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ChÅkon Power

2022-09-09T20:18:52Z

Ayellowbirds: spelling

[[Image:Chokonpower.jpg|right|thumb|300px|My burning heart burns for justice.]]

The mysterious '''Chōkon Power''' (超魂パワー, "Super Soul Power"), or '''Ten-Chi-Jin''' (天地人), is the supernatural energy of life, the universe, and everything. It is an abstract force that exists inherently within most forms of natural life, from stars and planets down to [[human]]s and animals, who can—with the proper training and technology—harness it to for a variety of effects. [[Transformer]]s do not seem to naturally possess any Chokon Power, but they too can learn to draw on it from its sources with time and study. The most famous wielders of Chokon Power are the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]], lifeforms who are a fusion of Transformer and human, created through the machinations of the [[Decepticon]] god [[Devil Z]].

At a basic level, Chokon Power grants its wielders inceased strength, speed, and reflexes, but can be employed to achieve a variety of effects, including energy projection, rapid healing, manipulation of the elements, and more.

==Types of Chokon Power==
As introduced in ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Chokon Power is described as manifesting in three forms, which together make up the planet Earth:

*'''Tenchōkon''' (天超魂, "Heaven Super Soul") — the power of the heavens. Blood classifies it as "the ultimate energy of the growing universe".
*'''Chichōkon''' (地超魂, "Earth Super Soul") — the power of the Earth. It is characterized by the [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] as "the ultimate energy that grants existence to the life on the surface of the Earth".
*'''Jinchōkon''' (人超魂, "Human Super Soul") — the power of humanity. Blood describes it as "the ultimate energy that gives humans the strength to keep on living".

These three different aspects—"Heaven," "Earth," and "Man"—are the three fundamental principles of existence according to various Eastern philosophies. Later retcons by the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]] would connect these rather abstract ideas to other unearthly energies found in Japanese ''Transformers'' lore, which earlier stories had established to be hidden within the Earth since ancient times. Tenchokon was the energy of the [[Zodiac]], the energy that birthed the universe in the [[Big Bang (event)|Big Bang]], while Chichokon was [[Angolmois Energy]], the wondrous energy of [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]].

Breaking out of the ancient philosophical confines of the idea, additional retcons would also establish at least three other forms of Chōkon Power:

*'''[[Devil Power|Machōkon]]''' (魔超魂, "Devil Super Soul"), a corrupt form utilized by Devil Z itself.
*'''[[Beast Power|Jūchōkon]]''' (獣超魂, "Beast Super Soul"), the power of beasts.
*'''[[Spirit energy|Shinchōkon]]''' (神超魂, "God Super Soul"), a form native to the [[Legends World]] that can make thoughts into reality and resurrect the dead.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
[[Image:Tenchokon.jpg|left|thumb|(Burning.)]]
The evil energy being [[Devil Z]] desired to create a lifeform that could control all three forms of Chokon Power. To this end, he stole a batch of [[Transtector]]s from [[G Nebula 89]], and brought them to Earth, scattering them across the planet. The Transtectors lay hidden on Earth for millennia, absborbing the planet's unique energies, while Devil Z hibernated at the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}} In the year 2020, Devil Z awoke and began recruiting humans to bond with the Transtectors, thereby creating the Godmasters, beings in whom all three aspects of Chokon Power were united. His first servants were [[Giga]] and [[Mega]], who then found and trained [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]] in the use of Chokon Power at their island base. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}}

Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] explained the three of Chokon Power to the Decepticon [[Headmaster Junior]]s, detailing how creating an imbalance in the forces on Earth would drive mankind to extinction and the stolen power would go to the Decepticons to use in conquering the universe. The Headmaster Juniors were specifically implored to decrease Jinchōkon by draining people of hope and luring them into becoming Decepticon minions. {{Storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}}

The Pretenders and Juniors were formally introduced to the real-life applications of Chōkon when Giga and Mega lured them into a battle with Hydra and Buster at their base, which illustrated the superiority of the Godmasters. As a further demonstration, Hydra and Buster used their [[transtector]]s to create the "Chōjin Godmaster Chōkon Bomb" that destroyed an entire squadron of [[United States Air Force]] jets. The two Godmasters later fought the [[Autobot]]s, {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} and when reviewing video footage of the battle, the Autobots discovered that the Godmasters had immense regenerative powers.

[[Image:Chokonpunch.jpg|right|thumb|Definitely lots of burning.]]

At the Decepticon Base, Giga once again went over how Godmasters utilized Chōkon—through the combination of the Godmaster's soul with the transtector were they able to tap into all of Ten-Chi-Jin, granting them limitless power beyond that of gods. The Headmaster Juniors were also noted for their human factor. Mega reassured the Pretenders that, despite their lack of Jinchōkon, they would still be useful.

The Autobots once again battled the Decepticon Godmasters, this time on [[Karin Islands|Viscas Island]]. This time, the Godmasters called upon Chōkon Power, overwhelming the Autobot Pretenders. However, they did not feel like they could combat the Autobots once the Headmaster Juniors arrived to assist and the tide turned against them. At the Decepticon Base, Buster suffered from low self-esteem after being unable to utilize his Chōkon Power to comparison to his brother due to the "weakness in [his] heart". Buster declared that he would become stronger, to which Hydra looked forward. {{Storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}} The brothers would soon show their power to [[Diver (G1)|Diver]] when they battled over the newly discovered Godmaster—[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. In response to Diver's claims about taking [[Earth]] as a new home and becoming closer to humanity, Hydra boasted of his superiority over humanity thanks to the Chōkon energies, both showing off Chichōkon and Tenchōkon in turn. Diver, however, disagree with them surpassing humans as all they had was power and no heart. Ginrai came to the rescue when he accidentally combined with his transtector and harnessed the power of Chichōkon sending a bemused Hydra and Buster flying away. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

[[Image:Chokoncharge.jpg|left|thumb|IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZER!]]

In following battles, Godmasters on both sides would call upon Chōkon Power for their attacks:
*Buster used Chōkon bolts against [[Lander]] and Diver. {{Storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}
*Ginrai used Chichōkon against [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]]. When the Hydra brothers arrived, Hydra used a Chichōkon, which Ginrai was able to disperse easily, and Buster used Tenchōkon which momentarily brought Ginrai to his knees. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}}
*Hydra used Chichōkon against Ginrai, but the Autobot responded with Jinchōkon-imbued punches to Hydra's gut. Hydra would later return the favor with Chōkon punches and more Chichōkon, but Ginrai's Chōkon proved to be the more superior in the end. {{Storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}
*Super Ginrai used Chōkon-imbued physical attacks to make the components of [[King Poseidon]] explode. Which isn't hard to accomplish, mind. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}
*King Poseidon was again a recipient to Super Ginrai's attack, this time the "Chōkon Knuckle Punch". The [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] limbs exploded. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

For a while, it seemed as if Godmasters had a monopoly on Chōkon. That is, till the powerful robotic Transformer [[Sixknight]] arrived on Earth seeking out a challenge. He brought himself before the Decepticons and bragged of his powerful Tenchōkon. Mega and Giga, already having minions that possessed more than just Tenchōkon, laughed at his inability to tap into Chichōkon or Jinchōkon. Even still, the Decepticons convinced Sixknight to battle Ginrai. Sixknight initially had a good showing against the Godmaster, but was ultimately defeated by the Special Fire Guts cannon blast that combined all three Chōkon types. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}}

[[Image:ChokonTornado tornado.jpg|thumb|]]
The Autobots and Decepticons went right back to battling each other:
*Ginrai, [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], [[Ranger]], and [[Road King]] all used their unique Chōkon attacks, based on the classical elements, on Seacons. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}}
*Buster attempted to use Tenchōkon, but was restrained before he could complete his attack. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}}
*Ginrai used a blast of Chichōkon to overwhelm Hydra and Buster in their [[Darkwings]] form. [[Mega]] then used her Chōkon abilities to levitate a large meteorite to attack Ginrai. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}}
*Ginrai used Chōkon Power to send Hydra and Buster blasting off. When they returned as Darkwings, Ginrai used Special Fire Guts. [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] soon arrived and used his Chōkon Bolt Masher missiles on Ginrai, which helped in the curb-stomping of Ginrai. {{Storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}}
*By the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Overlord used his Chōkon Bolt Masher and Chōkon Daemon Blast attacks, which had little effect on God Ginrai. Once on the Moon, God Ginrai attempted to focus Chōkon energy into his Godcannon, but was interrupted by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]. {{Storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}}
*God Ginrai used Chōkon to escape a deadly shot from the [[Giga]]tank. When the Autobot Headmaster Juniors rushed to Ginrai's defense, Hydra used Chōkon to create a sand barrier between the Godmaster brothers and the Autobots. Overlord would use his abilities to create a powerful Chōkon tornado that enveloped the Decepticon Godmaster, but it was dissipated by God Ginrai's Godpunch striking Overlord from underground. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}}
*Lightfoot used his Chōkon Spin Drill to loosen King Poseidon's hold on God Ginrai before the Decepticon could throw him into an underwater volcano. God Ginrai then used Chōkon to boost his Godcannon to blow King Poseidon apart. {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}}
*Buster attempted to use Chōkon on [[Godbomber]], but failed to hit the robot. God Ginrai used Chichōkon to blast Overlord away. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

Ginrai's personal Chōkon Power was used to energize [[Godbomber]]. When Ginrai was weak, Godbomber was incapable of moving till the Headmaster Juniors discovered that they could supply their own Chōkon to power Godbomber. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

*The final Godmaster, [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]], used Chōkon to allow him to fly in eagle mode without King Poseidon dragging him down to the ocean. Ginrai used Chōkon God Fire Guts to destroy a mountain to cover the nearby base mode Overlord in rubble. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}}
*Doubleclouder used Chōkon bolts to attack [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] after the Godmaster was caught conspiring with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}}
*While distracting Ginrai from the attack on [[Autobot Base]], Hydra and Buster combined their powers together for the "Chōkon Scramble Attack". {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Afterwards, Hydra stunned Ginrai temporarily with Chōkon Power, but the battle ended when Ginrai shot down Darkwings with Tenchōkon. In the following battle between Overlord and Ginrai, Overlord used Chōkon Bolt Masher while Ginrai energized himself with Chōkon to throw Overlord into the exploding Autobot Base. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}
*During [[Operation M1]], Overlord frequently used his Chōkon Bolt Masher. While trapped in a [[black hole]], Ginrai and [[Grand Maximus]] combined their Chōkon, drawn from the electromagnetic energies in the black hole, to power the Godcannon to dissipate the black hole. Once the two Autobots arrived on earth, BlackZarak and Overlord attempted Chōkon attacks, only to hit each other. The two villains were then struck by a Godcannon shot. {{Storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}}

[[Image:HumanExtinction Ginrai Chokon.jpg|thumb|left|So much power you're likely to chōkon it.]]

Realizing the power of Jinchōkon and humanity's refusal to be predictable, Devil Z became afraid of the species, providing more impetus in crushing the Earth under his heel. To this extent, he first sought to conquer the Earth in Operation M1. When that failed due to the power of Ginrai, Devil Z began [[Operation M2]], which was intended to destroy all of humanity except for the Godmasters and Headmaster Juniors under his control. Operation M2 also failed, thanks to the immense Chōkon of Ginrai. {{Storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} The continuing success of Ginrai did nothing to improve Devil Z's opinion of humanity. His feeling would soon be shared by Buster and Hydra, who asked the alien to convert them into fully robotic lifeforms. Devil Z complied to their request, granting them [[Devil Power]] to replace the lost Jinchōkon and then some, making them stronger than ever. The brothers would test their Devil Power against Ginrai in a close battle, but the human was all too happy to show them his Chōkon was a match even for their new abilities by striking them with his Fire Guts attack. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}

Giga, however, disagreed with his comrades' opinion on humanity and sought to prove it himself by only attacking God Ginrai physically. His demonstration of the power of humanity was ignored as Devil Z, now in BlackZarak, ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Buster and Hydra would attempt one last battle with Ginrai, but their quick flight gave Ginrai the idea to use his Chōkon to increase his flight speed, allowing him to overtake Darkwings.

To destroy humanity, Devil Z unleashed his Devil Power upon the world, {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} even creating a [[Devil Thunder amplifier]] to allow him to kill all of the humans on Earth. His plots and machinations were finally stopped when Ginrai and the Headmaster Juniors combined their Chōkon into the Final Fire Guts attack to destroy the Decepticon emperor. With Devil Z's death, the Godmasters and Headmaster Juniors were permanently separated from their transtectors, who had become sapient beings. With this, the existence of beings that could combine all types of Chōkon had come to an end. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Having gained a new transtector, Super Ginrai used the three forms of Chōkon Power to battle [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] in the [[Legends World]]. There he also discovered the existence of Jūchōkon when he used [[Getmaster]] technology to draw power from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] explained that Jūchōkon, also known as Beast Power, existed within all beast-type Transformers in the [[Beast Era]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|Bonus Edition Vol. 41}}

The Legends World was also home to a mysterious "spirit energy" that its creators, the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], were experimenting with. This energy was generated from the dreams and wishes of its inhabitants, and the Zamojin would absorb it to grow stronger. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} The inhabitants could occasionally use the energy themselves to make their wishes come true, though this ability could also manifest involuntarily in the form of [[Transformers sickness]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} The spirit energy would also let dead Transformers who had died in other world manifest in the Legends World as ghosts. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}} Giga would eventually identify the energy as Shinchōkon, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} which he and Mega then learned to manipulate. During a rematch with Ginrai, the two used Shinchōkon to create a second Overlord transtector out of thin air, power a missile barrage named the "Shinchōkon Dis-Relive", and combine the two Overlords into the mighty Overlord Tera. Ginrai also learned to control the energy, combining it with Jūchōkon and powering up into "Double Chōkon Fire Guts" form he used to defeat the Overlords. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' manga===
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===Ask Vector Prime===
Devil Z's [[Devil Power]] was Machōkon (魔超魂, "Devil Super Soul"). The [[dark science]] used by the [[Chaos Trinity]] was a form of Machōkon and [[Direwolf]] was another acknowledged user. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 20 July 2015}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The [[Titan Master]] Ginrai granted Chokon Power {{sic}} to robots he combined with. {{storylink|Trypticon's Titan Master Crunch}}

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Energon Power''' (divided into Earth Energon, Star Energon, and Spark Energon; [[Shout! Factory]] sub)

==See also==
*[[Burning justice]]
*[[Magic]]
*The [[Force]]

[[Category:Energon]]
[[Category:Legends franchise]]
[[Category:Powers]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce]]

The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three

2020-12-17T18:57:00Z

Ayellowbirds: /* Errors */ coloring error, pg 12

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'''Chromia's investigation into The Rise takes a deadly turn when the 'bots of Security Operations investigate a seemingly-abandoned bunker.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard a [[carrier]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] approach the [[Memorial Crater]], ready to investigate the potential [[The Rise|Rise]] hiding spot. Chromia remotely confers with [[Geomotus]] to ask him for his opinion regarding the size and scale of any potential underground installation; the geologist points out that—owing to the patterns of microfissures that surround the site—the Risers have been busy, and any excavations would have to be large-scale.

As Windblade and Sideswipe ready their weapons, Chromia wonders why [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] hasn't responded to her summons, before Windblade interrupts her to point out their way in: a disguised hatch cut into the metal surface of the crater. As Chromia gives her marching orders, Windblade wonders if they should call in [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] or the trainees, but Chromia refuses. Prowl is busy with his own investigation, she reminds her, and they're not risking trainees until they're certain what they're dealing with.

Elsewhere, the black market dealer [[Headlock (G1)|Headlock]] makes his way through the streets of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], only to come face-to-face with Prowl himself! Out of patience, the police-bot quickly overpowers the smaller Cybertronian, and presses him for information regarding one of his ex-affiliates: the recently-murdered [[Voin]] scavenger. Headlock tires to wheedle his way out of any potential conflict, desperately telling Prowl that he's already given the 'bots of [[Security Operations]] everything he knew about the Voin. Prowl—out of patience after grilling his way through the Iaconian underworld—warns him that he hadn't given him ''any'' useful knowledge the last time they met. Headlock immediately backpedals and shocks Prowl: it wasn't ''Prowl'' with whom he shared information regarding the Voin scavenger, but Prowl's affiliate ''Barricade''... the same Barricade who's abruptly dropped off the map...

Beyond the city, Chromia's detachment attempts to probe the doorway with a group of drones, to no avail; the builders of the base have wired their base against remote probing, and when the drones abruptly drop to the ground Chromia decides that the only way is for her and Windblade to scope out the site on foot while Sideswipe stands guard. As the pair enter, they're unaware that they're being watched on camera by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and his two underlings, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] and [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. Chromia and her team are also unaware that Sixshot has ''already'' evacuated the base; although Shadow Striker is eager to join them, Sixshot reminds them that they'll need to scuttle the facility to ensure that the trespassers get nothing useful. While Flamewar runs guard duty, and Shadow Striker primes the charges, Sixshot sets off to deal with the intruders himself.

Not far away, the two security 'bots continue their tour of the abandoned bunker, finding increasingly disturbing signs of the scope and scale of Rise activity: armories and repair bays, stripped clean in anticipation of the raid. Chromia laments that they're too late: had they raided the site earlier, they surely would have found the murderers of both [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Rubble]], but as they walk, they discover the base's power source: a receiving array for microwave-beamed energon, connected to a series of stolen [[energon station]]s. Though the base is seemingly empty, Chromia has a breakthrough: the Rise members who set up the station never bothered to disable the monitoring hardware... meaning that Chromia can extract data on everyone who's ever refueled there. Before she can begin the extraction process, however, Windblade abruptly gets a signal from Sideswipe and races off, leaving Chromia all alone—all alone, that is, except for Sixshot, who's caught up with the intruders!

In Iacon itself, business is booming for the 'bots of the [[Ascenticon Guard]], as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrives to find Guard leader [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] assessing some new recruits... recruits that include Barricade, who's decided to leave his old career behind and start afresh as a member of the Ascenticons. Brushing off Bumblebee's incredulity, the ex-cop smirks that while Bumblebee had to win over both Elita and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], they ''clearly'' recognize that Barricade has more to offer them.

Windblade and Sideswipe regroup at the top of the crater, but as Sideswipe sees the shape of Flamewar come into view, he warns her to keep her distance with the help of an antique [[thermal lance]]...but Flamewar has more firepower on her side, as she unleashes a fiery blast that knocks the red 'bot off his feet.

Underground, Chromia tries to stay one step ahead of Sixshot as the hulking 'bot pursues her through the abandoned facility, trading fire as they go, only for a thrown explosive from Sixshot to send her flying. It looks like the end for Chromia—just before Windblade arrives in time to hurl her sword through Sixshot's chest. Wounded but still upright, Sixshot flees as Shadow Striker announces the base is set to detonate. With time running short, Chromia orders Windblade to retrieve as much data as she can from the energon station, and though she takes a few potshots at Sixshot's retreating shape, she's unable to stop him from boarding an escape ship and blasting off.

On the surface, Sideswipe trades fire with Flamewar, until the sight of the ship flying overhead catches his attention-and while he's distracted, Flamewar takes advantage of the split-second lapse in concentration to [[Transformation|transform]] into her alternate mode and peel out. A disheveled Chromia bursts out of the hatch and asks Sideswipe where Windblade is, moments before the ground beneath their feet starts to crumble and the entire crater erupts in a colossal explosion! A lone shape is hurled out of the blast and crashes back to the ground: Windblade's battered body...

==Featured characters==
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|h2=[[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s|c2=
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (10)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (11)
* [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] (12)

'''[[The Rise]]'''
* [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] (7)
* [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (8)
* [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] (9)

|c4=
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (1)
* [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (2)
* [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (3)
* [[Geomotus]] (4)
* [[Headlock (G1)|Headlock]] (5)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (6)
}}

==Quotes==
"Hey, '''hey!''' Calm yaself!" "Oh. I should calm myself? No, Headlock. I don't '''think so'''. I'm way past the point of '''calm'''. It's way too '''late''' for '''calm'''. Calm is for people who don't have two new '''dead''' bodies!"
:—'''Headlock''' and '''Prowl'''

"I'm touring the black market, and you're my fourth stop. I'm getting '''bored'''. So either you tell me you traded with that dead Voin, or I'll see if I can put a you-shaped hole in this wall. Pretty sure I can, if I really '''commit'''."
:—'''Prowl''' plays bad cop

"And you—" "Touch '''me''' and I'll rip your arm off and find out how much of it I can fit through one of your eye sockets."
:—'''Sixshot''' finds that '''Shadow Striker''' isn't so easy to threaten

"Is that a thermal lance?" "'''Yes!''' Yes, it is." -FWOOSH- "I've got that beat."
:—'''Flamewar''' versus '''Sideswipe'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Sideswipe wields a [[thermal lance]], a weapon that he informs Windblade is a relic from the Age of [[Expansion]]. Of course, this does throw into question how closely law enforcement is cooperating with the terms of the [[Nominus Edict]], which stated that all non-integrated weapons with lethal capacity would be prohibited on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
* Geomotus bluntly informs Chromia that he did not enjoy his last trip to the Memorial Crater; that occurred in [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|issue #4]], in which he accompanied Chromia and Windblade to the wilderness and encountered [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]].
* In the same call, Geomotus mentions that he's doing research alongside another 'bot named Landmine... though, given this comic's habit of introducing some decidedly unexpected characters, it's not yet clear if it's the [[Landmine (G1)|Generation 1 incarnation]], his [[Landmine (Energon)|Unicron Trilogy incarnation]], or an all-new original character.
* Prowl was previously noted to have turned to his underworld contacts for information regarding the murder of the Voin scavenger in [[The World In Your Eyes Part Five|issue #5]]. Barricade, meanwhile, was also investigating the case of the murdered Voin as per issue #4, though that issue did not specifically depict any prior encounter with Headlock. Ominously, the Voin itself was then murdered by [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] in the very next issue, despite Prowl's assertion that the aliens are normally impossible to tell apart.
* The notion that energon can be beamed remotely from place to place was first introduced in [[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|issue #2]] as one of the key features of the [[Winged Moon]]. Issue #5 had Chromia learn from Sideswipe that more than two hundred Cybertronians had vanished; presumably, this facility was how they were able to keep themselves fueled without attracting the attention of law enforcement.
* Barricade muses that he could've made it as a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]], which was established to be a popular sport on antebellum Cybertron in [[Orion Pax: Free Fall|issue #6]]. His comments that the sport was "shut down" at some point suggest that there's more to be learned about how Megatron rose from miner to senator...

===Transformers references===
* Sideswipe's weapon of choice in this issue is, at least allegedly, a [[thermal lance]] (though Windblade disputes this), and although it's not specifically called out as such, his usage of the staff-like weapon specifically evokes his [[Sideswipe (RID)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' incarnation]], who wielded the nigh-identical [[Decepticon Hunter]] on a regular basis.
* The unexpected ''Robots in Disguise'' homages continue with the introduction of [[Headlock (G1)|Headlock]], who's identical to the [[Headlock (RID)|the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon of the same name]]. It's not clear if his partner-in-crime [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] exists in this universe... but we wouldn't be surprised if he showed up in a future issue!
* One of the potential Ascenticon recruits on page 10, panel 1 is drawn to resemble a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] as per their appearance in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline, clad in a made-up burgundy colour scheme that doesn't seem to gel to any preexisting Seeker. Another recruit in panel 4 has an orange colouration applied to the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Seeker design]].
* Barricade's gladiatorial aspirations reference his [[Barricade (WFC)|"Aligned" incarnation]], who was a supporting member of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s gladiatorial corps as per the ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel.

===Errors===
* On page three, a comma is missing from Sideswipe's dialogue: "A thing of beauty don't you think?"
* On page twelve, the vehicle kibble on Chromia's left leg is colored as if it was part of the bunker's architecture as she hides behind a corner.

===Other trivia===
* The contents of this issue must have changed relatively late in production: solicits for issue #9 mentioned [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] making his return to Cybertron, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] investigating the situation...when the former doesn't actually happen in the book, at least not on-panel, and the latter character doesn't show up at all.

===Covers (3)===
* '''Cover A''': Sentinel Prime, his retinue, and Bumblebee, by [[Umi Miyao]], in direct contravention of sub-section 11 (3) of the Autobot Code (appendix D: Entertainment)
* '''Cover B''': Prowl and Chromia interrogate [[Froid]], by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': A cartoon-styled [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], by [[Guido Guidi]]

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===Reprints===
*'''''Transformers Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes''''' ([[January 22]], [[2020]]) ISBN 1684055318 / ISBN 978-1684055319
**Hardcover.
**Collects issues #1–12.
**Bonus material includes alternate covers.

*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 99: The Cracks Beneath Your Feet''''' ([[October 21]], 2020)
:*Contains ''Transformers'' issues #8–14.
:*Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an intro by [[Simon Furman]].

<gallery>
TF-IDW-2019v1.jpg|'''''Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes'''''; cover art by [[Cryssy Cheung]]
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==External links==
*[http://graphicpolicy.com/2019/07/16/preview-transformers-9/ Preview]

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Shatter

2018-12-25T23:26:22Z

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:''Shatter is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Shatter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Inspired by the Terminator, but better in every way.]]

'''Shatter''' takes great joy in her work as a hunter. Partnered with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], she's not so much the "good cop" of the pair as the "not going to kill you ''yet'' cop." Unquestionably the brains of the pairing, she's a smooth-talking manipulator who enjoys twisting the knife once she's found their quarry. She tends to let Dropkick do the dirtiest part of their work in the end, but she's a highly-skilled combatant on her own.

Her capabilities as a [[Triple Changer]] enable her to go "undercover" as a... okay, as a fairly conspicuous customized muscle car, and when the need for speed and firepower arises, change into a VTOL jet with under-slung artillery cannons.

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Angela Bassett]] (English)|[[Antonella Giannini]] (Italian)}}
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{{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

==Toys==
===Bumblebee===
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Love and hope and sex and dreams are still surviving on the street]]
*'''Shatter''' (Titan Changer, 2018)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)| Bumblebee]]'' Titan Changers, Shatter is a simple 12-inch-tall figure that transforms into a jet of possibly made-up model in seven steps, but it is definitely not her {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} mode from the movie.

{{-}}{{anchor|PowerPlus}}
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Plus-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Look at me, I'm in tatters!]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': "Energon Core"

: Part of the second wave of "Power Plus" Energon Igniters, Shatter is a [[retool]]ing of the "Power Series" [[Dropkick (Movie)#Bumblebee|Dropkick]] toy, transforming into a muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro in four steps. Plugging an "Energon Core" into the back of her car mode flips a pair of huge cannons from her windshield, as well as giving the toy a pull-back-motor action.

{{-}}{{anchor|EnergonJet}}
[[File:IgniterShatterJet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmER9fpk-w I'm-a-going to fly for you!]]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Series, 2018)

: Part of the second wave of "Power Series" Energon Igniters, Shatter transforms into a jet that's ''closer'' to her film form than the above Titan Changer, but not by a lot. Plugging an Energon Core (not included) into her vehicle-mode back gives it a pull-back-motor action.

{{-}}{{anchor|MissionVision}}
*'''Shatter''' (Mission Vision, 2019)
{{Charstubtoys}}
{{Comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

===Generations===
====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Shatter.jpg|thumb|200px|Life's just a cocktail party on the street.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''P'''
: Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Shatter is a red [[redeco]] of the Series 3 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Movie Edition|Barricade]] figure, although her instructions depict her as the original ''The Last Knight''-style Barricade instead. This small soft-plastic figurine transforms to car mode in a single step, two if you consider each arm an individual step.
{{--}}

====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MVBB-40-Deluxe-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Don't think of her being Brock Samson's ride.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Number'': '''40'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-29'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': 2 arm-mounted blasters, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

: ''[[Studio Series]]'' Shatter is a new Deluxe Class mold that transforms into the most screen-accurate version of her 1971 Plymouth GTX mode, complete with rally lights and rollcage. Her robot mode, though, drops the more overt jet-mode [[kibble]] the movie model uses, because ([[Drift (AOE)|as far as]] [[Dropkick (Movie)|standards go]]) that would be kinda hard to pack in at the Deluxe size. She comes with two "blaster" weapons that can attach to her robot-mode forearms. Her head has her battle mask lowered and ready for combat.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Shatter was the first Decepticon revealed for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when a promotional photo of director [[Travis Knight]] posing with Shatter's car mode was released. Both the character's name and gender weren't revealed until months later.
* Shatter is a female bad guy who turns into a red and black racing car and hangs out with a guy who turns into a blue helicopter. This seems [[Crasher (GoBots)|familiar]].
* Shatter has the honor of being the first female Decepticon to appear in a ''Transformers'' film (though [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quinessa]] was the series' first female antagonist).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Shatter''' (シャッター ''Shattā'')

[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Chilla Gorilla

2018-12-01T00:34:54Z

Ayellowbirds:

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:''Chilla Gorilla is a member of the [[Techie Team]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]''.

[[File:BotBots_ChillaGorilla_stockart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
After being turned into a robotic ape by an [[energon]]-infused mist, '''Chilla Gorilla''' has dedicated himself to silence. Beyond just keeping mum, he has the ability to emit a noise-canceling frequency that even quiets his footfalls, granting him stealthy movement. While he'll insist others also keep from being loud, he isn't above occasionally pounding a beat with his enormous fists.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''3 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Chilla changes from a pair of padded headphones into a soft plastic robot, and back. His deco is noticeably different from the promotional art, with features on the figure suggesting a bushy black mustache and thick 'monobrow' that are instead interpreted as a jutting jaw and sloping forehead in the artwork. Chilla was available in one of the "Techie Team" themed 5-packs, along with [[Slappyhappy]], [[Pucksie]], [[Raddhax]], and [[Bonz-Eye]].

[[Category: Techie Team]]

Chilla Gorilla

2018-12-01T00:32:47Z

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{{factions|techieteam}}

:''Chilla Gorilla is a member of the [[Techie Team]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]''.

[[File:BotBots_ChillaGorilla_stockart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
After being turned into a robotic ape by an [[energon]]-infused, '''Chilla Gorilla''' has dedicated himself to silence. Beyond just keeping mum, he has the ability to emit a noise-canceling frequency that even quiets his footfalls, granting him stealthy movement. While he'll insist others also keep from being loud, he isn't above occasionally pounding a beat with his enormous fists.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''3 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Chilla changes from a pair of padded headphones into a soft plastic robot, and back. His deco is noticeably different from the promotional art, with features on the figure suggesting a bushy black mustache and thick 'monobrow' that are instead interpreted as a jutting jaw and sloping forehead in the artwork. Chilla was available in one of the "Techie Team" themed 5-packs, along with [[Slappyhappy]], [[Pucksie]], [[Raddhax]], and [[Bonz-Eye]].

