, the pair were forced to work together, driving through a tunnel under the island to stop the lava from reaching the bunker under the fire station. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Following the rescue of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], Heatwave felt under-appreciated by the humans. He was amused when [[Dani Burns|Dani]] fitted a scoop claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], but less so when the pair started upstaging the other Rescue Bots at rescues, and even threatened to forcibly remove the device from his comrade. Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots came to Blades's rescue when he was struck by lightning and unable to fly, after which Dani sent some appreciation their way and Blades promised not to use the claw as much. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

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After another rescue of Doc Greene, Heatwave was still disgruntled and refused to take part in the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]], instead staying back at the fire station to watch it on TV. When the town was attacked by [[flobster]]s, he ventured out to help the other Rescue Bots fight the flying critters, resulting in him later having to endure being climbed on by children. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} Following the rescue of a truck of hazardous materials, Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which accidentally resulted in [[Huxley Prescott]] causing a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. The Rescue Bots had to destroy Prescott's [[SETI]] dish to save the island. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

Heatwave's attempt to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride with water only resulted in an umbrella shop being flooded. When [[Boulder]] was taken over by nanites, Heatwave threatened to physically intervene, though Blades suspected Boulder would come out on top in that match-up. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Called out about a cat in a tree, Heatwave saved [[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] when she fell out of a tree, and was rewarded with a slap in the face. The next day, he helped hunt a [[Whiskers|lion]] and return a bunch of lemurs to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} When a rescue went wrong, Heatwave managed to fish Kade and [[Don|another human]] out of a river using his fire hose. Cody roped the Rescue Bots, including "Uncle Heatwave", into helping him look after a [[Robo-Baby]]. The Robo-Baby seemed to like Heatwave best of all. After the baby went missing during a call-out, the bots had to rescue it from a wind farm. Heatwave caught it in mid-air after it fell from a windmill. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Image:DeepTrouble Heatwave jumps shark.jpg|thumb|left|290px|"Just keep swimming...just keep swimming..."]]
During a heatwave, Heatwave did not appreciate being used as a sprinkler. When a weather machine went out of control, he and the other Rescue Bots had to spring into action attending snow-related emergencies around town. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]''. Heatwave didn't really get the whole fishing thing until they encountered a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]] and he got to wrestle it. He, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Boulder eventually managed to disable the sub, though it self-destructed soon after. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}}

The Rescue Bots had to help stop out-of-control technology one foggy day, when the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into. Heatwave had to rescue the mayor from the town hall when a garbage truck trapped him inside. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. Heatwave was particularly angry at the loss. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Accepting defeat, he attempted to make contact with Optimus Prime to get reassigned and considered getting their ship working again. After being called out to a fire at the lab, the Rescue Bots got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[Image:SmallBlessings Kade rescues Hayley.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.]]
After helping Kade rescue [[Hayley]], a girl Kade was interested in, Heatwave was annoyed by Kade blowing him off to go on a date. When he and the rest of the team turned up to a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], Heatwave was forced to protect Kade and as a result was shrunk to the size of an ant by the [[Minimizer]]. He was joined by the similarly shrunken Boulder and Blades, and the trio ended up in the sewer. After braving huge rats and a torrent of water, they made it to the [[Griffin Rock dam]], where they rescued Kade and alerted the rest of the team to the fact that the dam was near bursting. Cody later used the Minimizer to return them to their normal sizes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Heatwave helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and found "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief left them with Kade in charge, however when they got an apparent SOS from Cody and Kade was unable to be contacted, Heatwave made the decision to disobey the Chief's orders and venture into [[Griffin Crest]]. He, Blades and Boulder were subsequently caught by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field there and immobilized on top of [[Old Parker]], necessitating a rescue by Chase and the human half of the team. He was forced to concede that sticking to the rules sometimes worked. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Heatwave and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

[[Image:YouveBeenSquilshed Heatwave wields telephone pole.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Next up in the javelin throw event is Heatwave!"]]
Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Heatwave, Boulder and Chase checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly lost the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Heatwave and the team were called out to deal with a giant rampaging blob of space slime. He was particularly incensed when it ate Chase, and though his water didn't help stop the blob, he found zapping it with electricity did, and the discovery ultimately led to the [[Squilsh]]'s defeat. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

After most of the town disappeared, Heatwave and the other Bots found themselves fighting small mechanical bugs. He took Cody, [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Kade to the lab so they could check the information on the computer there, but after all three of them vanished as well, it was up to Heatwave and his team to work out where the humans had been teleported to. After locating the cavern in question, they were able to rescue the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When Griffin Rock was infested by what appeared to be ghosts, Heatwave was mostly just frustrated that he couldn't hit them. When they turned out to just be holograms, he took great delight in catching the perpetrators by hosing them down to work out which were the real humans. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

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When Kade challenged Graham to a race, Heatwave did the driving and ended up demolishing a fire hydrant. After Chase and the Chief went missing, Heatwave and the others searched all night for them, eventually tracking them down to the lead mine where the team had to rescue them. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} Heatwave was annoyed when Kade ordered the Bots to take part in Frankie's film for school. The Bots soon had problems attending to an earthquake and acting like robots at the same time, but when Frankie followed them into the tunnels under the town, Heatwave had to come rescue her from a cave-in. In the process of doing so, he had to drop his cover, but she was passed out and didn't notice. {{storylink|Shake Up}} After Heatwave took part in a rescue at a pyrotechnics factory, Cody got a [[repulsor badge]] that gave him superhero powers. The Bots ended up being relegated to cleanup, at least until the badge overloaded and they had to rescue Cody from a bubble of energy. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Heatwave was roped into taking part in a photo op with Kade. When the four bots attended the testing of a [[Temporal Station|time machine]], he sheltered Cody and Frankie, and thus when the four Bots were propelled back in time to [[1939]], so were the kids. Heatwave had the rest of his team keep up the pretense of being robots, and they were subjected to a number of tests before Morocco pinned them to a wall and prepared to dissect them. Luckily Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue, and the team returned to the present, only to find that Morocco was in control of Griffin Rock. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} They soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past was a mistake. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

[[File:RoadTrip Heatwave vs bear.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave 1, Bear 0]]
Heatwave soon learned to drive the newly-acquired [[Mobile Headquarters]], using it to stop a speeding driver. An incident with Doc Greene's [[Vacuum Accelerator]] resulted in the Mobile HQ and three of the Rescue Bots being teleported around the island. After a stop atop [[Mount Griffin]], Heatwave threw the device away, only to find they needed it to rescue Kade from the forest. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was ill, Heatwave had to contend with Kade appointing himself head honcho, and Cody being accidentally aged into an adult in a lab experiment. He helped track down Evan and Myles, and was amused when Kade was temporarily deaged into a child by the equipment they'd stolen. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen [[S.S. Isolde|ship]] carrying a dangerous [[Sub-Zero Expander]], Heatwave took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} After the Bots saved a skier when a huge snow storm hit Griffin Rock, Heatwave scolded Blades for not helping him evade an avalanche. When Blades and Cody got trapped in ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'', a new virtual reality game in the Hall of Inspiration, Heatwave made sure the power didn't go out by holding two electrical lines together, which caused him to be temporarily dazed after being electrocuted. He later entered the game himself and was surprised to see that Blades was protecting Cody very well. He helped the two defeat the game and was teleported out. Heatwave later commended Blades for his courage. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

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Heatwave was confused and irritated by Kade ignoring emergency calls about fires, until he was hypnotized by one of the cellphones which were bringing the island's inhabitants under their control. Heatwave was forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]] until the cell tower was destroyed. {{storylink|Spellbound}} Huxley Prescott roped the rescue team into taking part in a reality show, but started manufacturing his emergencies to make the show more exciting. As a result, Heatwave ran out of water to fight a forest fire, and had to use maple syrup instead. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade's nightmares about [[gremlin]]s started affecting his work, Heatwave told him to deal with them. Unfortunately this ended with the team having to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Heatwave was doused with skunk smell. He and the other Rescue Bots helped Cody hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[File:SpaceBots Heatwave flying in space.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Nyan Heatwave]]
During a visit by [[Woodrow Burns]], Heatwave realized a photo he'd taken of a cavern showed [[energon]], and alerted Optimus. Once Optimus arrived to help mine the energon, the mission instead turned into a rescue, as Woodrow and Cody had become trapped in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of Mount Magma, and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

Following the launch of the ''[[Asgard]]'' and its collision with an asteroid, Heatwave and the team had to intercept debris falling on the town. The Rescue Bots fired up their spaceship and went up to rescue the crew of the ''Asgard'', with Heatwave himself jumping over to the space elevator and retrieving Doc Greene and Graham. {{storylink|Space Bots}} When the team had to deal with a [[mechanical bull]], they discovered it was made hostile by Heatwave's red color scheme. They managed to get it to the laboratory where Cody was accidentally sent with it to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. Heatwave volunteered to travel there, but quickly lost his recall tag and ended up fighting metal-eating insects until Cody came to the rescue with the help of the mechanical bull. Joined by Kade, the trio were able to return to Griffin Rock in time to help deal with a Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

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The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike, however when the hike was interrupted by a snake infestation in town, Heatwave was forced to put up with Kade and Dani bickering and discovered he had a particular dislike of snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Heatwave, Blades and Boulder accompanied Graham and Cody to Wayward Island, where they discovered a lodestone super-magnet that was causing metal objects to be pulled towards it all the way from Griffin Rock. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

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When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during a crime spree by the pair, Heatwave believed that he'd switched sides. It later turned out Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though as Heatwave later pointed out, he should have let them know. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, Heatwave was confused by the concept of dog ownership, until [[Noble (RB)|Noble]] turned out to be a capable rescuer who joined the Rescue Bots in their work. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} Called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Heatwave received additional training, allowing him to focus his energies in preparation to take on a third mode. As he and Kade headed back to Griffin Rock, he ended up scanning a sunken fire boat in order to come to the aid of the rest of the team. {{storylink|Changes}}

After a sea rescue Heatwave took part in resulted in everyone's midwinter holiday presents sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Heatwave and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and Heatwave tricked it into driving off a cliff. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} During Chief Burns's absence from the island, the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}}

While the other Rescue Bots prepared for Bumblebee's visit, Heatwave utilized his new boat mode to help Cody and Frankie test Doc Greene's new [[Ski-neakers]], and rescued the pair when a wave threatened them. Bumblebee turned out to be on the hunt for a relic, and Heatwave helped in the search. Afterwards he and Kade helped rescue people when a right whale sank the ferry. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:OddBotOut Heatwave rescues Chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Heatwave performs a move from his stripper days.]]
Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they trigged a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option, though at least Heatwave was restored to his position as team leader. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

During a routine inspection by Optimus, Heatwave led his team to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl appearance. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:TooManyKades Heatwave buffs himself.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Where's [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] when you need him?]]
Kade's obnoxious behavior led Heatwave to "accidentally" soak him while the team was rounding up clones of Mister Pettypaws created by the Imaging Device. Shortly thereafter another test of the device resulted int the creation of four more Kades, and Heatwave was amused when the Kades argued amongst themselves, though not so much when their squabbling almost caused an accident. The Kades later saved Heatwave and the rest of the team from a gas leak. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}}

Heatwave related the story of the Energon eater to Cody one story night. Following a flooding disaster, Heatwave allowed Chase and Boulder to go into space to attempt to help the stricken ship that had sent out the original distress call, and had to attempt to cover for the pair in their absence. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Heatwave and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab, but both Heatwave and Boulder ended up stuck under old cars in the scrapyard. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}}

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In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Heatwave and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}} During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Heatwave switched bodies with Kade, allowing him to experience the delights of toothaches and human dentistry. He was very relieved when they got switched back. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} When Kade accidentally ingested [[scrubmite]]s, Heatwave and the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and flew the ''Sigma'' into his body to deal with the critters. Heatwave had fun roping the mites, but when they were forced to strap them to the hull of the ship, he had to prevent them escaping before the ship could leave Kade's body. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}}

Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Heatwave scanned a brachiosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} The team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace. They found only a caveman frozen in ice, who turned out to be still alive once he was thawed back in Griffin Rock. While the others helped "[[Ira]]" acclimate, Heatwave and Blades returned to Wayward Island and found cave paintings depicting Autobots in the caveman's era. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:AttackOfHumungado Dino Heatwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave, that's inappropriate!]]
The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}} The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}}

When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}} When the mayor accidentally set fire to Founders' Day, Heatwave and Kade put it out, but the indignant mayor suspended the team on account of the fact that the Burns family was descended from a pirate. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}}

After being rescued from a whirlpool by [[High Tide]], Heatwave found himself and his team placed under the new Autobot's command for some water training. Chafing under High Tide's command, Heatwave eventually snapped and quit the training, but later he led the operation to secure an oil spill, and High Tide accepted he'd been too harsh on the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} During a visit by the time traveler [[Jules Verne]], Heatwave helped apprehend Dr Morocco. He was surprised to learn that Verne had met him on another occasion which hadn't yet happened for Heatwave. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

[[File:RescueBotsAcademy Heatwave shouts at Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|280px|"One o' these days, Blurr, one o' these days: ''POW!!'' Straight to Cybertron!"]]
After the Rescue Bots found [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the pair to be trained by Heatwave's team. Heatwave was unimpressed with the brash Blurr beating him in a race by cheating, and bungling a rescue, and even less so when it turned out Blurr had been lying about his past, but Optimus convinced him to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Heatwave grew ever more frustrated with Blurr's lack of progress, especially when Blurr botched a rescue and then took a joyride through town and almost exposed the Rescue Bots' secret, leading Heatwave to tell Chief he was going to contact Optimus to get rid of Blurr. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} He was even less impressed when Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', leaving the rescue team with a big problem when a solar flare knocked out the town's power. After Blurr saved the town from a falling satellite, Heatwave was more disposed to giving him another chance, though Optimus reassigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere anyway. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

When Servo appeared to be causing damage around town, Heatwave conceded that they might need to send the dog back to High Tide, however it turned out Servo had actually been helping people, and Heatwave changed his mind. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Heatwave opted out of guard duties when Boulder found a family of endangered woodpeckers. He was proven right when the Rescue Bots activities resulted in the town finding out about the birds and damaging their habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

After Chase was put in charge of dispatch due to an injury, Heatwave was unimpressed with him raising several false alarms. Once Chase solved a mystery and saved [[Maura the Magnificent]] from going over [[Griffin Falls]], Heatwave declared him fit for duty again. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Heatwave refused to say anything until there was an emergency at the town hall. To his relief, they found and shut down the Tone-O-Tuner. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Heatwave continued to grow discontent that the people they saved thought they were mere robots. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, during which a quantum crystal mishap resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} Heatwave had to rescue Blades and Dani after they made an attempt to go for help. As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, the Rescue Bots had their work cut out keeping people safe. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus then gave them a new mission: to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Three years on, Heatwave had still not let the team reveal themselves out of worry that the townsfolk would react badly. He finally succeeded in contacting Optimus and received orders to build a new mainland base, though the fact that they would need to work with the humans still didn't change his mind. Finally an invasion by the [[Velgrox]] forced his hand. {{storylink|New Normal}} He quickly became discontent with the new attention he and the others were receiving, opting to test the new [[GroundBridge]] rather than prepare for a town meeting. After accidentally ending up in the [[Sahara]], he and the rest of the team fronted up to the townfolk, who voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

An attempt at racing with Blades resulted in Heatwave accidentally demolishing [[Cullen|Mr Cullen]]'s rocket. As a result Heatwave decided the team would focus on their duties rather than pursuing their own pastimes. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Chase to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Irritated by Quickshadow lecturing them and defeating him in a sparring match, Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation to move [[Phodolite]] through town. The mission hit a snag when the Heatwave lost part of the load, resulting in the team having to use Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

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Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] where Heatwave joined Chief, Cody and Frankie in a round of ''Element Quest'', only to discover it had been invaded by the [[Morocco virus]]. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations, and also came up with a plan to foil Evan and Myles when the pair tried to carnap Quickshadow. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}} When the opportunity came up, Heatwave was in favor of Chase running for mayor to prove that the Bots were equal in the community to humans. He soon changed his mind after Chase actually took office and the changes he made interfered with the Rescue Team doing their job. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

When Boulder wanted to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], Heatwave believe they should stick to the holidays celebrated in their new home. After dealing with a water rescue and a giant-sized [[CeCe Greene]], the Bots found the whole town had decided to celebrate All Spark Day, and Heatwave acted as a substitute for the energon fountain. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Heatwave helped Kade entertain children's parties. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

When the day finally came to open the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], Heatwave found himself having to dial the others back with the partying. After the building was transformed, he attempted to return to Griffin Rock with Cody, only to discover that the GroundBridge was malfunctioning. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He, Kade and Cody were assigned the task of repairing the center's holographic cloak, and with Blades's help, managed to do so before the base could be discovered. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} Heatwave accompanied Blades, Chief and Dani to [[Africa]] when Woodrow Burns appeared to need help, and ended up helping a family of gorillas survive baboons and an erupting volcano. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} After an attempt to drill Blurr on rescuing was less than successful, Heatwave and the rest of the team found themselves having to deal with the escaped [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], a member of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Heatwave (under the code name '''Thunder''') and Chief were dropped into Pynch's compound by Blades, and managed to find Pynch's hoarded tech before she caught them, though they escaped having their memories wiped thanks to switching the tech and ultimately Pynch went to jail {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Heatwave providing the first stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Kade and Heatwave tried to get Cody interested in firefighting when the boy was deciding what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Heatwave leading a team on Griffin Rock consisting of Salvage and Servo. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, Heatwave managed to blow it up by boobytrapping the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Unfortunately when he, Kade and Cody returned to the Training Center, they found it under Morocco's control and had to hastily retreat. When Morocco set his sights on abducting Cody, Heatwave's team attempted in vain to protect the boy, but Heatwave was later able to pick up him and Frankie after they dropped Morocco into an undersea trench. Optimus later assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new recruits. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===

Trying to come up with a rallying cry, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] once ordered his team to "roll to the rescue", but then evidently remembered that someone else was already using that cry. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

After spending some time with Bumblebee's team, Blurr said he needed to return to his own rescue team "before Heatwave blows a gasket." {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

After the reconstruction of Cybertron and the rise of the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], Heatwave was among the many Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], Heatwave, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Heatwave energized his water cannons to better deal with the situation and put out the fire in short order. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed a rescue operation for Chase, with which Heatwave assisted in by letting Chase grab onto his ladder for support.{{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2011)

:Heatwave transforms into a red and grey fire engine of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simple [[transformation scheme]] of the line, Heatwave transforms from vehicle mode to robot mode by simply pulling up the ladder and folding down the feet.

:Due to the placement of his ladder on his back, it is actually possible for the human figures to hitch a ride on Heatwave's back in robot mode; the rungs on the ladder are just thin enough to allow for one of their hands to slip around and the thumb on that hand to fit in the hollow area on the back of said rung.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RescueBots electronic HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Electronic Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Electronic Figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Cody Burns
:This non-Transformable version of Heatwave features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a storybook titled "[[Rescue Bots Respond]]" which details his adventures, and a redecoed [[Cody Burns]] figure.

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-Fire Station Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Electronic Fire Station Prime''' (Playset, 2011)

:A Heatwave vehicle is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. It "transforms" much like ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicles. An image of Heatwave is molded on the bottom of the vehicle and it can be stood up on end.

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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll probably be in need of [[Repair crab|some serious repairs]] when his clear plastic inevitably breaks.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' "Water" cannon

:The original Heatwave toy was released as part of the ''Energize'' line, retooled to add sockets into the top of his emergency lights, and with translucent blue plastic. Also added is a "water" cannon in the same plastic which can slot into the new sockets. The word "water" is in scare quotes in the product descriptions because the "water" cannon doesn't actually shoot water.

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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Kade Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

:Available in a two-pack with Kade Burns, Heatwave is a non-transforming figure but possesses more in the way of articulation than previous Heatwave toys, in addition to being more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]]. His left hand is replaced by a fire ax.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)

:The same ''Energize'' non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Kade Burns.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Changer, 2013)

:A highly simplified version of Heatwave with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed fire engine—pulling out the lever on the rear of Heatwave's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (''Beam Box'' Figure, 2013)
:Heatwave is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Heatwave in the game.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Cody Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

:Available with a "Rescue Boy"-style Cody Burns figure, Heatwave is a new figure based on his fireboat Rescan figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_Rescan_HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Boats, Row to the Rescue!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is an all-new figure, featuring a spring-loaded transformation from fireboat to robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini Dino, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Mini Dinos series, Heatwave features autotransformation from ''Apatosaurus'' to robot.

:This figure is prone to internal breakage of the autotransforming mechanism if care is not taken when aligning the halves of the dinosaur head during transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBDinoHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescue Dinobot Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Epic Figure, 2014)

:As part of the Epic Figures, Heatwave is an 12-inch tall non-transforming figure with basic articulation. His chest open up to fit 2-Pack human figures, and he features 5mm ports to interact with Energize rescue tools.

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[[File:RescueBots_ElectronicDinobotHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Electronic toy, 2014)

:This new Heatwave figure is a non-transforming ''Brontosaurus'' featuring electronic lights and sounds.

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*'''Elite Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)

:Part of the first wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave changes from a longer and larger version of his original fire truck alt-mode in a few easy steps. He features a removeable ladder with water cannons which can peg onto his arm or his back. His left arm has a flip-out capture claw. Additionally, he has 5mm compatible fist holes and his vehicle mode has several pegs for accommodating human figures.

:His ladder uses a hexagonal link-up point that is also used for the cranes on both Rescue Rig and Megabot versions of [[High Tide]], as well as (strangely) the gasoline pump included with the Griffin Rock Garage set, making all of those parts interchangeable.

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*'''Night Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)
:Part of the third wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave is a slight recolor of the figure listed above and retains all of its gimmickry.

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[[File:RB-toy Heatwave-HookLadder.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hook & Ladder Heatwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/gauntlet, water-blast projectile

: Part of a larger "deluxe" range of toys under the broader ''Playskool Heroes'' banner, Hook & Ladder Heatwave is a smaller, more show-like re-make of his original toy (in line with the "Rescan" assortment of his teammates), transforming from fire truck to robot and back with a single step triggered by swinging his truck-mode back end/leg down. He comes with a large trailer unit with a moving ladder rig equipped with a spring-loaded "water burst" launcher. The rig can transform into a gauntlet that kids (or adults with small arms) can wear.

: The package back calls out that Heatwave's back-ladder is removable and can be attached to the trailer, but it takes ''way'' too much force to do and doesn't feel like it's actually supposed to. Also, the ladder has been molded in a way that makes the tops of the steps incorrectly aligned when attached, causing them to face sideways.

:The cab-robot was also included in the "Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set" with no notable changes.

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*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit, and the show-based "Rescan" versions of [[Boulder#RescanShow|Boulder]], [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Chase (RB)#RescanCar|Chase]]. All four toys are identical to their individual releases (with the obvious exception of the missing trailer).

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2017)

:Part of the thirteenth wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is another new body for the character which changes from robot to two-headed dragon and back in a single step.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Heatwave-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of individually packed [[Flip Racer]]s, Heatwave transforms automatically from firetruck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end.

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==Merchandise==
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*'''Heatwave Toddler Halloween Costume''' (2012)
:Dress your kiddie up in this Heatwave [[Halloween]] costume so he can go door-to-door shaking down people for candy. 100% polyester!
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==Notes==
[[Image:Comicon2012MeetHeatwave.jpg|thumb|Kids, come meet the surly loner! It'll be fun for the whole family!]]
*An in-costume actor portraying Heatwave appeared at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 and at [[Universal Studios|Universal Studios Hollywood]] for the ''Transformers Fan Experience'' on [[June 20]], [[2014]] (during the weekend of [[BotCon 2014]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzlovag''' ("Fireknight")

==External links==
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/heatwave Heatwave's profile] at hubworld.com.

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Heatwave (RB)

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Autoroller: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

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{{disambigm|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Thunder (disambiguation)}}
:''Heatwave the Fire-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Note: Toy may look nothing like TV show character.]]

The team leader of the [[Rescue Bot]]s, '''Heatwave''' was given his position because of how deeply he cares for his team and their mission. However, he is a bot of action at heart who dreams of one day joining [[Team Prime]], and sometimes has little patience for anything he sees as getting in the way of his mission, including staying in disguise as non-sentient vehicles and working with [[human]] partners.

When he goes into action, though, no blaze is too strong for his armor. With built-in water cannons, a rescue hook, and a fireman's axe, he's well prepared to take on the most stubborn fires and most intense rescue missions. He partners with the other Rescue Bots and with their newest human teammates, [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns]], though he and Kade are frequently at odds as their egos clash.

==Fiction==
===Storybooks===
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Heatwave was the leader of the Rescue Bot team on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to join him on [[Earth]], and immediately hopped in their spaceship. On arrival on the new planet, Optimus gave him a new alternate mode, a fire truck, and they headed for [[Griffin Rock]]. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] accidentally chopped down a tree with his rotors, requiring some quick work by the rest of the team to prevent more damage. They finally reached their destination, where Optimus introduced them to [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Heatwave's first mission was to go to the [[Fire Safety Training Center]] for training, and there he rescued a cat and extinguished a fire. He soon after received an emergency alert from [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], and rushed back across town to find the station on fire. After rescuing Chief Charlie and [[Cody Burns]], he and Cody became partners, and were assigned the important task of giving [[Sparkplug (RB)|Sparkplug]] a bath. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}

After the team at the station were joined by Blades, the two Rescue Bots and Cody headed out to another emergency, however Blades's radio was damaged, making it difficult for Heatwave to give him orders. While Heatwave battled the forest fire, Blades accidentally fanned the fire with his rotors until Heatwave and Cody were able to shoo him away. Blades discovered where his partner and the other endangered humans were, and led Heatwave to them. Heatwave and Cody were able to finish putting out the fire, and returned to Prime Fire Station covered in soot. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]] later arrived at the station to complete the team, and Heatwave and Blades were there to welcome them. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Jason Marsden]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Erich Räuker]] (German), [[Csaba Tokaji]] (Hungarian), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Mikael Eklund]] (Finnish), [[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rock Em' Sock Em' Rescue Bot.]]
On Cybertron, Heatwave was a three time [[Lobbing]] champion. {{storylink|Road Trip}}

Heatwave and his team were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus appointed Heatwave team leader and assigned them to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Heatwave and his new partner, [[Kade Burns]], drove to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. Heatwave was disgruntled when Kade took the credit for his saving Chief Burns and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur statue head. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Heatwave roll to the rescue.jpg|thumb|left|350px|My head looks nothing like my toy, that's how much of a rebel I am!]]
Heatwave and Kade continued having trouble working together, with Kade even preferring to drive a non-transforming firetruck. After [[Mount Magma]] started spewing lava and threatening the island, the pair were forced to work together, driving through a tunnel under the island to stop the lava from reaching the bunker under the fire station. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Following the rescue of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], Heatwave felt under-appreciated by the humans. He was amused when [[Dani Burns|Dani]] fitted a scoop claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], but less so when the pair started upstaging the other Rescue Bots at rescues, and even threatened to forcibly remove the device from his comrade. Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots came to Blades's rescue when he was struck by lightning and unable to fly, after which Dani sent some appreciation their way and Blades promised not to use the claw as much. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

[[Image:FlobstersOnParade Heatwave with children.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Urge to kill...rising...]]
After another rescue of Doc Greene, Heatwave was still disgruntled and refused to take part in the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]], instead staying back at the fire station to watch it on TV. When the town was attacked by [[flobster]]s, he ventured out to help the other Rescue Bots fight the flying critters, resulting in him later having to endure being climbed on by children. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} Following the rescue of a truck of hazardous materials, Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which accidentally resulted in [[Huxley Prescott]] causing a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. The Rescue Bots had to destroy Prescott's [[SETI]] dish to save the island. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

Heatwave's attempt to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride with water only resulted in an umbrella shop being flooded. When [[Boulder]] was taken over by nanites, Heatwave threatened to physically intervene, though Blades suspected Boulder would come out on top in that match-up. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Called out about a cat in a tree, Heatwave saved [[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] when she fell out of a tree, and was rewarded with a slap in the face. The next day, he helped hunt a [[Whiskers|lion]] and return a bunch of lemurs to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} When a rescue went wrong, Heatwave managed to fish Kade and [[Don|another human]] out of a river using his fire hose. Cody roped the Rescue Bots, including "Uncle Heatwave", into helping him look after a [[Robo-Baby]]. The Robo-Baby seemed to like Heatwave best of all. After the baby went missing during a call-out, the bots had to rescue it from a wind farm. Heatwave caught it in mid-air after it fell from a windmill. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Image:DeepTrouble Heatwave jumps shark.jpg|thumb|left|290px|"Just keep swimming...just keep swimming..."]]
During a heatwave, Heatwave did not appreciate being used as a sprinkler. When a weather machine went out of control, he and the other Rescue Bots had to spring into action attending snow-related emergencies around town. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]''. Heatwave didn't really get the whole fishing thing until they encountered a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]] and he got to wrestle it. He, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Boulder eventually managed to disable the sub, though it self-destructed soon after. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}}

The Rescue Bots had to help stop out-of-control technology one foggy day, when the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into. Heatwave had to rescue the mayor from the town hall when a garbage truck trapped him inside. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. Heatwave was particularly angry at the loss. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Accepting defeat, he attempted to make contact with Optimus Prime to get reassigned and considered getting their ship working again. After being called out to a fire at the lab, the Rescue Bots got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[Image:SmallBlessings Kade rescues Hayley.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.]]
After helping Kade rescue [[Hayley]], a girl Kade was interested in, Heatwave was annoyed by Kade blowing him off to go on a date. When he and the rest of the team turned up to a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], Heatwave was forced to protect Kade and as a result was shrunk to the size of an ant by the [[Minimizer]]. He was joined by the similarly shrunken Boulder and Blades, and the trio ended up in the sewer. After braving huge rats and a torrent of water, they made it to the [[Griffin Rock dam]], where they rescued Kade and alerted the rest of the team to the fact that the dam was near bursting. Cody later used the Minimizer to return them to their normal sizes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Heatwave helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and found "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief left them with Kade in charge, however when they got an apparent SOS from Cody and Kade was unable to be contacted, Heatwave made the decision to disobey the Chief's orders and venture into [[Griffin Crest]]. He, Blades and Boulder were subsequently caught by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field there and immobilized on top of [[Old Parker]], necessitating a rescue by Chase and the human half of the team. He was forced to concede that sticking to the rules sometimes worked. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Heatwave and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

[[Image:YouveBeenSquilshed Heatwave wields telephone pole.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Next up in the javelin throw event is Heatwave!"]]
Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Heatwave, Boulder and Chase checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly lost the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Heatwave and the team were called out to deal with a giant rampaging blob of space slime. He was particularly incensed when it ate Chase, and though his water didn't help stop the blob, he found zapping it with electricity did, and the discovery ultimately led to the [[Squilsh]]'s defeat. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

After most of the town disappeared, Heatwave and the other Bots found themselves fighting small mechanical bugs. He took Cody, [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Kade to the lab so they could check the information on the computer there, but after all three of them vanished as well, it was up to Heatwave and his team to work out where the humans had been teleported to. After locating the cavern in question, they were able to rescue the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When Griffin Rock was infested by what appeared to be ghosts, Heatwave was mostly just frustrated that he couldn't hit them. When they turned out to just be holograms, he took great delight in catching the perpetrators by hosing them down to work out which were the real humans. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

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When Kade challenged Graham to a race, Heatwave did the driving and ended up demolishing a fire hydrant. After Chase and the Chief went missing, Heatwave and the others searched all night for them, eventually tracking them down to the lead mine where the team had to rescue them. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} Heatwave was annoyed when Kade ordered the Bots to take part in Frankie's film for school. The Bots soon had problems attending to an earthquake and acting like robots at the same time, but when Frankie followed them into the tunnels under the town, Heatwave had to come rescue her from a cave-in. In the process of doing so, he had to drop his cover, but she was passed out and didn't notice. {{storylink|Shake Up}} After Heatwave took part in a rescue at a pyrotechnics factory, Cody got a [[repulsor badge]] that gave him superhero powers. The Bots ended up being relegated to cleanup, at least until the badge overloaded and they had to rescue Cody from a bubble of energy. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Heatwave was roped into taking part in a photo op with Kade. When the four bots attended the testing of a [[Temporal Station|time machine]], he sheltered Cody and Frankie, and thus when the four Bots were propelled back in time to [[1939]], so were the kids. Heatwave had the rest of his team keep up the pretense of being robots, and they were subjected to a number of tests before Morocco pinned them to a wall and prepared to dissect them. Luckily Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue, and the team returned to the present, only to find that Morocco was in control of Griffin Rock. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} They soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past was a mistake. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

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Heatwave soon learned to drive the newly-acquired [[Mobile Headquarters]], using it to stop a speeding driver. An incident with Doc Greene's [[Vacuum Accelerator]] resulted in the Mobile HQ and three of the Rescue Bots being teleported around the island. After a stop atop [[Mount Griffin]], Heatwave threw the device away, only to find they needed it to rescue Kade from the forest. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was ill, Heatwave had to contend with Kade appointing himself head honcho, and Cody being accidentally aged into an adult in a lab experiment. He helped track down Evan and Myles, and was amused when Kade was temporarily deaged into a child by the equipment they'd stolen. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen [[S.S. Isolde|ship]] carrying a dangerous [[Sub-Zero Expander]], Heatwave took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} After the Bots saved a skier when a huge snow storm hit Griffin Rock, Heatwave scolded Blades for not helping him evade an avalanche. When Blades and Cody got trapped in ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'', a new virtual reality game in the Hall of Inspiration, Heatwave made sure the power didn't go out by holding two electrical lines together, which caused him to be temporarily dazed after being electrocuted. He later entered the game himself and was surprised to see that Blades was protecting Cody very well. He helped the two defeat the game and was teleported out. Heatwave later commended Blades for his courage. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

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Heatwave was confused and irritated by Kade ignoring emergency calls about fires, until he was hypnotized by one of the cellphones which were bringing the island's inhabitants under their control. Heatwave was forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]] until the cell tower was destroyed. {{storylink|Spellbound}} Huxley Prescott roped the rescue team into taking part in a reality show, but started manufacturing his emergencies to make the show more exciting. As a result, Heatwave ran out of water to fight a forest fire, and had to use maple syrup instead. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade's nightmares about [[gremlin]]s started affecting his work, Heatwave told him to deal with them. Unfortunately this ended with the team having to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Heatwave was doused with skunk smell. He and the other Rescue Bots helped Cody hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

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During a visit by [[Woodrow Burns]], Heatwave realized a photo he'd taken of a cavern showed [[energon]], and alerted Optimus. Once Optimus arrived to help mine the energon, the mission instead turned into a rescue, as Woodrow and Cody had become trapped in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of Mount Magma, and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

Following the launch of the ''[[Asgard]]'' and its collision with an asteroid, Heatwave and the team had to intercept debris falling on the town. The Rescue Bots fired up their spaceship and went up to rescue the crew of the ''Asgard'', with Heatwave himself jumping over to the space elevator and retrieving Doc Greene and Graham. {{storylink|Space Bots}} When the team had to deal with a [[mechanical bull]], they discovered it was made hostile by Heatwave's red color scheme. They managed to get it to the laboratory where Cody was accidentally sent with it to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. Heatwave volunteered to travel there, but quickly lost his recall tag and ended up fighting metal-eating insects until Cody came to the rescue with the help of the mechanical bull. Joined by Kade, the trio were able to return to Griffin Rock in time to help deal with a Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

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The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike, however when the hike was interrupted by a snake infestation in town, Heatwave was forced to put up with Kade and Dani bickering and discovered he had a particular dislike of snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Heatwave, Blades and Boulder accompanied Graham and Cody to Wayward Island, where they discovered a lodestone super-magnet that was causing metal objects to be pulled towards it all the way from Griffin Rock. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

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When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during a crime spree by the pair, Heatwave believed that he'd switched sides. It later turned out Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though as Heatwave later pointed out, he should have let them know. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, Heatwave was confused by the concept of dog ownership, until [[Noble (RB)|Noble]] turned out to be a capable rescuer who joined the Rescue Bots in their work. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} Called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Heatwave received additional training, allowing him to focus his energies in preparation to take on a third mode. As he and Kade headed back to Griffin Rock, he ended up scanning a sunken fire boat in order to come to the aid of the rest of the team. {{storylink|Changes}}

After a sea rescue Heatwave took part in resulted in everyone's midwinter holiday presents sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Heatwave and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and Heatwave tricked it into driving off a cliff. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} During Chief Burns's absence from the island, the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}}

While the other Rescue Bots prepared for Bumblebee's visit, Heatwave utilized his new boat mode to help Cody and Frankie test Doc Greene's new [[Ski-neakers]], and rescued the pair when a wave threatened them. Bumblebee turned out to be on the hunt for a relic, and Heatwave helped in the search. Afterwards he and Kade helped rescue people when a right whale sank the ferry. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

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Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they trigged a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option, though at least Heatwave was restored to his position as team leader. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

During a routine inspection by Optimus, Heatwave led his team to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl appearance. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:TooManyKades Heatwave buffs himself.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Where's [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] when you need him?]]
Kade's obnoxious behavior led Heatwave to "accidentally" soak him while the team was rounding up clones of Mister Pettypaws created by the Imaging Device. Shortly thereafter another test of the device resulted int the creation of four more Kades, and Heatwave was amused when the Kades argued amongst themselves, though not so much when their squabbling almost caused an accident. The Kades later saved Heatwave and the rest of the team from a gas leak. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}}

Heatwave related the story of the Energon eater to Cody one story night. Following a flooding disaster, Heatwave allowed Chase and Boulder to go into space to attempt to help the stricken ship that had sent out the original distress call, and had to attempt to cover for the pair in their absence. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Heatwave and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab, but both Heatwave and Boulder ended up stuck under old cars in the scrapyard. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}}

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In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Heatwave and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}} During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Heatwave switched bodies with Kade, allowing him to experience the delights of toothaches and human dentistry. He was very relieved when they got switched back. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} When Kade accidentally ingested [[scrubmite]]s, Heatwave and the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and flew the ''Sigma'' into his body to deal with the critters. Heatwave had fun roping the mites, but when they were forced to strap them to the hull of the ship, he had to prevent them escaping before the ship could leave Kade's body. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}}

Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Heatwave scanned a brachiosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} The team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace. They found only a caveman frozen in ice, who turned out to be still alive once he was thawed back in Griffin Rock. While the others helped "[[Ira]]" acclimate, Heatwave and Blades returned to Wayward Island and found cave paintings depicting Autobots in the caveman's era. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:AttackOfHumungado Dino Heatwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave, that's inappropriate!]]
The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}} The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}}

When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}} When the mayor accidentally set fire to Founders' Day, Heatwave and Kade put it out, but the indignant mayor suspended the team on account of the fact that the Burns family was descended from a pirate. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}}

After being rescued from a whirlpool by [[High Tide]], Heatwave found himself and his team placed under the new Autobot's command for some water training. Chafing under High Tide's command, Heatwave eventually snapped and quit the training, but later he led the operation to secure an oil spill, and High Tide accepted he'd been too harsh on the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} During a visit by the time traveler [[Jules Verne]], Heatwave helped apprehend Dr Morocco. He was surprised to learn that Verne had met him on another occasion which hadn't yet happened for Heatwave. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

[[File:RescueBotsAcademy Heatwave shouts at Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|280px|"One o' these days, Blurr, one o' these days: ''POW!!'' Straight to Cybertron!"]]
After the Rescue Bots found [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the pair to be trained by Heatwave's team. Heatwave was unimpressed with the brash Blurr beating him in a race by cheating, and bungling a rescue, and even less so when it turned out Blurr had been lying about his past, but Optimus convinced him to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Heatwave grew ever more frustrated with Blurr's lack of progress, especially when Blurr botched a rescue and then took a joyride through town and almost exposed the Rescue Bots' secret, leading Heatwave to tell Chief he was going to contact Optimus to get rid of Blurr. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} He was even less impressed when Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', leaving the rescue team with a big problem when a solar flare knocked out the town's power. After Blurr saved the town from a falling satellite, Heatwave was more disposed to giving him another chance, though Optimus reassigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere anyway. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

When Servo appeared to be causing damage around town, Heatwave conceded that they might need to send the dog back to High Tide, however it turned out Servo had actually been helping people, and Heatwave changed his mind. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Heatwave opted out of guard duties when Boulder found a family of endangered woodpeckers. He was proven right when the Rescue Bots activities resulted in the town finding out about the birds and damaging their habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

After Chase was put in charge of dispatch due to an injury, Heatwave was unimpressed with him raising several false alarms. Once Chase solved a mystery and saved [[Maura the Magnificent]] from going over [[Griffin Falls]], Heatwave declared him fit for duty again. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Heatwave refused to say anything until there was an emergency at the town hall. To his relief, they found and shut down the Tone-O-Tuner. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Heatwave continued to grow discontent that the people they saved thought they were mere robots. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, during which a quantum crystal mishap resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} Heatwave had to rescue Blades and Dani after they made an attempt to go for help. As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, the Rescue Bots had their work cut out keeping people safe. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus then gave them a new mission: to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Three years on, Heatwave had still not let the team reveal themselves out of worry that the townsfolk would react badly. He finally succeeded in contacting Optimus and received orders to build a new mainland base, though the fact that they would need to work with the humans still didn't change his mind. Finally an invasion by the [[Velgrox]] forced his hand. {{storylink|New Normal}} He quickly became discontent with the new attention he and the others were receiving, opting to test the new [[GroundBridge]] rather than prepare for a town meeting. After accidentally ending up in the [[Sahara]], he and the rest of the team fronted up to the townfolk, who voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

An attempt at racing with Blades resulted in Heatwave accidentally demolishing [[Cullen|Mr Cullen]]'s rocket. As a result Heatwave decided the team would focus on their duties rather than pursuing their own pastimes. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Chase to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Irritated by Quickshadow lecturing them and defeating him in a sparring match, Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation to move [[Phodolite]] through town. The mission hit a snag when the Heatwave lost part of the load, resulting in the team having to use Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

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Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] where Heatwave joined Chief, Cody and Frankie in a round of ''Element Quest'', only to discover it had been invaded by the [[Morocco virus]]. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations, and also came up with a plan to foil Evan and Myles when the pair tried to carnap Quickshadow. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}} When the opportunity came up, Heatwave was in favor of Chase running for mayor to prove that the Bots were equal in the community to humans. He soon changed his mind after Chase actually took office and the changes he made interfered with the Rescue Team doing their job. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

When Boulder wanted to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], Heatwave believe they should stick to the holidays celebrated in their new home. After dealing with a water rescue and a giant-sized [[CeCe Greene]], the Bots found the whole town had decided to celebrate All Spark Day, and Heatwave acted as a substitute for the energon fountain. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Heatwave helped Kade entertain children's parties. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

When the day finally came to open the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], Heatwave found himself having to dial the others back with the partying. After the building was transformed, he attempted to return to Griffin Rock with Cody, only to discover that the GroundBridge was malfunctioning. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He, Kade and Cody were assigned the task of repairing the center's holographic cloak, and with Blades's help, managed to do so before the base could be discovered. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} Heatwave accompanied Blades, Chief and Dani to [[Africa]] when Woodrow Burns appeared to need help, and ended up helping a family of gorillas survive baboons and an erupting volcano. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} After an attempt to drill Blurr on rescuing was less than successful, Heatwave and the rest of the team found themselves having to deal with the escaped [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], a member of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Heatwave (under the code name '''Thunder''') and Chief were dropped into Pynch's compound by Blades, and managed to find Pynch's hoarded tech before she caught them, though they escaped having their memories wiped thanks to switching the tech and ultimately Pynch went to jail {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Heatwave providing the first stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Kade and Heatwave tried to get Cody interested in firefighting when the boy was deciding what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Heatwave leading a team on Griffin Rock consisting of Salvage and Servo. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, Heatwave managed to blow it up by boobytrapping the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Unfortunately when he, Kade and Cody returned to the Training Center, they found it under Morocco's control and had to hastily retreat. When Morocco set his sights on abducting Cody, Heatwave's team attempted in vain to protect the boy, but Heatwave was later able to pick up him and Frankie after they dropped Morocco into an undersea trench. Optimus later assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new recruits. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===

Trying to come up with a rallying cry, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] once ordered his team to "roll to the rescue", but then evidently remembered that someone else was already using that cry. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

After spending some time with Bumblebee's team, Blurr said he needed to return to his own rescue team "before Heatwave blows a gasket." {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

After the reconstruction of Cybertron and the rise of the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], Heatwave and his team were among the many Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], Heatwave, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Heatwave energized his water cannons to better deal with the situation and put out the fire in short order. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed a rescue operation for Chase, with which Heatwave assisted in by letting Chase grab onto his ladder for support.{{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot nonelectronic.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2011)

:Heatwave transforms into a red and grey fire engine of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simple [[transformation scheme]] of the line, Heatwave transforms from vehicle mode to robot mode by simply pulling up the ladder and folding down the feet.

