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Age of Extinction: The EP

2024-03-14T16:53:22Z

BT383: Adding details of tenth anniversary vinyl reissue

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'''''Transformers: Age of Extinction — The EP''''' is a promotional album featuring music composed by [[Steve Jablonsky]] for the live-action sequel ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)| Age of Extinction]]''. The EP is a precursor to the eventual full release of the [[Age of Extinction: The Score|film's score]], and contains themes Jablonsky wrote early in the score's development.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/SteveJablonskyOfficial/posts/551985978256879</ref> The EP was originally released only as a digital download, and was released on iTunes on [[June 30]], [[2014]]. The EP contains almost 20 minutes of music.

In [[2024]], to celebrate the film's tenth anniversary, [[Enjoy the Ride Records]] announced a vinyl pressing of the EP, limited to 1500 units split across four differently coloured discs, each with a distinct screen-printed B-side: 500 red-and-blue "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]", 500 yellow "[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]", 300 silver "[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]", and 200 orange "[[Michael Bay|Explosion]]".<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/C4de1ARuwVC/</ref>

==Track Titles and Length==
[[File:AgeOfExtinctionEPVinyl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Sorry, you can't get the full score anymore. It was, uh, too successful. We had to delist it to make it fair for everyone else.]]
# Hunted (5:57) — A medley of several themes from the full score.
# Tessa (5:45) — Most scenes at the Yeager farm revolving around [[Cade Yeager]] and his daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]].
# Autobots Reunite (2:58) — [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] rallies the last Autobots—[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
# Lockdown (4:55) — [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] apprehends Optimus and Tessa.

==Notes==
* "Hunted" contains vocals from the [[Imagine Dragons]] song "Battle Cry".

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.soundtrack.net/album/transformers-age-of-extinction-the-ep/ Transformers: Age of Extinction: The EP] on soundtrack.net.

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2024-03-14T16:50:11Z

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Hot Rod (Cyberverse)

2023-11-29T13:59:45Z

BT383: /* Deluxe Class */

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:''Hot Rod is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Hot Rod Cyberverse concept.jpg|thumb|250px|"You get a driver to a funeral before he's actually dead, you've made history, darlin'."]]
'''Hot Rod''' is a very brave [[Autobot]], to the point where his [[function]] within the Autobot ranks is "Daring Hero". According to [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], older Autobots consider him a show-off, but he is Bumblebee's favorite person to pull off reckless stunts with, and is always "down for a friendly race to prove that he rules the roads"; however, he will demand infinite rematches until he wins. This immaturity is probably why it's sometimes hard to realise that beneath the bravado lies a natural leader, with the right mix of skill, confidence and charisma to draw even the most unlikely ally to his side. Hot Rod is willing to die for his friends without a moment's hesitation. But by living, he's able to inspire them to fight for themselves when it's needed most.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Artz]] (English), [[Takuya Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Germano]] (Italian), [[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Alain Eloy]] (French), [[Sebastian Kluckert]] (German), [[Rafael Quelle]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e10-Maccadam's-Hot-Rod-and-Shadow-Striker-argue-over-Cube-at-Maccadam's.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Now when you shift the gear and that little needle on the tach goes into the red and reads 9000 RPMs, that's ''bad''."]]
In the days before the Autobot-Decepticon war, Hot Rod was a patron of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]]. During one visit to the bar, he argued with [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] over who should've won the latest [[Cube (sport)|cube]] match. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} He was present at Maccadam's when the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] cube team won. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

[[File:Hot Rod - Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity promo.jpg|thumb|right|"I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car."]][[File:Hot Rod's altmode (Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity).jpg|thumb|left|"Those tires are matched perfect and staggered special."]]
Sometime after the war had started, Hot Rod visited [[Velocitron]] with [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and was challenged to a race by [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. He got into an argument with the speedster when the latter failed to mention that part of the track was being repaired. This altercation was cut short with a crashing repair drone infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|a spreading epidemic]] and the Autobots were eventually forced to flee the planet in spite of Blurr's initial apprehension to leave his home. However, upon realizing that someone needed to stay behind to operate the [[Space bridge|space bridge]], Blurr volunteered, despite Hot Rod's protests, revealing he had unwittingly caught the plague himself and couldn't risk spreading it. After commending the speedster's bravery, Hot Rod went through the portal with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

After arriving on [[Earth]], Hot Rod was videoed falling into a chasm, winning the dubious honor of #1 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. Later he took part in a battle on Earth's [[Moon_(moon)|Moon]] where he and [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]] were ambushed by Shadow Striker while attempting to reach [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave's]] [[Planet Smasher]]. Later, after the device was destroyed, he was the first to spot the Decepticons retreating down a hidden elevator. He and Bumblebee attempted to stop them but the doors closed and the 'Cons descended into the Moon. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

While [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] attempted to burn through the doors, Hot Rod readied himself alongside the other Autobots. The activation of the enormous [[Planetary engine|planetary engines]] the Decepticons had built caused Wheeljack to lose control of his laser beam, and Hot Rod dove for cover before complaining his fresh wax job was almost singed. He joined Wheeljack and Prowl in Team 2 to take care of the engines, as the rest of the Autobots in Team 1 assaulted the bunker to take out the controls. Wheeljack asked how important it was to keep the Moon intact as part of disabling the engines, which prompted Hot Rod to remark that the humans would probably appreciate it being left in one piece. After Team 2 had reversed the planetary engine's thrust, Hot Rod stood with the other Autobots in a heroic lineup while [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] addressed the people of Earth via video transmission. Bumblebee attempted to clue him in to a [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|strange figure]] in the distance, but when Hot Rod turned around, they had vanished. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

[[File:Hot-rod-and-windblade-magnetized-the-visitor.jpg|thumb|right|"The good news is the accelerator's fixed. The bad news is the transmission's screwed."]]
Bumblebee tried to identify the being by questioning the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark's]] crew but is less than successful; Hot Rod reminded Bee he was right next to him and didn't see anything before transforming and speeding off. Later, Optimus notified all Autobots they are to keep their distance from [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] until further notice. The warning comes too late for Hot Rod, who was almost immediately bowled over and magnetized to the [[Hyper Fuel]] and Mega-Magnetizer addled Dinobot. He casually asked [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] if she was going to Grimlock's party later when she is magnetized alongside him. Their humor disappeared when more objects violently magnetized to them and Grimlock. Hot Rod bemoaned that everything in their lives is made of metal as he narrowly avoided being crushed by a chair. He is demagnetized by - and almost sucked into - a black hole that Bumblebee shot behind Grimlock using another of Wheeljack's inventions. Optimus's use of a force field blaster - yet another Wheeljack device - contained Grimlock (with Windblade still magnetized) and the singularity, saving Hot Rod. Bumblebee checked up on his friend, who suddenly saw the being from the moon outside the Ark. A chase ensues, the Autobots following the yellow-and-black creature into a cave. Hot Rod pulled ahead, almost catching up...only to disappear alongside the being in a flash of blue light. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

Appearing out of a [[GroundBridge]] portal near the ''[[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|Nemesis]]'', he encountered [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]], and asked them if they’d seen a "moon cheetah". The two Decepticons, both in sticky situations, saw an opportunity in Hot Rod, and captured him to present to [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. As he was led through the ''Nemesis'', Hot Rod continued to banter and ask [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] if she’d seen the moon cheetah. The two Decepticons brought Hot Rod to Megatron, who congratulated them and used Hot Rod as a bargaining chip in a ploy to lure Optimus and defeat him. Seeing no moon cheetah, Hot Rod melted his cuffs and fled the ''Nemesis'', pursued by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

Hot Rod congratulated Wheeljack on finding the [[AllSpark]], and remained with the Autobots when Optimus went through the GroundBridge alone, and when Optimus returned with Cheetor and the news of the AllSpark being taken by [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Trials}}

Hot Rod was on the bridge of the Ark as Cheetor explained the mysteries of the AllSpark, lamenting the loss of the AllSpark to Megatron and encouraging Cheetor that the Autobots would retrieve it. Hot Rod later was part of the assault on the ''Nemesis'' to retrieve the AllSpark. Him, Bumblebee and Cheetor encountered Clobber and Lockdown, sending them running with his flamethrower. He was later present when Cheetor talked to Optimus and Megatron. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

Hot Rod sat with Bumblebee and Cheetor as the negotiations proceeded, and later encountered Shadow Striker and Prowl making friends. When the negotiations broke down due to [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon’s]] actions, Hot Rod and Bumblebee came to Windblade’s rescue, and watched Slipstream go offline. {{storylink|Parley}}

Hot Rod investigated the abandoned missile silo with Windblade, Cheetor and Bumblebee. Returning to the ''Ark'', the Autobots received a distress call from the ''Nemesis''. Arriving at the ''Nemesis'', Hot Rod remarked on the creepiness of the ship, repeatedly. The Autobots investigated an ominous sound and found a Decepticon soldier drained of Energon, followed by more immobile Decepticons. The Autobots discovered and engaged a swarm of [[Scraplets]], Hot Rod saved a downed Cheetor, and was himself overrun. Hot Rod was later restored along with everyone else on board by an energy wave from the AllSpark. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

Hot Rod was on the bridge of the ''Ark'' when Windblade reported finding no sign of Starscream, and was ordered to scout with Bumblebee. He politely declined Cheetor’s offer of help. {{storylink|Spotted}}

Hot Rod was on the bridge of the ''Ark'' when [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]] attacked. He confronted Sky-Byte with the Autobots and recounted the tale of Sky-Byte’s apparent demise in a supernova. He was also present when [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]] greeted the Autobots and asked for help in defeating Sky-Byte. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

While Optimus was unconscious, Hot Rod organized the Autobots to put Optimus’s plan into action, using remote controlled shuttles to distract the Decepticons. When all five shuttles were destroyed, Hot Rod ordered the ''Ark'' to launch. When Sky-Byte attacked the ''Ark'', Hot Rod and the Autobots fended him off, only to be assaulted by the Nemesis. When the Decepticons pretended to blow up the Space Bridge, Hot Rod lamented its apparent destruction.
{{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

At the surprise party the Autobots threw for Optimus, Hot Rod called for him to give a speech. He later challenged Prowl to a race. When Starscream sabotaging Wheeljack’s Allspark emitter badges drove the Autobots into a frenzy, Hot Rod fought Bumblebee, crashed into Prowl, and later returned to normal when Optimus undid Starscream’s work. {{storylink|Party Down}}

Hot Rod and Bumblebee cleaned the windows on the ''Ark'' when the ''Ark'' entered an asteroid field. When [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] reported strong solar winds, Hot Rod excitedly suggested solar wave boarding to Bumblebee and Cheetor. The three Autobots exited the Ark, catching some gnarly solar waves, until they discover the ruins of a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] temple. They rebuilt the ruins, only to nearly get caught in a solar wave, and the three Autobots were separated. Hot Rod encountered and joined The Snouts, reuniting with Bee and Cheetor at The Park. When Cheetor succeeded in uniting the Sharkticon factions against the 3 Autobots, Hot Rod and the others fled on their solar wave boards, and were rescued by the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Wiped Out}}

When Windblade stole the AllSpark, Optimus ordered Hot Rod, along with Cheetor and Bumblebee, to accompany him. The away team arrived on the mysterious planet where Windblade had taken the AllSpark. They found Windblade frantically digging in the ground, and Hot Rod was handily repelled when he attempted to retrieve the AllSpark. The Autobots followed Windblade underground, and were accosted by ancient security systems when Cheetor went after Windblade. Hot Rod and the others could do nothing but watch in horror as Windblade activated the AllSpark, awakening the ancient [[Titan (group)|Titan]], [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]]. After the Titan told his story, Hot Rod returned with Windblade and the rest of the away team to the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Ghost Town}}

Hot Rod was among the extremely bored Autobots on the bridge of the ''Ark''. He was frozen with the rest of the crew when an electromagnetic storm hit the ''Ark''. After being reactivated, Hot Rod stole a shuttle with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}}

Hot Rod was on the bridge of the ''Ark'' when it traveled through a derelict space bridge, arriving in [[unspace]]. When a duplicate of the ''Ark'' approached, Hot Rod (and his duplicate on said ''Ark'') were amazed in unison. When the two crews met in the ''Ark''’s hangar, the two Hot Rods admired each other’s paintwork. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

Hot Rod was on the bridge of the ''Ark'' when Jetfire and Windblade reported no visible Decepticon activity on Cybertron. He later listened to Optimus’ speech with the rest of the crew. He excitedly discussed his plans for returning to Cybertron with Grimlock, [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] and [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]], intending to go racing on the [[Lithium Flats]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}}

Having predicted the Decepticon trap, Optimus ordered Hot Rod and the entire crew to evacuate the ''Ark''. Hot Rod questioned Optimus, as there had been no sign of the Decepticons, but Optimus exhorted him on the value of caution in leadership. The Decepticons indeed sprung a trap, and Hot Rod evacuated the ship before its destruction. When the crew of the ''Ark'' engaged the Decepticon forces outside the Well of the AllSpark, Hot Rod, Bumblebee and Cheetor stayed to the sidelines, with orders to protect the AllSpark. When Bumblebee nearly broke cover to help [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]], Hot Rod stopped him, and Grimlock protected the Autobot Medic. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

When [[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] provided Windblade with knowledge of an alternate route to access the Well of the AllSpark, she reported it to Hot Rod, who led Bumblebee and Cheetor away from the battle. The three were followed by Drift underground, traversing a network of secret tunnels, eventually finding rivers of Energon, since dried up and turned toxic by the absence of the AllSpark. The three were attacked by Drift, who revealed his true allegiance as a Decepticon, his defection to the Autobots a ruse from the start. Hot Rod kept Drift busy while Bumblebee and Cheetor fled with the AllSpark. He battled the Decepticon until Drift struck a critical blow, and Hot Rod dragged him into the toxic Energon waste with him, seemingly the end of both combatants. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

Having survived, Hot Rod emerged from the toxic waste with a new, darker color scheme. He returned to the surface of Cybertron to discover the entire planet had been subjugated by the [[Quintessons]]. He encountered [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]], who explained the nature of [[The Loop (Simulation)|the Loop]] and found a way to hack into it, with the intent of freeing the remaining population. {{storylink|The Dead End}}

Hot Rod and Clobber used a cortical psychic patch to insert Hot Rod into the Loop, where he attempted to free Bumblebee. Despite near success, Hot Rod tried 57 times and was unable to free him. Exiting the Loop, Hot Rod confirmed his failure to Clobber. The two were attacked by a Quintesson [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]], and fled. Becoming separated from Clobber, Hot Rod backtracked to discover her in the clutches of multiple Prosecutors, and he rescued her. They both fled, and managed to evade pursuit. They happened upon a Sharkticon, [[Biter]]], directing more Prosecutors to apprehend two uncaptured Cybertronians, and Hot Rod directed Clobber to drop a building on the Prosecutors, while he distracted the Sharkticon. Clobber toppled the wrong building, and Hot Rod once again fled pursuit. Cornered by Biter and the Prosecutors, Clobber this time dropped the right building, rescuing Hot Rod. The two returned to their home base, and were greeted by Perceptor, who correctly surmised their failure to free anyone else from the Loop. {{storylink|The Loop}}

When Clobber was unable to free Lockdown from the Loop, Hot Rod reported their failure to Perceptor. Perceptor reported the location of a second cortical psychic patch, and Hot Rod and Clobber headed to Shockwave’s lab to retrieve it. The pair retrieved the patch, and were followed by [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]], who Clobber had inadvertently freed from the Loop. Dead End rammed Hot Rod, who explained the nature of the Loop to a suspicious Dead End, who aimed his gun at Hot Rod. He attacked Dead End, leading to an explosion that drew a swarm of Prosecutors, and they fled to their base, where Hot Rod explained to Dead End how he survived the battle that seemingly deactivated him. The Prosecutors located their base, trapping them. Clobber made an escape, and together they fled to Maccadam’s, and the Prosecutors broke off pursuit. [[Maccadam]] welcomed the ragtag group, explaining that the Quintessons were not welcome. {{storylink|The Dead End}}

Dead End questioned Hot Rod on their next steps, and the two nearly came to blows before being stopped by Maccadam. He told Perceptor he didn’t know what to do, and Perceptor told him they needed a leader. Hot Rod took this as a suggestion to free Optimus Prime from the Loop. Leaving Maccadam’s, Hot Rod entered the Loop repeatedly to attempt to free Optimus, getting to Optimus quicker and quicker on each attempt, but still running out of time before he could convince Optimus to transform. He did manage to inadvertently free [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] by knocking him out of the way of a falling cube of metal, making him transform and wake up. Eventually Hot Rod was pulled out of the Loop when he was attacked by Prosecutors, and Clobber rescued him. {{storylink|The Sleeper}}

Perceptor informed Hot Rod, Dead End, Whirl and Clobber that Maccadam’s was in reality part of the Titan [[Iaconus]]. Hot Rod suggested replicating Iaconus’s cloaking technology for use outside of Maccadam’s. The group explored the Titan, and Hot Rod cautioned Clobber against activating its defenses. Everyone except Perceptor crammed themselves into an elevator, and Dead End accidentally activated it, leading them to a training simulation. Hot Rod and the others progressed through 503 levels of the simulation, only to be overwhelmed at the 504th, and Perceptor shut down the simulation remotely. Joined by Perceptor, Hot Rod and the others further explored the Titan, discovering stasis barracks guarded by [[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)|Skullcruncher]]. After fending him off, they reach Iaconus’s cloaking module, and Hot Rod moved to remove it. Maccadam greeted them and dissuaded Hot Rod from removing the module. After hearing Maccadam’s tale, and dire warning against re-awakening Iaconus, Hot Rod decided that they needed to re-awaken the Titan to combat the Quintesson invasion. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

Hot Rod and the rest of the resistance fled Iaconus’s security systems, eventually reaching a room containing the Titan’s face. Attempts to wake the Titan were fruitless, and Hot Rod concluded a Cityspeaker was required. While the others found Windblade, Hot Rod and Clobber entered the Loop, and Perceptor interrupted the Loop’s signal to allow Hot Rod to show her what was really happening outside the Loop. When Perceptor, Whirl and Dead End were attacked by Prosecutors, Hot Rod and Clobber exited the Loop and rescued the others. During the battle, Hot Rod was captured by the Prosecutors, and taken away to an audience with the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]]. He met some Sharkticons, but his attempts at camaraderie were met with less than a warm welcome. The Sharkticons brought him before the Judge, who Hot Rod immediately insulted. The Judge explained its purpose and mission, judging universes and purging them. Unimpressed, Hot Rod kept the Judge busy with jokes and lies, and escaped in vehicle mode. Emerging from the Quintesson ship, he jumped, to be caught by Whirl, and returned to Maccadam’s. {{storylink|The Trial}}

In Maccadam’s, Hot Rod sat with Perceptor and Whirl on one side of the bar, opposite Clobber, Dead End and Soundwave. At Maccadam’s urging, Hot Rod and Soundwave discussed their plans over a mug of Energon. The two clashed, Soundwave attempting to take charge. Hot Rod and Soundwave came to blows, but Soundwave began glitching. Hot Rod remarked that [[Hound (Cyberverse)|Hound]] exhibited similar behavior after being improperly removed from the Loop. When Soundwave captured a Quintesson Prosecutor, Hot Rod explained that interrogating it would be impossible, and that a Bailiff was who they needed. The group split up to capture Biter, Soundwave ordering Clobber to accompany Hot Rod. Clobber apologized to Hot Rod before attacking him on Soundwave’s orders. When Soundwave began glitching again, she broke off her attack to assist him and the others. Hot Rod distracted Biter and Clobber ran him over, rendering him unconscious. He led the Prosecutors away while Dead End and Clobber returned the Bailiff and Soundwave to Maccadam’s. He returned to Maccadam’s and confronted Soundwave, who was torturing Biter for information. He defeated Soundwave, who began to glitch once more. He questioned the Bailiff, who insisted that he knew nothing, and that the only one who knew anything was the Quintesson [[Scientist (Cyberverse)|Scientist]]. {{storylink|The Prisoner}}