[[Category: Techie Team]]

Chilla Gorilla

2018-12-01T00:32:15Z

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:''Chilla Gorilla is a member of the [[Techie Team]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]''.

[[File:BotBots_ChillaGorilla_stockart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
After being turned into a robotic ape by an [[energon]]-infused, '''Chilla Gorilla''' has dedicated himself to silence. Beyond just keeping mum, he has the ability to emit a noise-canceling frequency that even quiets his footfalls, granting him stealthy movement. While he'll insist others also keep from being loud, he isn't above occasionally pounding a beat with his enormous fists.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''3 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Chilla changes from a pair of padded headphones into a soft plastic robot, and back. His deco is noticeably different from the promotional art, with features on the figure suggesting a bushy black mustache and thick 'monobrow' that are instead interpreted as a jutting jaw and sloping forehead in the artwork. Chilla was available in one of the "Techie Team" themed 5-packs, along with [[Slappyhappy]], [[Pucksie]], [[Raddhax]], and [[Bonz-Eye]].

[[Category: Techie Team]]

File:BotBots ChillaGorilla stockart.jpg

2018-12-01T00:22:42Z

Ayellowbirds: Stock art of Chilla Gorilla. {{hastak}} Category:BotBots images

Stock art of [[Chilla Gorilla]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

Dimlit

2018-12-01T00:22:02Z

Ayellowbirds:

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Dimlit is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:BotBots_Dimlit_stockart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Don't call me 'Sparky'!"]]
After being turned into a tiny robot by [[energon]]-infused mist, former flashlight Dimlit has been prone to forgetting things—where he's been, how he got there, and even the fact that he can provide his own illumination. That last part is especially a problem, since he's ''terrified'' of being alone in the dark, and his love of exploration means that he often winds up wandering somewhere dark and scary.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Dimlit changes from a flashlight into a soft plastic robot and back. He is ''only'' available as a single-packaged [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] figure.

[[Category: Lost Bots]]

Clogstopper

2018-12-01T00:21:42Z

Ayellowbirds:

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Clogstopper is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:BotBots_Clogstopper_stockart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"A man who deliberately covers himself in poo is not sexy."]]
Ever since getting soaked with [[energon]]-infused mist, the toilet plunger that became the robot Clogstopper has made it his mission to do the dirty jobs that nobody else will do. A fearless "fixer", he can resolve any situation, no matter how messy things may be. The other bots are glad for this, so long as he doesn't start talking about what he's seen and where he's been.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Clogstopper changes from a toilet plunger into a soft plastic robot and back.

[[Category: Lost Bots]]

Burgertron

2018-12-01T00:20:49Z

Ayellowbirds:

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Burgertron is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]''.

[[File:BotBots_Burgertron_stockart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'll take a Double Triple Bossy Deluxe on a raft, four by four, animal-style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it, and let it swim."]]
The place: a shopping mall food court. The hero: an ordinary cheeseburger on a sesame seed bun. The action: an [[energon]]-infused mist that turns everyday objects into tiny robots. '''Burgertron''' is convinced he's a hero formed in the likeness of action movie stars, and proves it by being stronger and tougher than the average bot. His one weakness? Constantly spouting burger-related one-liners.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Burgertron changes from a cheeseburger into a soft plastic robot with a conspicuously [[Optimus_Prime_(disambiguation)|Optimus]]-like face, and back.

[[Category: Lost Bots]]

File:BotBots Dimlit stockart.jpg

2018-12-01T00:19:58Z

Ayellowbirds: Ayellowbirds moved page File:Dimlit.jpg to File:BotBots Dimlit stockart.jpg: Changing filename to better reflect image naming policy.

Stock art of [[Dimlit]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

File:BotBots Clogstopper stockart.jpg

2018-12-01T00:19:56Z

Ayellowbirds: Ayellowbirds moved page File:Clogstopper.jpg to File:BotBots Clogstopper stockart.jpg: Changing filename to better reflect image naming policy.

Stock art of [[Clogstopper]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

File:BotBots Burgertron stockart.jpg

2018-12-01T00:19:51Z

Ayellowbirds: Ayellowbirds moved page File:Burgertron.jpg to File:BotBots Burgertron stockart.jpg: Changing filename to better reflect image naming policy.

Stock art of [[Burgertron]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

Bonz-Eye

2018-12-01T00:19:44Z

Ayellowbirds:

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Bonz-Eye is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:BotBots_Bonzeye_stockart.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Nobody asks her why she only has one eye. Nobody asks her all the time.]]
When an [[energon]]-infused mist descended on a shopping mall, a miniature potted tree was turned into a robotic samurai. ''Maybe''. Bonz-Eye isn't talking—the katana-wielding warrior lives by a code of secrecy so secret that she never tells anyone that she lives by a code of secrecy. Out of all the BotBots, she's the best with a sword, and specializes in stealth and sneak attacks.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Bonz-Eye changes from a potted bonsai tree into a soft plastic robot and back, with most of her body being formed from the pot itself. Bonz-Eye is ''only'' available as a blind-packaged figure in one of the "[[Techie Team]]" themed 5-packs, along with [[Slappyhappy]], [[Pucksie]], [[Chilla Gorilla]], and [[Raddhax]].

[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Lost Bots]]
[[Category: Martial artists]]

File:BotBots Bonzeye stockart.jpg

2018-12-01T00:19:16Z

Ayellowbirds: Ayellowbirds moved page File:Bonzeye.jpg to File:BotBots Bonzeye stockart.jpg: Changing filename to better reflect image naming policy.

Stock art of [[Bonz-Eye]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

Ms. Take

2018-11-30T19:52:01Z

Ayellowbirds: sp

{{factions|backpackbunch}}

:''Ms. Take is a member of the [[Backpack Bunch]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:MsTake.jpg|thumb|right|300px|With my moon rocks, I can make erasers. There are many things that need to be erased.]]

Like her fellow Backpack Buncher [[Slappyhappy]], '''Ms. Take''' is obsessed with order and neatness. She's always rubbing out mistakes and goofs, and happiest when she's doing so. Fortunately, with a crew as dysfunctional as the rest of the BotBots, there's never a shortage of things to clean up, to the point where she actually enjoys having her fellow 'bots make messes for her to clean.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Ms. Take changes from an eraser into a soft plastic robot and back. She is available in one of the "[[Sugar Shocks]]" themed 5-packs, along with [[Laceface]], [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]], [[Pointdexter]], [[Unilla Icequeencone]], and a currently-unknown "mystery" [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]].

[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Backpack Bunch]]

User talk:Ayellowbirds

2018-11-30T19:26:51Z

Ayellowbirds: /* Tag your BotBots images please! */

ROTF Divebomb is [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] in a new body. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:30, 21 February 2010 (EST)

==Tag your BotBots images please!==
{{tagyourpics}}
Please tag the BotBots art you've been uploading, with the correct templates, and credits. Thanks. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 14:22, 30 November 2018 (EST)
:Apologies. I guess the file i referenced wasn't tagged correctly in the first place. [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] ([[User talk:Ayellowbirds|talk]]) 14:26, 30 November 2018 (EST)

File:BotBots Dimlit stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T19:26:22Z

Ayellowbirds:

Stock art of [[Dimlit]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

File:BotBots Bonzeye stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T19:26:07Z

Ayellowbirds:

Stock art of [[Bonz-Eye]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

File:BotBots Clogstopper stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T19:25:53Z

Ayellowbirds:

Stock art of [[Clogstopper]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

File:BotBots Burgertron stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T19:25:37Z

Ayellowbirds:

Stock art of [[Burgertron]].
{{hastak}}
[[Category:BotBots images]]

Dimlit

2018-11-30T19:23:51Z

Ayellowbirds: created page

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Dimlit is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:Dimlit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Don't call me 'Sparky'!"]]
After being turned into a tiny robot by [[energon]]-infused mist, former flashlight Dimlit has been prone to forgetting things—where he's been, how he got there, and even the fact that he can provide his own illumination. That last part is especially a problem, since he's ''terrified'' of being alone in the dark, and his love of exploration means that he often winds up wandering somewhere dark and scary.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Dimlit changes from a flashlight into a soft plastic robot and back. He is ''only'' available as a single-packaged [[Blindpacking|blind-bagged]] figure.

[[Category: Lost Bots]]

File:BotBots Dimlit stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T19:15:34Z

Ayellowbirds: (Stock art of Dimlit. Category:BotBots images)

(Stock art of [[Dimlit]]. [[Category:BotBots images]])

Clogstopper

2018-11-30T19:13:25Z

Ayellowbirds: created page

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Clogstopper is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:Clogstopper.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"A man who deliberately covers himself in poo is not sexy."]]
Ever since getting soaked with [[energon]]-infused mist, the toilet plunger that became the robot Clogstopper has made it his mission to do the dirty jobs that nobody else will do. A fearless "fixer", he can resolve any situation, no matter how messy things may be. The other bots are glad for this, so long as he doesn't start talking about what he's seen and where he's been.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Clogstopper changes from a toilet plunger into a soft plastic robot and back.

[[Category: Lost Bots]]

File:BotBots Clogstopper stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T19:03:30Z

Ayellowbirds: (Stock art of Clogstopper. Category:BotBots images)

(Stock art of [[Clogstopper]]. [[Category:BotBots images]])

Burgertron

2018-11-30T19:00:19Z

Ayellowbirds: created page

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Burgertron is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:Burgertron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'll take a Double Triple Bossy Deluxe on a raft, four by four, animal-style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, make it cry, burn it, and let it swim."]]
The place: a shopping mall food court. The hero: an ordinary cheeseburger on a sesame seed bun. The action: an [[energon]]-infused mist that turns everyday objects into tiny robots. Burgertron is convinced he's a hero formed in the likeness of action movie stars, and proves it by being stronger and tougher than the average bot. His one weakness? Constantly spouting burger-related one-liners.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Burgertron changes from a cheeseburger into a soft plastic robot with a conspicuously [[Optimus_Prime_(disambiguation)|Optimus]]-like face, and back.

[[Category: Lost Bots]]

File:BotBots Burgertron stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T18:50:35Z

Ayellowbirds: (Stock art of Burgertron. Category:BotBots images)

(Stock art of [[Burgertron]]. [[Category:BotBots images]])

Category:Lost Bots

2018-11-30T18:46:45Z

Ayellowbirds: Created page with "Category:BotBots subgroups"

[[Category:BotBots subgroups]]

Bonz-Eye

2018-11-30T18:45:32Z

Ayellowbirds: creating page

{{factions|lostbots}}

:''Bonz-Eye is a member of the [[Lost Bots]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].

[[File:Bonzeye.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Nobody asks her why she only has one eye. Nobody asks her all the time.]]
When an [[energon]]-infused mist descended on a shopping mall, a miniature potted tree was turned into a robotic samurai. ''Maybe''. Bonz-Eye isn't talking—the katana-wielding warrior lives by a code of secrecy so secret that she never tells anyone that she lives by a code of secrecy. Out of all the BotBots, she's the best with a sword, and specializes in stealth and sneak attacks.

==Toys==
===BotBots===
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Level'': '''1 Star'''

: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', Bonz-Eye changes from a potted bonsai tree into a soft plastic robot and back, with most of her body being formed from the pot itself. Bonz-Eye is ''only'' available as a blind-packaged figure in one of the "[[Techie Team]]" themed 5-packs, along with [[Slappyhappy]], [[Pucksie]], [[Chilla Gorilla]], and [[Raddhax]].

[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Lost Bots]]
[[Category: Martial Artists]]

File:BotBots Bonzeye stockart.jpg

2018-11-30T18:25:48Z

Ayellowbirds: (Stock art of Bonz-Eye. Category:BotBots images)

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Omni Saber

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The '''Omni Saber''' is yet another [[sword]] that [[Nexus Prime]] likes to carry around. It is described as being "black as [[Space (the place)|space]]" and reflects no light. ''Dark''...

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===

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Cyber Caliber

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The '''Cyber Caliber''' is one of [[Artifacts of the Primes|the relics]] of the [[Thirteen]], and a creation of [[Solus Prime]]. Much like its intended wielder [[Nexus Prime]], the sword could split apart into five separate weapons for his components to wield, or merge into a single exceedingly sharp blade. The sword was said to be able to repair or disassemble any device.

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
The Cyber Caliber was created by Solus Prime after the defeat of [[Unicron]]. After Solus Prime's death, Nexus Prime hid the sword inside his component robots, and scattered them among the stars. Eons later, a reconstituted Nexus Prime gifted it to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]; Optimus used the sword to duel against [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
The Cyber Caliber was created by Solus Prime. After the defeat of [[Liege Maximo]], Nexus Prime took custody of the relic and decided it must be hidden away till it could not be done without. He separated himself into five beings, each carrying and guarding a fragment of the Cyber Caliber. Much later, a newly reformed Nexus Prime granted it to Optimus Prime, who used it to fight Megatron to a standstill on the planet Junkion. After the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] was fired from the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', the Cyber Caliber had disappeared, blown away by the explosion. After the battle, each of Nexus Prime's components once again took a piece of the sword as they split up and headed out into space in different directions. {{Storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Mogahn the Mass]] wielded a version of the Cyber Caliber. During a battle with the [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warrior]]s, [[Vector Prime]], who had recovered his memories as one of the [[Thirteen]], wrested the Cyber Caliber from Mogahn's grasp. He then reformatted the sword into [[Rhisling|one that could cut through time]], and defeated Mogahn. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 12/7/2015}}

==Notes==
*"Cyber Caliber" was once believed to be an obscure alternate name for ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''-era [[Vector Prime]]'s sword, "[[Rhisling]]".<ref>Previous revisions of the [[Rhisling]] page on {{SITENAME SHORT}} reported this fact variously citing instruction sheets or Japanese sources.</ref> That may have been true, but if so, the source of the information currently remains lost to the fog of time—or vanishing online content.
*The name may have been originally inspired by the famous fictional sword, Excalibur. If the original source of the name was Japanese, the English spelling of "Cyber Caliber" (as opposed to "Cyber Calib'''u'''r") may have come down to a transliteration choice.
*The name of this sword from ''Exiles'' is presumably an homage to Vector Prime's sword, which, as stated above, may or may not have actually been called "Cyber Caliber".

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Artifacts of the Primes]]
[[Category:Prime weapons]]

Chaos Edge

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The '''Chaos Edge''' is one of the many swords carried by [[Nexus Prime]].

==Fiction==
===''Exiles''===

Nexus Prime held this sword (appearing from nowhere) to threaten the rogue pirate captain [[Thundertron]], but refrained from actually using it, as he sensed that the pirate captain would "have a role to play in the question of the [[AllSpark]]". {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

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Creation Lathe

2018-09-17T17:45:10Z

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In ancient times, [[Solus Prime]] once utilized the '''Creation Lathe''', a holographic lattice that she could project from her body. Designed to be wielded alongside her famous [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]], the Creation Lathe allowed Solus Prime to design the architecture and components that her vast, supernatural smithing efforts might require. The Lathe supplied the vision behind the strikes of the Forge, allowing Solus Prime to forge the myriad [[Artifacts of the Primes]].

It apparently has six sides.

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Solus Prime used the Lathe to create numerous weapons and artifacts for the battle against [[Unicron]]. Only Solus Prime could use the Lathe properly, because of her unique processing architecture. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The [[Caminus|Camien]] religious order known as the [[Torchbearer]]s were always six in number, one to represent each side of Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

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Talk:Sludge (G1)

2018-07-31T14:13:22Z

Ayellowbirds: /* Power of the Primes */

To add onto the non-existant-dino bit, he would actually be an Apatosaurus. -- [[User:Hunter-113|Hunter-113]] 15:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

:Not really worth signing up to add this little note: Brontosaurus does not not exist. The name is synonomous to Apatosaurus taxanomically. It's explained pretty well on the wikipedia entry for Apatosaurus. Helpfully linked to from this very page! {{unsigned|202.74.216.208|08:18, 8 May 2009 EDT}}
::Sludge has a brontosaurus head. He doesn't have an an apatosaurus head. He's a brontosaurus—a non-existent dino. Blame Spike if you have to, but we would be lying if we called him an apatosaurus. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 10:19, 8 May 2009 (EDT)
::Actually, it's an Apatosaurus head. Elongated. The Brontosaurus head was a Camarasaurus skull, much stumpier. And this issue is thrown into a whole new whirligig when you consider they're considering reclassifying Apatosaurus into two separate genus based on some differences in structure...which could mean we'll end up with Apatosaurus, and the original Brontosaurus skeleton, which got renamed as Apatosaurus, being turned back into Brontosaurus...oi. [[User:Eire]] 18.21 May 8 2009 (UTC)
:::Maybe it is an apatosaurus head, but I think he holds it more upright than an apatosaurus. Surprisingly, it doesn't say what kind of dinosaur he is on his box, instructions, bio, universe profile, or in his Marvel introduction. He is called a "brontosaurus" in the cartoon episode [[S.O.S. Dinobots]]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 00:07, 5 September 2009 (EDT)

==Power of the Primes==
Is it certain that the Power of the Primes toy is a new figure? The picture looks a lot like a redeco of Slug's Power of the Primes figure. Sludge also seems to have the same gun as Slug, which is typically an indication that a figure is a redeco. [[User:Battlemaster|Battlemaster]] ([[User talk:Battlemaster|talk]]) 14:06, 22 December 2017 (EST)
:The term you're looking for is re''tool'', not redeco (a redeco simply changes the colour scheme), but yes, they definitely do seem to share parts. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:55, 22 December 2017 (EST)
Re: the "design failure" mentioned in the article—the arms seem to peg into place perfectly on mine. Is this something that is a matter of mold tolerances making some runs of the figure able to plug in while others could not, were the reports of failure mistaken, or am i accidentally forcing something that shouldn't work? [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] ([[User talk:Ayellowbirds|talk]]) 07:51, 27 July 2018 (EDT)
::I've gone ahead and reverted that part of the article, since for the time being it appears to be misinformation and the pegs function just fine. [[User:Ayellowbirds|Ayellowbirds]] ([[User talk:Ayellowbirds|talk]]) 10:13, 31 July 2018 (EDT)

Sludge (G1)

2018-07-31T14:12:00Z

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:''Sludge is an [[Autobot]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Sludgeg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Me now transform into scientifically-accurate dino!"]]
"'''Sludge''' dumb" is how [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander himself, describes the plodding Autobot (also known as '''Slog'''). The Dinobots have a perhaps undeserved reputation for being dimwitted, but Sludge is the genuine article. He makes the other four look like scholars in comparison.

As Sludge can't make much of an impression in the mental department, he likes to make his presence known physically. He'll stomp his hefty hide around just so you know he's there.
None of the Dinobots really like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], but he and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] share an especially intense dislike for him. Sludge believes that the strongest should lead, and in his mind, Grimlock is the strongest Autobot. But Sludge genuinely believes in the Autobot cause, so he tolerates Prime. Beyond that, Sludge is actually what you might call nice... Maybe not to [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s level, but nicer than [[Grimlock (G1)|the]] [[Slag (G1)|other]] [[Snarl (G1)|guys]].

{{bigquote|Sludge no like [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Let's stomp!|Sludge's solution to every problem|"[[Call of the Primitives]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Dark Awakening"), [[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese, "Webworld"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, "Call of the Primitives"), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese, ''The Movie'')|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Georges Atlas]] (French), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Manfred Schmidt]] (German, ''Webworld''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Grimlocks New Brain'' & ''Call of the Primitives''), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, The Movie TV Dub), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub), [[Garcia Neto]] (Brazilian Portuguese, second voice)}}

[[File:SOSDinobots-Sludge Insignia.jpg|thumb|Those with face like this good. Except when they aren't.]]

Sludge was developed, along with his fellow [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], after the Autobots discovered dinosaur bones in their volcanic headquarters. Inspired by the power of the prehistoric beasts, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] built a trio of Dinobots to add firepower to the Autobot forces. The Dinobots proved too dangerous at first, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Wheeljack to abandon the Dinobot project. Wheeljack continued improving the trio of titans in secret, crafting memory components that made them smarter and easier to control. When the rest of the Autobots were captured by the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]] hydroelectric power plant, Wheeljack dispatched the Dinobots to free their comrades and destroy the Decepticons. The Dinobots succeeded in forcing a Decepticon retreat and were welcomed as members of the Autobot team. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Sludge's greatest weakness was his sheer stupidity. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] exploited the Dinobots' weaknesses to turn them against Optimus Prime, Sludge merely choosing to follow whichever leader was "strongest". When Optimus Prime risked his life to boldly save Grimlock, the Dinobots rejoined him. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:SludgeUltimateDoom.jpg|left|thumb|"Hello, pretty trees. Me Sludge stomp you now."]]

Sludge and his fellow Dinobots were called upon to stop a colossal tidal wave, {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} and afterwards, he and Grimlock helped repair a city that was destroyed during the terror. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

The Dinobots were in the Ark to fight off the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] who came for [[Teletraan I]]. Sludge didn't recognize the new Decepticons, but was still willing to pummel them. When the Constructicons merged into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] created a [[Halonix Maximus|giant hologram]] that distracted the beast and gave the Dinobots an advantage, forcing Devastator into a crevice of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

During a game of football, Sludge was tackled by Hound. The other Autobots later went on a mission to stop [[Nergill]] and the Decepticons at [[Washington, D.C.]], and when in dire need of assistance, Wheeljack called in the Dinobots as reinforcements. When they arrived, Sludge was pleased to hear Grimlock's order to "transform and destroy", and his powerful feet created earthquakes. Later, Sludge and the rest of the Dinobots were deposited on Negill’s home base of [[Sub-Atlantica]], with instructions to act prehistoric. The Dinobots subsequent destruction made Nergill decide to detonate the entire base rather than let the Autobots have it, and everyone was forced to flee the vanquished Sub-Atlantica. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

[[File:DayOfMachines SludgeStomp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|"Oops. Pardon me. Coming this way. Excuse me!"]]

Once again, when the Autobots were overwhelmed and needed good brute force, the Dinobots were called in. This time at [[Quantum Laboratories]] where the super computer, [[TORQ III]], began remote controlling machines to go on the offensive. Sludge helped out with the destruction of trucks, stomping them like ants. Sludge's long neck gave Optimus Prime a boost so that he could rescue [[Paul Gates]] who was held captive in his office. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}}

After Wheeljack's attempt to show off the Dinobots' finesse was a failure, (Sludge stepped on Slag's tail, unleashing his [[Fire-breath|flame-breath]], and it only got worse from there) they were sent to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], a place where the Dinobots would be at home. Sludge didn't mind, because he thought that more room was a good thing for a big guy like him. On the island, he rescued Spike from a lake and had a rock fly in his face (courtesy of Snarl), but with the other four Dinobots, he was cornered by Megatron and fell over a cliff, plunging into a tar pit. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Luckily, Sludge survived, and the Dinobots got out of the pit and outnumbered the Decepticons who had arrived, forcing them to retreat. Sludge then helped release the island's energy return the flow of time to normal. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:DesertionOfDinobots2-DinoLabour.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Me Sludge celebrate Labour Day.]]

When [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] saw Decepticons at a public airport and Optimus Prime's squad was unavailable, Wheeljack sent in the Dinobots. At the airport, Sludge rescued Bumblebee from the incoming [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], and helped overpower Megatron’s forces, but when he recklessly changed into [[robot mode]]s with his comrades, Sludge was vanquished by the Decepticons' assault. Though the Autobot doctors did their best, Sludge was no longer interested in doing labour for Optimus Prime and quit with his fellow Dinobots. When the Autobots were incapacitated by the deterioration of [[cybertonium]] in their bodies, Spike and Carly pleaded with the Dinobots to help steal some of the critical component from the Decepticons.

Instead, the Dinobots used the Decepticon [[space bridge]] to go to Cybertron, {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} where Sludge and the others were captured by Shockwave and reprogrammed into thinking that they obeyed the Decepticons. Shockwave stuck them down in the Cybertonium pits to mine more of the element. Luckily, they was rescued by Spike and Carly, and sent back to Earth with a healthy supply of [[cybertonium]] for the weakened Autobots. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}
[[File:Purple sludge.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Dissertation of the Dinobot.]]
By the year 2005, The Auobots had been driven off Cybertron completely, but were formulating an assault from two of the planet’s moons. The Dinobots worked in the armament factories, until the [[Battle of Autobot City]] had them accompany Optimus Prime to earth. Sludge and the Dinobots were charged with destroying [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but were overmatched. During the attack, Devastator struck Sludge so hard his [[Sensors|optic sensors]] bulged out of his head. Fortunately, none of the Dinobots suffered any fatal damage as they were all present when Spike and Bumblebee contacted them from Moon Base 2 about [[Unicron|Unicron’s]] attack.

When [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his troops attacked the city, the Dinobots escaped with [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], only to have their spaceship shot down over [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]]. The Dinobots managed to save the two Autobots from an army of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] with the help of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and Sludge and Slag dispatched a [[Quintesson]] prosecutor—by standing on top of a door under which he'd been caught. They all escaped Quintessa and flew to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], reuniting with their fellow Autobots. Later, Sludge was part of the Dinobot attack on Unicron and was able to tail-whip the butt of [[Unicron|a god]]. Unicron wasn’t quite a sport about this and the Dinobots just barely escaped being grabbed by the planet eater. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Sludge’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]” and the storybook “[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

Sludge and Snarl were later left to guard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when a seemingly resurrected Optimus Prime returned, saying that Hot Rod, Kup, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] had been killed by the Quintessons. When the aforementioned Autobots turned up on Cybertron alive, Arcee said that she was happy to see them, but Sludge was not happy, as he thought that meant he and Snarl were dead. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

When Grimlock detected [[dinosaur transform static]] at the crime scene where [[Fort Knox]] once stood, all the Dinobots (and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]) were interrogated about the theft of the building. They were quickly cleared by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], though. Sludge and the other Dinobots later accompanied the Autobots in the liberation of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

Sludge helped the Autobots mine [[isidrite]] on an asteroid. When the Decepticons arrived, Sludge kicked aside a ”Dumb Sweep” that Sky Lynx tossed his way, and later knocked Galvatron over before he could blast Ultra Magnus. Sludge escaped with the other Autobots aboard Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[File:Grimlock's New Brain Dinobots fishing.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|We'll assume they built those palm trees just for the Dinobots.]]

Sludge was on hand to watch the activation of the Autobots’ new power generator. After Grimlock had suffered an accident which dramatically increased his intelligence, Sludge, along with Slag and Snarl, found their offer to fish with them rebuked. Grimlock explained the more important things he had to do, but Sludge really didn’t understand what he was talking about. Later, the Dinobots came looking for Grimlock who was working on a new spaceship. Grimlock remarked that they were just in time to assist him, but Sludge complained about the Dinobot leader’s new demeanor and the disapproving Dinobots left to go hunting without Grimlock. The Dinobots were much happier when Grimlock was returned to his normal self and they all went back to fishing together. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

Sludge was present during a battle with the Decepticons on the Moon, and was among the [[Primitive]]s who were summoned by [[Primacron]]'s [[Oracle (G1)|assistant]]. Travelling on board [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], when [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] insulted Grimlock, Sludge, who didn't like the Predacons, suggested that they stomp them. Soon a scuffle broke out, until Trypticon shook everyone back into place. The Primitives kept their tempers in check for the rest of their journey, locating the assistant and learning their mission to fight [[Tornedron]]. When Tornedron arrived on the Oracle's planet, Sludge and the Dinobots were defeated during an attempted ambush on the creature, as were most of the other Primitives. However, everyone was restored to normal thanks to the actions of Grimlock. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
When the Decepticons invaded Cybertron to conquer [[Vector Sigma]], Sludge defended the planet alongside his fellow Dinobots. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
After blasting off of Quintessa aboard one of its ships, Sludge and the other Dinobots huddled around Kup near the vessel's control panel. He stood about, muted, as the spacecraft came under assault from Cyclonus. Thanks to Kup and Hot Rod, they managed to escape their attacker, and Sludge later disembarked to meet up with Arcee and Wreck-Gar on the planet Junk. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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Together with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], the Dinobots were on board a shuttle fleeing from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, though they were more concerned about hearing one of Kup's war stories than being under attack. When they found temporary safety inside a nebula, Kup relented and told them about the time he was in the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] and fought on [[Beta-Nine]]. Eventually the Decepticons found them, but Sludge and the other Dinobots were so angry about the interruption that they made short work of the attackers. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
In one particularly strange iteration of the [[Unicron War]], Sludge was among the Dinoobots when they evacuated [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] City aboard a [[Command Center (GoBots)|Command Center]] after Galvatron and his Renegade-Decepticon alliance attacked. Kup entertained the Dinobots with a few tall tales as they headed to Cybertron, but Galvatron attacked their ship, stranding them on [[Antares III]].

The four Dinobots tried to search for the missing Kup and Hot Rod, but not even Swoop could locate their whereabouts. Instead, they encountered the RoGuns. After a misunderstanding, they formed an alliance and barged into the court of the [[Master Renegade]] just in time to save Kup and Hot Rod from execution. After stealing the Master Renegade's ship and dubbing it "''Grungy''", the group headed to [[Quartex (planet)|Quartex]]. Kup met up with [[gbwiki:Boulder|Boulder]], and together they alliance rescued [[gbwiki:Major Mo|Major Mo]]'s group of Autobots and Guardians from [[gbwiki:Magmar|Magmar]]'s evil [[Rock Lord]]s. Sludge took part in the party that commemorated their alliance.

The Autobots, Guardians, Rock Lords, and RoGuns returned to Cybertron aboard the Grungy and a Rock Lord vessel, where they battled Unicron. Before they were finished their fight, [[Vector Prime]] managed to disentangle the two universes, setting history back on its proper course. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In a timeline where Optimus Prime killed Megatron during their Autobot City duel, Sludge was on Optimus Prime's shuttle when the Autobots set off to reclaim Cybertron from the leaderless Decepticons. They were attacked en route by "Megascream": a reformatted Starscream now in the thrall of Unicron. They managed to escape after Megascream and his troops retreated, touching down on Quintessa to repair the damage.

On the watery surface of the planet, the Autobots encountered a group of Sharkticons. Kup's universal greeting ended poorly, so Optimus dispatched the Dinobots to take care of the threat. Optimus, Kup, and the Dinobots stormed into a Quintesson courtroom, where they rescued Kranix and learned more about the threat of Unicron. When repairs on the ship had completed, the group rescued Hot Rod, who was marooned on Junkion, and returned to Cybertron, where Optimus announced his intent to confront Unicron head-on.