:Due to the placement of his ladder on his back, it is actually possible for the human figures to hitch a ride on Heatwave's back in robot mode; the rungs on the ladder are just thin enough to allow for one of their hands to slip around and the thumb on that hand to fit in the hollow area on the back of said rung.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RescueBots electronic HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Electronic Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Electronic Figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Cody Burns
:This non-Transformable version of Heatwave features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a storybook titled "[[Rescue Bots Respond]]" which details his adventures, and a redecoed [[Cody Burns]] figure.

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-Fire Station Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Electronic Fire Station Prime''' (Playset, 2011)

:A Heatwave vehicle is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. It "transforms" much like ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicles. An image of Heatwave is molded on the bottom of the vehicle and it can be stood up on end.

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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll probably be in need of [[Repair crab|some serious repairs]] when his clear plastic inevitably breaks.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' "Water" cannon

:The original Heatwave toy was released as part of the ''Energize'' line, retooled to add sockets into the top of his emergency lights, and with translucent blue plastic. Also added is a "water" cannon in the same plastic which can slot into the new sockets. The word "water" is in scare quotes in the product descriptions because the "water" cannon doesn't actually shoot water.

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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Kade Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

:Available in a two-pack with Kade Burns, Heatwave is a non-transforming figure but possesses more in the way of articulation than previous Heatwave toys, in addition to being more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]]. His left hand is replaced by a fire ax.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)

:The same ''Energize'' non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Kade Burns.

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[[Image:RescueBots FlipChangers HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Changer, 2013)

:A highly simplified version of Heatwave with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed fire engine—pulling out the lever on the rear of Heatwave's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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[[File:RescueBots_BeamBoxHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (''Beam Box'' Figure, 2013)
:Heatwave is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Heatwave in the game.

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[[File:RescueBotstoy_rescan_Heatwave_Cody_Burns_twopack.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Cody Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

:Available with a "Rescue Boy"-style Cody Burns figure, Heatwave is a new figure based on his fireboat Rescan figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_Rescan_HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Boats, Row to the Rescue!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is an all-new figure, featuring a spring-loaded transformation from fireboat to robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_MiniDinoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini Dino, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Mini Dinos series, Heatwave features autotransformation from ''Apatosaurus'' to robot.

:This figure is prone to internal breakage of the autotransforming mechanism if care is not taken when aligning the halves of the dinosaur head during transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBDinoHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescue Dinobot Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_EpicHeatwaveFigure.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Epic Figure, 2014)

:As part of the Epic Figures, Heatwave is an 12-inch tall non-transforming figure with basic articulation. His chest open up to fit 2-Pack human figures, and he features 5mm ports to interact with Energize rescue tools.

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[[File:RescueBots_ElectronicDinobotHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Electronic toy, 2014)

:This new Heatwave figure is a non-transforming ''Brontosaurus'' featuring electronic lights and sounds.

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*'''Elite Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)

:Part of the first wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave changes from a longer and larger version of his original fire truck alt-mode in a few easy steps. He features a removeable ladder with water cannons which can peg onto his arm or his back. His left arm has a flip-out capture claw. Additionally, he has 5mm compatible fist holes and his vehicle mode has several pegs for accommodating human figures.

:His ladder uses a hexagonal link-up point that is also used for the cranes on both Rescue Rig and Megabot versions of [[High Tide]], as well as (strangely) the gasoline pump included with the Griffin Rock Garage set, making all of those parts interchangeable.

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*'''Night Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)
:Part of the third wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave is a slight recolor of the figure listed above and retains all of its gimmickry.

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[[File:RB-toy Heatwave-HookLadder.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hook & Ladder Heatwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/gauntlet, water-blast projectile

: Part of a larger "deluxe" range of toys under the broader ''Playskool Heroes'' banner, Hook & Ladder Heatwave is a smaller, more show-like re-make of his original toy (in line with the "Rescan" assortment of his teammates), transforming from fire truck to robot and back with a single step triggered by swinging his truck-mode back end/leg down. He comes with a large trailer unit with a moving ladder rig equipped with a spring-loaded "water burst" launcher. The rig can transform into a gauntlet that kids (or adults with small arms) can wear.

: The package back calls out that Heatwave's back-ladder is removable and can be attached to the trailer, but it takes ''way'' too much force to do and doesn't feel like it's actually supposed to. Also, the ladder has been molded in a way that makes the tops of the steps incorrectly aligned when attached, causing them to face sideways.

:The cab-robot was also included in the "Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set" with no notable changes.

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*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit, and the show-based "Rescan" versions of [[Boulder#RescanShow|Boulder]], [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Chase (RB)#RescanCar|Chase]]. All four toys are identical to their individual releases (with the obvious exception of the missing trailer).

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2017)

:Part of the thirteenth wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is another new body for the character which changes from robot to two-headed dragon and back in a single step.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Heatwave-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of individually packed [[Flip Racer]]s, Heatwave transforms automatically from firetruck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end.

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==Merchandise==
[[Image:RBMerch-Heatwave costume.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
*'''Heatwave Toddler Halloween Costume''' (2012)
:Dress your kiddie up in this Heatwave [[Halloween]] costume so he can go door-to-door shaking down people for candy. 100% polyester!
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Comicon2012MeetHeatwave.jpg|thumb|Kids, come meet the surly loner! It'll be fun for the whole family!]]
*An in-costume actor portraying Heatwave appeared at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 and at [[Universal Studios|Universal Studios Hollywood]] for the ''Transformers Fan Experience'' on [[June 20]], [[2014]] (during the weekend of [[BotCon 2014]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzlovag''' ("Fireknight")

==External links==
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/heatwave Heatwave's profile] at hubworld.com.

[[Category:Firefighters]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Enemy of My Enemy (RID)

2017-10-31T14:49:01Z

Autoroller: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' episode|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 70
|image=TRID S3 E25 EOME MSS.jpg
|caption="It's the Resistance."
|prev=Five Fugitives
|next=Freedom Fighters
|title="Enemy of My Enemy"
|airdate=[[October 29]], [[2017]] (United Kingdom) [[November 4]], 2017 (United States)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=
}}
'''When Optimus returns with old friends and dire warnings of a Cybertronian invasion of Earth, the Autobots must split up to defend their old home and their new one, with the Bee Team returning to Cybertron, while Optimus and his All-Stars stay behind to defend against the invasion's advanced force.'''
==Synopsis==
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Why did he leave?" "He was training a new generation of Jedi. One boy, an apprentice, turned against him, destroyed it all."]]
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?" "Yes." "The dark side, and the light."]]
{{comingsoon|when=October 29}}
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 3.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Wha- why? Why are you helping me?" "Because it's the right thing to do." "You need a pilot. "I need a pilot."]]
[[File:TRID S3 E25 EOME SC 4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"All remaining systems will bow down to the First Order! And will remember this day as the last day of the Republic!"]]
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (6)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] (9)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (13)
*Cybertronian civilians (21)
|c2=
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (19)
|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (1)
*[[Russell Clay]] (2)
|h4=[[Autobot High Council]]
|c4=
*[[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]] (14)
*[[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]] (15)
*[[Treadshock]] (16)
*[[Riotgear]] (17)
*[[Cyberwarp]] (18)
*[[High Council trooper]]s (20)
*...that's a lot of High Council troopers (22)
*Heavy troopers (23)
*Flying trooper (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I've just never understood why in order for our kind to succeed, others must suffer." 
"Oh, they don't have to suffer, Cyberwarp. That's just a happy bonus." 
"You're taking too much pleasure in this, Cyclonus." 
"And you're not taking enough."
:—'''Cyberwarp''' realizes '''Cyclonus''' might possibly not be the best boss.

"When I first came to Earth I wanted a planet. ''Any'' planet, to rule as a Decepticon homeworld. But, I've come to like this world. And if the High Council conquers Earth, ''I'' can't have it."
:—'''Steeljaw''' keeps his stuff here.

"Your High Council knows what is best. Optimus' time has passed. The galaxy is ours to shape."
:—'''Cyberwarp''', High Council Member for {{w|Agitprop}}.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*''Nearly seventy'' Autobot profile images flash past as Optimus describes the 'bots who are wanted for associating with him. The list includes the obvious characters, like the cast of ''Robots in Disguise'' (Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Strongarm, Grimlock, Fixit, Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]], [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], Windblade and Jazz), his old ''Prime'' team (Ratchet, Bulkhead, [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]), and the complete compliment of Rescue Bots ([[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Boulder]], [[High Tide]], [[Servo (RB)|Servo]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], and [[Quickshadow]]).
**As for the many, ''many'' others, most of whom have not appeared in animated or cartoon form in the [[Aligned continuity family]] before now, and some who have never even appeared ''at all'' in an Aligned form before now! As of this writing, the lack of a full high-resolution version of the episode means not every character has been identified, and indeed, may not be identifiable even ''at'' the highest resolution because of how small their image is, but the aim seems to be to feature a complete roster of classic [[Autobot Cars]] and [[Mini Vehicle]]s from [[1984]] through to [[1986]], with a few other famous classic characters thrown in. Identified 'bots include: [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Hound (Prime)|Hound]], [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Sunstreaker (Pop-Up)|Sunstreaker]], [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]], [[Trailbreaker (Prime)|Trailbreaker]], [[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]], [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]], [[Gears (ROTDS)|Gears]], [[Inferno (Pop-Up)|Inferno]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]], [[Mirage (Prime)|Mirage]], [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Windcharger (ROTDS)|Windcharger]], and [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]]. Identified 'bots who are appearing for the first time in the aligned form include: [[Tracks (RID)|Tracks]], [[Red Alert (RID 2015)|Red Alert]], [[Pipes (RID)|Pipes]], and [[Skids (RID)|Skids]].
*It is revealed that the reason the High Council is constantly oppressing Optimus Prime and his associates is because the High Council is run by extremely corrupt Autobots, even possibly ''Decepticons'', perfectly explaining why they blame Optimus Prime for Cybertron's death: they still believe Megatron's lie that Prime did it, even though it was Megatron who killed the planet by corrupting the core with [[Dark Energon]].
*We called it way back in "[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]", and we now get confirmation that Bumblebee's low status as a beat cop at the start of the series was due to the new Council's anti-Autobot attitude.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]], [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], [[Underbite]], [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]].
* ''Held Prisoner'': [[Wingcode]]
* ''Known at Large'': [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (Aligned with Autobots).
**The Autobots have run out of stasis pods at this point in the series.

===Transformers references===
*Besides all the new G1-inspired charcters shown when the profile images fly by, there are also some references in the characters we ''have'' seen:
**Smokescreen is donning a new color scheme based off [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 Smokescreen]].
**In contrast to being an altered version of [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] as shown in ''Prime'', Tailgate is shown having a ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|MTMTE]]''-inspired body style his [[Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] employs. This could be an earlier version of his body.

===Real-world references===
*{{w|Leonard McCoy|Ratchet is a medic, not an inventor}}.
===Errors===

===Trivia===
*The episode's title refers to the ancient proverb, "{{w|The enemy of my enemy is my friend}}".

===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Servo (RB)

2017-10-31T14:45:35Z

Autoroller: /* Rescue Bots cartoon */

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{{disambig2|the ''Rescue Bots'' dog|the ''Micron Densetsu'' Mini-Con|Servo (MD)}}
:''Servo is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] dog from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:TurningTheTide Servo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Yes, but can he turn into [[Combination granny and attack-dog-bot|a granny]]?]]

'''Servo''' is [[High Tide]]'s faithful and helpful Mini-Con dog. He can transform himself depending on what task he's needed to carry out, and even transform his limbs independently. He can be commanded by means of a dog whistle.

{{quote|He appears to be a cross between a schnauzer and a toolbox.|[[Chase (RB)|Chase]]|"[[Turning the Tide]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[File:TurningTheTide ServoVehicleMode.jpg|left|thumb|300px| What did you expect me to be?]]
Servo accompanied High Tide to [[Earth]] in response to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s request that his master come train the [[Rescue Bot]]s. After helping clean up a minor oil spill, Servo acted as a drowning victim so [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] could rescue him, but Blades messed up, requiring a rescue by [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] instead. [[Boulder]] took the dog back to the fire house to buff out the damage. During the rescue at the oil rig the next day, Servo transformed into a wheelbarrow to carry oil dispersant. After High Tide was posted at the island to replace the destroyed [[floating lab]], he ordered Servo to stay at the fire house and watch over the team. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}}

On their next outing, Servo played fetch with Cody. When the ship was attacked by a giant squid, Servo transformed into a crowbar so Boulder could free Chase from the monster's grip, and was safe aboard Blades when the ship was dragged under. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] claimed to have had a dog like Servo, and commanded Servo to do tricks. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Servo was later able to bring the rescue team to Cody's aid when the boy was trapped under scaffolding and could only reach the dog whistle. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Servo had trouble working with the cover of pretending to be ordinary robots, especially when the Mini-Con had to chase the mayor's dog [[Poopsie]] all over Griffin Rock to keep her out of trouble. The resulting damage almost had Servo expelled from the island, at least until he helped save the mayor from being recycled. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} He was hanging around the fire house when Boulder showed off the woodpecker photos {{storylink|Endangered Species}} and sat in on the Rescue Bots when they made a video report to Blurr and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]]. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Servo barked at the crowd who'd gathered outside the fire house to give Chief Burns their suggestions for the time capsule that was going to be buried. {{storylink|Now and Then}} As the town fought to keep the island flying, Servo helped out by turning a generator crank with some [[Lad Pioneer]]s. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

Servo was abducted by the [[Velgrox]] along with Graham, and later freed along with the rest of the townsfolk. {{storylink|New Normal}} He went to the mainland to help Blurr and Salvage build a mainland base. He pounced on Cody when the boy came to visit with Heatwave, Chase and Frankie. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

Servo helped out in the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] by chasing the cleaning bots around. He did help save Cody after an accident with the Rescue Arena weather systems. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He helped the shrunken Blurr and [[Quickshadow]] by taking out the cleaning bot which was chasing them, and gave them a lift to the front door. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

After [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] crash-landed at the Training Center, Servo helped Boulder fix the ship, and also almost got eaten by an [[energon eater]]. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} Servo and Cody flushed the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] out of Griffin Rock's sewers so he could be captured by the rest of the team. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

As part of a plan to recover [[Energon]] from [[Madeline Pynch]], Servo (working under the code name '''Big Dog''') was smuggled into Pynch's compound in [[Quickshadow]]'s trunk, and was able to plug a USB device into the compound's computer so the security system could be overridden. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

As part of the reassignments to protect the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]], Salvage and Servo ended up as Heatwave's team looking after Griffin Rock, though Servo's duties were mainly maintenance. {{storylink|Upgrades}} To try and prevent Morocco from abducting Cody, Servo and the rest of Heatwave's team formed a line of defense on the beach and fought a swarm of [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. He was later present when Optimus Prime reassigned the team to new posts. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===

Servo was one of the many Autobots shown to be blacklisted by the new High Council for being associated with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Toys==
===Playskool Heroes: Rescue Bots===
*'''High Tide''' (Playset, 2015)

:Cardboard standees of Servo and [[Cody Burns]] are included in the High Tide playset.

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[[File:RB-toy Servo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Check me out.]]
*'''Servo''' (Mini-Con, 2015)

:Part of the small $5 assortment of ''[[Playskool]] Heroes'' toys, and the first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)| Rescue Bots]]'' Mini-Cons, Servo is a robotic dog who transforms into a drill in a single step. In this mode, pressing down on the plunger on his top spins the drill-head.

:His doggie tail, aside from being waggable, is a [[5mm post]], so he can be attached to or held by larger toys.

[[Category:Dogs]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Mini-Cons]]

Salvage (RB)

2017-10-31T14:43:00Z

Autoroller: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Salvage}}
:''Salvage is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:NewRecruits Salvage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Garbage In, Garbage Out|"I must deliver garbage to all!"]]]]
What many would regard as trash, '''Salvage''' regards as treasure. His ability to take objects which others would regard as useless and use them to build all manner of useful things is sure to be an asset in his training to become a [[Rescue Bot]]. In huge contrast to his companion [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], he's quiet and his actions tend to be carefully thought out.

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jason Marsden]] (English)}}
[[File:NewRecruits protoform Salvage.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Salvage and Blurr's ship crashed on [[Earth]] as the result of a meteor storm. While Salvage was attempting to save some cavemen, Blurr took the opportunity to try to take off in the ship without him, leading to the pair fighting and then being forced into their [[stasis pod]]s when the meteors began hitting the cave. They remained in stasis for some ten thousand years, and due to the damage Salvage's pod sustained, when he was awoken he had no memory of events after the crash — as a result Blurr was able to claim the credit for saving the cavemen. He and Blurr met [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and were invited to join [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s team of Rescue Bots for training. After Salvage successfully helped out in a rescue by constructing an electromagnet, the truth came out about who rescued the cavemen. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

Salvage proceeded well in his training, watching all the training videos [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] made and going on a mission to rescue a window washer. He helped [[Boulder]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] construct [[ERVIS]] and install it in the ''[[Sigma]]''. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} After Blurr stole the ship, Salvage had to rescue Cody from the hangar. A solar flare knocked out the island's power and left a satellite plummeting towards the island, but Salvage was able to rig up a communications device and reach Blurr, allowing the rest of the team to talk him through destroying the satellite. He and Blurr was subsequently made Rescue Bots and assigned elsewhere by Optimus. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

[[File:NewHero Salvage vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]
Blurr and Salvage joined some other recruits to contact the Rescue Bots for some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Salvage and Blurr were on their way to Griffin Rock with High Tide when they had to stop and rescue [[Woodrow Burns]]. They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue. {{storylink|Now and Then}} They were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from the [[Arctic]] where it had been teleported. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

Three years on, the Rescue Bots received plans from Optimus for a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center|mainland base]]. Salvage constructed the mainland end of a [[GroundBridge]], although the first test resulted in Heatwave and Chase being deposited in the [[Sahara]]. {{storylink|Bridge Building}} Salvage was called in to look at Griffin Rock's aging communications tower, and thought he'd have more luck building them an Argon Beam Coagulator. He managed to get the tower to work, though the top fell off. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

Salvage was putting the finishing touches on the Rescue Arena when the opening day for the Rescue Bot training center arrived. Rather than stick around for the party, he opted to head to Griffin Rock to check the scrapyard for possible tech, and ended up being stuck there when the GroundBridge malfunctioned. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He persevered in trying to fix the bridge, but didn't have any luck until the problem was fixed at the other end. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

While the Rescue Team practiced in the Training Center, Blurr and Salvage covered for them in Griffin Rock though their unorthodox techniques resulted in the Burns family coming back early to help them out. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} Salvage alerted the rescue team when he detected strange readings off the coast of Griffin Rock. The readings turned out to be [[Energon]], however when the Energon later disappeared, Salvage was unable to pick up any readings from it. {{storylink|Cody's 11}}

As part of the reassignments to protect the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]], Salvage and Servo ended up as Heatwave's team looking after Griffin Rock, though Salvage's ideas of helping included turning the traffic lights purple. He served as transport for Chief and Kade when the [[Morocco virus]] attacked the laboratory. {{storylink|Upgrades}} To try and prevent Morocco from abducting Cody, Salvage and the rest of Heatwave's team formed a line of defense on the beach and fought a swarm of [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. He was later present when Optimus Prime reassigned the team to new posts. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Salvage was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for his association with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy Salvage-Rescan.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Salvage''' (Rescan, [[2015]])

:Part of the tenth wave of "Rescan" figures, Salvage transforms from robot to a garbage truck in a single step, by opening/closing his bin/arms.

:Unusual for a ''Rescue Bots'' toy, he has some articulation that ''isn't'' part of his transformation, with simple swivel shoulders.

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[[File:RBtoy Salvage Epic.jpg|right|thumb|150px]]
*'''Salvage''' (Epic Figure, 2015)

:A twelve-inch-tall, non-transforming action figure of Salvage with limited articulation and an opening chest-cockpit to place smaller figures inside.

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[[File:Salvage amazon bot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Salvage''' ([[2017]])

:Released concurrently with [[High Tide#Amazon|High Tide]] exclusively on Amazon.com, this figure of Salvage is similar to his original, but upscaled to match the very first ''Rescue Bots'' toys in terms of size. He's also marginally more show-accurate, at least as far as his headlamps go.

{{comingsoontoy}}

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*'''Salvage''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Salvage-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racer]]s, Salvage transforms automatically from garbage truck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Boulder#Flip|Boulder the Construction-Bot]] and [[Mortar#Flip|Mortar]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Construction Team".

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[[Category: Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category: Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Blurr (Prime)

2017-10-31T14:42:08Z

Autoroller: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{Factions|velocitron|autobot|rescuebot}}
{{disambig3|Blurr}}
:''Blurr is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Velocitron]]ian from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RescueBots-Blurr.jpg|thumb|200px|Occasionally hangs out with the Flash. He and Quicksilver are also buddies. Then there's Rainbow Dash . . .]]

On the planet [[Velocitron]], '''Blurr''' was among the fastest of the fast; an up-and-coming racer who could keep up with and even outpace the best of them. He attained the role of celebrity among his peers, and to serve in his pit crew was once considered to be a great honor. Since arriving on [[Earth]], however, Blurr's discovered that he's not quite as perfect—or as well-liked—as he thought he once was: while he may be willing to help, he lacks patience when the job gets complicated, and opts to get the job done fast instead of getting it done right, even if he unwittingly endangers others in the process. He's not above trying to run to save his own chassis, or lying to avoid repercussions for his actions.

He's not a bad bot at [[Spark]] though. He mainly just wants to do his own thing: no obligations, no responsibilities, and no speed limits. Maybe with the right guidance...

{{quote|Works for me! I'm on this 'Con like grease on gears.|Blurr|"[[Sphere of Influence]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Blurr was the first Velocitronian that the Autobots met when they made planetfall. True to his name, the Autobots only just managed to get a few minor, almost irrelevant details out of him before he sped away again. Blurr was present when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] revealed that the Autobots had not arrived to save Velocitron—they were, in fact, the ones in need of rescuing. On the way to the Velocitronian capital of [[Delta]], Blurr filled in the visiting Autobots about Velocitron's recent history, including the fact that the two leaders [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]] did not see eye-to-eye.

Blurr later took part in the [[Speedia]], Velocitron's greatest and most prestigious racing circuit. Blurr managed to win the race, in one of the closest finishes of Velocitron's history, and received the Speedia trophy as a reward for his efforts. Just after the race, Blurr approached the Autobots, hoping to learn more about [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]'s flight capabilities.

Later, after Optimus Prime and [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] returned from Velocitron's south pole, Blurr once again joined the Autobots for a meeting. Sensing a connection between a piece of metal Optimus had discovered and the Speedia trophy, Blurr tore the trophy apart, revealing a similar artifact that had been embedded in the trophy- although Blurr was less willing to take the fall for the desecration of this selfsame artifact. After [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] sabotaged the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Optimus requested that Blurr fetch Override to assess the situation.

After Velocitron's leaders began a period of open conflict with one another, Blurr allied himself with Override's cadre of loyalists. When a [[Thundertron|mysterious spacefarer]] visited the planet searching for Cybertronians, the Decepticon-allied Ransack accused Override of collaborating with Cybertronians. The accusation angered Blurr, who retorted by blasting Ransack off his feet. This action only reignited tensions between the factions and heralded the beginning of all-out civil war.

Blurr later sent a distress message to the ''Ark'' as it landed on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], updating them about the dire events that had played out on Velocitron after the Autobots had departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English)}}
[[File:NewRecruits Blurr Cybertronian.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Just a guy who wants to be a Hero for fun.]]
Blurr was a two-times winner of the [[Cybertronian 500]]. The ship Blurr was piloting crashed on [[Earth]] as the result of a meteor storm. Though his shipmate [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] wanted to save the local earthlings from the meteors, Blurr opted instead to try to save his own skin by attempting to blast off in the ship. Salvage caught him and the pair fought, but were forced to enter their [[stasis pod]]s when the meteors hit the cave they were in. Their ship lay buried for some ten thousand years, until it was found by the [[Rescue Bot]]s. On being revived, Blurr was happy to take credit for saving the cavemen as Salvage lost his memory of the incident, however after Blurr bungled the rescue he took part in and the ship's memory core was repaired, the truth came out. Blurr apologized for lying and Optimus Prime was happy to give him another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

[[File:ANewHero Blurr commands ship.jpg|thumb|right|270px]]
Blurr was less than enthusiastic as their rescue training continued and ended up botching a mission to rescue a window washer. Pining for the freedom of Velocitron, Blurr sped through Griffin Rock and ended up crashing into the statue of [[Horace Burns]], almost revealing the Rescue Bots' secret, earning [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s ire. On learning of the existence of the ''[[Sigma]]'' and overhearing talk of getting rid of him, Blurr stole the spaceship. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} Blurr opted to head for [[Hydrus Four]] for some racing, though shipboard computer [[ERVIS]] attempted to guilt him into returning to Earth. After a solar flare knocked out the ship's power, Blurr brought it back online, only to discover there was a satellite about to crash into [[Griffin Rock]]. With some help from the ground, he was able to destroy the satellite and returned to Earth, where Optimus made him a full Rescue Bot and assigned him and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Blurr and Salvage joined some other recruits to contact the Rescue Bots for some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Blurr and Salvage were on their way to Griffin Rock with High Tide when they had to stop and rescue [[Woodrow Burns]]. They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue. {{storylink|Now and Then}} They were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from the [[Arctic]] where it had been teleported. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

[[File:MoreThingsChange Blurr vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|320px]]
Three years on, following the construction of a [[GroundBridge]] between the mainland and Griffin Rock, Blurr tested the bridge by traveling through it successfully, though the first time he sped through so fast he took out a pile of gift baskets. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

With the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] finally complete, Blurr was ready to party. After taking part in a snowball fight and almost causing Cody an injury, he challenged [[Quickshadow]] to twenty laps around a slot car track he'd acquired, using the base's [[Minimizer]] to shrink the pair to toy size. Blurr lost. Unfortunately then the base's computer malfunctioned and refused to unshrink them. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} With the base's holographic disguise also failing, he and Quickshadow made their way to the front door, evading the cleaning equipment with some help from [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. They succeeded in exiting through a small hatch and restarted the hologram projectors once the cloaking device had been replaced. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Feeling that he wasn't contributing enough, Blurr began party crashing car races. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] found out, and after he persuaded her to help him, the pair entered a second race, only for the sonic boom from Blurr's energon boost to damage the stands and the pair being exposed to the rest of the team. Blurr was restricted to the fire house, however when the cars in the third race lost control thanks to errant tech, he helped the rest of the team stop them. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} While the Rescue Team practiced in the Training Center, Blurr and Salvage covered for them in Griffin Rock by employing an unorthodox technique to get [[Mister Pettypaws]] down from a flag pole. They were later joined by the Burnses and Blurr had trouble directing traffic. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

After fouling up during another training exercise, Blurr found himself facing the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and helped by [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] member [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. Though he was tempted by Sideswipe's offer of a place on the Bee Team, during the chase Blurr proved himself a Rescue Bot by rescuing a number of humans without thinking, and opted to keep up his training instead. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

As part of the [[Scrubber Initiative]], Blurr was assigned along with Boulder as Chase's team protecting [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s west coast laboratory. The team proved unable to prevent the [[Morocco virus]] from making off with the technology Baranova was developing. {{storylink|Upgrades}} When Morocco had control of the Training Center, Blurr ferried Professor Baranova at high speed across the US so they could assault the base and devirus the mainframe. Blurr was later present as Optimus Prime gave the rescue team their new assignments. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English), TBA (Japanese)}}
[[File:TRID E 50 Blurr RM.jpg|thumb|right|320px|I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really, really well.]]

During a practice run, Blurr intercepted a plane's distress call that led him to the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. After rescuing the pilot and retrieving [[Ragebyte]]'s stasis pod from one of [[Windblade_(RID)|Windblade]]'s caches, a starstruck Blurr accompanied the team home, much to Sideswipe's chagrin. Fearing Blurr would replace him, Sideswipe attempted to prove his worth alone; however, the pair end up working together to take down Ragebyte. Contrary to Sideswipe's fears, Blurr became his intern rather than his replacement. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Blurr continued to work with the team, taking part in the capture of [[Zorillor]]. He and the rest of the team found themselves drawn to possess the [[Sphere of Doradus]], thanks to the energies it gave off, until [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] made off with it, and it was smashed during their capture of the Con. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} With his own team wanting him back, Blurr did some last minute training with Sideswipe, but was again called on to help capture [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]] in [[West Rock]]. After the unsuccessful conclusion to that mission, Blurr returned to his Rescue Bot duties. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

A known Optimus Prime sympathist, Blurr was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy BlurrRescan.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Blurr''' (Rescan, [[2015]])

:Blurr's ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' toy transforms from robot into a purple and white racing car, which transforms from robot to car and back with a simple pull of his spoiler. His [[package art]] features quite a few paint design and even mold design differences from the final toy.

: Blurr first showed up in Asian markets as a surprise in 2015 with no prior announcements, promptly became very hard to find in the US, and went for ridiculous amounts on the secondary market. Thankfully, Blurr was re-released in the 2016 Rescan assortments.

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*'''Blurr''' (Epic Figure, 2015)

: A twelve-inch-tall, non-transforming action figure of Blurr with limited articulation and an opening chest-cockpit to place smaller figures inside.

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*'''Optimus Prime Racing Trailer''' (2016)

:The [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime]] [[Racing Trailer]] set comes with a [[redeco]] of the Blurr Rescan toy, this time in blue and white.

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*'''Blurr''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Blurr-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racer]]s, Blurr transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Chase (RB)#Flip|Chase the Police-Bot]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)#Flip|Sideswipe]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{anchor|Legion}}
[[File:TF-RID2015-Legion-Class-Blurr.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blurr''' (Legion, 2017)

:Released in 11 Wave of the ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' Legion Class figures, Blurr is a new, Legends-sized mold that changes from robot to race car in a few easy steps. He features 3mm-compatible hands and ports featured on the back of the vehicle mode. He features a scannable badge on the left side of his vehicle mode, accessible while in-package.

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[[File:Warrior-blurr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Articulation! Sweet, sweet articulation!]]
*'''Blurr''' (Warrior Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pistol

: Part of the tenth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior-Class toys (under the "[[Combiner Force]]" banner), Blurr transforms from a robot into a blue and white racing car modeled after a Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. He's the first ''Rescue Bots'' original character to cross over into the "main" cartoon's toyline! He includes a translucent blaster rifle which he can either hold in his fist or mount on his vehicle mode side or canopy via [[5mm post]]s. Official photography depicts Blurr as being blue, instead of the teal it actually is. Blurr's visor is a single clear piece, lacking any eye details.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Blurr.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Consecutive...Normal Transformation. "transforms in seconds"]]
*'''Blurr''' (One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[One-Step Changer]]s, Blurr once again goes back to converting from robot to vehicle (or vice-versa) with a single step that automatically swings everything into position. Unlike most prior One-Step Changers, Blurr has a little extra articulation (aka "any articulation") with simple swivel shoulders. This Blurr can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], although it does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

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==Notes==
In one of the rare noticeable instances of physical change within the "Aligned" continuity family, Blurr's appearance in ''Robots in Disguise'' is heavily influenced by [[Blurr (G1)|Generation 1 Blurr]].

[[Category:Prime Transformers]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Blurr (Prime)

2017-10-31T14:41:32Z

Autoroller: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

{{Factions|velocitron|autobot|rescuebot}}
{{disambig3|Blurr}}
:''Blurr is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Velocitron]]ian from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RescueBots-Blurr.jpg|thumb|200px|Occasionally hangs out with the Flash. He and Quicksilver are also buddies. Then there's Rainbow Dash . . .]]

On the planet [[Velocitron]], '''Blurr''' was among the fastest of the fast; an up-and-coming racer who could keep up with and even outpace the best of them. He attained the role of celebrity among his peers, and to serve in his pit crew was once considered to be a great honor. Since arriving on [[Earth]], however, Blurr's discovered that he's not quite as perfect—or as well-liked—as he thought he once was: while he may be willing to help, he lacks patience when the job gets complicated, and opts to get the job done fast instead of getting it done right, even if he unwittingly endangers others in the process. He's not above trying to run to save his own chassis, or lying to avoid repercussions for his actions.

He's not a bad bot at [[Spark]] though. He mainly just wants to do his own thing: no obligations, no responsibilities, and no speed limits. Maybe with the right guidance...

{{quote|Works for me! I'm on this 'Con like grease on gears.|Blurr|"[[Sphere of Influence]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Blurr was the first Velocitronian that the Autobots met when they made planetfall. True to his name, the Autobots only just managed to get a few minor, almost irrelevant details out of him before he sped away again. Blurr was present when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] revealed that the Autobots had not arrived to save Velocitron—they were, in fact, the ones in need of rescuing. On the way to the Velocitronian capital of [[Delta]], Blurr filled in the visiting Autobots about Velocitron's recent history, including the fact that the two leaders [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]] did not see eye-to-eye.

Blurr later took part in the [[Speedia]], Velocitron's greatest and most prestigious racing circuit. Blurr managed to win the race, in one of the closest finishes of Velocitron's history, and received the Speedia trophy as a reward for his efforts. Just after the race, Blurr approached the Autobots, hoping to learn more about [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]'s flight capabilities.

Later, after Optimus Prime and [[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]] returned from Velocitron's south pole, Blurr once again joined the Autobots for a meeting. Sensing a connection between a piece of metal Optimus had discovered and the Speedia trophy, Blurr tore the trophy apart, revealing a similar artifact that had been embedded in the trophy- although Blurr was less willing to take the fall for the desecration of this selfsame artifact. After [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] sabotaged the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', Optimus requested that Blurr fetch Override to assess the situation.

After Velocitron's leaders began a period of open conflict with one another, Blurr allied himself with Override's cadre of loyalists. When a [[Thundertron|mysterious spacefarer]] visited the planet searching for Cybertronians, the Decepticon-allied Ransack accused Override of collaborating with Cybertronians. The accusation angered Blurr, who retorted by blasting Ransack off his feet. This action only reignited tensions between the factions and heralded the beginning of all-out civil war.

Blurr later sent a distress message to the ''Ark'' as it landed on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], updating them about the dire events that had played out on Velocitron after the Autobots had departed. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English)}}
[[File:NewRecruits Blurr Cybertronian.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Just a guy who wants to be a Hero for fun.]]
Blurr was a two-times winner of the [[Cybertronian 500]]. The ship Blurr was piloting crashed on [[Earth]] as the result of a meteor storm. Though his shipmate [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] wanted to save the local earthlings from the meteors, Blurr opted instead to try to save his own skin by attempting to blast off in the ship. Salvage caught him and the pair fought, but were forced to enter their [[stasis pod]]s when the meteors hit the cave they were in. Their ship lay buried for some ten thousand years, until it was found by the [[Rescue Bot]]s. On being revived, Blurr was happy to take credit for saving the cavemen as Salvage lost his memory of the incident, however after Blurr bungled the rescue he took part in and the ship's memory core was repaired, the truth came out. Blurr apologized for lying and Optimus Prime was happy to give him another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}}

[[File:ANewHero Blurr commands ship.jpg|thumb|right|270px]]
Blurr was less than enthusiastic as their rescue training continued and ended up botching a mission to rescue a window washer. Pining for the freedom of Velocitron, Blurr sped through Griffin Rock and ended up crashing into the statue of [[Horace Burns]], almost revealing the Rescue Bots' secret, earning [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]]'s ire. On learning of the existence of the ''[[Sigma]]'' and overhearing talk of getting rid of him, Blurr stole the spaceship. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} Blurr opted to head for [[Hydrus Four]] for some racing, though shipboard computer [[ERVIS]] attempted to guilt him into returning to Earth. After a solar flare knocked out the ship's power, Blurr brought it back online, only to discover there was a satellite about to crash into [[Griffin Rock]]. With some help from the ground, he was able to destroy the satellite and returned to Earth, where Optimus made him a full Rescue Bot and assigned him and Salvage elsewhere. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

Blurr and Salvage joined some other recruits to contact the Rescue Bots for some tips, only to find the Bots on Griffin Rock were only able to sing. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}} Blurr and Salvage were on their way to Griffin Rock with High Tide when they had to stop and rescue [[Woodrow Burns]]. They were in sight of the island when it suddenly disappeared, leaving a number of surprised humans to rescue. {{storylink|Now and Then}} They were soon contacted by Chief Burns, and had to clear out the crater where Griffin Rock used to be, so the island could be relocated there after flying back from the [[Arctic]] where it had been teleported. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

[[File:MoreThingsChange Blurr vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|320px]]
Three years on, following the construction of a [[GroundBridge]] between the mainland and Griffin Rock, Blurr tested the bridge by traveling through it successfully, though the first time he sped through so fast he took out a pile of gift baskets. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

With the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] finally complete, Blurr was ready to party. After taking part in a snowball fight and almost causing Cody an injury, he challenged [[Quickshadow]] to twenty laps around a slot car track he'd acquired, using the base's [[Minimizer]] to shrink the pair to toy size. Blurr lost. Unfortunately then the base's computer malfunctioned and refused to unshrink them. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} With the base's holographic disguise also failing, he and Quickshadow made their way to the front door, evading the cleaning equipment with some help from [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. They succeeded in exiting through a small hatch and restarted the hologram projectors once the cloaking device had been replaced. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

Feeling that he wasn't contributing enough, Blurr began party crashing car races. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] found out, and after he persuaded her to help him, the pair entered a second race, only for the sonic boom from Blurr's energon boost to damage the stands and the pair being exposed to the rest of the team. Blurr was restricted to the fire house, however when the cars in the third race lost control thanks to errant tech, he helped the rest of the team stop them. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} While the Rescue Team practiced in the Training Center, Blurr and Salvage covered for them in Griffin Rock by employing an unorthodox technique to get [[Mister Pettypaws]] down from a flag pole. They were later joined by the Burnses and Blurr had trouble directing traffic. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}

After fouling up during another training exercise, Blurr found himself facing the [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and helped by [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] member [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. Though he was tempted by Sideswipe's offer of a place on the Bee Team, during the chase Blurr proved himself a Rescue Bot by rescuing a number of humans without thinking, and opted to keep up his training instead. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

As part of the [[Scrubber Initiative]], Blurr was assigned along with Boulder as Chase's team protecting [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s west coast laboratory. The team proved unable to prevent the [[Morocco virus]] from making off with the technology Baranova was developing. {{storylink|Upgrades}} When Morocco had control of the Training Center, Blurr ferried Professor Baranova at high speed across the US so they could assault the base and devirus the mainframe. Blurr was later present as Optimus Prime gave the rescue team their new assignments. {{storylink|Transformations}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Max Mittelman]] (English), TBA (Japanese)}}
[[File:TRID E 50 Blurr RM.jpg|thumb|right|320px|I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really, really well.]]
A known Optimus Prime sympathist, Blurr was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

During a practice run, Blurr intercepted a plane's distress call that led him to the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. After rescuing the pilot and retrieving [[Ragebyte]]'s stasis pod from one of [[Windblade_(RID)|Windblade]]'s caches, a starstruck Blurr accompanied the team home, much to Sideswipe's chagrin. Fearing Blurr would replace him, Sideswipe attempted to prove his worth alone; however, the pair end up working together to take down Ragebyte. Contrary to Sideswipe's fears, Blurr became his intern rather than his replacement. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Blurr continued to work with the team, taking part in the capture of [[Zorillor]]. He and the rest of the team found themselves drawn to possess the [[Sphere of Doradus]], thanks to the energies it gave off, until [[Springload (RID)|Springload]] made off with it, and it was smashed during their capture of the Con. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} With his own team wanting him back, Blurr did some last minute training with Sideswipe, but was again called on to help capture [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]] in [[West Rock]]. After the unsuccessful conclusion to that mission, Blurr returned to his Rescue Bot duties. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

Blurr has been shown as one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the High Council for siding with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}
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==Toys==
===Rescue Bots===
[[File:RB-toy BlurrRescan.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Blurr''' (Rescan, [[2015]])

:Blurr's ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' toy transforms from robot into a purple and white racing car, which transforms from robot to car and back with a simple pull of his spoiler. His [[package art]] features quite a few paint design and even mold design differences from the final toy.

: Blurr first showed up in Asian markets as a surprise in 2015 with no prior announcements, promptly became very hard to find in the US, and went for ridiculous amounts on the secondary market. Thankfully, Blurr was re-released in the 2016 Rescan assortments.

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*'''Blurr''' (Epic Figure, 2015)

: A twelve-inch-tall, non-transforming action figure of Blurr with limited articulation and an opening chest-cockpit to place smaller figures inside.

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*'''Optimus Prime Racing Trailer''' (2016)

:The [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime]] [[Racing Trailer]] set comes with a [[redeco]] of the Blurr Rescan toy, this time in blue and white.

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*'''Blurr''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Blurr-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racer]]s, Blurr transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Chase (RB)#Flip|Chase the Police-Bot]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)#Flip|Sideswipe]] as part of the "Griffin Rock Racing Team".
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Legion-Class-Blurr.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blurr''' (Legion, 2017)

:Released in 11 Wave of the ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' Legion Class figures, Blurr is a new, Legends-sized mold that changes from robot to race car in a few easy steps. He features 3mm-compatible hands and ports featured on the back of the vehicle mode. He features a scannable badge on the left side of his vehicle mode, accessible while in-package.

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[[File:Warrior-blurr.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Articulation! Sweet, sweet articulation!]]
*'''Blurr''' (Warrior Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pistol

: Part of the tenth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Warrior-Class toys (under the "[[Combiner Force]]" banner), Blurr transforms from a robot into a blue and white racing car modeled after a Ferrari FXX Evoluzione. He's the first ''Rescue Bots'' original character to cross over into the "main" cartoon's toyline! He includes a translucent blaster rifle which he can either hold in his fist or mount on his vehicle mode side or canopy via [[5mm post]]s. Official photography depicts Blurr as being blue, instead of the teal it actually is. Blurr's visor is a single clear piece, lacking any eye details.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Blurr.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Consecutive...Normal Transformation. "transforms in seconds"]]
*'''Blurr''' (One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' [[One-Step Changer]]s, Blurr once again goes back to converting from robot to vehicle (or vice-versa) with a single step that automatically swings everything into position. Unlike most prior One-Step Changers, Blurr has a little extra articulation (aka "any articulation") with simple swivel shoulders. This Blurr can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], although it does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

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==Notes==
In one of the rare noticeable instances of physical change within the "Aligned" continuity family, Blurr's appearance in ''Robots in Disguise'' is heavily influenced by [[Blurr (G1)|Generation 1 Blurr]].

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Heatwave (RB)

2017-10-31T14:39:45Z

Autoroller: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

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{{disambigm|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Thunder (disambiguation)}}
:''Heatwave the Fire-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Note: Toy may look nothing like TV show character.]]

The team leader of the [[Rescue Bot]]s, '''Heatwave''' was given his position because of how deeply he cares for his team and their mission. However, he is a bot of action at heart who dreams of one day joining [[Team Prime]], and sometimes has little patience for anything he sees as getting in the way of his mission, including staying in disguise as non-sentient vehicles and working with [[human]] partners.

When he goes into action, though, no blaze is too strong for his armor. With built-in water cannons, a rescue hook, and a fireman's axe, he's well prepared to take on the most stubborn fires and most intense rescue missions. He partners with the other Rescue Bots and with their newest human teammates, [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns]], though he and Kade are frequently at odds as their egos clash.