Hot Rod and the resistance infiltrated the Scientist’s lab. Hot Rod followed Soundwave inside when he unlocked the door, and it closed behind them. They met the Scientist and attempted to order him to free everyone from the Loop. When the Scientist showed off his collection of Soundwaves, Hot Rod questioned why he would collect Soundwaves and not Hot Rods. Soundwave and Hot Rod killed the Scientist, but another took his place moments later. They defeated Scientist after Scientist, but were restrained as the Scientist fed his [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|creation]], Hot Rod questioned the Scientist on what he was growing, and the Scientist explained that each universe required a new Judge born from the life forms contained in it, and that the sparks of the captured Cybertronians, and the AllSpark itself were being drained to power the creation of the new Judge, to Hot Rod’s dismay. When Perceptor freed everyone from the Loop, Hot Rod and Soundwave made their exit. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

Hot Rod and Soundwave explained to Optimus Prime and Megatron that the Quintessons were draining the AllSpark to power the new Judge. When the freed Autobots and Decepticons gathered, Hot Rod and Optimus attempted to establish an alliance, to little success. When Soundwave quieted the crowd, he and Hot Rod explained the situation. When talking was met with little success, Hot Rod and Soundwave forced the two factions to cooperate in the training simulation. When Windblade asked when her turn to train was, Soundwave and Hot Rod instead led her to Iaconus’s Cityspeaker chamber, explaining the need for the Titan’s might against the Quintesson invasion. When Windblade was overwhelmed by Iaconus’s power, Hot Rod dissuaded her from trying again. In the battle at the Quintesson tower, Hot Rod and Soundwave cleared the way for Optimus carrying a massive warhead to the tower. They were confronted by Lord Gnaw and his legions of Sharkticon forces. He and Bumblebee became surrounded as the alliance retreated, but their attackers were scattered by Windblade raising Iaconus’s arm from beneath the city. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

Wheeljack explained to Hot Rod and others that the multiverse drive inside the Quintesson ship could be used to send the Quintessons into another universe. Hot Rod and Soundwave observed that the Quintesson forces were too numerous to make it to the ship. When Maccadam suggested disabling Iaconus’s cloaking systems to distract the Quintessons, Hot Rod reacted with sarcasm. Together, Hot Rod and Soundwave coordinated Iaconus’s defenders when the Quintessons attacked. Eventually, Hot Rod and Soundwave joined the battle, and they, along with other members of the alliance, managed to destroy the Judge, and the Quintesson ship. Moments later, Hot Rod watched in horror as the new Judge, Starscream, arose. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Hot Rod was immediately captured by Starscream, along with the rest of the alliance. Soundwave used his speakers to disrupt Starscream’s forces, and Hot Rod encouraged the captives to escape. The breakout was short lived, and everyone was recaptured, with the exception of Windblade. For their role in instigating the breakout, Soundwave and Hot Rod were placed into a simulation similar to the Loop, surrounded on all sides by Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}}

Still inside the simulation, Soundwave and Hot Rod were repeatedly overrun by the Cosmic Rust, until they were freed by Maccadam. Escaping with the others, Hot Rod watched in sorrow as Maccadam was destroyed by Croaton deflecting Iaconus’s beam attack. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}}

Hot Rod and Soundwave were confronted by the Scientist’s collection of Soundwaves. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

Following the end of the Quintesson invasion and Starscream’s destruction, Hot Rod restored his original red coloration. He came to Optimus with the concerning news that Bumblebee had not checked in on his search for Windblade. He accompanied Optimus to the wall and confronted the Decepticons. He was present when Ratchet delivered his diagnosis of Windblade’s condition. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

Hot Rod was in Maccadam’s with Arcee and Grimlock when a new episode of ''[[Alien Hunt!]]'' Aired. {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}}

When Bumblebee contacted Hot Rod to tell him that the Energon rivers had begun to flow again, Hot Rod sourly reminisced about the bad memories that place held. {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}

Hot Rod discussed Megatron’s plans with Optimus, perplexed by the period of peace. When Jetfire reported in, he was struck by a strange beam that made his wings disappear. {{storylink|Rack 'n' Ruin 'n' Ratchet}}

Hot Rod was part of the strategy meeting where Optimus froze, experiencing a vision within the Matrix. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}

When Optimus infiltrated Croaton city to destroy Megatron’s Matrix of Leadership, Hot Rod reported that Teletraan-X calculated a 5% chance of success. When Megatron raised the dimensional shielding, Hot Rod and the other Autobots were cut off from Prime’s team. {{storylink|Silent Strike}}

Following Windblade’s recovery, Hot Rod was among the Autobots who cheerfully welcomed her back. {{storylink|The Other One}}

Hot Rod stood with Optimus, Windblade and Bumblebee as part of the Autobot delegation at the signing of the [[Treaty of the Wall]]. He was frozen in time with the rest of Cybertron by [[Trypticon (Cyberverse)|Trypticon's]] [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]], and later restored by Wheeljack. {{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

Hot Rod participated in the ceremony at the grand opening of Trypticon Plaza. Following Astrotrain’s arrival and declaration of an impending threat, Hot Rod aided in organizing the planet’s defenses, until he was interrupted by the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobots]] offering to demonstrate their combining abilities. He humored them, and tested their abilities with a flame blast, which [[Volcanicus (Cyberverse)|Volcanicus]] directed right back at him. When the opposing forces of [[Decepticon supersoldier]]s arrived on Cybertron, Hot Rod watched their battle with Clobber and Perceptor. He reported to Optimus that the Decepticon forces were only attacking each other, and not the other Cybertronians. Wheeljack supplied the Autobots, including Hot Rod, with gadgets to restrain the supersoldiers and end their conflict. The gadgets were effective, but the supersoldiers merely teleported away and continued their conflict. When [[Tarn (Cyberverse)|Tarn]] reprogrammed the supersoldiers, he was attacked along with Windblade and the Dinobots. Hot Rod and Grimlock held off the supersoldiers long enough to escape, and Hot Rod provided rendezvous coordinates to the Autobot forces. Later, in the Valley of Repugnus, Hot Rod spoke to the assembled Autobot forces and formed a plan. After Bumblebee rescued Optimus, Hot Rod teleported to the Cube arena and taunted Tarn, and the rest of the Autobots teleported in behind him. Hot Rod took charge, and the Autobots began their attack. Hot Rod teleported behind Tarn and tried to grab the [[Cortex Helm]], but Tarn threw him at Optimus. When Tarn was about to execute Optimus, Hot Rod interrupted him, running over several supersoldiers. He tried to take the Cortex Helm from Tarn again, but Tarn pummeled him repeatedly, critically damaging him. After Soundwave reprogrammed the supersoldiers and destroyed Tarn, Hot Rod congratulated him, only to realize that Soundwave had been destroyed as well. Hot Rod later delivered a eulogy for Soundwave, remembering the bad things he’d done, as well as his change into someone more than just an evil Decepticon. Following the service, Hot Rod and Windblade joined Optimus and Bumblebee, and Hot Rod asked what was next for Cybertron. Optimus announced he intended to retire, and the Autobots and Shadow Striker shared a group hug, which the Dinobots also joined, quite uninvited. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

====Alternate universes====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Crossroads}} {{storylink|The Other One}}}}

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Hot Rod and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====One-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse 1 step hot rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (1-Step Changer, [[2019]])
**''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Hot Rod'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': December ???, [[2019]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-24'''
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Released as part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|''Cyberverse'']] [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#1-Step Changers|1-Step Changers]], Hot Rod uses the same engineering as ''The Last Knight'' 1-Step [[Cogman#1Step|Cogman]] and transforms from supercar into a robot by twisting the back section of the vehicle. His left arm also features a "Fusion Flame" Action Attack, a spinning saw that homages his [[Hot Rod (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart's]] sawblade.

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[[File:Cyberverse-2018-Sharkticons-Attack-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sharkticons Attack''' (2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:A [[black repaint]] of the One-Step figure above switching his red plastic out for black. He comes packaged with three Tiny Turbo Changer [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]] figures in a box labeled "Battle for Cybertron," and "Cybertronian Villains"

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====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wanted to give the folks a little sizzle.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Part of the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod is a deluxe-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a supercar and back. Like all Warrior Class toys, Hot Rod features an Action Attack gimmick; his "Fusion Flame" pops out transparent blue flame effects from little doors in his arms when they are spread outwards. This makes it look like the exhaust pipes on his forearms are jetting flame, just not really in the direction you'd expect for an attack...

:The cross-sell photo on Prowl and Soundwave's rear packaging erroneously depicts Hot Rod with a circular image of a Decepticon Logo on the side.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Stealth-Force-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Snouts rule, am I right?!]]
*'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Warrior Class, January 2020)
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"

:Like the 1-step figure above, Warrior Hot Rod also received a black redeco, swapping the red parts for a metallic black plastic. He retains the "Fusion Flame" gimmick which still casts the flames in blue.

:Product renders on the back of the packaging depict Hot Rod with bright blue wheels which are not present on the final toy.

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====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-Hot-Rod-Turbo-Changer.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''1'''
:*''Bag code'': '''D'''

: Part of the first Series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Hot Rod is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny Cybertronian supercar.

: In robot mode, his shoulder-pipes have flames shooting upwards, which don't have enough clearance to not bump into his back-spoiler, limiting his "useful" arm articulation.

: This mold was also used to make [[Sideswipe (Cyberverse)|Sideswipe]] and [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Wheeljack]].

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[[File:CV-toy HotRod CV Stealth TTC.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Stealth Force Hot Rod''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''3'''
:*''Bag code'': '''H2'''

: Released in the third Tiny Turbo Changers Series, this version of Hot Rod is cast in stealthy black plastic.

: Series 3, as far as can be told, was never released in the US, appearing only in Canada, Germany, Norway and Taiwan. While a few figures from this Series did see re-release in the short-lived Series 5, Stealth Force Hot Rod was not one of them.

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====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-(2018)-Ultra-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Second Coming of ''Animated''.]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (Ultra Class, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Crossbow

:Released as part of the reinvented Ultra Class lineup, ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Hot Rod is a voyager-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a Cybertronian supercar. Like the other Ultra Class toys, Hot Rod features a flip-out armor gimmick and he features a crossbow weapon.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it. Speaking of leaks, this Hot Rod was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-36 Weapon Trigger Hot Rod" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

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====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Your father once vacationed in... New Jersey.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Build-a-Figure part'': [[Maccadam]]'s right leg
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Fire Blast effect|effect parts]]
**''Action Attack'': "Fusion Flame"
:This version of Hot Rod is a brand-new show accurate mold with more articulation and a more complex transformation. He comes with 2 flame effects to represent his flamethrower ability.

:This item was revealed via a leak from a Japanese catalog page before Hasbro announced it, though with VERY faint yellow paint apps.

:He was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' [[Prowl (ES)|Prowl]]. For some reason.
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====Ultimate Class====
[[File:CV-toy Ultimate HotRod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|King of the Plunger.]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (Ultimate Class, [[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Hood weapon
:''Cyberverse'' Ultimate Class Hot Rod is a roughly leader-sized figure which transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian supercar in approximately 9 steps. Pulling out the weapon accessory made from the car flames on his hood activates a spinning "Twist-N-Change" feature that rotates Hot Rod's torso in order to finish the transformation. This gimmick can also be activated in robot mode. His articulation in robot mode is limited, mostly confined to his arms. The figure also features a spring-loaded Energon Armor gimmick that flips down over Hot Rod's torso.
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==Notes==
*As with several ''Cyberverse'' main characters, Hot Rod uses an [[evergreen]] design inspired by his [[Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*Hot Rod's "Stealth Force" coloration taken on during the events of Season 3 features dark red surfaces which the corresponding toys omit entirely. This leaves them bearing a striking resemblance to [[Dark Hot Rod]], and this is indeed how the character is credited in "The Loop"! This paint-job also homages [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|his live-action counterpart]].
*Rodimus Prime was never considered for the show, but the crew was adamant about portraying Hot Rod as someone who wanted to be a leader and was learning to be one.<ref name="Q+A">"[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>
*During the production of Chapter Two, the crew wanted Hot Rod to be super into Earth culture, such as winning races and driving off before humans could realize no one was in the car. However, they never had time to really get into that.<ref name="Q+A" />
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Rod''' (ホットロッド ''Hotto Roddo'')

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]

Straxus (G1)

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{{disambigm|Straxus (disambiguation)|Darkmount (disambiguation)}}
:''Straxus is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Straxus.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Mercy is not dispensed here, fools, only Pez.]]
A ruthless, fearmongering dictator, Lord High Governor '''Straxus''' (aka '''Darkmount''', '''Rollermaster''', and '''Straxxus''') is a threat to all under his rule—including his own inner circle. From his throne in [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], there are none in [[Polyhex]] who do not feel his crushing influence. Straxus's word is law, unbound by reason or facts, and can and will change from thought to thought. Do not try to appeal to his sense of pity; he has none.

A brutal powerhouse, he is more than able to enforce his policies, usually with a deadly blow from his battle axe. So terrible is Straxus that even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] gives the dictator his space, allowing the small-minded tyrant to terrorize his corner of the globe. Megatron may have designs on the galaxy, but in Polyhex, Straxus rules.

{{quote|'''Mercy''' is not dispensed here, fools... only '''death!'''|Straxus|"[[The Smelting Pool!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a metal palm tree and he's not afraid to use it!]]
''Following the assassination of the Decepticon warlord [[Trannis]] by the [[Autobot]] commando unit, the [[Wreckers]], Straxus assumed his position as [[Decepticon leader]] on Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

Straxus would oversee a horrifically brutal reign, having his men hunt down [[neutral]]s, Autobots, and [[empty|the destitute]] so they could be melted down in [[smelting pool]]s and their metal reused by the Decepticons. Even other Decepticons weren't safe from his brutality, with him battering his own Executive Officer [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] when he was in a mood.

When a Decepticon transmission beamed from the planet [[Earth]] circa the Earth year [[1985]] reached Cybertron, Straxus immediately arranged for the capture of the scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]] so that a [[space bridge]] between the worlds could be constructed. Attempting to locate Spanner, the Autobot spy [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] learned of this plot, but was captured by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and brought before Straxus, who maliciously destroyed his unique recording-device arm before consigning him to death in the [[smelting pool]]s. In turn, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] came searching for Scrounge (against orders), was captured and brought before Straxus, and sentenced to the pools. There he discovered the dying Scrounge, was given the information he had acquired, and escaped with the aid of his Autobot friends who had come looking for him (against orders). {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Straxusaltmode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, but where does the axe go?]]The space bridge was subsequently completed, but its earliest tests reduced Straxus to rage when a malfunction caused the death of [[Crosscut (Marvel)|Crosscut]], and he sent [[Crosscut's successor|another unfortunate]] to instant death in an attempt to figure out what had gone wrong. In an act of petty brutality, he threatened Shrapnel that he better sort the problem out soon because ''he'' was going to be sent to clear the rubbish off the Bridge! As the tests went on, an Autobot raiding party planted explosives within Darkmount, destroying it, and sending an enraged Straxus after their heads. With the bridge unattended, Blaster intended to destroy it with [[fission bomb]]s, but was confronted by Straxus in a one-on-one duel before he could detonate them. Crippling Blaster with his axe, Straxus was duped into accidentally severing the bridge's fuel line, destabilizing its teleporting arch, through which Blaster then kicked Straxus, destroying him. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Straxushead.jpg|left|thumb|Teletraan I, Rita's escaped, recruit a team of teenagers with attitude...no, er wait...]]
''However, while Straxus's body was reduced to ash, his head was salvaged and placed in a life-support pod that allowed him to continue on in his position as leader.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} ''Soon after, when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] arrived on Cybertron, Straxus immediately set in motion a scheme to restore himself to life, calmly following Megatron's directions to hunt down [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had arrived on the planet with him. ''{{storylink|Under Fire!}} {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''After Prime carried out [[Decepticon fuel store|several successful raids]] alongside the Wreckers, Megatron began to grow more and more unstable, and Straxus more and more impatient with his deranged houseguest. Despite the warnings of his technicians as to the "unpredictability" of the machinery involved, Straxus made the final step, activating a device that would exchange his and Megatron's minds, giving him a body once more. Megatron resisted the transfer, however, destroying Straxus's head, and leaving the two minds within Megatron's body, fighting for dominance, each one in control at a different moment. The other Decepticons, in particular [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], soon noticed their leader's problems and began to scheme about how to handle it. When in battle with Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Megatron prepared to unleash his destructive [[antimatter]] powers; in order to save the [[Polyhex Decepticon stronghold]], Ratbat activated the space bridge, teleporting the three Transformers back to [[Earth]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Maulers mauled.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|This story is full of awesome Megatron moments and Straxus retroactively stole them all. He ''is'' evil!]]
''Before this could occur, having failed to oust Megatron's mind, Straxus activated his contingency plan, "[[Project Re-Birth]]," and his consciousness fled into a body he had specially prepared—a duplicate of Megatron created from a "[[Archforce|hapless trooper]]", complete with a copy of his brain patterns, beneath which Straxus's personality lay dormant. '' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}'' Upon hearing of the true Megatron's seeming death aboard the space bridge a short time later, the project technicians activated the clone, sending it to the sewers beneath [[London]] where it came into conflict with a small group of Autobots, [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] and [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]]. Straxus's mind had yet to take over the clone at this point, and it genuinely believed itself to be the true Megatron, but it was soon dealt with when an oil tank explosion sent it and Centurion tumbling into the [[Thames|River Thames]].'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

''Some time later, seeking a weapon to use against the deranged future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] recovered the Megatron clone, also believing it to be the genuine article, only to find that "Megatron"'s mind had retreated into itself. Shockwave subjected the clone to the [[psycho-probe]], intending to force "Megatron" to face his fears—but instead, Straxus emerged, intending to fight Megatron's fears for him and finally take control of the body. Megatron fought back, however, ripping the mental image of Straxus to pieces and finally taking over their shared mind.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

[[File:Megatron wreckers time wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|"NOW, WITNESS THE '''MOST POWERFUL SQUAT OF ALL TIME!'''"]]
''After being thoroughly reprogrammed by Shockwave, this Megatron killed [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in a test run'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}} ''and then proceeded to battle Galvatron. He ceased his attack after hearing from the future Decepticon that: a) Starscream would throw him out a ship in 2006, and b) Galvatron would kill him. Amused and seeing the two had a lot in common, Megatron agreed to join him.'' {{storylink|Altered Image!}} ''He helped Galvatron battle Autobots of the present and future in the "[[Time Wars]]", massacring Wreckers and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], but was soon put off by the growing madness and pointless destruction that his ally was causing. The Megatron clone opted instead to [[Decepticon heavy transport|return]] to Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''He was taken aback to find his homeworld so different from what he remembered it as; Autobots were wandering about, unafraid and undisturbed by the planet's Decepticon presence, even in [[Helex (polity)|Helex]], the Decepticon capital. Vowing to retake control of Cybertron, Megatron quickly dispatched a would-be Autobot assassin and sought out those responsible for the Decepticons' sorry state. He discovered that their current commanders, [[Legonis]], [[Octus (G1)|Octus]] and [[Seizer]], were leading an idle life, enjoying gladiatorial battles while lounging about and drinking high-grade oil. The [[Triumvirate]] nearly goaded Megatron into attacking them in order to have their troops kill him in retaliation, but Megatron saw through their ruse. Growing desperate to rid themselves of the challenger, Seizer shoved Megatron down in the arena to have his gladiators deal with him, but once more Megatron retained his cool. With an eloquent speech, pointing out how far the Decepticons had fallen from their former glory, Megatron effortlessly dethroned the decadent ruling trio by turning their soldiers against them. The Triumvate was destroyed, and Megatron took control of the Decepticons on the planet once more... ruling confident in the knowledge he'd become Galvatron, and ''this'' time he'd do things ''right''!'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

[[File:TFUK TwoMegatrons Suicide.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|No, no! Aim away from the face!]]
''Soon, however, he began to suffer from nightmarish visions of the lives lived by both the trooper whose body became his, and of Straxus, just as the true Megatron—having recovered his memories after a period of wandering amensia in the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]]—attacked his base.'' {{storylink|Mind Games (G1)|Mind Games}}'' The two Megatrons battled, with the true one revealed the clone's nature to him, and all at once, everything made sense to the clone. Along with this revelation, another immediately arose—Straxus's mental defeat was a sham, and he had been dwelling within the clone's mind all along, steadily growing in power as the clone weakened. Straxus made one final attempt to seize control of their mind, and the clone committed suicide, blowing his own head off with his [[fusion cannon]], rather than allow Straxus to win.'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}}

''It is possible that in the original un-altered pre-Time Wars timeline, the Straxus-Megatron clone may have been the Megatron transformed into Galvatron, but the shifting nature of the timelines makes this open to debate at best.''