When Hot Rod saved the day by opening the Matrix, Sludge was present to witness Optimus's declaration that the Cybertronian Wars had indeed ended. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
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===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Sludge was among a number of Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who crewed the [[Ark (G1)|ark]]. After it crashed into [[Earth]], the ark detected [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and repaired Sludge and three others into the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. The Dinobots soon tracked down Soundwave, but he proved too much for them to handle until Grimlock used his brain and brought the nearby cliff down, knocking them all offline. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Sludge and the other Dinobots live in an underground jungle environment, hidden beneath the Antarctic ice cap. He can fly. Sludge was travelling to the Autobots’ headquarter when he and the Dinobots were attacked by Starscream and the Decepticon superjets. The Dinobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and continued to Autobot headquarters.
Back at the Dinobots’ base, another Sludge, immersed in his tar cocoon, awaited activation to join the Autobot ranks. When the [[Crusher (G1)|Crusher]], a Decepticon juggernaut, forced its way into the Dinobots’ headquarters, the vibrations it produced inadvertently freed the cocooned Dinobots, who charged at Megatron and Soundwave to fend them off. {{storylink|Jaws of Terror}}

Optimus had requested Sludge and the rest of the Dinobots’ assistance when he and Prowl investigated Decepticon activity on the island of [[Buru]]. Upon their arrival, the Dinobots quickly began overpowering the Insecticons on the island. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Sludge and the other Dinobots stood by while Swoop mercilessly butchered Devastator and killed the Constructicons one by one. The rest of the Dinobots then joined in ripping the Constructicons' carcasses into scrap metal for good measure. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

[[File:SludgeSlagSideswipetravelling-ASW.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] learned that his "twin Autobot" had been captured by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], he swore to rescue [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] himself. [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] advised him to take Sludge and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] with him, as their muscle would come in handy against Devastator. The three Autobots made their way to Decepticon headquarters, avoiding best they could the many traps that lay before it. The trio then encountered a couple of Decepticon guards, but made short work of them. Once within Decepticon headquarters, they encountered Devastator. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to defeat the Decepticon gestalt, and were themselves taken prisoner. Some time later, Megatron took Sludge and the others out of their cell to show them that the Autobots had agreed to surrender; on the Decepticons' doorstep was left a statue of Devastator, with a note attached explaining that it was a peace offering. The statue turned out to be a ruse however, and Autobot reinforcements burst forth from within it. Sludge participated in the battle that ensued, which eventually ended in a victory for the Autobots. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
When Optimus learned from Cosmos that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, he had the Dinobots hide within the other Autobots' vehicle modes to sneak up on the enemy. Once they were in close enough proximity to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his minions, the Dinobots were released and the battle against the evil robots commenced. Sludge struck the first blow in combat, tackling [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] into a pit to "make him go crunch!" Kickback and Ravage then nearly managed to sneak up on Sludge and Slag, but [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] intercepted the two Decepticons before they could harm the Dinobots. The Decepticons were beaten up, shoved into a pit, and covered with quick-drying cement to trap them. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

Sludge and the rest of the Dinobots gathered around Grimlock as Hot Rod explained to them that he was being chased by a squad of Decepticons. Hot Rod then took off towards Autobot City to warn Ultra Magnus while the Dinobots headed to confront the Decepticons. In the battle that ensued, Sludge was taken by surprise by Starscream, who managed to land a hit on Swoop. The Autobots were eventually able to beat the Decepticons back, and were cheered on by the nearby humans as they headed back for Autobot city. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

Sludge took part in a battle over energon cubes at [[Mount St. Hilary]] which ended when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] scarfed all the energon. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Sludge and the rest of the Dinobots accompanied Hot Rod, Kup and Arcee on a space-faring mission. Sludge helped load the ship’s cargo. The ship wound up malfunctioning, and they crash-landed on the planet Quintesson. There, they encountered Wheelie, who warned them about the planet’s evil inhabitants. They soon encountered a few Quintessons leading their Sharkticon soldiers to apprehend them. Sludge used his armoured tail to swat away three Sharkticons at once. After the Quintessons had been defeated, the Autobots left the planet in the ship that had once been piloted by Wheelie’s parents. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
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===Dinobot War===
{{Notemultipath}}
Sludge, along with the rest of the Dinobots, was present during Earth's distant past, when [[you]], Ravage and Laserbeak travelled through time. The Dinobots quickly learned about the Decepticons' plan to attack the Autobots still slumbering in stasis aboard the crashed Ark, and set out to oppose them. Whether or not they succeeded was up to you!
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
{{Notemultipath}}
====Dinobots Strike Back====
Sludge, along with the rest of Dinobots, was feeling disagreeable and bored while on lookout duty in [[Hidden Valley]]. Sludge absent-mindedly splashed Slag, causing the later to pick a fight with Sludge, which in turn caused the Dinobots to be distracted from the vigil long enough for the Decepticon Bombshell to sneak nearby and fire a mortar at the group. Sludge and most of the Dinobots were knocked down by the blast, and injected with mind-controlling [[cerebro-shell]]s. Now Bombshell's mind-slave, Sludge was ordered to go about and wreak havoc.

If the only Dinobot to have escaped the cerebro-shells, Swoop decided to go warn Optimus of what has transgressed, Sludge went freely about the country side, destroying farmlands and endangering human lives. In order to stop the Dinobots, Optimus was presented with two options. The first was to use Windcharger's magnetic abilities to try and dislodge the cerebro-shells. This was a risky plan, and with the Dinobots approaching [[Bandit's Bluff]], [[Mirage suggested they could alternatively use his own holographic powers to subdue the Dinobots. Going with the original plan involving Windcharger has an equal chance of either removing the cerebro-shells harmlessly, or pulling the Dinobots apart and destroying them. In the event that Windcharger manages to successfully extract the cerebro-shells without killing the Dinobots, the Autobots discover that what has transpired is only the beginning of a Decepticon plot. Optimus sends a squad of Autobots to [[Dolphin's Bay]], prompting Sludge to volunteer himself for the underwater mission that is to come. If Optimus decides to send Sludge along, he arrives first on-location by accidently taking a shortcut. Finding himself waiting for Bumblebee and Skids, he decides to take a nap, and becomes indistinguishable from a rock, half-submerged in the water. Events can unfold so that the Autobots decide to trick the Decepticons into thinking the Dinobots are still under their control in order to rescue Bumblebee, who has been captured while Sludge slumbered. In this case, Swoop flies to Dolphin's Bay and quickly finds his fellow Dinobot. The plan is a success, and during the course of the battle that ensues, Starscream's gun is melted after Thrust's laser bounces off Sludge's tough hide and hits it. The Decepticons defeated, the Autobots party in celebration. If events unfold differently, Sludge rescues Skids after the mini-sub the later is piloting goes haywire. Thanks to Sludge's help, the Autobots successfully mount a direct attack against the Decepticons operating out of Dolphin's Bay, and win the day. If events play out differently still, Sludge rescues Bumblebee and defeats the Decepticons by himself by creating massive waves in the Bay, using the great size of his dinosaur mode.

If Optimus decided to use Mirage's abilities to subdue the Dinobots, Sludge is the first to see Optimus's false-image made to fool the Dinobots into tumbling into the ocean. The Dinobots fall for the Autobots' ruse, and the cerebro-shells are then removed safely at the Autbots' base.

Optimus may also opt to go for a full-frontal assault to stop the Dinobots' rampage. If he does so, Sludge's cerebro-shell is the second to be dislodged in the midst of the ensuing battle. Though disgruntled, the Dinobots return to their usual selves once the mind-control devices are destroyed.

In the event that Swoop manages to overpower Bombshell early on and prevent the Dinobots from going on a rampage at all, Sludge may resumes his fight with Slag, leading Swoop to get bumped on the head and forget all of the events that had just transpired. Even if Swoop retains his memory, Sludge remains oblivious to being mind-controlled at all. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
Sludge was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

He and the other Autobots learned of two Decepticon plots simultaneously occurring. One of which was the theft of a coded message meant for Ultra Magnus’s eyes only. If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize theft of the coded message, Sludge was part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. Sludge took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, they learned from Springer that the Cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn’t decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. Sludge was part of the main group of Autobot forces led by Ultra Magnus towards the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus’s troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. The Autobots then needed to decide whether they would raise the ship themselves, or try and ambush the Decepticons after they had done so.

Ultra Magnus came up with three separate possible plans, one of which required Sludge to use his powerful dinosaur mode to retrieve the sunken ship, and haul it out of the water. Hot Rod would then retrieve the sphere within. Though Sludge had difficulty following the orders barked to him by Ultra Magnus, he and Hot Rod eventually managed to retrieve the sphere. The Autobots’ celebration was cut short by the arrival of the Decepticons. Quickly hiding themselves, the Autobots ambushed their enemies, and successfully shot them all out of the sky. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
After Optimus Prime and Megatron disappeared into a prototype space-bridge and were presumed dead, Sludge became part of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], a sub-faction that arose as the Autobots splintered into smaller groups. Together, they would run amok disrupting the Decepticons' activities. On one of their missions, they managed to swipe a plenty of energon from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Later he and his fellow Dynobots (minus Grimlock who was busy tracking down Jetfire for treason) aided [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s group deal with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], though the fight went unfinished when Trypticon simply left to respond to other orders. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} When Sludge's group went to meet up with Grimlock they found him missing. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} On finding that their leader had been captured by [[The Fallen]], the Dynobots joined forces with [[Shockwave (G1)|good ol' one eye]] to rescue him. The Fallen was ultimately done in by the power of [[Primus]] himself, and the Dynobots were reunited with their leader. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] managed to unite the Autobots once more, and under his leadership gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. Sludge and the other Dynobots were posted as perimeter guards during the peace talks, in anticipation for any attacks that might come their way. Sure enough, Starscream and his [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]]s struck by sending in a pair of shuttles filled with neutronium plasma to crash into [[Tyger Pax]], where the treaty was being signed. Sludge and his teammates were unable to halt the shuttles, ending any hope of an easy truce. The dramatic return of Megatron with his cloned [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] ended any ideas of truce at all. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Later, Sludge went to Earth along with the other Dynobots to go crush some [[Insecticon (G1)|bugs]] and eventually wound up under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s control. {{storylink|Extermination}} They were used to blackmail Grimlock to serve the Decepticons once again; however, Megatron's defeat allowed them to be freed by their mighty leader {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} and taken to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (in a stolen Decepticon vessel no less) where they did what they did best, causing massive destruction against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s totalitarian regime by rampaging about. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Though the Dinobots made much headway towards [[Shockwave's Tower]], their progress was halted by the newly reawakened [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinel]]s. One of these titans blasted the Dinobots, leading to some 'rest time' for Sludge and the others. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Later, once Shockwave's government had been overthrown, Sludge was among the Autobots assembled by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to help fortify Cybertron's planetary defenses. The Dinobots were to help Kup bolster the new Autobot bases on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
En-route to Cybertron's moon, Kup had an amusing conversation with Sludge while [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], Slag, and Snarl looked on. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Slag and Sludge GIJoevsTFsII4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
When [[Teletran 3]] malfunctioned and sent a random number of Transformers into different points in Earth's timeline, Sludge and his comrades ended up in the planet's distant past, where they were reformatted into dinosaurs and took on the "Dinobot" moniker. They were eventually brought back to present day Cybertron by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and a [[Cobra]] [[Cobra Viper|Viper]], where their powerful dinosaur modes easily overwhelmed [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his troops. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Sludge agreed with Grimlock's plan to deal with a helpless Starscream by slagging the Decepticon and scattering the pieces. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Four million years ago, Sludge combined with his fellow Dinobots to form [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a savage abomination of a gestalt that knew no mercy. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

In the present day, Slag participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons. He did not fare too well in the early stages of the battle, being on the receiving end of a volley of Decepticon laser blasts. Then, Grimlock called upon him and the other Dinobots to combine once more into their gestalt form. The merge complete, the Dinobots then rampaged once more as The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Shockwave]]
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Before the war, Sludge and the other Dynobots were a [[Primal Vanguard]] counter-terrorism unit. During a mission to the caverns of the [[Toraxxis Plains]], they discovered [[cyber-morphic predator]]s, subterranean creatures that attacked and nearly killed them, forcing them to hastily take on [[alternate mode|alt-modes]] based on the monsters themselves to escape alive. Already grieving over the death of their comrade [[Skar (Dynobot)|Skar]], the Dynobots snapped and deserted from the Vanguard when their superiors cold-heartedly locked them up to study their alt-modes. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}} On the run from the law, Sludge and his pals began fighting in underground [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator battles]], and was one of many bots to come from distant regions of Cybertron to attend Megatron's speeches and demonstrations of power as the Decepticon faction begun to take shape. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Sludge and the Dynobots were in the [[Ring of Trials]] in [[Ironfall]] when they witnessed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime's]] rallying call for additional support against the Decepticon tyranny. {{storylink|Broadcast}} They responded to the call and joined the Autobots in the following battle for control of Cybertron, during which they took out [[Onslaught (G1)|a lot]] [[Brawl (G1)|of tanks]]. {{storylink|Endgame}}

The Dynobots time as part of the Autobots was short, as they were now losing control of their unnatural alt-modes and becoming increasingly violent as a result. Fearing they might turn into monsters for good and endanger people around them, they stopped transforming and turned to a life of crime looking to earn the money needed to leave Cybertron. {{storylink|Derelicts}} During a heist on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], Swoop air-dropped Sludge onto the facility, using him as a wrecking ball to break through its [[permacrete]] walls. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} The Dynobots' energon theft was interrupted by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces, having come to conquer the facility for the Decepticons, forcing them to trigger the alarm and escape. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} After the refinery was destroyed in the chaos, Sludge and the others agreed to turn themselves over to the Autobots in hopes that they could help. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}}

Sludge's trip to Autobot HQ was sidetracked when a riot broke out at [[Starsreach Spaceport]], and the Dynobots arrived there just in time to be caught in Decepticon attack that caused Grimlock to lose control and transform into his berserking monster form. {{storylink|Massacre}} While Grimlock's display repelled the Decepticons, it only made Sludge and the other Dynobots lose any hope they had for redemption, and they left Cybertron on one of the spaceport's shuttles. {{storylink|Unleashed}} They had a change of heart upon learning that the ancient beast [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] had awakened, and returned home to help fight its minions, the very same cyber-morphic predators from earlier. {{storylink|Annihilation}} After Grimlock was able to take down Trypticon from the inside, the Dynobots rejoined Optimus Prime in hopes that Autobot scientists could cure them. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} Through cleansing of their energon and restoration of their original altmodes, the Dynobots were indeed cured of their rage in time to participate in the defense of Iacon against a major Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

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Over ten thousand years ago, the Dynobots followed Grimlock to revenge themselves against [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], who had blown up a cache of [[energon]] they had stolen. When Shockwave traveled to [[Earth]], the Dynobots pursued him and reformatted themselves to transform into robotic dinosaurs with a synthetic skin as a defense against energon overload. Sadly, it did not protect the Dynobots from Shockwave's energy blasts, which melted the artificial skin and caused the Dynobots to go into [[stasis lock]] due to excessive [[energon radiation]]. Due to a deadman's switch, the [[Skyfire (ship)|Dynobots' ship]] blasted a volcano that buried everyone in molten lava. {{storylink|Spotlight: Shockwave}}

[[File:GrimlockSludgeSwoopMaxDino02.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sludge must be getting tired of being used as a giant club.]]
Thousands of years later, the Dynobots were eventually excavated by [[Skywatch]], {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} and though Grimlock was the first to be brought back online, he was freed from Skywatch's control through a virus implanted by a [[Machination]] spy (under orders from Scorponok). Scorponok wanted Grimlock to join him, but Grimlock refused, fought Scorponok and escaped, vowing to find and rescue Sludge and the other Dynobots. Scorponok, however, plans to take control of the Dynobots himself and use them to assassinate Grimlock. {{storylink|Spotlight: Grimlock}}

Skywatch activated Sludge, and in a test run, had him attack a bi-plane. When Grimlock showed up in [[Fallon]], he and the other Dynobots were sent to intercept him. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 1|Maximum Dinobots #1}} He smashed through buildings, rammed Grimlock and got chucked around by his neck before his reprogramming was toned down, allowing him to find out Grimlock had set up a dead man's switch without telling the team and then hear Grimlock's defense. Sludge's face went ":(" during this. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 2|Maximum Dinobots #2}}

[[File:Sludge MaximumDinos4.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Apatosaurus'' was not aerodynamic. We have proved this with extensive testing.]]
Along with the other Dinobots, Sludge walked away after Swoop read Grimlock the riot act. When Grimlock was attacked and almost destroyed by the Sunstreaker clones, however, the team reunited once again for battle. Although fighting valiantly, they might have been destroyed, if not for the intervention of the Monsterbots, who were earlier contacted by Grimlock. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 3|Maximum Dinobots #3}}

Aboard the Monsterbots' ship, Sludge and the others wonder why Grimlock would side with the outcasts. They gave Grimlock a stern look when he exited the cockpit. The Dynobots didn't see the point of fighting Scorponok, but Grimlock said that Scorponok made it their fight when he turned the Dynobots against him. Snarl disagreed, saying that it has always been Grimlock's fight, that he and the other Dynobots went along with him, and that it was now Grimlock's wounded pride at stake. After the Monsterbots blasted away the defenses, Grimlock exited the ship, saying that there was no way he could let this go, and that with or without the Dynobots, there would be a reckoning for Scorponok. The Dynobots decided that arguing is pointless and followed Grimlock. When Hunter O'Nion pulled the cords from Sunstreaker's head, shutting him down, the clones ceased to function. Sludge cried out in victory, but the moment is short-lived as Scorponok blasted Sludge into stasis. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 4|Maximum Dinobots #4}}

[[File:Sludge gets blasted MD4.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|"And I have the power too!"]]
Grimlock stared down at Sludge's dead body, brooding about how it was his fault Sludge was dead... while a battle between Scorponok and Shockwave (for rights of revenge upon Grimlock) raged on around him. Eventually Snarl, Slag, and Swoop decide to get to the Monsterbots' ship while the getting was good, but Grimlock stayed behind with Sludge. Grimlock tried infusing some of his spark energy into Sludge to revive him, but it seemed to have no effect. Shockwave got the upper hand and let Scorponok escape, and in frustration, Grimlock attacked Shockwave. Grimlock and Shockwave were too busy fighting to notice the return of Slag, Snarl, and Swoop, who reasoned that, while helping Grimlock might not be much of a cause, it still beat being no better than the Monsterbots. They were noticed by Sludge, however, who seemed to have recovered due to Grimlock's treatment after all. The four of them dove into the fray proper, but Grimlock ordered them to go after Scorponok instead. When Hot Rod was about to get squished by Scorponok, the remaining Dynobots showed up in just the nick of time. At Hot Rod's urgings, Swoop severed the connections keeping Scorponok's head conscious. But before the Dynobots could kill the rest of Scorponok, Ultra Magnus showed up and told them that Scorponok would be revived and made to answer to a tribunal instead. He then said they should purge the entire Machination facility, gather up all related Machination technology, and get as far away from Earth as possible as soon as possible—a plan that the Dynobots, Hot Rod, and Hunter were all perfectly OK with. Ultra Magnus later told Grimlock that having Scorponok and Shockwave in custody could help offset Grimlock's own sentence, and that the other Dynobots' warrants had been canceled, and Grimlock was content with that and the fact that Sludge was alive again thanks to him. Sludge and the others meanwhile happily repaired the ''[[Skyfire (ship)|Skyfire]]''. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

[[File:Sludge King Night and the City.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
After traveling space for a few years, Sludge and the other "Dinobots" returned to a reborn Cybertron where they joined [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] for a mission to find the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Traveling into the untamed wilderness on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], they made short work of a ferocious [[turbofox]] before discovering signs of Transformer weaponry and deciding to set up camp for the night. That night, Sludge was attacked and decapitated by an unknown foe as he rested in dinosaur mode on the roof of their hastily constructed hut. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Since the dinosaur mode head wasn't his true head, he was fine, which he had to correct not only Ironhide but Swoop about. The attacker turning out to be one of the other Dinobots under the same mysterious influence that had claimed the Aerialbots. Sludge fell under the effect and became violent as well, first turning on his fellow Dinobots, then joining with them to chase down Ironhide until they were finally stopped by "[[Superion (G1)|The Superion]]". {{storylink|Night and the City}} With Dinobots, Aerialbots and Ironhide all gathered in one place, the influence that had made the Dinobots aggressive and created Superion ceased to affect them. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

The Dinobots returned to Iacon with Superion, only to find it under attack by Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Sludge joined the battle against the Decepticons, getting swung around as a club by [[Turmoil]] {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} and using his tail to give Ironhide the boost he needed to punch [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in the face. The Autobots were victorious, but [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] turned the neutral population against them and had both factions banished from the city. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} Traveling back into the wilderness, the Dinobots briefly scuffled with the approaching [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] before the Decepticon group clarified that they were there in peace. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

Eager to find something to punch, the Dinobots were among the Autobots who went to investigate a mysterious light on the horizon, only to bear witness to the [[Necrotitan]] bursting out of the ground. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Since the giant showed no signs of aggression, the Autobots surrounded it and stayed on their guard until the exiled Decepticons showed up and attacked them. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} The two groups battled until the Necrotitan suddenly unleashed an energy wave that caused extensive damage on both sides, prompting them to set aside their differences. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}
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{{charstubfiction| {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}} {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Grimlock, Sludge, and Swoop appeared at the last minute to save the day for the Autobots at the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

{{note|Sludge's coloration in this universe is based on his unreleased ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toy. See [[#Notes]] for further details.}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]] (English)}}
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his team arrived in the [[Primal Swamp]], Sludge and the other Dinobots attacked the trespassers. Sludge managed to pin down Victorion, attacking her with Snarl, but she eventually managed to free herself. Undeterred, Sludge merged with his fellow Dinobots to become [[Volcanicus]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The Dinobots later separated, but were taken aback when Grimlock agreed to join Megatron's group. {{storylink|Primal (POTP)|Primal}} Unable to agree with the decision, Sludge and the other Dinobots departed, with Sludge taking on a leadership role. Unfortunately, they were found by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who attacked and soundly defeated them. Rodimus grabbed Sludge and started torturing him until Snarl confessed Megatron was headed for the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. Momentarily possessed by [[Unicron]], Rodimus killed Sludge and departed with Overlord, with the others mourning the loss of their own. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}} Grimlock joined them in their mourning after Megatronus's defeat. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-DinobotSludge-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]

The Dinobot Sludge could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Dinobot Sludge packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Sludge, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Sludge, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] battled against [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the middle of a thunderstorm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*Sludge and the Dinobots were beating up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] when the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] intervened. The new arrivals barreled over Sludge before combining into Predaking and attack the Dinobots from the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Predacons|Predacons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Sludge is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
When Grimlock went missing, Swoop and Sludge paid a visit to the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], but were unable to find him there. {{storylink|Wreckage (Legends)|Wreckage}} They and the rest of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] tracked down Grimlock to the Sea of Rust, where they were captured by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who experimented on them and gave them dinosaur alternate modes. They repaid him by trashing his lab. {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Following the disappearance of Grimlock and Swoop, Sludge and the other remaining Dinobots refused to obey Autobot orders and set out for the Decepticon base, attacking Optimus when he tried to stop them. Having dealt with Optimus, the Dinobots continued towards the Decepticon base until the Autobots managed to overwhelm and imprison them. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} The trio were released during a night raid by Grimlock and Swoop. The five Dinobots marched on the Decepticon base, but were defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 2}}

The Dinobots supported Grimlock when their leader decided to take control of the Autobot army, and took part in an attack on the Decepticons, capturing Megatron and Shockwave. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}}

When Optimus fell in battle during a massive Decepticon attack on Autobot City and Grimlock took command, Sludge and the other Dinobots joined him in crushing the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

Sludge was caught up somehow in a [[Quintesson]] plot to kidnap several Autobots during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

===''Transformers Rising''===
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{{Note|In this game, Sludge is referred to as Slog}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Slog.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Slog participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, 95 units of Transmetal, and 20 event cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{Charstubgames}}{{Storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EarthWars-Slog.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Me don't wanna fight, but me have to. Grimlock said.]]
Despite his plodding, lumbering gait and bulldozer-like approach to anything in his way, Sludge is a gentle and even shy 'bot at heart. But conscious of his bellicose fellow Dinobots, and wary of their scorn, he keeps his sensitive side hidden. Sludge's seismic footfalls have been known to cause inadvertent landslides, which sometimes bury Sludge and anyone nearby, making others dismiss him as clumsy and accident prone.

Sludge was practicing his walking when he stumbled into [[Polyhex]]. [[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]] had his eyes on him, and sent the Insecticons to ambush him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Dark Deeds}} He shrugged off the stings of the Insecticons and swatted away a cerebro-shell, but another one drilled into his head. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Mind Games}} With Sludge under Bombshell's control, he was transported to Earth. Starscream then presented him as a gift to Megatron, which actually impresssed him. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Out of Control}} The Decepticons then headed to an abandoned spaceport where they had set up for a Moonbase operation, and lured the Dinobots there. Under the command "Crush Dinobots", Sludge battled his fellow Dinobots and overpowered them. As Megatron was preparing for the finishing kill, Sludge, according to Starscream's command, pushed him down an empty rocket silo. He then fell unconscious, and Drift, who was observing the course of events, called for an emergency shuttle extraction. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Double-Crossed}}

Back the base, Bumblebee was going to fetch Ratchet, but Grimlock insisted that they would take care of him. It didn't help when Sludge heard that Slug was going to fetch a drill to fix his head.

{{note|Due to rights issues, Sludge was initially given the name "Slog," but has since reacquired his more traditional name.}}

*'''Class''' - Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 stars
*'''Weapons''': Sludge mainly sticks to his beast mode, and smashes things with his feet and head. When in bot mode, he uses a triple barreled "seismic gun" of the same model as [[Seaspray (G1)| Seaspray]] to create seismic quakes that damage walls immensely.
*'''Ability: Seismic Charge''' - Target an enemy wall with a resonating seismic charge. The explosion deals damage for each wall within the radius, and quadruple damage to walls.
**'''Cost:''' 8 ability points +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:slog| Slog at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Sludge toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Sludge crush Littlefoot's mama.]]
*'''Sludge''' (Dinobot, 1985/1986/1991/1992)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''27'''
**''Accessories'': "Energo-Sword", "Electron Cannon", "Rocket Pod", 3 rockets

:Sludge was released as part of the second series of Transformers in 1985, transforming into a robotic ''{{w|Brontosaurus}}''. He has a trio of silver rockets, a rocket launcher, a black gun, and a red sword. Like most ''[[Diaclone]]''-era molds, Sludge also has a conspicuous driver compartment located in his chest.

:Sludge was re-released in the European "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" line in 1991. In Japan, he and the other Dinobots were offered as mail-away items during [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]; Sludge cost 2300 yen (his original retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s.

:In stark contrast to most Transformers toys of his era, Sludge is fairly well articulated in [[robot mode]]. He has a waist swivel, his legs move in and out at the hips as well as back and forth, and he has articulated knees. He also has articulated elbows and wrists, although they can only bend inward. Still, impressive for his time. He can totally facepalm.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-dinbots-sludge/630/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Sludge at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Sludge/sludge.htm More information on Sludge at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Platinum Edition====
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[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Slog.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Sludge work for [[Jason David Frank|Tommy Oliver]].]]
*'''Dinobots''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2015)

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Dinobots 5-pack, Slog is another slight G1-inspired redeco/new-head retool of [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Class Slog]]. While the deco is pretty much the same as the ''Thrilling 30'' figure, this Slog doesn't feature chromed side thighs.

:Slog was bundled with Grimlock, Slug, Snarl, and Strafe.

: This set was initially released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada in October 2015, followed by Singapore a month later (although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular store there or not). Much later, it became available via the Australian Toys"R"Us website (but never found in stores). In the United States, it was initally only available online via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] before being found at discount chain Ross a year after its intial release in Canada.

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====Power of the Primes====
[[File:PotP Sludge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dinobot Sludge''' (Deluxe, 2018)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''PP-14'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[June 30|06-30]]'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Dinobot Sludge" (he got his name back!) is a heavy retool of [[Slag (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Slug]] (unlike Slug, Sludge gets to keep the robot mode wings from his original design) and transforms into a robotic ''Brontosaurus'', as well as a limb for [[Volcanicus]] or any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style combiner. Like the other Dinobots in this subline, Sludge is partially composed of translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside, to give him a 'layered' look reminiscent of his original toy. This includes the hind legs of his Dino Mode, which unlike Slug's are single-cast translucent pieces. As with all ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class figures, he comes with Prime Armor with a place for a [[Prime Master]] (and by extension, a [[Titan Master]], [[Enigma of Combination]], and [[Matrix|Matrix core]]) that can transform into a hand for a combiner. The filler piece in the Armor's "Master socket" can be removed and wielded as a weapon accessory. He also comes packaged with the same blaster weapon packaged with Slug.
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===Kre-O===
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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Most Likely to Lose a Spelling Bee By Misspelling "Bee"
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol, sword

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' "Slog" (renamed thanks to [[trademark]]) is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based.

: He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OSlog/slog.htm More information on Slog at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)

*'''Sludge''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''14'''

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

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

===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:Tlssludge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Me Sludge deformed, but scientifically accurate!]]
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Sludge is a Wave 3 figure with standard articulation. He has a cute widdle dino head on his back. For every 16 figures, there is one Sludge.

:Like most of his wave, Sludge's bio card plagiarizes this wiki article's opening paragraphs.