==Fiction==
===Storybooks===
[[File:PrimeAlert Heatwave rolls out.jpg|thumb|left|260px]]
Heatwave was the leader of the Rescue Bot team on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to join him on [[Earth]], and immediately hopped in their spaceship. On arrival on the new planet, Optimus gave him a new alternate mode, a fire truck, and they headed for [[Griffin Rock]]. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] accidentally chopped down a tree with his rotors, requiring some quick work by the rest of the team to prevent more damage. They finally reached their destination, where Optimus introduced them to [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Heatwave's first mission was to go to the [[Fire Safety Training Center]] for training, and there he rescued a cat and extinguished a fire. He soon after received an emergency alert from [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], and rushed back across town to find the station on fire. After rescuing Chief Charlie and [[Cody Burns]], he and Cody became partners, and were assigned the important task of giving [[Sparkplug (RB)|Sparkplug]] a bath. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}

After the team at the station were joined by Blades, the two Rescue Bots and Cody headed out to another emergency, however Blades's radio was damaged, making it difficult for Heatwave to give him orders. While Heatwave battled the forest fire, Blades accidentally fanned the fire with his rotors until Heatwave and Cody were able to shoo him away. Blades discovered where his partner and the other endangered humans were, and led Heatwave to them. Heatwave and Cody were able to finish putting out the fire, and returned to Prime Fire Station covered in soot. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]] later arrived at the station to complete the team, and Heatwave and Blades were there to welcome them. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Jason Marsden]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Erich Räuker]] (German), [[Csaba Tokaji]] (Hungarian), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Mikael Eklund]] (Finnish), [[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rock Em' Sock Em' Rescue Bot.]]
On Cybertron, Heatwave was a three time [[Lobbing]] champion. {{storylink|Road Trip}}

Heatwave and his team were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus appointed Heatwave team leader and assigned them to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Heatwave and his new partner, [[Kade Burns]], drove to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. Heatwave was disgruntled when Kade took the credit for his saving Chief Burns and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur statue head. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Heatwave roll to the rescue.jpg|thumb|left|350px|My head looks nothing like my toy, that's how much of a rebel I am!]]
Heatwave and Kade continued having trouble working together, with Kade even preferring to drive a non-transforming firetruck. After [[Mount Magma]] started spewing lava and threatening the island, the pair were forced to work together, driving through a tunnel under the island to stop the lava from reaching the bunker under the fire station. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Following the rescue of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], Heatwave felt under-appreciated by the humans. He was amused when [[Dani Burns|Dani]] fitted a scoop claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], but less so when the pair started upstaging the other Rescue Bots at rescues, and even threatened to forcibly remove the device from his comrade. Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots came to Blades's rescue when he was struck by lightning and unable to fly, after which Dani sent some appreciation their way and Blades promised not to use the claw as much. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

[[Image:FlobstersOnParade Heatwave with children.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Urge to kill...rising...]]
After another rescue of Doc Greene, Heatwave was still disgruntled and refused to take part in the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]], instead staying back at the fire station to watch it on TV. When the town was attacked by [[flobster]]s, he ventured out to help the other Rescue Bots fight the flying critters, resulting in him later having to endure being climbed on by children. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} Following the rescue of a truck of hazardous materials, Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which accidentally resulted in [[Huxley Prescott]] causing a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. The Rescue Bots had to destroy Prescott's [[SETI]] dish to save the island. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

Heatwave's attempt to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride with water only resulted in an umbrella shop being flooded. When [[Boulder]] was taken over by nanites, Heatwave threatened to physically intervene, though Blades suspected Boulder would come out on top in that match-up. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Called out about a cat in a tree, Heatwave saved [[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] when she fell out of a tree, and was rewarded with a slap in the face. The next day, he helped hunt a [[Whiskers|lion]] and return a bunch of lemurs to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} When a rescue went wrong, Heatwave managed to fish Kade and [[Don|another human]] out of a river using his fire hose. Cody roped the Rescue Bots, including "Uncle Heatwave", into helping him look after a [[Robo-Baby]]. The Robo-Baby seemed to like Heatwave best of all. After the baby went missing during a call-out, the bots had to rescue it from a wind farm. Heatwave caught it in mid-air after it fell from a windmill. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Image:DeepTrouble Heatwave jumps shark.jpg|thumb|left|290px|"Just keep swimming...just keep swimming..."]]
During a heatwave, Heatwave did not appreciate being used as a sprinkler. When a weather machine went out of control, he and the other Rescue Bots had to spring into action attending snow-related emergencies around town. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]''. Heatwave didn't really get the whole fishing thing until they encountered a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]] and he got to wrestle it. He, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Boulder eventually managed to disable the sub, though it self-destructed soon after. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}}

The Rescue Bots had to help stop out-of-control technology one foggy day, when the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into. Heatwave had to rescue the mayor from the town hall when a garbage truck trapped him inside. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. Heatwave was particularly angry at the loss. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Accepting defeat, he attempted to make contact with Optimus Prime to get reassigned and considered getting their ship working again. After being called out to a fire at the lab, the Rescue Bots got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[Image:SmallBlessings Kade rescues Hayley.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.]]
After helping Kade rescue [[Hayley]], a girl Kade was interested in, Heatwave was annoyed by Kade blowing him off to go on a date. When he and the rest of the team turned up to a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], Heatwave was forced to protect Kade and as a result was shrunk to the size of an ant by the [[Minimizer]]. He was joined by the similarly shrunken Boulder and Blades, and the trio ended up in the sewer. After braving huge rats and a torrent of water, they made it to the [[Griffin Rock dam]], where they rescued Kade and alerted the rest of the team to the fact that the dam was near bursting. Cody later used the Minimizer to return them to their normal sizes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Heatwave helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and found "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief left them with Kade in charge, however when they got an apparent SOS from Cody and Kade was unable to be contacted, Heatwave made the decision to disobey the Chief's orders and venture into [[Griffin Crest]]. He, Blades and Boulder were subsequently caught by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field there and immobilized on top of [[Old Parker]], necessitating a rescue by Chase and the human half of the team. He was forced to concede that sticking to the rules sometimes worked. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Heatwave and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

[[Image:YouveBeenSquilshed Heatwave wields telephone pole.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Next up in the javelin throw event is Heatwave!"]]
Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Heatwave, Boulder and Chase checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly lost the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Heatwave and the team were called out to deal with a giant rampaging blob of space slime. He was particularly incensed when it ate Chase, and though his water didn't help stop the blob, he found zapping it with electricity did, and the discovery ultimately led to the [[Squilsh]]'s defeat. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

After most of the town disappeared, Heatwave and the other Bots found themselves fighting small mechanical bugs. He took Cody, [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Kade to the lab so they could check the information on the computer there, but after all three of them vanished as well, it was up to Heatwave and his team to work out where the humans had been teleported to. After locating the cavern in question, they were able to rescue the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When Griffin Rock was infested by what appeared to be ghosts, Heatwave was mostly just frustrated that he couldn't hit them. When they turned out to just be holograms, he took great delight in catching the perpetrators by hosing them down to work out which were the real humans. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

[[Image:ShakeUp Heatwave protects Frankie.jpg|thumb|right|280px]]
When Kade challenged Graham to a race, Heatwave did the driving and ended up demolishing a fire hydrant. After Chase and the Chief went missing, Heatwave and the others searched all night for them, eventually tracking them down to the lead mine where the team had to rescue them. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} Heatwave was annoyed when Kade ordered the Bots to take part in Frankie's film for school. The Bots soon had problems attending to an earthquake and acting like robots at the same time, but when Frankie followed them into the tunnels under the town, Heatwave had to come rescue her from a cave-in. In the process of doing so, he had to drop his cover, but she was passed out and didn't notice. {{storylink|Shake Up}} After Heatwave took part in a rescue at a pyrotechnics factory, Cody got a [[repulsor badge]] that gave him superhero powers. The Bots ended up being relegated to cleanup, at least until the badge overloaded and they had to rescue Cody from a bubble of energy. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Heatwave was roped into taking part in a photo op with Kade. When the four bots attended the testing of a [[Temporal Station|time machine]], he sheltered Cody and Frankie, and thus when the four Bots were propelled back in time to [[1939]], so were the kids. Heatwave had the rest of his team keep up the pretense of being robots, and they were subjected to a number of tests before Morocco pinned them to a wall and prepared to dissect them. Luckily Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue, and the team returned to the present, only to find that Morocco was in control of Griffin Rock. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} They soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past was a mistake. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

[[File:RoadTrip Heatwave vs bear.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave 1, Bear 0]]
Heatwave soon learned to drive the newly-acquired [[Mobile Headquarters]], using it to stop a speeding driver. An incident with Doc Greene's [[Vacuum Accelerator]] resulted in the Mobile HQ and three of the Rescue Bots being teleported around the island. After a stop atop [[Mount Griffin]], Heatwave threw the device away, only to find they needed it to rescue Kade from the forest. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was ill, Heatwave had to contend with Kade appointing himself head honcho, and Cody being accidentally aged into an adult in a lab experiment. He helped track down Evan and Myles, and was amused when Kade was temporarily deaged into a child by the equipment they'd stolen. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen [[S.S. Isolde|ship]] carrying a dangerous [[Sub-Zero Expander]], Heatwave took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} After the Bots saved a skier when a huge snow storm hit Griffin Rock, Heatwave scolded Blades for not helping him evade an avalanche. When Blades and Cody got trapped in ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'', a new virtual reality game in the Hall of Inspiration, Heatwave made sure the power didn't go out by holding two electrical lines together, which caused him to be temporarily dazed after being electrocuted. He later entered the game himself and was surprised to see that Blades was protecting Cody very well. He helped the two defeat the game and was teleported out. Heatwave later commended Blades for his courage. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

[[File:BlameTheGremlins Heatwave tells off Kade.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Heatwave was confused and irritated by Kade ignoring emergency calls about fires, until he was hypnotized by one of the cellphones which were bringing the island's inhabitants under their control. Heatwave was forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]] until the cell tower was destroyed. {{storylink|Spellbound}} Huxley Prescott roped the rescue team into taking part in a reality show, but started manufacturing his emergencies to make the show more exciting. As a result, Heatwave ran out of water to fight a forest fire, and had to use maple syrup instead. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade's nightmares about [[gremlin]]s started affecting his work, Heatwave told him to deal with them. Unfortunately this ended with the team having to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Heatwave was doused with skunk smell. He and the other Rescue Bots helped Cody hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[File:SpaceBots Heatwave flying in space.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Nyan Heatwave]]
During a visit by [[Woodrow Burns]], Heatwave realized a photo he'd taken of a cavern showed [[energon]], and alerted Optimus. Once Optimus arrived to help mine the energon, the mission instead turned into a rescue, as Woodrow and Cody had become trapped in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of Mount Magma, and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

Following the launch of the ''[[Asgard]]'' and its collision with an asteroid, Heatwave and the team had to intercept debris falling on the town. The Rescue Bots fired up their spaceship and went up to rescue the crew of the ''Asgard'', with Heatwave himself jumping over to the space elevator and retrieving Doc Greene and Graham. {{storylink|Space Bots}} When the team had to deal with a [[mechanical bull]], they discovered it was made hostile by Heatwave's red color scheme. They managed to get it to the laboratory where Cody was accidentally sent with it to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. Heatwave volunteered to travel there, but quickly lost his recall tag and ended up fighting metal-eating insects until Cody came to the rescue with the help of the mechanical bull. Joined by Kade, the trio were able to return to Griffin Rock in time to help deal with a Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

[[File:BuddySystem Heatwave and snake.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike, however when the hike was interrupted by a snake infestation in town, Heatwave was forced to put up with Kade and Dani bickering and discovered he had a particular dislike of snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Heatwave, Blades and Boulder accompanied Graham and Cody to Wayward Island, where they discovered a lodestone super-magnet that was causing metal objects to be pulled towards it all the way from Griffin Rock. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

[[File:Changes Heatwave as boat.jpg|thumb|left|320px]]
When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during a crime spree by the pair, Heatwave believed that he'd switched sides. It later turned out Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though as Heatwave later pointed out, he should have let them know. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, Heatwave was confused by the concept of dog ownership, until [[Noble (RB)|Noble]] turned out to be a capable rescuer who joined the Rescue Bots in their work. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} Called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Heatwave received additional training, allowing him to focus his energies in preparation to take on a third mode. As he and Kade headed back to Griffin Rock, he ended up scanning a sunken fire boat in order to come to the aid of the rest of the team. {{storylink|Changes}}

After a sea rescue Heatwave took part in resulted in everyone's midwinter holiday presents sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Heatwave and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and Heatwave tricked it into driving off a cliff. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} During Chief Burns's absence from the island, the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}}

While the other Rescue Bots prepared for Bumblebee's visit, Heatwave utilized his new boat mode to help Cody and Frankie test Doc Greene's new [[Ski-neakers]], and rescued the pair when a wave threatened them. Bumblebee turned out to be on the hunt for a relic, and Heatwave helped in the search. Afterwards he and Kade helped rescue people when a right whale sank the ferry. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:OddBotOut Heatwave rescues Chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Heatwave performs a move from his stripper days.]]
Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they trigged a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option, though at least Heatwave was restored to his position as team leader. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

During a routine inspection by Optimus, Heatwave led his team to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl appearance. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:TooManyKades Heatwave buffs himself.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Where's [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] when you need him?]]
Kade's obnoxious behavior led Heatwave to "accidentally" soak him while the team was rounding up clones of Mister Pettypaws created by the Imaging Device. Shortly thereafter another test of the device resulted int the creation of four more Kades, and Heatwave was amused when the Kades argued amongst themselves, though not so much when their squabbling almost caused an accident. The Kades later saved Heatwave and the rest of the team from a gas leak. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}}

Heatwave related the story of the Energon eater to Cody one story night. Following a flooding disaster, Heatwave allowed Chase and Boulder to go into space to attempt to help the stricken ship that had sent out the original distress call, and had to attempt to cover for the pair in their absence. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Heatwave and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab, but both Heatwave and Boulder ended up stuck under old cars in the scrapyard. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}}

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In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Heatwave and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}} During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Heatwave switched bodies with Kade, allowing him to experience the delights of toothaches and human dentistry. He was very relieved when they got switched back. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} When Kade accidentally ingested [[scrubmite]]s, Heatwave and the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and flew the ''Sigma'' into his body to deal with the critters. Heatwave had fun roping the mites, but when they were forced to strap them to the hull of the ship, he had to prevent them escaping before the ship could leave Kade's body. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}}

Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Heatwave scanned a brachiosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} The team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace. They found only a caveman frozen in ice, who turned out to be still alive once he was thawed back in Griffin Rock. While the others helped "[[Ira]]" acclimate, Heatwave and Blades returned to Wayward Island and found cave paintings depicting Autobots in the caveman's era. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:AttackOfHumungado Dino Heatwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave, that's inappropriate!]]
The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}} The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}}

When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}} When the mayor accidentally set fire to Founders' Day, Heatwave and Kade put it out, but the indignant mayor suspended the team on account of the fact that the Burns family was descended from a pirate. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}}

After being rescued from a whirlpool by [[High Tide]], Heatwave found himself and his team placed under the new Autobot's command for some water training. Chafing under High Tide's command, Heatwave eventually snapped and quit the training, but later he led the operation to secure an oil spill, and High Tide accepted he'd been too harsh on the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} During a visit by the time traveler [[Jules Verne]], Heatwave helped apprehend Dr Morocco. He was surprised to learn that Verne had met him on another occasion which hadn't yet happened for Heatwave. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

[[File:RescueBotsAcademy Heatwave shouts at Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|280px|"One o' these days, Blurr, one o' these days: ''POW!!'' Straight to Cybertron!"]]
After the Rescue Bots found [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the pair to be trained by Heatwave's team. Heatwave was unimpressed with the brash Blurr beating him in a race by cheating, and bungling a rescue, and even less so when it turned out Blurr had been lying about his past, but Optimus convinced him to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Heatwave grew ever more frustrated with Blurr's lack of progress, especially when Blurr botched a rescue and then took a joyride through town and almost exposed the Rescue Bots' secret, leading Heatwave to tell Chief he was going to contact Optimus to get rid of Blurr. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} He was even less impressed when Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', leaving the rescue team with a big problem when a solar flare knocked out the town's power. After Blurr saved the town from a falling satellite, Heatwave was more disposed to giving him another chance, though Optimus reassigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere anyway. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

When Servo appeared to be causing damage around town, Heatwave conceded that they might need to send the dog back to High Tide, however it turned out Servo had actually been helping people, and Heatwave changed his mind. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Heatwave opted out of guard duties when Boulder found a family of endangered woodpeckers. He was proven right when the Rescue Bots activities resulted in the town finding out about the birds and damaging their habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

After Chase was put in charge of dispatch due to an injury, Heatwave was unimpressed with him raising several false alarms. Once Chase solved a mystery and saved [[Maura the Magnificent]] from going over [[Griffin Falls]], Heatwave declared him fit for duty again. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Heatwave refused to say anything until there was an emergency at the town hall. To his relief, they found and shut down the Tone-O-Tuner. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Heatwave continued to grow discontent that the people they saved thought they were mere robots. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, during which a quantum crystal mishap resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} Heatwave had to rescue Blades and Dani after they made an attempt to go for help. As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, the Rescue Bots had their work cut out keeping people safe. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus then gave them a new mission: to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Three years on, Heatwave had still not let the team reveal themselves out of worry that the townsfolk would react badly. He finally succeeded in contacting Optimus and received orders to build a new mainland base, though the fact that they would need to work with the humans still didn't change his mind. Finally an invasion by the [[Velgrox]] forced his hand. {{storylink|New Normal}} He quickly became discontent with the new attention he and the others were receiving, opting to test the new [[GroundBridge]] rather than prepare for a town meeting. After accidentally ending up in the [[Sahara]], he and the rest of the team fronted up to the townfolk, who voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

An attempt at racing with Blades resulted in Heatwave accidentally demolishing [[Cullen|Mr Cullen]]'s rocket. As a result Heatwave decided the team would focus on their duties rather than pursuing their own pastimes. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Chase to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Irritated by Quickshadow lecturing them and defeating him in a sparring match, Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation to move [[Phodolite]] through town. The mission hit a snag when the Heatwave lost part of the load, resulting in the team having to use Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

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Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] where Heatwave joined Chief, Cody and Frankie in a round of ''Element Quest'', only to discover it had been invaded by the [[Morocco virus]]. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations, and also came up with a plan to foil Evan and Myles when the pair tried to carnap Quickshadow. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}} When the opportunity came up, Heatwave was in favor of Chase running for mayor to prove that the Bots were equal in the community to humans. He soon changed his mind after Chase actually took office and the changes he made interfered with the Rescue Team doing their job. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

When Boulder wanted to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], Heatwave believe they should stick to the holidays celebrated in their new home. After dealing with a water rescue and a giant-sized [[CeCe Greene]], the Bots found the whole town had decided to celebrate All Spark Day, and Heatwave acted as a substitute for the energon fountain. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Heatwave helped Kade entertain children's parties. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

When the day finally came to open the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], Heatwave found himself having to dial the others back with the partying. After the building was transformed, he attempted to return to Griffin Rock with Cody, only to discover that the GroundBridge was malfunctioning. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He, Kade and Cody were assigned the task of repairing the center's holographic cloak, and with Blades's help, managed to do so before the base could be discovered. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} Heatwave accompanied Blades, Chief and Dani to [[Africa]] when Woodrow Burns appeared to need help, and ended up helping a family of gorillas survive baboons and an erupting volcano. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} After an attempt to drill Blurr on rescuing was less than successful, Heatwave and the rest of the team found themselves having to deal with the escaped [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], a member of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Heatwave (under the code name '''Thunder''') and Chief were dropped into Pynch's compound by Blades, and managed to find Pynch's hoarded tech before she caught them, though they escaped having their memories wiped thanks to switching the tech and ultimately Pynch went to jail {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Heatwave providing the first stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Kade and Heatwave tried to get Cody interested in firefighting when the boy was deciding what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Heatwave leading a team on Griffin Rock consisting of Salvage and Servo. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, Heatwave managed to blow it up by boobytrapping the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Unfortunately when he, Kade and Cody returned to the Training Center, they found it under Morocco's control and had to hastily retreat. When Morocco set his sights on abducting Cody, Heatwave's team attempted in vain to protect the boy, but Heatwave was later able to pick up him and Frankie after they dropped Morocco into an undersea trench. Optimus later assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new recruits. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
After the reconstruction of Cybertron and the rise of the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], Heatwave and his team were among the many Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Trying to come up with a rallying cry, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] once ordered his team to "roll to the rescue", but then evidently remembered that someone else was already using that cry. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

After spending some time with Bumblebee's team, Blurr said he needed to return to his own rescue team "before Heatwave blows a gasket." {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

Heatwave was shown as one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new High Council for being supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], Heatwave, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Heatwave energized his water cannons to better deal with the situation and put out the fire in short order. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed a rescue operation for Chase, with which Heatwave assisted in by letting Chase grab onto his ladder for support.{{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2011)

:Heatwave transforms into a red and grey fire engine of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simple [[transformation scheme]] of the line, Heatwave transforms from vehicle mode to robot mode by simply pulling up the ladder and folding down the feet.

:Due to the placement of his ladder on his back, it is actually possible for the human figures to hitch a ride on Heatwave's back in robot mode; the rungs on the ladder are just thin enough to allow for one of their hands to slip around and the thumb on that hand to fit in the hollow area on the back of said rung.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Electronic Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Electronic Figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Cody Burns
:This non-Transformable version of Heatwave features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a storybook titled "[[Rescue Bots Respond]]" which details his adventures, and a redecoed [[Cody Burns]] figure.

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*'''Electronic Fire Station Prime''' (Playset, 2011)

:A Heatwave vehicle is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. It "transforms" much like ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicles. An image of Heatwave is molded on the bottom of the vehicle and it can be stood up on end.

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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll probably be in need of [[Repair crab|some serious repairs]] when his clear plastic inevitably breaks.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' "Water" cannon

:The original Heatwave toy was released as part of the ''Energize'' line, retooled to add sockets into the top of his emergency lights, and with translucent blue plastic. Also added is a "water" cannon in the same plastic which can slot into the new sockets. The word "water" is in scare quotes in the product descriptions because the "water" cannon doesn't actually shoot water.

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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Kade Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

:Available in a two-pack with Kade Burns, Heatwave is a non-transforming figure but possesses more in the way of articulation than previous Heatwave toys, in addition to being more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]]. His left hand is replaced by a fire ax.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)

:The same ''Energize'' non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Kade Burns.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Changer, 2013)

:A highly simplified version of Heatwave with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed fire engine—pulling out the lever on the rear of Heatwave's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (''Beam Box'' Figure, 2013)
:Heatwave is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Heatwave in the game.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Cody Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

:Available with a "Rescue Boy"-style Cody Burns figure, Heatwave is a new figure based on his fireboat Rescan figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_Rescan_HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Boats, Row to the Rescue!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is an all-new figure, featuring a spring-loaded transformation from fireboat to robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini Dino, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Mini Dinos series, Heatwave features autotransformation from ''Apatosaurus'' to robot.

:This figure is prone to internal breakage of the autotransforming mechanism if care is not taken when aligning the halves of the dinosaur head during transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBDinoHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescue Dinobot Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Epic Figure, 2014)

:As part of the Epic Figures, Heatwave is an 12-inch tall non-transforming figure with basic articulation. His chest open up to fit 2-Pack human figures, and he features 5mm ports to interact with Energize rescue tools.

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[[File:RescueBots_ElectronicDinobotHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Electronic toy, 2014)

:This new Heatwave figure is a non-transforming ''Brontosaurus'' featuring electronic lights and sounds.

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*'''Elite Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)

:Part of the first wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave changes from a longer and larger version of his original fire truck alt-mode in a few easy steps. He features a removeable ladder with water cannons which can peg onto his arm or his back. His left arm has a flip-out capture claw. Additionally, he has 5mm compatible fist holes and his vehicle mode has several pegs for accommodating human figures.

:His ladder uses a hexagonal link-up point that is also used for the cranes on both Rescue Rig and Megabot versions of [[High Tide]], as well as (strangely) the gasoline pump included with the Griffin Rock Garage set, making all of those parts interchangeable.

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*'''Night Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)
:Part of the third wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave is a slight recolor of the figure listed above and retains all of its gimmickry.

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*'''Hook & Ladder Heatwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/gauntlet, water-blast projectile

: Part of a larger "deluxe" range of toys under the broader ''Playskool Heroes'' banner, Hook & Ladder Heatwave is a smaller, more show-like re-make of his original toy (in line with the "Rescan" assortment of his teammates), transforming from fire truck to robot and back with a single step triggered by swinging his truck-mode back end/leg down. He comes with a large trailer unit with a moving ladder rig equipped with a spring-loaded "water burst" launcher. The rig can transform into a gauntlet that kids (or adults with small arms) can wear.

: The package back calls out that Heatwave's back-ladder is removable and can be attached to the trailer, but it takes ''way'' too much force to do and doesn't feel like it's actually supposed to. Also, the ladder has been molded in a way that makes the tops of the steps incorrectly aligned when attached, causing them to face sideways.

:The cab-robot was also included in the "Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set" with no notable changes.

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*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit, and the show-based "Rescan" versions of [[Boulder#RescanShow|Boulder]], [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Chase (RB)#RescanCar|Chase]]. All four toys are identical to their individual releases (with the obvious exception of the missing trailer).

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2017)

:Part of the thirteenth wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is another new body for the character which changes from robot to two-headed dragon and back in a single step.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Heatwave-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of individually packed [[Flip Racer]]s, Heatwave transforms automatically from firetruck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end.

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==Merchandise==
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*'''Heatwave Toddler Halloween Costume''' (2012)
:Dress your kiddie up in this Heatwave [[Halloween]] costume so he can go door-to-door shaking down people for candy. 100% polyester!
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==Notes==
[[Image:Comicon2012MeetHeatwave.jpg|thumb|Kids, come meet the surly loner! It'll be fun for the whole family!]]
*An in-costume actor portraying Heatwave appeared at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 and at [[Universal Studios|Universal Studios Hollywood]] for the ''Transformers Fan Experience'' on [[June 20]], [[2014]] (during the weekend of [[BotCon 2014]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzlovag''' ("Fireknight")

==External links==
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/heatwave Heatwave's profile] at hubworld.com.

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Heatwave (RB)

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{{disambigm|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Thunder (disambiguation)}}
:''Heatwave the Fire-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Note: Toy may look nothing like TV show character.]]

The team leader of the [[Rescue Bot]]s, '''Heatwave''' was given his position because of how deeply he cares for his team and their mission. However, he is a bot of action at heart who dreams of one day joining [[Team Prime]], and sometimes has little patience for anything he sees as getting in the way of his mission, including staying in disguise as non-sentient vehicles and working with [[human]] partners.

When he goes into action, though, no blaze is too strong for his armor. With built-in water cannons, a rescue hook, and a fireman's axe, he's well prepared to take on the most stubborn fires and most intense rescue missions. He partners with the other Rescue Bots and with their newest human teammates, [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns]], though he and Kade are frequently at odds as their egos clash.

==Fiction==
===Storybooks===
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Heatwave was the leader of the Rescue Bot team on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to join him on [[Earth]], and immediately hopped in their spaceship. On arrival on the new planet, Optimus gave him a new alternate mode, a fire truck, and they headed for [[Griffin Rock]]. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] accidentally chopped down a tree with his rotors, requiring some quick work by the rest of the team to prevent more damage. They finally reached their destination, where Optimus introduced them to [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Heatwave's first mission was to go to the [[Fire Safety Training Center]] for training, and there he rescued a cat and extinguished a fire. He soon after received an emergency alert from [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], and rushed back across town to find the station on fire. After rescuing Chief Charlie and [[Cody Burns]], he and Cody became partners, and were assigned the important task of giving [[Sparkplug (RB)|Sparkplug]] a bath. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}

After the team at the station were joined by Blades, the two Rescue Bots and Cody headed out to another emergency, however Blades's radio was damaged, making it difficult for Heatwave to give him orders. While Heatwave battled the forest fire, Blades accidentally fanned the fire with his rotors until Heatwave and Cody were able to shoo him away. Blades discovered where his partner and the other endangered humans were, and led Heatwave to them. Heatwave and Cody were able to finish putting out the fire, and returned to Prime Fire Station covered in soot. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]] later arrived at the station to complete the team, and Heatwave and Blades were there to welcome them. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Jason Marsden]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Erich Räuker]] (German), [[Csaba Tokaji]] (Hungarian), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Mikael Eklund]] (Finnish), [[Lorenzo Scattorin]] (Italian)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rock Em' Sock Em' Rescue Bot.]]
On Cybertron, Heatwave was a three time [[Lobbing]] champion. {{storylink|Road Trip}}

Heatwave and his team were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus appointed Heatwave team leader and assigned them to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Heatwave and his new partner, [[Kade Burns]], drove to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. Heatwave was disgruntled when Kade took the credit for his saving Chief Burns and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur statue head. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Heatwave roll to the rescue.jpg|thumb|left|350px|My head looks nothing like my toy, that's how much of a rebel I am!]]
Heatwave and Kade continued having trouble working together, with Kade even preferring to drive a non-transforming firetruck. After [[Mount Magma]] started spewing lava and threatening the island, the pair were forced to work together, driving through a tunnel under the island to stop the lava from reaching the bunker under the fire station. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Following the rescue of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], Heatwave felt under-appreciated by the humans. He was amused when [[Dani Burns|Dani]] fitted a scoop claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], but less so when the pair started upstaging the other Rescue Bots at rescues, and even threatened to forcibly remove the device from his comrade. Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots came to Blades's rescue when he was struck by lightning and unable to fly, after which Dani sent some appreciation their way and Blades promised not to use the claw as much. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

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After another rescue of Doc Greene, Heatwave was still disgruntled and refused to take part in the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]], instead staying back at the fire station to watch it on TV. When the town was attacked by [[flobster]]s, he ventured out to help the other Rescue Bots fight the flying critters, resulting in him later having to endure being climbed on by children. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} Following the rescue of a truck of hazardous materials, Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which accidentally resulted in [[Huxley Prescott]] causing a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. The Rescue Bots had to destroy Prescott's [[SETI]] dish to save the island. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

Heatwave's attempt to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride with water only resulted in an umbrella shop being flooded. When [[Boulder]] was taken over by nanites, Heatwave threatened to physically intervene, though Blades suspected Boulder would come out on top in that match-up. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Called out about a cat in a tree, Heatwave saved [[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] when she fell out of a tree, and was rewarded with a slap in the face. The next day, he helped hunt a [[Whiskers|lion]] and return a bunch of lemurs to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} When a rescue went wrong, Heatwave managed to fish Kade and [[Don|another human]] out of a river using his fire hose. Cody roped the Rescue Bots, including "Uncle Heatwave", into helping him look after a [[Robo-Baby]]. The Robo-Baby seemed to like Heatwave best of all. After the baby went missing during a call-out, the bots had to rescue it from a wind farm. Heatwave caught it in mid-air after it fell from a windmill. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Image:DeepTrouble Heatwave jumps shark.jpg|thumb|left|290px|"Just keep swimming...just keep swimming..."]]
During a heatwave, Heatwave did not appreciate being used as a sprinkler. When a weather machine went out of control, he and the other Rescue Bots had to spring into action attending snow-related emergencies around town. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]''. Heatwave didn't really get the whole fishing thing until they encountered a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]] and he got to wrestle it. He, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Boulder eventually managed to disable the sub, though it self-destructed soon after. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}}

The Rescue Bots had to help stop out-of-control technology one foggy day, when the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into. Heatwave had to rescue the mayor from the town hall when a garbage truck trapped him inside. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. Heatwave was particularly angry at the loss. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Accepting defeat, he attempted to make contact with Optimus Prime to get reassigned and considered getting their ship working again. After being called out to a fire at the lab, the Rescue Bots got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[Image:SmallBlessings Kade rescues Hayley.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.]]
After helping Kade rescue [[Hayley]], a girl Kade was interested in, Heatwave was annoyed by Kade blowing him off to go on a date. When he and the rest of the team turned up to a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], Heatwave was forced to protect Kade and as a result was shrunk to the size of an ant by the [[Minimizer]]. He was joined by the similarly shrunken Boulder and Blades, and the trio ended up in the sewer. After braving huge rats and a torrent of water, they made it to the [[Griffin Rock dam]], where they rescued Kade and alerted the rest of the team to the fact that the dam was near bursting. Cody later used the Minimizer to return them to their normal sizes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Heatwave helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and found "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief left them with Kade in charge, however when they got an apparent SOS from Cody and Kade was unable to be contacted, Heatwave made the decision to disobey the Chief's orders and venture into [[Griffin Crest]]. He, Blades and Boulder were subsequently caught by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field there and immobilized on top of [[Old Parker]], necessitating a rescue by Chase and the human half of the team. He was forced to concede that sticking to the rules sometimes worked. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Heatwave and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

[[Image:YouveBeenSquilshed Heatwave wields telephone pole.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Next up in the javelin throw event is Heatwave!"]]
Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Heatwave, Boulder and Chase checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly lost the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Heatwave and the team were called out to deal with a giant rampaging blob of space slime. He was particularly incensed when it ate Chase, and though his water didn't help stop the blob, he found zapping it with electricity did, and the discovery ultimately led to the [[Squilsh]]'s defeat. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

After most of the town disappeared, Heatwave and the other Bots found themselves fighting small mechanical bugs. He took Cody, [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Kade to the lab so they could check the information on the computer there, but after all three of them vanished as well, it was up to Heatwave and his team to work out where the humans had been teleported to. After locating the cavern in question, they were able to rescue the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When Griffin Rock was infested by what appeared to be ghosts, Heatwave was mostly just frustrated that he couldn't hit them. When they turned out to just be holograms, he took great delight in catching the perpetrators by hosing them down to work out which were the real humans. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

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When Kade challenged Graham to a race, Heatwave did the driving and ended up demolishing a fire hydrant. After Chase and the Chief went missing, Heatwave and the others searched all night for them, eventually tracking them down to the lead mine where the team had to rescue them. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} Heatwave was annoyed when Kade ordered the Bots to take part in Frankie's film for school. The Bots soon had problems attending to an earthquake and acting like robots at the same time, but when Frankie followed them into the tunnels under the town, Heatwave had to come rescue her from a cave-in. In the process of doing so, he had to drop his cover, but she was passed out and didn't notice. {{storylink|Shake Up}} After Heatwave took part in a rescue at a pyrotechnics factory, Cody got a [[repulsor badge]] that gave him superhero powers. The Bots ended up being relegated to cleanup, at least until the badge overloaded and they had to rescue Cody from a bubble of energy. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Heatwave was roped into taking part in a photo op with Kade. When the four bots attended the testing of a [[Temporal Station|time machine]], he sheltered Cody and Frankie, and thus when the four Bots were propelled back in time to [[1939]], so were the kids. Heatwave had the rest of his team keep up the pretense of being robots, and they were subjected to a number of tests before Morocco pinned them to a wall and prepared to dissect them. Luckily Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue, and the team returned to the present, only to find that Morocco was in control of Griffin Rock. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} They soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past was a mistake. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

[[File:RoadTrip Heatwave vs bear.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave 1, Bear 0]]
Heatwave soon learned to drive the newly-acquired [[Mobile Headquarters]], using it to stop a speeding driver. An incident with Doc Greene's [[Vacuum Accelerator]] resulted in the Mobile HQ and three of the Rescue Bots being teleported around the island. After a stop atop [[Mount Griffin]], Heatwave threw the device away, only to find they needed it to rescue Kade from the forest. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was ill, Heatwave had to contend with Kade appointing himself head honcho, and Cody being accidentally aged into an adult in a lab experiment. He helped track down Evan and Myles, and was amused when Kade was temporarily deaged into a child by the equipment they'd stolen. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen [[S.S. Isolde|ship]] carrying a dangerous [[Sub-Zero Expander]], Heatwave took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} After the Bots saved a skier when a huge snow storm hit Griffin Rock, Heatwave scolded Blades for not helping him evade an avalanche. When Blades and Cody got trapped in ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'', a new virtual reality game in the Hall of Inspiration, Heatwave made sure the power didn't go out by holding two electrical lines together, which caused him to be temporarily dazed after being electrocuted. He later entered the game himself and was surprised to see that Blades was protecting Cody very well. He helped the two defeat the game and was teleported out. Heatwave later commended Blades for his courage. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

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Heatwave was confused and irritated by Kade ignoring emergency calls about fires, until he was hypnotized by one of the cellphones which were bringing the island's inhabitants under their control. Heatwave was forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]] until the cell tower was destroyed. {{storylink|Spellbound}} Huxley Prescott roped the rescue team into taking part in a reality show, but started manufacturing his emergencies to make the show more exciting. As a result, Heatwave ran out of water to fight a forest fire, and had to use maple syrup instead. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade's nightmares about [[gremlin]]s started affecting his work, Heatwave told him to deal with them. Unfortunately this ended with the team having to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Heatwave was doused with skunk smell. He and the other Rescue Bots helped Cody hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[File:SpaceBots Heatwave flying in space.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Nyan Heatwave]]
During a visit by [[Woodrow Burns]], Heatwave realized a photo he'd taken of a cavern showed [[energon]], and alerted Optimus. Once Optimus arrived to help mine the energon, the mission instead turned into a rescue, as Woodrow and Cody had become trapped in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of Mount Magma, and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

Following the launch of the ''[[Asgard]]'' and its collision with an asteroid, Heatwave and the team had to intercept debris falling on the town. The Rescue Bots fired up their spaceship and went up to rescue the crew of the ''Asgard'', with Heatwave himself jumping over to the space elevator and retrieving Doc Greene and Graham. {{storylink|Space Bots}} When the team had to deal with a [[mechanical bull]], they discovered it was made hostile by Heatwave's red color scheme. They managed to get it to the laboratory where Cody was accidentally sent with it to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. Heatwave volunteered to travel there, but quickly lost his recall tag and ended up fighting metal-eating insects until Cody came to the rescue with the help of the mechanical bull. Joined by Kade, the trio were able to return to Griffin Rock in time to help deal with a Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

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The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike, however when the hike was interrupted by a snake infestation in town, Heatwave was forced to put up with Kade and Dani bickering and discovered he had a particular dislike of snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Heatwave, Blades and Boulder accompanied Graham and Cody to Wayward Island, where they discovered a lodestone super-magnet that was causing metal objects to be pulled towards it all the way from Griffin Rock. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

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When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during a crime spree by the pair, Heatwave believed that he'd switched sides. It later turned out Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though as Heatwave later pointed out, he should have let them know. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, Heatwave was confused by the concept of dog ownership, until [[Noble (RB)|Noble]] turned out to be a capable rescuer who joined the Rescue Bots in their work. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} Called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Heatwave received additional training, allowing him to focus his energies in preparation to take on a third mode. As he and Kade headed back to Griffin Rock, he ended up scanning a sunken fire boat in order to come to the aid of the rest of the team. {{storylink|Changes}}

After a sea rescue Heatwave took part in resulted in everyone's midwinter holiday presents sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Heatwave and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and Heatwave tricked it into driving off a cliff. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} During Chief Burns's absence from the island, the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}}

While the other Rescue Bots prepared for Bumblebee's visit, Heatwave utilized his new boat mode to help Cody and Frankie test Doc Greene's new [[Ski-neakers]], and rescued the pair when a wave threatened them. Bumblebee turned out to be on the hunt for a relic, and Heatwave helped in the search. Afterwards he and Kade helped rescue people when a right whale sank the ferry. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:OddBotOut Heatwave rescues Chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Heatwave performs a move from his stripper days.]]
Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they trigged a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option, though at least Heatwave was restored to his position as team leader. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

During a routine inspection by Optimus, Heatwave led his team to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl appearance. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:TooManyKades Heatwave buffs himself.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Where's [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] when you need him?]]
Kade's obnoxious behavior led Heatwave to "accidentally" soak him while the team was rounding up clones of Mister Pettypaws created by the Imaging Device. Shortly thereafter another test of the device resulted int the creation of four more Kades, and Heatwave was amused when the Kades argued amongst themselves, though not so much when their squabbling almost caused an accident. The Kades later saved Heatwave and the rest of the team from a gas leak. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}}

Heatwave related the story of the Energon eater to Cody one story night. Following a flooding disaster, Heatwave allowed Chase and Boulder to go into space to attempt to help the stricken ship that had sent out the original distress call, and had to attempt to cover for the pair in their absence. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Heatwave and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab, but both Heatwave and Boulder ended up stuck under old cars in the scrapyard. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}}

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In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Heatwave and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}} During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Heatwave switched bodies with Kade, allowing him to experience the delights of toothaches and human dentistry. He was very relieved when they got switched back. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} When Kade accidentally ingested [[scrubmite]]s, Heatwave and the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and flew the ''Sigma'' into his body to deal with the critters. Heatwave had fun roping the mites, but when they were forced to strap them to the hull of the ship, he had to prevent them escaping before the ship could leave Kade's body. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}}

Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Heatwave scanned a brachiosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} The team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace. They found only a caveman frozen in ice, who turned out to be still alive once he was thawed back in Griffin Rock. While the others helped "[[Ira]]" acclimate, Heatwave and Blades returned to Wayward Island and found cave paintings depicting Autobots in the caveman's era. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:AttackOfHumungado Dino Heatwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave, that's inappropriate!]]
The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}} The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}}

When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}} When the mayor accidentally set fire to Founders' Day, Heatwave and Kade put it out, but the indignant mayor suspended the team on account of the fact that the Burns family was descended from a pirate. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}}

After being rescued from a whirlpool by [[High Tide]], Heatwave found himself and his team placed under the new Autobot's command for some water training. Chafing under High Tide's command, Heatwave eventually snapped and quit the training, but later he led the operation to secure an oil spill, and High Tide accepted he'd been too harsh on the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} During a visit by the time traveler [[Jules Verne]], Heatwave helped apprehend Dr Morocco. He was surprised to learn that Verne had met him on another occasion which hadn't yet happened for Heatwave. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

[[File:RescueBotsAcademy Heatwave shouts at Blurr.jpg|thumb|right|280px|"One o' these days, Blurr, one o' these days: ''POW!!'' Straight to Cybertron!"]]
After the Rescue Bots found [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the pair to be trained by Heatwave's team. Heatwave was unimpressed with the brash Blurr beating him in a race by cheating, and bungling a rescue, and even less so when it turned out Blurr had been lying about his past, but Optimus convinced him to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Heatwave grew ever more frustrated with Blurr's lack of progress, especially when Blurr botched a rescue and then took a joyride through town and almost exposed the Rescue Bots' secret, leading Heatwave to tell Chief he was going to contact Optimus to get rid of Blurr. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} He was even less impressed when Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', leaving the rescue team with a big problem when a solar flare knocked out the town's power. After Blurr saved the town from a falling satellite, Heatwave was more disposed to giving him another chance, though Optimus reassigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere anyway. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

When Servo appeared to be causing damage around town, Heatwave conceded that they might need to send the dog back to High Tide, however it turned out Servo had actually been helping people, and Heatwave changed his mind. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Heatwave opted out of guard duties when Boulder found a family of endangered woodpeckers. He was proven right when the Rescue Bots activities resulted in the town finding out about the birds and damaging their habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

After Chase was put in charge of dispatch due to an injury, Heatwave was unimpressed with him raising several false alarms. Once Chase solved a mystery and saved [[Maura the Magnificent]] from going over [[Griffin Falls]], Heatwave declared him fit for duty again. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Heatwave refused to say anything until there was an emergency at the town hall. To his relief, they found and shut down the Tone-O-Tuner. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Heatwave continued to grow discontent that the people they saved thought they were mere robots. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, during which a quantum crystal mishap resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} Heatwave had to rescue Blades and Dani after they made an attempt to go for help. As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, the Rescue Bots had their work cut out keeping people safe. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus then gave them a new mission: to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Three years on, Heatwave had still not let the team reveal themselves out of worry that the townsfolk would react badly. He finally succeeded in contacting Optimus and received orders to build a new mainland base, though the fact that they would need to work with the humans still didn't change his mind. Finally an invasion by the [[Velgrox]] forced his hand. {{storylink|New Normal}} He quickly became discontent with the new attention he and the others were receiving, opting to test the new [[GroundBridge]] rather than prepare for a town meeting. After accidentally ending up in the [[Sahara]], he and the rest of the team fronted up to the townfolk, who voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

An attempt at racing with Blades resulted in Heatwave accidentally demolishing [[Cullen|Mr Cullen]]'s rocket. As a result Heatwave decided the team would focus on their duties rather than pursuing their own pastimes. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Chase to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Irritated by Quickshadow lecturing them and defeating him in a sparring match, Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation to move [[Phodolite]] through town. The mission hit a snag when the Heatwave lost part of the load, resulting in the team having to use Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

[[File:VanishingReturns digital Heatwave.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] where Heatwave joined Chief, Cody and Frankie in a round of ''Element Quest'', only to discover it had been invaded by the [[Morocco virus]]. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations, and also came up with a plan to foil Evan and Myles when the pair tried to carnap Quickshadow. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}} When the opportunity came up, Heatwave was in favor of Chase running for mayor to prove that the Bots were equal in the community to humans. He soon changed his mind after Chase actually took office and the changes he made interfered with the Rescue Team doing their job. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

When Boulder wanted to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], Heatwave believe they should stick to the holidays celebrated in their new home. After dealing with a water rescue and a giant-sized [[CeCe Greene]], the Bots found the whole town had decided to celebrate All Spark Day, and Heatwave acted as a substitute for the energon fountain. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Heatwave helped Kade entertain children's parties. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

When the day finally came to open the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], Heatwave found himself having to dial the others back with the partying. After the building was transformed, he attempted to return to Griffin Rock with Cody, only to discover that the GroundBridge was malfunctioning. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He, Kade and Cody were assigned the task of repairing the center's holographic cloak, and with Blades's help, managed to do so before the base could be discovered. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} Heatwave accompanied Blades, Chief and Dani to [[Africa]] when Woodrow Burns appeared to need help, and ended up helping a family of gorillas survive baboons and an erupting volcano. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} After an attempt to drill Blurr on rescuing was less than successful, Heatwave and the rest of the team found themselves having to deal with the escaped [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], a member of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Heatwave (under the code name '''Thunder''') and Chief were dropped into Pynch's compound by Blades, and managed to find Pynch's hoarded tech before she caught them, though they escaped having their memories wiped thanks to switching the tech and ultimately Pynch went to jail {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Heatwave providing the first stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Kade and Heatwave tried to get Cody interested in firefighting when the boy was deciding what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Heatwave leading a team on Griffin Rock consisting of Salvage and Servo. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, Heatwave managed to blow it up by boobytrapping the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Unfortunately when he, Kade and Cody returned to the Training Center, they found it under Morocco's control and had to hastily retreat. When Morocco set his sights on abducting Cody, Heatwave's team attempted in vain to protect the boy, but Heatwave was later able to pick up him and Frankie after they dropped Morocco into an undersea trench. Optimus later assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new recruits. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
After the reconstruction of Cybertron and the rise of the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], Heatwave and his team were among the many Autobots blacklisted for associating with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Trying to come up with a rallying cry, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] once ordered his team to "roll to the rescue", but then evidently remembered that someone else was already using that cry. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

After spending some time with Bumblebee's team, Blurr said he needed to return to his own rescue team "before Heatwave blows a gasket." {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

Heatwave's portrait was shown as one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new High Council for being supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], Heatwave, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Heatwave energized his water cannons to better deal with the situation and put out the fire in short order. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed a rescue operation for Chase, with which Heatwave assisted in by letting Chase grab onto his ladder for support.{{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot nonelectronic.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2011)

:Heatwave transforms into a red and grey fire engine of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simple [[transformation scheme]] of the line, Heatwave transforms from vehicle mode to robot mode by simply pulling up the ladder and folding down the feet.