''All very simple, isn't it?''

{{note|The true nature of the Megatron clone was not revealed until the story which depicted his death. This was because, for all of the clone's other stories, he was regarded by characters, readers and writer [[Simon Furman]] as actually being the ''real'' Megatron, having survived his supposed death in the US comics. The US comics, however, continued to treat Megatron as pushing up daisies, so when Simon Furman took over writing that title and penned Megatron's return, he needed an explanation that would reconcile Megatron's continual appearances in the UK title with his lack of activity in the US. Relegating the Megatron of the UK comics to a clone was that explanation, revealed in UK-exclusive strips which ran concurrently with the reprints of Megatron's US return.}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
[[File:Trigger-happy MegatronScoop.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]
The madness that had gripped the Megatron clone for so long began to subside, as the full ramifications of meeting his future self dawned on him. Foreknowledge that he would one day become Galvatron emboldened Megatron, and left him believing that he was invincible until such events came to pass. He still had to contend with [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s rogue faction however, though an opportunity to gain an upper hand against his rival soon presented itself. Megatron received word from [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] that they had acquired battle plans drafted by Scorponok, and set up a meeting to receive the documents. Though the messengers were nearly intercepted by an Autobot ambush, they evaded capture thanks to [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] botching the sting. Afterwards, Megatron learned that Backstreet had gone on the run from Autobot justice, and saw an opportunity to capitalize on the situation. Backstreet had accidentally endangered several humans before fleeing, and Megatron plotted to make the fugitive into a pariah; through him, humans might be led to believe that all Autobots meant them harm. Megatron would turn the locals against Optimus's forces, and eliminate them too once the Autobots had fallen. An altercation between Backstreet and a [[United States Army|human military convoy]] only served to further Megatron's goals.

It was [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] who eventually tracked down Backstreet, then squatting in an [[Riverway Fun Park|abandoned amusement park]]. Megatron ordered his troops to stand back so that he might approach Backstreet himself and "recruit" him to the Decepticons, but upon his arrival, Megatron found that both [[Scoop (G1)#Trigger-Happy!|Scoop]] and Spinister had disregarded his orders and were in the process of roughing up the Autobot. Outraged, Megatron tossed aside both his minions and ordered them away. Then, in his best attempt to appear sincere, Megatron extended a hand in friendship towards Backstreet, promising him protection and a privileged position in the Decepticon hierarchy. Despite Megatron's best efforts, Backstreet saw through his charade, and turned down the offer. Abandoning all attempts at subtlety, Megatron readied to strike Backstreet dead when Optimus Prime barged in on the scene.

Megatron ordered his troops to remain in position, declaring the honor of killing Prime to be his alone. He nearly succeeded in his attempt too, only for Backstreet to regain his senses upon hearing that his commander was willing to take him back despite his past mistakes. Megatron was knocked out by a blast from Backstreet's [[proton missile cannon]]s, and only regained consciousness in time to see the Autobots slipping away. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
The Megatron clone would terrify a young Hot Rod in [[1990]] by willingly risking the lives of loyal Decepticons to flush out a [[Warmonger|double-agent]], and then muse it would've been easier to just murder everyone. Later, he would wage a [[Decepticon Civil War]] against [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and Scorponok. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

He then become Galvatron by [[2006]] and, by not fleeing to Earth's past, conquered Cybertron! Well, it seems to be him, it's very confusing. If it was him, he then got stepped on by [[Unicron]] in [[2010]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:WarWithoutEnd-Straxus.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|His weapon gets less threatening with each appearance.]]
[[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] referred to Straxus as one of the petty, small-minded dictators he left in charge of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when he left to start the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

====''Classics''====
Straxus was given the authority over Darkmount when [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatron]] forfeited his throne. {{storylink|Overlord (G1)#Timelines|BotCon 2012 Gigatron profile card}}

Decades after the death of Straxus, Blaster would tell of the evil Straxus to [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|a mirror universe]]'s [[Straxus (SG)|good Straxus]]. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:SecretsAndLies2 StraxusCounterpunch.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|''Sud-den-lyyyyyyyyyy, life has new meaning... to meeeee...'']]
Though an object of disdain in Megatron's optics, Straxus was promoted to Regional Liege and given command of Darkmount by [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] as part of Shockwave's schemes. In exchange for this however, Shockwave expected Straxus to lead an assault on Iacon so the data Perceptor had uncovered about Shockwave's schemes would go unnoticed. After gushing over the smelting pool, Straxus agreed. The assault on Iacon was launched and Straxus ordered his troops to secure lots of prisoners to test out his new pool. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

While Shockwave had intended for Straxus to be nothing more than a seat warmer, the new Regional Liege quickly established himself as a military force to be reckoned with, even as his annexing of contested territories rubbed [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] the wrong way. After an unproductive meeting with his colleagues, Straxus went to relax by the smelting pit. Speaking with Counterpunch once again, Straxus became convinced that he was now [[Decepticon leader]], giving the spy access to whatever resources he needed to reactivate [[Project Dreadnought]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

As the scientific division worked, Straxus posted [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] to defend Dreadnought's hub but even with the [[combiner]]'s might, the [[Wreckers]] managed to scuttle the project. Straxus later received a distress call from the [[Conehead]]s stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]] with the lost crews of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the [[Nemesis (G1)|''Nemesis'']]. Straxus made them a deal; he'd send rescue and give them high-ranking positions in his regime IF they remained mum on the location and left Megatron and co. in stasis. Faced with the alternative of Straxus promising to hunt them down and kill them, the trio of Decepticons eagerly accepted. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''United EX''====
[[File:UnitedEX2 blazing alps.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"GAH! Don't look at me that way!"]]
Somehow traveling across universes,<ref name="EX">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89376&st=0&p=2149784&hl=straxus&#entry2149784 Post by ''United EX'' writer Hydra]: "My intent when writing the story was that he be the Straxus from the comics universe himself, appearing as a result of some teleportation or experimental technology, just as Thunderwing appeared in the United stories."</ref> Straxus inserted himself into the alternate universe's Decepticons led by [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], becoming part of the [[Master Chaos]] in his pursuit of new technology. With his new body, he gained the new identity of "'''Rollermaster'''" (ローラーマスター ''Rōrāmasutā'') and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Spanner (United)|Spanner]]. {{storylink|#United EX 2|''United EX'' Straxus bio}}

Rollermaster revealed the existence of the Decepticon Master Chaos brigade to the Autobots when he attacked [[Blaze Master|Choppermaster]], who was training in the Swiss Alps. Rollermaster overrode the Autobot flyer's control of the PCC drones, achieving his own combination form. {{storylink|In the Blazing Alps}}

Rollermaster and Choppermaster fought to a standstill, but [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]] stepped in at the end and easily snatched up the drones from the wounded Autobot. {{storylink|Prelude to the Siege}}

====Metrowars====
[[File:Ultra Megatron head Straxus Metrowars.jpg|thumb|left]]
Straxus eventually shed his Master Chaos identity and was appointed leader of a Decepticon force concentrated on [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], whose base mode he dubbed "Darkmount" after his old haunts. Straxus somehow acquired a rebuilt and comatose [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Megatron]], who he attempted to brainwash with his technology. When the Decepticon Emperor resisted, Straxus noted that more of such would crumble Megatron's "diabolical nature". In the meantime, he led an attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], but the Decepticon forces fled when the Autobots showed the power of a newly reborn [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

Following the failure of this attack, Straxus worked on repairing the wounded Metrotitan whilst simultaneously manipulating his thoughts and emotions. {{storylink|Metrowars 2}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Straxus's schemes were interrupted when Metroplex confronted him and asked him to give up on fighting, seeing as the recent discovery of the unlimited energy source [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] made the Decepticons' thirst for energy pointless. Responding that his desire to conquer was unrelated to the war for energy, Straxus had Metrotitan attack Metroplex, but he was decisively defeated. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Straxusidw.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I may or may not be here in subsequent panels, depending on how the artist feels today.]]
Straxus of [[Yuss]] {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} was part of the crew of the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', which left Cybertron six million years ago. The ship was lost to the [[Dead Universe]], and Straxus and his crewmates became the living dead, unable to survive in their home universe for long periods of time. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Despite this, however, an erroneous account placed Straxus on Cybertron two million years later, working security at the [[Kaon Security Headquarters]] just prior to the outbreak of the Autobot/Decepticon war. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

In the present day, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] was abducted on [[Gorlam Prime]], Straxus implanted a device in his brain that would make him a sleeper agent for the Dead Universe crew.<ref>According to the [http://archive.is/tPL5x script] for "[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]".</ref> {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}}

[[File:SpotlightDoubledealer Straxus Transforms.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|And yet, surprisingly few kitbashes from Cybertron [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]...]]
After [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] secured the [[Nega-Core]] and activated its guardian, Straxus initiated the [[Expansion]] with [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] and the rest of the Dead Universe crew. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}}

Later, Straxus attacked Earth with [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]]. His job was to bombard the surface in his jet mode and then operate an [[energon]] drill while Grindcore set up a [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

Straxus and Grindcore soon had to defend this site when an Autobot team led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]] stormed it, trying to prevent the Expansion. [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] ended up holding off both of them at the same time while the other Autobots slipped by. The [[Benzuli Expanse]] anomaly was soon sealed off, and unable to survive without their connection to the Dead Universe, both Straxus and Grindcore simply... ceased functioning. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}
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===''Universe'' toy bios===
During Straxus's rule over Polyhex, he put a lowly, unknown warrior through an excruciating rebuilding process, tortuously reforging him into the very image of Optimus Prime. Through forcible data uploads and brainwashing, the Decepticon was imbued with memories and skills culled from many sources, giving him much of Optimus Prime's knowledge and combat algorithms. However, Straxus perished before he could complete this "[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]", and his creation was left without a framework with which to process the mental injections. Straxus's legacy was this mad wraith haunting the back alleys of Cybertron, hunting down Autobots and Decepticons alike.<ref>[http://tformers.net/g/albums/9893/DSCF2738.JPG Nemesis Prime's ''Universe Classic Series'' on-package bio]</ref>

===''Wings Universe''===
Straxus was one of a number of [[Decepticon Warlord]]s who fought for territory in the early days of the Great War. With the threat of the [[Elite Guard]], the Warlords formed a war council. During one meeting, they reviewed footage of the Elite Guard wiping out some of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s men, and discussed ways of ridding themselves of the Elite Guard. At the next meeting of the council, [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] sent along his lieutenant, [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]], with a box containing an important message. The message turned out to be a bomb, which killed the council members present. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1|...I was an unstoppable tyrannical warlord who answered to no one, once...]]
A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Straxus was waiting for them with a considerable army! His army quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when Straxus was singled out and defeated. He returned to his [[Thunderwing (G1)|master]] to beg forgiveness. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-5-Straxus.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|left]]
Straxus 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!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:FuneralForAFriend StraxusHee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
Part of Megatron's inner circle, Straxus was present when [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] delivered [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s head to the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|The Golden Boys}} He was giggling creepily to himself in a corner when [[Destro]] appeared before Megatron offering an alliance. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} When the Decepticons withdrew from a battle without finishing the Autobots off, Straxus recognized that Megatron just wouldn't admit he'd sustained injuries in battle with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Kre-OStraxus-CMW.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|left]]
When the [[Waruder]]s caused a blackout in [[Axiom Nexus]], a [[Kreon]] Straxus within the offworlder maximum security prison fought it out with his fellow inmates, particularly a Kreon [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Pity the multiverse's [[Archforce]]s, for Straxuses surgically altered them to look like Megatron. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}

In [[Primax 092.0 Beta]], [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] gathered as many Autobot survivors as he could and stormed Straxus's shipyards, commandeering the ''[[Iron Hope (G1)|Iron Hope]]'' and setting back the Decepticons' space infrastructure by hundreds of stellar cycles. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Straxus developed a mental conditioning program which [[Loudpedal]] and [[Oil Slick (G1)|Oil Slick]] applied on [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]]. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}
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===Precursor World===
[[File:Selects Brightes.jpg|thumb|150px|Seriously, and she's so rude. Reminds me of my complaining customers.]]

In [[Precursor World|the universe prior]] to the [[G1 World]], a single spark split into two, forming twin Straxuses, who were effectively immortal as long as the other one lived. {{storylink|Source:Profile Plus#January_14.2C_2017|Profile+, January 14, 2017}} At some point, both joined the order of protectors known as the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. One rose through the ranks to become "Chief of Engineering" (技術長官 ''Gijutsu Chōkan''), {{storylink|Blue Big Convoy comic}} but his beloved commander [[Brightes|Blue Brightes Convoy]] ultimately passed him over for leadership of the Blue Order in favor of [[Blue Big Convoy|Big]] on his deathbed. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale 1}} Infuriated, Straxus swore to get his revenge someday. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} In the meantime, Chief Straxus was once saved from a [[Specter]] attack by Blue, who shocked Straxus by lending him his powerful [[Matrix Sword]] to protect himself. {{storylink|Blue Big Convoy comic}} Coveting the power of the sword, this Straxus joined forces with his counterpart, and they developed a rage-inducing program that they secretly implanted into their blue comrades. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}} {{Storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Experiments into producing spare bodies for themselves created the [[Rollermaster Corps|Rollermasters]], but their stunted intelligence resulted in them being used as little more than slaves. {{storylink|Source:Profile Plus#January_15.2C_2017_.281.29|Profile+, January 15, 2017 (1)}}

[[File:MC comic Primal Vanguard Straxuses.jpg|thumb|left|We're going to kill you twice over!]]

When the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] was embroiled in a three-way conflict between [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]], [[King Poseidon]], and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Megatron]], Straxus joined the rest of the Blue Order in neutralizing the [[Decepticon]] threat. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}} When Ultra Megatron further evolved into Ultra Megatron Omega, the Straxuses took the opportunity to activate their sleeper program, causing all members of the Blue Order to tear each other apart. Blue himself was forced to stab himself with the Matrix Sword lest he harm a comrade, which amused Chief Straxus as he took the sword. Seeking an end to the rest of the Vanguard and Primus's ambitions, the Straxuses joined forces with Megatron Omega, and the three left the Blue Planet. Soon reaching the [[Purple Planet]], they met with [[Purple Wicked Convoy]], who proposed an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Together, the Straxuses, Purple, Megatron Omega, and a Rollermaster confronted [[God Neptune]], who had already pilfered the other orders' matrices while they were occupied with Purple. Chief Straxus attempted a swing at the combiner with the Matrix Sword, but God Neptune simply shrugged it off and replied with a powerful swing from the [[Matrix Saber]] that sent the traitor flying. The Matrix Sword, however, revealed itself to be the resting place of Blue's spirit, who attempted to turn the tide against God Neptune before dissipating. The combiner was taken care of by Megatron Omega, however, and the stolen matrices became the Decepticon's spoils. He began to use the [[Silver Matrix]] to absorb the [[Star Power]] from the other matrices, to the Straxuses' delight, but joy turned to horror when [[Halfshell]] bisected Megatron with the [[Neptune Sword]]. Megatron Omega wasn't down, though, and absorbed the twins' energies to reform himself as "Megatron Omega: Complete Form". {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

The twins walked this off, eventually making their way back to the Blue Planet, only to be confronted by the visage of Blue Brightes Convoy! The overjoyed Straxuses' spirits quickly fell as Megatron's new minion [[Blue Megatron]] revealed his cruel trick and blasted them with his shoulder cannon.

[[File:MC comic Straxuses.jpg|thumb|150px|I'll be sure Travis gets your head in the mail!]]

Some time later, the Straxuses, having survived the subsequent commotion, managed to kidnap [[Primus|Oracle]], the core form of Primus himself. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

At their fortress in [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], the Straxuses experimented on the Matrix Sword, using the energies of Blue Big Convoy's [[spark]] which were still tied to the blade to create the clone [[Convobat|C-6]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}} To introduce the traits of organic life to the next generation of [[Transformer]]s, they also performed experiments that created a new, hybrid form of Cybertronian, applying the results to C-6 and [[Megalligator|D-6]]. {{storylink|Convobat#Legends|''Legends'' Convobat bio}} The twins called an assembly of their creations, where they announced their intention to use their "children" to exploit the power vacuum left by the departed Primus Vanguard and conquer the [[Precursor World]] themselves. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}} They trained C-6 as an assassin and granted him the name "Convobat", but punished him for hesitating when it came to killing. When Convobat and D-6, now calling himself Megalligator, tried to escape, ex-Chief Straxus confronted the two but was taken by surprise when Megalligator exploded a [[transtector]] in his face and failed to stop them. {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat prequel comic}} Though he survived the blast, this Straxus was reduced to a disembodied head, kept in a mobile sphere. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

[[Magna Convoy]], a Primus Vanguard drone brought to life by the energies of the dying Blue and the last survivor of the group, vowed revenge and attacked Darkmount to recover the Matrix Sword. It had lost all its power, however, and Straxus and his allies easily bested the intruder. When the defeated Convoy was teleported away, the head Straxus believed his spirit was crushed and considered the problem solved, but the other Straxus was determined to hunt him down. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}} He and his [[Rollermaster Corps]] pursued Magna Convoy to a planet's surface and battled him again, but Convoy had found new resolve in his mission to protect Convobat and was able to call upon the Matrix Sword's power to defeat Straxus. The crippled Straxus was then finished off by his own Rollermaster troops, one of which claimed that ''they'' were Straxus now. Meanwhile, the remaining Straxus was among the Cybertronians being observed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] from an unknown location. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}}

===''Legends'' comic===
In the [[Legends World]], Megalligator and Convobat's exploits were known as fiction in the form of the ''[[Transformers: Convobat Amazon Showdown|Convobat Amazon Showdown]]'' film, created by [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]. [[Cheetor (BW)|The native Cheetor]] played Straxus, but Nightscream didn't appreciate him fooling around. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Convobat)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
Straxus was among the many Decepticons who fought back against [[Gozer]], but was ultimately felled by the extradimensional invader. His shattered body fell near [[Decepticon High Command]] as Shockwave reported to Megatron that even the [[combiner]]s had failed. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:EscapePartOne-Straxxus.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Mercy is not dispensed here, fools, only sex appeal.]]
A multi-disciplinary theoretician, '''Straxxus''' was an incredibly intelligent, and incredibly grouchy, Cybertronian. He attended [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]'s [[Academy of Research|academy]] but left because others kept disagreeing with him. Leaving his studies behind, Straxxus became the Senator of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], running the province as an independent state and had never bothered to attend a [[Senate]] meeting.