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==Notes==
[[File:SLUDGEev.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Evolution of Sludges character model]]
[[File:G2SludgeBoxart.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|WANT.]]
*Sludge was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Dinosaur Robo Brontosaurus". The only differences between this incarnation and the ''Transformers'' release is that the ''Diaclone'' version has a gold-chromed sword, as well as coming with a red-and-black Diaclone pilot figure.
*Sludge went through several preliminary names, including '''Brontobot''', '''Piledrive''',<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Jim Sorenson revealed] that the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] [[production bible|series bible]] features a descriptions of him typed with the name "Piledrive", then crossed out by hand and relabeled "Sludge". He was also listed parenthetically as "Brontobot".</ref> and '''Bronton'''.<ref>"Bronton" is from the [[Sunbow Productions]] cast list page for "[[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction]]", and was evidently coined by writer [[Donald F. Glut]].[http://web.archive.org/web/20070217131842/http://members.aol.com/tfencyc/interview_glut.html]</ref>
*Sludge's alt mode was originally identified as a ''Brontosaurus''<ref>But not that often, really. Dinobot toy packaging and instructions identified them only as "dinosaurs." It didn't seem to come up in the comics or his bios either. Specific mentions of him being a ''Brontosaurus'' include the cartoon [[production bible]] and the episode [[S.O.S. Dinobots]].</ref> (a sauropod dinosaur), more recent depictions (such as the IDW continuity) have updated this to ''{{w|Apatosaurus}}'', as the two were long considered to be the same animal. Recently, ''Brontosaurus'' has been rehabilitated as a proper genus of animal. Hooray, Sludge!
*The overall design and transformation sequence of the original Sludge toy served as the basis for '''[[:File:ThunderGeist.jpg|Thunder Geist]]''', one of four recurring villainous henchmen on the Takara/Sunrise co-production ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Exkaiser]]''. In what might be called [[Beast (G1)|a vision of things to come]], the four "Geisters" were once briefly fused into a single robot called "[[:File:MadGeister.jpg|Mad Geister]]" (マッドガイスター ''Maddogaisutā''). However, because each Geister controlled a portion of the combined body—and, aside from [[:File:PteraGeist.jpg|Ptera Geist]], they had the accumulated brain power of a Froot Loop—this ended rather badly. In a more successful (if not [[Mega-Dinobot|also prescient]]) later development, the Geisters learned to merge in groups of two, with Thunder Geist forming the lower body of "[[:File:PtederAndHormor.jpg|Pteder]]" (プテダー ''Putedā'').
*Swoop and Sludge's absence from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]] has never been fully explained, though rumors of what might have been persist. In the late 2000s, packaging art of both in new colors was put up for auction on [[eBay]] — seemingly from the collection of a former Hasbro employee — indicating what he ''might'' have looked like in the line. This art surfaced alongside a [[:File:G2GrimlockArtwork.jpg|screaming yellow-orange and turquoise Grimlock]], so it is possible that the three were at one time planned for a second wave of Dinobots.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sludge''' (スラージ ''Surāji'', スラッジ ''Surajji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Bochánek'''
*''French:'' '''Slug''', '''Terro''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Iszap'''
*''Italian:'' '''Bronto'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Níbā''' (Taiwan, 泥巴, "Mud"), '''Yūní''' (China, 淤泥, "Sludge")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Chafurda''' (Brazil comic) '''Lama''' (Portugal)

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The ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' toyline was notable for introducing the [[Prime Master]] gimmick highlighting the titular "power of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]]." Like the rest of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', each toy included a small packaged card based off the character; unlike its last predecessor, which used the classic [[Tech Spec]]s, the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline included one of twelve randomly packed cards for each toy, each highlighting the additional powers or personality changes that a Prime Master can impart on the character in question.

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! scope="col" width="10%" | '''[[Prima]]'''
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|A valiant warrior for peace.
|[[Time travel|Time-travels]] to prevent extinction-level events.
|Teaches the wisdom of avoiding conflict.
|Creates tools to harvest valuable resources.
|Power-links to share his geological sensors.
|Transmutes metal to create remarkable resources.
|Combines with geological material to power up.
|Fearless feral defender of nature.
|Takes natural forms to camouflage himself.
|Shapes geological formations.
|Convinces enemies to put down their weapons.
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|Fights to free others from fear.
|Goes back in time to see past Autobot defeats.
|Studies history's most evil warriors… to top them.
|Forges armor that cloaks him in darkness.
|Power-links to share his immunity to pain.
|Activates a [[shadow spark]] in other bots.
|Spreads sinister gloom to bots he combines with.
|Casts his [[spark]] in ghostly form to haunt others.
|Takes ominous airborne forms.
|Creates vile and menacing creatures.
|Weaves tales of fear to demoralize enemies.
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|Peers into future to see when Grimlock king.
|Analyzes brilliant victories to enhance his tactics.
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|Circuits register zero fear in the face of extreme danger.
|Travels through time to experience all music.
|Memorizes every top Earth hit ever.
|Forges the universe's most epic speakers.
|Power-links to share his sound-disruptor ability.
|Defeats enemies by spontaneous matter disruption.
|Some call it a [[Combiner]]. He forms a combo.
|A daredevil fighter with razor-sharp instincts.
|Shifts modes like a DJ mixing songs.
|Evolves life in unexpected ways.
|The universe's smoothest talker.
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|Writes his version of recorded history, history.
|Forges electric weapons with infinite potential.
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|Can travel through electrical pathways.
|Forms ruthless [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] combiners.
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|Charges into battle with a blinding white light.
|Time-travels to challenge history's greatest warriors.
|Uses his strength to stop conflict, not incite it.
|Forges weapons from the melted metal of his enemies.
|Power-links to share his [[fire-breath|fire breathing]] ability.
|Lowers the melting point of any substance.
|Combines with others to do maximum damage.
|A loyal guardian who fiercely defends allies.
|Shifts shape as fluidly as fire.
|Gives life ability to rise from the ashes.
|Can goad anyone into a fight.
|Erases enemies from existence.
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|Finds the good in all she encounters.
|Rips holes in space-time to access any point in history.
|Seeks the deepest hidden secrets of the universe.
|Forges undetectable weapons for quick escape.
|Power-links to share her tracking ability.
|Secretly alters energy signatures to make any bot trackable.
|Locates bots who can form flawless Combiners.
|Unleashes maximum raptor beast power.
|Hides in forms no one expects, ready to strike.
|Revives species from fossilized remains.
|Convinces bots to give up locations of their allies.
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|Learns great power is best used wisely.
|Alters the past to turn his failures into victories.
|Catalogs the weaknesses of every Decepticon.
|Boosts his [[null-ray]] power to unfathomable levels.
|Links with others to learn how to blackmail them.
|Distorts the atoms of his foes with magnetic wind.
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|Twists the words of those around him.
|Relentlessly seeks vengeance on any who wrong him.
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|Soaring champion of justice.
|Precision time-strikes alter events and destinies.
|Knows the weak point of any target.
|Forges devices to help others fly.
|Power-links to share his flying ability.
|Plants disorienting fear inside enemy circuits.
|Forms [[flight|flying]] [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] Combiners.
|A warrior with wings invunerable to enemy fire.
|Takes the form that strikes the most fear in enemies.
|Seeds prehistoric life across the universe.
|Charms his way into, or out of, any situation.
|Aims less. Attacks more.
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|Instantly chooses the noble path.
|Time-hops in short bursts to change the course of battle.
|Pinpoints information in the blink of an eye.
|Forges weapons that shred enemy magnetic fields.
|Power-links to share his acceleration ability.
|Reverses polarity of objects to repel enemies.
|Magnetizes other bots to quickly form Combiners.
|Charges through enemies with unstoppable force.
|Becomes massive objects with huge gravitational pull.
|Accelerates evolution to create advanced life.
|Inspires bots with his magnetic personality.
|Vanquishes enemies swiftly and decisively.

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Tankor (BM)

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:''Tankor is a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Tankor flames.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Go ahead and make fun of his name. He won't get it and he'll kill you anyway.]]
'''Tankor''' SMAAAAAASHHH! Tankor PULLLVERIZZZZEEE! Tankor SLAG [[Maximal|BEAST BOTS]]! Tankor is the brute force part of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s first trio of [[Vehicon general]]s and commander of the powerful [[Tank Drone]]s. He's slow, simple-minded and immensely powerful. Lovably dim, his limited intelligence can be a drawback; he can easily be confused, misled, or even turned against Megatron, though temporarily. However, this is balanced out by his natural state of blind frustration and destructive rage, which makes getting him to listen to any cajoling a less than simple task.

Tankor is in actuality a programmed [[Shell program|shell personality]] given life by the spark of the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]].

An alternate-universe incarnation of Tankor is also a [[Minion of Unicron]] in a vast, [[multiverse]]-spanning [[Universe War|conflict]]. He, by contrast, is based on the spark of [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]].

His command code is "pulverize".

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]], [[Richard Newman]] (as [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], later Tankor) (English), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Maurício Berger]] (Portuguese), [[Gerald Paradies]] (German), [[Claudio Fattoretto]] (Italian)}}

[[File:Mercenary Pursuits Tankor tank.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Tankor's name litt... leeter... as it sounds!"]]

When the Maximals returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the Beast Wars were infected with Megatron's [[Transformation virus|virus]], Rhinox was not as lucky as most of his comrades. While the [[Transmetal]]s were able to stay mobile for a time, Rhinox was immediately paralyzed and overtaken by Tank Drones. His spark was forcibly removed and stored in a canister in Megatron's citadel. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

When Megatron found that he needed underlings to properly control his Vehicon armies in battle, he used Rhinox's spark to power his tank general Tankor. He reasoned that if the Maximals discovered their new enemy had once been their close friend, they would be less willing to fight him. Unfortunately for Megatron, Tankor was only marginally more intelligent than the mindless drones he was created to lead. Meanwhile, Rhinox's spark/consciousness remained intact inside Tankor, albeit unable to act. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}}

[[File:Mercenary Pursuits Tankor maximals.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|The Maxies are playing with the big boys now!]]

After Megatron claimed there were ''fabulous prizes to be won!'' for whichever general got the Maximals, Tankor went after them and, after a vicious battle, actually captured them. He then took them to Megatron and demanded his reward... which would be to have his spark removed. Primal managed to use his affinity with the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] to contact Tankor's spark and convince him to do the right thing: the Vehicon helped them escape and went on the run with then, but Megatron was able to remote delete the tank's memories of this so he'd be their enemy again. Primal felt something ''familiar'' about that spark, though. {{storylink|Mercenary Pursuits}}

The Maximals tried to ambush Tankor to see whether drones would stop functioning without their general; the plan was ultimately unsuccessful due to Rattrap's interference. Tankor received severe damage nonetheless, and had to spend half a solar cycle in a preparation chamber. Once he was operational once more, he rushed out to defend Megatron against the Maximals. But Megatron had made a deal with Rattrap while Tankor was offline, and ordered the Vehicon general to allow the Maximals free passage out of his citadel. {{storylink|The Weak Component}}

Tankor was part of an attack against the Maximals near a spark-extraction factory. He mostly harassed Rattrap, until he lost track of the rodent. He then turned his attentions to a grounded Nightscream. The two Maximals teamed up to take Tankor out, with Nightscream using his vampiric attack to drain Tankor of his energon. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery|Discovery}}

Tankor was put in charge of overseeing cargo-transfer at a space port. He continuously ordered his drones to work faster, no matter how fast they were already working. Rattrap then got his attention by throwing an explosive his way. This of course got the reaction they had hoped out of Tankor, and the Vehicon general began chasing Cheetor and Rattrap. During the chase, Cheetor tricked Tankor into blowing up a bunch of his own drones. The chase continued until Rattrap got into position to hit Tankor with a crane. Though Tankor wasn't phased from being knocked into the distance, Rattrap managed to hop onto him, and hack into his brain. Accessing Tankor's memories, Rattrap discovered that the Vehicon general had once been his friend Rhinox. {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}}

The Maximals woke Tankor's spark, but the Rhinox they got was not the Rhinox they expected. Tainted and embittered by his time inside Tankor, Rhinox rejected the Maximals and embraced Megatron's plan for a "peaceful", technologically-pure Cybertron, only with ''himself'' at its head instead of Megatron. {{storylink|Revelations Part III: Apocalypse|Apocalypse}}

[[File:TankorRhinox Spark.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Don't make me pull this spark over.]]

Tankor-Rhinox immediately began plotting against both Megatron and the Maximals. He caught and reprogrammed one of Megatron's [[Diagnostic Drone]]s, forcing it to work for him. {{storylink|Survivor}} He found the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] and, using the Diagnostic Drone, retrieved the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] from within. He then faked his own death, seeking to remove himself from both factions' suspicions. {{storylink|The Key}} Manipulating events from behind the scenes, Tankor tricked Rattrap into activating an organic rapid-growth catalyst that would make the organics appear much more powerful and out of control, thus inspiring Megatron to take more radical measures to contain them. {{storylink|The Catalyst}} His escalating arms race gambit worked in manipulating Megatron into firing the key on a planetary scale—which would have killed all the organics, including the Maximals and Megatron, leaving Tankor to rule a pure mechanical world. Tankor's manipulations failed when he tried to attack Megatron, and a provision against doing so, hard-wired into his programming, shut him down. Due to Tankor's manipulations, however, Primal opened the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] and Megatron fired the Key. The ensuing clash of energies destroyed Tankor's body, and his spark joined the Allspark. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

Primal met Rhinox's spark one last time within the Allspark, where Rhinox expressed regret over his recent actions. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}
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====''The Wreckers'' comic====
After using the [[Divine Light]] to access [[Primus]]'s power, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]] reanimated several [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] corpses into facsimiles of [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s old subordinates, including one of Tankor. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
When the [[Herald of Unicron|Heralds of Unicron]] destabilized the [[space bridge nexus]], causing the [[space bridge]]s to become windows to other dimensions, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] caught a glimpse of Tankor in one of the portals. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

===''Universe'' CD-ROM===
[[File:UnivCDROM TractorBeam.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"TANKOR RAAAAAAAAAPTURED."]]
On an alternate Cybertron, Tankor fought alongside the [[Decepticon]]s [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]], [[Reptilion]], and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] against [[Optimus Primal]] and his Autobots. One of these battles—the most violent of that year—was interrupted by [[Acheron|a mysterious ship]] that sucked those Decepticons up on beams of light and sped away. None of the combatants realized that it was taking its captives to [[Unicron]] for use in a massive army. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM}}
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===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:Cauldron-SmokescreenSmokescreen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1| Because that's what friends do.]]

In [[Primax 208.06 Zeta|a parallel universe]], the Predacon Megatron "decimated" Cybertron's population by capturing their [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|''Universe'' Obsidian profile}} (It is unknown whether this literally means he only got one-tenth of the Cybertronians.) Instead of Rhinox, Tankor was created from [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}} Tankor served under him, a veneer of dumb, brutish loyalty secretly concealing his actual dumb, brutish loyalty to [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]], {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|''Universe'' Tankor profile}} who arrived partway through the Spark War. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}} It was at the latter's bidding that Tankor terminated Megatron, allowing Obsidian to supplant the Predacon's rule with an iron-fisted tyranny of his own. Tankor became the enforcer of this new regime, knowing no purpose but the destruction of all that stood before his master. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|''Universe'' Tankor profile}} [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspscream]]'s Predacons, returning Maximals, the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], and the [[Wrecker]]s all fought back and were met with barbarous tactics. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}} The pair held the planet in fear... until Unicron decided that such a mindset would serve his own purposes, and he pulled them out of their universe entirely. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|''Universe'' Tankor profile}} They served him reluctantly. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

Unicron, his ruined form trapped between dimensions, sought to revitalize himself by pitting abducted [[Transformer]]s against each other within his own body, absorbing their [[energon radiation]] and, eventually, sparks. But Tankor was spared this fate, instead overseeing the [[Cauldron|deathmatch arena]] along with Obsidian, Razorclaw, Reptilion, and [[Striker]]. [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], one of the intended victims, recognized Tankor. Obsidian confirmed the familiarity, but noted that in his and Tankor's own timeline, Silverbolt had "died screaming". {{storylink|Abduction}}

[[File:Tankorrhinoxrevelations.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!]]

For all his accomplishments, Tankor still did a pretty crappy job of keeping [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] from freeing Silverbolt and dozens of other captives. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}

In the final battle of the Universe War, Rhinox defeated this Tankor, presumably getting some closure for his actions as his own universe's Tankor. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{note|Although Rhinox has appeared in the IDW continuity's past, there are no indications that confirm or deny that he and Tankor are the same character.}}
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[[File:NoExit-Tankor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"You promised us PEACE!" threatened the guy named Tankor who transforms into a tank with a giant missile launcher cannon over his shoulder and more missiles in his chest.]]
Before the war, Tankor was involved in underground gladiatorial fights. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

During the war, Tankor fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and returned there in the present day with the promise of peace. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} When a submerged [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Titan]] was discovered, which declared [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] the chosen one, Tankor witnessed this along with many others {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} and believed in the promise of post-factional peace that Stasrcream preached. Shortly into Starscream's reign, Tankor helped [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] deal with the wounded after the [[Necrotitan]]'s death wave, and, having fallen in with [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s religious rhetoric, he accused Starscream of being the source of the city's troubles and of letting them all down. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} When 70 billion [[Ammonite]]s struck [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Tankor was among those evacuated from the burning city. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

Tankor attended the public trial of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Six months later he was drinking at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] alongside [[Octane|another Tankor]] he had befriended. Other Cybertronians called him "Fat Tankor" to differentiate the two, though wisely not to his face {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} and ''he'' thought they were calling him "Fast Tankor". {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

At the bar the two Tankors were interviewed by [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] on the subject of a recent attack on [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and <s>Fat</s> 'Fast' Tankor was quick to point the blame at Starscream. {{storylink|Windblade issue 2|Windblade vol. 1 #2}} Windblade brought them both with her into the depths of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to show evidence of Starscream's foul play, only for the group to be captured and imprisoned by Starscream's [[Badgeless]] thugs. Fortunately they were broken out of jail by [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]], [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

When contact was established with Windblade's homeworld [[Caminus]] (after [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] had stepped on it), Tankor and his bar friends volunteered to help with relief efforts. During a live broadcast, Tankor grumbled about how much of a jerk [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] was and how nobody appreciated them, only to find the Camiens didn't know or give a damn what a Decepticon was, just being happy to see some Cybertronians.{{storylink|The Possible Light}} So of course [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|that jerk Prowl]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] ruined things by demanding all Cybertronians leave Caminus on pain of death. Tankor engaged in futile battle (while yelling that he'd change his name to "Better Tankor" if ''he'' took the combiner down) even if he did manage to save Waspinator. Superion saved them but sadly not before Tankor learned people weren't calling him "fast". {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Later, when Swindle tried to lead a ragtag invasion of Caminus during a combiner battle, Tankor, the other Tankor, and [[Sparkstalker]] backed up Chromia in securing the spacebridge. He witnessed the chaotic end of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] too. {{storylink|All That Remains}} More importantly, the end of Combiner Wars meant a rad party down at Blurr's! Phat Tankor killed it on the dance floor with Tall Tankor and Waspinator. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} Tankor was again hanging at Maccadam's when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had too much to drink and started beating everyone up. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

On [[Chosen One Day]], Fat Tankor and Tall Tankor got matching tattoos. It was ''adorable.'' {{storylink|Choose Me}} They both found jobs at Ironhide's private security firm, [[I.H. Cybertronian Securities]], {{storylink|07:00:00}} and volunteered to join the [[Cybertronian Security Forces]] when their employer was put in charge of that. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} They went through plenty of training and bonding with the other recruits, never realizing that one of them, [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], was a spy. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} As part of the security forces, Tankor fought against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

When [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] showed up in the Decepticon ghetto and started killing people, the Tankors and Ironhide responded and fought him to little success. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} During an attack of undead [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]], the Tankors were among the recruits charged with evacuating civilians. {{storylink|Ping}}
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===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
When his his co-workers at [[Axalon Trading Company]] were turned into techno-organic robots, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] was jealous and wished ''he'' could be a cool robot, imagining he'd look like Tankor. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} His wish came true when he was affected by [[Transformers sickness]] and turned into Tankor overnight. Devoted to restoring the world to how it was in the '80s when he was young, Tankor used his newfound power to terrorize [[Tokyo]] with his Tank Drones and '80s Transformation Beam, inconveniencing his co-workers by turning their modern electronics into their 30-year old counterparts. Opposing his ambition, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] used a bomb to send Tankor and his drones flying in an explosion, though he appreciated the fact that it was at least an '''80s-like'' explosion. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|Bonus Edition Vol. 3}}

Tankor did not give up, however, but went on to build two robot soldiers, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], to aid him in his plans. He brought them to the city to continue his attack, but was annoyed that [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] claimed his new underlings were ''Transformers'' characters when Tankor had in fact based them on an [[w:Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|unrelated robot anime]] from the '80s. To his surprise, Whirl then developed a desire to be a hero and turned on him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} Having lost a soldier, Tankor decided to enact his "Total Humanity '80s Transformation Plan" and entrusted the '80s Transformation Beam to the loyal Roadbuster, who blasted everyone who opposed them into '80s forms. An impassioned plea by Rattrap not to get hung up on the past brought Tankor to a halt, and though he couldn't bring himself to renounce his nostalgia, the opening let Whirl and Rattrap counterattack and defeat Roadbuster. Tankor retreated with his underling and later settled down to run an '80s-themed café in [[Akihabara]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

At one point, Tankor ran into [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] and, seeing them as kindred spirits, tried to convert them into '80s fans as well. They both refused, causing him to grow angry and attack them. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} He eventually relapsed and started attacking Tokyo with Roadbuster and a returned Whirl again, only to be defeated by the dimensionally displaced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:InexorableMarch Vehicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]
Tankor was one of three sentient Vehicons generals created by [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] using the sparks of his former minions, [[Doomshot]], [[Krunix (G1)|Krunix]], and [[Nucleon (Generations)|Nucleon]], following the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Tankor was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Tankor and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Tankor was one of Megatron's generals after the Predacon conquered Cybertron. When the Maximals returned to the planet, he, Thrust and Jetstorm were sent to take care of them, but failed. {{storylink|Beast Machines (Legends)|Beast Machines}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsTankor.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
Tankor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character who could be recruited after collecting 14 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[File:BM Mega Tankor toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Tankor SMASH!, Tankor CRUSH puny hum... erm BEAST BOT!]]
*'''Tankor''' (Mega, 1999)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' product, Tankor transforms into a large Cybertronic tank. Aside from a spring-loaded missile launcher, he also features a light-piped "scanner eye" on his turret, and twin sawblades that spin via gear-wheel system when his tank mode is pushed along. In [[robot mode]], all of these gimmicks are retained, though the "scanner eye" is this time in his robot head.

: For reasons unknown, his name was misspelled as "Tankorr" on his instructions.

: This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' incarnation of Tankor. The toy was also the model for the [[Beast Era]] incarnation of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] while the appearance of the toy itself was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Quake's drone]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Tankor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BM McDonalds Tankor toy.jpg|upright=1.66|right|thumb]]
*'''Tankor''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2000)

: One of nine ''Beast Machines'' Happy Meal toys from McDonald's restaurants, Tankor transforms into a small Cybertronic tank based a bit more on the show's CGI model. This toy features a fair bit of articulation (about 8 points in robot mode), though some points are more useful than others. His head articulation, for example, is quite nice. The toy also has lightpiping through the spark and missile rack on his belly.
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*'''Tankor''' (Little Red Rooster Meal, 2001)
[[File:Rr-tankor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|These are awesome. There should be Tank Drone redecoes in these colors.]]
: The Happy Meal toy was retooled and redecoed for release in Australia, through the Red Rooster fast food chain. Aside from the original coloration, this mold was also cast in the colors of the other three molds used by Red Rooster: [[Jetstorm (BM)#RedRooster|Jetstorm]], [[Megatron (BW)/toys#RedRooster|Megatron]], and [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#RedRooster|Rattrap]]. The retooling involved removing (and plugging up) Tankor's light piping, meaning that his neck is no longer translucent plastic. Due to the softer plastic used to construct him it can be difficult to get Red Rooster Tankor's arms to come out.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/McTankor/tankor.htm More information on McDonald's/Red Rooster Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-TankorObsidian.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We've never actually met before, but here we are!]]
*'''Tankor & Obsidian''' (Ultra, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Part of the first wave of ''Universe'' Ultra sets, Tankor is a redeco of the original Mega toy in an olive-green and mustard-yellow coloration with "energon surge" paint on various parts. He retains all of the [[gimmick]]ry of the original toy. He was only available in an Ultra-level two-pack with [[Obsidian (BM)#Universe (2003)|Obsidian]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Universe Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars Returns===
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*'''Vehicon Tankor''' (Basic, [[2005]]-[[March 26|03-26]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-06'''
**''Accessories:'' "energy blast" missile

: Released in the second wave of the Japanese Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] ''Beast Wars Returns'' line (the Japanese name for ''Beast Machines''), Tankor is a [[redeco]] of the Basic [[Tank Drone]], transforming into a Cybertronic four-tracked tank. Pressing the [[spark crystal]] on his cannon connects a gear-wheel system on the underside of his tank mode, spinning his barrel as he is pushed along, eventually firing a spring-loaded "energy blast" missile.

:Although the ''Beast Wars Returns'' line's aim was show-accuracy, this toy's coloration is more accurate to the Tank Drones rather than Tankor (which is ironic, given that the American Tank Drone is colored like Tankor). It even has the Tank Drones' green headlights rather than Tankor's standard yellow.

: It is highly (in fact, almost perfectly) [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] to the Tank Drones, although [[Scale|woefully out of scale]] with the other ''Beast Machines'' toys. Like the rest of the line, actually...

: This mold was also used to make [[Stockade (Universe 2003)#Universe (2003)|Stockade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on Beast Wars Returns Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-Tankor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Tankor, smashing!"]]
*'''Tankor''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #015'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:Part of the ninth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Tankor is a brand-new mold that is accurate to his cartoon appearance in robot mode. In both robot mode and tank mode, he has a firing missile that is launched when the cannon barrel is pulled back. Some versions of this figure have two left elbows, preventing him from transforming into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. So much for [[quality control]].

:He comes with a copy of "[[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6]]," which places its pages massively out of order.

:Perhaps due to the numerous flaws with the toy and included comic, Tankor was one of the most common [[Shelfwarmer|pegwarmers]] of the ''Thrilling 30'' line, remaining on store shelves for years after its release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on ''Generations'' Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Legends===
[[File:Legends-toy Tankor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Tankor''' (Deluxe, 2014-[[November 29|11-29]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG03'''
:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Tankor is a redeco of ''Generations'' Tankor with some slight changes in hues and more silver paint. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3|volume 3]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]] Comic: Bonus Edition'' mini-comic.
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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[File:RobotHeroes Cheetor VS Tankor.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An adorable little fascist!]]

*'''Cheetor vs. Tankor''' (2009)

: Tankor is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' and is designated as from the "Beast Machines Series," along with his packmate [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]]. His sculpt is derived from his television show appearance, but his colorscheme is taken from the [[Tank Drone]] toy. Tankor has articulation at the neck and shoulders, though his left arm doesn't have good clearance with his hip.

:Rather than using the ''Beast Machines'' Maximal and Vehicon symbols, the embossed faction logos on the top of the Cheetor/Tankor packaging are the pre-existing ''Beast Wars'' Maximal and Predacon symbols found on ''Beast Wars''-themed ''Universe'' Robot Heroes packs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Tankor at TFU.info]
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==Notes==
*According to ''Beast Machines'' DVD commentary by Story Editor [[Bob Skir]], Tankor is influenced by the [[Hulk]].
*Rhinox is the only one of the original Vehicon generals who doesn't enjoy the persona and escapades of his alias.
*Skir's original intention was that Rhinox had "seen all sides of the argument, and chose to go more in Megatron's direction" in ''Beast Machines'', and that after a quiet chat, he and Optimus would part company. As Richard Newman played that scene with growling and shouting, Rhinox instead sounded not quite in his right mind after his experiences.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095033/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Fri_03_Dec_1999.html Q&A from Bigbot's "bobskir.com"] (archive copy)</ref>
*For the Japanese dub, any ambiguity or mystery surrounding Tankor's previous life was eliminated, as he spoke with Rhinox's vocal tic of ending sentences in "''-dana''". This was done to absolute excess, as entire lines of dialogue would be replaced with Tankor screaming "''DANADANADANADANADANADANAAAAA!''"
*The ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of Tankor is a "virtual retool" of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|Hardhead]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Tankor''' (タンカー ''Tankā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tank''' (坦克 Taiwan, ''Thǎn-khè''; China, ''Tǎnkè'')

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Octane

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:''Octane is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Octane boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Con artist, liar, thief, and collector of oddly-shaped shields.]]

'''Octane''' is considered vile, even by Decepticon standards. This triple changing bully is a cheat, a liar, and a coward who thinks only of himself and can't be trusted any further than [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] can throw [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The only reason that this inveterate thief is allowed to continue functioning is that he has an uncanny ability to locate stores of fuel for his fellow Decepticons, and is usually able to spin a fairly convincing excuse for why he was unable to assist them in their latest battle. As annoying and frustrating as he may be to work with, most of his allies will grudgingly admit that he does perform his job as a fuel transport quite well—if he could just get over his annoying habit of making them beg for every drop.

He is sometimes called '''Tankor''', '''Fuselage''', or '''Octone'''. Sometimes the [[Titan Master]] [[Murk]] forms his head.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Beau Weaver]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Ignacio Campero]] (Latin American)}}

When the Decepticon forces were driven off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Octane ended up on the barren planet of [[Chaar]]. When [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] told the Decepticons that he was going to bring back [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to lead them, Octane was amongst the cheering crowd... although the canonicity of this is questionable, given that several dead Decepticons and Galvatron himself were also cheering in the crowd. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} He then joined the beating-Autobots-to-death crowd when the Decepticons discovered [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} Finally, he joined the energon-munching crowd when the [[Quintesson]]s offered them energy in exchange for exterminating a group of Autobots on [[Goo 8739B]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:SandstormOctane BFF.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Octane could only get along with someone who had nothing left to steal.]]