:Due to the placement of his ladder on his back, it is actually possible for the human figures to hitch a ride on Heatwave's back in robot mode; the rungs on the ladder are just thin enough to allow for one of their hands to slip around and the thumb on that hand to fit in the hollow area on the back of said rung.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RescueBots electronic HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Electronic Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Electronic Figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Cody Burns
:This non-Transformable version of Heatwave features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a storybook titled "[[Rescue Bots Respond]]" which details his adventures, and a redecoed [[Cody Burns]] figure.

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-Fire Station Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Electronic Fire Station Prime''' (Playset, 2011)

:A Heatwave vehicle is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. It "transforms" much like ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicles. An image of Heatwave is molded on the bottom of the vehicle and it can be stood up on end.

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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll probably be in need of [[Repair crab|some serious repairs]] when his clear plastic inevitably breaks.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' "Water" cannon

:The original Heatwave toy was released as part of the ''Energize'' line, retooled to add sockets into the top of his emergency lights, and with translucent blue plastic. Also added is a "water" cannon in the same plastic which can slot into the new sockets. The word "water" is in scare quotes in the product descriptions because the "water" cannon doesn't actually shoot water.

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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Kade Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

:Available in a two-pack with Kade Burns, Heatwave is a non-transforming figure but possesses more in the way of articulation than previous Heatwave toys, in addition to being more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]]. His left hand is replaced by a fire ax.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)

:The same ''Energize'' non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Kade Burns.

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[[Image:RescueBots FlipChangers HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Changer, 2013)

:A highly simplified version of Heatwave with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed fire engine—pulling out the lever on the rear of Heatwave's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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[[File:RescueBots_BeamBoxHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (''Beam Box'' Figure, 2013)
:Heatwave is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Heatwave in the game.

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[[File:RescueBotstoy_rescan_Heatwave_Cody_Burns_twopack.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Cody Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

:Available with a "Rescue Boy"-style Cody Burns figure, Heatwave is a new figure based on his fireboat Rescan figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_Rescan_HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Boats, Row to the Rescue!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is an all-new figure, featuring a spring-loaded transformation from fireboat to robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_MiniDinoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini Dino, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Mini Dinos series, Heatwave features autotransformation from ''Apatosaurus'' to robot.

:This figure is prone to internal breakage of the autotransforming mechanism if care is not taken when aligning the halves of the dinosaur head during transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBDinoHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescue Dinobot Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_EpicHeatwaveFigure.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Epic Figure, 2014)

:As part of the Epic Figures, Heatwave is an 12-inch tall non-transforming figure with basic articulation. His chest open up to fit 2-Pack human figures, and he features 5mm ports to interact with Energize rescue tools.

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[[File:RescueBots_ElectronicDinobotHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Electronic toy, 2014)

:This new Heatwave figure is a non-transforming ''Brontosaurus'' featuring electronic lights and sounds.

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*'''Elite Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)

:Part of the first wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave changes from a longer and larger version of his original fire truck alt-mode in a few easy steps. He features a removeable ladder with water cannons which can peg onto his arm or his back. His left arm has a flip-out capture claw. Additionally, he has 5mm compatible fist holes and his vehicle mode has several pegs for accommodating human figures.

:His ladder uses a hexagonal link-up point that is also used for the cranes on both Rescue Rig and Megabot versions of [[High Tide]], as well as (strangely) the gasoline pump included with the Griffin Rock Garage set, making all of those parts interchangeable.

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*'''Night Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)
:Part of the third wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave is a slight recolor of the figure listed above and retains all of its gimmickry.

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[[File:RB-toy Heatwave-HookLadder.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hook & Ladder Heatwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/gauntlet, water-blast projectile

: Part of a larger "deluxe" range of toys under the broader ''Playskool Heroes'' banner, Hook & Ladder Heatwave is a smaller, more show-like re-make of his original toy (in line with the "Rescan" assortment of his teammates), transforming from fire truck to robot and back with a single step triggered by swinging his truck-mode back end/leg down. He comes with a large trailer unit with a moving ladder rig equipped with a spring-loaded "water burst" launcher. The rig can transform into a gauntlet that kids (or adults with small arms) can wear.

: The package back calls out that Heatwave's back-ladder is removable and can be attached to the trailer, but it takes ''way'' too much force to do and doesn't feel like it's actually supposed to. Also, the ladder has been molded in a way that makes the tops of the steps incorrectly aligned when attached, causing them to face sideways.

:The cab-robot was also included in the "Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set" with no notable changes.

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*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit, and the show-based "Rescan" versions of [[Boulder#RescanShow|Boulder]], [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Chase (RB)#RescanCar|Chase]]. All four toys are identical to their individual releases (with the obvious exception of the missing trailer).

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2017)

:Part of the thirteenth wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is another new body for the character which changes from robot to two-headed dragon and back in a single step.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Racer, 2017)
[[File:RB-Heatwave-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of individually packed [[Flip Racer]]s, Heatwave transforms automatically from firetruck to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end.

{{charstubtoys}}

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==Merchandise==
[[Image:RBMerch-Heatwave costume.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
*'''Heatwave Toddler Halloween Costume''' (2012)
:Dress your kiddie up in this Heatwave [[Halloween]] costume so he can go door-to-door shaking down people for candy. 100% polyester!
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==Notes==
[[Image:Comicon2012MeetHeatwave.jpg|thumb|Kids, come meet the surly loner! It'll be fun for the whole family!]]
*An in-costume actor portraying Heatwave appeared at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 and at [[Universal Studios|Universal Studios Hollywood]] for the ''Transformers Fan Experience'' on [[June 20]], [[2014]] (during the weekend of [[BotCon 2014]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzlovag''' ("Fireknight")

==External links==
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/heatwave Heatwave's profile] at hubworld.com.

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[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

The Buzz on Windblade

2017-10-31T14:31:50Z

Autoroller: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 23
|image=RID-windbladeandsideswipe.jpg
|caption="Windblade to Cybertron, I've got an AWOL Autobot." "Tell me I wasn't this delude-" "No backtalk! I have a sword and I will use it!" "You mean a sword made out of plastic?"
|prev=Similarly Different
|next=Ghosts and Impostors
|title="The Buzz on Windblade"
|airdate=[[August 22]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''The Bee Team encounters a new Autobot, sent to Earth long ago.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is giving an impromptu lecture to the other [[Autobot]]s about the dangers of horses, using a toy rocking horse as a teaching aide. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is skeptical, but Strongarm maintains that since many of the ''[[Alchemor]]'''s inmates resemble Earth animals, it never hurts to be prepared. [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] is less than impressed, and heads off to train in the woods alone.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade Sideswipe fights Windblade.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Only after we have mistakenly fought can we team up.]]
While racing through the forest, Sideswipe overhears a fight, and stumbles across [[Scratch]], locked in combat with a jet. The jet gains the upper hand and transforms into an unfamiliar Autobot, who overpowers and incapacitates the [[Decepticon]]. Sideswipe tries to compliment her on her takedown, but she mistakes him for another escaped Decepticon. The Autobot nearly takes him down until she notices his [[Autobot]] insignia. The Autobot introduces herself as [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], a fellow Autobot on a mission of her own.

Back at the scrapyard, the Decepticon is safely in a [[stasis pod]]. Windblade is quickly making friends with Bumblebee and his team, much to Strongarm's dismay. Strongarm asks if she was sent by the Council, but Windblade reveals [[Primus]] himself sent her to [[Earth]]! She recounts that a thousand years ago, Primus warned her of a rising evil, and sent her into stasis after modifying her body and enhancing her sensors. Having reawakened a month ago, Windblade has been secretly tracking down and imprisoning fugitive Decepticons. Strongarm is still skeptical of Windblades's story, but Sideswipe is even more impressed with her. Windblade detects another Decepticon signal nearby, and helps [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] get a lock on it. The team rolls out after Windblade comes up with a catchy motto, impressing Bumblebee.

[[File:RID-zizza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Humans, bring me a year's worth of newspapers!]]
The team eventually arrive outside a nearby airfield, where a trio of [[human]] planes are behaving erratically. Strongarm is still unenthusiastic about having to work with Windblade, but finds herself partnered with Windblade, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and Sideswipe. They work their way toward the airport's entrance, but Strongarm accidentally tips off one of the humans, who orders the nearest "drones" to divebomb the Autobots. The four Autobots make a run for the hangar — although Strongarm thinks that they should contact Bumblebee first — and manage to get inside.

Once inside, the Autobots discover their target: a bee-like Decepticon who controls humans with her toxic sting. Even worse, the Decepticon boasts that her loyal workers are planning to spread this toxin to airports all over the world! As the Autobots move closer, the Decepticon takes her two nearest workers hostage, and threatens to kill them if the Autobots try to arrest her. Windblade calls the bluff and promptly draws her sword, but Strongarm trips her before the Decepticon notices. Realizing that they cannot endanger innocent humans, the Autobots temporarily retreat.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade humans vs Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"What do we do now?" "We can take 'em; it's not like they have [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|man-made Transformers]], right?"]]
Outside, Windblade confronts Strongarm about her interference. Strongarm retorts that all human lives are worth saving. Windblade is surprised, but realizes that Strongarm is right. After filling Bumblebee and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] in on the situation, Bumblebee has Fixit try to find a match for their quarry. Fixit tells them that they're up against [[Zizza]], a Decepticon who tried to pull a similar mind-control stunt back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Strongarm, having studied the behavior of Earth bees, hatches a new plan. Realizing that Zizza needs heat to stay active, Strongarm tells her allies that she knows how to make Zizza "chill out".

The group surrounds the hangar and swings into action; Grimlock distracts some of Zizza's drones while [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] cut the power, deactivating Zizza's heat lamps. Fixit warns Bumblebee that there's a plane requesting landing clearance. Bumblebee orders Fixit to hack into the control tower and divert the plane. Meanwhile, the mind-controlled pilots move in to intercept the plane. Bumblebee asks Windblade to reach the landing plane first, and Sideswipe tags along to assist. After Sideswipe forces the brainwashed pilots to land, Fixit manages to hack into the Control Tower, and diverts the plane to another airfield.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade Strongarm battles Zizza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|“Such bees!" Strongarm had never seen anything like it.
"If one were to sting me," she thought "I should swell up as big as I am!” .]]
Strongarm watches the interception, but then notices Zizza trying to flee. Strongarm tries to weigh Zizza down while dodging her stingers. Windblade and Sideswipe pass by, and their combined efforts manage to knock Zizza into a tanker filled with refrigerated foam, incapacitating the temperature-sensitive Decepticon and allowing Strongarm to slap a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on her target.

With the airfield back to normal and the humans recovering with no memory of the event, Windblade announces that she's off to continue her own mission. Sideswipe begs her not to go, even pleading Bumblebee to say otherwise. Before she leaves though, Windblade makes amends with Strongarm, admitting that her reckless plan almost cost innocent lives. With a mutual respect slowly growing between the two, Windblade transforms and flies away. Sideswipe compliments Strongarm on her plan... leaving Strongarm wondering if she just heard a genuine compliment from her comrade.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Scratch]] (9)
*[[Zizza]] (12)

|c3=
*Hypnotized humans (11)
*Pilot (13)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Strongarm''': And the lower appendages, or 'hooves', of real horses can cause significant injury. 
'''Bumblebee''': Uh, Strongarm, horses aren't generally aggressive unless provoked. 
'''Strongarm''': Perhaps not, sir. But given how many of the Alchemor's inmates are analogous to Earth's animals, it is vital that we understand any- 
'''Sideswipe''': Enough!
:—In the classroom with Miss Strongarm

'''Windblade''': Looks like this team you've put together has had a pretty high success rate. The mark of good leadership. 
'''Bumblebee''': [bashful] Heh, well… I had solid raw materials to begin with. 
'''Windblade''': If [[Sideswipe (RID)|Slick]] here is any indication, I'd say that's probably true. 
'''Strongarm''': [muttering] ''Slick''?
:—The rest of the team meets Windblade

'''Windblade''': Let's crank some pistons and cross some distance! 
'''Sideswipe''': Yeah-ha-ha, alright! 
'''Grimlock''': That's how you do it! 
'''Bumblebee''': Now, how did you come up with that so fast? Cause I've had the worst time.
:—In which Bumblebee finds a catchphrase mentor

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Windblade mentions having been reactivated a month ago, suggesting that is how much time has passed since the ''Alchemor'' crash.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl, Scratch, Zizza
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* As per ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'', Primus is depicted as being the [[core]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
* Sideswipe performs [[Jet judo]].

===Real-world references===
* Grimlock clambers up the air control tower while being attacked by planes, an obvious homage to ''[[King Kong]]''.
* Windblade's transformation by Primus is a direct reference to the transformation sequences in magical girl anime, most famously ''Sailor Moon''.

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Drift and Bumblebee ward off the planes, Drift has his Mini-Cons un-deployed. When it cuts to him swinging his swords, the Mini-Cons are no longer there. They return when Drift is ready to deploy them.

===Trivia===
* Far be it from us to question the Lord of Light, but one does wonder why Windblade wasn't awoken to help deal with the [[Darkness Rising|Terrorcon apocalypse]], [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|Unicron's reactivation]], or the [[Deadlock|potential obliteration of Earth's biosphere]]. Although it may be heavily implied that Primus was dormant during the events of the Great War due to Dark Energon poisoning. He was not revived until the core was purified after Megatron's defeat, and therefore unable to awaken Windblade until now.
* Strongarm brought up the fact that most of the Alchemor's prisoners resemble Earth animals, and how they share some of the same strengths and weaknesses.

===Foreign localization===
'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Windblade flyver ind'''" ("Windblade flies in")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mehiläiskuningatar'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La reine des abeilles'''" ("The Queen Bee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A királynő'''" ("The Queen")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 2]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Windblade'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Densetsu no Joseisenshi, Windblade'''" (伝説の女性戦士、ウィンドブレード, "The Legendary Female Warrior, Windblade")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 22]], [[2015]]

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Det summer runt Windblade'''" ("Buzzing around Windblade")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ach ta Windblade'''" ("Oh that Windblade"; as in a 'Oh you' remark)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18]], 2015

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Decepticon med sting'''" ("Decepticon with a Sting")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Battlegrounds ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

The Buzz on Windblade

2017-10-31T14:30:47Z

Autoroller: /* Trivia */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 23
|image=RID-windbladeandsideswipe.jpg
|caption="Windblade to Cybertron, I've got an AWOL Autobot." "Tell me I wasn't this delude-" "No backtalk! I have a sword and I will use it!" "You mean a sword made out of plastic?"
|prev=Similarly Different
|next=Ghosts and Impostors
|title="The Buzz on Windblade"
|airdate=[[August 22]], [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[Mairghread Scott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Todd Waterman]]
}}
'''The Bee Team encounters a new Autobot, sent to Earth long ago.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] is giving an impromptu lecture to the other [[Autobot]]s about the dangers of horses, using a toy rocking horse as a teaching aide. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is skeptical, but Strongarm maintains that since many of the ''[[Alchemor]]'''s inmates resemble Earth animals, it never hurts to be prepared. [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] is less than impressed, and heads off to train in the woods alone.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade Sideswipe fights Windblade.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Only after we have mistakenly fought can we team up.]]
While racing through the forest, Sideswipe overhears a fight, and stumbles across [[Scratch]], locked in combat with a jet. The jet gains the upper hand and transforms into an unfamiliar Autobot, who overpowers and incapacitates the [[Decepticon]]. Sideswipe tries to compliment her on her takedown, but she mistakes him for another escaped Decepticon. The Autobot nearly takes him down until she notices his [[Autobot]] insignia. The Autobot introduces herself as [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], a fellow Autobot on a mission of her own.

Back at the scrapyard, the Decepticon is safely in a [[stasis pod]]. Windblade is quickly making friends with Bumblebee and his team, much to Strongarm's dismay. Strongarm asks if she was sent by the Council, but Windblade reveals [[Primus]] himself sent her to [[Earth]]! She recounts that a thousand years ago, Primus warned her of a rising evil, and sent her into stasis after modifying her body and enhancing her sensors. Having reawakened a month ago, Windblade has been secretly tracking down and imprisoning fugitive Decepticons. Strongarm is still skeptical of Windblades's story, but Sideswipe is even more impressed with her. Windblade detects another Decepticon signal nearby, and helps [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] get a lock on it. The team rolls out after Windblade comes up with a catchy motto, impressing Bumblebee.

[[File:RID-zizza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Humans, bring me a year's worth of newspapers!]]
The team eventually arrive outside a nearby airfield, where a trio of [[human]] planes are behaving erratically. Strongarm is still unenthusiastic about having to work with Windblade, but finds herself partnered with Windblade, [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], and Sideswipe. They work their way toward the airport's entrance, but Strongarm accidentally tips off one of the humans, who orders the nearest "drones" to divebomb the Autobots. The four Autobots make a run for the hangar — although Strongarm thinks that they should contact Bumblebee first — and manage to get inside.

Once inside, the Autobots discover their target: a bee-like Decepticon who controls humans with her toxic sting. Even worse, the Decepticon boasts that her loyal workers are planning to spread this toxin to airports all over the world! As the Autobots move closer, the Decepticon takes her two nearest workers hostage, and threatens to kill them if the Autobots try to arrest her. Windblade calls the bluff and promptly draws her sword, but Strongarm trips her before the Decepticon notices. Realizing that they cannot endanger innocent humans, the Autobots temporarily retreat.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade humans vs Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"What do we do now?" "We can take 'em; it's not like they have [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|man-made Transformers]], right?"]]
Outside, Windblade confronts Strongarm about her interference. Strongarm retorts that all human lives are worth saving. Windblade is surprised, but realizes that Strongarm is right. After filling Bumblebee and [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] in on the situation, Bumblebee has Fixit try to find a match for their quarry. Fixit tells them that they're up against [[Zizza]], a Decepticon who tried to pull a similar mind-control stunt back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Strongarm, having studied the behavior of Earth bees, hatches a new plan. Realizing that Zizza needs heat to stay active, Strongarm tells her allies that she knows how to make Zizza "chill out".

The group surrounds the hangar and swings into action; Grimlock distracts some of Zizza's drones while [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] and [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] cut the power, deactivating Zizza's heat lamps. Fixit warns Bumblebee that there's a plane requesting landing clearance. Bumblebee orders Fixit to hack into the control tower and divert the plane. Meanwhile, the mind-controlled pilots move in to intercept the plane. Bumblebee asks Windblade to reach the landing plane first, and Sideswipe tags along to assist. After Sideswipe forces the brainwashed pilots to land, Fixit manages to hack into the Control Tower, and diverts the plane to another airfield.

[[File:BuzzOnWindblade Strongarm battles Zizza.jpg|thumb|right|250px|“Such bees!" Strongarm had never seen anything like it.
"If one were to sting me," she thought "I should swell up as big as I am!” .]]
Strongarm watches the interception, but then notices Zizza trying to flee. Strongarm tries to weigh Zizza down while dodging her stingers. Windblade and Sideswipe pass by, and their combined efforts manage to knock Zizza into a tanker filled with refrigerated foam, incapacitating the temperature-sensitive Decepticon and allowing Strongarm to slap a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on her target.

With the airfield back to normal and the humans recovering with no memory of the event, Windblade announces that she's off to continue her own mission. Sideswipe begs her not to go, even pleading Bumblebee to say otherwise. Before she leaves though, Windblade makes amends with Strongarm, admitting that her reckless plan almost cost innocent lives. With a mutual respect slowly growing between the two, Windblade transforms and flies away. Sideswipe compliments Strongarm on her plan... leaving Strongarm wondering if she just heard a genuine compliment from her comrade.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (1)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (2)
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (4)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (5)
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (6)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (7)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (8)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (10)

|c2=
*[[Scratch]] (9)
*[[Zizza]] (12)

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*Hypnotized humans (11)
*Pilot (13)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Strongarm''': And the lower appendages, or 'hooves', of real horses can cause significant injury. 
'''Bumblebee''': Uh, Strongarm, horses aren't generally aggressive unless provoked. 
'''Strongarm''': Perhaps not, sir. But given how many of the Alchemor's inmates are analogous to Earth's animals, it is vital that we understand any- 
'''Sideswipe''': Enough!
:—In the classroom with Miss Strongarm

'''Windblade''': Looks like this team you've put together has had a pretty high success rate. The mark of good leadership. 
'''Bumblebee''': [bashful] Heh, well… I had solid raw materials to begin with. 
'''Windblade''': If [[Sideswipe (RID)|Slick]] here is any indication, I'd say that's probably true. 
'''Strongarm''': [muttering] ''Slick''?
:—The rest of the team meets Windblade

'''Windblade''': Let's crank some pistons and cross some distance! 
'''Sideswipe''': Yeah-ha-ha, alright! 
'''Grimlock''': That's how you do it! 
'''Bumblebee''': Now, how did you come up with that so fast? Cause I've had the worst time.
:—In which Bumblebee finds a catchphrase mentor

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Windblade mentions having been reactivated a month ago, suggesting that is how much time has passed since the ''Alchemor'' crash.

===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl, Scratch, Zizza
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* As per ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'', Primus is depicted as being the [[core]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
* Sideswipe performs [[Jet judo]].

===Real-world references===
* Grimlock clambers up the air control tower while being attacked by planes, an obvious homage to ''[[King Kong]]''.
* Windblade's transformation by Primus is a direct reference to the transformation sequences in magical girl anime, most famously ''Sailor Moon''.

===Animation and technical errors===
* When Drift and Bumblebee ward off the planes, Drift has his Mini-Cons un-deployed. When it cuts to him swinging his swords, the Mini-Cons are no longer there. They return when Drift is ready to deploy them.

===Trivia===
* Far be it from us to question the Lord of Light, but one does wonder why Windblade wasn't awoken to help deal with the [[Darkness Rising|Terrorcon apocalypse]], [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|Unicron's reactivation]], or the [[Deadlock|potential obliteration of Earth's biosphere]]. Although it may be heavily implied that Primus was dormant during the events of the Great War due to Dark Energon poisoning. He was not revived until the core was purified after Megatron's defeat.
* Strongarm brought up the fact that most of the Alchemor's prisoners resemble Earth animals, and how they share some of the same strengths and weaknesses.

===Foreign localization===
'''Danish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Windblade flyver ind'''" ("Windblade flies in")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Finnish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mehiläiskuningatar'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''La reine des abeilles'''" ("The Queen Bee")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 24]], [[2015]]

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A királynő'''" ("The Queen")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 2]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Windblade'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 22]], 2015

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Densetsu no Joseisenshi, Windblade'''" (伝説の女性戦士、ウィンドブレード, "The Legendary Female Warrior, Windblade")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 22]], [[2015]]

'''Norwegian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Det summer runt Windblade'''" ("Buzzing around Windblade")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Polish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ach ta Windblade'''" ("Oh that Windblade"; as in a 'Oh you' remark)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 18]], 2015

'''Swedish'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Decepticon med sting'''" ("Decepticon with a Sting")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Season One ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2016 — ''Transformers Robots in Disguise'' — Battlegrounds ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]]) 

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buzz on Windblade, The}}
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Megatron (WFC)

2017-06-05T20:48:57Z

Autoroller: /* Notes */

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{{disambigm|Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatronus (disambiguation)}}
{{suite}}
:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"What happened to my [[fusion cannon]]?"]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own. He called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space. Though he's made a few mistakes, he does not intend to make them again!

{{quote|Good and evil fade away. History shall judge me... ''victorious''.|Megatron rejects all moral judgement on his actions|[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures, The Ending Begins]]}}
{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

D-16 was born during the [[Age of Wrath]]. The [[Quintesson]] occupation of Cybertron had neutered the ritual of ascending from the [[Well of All Sparks]], to the point where newly-born Cybertronians would emerge without names or developed personalities. After a brief but tantalizing glimpse at Cybertron's sun, D-16 was sent to work in the mines underneath Kaon. He took his name from the sector in which he worked, and eventually befriended some of the other nameless workers who had been dealt similar hands by the Quintessons. One Cybertronian in particular served as a sounding board for D-16's earliest sociological musings. From this nameless bot D-16 realized the importance of a proper name. By the time that the Quintessons had been routed from Cybertron, D-16 was already craving more out of life.

During his time off, D-16 became intrigued by the violent duels held between miners. As Cybertron's [[Golden Age]] drew to a close, he entered his first gladiator matches. D-16 drew upon the old stories of the [[Thirteen]] that the miners told one another, and decided on "Megatronus" as a suitable moniker; hoping that Cybertron's "fallen" society could eventually be restord. Megatronus thrived in the gladiator pits, seeing it as a way to escape the oppression of the [[caste system]]. The crowds who regularly watched his gladiator matches soon shortened his name to Megatron. Megatron used his newfound fame to attack the bloated Cybertronian government which kept the miners oppressed, and before long he had carved out a loyal cadre of followers inspired by his rhetoric. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
[[File:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
D-16 named himself after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} At the end of the Age of Wrath, he was one of the many Cybertronians who [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] called to arms, and aided in the war effort that successfully overthrew the cruel [[Quintesson]] regime. As time went by, D-16 eventually forgot about this event, as did many other Cybertronians.

At some point after Cybertron's Golden Age, a group of [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s foresaw him as the being who would one day lead them to freedom. They managed to carve an image of him on a cave wall before they were executed. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

D-16 eventually turned to gladiatorial combat to escape from the drudgery of his duties. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self-defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

[[File:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron misinterprets the phrase "ad hominem attack".]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] take control of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Megatron's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

The ''Nemesis'' eventually emerged from the Space Bridge, close to the lost colony world of [[Velocitron]]. The Autobots had already visited the planet and departed, but Megatron's sleeper agent [[Makeshift]] had ignited political tensions and sparked a civil war between [[Override (Prime)|Override]]'s loyalists and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack's]]'s cadre of political malcontents. He was directed by [[Hightail]] to Ransack. Megatron found Ransack's obsession with speed extremely irritating, but allowed him to pledge his allegiance to the Decepticon cause. Ransack's Decepticons continued their war on Velocitron while the rest of Megatron's forces boarded the Ark, tracking the Ark's energy signature.

Megatron's forces tracked the ''Ark'' to on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and began attacking both the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s. Amid the chaos, Megatron reunited with one of his long-lost comrades, the marooned Decepticon [[Axer]]. Axer presented his commander with the [[Requiem Blaster]], which he had scavenged from the core of Junkion. Megatron ordered the gun to be attached to the hull of the Nemesis. The mayhem had also awakened the ancient Transformer [[Cannonspring]], who reunited with several other Cybertronians and combined into the mighty [[Nexus Prime]], who held off both the Decepticon advance and the newly-arriving [[Star Seeker]]s. As the planet tore itself apart, Megatron duelled with Optimus Prime, who wielded the [[Cyber Caliber]]. Although Optimus Prime gained the upper hand, he suddenly received a vision regarding the AllSpark's location. Prime fell back to the ''Ark'' and retreated. Since the Requiem Blaster ran the risk of catastrophically overheating, Megatron ordered his troops to jettison the artifact before it could do so. Megatron ordered his troops to follow the ''Ark'' off of Junkion and back into deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

At some point during the voyage, Megatron changed his [[alternate mode]] to that of a Cybertronian spacecraft.

While searching for the trail of the ''Ark'' on the outskirts of the [[Wikipedia:Orion Arm|Orion Arm]], Megatron ran across the Star Seekers again, who had set a trap for the Decepticons. To take down the ''Nemesis'' ,the pirates salvaged the abandoned Requiem Blaster and grafted it to their ship. Megatron and the Star Seeker [[Thundertron]] dueled while their ships exchanged fire. Megatron eventually managed to gain the upper hand after exploiting the Requiem Blaster's cripplingly high energy intake, and forced Thundertron's forces into a retreat. Megatron reunited with his treacherous subordinate Axer, who claimed to have gleaned knowledge about the ''Ark'''s whereabouts during his time spent with the pirates. Megatron considered this, and then sent him to be tortured, just to make sure he was telling the truth.

The ''Nemesis'' eventually caught up with the real ''Ark'' over the planet [[Aquatron]] and opened fire. The Autobots retaliated by deploying [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]], who carved a trail of destruction through the ''Nemesis'''s engine bay until the combiner met Megatron. The Decepticon leader attacked Superion, and the two fought. Megatron was able to gain the upper hand and fired his fusion cannon at Superion, blowing the combiner apart and sending his components flying out the ship's hangar.

Before the Autobots could try and ram the ''Nemesis'' ,the Aquatronian native known only as "[[Inquirata (Prime)|the Curator]]" intervened by cutting power to both ships. The Curator scolded the Cybertronians for bringing their war to a neutral planet, but invited Megatron and his Decepticons to the planet's surface to negotiate a possible peace treaty between the two factions. Once the Autobots and Decepticons both agreed to a temporary ceasefire, the Curator revealed that he was a [[Quintesson]], and that Aquatron was a member of the Quintesson Co-Prosperity Sphere. Megatron decided to play along with his captors until he could find a way to escape. That night, Megatron was visited by the Curator, who promised Megatron his own [[Decepticon Matrix]]... if he backstabbed Optimus Prime and destroyed the Autobot leader's own Matrix.

The next morning, Megatron convened with Optimus outside the negotiation hall, only to reveal that he had brought along six [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s with him to kill Optimus. The two began fighting, until [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] detonated a bomb outside, which caused the Pavilion to start flooding. Optimus switched off his Matrix and helped Megatron to escape, but on the surface they encountered [[Tyrannicon]] and his [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] flotilla, who arrested all the Cybertronians present. The defeated Autobots and Decepticons were rounded up into a prison ship headed for the city of [[Hydratron]]; Megatron spent most of the voyage loudly and angrily criticizing Optimus Prime's leadership. When the prisoners were transferred to a train, Megatron ran afoul of several Sharkticons, who managed to subdue him long enough for him to be loaded onto the train and shipped to Hydratron's [[Hall of Justice]].

Inside the Quintesson's kangaroo court, Optimus Prime was put on trial for public mayhem, treason, and galactic blasphemy. Optimus Prime's brainwashed troops corroborated the Quintesson prosector's line of inquiry. However, Megatron himself came to Optimus's defense, asserting that the Quintessons did not create the Transformers as they so claimed. The trial had also jogged Megatron's memories; he remembered fighting in the war that routed the aliens from Cybertron and vowed that he'd gladly do it again. The Quintesson judges found them innocent, and so sentenced the two leaders to banishment. Whoever killed the other leader in combat would be allowed to leave Aquatron unmolested. The two leaders battled, unaware that the Quintessons were harvesting the energy they exerted to power a space bridge to Cybertron. When the Quintessons had enough, they dumped both of them into a Pirahnacon pit. Optimus and Megatron managed to escape the Pirahnacons with the help of Optimus's Matrix, and escaped into the subterranean tunnels beneath Hydratron.

The duo eventually encountered the [[Gamekeeper]], who was guarding the carvings that the Sharkticon rebels had created. The Gamekeeper taunted them, and revealed that the Quintessons were staging another invasion of Cybertron as they spoke. Megatron tore out the monster's eyes and eventually killed him. The Decepticon leader was intrigued by the carvings, although Optimus was skeptical of their veracity. The two eventually discovered [[Xeros]], who was manipulating his Sharkticon servants with a decoy Matrix. Believing it to be the Decepciton Matrix he was promised, Megatron grabbed it and shoved it into his chest.

The decoy Matrix turned out to be the [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]], and as it re-forged his body Megatron realized that Aquatron was one of the 200 lost colony planets after all- and a planet that had never been able to overthrow the Quintessons. Now sporting Sharkticon features, Megatron called the Sharkticons to his command and ordered them to devour Xeros. Megatron overpowered Optimus and threw him down a nearby elevator shaft. He then contacted Starscream aboard the stranded ''Nemesis'', and ordered his Decepticons to make room for Sharkticon reinforcements aboard the ship.

Before long, Megatron set off to the bottom of Hydratron, to kill the Curator once and for all. He ran into trouble along the way; the city itself began transforming into a giant jellyfish-like creature, which attempted to devour him. Megatron was ale to break free of its tentacles and swim to the bottom of the lakebed, where Optimus Prime and a [[Leviacon]] were already confronting the Curator. Hundreds of Sharkticons swarmed the Curator's fortified command bubble but were unable to break through. The fracas was compounded by the arrival of [[Tyrannicon]], who had come back to Aquatron through the Space Bridge to figure out why his soldiers had rebelled. Megatron, now calling himself "The First of the Many" offered Tyrannicon a place in his new empire, although Tyrannicon refused. Instead, the two battled one another for control of the Matrix, with the Tyrannicon triumphant. Tyrannicon stole the Matrix from Megatron, who collapsed and reverted to his old self. When Optimus managed to destroy the entire underground complex, he also rescued Megatron, and with the Leviacon's help the two leaders returned to the surface, where they reunited with their respective crews.

On their way off the planet, Optimus mused that one day Megatron might understand that the two of them were much stronger as a united force. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Megatron lead his Decepticons in an attack on the Autobot stronghold at [[Tyger Pax]] to obtain the [[AllSpark]] from the [[Well of All Sparks]]. After fighting off [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], Megatron found himself under fire from [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] managed to shoot the young Autobot down.

Searching for [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]], and executing Autobots that had failed to retreat, Megatron, while boasting his victory, saw the AllSpark be launched into space. Though he had failed to gain the AllSpark, Megatron found himself to be close to a badly damaged Bumblebee, who made a point of gloating to Megatron about the Autobots' victory. Grabbing the young mecha by the neck, Megatron, tired of Bumblebee's talking, crushed the Autobot's [[voice box]].

Deciding that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] didn't need another martyr, Megatron left Bumblebee alive to remind others that he could take and spare lives as he wished. Satisfied with his work, Megatron retreated with what was left of his Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
From Shockwave's lab in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave and a captured Grimlock watched a feed of Megatron spearheading an attack on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011), [[Peter Cullen]] (BotCon 2012), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Tony Fuochi|Antonio Fuochi]] (Italian), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Antônio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Guilherme Lopes]] ("Predacons Rising", internal monologue), [[Paweł Szczesny]] (Polish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena. Observing a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful, Megatron turned rhetorician, trying to effect change. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Megatron threatened the council, promising to overthrow them and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]—a declaration of hostility that shocked Orion, and moved him to an impassioned speech in favour of autonomy that successfully swayed the council where Megatron had failed. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and assembled his followers—including perennial loyalist [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and scheming second-in-command [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]—into an army he would name "Decepticons", beginning the war for Cybertron and vowing to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The war saw Megatron successfully take the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], which contained the very arena he fought in as a gladiator, as the Decepticon capital. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} During a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron crushed the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box when the scout refused to break under interrogation. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Furthermore, Megatron's wartime achievements were not limited to those achieved through might: he also created the deadly [[cybonic plague]] which wiped out millions {{storylink|Sick Mind}} and found a way to weaponize [[Tox-En]] which he used to wipe out an entire unit in front of a horrified Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} It was through similarly poisonous means that Megatron came closest to seizing victory in the war's final stages, [[Dark Energon|infecting]] the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself. In purifying the core, Orion was granted the Matrix Megatron had long-sought, becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After his assassin [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] failed to kill Optimus at the [[Battle of Technahar]], {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Megatron became obsessed with the Autobot leader and decided that destroying him was his right alone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron had his lead scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] send an army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to Earth to lay waste to any Autobot forces on the planet and secure any and all energon deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually, the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole Transformer race to exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet, should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} In time, Megatron and his army arrived on Earth, establishing mines to collect the Energon that the planet had been seeded with during the war. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} He also had some of his best warriors, such as Skyquake to guard deposits not ready to mine. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After some early conflicts on the planet, Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Returning to Earth, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[File:darknessrising3 Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his [[spark]], he was filled with its power, feeling as though he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed to the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, one full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[File:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} While Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, Megatron flew off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive all the dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army and seemingly Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[File:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]

The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. But the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] forced them to push off Megatron's recovery.{{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless, and Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] boarded the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via a [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes. Unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[File:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Lulz.]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, and in his wounded pride, volunteered to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[File:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[wikipedia:Loki (comics)|In the end, you will always kneel]].]]
Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]
Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} [[File:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but did not receive the power he had hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, instead receiving Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the [[Earth's core]], and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]
Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Megatron, what happened? Where did you go wrong?" "Uh, watch ''Revenge of the Sith''. I know I'm not in it, but it pretty much sums it all up."]]
Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead, and ordered Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself, but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was, in fact, Optimus Prime, the so-called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime, and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth, but Megatron refused, causing Orion to delete his findings. Fortunately, Soundwave had recorded his findings, and the data was saved. Soundwave also informed Megatron of the activity at the space bridge and went there to find that the Autobots had taken control of it, and that one of their [[Insecticon (WFC)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threatened to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project. Megatron realized that the Autobots must have been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. Megatron arrived at the space bridge and defeated the trio of Autobots present, and waited for Arcee to return from the open space bridge with the Matrix in her possession. When Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron, Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobots, pulled out his blades, and attacked Megatron. The amnesiac Autobot was no match for him. While the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the artifact coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While Megatron was bringing it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast. Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. Unfortunately, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, Megatron filled him in on what had happened to his brother Skyquake, but warned him not to seek revenge on his own. When Dreadwing did anyway, Megatron figured that would be the last they saw of him, although he was glad that Dreadwing both survived and learned his lesson. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You do know that you'll be splattered across the ceiling after this screencap, right?"]]
Reminded of Airachnid's past treachery, Megatron tasked Dreadwing with ridding them of her. Dreadwing not only failed, but returned minus Breakdown, much to Megatron's disgust. Megatron responded to Airachnid's later communication by attempting to get rid of her himself. Although she set an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] on him, the mighty Megatron eventually prevailed against it. The fight took all of his strength, and he was subsequently surrounded by Autobots. With Dreadwing's help, he escaped and made Dreadwing his new [[second-in-command]]. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Megatron responded to reports of Starscream on the ship and found not one but four [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscreams]] on the bridge. After attempting to appeal to their treacherous nature, he took advantage of a diversion to offline three of them before the fourth escaped. The diversion turned out to be a mass Insecticon attack, but after a fight, the Insecticons suddenly stopped and announced they were loyal to him. Then the ''Nemesis'' crashed. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} Megatron got the ship moving again using Dark Energon, but when it exhibited its own intelligence and refused to follow his orders, he tried to shut it down, only to be put into stasis lock. He only awoke when the kids reversed the energon flow. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As Knock Out prepared to go and try to find the first of the four relics which the ship had found the location of, Megatron instructed him to take an Insecticon as muscle. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Megatron then sent Dreadwing to [[Antarctica]] to find the relic there {{storylink|Triangulation}} and then sent [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] and three other Insecticons to a volcanic area at the equator, {{storylink|Toxicity}} before sending Soundwave to find the last relic.