In the era of the [[Decepticon]]s, Straxxus began to fear the increasing geological activity that began plaguing Cybertron, his calculations leading him to consider that Cybertron might literally shake itself apart. To evacuate his citizens, Straxxus brought one of the old ''Ark''-class vessels docked in Darkmount and had it restored to operational capacity while transmitting his geological data to [[Crystal City]] for further analysis. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} Needing a way to enact a mass exodus of refugees off Cybertron to escape the Decepticon threat, the Autobots decided to petition Straxxus for use of his ships. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} When Highbrow called about the ''Ark''<nowiki>s</nowiki>, Straxxus was more interested in discussing his geological findings with [[Geomotus]], but he ultimately promised the vessels to Highbrow. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

To properly evacuate Darkmount, Straxxus found that he would need two and a half of the cargo capacities of the ''Ark''s. As repairs on the ships began, the stardrive of the fourth exploded, delaying its launch. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s convoy of refugees arrived at Darkmount, Straxxus barred them for a time. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}}

When three of the four ships were nearing launch capacity, Straxxus invited Wheeljack, Highbrow and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] within his city and revealed that he would need three of the ships, while issuing another warning about the impending tectonic disasters. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}}

As loading continued, the [[Insecticon swarm]] attacked. Convinced that this was the best time to launch, Straxxus sealed the city's gates and set off with two ships. Unaware that the Insecticons were drawn to the largest concentrations of energon however, the second ''Ark'', loaded with colonization supplies, was targeted by the clones who ate through to its fuel lines and caused it to detonate. Straxxus subsequently led the majority of his people off Cybertron and to a new world. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Straxus, [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] accompanied [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] on a mission to defeat Nemesis's former self, Nova Prime. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}

Straxus was part of a Decepticon raiding party that scoured a Human military base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Straxus's job was to look in every building to check if it housed the generator, and reduce it to rubble if it didn't. The Decepticons eventually found the device, despite some Autobot interference, but it proved to be more volatile than they had anticipated. The Generator exploded, sending Straxus and the Decepticons flying off into the distance. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDarkmount.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|{{w|Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|SHREDDER!!}}]]
Darkmount 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 after collecting 110 units of Cybermetal, 60 units of Transmetal, and 35 support cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Straxus-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Purple? Where did that come from?]]
Straxus of [[Polyhex]] contacted Starscream to work together and overthrow Megatron, His plan involved [[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slog]] and the Insecticons. When Starscream asked if they know that they are part of a larger scheme, he replied that they, like Slog, are just primitive creatures driven by instinct. {{storylink|Dark Deeds}} Bombshell reported to Straxus that he had taken control of Slog, but a little less responsive. {{storylink|Mind Games (EW)|Mind Games}} As Megatron was preparing to send Slog on his first mission, Straxus reminded Starscream that he was overdoing his flattery. As Starscream went over his signal to Slog to "Crush Megatron", Straxus planned for Slog to crush Starscream afterwards. At the Decepticon's abandoned space-port, things went according to plan. Straxus ordered Starscream to activate the Space Bridge, and then approached Megatron, but was surprised to see that he was still functional. Megatron then blew him away to kingdom come with his fusion cannon. {{storylink|Double-Crossed}}

Megatron had Bombshell apply one of his cerebro-shells on Straxus, making him an obedient and powerful asset to Megatron, with no memories of his conspiracy. But Skrapnel was aware that the memories could always come back - especially if Bombshell had rigged them that way...

*'''Class''' - Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Straxus uses his battle axe to dispense damage to buildings and defenses.
*'''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:straxus Straxus at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Lord High Governor Straxus was the brutal governor of the Decepticon colony planet [[Lucifer]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Darkmount.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You're welcome.]]
*'''Darkmount''' (Deluxe, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'': Pick-axe/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoya Miyake]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of wave 2 of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', Darkmount ("Straxus" was [[trademark|unavailable]]) transforms into a half-tracked {{w|self-propelled artillery}} inspired by the {{w|G6 howitzer|South African G6 Rhino}}, as well as a tripod-mounted {{w|howitzer}} platform called a "battle station".

:In vehicle mode, the turret can rotate and the barrel can raise. Initially it was planned to have him interact with Scout Class figures who could man his "fortress mode". The remainders of that idea are the otherwise pointless handlebars that end up on his knees in robot mode.<ref name="generations11">TakaraTomy staff interview in ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 1]]'', [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/428825-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-united.html translation at TFW2005].</ref> In robot mode, the cannon barrel becomes his trademark pick-axe weapon, while his smaller weapons (featuring [[C joint]]s) can clip onto various compatible rungs, bars and tubes sculpted onto the vehicle or robot. Despite his portly robot form, and his alternate half-track mode, his tech specs list his speed rank as 10.

:Darkmount's color scheme (with its red biceps and gold chest) is an amalgam of his Marvel appearances (which have inconsistent coloring). "M17" is written on his vehicle mode, referencing "[[The Smelting Pool!|Marvel #17]]", the comic issue in which Straxus first appeared. His head is designed with a light-piping feature but it is not utilized.

:So why "Darkmount" for the toy instead of the obviously made-up "Straxus", theoretically easy to [[trademark]]? One possible explanation is that an Austrian company, [http://www.stadlbauer.at/74.0.html?&L=1 Stadlbauer], has owned "Strax" as an international registered trademark for toys since 1966, and applied to register the term in the United States [http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=79069729&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch in 2009]. This would give Stadlbauer a solid legal hold on the term versus another company trying to use a soundalike in the same field.

:The mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Straxus (SG)#Timelines|The Bard of Darkmount]] and [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Skullgrin#Generations|Skullgrin]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Darkmount/darkmount.htm More information on Darkmount at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:United Straxus Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|TakaraTomy will collect the fee...''personally!'']]
*'''Straxus''' (Deluxe, 2010-[[December 25|12-25]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''UN-10'''
**''Accessories'': "Battle axe"/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers

:Darkmount was redecoed for inclusion in the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline, and even released under his original name. He now sports a new color scheme that replaces much of his grey plastic and ''all'' of his red plastic with more dark blue and new light-blue pieces, apparently shooting to emulate Straxus as he was colored in his [[The Bridge to Nowhere!|second Marvel appearance]], drawing particular inspiration from the [[:File:MarvelUS-18.jpg|cover]] of the issue. And he's got his dead, black eyes!

:Besides the black eyes, Straxus features additional paint on his face as well as his crotch plate and knee flaps.
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/transformers-united/straxus/2799/1/ Image gallery of ''United'' Straxus at Seibertron.com]''
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===''United EX''===
[[File:United-toy RollerMaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Dad, was that your Straxus?" "...I don't know."]]
*'''Rollermaster vs Choppermaster''' (Vs pack, [[2012]]-[[September 22|09-22]])
**''ID number'': '''EX P1'''

:''[[Transformers United|United EX]]'' "Rollermaster" is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Icepick (PCC)#Toys|Icepick]] toy, transforming into a treaded snow-plow vehicle of probably-made-up model. Unlike most ''Power Core Combiners'' Commander molds, Rollermaster does not have [[5 mm post]] holes in or near his hands to allow him to use hand-held weapons. He has some sweet claws, though, and the hardpoint on his right shoulder allows him to use a Mini-Con's weapon mode as a shoulder-mounted emplacement. A flip-up [[Powerlinx]] socket on his chest allows him to use [[Mini-Con]]s as armor. He also has a secondary "Prime mode" configuration in which he forms a super robot torso; in this mode he can use the drone-limbs from any 5-pack set to make a new super-robot.

:He was only available in a set with [[Blaze Master#United EX 2|Choppermaster]], [[Spanner (United)#Toys|Spanner]], and [[Firebug (United)#Toys|Firebug]].

:This figure was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Rollermaster Corps]] drones in Takara's ''[[Spin Off]]'' comics.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Darkmount.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Darkmount, Cruel Overlord''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T40'''
**''Stars: ''9
:'''Darkmount, Cruel Overlord''' (presumably once again renamed due to trademark reasons) is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]], and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' Darkmount toy.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Magna Convoy and Straxus.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Magna Convoy & Straxus Set''' ([[April 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''13 & 14'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shin Sasaki]] (illustration)}}

:Released as part of the third wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Magna Convoy]] and Straxus along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#14|Translation of Straxus's Transformers Character Card]]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:StraxusChangesColors.jpg|thumb|Consistency is not dispensed here, fools, only GAFFES!]]
*For some reason, Straxus's colors changed drastically between the two issues he was in for the US comic. Also, sometimes between panels.
*Not only was Straxus's color scheme unstable, but so was his weapon design. In his first issue, it looked like a pick-axe, but when Straxus battled Blaster in his second issue, it had evolved into a scythe.
*According to Hasbro copy writer [[Forest Lee]], Straxus was mentioned in [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con]] 2008 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s bio entirely to make [[David Willis]] happy.
*It's likely that [[Eric Holmes]] didn't consult with [[Simon Furman]] when he had Straxus as a cameo in ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''. (Straxus must have been mentioned in the script, since he shows up in [http://mmatere.deviantart.com/art/Megatron-Origins-4-pag-02-80058403 Marcelo Matere's version of the page.])
[[File:KreonStraxusConcept.jpg|thumb]]
*Straxus in the online ''Kre-O'' comic is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s helmet and a pair of scythe-weapons from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Kre-O'' sets. The Straxus that appears in "[[Cybertron's Most Wanted]]", meanwhile, wears the ''Kre-O'' [[Major Bludd]] helmet and a pickaxe built from existing parts; it was based on an unused proposal by [[Greg Sepelak]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/MSipher/status/868304136021958657 M Sipher on Twitter]</ref>
*Straxus keeps picking up ''[[Microman]]'' bodies in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]: in "[[Metrowars]]", he is drawn to resemble the "Micro Robot" Armored Suit figure [[Microman#Bulsonic|Bulsonic (Blue Type)]], apparently in reference to a Japanese fandom theory that the character's original design was inspired by said toy,<ref>[[Andrew Hall]] on [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/29173-tf-pulp-update-november-30-2013-ehobby-magnificus-badlands-online/page-19#entry2384162 The Allspark Forums]</ref> and in the [[Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic]], his disembodied head rolls around in the "Project Victory" Mecha-Cosmo vehicle [[Microman#Escargot|Escargot]]!
*At some point there may have been intended to be a new Straxus toy for ''[[Transformers:_Legacy#Toys|Transformers: Legacy]]'', as for a while Amazon.com had a page listing for a "TRA GEN Legacy EV Leader DARKMOUNT," but eventually that product listing was superceded by [[Megatron_(BW)/toys#Legacy|''Legacy'' Transmetal II Megatron.]]
*According to [[F.J. DeSanto]] and [[Anna Malkova]], Straxus was intended to have been the main villain of the cancelled ''Transformers: Legacy'' animated series, with the design featured in the 2019 IDW continuity having been designed for this purpose. Malkova also revealed a second, "after 'accident'" design for the character as a Frankenstein's monster-type with his own decapitated head suspended in a liquid inside his chest.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anna__Malkova/status/1727686193129672741 Anna Malkova on Twitter]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Straxus''' (ストラクサス ''Sutorakusasu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Straxus''' (China, 斯塔萨斯 ''Sītǎsàsī'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Straxxus-IDW-Malkova.jpg|2019 IDW continuity design
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Dead Universe]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Senators]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:United EX Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
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Polar Claw

2023-07-30T06:15:06Z

BT383: Adding Evan Brooks' comments re:cancelled Kingdom plans from SDCC

{{factions|maximal}}
{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars'' Maximal|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|Polarclaw}}
:''Polar Claw is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BWPolarClawJapan.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|He'll steal your purse and your pic-a-nic basket.]]
Ferocity and frenzy are what '''Polar Claw''' possesses in abundance. Many a foe have sampled his righteous ire. But when it comes to his comrades and subordinates, his sense of fair play is legendary. He believes in a disciplined, principled army of peacekeepers and strives to make sure the Maximal military remains as such. Polar Claw is very protective of the peace granted by the [[Pax Cybertronia]], and has no qualms about handling any upstart [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] with extreme prejudice.

He is partnered with a robotic bat drone called [[Robo-Bat]], which aids in tracking and surveillance operations.

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[File:Terminus-PolarClaw.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, do I go up and touch ''your'' face?]]
During the final battle with [[Shokaract]], several realities converged into a single, apocalyptic timestorm. Beast Warriors from alternate realities emerged, including [[Cybershark]], [[B'Boom]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Transquito]], [[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]], Polar Claw, and unidentified others, though all of them were summarily defeated. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}
{{--}}
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{BW Shell Game}}
After the Maximals left prehistoric Earth at the end of the Beast Wars, Magmatron travelled to the organic world to activate all protoforms that had been left behind, planning to turn them into Predacons in the process. Polar Claw was among the protoforms activated to this end, but was not reprogrammed into a Predacon thanks to Razorbeast's interference. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
{{bigquote|Just... lemme at him!
''([[K-9]] gives him a weird look)''
 Um. In the interests of longterm ''peace'', of course!|Polar Claw, during the battle against [[Latolata|Rartorata]]|[[The Ascending issue 3|''The Ascending'' #3]]}}

[[File:BWTheGathering1 PolarClaw Spittor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He hasn't gotten along well with the other Transformers since the Oscars.]]

Polar Claw was a drill sergeant at the [[Maximal Military Academy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Polar Claw was one of the [[protoform]] [[stasis pod]]s jettisoned from the Maximal survey vessel ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' when it was forced to crash-land on prehistoric [[Earth]]. The [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] general [[Magmatron]] led a small group (that included the Maximal agent [[Razorbeast]]) back in time to place these protoforms into [[chronal phase]] and reprogram them into Predacons, and lead this army against the Maximals in the present. However, Razorbeast placed a viral code in Magmatron's Predacon [[shell program]], allowing a number of the protoforms to retain their Maximal identity. It was [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] who was unfortunate enough to witness Polar Claw's activation. The giant [[polar bear]] summarily squashed Spittor. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Polar Claw worked his way toward Razorbeast's summoning signal, {{storylink|The Gathering issue 2|The Gathering #2}} and eventually arrived in time with reinforcements to help fight off an army of Predacons commanded by the revanant [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. In the subsequent battle, Polar Claw stomped on [[Terragator]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 4|The Gathering #4}}

Sometime later, when Ravage's Predacons hit the Maximals again, Polar Claw was among the ground forces defending their base. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}} He struggled against [[Powerpinch]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] until the arrival of the [[Pack]], [[Lio Convoy]]'s secret special forces unit. Unfortunately, the [[Unicron]] agent [[Latolata|Rartorata]] followed injecting Razorbeast with [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]], forcing the Maximals and Predacons to band together to fight their mutual foe and prevent Unicron's return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}} Polar Claw chafed at having to watch the battle from the ground, thirsting for his turn at the enemy. After Rartorata was temporarily brought down, he reported the situation to Lio Convoy, considering the fact that [[Transquito]] had to inject his full reserve of [[nacro-virus]] to bring down the [[Blentron|Blendtron]] be poetic justice considering what Rartorata did to Razorbeast. However, the Unicron servant's allies [[Drancron]] and [[Elphaorpha|Elephorca]] followed, forcing those Maximals and Predacons in fighting condition (of which Polar Claw was among) to escape to The Pack's transwarp cruiser while Razorbeast and those left behind held them off. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

During the battle on Cybertron against [[Shokaract]], Unicron's acolytes attacked the Maximals, hitting Polar Claw and [[Drill Nuts]]. It is unknown if they were among the survivors after Shokaract was defeated. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Polar Claw was a member of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], a corrupt cop in a corrupt system. He and his partner [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] enjoyed busting Maximals for minor infractions in order to collect energon fines and flaunt their power. While accosting [[Noctorro]] for staring at his reflection too long (seriously), the MCSF officers were confronted by [[Lio Convoy]]. Recently having had his eyes opened about the injustices of his society, Lio Convoy had been wandering in search of a fight, and he started one with Polar Claw and Snarl, utterly humiliating them in combat while Noctorro fled to safety. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:sotw1 stakeout kicks a bear.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|''The Revenant'' was a lot different in its first draft.]]

Polar Claw became part of a secret society known as [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] after the war, using advanced [[Chimeracon]] upgrades to disguise themselves on Earth. Their agenda was to take out the "ruling class" of both factions and they started with Prowl, plotting to expose all his dirty deeds. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} Polar Claw struck the first blow by tracking [[Verity Carlo]] and attempting to seize the [[Aequitas]] file from her, but [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] drove off the "polar bear". {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} In their second go-round, Polar Claw was the first Mayhem to transform when he tried to slow down [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]].

That went ''poorly'' for him: he was beaten, [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] abandoned him as "already dead" rather than parlay, and Guzzle ripped him in half to drink his energon. Er, the cause still lives? {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:PrimalRage-PolarClaw.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]

The protoform that would become Polar Claw was contained in one of the many [[stasis pod]]s on the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] that were ejected when the ship was caught in a battle with the [[Darksyde (BW)|''Darksyde'']] and left in orbit above the planet they crashed on. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} The pod was soon brought down to the surface due to sabotage carried out by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Pod Part 2}} Before he could activate, Polar Claw was discovered by the [[Vok]] who, using knowledge gleamed from [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], reprogrammed him to serve their interests.

Part of the "[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]", {{storylink|Children of the Vok}} Polar Claw was sent out to capture [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], easily overpowering the rage-induced Maximal leader while [[Saberback]] detained Megatron. {{storylink|Primal Rage}}

When the two leaders awoke, the Children explained that the Vok sought to be rid of the Cybertronians until their experiments on the planet were complete and Polar Claw suggested that both crews should leave outright. When Primal and Megatron escaped their cells thanks to their [[beast mode]]s, the Children attacked again. In beast mode, Polar Claw charged Megatron, only to be grabbed in the dinosaur's jaws. Despite the Child's request to be released for a more honorable battle, Megatron simply blew a hole through Polar Claw, killing him and then Saberback not long after. Unwilling to lose more of their subjects, [[Pakak]] possessed Polar Claw's corpse to speak to Megatron, only for the Predacon to blast the avatar, which prompted the Vok to show their true forms. {{storylink|Children of the Vok}}

Reanimated through Vok science, Polar Claw joined the rest of the Children of the Vok in an attack of the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' only for the group to withdraw following the death of their masters. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-PolarClaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's always taken pride in his aim, ever since his days on Cybertron.]]
*'''Polar Claw''' (Mega, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-2'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Robo-Bat]]"/paw

: Part of the very first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Mega assortment, Polar Claw transforms into a polar bear. Rearing him up on his hind legs in [[beast mode]] exposes a pair of nasty-looking fangs. His beast-mode forelegs become shoulder-mounted weapons in robot mode: his left leg has a spring-loaded attack claw, while his right launches from the shoulder stub and transforms into his partner [[Robo-Bat#Toys|Robo-Bat]]. His robot head has a face on both sides; a normal [[robot mode]] one, and a "mutant" face.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version of the toy, "Whiteclaw" released in the first wave of the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' line, appears to have no noteworthy differences from the Hasbro version, but he ''does'' come with a bio card.

: This mold was also used to make [[Grizzly-1#Toys|Grizzly-1/Barbearian]] and [[Survive#Toys|Survive]], and was the basis for the non-toy character [[Ursa Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/PolarClaw/polarclaw.htm More information on Polar Claw at TFU.info]''

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[[File:VS2-PolarClawScorponok.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Arctic Showdown"? Good luck, Scorp.]]
*'''Hokkyoku no Taiketsu: Whiteclaw VS Scorpos''' (Vs set, 1996)
**''ID number'': '''VS-2'''
**''Accessories'': "Bat Scout"/paw

: In Japan, "Whiteclaw" was available both as an individual and in an "Arctic Showdown" (北極の対決) two-pack with [[Scorponok (BW)#VS2|Scorpos]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: Amusingly, both toys are packaged in beast mode with their smaller partners deployed, making it look like the fight isn't going so well for Whiteclaw.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Polarclawmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You think ''he's'' scary, you should see his brother: Bi-Polar Claw.]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Polar Claw was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
{{-}}

===Kabaya===
*'''Whiteclaw''' (1997)

: A ''Beast Wars'' PVC figurine set was released in Japan, including an action-posed Polar Claw.

{{charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
[[File:BW-MegaPromo.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Collect all the nonexistent toys!]]
* The [[Grizzly-1|Barbearian]] toy was actually the "prototype" deco for Polar Claw. The first solicitations for the ''Beast Wars'' Megas featured the bear mold brown and yellow (as well as a differently-colored [[Scorponok (BW)#Notes|Scorponok]]). The back of the first ''Beast Wars'' catalogue from the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]]/[[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]] two-pack called him "Grizzly-1", while solicitations sent to magazines used "Barbearian". The reasons for the changeover to a polar bear are unknown.
* [[Simon Furman]] has a [[Earthforce#Notes|noted love of polar bears]], which is probably why Polar Claw got the most panel time (by far) out of all of the dimension-displaced Beast Warriors in "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]". Furman's affection for the creatures might also explain why, when Polar Claw appeared in IDW's 2021 [[Transformers: Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' comic]], he picked up the speech patterns of Furman's original character [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], yes?
* Polar Claw appeared in a [[:File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|concept poster]] for ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', but ultimately no such toy appeared in the final toyline. According to [[Evan Brooks]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con|SDCC]] 2023, he was part of [[John Warden]]'s plans for the line, but was dropped in favour of [[Tigatron]] when the new design team took over.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/07/28/sdcc-2023-hasbro-show-floor-qa-legacy-studio-series-video-games-more-488215 "It was something John Warden had planned. But when team transitions happened, it was decided release-wise that it makes more sense to do a Voyager Tigatron than Polar Claw at that scale."], 2023</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Whiteclaw''' (ホワイトクロー ''Howaitokurō'')
*''French:'' '''Griffe Polaire''' (Canada, "Polar Claw"), '''Patte Polaire''' (Happy Meal card, "Polar Paw")
*''Italian:'' '''Polar'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Garra Polar''' (America, "Polar Claw")

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:Maximal Command Security Force]]
[[Category:Mayhem]]

Transit (disambiguation)

2023-06-10T05:12:16Z

BT383:

{{disambig}}
'''Transit''' usually transforms into a bus.