Octane first came to the Autobots' attention while doing what he did best—thinking about himself. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] had been defeated by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and hurled into the ocean, it was Octane who first discovered that the giant Decepticon had not been destroyed, but had actually survived his untimely dunk in the water. What happened next depends on who you believe: Octane tells a tale of great heroism, where he came across the weakened and dying Trypticon and, for the glory of the [[Decepticon Empire]] and out of the good of his own heart, nursed the injured giant back to health. The rest of the world prefer to take a less charitable look at his actions, and claim that Octane merely took advantage of Trypticon to secure himself a source of high-quality energon from the [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya]]. Whatever his motivation, it was not long before Octane and Trypticon were trading fuel for protection (even going so far as to assault passing cruise ships and then claiming they had been invading sovereign waters, though Trypticon did genuinely believe that they were invading ships). When that was no longer enough to keep their new landlords happy, Octane quickly came up with a scheme to use Trypticon in stealing all of the world's most important monuments and presenting them as gifts to the nation's leader. That got the attention of Rodimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots, who quickly crashed Octane's party. Worse, Galvatron caught wind of what had been happening, and was not amused with how selfishly Octane had been keeping Trypticon to himself. All the wheeling and dealing in the world failed in the face of Galvatron's rage, and Octane soon found himself ousted from the Decepticons (a fate he shared with his fellow Triple Changer, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Apparently [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] was the only one of them worth keeping). {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

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Alone and on the run, Octane soon discovered that Galvatron was less than willing to let bygones be bygones. The Decepticon leader had placed a price on Octane's head, and countless bounty hunters and assassins were closing in on him. After a close call on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where he narrowly avoided being blown to pieces, Octane quickly decided to seek asylum with the Autobots. It was here that he met and befriended [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], a fellow Triple Changer who had recently joined the Autobots after the destruction of his home planet of [[Paradron]]. After being attacked by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the pair fled to a space station, where they were assaulted once again by a paid assassin (who was fortunately so incompetent that the two robots barely noticed he was there). Eventually settling on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Octane still found no peace, as Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s tracked him down yet again. Fleeing into the forgotten [[Decepticon Crypt]], Octane stumbled onto the ghost of the most famous Decepticon traitor ever known: [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Quickly realising kindred spirits in each other, the two joined forces in an attempt to let Starscream possess Cyclonus and take over the Decepticons. Needless to say, their coup attempt failed rather miserably, and both traitors found themselves once again fleeing from Galvatron's wrath. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Despite this, Octane was later back under Galvatron's command, joining him in a firefight with the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] during an attack on the [[Netherlands]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}
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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}

Under the command of [[Sixshot]], Octane and his fellow Decepticon Triple Changers assaulted [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and his troops on Earth in order to prevent them from joining a battle on Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The three went on to defend Trypticon from [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and Octane's old buddy Sandstorm (there's a bromance that died out early). {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} They also helped the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] steal the energy-gathering [[Sol 1]] satellite for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} On the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]], Octane acted as a cruel taskmaster, whipping the [[Beastformer]]s into shape as they were forced to build Scorponok's giant [[Transtector]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} He witnessed Scorponok's moment of triumph as he finally revealed his MegaZarak [[transtector]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Through his friendship with Sandstorm, Octane became involved in the largely-Autobot defense of Cybertron during the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]. He found the Autobot general [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]'s orders and tactics particularly indecipherable. Despite their closeness, he appeared as surprised as anyone when Sandstorm was revealed as [[Sandstorm (MW)|a sleeper clone]] planted in their forces by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|Termination}}

Octane was caught up in Jhiaxus’s invasion of Cybertron, though he commented that he was uninterested in fighting, even less so when it meant fighting to the death. He further bemoaned that the only reason he had gotten involved was because of Sandstorm, who turned out not to be his friend but a clone of the original. His complaints fell on deaf ears, as Acid Storm besides him joined the fray with glee. He was later rescued by [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] from a squad of [[Thundercracker drone]]s during the battle, though he rescued her right back from one sneaking up on her. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Octane generic resurrection.jpg|thumb|left]]
Octane was one of the many Decepticons left on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s departure. ''Along with several others, Octane worked for the tyrant [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in the giant fortress known as [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. He was regarded as one of Cybertron's [[Ten Deadliest Killers]], with soldiers like [[Macabre]] wanting to be seen as his equal, and considered a key target in [[Operation: Volcano]]. Octane narrowly avoided an ambush that would have led to his demise during said operation; upon their deployment, the Decepticons were called away by Megatron, at the time unaware of the happenings on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''When both [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were accidentally transported back to Cybertron, Octane attended a meeting where the Decepticon leaders discussed their efforts to turn the Autobot army against the Prime. Megatron's ploy to convince the Autobot rank and file that Optimus was a Decepticon spy in disguise met with failure, and Megatron shoved Octane out of his way in frustration as he headed out to deal with matters himself.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''Optimus wound up joining forces with the [[Wrecker]]s to attack a [[Decepticon fuel store]], and upon encountering them Octane ran away screaming—this was the first sign that his rep might have been a tad inflated. He reported on the battle to Straxus, greatly over-exaggerating his own role in the battle. A short while later, Octane bore witness to [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] attempting to take-over Megatron's body. The mind-swap was only partial successful, leaving both Decepticons' minds jumbled inside Megatron, though Octane was led to believe that Straxus was in full control. Ratbat informed him otherwise, and ordered him to send the now deranged Megatron back to Earth via Space Bridge. In doing so, they prevented Megatron from destroying them all, as he was battling Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime at the time, using volatile anti-matter to overpower his foes.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:OctaneMarvel.jpg|103px|thumb|In the comics, Octane wanted to be like Bono.]]
Octane and his fellow Triple Changers were sent to Earth by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to investigate the loss of his [[Wash and Roll|priceless cargo]] en-route to the organic world. Upon making contact with the crashed ship, they discovered the reason it was lost: a [[Scraplet]] infection. Accidentally getting himself infected by the deadly disease, Octane began to slowly waste away. The Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] came upon the site as well, and the Decepticons reveled at the chance at some destructive fun before their demise. Though Goldbug escaped, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and Octane cornered Blaster, {{storylink|Crater Critters}} taking him prisoner. Though the Triple Changers called upon Ratbat to find a cure for their infection, Ratbat decided to instead cut his losses and sent over the [[Throttlebot]]s to eliminate all those afflicted with canisters of acid. Lucky for the Decepticons, Blaster's friends found the cure for Scraplets before this could come to pass: [[water]]. Upon learning this, Blaster, who had himself gotten infected during his battle with his captors, instructed Goldbug to let them all perish instead. He refused to be instrumental in allowing a Decepticon to live, even if it meant his own death. Goldbug's hand was forced against Blaster's wishes when thousands of Scraplets combined into a monster, and the Triple Changers were the only ones present with enough firepower to destroy it. All those within the crater were doused with water, and the Decepticons made short work of the remaining Scraplets. They then absconded, hauling off Ratbat's cargo. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

After delivering the [[Wash and Roll|cargo]] to its intended destination, the Triple Changers linked up with Shockwave's Decepticons on Earth, {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} who soon fell under Ratbat's command. Following Ratbat's orders, Octane and the rest of the Decepticons launched a major offensive against the Autobots when the latter were all gathered on Earth's moon, making them an easy and efficient target. The Decepticons were driven back when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], then squabbling over leadership of the Autobots, managed to put aside their differences long enough to rally the Autobots into a counterattack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

The Decepticons relocated to the Arctic, only to be apparently found by an enemy force. Octane and the others scrambled out to meet their visitors, finding not the Autobots as they had anticipated, but rather another group of Decepticons led by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Through subtle manipulations, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] managed to pit both groups against one another, culminating in a giant brawl between them. During this Decepticon civil war, Octane blasted [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] point-blank in the face! Meanwhile, Starscream snuck off to take control of the legendary [[Underbase]] while the others were busy with their infighting. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Further manipulations by Starscream had brought the Autobots to the Decepticons' doorstep, and upon their involvement, Octane managed to scrap the Autobot known as [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]]. A ceasefire between the two factions was put in action when all involved learned of Starscream's machinations. Together, the remaining Autobots and Decepticons managed to stop Starscream from obtaining all but a tiny fragment of the Underbase's energy. Unfortunately, the portion Starscream had taken into himself was enough to grant him unimaginable power. In an effort to stop the Seeker's rampage, the Autobots and Decepticons formed several squads, each stationed at one of three Earth cities. Octane was part of Fortress Maximus and Soundwave's group in [[Buenos Aires]], where he was killed by a blast of cosmic energy. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
After Unicron took control of the Decepticons through [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] in the year 2008, he prompted their forces to launch an all-out attack on the Autobots' strongholds. Both sides tore into each other, nearly evenly matched, resulting in many casualties. Octane soared overhead in his plane mode during the conflict, raining down fire onto the enemy bellow. Once Unicron, on planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] at the time, met defeat against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], the Decepticons cut their attack short and fled from the front lines. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Octane ended up on Earth under the command of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], and attended an [[Enclave]] when the conflict between Shockwave and Megatron's forces grew too great for the liking of either Decepticon leader. The peace-talk was sabotaged by the Autobots' Earthforce however, and Octane likely got swept up in the giant brawl that ensued between the Decepticon factions. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Octane later helped his boss and the other Triple Changers smack down on Megatron and steal an energon shipment from the other Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} [[File:Manoeuvres! Octane robs gas station.jpg|thumb]] He also joined the raid on Autobot Earthbase, but was cut down in midair when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] hurled his [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] through his wing in jet mode. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

Octane often stole fuel from humans and transported it for the Decepticons—and on the way, he'd have fun trashing human cars and working over the occupants. However, one car (secretly [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], trying to end Octane's "games") led him on a merry chase to a military testing ground. These humans could ''fight back'', and Octane—worried a shot in his full fuel tanks would blow him up—called [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to help him. They did, until they found out he'd only gotten there by goofing off on a mission, at which point they left him to suffer. (WHY did Macabre want to be like him again?) {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In [[2009]] of an alternate future, Octane was stationed at the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] when the last seven remaining Autobots staged a raid on it. After [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] cut the rotors of the Autobot [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], Octane and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] blew him out of the sky. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
After [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], led by the treacherous Starscream, attacked and boarded the ''[[Warworld]]'', Octane was amongst the casualties. {{storylink|Total War!}}

====''Classics''====
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Following Megatron's return in the 21st century, Octane was among the Decepticons who joined Megatron's faction. He was positioned for a strike on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s faction before the [[Pretender]] was undone from within. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Megatrons zombie army loose ends 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Claims that the virus was caused by rage-infected monkeys have now been dismissed as bull—]]
Octane was one of the Underbase casualties that Megatron reanimated and lobotomized during his time on [[Earth]] and pressed into service as part of his [[zombie]] army. Octane was part of a unit alongside [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]], [[Skalor]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] that hunted down and exterminated a convoy of escaping humans, including [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster]] and [[Jessie]]. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

In [[2012]] the zombie Octane was ordered to chase down [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the [[Wrecker]]s but was drawn away from the main group by [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]'s diversionary tactics. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} Later, Octane helped attack the aerial team attempting to rescue Kup, who had been captured by Megatron and put out as bait for his fellow Wreckers. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} He was deactivated with the other zombie-bots when Megatron was killed by Optimus Prime {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} and later incinerated from orbit. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Octane joined [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a tumultuous battle on a moon base while the two larger 'bots were standing their ground against [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
[[File:TFin3D2 Octane's head.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|"Run away!! Run away!!"]]
Octane, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] on his way to [[Andellor]] to find the [[Prism of Power]]. The trio forced Cosmos to lead them to the planet. There, they entered a cave, though Octane wasn't terribly keen on the prospect. His worries proved well founded, as a few minutes later, he was seized by tentacles and dragged into a pool. As his decapitated head flew back out, he requested that Cyclonus retrieve the rest of him. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Octane participated in Shockwave's assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] shortly after Optronix arose to become [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} during which he blew up many bridges leading out of the polity. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} He was at Shockwave's side when the latter ordered the final push on the [[Decagon]], {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} and rushed to the front lines as the Decepticons breached the last of the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Decepticons didn't have long to savor their victory, as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] then activated one of Cybertron's planetary engines, leading to Iacon's destruction. Octane was among the Decepticons who managed to bail out as the area crumbled into a crater. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

During the [[Dark Ages]], a time when both Megatron and Optimus were thought dead after they disappeared into a prototype space-brige, Octane served under Starscream's command as one of the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]]. One of the group's attempt to secure a plenty of energon was foiled by the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], led by Grimlock, who managed to distract Octane and his teammates long enough to swipe their goods and make a quick getaway with them in hand. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Later, while footage of a brawl between Defensor and Devastator was caught on-camera by Prowl's computers in his Autobase, Octane was also spotted by one of the hub's screens. {{storylink|Escalation}}

When Cybertron was on the verge of peace, Octane and the rest of Starscream's Predacons on [[Moonbase One|Moon Alpha]] struck against the other factions as they met to sign a treaty. Though their first bombing run yielded much destruction, the Predacons were then pounced on by a combined Autobot/Ultracon/Decepticon team. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron retook Cybertron with his [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], after which Octane ended up guarding Autobots interred in a labor camp. He and [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] were about to punish [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] when [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] bashed them both. They regained their wits after one of the drones pacified the Autobot. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}} When the Decepticons fractured again after the disappearance of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', he began working for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Octane loved tormenting the pint-sized Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s, lording over them with his size and rank. Such an opportunity arose when [[Greasepit (G1)|Greasepit]] crawled back to Decepticon headquarters, begging for energon. Octane and Blitzwing taunted the smaller 'bot, guzzling down the cups of energon all the while. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}

When [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] took over the Decepticons and posed as Shockwave to retain command over the other full-sized Transformers in the ranks, Octane was among the troops duped by the diminutive 'bot into launching an all-out offensive, despite their resources being at an all-time low. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Though Octane's crew overcame the Autobots, the Autobot Micromasters turned up with the revelation that Shockwave was deactivated, and Octane called a general retreat. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:DWColdWar Slag Octane.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kids, never poke and mock bat-shit insane powerhouses!]]
After the [[Great Shutdown]], Octane qualified for Shockwave's re-engineering process, and joined the [[Triple Changer|Triple Changer Strike Force]]. He traveled to [[Earth]] in [[2003]] under Shockwave and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s command to collect the "renegade" Autobots and Decepticons who were still fighting the Great War. {{storylink|New World Order}} They returned to Cybertron, and Octane assumed patrol duty until coming across the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], who had just crash-landed in the [[Wastelands]] after arriving from Earth. Sensing weakness, Octane mockingly challenged the woozy travelers, poking them and calling them "primitive".

[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] made an ashtray out of his skull. Even Grimlock was a little creeped out by this particular "trophy". {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Octane was among the Decepticon forces waiting for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field around [[Teletran 3]] would go down. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}} After [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] took control of the Decepticons, Octane and several subgroup leaders protected him from an assault by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Octane participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Octane was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

As the battle wore on, the Decepticons were forced to retreat or risk being butchered by The Beast’s unimaginable strength. Unfortunately for Octane, he was already dead by the time Megatron had given the order to fold back, and his corpse lay in a smoldering heap on the battleground as the Autobots continued their attempts to subdue their former comrades. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 Decepticons questions.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|His alt-modes in this continuity are "kite" and "wheelbarrow."]]
Octane participated in the questioning of [[Tobias Muldoon]] when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] brought the human scientist down to the Decepticon at the bottom of the [[San Francisco]] Bay. In particular, Octane wanted to know if the humans had developed flight technology, which the Decepticons could exploit. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}}

{{note|Events identical to those of ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' and ''[[Infestation 2]]'' occurred in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]; however, they happened to [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] explorers brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] into believing they were the "G1" Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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[[File:FacesofDarkness-Tankor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
During [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]]'s raid on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], Tankor was responsible for carrying the [[energon]] the Decepticons were intending to steal. {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} Since he was busy pumping fuel out of the refinery, he didn't participate in the battle with the Autobots protecting it. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}}

Four million years ago, Tankor was part of a convoy carrying 75 tons of energon for [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. Unfortunately, they were intercepted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and their scout, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], was knocked senseless before he could fire off a shot. Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] managed to capture Tankor's unit without incident by threatening to detonate the unstable energon supply they were carrying. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Tankor was under [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]'s command at some point. {{storylink|Drift issue 3|Drift #3}}

Millions of years later, during the Decepticon siege of (parts of) [[Earth]], the [[European Union]] sent a nuclear bomb to wipe out the Transformer infestation of [[New York City]]. Unfortunately the plane they sent to carry the bomb was Tankor in disguise. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} Even after the Autobots arrived, Megatron ordered Tankor to proceed with the bomb drop and to rendezvous with the Decepticons later, to which he expressed his pleasure. The bomb was indeed dropped, but diverted by Thundercracker. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters Tankor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Unfortunately, Tankor never made it off Earth. After getting captured by humans at some point, he was liberated by a small group of Decepticons led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Their ragtag team then located [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] in the ruins of New York, and added him to the group. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} During an attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Swindle starting questioning why they were fighting in the first place. Tankor replied "Because they're Autobots!", but it turned out Swindle was looking for a somewhat deeper answer. The Decepticons subsequently allied themselves with [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s defected Autobots, working together to find a way off the planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Tankor was later seen assisting [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] in the construction of a spaceship. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

Four months after Swindle's failed attempt to betray the Autobots and steal the spaceship, the other Decepticons returned to Earth, and Tankor rejoined them. He was present as an observer when Optimus Prime confronted Megatron one-on-one, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:CityOnFire-ImGood.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Following the Chaos War, Tankor was one of the Decepticons who began repopulating Cybertron along with the Autobots and [[NAIL]]s. When riots broke out after the return of Megatron, Tankor holed up in [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]]'s bar instead of joining in. {{storylink|City on Fire}} They were eventually forced to leave as the bar was burned down. {{storylink|The Verge}} Tankor relocated to [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]'s med-bay, where he stood alongside both Autobots and NAILs in defending the injured from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} When the tide turned in their favor, he and some NAILs stopped [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] from killing [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who had also been helping injured Autobots. Given his allegiance during the battle, Tankor likely quit being a Decepticon when [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] became leader of the neutrals and had both Autobots and Decepticons expelled from Iacon. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

When the [[Necrotitan]]'s "death wave" struck Iacon, Tankor took care of the injured and was one of many who blamed Starscream. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Later he was spotted drinking at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] alongside [[Tankor (BM)|another Tankor]] he had befriended. Other Cybertronians called him "Tall Tankor" to differentiate the two. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

Tall Tankor was among the Cybertronians recruited by Windblade during her intended expose of Metroplex being bled out by Starscream, but they were accosted by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s. Tall Tankor and Windblade double-teamed the airborne [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]], and together managed to bring down the Terrorcon. However, Starscream and his forces showed up and arrested the entire group. They managed to break out, however, and Tall Tankor was once more involved in battle against Starscream's guards. {{storylink|Windblade issue 2|Windblade vol. 1 #2}} {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade vol. 1 #3}}

After a [[space bridge]] portal had been opened to the world of [[Caminus]], Tall Tankor and Fat Tankor were among the people who went there to aid in rebuilding what had been destroyed by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} They then returned to Cybertron to prevent a mob of Decepticons from taking over the space bridge chamber. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Following Cybertron's contact with [[Velocitron]], another colony world, the Tankors attended a "Not the End of the World" party at Maccadam's, where they danced with [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} At another time at Maccadam's, Tankor was caught up in a bar fight caused by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and uselessly pleaded with [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] to cut it out. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei octane.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm an evil mastermind of average intelligence!]]
After successfully conducting an energon theft, Octane gave his pursuers, [[Sideswipe (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Sideswipe]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Bluestreak]], the runaround by switching back and forth between his [[alternate mode]]s, making them think they were chasing two culprits instead of one. Once he got bored with the chase, Octane revealed himself, but that proved to be a bad idea, as Sideswipe was able to rocket above him and shoot him down. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 6|Henkei! Henkei! #6}}

Octane's skills were later to put to the test by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cyclonus]], who tasked him with stealing energon from a factory. Octane upped the stakes, promising to do the job in thirty minutes if Cyclonus would deliver a good report on him to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Megatron]]. Despite the interference of [[Smokescreen (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Smokescreen]] and [[Red Alert (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Red Alert]], Cyclonus held Octane to the conditions of the deal, and Octane had to try and shake the two Autobots off as he headed for the factory. Octane thought he had succeeded, but found his two opponents waiting for him at the factory, along with Cyclonus, who announced his time was up. Cyclonus departed to report on Octane's failure to Megatron leaving the hapless swindler to Smokescreen and Red Alert's tender mercies. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 12|Henkei! Henkei! #12}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' manga===
Octane had the misfortune of being possessed by the ghost of a [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream from another dimension]] and being forced to attack the Autobots. He beat up on [[Ironhide (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Generations manga|Ironhide]], before being taken down by the invisible [[Mirage (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Generations manga|Mirage]]. As Mirage had taken out Octane's motor circuits, Starscream's ghost was forced to depart his body and search for a new host. {{storylink|Mirage's Rebirth}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
Octane was part of the small group of Decepticons who traveled to Earth with [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] in pursuit of the lost [[Energon Cube]]. He was never seen in action during the battles on the planet, but was shown being rounded up by the combined might of the Autobots and Earth's military forces following [[Galvatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Galvatron]]'s apparent death. {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Octane was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

Octane was seen fleeing in terror along with his fellow Decepticons as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] attacked using a giant Mega-Jazz robot. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Octane fought in the combined Decepticon/[[Cobra]] attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

==Commercial appearances==
Octane, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] launched an attack on the Autobots' base, only to be met with the [[Monsterbot]]s, who gave them a good trouncing. Octane was mauled by [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Monsterbots|Monsterbots commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Octane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{bigquote|Octane, warrior of the future. With a jet mode and tanker mode! Always loaded with fuel and evil ambition!|The Narrator|"[[The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers]]"}}
{{voiceactor|[[Barry Gjerde]] (English)}}

In an alternate future where Shockwave discovered the mysterious mineral known as [[Zel Quartz]] and went mad by its power, Octane was one of the few Decepticons who survived his destructive rampage. The triple changer was chosen to be a part of the Transformers who were to go back in time in order to find the Zel Quartz before Shockwave did.

After the Autobots had dealt with the Sharkticons, Octane drove up to them in tanker mode, transforming to [[robot mode]] when he was in front of them. Stating his need for power, Octane announced that he was going to destroy the Autobots and then take all the energy of the Karzite mine. He then rambled on about how he was going to be leader of the Decepticons once he took down Galvatron, and then told the Autobots that he was going to melt them down. Rodimus Prime warned the greedy Triple Changer that those with endless ambitions were bound to be destroyed by it, but his warnings fell of deaf audio receptors. In the end, Octane was soundly defeated and he announced his surrender. Transforming to jet plane mode, Octane flew off, announcing that he would not forget his defeat. Rodimus just called him a "thin-fueled coward". Later, Octane fought alongside Cyclonus against the Autobots in the Atalstan gem mine. Even with a fellow flier for backup, he still lost.

In the Decepticon side of the story, the shuttle that the Decepticons of the future had been using crash-landed. Octane had managed to find the main Depecticon force of the present once they had found a drill bit they suspected to be the Zel Quartz. Driving up to them in tanker mode while expressing surprise to the fact that they were still alive, Octane transformed to robot form, explaining that he thought he was done for. He expressed his relief that he managed to rendezvous with the Decepticons, stating that the bad side always did win. Galvatron told the triple changer that if Octane fought hard for him, it would be enough. Octane promised that he would and requested to join back with the Decepticons.

Despite whichever side won, Starscream eventually managed to steal the Zel Quartz and flew off into space with it. This caused the Quartz to become completely useless; and with the timeline altered, Octane and all the Decepticons from the future disappeared from the present time. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Octane.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Octane participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 75 units of Cybermetal, 35 units of Transmetal, and 20 support cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1 Octane toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ice Road Trucker.]]
*'''Octane''' (Triple Changer, 1986, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-72'''
**''Accessories:'' "Flamethrower", tail fin/"Deflecto Shield", tanker top

:Octane is a [[Triple Changer]], with the ability to transform into two different [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s. His ground vehicle mode is an extended truck cab with fuel-tanker trailer of undetermined model, with much of the detailing in this mode achieved through stickers rather than sculpting. His truck mode has rather strange proportions due to the robot arms sticking out of the sides and the generally broken-up look of the truck. He has three sets of rolling wheels: two purple sets and a set of grey wheels hidden under the middle of the truck. There is also a set of sculpted, non-rolling, unpainted wheels at the back of the truck.

:His aerial mode is based on the twin-engined Boeing 767 jet plane. Though the better of the two vehicle modes, it has some odd concessions that were made due to Octane being a Triple Changer, such as the grey set of wheels from the middle of the truck now sticking up from the top of Octane's fuselage.

:The tail fin of the jet form separates to become his "Deflecto Shield" for [[robot mode]]. The [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] tanker top piece can also be used as a shield.<ref name="secrets">[http://www.ntfa.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2234&mode=threaded&pid=36400 "The many secrets of Octane... Now with pictures!" on NTFA forums]</ref> Care should be taken not to lose it, as it covers up some rather unsightly jet parts inside the tanker.

:The toy was originally designed to have a sliding waist—not unlike that of [[Vortex (G1)#Generation 1|Vortex]]—that would create a more proportional (i.e., less "chesty") robot mode. For whatever reason, this ability was blocked off very late in the design process, but can easily be reinstated with a small amount of unscrewing and plastic cutting.<ref name="secrets"/> Furthermore, Octane is depicted as having chrome lower arms and fists in the 1986 USA and European catalogs. This was apparently changed very late in the process, as the chromed arms are pictured on Octane's box photography. The [[package art]] pictured above also shows the chromed arms.

:Octane was reissued in Europe and Australia as part of the 1991 [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] line.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Octane/octane.htm More information on Octane at TFU.info]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Tankoruniverse2008toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He sometimes uses his melee blade to make giant chomping shadow puppets in his spare time.]]
*'''Tankor''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters/"Quad laser", "melee blade"
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Tankor" ([[trademark]] issues<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090121131445/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/universe/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=A795A47F-D56F-E112-48649ACADFB6ADDC Archived page of Hasbro's preview of ''Universe'' Wave 1's toys]</ref>) transforms from either a heavy cargo plane (possibly a C-130) or an [http://www.olive-drab.com/idphoto/id_photos_hemtt_m978.php M978 Fueler] truck, into a robot. He is armed with a serrated "melee blade" weapon, which forms the top of his tanker mode and the base of his plane mode, and a pair of double-barreled blasters, which mount under his wings in plane mode and can combine in [[Targetmaster (technology)|Double Targetmaster]]-style into a "Quad Laser". For truck mode, the [[instructions]] and [[stock photography]] place the blasters facing forward in the exposed robot mode [[5mm post|5mm fist hole]]s at the rear of the vehicle, but the intended location for them seems to be the two otherwise-pointless holes on either side of the cab, facing upwards, to serve as smokestacks for the truck.
[[File:Universe Tankor clearwindows.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I can see clearly now...]]
:As shown on Hasbro's website, Tankor's [[prototype]] was designed to have transparent plastic windows in his tanker truck mode, but for reasons unknown (possibly due to part of the windshield forming his feet) the windows were opaque plastic with [[paint operation]]s on the final production versions of the toy. Furthermore, the sculpt was designed for light-piped eyes (and presumably clear truck windows), but the relevant areas have been cast in opaque blue and the eyes are painted red. The Decepticon logo on his chest, unusually enough, has small triangular pupils in its eyes, although they can be applied [[Quality control|rather messily]].

:Slyly, his bio mentions that he delivers "high '''octane''' fuel" to his fellow Decepticons.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFUTankor/tankor.htm More information on Tankor at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei Octone toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Beware my shiny quad-laser!]]
*'''Destron Octone''' (Deluxe, 2008-[[October 23|10-23]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Two flamethrowers, "melee blade"

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Octone is a [[redeco]] of ''Universe'' Tankor, and like all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' releases, his colour scheme is designed to be [[Show-accuracy|more accurate to his cartoon appearance]] and has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, such as his two blasters and the back of the truck mode's tank/the base of the melee blade. Besides the vacuum metallized parts, Octone replaces some of this black plastic with both gray and blue plastic, features a lighter and more cool shade of purple paint, and has Decepticon symbols on his wings.
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy Fuselage.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
*'''Fuselage''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 clip-on turbines

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, "Fuselage" can be rebuilt into a cargo plane. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet. (Of course, with the right bricks you can make him into a tanker truck if you wanna. )

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort of identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] [[exclusive]], but U.S. stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia, and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in U.S. Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Specialist-Decepticons-Octane.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Specialist: Decepticons''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters / "Quad Laser", "Melee blade"

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Octane is a redeco of ''Universe'' Tankor, and was released in a [[giftset]] with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)#Generations|Astrotrain]]—this time featuring extensive use of metallic paint all over both the figure and its accessories.

:Since this was a [[Hasbro]] release for Asian markets, it is noteworthy that English-language packaging and instructions consistently use the name "Octane"—a first since the end of G1.

:In the picture to the right, the airplane mode is missing a part. The large hand-held "claw" weapon should make up the airplane's belly.

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[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Octone.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|Hey, I got my nome bock.]]
*'''Murk with Decepticon Octone''' (Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': gun, Double-barreled rifle, Murk Titan Master

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Octone (Octane's Japanese name utilized for trademark reasons) is a redeco/retool of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]], and he transforms from robot to tanker truck to plane and back. Octone also comes with [[Murk]], a [[Titan Master]] who forms his head. Curiously however, Octone's instructions depict Astrotrain's Titan Master [[Darkmoon]] instead of Murk.

:Octone's instructions show to raise his shoulder pylons into the same position as Optimus's, although they can be twisted sideways while folded down to achieve a more G1-accurate look while maintaining shoulder articulation. Although Octone can be transformed into his plane mode without removing his head, this leaves the robot mode chest flap unable to completely fold up. Promotional renders for the figure display yellow foil decals on top of the cab nose, however the actual figure does not include these. There are also reports of the cab halves being unable to hold together in truck mode due to weak tab tolerances, even without the plane's tail fin tucked between them.

:Aside from the obvious retooling from Optimus Prime, Octone also features a slightly modified transformation. Initially in Optimus Prime's transformation there was a step required to push the upper legs back towards' its rear end in order to tab in correctly for the vehicle modes. Octone lacks this, as the transformation piece in the upper legs is now is fixed in place, and no longer can be moved forward and backward.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]].
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===Legends===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG57-Octone.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|]]
*'''Octone''' (2017-[[December 30|12-30]])
**''Accessories'': gun, Double-barreled rifle, Octone Headmaster, Starscream Headmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Octone is a redeco of the ''Titans Return'' figure above, featuring a deco closer to his appearances in the cartoon. He also comes with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legends|Ghost Starscream]], a semi-transparent [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] that is also compatible with Octone, as an homage to their encounter in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".