He was impressed with the [[Resonance Blaster]] Soundwave found, but less so with Dreadwing and Knock Out, the latter of whom returned looking like he'd been run over by a train. After they found a grenade implanted in Laserbeak, Megatron set Soundwave back to work decoding the Iacon database. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} His rage over Hardshell's failure was mollified when the Insecticon claimed to have offlined Bulkhead, but when they later got a call from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] revealing Bulkhead was still alive, Megatron demanded Hardshell bring him Wheeljack's spark as a substitute. Instead Hardshell's corpse was brought back before him, and Megatron was shocked to learn a [[Miko Nakadai|human girl]] was responsible. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:TheHumanFactor Cylas and Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Soundwave, please arrange our guest a carwash.]]
After sending Knock Out to investigate Breakdown's signal coming back online, Megatron expressed distaste at the Breakdown/[[Silas]] hybrid who was brought to the ship. Nevertheless, he allowed "Cylas" the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a place in the Decepticon ranks by supplying them with a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. Though the initial results were promising, he sent Cylas to terminate Raf when the boy's hacking threatened to railroad their plans. When Cylas failed to do so and the satellite was stopped, Megatron called him back, and handed the former MECH commander over to Knock Out for dissection. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[File:Legacy-ohcrap.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Looks like [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] told Megatron where babies come from.]]
When Soundwave decoded another set of Iacon relic coordinates, Megatron initiated a decoy relic beacon to give them the advantage over the Autobots, and went to fetch the latest relic with a team. Though hoping it would be a Decepticon weapon, Megatron was stunned when it turned out to be the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. When he was unable to extract the sword, he had the Decepticons chip away a chunk of the mountain to be hauled away by the ''Nemesis'' in an effort to ensure it did not fall in Optimus's hands. Unfortunately, the arrival of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|a new Autobot]] delayed them long enough that the other Autobots discovered the deception. Optimus quickly managed to get hold of the sword despite Megatron's best efforts, and as the Autobot leader unleashed the sword's power, Megatron was forced to retreat in his ship, noting it was now the Decepticons' darkest hour. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Palpatine|It's treason then...]].]]
Coming up with a new plan to combat the Star Saber, Megatron took Dreadwing through the space bridge to Cybertron, and broke into the tomb of a Prime. After having Knock Out graft the Prime's arm onto Megatron, he was finally able to use the Forge of Solus Prime to forge a [[Dark Star Saber]] with some of his Dark Energon. Once Soundwave decrypted a new set of coordinates, he got the opportunity to test it on Arcee and Smokescreen when the pair found the first [[Omega Key]], whom he swept aside with ease. With new-found confidence, Megatron challenged Prime to a duel, and though his new sword cleaved right through the Star Saber, Megatron was unable to stop the Autobots from getting away with the Omega Key. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Gloating of his destruction of the Star Saber, he allowed Knock Out the opportunity to retrieve the next relic. Upon his return with another Omega Key, Megatron was intrigued by the relic, believing it to be part of a larger piece, and put the doctor to work analyzing it. He was less impressed with Dreadwing who returned empty handed from his mission, and asserted that they needed to locate the Autobot base to recover their relics. Then Soundwave decrypted the final part of the Iacon databse, revealing Smokescreen to be relevant to their search. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because we haven't seen this before.]]
After they extracted the Omega Key from Smokescreen, Megatron had Knock Out perform a cortical psychic patch procedure on the Autobot to learn their purpose. After discovering that all four could be used to revitalize Cybertron, he left Knock Out to find out where the Autobot base was, Megatron went to place the Omega Key in storage. However Smokescreen escaped and snatched it out of his grasp and made off with the other key as well. Though Megatron and his men gave pursuit as the Autobot jumped off their ship, Smokescreen got away. The Decepticon leader told Dreadwing they would need to locate the Autobot base quickly to retrieve the other keys, only to find Starscream on the bridge, with all four of the Omega Keys as a peace offering. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Intending to find what Starscream really planned, Megatron had himself plugged into the rogue Decepticon with a psychic patch. Despite most of Starscream's memories turning out to be incriminating, he was eventually convinced to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

Megatron attempted to stress to Dreadwing that the Decepticons needed to be united. Unfortunately Dreadwing was more interested in slagging Starscream, and Megatron had to blow a hole through him. Once the location of the [[Omega Lock]] was established, Megatron took the Keys to Cybertron to find it. He and his men were attacked by the Autobots, who got away with the Keys while Megatron was otherwise occupied with the spark extractor. With some help from Starscream, Megatron got hold of the Autobots' human friends to use as a bargaining chip to secure the return of the Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Once he had the Keys back, Megatron had the lock activated and revealed that he intended to use it on both Cybertron and Earth so he'd have two worlds to rule, starting with Earth. Shockingly, this news resulted in Optimus slicing Megatron's sword arm off before destroying the Omega Lock. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron would have the last laugh, as he knew the location of their base and used the Omega Lock to create a fortress there before Optimus destroyed it. If he could not conquer Cybertron, he could at least conquer Earth. From the ''Nemesis'', he and his men attacked and destroyed the Autobot base as their first act of aggression. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

As the Decepticons were unable to find any corpses in the rubble, Megatron ordered worldwide surveillance. He got the opportunity to test his [[Darkmount (Earth)|new citadel]]'s fusion cannons on some foolishly attacking [[human]]s, and contacted [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], claiming to want to co-exist peacefully with humanity. With the continuing failure of Starscream to get any information out of the captive Wheeljack, Megatron sent Knock Out to Cybertron to search for the relics lost during the Omega Lock battle. He was pleased when Knock Out returned with the long lost [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With failures mounting, including an aborted attempt by Starscream to track down the Autobots by freeing Wheeljack with a tracking device attached, Megatron's anger grew, leading Shockwave to bring to Earth a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] he had cloned. {{storylink|Scattered}} The [[Predaking (Prime)|beast]] was dispatched, but to Megatron's disappointment it returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Right here - go on, right in the chest!"]]
Megatron was furious when Starscream scattered their troops in pursuit of phantom Autobot signals, shortly before Darkmount itself was attacked. The Decepticon leader cut short [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s attempt to assault the fusion cannon control room, and ordered the Autobots executed. Before this could be done, Optimus Prime turned up, comprehensively beating up Megatron and throwing him into the fusion cannon power core. Despite his protests, the other Decepticons dragged Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots brought the citadel crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Instead the Decepticons turned their attentions to cloning, with Megatron ordering the creation of more Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the existing Predacon returned, Megatron ordered Starscream to take command of it. He later dispatched the beast and his first lieutenant to [[Scotland]] when a team searching for fossils there failed to report in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Megatron was displeased when it turned out Starscream had lost the Apex Armor, and was even less impressed when Starscream caused damage to the communications dish. Knock Out, at least, did not disappoint the Decepticon leader when he returned with another Predacon fossil. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} After some near-missteps in gathering the fossils required, Megatron hinted Shockwave should restrict himself to working in the laboratory in future. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Megatron discovered that Knock Out and Starscream had been experimenting with Synthetic Energon and had accidentally created a zombie-like plague. After the situation resulted in Airachnid being freed and the loss of the Insecticons, Megatron gave Knock Out orders to turn all of his experiments over to Shockwave, and reserved a ''special'' punishment for Starscream. {{storylink|Thirst}}

[[File:Evolution-Potentialcoup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Darth Vader|"I want them alive... No disintegrations!"]].]]
During a visit to Shockwave's off-site laboratory, Megatron was shocked to learn that the Predacon could transform and was intelligent enough to speak. Though [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] affirmed he was loyal to Megatron, the Decepticon leader suspected that once Predaking discovered that the Predacons were superior to ordinary Decepticons, he would turn against them. The Decepticons quickly realised they'd need to terminate Shockwave's cloning process, and Starscream came up with a plan to pin it on the Autobots which succeeded splendidly. In the aftermath of the explosion, the Decepticons discovered that the Synthetic Energon stored in the lab had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}

With this discovery in mind, Megatron put Shockwave in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, however they quickly realized that the Omega Lock would needed to be repaired to allow for its targeted delivery, and that Ratchet would be needed to complete the formula. Megatron told Shockwave he had decided that Earth and Cybertron were two halves of the same coin, and he intended to rule both. As the Autobots continued to interfere in their plans, Megatron had Predaking take part in protecting the Vehicons, though he insisted it be done with the Predacon in [[beast mode]]. {{storylink|Minus One}}

[[File:Synthesis Megatron and Predaking.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Sam Witwicky]] [[Megatron (Movie)|can't]] [[Transformers (film)|save]] [[Predaking (Prime)|you]] [[Aligned continuity family|here]]!]]
After the Decepticons captured Ratchet and failed to extract the information they needed via cortical psychic patch, Megatron turned on the charm. Once he showed Ratchet the Omega Lock they'd reconstructed, the Autobot reluctantly agreed to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} Despite several missteps which he encouraged his men to correct, Megatron was pleased when the Synth-En formula was perfected, and promptly rewarded Ratchet by giving the Autobot to Predaking as a chew toy. Unfortunately Ratchet turned Predaking against him, and Megatron found himself facing the Predacon in combat. With some help from Starscream, Megatron defeated Predaking and expelled him from the ship, however the Decepticons then found their warship under attack from the Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:Tfp megatron impaled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron killed by... Bumblebee!? It could happen... ONLY ON [[Hub Network|THE HUUUUB]]!]]
Megatron intercepted Optimus Prime, damaging the Autobot's [[jet pack]], and proceeded to duel with his foe atop the Omega Lock, all the while giving orders to Shockwave to prepare the Lock for firing. When Bumblebee attempted to pass Optimus the Star Saber, Megatron blasted the scout, killing him. He prepared to finish off Optimus as well, but Bumblebee was restored by the Omega Lock and ran Megatron through with the Star Saber. Megatron's lifeless body fell from the Omega Lock and plummeted Earthward. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Seriously, how are you ''not'' Galvatron?]]
Megatron's body lay at the bottom of the ocean until it was revived and restructured by Unicron. Megatron found himself a prisoner in his own body, tortured by his new master and unable to do anything other than observe. Unicron returned to Cybertron, intending to destroy the planet and end Primus. Megatron tricked him into fighting Predaking, reasoning that if their shared body was damaged enough, Unicron would leave it, however Unicron managed to beat Predaking and raised an army of Predacon Terrorcons with which to attack Cybertron's core. Megatron was only finally freed when Optimus tricked Unicron, drawing the dark god's anti-spark into a suitable container. Though Starscream believed Megatron would once again lead the Decepticons, Megatron had tasted oppression and no longer wished to inflict it, declaring the Decepticon movement dead and flying off. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Megatron Soundwave piggyback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|The kiddy-friendly comics have Megatron giving piggy-back rides.]]
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[File:Titan4.11 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Megatron works part-time at the Autobot Hotel providing alarm calls.]]
Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotize Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Now infuriated at his army being constantly bested by the Autobots, Megatron took the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] where he had his troops fight in a series of deathmatches to apply the principle of survival of the fittest. He forced Starscream to fight [[Fearstorm]], and when Starscream won, seemed happy enough to let his lieutenant return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron had him captured and taken aboard the warship, where the Autobot was placed in the newly developed [[Ultra Prison]]. Megatron sneeringly informed Bulkhead that the prison would slowly wipe his mind, but it was Megatron who got the raw end of the deal when the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged during the inevitable Autobot rescue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Intending to show the pitiful humans that their independence was only temporary, Megatron attempted to stage a media circus in which he destroyed the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Unfortunately only Bumblebee and Optimus turned up, and though Megatron tried his best to wreck the statue, Optimus caused more damage to it in the process of defeating him than he did himself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Leaving Starscream in charge of the Nemesis, Megatron returned to find it practically destroyed. He was met by Starscream, who told him the apparent course of events; ''some random Vehicon'' created an unauthorised Predacon clone, which ran amok, before Starscream ''bravely killed it''. Starscream also had ''totally not faked'' video footage to prove it! Despite the Vehicon's protests, Megatron executed him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.20|Starscream's Beast}}
====Mega-Mouth====
Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which multiverse he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} and also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} He also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering fan mail. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] intercepted a message pointing to a derelict starship containing weapons in the [[asteroid belt]], Megatron and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to find it. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They got there and found [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] about to make off with the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] joined the battle, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} the ship began to explode, and Megatron plunged through the floor along with tons of debris. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

Injured, Megatron lay beneath the wreckage in the ship, using his damaged comms to monitor events on Earth. Finally his groping hands found an [[Tartarex Warp Sword|ancient weapon]], which used the surrounding debris to repair and rebuild him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22}} He returned to Earth and blasted the top off a mountain, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} intending to make a preemptive strike against the Predacons. The Predacons promptly flew up to engage him in combat. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===Full of Fire!===
Disgruntled at the lack of progress in Predacon cloning, Megatron complained to Shockwave, who revealed that the cloning had already borne fruit. Megatron was pleased, though not so much when Predaking and the five new Predacons returned having been defeated by the Autobots. He believed that the Autobots now knew the extent of the Predacon army, however Shockwave was quick to reveal that there were a whole lot more Predacon clones ready to go. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Once an idealistic young miner, Megatron was forced into the gladiatorial ring, which eventually lead him to become the brutal and ruthless leader of the Decepticons. He once crushed the Autobot [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]]'s legs with his tank mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Though Megatron was no where to be seen, a statue of him was erected on the reborn Cybertron. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

As he had "helped save the universe from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon," Bumblebee refused to be defeated by [[Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] once thought a map looked like Megatron's face. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} During their battle, Drift mistook [[Megatronus]] for Megatron. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Megatron was "light years away" by the time [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] managed to escape the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]]. {{storylink|Portals}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
An Energon thief came to Megatron's attention and joined the Decepticon army as [[Drift (RID)|Deadlock]]. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

*During the war on Cybertron, Megatron had to briefly leave the battlefield, and left [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in charge. Shockwave took the opportunity to order Soundwave to transform into his boombox mode and play "[[The Touch]]" while he blasted Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|Gamestop Exclusive TV spot}}

*Megatron, [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]] sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Summer|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|[[wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <s>nuts</s> nights?]]|Megatron}}

*At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Detention|The Hub promo}}

*He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers2|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

*He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

[[File:MegatronCareBear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Megatron is on the right'' One wonders where exactly the other Care Bear came from.]]
*Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Darkest Hour|Darkest Hour promo}} doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt mode. In other commercials for the marathon, it is revealed that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]] is his favorite song, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}} and that he has been working on new transformations, demonstrating his ability to [[Pretender|transform]] into Funshine Bear, a [[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bear]], much to his humiliation. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Care Bear|Megatron Transforms into a Care Bear}} Also during the marathon; he commented on how his favorite reason that transformers were superior to humans was that transformers didn't need bathroom breaks. He also commented that the one thing he doesn't get about Autobots is their continuation of transforming into land-based vehicles (not complaining, just observing). He also expressed bewilderment over the way [[United States of America|Americans]] elect [[President of the United States|their leader]] through [[Democracy|democratic means]], rather than just killing off the competition like he would do. He also apologized to [[ALF]] for pre-empting his show, allowing the program to air at a later date under his regime. The only humans that Megatron admitted to liking were those that cower before him and Dan, due to his anger.

*Despite Megatron's might, Raf judged him inferior to [[wikipedia:Time Warner Cable|Time Warner Cable]]'s ability to transmit ''Transformers: Prime'' on laptop, tablet and smartphone computers, as demonstrated by a [[Raf's media device|device]] which switched between all three forms. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Time Warner|Time Warner Cable: Competiton}}

*While lounging around the Nemesis, Megatron answered questions about his personal life, took requests from fans and offered advice to the disillusioned and directionless. He shot down one girl who asked him to the prom, told a guy that the best way to get noticed by chicks is to transform into a jet, suggested that pound cake is the most superior of all baked desserts, and revealed that his ideal form of relaxation involves drawing [[My Little Pony|Rainbow Dash]] fanart. We all learned a little more about Megatron than we wanted to, that day.{{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

*Megatron narrated ''[[wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|A Visit from St. Nicholas]]'' for his troops, which was interrupted by three Vehicons discussing the stirring practices of mice. Megatron threatened to put them on the naughty list. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Naughty List|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Naughty List"}} Megatron shouted down several Vehicons singing about figgy pudding. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pudding|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Pudding"}} An Insecticon had direct orders from Megatron to send whoever decorated the ''Nemesis'' in holiday lights to the North Pole. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Holiday Schmoliday|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spanish)}}
[[File:WFC Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He wants the whooole wooorld, in his hand!]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it. At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[File:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bomber]]s. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[File:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with dark humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

[[File:Omega Supreme smash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I challenge you to a thumb wrestling competition!" "''That's'' a thumb!?"]]
Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[File:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]

Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it? {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)}}

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatron alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
[[File:FoC Megatron Profile.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Seriously, Soundwave, where is my fusion cannon?! It was in your remodeling designs, for crying out loud...]]
When Cybertron had begun to die following the Core's shutdown, Megatron blamed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the one who had ruined his plans for the planet. Megatron launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to destroy the Ark and get revenge. While commanding the battle from beneath one of his [[Warp Cannon]]s, he sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to capture Optimus and bring him before him. As Megatron executed two Autobots before his Optimus' eyes, Optimus pleaded that they only wanted to leave Cybertron, but Megatron wasn't going to allow him. As the Warp Cannon prepared to destroy both the Ark, and the Decepticon leader to do the same to the Autobot leader, the newly awakened [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] tore the roof off of the building they were in. Refusing to retreat, Megatron fired at the colossus, only to be pulverized by the giant Autobot's fist.

Due to Megatron's death, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and proceeded to run the organization into the ground by wasting resources and his failiure to inspire the troops. Unhappy with the change in management, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] salvaged what was left of Megatron, rebuilt him into a new form in his Kaon laboratory, and reactivated him with a Dark Energon infusion. After awakening, Megatron was enraged to see that Starscream was in control, and then proceeded to crash Starscream's [[The Transformers: The Movie|coronation]] ceremony. Slaughtering the Seeker's loyalists, Megatron turned on Starscream and drove him off. [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to inform him of the [[space bridge]] technology he had discovered and [[Earth|an energy-rich planet]] for them to plunder, and they required a suitable power source for a transport to take them.

Due to Starscream's self-indulgence, the Decepticons' energon supply was dwindling, forcing Megatron to find more power. He decided to retrieve the power core from the fallen [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and while doing so, he happily "reintroduced" himself to the Autobots. After arriving at Trypticon's crash site, he realized the beast was still alive and had Soundwave revitalize him. Megatron didn't know or care whether or not Trypticon was still sentient or not, but told the beast that since he had failed him, he would be rebuilt to Megatron's liking. Megatron then told Soundwave to initiate the "Nemesis Protocol" and permanently lock Trypticon in his [[alternate mode|alternate form]]: a transport ship which they would use to traverse the Space Bridge.

The ''Nemesis'' was quickly completed and the Space Bridge opened, and Megatron decided to leave Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence. However, one of Shockwave's [[Grimlock (WFC)|experiments]] destroyed the tower, which reduced the time they have to reach the Space Bridge before it closed. Sending in Soundwave to lead his forces on the Ark, Megatron confronted Optimus and the two fought. Megatron prepared a devastating blow to his enemy with a cannon, only for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to take the shot for Optimus. Their battle reignited, the two leaders traded blows with swords, causing heavy damage to one another. But before a final blow could be delivered by either one of them, the Ark crumbled under the Space Bridge's force, and while Megatron shouted in anger, both ships were drawn through. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Megatron also appears in the game's 'Escalation' mode. He fights alongside [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], on the 'Oblivion' map. He is the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

[[File:Transformers prime the game megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I think I'll force a servant of Unicron about ten times my size to serve me. That won't go horribly wrong at all.]]
Megatron was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he decided to take matters into his own hands by going toe-to-toe with Optimus again. After they exchanged some wedding vows and got to dancing, the asteroid exploded and interrupted their fight. Megatron managed to survive by flying away, witnessing his enemies fall to Earth. Swiftly, Megatron commanded Starscream to organize a scouting team to retrieve the fallen Autobots.

Megatron was present when Optimus awoke to fight Thunderwing. Megatron commenced an attack on the Autobot with the Nemesis, but once the Autobot escaped, he quickly turned his attention to the giant in the asteroid. After an analysis by Knock Out, Megatron reasoned with the herald of Unicron by promising all of his missing components being returned to him if and only if he swore his undying allegiance to him. As such, Megatron and Starscream arrived at one location to retrieve a component while Dreadwing parted to another. While on their mission, Megatron and Starscream managed to run into their old pals Optimus & Bulkhead. Starscream took his fight to the bulk, leaving Megatron to battle his old foe once again. Megatron was somewhat defeated, but managed to retrieve the component.

Megatron witnessed Starscream attach the component to Thunderwing, and the two were surprised when Thunderwing continued to serve Unicron, even after their deal. Thunderwing attempted to destroy Megatron before making his escape, but he used Starscream as protection. Throwing his commander on the ground like scrap, he pursued Thunderwing only to meet with Autobots again. Megatron managed to make sport of Arcee, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead, but his third and final battle with Optimus resulted in his ultimate defeat.
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
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===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Megatron and his Eradicons infiltrated the Autobots' headquarters. They then used Scraplets to discombobulate the base's systems. Bulkhead then came along, removed the Scraplets from the headquarters' systems, and defeated Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Megatron threw wave after wave of Vehicons at the Autobots in the hopes of amassing massive amounts of Dark Energon, before launching an assault on the Autobot headquarters. He was defeated by Optimus Prime and Arcee. {{Storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense|Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Megatron and his Decepticons built an [[Energon Drain]] weapon, which would render them unstopable if left unopposed. Optimus Prime and his Autobots intervened, and destroyed the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
After the bulk of his troops, and many Vehicons had faced off against Optimus Prime, Megatron took on the Autobot leader himself. Megatron had access to a personal forcefield and powerful energy blasts throughout the battle, and would alternate between his robot and vehicle mode to fight both on the ground and above it. The stack the odds even more in his favor, Megatron was assisted by some of his troops, including Airachnid, Breakdown and Shockwave. Despite all of this, Optimus managed to defeat Megatron, and he was sent fleeing, proclaiming that Optimus had only succeeded in winning a small battle that was part of a greater war. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Went from shark-face to scowl-face]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

At some point during the Autobot-Decepticon war, Optimus Prime went missing. Megatron and his Decepticons searched the universe for the Autobot leader, but met heavy resistance from the Autobots, who fought to keep their leader's location a secret.

He appears in-game only as a hologram displayed in the ''Leviathan'', [[Switchblade (Prime)|Switchblade]]'s ship. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Megatron (WFC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 1" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Megatron (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
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==Notes==
[[File:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too fast for screen caps.]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Green With Evil.]]
*Megatron's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Destroyer-type chassis for [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Gunner-type components for [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]-class characters.
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*When controlled by the player in ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron typically begins with a Riot Cannon equipped, which works to emulate the classic G1 Fusion Cannon. In cutscenes however, the Riot Cannon is mounted ONTO Megatron's right forearm, as opposed to his arm changing into the cannon like in gameplay.
**In ''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron appears in his War for Cybertron design with the Riot Cannon mounted onto his left arm as opposed to his right. He never appears with the arm-mounted cannon in his new body however.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both Generation 1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)|buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp shark-like teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his [[alternate mode]], probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
*Megatron'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 Megatron parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*A running gag in the advertisements shows that the Decepticon Lord is actually a [[Wikipedia:Brony|Brony]] in secret. Soundwave is the only one who knows and seems to be OK with it.
**According to the ''[[Commercial/Prime#2012|Transformers: Prime 26 Hour Takeover Marathon]]'' promos, his favorite song is the [[theme song|theme]] to ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''.
**According to an [[Commercial/Prime#2013|Ask Megatron]] segment, his ideal form of relaxation involves traveling to the dark side of Pluto and drawing Rainbow Dash fanart.
**And then there are [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Summer]] and [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Carolers]] promos, in which he joins Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rainbow Dash (his favorite!) for various musical numbers.
*A note in the "Autobits" edition of [[Darkmount, NV]] states that he enjoys online cat videos.

===Foreign names===

*''Mandarin:'' {{hanyu|'''Megaton'''|密卡登|Mìkǎdēng|Taiwan}}, {{hanyu|'''Wēi Zhèn Tīan'''|威震天||lit. "Extremely Prestigious" or "Heaven-shaking Might", China}}

==References==
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Megatron (WFC)

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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|"What happened to my [[fusion cannon]]?"]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own. He called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space. Though he's made a few mistakes, he does not intend to make them again!

{{quote|Good and evil fade away. History shall judge me... ''victorious''.|Megatron rejects all moral judgement on his actions|[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures, The Ending Begins]]}}
{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

D-16 was born during the [[Age of Wrath]]. The [[Quintesson]] occupation of Cybertron had neutered the ritual of ascending from the [[Well of All Sparks]], to the point where newly-born Cybertronians would emerge without names or developed personalities. After a brief but tantalizing glimpse at Cybertron's sun, D-16 was sent to work in the mines underneath Kaon. He took his name from the sector in which he worked, and eventually befriended some of the other nameless workers who had been dealt similar hands by the Quintessons. One Cybertronian in particular served as a sounding board for D-16's earliest sociological musings. From this nameless bot D-16 realized the importance of a proper name. By the time that the Quintessons had been routed from Cybertron, D-16 was already craving more out of life.

During his time off, D-16 became intrigued by the violent duels held between miners. As Cybertron's [[Golden Age]] drew to a close, he entered his first gladiator matches. D-16 drew upon the old stories of the [[Thirteen]] that the miners told one another, and decided on "Megatronus" as a suitable moniker; hoping that Cybertron's "fallen" society could eventually be restord. Megatronus thrived in the gladiator pits, seeing it as a way to escape the oppression of the [[caste system]]. The crowds who regularly watched his gladiator matches soon shortened his name to Megatron. Megatron used his newfound fame to attack the bloated Cybertronian government which kept the miners oppressed, and before long he had carved out a loyal cadre of followers inspired by his rhetoric. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
[[File:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
D-16 named himself after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} At the end of the Age of Wrath, he was one of the many Cybertronians who [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] called to arms, and aided in the war effort that successfully overthrew the cruel [[Quintesson]] regime. As time went by, D-16 eventually forgot about this event, as did many other Cybertronians.

At some point after Cybertron's Golden Age, a group of [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s foresaw him as the being who would one day lead them to freedom. They managed to carve an image of him on a cave wall before they were executed. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

D-16 eventually turned to gladiatorial combat to escape from the drudgery of his duties. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self-defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

[[File:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron misinterprets the phrase "ad hominem attack".]]

Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] take control of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Megatron's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

The ''Nemesis'' eventually emerged from the Space Bridge, close to the lost colony world of [[Velocitron]]. The Autobots had already visited the planet and departed, but Megatron's sleeper agent [[Makeshift]] had ignited political tensions and sparked a civil war between [[Override (Prime)|Override]]'s loyalists and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack's]]'s cadre of political malcontents. He was directed by [[Hightail]] to Ransack. Megatron found Ransack's obsession with speed extremely irritating, but allowed him to pledge his allegiance to the Decepticon cause. Ransack's Decepticons continued their war on Velocitron while the rest of Megatron's forces boarded the Ark, tracking the Ark's energy signature.

Megatron's forces tracked the ''Ark'' to on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], and began attacking both the Autobots and the native [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s. Amid the chaos, Megatron reunited with one of his long-lost comrades, the marooned Decepticon [[Axer]]. Axer presented his commander with the [[Requiem Blaster]], which he had scavenged from the core of Junkion. Megatron ordered the gun to be attached to the hull of the Nemesis. The mayhem had also awakened the ancient Transformer [[Cannonspring]], who reunited with several other Cybertronians and combined into the mighty [[Nexus Prime]], who held off both the Decepticon advance and the newly-arriving [[Star Seeker]]s. As the planet tore itself apart, Megatron duelled with Optimus Prime, who wielded the [[Cyber Caliber]]. Although Optimus Prime gained the upper hand, he suddenly received a vision regarding the AllSpark's location. Prime fell back to the ''Ark'' and retreated. Since the Requiem Blaster ran the risk of catastrophically overheating, Megatron ordered his troops to jettison the artifact before it could do so. Megatron ordered his troops to follow the ''Ark'' off of Junkion and back into deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

At some point during the voyage, Megatron changed his [[alternate mode]] to that of a Cybertronian spacecraft.

While searching for the trail of the ''Ark'' on the outskirts of the [[Wikipedia:Orion Arm|Orion Arm]], Megatron ran across the Star Seekers again, who had set a trap for the Decepticons. To take down the ''Nemesis'' ,the pirates salvaged the abandoned Requiem Blaster and grafted it to their ship. Megatron and the Star Seeker [[Thundertron]] dueled while their ships exchanged fire. Megatron eventually managed to gain the upper hand after exploiting the Requiem Blaster's cripplingly high energy intake, and forced Thundertron's forces into a retreat. Megatron reunited with his treacherous subordinate Axer, who claimed to have gleaned knowledge about the ''Ark'''s whereabouts during his time spent with the pirates. Megatron considered this, and then sent him to be tortured, just to make sure he was telling the truth.

The ''Nemesis'' eventually caught up with the real ''Ark'' over the planet [[Aquatron]] and opened fire. The Autobots retaliated by deploying [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]], who carved a trail of destruction through the ''Nemesis'''s engine bay until the combiner met Megatron. The Decepticon leader attacked Superion, and the two fought. Megatron was able to gain the upper hand and fired his fusion cannon at Superion, blowing the combiner apart and sending his components flying out the ship's hangar.

Before the Autobots could try and ram the ''Nemesis'' ,the Aquatronian native known only as "[[Inquirata (Prime)|the Curator]]" intervened by cutting power to both ships. The Curator scolded the Cybertronians for bringing their war to a neutral planet, but invited Megatron and his Decepticons to the planet's surface to negotiate a possible peace treaty between the two factions. Once the Autobots and Decepticons both agreed to a temporary ceasefire, the Curator revealed that he was a [[Quintesson]], and that Aquatron was a member of the Quintesson Co-Prosperity Sphere. Megatron decided to play along with his captors until he could find a way to escape. That night, Megatron was visited by the Curator, who promised Megatron his own [[Decepticon Matrix]]... if he backstabbed Optimus Prime and destroyed the Autobot leader's own Matrix.

The next morning, Megatron convened with Optimus outside the negotiation hall, only to reveal that he had brought along six [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s with him to kill Optimus. The two began fighting, until [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] detonated a bomb outside, which caused the Pavilion to start flooding. Optimus switched off his Matrix and helped Megatron to escape, but on the surface they encountered [[Tyrannicon]] and his [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]] flotilla, who arrested all the Cybertronians present. The defeated Autobots and Decepticons were rounded up into a prison ship headed for the city of [[Hydratron]]; Megatron spent most of the voyage loudly and angrily criticizing Optimus Prime's leadership. When the prisoners were transferred to a train, Megatron ran afoul of several Sharkticons, who managed to subdue him long enough for him to be loaded onto the train and shipped to Hydratron's [[Hall of Justice]].

Inside the Quintesson's kangaroo court, Optimus Prime was put on trial for public mayhem, treason, and galactic blasphemy. Optimus Prime's brainwashed troops corroborated the Quintesson prosector's line of inquiry. However, Megatron himself came to Optimus's defense, asserting that the Quintessons did not create the Transformers as they so claimed. The trial had also jogged Megatron's memories; he remembered fighting in the war that routed the aliens from Cybertron and vowed that he'd gladly do it again. The Quintesson judges found them innocent, and so sentenced the two leaders to banishment. Whoever killed the other leader in combat would be allowed to leave Aquatron unmolested. The two leaders battled, unaware that the Quintessons were harvesting the energy they exerted to power a space bridge to Cybertron. When the Quintessons had enough, they dumped both of them into a Pirahnacon pit. Optimus and Megatron managed to escape the Pirahnacons with the help of Optimus's Matrix, and escaped into the subterranean tunnels beneath Hydratron.

The duo eventually encountered the [[Gamekeeper]], who was guarding the carvings that the Sharkticon rebels had created. The Gamekeeper taunted them, and revealed that the Quintessons were staging another invasion of Cybertron as they spoke. Megatron tore out the monster's eyes and eventually killed him. The Decepticon leader was intrigued by the carvings, although Optimus was skeptical of their veracity. The two eventually discovered [[Xeros]], who was manipulating his Sharkticon servants with a decoy Matrix. Believing it to be the Decepciton Matrix he was promised, Megatron grabbed it and shoved it into his chest.

The decoy Matrix turned out to be the [[Sharkticon Matrix of Leadership]], and as it re-forged his body Megatron realized that Aquatron was one of the 200 lost colony planets after all- and a planet that had never been able to overthrow the Quintessons. Now sporting Sharkticon features, Megatron called the Sharkticons to his command and ordered them to devour Xeros. Megatron overpowered Optimus and threw him down a nearby elevator shaft. He then contacted Starscream aboard the stranded ''Nemesis'', and ordered his Decepticons to make room for Sharkticon reinforcements aboard the ship.

Before long, Megatron set off to the bottom of Hydratron, to kill the Curator once and for all. He ran into trouble along the way; the city itself began transforming into a giant jellyfish-like creature, which attempted to devour him. Megatron was ale to break free of its tentacles and swim to the bottom of the lakebed, where Optimus Prime and a [[Leviacon]] were already confronting the Curator. Hundreds of Sharkticons swarmed the Curator's fortified command bubble but were unable to break through. The fracas was compounded by the arrival of [[Tyrannicon]], who had come back to Aquatron through the Space Bridge to figure out why his soldiers had rebelled. Megatron, now calling himself "The First of the Many" offered Tyrannicon a place in his new empire, although Tyrannicon refused. Instead, the two battled one another for control of the Matrix, with the Tyrannicon triumphant. Tyrannicon stole the Matrix from Megatron, who collapsed and reverted to his old self. When Optimus managed to destroy the entire underground complex, he also rescued Megatron, and with the Leviacon's help the two leaders returned to the surface, where they reunited with their respective crews.

On their way off the planet, Optimus mused that one day Megatron might understand that the two of them were much stronger as a united force. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Megatron lead his Decepticons in an attack on the Autobot stronghold at [[Tyger Pax]] to obtain the [[AllSpark]] from the [[Well of All Sparks]]. After fighting off [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]] and [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], Megatron found himself under fire from [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] managed to shoot the young Autobot down.

Searching for [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]], and executing Autobots that had failed to retreat, Megatron, while boasting his victory, saw the AllSpark be launched into space. Though he had failed to gain the AllSpark, Megatron found himself to be close to a badly damaged Bumblebee, who made a point of gloating to Megatron about the Autobots' victory. Grabbing the young mecha by the neck, Megatron, tired of Bumblebee's talking, crushed the Autobot's [[voice box]].

Deciding that [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] didn't need another martyr, Megatron left Bumblebee alive to remind others that he could take and spare lives as he wished. Satisfied with his work, Megatron retreated with what was left of his Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
From Shockwave's lab in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave and a captured Grimlock watched a feed of Megatron spearheading an attack on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
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[[File:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] arena. Observing a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful, Megatron turned rhetorician, trying to effect change. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Megatron threatened the council, promising to overthrow them and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]—a declaration of hostility that shocked Orion, and moved him to an impassioned speech in favour of autonomy that successfully swayed the council where Megatron had failed. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and assembled his followers—including perennial loyalist [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and scheming second-in-command [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]—into an army he would name "Decepticons", beginning the war for Cybertron and vowing to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The war saw Megatron successfully take the city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], which contained the very arena he fought in as a gladiator, as the Decepticon capital. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} During a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron crushed the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box when the scout refused to break under interrogation. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Furthermore, Megatron's wartime achievements were not limited to those achieved through might: he also created the deadly [[cybonic plague]] which wiped out millions {{storylink|Sick Mind}} and found a way to weaponize [[Tox-En]] which he used to wipe out an entire unit in front of a horrified Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} It was through similarly poisonous means that Megatron came closest to seizing victory in the war's final stages, [[Dark Energon|infecting]] the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself. In purifying the core, Orion was granted the Matrix Megatron had long-sought, becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After his assassin [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] failed to kill Optimus at the [[Battle of Technahar]], {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Megatron became obsessed with the Autobot leader and decided that destroying him was his right alone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron had his lead scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] send an army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to Earth to lay waste to any Autobot forces on the planet and secure any and all energon deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually, the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole Transformer race to exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet, should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} In time, Megatron and his army arrived on Earth, establishing mines to collect the Energon that the planet had been seeded with during the war. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} He also had some of his best warriors, such as Skyquake to guard deposits not ready to mine. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After some early conflicts on the planet, Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Returning to Earth, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[File:darknessrising3 Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his [[spark]], he was filled with its power, feeling as though he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed to the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, one full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[File:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} While Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, Megatron flew off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive all the dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army and seemingly Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[File:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]

The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. But the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] forced them to push off Megatron's recovery.{{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless, and Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] boarded the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via a [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes. Unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[File:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Lulz.]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, and in his wounded pride, volunteered to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[File:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|[[wikipedia:Loki (comics)|In the end, you will always kneel]].]]
Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[File:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]
Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} [[File:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but did not receive the power he had hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, instead receiving Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the [[Earth's core]], and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]
Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:Orion-Pax-Part-1-OP-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Megatron, what happened? Where did you go wrong?" "Uh, watch ''Revenge of the Sith''. I know I'm not in it, but it pretty much sums it all up."]]
Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead, and ordered Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself, but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was, in fact, Optimus Prime, the so-called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime, and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth, but Megatron refused, causing Orion to delete his findings. Fortunately, Soundwave had recorded his findings, and the data was saved. Soundwave also informed Megatron of the activity at the space bridge and went there to find that the Autobots had taken control of it, and that one of their [[Insecticon (WFC)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threatened to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project. Megatron realized that the Autobots must have been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. Megatron arrived at the space bridge and defeated the trio of Autobots present, and waited for Arcee to return from the open space bridge with the Matrix in her possession. When Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron, Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobots, pulled out his blades, and attacked Megatron. The amnesiac Autobot was no match for him. While the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the artifact coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While Megatron was bringing it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast. Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. Unfortunately, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, Megatron filled him in on what had happened to his brother Skyquake, but warned him not to seek revenge on his own. When Dreadwing did anyway, Megatron figured that would be the last they saw of him, although he was glad that Dreadwing both survived and learned his lesson. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You do know that you'll be splattered across the ceiling after this screencap, right?"]]
Reminded of Airachnid's past treachery, Megatron tasked Dreadwing with ridding them of her. Dreadwing not only failed, but returned minus Breakdown, much to Megatron's disgust. Megatron responded to Airachnid's later communication by attempting to get rid of her himself. Although she set an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] on him, the mighty Megatron eventually prevailed against it. The fight took all of his strength, and he was subsequently surrounded by Autobots. With Dreadwing's help, he escaped and made Dreadwing his new [[second-in-command]]. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Megatron responded to reports of Starscream on the ship and found not one but four [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscreams]] on the bridge. After attempting to appeal to their treacherous nature, he took advantage of a diversion to offline three of them before the fourth escaped. The diversion turned out to be a mass Insecticon attack, but after a fight, the Insecticons suddenly stopped and announced they were loyal to him. Then the ''Nemesis'' crashed. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} Megatron got the ship moving again using Dark Energon, but when it exhibited its own intelligence and refused to follow his orders, he tried to shut it down, only to be put into stasis lock. He only awoke when the kids reversed the energon flow. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As Knock Out prepared to go and try to find the first of the four relics which the ship had found the location of, Megatron instructed him to take an Insecticon as muscle. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Megatron then sent Dreadwing to [[Antarctica]] to find the relic there {{storylink|Triangulation}} and then sent [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] and three other Insecticons to a volcanic area at the equator, {{storylink|Toxicity}} before sending Soundwave to find the last relic.

He was impressed with the [[Resonance Blaster]] Soundwave found, but less so with Dreadwing and Knock Out, the latter of whom returned looking like he'd been run over by a train. After they found a grenade implanted in Laserbeak, Megatron set Soundwave back to work decoding the Iacon database. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} His rage over Hardshell's failure was mollified when the Insecticon claimed to have offlined Bulkhead, but when they later got a call from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] revealing Bulkhead was still alive, Megatron demanded Hardshell bring him Wheeljack's spark as a substitute. Instead Hardshell's corpse was brought back before him, and Megatron was shocked to learn a [[Miko Nakadai|human girl]] was responsible. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:TheHumanFactor Cylas and Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Soundwave, please arrange our guest a carwash.]]
After sending Knock Out to investigate Breakdown's signal coming back online, Megatron expressed distaste at the Breakdown/[[Silas]] hybrid who was brought to the ship. Nevertheless, he allowed "Cylas" the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a place in the Decepticon ranks by supplying them with a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. Though the initial results were promising, he sent Cylas to terminate Raf when the boy's hacking threatened to railroad their plans. When Cylas failed to do so and the satellite was stopped, Megatron called him back, and handed the former MECH commander over to Knock Out for dissection. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[File:Legacy-ohcrap.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Looks like [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] told Megatron where babies come from.]]
When Soundwave decoded another set of Iacon relic coordinates, Megatron initiated a decoy relic beacon to give them the advantage over the Autobots, and went to fetch the latest relic with a team. Though hoping it would be a Decepticon weapon, Megatron was stunned when it turned out to be the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. When he was unable to extract the sword, he had the Decepticons chip away a chunk of the mountain to be hauled away by the ''Nemesis'' in an effort to ensure it did not fall in Optimus's hands. Unfortunately, the arrival of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|a new Autobot]] delayed them long enough that the other Autobots discovered the deception. Optimus quickly managed to get hold of the sword despite Megatron's best efforts, and as the Autobot leader unleashed the sword's power, Megatron was forced to retreat in his ship, noting it was now the Decepticons' darkest hour. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Palpatine|It's treason then...]].]]
Coming up with a new plan to combat the Star Saber, Megatron took Dreadwing through the space bridge to Cybertron, and broke into the tomb of a Prime. After having Knock Out graft the Prime's arm onto Megatron, he was finally able to use the Forge of Solus Prime to forge a [[Dark Star Saber]] with some of his Dark Energon. Once Soundwave decrypted a new set of coordinates, he got the opportunity to test it on Arcee and Smokescreen when the pair found the first [[Omega Key]], whom he swept aside with ease. With new-found confidence, Megatron challenged Prime to a duel, and though his new sword cleaved right through the Star Saber, Megatron was unable to stop the Autobots from getting away with the Omega Key. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Gloating of his destruction of the Star Saber, he allowed Knock Out the opportunity to retrieve the next relic. Upon his return with another Omega Key, Megatron was intrigued by the relic, believing it to be part of a larger piece, and put the doctor to work analyzing it. He was less impressed with Dreadwing who returned empty handed from his mission, and asserted that they needed to locate the Autobot base to recover their relics. Then Soundwave decrypted the final part of the Iacon databse, revealing Smokescreen to be relevant to their search. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because we haven't seen this before.]]
After they extracted the Omega Key from Smokescreen, Megatron had Knock Out perform a cortical psychic patch procedure on the Autobot to learn their purpose. After discovering that all four could be used to revitalize Cybertron, he left Knock Out to find out where the Autobot base was, Megatron went to place the Omega Key in storage. However Smokescreen escaped and snatched it out of his grasp and made off with the other key as well. Though Megatron and his men gave pursuit as the Autobot jumped off their ship, Smokescreen got away. The Decepticon leader told Dreadwing they would need to locate the Autobot base quickly to retrieve the other keys, only to find Starscream on the bridge, with all four of the Omega Keys as a peace offering. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Intending to find what Starscream really planned, Megatron had himself plugged into the rogue Decepticon with a psychic patch. Despite most of Starscream's memories turning out to be incriminating, he was eventually convinced to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

Megatron attempted to stress to Dreadwing that the Decepticons needed to be united. Unfortunately Dreadwing was more interested in slagging Starscream, and Megatron had to blow a hole through him. Once the location of the [[Omega Lock]] was established, Megatron took the Keys to Cybertron to find it. He and his men were attacked by the Autobots, who got away with the Keys while Megatron was otherwise occupied with the spark extractor. With some help from Starscream, Megatron got hold of the Autobots' human friends to use as a bargaining chip to secure the return of the Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

[[File:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Once he had the Keys back, Megatron had the lock activated and revealed that he intended to use it on both Cybertron and Earth so he'd have two worlds to rule, starting with Earth. Shockingly, this news resulted in Optimus slicing Megatron's sword arm off before destroying the Omega Lock. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron would have the last laugh, as he knew the location of their base and used the Omega Lock to create a fortress there before Optimus destroyed it. If he could not conquer Cybertron, he could at least conquer Earth. From the ''Nemesis'', he and his men attacked and destroyed the Autobot base as their first act of aggression. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

As the Decepticons were unable to find any corpses in the rubble, Megatron ordered worldwide surveillance. He got the opportunity to test his [[Darkmount (Earth)|new citadel]]'s fusion cannons on some foolishly attacking [[human]]s, and contacted [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], claiming to want to co-exist peacefully with humanity. With the continuing failure of Starscream to get any information out of the captive Wheeljack, Megatron sent Knock Out to Cybertron to search for the relics lost during the Omega Lock battle. He was pleased when Knock Out returned with the long lost [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With failures mounting, including an aborted attempt by Starscream to track down the Autobots by freeing Wheeljack with a tracking device attached, Megatron's anger grew, leading Shockwave to bring to Earth a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] he had cloned. {{storylink|Scattered}} The [[Predaking (Prime)|beast]] was dispatched, but to Megatron's disappointment it returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-prepunch.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Right here - go on, right in the chest!"]]
Megatron was furious when Starscream scattered their troops in pursuit of phantom Autobot signals, shortly before Darkmount itself was attacked. The Decepticon leader cut short [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s attempt to assault the fusion cannon control room, and ordered the Autobots executed. Before this could be done, Optimus Prime turned up, comprehensively beating up Megatron and throwing him into the fusion cannon power core. Despite his protests, the other Decepticons dragged Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots brought the citadel crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Instead the Decepticons turned their attentions to cloning, with Megatron ordering the creation of more Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the existing Predacon returned, Megatron ordered Starscream to take command of it. He later dispatched the beast and his first lieutenant to [[Scotland]] when a team searching for fossils there failed to report in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Megatron was displeased when it turned out Starscream had lost the Apex Armor, and was even less impressed when Starscream caused damage to the communications dish. Knock Out, at least, did not disappoint the Decepticon leader when he returned with another Predacon fossil. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} After some near-missteps in gathering the fossils required, Megatron hinted Shockwave should restrict himself to working in the laboratory in future. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Megatron discovered that Knock Out and Starscream had been experimenting with Synthetic Energon and had accidentally created a zombie-like plague. After the situation resulted in Airachnid being freed and the loss of the Insecticons, Megatron gave Knock Out orders to turn all of his experiments over to Shockwave, and reserved a ''special'' punishment for Starscream. {{storylink|Thirst}}

[[File:Evolution-Potentialcoup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Darth Vader|"I want them alive... No disintegrations!"]].]]
During a visit to Shockwave's off-site laboratory, Megatron was shocked to learn that the Predacon could transform and was intelligent enough to speak. Though [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] affirmed he was loyal to Megatron, the Decepticon leader suspected that once Predaking discovered that the Predacons were superior to ordinary Decepticons, he would turn against them. The Decepticons quickly realised they'd need to terminate Shockwave's cloning process, and Starscream came up with a plan to pin it on the Autobots which succeeded splendidly. In the aftermath of the explosion, the Decepticons discovered that the Synthetic Energon stored in the lab had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}

With this discovery in mind, Megatron put Shockwave in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, however they quickly realized that the Omega Lock would needed to be repaired to allow for its targeted delivery, and that Ratchet would be needed to complete the formula. Megatron told Shockwave he had decided that Earth and Cybertron were two halves of the same coin, and he intended to rule both. As the Autobots continued to interfere in their plans, Megatron had Predaking take part in protecting the Vehicons, though he insisted it be done with the Predacon in [[beast mode]]. {{storylink|Minus One}}

[[File:Synthesis Megatron and Predaking.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Sam Witwicky]] [[Megatron (Movie)|can't]] [[Transformers (film)|save]] [[Predaking (Prime)|you]] [[Aligned continuity family|here]]!]]
After the Decepticons captured Ratchet and failed to extract the information they needed via cortical psychic patch, Megatron turned on the charm. Once he showed Ratchet the Omega Lock they'd reconstructed, the Autobot reluctantly agreed to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} Despite several missteps which he encouraged his men to correct, Megatron was pleased when the Synth-En formula was perfected, and promptly rewarded Ratchet by giving the Autobot to Predaking as a chew toy. Unfortunately Ratchet turned Predaking against him, and Megatron found himself facing the Predacon in combat. With some help from Starscream, Megatron defeated Predaking and expelled him from the ship, however the Decepticons then found their warship under attack from the Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:Tfp megatron impaled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron killed by... Bumblebee!? It could happen... ONLY ON [[Hub Network|THE HUUUUB]]!]]
Megatron intercepted Optimus Prime, damaging the Autobot's [[jet pack]], and proceeded to duel with his foe atop the Omega Lock, all the while giving orders to Shockwave to prepare the Lock for firing. When Bumblebee attempted to pass Optimus the Star Saber, Megatron blasted the scout, killing him. He prepared to finish off Optimus as well, but Bumblebee was restored by the Omega Lock and ran Megatron through with the Star Saber. Megatron's lifeless body fell from the Omega Lock and plummeted Earthward. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-chaosandcreation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Seriously, how are you ''not'' Galvatron?]]
Megatron's body lay at the bottom of the ocean until it was revived and restructured by Unicron. Megatron found himself a prisoner in his own body, tortured by his new master and unable to do anything other than observe. Unicron returned to Cybertron, intending to destroy the planet and end Primus. Megatron tricked him into fighting Predaking, reasoning that if their shared body was damaged enough, Unicron would leave it, however Unicron managed to beat Predaking and raised an army of Predacon Terrorcons with which to attack Cybertron's core. Megatron was only finally freed when Optimus tricked Unicron, drawing the dark god's anti-spark into a suitable container. Though Starscream believed Megatron would once again lead the Decepticons, Megatron had tasted oppression and no longer wished to inflict it, declaring the Decepticon movement dead and flying off. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.2 Megatron Soundwave piggyback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|The kiddy-friendly comics have Megatron giving piggy-back rides.]]
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[File:Titan4.11 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Megatron works part-time at the Autobot Hotel providing alarm calls.]]
Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotize Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Now infuriated at his army being constantly bested by the Autobots, Megatron took the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] where he had his troops fight in a series of deathmatches to apply the principle of survival of the fittest. He forced Starscream to fight [[Fearstorm]], and when Starscream won, seemed happy enough to let his lieutenant return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron had him captured and taken aboard the warship, where the Autobot was placed in the newly developed [[Ultra Prison]]. Megatron sneeringly informed Bulkhead that the prison would slowly wipe his mind, but it was Megatron who got the raw end of the deal when the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged during the inevitable Autobot rescue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Intending to show the pitiful humans that their independence was only temporary, Megatron attempted to stage a media circus in which he destroyed the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Unfortunately only Bumblebee and Optimus turned up, and though Megatron tried his best to wreck the statue, Optimus caused more damage to it in the process of defeating him than he did himself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Leaving Starscream in charge of the Nemesis, Megatron returned to find it practically destroyed. He was met by Starscream, who told him the apparent course of events; ''some random Vehicon'' created an unauthorised Predacon clone, which ran amok, before Starscream ''bravely killed it''. Starscream also had ''totally not faked'' video footage to prove it! Despite the Vehicon's protests, Megatron executed him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.20|Starscream's Beast}}
====Mega-Mouth====
Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which multiverse he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} and also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} He also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering fan mail. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] intercepted a message pointing to a derelict starship containing weapons in the [[asteroid belt]], Megatron and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to find it. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They got there and found [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] about to make off with the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] joined the battle, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} the ship began to explode, and Megatron plunged through the floor along with tons of debris. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

Injured, Megatron lay beneath the wreckage in the ship, using his damaged comms to monitor events on Earth. Finally his groping hands found an [[Tartarex Warp Sword|ancient weapon]], which used the surrounding debris to repair and rebuild him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22}} He returned to Earth and blasted the top off a mountain, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} intending to make a preemptive strike against the Predacons. The Predacons promptly flew up to engage him in combat. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===Full of Fire!===
Disgruntled at the lack of progress in Predacon cloning, Megatron complained to Shockwave, who revealed that the cloning had already borne fruit. Megatron was pleased, though not so much when Predaking and the five new Predacons returned having been defeated by the Autobots. He believed that the Autobots now knew the extent of the Predacon army, however Shockwave was quick to reveal that there were a whole lot more Predacon clones ready to go. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Once an idealistic young miner, Megatron was forced into the gladiatorial ring, which eventually lead him to become the brutal and ruthless leader of the Decepticons. He once crushed the Autobot [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]]'s legs with his tank mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Though Megatron was no where to be seen, a statue of him was erected on the reborn Cybertron. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}}

As he had "helped save the universe from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon," Bumblebee refused to be defeated by [[Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] once thought a map looked like Megatron's face. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} During their battle, Drift mistook [[Megatronus]] for Megatron. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

Megatron was "light years away" by the time [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] managed to escape the [[Shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]]. {{storylink|Portals}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
An Energon thief came to Megatron's attention and joined the Decepticon army as [[Drift (RID)|Deadlock]]. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

*During the war on Cybertron, Megatron had to briefly leave the battlefield, and left [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] in charge. Shockwave took the opportunity to order Soundwave to transform into his boombox mode and play "[[The Touch]]" while he blasted Autobots. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|Gamestop Exclusive TV spot}}

*Megatron, [[wikipedia:Dan Vs.|Dan]] and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]] sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Summer|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|[[wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot <s>nuts</s> nights?]]|Megatron}}

*At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Detention|The Hub promo}}

*He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers2|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

*He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

[[File:MegatronCareBear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Megatron is on the right'' One wonders where exactly the other Care Bear came from.]]
*Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Darkest Hour|Darkest Hour promo}} doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt mode. In other commercials for the marathon, it is revealed that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]] is his favorite song, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}} and that he has been working on new transformations, demonstrating his ability to [[Pretender|transform]] into Funshine Bear, a [[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bear]], much to his humiliation. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Care Bear|Megatron Transforms into a Care Bear}} Also during the marathon; he commented on how his favorite reason that transformers were superior to humans was that transformers didn't need bathroom breaks. He also commented that the one thing he doesn't get about Autobots is their continuation of transforming into land-based vehicles (not complaining, just observing). He also expressed bewilderment over the way [[United States of America|Americans]] elect [[President of the United States|their leader]] through [[Democracy|democratic means]], rather than just killing off the competition like he would do. He also apologized to [[ALF]] for pre-empting his show, allowing the program to air at a later date under his regime. The only humans that Megatron admitted to liking were those that cower before him and Dan, due to his anger.