{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Transit (RID)|Transit]], the [[Decepticon]] from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Transit (G1)|Transit]], the [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW]] portion of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2023]]|[[Transit (ROTB)|Transit]], the [[Pseudocanon|pseudocanonical]] [[Decepticon]]/[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] from ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]]''.}}

Talk:Dino

2023-02-13T19:37:08Z

BT383:

Why is this as (Movie) instead of (DOTM)? [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 15:56, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
:Scroll down to the Merchandise section. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 16:16, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

== Dino? ==

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-ferrari-458-italia-is-172358/
Is this true, or complete bull?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 16:50, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

:''Supposedly'', this is pure truth. All I can say is... DEAR GOD, PLEASE NO.
:[[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] 23:07, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
::Even if he's referred to as such in the movie, we usually stick to whatever names Hasbro gives them, as with [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] and several ROTF Construticons. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 23:33, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

How about listing "Dino" under "foreign names"? Probably not, I think, but it ''might'' be a good place for it, so I thought I'd throw that out there. - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 01:24, 30 June 2011 (EDT)

Then why call him Mirage if he appears to be called Dino?
:Because the novelization, comic adaptation '''and''' toys all refer to him as Mirage. He's only called Dino in the film. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 11:02, 30 July 2011 (EDT)

== Alt mode ==

Is the toy a Ferrari?-[[User:ACIDSTORM92|ACIDSTORM92]] 15:56, 7 July 2011 (EDT)
:Hard to tell with all that transluscent plastic drowning out the details. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 16:01, 7 July 2011 (EDT)

== Deluxe Toy? ==

is there gonna be one?

Yes.

== TF: Prime Cyberverse ==

Why isn't his Cyberverse toy mentioned on this page?--[[User:Primo|Primo]] 15:25, 2 February 2012 (EST)
: Because it's possible it would go on a [[Mirage (Prime)]] page. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:35, 2 February 2012 (EST)
:: I think the toy is meant to be the movie incarnation of Mirage, since Mirage toy have the Prime name removed from the box just like Evac and Soundwave
.

== hasbro considers him dino ==
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/549989-mirage-dino-tf4-28.html#post7316102 will the page be renamed or we will keep the Mirage name since the Mirage name was used more than the name Dino?
:[http://www.transformersclub.com/toyfair12/webfiles/DSC_0023.JPG.html] [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 17:33, 21 February 2012 (EST)

== Early script death ==

Why is there not a note on his proposed death?--[[Special:Contributions/24.69.64.254|24.69.64.254]] 17:55, 15 March 2012 (EDT)

== Deadpool ==

Does anyone notice that he looks like Deadpool?[[User:SirSpoonwave|Spoon]] 02:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)
:How? Aside from being black and red, how does he resemble Deadpool? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:10, 28 March 2012 (EDT)
::He's Italian. -[[User:LV|LV]] 09:56, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

== Inaccurate Toys ==

Why are none of the toys for Dino Ferraris? [[User:Skywarp Prime|Skywarp Prime]] ([[User talk:Skywarp Prime|talk]]) 14:21, 16 September 2019 (EDT)Skywarp Prime
:Legitimate question: how old are you? Not trying to be mean, but almost all of the questions you are asking are answered directly in the article, including this one. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:31, 16 September 2019 (EDT)
::I can tell you are mentioning the thing I said on the Fallen page. I was just rather confused with what they were trying to say, and I hadn't noticed the link to the page explaining the term I didn't understand. [[User:Skywarp Prime|Skywarp Prime]] ([[User talk:Skywarp Prime|talk]]) 14:43, 16 September 2019 (EDT)Skywarp Prime
:::No, I'm talking about this article as well. It very clearly states in both the toy and notes section that because Mattel held the Ferrari license at the time for ''Hot Wheels'', Hasbro couldn't use the actual car. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:00, 16 September 2019 (EDT)
I've looked very thoroughly in the toys section it does not mention the Mattel licensing issues, however, you were right about it mentioning the problems in the notes section. Is it possible in the future Hasbro could come out with an accurate Mirage figure?
:Not likely. Mattel would have to lose the Ferrari license and Hasbro would have to then get said license before they could make a toy that actually looked like a Ferrari. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 17:26, 16 September 2019 (EDT)

== Move to Dino ==
I agree with changing his name to '''Dino''' as it is the name spoken within the film and he now has three toys supporting this name. If this character was really meant to be called '''Mirage''' then I would think that HasTak would make more of an effort to support this which they haven't. I know he is loosely based off of the G1 character and even early concept art depicted him having the power of invisiblity, but the film itself doesn't support this ability at all. In conclusion I agree with the move to Dino and having '''(AKA Mirage)''' in the opening paragraph of his page. {{unsigned|Fanofcoolstuff27}}
:In my opinion it's mostly a matter of what Hasbro considers the "real" name to be. Brawl has consistently been "Brawl" on toys rather than "Devastator", so I think we can assume that's still Hasbro's preference. Dino, by contrast, is now being called Dino rather than Mirage. (We have yet to see any updated toys of Que/Wheeljack, but I wouldn't be surprised if somewhere down the line we get an ST "Autobot Que" toy.) --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 18:19, 13 November 2020 (EST)
::Oops, thanks for adding my signature, I made sure I had everything in check before posting and that still managed to slip my mind smh. And yeah, I believe Hasbro using "Devastator" for Brawl would also cause too much confusion for fans since we got a "correct" Devastator in ROTF. Besides, all early concepts for the character and the naming from Hasbro was originally Brawl anyway, it was Michael Bay (and maybe a few others behind the scenes) who preferred the name Devastator, which I do think is pretty fitting for a tank Decepticon who single-handedly held off the Autobots until the other Decepticons arrived in Mission City.
::As for Hasbro using certain names as their preference would still indicate that Dino is the name we'll see the most, since we haven't seen him being called "Mirage" in any toys, merchandise or fiction since 2012 at the latest. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 18:50, 13 November 2020 (EST)
:::There's also the change in authority that's happened at Hasbro since DOTM to consider. Before, it was Aaron Archer and Friends who named the Cyberverse Legion and Speed Stars toys "Mirage" and made the tie-in comics and video games use that name, while its now the current team who are onboard with the onscreen name of "Dino", using it for both the Tiny Turbo Changer and the Studio Series figure, and don't seem to care all that much about the old team's insistence of the "Mirage" name. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 18:59, 13 November 2020 (EST)
::::That is also very true, it would also explain the retcon with Skipjack now being Devastator's left leg instead of a yellow Rampage. Not to mention the fact that Hasbro based all the earlier toys for Rampage off of the concept art for the old yellow design and possibly made the connection much like they did with all the other Constructicons (Mixmaster and Long Haul for example) and made Rampage the same character as at the time they didn't know the finished Rampage in the film was made orange/red. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 19:13, 13 November 2020 (EST)
Alright, so my position on the name change has been swayed after seeing the images of the kill card props for AOE specifically stating him as "Mirage". This would indicate that he was only ever called "Dino" as a nickname (in-universe of course) due to his Ferrari alternate form.

With that cleared up more or less, on a prop used specifically for the film, should we remove the move suggestion at the top of the page? (I'm not entirely sure who added it or when it was added). [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:19, 15 November 2020 (EST)
:A minor prop and your speculation are not definitive statements. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 06:55, 15 November 2020 (EST)
::Fair enough, where do you stand on the name change? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 07:37, 15 November 2020 (EST)
:::I for one believe that DOTM's namedrop weights more than the AOE's playing card that we ''barely'' get to see in the movie. We also have more toys named Dino rather than Mirage by now, so I would be okay with the move. [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 12:35, 15 November 2020 (EST)
::::Even if "Dino" is just his nickname or alias, it can still be the name of this article since its the more prominent moniker. We have Leland Bishop's article at "Silas", after all. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:17, 15 November 2020 (EST)
Okay, if there's no objections, I'll move this in the next few days...? --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 11:46, 17 November 2020 (EST)
::Sounds good. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 15:39, 17 November 2020 (EST)

This is a little weird to me - we haven't moved all the many G1 characters whose modern toys have different names... --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 08:34, 20 November 2020 (EST)
::Those names were changed due to trademark reasons. Dino's name was used in most fiction and with most of his toys supporting this name, means that it's the name HasTak prefers to use for the character. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 14:26, 20 November 2020 (EST)
:::This situation is more in line with the Jetfire/Skyfire debate from back when the character was first introduced in G1 (both names existed since basically the character's introduction), rather than any recent name changes to characters who had only one name established for decades prior. [[User:Fritz|Fritz]] ([[User talk:Fritz|talk]]) 14:31, 20 November 2020 (EST)

== Split Mirage (ROTB)? ==
I'm not sure if this might prove controversial (apologies if so), but it seems reasonable to me to split off ROTB Mirage from this page. Two main reasons:
*Mirage's prominence in the marketing for ROTB means this page will likely become popular with casual viewers over the next few months, and it seems needlessly confusing for these people looking for info on the blue Porsche guy named Mirage to be redirected to a page on this red Ferrari guy named Dino (who also goes by Mirage sometimes, please see the notes section to understand why you are on this page)
*Given that all recent official material has referred to Dino as such, it seems reasonable to assume that Hasbro/Paramount considers the Mirage name obsolete for Dino, and would thus view ROTB Mirage as a different character. Obviously, not working for either company, I can't be 100% certain on this, and am willing to be proven wrong once the movie releases if they do indeed decide to connect the two.
Does anyone have any points against the split? It just seems a lot more casual user friendly to keep them separate, at least for now. [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 14:37, 13 February 2023 (EST)

Purple Wicked Convoy

2022-01-16T07:28:43Z

BT383: /* Notes */

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:''Purple Wicked Convoy is a [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] from the [[Precursor World (franchise)|Precursor World]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:PurpleWickedConvoyFullBody.jpg|200px|thumb|Bump into him in the street and he'll drop a [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] on your ass.]]

That someone like '''Purple Wicked Convoy''' (パープル邪悪なる{{ruby|司令官|コンボイ}} ''Pāpuru Jaakunaru Konboi'', lit. "Wicked Commander Purple")<ref>The Primus Vanguard utilize an elaborate form of Japanese wordplay to impart a sort of "B-side" moniker. In this case the title "Wicked Commander Purple" is read as the name "Purple Wicked Convoy." See the [[Primus Vanguard#References|Primus Vanguard]] article for further details on how this works.</ref> could be a commander in the holy [[Primus Vanguard]] may come as a surprise to some. Exceedingly cunning, he'll seemingly leap on any chance to obtain even greater power, but usually leaves the heavy lifting to another party, like his collection of [[Pretender Monster]]s. He'd rather stand on the sidelines or sit in his base on the [[Purple Planet]] as he watches the action, enjoying his trademark [[Gari Robo-kun|grape popsicle]]. The fact that his [[Purple Order]] is composed entirely of [[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwaves]] probably raises some eyebrows too, not to mention his self-proclaimed title of "Defender of Chaos".<ref>Written in Japanese text as すべての混乱を守る者 ''subete no konton o mamorumono''.</ref> But [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] chose him to guard the [[Purple Matrix]] for a reason, and are you gonna question ''his'' judgement?

Of course, this is all what he'd ''like'' you to think. Among his fellow Vanguard commanders, he's absolutely the most easy-going, leaning into the malevolent trappings of his station only when he thinks it'll help keep the universe safe. Mind you, he should probably work on actually telling his allies about these ruses in the first place...

The popsicle is also his signature weapon. Yes, really.

==Fiction==
===Precursor World===
Chosen to bear the Purple Matrix and lead the Purple Order in their defense of the universe of [[Star Power|Purple Star Power]], Purple Wicked Convoy wielded his mighty popsicle in the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s final battle against their ancient enemy the [[Specter]]s for the fate of their multiverse. He joined with the other commanders of the Vanguard to eradicate the Specters by unleashing all seven Star Powers at once, which had the side effect of knitting their multiverse into a [[Precursor World|single, multicolored world]].

Wicked attended a subsequent conference of Primus Vanguard command to discuss the new threat of the [[Vok]], displaying his characteristic panache while listening to [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]]'s presentation. After Primus resolved to [[Black Legendisc|scry into the future]] to gather intelligence on their foes, Wicked loitered in the hallways of [[Ivory Towers|Vanguard headquarters]] with [[White Gallant Convoy]] and [[Optimus Prime (Universe)|Yellow Splendid Convoy]], remarking that he had not seen Primus around for some time as they gossiped about what he could have seen. Shortly thereafter, Primus burst into the hallway to their collective shock, exclaiming that his pet [[Primacron]] had escaped and rambling about how he needed all of their Matrices immediately so that he could end the universe. An alarmed Wicked left with his comrades as the Vanguard commanders left Primus to ravings and returned to their respective planets, save an impassive [[Blue Big Convoy]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale 1}}

Wicked was conferring with a number of Purple Warriors when Primus sent word to the Primus Vanguard to be on their guard following the destruction of the [[Blue Order]] at the hands of the [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxuses]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]]. While the rest of the Vanguard was attacked by the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]], Megatron and the Straxuses attacked the [[Purple Planet]] directly. [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] then reported to Wicked that they had lost contact with the other Vanguard members. Sensing an opportunity, Wicked contacted Megatron with an offer to join forces and conquer the universe. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

[[File:Omega Hand Mode.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Is "talk to the hand" played out for [[Super Mode|these]]?]]

The Purple-Megatron-Straxus alliance made their way into outer space to meet [[God Neptune]], who had already stolen the other Matrices and had his sights set on the [[Purple Matrix]] and the [[α Matrix|Blue Matrix]] held by Megatron. Wicked hung back as various challengers attacked the combiner, including Megatron and the remaining Primus Vanguard commanders, before allowing Megatron to combine with his trailer into a new "SF Gun mode", whose power was enough to force God Neptune apart. He then enjoyed an [[Gari Robo-kun|ice lolly]] and looked on as the Straxuses fretted over Ultra Megatron following his bisection at the hands of [[Halfshell]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

After Megatron Omega pulled himself together, Wicked called on him for another combination attack on the similarly reconstituted God Neptune with the mighty "Omega Hand Mode", only to be thwarted by—[[Lawbhammer]]? Interrupting the fight, the forgotten Seacon arrived with the [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]], Primus's secret eight army, and forcibly seized control of the combiner. The hits kept coming as Primus himself entered the fray, ramming Wicked and Megatron's combination apart with his vehicle mode. As Wicked and Megatron struggled to reform their SF Gun mode, Primus overwhelmed them with his Big Bang Cannon and absorbed Megatron's Blue Star Power into his Silver Matrix. Calling on the Lawbhammer-controlled God Neptune, Primus commanded the combiner to transfer the five Star Powers the Seacons had gathered into the [[Neptune Sword]] and toss him the blade. Now juiced to the gills with six of the seven Star Powers, Primus ran Wicked and his Matrix both through with a single thrust of the Neptune Sword. Wicked was shattered instantly, leaving behind only a lone popsicle glowing with a mysterious light... {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 1|Finale Part 1}}

...which shortly after transformed into Wicked himself, his [[spark]] having been transferred into it to serve as his back-up body (at the cost of some downsizing)! Wicked gave some encouragement to the despondent Primus, who had been reduced to his core self, the Oracle. He explained that he'd tricked everyone into thinking he'd gone rogue, and had seemingly teamed up with Megatron Omega to try and build a rapport with him, hoping to convince Megatron to get over himself and fight for good. This very much did not work, and after Megatron upgraded himself into Gold Megatron using the [[Golden Power]], he found himself dueling with [[Purple Megatron]] of the [[New Primus Vanguard]] for the Purple name.

It all worked out in the end, as Wicked was later seen as a leader of the next-generation Primus Vanguard alongside fellow veteran [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Burning Red Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale Part 2}}

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==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A reflection of a reflection of a reflection... Is Purple Wicked Convoy the Waluigi of ''Transformers''?]]
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (November [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Masterpiece 2|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], trailer/[[Combat Deck (SG)|Combat Deck]]
{{note|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Generations|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Purple Wicked Convoy by ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}
:After several [[knockoff]]s and [[IP theft|unofficial]] releases, "Shattered Glass Optimus Prime" was finally released as an official Hasbro Asia exclusive under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. As a redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]], he transforms into a Freightliner FL86, though the back half is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion (so much that a ladder is on each side). Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger even far would cause it to pop off.

:Optimus Prime also comes with a hand-held ion blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as an energon-axe that slips over Optimus Prime's right hand. He also lacks the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]] figures. Shattered Glass Optimus Prime also comes with his own Combat Deck and [[die-cast]] Matrix of Leadership, the latter of which remains the same colors as the original MP-10 Convoy.

:The packaging design very closely resembles then-concurrent ''Generations''-branded ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'', featuring numerous elements otherwise unique to ''Platinum Edition'' packaging, except the title "Platinum Edition" is replaced by "Shattered Glass". Hasbro ID number MP-09 within its ''Generations Masterpiece'' range of MP-01 to MP-10, and Shattered Glass Optimus Prime was released between [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-08]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|MP-10]], lending to the possibility that MP-09 was intended to be his.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-SG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That thing you all did anyway, now in canon flavor.]]
*'''Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet''' (2-pack, [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-GS17'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{note|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] was repurposed as Purple Wicked Convoy by ''Generations Selects Special Comic''. Again!}}
:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', Shattered Glass Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] without [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|his trailer]]. He features a color scheme inspired by his ''Masterpiece'' toy, complete with a cracked window. Optimus Prime is Voyager Class-sized mold with the front of the head and legs, knee flaps, and various inner parts reused from ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]]. This also means that, like the ''Siege'' toy, the truck mode is unusually small for a Voyager figure.

:The figure features an opening chest compartment containing a removable ''evil'' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Matrix of Leadership]].<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-selects-deluxe-wfc-gs17-shattered-glass-ratchet-and-optimus-prime "...the pack features an evil Matrix of Leadership accessory."]</ref> His transformation scheme reuses some engineering and concepts from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figures and ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|38 Optimus Prime]], with a new torso transformation. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''Studio Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]]. Optimus Prime features a hinge joint in each of his knuckles but without the flip-out post hole mechanism, instead of having it facilitated by the shape of his palm and thumb. Interestingly, the placement of his front wheels in robot mode evokes the [[Studio OX]] version of his character model (though significantly larger compared to the artwork). Optimus also has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure.

:As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it allows the waist to turn without being hindered. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime figure can attach onto the forearm (if the hands are tucked away) with the tabs on the axe's hinged handle, though it looks better on the left side.

:The product description for the set made mention of ''Shattered Glass'' comics by [[IDW Publishing]],<ref>[https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/134753 "...inspired by the Shattered Glass comics created in partnership with IDW..."]</ref> either being a miscredit of [[Fun Publications]] convention comic, or a far too-early mention of IDW's [[2021]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' comic.