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==Notes==
[[File:Spotlight_Octane_unused.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

*Although [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] are far more popular, Octane was the main Triple Changer created by Shockwave as discussed in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''.
*Octane's role in "Starscream's Ghost" was originally intended for Blitzwing, who would have been taking refuge with the Autobots after his actions in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]". What this says about Octane's role in "Thief in the Night" is not known.
*In May 2010, [[:File:Timelines-Clenchfake.jpg|a bogus picture]] of a photoshopped redeco of ''Universe'' Tankor/Octane as [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] was placed in BotCon.com's directory structure to throw off would-be scoop-hounds. The trick worked as one website reported it as being the real deal... until BotCon.com updated its own site with artwork of the actual 2010 version of Clench.
*Octane's on screen plane mode is a two-engine version of the Boeing 707.
*In [[2007]], [[Nick Roche]] and [[James Roberts]] pitched an Octane-based issue of ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight]]'' to IDW.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/737318150660886529 Nick Roche on Twitter]</ref> Some of the concepts from the pitch were later used in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/737321240428486656 Nick Roche on Twitter]</ref>
*Octane's appearance in the ''Kre-O'' manga is vastly different from that of his later Kreon toy; the manga renders him in a Generation 1-faithful color scheme, sports a [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ratchet]] helmet, and uses a [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]] wing backpack.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Octone''' (オクトーン ''Okutōn'')<ref>The word "octane" is usually rendered in katakana as オクタン ''okutan''. The change thus appears to have been an intentional one, although the why of it is unknown.</ref>
*''Italian:'' '''Triplex Tre''' ("Triplex Three")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hsīn-wǎn''' (Taiwan, 辛烷, "Octane"), '''Duqi Dan''' (China, 毒气弹, "Poison Gas Bomb"）

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Predacons]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One zombies]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
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[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Sparkstalker

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:''Sparkstalker is a [[Decepticon]] [[Firecon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sparkstalker cardart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|First Decepticon casualty of the Battle of Klo. Killed by his own subordinate. How embarrassing.]]
'''Sparkstalker''' is an example of bad allotment of resources. He is a brilliant cryptologist, a criminal mastermind capable of hacking Autobot datatracs and disabling the firewalls around their secure files or coded transmissions with incredible skill and secrecy, uncovering entire battle-plans without Autobot high command even knowing they've been uncovered. Decepticon military intelligence would raise several levels of efficiency if they employed him full-time. Instead, Sparkstalker has been made a Firecon, teamed with pyromaniacs and military dropouts like [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]], who require constant supervision so that they don't burn down the Decepticons' own fortifications. Sparkstalker spends most of his time physically grabbing his partners by the head and aiming their fire breath towards the Autobots, or at least away from their fellow Decepticons. It's a gruelling job, and one he's hardly suited for.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Firecons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|He's got a future in hentai.]]
''Sparkstalker and his fellow Firecons were based on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for "homeland detail" for most of the war prior to [[Unicron]]'s arrival. They were given their first mission to [[Earth]] when the Cybertronian Decepticons were interested in forming an alliance with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], the lone super-powerful Decepticon [[Time travel|from the future]]. En-route to meeting Galvatron, the envoys encountered the Autobots [[Fizzle]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], and [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] on a Florida beach and proceeded to torch the three of them with their fiery breaths. They held the upper hand for quite some time, until their opponents finally managed to fight back; Sparkstalker got a taste of his own medicine when Sizzle unleashed his own flaming torrent onto him from his vehicle mode's exhaust port. The fight ended when Galvatron came upon it, and he rejected the Decepticon envoys' proposal for an alliance outright.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} ''Later on, the Firecons worked together with an [[alien]] named [[Zabra]] to run an illegal gladiatorial arena in [[Tyrest (polity)|Tyrest]] out of the old [[Jekka Amphitheatre]]. Their chances at profit came to a close, however, when the operation was discovered by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]].'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}

[[File:CashandCarnage-Firecons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Sparkstalker is the not-dumb one on the right.]]
The Firecons worked at a detention facility, where their old nemeses the Sparkabots were being held as prisoners. Reluctantly, Sparkstalker and his pals agreed to set free [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] and their [[Triggerbot]] friend [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] as part of a test run for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s new [[Roadjammers]] project. That didn't mean they didn't take the chance to rough up the Autobots a little bit before letting them go, though. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''[[Decepticon High Command]] decreed that the [[Transformers Annual 1989]] was anti-Decepticon propaganda and sent the Firecons to Earth to incinerate every copy not protected by the Autobots.'' {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1989}}

''When a trio of Decepticons were sucked dry of [[energon]], the remaining 'Cons naturally blamed the Autobots. Sparkstalker and Cindersaur went looking for trouble alongside [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]], and found the [[Pretender]]s [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]].'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''The fight quickly ended, however, when Bumblebee drew everyone's attention to the real culprits... giant mechanical [[demon]]s from deep within Cybertron's core! The Autobots and Decepticons joined forces against the creatures until [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] arrived and blasted the demons with pure energon, returning them to the stuff of legend.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

After the defeat of the Planet-Eater, the Firecons came under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, and left Cybertron to bring devastation to the planet [[Klo]]. Unfortunately for Sparkstalker, his luck finally ran out and he was incinerated by his crazed partner Cindersaur during a mission of destruction on that planet. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The Decepticons stole nuclear missiles and planned to use them to extort oil from the world powers. The Firecons guarded the Decepticon base where the missiles were set to launch, prompting the Autobots to call in the Classic Pretenders to defeat them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Transformers in Action: Megatron's Ultimatum}}

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:War Without End movie theatre.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Starting fires in a crowded theatre.]]
Sparkstalker re-appeared along with Flamefeather under the command of Bludgeon. First attacking a [[London|human city]] to draw out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], the two Firecons took the amusing target of a movie theatre playing ''[[Jurassic Park]]''. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} Later, they attacked [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] when he entered the fray to wrest command from Bludgeon. Sparkstalker then got promptly roasted after attacking the Dinobot [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]—"If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen!" {{storylink|War Zone}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Twenty-one years after being incinerated on Klo, Sparkstalker was sufficiently recovered to be present when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] was recruiting for the "Neo-Decepticon" insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]]. He later participated in the attack on the [[Kalis]] [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], burning a way into the facility for the other Decepticons to follow, that led to the destruction of the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}} He was still with the Neo-Decepticons when the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] commandeered them to create a giant version of the [[Gene Key]] in the [[Sonic Canyons]]. Sparkstalker was defending the Civil Defense Hub when the remaining free Autobots sieged and took control of it. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
Sparkstalker and the Firecons were among the first generation Decepticons sent back to Earth by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to join up with [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s second-generation [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. The Syndicate captured the [[Large Hadron Collider]] facility, where Clench and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] manipulated [[forestonite]] into a substance capable of upgrading Transformers and giving them special abilities. The Firecons were exposed to the forestone, causing Sparkstalker to turn bright red and purple and probably become stronger, but the Decepticons were eventually defeated and driven off by the Autobots anyway. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Clench presented the three Firecons to [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] as a "bonus incentive". {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} When some captive Autobots freed themselves, the trio attacked them, only to be blasted by a tornado from [[Windbreaker]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Sparkstalker became a Decepticon out of a desire to destroy the social hierarchy. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

During the war, the Firecons torched an outpost on [[Varas Extrinsecus]], attracting the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the [[Wrecker]]s who followed them to [[Varas Centralus]]. {{Storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} During the great battle that followed, numerous war crimes were committed. The Firecons burned the planet's atmosphere while other Decepticons reverse-engineered their abilities to create nasty [[infernus bullet]]s. Sparkstalker and his team had a lasting rep for this.{{storylink|Quest for Fire}} {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

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Once the war was over, the Firecons came to live in a Decepticon ghetto on Cybertron, where they took offense to the presence of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] and joined an angry lynch mob that attacked him. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}}Optimus had to be airlifted to safety.{{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}} When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar was burned down shortly afterwards, Sparkstalker suspected—and feared—an act of Autobot reprisal for their actions. Their hideout was then attacked by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], suspecting their involvement in recent murders making use of infernus bullets, and in spite of Sparkstalker's pleas that there'd been a misunderstanding, Sandstorm blasted his legs off and prepared to execute him. The vengeful Autobot was talked down by Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} after which the Firecons were taken into custody and proven innocent—after all, they didn't ''need'' infernus bullets to kill people with fire. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} The actual killer turned out to be Sandstorm, who was disgusted anyone would ''care'' that he tried to kill such blood-stained monsters as the Firecons. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

When Cybertron had a disastrous first contact with the lost colony of [[Caminus]], Sparkstalker was one of the former Decepticons who went over to help. On [[Circuit (G1)|camera]], he grumped that after all his efforts Cybertron had just ended up with a ''new'' social hierarchy, one powered up with a [[space bridge]] and [[Superion (G1)|a combiner]]. His cynicism was interrupted when he found the Camiens being ''nice'' to him and glad he had shown up. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} He helped [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] clear rubble to rescue people (while dissing her for trying to lift on her own).

It all ended in tears when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl's]] pet combiner, demanded every Cybertronian must leave Caminus or be destroyed. Sparkstalker [[Han Solo|shot first]] rather than allow an Autobot to push him around again. The resulting battle went poorly but battle damage caused by Superion allowed Sparkstalker, as part of [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]'s squad, to have a second go by shooting into his wounds. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} After the fight was over and Starscream took all credit and political capital, Sparkstalker muttered that the High Chancellor was "prancing around like the king of the universe". {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

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At the end of the Combiner Wars, Sparkstalker stood with Lightbright and the other Camiens against an attack by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|All That Remains}} When a group of Camiens were proselytizing in the Decepticon ghetto, Sparkstalker defended their [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] worship since they had treated Decepticons well. This opinion earned him the ire of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who accused him of having low standards. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

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Sparkstalker and Lightbright developed a close relationship, hanging out and flirting with each other at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] during a party. ''D'aww.'' {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} He later asked [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] to be his Conjunx Endura. She agreed! {{storylink|Choose Me}}

When Galvatron called upon the Decepticons on Cybertron to retake their rightful place as conquerors, Sparkstalker was among those who stood ready. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} He and a small army of Decepticons stormed [[Iacon Spaceport 1]] and captured the space bridge, allowing them to travel to the ''[[Ark-7]]'' and begin an onslaught against the ship's crew. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Sparkstalker joined a furious mass of Transformers on a march to the capital building, all of them pushed to breaking point by a Badgeless killing a Decepticon. Once there, Ironhide emerged to tell them he'd been put in charge of reforming the Badgeless and he was opening the ranks to anyone who wished to help. Sparkstalker, respecting Ironhide from their time on Caminus, stepped forward. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

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==Commercial appearances==
The Firecons battled the [[Sparkabot]]s in the middle of a Cybertronian city, with Sparkstalker taking on [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Seacons|Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons commercial}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!]]
*'''Sparkstalker''' (Firecon, [[1988]])

:Sparkstalker transforms from a robot to a bipedal insectoid monster thing, much resembling a chibi Gigan from ''[[Godzilla]]''. In this mode, his rear limbs can be swung up, allowing him to be rolled forward on the rubber gear-wheel on his belly. This activates the [[Firecon]] team's gimmick, shooting "cold" sparks from their [[beast mode]] mouths.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Sparkstalker/sparkstalker.htm More information on Sparkstalker at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1988/instr_sparkstalker.jpg Instructions for Sparkstalker at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Stop da music! Ha-cha-cha-cha!]]
*'''Sparkstalker''' (Sparkabot, [[1994]])

:Sparkstaker was [[redeco]]ed for the [[Europe]]an market [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]] along with his fellow Firecon [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]], though now both were branded as "Sparkabots". He retained his cold-sparking gimmick. As with all the G2 Sparkabots, the translucent plastic is particularly prone to breaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Sparkstalker/sparkstalker.htm More information on Generation 2 Sparkstalker at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*All of the [[Sparkabot]]/Firecon molds have indentations on their beast mode legs seemingly meant for a [[rubsign]]. But both [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] stopped using rubsigns after 1987, so the spaces are "filled" with normal faction sigil decals.

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Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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'''Ironhide''' punches everybody, and then has an existential crisis.

==IDW Generation 1 comics==
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===In Principio===
[[File:IronhideInTheBlood ironhide collars outback.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|If you're going to punch [[Outback (G1)|him]], better do it now. You're [[Spotlight: Kup|not going to get another chance.]]]]
Back before the war, Ironhide was part of the [[Cybertronian Civil Militia]], {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} and later the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He performed both public and private security work, keeping the streets safe while also overseeing specific businesses and events. Ironhide was working the crowds at the Cybertronian raceway when [[Outback (G1)|a small 'bot]] burst through the line and attempted to shoot [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], one of the star racers. Ironhide stopped the shooting and turned the little guy over to the authorities, paying little heed to his warnings about [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] and the growing Decepticon movement. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}} But the danger the would-be assassin forewarned soon came to pass: after Megatron murdered [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], Ironhide attended their funeral (with [[Chromia (G1)|a familiar fembot]]), where Security Services leader [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] rallied them to begin fighting back against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Ironhide was on the streets with Sentinel Prime and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] during the Battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], when the security forces tried to halt the rebel Decepticons, dishing out justice with his fists. Unfortunately, Sentinel was slain by Megatron during the fight, and his body dumped in front of Ironhide and the other officers, at which point Prowl ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[File:AHM13 let him speak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
When [[Zeta Prime]] rose to succeed Sentinel, he reorganized the security forces into an army to combat the Decepticon insurgency. Ironhide was selected by [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] to be a member of these so-called "[[Autobot]]s", and was placed under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]. Skeptical of the former police officer's ability to fight a war, Ironhide was not shy about telling the young 'bot so in the gruffest way possible, but Orion proved willing to take advice from the more experienced soldier. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} During a mission to prevent an assassination attempt on Zeta Prime, Ironhide was part of an Autobot unit led by Kup and saved the confused racer [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] from wandering right into their crossfire. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}}

Ironhide was part of a unit led by Orionx Pax that broke up an arms deal between [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and a group of insurgents in [[Nyon]]. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} Returning to base, Ironhide and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] busied themselves with a little target practice, until Orion arrived and instructed them to get ready for action, as a big operation from Zeta Prime was on the horizon. {{storylink|Parasites}} Minutes later, the team were sent to hunt down the Decepticon spy [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], but Ironhide and Prowl's attempt to arrest him only resulted in [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] dropping a [[Neurospan Bridge|bridge]] on them. {{storylink|The Hunt for Soundwave}} The mission ended with Orion Pax and Bumblebee taken to Kaon for a talk with Megatron, but Ironhide and the rest of the team busted into the [[Jump Joint|meeting place]] and rescued them. {{storylink|Cause and Effect}}

[[File:Autocracy7 ironhide vs thundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Zeta Prime's next mission for Orion Pax's team was to capture the insurgent [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]], whom they tracked to the [[Acropolex]] in Nyon. Ironhide didn't at all care for the spiritual theme of the building, doubting inscriptions claiming that [['Til all are one|all would be one]] and calling the [[Matrix of Leadership]] "superstitious mumbo-jumbo" and propaganda to make the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] look big. In the end, the Autobots found that Hot Rod only wanted to enlighten them to Zeta Prime's horrible treatment of civilians. {{storylink|Ruins}} With this revelation, they turned on the Prime and tried to protect Nyon from his [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]], but even Ironhide's [[Cyclone Launcher]] failed to scratch the giants. Orion's team was soon defeated by Zeta himself and his [[vamparc ribbon]]. {{storylink|Purge}} Surprisingly, the Autobots were saved from certain death by Megatron, who wanted them to join forces with him against Zeta Prime's tyranny. Ironhide didn't get along with [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Choices}}

While Orion and Megatron confronted Zeta himself, Ironhide led the attack on his [[Citadel]] and joined up with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s unit when they also turned on the Prime. {{storylink|Overthrown}} As soon as Zeta Prime was dead, however, Megatron betrayed the Autobots and Ironhide was forced to go into hiding in [[Ultrix]] with Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus. He wanted to get out there and fight back against Megatron's rule, but before they could do much the Decepticons found the Autobots' safe-house and captured them. {{storylink|Transformation (issue)|Transformation}} They were taken to the Citadel and prepared for execution, but fortunately Hot Rod decided to become an Autobot around that time and bailed them out of prison. Ironhide and the others then followed Orion's ID signal to Nyon, where they learned of his transformation into Optimus Prime and the awakening of the city robot [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] who had been the Acropolex the entire time. {{storylink|Rise}} Led by the new Prime, the Autobots marched on Megatron's Citadel where they would fight for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Though they won, driving the Decepticons out of Iacon, Ironhide knew they'd be back soon enough. {{storylink|Endgame}}

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During the early days of Optimus's leadership, Ironhide aided him in the defense of the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]]. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} After the battle ended with the destruction of the refinery, he attended a memorial service dedicated to the lost lives. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} During the battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], he led a heavy weapons unit charged with distracting the monster with a [[fusion-borer]] assault. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} However, once he moved in to confirm that their target was down, Ironhide was attacked by Trypticon's dragon-like minions and trapped beneath rubble. {{storylink|Annihilation}} When the beast was finally brought down, Ironhide was not happy that the Autobots had to leave it in the hands of Megatron, but they had little choice and returned home to repair an injured Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

Ironhide accompanied Optimus Prime on his sabbatical journey to the [[Grav-Haraan glacier]], where they encountered the long lost [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and brought him back to civilization. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} After then bearing witness to the battle between Metroplex and a returned Trypticon, he stood in defense of Iacon against a massive Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} The Autobots came out victorious, and Ironhide watched as Prime held a speech asking the Decepticons to stand down and look at the chaos they'd wrought. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

Though the Decepticons had been bested that day, they were not stopped. The war would only continue, and Ironhide participated in the bloodiest battle of them all, on [[Varas Centralus]], where he began a rivalry with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} At another point he led a rescue team to extract [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], whom Jazz was originally assigned to evacuate. They arrived just in the nick of time to ward off the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] and save their comrades. On the trip back to Iacon, Jazz told Ironhide what had happened and what to tell the blinded Tracks. After Jazz had left, Tracks asked Ironhide who had saved him. Ironhide said simply that he was just an Autobot like Tracks was, and that he should never forget what that meant. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} [[File:TheIronAge ironhide take shot for prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] In yet another of the war's countless battles, Ironhide fought the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] alongside Bumblebee and [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|another yellow Autobot]], who didn't make it. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Over the course of the war, the student-and-teacher relationship between Optimus Prime and Ironhide evolved. Prime grew willing to go against Ironhide's counsel, once doing so to save the Autobots from Trypticon waiting in ambush, while also learning the benefit of sticking to your guns like the stubborn old soldier did, once insisting on saving Ironhide's life after a booby-trap left them badly damaging and hanging over a cliff-edge. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} Four million years ago, Ironhide and Prime were defending a city from the Decepticon advance. They broke off from the other Autobots to intercept a Decepticon fuel convoy headed for Megatron's troops. Through grit and determination, the duo managed to capture the entire convoy without firing a single shot. The Autobots won the day and were eager to celebrate their victory that night by over-energizing a tad. Ironhide remained resolute, however, constantly scanning the crowd for trouble even amidst the festivities. Lucky that he did, because a Decepticon assassin named [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] had infiltrated the party, and pulled a concealed blaster to execute Optimus Prime from behind. True to his duty, Ironhide flung himself into the path of Axer's shot, taking the full blast for his friend and commander. Although he eventually recovered from his injuries, this incident would have long term consequences for Ironhide. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

500,000 years ago Ironhide helped defend Metroplex during the city-bot's last stand, a battle that ended with Metroplex leaving Cybertron. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}
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===Et In Terra===
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In the modern era, Ironhide was second-in-command (under Prowl) of a detachment of Autobots that had operated covertly on [[Earth]] for at least four years, attempting to foil a [[Infiltration protocol|Decepticon infiltration unit]] led by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]. When [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] went against orders and rescued a trio of humans who had become Decepticon targets, Ironhide joined Prowl and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] in tracking him down, dispatching his Decepticon pursuer, then apprehending him and the humans. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} Ratchet's "arrest" was brief, as he had learned that the Decepticons were stepping up their protocol and entering "Siege Mode"; Prowl intended his team to deal with it personally, but Ironhide went behind his back and secretly sent a summons to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}} A subsequent investigation by Ratchet, Bumblebee and the humans determined that the Decepticons had gone off-mission in order to acquire Earth's [[Ore-13|powerful Energon variant]], and that Megatron had arrived on the planet—arrived, Ironhide realized, to put his house in order. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}} Ironhide and the rest of the team observed as Megatron put down Starscream's rebellion, and, realizing there was nothing they could do with their current level of manpower, returned to base to find that in their absence, Optimus Prime had arrived in response to Ironhide's message. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Escalation2 Ironhide ANGRY.jpg|upright=1.75|left|thumb|Ironhide's holomatter avatar is a pissed-off old man. Fitting.]]
As plans for escalated battle tactics were formulated, Ironhide and Sunstreaker were assigned the task of escorting Ratchet's human friends back to their homes and out of danger, with Ironhide transporting [[Verity Carlo]] and [[Jimmy Pink]], and Sunstreaker carrying [[Hunter O'Nion]]. En route, stuck in traffic, they were ambushed by agents of the [[Machination]], and Ironhide had to crash and bash his way through the gridlocked vehicles to get to Sunstreaker... only to find that he had apparently been destroyed by the humans. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} When police arrived to remove Sunstreaker's remains, Ironhide followed them to a storage compound; mistakenly believing the whole thing was the work of the Decepticons using human [[facsimile construct]]s, he angrily advocated taking the fight to their enemies' door, but Optimus Prime refused and ordered him back to base. A unit led by Prime subsequently recovered Sunstreaker's remains, but an examination by Ratchet revealed that it was ''not'' Sunstreaker, and Ironhide realized the attack had been a feint. {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

[[File:Escalation3-IronhidevsPrimeandProwl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Well, I guess they don't see eye to eye.]]
Believing he owed it to Sunstreaker to find him, Ironhide side-stepped the chain of command and petitioned Optimus directly to be allowed to join the search mission. Prime denied him, and an infuriated Prowl chewed him out and assigned him base duty while the other Autobots left for [[Brasnya]] to confront the Decepticons. Ironhide was having none of it, however; as soon as the others were gone, he joined up with Ratchet and the humans' on their mission to locate Sunstreaker and Hunter. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Their search led them to a Machination safehouse disguised as an auto-shop, which Verity and Jimmy snuck into while Ratchet and Ironhide waited outside. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} When the humans failed to report back after the pre-arranged ten-minute interval, Ironhide just ram-raided the building, and discovered they had been hit with knock-out gas, and that a self-destruct sequence was counting down. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}} He and Ratchet used their [[holomatter]] avatars to lift the humans to safety, but Ironhide failed to get out of the building in time and was caught in the explosion. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

[[File:Devastation3 ironhide crushhour.jpg|left|thumb|"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqT2uOa1-d0 Once in an Indian Nation, I took the kids on the skids where the Hopi was happy 'til I heard 'em say...'You're worthless.']]]
Ironhide's shattered chassis was taken to a scrap yard by the local authorities, and it took the Autobots three weeks to track him down, finally locating him less than three hours before he was due to be crushes in a pneumatic press. Hot Rod and [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] were sent to recover him, {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} but were delayed when they ran into more Machination agents on the way: [[Sunstreaker clone|clones]] of the captive Sunstreaker, controlled by human [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pilots. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}} They prevailed, and made it to the scrap yard to start searching for Ironhide with less than ten minutes to spare, {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} but the Machination's Headmasters soon caught up to them. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The villains were dispatched for good with the aid of [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], who had been sent to retrieve Hot Rod and the others by Optimus Prime; a more dangerous situation was brewing on [[Garrus-9]], requiring the Autobots leave Earth to deal with it. Hot Rod refused to go though, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery to the end; Hardhead reluctantly let him go and took Wheeljack and Ironhide back to the ''[[Ark-32]]'' with him. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

A little later, Ironhide had been repaired and restored, and watched as Jimmy and Verity were reunited with Hunter, who Hot Rod had rescued from the Machination along with Sunstreaker. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}
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===On the brink===
[[File:Ironhidepuncheseveryone.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|Ironhide.]]
When the Autobots returned to Earth to pick up where they had left off, they discovered that the Decepticon had disappeared. They spent a year searching for leads, but could find no intel; {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Prowl advised taking no action, but Ironhide, able to speak more to the warrior inside of Optimus, advised proactive steps. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in its Right Place}} A chance soon fell into their laps: [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]] discovered that the Decepticons had supposedly suffered a schism, and were now split into two factions led by Megatron and Starscream. Seeing an opening, the Autobots staged an attack on what was ''supposed'' to be the weakened Starscream's faction, but upon striking, they discovered they had been lured into a trap: the schism had been faked, and the unified forces of the Decepticons overpowered the Autobots. Ironhide and his comrades were all exiled to the dead Cybertron through a [[space bridge]], and Optimus Prime was taken offline by a failed attempt to prevent their fate. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}

[[File:Ironhide punches Hot Rod.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|left|Punches.]]
Frustrations ran high in the Autobot camp. Tracks attempted to lift their spirits by telling the story of the time he was saved by a mysterious Autobot. Though Ironhide knew it was Jazz who had saved Tracks that day, the old story gave them hope, and he thanked him for it. {{storylink|Spotlight: Jazz}} This did little to assuage Ironhide's simmering anger, however; already harboring guilt over Optimus's situation, he suspected that Mirage had sold the Autobots to the Decepticons, deliberately feeding them the intel about the supposed schism, but found himself being shut out by Prowl and Jazz, resulting a feeling of helplessness that only worsened his temperament. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When Prowl refused to entertain the notion of Mirage's betrayal without proof, implying that ''any'' Autobot, even Ironhide himself, could have been responsible, Ironhide finally lost it and slugged him. Jazz interceded before the situation could escalate and took the old 'bot aside to talk out his grievances, but couldn't give Ironhide all the answers he wanted. Eager for something to punch, Ironhide accepted [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s invitation to investigate an emergency message from Wheeljack and Bumblebee, who were out on a scouting patrol. After instructing Sunstreaker to keep a close eye on Mirage in his absence, he and Cliffjumper headed out, and ran across Hot Rod—or rather, in the darkness, Ironhide mistakenly ran his fist across Hot Rod's face. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} They took Hot Rod back to their camp, and listened has he explained how he and the rest of his unit, led by Kup, had made their way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

[[File:AHM7 Ironhide assaults Mirage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|EVERYONE!]]
Soon after the rest of Kup's unit arrived to join up with Prime's battered team, Ironhide tried to tell [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] his suspicions about Mirage, but was cut off mid-sentence by a brief attack by of one of the [[Insecticon swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} The Autobots proceeded to recover energon supplies from Kup's ship the ''[[Trion]]'', but while taking a rest stop on the way back to camp, Ironhide observed the irate Sunstreaker storming out of a building and tried to calm him down. Sunstreaker angrily explained that his brother [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] had just lectured him about his and Ironhide's hostile attitude towards Mirage, and how it was only making things worse among the Autobots—and that was the last straw for Ironhide. Cornering Mirage, Ironhide proceeded to beat him near to death. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Kup chewed him out for his actions, and for always seeing the worst in other 'bots, but before their conversation could reach resolution, the Swarm caught up to them. The Autobots poured on the speed, intending to blow up the bridge leading back to their camp after they had crossed it to prevent the Swarm from following, but as they were arguing amongst themselves who would risk their lives detonating the explosives, Ironhide noticed Sunstreaker had already stepped out onto the bridge. Following the younger 'bot, Ironhide demanded to know what he was doing... at which point, a guilt-wracked Sunstreaker revealed that ''he'', not Mirage, was the real traitor, having made a made a deal with Starscream that would supposedly have resulted in Megatron's demise. Before more could be said, both were assaulted by the Swarm; [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] got Ironhide to safety, but Sunstreaker remained to blow up the bridge, killing himself and taking a large portion of the Swarm with him. The tormented Ironhide went to rest and recover, and was soon approached by Drift, who told him that Sunstreaker had not been ''solely'' responsible for their plight. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[File:All Hail Megatron 10 Optimus and Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Seen shortly before being reminded of how he [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|used]] to hate Op's guts.]]
Rightly feeling like a complete prat, Ironhide attempted to apologize to Mirage, but was angrily rebuffed. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} Soon after, Optimus Prime was back on his feet, and Ironhide learned what Jazz and Prowl had been hiding from him: Megatron had stolen the [[Matrix of Leadership]] right out of Optimus's chest. Optimus requested that Ironhide not hold it against the pair, and Ironhide agreed, calling him the "greatest bot I've ever known"—something Prime found amusing, considering how they clashed when they first met. The Autobots then had to contend with the Swarm laying siege to their camp; Ironhide found himself side by side with Mirage at the front line defenses, and refused to let the comrade he had so badly mistreated sacrifice himself, even when Mirage tried to encourage him to get to safety. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

Saved by the timely arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Ironhide and the Autobots were then taken to Earth by their giant ally, where they engaged the Decepticons in battle. Ironhide was concerned about the threat posed by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but fortunately, his worry was unfounded, as Omega stepped in and slagged Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The battle reached its end when human soldier [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike]] sniped Megatron; Ironhide called Starscream a coward when he ordered the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} In the aftermath, Ironhide admitted to Optimus Prime that he was tired of the neverending war and was considering retiring from the Autobot army. He changed his mind following some reminiscing over the many bonds he and Prime had forged over the years. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}} Soon after, when Bumblebee went missing in one of the human disaster areas in a ruined New York, Ironhide was part of an Autobot squad who managed to retrieve him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 16|Hidden}}

===Reborn against the Swarm===
[[File:Ongoing Issue 1-Ironhide Bites The Dust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Either Hot Rod's jinxed or he secretly wants the entire 1984 cast dead.]]
The Autobots remained on Earth for two years, Optimus Prime's guilt over the devastation their war brought to the world preventing them from leaving the humans behind. Unfortunately, the humans weren't at all interested in Prime's guilt, but were actively hunting Autobot and Decepticon alike. Ironhide thought Hot Rod was out of line criticizing Prime for his choices, but Prime actually agreed with Hot Rod and sanctioned the rescue of several captured Autobots from the clutches of [[Skywatch]]. Ironhide supported the decision, and agreed to Prime's request for him to be part of Hot Rod's team, promising that nothing would happen to the young 'bot, When the rescue attempt deteriorated into a firefight and the humans began responding with lethal force, Ironhide threw himself into the path of a particle cannon turret aimed Hot Rod and Prowl, taking a fatal shot through the chest to protect his field leader and keep his promise to Prime. Prowl brought Ironhide's body back to the Autobots' hidden base after the battle, and Optimus blamed himself for his old friend's demise, which served as a catalyst for his resignation from the Autobots. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} Ironhide's body lay in state in the Autobots' med-bay, where it was later examined by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