*Despite Megatron's might, Raf judged him inferior to [[wikipedia:Time Warner Cable|Time Warner Cable]]'s ability to transmit ''Transformers: Prime'' on laptop, tablet and smartphone computers, as demonstrated by a [[Raf's media device|device]] which switched between all three forms. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Time Warner|Time Warner Cable: Competiton}}

*While lounging around the Nemesis, Megatron answered questions about his personal life, took requests from fans and offered advice to the disillusioned and directionless. He shot down one girl who asked him to the prom, told a guy that the best way to get noticed by chicks is to transform into a jet, suggested that pound cake is the most superior of all baked desserts, and revealed that his ideal form of relaxation involves drawing [[My Little Pony|Rainbow Dash]] fanart. We all learned a little more about Megatron than we wanted to, that day.{{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

*Megatron narrated ''[[wikipedia:A Visit from St. Nicholas|A Visit from St. Nicholas]]'' for his troops, which was interrupted by three Vehicons discussing the stirring practices of mice. Megatron threatened to put them on the naughty list. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Naughty List|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Naughty List"}} Megatron shouted down several Vehicons singing about figgy pudding. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pudding|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Pudding"}} An Insecticon had direct orders from Megatron to send whoever decorated the ''Nemesis'' in holiday lights to the North Pole. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Holiday Schmoliday|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spanish)}}
[[File:WFC Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He wants the whooole wooorld, in his hand!]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it. At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[File:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bomber]]s. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[File:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with dark humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

[[File:Omega Supreme smash.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I challenge you to a thumb wrestling competition!" "''That's'' a thumb!?"]]
Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[File:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]

Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it? {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)}}

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatron alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
[[File:FoC Megatron Profile.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Seriously, Soundwave, where is my fusion cannon?! It was in your remodeling designs, for crying out loud...]]
When Cybertron had begun to die following the Core's shutdown, Megatron blamed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the one who had ruined his plans for the planet. Megatron launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to destroy the Ark and get revenge. While commanding the battle from beneath one of his [[Warp Cannon]]s, he sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to capture Optimus and bring him before him. As Megatron executed two Autobots before his Optimus' eyes, Optimus pleaded that they only wanted to leave Cybertron, but Megatron wasn't going to allow him. As the Warp Cannon prepared to destroy both the Ark, and the Decepticon leader to do the same to the Autobot leader, the newly awakened [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] tore the roof off of the building they were in. Refusing to retreat, Megatron fired at the colossus, only to be pulverized by the giant Autobot's fist.

Due to Megatron's death, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and proceeded to run the organization into the ground by wasting resources and his failiure to inspire the troops. Unhappy with the change in management, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] salvaged what was left of Megatron, rebuilt him into a new form in his Kaon laboratory, and reactivated him with a Dark Energon infusion. After awakening, Megatron was enraged to see that Starscream was in control, and then proceeded to crash Starscream's [[The Transformers: The Movie|coronation]] ceremony. Slaughtering the Seeker's loyalists, Megatron turned on Starscream and drove him off. [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to inform him of the [[space bridge]] technology he had discovered and [[Earth|an energy-rich planet]] for them to plunder, and they required a suitable power source for a transport to take them.

Due to Starscream's self-indulgence, the Decepticons' energon supply was dwindling, forcing Megatron to find more power. He decided to retrieve the power core from the fallen [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and while doing so, he happily "reintroduced" himself to the Autobots. After arriving at Trypticon's crash site, he realized the beast was still alive and had Soundwave revitalize him. Megatron didn't know or care whether or not Trypticon was still sentient or not, but told the beast that since he had failed him, he would be rebuilt to Megatron's liking. Megatron then told Soundwave to initiate the "Nemesis Protocol" and permanently lock Trypticon in his [[alternate mode|alternate form]]: a transport ship which they would use to traverse the Space Bridge.

The ''Nemesis'' was quickly completed and the Space Bridge opened, and Megatron decided to leave Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence. However, one of Shockwave's [[Grimlock (WFC)|experiments]] destroyed the tower, which reduced the time they have to reach the Space Bridge before it closed. Sending in Soundwave to lead his forces on the Ark, Megatron confronted Optimus and the two fought. Megatron prepared a devastating blow to his enemy with a cannon, only for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to take the shot for Optimus. Their battle reignited, the two leaders traded blows with swords, causing heavy damage to one another. But before a final blow could be delivered by either one of them, the Ark crumbled under the Space Bridge's force, and while Megatron shouted in anger, both ships were drawn through. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Megatron also appears in the game's 'Escalation' mode. He fights alongside [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], on the 'Oblivion' map. He is the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

[[File:Transformers prime the game megatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I think I'll force a servant of Unicron about ten times my size to serve me. That won't go horribly wrong at all.]]
Megatron was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he decided to take matters into his own hands by going toe-to-toe with Optimus again. After they exchanged some wedding vows and got to dancing, the asteroid exploded and interrupted their fight. Megatron managed to survive by flying away, witnessing his enemies fall to Earth. Swiftly, Megatron commanded Starscream to organize a scouting team to retrieve the fallen Autobots.

Megatron was present when Optimus awoke to fight Thunderwing. Megatron commenced an attack on the Autobot with the Nemesis, but once the Autobot escaped, he quickly turned his attention to the giant in the asteroid. After an analysis by Knock Out, Megatron reasoned with the herald of Unicron by promising all of his missing components being returned to him if and only if he swore his undying allegiance to him. As such, Megatron and Starscream arrived at one location to retrieve a component while Dreadwing parted to another. While on their mission, Megatron and Starscream managed to run into their old pals Optimus & Bulkhead. Starscream took his fight to the bulk, leaving Megatron to battle his old foe once again. Megatron was somewhat defeated, but managed to retrieve the component.

Megatron witnessed Starscream attach the component to Thunderwing, and the two were surprised when Thunderwing continued to serve Unicron, even after their deal. Thunderwing attempted to destroy Megatron before making his escape, but he used Starscream as protection. Throwing his commander on the ground like scrap, he pursued Thunderwing only to meet with Autobots again. Megatron managed to make sport of Arcee, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead, but his third and final battle with Optimus resulted in his ultimate defeat.
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
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===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Megatron and his Eradicons infiltrated the Autobots' headquarters. They then used Scraplets to discombobulate the base's systems. Bulkhead then came along, removed the Scraplets from the headquarters' systems, and defeated Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Megatron threw wave after wave of Vehicons at the Autobots in the hopes of amassing massive amounts of Dark Energon, before launching an assault on the Autobot headquarters. He was defeated by Optimus Prime and Arcee. {{Storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense|Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Megatron and his Decepticons built an [[Energon Drain]] weapon, which would render them unstopable if left unopposed. Optimus Prime and his Autobots intervened, and destroyed the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
After the bulk of his troops, and many Vehicons had faced off against Optimus Prime, Megatron took on the Autobot leader himself. Megatron had access to a personal forcefield and powerful energy blasts throughout the battle, and would alternate between his robot and vehicle mode to fight both on the ground and above it. The stack the odds even more in his favor, Megatron was assisted by some of his troops, including Airachnid, Breakdown and Shockwave. Despite all of this, Optimus managed to defeat Megatron, and he was sent fleeing, proclaiming that Optimus had only succeeded in winning a small battle that was part of a greater war. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:Tu-character-art megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Went from shark-face to scowl-face]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

At some point during the Autobot-Decepticon war, Optimus Prime went missing. Megatron and his Decepticons searched the universe for the Autobot leader, but met heavy resistance from the Autobots, who fought to keep their leader's location a secret.

He appears in-game only as a hologram displayed in the ''Leviathan'', [[Switchblade (Prime)|Switchblade]]'s ship. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Megatron-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Megatron (WFC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 1" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Megatron (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Megatron (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too fast for screen caps.]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Green With Evil.]]
*Megatron's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Destroyer-type chassis for [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Gunner-type components for [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]-class characters.
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*When controlled by the player in ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron typically begins with a Riot Cannon equipped, which works to emulate the classic G1 Fusion Cannon. In cutscenes however, the Riot Cannon is mounted ONTO Megatron's right forearm, as opposed to his arm changing into the cannon like in gameplay.
**In ''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron appears in his War for Cybertron design with the Riot Cannon mounted onto his left arm as opposed to his right. He never appears with the arm-mounted cannon in his new body however.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both Generation 1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)|buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp shark-like teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his [[alternate mode]], probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
*Megatron'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 Megatron parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*A running gag in the advertisements shows that Megatron is actually a [[Wikipedia:Brony|Brony]].
**According to the ''[[Commercial/Prime#2012|Transformers: Prime 26 Hour Takeover Marathon]]'' promos, his favorite song is the [[theme song|theme]] to ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''.
**According to an [[Commercial/Prime#2013|Ask Megatron]] segment, his ideal form of relaxation involves traveling to the dark side of Pluto and drawing Rainbow Dash fanart.
**And then there are [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Summer]] and [[Commercial/Prime#2011|The Hub Carolers]] promos, in which he joins Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Rainbow Dash (his favorite!) for various musical numbers.
*A note in the "Autobits" edition of [[Darkmount, NV]] states that he enjoys online cat videos.

===Foreign names===

*''Mandarin:'' {{hanyu|'''Megaton'''|密卡登|Mìkǎdēng|Taiwan}}, {{hanyu|'''Wēi Zhèn Tīan'''|威震天||lit. "Extremely Prestigious" or "Heaven-shaking Might", China}}

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Letters page answerers]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]

Heatwave (RB)

2017-05-04T13:15:33Z

Autoroller: /* 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon */

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{{disambigm|Heatwave (disambiguation)|Thunder (disambiguation)}}
:''Heatwave the Fire-Bot is an [[Autobot]] from the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot poster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Note: Toy may look nothing like TV show character.]]

The team leader of the [[Rescue Bot]]s, '''Heatwave''' was given his position because of how deeply he cares for his team and their mission. However, he is a bot of action at heart who dreams of one day joining [[Team Prime]], and sometimes has little patience for anything he sees as getting in the way of his mission, including staying in disguise as non-sentient vehicles and working with [[human]] partners.

When he goes into action, though, no blaze is too strong for his armor. With built-in water cannons, a rescue hook, and a fireman's axe, he's well prepared to take on the most stubborn fires and most intense rescue missions. He partners with the other Rescue Bots and with their newest human teammates, [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns]], though he and Kade are frequently at odds as their egos clash.

==Fiction==
===Storybooks===
[[File:PrimeAlert Heatwave rolls out.jpg|thumb|left|260px]]
Heatwave was the leader of the Rescue Bot team on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They received a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] to join him on [[Earth]], and immediately hopped in their spaceship. On arrival on the new planet, Optimus gave him a new alternate mode, a fire truck, and they headed for [[Griffin Rock]]. [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] accidentally chopped down a tree with his rotors, requiring some quick work by the rest of the team to prevent more damage. They finally reached their destination, where Optimus introduced them to [[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie]]. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Roll Out}} Heatwave's first mission was to go to the [[Fire Safety Training Center]] for training, and there he rescued a cat and extinguished a fire. He soon after received an emergency alert from [[Fire Station Prime|Prime Fire Station]], and rushed back across town to find the station on fire. After rescuing Chief Charlie and [[Cody Burns]], he and Cody became partners, and were assigned the important task of giving [[Sparkplug (RB)|Sparkplug]] a bath. {{storylink|Prime Alert}}

After the team at the station were joined by Blades, the two Rescue Bots and Cody headed out to another emergency, however Blades's radio was damaged, making it difficult for Heatwave to give him orders. While Heatwave battled the forest fire, Blades accidentally fanned the fire with his rotors until Heatwave and Cody were able to shoo him away. Blades discovered where his partner and the other endangered humans were, and led Heatwave to them. Heatwave and Cody were able to finish putting out the fire, and returned to Prime Fire Station covered in soot. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Respond}} [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Boulder]] later arrived at the station to complete the team, and Heatwave and Blades were there to welcome them. {{storylink|Rapid Rescue}}
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===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Jason Marsden]] (English, "[[Switcheroo]]")|[[Erich Räuker]] (German), [[Csaba Tokaji]] (Hungarian), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Mikael Eklund]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:UnfinishedBusiness protoHeatwave.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rock Em' Sock Em' Rescue Bot.]]
On Cybertron, Heatwave was a three time [[Lobbing]] champion. {{storylink|Road Trip}}

Heatwave and his team were finishing a routine patrol in space when they received a distress call. Investigating, they found they'd been marked as lunch by an [[Energon eater]], and had to put themselves in stasis and power down their ship to escape it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} Sometime later, the ''[[Sigma]]'' received a transmission from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and landed on [[Earth]]. After dropping the bombshell that [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was no more, Optimus appointed Heatwave team leader and assigned them to [[Griffin Rock]] to work with the Burns family. The four Rescue Bots were presented to the public by [[Charlie Burns|Chief Burns]] at a ceremony, following which Heatwave and his new partner, [[Kade Burns]], drove to the [[Griffin Rock natural history museum|museum]] to attend to a fire. Heatwave was disgruntled when Kade took the credit for his saving Chief Burns and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] from a falling dinosaur statue head. That night, [[Cody Burns]] discovered the Rescue Bots' secret, and after they helped stop a rogue robot ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', Chief Burns revealed the truth to the rest of the team. {{storylink|Family of Heroes}}

[[Image:FamilyOfHeroes Heatwave roll to the rescue.jpg|thumb|left|350px|My head looks nothing like my toy, that's how much of a rebel I am!]]
Heatwave and Kade continued having trouble working together, with Kade even preferring to drive a non-transforming firetruck. After [[Mount Magma]] started spewing lava and threatening the island, the pair were forced to work together, driving through a tunnel under the island to stop the lava from reaching the bunker under the fire station. {{storylink|Under Pressure}} Following the rescue of [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], Heatwave felt under-appreciated by the humans. He was amused when [[Dani Burns|Dani]] fitted a scoop claw to [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], but less so when the pair started upstaging the other Rescue Bots at rescues, and even threatened to forcibly remove the device from his comrade. Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots came to Blades's rescue when he was struck by lightning and unable to fly, after which Dani sent some appreciation their way and Blades promised not to use the claw as much. {{storylink|Hotshots}}

[[Image:FlobstersOnParade Heatwave with children.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After another rescue of Doc Greene, Heatwave was still disgruntled and refused to take part in the [[Lobster and Technology Festival]], instead staying back at the fire station to watch it on TV. When the town was attacked by [[flobster]]s, he ventured out to help the other Rescue Bots fight the flying critters, resulting in him later having to endure being climbed on by children. {{storylink|Flobsters on Parade}} Following the rescue of a truck of hazardous materials, Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were subjected to a screening of ''[[The Natives of Tatooie]]'', which accidentally resulted in [[Huxley Prescott]] causing a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. The Rescue Bots had to destroy Prescott's [[SETI]] dish to save the island. {{storylink|The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock}}

Heatwave's attempt to stop [[Harrison (RB)|Mr Harrison]]'s heli-pack ride with water only resulted in an umbrella shop being flooded. When [[Boulder]] was taken over by nanites, Heatwave threatened to physically intervene, though Blades suspected Boulder would come out on top in that match-up. {{storylink|Cody on Patrol}}

Called out about a cat in a tree, Heatwave saved [[Neederlander|Mrs Neederlander]] when she fell out of a tree, and was rewarded with a slap in the face. The next day, he helped hunt a [[Whiskers|lion]] and return a bunch of lemurs to the [[Griffin Rock Zoo|zoo]]. {{storylink|Walk on the Wild Side}} When a rescue went wrong, Heatwave managed to fish Kade and [[Don|another human]] out of a river using his fire hose. Cody roped the Rescue Bots, including "Uncle Heatwave", into helping him look after a [[Robo-Baby]]. The Robo-Baby seemed to like Heatwave best of all. After the baby went missing during a call-out, the bots had to rescue it from a wind farm. Heatwave caught it in mid-air after it fell from a windmill. {{storylink|Four Bots and a Baby}}

[[Image:DeepTrouble Heatwave jumps shark.jpg|thumb|left|290px]]
During a heatwave, Heatwave did not appreciate being used as a sprinkler. When a weather machine went out of control, he and the other Rescue Bots had to spring into action attending snow-related emergencies around town. {{storylink|Christmas in July}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots were invited on the Burns' annual fishing trip on the ''[[Darby Ava]]''. Heatwave didn't really get the whole fishing thing until they encountered a [[shark submarine|mechanical shark]] and he got to wrestle it. He, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and Boulder eventually managed to disable the sub, though it self-destructed soon after. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble}}

The Rescue Bots had to help stop out-of-control technology one foggy day, when the Griffin Rock mainframe was hacked into. Heatwave had to rescue the mayor from the town hall when a garbage truck trapped him inside. {{storylink|Return of the Dino Bot}} When [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] turned up with his [[MorBot]] and threatened to overshadow the Rescue Bots, the team was forced to compete with the doctor's invention to prove themselves worthy. Thanks to Morocco's machinations, they failed and were stood down from service. Heatwave was particularly angry at the loss. {{storylink|The Other Doctor}} Accepting defeat, he attempted to make contact with Optimus Prime to get reassigned and considered getting their ship working again. After being called out to a fire at the lab, the Rescue Bots got the chance to exact some payback on the MorBot. The team was subsequently reinstated as Griffin Rock's rescue service. {{storylink|The Reign of Morocco}}

[[Image:SmallBlessings Kade rescues Hayley.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.]]
After helping Kade rescue [[Hayley]], a girl Kade was interested in, Heatwave was annoyed by Kade blowing him off to go on a date. When he and the rest of the team turned up to a break-in at the [[Hall of Inspiration]], Heatwave was forced to protect Kade and as a result was shrunk to the size of an ant by the [[Minimizer]]. He was joined by the similarly shrunken Boulder and Blades, and the trio ended up in the sewer. After braving huge rats and a torrent of water, they made it to the [[Griffin Rock dam]], where they rescued Kade and alerted the rest of the team to the fact that the dam was near bursting. Cody later used the Minimizer to return them to their normal sizes. {{storylink|Small Blessings}} Heatwave helped save [[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]]'s ship and found "tunnel 15" in the tunnels below Griffin Rock. This led the team to discover [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]]'s ''[[Midgard]]'' at the bottom of an ocean trench, and they helped her seal the methane vent causing the [[Griffin Rock Triangle]]. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Triangle}}

After the daring rescue of Huxley Prescott by the four bots, Chief left them with Kade in charge, however when they got an apparent SOS from Cody and Kade was unable to be contacted, Heatwave made the decision to disobey the Chief's orders and venture into [[Griffin Crest]]. He, Blades and Boulder were subsequently caught by the [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] field there and immobilized on top of [[Old Parker]], necessitating a rescue by Chase and the human half of the team. He was forced to concede that sticking to the rules sometimes worked. {{storylink|Rules and Regulations}} Heatwave and the other three Bots were washed out to sea with Cody and ended up on an inhabited island. Their attempts to build him shelter and gather food were less than successful, but they did manage to find traces of the ''[[Oaken Crow]]'', which led to them finding the ship and getting off the island. {{storylink|The Lost Bell}}

[[Image:YouveBeenSquilshed Heatwave wields telephone pole.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Next up in the javelin throw event is Heatwave!"]]
Chasing a crashed meteorite on [[Wayward Island]], the team ran into [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Heatwave, Boulder and Chase checked out the meteorite and were unwittingly exposed to an alien virus. They slowly lost the ability to move or speak, and it was only through the work of Bumblebee, Blades and the humans that a cure was found. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} Heatwave and the team were called out to deal with a giant rampaging blob of space slime. He was particularly incensed when it ate Chase, and though his water didn't help stop the blob, he found zapping it with electricity did, and the discovery ultimately led to the [[Squilsh]]'s defeat. {{storylink|You've Been Squilshed}}

After most of the town disappeared, Heatwave and the other Bots found themselves fighting small mechanical bugs. He took Cody, [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and Kade to the lab so they could check the information on the computer there, but after all three of them vanished as well, it was up to Heatwave and his team to work out where the humans had been teleported to. After locating the cavern in question, they were able to rescue the townsfolk. {{storylink|Countdown (RB)|Countdown}} When Griffin Rock was infested by what appeared to be ghosts, Heatwave was mostly just frustrated that he couldn't hit them. When they turned out to just be holograms, he took great delight in catching the perpetrators by hosing them down to work out which were the real humans. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

[[Image:ShakeUp Heatwave protects Frankie.jpg|thumb|right|280px]]
When Kade challenged Graham to a race, Heatwave did the driving and ended up demolishing a fire hydrant. After Chase and the Chief went missing, Heatwave and the others searched all night for them, eventually tracking them down to the lead mine where the team had to rescue them. {{storylink|Little White Lies}} Heatwave was annoyed when Kade ordered the Bots to take part in Frankie's film for school. The Bots soon had problems attending to an earthquake and acting like robots at the same time, but when Frankie followed them into the tunnels under the town, Heatwave had to come rescue her from a cave-in. In the process of doing so, he had to drop his cover, but she was passed out and didn't notice. {{storylink|Shake Up}} After Heatwave took part in a rescue at a pyrotechnics factory, Cody got a [[repulsor badge]] that gave him superhero powers. The Bots ended up being relegated to cleanup, at least until the badge overloaded and they had to rescue Cody from a bubble of energy. {{storylink|Rescue Boy}}

Heatwave was roped into taking part in a photo op with Kade. When the four bots attended the testing of a [[Temporal Station|time machine]], he sheltered Cody and Frankie, and thus when the four Bots were propelled back in time to [[1939]], so were the kids. Heatwave had the rest of his team keep up the pretense of being robots, and they were subjected to a number of tests before Morocco pinned them to a wall and prepared to dissect them. Luckily Optimus and Bumblebee came to their rescue, and the team returned to the present, only to find that Morocco was in control of Griffin Rock. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} They soon established that leaving [[Dither]] in the past was a mistake. After an encounter with an alternate version of the Burns family, the Rescue Bots returned to 1939 and retrieved Dither, returning the timeline to normal. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

[[File:RoadTrip Heatwave vs bear.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave 1, Bear 0]]
Heatwave soon learned to drive the newly-acquired [[Mobile Headquarters]], using it to stop a speeding driver. An incident with Doc Greene's [[Vacuum Accelerator]] resulted in the Mobile HQ and three of the Rescue Bots being teleported around the island. After a stop atop [[Mount Griffin]], Heatwave threw the device away, only to find they needed it to rescue Kade from the forest. {{storylink|Road Trip}} The Rescue Bots helped construct Frankie Greene's [[Sky Forest (structure)|Sky Forest]], only to have to rescue the town's citizens when the plant life grew out of control. {{storylink|Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest}} When Chief Burns was ill, Heatwave had to contend with Kade appointing himself head honcho, and Cody being accidentally aged into an adult in a lab experiment. He helped track down Evan and Myles, and was amused when Kade was temporarily deaged into a child by the equipment they'd stolen. {{storylink|One for the Ages}}

When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen [[S.S. Isolde|ship]] carrying a dangerous [[Sub-Zero Expander]], Heatwave took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean. {{storylink|Tip of the Iceberg}} After the Bots saved a skier when a huge snow storm hit Griffin Rock, Heatwave scolded Blades for not helping him evade an avalanche. When Blades and Cody got trapped in ''[[Griffin Rock Element Quest]]'', a new virtual reality game in the Hall of Inspiration, Heatwave made sure the power didn't go out by holding two electrical lines together, which caused him to be temporarily dazed after being electrocuted. He later entered the game himself and was surprised to see that Blades was protecting Cody very well. He helped the two defeat the game and was teleported out. Heatwave later commended Blades for his courage. {{storylink|A Virtual Disaster}}

[[File:BlameTheGremlins Heatwave tells off Kade.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Heatwave was confused and irritated by Kade ignoring emergency calls about fires, until he was hypnotized by one of the cellphones which were bringing the island's inhabitants under their control. Heatwave was forced to dig up [[Blossom Vale]] until the cell tower was destroyed. {{storylink|Spellbound}} Huxley Prescott roped the rescue team into taking part in a reality show, but started manufacturing his emergencies to make the show more exciting. As a result, Heatwave ran out of water to fight a forest fire, and had to use maple syrup instead. {{storylink|Prescott's Bots}} When Kade's nightmares about [[gremlin]]s started affecting his work, Heatwave told him to deal with them. Unfortunately this ended with the team having to face a horde of [[gremlin]]s, conjured from Kade's nightmares by Doc Greene's [[Nightmare Imaging Device]]. {{storylink|Blame the Gremlins}}

When a monster was spotted during a star-gazing expedition with Cody, Heatwave was doused with skunk smell. He and the other Rescue Bots helped Cody hunt for the beast, resulting in an encounter with it at an old cannery. It transpired that the "Magic Meat" that [[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] had been selling was [[Fo-Foo]], an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}

[[File:SpaceBots Heatwave flying in space.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Nyan Heatwave]]
During a visit by [[Woodrow Burns]], Heatwave realized a photo he'd taken of a cavern showed [[energon]], and alerted Optimus. Once Optimus arrived to help mine the energon, the mission instead turned into a rescue, as Woodrow and Cody had become trapped in a cavern deep underground. {{storylink|What Lies Below}} Separated from the rest of the team, Optimus and Heatwave discovered the main shaft of Mount Magma, and nearby, a sizable deposit of energon. When they were later reunited with the rest of the team, they were able to ignite the energon in a plan to blast themselves out of the top of the volcano. Optimus later farewelled the Rescue Bots, informing Heatwave that he should prepare for greater responsibility some time soon. {{storylink|What Rises Above}}

Following the launch of the ''[[Asgard]]'' and its collision with an asteroid, Heatwave and the team had to intercept debris falling on the town. The Rescue Bots fired up their spaceship and went up to rescue the crew of the ''Asgard'', with Heatwave himself jumping over to the space elevator and retrieving Doc Greene and Graham. {{storylink|Space Bots}} When the team had to deal with a [[mechanical bull]], they discovered it was made hostile by Heatwave's red color scheme. They managed to get it to the laboratory where Cody was accidentally sent with it to the [[Island of Misfit Tech]]. Heatwave volunteered to travel there, but quickly lost his recall tag and ended up fighting metal-eating insects until Cody came to the rescue with the help of the mechanical bull. Joined by Kade, the trio were able to return to Griffin Rock in time to help deal with a Scrapmaster. {{storylink|The Island of Misfit Tech}}

[[File:BuddySystem Heatwave and snake.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The town's new central computer [[Vigil]] was unable to control the four Rescue Bots, so when it attempted to take control of Griffin Rock, the Bots were able to get the rest of the team into its vault to stop it. {{storylink|The Vigilant Town}} Heatwave and the other Rescue Bots went along on a nature hike, however when the hike was interrupted by a snake infestation in town, Heatwave was forced to put up with Kade and Dani bickering and discovered he had a particular dislike of snakes. {{storylink|Buddy System}} Heatwave, Blades and Boulder accompanied Graham and Cody to Wayward Island, where they discovered a lodestone super-magnet that was causing metal objects to be pulled towards it all the way from Griffin Rock. {{storylink|In Search of the Griffin's Nest}}

[[File:Changes Heatwave as boat.jpg|thumb|left|320px]]
When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during a crime spree by the pair, Heatwave believed that he'd switched sides. It later turned out Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though as Heatwave later pointed out, he should have let them know. {{storylink|Bots and Robbers}} Following the rescue of a dog, Heatwave was confused by the concept of dog ownership, until [[Noble (RB)|Noble]] turned out to be a capable rescuer who joined the Rescue Bots in their work. {{storylink|Rescue Dog}} Called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Heatwave received additional training, allowing him to focus his energies in preparation to take on a third mode. As he and Kade headed back to Griffin Rock, he ended up scanning a sunken fire boat in order to come to the aid of the rest of the team. {{storylink|Changes}}

After a sea rescue Heatwave took part in resulted in everyone's midwinter holiday presents sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Heatwave and the rest of the team took on the mantle of the [[Rider of Midwinter]] and delivered loaves of bread to the townsfolk. {{storylink|The Riders of Midwinter}} When a [[Power Planter]] was struck by lightning and ran wild, the team was forced to respond to a number of emergencies caused by it. They eventually succeeded in luring it into a trap using [[Boil Coil]]s and Heatwave tricked it into driving off a cliff. {{storylink|Movers and Shakers}} During Chief Burns's absence from the island, the team found itself under Woodrow's leadership. {{storylink|Chief Woodrow}}

While the other Rescue Bots prepared for Bumblebee's visit, Heatwave utilized his new boat mode to help Cody and Frankie test Doc Greene's new [[Ski-neakers]], and rescued the pair when a wave threatened them. Bumblebee turned out to be on the hunt for a relic, and Heatwave helped in the search. Afterwards he and Kade helped rescue people when a right whale sank the ferry. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}} The rescue team was roped into completing a rail tunnel to the mainland, mainly because Mayor Luskey regarded the Bots as heavy machinery. When the [[Griffin Rock Express]] went out of control, the Bots had to rescue everyone on board, with the help of Frankie and her phasing technology. {{storylink|The Griffin Rock Express}}

[[File:OddBotOut Heatwave rescues Chase.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Following a game of [[Rescue Ball]] which was interrupted by an impromptu rescue, Chase and the others found that Blades was acting strangely. They discovered why when they were abducted by Dr Morocco and replaced by duplicates as Blades had been earlier. Morocco erased their memories and convinced them he had been appointed their Earth liaison by Optimus Prime. The Rescue Bots were promptly sent on a mission to mine gold under Griffin Rock, which barely got started before they trigged a methane explosion, and were confronted by the "criminal" Burns family. {{storylink|Double Villainy}}

The suspicious Bots were taken back to the fire house, where the evidence soon convinced them that the Burns family was on their side and they'd been misled by Morocco. Unfortunately the methane explosion cause the island to begin to sink, and given the choice between helping out or regaining their memories, the Bots chose the former option, though at least Heatwave was restored to his position as team leader. With the help of some tech from Doc Greene, the team was able to raise the island once again, and Morocco was forced to restore their memories. {{storylink|Rise of the Heroes}}

During a routine inspection by Optimus, Heatwave led his team to Wayward Island to investigate a pterodactyl appearance. The Rescue Bots found a group of dinosaurs which chased them into a tar pit, and they had to be rescued by Optimus Prime. Once they established what the dinos were upset about, the team was able to get them to return to the underground cavern they'd come from. {{storylink|Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime}} When Optimus was abducted by big game hunter [[Quint Quarry]], Heatwave, Chase and Blades headed to Quarry's island to mount a rescue. The hunter managed to trap them in a cage and was about to take them off the island in his heli-jet when Optimus and Boulder came to their aid. {{storylink|Big Game}}

[[File:TooManyKades Heatwave buffs himself.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Where's [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] when you need him?]]
Kade's obnoxious behavior led Heatwave to "accidentally" soak him while the team was rounding up clones of Mister Pettypaws created by the Imaging Device. Shortly thereafter another test of the device resulted int the creation of four more Kades, and Heatwave was amused when the Kades argued amongst themselves, though not so much when their squabbling almost caused an accident. The Kades later saved Heatwave and the rest of the team from a gas leak. {{storylink|Too Many Kades}} The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the ''[[S.S. Phantom Voyager]]'', however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. {{storylink|Phantom of the Sea}}

Heatwave related the story of the Energon eater to Cody one story night. Following a flooding disaster, Heatwave allowed Chase and Boulder to go into space to attempt to help the stricken ship that had sent out the original distress call, and had to attempt to cover for the pair in their absence. {{storylink|Unfinished Business}} After the town was sealed inside an energy dome by Vigil, Heatwave and the others pursued the AI to try to beat it to the dome controls in the lab, but both Heatwave and Boulder ended up stuck under old cars in the scrapyard. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}}

[[File:BotTasticVoyage Heatwave sits on sofa.jpg|thumb|right|280px]]
In addition to helping Graham with his love life, Heatwave and the rest of the team had to deal with mutant metal-eating army ants courtesy of Doctor Morocco. {{storylink|Bugs in the System}} During a trip on the space elevator Asgard, Heatwave switched bodies with Kade, allowing him to experience the delights of toothaches and human dentistry. He was very relieved when they got switched back. {{storylink|Switcheroo}} When Kade accidentally ingested [[scrubmite]]s, Heatwave and the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and flew the ''Sigma'' into his body to deal with the critters. Heatwave had fun roping the mites, but when they were forced to strap them to the hull of the ship, he had to prevent them escaping before the ship could leave Kade's body. {{storylink|Bot-Tastic Voyage}}

Following Professor Baranova's abduction at the hands of Colonel Quarry, Heatwave scanned a brachiosaurus alternate mode so he and the other Rescue Bots, plus Optimus, could masquerade as the dinobots Quarry wanted Doc Greene to build. They were taken to an island by Quarry and put through their paces, before he took them to a boat so he could ship them off to be sold. Luckily Blades, who'd been having trouble with his alternate mode, was able to rescue them and Quarry was arrested. {{Storylink|Quarry's Quarry}} The team visited Wayward Island to search for an energon trace. They found only a caveman frozen in ice, who turned out to be still alive once he was thawed back in Griffin Rock. While the others helped "[[Ira]]" acclimate, Heatwave and Blades returned to Wayward Island and found cave paintings depicting Autobots in the caveman's era. {{storylink|Did You See What I Thaw?}}

[[File:AttackOfHumungado Dino Heatwave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Heatwave, that's inappropriate!]]
The team had to cope with giant Kaiju created when Doc Greene's new projector was used to screen ''[[Humungado|Attack of Humungado]]'', and ended up using their dino modes to combat the beasts. {{storylink|The Attack of Humungado}} The mayor decided to honor the rescue team by holding [[Bot Appreciation Week]], however a clash in schedules resulted in the Burns family being off the island for the start. The Rescue Bots found they had to contend with the souvenir versions of themselves running amok thanks to Evan and Myles reprogramming them. {{storylink|All Bots Great and Small}}

When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. {{storylink|Time After Time}} When the mayor accidentally set fire to Founders' Day, Heatwave and Kade put it out, but the indignant mayor suspended the team on account of the fact that the Burns family was descended from a pirate. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. {{storylink|Pirates Ahoy}}

After being rescued from a whirlpool by [[High Tide]], Heatwave found himself and his team placed under the new Autobot's command for some water training. Chafing under High Tide's command, Heatwave eventually snapped and quit the training, but later he led the operation to secure an oil spill, and High Tide accepted he'd been too harsh on the Rescue Bots. {{storylink|Turning the Tide}} During a visit by the time traveler [[Jules Verne]], Heatwave helped apprehend Dr Morocco. He was surprised to learn that Verne had met him on another occasion which hadn't yet happened for Heatwave. {{storylink|The Last of Morocco}}

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After the Rescue Bots found [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] and [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] on Wayward Island, Optimus assigned the pair to be trained by Heatwave's team. Heatwave was unimpressed with the brash Blurr beating him in a race by cheating, and bungling a rescue, and even less so when it turned out Blurr had been lying about his past, but Optimus convinced him to give Blurr another chance. {{storylink|The New Recruits}} Heatwave grew ever more frustrated with Blurr's lack of progress, especially when Blurr botched a rescue and then took a joyride through town and almost exposed the Rescue Bots' secret, leading Heatwave to tell Chief he was going to contact Optimus to get rid of Blurr. {{storylink|Rescue Bots Academy}} He was even less impressed when Blurr stole the ''Sigma'', leaving the rescue team with a big problem when a solar flare knocked out the town's power. After Blurr saved the town from a falling satellite, Heatwave was more disposed to giving him another chance, though Optimus reassigned Blurr and Salvage elsewhere anyway. {{storylink|A New Hero}}

When Servo appeared to be causing damage around town, Heatwave conceded that they might need to send the dog back to High Tide, however it turned out Servo had actually been helping people, and Heatwave changed his mind. {{storylink|Four-Legged Hero}} Heatwave opted out of guard duties when Boulder found a family of endangered woodpeckers. He was proven right when the Rescue Bots activities resulted in the town finding out about the birds and damaging their habitat. {{storylink|Endangered Species}}

After Chase was put in charge of dispatch due to an injury, Heatwave was unimpressed with him raising several false alarms. Once Chase solved a mystery and saved [[Maura the Magnificent]] from going over [[Griffin Falls]], Heatwave declared him fit for duty again. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Doc Greene's [[Tone-O-Tuner]] caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Heatwave refused to say anything until there was an emergency at the town hall. To his relief, they found and shut down the Tone-O-Tuner. {{storylink|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}

Heatwave continued to grow discontent that the people they saved thought they were mere robots. He and the other Rescue Bots took part in the opening of a time capsule, during which a quantum crystal mishap resulted in the entire island being teleported to the [[Arctic]]. The four Bots had to deice the generators so that the island's dome could be raised. {{storylink|Now and Then}} Heatwave had to rescue Blades and Dani after they made an attempt to go for help. As the team enacted a plan to fill the dome with floatium and fly the island back, the Rescue Bots had their work cut out keeping people safe. The journey continued, but the Rescue Bots were forced to use their own energon to power the dome. They successfully reached Griffin Rock's old location, and after some medical attention, the Rescue Bots recovered. Optimus then gave them a new mission: to let the rest of the town in on their secret. {{storylink|Today and Forever}}

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Three years on, Heatwave had still not let the team reveal themselves out of worry that the townsfolk would react badly. He finally succeeded in contacting Optimus and received orders to build a new mainland base, though the fact that they would need to work with the humans still didn't change his mind. Finally an invasion by the [[Velgrox]] forced his hand. {{storylink|New Normal}} He quickly became discontent with the new attention he and the others were receiving, opting to test the new [[GroundBridge]] rather than prepare for a town meeting. After accidentally ending up in the [[Sahara]], he and the rest of the team fronted up to the townfolk, who voted to keep their secret. {{storylink|Bridge Building}}

An attempt at racing with Blades resulted in Heatwave accidentally demolishing [[Cullen|Mr Cullen]]'s rocket. As a result Heatwave decided the team would focus on their duties rather than pursuing their own pastimes. Another GroundBridge accident sent him and Chase to the mainland, and resulted in them bringing a car back to the island who later turned out to be the Rescue Bot [[Quickshadow]]. {{storylink|Arrivals}} Irritated by Quickshadow lecturing them and defeating him in a sparring match, Heatwave placed her in charge of an operation to move [[Phodolite]] through town. The mission hit a snag when the Heatwave lost part of the load, resulting in the team having to use Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one. {{storylink|Plus One (RB)|Plus One}}

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Following a mishap in which the town pool froze over, the team visited the [[Griffin Rock Fun Zone|Fun Zone]] where Heatwave joined Chief, Cody and Frankie in a round of ''Element Quest'', only to discover it had been invaded by the [[Morocco virus]]. {{storylink|Back to Virtual Reality}} When investors were looking at redeveloping the island, the Rescue Bots used Velgrox technology to make themselves invisible and pretend to be ghosts to scare them off. {{storylink|Vanishing Returns}}

The team took part in Earliween celebrations, and also came up with a plan to foil Evan and Myles when the pair tried to carnap Quickshadow. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}} When Whiskers was abducted from the zoo, the Rescue Bots used their dino modes as bait to lure big game hunter [[Thurston Chumley|Lord Chumley]]. Though they themselves were captured, they made the most of their situation, both finding Whiskers and bringing the rest of the team to help arrest Chumley. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy}} When the opportunity came up, Heatwave was in favor of Chase running for mayor to prove that the Bots were equal in the community to humans. He soon changed his mind after Chase actually took office and the changes he made interfered with the Rescue Team doing their job. {{storylink|Mayor May Not}}

When Boulder wanted to celebrate [[All Spark Day (event)|All Spark Day]], Heatwave believe they should stick to the holidays celebrated in their new home. After dealing with a water rescue and a giant-sized [[CeCe Greene]], the Bots found the whole town had decided to celebrate All Spark Day, and Heatwave acted as a substitute for the energon fountain. {{storylink|All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day}} When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Heatwave helped Kade entertain children's parties. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. {{storylink|Part-Time Heroes}}

When the day finally came to open the mainland [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], Heatwave found himself having to dial the others back with the partying. After the building was transformed, he attempted to return to Griffin Rock with Cody, only to discover that the GroundBridge was malfunctioning. {{storylink|The More Things Change...}} He, Kade and Cody were assigned the task of repairing the center's holographic cloak, and with Blades's help, managed to do so before the base could be discovered. {{storylink|The More Things Stay the Same}}

During a series of motor races, the Bots had to first deal with a collapsing stand full of spectators, and then with runaway racers thanks to an errant invention. {{storylink|Hot Rod Bot}} Heatwave accompanied Blades, Chief and Dani to [[Africa]] when Woodrow Burns appeared to need help, and ended up helping a family of gorillas survive baboons and an erupting volcano. {{storylink|King Burns}} During the town's Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with a rapidly-expanding monster mound of pizza dough. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}

While running practice drills in the Training Center, the team had to save a Cybertronian ship that crash-landed. When it turned out Bumblebee was on board, the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, however Heatwave and Chase were attacked and knocked out by an energon eater than had come down with the craft. Once it was captured, the others revived them. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}} When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered [[Chickadee]]'s operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. {{storylink|Camp Cody}}

Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. {{storylink|Once Upon a Time}} After an attempt to drill Blurr on rescuing was less than successful, Heatwave and the rest of the team found themselves having to deal with the escaped [[Mini-Con]] [[Bounce]] and [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], a member of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Heatwave (under the code name '''Thunder''') and Chief were dropped into Pynch's compound by Blades, and managed to find Pynch's hoarded tech before she caught them, though they escaped having their memories wiped thanks to switching the tech and ultimately Pynch went to jail {{storylink|Cody's 11}} The Bots found themselves having to maintain their robot disguises when [[Maven Danger]] stayed at the firehouse as research for his new movie, though it later turned out the visit was just so Maven's agent [[Skip Scobble]] could attempt to steal a rare book. {{storylink|A Brush with Danger}}

When Dani's test space mission ran into trouble, the team headed into space in the ''Sigma'' to mount a rescue, with Heatwave providing the first stage to a jetpack-assisted Rescue Bot rocket. {{storylink|To Infinity... And Back}} Kade and Heatwave tried to get Cody interested in firefighting when the boy was deciding what sort of rescue worker he'd become. {{storylink|Family Business}}

The team was surprised to discover a whole town in [[China]] knew about them, when they were called there to deal with some out-of-control [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]]. Afterwards Optimus promptly reassigned them, with Heatwave leading a team on Griffin Rock consisting of Salvage and Servo. When it turned out the Morocco virus was back and had built a new MorBot, Heatwave managed to blow it up by boobytrapping the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Upgrades}} Unfortunately when he, Kade and Cody returned to the Training Center, they found it under Morocco's control and had to hastily retreat. When Morocco set his sights on abducting Cody, Heatwave's team attempted in vain to protect the boy, but Heatwave was later able to pick up him and Frankie after they dropped Morocco into an undersea trench. Optimus later assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new recruits. {{storylink|Transformations}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Trying to come up with a rallying cry, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] once ordered his team to "roll to the rescue", but then evidently remembered that someone else was already using that cry. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

After spending some time with Bumblebee's Team, Blurr says he needs to return to his rescue team, "Before Heatwave glows a gasket." {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], Heatwave, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*The Rescue Bots responded to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Heatwave energized his water cannons to better deal with the situation and put out the fire in short order. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*A child playing with the "Optimus Primal" Rescue Bots toy was turned into an animated version of himself and met with the Rescue Bots! He directed a rescue operation for Chase, with which Heatwave assisted in by letting Chase grab onto his ladder for support.{{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots Optimus Primal toy commercial}}

==Toys==
===Rescue Bots (2011~2012)===
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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2011)

:Heatwave transforms into a red and grey fire engine of likely fictitious origin. In keeping with the simple [[transformation scheme]] of the line, Heatwave transforms from vehicle mode to robot mode by simply pulling up the ladder and folding down the feet.