:He is bundled with [[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet]], and was revealed on the [[September 8]] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4pc4OgZb6/ TransformersTuesday]. Much like most 2020 ''Selects'' product, the toy is only branded as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' and not ''Earthrise''.
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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==Notes==
*In an ouroboros of Japanese ''Transformers'' fandom nerdery, Purple's character contains several references to the character of Akane Shinjo (新条アカネ ''Shinjō Akane'') from [[Studio Trigger]]'s [[2018]] anime, ''{{w|SSSS.Gridman}}'', which heavily pulled from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' itself; Akane's main outfit and various accessories are patterned after ''Shattered Glass'' Optimus (including glasses cracked on the right side). Her ''kaijū'' figure collection is represented by the aforementioned Pretender Monsters as well as statues of the [[Fusion creature]]s, while Purple's Shockwave cohorts contacting him via holographic screen is reminiscent of her alien benefactor Alexis Kerib (アレクシス・ケリヴ). It's probably not a coincidence that [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Shockwave]] shares his Japanese voice actor, [[Tetsu Inada]], with Kerib.
*Despite existing before the concepts of Autobot and Decepticon, Purple Wicked Convoy is drawn with his toy's Autobot insignias. This is presumably due to the fact that the ''Autobot symbol itself'' was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into the Vanguard's sigil in the original Precursor World [[Spin Off|e-HOBBY comics]].
*Purple's transformation from being a popsicle stick is accompanied by the traditional "gi-go-ga-go-go" onomatopoeia for transforming in Japanese fiction, hilariously implying that he can mechanically turn into a tiny wooden stick.

==References==
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{{Primus Vanguard}}

[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Purple Order]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Talk:Crisis Intervention

2021-08-01T07:57:31Z

BT383:

So what's the deal with the Sgt. Savage mini-comic? Does it just come with the Tone Rodriguez sub cover, I think? [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 10:55, 18 January 2017 (EST)

== First time ROM is actually called "Space Knight" in IDW? ==

I may be mistaken, but I don't believe we've actually seen ROM called "Space Knight" in IDW before now. Did something change with the trademarks? [[User:Wheelbug|Wheelbug]] ([[User talk:Wheelbug|talk]]) 16:44, 23 January 2017 (EST)
:If that is the case, I'm not sure whether to add it under "Continuity Notes" or "Other Trivia". [[User:Wheelbug|Wheelbug]] ([[User talk:Wheelbug|talk]]) 10:41, 1 February 2017 (EST)

== Missing variant cover ==

The page mentions a variant cover by Jae Lee drawn for Kwan Chang, but lacks an image; I can't seem to find any record of this anywhere else either. Does anybody have this cover? [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 03:57, 1 August 2021 (EDT)

Arcee (G1)

2020-12-31T08:58:24Z

BT383: /* Legends comic */ Changed the wording of an image caption to make the joke seem targeted more at TakaraTomy and less at Japanese people in general

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:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ArceeG1-2010storypage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|These aren't high heels, they just forgot to finish building my feet.]]
Most make the mistake of noticing only '''Arcee'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Female Transformer|gender]], but these first impressions are quickly expanded upon. Arcee is a merciless and deadly warrior who's an expert in hand-to-hand combat and one of the best sharpshooters on record. The reason for her ferocity is how much she cares for her fellow Autobots and especially the [[human]]s they protect. She knows how fragile her organic companions are, and she's equally aware of the evils the [[Decepticon]]s are capable of. Peers such as [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] may be more durable than the humans, but she no less fights to defend them as well. They get in plenty of trouble, so someone has to be the level-headed one. (Some believe Arcee has a [[Transformer romance|romantic]] attraction to either of those two, but that depends on who and when you ask.)

If concern for her friends is her strength, it's regrettably also her weakness. If anything would happen to, say, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], she might just completely lose it. And she may be quick, but she's not very strong.

She's also [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s "[[Relatives|great-aunt]]".

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:ArceeTFMovie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
A close associate of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], Arcee fought in both the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and the [[Unicron War]] in 2005. Following that, she continued working closely with Rodimus Prime as one of his primary warriors. In 2006, she binary bonded with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] to save his life, becoming a Headmaster.

In a splinter timeline, Arcee was a member of the [[Female Autobots]] and fought in the resistance against the Decepticons on Cybertron while Optimus Prime's crew lay dormant on Earth. In 2011, Arcee had not become a Headmaster in this timeline, instead becoming a ''secretary'' for Fortress Maximus.
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK future timelines====
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|They're not men, Arcee. Transformers have no gender. We've been over this!]]
Arcee was constructed by the Autobots in an alternate future [[1995]] as a good-will attempt to placate [[Feminist mob|angry feminists]] who thought that they were "sexist" for having no women in their group. After trying multiple times to explain that Autobots, being robots, had no gender, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered and ordered the creation of a new Autobot who would meet the humans' demands for sexual equality. However, when Arcee was unveiled at a public ceremony, her pink, skinny and curvaceous form enraged the very audience Prime intended to placate. [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], [[Horri-Bull]], [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] immediately attacked, looking to crush the "secret weapon" that was promised. Prime warned Arcee to stay back, lest she get hurt in battle, but the female Autobot, rightfully annoyed at the Autobots' lack of faith in her equal ability, singlehandedly forced the Decepticons into a retreat. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] thought that was pretty hot. The feminists were enraged beyond words. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}}

Arcee was present at the opening of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2004]] when a group of Decepticons led by Shockwave launched an attack, hoping to permanently ruin Autobot-human relations by assassinating several diplomats present. She helped shield the diplomats from harm until Hot Rod drove the attackers away. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

[[File:Springer arcee the planet eater.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
''Arcee was present when the Decepticons launched a major offensive against Autobot City in the year [[2005]]. She and Springer transformed the outpost into its defensive mode, but the Decepticons nonetheless managed to breach its walls. Megatron and his troops were eventually driven away, but at a steep cost: Optimus had been fatally wounded in battle against his nemesis. Arcee afterwards stood in solemn silence as Optimus passed on the Matrix of Leadership to Ultra Magnus before expiring on his death bed.'' {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

''After a brief respite, Arcee and the other Earthbound Autobots received dire news from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]; a monster planet, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], was advancing menacingly towards Cybertron. Daniel, at the time perched on Arcee's shoulder, was especially worried about what would happen to his father should Unicron attack. There was little time to contemplate the situation however, as the Autobots were then assaulted by a new enemy: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Autobots were forced to split up into two groups and blast off aboard a couple of shuttles in their attempt to escape him, but Galvatron remained in pursuit. In a last-ditch effort to lose the Decepticon, Magnus ordered an emergency separation of the shuttle. After Galvatron destroyed the jettisoned portion of the vessel (and declared the Matrix destroyed), Arcee's group landed their craft on the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]] for repairs.'' {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

[[File:Arcee daniel the final battle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
''When Daniel asked to be allowed to help with the repairs, Arcee brought out one of his father's [[Exosuit]]s from storage, and helped the boy put it on. Though Daniel had trouble with the suit's workings, Arcee assured him that he was doing well for his first time operating it. The Autobots barely managed to get any work done before Galvatron tracked them down again. Ultra Magnus was torn to pieces in the ensuing battle, and Galvatron took off with the Matrix of Leadership in hand. Arcee and her teammates gathered to look over Ultra Magnus afterwards, only for the hostile Junkions to then spring forth! Thankfully, another ship carrying Hot Rod and several other Autobots arrived, and managed to talk peace with [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], leader of the Junkions. Wreck-Gar's troops rebuilt Ultra Magnus, and everyone on Junk readied for a confrontation against Unicron. This clash ended with the Autobots' ship spearing through the titan's eye. Arcee and the others were separated from Hot Rod within Unicron, but her group found Spike, Bumblebee, and Jazz. They were soon rejoined by Hot Rod, but in his absence he had reacquired the Matrix of Leadership, which had both upgraded him into "Rodimus Prime" and begun a chain reaction inside Unicron, culminating in his destruction! With Unicron's threat now dealt with, the Autobots gathered around Rodimus Prime, who announced that this day would mark a new chapter in Cybertronian history, one that would hopefully contain much peace and happiness.'' {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

[[File:Arceehotrodspacepirates.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Y'know, Arcee, if you'd stop running pigeon-toed, maybe we'd be out of here by now.]]
Though they had been quite friendly beforehand, Arcee and Hot Rod began to drift apart after his ascension to Prime status in [[2006]]. She remained stationed at Autobot City on Earth, but grew bored by her duties. One day in [[2008]], she decided to be a bit adventurous, rationalizing that ditching her duties and returning before anyone noticed wouldn't amount to any harm. After a quick drive through the countryside, she returned to base to find it under siege by the [[Quintesson]]s. Arcee was accosted, wounded, and strategically placed as bait so that Rodimus would see her upon investigating the attack on the outpost. Sure enough, when he spotting her, Rodimus rushed to his "childhood" friend's aid. When he tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to heal her, Arcee tried to warn her leader of the set-up, but the trap had already been sprung; the Quintessons stole the Matrix and Rodimus Prime reverted to Hot Rod. Despite her injuries, Arcee was soon back on her feet and assisting Hot Rod in a last-ditch effort to thwart the invaders' plans. While she, and a few cassette-Transformers the Quintessons had overlooked, distracted the enemy army, Hot Rod awakened [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], leading to the devastation of the Quintesson fleet. Arcee witnessed Hot Rod retrieve the Matrix from the Quintesson who had swiped it, [[Ghyrik]], after defeating him through trickery. Seeing him hold his own without the Matrix's power renewed Arcee's wavering faith in her commander. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

In [[2009]], Arcee tracked down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, where they were planning to use a laser bore to leech energy right from the [[Earth's core|planet's core]]. Joining a small Autobot detachment, they destroyed the drill and returned to Autobot City to face the greater threat: a [[Time rift|timestorm]] that threatened 20 years of history with destruction. As [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had spent months back in the 20th century, the universe was unraveling from the anomaly.

[[File:TimeWars3-ArceeDinobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Dinobots 1, Chivalry 0]]
Arcee, Rodimus and several other Autobots traveled back in time to [[1989]] in order to retrieve the Decepticon villain. Unfortunately, the Autobots of that day mistook them for imposters and tried to kill them. Arcee was nearly mauled to death by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] explained that they were actually travelers from the future. Even more unfortunately, Galvatron had acquired some allies in the past: Scourge, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], and the mighty [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]]. She joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in trying to triple-team Megatron, but was only swatted aside like a bothersome insect. Arcee survived, however, and managed to take a few cheap shots at Galvatron later on in the fight. Eventually, the timestorm asserted itself on the battle, and consumed Galvatron utterly, ending the temporal distortion. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Arcee and the Autobots returned to their time only to find it had reset so Galvatron never time-jumped and had instead conquered Cybertron. Arcee and the returnees adjusted as best they could, but the odds were hopelessly against them. The resistance on Cybertron ended when Galvatron and his men ransacked a resistance station, killing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and the other Autobots present. Galvatron mutilated the corpses to drive Rodimus Prime into a killing frenzy, hoping to corrupt the Matrix itself through its host. As she felt fire in the depths of her soul, Arcee managed to talk Rodimus down, reminding him of the true values of an Autobot leader; compassion and mercy. Despite this moral victory, the Autobots' resistance movement was quickly crushed, and they were forced to leave their homeworld. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} Arcee joined a hundreds-strong Autobot team in fleeing to Earth to regroup. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void}} When the Matrix-imprisoned [[Unicron]] possessed Rodimus and disabled the ship's retro-rockets, Kup had Arcee make her way to the damaged systems through the ship's air ducts. She successfully reached the sabotaged machinery and repaired them, but by that time a crash-landing had become inevitable. After the Autobots' ship made landfall, their possessed leader began advancing on them, vowing to tear them apart for their interference. {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} Arcee showed a more ruthless side in being the only one of the Autobots to advocate using lethal force on him. Kup was more hesitant in doing so, but eventually agreed with Arcee that Unicron had to be stopped, even at the expense of Rodimus's life. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} Kup changed his mind when Unicron's assault came to an abrupt end; Rodimus was fighting back, distracting Unicron from the goings-on in the physical realm. The dark god regained control briefly, killing [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] in the process, and Arcee declared that Unicron had been "faking it" to lure them into a false sense of security. But Kup suspected otherwise, and tackled down Rodimus to rip the Matrix out of his chest compartment. Though this released Rodimus from Unicron's control, it did not eliminate his threat; Rodimus declared that one day, he would have to venture back within the Matrix to confront Unicron again. {{storylink|White Fire}} As Unicron would go on to possess Rodimus again and devastate Cybertron in [[2010]]—an event she witnessed—Arcee's ruthless attitude appeared to have been the right one all along. Yes, Rodimus Prime managed to contain Unicron again, but at what price...? {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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Hot Rod, sent on a journey through time and space via [[Primus]], was sent to Junkion, and came across the deceased crew of an Autobot shuttle. One of the victims was Arcee. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

{{note|Her only other appearances in the Marvel U.S. comics were in their [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]] adaptation, and a profile in issue #4 of ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]''. All stuff out-of-continuity with the US storyline.}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
Arcee was part of the crew of an Autobot ship that was studying the Universe. She asked Springer to make note of a specific star. After being hit by meteors, they were forced to make landfall on the nearby Junk planet. There, she helped Springer and Perceptor fix the ship, until the native Junkions attacked them. The fighting stopped when Kup arrived on-world, and used the universal greeting to calm down the Junkions. Now friends, the Junkions and the Autobots worked together to fix the damaged ship. Arcee and the Autobots then blasted off and went on their way. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

===''Big Looker Storybook'' continuity===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Look, Dinobots, do you get along with Arcee or not?]]
Kup led Hot Rod, Arcee, and the Dinobots on a special mission to take supplies from Earth to a space station on Cybertron's second moon. Despite Kup's warnings, the Dinobots loaded too many supplies onto the ship, and the ship crashed on a planet. Everyone landed safely, but Kup recognized the place. It was the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! They were interrupted by a tribal scream and a flurry of firestones. However, the boy who made his presence known was not aiming at them, but at the Quintessons behind them. The boy's name was [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and he had been abandoned on the planet when his ship crashed there earlier.

Wheelie led them through the jungle, battling Quintessons along the way, until they reached Wheelie's crashed ship. Hot Rod was able to fix it, and everyone left the planet Quintesson, Wheelie included! {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Coloring books===
Arcee didn't get a seat during a meeting and later shot at Decepticons. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
After digging his way out from underneath a sudden rockslide caused by an unexpected energy surge from a damaged [[stasis pod]], Rattrap demanded to know what in the name of his [[Relatives|great aunt]] Arcee was going on. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

====3H comics====
{{note|The following takes place during the [[Beast Era]], specifically its cartoon continuity, which took from both the original cartoon and the Marvel Comics. However, these stories seem to be written to be specifically taking place solely after the events of the original cartoon.}}

{{bigquote|I liked her better when she had that kid in her head.|[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]|"[[Betrayal]]"}}

[[File:Arceedeparturemourns.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Gothy 'cuz all her toys get canceled.]]
During a battle against a horde of killer [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] (now an adult) sacrificed their lives to end the threat. The death of Daniel took a serious toll on Arcee, who became reclusive, preferring to sit alone with images of her former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]]. Over time, she slipped away from her friends entirely, disappearing within [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. After an unspecified event, she took on the form of a techno-organic spider, and learned the skills of both [[Crystalocution]] and the previously lost art of [[Tekkaido]]. She strongly believed that she had premonitions of her friends' deaths before they would happen, and this knowledge had driven her insane. She hid herself away, hoping to spare herself the pain of experiencing this phenomenon.

[[File:Arceedeparturespider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't underestimate me, I'm more than just a pretty fa— well, just don't underestimate me, okay?]]
Hundreds of [[Units of time|stellar cycle]]s later, when [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned from [[Earth]]'s past and conquered Cybertron with his army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], Arcee's solitude spared her from the onslaught. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], now known simply as Rodimus, had helped form a new team of [[Wrecker]]s and wished to enlist Arcee. But Arcee rejected his offer as she was still too embittered by her experience, though she was touched by the Wrecker [[Fractyl]]'s words. Rodimus's Wreckers were followed by Megatron's new Vehicon generals, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Blastcharge (BM)|Blastcharge]], causing a battle that resulted in Fractyl's near-death. Refusing to lose another, Arcee used her spark to save Fractyl, also reformatting him into a Transmetal body. Arcee agreed to depart with the rest of the Wreckers, and she and Fractyl assisted them in defeating a vast Vehicon army in order to reach an old [[Autobot shuttle]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

But the Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] had snuck aboard their ship and attacked some of their group. Arcee and the others raced to the rescue, and Arcee was quickly felled by Devcon, despite his new, smaller Vehicon body. After things were sorted out, Arcee tended to Fractyl, whose new Transmetal form was wildly unstable. At Arcee's insistence, [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] created a crude medical bot, [[CatSCAN]], to assist Fractyl's recovery. Arcee was oddly unable to foresee the deaths of [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] and [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], a result of a yet-unknown saboteur amongst their ranks, as she happily watched CatSCAN discover himself while working on Fractyl. Their ship set down on their [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]-given destination, the remote planet of [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. Arcee stayed behind with a few others to repair damage to their ship by their mysterious saboteur, who turned out to be fellow Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Cyclonus stole the [[Divine Light]], the artifact the Wreckers were searching for, and returned to his true master, [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

[[File:Arceedisclosure.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Just like old times, but smaller.]]
Arcee blamed herself, as she hadn't been able to foresee death since she saved Fractyl. Demoralized, Arcee and the Wreckers left Archa Nine and headed to another planet at the insistence of their divinely-inspired leader, [[Primal Prime]]. They landed on a small icy planet, and a small scout team, including Arcee, was sent to investigate. After searching for hours, they stumbled upon [[Al-Badur]], a [[Quintesson]] scientist. Arcee immediately readied her weapon, as she and Rodimus had had enough of the Quintessons for several lifetimes, but Primal Prime asked her to lower them. Al-Badur was a somewhat welcome source of information regarding their quest, and before they could leave the planet with him, they were under attack by a horde of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] sent by Cryotek. Arcee and Rodimus quietly bonded as they battled the Sharkticons; it was just like old times. Slowly but surely, Arcee's demeanor had lightened. After the Sharkticons were defeated, Al-Badur explained their problem. The Divine Light was an ancient Quintesson piece of technology that allowed them to tap directly into the power of [[Primus]], and now Cryotek had it! {{storylink|Disclosure}}

But when they returned to Cybertron, it had changed during their absence into a [[technorganic]] paradise by the [[Great Transformation]]. Quintessons had seized the opportunity to invade the planet, but Primal Prime assured Arcee and the others that Cryotek was their only concern. Primal Prime, Apelinq, [[Ramulus]] and [[Tigatron]] left them to find Cryotek, leaving Arcee and the others to take their injured to safety before joining the counterattack forces on the ground. Instead, their shuttle took heavy damage and was descending in a ball of fire and smoke. Arcee, grabbing Fractyl's body and what life support she could, abandoned ship with the rest. Disregarding Primal Prime's orders, Arcee suggested they find Cryotek and help the other Wreckers defeat him. Descending into the layers of Cybertron, they met [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], who joined them on their journey.

Finding the battleground between Cryotek and [[Sentinel Maximus]] (the combined form of Apelinq and Primal Prime, newly merged by Primus), Arcee reluctantly set aside Fractyl and his life support to join the fight. She helped Devcon defeat Cryotek's mutated pet [[Chro]], using her weblines to hold the monster still so the bounty hunter could shoot at it. But Cyclonus and Rodimus had disappeared beneath some rubble, so Arcee, Fractyl (who had been magically repaired by Tigatron expending all of his [[Vok]] powers) and the others went digging for him... and instead found [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]... and Arcee's nephew, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. They avoided each other's glance awkwardly.

They found Rodimus, but he was in rough shape, having fought nearly to the death with Cyclonus. Arcee and the others agreed to follow Al-Badur's instruction in defeating Cryotek, and helped direct the battle between Sentinel Maximus and Cryotek to a chamber deep within Cybertron. Arcee asked Fractyl to keep on Rodimus, who was extremely weak. Their group arrived in the desired chamber, but Arcee had a bad feeling about the place. It seemed familiar. She recognized it too late. It was a Quintesson banishment chamber, and Al-Badur had activated the containment shield within, locking Sentinel Maximus, Cryotek, and himself inside a forcefield bubble that fed into a strongly gravitational portal into nothingness. To Arcee's initial horror, despite her pleas, Rodimus stood up to deal with the situation. She knew that his next action would kill him in his weakened state, but after his assurances, she resigned herself to the outcome. Rodimus and Cheetor, both [[Matrix Templar]]s, used their skills to drain Cryotek of his Primus-stolen powers. As expected, this was too much for Arcee's long-time friend, and though they succeeded in saving Cybertron, Rodimus was dead.