Ironhide's death was.... short-lived. Seeking to return Cybertron to a habitable state, the ancient Autobot sage [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] required a powerful warrior to obliterate what remained of the Insecticon swarm that still infested the planet, and chose Ironhide for the task. That he was dead was immaterial: Trion built a brand new body for Ironhide on Cybertron and restored his [[spark]] from the "[[Transformer afterlife|core]]". However, it transpired that the wound Ironhide had suffered saving Optimus Prime from Axer's assassination attempt four million years prior had disrupted his spark's connection the core, and that all of Ironhide's memories from after that point had not been recorded. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} Thus, when the restored Ironhide awoke in a deserted lab, he had no recollection of anything from after Axer's attack, and was horrified at the ruined state of his homeworld. {{storylink|The Iron Age}} Wandering through the husk of Iacon in a daze, he found himself set upon by the swarm, and while he initially enjoyed the chance to vent his frustrations against them, the adrenaline soon wore off and panic set in. Driving wildly through the streets, fearing that the insectoid monsters were all that was left of his people, Ironhide crashed and knocked himself out, then experienced an unsettling dream of his own funeral. He was awoken by a [[Scamper|small drone]], which asked him to simply "Follow", and with nothing better to do, Ironhide accompanied the little robot to a brightly lit and functioning complex. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

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Inside, Ironhide was greeted by Alpha Trion, whom he had never heard of before, and whose self-important attitude got on his nerves. Filled in on the history of Cybertron's ruination by Trion, Ironhide was incredulous, but soon turned his attention towards a nearby screen, which was detecting a life signal on the planet. Ironhide ignored Alpha Trion's warnings and headed out to save the 'bot, who he discovered was a heavily-damaged but still-functional Sunstreaker. Having no memory of his betrayal, Ironhide couldn't understand what he kept apologizing about, and fought his way through even more Insecticons to bring him back to Alpha Trion. Upon arriving, Ironhide demanded to know what Sunstreaker just was talking about, and Trion explained the story behind Ironhide's death and amnesiac resurrection. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

Accepting the Insecticon-exermination duty Trion had chosen him for, Ironhide outfitted himself with as many weapons as he could carry and went head-to-head with hundreds of the creatures. He stumbled upon the wreckage of the ''Trion'' and managed to use its guns to destroy a portion of the swarm, though he was forced to self-destruct it when the monsters got too close for comfort. In the end, he was fighting an estimated 200 of the creatures with his bare hands, and was forced to call Alpha Trion for help. His call was heeded, and Trion revealed that his base of operations was actually the gigantic Autobot Metroplex, who smashed the remaining members of the swarm with one hand. This got Ironhide rather angry, as Metroplex could've done the work instead of him, and it didn't help that Alpha Trion just dismissed his worries and prepared to leave him on the planet to exterminate the last few swarm monsters. He finally snapped and socked the old guy in the face. Though surprised, Alpha Trion shrugged off his act of assault and explained that he was only a small piece in a large game, and he didn't need to know everything. Before Trion left for space, Ironhide asked him with one last question: given that Trion had claimed to have started reconstructing Ironhide's body and memories ''before'' he had actually been killed, how had Trion known that he was going to die? The answer gave him something to think about: Trion believed he was always going to end up getting himself killed sooner or later, thanks to his self-sacrificing nature. Soon, Ironhide and Sunstreaker were left as the only Autobots on Cybertron, with a lot of stuff to catch up on and a lot of things to think about... {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

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As time passed, Ironhide and Sunstreaker exterminated what was left of the swarm, even managing to [[Bob (IDW)|domesticate one]], only for another threat to reach Cybertron: an army led by [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]. After a first wave of attacks, a ship landed nearby, and Ironhide smashed his way into it, assuming it to be a Decepticon vessel he could use. As a pleasant surprise, he instead found it crewed by Hot Rod (now going by "Rodimus") and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (plus [[Garnak]], an alien friend of theirs who mistakenly attacked him). After some catching-up, they were attacked by [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], but managed to escape on Rodimus's ship and head to Earth for reinforcements. {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Upon arriving on Earth for the "first time", Ironhide commented that it smelled bad. Needless to say, the Autobots there were confused to see him alive, but their new leader, Bumblebee, had them refrain from asking him questions. Ironhide himself was mostly confused as to how ''Bumblebee'' managed to become leader and why they had stayed on Earth for so long, but Bumblebee couldn't respond to that very well. Led by Optimus Prime, Ironhide and most of the other Autobots boarded Omega Supreme and left for Cybertron the next day, taking with them the captive Megatron, who had surrendered to Autobot custody shortly before Ironhide's arrival. [[File:Lamentations ironhide vs galvatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll beat a motherfragger with ''another'' motherfragger!"]] {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} During the journey, Ironhide talked to Prime about Megatron's boggling decision, and suggested he sit down and talk to the captured Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} After several interrogations of Megatron failed to shed any light on his actions, Ironhide warned Optimus Prime against letting it get to him. Appreciating the sentiment, Prime told him it was nice to see him so young again, but Ironhide only responded that he didn't ''feel'' young.

Ironhide was telling his fellow Autobots of his time with Alpha Trion when Omega Supreme arrived at Cybertron, at which point he and several other Autobots went down to the planet and met with Galvatron. When they refused to join his army, Galvatron decided to destroy them, but Ironhide stopped him from shooting Optimus Prime, then proceeded to wail on him with the corpse of one of his own soldiers until he retreated. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} Alongside the rest of the Autobots, he then fought in a huge battle with Galvatron's army of Sweeps. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Optimus Prime took Ironhide, Rodimus and Drift and broke away from battle to chase Galvatron himself as he moved towards the core of Cybertron, but halted when Drift stabbed himself in order to not be brainwashed by the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} When ordered to bring the injured Autobot to safety, Ironhide protested that Optimus needed him as a bodyguard, but relented when Rodimus asked him to save one more life. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}
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===The new Cybertron===
[[File:PaxCybertronian old ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Tell us about the time you punched Prowl!" "Which time? Can you narrow it down?"]]
Optimus Prime defeated Galvatron and stopped his plans by purifying [[Vector Sigma]] with the Matrix of Leadership. Cybertron was reborn in a flash of white light, and in that flash, Ironhide had a vision of the distant future in which he was an ageing veteran, the last of those who had fought in the Great War, living on a prosperous and peaceful [[Gorlam Prime]]. As the last remnant of a bygone era, he was revered by the young Transformers, but he struggled with finding his place in the new civilization. He was accompanied by Alpha Trion, who would comfort his friend with his importance to the history of the race. {{Storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}} {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

[[File:ABetterTomorrow cybertronian ironhide.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|So many new and interesting faces to punch!]]
After Ironhide awoke from his vision, Megatron's Decepticons were captured, and [[NAIL|neutral Cybertronians]] who had fled the war long ago began returning home, called back to Cybertron by Vector Sigma. Unfortunately they didn't like having the Autobots in charge and started a riot which Ironhide had to help beat down. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} The mysterious rebirth of Cybertron had also made the planet's terrain alive and very hostile, so Ironhide—now fitted out with a new Cybertronian-mode body—spent his time testing how far from civilization he could get before being forced to turn back. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} He was present during the memorial service for the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', a ship captained by Rodimus which seemingly exploded on launch. {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}}

When mysterious explosions began occurring around the city, caused by stray energy waves from Vector Sigma, Ironhide and Wheeljack constructed and launched a rocket that gave the energy something to latch onto, allowing it to detonate harmlessly off-planet. {{storylink|Stick Together}} Neutrals continued to arrive regularly, and one turned out to be Ironhide's old rival Sky-Byte, whom he took on a tour of the city and filled in on recent events Sky-Byte was left suspicious of the Autobots' motives, so Ironhide suggested he go see if the Decepticons were any better, but when that resulted in Sky-Byte being captured with [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and in danger of being lynched by an angry mob, Ironhide calmed the crowd by telling them they needed to pursue a peaceful future of equality. The next day, Prowl, angry that Ironhide's actions had led to Bumblebee's deactivation of the [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]]s being used to keep the Decepticons in check, asked the old 'bot how he could be so sure things would work out. And Ironhide told him: it was because of his vision of the future, when grudges were no more because all the Autobots and Decepticons were dead. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

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Realizing that everyone thought his circuits were a bit sizzled from that vision story, Ironhide decided he needed to get out of Iacon for a while and accepted a mission to search for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Together with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], he traveled into the Cybertronian wilderness, where they discovered signs of battle and a strange signal that was messing with their minds, causing them to suspect Megatron was out there. He also told the Dinobots of his vision, which to his surprise they believed in, but expressed worry that the "[[Pax Cybertronia]]" he had witnessed was still made up of a universe conquered by the Cybertronians just like Megatron or [[Nova Prime]] had wanted. After they set up camp for the night, the Dinobots were driven crazy by the signal and turned on each other, with Ironhide caught in the middle. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} While escaping, he discovered a recorded message left by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], who revealed that the same thing had happened to the Aerialbots and warned that Ironhide's comrades would soon team up against him. Ironhide tracked down the source of the transmission, all the while fending off the combined attacks of the Dinobots, but what he found at the end wasn't the Aerialbots, but a combination of them calling itself [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Night and the City}}

[[File:HeavyistheHead ironhide punches devastator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Six people punched for the price of one!]]
With Ironhide, Superion and the Dinobots all in the same place, the mind-bending signal was spread too thin and soon ceased to affect them, allowing the Dinobots to calm down. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} As they made their way back to Iacon, Ironhide caught a news transmission in which [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] tried to suppress the Decepticon riots breaking out in the city. {{storylink|The Verge}} They arrived just in time to witness Megatron gather his army and unleash Devastator in an attempt to conquer the planet once more. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} While Superion challenged Devastator, Ironhide and the Dinobots took to the streets to lead their fellow Autobots in the battle with the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} After Superion failed, Ironhide took it upon himself to take down Devastator, whose head was now made up of a brainwashed Prowl. He belted the giant straight in the face and told him that his time in the wilderness had made him realize the future wasn't as set as his vision had made it seem—they could change themselves and change the future, and so could Prowl. His words reached his fellow Autobot, enabling him to remove himself from Devastator. The Autobots were able to defeat Megatron once again, but the NAILs had had enough of their war and, under Starscream's leadership, banished both factions from the city. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

Knowing the dangers of the wilderness, Ironhide questioned Starscream's decision, but like most Autobots, he relented on the basis that staying would only cause more conflicts. Soon after the Autobots had set up camp outside the city, Ironhide had to break up a fight between [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and their surprising new allies, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Worried that the signal that drove the Dinobots into their frenzy and created Superion might still be active and able to affect lone Transformers during the night, he then tried talk Arcee into being more of a team player. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} As a light lit up on the horizon, the Autobots went to investigate and got front row seats to witness the arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Confused, Ironhide and the others could do little but point their guns at the giant at the mysterious, immobile giant and wait for something to happen. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} The standoff was interrupted by the arrival of Decepticons, but the ensuing battle was short as the Necrotitan unleashed a deadly energy wave, {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} causing damage on both sides but leaving a fortunate Ironhide unscathed. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

[[File:FinestHour I got worse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Now you're just making it TOO easy for Ironhide to punch you, Nova.]]
Putting their differences aside, the Autobots and Decepticons joined forces to stop Shockwave's plan to summon Nova Prime and Galvatron from the [[Dead Universe]]. Ironhide was charged with preventing the ancient Transformers' transition through a portal in Megatron's chest, and was able to beat Nova back into the Dead Universe before Shockwave brought the Necrotitan crashing into his base. Injured in the attack, he was carried to safety by Megatron before the Decepticon leader got ambushed by Galvatron. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} Soundwave and Frenzy bore him the rest of the way as they all escape the collapse of Shockwave's base, {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} after which the Autobots returned to Iacon to defend the city from the advancing Necrotitan. Their efforts had no effect and Ironhide and Arcee ended up caught in an explosion, {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} but they were unharmed and met up with the rest of the Cybertronians, including the returning crew of the ''Lost Light'', to celebrate the Necrotitan's defeat at the hands of Metroplex. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Their troubles didn't end there though, as Shockwave summoned an army of [[Ammonite]]s to keep Autobots and Decepticons from interfering with his master plan, forcing Ironhide and his comrades back into battle. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} Once Shockwave was finally defeated, Ironhide witnessed the emergence of Megatron as an Autobot. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Ironhide attended the trial for the surrendered Megatron at [[Raskol Arena]], {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} where he witnessed a group of Decepticons unsuccessfully attempt to free their leader. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} After the trial was over, Ironhide remained on Cybertron to keep an eye on Starscream and aid [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] in taking care of Metroplex. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}
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===Forging a new future===
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As it turned out, Shockwave's machinations had led to the destruction of Gorlam Prime, contradicting Ironhide's vision of the future and shaking the conviction he had in it. He spent the next six months wandering the insides of the ancient Metroplex in hopes of finding answers to what it all meant. This gave him a fairly intimate knowledge of the city-bot's layout, which led Windblade to go to him for help when she was searching for the location of junction T134, to which power was being mysteriously diverted. While she was alone with the old soldier, Windblade—a newcomer to Cybertron and unsure who to trust—asked him for his opinion of Starscream, but Ironhide declined to answer, advising instead that she ask some of Starscream's fellow Decepticons to get a more accurate answer. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Windblade's continued investigation into the power diversion resulted in an attempt on her life; she believed Starscream was responsible, and while Ironhide wasn't as convinced, he helped her and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] dig up some more leads to solve the case. {{storylink|Windblade issue 2|Windblade vol. 1 #2}}

When Wheeljack recovered from injuries sustained during the battle of Iacon, Ironhide was present for his emergence from the stasis tube that healed him, but quickly slipped away. Wheeljack followed him out to the remains of Shockwave's [[Crystal City]] base, where Ironhide confided that he now felt lost and uncertain about everything ever since his vision had been proven untrue. Wheeljack tried to cheer him up by telling him ''no one'' knows what the future holds: that sense of uncertainty is just called "being alive". Soon after, Wheeljack set to work repairing Superion at Starscream's request, but he had Ironhide and Windblade watching his back. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

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Soon after, Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron to commemorate the anniversary of his receiving the Matrix, and Ironhide and Chromia had to step in to break up a street-fight when a gang of Decepticons attacked Prime and Windblade. The quartet then met with Wheeljack in Metroplex's space bridge chamber, where it was revealed that Starscream stood poised to use the Titan's now-active space bridge to make contact with the thirteen lost colony worlds, starting with Windblade and Chromia's homeworld, [[Caminus]]. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Starscream initiated contact with a scheme to place the Camiens in his debt; he secretly had [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] attack the planet so that he could send the Superion—restored by the [[Enigma of Combination]]—to save it. Suspecting Starscream's involvement, Ironhide and Chromia nonetheless pitched in to save Caminus, battling the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] combiner. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

After the threat had been put down, a slumbering Ironhide saw what appeared to be another vision of the future: of Cybertron, Caminus, and Earth all burning, with himself and Mirage in the middle of it all. Willing to discount it as a bad dream, Ironhide attended the ceremonies that formally established contact between Cybertron and Caminus, and led the first team the colony world to help in the relief effort. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Though initially skeptical of the Decepticons who volunteered to join the effort, Ironhide was pleasantly surprised to see them legitimately helping out. Chromia had harsher words, which prompted Ironhide to reveal that he knew that ''she'' had been the one responsible for the supposed attempt on Windblade's life—actually a scare tactic to try and convince her to leave Cybertron. Ironhide did not judge her for her actions, however; all 'bots make mistakes, he said, and he could see she looked up to Windblade the way he did Optimus. Their bonding moment was soon interrupted by the sudden appearance of Devastator—Prowl had gone rogue, and, still able to combine with the Constructicons, was determined to keep Cybertron and the colony worlds separate for fear that Starscream would use them to build an empire. Ironhide and the others all took on the giant, and their fight spilled back through the space bride to Cybertron, where Superion and Starscream's newest combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] defeated Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:CombinerWars5 see our mind.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|And taste the rainbow, while you're at it!]]
Ironhide retired to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam]]'s for a drink with Mirage and Sunstreaker, where all three buried the hatchet over their old animosities. Mirage, it transpired, had returned from ''Lost Light'' because he too had had a vision identical to Ironhide's, and Sunstreaker proposed that perhaps it ''not'' a vision, but a case of them somehow sharing "mindspace" with someone else, and seeing what this other party had planned for the future. The trio took their concerns to Prime, who was visiting the incarcerated Prowl, but arrived just as Prowl's contingency plan went into action: his agent, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], stole the Engima of Combination, and used it to merge Optimus, Prowl, Sunstreaker, Ironhide, and Mirage into a new combiner. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Within the mind of his new gestalt, Ironhide, Optimus, Mirage, and Sunstreaker united their way of thinking—their belief in the strength of individuals, and their refusal to accept Prowl's numbers-and-statistics view of the world—to shut out Prowl's control of their merged form. Declaring themselves [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], the combined Autobots subdued the renewed threat of Devastator—rebuilt by Starscream but now out of control—then separated so that Prowl could be arrested for his crimes. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

When contact with the second colony, [[Velocitron]], was established, Windblade recruited Ironhide for a mission to the planet. They materialized right in the path of one of Velocitron's huge moving cities, with the searing heat of the planet's sun burning up the landscape behind it. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} After making their way aboard the moving city, Ironhide and the others infiltrated the races and arranged for Blurr to make a spectacle before the audience, winning the race and drawing favor for an alliance with Cybertron. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}}

On [[Chosen One Day]], Ironhide, Wheeljack and their buddies thanked Starscream for the holiday by giving him their friendship "if only for one night!" {{storylink|Choose Me}}

When the Decepticons stormed the spacebridge chamber, Ironhide joined Chromia and Windblade in trying to retake control of the bridge. After Optimus Prime and the combiners joined suit, Ironhide bore witness to Prime traveling to Earth, annexing it into the Council of Worlds in order to ensure peace. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He joined Prime's forces in [[Shanghai]], where they battled Galvatron's Decepticons who were attempting to conquer the planet again. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[Joe Colton]] recalled Ironhide's early presence on Earth while discussing the Transformers' history on the planet. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

After returning to Cybertron, Ironhide established his own private security firm, [[I.H. Cybertronian Securities]]. When the Council began suspecting corruption among Starscream's [[Badgeless]] police, he was summoned to a Council session by [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] who suggested appointing him as a special prosecutor to investigate. He then headed off to Blurr's to deal with [[Drunkatron|an intoxicated Decepticon]], only for two Badgeless to take the drunk off his hands when he mentioned Swindle and gun him down him in an alley. {{storylink|07:00:00}} This led to widespread protests and calls for justice, and while Starscream wanted to meet the rioters with force, Ironhide shot down his idea and proposed his own: putting Ironhide himself in charge of the [[Cybertronian Security Force]] and allowing him to recruit ordinary citizens as a show of trust and openness. The Council agreed, and while Ironhide was initially met with anger when he appeared before the protesters and was even attacked by [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], a number of them did take him up on his offer. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} He trained the new recruits personally and was able to report to the Council that they were coming along nicely. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

When a new combiner, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], appeared and started tearing apart everything around him, Ironhide led his new forces against him. He was asked by Chromia to cripple Bruticus, but was forced to blow the combiner's head off when he threatened to kill Chromia. Chromia then confessed to having killed three Transformers after arriving on Cybertron and asked Ironhide to arrest her, which he reluctantly did. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}} Some time later, Sentinel Prime turned up alive and well and began shooting up the Decepticon ghetto, denouncing Ironhide as an Autobot traitor when he and his security forces met him in battle. They had little success fighting off the Prime and failed to stop him from entering Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Ironhide then assisted with relief efforts in the ghetto. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Ironhide was talking to Starscream about letting him safekeep the Enigma of Combination when the Council learned of the culmination of Sentinel Prime's plan—an army of undead Titans was approaching Cybertron. He ordered his forces to evacuate the civilian population before the Titans arrived, then took to the battlefield. {{storylink|Ping}} The battle went poorly, and he soon returned to organizing evacuation efforts, during which he encountered Chromia. She pleaded with him to get to Windblade and make sure she didn't do anything stupid, but he could not abandon his duties. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} From his post he witnessed Carcer transform into its robot mode, the Titan [[Vigilem]]. {{storylink|Rubicon}} After Cybertron was saved and things got back to normal, Ironhide was informed by Starscream that while the Combaticons were recovering, medical examinations suggested they could not be held responsible for their actions as Bruticus. {{storylink|The Price of You}}

==Notes==
[[File:NickRocheIronhideRevelation.jpg|thumb|]]
*The fact that the recovery of Ironhide was not actually shown in ''Devastation'' #6 was a bone of contention at the time, with some readers being confused as to whether they successfully managed it, although [[Simon Furman]] attributed not showing it to a simple lack of page space <ref>[https://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/all-this-and-devastation-6/#comment-3246 Simon Furman]: I realize stuff like getting Ironhide back got resolved off-panel, but it was an issue already bursting at the seams. Should have squeezed in a panel but it would have looked that way, ‘squeezed in’. It just didn’t seem to fit the outro to the issue, the way it panned out. Soon as I can, I’ll give you all a full update on Ironhide’s status/condition.</ref> As a result, [[Nick Roche]] drew the sketch to the right as an "insert" for ''[[Spotlight: Cyclonus]]'' to "fix" it.<ref>http://boards.idwpublishing.com/3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4140</ref>
**[[Guido Guidi]] would later cite the sketch as an "unintentional" influence for the way he drew Ironhide on [[:File:AHM_04_CoverA.jpg|Cover A of ''All Hail Megatron''#4]].<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/190938-all-hail-megatron-4-guidi-cover-post2386826.html</ref>
*Ironhide was actually [[Mike Costa]]'s ''second'' choice to kill off in "[[...For All Mankind]]". His original intention had been to kill ''Bumblebee'', believing it was the most shocking death he could do. [[Hasbro]] said "NO".<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref> Ultimately, Bumblebee would be killed off four years later, during the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" event story.

==References==
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Cybertronian Security Force

2017-09-19T18:53:53Z

Ayellowbirds:

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[[File:CSF_insignia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[https://twitter.com/SaraLePew/status/910207744707309570/photo/1 I don't see the resemblance,] [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|personally]].]]
Upon ascending to leadership of the unified post-war [[Republic of Cybertron]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] established the '''Cybertronian Security Force''' as Cybertron's law enforcement body. The CSF includes the [[Badgeless]], Starscream's secret police.

More recently in response to allegations of corruption, [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] took the reins of leadership of the CSF.

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Template:Factions/icons

2017-09-19T18:52:10Z

Ayellowbirds: adding CSF insignia

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[[Category:Meta templates]]
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Cybertronian Security Force

2017-09-19T18:43:04Z

Ayellowbirds: adding CSF insignia image

[[File:CSF_insignia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[https://twitter.com/SaraLePew/status/910207744707309570/photo/1 I don't see the resemblance,] [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|personally]].]]
Upon ascending to leadership of the unified post-war [[Republic of Cybertron]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] established the '''Cybertronian Security Force''' as Cybertron's law enforcement body. The CSF includes the [[Badgeless]], Starscream's secret police.

More recently in response to allegations of corruption, [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] took the reins of leadership of the CSF.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{stub}}

[[Category:Law enforcement]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Insignia

2017-09-19T18:38:11Z

Ayellowbirds: adding Post-War section, Cybertronian Security Force insignia

[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
One of the universals across all Transformers continuities has been the use of '''insignia''' to differentiate members of respective armies, and sometimes sub-factions within armies or even individuals. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

In ancient times, when the [[Knights of Cybertron]] left their home planet to spread civilization across the universe, they split into five clans, each bearing a distinct sigil. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} One of these sigils, a gear shaped one, was emblazoned between the planetary engines on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} In modern times, a group of extremely shady 'bots used the gear symbol as their own brand. {{storylink|Animals}} {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} Skids "saw" the symbol during his brief trip through Tyrest's jerry-rigged Space Bridge, {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} though the knowledge quickly faded from his mind soon after. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Thunderclash drew the symbol on a map to Cyberutopia {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} as did Rodimus. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} Grimlock also drew the symbol on the door of his room on the Weak Anthrophic Principle, along with the words "PREPARE - CONFRONT - REPEL". {{storylink|Animals}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

When [[Galva Convoy]] made it clear he was no longer obeying the Builder Assembly, Knock Out noted he bored a different insignia from the Maximal one he'd had previously, one representing the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. {{storylink|Derailment}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|-
![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[Autobot]]
|''It seems likely that in the real world, the Autobot symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s toy's head. In the Marvel Comics continuity, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[Decepticon]]
|''It seems likely that in the real world, the Decepticon symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s toy's head. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
</gallery>

===Post-War===
<gallery>
File:CSF_insignia.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Security Force]]''' ''Insignia used by the CSF under the administration of Ironhide, after whom it was designed.'' {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}
</gallery>

===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blentron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File:Auto-g2.png|'''Autobot''' ''The G2 Autobot symbol seems clearly based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. In the Marvel Comics continuity this change may have occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File:Con-g2.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G2 Decepticon symbol seems to be a stylized, updated G1 Decepticon symbol. Bludgeon's Decepticons adopted this symbol around 1991, apparently unaware it was also being used by the Cybertronian Empire that they would soon encounter.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|'''[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]''' ''Worn by Tarantulus drones in [[Optimal Situation]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blentron red.png|'''[[Blentron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
</gallery>

===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
</gallery>

==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
</gallery>

===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''
File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
</gallery>

===Age of Extinction===
<gallery>
File:CemeteryWind.png|'''[[Cemetery Wind]]''' ''Cemetery Wind's faction symbol as seen in "[[Ask Vector Prime]]".''
</gallery>

===The Last Knight===
<gallery>
File:Decepticon_Knights.jpg|''Decepticon "Knights" symbol seen on the Decepticon Flag in promotional material.''
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Evil Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Evil Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Evil Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Heroic Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Heroic Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Animated==
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File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon|Stunticon]]''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
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File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
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File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
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==Disney Label==
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File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
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==Aligned==
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File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
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==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
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File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
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==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
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==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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==Files==
*[[:File:Transformers Symbols.ttf|Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

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Slide

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:''Slide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Slide cardart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wearing white after Labor Day ''and'' while carrying around hundreds of gallons of oil?]]

When you're as cool as '''Slide''', everything looks easy. When the heat is on, the trick is to not let them see you sweat. He glides effortlessly from task to task with a quick wit and a laid-back charm. When he's in [[robot mode]], he can deploy a frictionless gel from his feet, which allows him to easily glide across any surface.

Sure, his attitude might make his squadmates think that he's just an unmotivated slacker, but his [[combiner]] partner [[Oiler]] knows that Slide doesn't want the other members of the [[Metro Squad]] to know how much he cares. Keep it cool, boy. Real cool.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #6</ref>

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==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Slide and her<ref> [https://twitter.com/Golby_mkII/status/811989543322693632 Tweet by artist Kei Zama] </ref> [[twin]] brother Oiler were [[Devisiun|Devisien]]s who joined the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]] after the [[Ore-13]] crisis. The twins were excited to be working alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], and like the other recently-arrived colonists they began wearing [[mouthplate]]s to emulate Optimus, who they percieved as a [[Prime (rank)|holy figure]].

The new recruits got their first taste of real action when they were sent to [[Mexico City]] with [[Aileron]] in the hopes of locating a cache of recovered Cybertronian technology. They discovered that an anti-Transformer mob had set up a protest that had quickly turned into a riot. When a human protester shot [[Midnight Express]] with a weapon of Cybertronian origin, Optimus summoned reinforcements. While [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]], and [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] saved the day, the new meat watched in awe. Back aboard [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Autobot City]], the assembled colonists continued to laud the myriad deeds of Optimus; their combined hero-worship managed to annoy even Aileron. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Slide.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Oiler slams on the brakes, cuts Slide loose, and lets him go hurtling toward the enemy to explode in their midst. They're the Crack Suicide Combiner Squad!]]
* '''Micromaster Combiner Metro Squad''' (1990)

: Slide transforms into a white tanker trailer that is intended to be the rear half of a blue and white tanker truck that he forms with his combiner partner [[Oiler]]. He can, of course, combine with any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] to form a new vehicle, as well as connect to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]]. Slide was only available in a six-pack with his squadmates Oiler, [[Power Run]], [[Roadburner]], [[Strikedown]], and [[Wheel Blaze]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Slide/slide.htm More information on Slide at TFU.info]''

===Return of Convoy===
*'''Fire Tanker W Team''' (Micro Trailer W Team, 1991)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-365'''
**''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #5

: In Japan, Slide came as part of the [[Fire Tanker W Team]] with Oiler, Wheelblaze, and Roadburner. All four components were identical to their [[Hasbro]] releases. The group also came with [[Micro Trailer]] #5.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slide''' (スライド ''Suraido'')
*''French:'' '''Glisseur'''
*''Italian:'' '''Quazar'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

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Insecticon (G1)

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:''The Insecticons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Insecticons.jpg|500px|thumb|Not to be confused with the Incesticons, who we don't talk about.]]
The '''Insecticons''' are a group of insectoid troublemakers that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] trusts as far as he can throw [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The Insecticons also display a wide array of unique abilities including eating both organic and inorganic matter for energy, creating [[Insecticon clone|clones of themselves]], weather control, and [[cerebro-shell]]s.

*The most commonly-seen group of Insecticons includes:
**[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (usually the trio's leader)
**[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
**[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]

:Named clones of this group include [[Salvo]], [[Shothole]], and [[Zaptrap (G1)|Zaptrap]].

*A second Insecticon team includes:
**[[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (team leader)
**[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
**[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
**[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]

*Another group of Insecticons includes:
**[[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]]
**[[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]]
**the [[Virulent Clone]]s

A failed batch of Insecticons became known as [[Insecticon swarm|the Swarm]]. A lone member of the Swarm was domesticated and given the name [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:PlagueInsecticons Insecticon lair.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Now I passed up all the chain franchise joints on Hamburger Row, and stopped at a little greasy spoon place I always eat at, called EAT.]]
Individualistic, greedy, and arrogant, the Insecticons consider themselves a species unto themselves and have only a tentative on-again/off-again alliance with the main Decepticon forces, mainly when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] can bribe them with the [[energon]] they need to maintain their [[Insecticon clone|clone hordes]].

Shrapnel, Kickback, and Bombshell arrived on Earth in an escape pod millions of years ago. Landing in [[Demon Swamp|a swamp]], their [[idento-computer]]s gave them new [[alternate mode]]s based on local insects. Eventually their food-raiding activities attracted the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons, the latter approaching them with offers of alliance and shared purpose.