:Due to the placement of his ladder on his back, it is actually possible for the human figures to hitch a ride on Heatwave's back in robot mode; the rungs on the ladder are just thin enough to allow for one of their hands to slip around and the thumb on that hand to fit in the hollow area on the back of said rung.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:RescueBots electronic HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
*'''Electronic Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Electronic Figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Storybook, 2 "AAA" batteries, Cody Burns
:This non-Transformable version of Heatwave features electronic [[light-emitting diode|lights]] and [[soundbox|sounds]]. He comes with a storybook titled "[[Rescue Bots Respond]]" which details his adventures, and a redecoed [[Cody Burns]] figure.

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[[Image:RescueBotstoy-Fire Station Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Electronic Fire Station Prime''' (Playset, 2011)

:A Heatwave vehicle is included with the [[Fire Station Prime]] playset. It "transforms" much like ''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Mini-Vehicles. An image of Heatwave is molded on the bottom of the vehicle and it can be stood up on end.

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===Rescue Bots: Energize===
[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He'll probably be in need of [[Repair crab|some serious repairs]] when his clear plastic inevitably breaks.]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescue Bot, 2013)
**''Accessories:'' "Water" cannon

:The original Heatwave toy was released as part of the ''Energize'' line, retooled to add sockets into the top of his emergency lights, and with translucent blue plastic. Also added is a "water" cannon in the same plastic which can slot into the new sockets. The word "water" is in scare quotes in the product descriptions because the "water" cannon doesn't actually shoot water.

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[[Image:HeatwaveTheFireBot KadeBurns energize.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Kade Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2013)

:Available in a two-pack with Kade Burns, Heatwave is a non-transforming figure but possesses more in the way of articulation than previous Heatwave toys, in addition to being more [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]]. His left hand is replaced by a fire ax.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Singles Pack, 2013)

:The same ''Energize'' non-transforming figure was also available in a bagged single pack, without Kade Burns.

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[[Image:RescueBots FlipChangers HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Flip Changer, 2013)

:A highly simplified version of Heatwave with show-accurate detailing. He transforms into a super-deformed fire engine—pulling out the lever on the rear of Heatwave's vehicle mode causes him to drive forwards before doing a frontwards flip to [[autotransformation|autotransform]] into robot mode, popping his head up and his arms outwards.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (''Beam Box'' Figure, 2013)
:Heatwave is a non-transforming figure with no articulation, mounted on a rocky base. Inserting him into the Beam Box Game System unlocks Heatwave in the game.

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot & Cody Burns''' (Figure 2-Pack, 2014)

:Available with a "Rescue Boy"-style Cody Burns figure, Heatwave is a new figure based on his fireboat Rescan figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBPVCHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan PVC Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RescueBots_Rescan_HeatwaveTheFireBot.jpg|thumb|300px|Rescue Boats, Row to the Rescue!]]
*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is an all-new figure, featuring a spring-loaded transformation from fireboat to robot.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescan Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Mini Dino, 2014)

:Part of the first wave of the Mini Dinos series, Heatwave features autotransformation from ''Apatosaurus'' to robot.

:This figure is prone to internal breakage of the autotransforming mechanism if care is not taken when aligning the halves of the dinosaur head during transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/RBDinoHeatwave/heatwave.htm More information on Rescue Dinobot Heatwave at TFU.info]''

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Epic Figure, 2014)

:As part of the Epic Figures, Heatwave is an 12-inch tall non-transforming figure with basic articulation. His chest open up to fit 2-Pack human figures, and he features 5mm ports to interact with Energize rescue tools.

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[[File:RescueBots_ElectronicDinobotHeatwave.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot''' (Electronic toy, 2014)

:This new Heatwave figure is a non-transforming ''Brontosaurus'' featuring electronic lights and sounds.

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*'''Elite Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)

:Part of the first wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave changes from a longer and larger version of his original fire truck alt-mode in a few easy steps. He features a removeable ladder with water cannons which can peg onto his arm or his back. His left arm has a flip-out capture claw. Additionally, he has 5mm compatible fist holes and his vehicle mode has several pegs for accommodating human figures.

:His ladder uses a hexagonal link-up point that is also used for the cranes on both Rescue Rig and Megabot versions of [[High Tide]], as well as (strangely) the gasoline pump included with the Griffin Rock Garage set, making all of those parts interchangeable.

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*'''Night Rescue Heatwave''' (Megabot, 2016)
:Part of the third wave of Mega Bots figures, Heatwave is a slight recolor of the figure listed above and retains all of its gimmickry.

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[[File:RB-toy Heatwave-HookLadder.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Hook & Ladder Heatwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/gauntlet, water-blast projectile

: Part of a larger "deluxe" range of toys under the broader ''Playskool Heroes'' banner, Hook & Ladder Heatwave is a smaller, more show-like re-make of his original toy (in line with the "Rescan" assortment of his teammates), transforming from fire truck to robot and back with a single step triggered by swinging his truck-mode back end/leg down. He comes with a large trailer unit with a moving ladder rig equipped with a spring-loaded "water burst" launcher. The rig can transform into a gauntlet that kids (or adults with small arms) can wear.

: The package back calls out that Heatwave's back-ladder is removable and can be attached to the trailer, but it takes ''way'' too much force to do and doesn't feel like it's actually supposed to. Also, the ladder has been molded in a way that makes the tops of the steps incorrectly aligned when attached, causing them to face sideways.

:The cab-robot was also included in the "[[Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set]]" with no notable changes.

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*'''Griffin Rock Rescue Team Set''' (4-pack, 2016)

: This box set contains the "[[Heatwave (RB)#Hook&Ladder|Hook & Ladder Heatwave]]" cab-robot minus the trailer unit, and the show-based "Rescan" versions of [[Boulder#RescanShow|Boulder]], [[Blades (RB)#RescanCopter|Blades]], and [[Chase (RB)#RescanCar|Chase]]. All four toys are identical to their individual releases (with the obvious exception of the missing trailer).

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*'''Heatwave the Fire-Bot''' (Rescan, 2017)

:Part of the thirteenth wave of the Rescan series, Heatwave is another new body for the character which changes from robot to two-headed dragon and back in a single step.

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==Merchandise==
[[Image:RBMerch-Heatwave costume.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
*'''Heatwave Toddler Halloween Costume''' (2012)
:Dress your kiddie up in this Heatwave [[Halloween]] costume so he can go door-to-door shaking down people for candy. 100% polyester!
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==Notes==
[[Image:Comicon2012MeetHeatwave.jpg|thumb|Kids, come meet the surly loner! It'll be fun for the whole family!]]
*An in-costume actor portraying Heatwave appeared at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 and at [[Universal Studios|Universal Studios Hollywood]] for the ''Transformers Fan Experience'' on [[June 20]], [[2014]] (during the weekend of [[BotCon 2014]]).

===Foreign names===
*''Hungarian:'' '''Tűzlovag''' ("Fireknight")

==External links==
*[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/rescue-bots/cast-gallery/heatwave Heatwave's profile] at hubworld.com.

[[Category:Firefighters]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers with multiple modes]]

Transformations

2016-10-27T00:59:32Z

Autoroller: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 104
|prev=Upgrades
|next=
|image=Transformations MorBot floor.jpg
|title="Transformations"
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Greg Johnson]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''The computer-generated Doctor Morocco hatches a bold new plot to defeat the Rescue Bots by becoming one of them.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Transformations MorBot Scrubbers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You fool. You understand now? I don't need your [[God]]. I've come up with my own way to have eternal life!"]]
[[Morocco virus|Morocco]] updates his memoirs with recent events. Now he has control of the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], he's using the 3D printer to create more [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]] which are being put to work repairing the [[GroundBridge]]. Pondering why he keeps failing against the [[Rescue Bot]]s, he realizes they all have minds, and uploads himself into the [[MorBot]] he's had rebuilt.

[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] head to the Training Center by sea, and Cody manages to persuade the others to let him drive for a while. The rest of the family calls in to see when the GroundBridge is going to be up and working again. The trio arrive at the Training Center and take the lift up, only to find the Scrubbers hard at work and the Morocco Bot ready and waiting. Heatwave starts taking them out, and at Cody's suggestion, activates the base's sonic cannons to take out more of them as the trio escape. Morocco again ponders why he keeps failing, and realizes he doesn't have a plucky kid sidekick to help him with his strategy. He contacts the departing Heatwave to tell them he's decided to recruit Cody as his human partner.

[[File:Transformations Griffin Rock team.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Back at the fire house, the team discusses protecting Cody, and [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]], in touch by comms, starts working on a way to override the hive mind patch she invented. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] start heading back to [[United States of America|America]] at high speed, thanks to a rocket booster they borrow. [[Boulder]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] arrive back at Baranova's lab after a hike and are updated on current events. Baranova has a virus blocker, but since Morocco will be expecting them through the GroundBridge, Blurr is going to have to drive Baranova and the blocker across the US to the Training Center in [[Maine]].

[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] arrive at the fire house to serve as reinforcements in case Morocco tries to kidnap Cody. [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] alerts them to the incoming danger - the MorBot and a swarm of Scrubbers are flying in over the sea. While Cody and Frankie head to the command center, the rest of the team heads to the shore. Doc checks in with Blurr and Prof. Baranova who are moving at speed across the country. The Scrubbers reach the shore and meet stiff opposition from the group, armed with foam cannons, Heatwave's sprayers and Servo's teeth. Blades and Dani arrive and shoot the MorBot with an [[electromagnetic pulse]], only to discover it's simply a [[hologram]].

[[File:Transformations Blurr Baranova GroundBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The real Morocco is still on the mainland, attempting to intercept Blurr and Baranova. Blurr's keen to play chicken, but Baranova persuades him that stopping the Scrubbers is more important, and they quickly reach the Training Center. Though it's swarming with Scrubbers, the pair manage to fire up the GroundBridge and bring Chase's team through. The part of the team on [[Griffin Rock]] are meanwhile out of ammo, and the Scrubbers simply fly over them, so [[Charlie Burns|Chief]] contacts Cody and Frankie to get them to head to shelter. The group in the Training Center manage to plug the virus blocker into the mainframe, shutting down the system and deactivating the Scrubbers as well, however the MorBot has already escaped through the GroundBridge to Griffin Rock.

[[File:Transformations MorBot Cody and Frankie.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Cody and Frankie spot the falling Scrubbers, but their celebrations are cut short when Morocco bursts through the floor and grabs Cody. Emerging from the fire house, Morocco's confronted by the team returning from the beach, and when Cody attempts to interfere with the MorBot, Morocco uses a cellphone to hypnotize him. Blades hits the MorBot with an EMP, but it promptly transforms and drives off, with the team in pursuit. With Cody's help, Morocco leads them on a chase, however Frankie realizes their plan is to head for the sea and lose the team underwater. She manages to draw level and phase through the side of the MorBot, so she's taken too when it goes underwater. She attempts to reason with Cody, and uses the laser necklace Cody gave her to destroy the cellphone. Frankie and Cody phase out of the MorBot, which plunges into an undersea abyss. The pair are picked up by Heatwave and Kade.

Back at the Training Center, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] himself gives a speech and the Rescue Bots their new assignments. Chase is going back to Griffin Rock; Boulder and Graham will build an Autobot/human community in the northwest; Blades and Dani will remain in charge of Quickshadow and High Tide in [[China]]; while Heatwave and Kade will be in charge of training new recruits. Chief makes everyone promise to come back every Sunday for Sunday dinner, and takes a photo of the whole team.

[['Til all are one|'Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (2)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (8)
*[[Boulder]] (9)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (12)
*[[Quickshadow]] (13)
*[[High Tide]] (14)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (15)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (17)
*[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (19)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Kade Burns]] (4)
*[[Dani Burns]] (5)
*[[Graham Burns]] (6)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (7)
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] (10)
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] (11)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (16)
*[[CeCe Greene]] (20)
|c4=
*[[Morocco virus]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"In case you haven't noticed, it takes a certain level of skill and maturity to handle a boat... Witness." 
"Uh, Captain Chin-Dimple? I've been doing the steering since we left Griffin Rock. Let Cody try."
:—'''Kade''' and '''Heatwave'''

"Bye Ezra! Remember me fondly!" 
"Relax, Professor. My name's Blurr, not Crash."
:—'''Baranova''' and '''Blurr''' drive at high speed.

"Congratulations, Cody Burns! You won yourself a new set of wheels!"
:—'''Morocco''' kidnaps Cody.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Transformations photo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
*Frankie's "Rescue Girl" guise was previously seen in "[[The Griffin Rock Express]]"
*Morocco's line "Clever man, that Doctor Morocco" is a callback to "[[The Reign of Morocco]]".
*The hypnotizing cellphones were originally seen in "[[Spellbound]]".
*Optimus's in-person appearance in this episode suggests it takes place at some point after the end of the first season of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', since prior to that, Optimus was in the [[Realm of the Primes]].
*The photo which closes the episode is a callback to "[[Family of Heroes]]" in which Chief [[:File:FamilyOfHeroes photo.jpg|takes a photo]] while telling the rest of his family that the Rescue Bots are aliens.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

===Animation and technical errors===

===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Transformations

2016-10-27T00:58:56Z

Autoroller: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 104
|prev=Upgrades
|next=
|image=Transformations MorBot floor.jpg
|title="Transformations"
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Greg Johnson]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''The computer-generated Doctor Morocco hatches a bold new plot to defeat the Rescue Bots by becoming one of them.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Transformations MorBot Scrubbers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You fool. You understand now? I don't need your [[God]]. I've come up with my own way to have eternal life!"]]
[[Morocco virus|Morocco]] updates his memoirs with recent events. Now he has control of the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], he's using the 3D printer to create more [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]] which are being put to work repairing the [[GroundBridge]]. Pondering why he keeps failing against the [[Rescue Bot]]s, he realizes they all have minds, and uploads himself into the [[MorBot]] he's had rebuilt.

[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] head to the Training Center by sea, and Cody manages to persuade the others to let him drive for a while. The rest of the family calls in to see when the GroundBridge is going to be up and working again. The trio arrive at the Training Center and take the lift up, only to find the Scrubbers hard at work and the Morocco Bot ready and waiting. Heatwave starts taking them out, and at Cody's suggestion, activates the base's sonic cannons to take out more of them as the trio escape. Morocco again ponders why he keeps failing, and realizes he doesn't have a plucky kid sidekick to help him with his strategy. He contacts the departing Heatwave to tell them he's decided to recruit Cody as his human partner.

[[File:Transformations Griffin Rock team.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Back at the fire house, the team discusses protecting Cody, and [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]], in touch by comms, starts working on a way to override the hive mind patch she invented. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] start heading back to [[United States of America|America]] at high speed, thanks to a rocket booster they borrow. [[Boulder]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] arrive back at Baranova's lab after a hike and are updated on current events. Baranova has a virus blocker, but since Morocco will be expecting them through the GroundBridge, Blurr is going to have to drive Baranova and the blocker across the US to the Training Center in [[Maine]].

[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] arrive at the fire house to serve as reinforcements in case Morocco tries to kidnap Cody. [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] alerts them to the incoming danger - the MorBot and a swarm of Scrubbers are flying in over the sea. While Cody and Frankie head to the command center, the rest of the team heads to the shore. Doc checks in with Blurr and Prof. Baranova who are moving at speed across the country. The Scrubbers reach the shore and meet stiff opposition from the group, armed with foam cannons, Heatwave's sprayers and Servo's teeth. Blades and Dani arrive and shoot the MorBot with an [[electromagnetic pulse]], only to discover it's simply a [[hologram]].

[[File:Transformations Blurr Baranova GroundBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The real Morocco is still on the mainland, attempting to intercept Blurr and Baranova. Blurr's keen to play chicken, but Baranova persuades him that stopping the Scrubbers is more important, and they quickly reach the Training Center. Though it's swarming with Scrubbers, the pair manage to fire up the GroundBridge and bring Chase's team through. The part of the team on [[Griffin Rock]] are meanwhile out of ammo, and the Scrubbers simply fly over them, so [[Charlie Burns|Chief]] contacts Cody and Frankie to get them to head to shelter. The group in the Training Center manage to plug the virus blocker into the mainframe, shutting down the system and deactivating the Scrubbers as well, however the MorBot has already escaped through the GroundBridge to Griffin Rock.

[[File:Transformations MorBot Cody and Frankie.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Cody and Frankie spot the falling Scrubbers, but their celebrations are cut short when Morocco bursts through the floor and grabs Cody. Emerging from the fire house, Morocco's confronted by the team returning from the beach, and when Cody attempts to interfere with the MorBot, Morocco uses a cellphone to hypnotize him. Blades hits the MorBot with an EMP, but it promptly transforms and drives off, with the team in pursuit. With Cody's help, Morocco leads them on a chase, however Frankie realizes their plan is to head for the sea and lose the team underwater. She manages to draw level and phase through the side of the MorBot, so she's taken too when it goes underwater. She attempts to reason with Cody, and uses the laser necklace Cody gave her to destroy the cellphone. Frankie and Cody phase out of the MorBot, which plunges into an undersea abyss. The pair are picked up by Heatwave and Kade.

Back at the Training Center, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] himself gives a speech and the Rescue Bots their new assignments. Chase is going back to Griffin Rock; Boulder and Graham will build an Autobot/human community in the northwest; Blades and Dani will remain in charge of Quickshadow and High Tide in [[China]]; while Heatwave and Kade will be in charge of training new recruits. Chief makes everyone promise to come back every Sunday for Sunday dinner, and takes a photo of the whole team.

[['Til all are one|'Til all are one]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (2)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (8)
*[[Boulder]] (9)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (12)
*[[Quickshadow]] (13)
*[[High Tide]] (14)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (15)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (17)
*[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (19)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Kade Burns]] (4)
*[[Dani Burns]] (5)
*[[Graham Burns]] (6)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (7)
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] (10)
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] (11)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (16)
*[[CeCe Greene]] (20)
|c4=
*[[Morocco virus]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"In case you haven't noticed, it takes a certain level of skill and maturity to handle a boat... Witness." 
"Uh, Captain Chin-Dimple? I've been doing the steering since we left Griffin Rock. Let Cody try."
:—'''Kade''' and '''Heatwave'''

"Bye Ezra! Remember me fondly!" 
"Relax, Professor. My name's Blurr, not Crash."
:—'''Baranova''' and '''Blurr''' drive at high speed.

"Congratulations, Cody Burns! You won yourself a new set of wheels!"
:—'''Morocco''' kidnaps Cody.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Transformations photo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
*Frankie's "Rescue Girl" guise was previously seen in "[[The Griffin Rock Express]]"
*Morocco's line "Clever man, that Doctor Morocco" is a callback to "[[The Reign of Morocco]]".
*The hypnotizing cellphones were originally seen in "[[Spellbound]]".
*Optimus's in-person appearance in this episode suggests it takes place at some point after the end of the first season of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', since prior to that, Optimus was in the [[Realm of the Primes]].
*The photo which closes the episode is a callback to "[[Family of Heroes]]" in which Chief [[:File:FamilyOfHeroes photo.jpg|takes a photo]] while telling the rest of his family that the Rescue Bots are aliens.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

===Animation and technical errors===

===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Transformations

2016-10-27T00:57:51Z

Autoroller: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 104
|prev=Upgrades
|next=
|image=Transformations MorBot floor.jpg
|title="Transformations"
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Greg Johnson]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''The computer-generated Doctor Morocco hatches a bold new plot to defeat the Rescue Bots by becoming one of them.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Transformations MorBot Scrubbers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You fool. You understand now? I don't need your [[God]]. I've come up with my own way to have eternal life!"]]
[[Morocco virus|Morocco]] updates his memoirs with recent events. Now he has control of the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], he's using the 3D printer to create more [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]] which are being put to work repairing the [[GroundBridge]]. Pondering why he keeps failing against the [[Rescue Bot]]s, he realizes they all have minds, and uploads himself into the [[MorBot]] he's had rebuilt.

[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] head to the Training Center by sea, and Cody manages to persuade the others to let him drive for a while. The rest of the family calls in to see when the GroundBridge is going to be up and working again. The trio arrive at the Training Center and take the lift up, only to find the Scrubbers hard at work and the Morocco Bot ready and waiting. Heatwave starts taking them out, and at Cody's suggestion, activates the base's sonic cannons to take out more of them as the trio escape. Morocco again ponders why he keeps failing, and realizes he doesn't have a plucky kid sidekick to help him with his strategy. He contacts the departing Heatwave to tell them he's decided to recruit Cody as his human partner.

[[File:Transformations Griffin Rock team.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Back at the fire house, the team discusses protecting Cody, and [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]], in touch by comms, starts working on a way to override the hive mind patch she invented. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] start heading back to [[United States of America|America]] at high speed, thanks to a rocket booster they borrow. [[Boulder]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] arrive back at Baranova's lab after a hike and are updated on current events. Baranova has a virus blocker, but since Morocco will be expecting them through the GroundBridge, Blurr is going to have to drive Baranova and the blocker across the US to the Training Center in [[Maine]].

[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] arrive at the fire house to serve as reinforcements in case Morocco tries to kidnap Cody. [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] alerts them to the incoming danger - the MorBot and a swarm of Scrubbers are flying in over the sea. While Cody and Frankie head to the command center, the rest of the team heads to the shore. Doc checks in with Blurr and Prof. Baranova who are moving at speed across the country. The Scrubbers reach the shore and meet stiff opposition from the group, armed with foam cannons, Heatwave's sprayers and Servo's teeth. Blades and Dani arrive and shoot the MorBot with an [[electromagnetic pulse]], only to discover it's simply a [[hologram]].

[[File:Transformations Blurr Baranova GroundBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The real Morocco is still on the mainland, attempting to intercept Blurr and Baranova. Blurr's keen to play chicken, but Baranova persuades him that stopping the Scrubbers is more important, and they quickly reach the Training Center. Though it's swarming with Scrubbers, the pair manage to fire up the GroundBridge and bring Chase's team through. The part of the team on [[Griffin Rock]] are meanwhile out of ammo, and the Scrubbers simply fly over them, so [[Charlie Burns|Chief]] contacts Cody and Frankie to get them to head to shelter. The group in the Training Center manage to plug the virus blocker into the mainframe, shutting down the system and deactivating the Scrubbers as well, however the MorBot has already escaped through the GroundBridge to Griffin Rock.

[[File:Transformations MorBot Cody and Frankie.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Cody and Frankie spot the falling Scrubbers, but their celebrations are cut short when Morocco bursts through the floor and grabs Cody. Emerging from the fire house, Morocco's confronted by the team returning from the beach, and when Cody attempts to interfere with the MorBot, Morocco uses a cellphone to hypnotize him. Blades hits the MorBot with an EMP, but it promptly transforms and drives off, with the team in pursuit. With Cody's help, Morocco leads them on a chase, however Frankie realizes their plan is to head for the sea and lose the team underwater. She manages to draw level and phase through the side of the MorBot, so she's taken too when it goes underwater. She attempts to reason with Cody, and uses the laser necklace Cody gave her to destroy the cellphone. Frankie and Cody phase out of the MorBot, which plunges into an undersea abyss. The pair are picked up by Heatwave and Kade.

Back at the Training Center, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] himself gives a speech and the Rescue Bots their new assignments. Chase is going back to Griffin Rock; Boulder and Graham will build an Autobot/human community in the northwest; Blades and Dani will remain in charge of Quickshadow and High Tide in [[China]]; while Heatwave and Kade will be in charge of training new recruits. Chief makes everyone promise to come back every Sunday for Sunday dinner, and takes a photo of the whole team.

[['Til all are one|'Til all are]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (2)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (8)
*[[Boulder]] (9)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (12)
*[[Quickshadow]] (13)
*[[High Tide]] (14)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (15)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (17)
*[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (19)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Kade Burns]] (4)
*[[Dani Burns]] (5)
*[[Graham Burns]] (6)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (7)
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] (10)
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] (11)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (16)
*[[CeCe Greene]] (20)
|c4=
*[[Morocco virus]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"In case you haven't noticed, it takes a certain level of skill and maturity to handle a boat... Witness." 
"Uh, Captain Chin-Dimple? I've been doing the steering since we left Griffin Rock. Let Cody try."
:—'''Kade''' and '''Heatwave'''

"Bye Ezra! Remember me fondly!" 
"Relax, Professor. My name's Blurr, not Crash."
:—'''Baranova''' and '''Blurr''' drive at high speed.

"Congratulations, Cody Burns! You won yourself a new set of wheels!"
:—'''Morocco''' kidnaps Cody.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Transformations photo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
*Frankie's "Rescue Girl" guise was previously seen in "[[The Griffin Rock Express]]"
*Morocco's line "Clever man, that Doctor Morocco" is a callback to "[[The Reign of Morocco]]".
*The hypnotizing cellphones were originally seen in "[[Spellbound]]".
*Optimus's in-person appearance in this episode suggests it takes place at some point after the end of the first season of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', since prior to that, Optimus was in the [[Realm of the Primes]].
*The photo which closes the episode is a callback to "[[Family of Heroes]]" in which Chief [[:File:FamilyOfHeroes photo.jpg|takes a photo]] while telling the rest of his family that the Rescue Bots are aliens.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

===Animation and technical errors===

===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Transformations

2016-10-27T00:57:37Z

Autoroller: /* Synopsis */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 104
|prev=Upgrades
|next=
|image=Transformations MorBot floor.jpg
|title="Transformations"
|airdate=[[October 22]], [[2016]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[DHX Media]] [[Top Draw Animation]]
|writer=[[Greg Johnson]]
|director=[[Patrick Archibald]]
}}

'''The computer-generated Doctor Morocco hatches a bold new plot to defeat the Rescue Bots by becoming one of them.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Transformations MorBot Scrubbers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You fool. You understand now? I don't need your [[God]]. I've come up with my own way to have eternal life!"]]
[[Morocco virus|Morocco]] updates his memoirs with recent events. Now he has control of the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]], he's using the 3D printer to create more [[Scrubmite|Scrubbers]] which are being put to work repairing the [[GroundBridge]]. Pondering why he keeps failing against the [[Rescue Bot]]s, he realizes they all have minds, and uploads himself into the [[MorBot]] he's had rebuilt.

[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Cody Burns|Cody]] head to the Training Center by sea, and Cody manages to persuade the others to let him drive for a while. The rest of the family calls in to see when the GroundBridge is going to be up and working again. The trio arrive at the Training Center and take the lift up, only to find the Scrubbers hard at work and the Morocco Bot ready and waiting. Heatwave starts taking them out, and at Cody's suggestion, activates the base's sonic cannons to take out more of them as the trio escape. Morocco again ponders why he keeps failing, and realizes he doesn't have a plucky kid sidekick to help him with his strategy. He contacts the departing Heatwave to tell them he's decided to recruit Cody as his human partner.

[[File:Transformations Griffin Rock team.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Back at the fire house, the team discusses protecting Cody, and [[Anna Baranova|Professor Baranova]], in touch by comms, starts working on a way to override the hive mind patch she invented. [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] start heading back to [[United States of America|America]] at high speed, thanks to a rocket booster they borrow. [[Boulder]], [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] arrive back at Baranova's lab after a hike and are updated on current events. Baranova has a virus blocker, but since Morocco will be expecting them through the GroundBridge, Blurr is going to have to drive Baranova and the blocker across the US to the Training Center in [[Maine]].

[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]], [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] arrive at the fire house to serve as reinforcements in case Morocco tries to kidnap Cody. [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] alerts them to the incoming danger - the MorBot and a swarm of Scrubbers are flying in over the sea. While Cody and Frankie head to the command center, the rest of the team heads to the shore. Doc checks in with Blurr and Prof. Baranova who are moving at speed across the country. The Scrubbers reach the shore and meet stiff opposition from the group, armed with foam cannons, Heatwave's sprayers and Servo's teeth. Blades and Dani arrive and shoot the MorBot with an [[electromagnetic pulse]], only to discover it's simply a [[hologram]].

[[File:Transformations Blurr Baranova GroundBridge.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The real Morocco is still on the mainland, attempting to intercept Blurr and Baranova. Blurr's keen to play chicken, but Baranova persuades him that stopping the Scrubbers is more important, and they quickly reach the Training Center. Though it's swarming with Scrubbers, the pair manage to fire up the GroundBridge and bring Chase's team through. The part of the team on [[Griffin Rock]] are meanwhile out of ammo, and the Scrubbers simply fly over them, so [[Charlie Burns|Chief]] contacts Cody and Frankie to get them to head to shelter. The group in the Training Center manage to plug the virus blocker into the mainframe, shutting down the system and deactivating the Scrubbers as well, however the MorBot has already escaped through the GroundBridge to Griffin Rock.

[[File:Transformations MorBot Cody and Frankie.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Cody and Frankie spot the falling Scrubbers, but their celebrations are cut short when Morocco bursts through the floor and grabs Cody. Emerging from the fire house, Morocco's confronted by the team returning from the beach, and when Cody attempts to interfere with the MorBot, Morocco uses a cellphone to hypnotize him. Blades hits the MorBot with an EMP, but it promptly transforms and drives off, with the team in pursuit. With Cody's help, Morocco leads them on a chase, however Frankie realizes their plan is to head for the sea and lose the team underwater. She manages to draw level and phase through the side of the MorBot, so she's taken too when it goes underwater. She attempts to reason with Cody, and uses the laser necklace Cody gave her to destroy the cellphone. Frankie and Cody phase out of the MorBot, which plunges into an undersea abyss. The pair are picked up by Heatwave and Kade.

Back at the Training Center, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] himself gives a speech and the Rescue Bots their new assignments. Chase is going back to Griffin Rock; Boulder and Graham will build an Autobot/human community in the northwest; Blades and Dani will remain in charge of Quickshadow and High Tide in [[China]]; while Heatwave and Kade will be in charge of training new recruits. Chief makes everyone promise to come back every Sunday for Sunday dinner, and takes a photo of the whole team.
[['Til all are one|'Til all are]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (2)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (8)
*[[Boulder]] (9)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (12)
*[[Quickshadow]] (13)
*[[High Tide]] (14)
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] (15)
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]] (17)
*[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] (18)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (19)

|c3=
*[[Cody Burns]] (3)
*[[Kade Burns]] (4)
*[[Dani Burns]] (5)
*[[Graham Burns]] (6)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (7)
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] (10)
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] (11)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (16)
*[[CeCe Greene]] (20)
|c4=
*[[Morocco virus]] (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"In case you haven't noticed, it takes a certain level of skill and maturity to handle a boat... Witness." 
"Uh, Captain Chin-Dimple? I've been doing the steering since we left Griffin Rock. Let Cody try."
:—'''Kade''' and '''Heatwave'''

"Bye Ezra! Remember me fondly!" 
"Relax, Professor. My name's Blurr, not Crash."
:—'''Baranova''' and '''Blurr''' drive at high speed.

"Congratulations, Cody Burns! You won yourself a new set of wheels!"
:—'''Morocco''' kidnaps Cody.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Transformations photo.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
*Frankie's "Rescue Girl" guise was previously seen in "[[The Griffin Rock Express]]"
*Morocco's line "Clever man, that Doctor Morocco" is a callback to "[[The Reign of Morocco]]".
*The hypnotizing cellphones were originally seen in "[[Spellbound]]".
*Optimus's in-person appearance in this episode suggests it takes place at some point after the end of the first season of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', since prior to that, Optimus was in the [[Realm of the Primes]].
*The photo which closes the episode is a callback to "[[Family of Heroes]]" in which Chief [[:File:FamilyOfHeroes photo.jpg|takes a photo]] while telling the rest of his family that the Rescue Bots are aliens.

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===

===Trivia===

===Animation and technical errors===

===Foreign localization===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2016-09-27T01:13:37Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

==Cast==
(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
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'''[[Bee Team (RID)|The Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

'''Others'''
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
**[[Undertone]]

'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Tricerashot]] (Robbie Rist)
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'''Steelaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (Various)

'''Scavangers'''
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] ([[Jim Cummings]])

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])

{{!}}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Brother Gunter]] ([[Danny Jacobs]])
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Realtor]] ([[Edie McClurg]])
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] (Troy Baker)
|nonumbering=true}}

*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 3===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**Season 3 then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2016-09-27T01:12:07Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

==Cast==
(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Bee Team (RID)|The Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

'''Others'''
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
**[[Undertone]]

'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Tricerashot]] (Robbie Rist)
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'''Steelaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (Various)

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'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

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*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
'''Scavangers'''
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] ([[Jim Cummings]])

{{!}}}
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'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Brother Gunter]] ([[Danny Jacobs]])
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Realtor]] ([[Edie McClurg]])
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

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'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] (Troy Baker)
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*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 3===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**Season 3 then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

==Cast==
(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
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'''[[Bee Team (RID)|The Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

'''Others'''
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
**[[Undertone]]

'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Tricerashot]] (Robbie Rist)
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'''Steelaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (Various)

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'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

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*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
'''Scavangers'''
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])

{{!}}}
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'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Brother Gunter]] ([[Danny Jacobs]])
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Realtor]] ([[Edie McClurg]])
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] (Troy Baker)
|nonumbering=true}}

*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 3===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**Season 3 then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2016-09-27T01:09:08Z

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

==Cast==
(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Bee Team (RID)|The Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

'''Others'''
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
**[[Undertone]]

'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Tricerashot]] (Robbie Rist)
|c2=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
'''Steelaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (Various)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
'''Scavangers'''
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])

{{!}}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Brother Gunter]] ([[Danny Jacobs]])
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Realtor]] ([[Edie McClurg]])
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] (Troy Baker)
|nonumbering=true}}

*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 3===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**Season 3 then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2016-09-27T01:08:30Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

==Cast==
(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
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'''[[Bee Team (RID)|The Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

'''Others'''
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
**[[Undertone]]

'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Tricerashot]] (Robbie Rist)
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'''Steelaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
*[[Insecticons (WFC)|Insecticons]] (Various)

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'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
'''Scavangers'''
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])

{{!}}}
|c3=
'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Brother Gunter]] ([[Danny Jacobs]])
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Realtor]] ([[Edie McClurg]])
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

|c4=
'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] (Troy Baker)
|nonumbering=true}}

*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 3===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**Season 3 then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) media| ]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2016-09-27T01:08:15Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{disambig3.5|the 2015 cartoon|the 2001 cartoon|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise}}
{{Nav-Rid2015}}
[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

==Cast==
(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
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'''[[Bee Team (RID)|The Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

'''Others'''
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
**[[Undertone]]

'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Tricerashot]] (Robbie Rist)
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'''Steelaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
*[[Insecticons (WFC)|Insecticons]]s (Various)

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'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

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*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)
'''Scavangers'''
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])

{{!}}}
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'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Brother Gunter]] ([[Danny Jacobs]])
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Realtor]] ([[Edie McClurg]])
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

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'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] (Troy Baker)
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*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 3===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**Season 3 then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

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[[File:TFRID2015promoposter.jpg|300px|thumb|Features more beast-hunting than [[Beast Hunters]]!]]

'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series that premiered on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>
[http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978 Cartoon Network Becomes the Home of Hasbro Studios' Newest Series, Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> in the United States on [[March 14]], 2015.<ref>[http://www.tvinsider.com/article/472/cartoon-network-gears-up-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise/ Cartoon Network Gears Up for Transformers: Robots in Disguise]</ref> Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', the show follows [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he travels back to [[Earth]] after the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crash-lands on the planet. Charged with rounding up the escaped [[Decepticon]] prisoners, he reluctantly takes command of a new team of [[Autobot]]s.

The show made its worldwide debut in late December 2014, with the first 13 episodes released as pay-to-view content on Chinese video streaming website [http://www.1905.com M1905].

In September 2015, Hasbro announced a second season of the show.<ref>[http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/52681 MIPJunior Spotlight: Hasbro Studios]</ref> Season 2 began screening on [[February 20]], 2016, with a third season set for release in fall 2016. <ref>[https://youtu.be/wmBE1YgV0yM Botcon 2016 - Q& A Interview with Hasbro Transformers Team] </ref>

Season 1 of the show is currently available on [[Netflix]] in certain regions.

==Overview==
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Autobot prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]'' crashes on [[Earth]] near [[Crown City]], sparking a mass [[Decepticon]] jailbreak. Meanwhile, on a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], war veteran [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] is now working as a street cop, mentoring Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Bumblebee is alerted to the danger on Earth by a vision of a ghostly [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who directs them to a nearby [[space bridge]].

Bumblebee unwillingly finds himself accompanied to Earth by Strongarm, and the delinquent [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]], where they encounter [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], sole caretaker of the former prison ship. They're joined by the ex-Decepticon prisoner [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[human]] scrapyard owner [[Denny Clay]] and his son [[Russell Clay|Russell]]. Although he's not confident in his leadership abilities, Bumblebee nevertheless pledges to round up the inmates of the ''Alchemor''. Chief among the Decepticon threat is the charismatic [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who seeks to organize the escaped prisoners into an effective cabal to conquer the planet.

Over the course of the first season, new Autobots bolster the ranks of the team, including the bounty hunter [[Drift (RID)|Drift]], his two Mini-Cons [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], the mysterious [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]], and finally Optimus Prime himself, returned to life by the [[Thirteen]] to defeat [[Megatronus]].

Season 2 sees Bumblebee's team split into two groups: an "away team" to search the world for far-ranging Decepticons while Bumblebee, Strongarm, Grimlock, and Fixit hold down the fort near Crown City. Still recovering from his humiliating rout at the hands of Megatronus, Steeljaw allies with a mysterious group of Decepticons led by [[Saberhorn]], [[Glowstrike]] and [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], operating out of the crashed ''Alchemor''. True to form, Steeljaw plots to rise through the ranks of this new army and seize control of the group for himself.

The second season features a much larger amount of references to predecessor series ''Prime'' in an effort to forge a stronger sense of continuity between the two. Coinciding with this, the season sees the return of [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] now partnered with a silent Mini-Con named [[Undertone]]. Also returning is [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. <s>[[Pokeformers]]</s> Mini-Cons were also a big focus of this season with at least one appearing in every episode.