But death isn't an ending, she realized. It was just another change. "And change is what we do." Arcee and Fractyl gathered his body to take it to a secret burial ground that Arcee knew of. She promised that this time, she wouldn't disappear forever. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Before the war, Arcee worked in a hazardous materials treatment plant. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} She became a member of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s underground rebellion team headquartered in the [[Wastelands]] during the reign of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. She was regarded as one of the team's odd ones along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], though neither were unappreciated. Both [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Hot Rod quickly fell in love with her. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} What no one knew, however, was that Arcee was a sleeper agent of the [[Quintesson]]s and a member of [[Female Autobots|their elite warriors]]. Her task was to keep an eye on the proceedings of the war, particularly Autobot activity, and both the location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and any Transformers with an affinity for the object. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}} As such, Arcee was delighted when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was brought to the rebels' base, much to Hot Rod's misguided annoyance. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Since the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were making a mess in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the time, Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] on the polity, forcing the rebels to make their final stance against him immediately. Arcee ended up teamed-up with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]—a situation that bugged Hot Rod because he couldn't keep an eye on her. Halfway the battle, Arcee witnessed [[Shockwave's Tower]] shooting a beam of sorts to an [[Unicron|unknown destination]]. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}} Shortly after, she also witnessed the Decepticon hijack of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], but even with these setbacks the Autobots won and reclaimed Iacon. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

[[File:LostandFound Arcee friends.jpg|upright=1.4|right|thumb|"I'm glad you said that. I'll invite [[Female Autobots|them]] over [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Generation One|right away]]."]]
The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] in Iacon, where Springer and Hot Rod made use of the relative peace time to win Arcee's affection. Hot Rod had a date of sorts with Arcee to help prepare and watch the shuttle that would send a group of Autobots to [[Earth]] take off, but only after he'd be done training. Springer jumped onto the opportunity and offered to go with Arcee while Hot Rod was busy. She accepted, much to Hot Rod's annoyance. At Landing Platform A, after they were done loading baggage, Arcee was lost in thoughts, of which a few she shared with Springer when he asked what was on her mind: she wasn't sure of her purpose in life and if she belonged on Cybertron. Springer assured her she belonged with her friends.

Over at [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], Arcee's masters observed the proceedings on Cybertron with glee, noting that not only had they found another Transformer with an affinity for the Matrix in Hot Rod, but that their own agent Arcee would work perfectly as a key to break his will. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Quintessons' plans would even be able to be executed well ahead of time by the Autobots' next move. Arcee was selected to leave with Kup, Springer, and the Dinobots to set up a new moonbase, while Hot Rod was selected for guard duty at Autobase with only Gnaw and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] to assist him. Arcee's report on this situation got the Quintessons to send in her colleagues for both Hot Rod and the Matrix. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
In the shuttle taking them all to one of Cybertron's moons, Arcee witnessed an amusing conversation between Kup and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. Her attention was soon drawn back to the view outside though, where an [[Quintesson Cruiser|odd-looking object]] floated in wait for the shuttle. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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In order to oversee the decommissioning of all Cybertronian technology on Earth, Arcee was sent to the planet alongside [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the last of which whom she had a mutual attraction to. Shortly after the group arrived at [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]], the facility came under attack by [[Cobra]], and Arcee helped fight them off alongside [[Scarlett]], who was surprised over the existence of "girl robots". {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}} Upon hearing about a security breach in the lower levels of Area 52, the group headed there and, to Arcee's horror, found Bumblebee injured and low on energy. Before much could be done about him, the group was attacked by [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], who took control of [[G.I. Joe battle mech|G.I. Joes' mechs]] and forced them to fight the Autobots before bringing the roof down on everyone. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 2|The Art of War #2}}

The Autobots and Joes survived, and quickly followed Serpent O.R. through a warpgate to Cybertron, where they were attacked by [[cannibalizer]]s. Arcee didn't think they were very threatening, but suggested that they retreat to protect the humans. During their escape, she promised that she'd rotate Bumblebee's tires if he could outrace her... only to run straight into Serpent O.R. and his new army, who remorselessly killed Bumblebee and captured the others. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} They eventually managed to escape thanks to their G.I. Joe friends. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTFArtofwar5 Arceecrys.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After hearing that Serpent O.R. had captured [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Arcee and the others made their way to his chambers, only to find that [[Cobra Commander]] had taken control of Serpent O.R.'s body after he had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. "Serpentor Prime" effortlessly defeated most of the Autobots and Joes, but Arcee dodged his tentacles and managed to rip his chestplate off, allowing [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] to take the Matrix's power and defeat him. Some time later, Arcee cried for Bumblebee during a memorial service for him. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When a surprise party was thrown for Optimus in honor of the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Arcee didn't wind up getting invited. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightArcee-ArceeWillBurnJhiaxusDown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|She does this a lot.]]
{{main|Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

Sibling of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], '''Arcee of the [[Darklands]]''' was an ancient warrior, hailing from the prehistoric era that predated modern Transformer civilization, serving under the fearsome tyrant [[Megatronus]] during the wars that led to the unification of Cybertron under the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} "Forged male," Arcee would eventually seek out the assistance of the amoral scientist [[Jhiaxus]] for assistance, after the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. Seeking to reintroduce the concept of "gender" to the species after its mysterious elimination, Arcee would be altered at the genetic level—but Jhiaxus's callous treatment of his patient would change Arcee into a raging berserker who could only focus on exacting bloody revenge against him and all that he had created, {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}} {{storylink|Post}} finally getting even with her tormentor after the thwarting of [[Nova Prime (G1)|Nova Prime]]'s [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

It would not be until after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] that Arcee would truly embark on the long road to recovery; first falling in with the amoral [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] as a private enforcer, {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} and later with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Arcee was able to slowly work past her many demons, finding companionship, camaraderie, and even [[Transformer romance|love]] in her new role as Optimus Prime's advisor—having lived through the era of the Thirteen and experienced their many atrocities firsthand, Arcee remained unafraid to call out her new leader as he verged closer and closer to repeating their mistakes. But when those mistakes came home to roost in the form of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Arcee played an instrumental role in the battle against the planet-eater before settling into a new life on Earth with [[Aileron]]. {{storylink|Post}}

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===Robot Heroes===
Arcee was Optimus's strong-willed and humble friend. With the rest of Autobots, they boarded the Ark to search for energon among the stars. They came to Earth, and fought back against the Decepticons when they started trouble. Arcee leaped up to bring Starscream down to the ground, where Drift shoved him into a river! The Autobots then decided to keep vigil over the Earth, should the Decepticons ever return. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Unit:E'' comic===
Upon approaching the planet [[Earth]], the artificial intelligence [[Synergy]] presented footage of the Autobots to her crew-mate, the young [[Microman|Acroyear]], so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. Arcee could be seen standing side by side with Jazz on one of Synergy's view-screens. {{storylink|Unit:E (issue)|Unit:E}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Known as the guardian of [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], Arcee was a [[Rescuebot]], and one of the Autobots stationed in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command when a patrol brought back several captured [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]]. She was opposed to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] decision to sentence the invaders to death, and gave them their weapons back so they could fight off the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] used for the execution. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} This compassionate act allowed the Joes to survive and broker a truce with the Autobots, and both sides celebrated with a dance party. As Grimlock explained how he came to be leader after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fled, Arcee protested that no one knew if that was the real truth. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}}

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When Metroplex was attacked by the Decepticon-Cobra alliance, Arcee, [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] took some Joes to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] to free [[U.S.7]] from within the giant and bring him to his senses. Together with [[Tunnel Rat]] she made her way to Maximus's brain, found that it was being corrupted by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and defeated her. The three Autobots and their human allies then moved to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], only to be captured. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} They were sent to the [[Polyhex Killway]] and mind-controlled into fighting each other, with Arcee being forced to try and run down [[Dusty]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] with her car mode. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} The captives were then moved to [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], where the Autobots were trapped, unresponsive, in their vehicle modes, but recovered after the Joes used them as getaway vehicles to break out of the city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}

The Rescuebots swore to protect humanity by forging a "combination lock", merging into the giant Defensor. Arcee became Defensor's... er, crotch. At any rate, Defensor helped take down Trypticon. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} Arcee later participated in the final battle against DeceptiCobra. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

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===''Angry Birds'' comic===
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Arcee was part of the crew of the shuttle carrying the [[AllSpark]] and helped defend it from a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}} The AllSpark was lost in space during the battle, but just as Arcee and the others were lamenting the difficulty in finding it, it came back to them, crashing through one of the shuttle's windshield alongside a [[Minion Pig]]. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends Business Trip 10 Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Takara aren't sexist, they just have... ''different'' priorities.]]
The aunt and caretaker of [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends comic 2|Rattrap]], the Arcee of the [[Legends World]] was shocked when her nephew was turned into an actual Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} Then when he was turned into a [[technorganic]] Transformer, she just responded with "Again?" {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue|LG03 Tankor Prologue}} Eventually, the [[Transformers sickness]] caused by Rattrap's toy collection got to her, too, and she became a full-size transforming version of herself. She didn't worry too much about that, though, as Rattrap was late for work, so she quickly made him lunch and personally drove him to work with her new car mode. [[T-AI#Legends comic 2|Ai]] attempted to arrest Arcee before she could cause any trouble like other Transformers had, but was talked out of it by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tigatron]] who recognized Arcee's new form from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Out of gratitude, Arcee made dinner for the whole [[Axalon Trading Company]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 10|Bonus Edition Vol. 10}}

Rhinox and Tigatron were jealous of Rattrap's relationship with Arcee, who had bathed him and slept in the same bed as him when he was young, until he explained that she hadn't ''always'' been a giant robot. When she was officially diagnosed with [[Transformers sickness]] by [[Bump]] and told to throw out Rattrap's toys so she could recover, Arcee flatly refused, knowing how much her nephew loved his collection. Instead, she just continued living her normal life as a giant robot body. {{storylink|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter|Arcee Chapter}} Arcee was later caught up in the giant world-ending storm summoned up by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} She later heard Rattrap yell out in surprise upon finding his [[Mini-Con]] collection missing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Armada Megatron}}

[[File:TFLegendsAutobotsHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Okay, maybe they ''are'' sexist.]]
Arcee was among the defenders of the Legends world who helped defeat [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] when she showed up to cause trouble. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} During [[Halloween]], she dressed up as a maid and set out alongside Windblade and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to stop [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s trick-or-energy scheme, only for the three to be webbed up by Megatron's new minion, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} Tigatron later had a dream of Arcee and Chromia wearing each other's armor. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends: Chromia Chapter|Chromia Chapter}} Upon overhearing Slipstream telling Rattrap that she'd gotten a facelift back in her own universe, Arcee jealously wished that she could go there too. Rattrap assured her she looked plenty young already and didn't need remodeling. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}}

The [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of the [[G1 World]] harbored regrets over a failed relationship with his own universe's Arcee, leading to him traveling to the Legends World to remodel his body into something better looking. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} There he ran into the local Arcee and decided to try again by asking her out, but she turned him down, explaining she was much too busy taking care of Rattrap. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} She later witnessed [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] enter the Legends Universe, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Deadlock}} and was caught up in [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} On accepting a package from [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]]'s delivery service, Arcee was taken aback by how chatty he was. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 25|Bonus Edition Vol. 25}}

While acting as cheerleader at a soccer game, Arcee found herself targeted by the prank-loving [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who flipped her skirt and kicked soccer balls at her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}} She later visited Rattrap's job to bring him lunch, and made [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] blush by telling him he'd been working hard lately. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} Arcee was home when [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] of the [[Astrotrain Transport Company]] delivered a package, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} was seen driving on the roads of [[Akihabara|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and got covered in bugs when tiny [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] clones swarmed the city. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Metroplex later recalled that she were present when he arrived in this world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When Windblade attacked again, Arcee kept Rattrap from being blown away. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Sumire Uesaka]] (Japanese)}}
Seeking a new way to increase the popularity of the ''Transformers'' brand, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] suggested sex appeal, and fantasized about Arcee taking a bath. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Arcee summed up the ending of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' to those of [[you]] who didn't watch it. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Just in case you only bought one of the toys telling the story, she also recapped [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s journey into the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} as well as Waspinator's possession at the hands of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In a reality where the Cybertronian civil war had ended relatively early, Arcee was a biologist protoformed with a male chassis. Post-war, she was sent to observe several organic-populated worlds, where she discovered the organic concept of "gender dysphoria disorder", something which applied to herself. Returning home, she released a paper on the subject. Arcee and several others like her underwent reformatting and replacement of bits of their genetic code in order to rectify the dysphoria between their neural/spark programming and their [[CNA]].

At some point, Arcee ended up in [[Axiom Nexus]]. She gave a lecture on the subject of Cybertronian gender, which [[Vector Prime]] attended. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/12/23}}

===''Aw Yeah Revolution!''===
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Arcee was battling the Decepticons alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee until [[Baron Karza]] abducted the Autobot leader, leaving the two Autobots befuddled at the mysterious disappearance of their leader. {{storylink|Aw Yeah Revolution! issue 1|Aw Yeah Revolution! #1}}
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===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
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Part of the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when the ship left Cybertron four million years ago, Arcee, the other Autobots, and Megatron's Decepticons crash-landed on Earth some four million years ago, reawakening to wage a secret war for control of Earth's [[energon]]... until the outbreak of the [[Eugenics Wars]] and [[World War III]] around the turn of the millennium prompted them to flee the planet aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and search for energon elsewhere in the galaxy. The Autobots were unaware that the Decepticons had done the same until they were attacked by the Decepticon Titan [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] over the barren moon of [[Cygnus Seven]], and in the ensuing battle the damaged Fortress Maximus crashed into the surface of the planet, knocking him and all of his passengers—Autobot and Decepticon alike—into [[stasis lock]] for some two hundred years.

In the 23rd century, [[Federation]] colonists conducting a routine [[dilithium]] mining operation stumbled on the dormant Transformers, inadvertently triggering the Titan's autonomous repair protocols. First bringing the Decepticons online, the evil Transformers attacked the Federation colony while Optimus Prime gave chase, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} and the other Autobots had only just been restored to full functionality before [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] and the crew of the starship ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' sent an away team to investigate the mineshaft. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

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Though the Autobots, distrustful of humanity after witnessing their ancient wars, attempted to capture the humans, Kirk was able to convince them of their good intentions, and the two factions brokered an alliance to rescue the wounded Optimus—only for the Decepticons to cave in the mineshaft. It was [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] who hatched a new plan to bring Fortress Maximus back online, {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}} with Arcee watching as he rigged up a device that would reactivate the Titan by analyzing Kirk's brainwaves. Despite [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s doubts, the plan worked, and Fortress Maximus was restored to full functionality, his alternate mode reconfigured into a copy of the ''Enterprise'' linked to Kirk's own consciousness. Blasting his way to freedom, Arcee and the other Autobots rolled out to take on the Decepticons and their new [[Klingon]] allies, with Arcee facing off against her old nemesis [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] until the arrival of Trypticon; after Kirk rescued the Federation miners by beaming them and Arcee aboard, he transformed the ship into the mighty "Fortress Tiberius." {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

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Though Kirk successfully defeated Trypticon, the heroes learned that [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] had already absconded with a load of stolen [[dilithium]], intent on conquering the [[Klingon Empire]] and their capital world of [[Kronos]], {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}} forcing the two ''Enterprises'' and their crews to give chase. Joined by [[Crewbot|a series of custom-built mechanical suit]]s, the Autobots leapt into action against Megatron and his allies, and though they were paralyzed by one of Soundwave's sonic frequencies, it would be the Klingons themselves who successfully thwarted the attempted invasion. In the aftermath, Arcee and the other Autobots chose not to return to Earth with the crew of the ''Enterprise'', preferring to travel the stars, but Prime pledged that he and his soldiers would be on call if Kirk ever required their assistance. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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===An Arcee Sort of Day===
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When the Great War ended, Arcee was left feeling rudderless in this era of newfound peace. Despite having a bad day in which she had her housing loan rejected, and later picked a fight with a reckless driver, a greeting from her pet robot cat when she came home prompted her to muse that maybe peacetime wasn't so bad. {{storylink|An Arcee Sort of Day}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|''Transformers'' issue #4]]

[[File:ArceeGreenlightRun-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I've only had Gauge for a day and a half, but if anything happened to her I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.]]

Arcee was a particularly feared soldier during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], and spearheaded at least one assassination mission that targeted one of [[Exarchon]]'s many iterations. Following the end of the war and the ratification of the [[Nominus Edict]], Arcee settled into a peaceful civilian life and eventually romanced [[Greenlight]], though she remained a skilled fighter with a short temper. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

Following [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s murder, the Senate authorized the [[Reproduction|forging]] of a new Transformer and selected Arcee to mentor the young Cybertronian. At the customary ceremony at in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]], Arcee and Greenlight met their new ward [[Gauge]] and helped welcome her into the world. Observing these events, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] told [[Rubble]] that the newborn had essentially received two mentors for the price of one. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}}

Arcee grew very protective of Gauge, quick to lash out when people suggested she had been forged as a political move to take people's minds off Brainstorm's death. As tensions grew between the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s, Greenlight initially suggested taking Gauge offworld aboard an outbound [[Reversionist]] vessel: a suggestion that Arcee initially disagreed with, fearing that uprooting Gauge at this crucial stage might impact her developoment. Following [[Vigilem]]'s destruction of the [[Tether]], however, the three tried to help with rescue efforts until a confrontation with [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] and [[Singe]] at a nearby [[energon storage field]] made up Arcee's mind, and the three raced to board the Reversionist starship ''[[Exodus (G1 ship)|Exodus]]'' on the outskirts of Iacon. Although Arcee nearly sacrificed herself to get her ward safely off-planet, she was able to board the ship at the last moment and rejoined her family. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

[[File:GaugingTheTruthPart2-ExodusBrig.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Throw her in the brig!" "We don't have a brig." "Then throw her in the laundry room. Which will hereafter be referred to as 'the brig'."]]

However, Reversionist plenary [[Heretech]] was displeased by the presence of non-Reversionists aboard the ship, fearing that they would interfere with his grand plan to cleanse Cybertron of heresy. He and the other Reversionists forcibly separated Gauge from her mentors and had them imprisoned in a makeshift brig in the bowels of the ship's engine room, while the Reversionist curate [[Accelerator]] reprogrammed Gauge so that she would forget her old life with her mentors. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} Aware that Heretech was planning something sinister, but unaware of the specifics, Greenlight was able to hack into the ship's systems and sent a message to Gauge telling her to come find them. When she did so, Arcee and Greenlight introduced themselves to their former mentee and explained that they wanted to tell her the truth. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth: Part One}}

Using a [[Cortical psychic patch|psychic patch]], Arcee and Greenlight got Gauge to trust them by helping her remember what had happened before boarding the ''Exodus'', then asked her to deactivate the bars to their cage—a dangerous task that would involve infiltrating Heretech's private quarters. Gauge did so, and as the ''Exodus'' returned to Cybertron, Arcee and Greenlight successfully broke out and subdued the guards sent to stop them. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}} As the Reversionists began their attack on the planet, Arcee and Greenlight escaped the ''Exodus'' to warn the inhabitants of Cybertron of the impending attack, then intervened to help Gauge take down Heretech using their alternate modes. Arcee and Gauge teamed up to incapacitate Heretech with a mass of exploding energon; in the aftermath, the three elected to stay behind on Cybertron together. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Three: Moment of Truth|Moment of Truth}}

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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartThree-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Arcee was one of the many dormant Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' in 1984. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the original timeline, she survived long enough to become known to [[Skynet]] and receive a threat level of "maximum."