Reunited with their Decepticon comrades, the three warriors happily accepted an alliance, driving off the Autobots and participating in a raid on an oil refinery. They displayed the full range of their powers... as well as their willingness to clear out as soon as the tide of battle turned against the Decepticons. Devouring a batch of [[energon cube]]s, they abandoned the fight, prompting Megatron to pursue them into the distance, swearing vengeance. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You wanna know where paradise lies, I call it two triple cheeseburger, side order fries.]]
The Insecticons somehow survived, and were in the area when Megatron decided to pursue the [[electro-cell]]s. The Insecticons aided the Decepticons in battle... and received a measly three energon cubes as a reward. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] took advantage of their discontent, stealing the cubes and leaving a Decepticon insignia in their place. Soon, the Insecticons attacked the Decepticons in retribution. Mirage was injured in the battle, and cerebro-shelled into being an Insecticon slave. Megatron and Bombshell eventually worked out Mirage's deception, and used him to lure several Autobots into a trap. When the battle turned against them, Megatron destroyed the electro-cells, resulting in massive explosions which convinced the Insecticons to flee into the distance. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

In an unusual instance of an Insecticon working solo, Bombshell joined Megatron's forces after they had captured the human-made [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] robot. He performed brain work on the robot to turn it into a Decepticon ally, and was quite impressed with its abilities. He later participated in a battle with the Autobots over the [[World Energy Chip]]. When Starscream disabled Nightbird with an energy blast to the back, Bombshell joined Megatron and the Decepticons in pursuing Starscream into the distance. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Insecticon swarm.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Well don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan, so EAT IT, just EAT IT.]]
The Insecticons had been devouring trees in a National Park, prompting the Autobots to investigate. Megatron and his troops arrived in time to observe as the trio defeated [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. Megatron approached them and proposed a temporary alliance to capture the data storage facility at [[Iron Mountain]]. As a reward, the Insecticons were first allowed to feast on the [[Nova Power Core]], which allowed them to grow to great size and power. Quickly seizing the initiative, they cerebro-shelled [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], taking control of him. Through him they learned of Megatron's plan to dispose of them after Iron Mountain's data was secure. Thus they covertly cerebro-shelled the rest of the Decepticons; when Megatron emerged from Iron Mountain, he found himself facing the guns of his own troops. The Autobots, meanwhile, had discovered that the Nova Power Core was unstable and would eventually cause the Insecticons to explode. They developed an antidote, and allied with Megatron to deliver it into the Insecticons. Bombshell and Kickback were cured and returned to their normal size, but Shrapnel exploded before the antidote could take full effect. The explosion also released the Decepticons from Bombshell's control. Bombshell was able to instantly reconstruct Shrapnel's shattered pieces. With an infuriated Megatron in hot pursuit, the Insecticons fled into the distance. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Insecticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm a hungry man, till somebody feeds me / my appetite is large, 'cause me so hungry!]]
The Insecticons went on a cloning spree, creating thousands of clones and raiding farmland to harvest energy. After driving off an Autobot attack led by [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], the Insecticons and their clone hordes flew to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] for energy processing. Megatron gave them their cut, consisting of three ''tiny'' energon cubes, while privately processing scads of full-sized cubes behind the scenes.

{{quote|Our friend Megatron's in trouble.}}
{{quote|If I weren't so ''hungry'' I'd stop to help him out! Haww haw haw!|Kickback and Bombshell}}

[[File:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Kickback drags Bombshell home after a trip to an all-you-can-eat buffet]]
When the Autobots acquired a [[robotic insecticide]] to deal with the swarm, Megatron sent [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] to warn his erstwhile allies, but the Insecticons suspected that they were being deceived, and instead flew directly to the valley where the insecticide (along with the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]), lay stranded. They gleefully ignored Megatron's Decepticons, who were being overwhelmed by the Autobots, and instead turned their attention to a delicious-looking forest, which Megatron was ''clearly'' trying to hoard for himself. Flying into the "forest", the Insecticons quickly discovered that it consisted of ravenous [[Morphobot]]s, which promptly devoured the entire Insecticon army. Only the three originals escaped unharmed, though just barely; they fled, flying away into the distance. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Another horde of Insecticon clones was ravaging a city when the Autobots rolled into town. After the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] evacuated the city, the Autobots blasted the clones to scrap. When the Autobots attempted to seize control of the [[space bridge]], Megatron had the Insecticons steal the bridge's control module. Later, faced with an Earth-destroying crisis that required cooperation with the Autobots as well as a trip to Cybertron, the Autobots and Decepticons tracked the Insecticons down to a parking garage. Shrapnel panicked at the sight of Megatron; the trio transformed and burrowed into the ground, leaving the control module behind and fleeing into the... ground. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:TFTM RundownShrapnel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Sometimes you're the windshield, baby. Sometimes you're the bug.]]
[[File:TFTM Insecticons dumped.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Jettison Weight, Step 1: Remove those who eat the most]]
At some point, the Insecticons appeared to have joined Megatron's regular forces; they were on Cybertron after he conquered the planet, and joined in the raid on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], where they ate a lot of doors and armor, and got bashed around and run over quite a bit.

After the [[Battle of Autobot City]], the three Insecticons found themselves battered and broken, and on the wrong end of the "weight" jettisoned from [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. All three appeared to be reformatted by [[Unicron]] into new bodies, though Shrapnel later menaced [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Kickback and Shrapnel were among the Decepticons seen struggling for energon on Chaar after the destruction of Unicron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Later, all three Insecticons were among the Decepticons on Earth who assisted [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in his assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They got flattened by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

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====Japanese Generation 1 continuity family====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comics=====
The Insecticons took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]] that attracted the attention of the Autobots. The [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]] responded, but the attack turned out to be an ambush as the Insecticons trapped the Autobots in a volcanic crater. Luckily, the Four-Wheel Drive Corps was able to "combine" and perform the fearsome "Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|issue #3}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
Bombshell's cerebro-shell technology was combined with [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]] to create a new form of brainwashing. Using this technique, Starscream's Decepticons and their human allies the [[Concurrence]] infiltrated the Binaltech Project to steal the advanced bodies planned for the Autobots for themselves. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

=====Wars manga=====
Somewhere beyond the year 2025, Kickback piloted the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' to extract [[Metrobomb]] after he'd stolen vital secrets from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Before he and Metrobomb could escape, however, a manipulator arm from Metroplex caught the ship and used an energy surge to fry the stolen data. {{storylink|Metrowars 2}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars attacks the insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|"...If there's anyone here who can beat the Martians at a pie-eating contest, it's us, us..."]]
Shrapnel, Kickback, and Bombshell were among the Decepticon forces who formed an alliance with the Autobots during a [[Martian]] invasion. They saved [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] from some of the Martians' giant ants. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Insecticons were among the few allies [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In a strange 'amalgam' universe created by the machinations of [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]], the Insecticons were replaced by several [[Renegade]]s during the events of the [[Unicron War]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
The Decepticon warriors Bombshell, Shrapnel, Kickback, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] were seemingly high-ranking officers under the command of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], Lord High Governor of [[Polyhex]]. Shrapnel served as Straxus's Executive Officer, and was presented as a cruel, sadistic being, with no notable sign of a speech impediment. It was he that supervised the technicians who received—and eventually decoded—a transmission from [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] on [[Earth]], and later he who was given the distinctly thankless task of assisting Straxus in the management of the [[space bridge]] project.

The six appeared to serve as [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]'s security in some fashion, since Shrapnel personally captured the [[Autobot]] [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and brought him to Straxus—and, later, after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] had been deliberately taken prisoner, it was Shrapnel who brought him before the tyrant in the space bridge construction hangar—only to be assaulted by a less-than-grateful Decepticon leader. Later, all six were observed flying into battle against Autobot intruders. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Kickback target 2006.jpg|thumb|left|170px]]
At this point, the Insecticon trio transformed into forms which appeared to very closely resemble their later Earthen modes—albeit without any visible shifting of mass (i.e. Shrapnel is still the same size as in his robotic mode, as evidenced when he seizes hold of Scrounge). ''Later, during the attempt to assassinate [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] (itself in reality bait for the [[Wrecker]]s' [[Operation: Volcano]]), Kickback does apparently reduce in size, so it's possible that the Insecticons already have this ability, but that it is optional, in the same way that Soundwave appears able to decide on a whim what size he wishes his alt mode to be on any given day.''

''After the fall of Darkmount and the crippling of Straxus, the trio continued to be influential figures in the Cybertronian Decepticon Army, and were part of a battle unit regarded by the Autobots as being some of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers]]—specifically, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], and [[Macabre]]—so much so, in fact, that Emirate Xaaron planned the dangerous Operation: Volcano to lure them into a deadly trap, believing that the extermination of this group would deliver a great psychological blow for the Resistance.''

''Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on one's allegiance, after [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] had tricked a doomed [[Autobot traitor]] into passing on fake information to a typically murderous Shrapnel, Operation: Volcano began to fall apart as a result of events on Earth. First, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was removed from the Wreckers' strike force to travel to Earth, and second, after Kickback had completed reconnaissance, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] himself contacted the Decepticon attack group and ordered the Insecticons to report to Earth—immediately. Unwilling to risk disobeying Megatron, everyone but Macabre returned to Polyhex.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Significantly, during these events, the trio are twice referred to as Insecticons by name, suggesting both that Cybertron does possess insect life, and that their forms are indeed already based upon it—an implication absent in the US strip.''

[[File:Bombshell marvel-21.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb]]
The three Insecticons were sent to Earth via a repaired or rebuilt space bridge, where they fell under the command of Megatron, who altered them ''making minor modifications'' in order to allow them to transform into the likenesses of ''Earthside'' insects. Megatron intended to make use of the space bridge to revitalise Cybertron, by connecting a vast drilling pipe transdimensionally between Earth and a massive turbine and generator complex constructed on Cybertron, and drilling through Hoover Dam to do it. To this end, he utilised the Insecticons' unique talents—Bombshell used one of his Cerebro-shells to take the mind of one of the Dam's technical staff, [[Ricky Vasquez]], Shrapnel's electrical powers were used to remote-operate the Dam's electrical machinery, and Kickback... kicked a door down.

[[File:Shrapnel aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
When the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] on their first mission intervened, both the Insecticons and their three Strike Plane comrades, also having travelled to Earth, fared badly against them. Shrapnel's antennae were twisted, courtesy of [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'s torque rifle, and ultimately Ricky Vasquez's free will and love of his daughter were enough to allow him to overcome Bombshell's cerebro-shell entirely, pulling Megatron's trigger and destroying the drill. Battered, Shrapnel and Kickback somewhat unceremoniously carried a still fulminating Megatron off into the distance. Meanwhile, however, Bombshell, having seen an opportunity in his small insect-size, attached himself to the Aerialbot leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and returned with him to the Ark in secret. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

Bombshell planted a cerebro-shell in the head of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], current head of the Earthbound Autobots. The shell failed to take full effect for unknown reasons, but ''did'' permit Megatron and Soundwave to tap into and monitor Optimus' thoughts—including the Creation Matrix. Thus, Bombshell was indirectly responsible for Megatron being able to give life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], and presumably (though it is never stated) the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] as well. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

The point at which he left the Ark is unknown, but the trio continued to make sporadic appearances amongst the Decepticon forces until the [[Underbase Saga]]. Shrapnel notably used his electrical powers to remote-control the bridge of a cargo ship at one point, but beyond that, the trio seem to have faded into the background. Although not shown being deactivated or destroyed by [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] during this conflict, they were still never seen again. They may have been taken out of action at this point, or possibly during the preceding inter-faction fighting. It is also possible that they simply chose to lie low for a while.

''The Insecticons Chop Shop and Venom, although not specifically identified as Insecticons at any point in this continuity, were part of the Decepticons' original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], which was sent to Earth in fragile alliance with the Wreckers to hunt down and destroy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in late 1988-early 1989. Predictably, few of either group survived the encounter with the future Decepticon, and these Insecticons were apparently slaughtered—either by Galvatron or by the clone of Megatron with whom he had formed an alliance. As the story never presents a full roster of the Mayhem Attack Squad, it is possible that Ransack and Barrage were also members, but the numbers given make it impossible for them to have been also present and killed off-panel.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

During one alternate future, Shrapnel and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] attempted to kill [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] on the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] in the year [[2006]],{{storylink|The Final Battle!}} ''but this particular timeline was rewritten when Galvatron time-travelled back to 1987 to escape [[Hot Rod/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Om nom nom.]]
The three original Insecticons were among the Decepticons recruited—and possibly reactivated—by Megatron on Earth during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] there, while Optimus Prime was focused on the approaching threat of Unicron. Although initially loyal to Megatron, they were bested in combat by Starscream—then theoretically under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command—when he infiltrated Megatron's base. Starscream subdued the trio using an electrically charged flyswat known as a [[rustbug hoop]]—thereby proving the existence of [[Rustbug|Cybertronian insect life]]—and more or less blackmailed them into joining forces with himself and Soundwave in their plans to reunite both Earthbound Decepticon factions by disposing of Megatron and Shockwave and taking their place. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

Bombshell's cerebro-shells, now apparently grown somewhat more reliable, were used at least twice during this period—once to drive the Aerialbot gestalt [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] into running amok, {{storylink|Inside Story!}} and later to rewrite the memories of journalist [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]], ensuring the continued success of Soundwave and Starscream's smear campaign against the Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Soundwave Insecticons.jpeg|upright=0.95|thumb]]
Twenty-one years after the regeneration of Cybertron, Soundwave ordered [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]] to assassinate the insurgents [[Windrazor (G2)|Windrazor]], [[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]], [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] and [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]], who were holed up in a [[Kalis]] weapons-decommissioning depot, threatening to detonate a clutch of reclaimed warheads. The Insecticons executed their mission with ease but were surprised in turn by the arrival of the "all-new, all-cuddly" [[Wrecker]]s, who quickly restrained them inside a [[detention-sphere]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Bombshell kickback shrapnel soundwave ravage war within 1-2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback, along with Soundwave and Ravage, were sent by Megatron to assassinate the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} They failed when Optimus royally kicked their asses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} In their Cybertronian modes, Shrapnel transformed into a jet, and while the others were not seen to transform, Bombshell appeared to have the parts to become a tank while Kickback looked to possibly transform into a type of dragster. The remaining Insecticons caused terror throughout Cybertron and joined Shockwave's attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Chop Shop was seen to transform into a wheeled vehicle (with pincers) while Venom became a jet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

[[File:DestinedforNothing DeluxeInsecticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth.]]
During the [[Dark Ages]], the Insecticons split among the Decepticon splinter groups. Venom, Chop Shop, Ransack and Barrage joined the [[Ultracon]]s, {{storylink|Escalation}} while Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback remained with the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Although the Decepticon forces were eventually reunited, {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} the former Ultracon Insecticons were reduced to vampirism, capturing [[Micromaster]]s and draining them of [[energon]]. By this point, they looked to transform into their Earthen modes somehow. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

Meanwhile, Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback sent to [[Earth]] by Shockwave after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crash-landed on the planet. They were to guide Earth's development and prepare it for conquest (real logical choice there, Shockwave) but were followed by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]]. We're not entirely sure of the sequence of events, but it appears that the Insecticons played dead until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] got bored and wandered off. It's assumed they gained their insect forms around this time. {{storylink|Extermination}}

In the present day, after the fall of Shockwave's regime on Cybertron, {{storylink|War and Peace}} the Earthen Insecticons resurfaced in [[San Desto]], taking control of the town and growing an army of Insecticon clones. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} A team of Autobots assisted by the [[Earth Defense Command]] managed to defeat them. {{storylink|Extermination}}

===Descent into Evil===
The remnants of the Insecticons had been widely dispersed, apparently lacking access to their cloning abilities. The Decepticon general [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]], seeking to provide the [[Decepticon/Predacon Alliance]] with the means to return the balance of power to their favor, established a research facility on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. In this lab, the surviving Insecticons Buzzclaw and Dirge were analyzed, and their genetic cloning ability unlocked once more. The resultant [[Virulent Clone]]s fought against an Autobot team sent to destroy the base, but were ultimately destroyed along with their base, and possibly Buzzclaw. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
Kickback was seen among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s troops as they waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field to run out of power so they could capture the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

When a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members were sent to a dark future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, they were attacked by a swarm of Insecticon clones. [[Dreadnok|Torch]] managed to deactivate them using an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] grenade. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Later in the normal timeline, Shrapnel, Venom, Ransack and Barrage were seen under [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s command, fighting back against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Bombshell beachcomber spotlight blaster.jpg|130px|thumb]]
Kickback was around at the dawn of the [[Decepticon]] movement. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} A thing called Bombshell was used years and years ago by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] to brainwash [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. The Autobots do not appear to have been familiar with Bombshell's existence. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

During the war, Venom, Barrage and Chop Shop hunted for the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command, {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} while Ransack was stationed elsewhere. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sixshot}}

[[File:AllHailMegatron8-Insecticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Years and years later, Insecticons were created on Cybertron in great numbers. However, the vast majority of them were failures, with only three fully functional individuals; Shrapnel and... Kickback and Bombshell. Er. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The rest, dubbed "[[Insecticon swarm|The Swarm]]" were left on the planet when it was abandoned. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Shortly after their birth, the Insecticons joined the Decepticon force on Earth, taking part in both the defeat of the Autobot forces there, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} the conquest of New York, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} and having to listen to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] waffle. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} Assaulting [[Beijing]] with Skywarp and Thundercracker, they quickly agitated Skywarp by telling him the Seekers were no longer the elite warriors of the Decepticons, replaced by newer warriors, like the Constructicons. This nearly caused Skywarp, and by proxy Thundercracker, to attack them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

In New York, the Insecticons were later approached by Starscream, who recruited them for his plan to overthrow Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When they acted on this betrayal, however, Megatron defeated all three of them with little effort. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The Insecticons would then find themselves in a battle with European military and the returning Autobots, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} ending with the defeat of Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} Starscream then took control and retreated from Earth onboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with a bunch of his troops, including the Insecticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

[[File:Needlenose kickback shrapnel all his engines.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Man, Kickback and Shrapnel are letting just anybody join the Insecticons these days.]]
Starscream's Decepticons would next find themselves living on a desolate asteroid base, running low on fuel while their leader did absolutely nothing for several years. Shrapnel and Kickback were seen actively participating in cannibalism, killing [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and stealing his parts. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Bombshell and Shrapnel later unsuccessfully tried to defend the base from [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]]'s infiltration. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} Once Megatron was back in command, he summoned the Insecticons and his other troops to Cybertron, where [[D-Void]] brainwashed them into serving as components of the "[[Deceptigod]]". {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

[[File:Prowl Bombshell Devisive.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Following the defeat of the monster and the repopulation of Cybertron, the war was considered over and the Decepticons, including Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Ransack, ended up having to work for the Autobots. {{storylink|Stick Together}} {{storylink|City on Fire}} Bombshell was a major player in Megatron's new plan to conquer Cybertron, using his cerebro-shells to take control of [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and create a new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Devisive}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} He was then killed by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] during the ensuing battle over the planet. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Meanwhile, in space, Venom, Barrage, and Chop Shop became members of [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunter]]s, {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} and were later joined by Ransack. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

{{note|Several insect-themed Decepticons, including [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], "[[Titan Hunter#Lockdown's team|V3]]", and "[[Titan Hunter#Lockdown's team|Den-O]]", have been seen serving alongside the Deluxe Insecticons during their titan hunts, but have not been confirmed to be Insecticons.}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 Insecticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Kickback, Bombshell and Shrapnel fought the Autobots on Earth in ancient times, then went into stasis to avoid an Ice Age and didn't wake up until the 19th century. They fell under the command of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} In order to get [[Tobias Muldoon]] the funding he needed to build the Decepticons a base, Starscream sent the Insecticons to rob a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint. Taking on a [[Insectrain|combined train mode]], they knocked the train off the rails and stole the money, although they didn't see the value in [[Gold|weak metal]] and sheets of paper. They delivered the stolen property to Starscream and Muldoon the following morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} The Insecticons were later seen aiding in the construction of more Decepticons, including the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], in preparation of the Decepticons' master plan. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Targetmasters-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The Insecticon trio of Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel worked for Megatron as bounty hunters, and captured some of the recently arrived [[human]]s of [[G.I. Joe]]. Other Insecticons lived underground; when Cybertron transformed into [[Primus]], they fled the sub-levels in a mass migration. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}}

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==Commercial appearances==
Shrapnel, Bombshell and Kickback led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===Transformers Legends===
Kickback, Hardshell, and Sharpshot rebelled from Megatron's rule and began consuming GM crops. Their imminent clone army threatened to spell doom for Earth until their plan was foiled by an alliance of Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} Venom, Barrage, and Chop Shop attempted to thwart the secret Autobot commando unit known as the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]]. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} Sharpshot, Hardshell, and Kickback attacked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] after the Autobot commander brought [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to Earth. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Cyberforming.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}
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==Toys==
[[File:G1Shrapnel toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Shrapnel, Shrapnel]]
===Generation 1===
*'''Insecticons''' (1985)
**[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
**[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
**[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]

:The Insecticons were sold in small boxed packages at the $6 price point in 1985 and 1986. They are [[Diaclone]]-origin toys, retaining the vestigial "cockpits" common to such toys. They are decorated in a standard color scheme dominated by black, with purple, yellow, and silver chrome hightlights.
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{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[File:G1 barrage toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Barrage]]
*'''Deluxe Insecticons''' (1985)
**[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
**[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
**[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
**[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]

:The four Deluxe Insecticons were originally designed by [[Takatoku Toys]] for the ''Armored Insect Battalion Beetras'' (機甲虫隊ビートラス) toyline, likely explaining their near-total absence from vintage Generation 1 fiction. They feature larger size and greater complexity than the standard Insecticons. Their color scheme is not unified.

[[File:G1-toy BombshellAM.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Action Master Bombshell]]
*'''Decoys''' (1987)
**Bombshell
**Kickback
**Shrapnel

*'''Action Masters''' (1990)
**Bombshell

*'''e-HOBBY''' (2004)
**[[Salvo]]
**[[Shothole]]
**[[Zaptrap]]

:[[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[redeco]]s of Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel, respectively.

===Timelines===
[[File:VirulentClonestimelines.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Virulent Clone]]

*'''Descent into Evil''' (2005)
**[[Buzzclaw (G1)|Buzzclaw]]
**[[Dirge (Timelines)|Dirge]]

*'''Convention attendee bonus toys''' (2005)
**[[Virulent Clone]]

:All the Timelines Insecticons are redecos of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]] mold, manufactured for [[BotCon 2005]].

===Universe (2008)===
*'''Insecticons''' (Commemorative Edition three-pack, 2009)

:Includes the Insecticons Hardshell, Kickback, and Sharpshot. These are reissues of the original Insecticons Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel.

===Generations===
Notably, all three of the original Insecticons received new toys under the ''[[Transformers: Generations]]'' branding, all of them as part of the Legends Class [[size class|price point]]. However, each of them was released under a different [[subline imprint]], each incorporating that subline's [[gimmick]] for the Legends Class. In addition, one of the Deluxe Insecticons received two different toys as well.

====Thrilling 30====
*'''Megatron & Chop Shop''' (Legends Class two-pack, 2013)

: A small companion figure for the Legends Class figure of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GenerationsLegends|Megatron]] released under the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' subline imprint, [[Chop Shop (G1)#Generations|Chop Shop]] features a minimal transformation (he basically transforms into a stag beetle by lying down on the ground). He also features a [[5mm post|5mm handle]] in his chest that allows Megatron (or any other figure with hands supporting 5mm handles) to hold him in insect mode and use him as a claw. On top of that, he can be transformed into a mine plow that can be attached to the front end of Megatron's tank mode.
[[File:Generationstoy-SkrapnelReflector.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|One letter away from his original name, name.]]
*'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class two-pack, 2014)

: A Legends Class figure of "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]]" (so named for [[trademark]] purposes, just like the figure from the ''Platinum Edition'' set listed above) released under the ''Thrilling 30'' subline imprint, including a small figure of [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]] that can be used by Skrapnel (or any other figure with hands supporting 5mm handles) not only in camera mode, but also in an additional weapon mode. Additionally, Reflector can also be mounted on Skrapnel's back in insect mode.

*'''Acid Storm & Venin''' (Legends Class two-pack, 2014)

: Available as a companion figure for the Legends Class figure of [[Acid Storm#Generations|Acid Storm]], [[Venin#Generations|Venin]] is a redeco of [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]], the companion figure for ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#GenLegends|Starscream]]. Originally intended as the Insecticon [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] back when Acid Storm was still intended to be [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLegends|Thundercracker]], he was eventually given both a color and name change. Like Waspinator, Venin transforms (barely) into a wasp and into a weapon that can be held by Acid Storm (or any other figure with hands supporting 5mm handles). Venin himself sports hands that can hold [[C joint|3mm handles]].

====Platinum Edition====
*'''Insecticons''' (Platinum Edition three-pack, 2015)

:The original Insecticons were once again reissued for the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' 3-pack, under the ''Generations'' line. Each figure comes with an extra Energon Cube accessory. Shrapnel is now named "Skrapnel", whereas Bombshell got his original name back, albeit with an "Insecticon" prefix.

====Combiner Wars====
[[File:Generationstoy-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Cerebro shells not included.]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Legends Class, 2014)

: A Legends Class figure of [[Bombshell (G1)#Generations|Bombshell]] (simply named "Bombshell" again, without a prefix unlike the figure from the ''Platinum Edition'' set listed above) released under the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline imprint. In addition to his robot and insect modes, he also sports additional [[5mm post|5mm handles]] that allow him to be held by [[combiner]] figures (or any other figure with hands supporting 5mm handles) in what's presumed to be a third "weapon mode", although such a mode is not officially depicted in the [[instructions]] or any of the [[stock photography|stock photo]]s for the figure. Bombshell's purple plastic color does not match up with Skrapnel's, and on top of that, he features orange instead of yellow [[paint operation]]s.

*'''Chop Shop''' (Legends Class, 2015)

: A redeco (and minor retool) of ''Thrilling 30'' Skrapnel sporting a new head sculpt, resembling the Deluxe Insecticon [[Chop Shop (G1)#CombinerWars|Chop Shop]]. Unlike with Skrapnel, no companion figure was included.

====Titans Return====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Completing the set.]]
*'''Kickback''' (Legends Class, 2016?)

: A Legends Class figure of [[Kickback (G1)#Generations|Kickback]] released under the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline imprint. He features a cockpit that can house a [[Titan Master]] figure, similar to the original ''Generation 1'' figure's cockpit originally designed for ''[[Diaclone]]'' pilots. Kickback's colors are once again different from ''Thrilling 30'' Skrapnel and ''Combiner Wars'' Bombshell; notably, his yellow parts are made out of translucent plastic.

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==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The mind is his playpen, and now he's IN the playpen.]]
*'''[[Hot Rod/toys|Rodimus]] vs. Insecticon''' (Shrapnel, renamed due to trademark issues) (2007)
*'''[[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]] vs. Kickback''' (2008)
*'''Perceptor vs. Hardshell''' (Bombshell, renamed due to trademark issues) (2008)
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==Notes==
*The exact meaning of the scene explaining the Insecticons' origin in the cartoon is not clear. Megatron says that the Insecticons' escape pod was launched "before [[Nemesis (G1)|our own ship]] crashed here millions of years ago". One might reasonably take this to mean that the Insecticons were aboard Megatron's ship; however, upon meeting Megatron a few scenes later, Shrapnel says to him "I don't know you", implying that they weren't aboard Megatron's ship. The summary of the episode in the [[production bible]] clarifies this, saying the pod "... was originally part of the Decepticon spacecraft that jettisoned away just before the Autobots and Decepticons crash landed on Earth".<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#072 Transformers Production Bible at Tfarchive.com]</ref> Guess Shrapnel was feeling conveniently forgetful-forgetful that day.
*The Insecticons' appearances in both ''The Movie'' and season 3 are the subject of much fan debate. In most cases, the Insecticons were specifically called for, by name, in the episode scripts, while conversely, the script for the movie did ''not'' specifically call for them to be recreated by Unicron, indicating that in actuality, it is the movie, rather than all subsequent material, that was at fault in its depiction of the fates of the characters. In attempt to make some sense of things, many fans turn to the Insecticons' cloning abilities for a possible explanation, suggesting it was either clones that were transformed, or clones that were seen later. Neither theory really works: only the original three Insecticons were seen during the battle at Autobot City, and the Insecticon clones had never before displayed any sentience (as did the Insecticons on Astrotrain prior to being jettisoned, and the Insecticons that were shown later on). The idea does provide a cute [[fanon]] explanation for the seemingly-endless supply of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, though.
[[File:Beet-Papil.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Kickback would totally mack that.]]
*According to the data unlocked with their [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]], the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] have a connection to the Insecticons. What this connection is, however, is unknown.
*A fifth transforming robot insect, called Beet-Papil, was featured in the fiction surrounding [[Takatoku Toys|Takatoku]]'s ''Beetras'' toyline. Whether Takatoku ever meant to make Beet-Papil as a toy is uncertain, particularly since the line came out shortly before the company's demise. In addition to her, a transforming butterfly and firefly can be seen in some of the Beetras merchandise<ref>[http://diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/beet7/index.html Beetras butterfly and firefly.]</ref> and designs for a transforming bee figure were found among a cache of Beetras concept art.<ref>[http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,163228 Beetras concept art.]</ref> Whether these would also have gotten toys had the company not bankrupted is unknown.
*Given that every insectformer in Generation 1 is an Insecticon, it is perhaps interesting that one of the [[Micromaster]] [[Satellite Penitentiary inmates]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]] appears to have an insect altmode.
*The command structure of the Insecticons is a little... difficult to work out. Venom is supposedly the overall leader, yet has never appeared fictionally in charge of the group. Shrapnel seemed in charge in early cartoon appearances, and is confirmed as the leader of the trio in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity]]. However, Bombshell seemed to take over the role as the cartoon progressed (he was easily given the most focus, a trait usually reserved for sub-group commanders); in Dreamwave it is suggested he is trying to take control away from Shrapnel and he is clearly the spokesperson for the team in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]].
*Prior to ''Regeneration One'', the Deluxe Insecticons had only been depicted with insect modes in a few storybook micro-continuities.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Insectron''' (インセクトロン ''Insekutoron'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Ḥereknikim''' (חרקניקים, "Insectniks")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Álcarovarok''' ("Decepticon-insects"), '''Rovarrágók''' ("Insect-mandibles" or "Insect-chewers", animated movie's 1st dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Mini-Insectors'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīqì Kūnchóng''' (机器昆虫, "Machine Insects")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Insecticus''' (Brazil comic), '''Inseticons''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://diaclone.net/gattaioh/beet/ Armored Insect Batallion Beetras at Diaclone.net]
*[http://www.toyboxdx.com/datafiles/data/takatoku2/beetras.php Armored Insect Batallion Beetras at Toyboxdx.com]

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