==Cast==
(Autobots listed in order of which they join the team.) 
(Decepticons (except for Steeljaw) listed in order of arrest.) 
{{Featuredcharacters
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'''[[Bee Team (RID)|The Bee Team]]'''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ([[Khary Payton]])
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
**[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] ([[Kristy Wu]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])

'''Others'''
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Arif S. Kinchen]])
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
**[[Undertone]]

'''[[Mini-Con]]s'''
*[[Toolbox]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Cinch]] (Mitchell Whitfield)
*[[Buzzstrike]] ([[Rick Pasqualone]])
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]] ([[Crispin Freeman]])
*[[Aerobolt]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Tricerashot]] (Robbie Rist)
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'''Steelaw's Pack'''
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] ([[Kevin Pollak]])
**[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Roger Craig Smith)
**[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Underbite]] ([[Liam O'Brien]])
*[[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] ([[Frank Stallone]])
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Overload (RID)|Overload]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Bisk]] (Khary Payton)
*[[Quillfire]] ([[Andy Milder]])
'''Decepticon Island'''
*[[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]] ([[Victor Brandt]])
*[[Glowstrike]] ([[Grey DeLisle|Grey Griffin]])
*[[Saberhorn]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Kickback (RID)|Kickback]] (Liam O'Brien)
*[[Springload]] ([[John Steven Rocha]])
*[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] ([[James Arnold Taylor]])
**[[Slicedice]] ([[Gary Anthony Williams]])

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'''Others'''
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]] ([[David Hunt]])
**[[Chop Shop (RID)|Righty]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Terrashock]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Filch]] (Constance Zimmer)
*[[Minitron]]
*[[Ped (RID)|Ped]] ([[Eddie Deezen]])
*[[Malodor]] ([[Daniel Roebuck]])
*[[Nightstrike]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] ([[Charlie Schlatter]])
*[[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] ([[Ted Biaselli]])
*[[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] ([[Mark Hildreth]])
*[[Zizza]] ([[Jackée Harry]])
*[[Pseudo]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Polarclaw]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Razorpaw]] ([[Jonathan Adams]])
**[[Swelter]] ([[Robbie Rist]])
**[[Glacius]] ([[Yuri Lowenthal]])

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*[[Torpor]]
*[[Simacore]] ([[Matthew Yang King]])
**[[Axiom]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
**[[Theorem]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Bludgeon]] ([[Dee Bradley Baker]])
*[[Clout]] (Dee Bradley Baker)
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]] ([[Carlos Alazraqui]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Silverhound]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Back]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Forth]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]
**[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
**[[Major Mayhem]]s
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (Various)
'''Scavangers'''
*[[Paralon]] ([[Jason Spisak]])
*[[Scatterspike]] ([[Robin Weigert]])
*[[Clawtrap]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Thermidor]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Shadelock]] ([[Kirk Thornton]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (Steve Blum)

{{!}}}
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'''Main cast'''
*[[Denny Clay]] ([[Ted McGinley]])
*[[Russell Clay]] ([[Stuart Allan]])

'''Others'''
*[[Arnold]] (Troy Baker, James Arnold Taylor)
*[[Bob (RID)|Bob]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Brother Gunter]] ([[Danny Jacobs]])
*[[Butch (RID)|Butch]] (Will Friedle)
*[[Casey (RID)|Casey]] ([[Kate Bond]])
*[[Farnum]] (John DiMaggio)
*[[Hank]] ([[Bailey Gambertoglio]])
*[[Larry LaRue]] ([[John Katovsich]])
*[[Morton]]
*[[Nigel]] (Carlos Alazraqui)
*[[Ziegler]] (Eric Bauza)
*[[Realtor]] ([[Edie McClurg]])
*[[Tour boat captain]] (Kevin Pollak)

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'''Thirteen'''
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] ([[Gil Gerard]])
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] ([[Adrian Pasdar]])
*[[Vector Prime]] (Troy Baker)
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*[[Ian James Corlett]] and [[Frank Welker]] will be providing voices while [[Christopher Swindle]] will be voicing a character that's been described with “big teeth… and fins”.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Pilot (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Pilot (Part 2)]]"
#"[[Trust Exercises]]"
#"[[More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
#"[[W.W.O.D.?]]"
#"[[As the Kospego Commands!]]"
#"[[Collect 'Em All]]"
#"[[True Colors]]"
#"[[Rumble in the Jungle]]"
#"[[Can You Dig It?]]"
#"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"
#"[[Hunting Season]]"
#"[[Out of Focus]]"
#"[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]"
#"[[Even Robots Have Nightmares]]"
#"[[Some Body, Any Body]]"
#"[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]"
#"[[Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble]]"
#"[[The Champ]]"
#"[[The Trouble with Fixit]]"
#"[[Lockout]]"
#"[[Similarly Different]]"
#"[[The Buzz on Windblade]]"
#"[[Ghosts and Impostors]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 1]]"
#"[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]"
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#"[[Overloaded, Part 1]]"
#"[[Overloaded, Part 2]]"
#"[[Metal Meltdown]]"
#"[[Suspended]]"
#"[[Cover Me]]"
#"[[Brainpower]]"
#"[[Misdirection]]"
#"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"
#"[[Impounded]]"
#"[[Portals]]"
#"[[Graduation Exercises]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 1)]]"
#"[[Decepticon Island (Part 2)]]"
}}

===Season 3===
{{collist|3|
#"[[History Lessons]]"
#"[[Strongarm's Big Score]]"
#"[[Pretzel Logic]]"
#"[[Mighty Big Trouble]]"
#"[[Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness]]"
}}

===Shorts===
{{Collist|3|
#"[[Fixit Jam]]"
#"[[To Catch a Phrase]]"
#"[[Sticky Situation]]"
#"[[Carjacked!]]"
#"[[Perfect]]"
#"[[Knock, Knock!]]"
#"[[The Power of Dibs]]"
#"[[Back and Forth]]"
#"[[The Tragedy of Slipstream]]"
#"[[A Level Playing Field]]"
#"[[Two Plus Two Equals More]]"
}}

==Production==
Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant.<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref> [[Adam Beechen]] serves as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] serve as series composers.<ref>[http://kevinmantheimusic.tumblr.com/post/93347443424/the-secret-project-i-announced-earlier-can-be Kevin Manthei's Tumblr post]</ref> Once again, [[Polygon Pictures]] handled the animation.<ref>[https://twitter.com/da_shooz/statuses/477375126682341376 Tweet by Polygon Pictures CEO Shuzo Shiota]</ref>

==Japanese release==
''Robots in Disguise'' was released in Japan as two separately branded series.
===''Transformers Adventure''===
[[Image:TransformersAdventureJapaneseLogo.jpg|center|300px]]

'''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'') aired on the satellite network [[Animax]] with a Sunday, 9am timeslot. ''Adventure'' was the first Transformers cartoon to be relegated directly to satellite since ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Beast Wars Returns]]''. It premiered on [[March 15]], 2015... only a ''day'' after the US premiere.

The localization for the series was headed by [[Keiichirō Miyoshi]], who headed the localization of the [[live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]] for Japanese markets. This also makes ''Adventure'' the first American ''Transformers'' cartoon to be released in Japan ''without'' the oversight of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]] since [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]. While an effort was made to emulate the dubbing style of Iwanami, which has become synonymous with Transformers cartoons in Japan, the adlibbing was not nearly as extensive and fourth wall-breaking humor was non-existent.

Since ''Adventure'' aired on a satellite network and not a broadcast network, it was not edited for time like previous ''Transformers'' cartoons. The episodes were fully uncut and featured extended opening and ending sequences. The [[title sequence]] was comprised mostly of clips from episodes, but new animation (mostly group shots) was provided by [[LandQ Studio]]. The end credits sequence featured a newly animated "stage performance" from the cast ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZE2jqYoTTc which really must be seen to be believed]), animated by [[Nakano Design]].

As is rather well-known, ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers: Prime]]'' did not complete its run in Japan, ending at 52 episodes. To date, Japanese audiences have not received the ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' episodes or the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film. The ''Adventure'' series did not alter the scripts to account for this, although it mostly played as a separate entity from ''Prime''.

Animax aired the episodes using the Australian broadcast order rather than the US order, which is actually the incorrect continuity sequence. As a result, "[[Sideways (episode)|Sideways]]" aired before "[[Out of Focus]]".

The [[theme song]] for the series is "[[Save the Future!!]]" by [[Mitsuhiro Oikawa]] and the ending theme is "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]" performed by the primary cast of the show (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Fixit, Grimlock, and Optimus Prime).

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
[[File:Prime of Micron logo.jpg|center|300px|]]

Season 2 began airing on [[July 3]], [[2016]]<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/05/09/transformers-adventure-returns-japanese-screens-july-315264]</ref> under the title '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-''). Incidentally, the "Maikuron no Shō" portion of the Japanese title actually translates to "Micron Chapter", but nobody tell them that. Like the previous season/series, it airs on Animax with a Sunday morning, 9:00am timeslot.

==Notes==
*"'''TF2'''" was an early working name for the series.
*''Robots in Disguise'' did not have the most successful record when it came to premiering new episodes; in fact, every single episode of the first season was released through a different venue before it was broadcast on U.S. television.
**The first 13 episodes of the series were released, dubbed in Mandarin Chinese, on [[December 31]], [[2014]] in mainland China, but not Hong Kong, several weeks in advance of their US broadcast. The episodes were made available on website 1905.com, with five-minute previews being free and the whole episodes available until [[January 15]] for CNY/RMB ¥19.5, which is around USD$3–4. [[You]] could even win a "fabulous" assortment of Hasbro toys (legion class) and a RMB¥30 digital coupon if you paid for the episodes!
**The show went on to to premiere on Canal J in France, Biggs in Portugal, and Cartoon Network in Hungary before the U.S. airings began. In particular, the English-language version of the show premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand about a month before the US airing; the channel aired two episodes a week instead of one, and so quickly tore through the first thirteen episodes of the season.
**The fourteenth episode debuted on Singaporean television two months before its US airing.
**The final twelve episodes of the season were then released in two six-episode chunks via Australian iTunes in the first two weeks of [[June]], [[2015]], allowing viewers to see the season finale three months before it aired in the US.
**Things seemed like they were going better for the second season, which managed to debut 6 episodes on US television, before Cartoon Network UK—airing two new episodes a week instead of just one—caught up to, and overtook, the US broadcast, airing the season finale around a month before the US.
**Season 3 then began screening on Teletoon in Canada before a US premiere date had even been announced.
*While it's possibly a coincidence, this series features [[Decepticon|antagonists]] with animal-like forms for the [[Autobot]]s to fight, much like the series' [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 namesake predecessor]] and its featured [[Predacon (RID)|villains]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers Adventure''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā'', season 1), '''''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''''' (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー -マイクロンの章- ''Toransufōmā Adobenchā -Maikuron no Shō-'', season 2)
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Roboti v utajení''''' ("Transformers: Robots in Disguise")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers Robots in Disguise : Mission Secrète''''' ("Transformers Robots in Disguise: Secret Mission")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Getarnte Roboter''''' ("Transformers: Disguised Robots")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Lǐngxiù de Tiǎozhàn''''' (变形金刚：领袖的挑战, "Transformers: Leader's Challenge")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Roboty pod prikrytiyem''''' (Трансформеры: Роботы под прикрытием, "Transformers: Robots in Disguise")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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The War Never Ends

2016-09-14T00:49:20Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
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|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
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|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
{{!}}}

|h4=[[Cobra]]|c4=
*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)

|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-14T00:47:31Z

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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

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*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)

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*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)

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==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-14T00:45:24Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=June 2016
|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=Tom Scioli
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|production by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
{{!}}}

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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)

|h3=[[My Little Pony|My Little Ponies]]|c3=
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)

|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-14T00:44:56Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
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|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
{{!}}}

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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

|h3=[[My Little Pony|My Little Ponies]]|c3=
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)

|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
*[http://comicsalliance.com/transformers-vs-gi-joe-13-final-issue-preview/ Preview]

The War Never Ends

2016-09-13T14:38:07Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
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|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
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|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
{{!}}}

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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)

My Little Ponies
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)

|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-13T14:37:31Z

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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

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*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)
My Little Ponies
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)

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==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-13T14:33:39Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=June 2016
|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
|art by=Tom Scioli
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)

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*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)
|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-13T14:32:53Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
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|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
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|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

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*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)

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*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)
|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
*[http://comicsalliance.com/transformers-vs-gi-joe-13-final-issue-preview/ Preview]

The War Never Ends

2016-09-13T14:20:23Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
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|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Rarity| Rarity]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)
|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-12T17:01:11Z

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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

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*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Moon Dancer| Moon Dancer]] (80)
*[[Pinkie Pie]] (81)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle| Twilight Sparkle]] (82)
*[[Wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings| Lyra Heartstrings]] (83)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)
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==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
*[http://comicsalliance.com/transformers-vs-gi-joe-13-final-issue-preview/ Preview]

The War Never Ends

2016-09-12T14:02:47Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=June 2016
|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
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|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
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*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

|h5=Others|c5=
*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Moondancer (80)
*[[Pinkie Pie]] (81)
*Twilight Sparkle (82)
*Lyra Heartstrings (83)
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|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
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The War Never Ends

2016-09-12T14:01:02Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
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|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
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|written by=[[Tom Scioli]] and [[John Barber]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

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*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*Moondancer (80)
*[[Pinkie Pie]] (81)
*[Twilight Sparkle] (82)
*Lyra Heartstrings (83)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)
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==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
*[http://comicsalliance.com/transformers-vs-gi-joe-13-final-issue-preview/ Preview]

The War Never Ends

2016-09-12T13:58:20Z

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|title="The War Never Ends"
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|date=[[June 29]], [[2016]]
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'''There's only one 'bot who can stop Megatron's mad plan to have Primus consume the Sun. It all ends here... but will anyone be left standing when it's all over?'''

==Synopsis==
As battle rages around him, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] hitches a ride on [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s jet mode in order to reach the top of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s head, where [[Destro]] stands with [[Doctor Venom]]. As Destro and Hawk trade blows, the arms dealer is shocked to recognize the Joe's lucky tomahawk as the warhammer of the Viking [[Thor FalkenHauser]], whom he slew in his youth. Suddenly, both combatants are simultaneously felled—Destro by a javelin hurled by [[Lady Jaye]], Hawk by the [[Baroness|Serpentress]]'s snake-staff. Doctor Venom wrenches the javelin from Destro's wound, and the masked man reaches for the tomahawk to finish the injured general off, only to be stymied when [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] swoops down on his jetpack and snatches the weapon away. What neither man realizes is that the tomahawk is actually [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] technology given to Duke's Viking ancestor in ages past... and now that it is back in the hands of the FalkenHauser bloodline, its true power is unleashed! Duke brings the weapon crashing down on the gem that hangs around Destro's neck, and as the gem shatters, Destro perishes, his body reduced to a smoking corpse. The gun in Destro's hand—a gift given to him by Megatron—reveals itself to be a [[Mini-Megatron|tiny Decepticon]] when it transforms and attacks Duke, but the Joe sergeant ends it threat by simply crushing it beneath his booted heel. Duke rushes to Hawk's aid, but finds the general is beyond saving; the fresh wound has agitated the injury he took on the day the [[Decepticon]]s arrived on [[Earth]]. Duke blames [[Snake-Eyes]] for originally wounding Hawk, but Hawk now reveals that [[Storm Shadow]] was the one responsible, and that the shot Snake-Eyes fired had been to throw off his ninja brother's aim, saving Hawk's life. Ever since then, Snake-Eyes has been acting as Hawk's deep-cover agent within [[Cobra]]. Hawk dies in Duke's arms, much to Doctor Venom's amusement; the furious Duke shoves a live grenade in the doctor's mouth, killing him.

Super-charged by the energy of the [[Sun]] that [[Primus]] is in the process of draining, Megatron combines the energies of his [[black hole]] heart with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seizing control of all the [[Autobot]]s' bodies and drawing them in, combining them with his own and turning himself into "Mega-Megatron." The Joes are unwilling to hurt their friends by pressing their attack, and things seem to go from bad to worse when the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' appears in the sky. However, the vessel is revealed to have been captured by [[Shipwreck]] and [[Polly]], who crash it into Megatron, scattering the Autobots free! Further, the fact that Shipwreck—last seen on Earth—still lives portends a joyous revelation: through clouds of space dust that have obscured it until now, the Earth comes into view! Though a new continent has been gouged into the planet's surface by its collision with Cybertron, the Joes' homeworld is still in one piece, and a radio transmission from the Joes on Earth soon informs them that the "Atlas Protocol" has been initiated...

''Having lost contact with Cybertron, the remaining Joes on Earth open the ancient, sealed envelope kept on file "in case of Armageddon." Within, they find a set of co-ordinates, which [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] follows to a hidden bunker in the South American jungle, where he finds the body of G.I. Joe founder [[Joe Colton]] preserved in suspended animation. Once awakened from his cold sleep, Colton instructs Flint to take him back to [[T.H.E. P.I.T.]], where he reveals the existence of a second secret facility hidden even ''further'' below the already-underground base. Instructing the Joes to don ceremonial helmets cast in the shape of the Autobot symbol, Colton leads them down into the depths... where an impossibly huge cybernetic eyeball watches their arrival...''

When [[Cobra Commander]]'s cowl is snatched away by one of the [[U.S.7]] animals, he calls for someone to bring him a replacement. Snake-Eyes takes this as his cue to appear, bowing before the commander and offering him his original helmet and faceplate, which the ninja has kept since their last encounter. The moment is interrupted by the arrival of [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]]—his lost human limbs replaced with reptilian equivalents courtesy of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]—and Storm Shadow, who is determined to settle his score with Snake Eyes. As Billy and his father duel, the two ninjas engage in a short battle of their own, which ends when Snake-Eyes stabs Storm Shadow in the chest. The white-clad ninja congratulates Snake-Eyes on his victory, then passes away in peace. Billy is distracted by his teacher's death and finds himself surrounded by Cobra Commander and his retinue... but just then, Snake-Eyes reveals his final trick, remotely triggering the anti-tamper mechanism built into the commander's helmet. The commander shrieks and tries to pull the helmet off, but too late: the plastic explosive lining his headgear detonates, killing the commander and all those around him.

The frenzied pace of the battle does not slow down, as suddenly, the legendary Autobot "god of death" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] comes crashing through Primus's eye, and challenges Megatron to face him in a one-on-one confrontation on the Sun. Megatron, eager to slay all old gods that he might take their place in his new age, accepts, and the pair relocate to the mechanical surface of the Dyson sphere that Primus has surrounded the star with to drain its energy. There, Magnus snatches the Matrix from Megatron's chest, but when Megatron mockingly inquires if Magnus thinks that reclaiming the talisman will make him king, Magnus replies that he is no king, but rather a placeholder for the ''true'' ruler. At that point, Magnus's armor opens, and from within his body... his physical form restored, and his spirit recovered from the afterlife by [[Scarlett]] using the [[Brainwave Scanner]]... [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] emerges! With one mighty punch, the reborn Optimus sends Megatron hurtling over the edge of an aperture in the sphere, tumbling into the heart of the sun, the Matrix falling with him. Starscream appears to reach out to save his leader... but in actuality, the treacherous air commander is reaching for the ''Matrix'' instead, grabbing it as Megatron disappears into the solar inferno.

A giant game of "hot potato" ensues, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snatches the Matrix from Starscream's grasp, and the Joes, Autobots, Cobras, and Decepticons all engage in a mad scramble to recover it. Finally, it is snagged by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who returns it to Optimus Prime... but this is not the victory it appears to be, as Prime soon discovers that even with the Matrix, he cannot stop the hunger-maddened Primus's consumption of the Sun. Fortunately, [[General Flagg]] has the answer, and sends word to Colton on Earth to put the final step of the Atlas Protocol into action. As all assembled watch in awe, the Earth itself ''transforms'' into the giant robot [[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]], lost sibling of Primus, and punches its brother-planet square in the face, shattering the Dyson sphere and saving the Sun. With the danger over, Snake-Eyes makes one final request of Optimus Prime, petitioning the Autobot leader to heal his scarred features. At the touch of Optimus's thumb, Snake-Eyes's face is repaired, and he and Scarlett embrace, ready to move on to the next stage of their lives together.

The Joes return to Earth to celebrate their victory in "Space War I," where Hawk is buried with honors, and Flagg is given the death sentence for his war crimes, only to be spared by Presidential pardon at the last minute. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes retire to live on Earth's new continent, which becomes home to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and all those who live within him. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Cover Girl]] get married and use a combination of techno-organic technologies to conceive a child. Billy—representing the perfect fusion of man, machine, reptile, Joe, Cobra, and Arashikage—takes up the mantle of both Snake-Eyes ''and'' Cobra Commander, assuming control of his father's organization as a force for good and using it to colonize and terraform [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The pregnant Serpentress—now the Baroness once more—retreats to the planet [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] to await the birth of her's and the deceased commander's prophesied [[Serpentor|child]]. Megatron, trapped in the burning core of the sun, tries to use his black hole heart to teleport himself into another universe; his charred remains are deposited in a world of magic and rainbows, where they are found by a group of [[My Little Pony|little ponies]]. Under Optimus Prime's direction, Primus/Cybertron is set on course to return to its original orbit, and once it has left Earth's [[Solar System]], Prime departs on the ''[[Ark II|Ark 2]]'' with a hand-picked crew of Joes and Autobots on a mission to track down the [[Quintesson|Makers]], creators of all life in the universe. Appointed king once more and now ready to face the role, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] is left to rule Cybertron in Optimus's stead.

Some time later, as the Joes get back to normal life, Duke and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] see Roadblock's two daughters off on their first day of school. Just before the school bus drives away, however, Roadblock notices something odd about the driver... it's [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]]! Snatching his girls to safety just before the bus reveals itself to be [[Bus Decepticon|a Decepticon]], Roadblock and Duke open fire on the Dreadnok and his robotic ally, realizing that the war never truly ends, and that they must ''always'' be vigilant for robots in disguise!

[['Til all are one]]!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (23)
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus]] (24)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (25)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (26)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (31)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (32)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (56)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (57)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (58)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (63)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (64)
*[[Primon]] (73)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (74)
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (75)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (87)
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (90)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (91)

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*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Mini-Megatron]] (19)
*''[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'' (20)
*''[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'' (21)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (33)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (65)
*[[Bus Decepticon]] (92)

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*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (2)
*[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (3)
*[[Snake-Eyes]] (4)
*[[Jinx]] (6)
*[[Alpine]] (7)
*[[Wild Bill]] (8)
*[[Lady Jaye]] (15)
*[[Flash (G.I. Joe)|Flash]] (17)
*? (27)
*[[Blowtorch]] (28)
*[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (29)
*[[Scarlett|Scarlett/Zkarlett]] (30)
*[[Shipwreck]] (34)
*[[Polly|Polly/Seasick]] (35)
*[[Footloose]] (36)
*[[Dial-Tone]] (37)
*[[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] (38)
*[[Spirit]] (39)
*[[Ghostrider]] (40)
*[[Joe Colton]] (41)
*[[Law]] (42)
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*[[Order]] (43)
*[[Ripcord]] (44)
*[[Bazooka (G.I. Joe)|Bazooka]] (48)
*[[Gung-Ho]] (59)
*[[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] (60)
*[[Mutt]] (61)
*[[Junkyard (G.I. Joe)|Junkyard]] (62)
*[[Rock 'n Roll]] (66)
*[[Snow Job]] (67)
*[[Freedom]] (68)
*[[Deep Six]] (71)
*[[General Flagg]] (72)
*[[Falcon (G.I. Joe)|Falcon]] (76)
*[[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] (78)
*[[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]]? (79)
*[[Sandstorm (G.I. Joe)|Sandstorm]] (84)
*[[Clyde (G.I. Joe)|Clyde]] (85)
*[[Max (G.I. Joe)|Max]] (86)
*[[Cover Girl]] (88)
*[[Quick Kick]] (89)
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*[[Destro]] (9)
*[[Doctor Venom]] (10)
*[[Baroness|Serpentress/Baroness]] (13)
*[[Storm Shadow]] (22)
*[[Cobra Commander]] (45)
*[[Tomax and Xamot]] (46, 54)
*[[Firefly]] (47)
*[[Major Bludd]] (53)
*[[Nemesis Enforcer]] (69)
*[[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] (70)
*[[Dreadnok|Buzzer]] (93)

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*''[[Thor FalkenHauser]]'' (18)
*[[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] (49)
*[[Blind Master]] (50)
*[[Soft Master]] (51)
*[[Hard Master]] (52)
*[[Primus]] (55)
*[[Atlas (G1)|Atlas]] (77)
*[[My Little Pony|My Little Ponies]] ([[Pinkie Pie]], Twilight Sparkle, Lyra Heartstrings, Moondancer) (80-83)
*Roadblock's daughters (94-95)
|}}

==Quotes==
"I've lived through '''many''' cataclysms, but as long as someone needs a '''gun''', there will always be a place for '''Destro'''."
:—'''Destro'''

"That was a '''beautiful''' stroke. Fighting you was an honor. All these years we were better served as '''enemies''' than as '''friends.''' Steel sharpens steel, as the Hard Master taught us. You made me better, as I hope I did the same for you. If the karmic cycle demands that I die four thousand times, I hope all of those deaths shall be at your hand."
:—'''Storm Shadow's''' dying words to Snake-Eyes

"Don't you realize, Billy? Daddy '''always''' wins. The secret of my success is simple. It's all in my '''manifesto.''' My secret is that I '''cheat.''' If you '''break''' the rules, you '''make''' the rules."
:—'''Cobra Commander'''

"'''Starscream''' is here for you! I've '''got''' you!" 
"Loyal Starscream... I '''knew''' I could count on you. You've served me well." 
"I was talking to the Matrix." 
''KICK!''
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron'''

'''Falcon:''' "If GoBot Jesus can't do it, how can '''we''' stop Primus?" 
'''Bazooka:''' "Got any '''ideas''', General?" 
'''Flagg:''' "Don't worry. Joe's got this one covered." 
''(beat)'' 
'''Flagg:''' "Right, Joe?" 
'''Colton:''' "'''Right,''' Larry."

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Wild Bill's skin and clothes are all a bleached-white color following his return from the dead last issue. On the surface this creates a kind of spectral, "ghostly" look to go along with his resurrected status, plus he's clearly displaying inhuman powers, able to project a lasso and shoot six-gun style from his index fingers. Tom Sciloi notes in the issue's commentary that he's been transformed into a "superhuman man-machine hybrid," in-keeping with the overarching themes of this series.
*Destro recognizes Hawk's "tomahawk" as the warhammer of Thor FalkenHauser, viking ancestor of Duke, who he encountered when he was still a youth back in [[Stick To Your Guns|issue #9]]. The hammer has been in the care of Hawk's bloodline since Destro killed FalkenHauser and [[Aberneth the Hawk-Helmed|Hawk's ancestor]] picked it up. The tomahawk is revealed to actually be Cybertronian technology, explaining how it so easily cleaved Ravage's head open all the way back in [[I Saw Three Ships|issue #1]].
*The narration tells us that FalkenHauser was given his warhammer "for his role in a long-forgotten war of the worlds," which—taken together with the revelation about Earth's true nature from this issue—shows that Destro was ''far'' from the first human to gain access to Cybertronians and their technology. As indicated by the presence of the warhammer's symbol on the walls of the secret passage below the Pit, the Vikings were an earlier (the earliest?) incarnation of a secret society entrusted with guarding the secret of the planet, which G.I. Joe is just the newest incarnation of. The Vikings were previously shown to have a connection to Cybertron in a flashback in [[Everybody Hates Metroplex|issue #5]] (set after issue #9), in which Aberneth was shown captaining a longboat with Autobot symbols on the sails, rowed by men wearing Autobot masks. These masks appear again this issue, when Joe Colton has the Joes don them to awaken Atlas, indicating they are the society's "ceremonial garb" of sorts.
*Duke mentions that "the scum who killed [his] daddy used a Destro gun;" we learned about his father's death by gunshot in [[Escape from Primus|issue #11]].
*Megatron gave Destro "a gift" in [[Funeral for a Friend|issue #3]], which turned out to be a Cybertronian gun in issue #5. This issue, we find out the gun was a Transformer itself, "Mini-Megatron," explained by his "filecard" to be an Autobot-created anti-Megatron propaganda tool that Megatron co-opted.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress agitates the wound he took in issue #1. We saw Storm Shadow try to finish his failed assassination attempt by attacking Hawk up close and personal in issue #5.
*Scarlett was previously subjected to the Brainwave Scanner in [[Headmasters (issue)|issue #7]]. Among the many haunting experiences she subsequently endured in that issue was hearing the ghostly voices of the many dead [[Nebulan]]s on whose back [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] was built; she subjects herself to the scanner again so that she can once more make contact with "the other side," as it were, and thus lead Optimus's spirit home.
*Scarlett mentions that Optimus helped her when she was "at her lowest." This must refer to events that occurred off-panel between issues #7 and [[Pax Megatronus|#8]], as Scarlett shed the rage that drove her and took control of Scorponok.
*Scarlett gave Snake-Eyes Cobra Commander's old helmet, recovered from the wreckage of the plane he went down in, in [[The Golden Boys|issue #0]].
*Billy's remaining organic arm and leg were torn off by Koh-Buru-Lah in issue #8, but he was revealed to still be alive, held within the creature's body, in [[Earth: R.I.P.|issue #10]]. We see this issue that the beast regenerated his limbs as reptilian counterparts.
*Ultra Magnus was last seen taking possession of Optimus Prime's dead body in issue #10. With this issue, we learn he is not some mythical ferryman of the dead; rather, he was taking the body to repair it (see "Transformers references," below).
*It was suggested that Earth, like Cybertron, might also have been a creation of the legendary [[Daiakuron]] in issue #10, and with this issue, we get our answer: yep!!
*Cobra Commander was granted dominion over Mars by Megatron last issue, which Billy now inherits.
*The Baroness is pregnant with the child who will grow up to become Serpentor, following her passionate encounter with Cobra Commander last issue.
*Brawn and Cover Girl's child is conceived using "a combination of [[binary bonding]], [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and [[technoactive cube|technoactive core]] technology." In this series, binary-bonding was previously featured as the means by which Doctor Venom turned himself into Soundwave's head, and was also used to describe [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and Scarlett's Headmaster bond to Scorponok, so why those would be listed as different things, eh, who knows. Technoactive technology, meanwhile, was the means used by Perceptor to bring Wild Bill back from the dead, apparently an outgrowth of the Decepticons' "[[Pretender|people-growing]]" experiments.
*General Flagg's war crimes include murdering the [[Jugglers]] in [[Expelled from the Garden|issue #6]].
*Buzzer appeared in die in issue #3, shot through the head by Doctor Venom; the way he is shown to reconfigure his arms into a gun and his signature chainsaw here indicate his resurrection owes something to Cybertronian technology. His unnamed bus Decepticon partner, meanwhile, appeared before in issue #6.

===Transformers references===
*Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" form is styled after the jagged, many-faceted look of [[Megatron (Movie)|the live-action movie Megatron]], and his pose in his introductory panel is based on one of the the promotional CGI renders of Megatron released for the [[Transformers (film)|first film]]. John Barber notes in the commentary the similarity of his combining all the Autobots with the [[Deceptigod]] from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing comic book]], but it's just coincidence.
*The ''Nemesis'' is drawn just as it appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
*The montage of Megatron artwork from the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] on page 18 includes: Megatron standing against the army's firepower from [[The Last Stand|issue #4]]; Megatron issuing orders to the Decepticons from [[Power Play!|issue #2]]; splintered reflections of Megatron's face from the cover of [[A Savage Circle|issue #78]], and Megatron turning on Galvatron with "raw, naked aggression" from the issue's interior, Megatron under attack from the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] from the cover of [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|issue #25]], and swearing Optimus Prime will die by his hand from the issue's interior; and Megatron being blasted by Cobra from [[Realignments|''G.I. Joe'' #139]].
*Ultra Magnus crashes through Primus's eye in homage to the way the Autobots burst through [[Unicron]]'s eye in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. On the same page, Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, and Kup recreate the poster for the movie, with Wreck-Gar standing in for Blurr.
*Magnus has repaired Optimus Prime's body by taking it into himself, in homage to the original Ultra Magnus toy, which featured a white Optimus Prime redeco as a cab and "inner robot." As the reborn Prime (now bleached white, of course, like Wild Bill!) emerges, a caption declares "THE RETURN OF OPTIMUS PRIME," re-using the name of the [[The Return of Optimus Prime|Generation 1 cartoon episode]] in which Prime was resurrected from his death in the movie, and in which he is also colored white (or light gray, at least) after being coated with an experimental alloy.
*The narration promises that Megatron will eventually return as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], though as it turns out, it's not [[Unicron|Uni''cron'']] he is found by, but some uni''corns''...
*The plaque on General Hawk's statue reads "[[Pax Cybertronia]]," a reference to the peace accord from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].
*Snake-Eyes is given a real name for the first time in ''Joe'' history: Francis [[Witwicky]].
*The Ark 2's destination is [[Quadrant X]], a region space featured in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[The Face of the Nijika]]." In the cartoon, the Quintessons were known to be active in the area, hence its use here as the crew's first port of call in search of answers about the Makers.

===G.I. Joe references===
*The standard cover for this final issue appears to reference the cover to the final Marvel issue of ''G.I. Joe'' (#155) in which Stalker and Duke are folding the American flag.
*As Hawk and Destro battle, the first panel on page 4 is an homage to the pair's first meeting from issue #26 of the original Marvel ''G.I. Joe'' comic, and the classic panel is included as a background image.
*Hawk dies when the Serpentress impales him with her snake-staff, an homage to Duke's (would-be) death from ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'', in which [[Serpentor]] stabbed him with one of his snakes.
*As he dies, Hawk tells Duke to let Flagg know: "I win. I'm the Joe general who died a hero's death. I'm the one who gets a statue."—a grim riff on General Flagg's own martyr complex and eagerness for glory in death from the Marvel ''Joe'' series, in which he perished. Two full, silent pages from issue #22 of the Marvel series, depicting Flagg's funeral at Arlington, are re-used wholesale for this issue to represent Hawk's funeral, with Scioli noting in the commentary that he re-used them because he knew he couldn't top them.
*Doctor Venom's death hearkens back to his time in the Marvel ''Joe'' comic, in which the Eskimo mercenary Kwinn threatened to shove a grenade in his mouth. Duke follows through!
*The country in which Colton's bunker is buried is not specified, but the appearance of a tribe who lead Flint there suggest an answer: these are the Tucaro Indians, native people of Sierra Gordo, one of numerous fictional countries invented for the Marvel comic book.
*The concept of a secret Pit beneath the Pit, containing a gigantic alien eyeball, is lifted not from any classic ''Joe'' media, but from IDW's own continuation of the Marvel series!
*The "stairway to heaven" that Storm Shadow ascends as he dies is the repeating Arashikage hexagram, the tattoo of their ninja clan that both he and Snake-Eyes wear. Three silhouettes are seen waiting for him at the top, the [[Hard Master]], [[Soft Master]], and [[Blind Master]].
*Cobra Commander's helmet being lined with plastic explosive as a sacrificial anti-tamper precaution originates with issues #24 of the Marvel comic, a panel from which is re-used by way of explanation.
*When General Flagg finally takes off his aviator sunglasses and hat, he is revealed to look like [[Larry Hama]], principal creator of the ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic and characters. Colton even says that "Larry" is Flagg's real name!
*Like the Pit-under-the-Pit idea, the notion of someone else taking on the identity of Snake-Eyes also originates from IDW's continuation of the Marvel series, though in that book, it was a different ''Joe'' character named Throwdown.
*Roadblock having two daughters is taken from the live-action movie, ''{{w|G.I. Joe: Retaliation}}'', as is his close civilian friendship with Duke.
*The final page of the issue includes a panel of Duke and Roadblock's side-by-side introduction from issue #22 of the Marvel comic.

===Jack Kirby references===
*The visual of Megatron and Ultra Magnus battling on the surface of the Dyson sphere that surrounds the Sun is deliberately evocative of the planet {{w|Apokolips}} from Jack Kirby's DC Comics ''{{w|Fourth World (comics)|Fourth World}}'' series, complete with gouts of flame shooting up through apertures in the sphere like the planet's famous flame pits. Completing the reference, Megatron rages about becoming the {{w|New Gods|new god}} of the universe.
*When Optimus heals Snake-Eyes's face, it at first looks as if he is refusing when he offers a "thumbs-down" gesture in response to Snake-Eyes's request, only to then touch Snake's face with said thumb, emblazoned with a glowing tech-pattern. This is a reference to Arishem of the Celestials, from Kirby's Marvel series ''The Eternals'', the godlike alien being charged with deciding if the Earth was worthy of survival. If he decided it was not, he would offer a thumbs-down gesture, releasing the formula inscribed on his thumb that would end the world.
*Of all of Jupiter's 63 moons, the fact that Metroplex settles on Europa is almost certainly a reference to ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'', which featured the moon as a key element of its story, and which Kirby produced a comic book adaptation of for Marvel.

===Real-life references===
*On Scioli's subscription cover, Snake-Eyes recreates the famous pose struck by [[Spider-Man]] on the cover of 1964's ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #19.
*Atlas is named for obvious reasons. Optimus Prime notes he is also known as "Terra," the Latin name for Earth, and in a Cybertronian document called the "[[Laser Scrolls]]," he is named "Pangaiden," a dual reference to {{w|Pangea}} (the ancient supercontinent that once encompassed all the land mass of Earth), and the Japanese word "{{w|gaiden}} (外伝) meaning "side story" or "tale."
*Megatron, of course, winds up in the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'', described as a realm in which "magic is science, and friendship is magic," in reference to the subtitle of the 2010 reinvention of the brand. All four ponies who find his body are recognizable as "real" characters, from right to left: Moondancer, who licks his charred remains; Rarity from My Little Pony's third generation; ''Friendship is Magic'' protagonist [[wikia:c:mlp:Twilight Sparkle|Twilight Sparkle]]; and ''Friendship is Magic'' background character [[wikia:c:mlp:Lyra Heartstrings|Lyra Heartstrings]]. All four are "unicorn" ponies, playing into the narration's pun mentioned above. Given this hodgepodge of eras, the ponies have G1-style character designs.
*Page 38, in which Scarlett and Snake-Eyes receive their invitation to Brawn and Cover Girl's wedding, is modelled after the final page of 1982's ''Wolverine'' #4, in which the [[X-Men]] receive their invitation to [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]'s wedding. Cover Girl and Wolverine have both hand-written the same note on the invites: "Don't forget the beers!"

===Errors===
*A ''lot'' of loose ends get tied up this issue, but one glaring omission is what becomes of [[Koh-Buru-Lah (creature)|Koh-Buru-Lah]]. Last seen floating right next to Megatron in the last few pages of the previous issue, the eldritch beast does not appear in this issue.
*Megatron's diminutive counterpart's name is parsed "MINIMEGATRON" on his file card, but "Mini-Megatron" all through the commentary. We've opted to side with the commentary for the parallel with the parsing of "Mega-Megatron."
*Law is seen with his dog, Order, on Earth, but Order last appeared active as part of U.S.7 on Cybertron.
*The sizes of the various landmasses adorning Atlas are... ''farcically'' out of proportion to their real-life counterparts.

===Other notes===
*This final issue is an extra-sized 48-page "prestige" perfect-bound special with a cardstock cover, containing 43 pages of story, the usual commentary from Scioli and Barber, a farewell message from Scioli, and no ads.
*Just poking her pink-haired head out from behind [[Zartan]] on Scioli's subscription cover is the Dreanok leader's sister [[Zarana]], a major ''G.I. Joe'' character who has been head-scratchingly notable by her otherwise complete absence from this series. Everyone else on the cover has appeared in the series at least once (or ''just'' once, in the case of [[Croc Master]]).
*A joking footnote claims that the story of how Shipwreck captured the ''Nemesis'' will be told in "Shipwreck: Space Pirate," released in July 2025.
*A lot of info about the state of the solar system post-war is given that doesn't fit easily into our synopsis above, including:
**[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] becomes a vacation spot for Transformers.
**The wreckage of the Dyson sphere becomes a new planet named [[Sunshadow]].
**The planetary matter gouged out of Earth by its collision with Cybertron becomes a [[Luna Secundus|second moon]], home to a sect of Megatron loyalists.
**Shipwreck polices interplanetary trade in the [[asteroid belt]], fending off attacks from [[Zanzibar]] and his space pirates.
**Former Decepticons and newly-airborn Autobots live in the "floating aviaries" of [[Jupiter]]. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] takes up residence on [[Europa]].
**Cobra accountant [[Raptor (Cobra)|Raptor]] establishes an interplanetary tax haven on [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Mundilfari]].
**Uranus becomes home to [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Rodimus and Wreck-Gar like to meditate there.
**A colony name [[New Atlantis]] is settled on [[Neptune]], with residents including [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Deep Six]]. A proliferation of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] causes the colony to relocate to the moon of [[Triton (moon)|Triton]].
**The [[Oktober Guard]] claim [[Pluto]] for [[Transylvania]]. The world becomes home to the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and to all those humans and Transformers who have returned from the dead. Some choose to worship [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]].
*In a dual reference we can't place under just one of our headings above, the bus Decepticon has "6484" written on its side, referencing 1964 and 1984, the inaugural years of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''Transformers'' brands, respectively.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Standard cover:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee fold up the United States flag, by Tom Scioli. The cover is a wraparound, but the back cover is blank.
*'''Subscription cover:''' Wraparound cover of our heroes and villains facing off, by Tom Scioli.
*'''Roll Out Roll Call Exclusive cover:''' Wraparound cover of the 'Bots, 'Cons, Joes, and Cobras at war, by [[Robert Atkins]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]. Produced exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|unofficial convention]] Roll Out Roll Call 2016, the cover features includes numerous characters voiced by [[Neil Ross]] and [[Morgan Lofting]], the convention's guests of honor, including [[Shipwreck]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Dreadnok|Buzzer]], [[Sixshot]], [[Dusty]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], Thunder, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Baroness]], and [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. Limited to 500 copies; 250 sold at the convention, and a further 250 sold through [https://www.dcbservice.com/ Discount Comic Book Service].
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==External links==
*[http://comicsalliance.com/transformers-vs-gi-joe-13-final-issue-preview/ Preview]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

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[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
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'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

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*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

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'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]

'''Artificial Intelligence'''
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])
*[[CAT]] (Nicole Dubuc)
*[[Elma Hendrickson]] Hologram (Kath Soucie)
*[[Chester A. Arthur]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]

'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

{{stub}}

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[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-09-12T13:49:19Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{Nav-RescueBots}}
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|c3=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]

'''Artificial Intelligence'''
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])
*[[CAT]] (Nicole Dubuc)
*[[Elma Hendrickson]] Hologram (Kath Soucie)
*[[Chester A. Arthur]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]

'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

{{stub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rescue Bots (cartoon)}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-09-12T13:47:21Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-09-12T13:43:46Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{Nav-RescueBots}}
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|c3=
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]

'''Artificial Intelligence'''
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])
*[[CAT]] (Nicole Dubuc)

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]

'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

{{stub}}

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[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-09-12T13:42:23Z

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{{Nav-RescueBots}}
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|c3=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]

'''Artificial Intelligence'''
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]

'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

{{stub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rescue Bots (cartoon)}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-09-12T13:41:31Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{Nav-RescueBots}}
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|c3=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]

'''Artificial Intellegence'''
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]

'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

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[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|c3=
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])

'''Artificial Intellegence'''
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]

'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

{{stub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rescue Bots (cartoon)}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-09-12T13:39:13Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{Nav-RescueBots}}
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|c3=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]

'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

{{stub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rescue Bots (cartoon)}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

2016-09-12T13:38:46Z

Autoroller: /* Cast */

{{Nav-RescueBots}}
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|h2=[[Mini-Con]]s|c2=
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)

|c3=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]]))

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

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[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)

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[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.

The fourth season of ''Rescue Bots'' currently airs on [[Discovery Family]], the network which replaced the Hub. With the advent of this season, ''Rescue Bots'' is set to become the longest-running Transformers cartoon ''ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes. ''Rescue Bots'' is also the first ever ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full fourth season.

==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,'' ''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.'' ''Earth was their home now, and in addition,'' ''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!'' |The [[theme song]].}}

The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy from the rest of humanity.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])

*'''Other Rescue Bots'''
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]

'''Others'''
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])

|h2=[[Mini-Con]]s|c2=
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)

|c3=
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'''Burns Family'''
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Kade Burns]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
*[[Dani Burns]] ([[Lacey Chabert]])
*[[Graham Burns]] ([[Shannon McKain]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])

'''Greene Family'''
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)

'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])

'''Townspeople'''
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Neederlander|Mrs. Neederlander]] ([[Billie Hayes]])
*[[Hayley]] ([[Danica McKellar]])
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)

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*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]]
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]]
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]]
*[[Mr Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Corey]]
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
{{!}}}

|c4=
'''Robots'''
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])

'''Aliens'''
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)

'''Pets'''
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]
|nonumbering=true}}

== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Hotshots]]
# [[Flobsters on Parade]]
# [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Walk on the Wild Side]]
# [[Cody on Patrol]]
# [[Four Bots and a Baby]]
# [[Christmas in July]]
# [[Deep Trouble (RB)|Deep Trouble]]
# [[Return of the Dino Bot]]
# [[The Other Doctor]]
# [[The Reign of Morocco]]
# [[Small Blessings]]
# [[The Griffin Rock Triangle]]
# [[Rules and Regulations]]
# [[The Lost Bell]]
# [[Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue]]
# [[You've Been Squilshed]]
# [[Countdown (RB)|Countdown]]
# [[The Haunting of Griffin Rock]]
# [[Little White Lies]]
# [[Shake Up]]
# [[Rescue Boy]]
# [[It's a Bot Time]]
# [[Bot to the Future]]
}}

===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[One for the Ages]]
#[[Tip of the Iceberg]]
#[[A Virtual Disaster]]
#[[Spellbound]]
#[[Prescott's Bots]]
#[[Blame the Gremlins]]
#[[Feed the Beast]]
#[[What Lies Below]]
#[[What Rises Above]]
#[[Space Bots]]
#[[The Island of Misfit Tech]]
#[[The Vigilant Town]]
#[[Buddy System]]
#[[In Search of the Griffin's Nest]]
#[[Bots and Robbers]]
#[[Rescue Dog]]
#[[Changes]]
#[[The Riders of Midwinter]]
#[[Movers and Shakers]]
#[[Chief Woodrow]]
#[[Odd Bot Out]]
#[[The Griffin Rock Express]]
#[[Double Villainy]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Too Many Kades]]
#[[Phantom of the Sea]]
#[[Unfinished Business]]
#[[No Place Like Dome]]
#[[Bugs in the System]]
#[[Switcheroo]]
#[[Bot-Tastic Voyage]]
#[[Quarry's Quarry]]
#[[Did You See What I Thaw?]]
#[[The Attack of Humungado]]
#[[All Bots Great and Small]]
#[[Time After Time]]
#[[Pirates Ahoy]]
#[[Turning the Tide]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Endangered Species]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}

===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Production==
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.

==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"

===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video}}

==Notes==
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.

*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

{{stub}}

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[[Category:Rescue Bots| Cartoon]]
[[Category:Television series]]