In the altered timeline, after being reactivated and reformatted, Arcee became the reluctant overseer of the [[T-800]], a time travelling android whose interference had spared the Autobots from being executed by the Decepticons. After showing him the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapon locker and conducting a perimeter sweep, unaware that he'd surreptitiously scattered explosives around the area, Arcee responded to Bumblebee's call for reinforcements at a [[Cyberdyne Systems]] facility. Eager as ever for a fight, Arcee threw herself at Thundercracker, impaling the Seeker's nosecone with her sword. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

Though Arcee managed to slay [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], the Autobots were still outnumbered and quickly boxed in. Salvation came when Starscream betrayed the Decepticons and shot Soundwave in the back; the distraction allowing Arcee to slam Skywarp into Thundercracker and take both out of the fight. After Bumblebee and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] had defeated the other two Insecticons, [[Sarah Connor]] called the Autobots to aid the bisected T-800. Arcee threw him into Megatron's open wound and allowed him to destroy the tyrant from within. After Arcee had loaded the captured Decepticons into Optimus' trailer, the Autobots returned to the ''Ark'' only to find the volcano destroyed. Recognizing that the T-800 had done this, Arcee cursed herself for trusting the android before the Autobots and Decepticons agreed to a truce. In the months and years that followed, Sarah Connor got a job at [[Skywatch]] and used her connections to keep an eye on her Cybertronian friends, including Arcee. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Sophia Isabella]] (English), [[Suzuka Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Isabelle Auvray]] (French), [[Franziska Endres]] (German), [[Gabriela Bicalho]] (Portuguese), [[Ana Richart]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Adriana Olmedo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
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Arcee accompanied the energon scavenger Bumblebee and fellow Autobot Cog on a mission to steal a supply of energon to fuel The Ark. Bumblebee brought them to the den of the mercenary Soundblaster. On approach to Soundblaster's throne, Arcee pointed out that he looked a lot like Soundwave; Bumblebee suggested ''not'' bringing up the topic to Soundblaster, as he was sensitive about being a failed clone. Bumblebee successfully deceived Soundblaster into thinking that Arcee and Cog were his new apprentices in the energon scavenging business. Taken down to the vault, Arcee sprung into action, with Cog transforming into a weapon for her to use and holding back the guards while Bumblebee stole energon. However, before the trio could leave, Soundblaster arrived, having caught on from the start, thanks to surveillance from Buzzsaw. Soundblaster also decided that since Arcee and Cog were valuable as Autobots, he'd cash them in for profit. He then had Arcee, Cog and Bumblebee surrounded. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

Outnumbered, Arcee and the others prepared for the inevitable fight, but the arrival of Shockwave's virus affected Soundblaster's goons' weapons. The distraction gave the Autobots the chance to escape, yet with Bumblebee incapacitated from the sudden loss of the Alpha Trion protocols, Arcee was left to take the wheel of a speeder, which she used to escape with Bumblebee and Cog. They reached Autobot Command with the needed energon just as the Decepticons launched their attack. Arcee and Cog brought the energon to the ship, enabling it to take flight. Arcee remained aboard the Ark for the duration of the battle, and assisted in holding back the attacking Decepticons. She was aboard the Ark when it flew into the space bridge. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:ShineLikeADiamond-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"So, Rarity, have you ever stabbed someone through the chest?"]]

While battling for control of a malfunctioning [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Arcee was among the many Cybertronians [[magic]]ally transported to [[Equestria]] by [[Queen Chrysalis]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} After crash-landing in [[Manehattan]], she singlehandedly rescued [[Rarity]] and her employees from [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. After befriending Rarity, she teamed up with her to defeat Starscream, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}}

When the Decepticons and [[changeling]]s attacked the [[Crystal Empire]], Arcee was part of the force that defended it, slamming into [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]] before engaging [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]]. When the Autobots later returned to Cybertron, Arcee confirmed that everyone who'd been dragged to Equestria had been returned home. {{storylink|Finale (My Little Pony/Transformers)|Finale}}
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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TheTransformersPS2-Arcee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Sure, her head looks small, but have you seen everyone else's?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Lenne Hardt]] (English)}}

In 2010, the Decepticon military commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] acquired a source of infinite power called [[Zel Quartz]]. It drove him to madness, and he destroyed Cybertron while threatening to lay waste to the rest of the galaxy. Rodimus Prime and the Autobots desperately coordinated with the [[Quintesson]]s to use a timeslip device and travel back in time, preventing Shockwave from ever getting his hand on Zel Quartz. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and the remaining Decepticons learned of the mission, and intercepted the Autobots on the way through the timeslip.

Crashing in 2003 on [[Zel Samine]], where the quartz originated, Arcee awoke with Kup and Rodimus Prime. Separated from the rest of their team, they sent out an SOS and were met by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the present day Autobots. After explaining the situation, Arcee and her allies joined up with Optimus to search for the Zel Quartz before the Decepticons could find it.

Wheeljack searched the planet for any records or power signatures that might be Zel Quartz. After three false leads, they finally located Zel Quartz at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. After fighting through numerous Decepticon lieutenants, and facing the might of Megatron and Galvatron united, Arcee and the Autobots secured the Zel Quartz and ultimately disposed of it so that it could do no further harm. With the rock no longer a threat, the Autobots of 2010 vanished and returned to their home timeline. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|Hold still, you've got a little Aligned on ya.]]
Arcee was part of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita 1]]'s team as they made a series of raids on Decepticon bases. Unfortunately, her nemesis [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]'s knowledge of her tactics allowed the Decepticon to put a stop to the team's successful run. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} At some point she changed her color scheme from blue to pink. She took part in the defense of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} She and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] encountered a group of Decepticons while hunting for their friends inside the monster. After fending off an attack by Unicron's internal defenses, the pair managed to reunite with their friends and escape before Unicron exploded. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (Legends)|Belly of the Beast}}

[[File:TFLegends-ArceeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|There. All better.]]
Arcee was still an active participant in the Autobot/Decepticon war when Ultra Magnus decided to reunite with his unit from the planet Junkion, only to be attacked by the Insecticons. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] were abducted by [[Skuxxoid]]s during the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]], Arcee, and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] gave chase. Instead of finding the Skuxxoids, they caught up with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], just as their leader was having a vision that the [[Quintesson]]s were behind the kidnapping. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}}

Following an Decepticon assault led by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Arcee, alongside Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Spike were forced into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. This did little to improve their situation, however, as the Decepticons continued their advance. Unexpectedly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] rose from his tomb, providing hope that the tide may yet turn in the Autobots' favour. This was not to be, unfortunately, as the resurrected Autobot leader left the group stranded after having received the Matrix of leadership from Rodimus. After Optimus regained his senses, the Autobots were left to mourn their leader as he sacrificed himself once more to undo the Quintessons' trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Arcee, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Springer were trapped in human bodies by [[Victor Drath]] and [[Cobra Commander|Old Snake]], but still managed to foil the pair's plan to destroy Autobot City. They were later successfully returned to their robot bodies. {{storylink|Only Human (Legends)|Only Human}}

In the aftermath of the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Arcee was part of a team led by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] which attempted to map the changes to their planet. They were briefly delayed by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (Legends)|The Autonomy Lesson}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
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Arcee appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events and through Special Missoins. She is portrayed by Stella. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Arcee.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you ''have'' any loved ones, say goodbye to them now.]]
Arcee participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of her! She was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward in the "Combiner Hunters" event and "An Uneventful Night" Space Bridge offer. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ArceeTransformersEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|[https://youtu.be/ocqbFBWjclo Glad we got posted to the Autobot HQ commander?]]]
Appearances... can be deceptive. Quick witted and formidable in battle, Arcee is compassionate to her allies but utterly merciless to her enemies. Streamlined bodywork and light alloy construction only mean she's faster, more agile and ultimately deadlier than most of her fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Arcee Bio}}

Arcee had been dispatched on a mission by Optimus Prime but ran into trouble when [[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]] caught up to her. The two have been crossing paths routinely as Nightbird tries to put an end to Arcee's do-good acts. However, as the battle on Earth heats up, Optimus sent a signal for Arcee to return to the Autobots.
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*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Arcee uses an ion pistol to blast things. Once she does, she closes in and punches/kicks the target.
*'''Ability: Holo Decoy''' - Deploys a decoy that will soak up damage. It cannot damage targets, but it can stun them.
**'''Cost''' 3 ability points. +3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:arcee Arcee at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Arcee-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| Boom. Bodyshot that counts as a Headshot.]]
Arcee was one of the Autobots pulled from [[The Transformers (franchise)|her universe]] by the [[Quintesson]]s and forced to fight. She eventually joins the [[You|Commander]]. There are at least a few of her running around! {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Arcee took part in a series of attacks against multiple Decepticon bases, destroying them and defeating all enemies in the process. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
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==Notes==
[[File:G1ArceeModelComp.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Extreme Makeover: Arcee Edition.]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionArceeModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Ready to join Jake and Finn for adventures in the Land of Ooo.]]
[[File:BotCon1996ProgramAMArcee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

{{quote|And they were absolutely resistant to Arcee. I said I had a daughter who loves this stuff. There are other girls that like it. Put in a female Autobot!|[[Ron Friedman]], [http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/]}}

*[[Ron Friedman]] fought for Arcee's inclusion in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' because his daughter was a Transformers fan, but Hasbro/Sunbow were very resistant. [http://toddmatthy.com/2013/12/31/he-killed-optimus-prime-an-interview-with-ron-friedman-writer-of-transformers-the-movie/]
*Arcee had two different [[character model]]s in 1980s ''Transformers'' media. An earlier model served as the [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|basis for her original unproduced toy]], which was also the model used for most of her Marvel Comics appearances and for parts of the episode "[[Only Human]]". Her final model, meanwhile, was used for her appearances in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', the rest of her season 3 appearances, and her Japanese ''Headmasters'' appearances.
*Arcee's finalized character model was used to make a lot of the background female characters during the movie and season 3. Various Junkion ladies and the [[Paradron Medic]]s share her design, only without the shoulder-thingies, and a [[Cheesecake robot|more "shaped" version of her earlier model]] appeared in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]".
*When asked about Arcee's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "Arcee is the naked mechanical equivalent of Princess Leia of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> Well, that answers that question... while raising a whole bunch of others!
*In 2010, a set of Arcee's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. In contrast to her final model and her original toy prototype, this early color model depicted her almost exclusively in shades of pink, save for some lavender on her collar, anklets, and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] seats.
*[[Men in Black|Men in Black Collectibles]], the organizers of [[BotCon 1996]], attempted to produce an original "[[Action Master]]-inspired" Arcee figure as the '96 convention exclusive. As the steel tooling required to produce plastic action figures costs in the tens of thousands of dollars, this idea never went anywhere, and it is unknown whether MiB had entered into any actual discussions to license the use of the character besides. This figure was presumably unrelated to the actual Hasbro/Takara Action Master Arcee conceived of a few years earlier.
*Around 1999, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released a special version of the Replica (reissue) [[Microman]] Lady Command figure as part of a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] for "The Official Guide to Takara SF Land" book in white and gold chrome named Arcee. The regular versions of the Lady Command figure all had names starting with "A" (Ann, Alice, Annie and Ai<ref>[http://microforever.com/replicam18X.htm Replica Microman Series; Reissued Lady Command M181 Ann, M182 Alice, M183 Annie & M184 Ai (11/1999) at Microman Forever]</ref>), so Arcee makes sense by that logic - but whether this is an incarnation of "our" G1 character is currently not known. Only 5 Lady Command Arcee figures were released.<ref>[http://microforever.com/sflandprize.htm Replica Microman Series; Kodashan Takara SF Land Book Prize - Microman Lady Command Arcee (?/00) at Microman Forever]</ref>
*Arcee has the most romantic attachments of any Transformers character: Hot Rod in the movie, Marvel Comics, the Big Looker Storybooks and Dreamwave continuities, Springer after the movie, Chromedome (and possibly Rodimus Prime) in ''The Headmasters'', and Bumblebee in [[Devil's Due Press|Devil's Due]] continuity and [[Aileron]] in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]. Then there's the weird affection shown toward Daniel in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", but most fans won't read too much into it, for their own sanity.
*In [[2017]], Arcee was a candidate in the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Fan polls|fan poll]] for the next bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in ''Transformers'' lore. Although [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Primal]] was the ultimate victor, Hasbro created preliminary design sketches and “Evolution” mode names for all the candidates. When asked at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, Design Manager [[John Warden]] could not remember what Arcee's name was but suggested that it was something along the lines of '''Arcana Magnus'''.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/2018/07/new-info-about-war-for-cybertron-and-more-from-the-hasbro-preview-breakfast/ New Info About War For Cybertron and More from the Hasbro Preview Breakfast]</ref>
*The [[#Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime incarnation]] of Arcee as a transgender Cybertronian had been worked on for a long time; with [[Rachel Stevens]]'s assistance with the language, as well as [[Jim Sorenson]]'s ensuring it got published.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/129168-out-of-printhard-to-find-media-mega-thread/page-9#entry3440904 Post by Verity Carlo on the Allspark Forums, 2017/02/12]</ref>
*Arcee's [[:File:Synergy-Coralus-Arcee.jpg|2019 IDW comic design]] by [[Umi Miyao]] first appeared in the [[Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase|''Synergy'' anthology]].
*Alex Milne based Arcee's design in ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' on a 1983 Ford Mustang.<ref>[https://twitter.com/markerguru/status/1293310158622392322 Tweet by Alex Milne (@markerguru), 11 August 2020]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Arcee''' (アーシー ''Āshī'')
*''French:'' '''Arcie''' (Canada), '''Archère''' (France, ''Dark Awakening'', "Female archer")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Arszi'''/Arcee, '''RC''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Saturnia''' (''The Headmasters'' and second dub of ''The Movie'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yǎxī''' (Taiwan, 雅希), '''Arcee''' (China, 阿尔茜 ''Āěrxī'')
*''Russian:'' '''Arcee''' (Арси ''Arsi'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Silvia''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Biologists]]
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[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
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Soundblaster (G1)

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{{factions|decepticon|mercenary}}
{{disambig3.5|the clone|the actual Soundblaster|Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster}}
:''Soundblaster is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:NightoftheCombaticons-MagnificusSoundblasterRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
'''Soundblaster''' is a [[cloning|clone]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] created by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Deemed a failure by his creator, he struck out on his own, heading up a group of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] trading [[Energon]] with the [[Bumblebee (G1)|scavengers]] trying to eke out a living in the war-torn ruins of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He's a little touchy about his origin, so try not to bring that up if you don't want to get shot.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Soundblaster was one of several clones created by Shockwave in the same program that produced [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. While in a tube, he was discovered by the [[Battlecharger]]s, who released Sunstorm. The laboratory the clones were stored in was soon destroyed by Sunstorm. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Later, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] reviewed a recorded image of Soundblaster during his investigation of Shockwave's cloning experiments. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Soundblaster_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb|]]
Soundblaster was present with the other Soundwave clones in an attempt to hypnotize the [[Autobot]] Kreons into slaves. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rafael Goldstein]] (English)}}
{{stub}}
{{storylink|Episode 5 (WFCT)|Episode 5}} {{storylink|Episode 6 (WFCT)|Episode 6}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Chef Pig#As Soundblaster}}
Soundblaster appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Chef Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
:''For more Soundblaster toys, see: [[Soundwave (G1)/toys]]''
===The Headmasters===
[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Decepticon, [[1987]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-101'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw, tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, "concussion blaster"
{{note|The original [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster toy]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] by Dreamwave as a clone of Soundwave.}}

:As part of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (toyline)|The Headmasters]]'' series, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] was [[redeco]]ed in a new black and red color scheme, and his chest door was [[retool]]ed so that he could now hold two cassettes at once. Soundblaster came packaged with [[Buzzsaw (G1)#SoundblasterG1|Buzzsaw]], who now sported a new [[sticker]] which would reveal the weak spot of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when placed behind Soundblaster's translucent red chest door, in the same manner that [[Tech Spec]]s decoders worked. The figure's stickers, however, retain Soundwave's blue coloration instead of being changed to work with Soundblaster's black.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Destron/Soundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:Siege35th-WFC-S63-Voyager-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, I'm actually appearing in fiction this time! Take that, Night Ops Bumblebee!"]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S63'''
**''Accessories:'' "M2 HI-KEP Concussion Blaster," "M2 LR-HD Sonic Cannon," "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" (combine to form "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster")
{{note|''Siege'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#S63|Soundblaster]] was repurposed as a clone of Soundwave by the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon.}}
:A "Special Edition" figure for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' Soundblaster is a redeco and retool of the Voyager Class Soundwave from the same line, featuring a black paint job evoking [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Headmasters cartoon|his rebuilt form]] in ''The Headmasters''. The figure retains the original's battle damage but has a red visor instead of yellow. As a nod to [[#SoundblasterG1|the original ''Headmasters'' toy]], Soundblaster's chest door was retooled so that he could now hold two "Drone Armors" at once, though the increased storage space results in a very conspicuous chest protrusion. Soundblaster's retooled door avoids the problems people reported with fitting Ravage in to Soundwave.

:Soundblaster and fellow 35th anniversary figure [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Bluestreak]] were exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States. They were also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Taiwan and Singapore.
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==Notes==
*Like other cameo Kreons, ''Kre-O'' Soundblaster is made from existing ''Kre-O''. He uses the [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] helmet colored black. He is specifically an homage to the "Blaster Black Version" of ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|Soundwave]] (since his chest is purple/lavender instead of red).

==See also==
*[[Soundwave (G2)|Soundwave]] and [[Soundwave (MW)|Soundwave]], two clones of Soundwave from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.

[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)

2020-07-30T15:42:55Z

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[[File:Netflix-WFC-Siege-season-poster.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Haven't we been here before?]]]]

'''''Transformers: War For Cybertron''''' is an animated series produced by [[Hasbro]] and [[Rooster Teeth]], with animation by [[Polygon Pictures]], based on the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise. [[F.J. DeSanto]] acts as the series showrunner, a role he previously held for the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' web series, with [[George Krstic]], [[Gavin Hignight]], and [[Brandon M. Easton]] as writers. The show also sees [[Jake Foushee]], [[Jason Marnocha]], and [[Frank Todaro]] reprising their respective roles as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], as well as previous ''Transformers'' alumni [[Keith Silverstein]] and [[Sophia Isabella]] returning for voicework as new characters. Three seasons of the show are planned for release via [[Netflix]], one for each of the franchise's three lines, with the first season planned for release on [[July 30]], [[2020]].

In conjunction with the series, Hasbro released a [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|small toyline]] featuring ''extremely'' [[show-accuracy|animation accurate]] paint jobs.

==Overview==
In the final hours of the civil war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] has been ravaged by endless battle. With both their forces growing weaker, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] plots to use the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] to reformat all the Autobots on the planet into Decepticons, unifying them as one faction under his rule. Thus it falls to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his forces to prevent the Allspark's misuse, potentially at the cost of the planet itself.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Jake Foushee]])
*[[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] ([[Linsay Rousseau]])
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] ([[Rafael Goldstein]])
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] ([[Todd Haberkorn]])
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Edward Bosco]])
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ([[Bill Rogers]])
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] ([[Sophia Isabella]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ([[Kaiser Johnson]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Miles Luna]])
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] ([[Shawn Hawkins]])
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ([[Mark Whitten]])
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] ([[Georgia Reed]])
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] ([[Ellie Main]])
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] ([[JW Stafford]])
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ([[Aaron Veach]])
*[[Cog (G1)|Cog]] ([[Brian Robert Burns]])
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Comms Officer]] (Brook Chalmers)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ([[Jason Marnocha]])
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ([[Frank Todaro]])
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (Todd Haberkorn)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (Edward Bosco)
**[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
**[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (Frank Todaro)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (Mark Whitten)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] ([[Brook Chalmers]])
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ([[Danny Hansen]])
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] ([[Alexander Dilallo]])
*[[Flywheels|Skytread]] ([[Philip Bache]])
*[[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] (Frank Todaro)
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] ([[Gray Haddock]])

|c4=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] ([[Joe Zieja]])
'''[[Mercenary]]'''
*[[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] (Rafael Goldstein)
**[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]

|c5=
*[[Teletraan I]] (Miles Luna)
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Episodes==
===Chapter 1: Siege===
{{collist|2|
# [[Episode 1]]
# [[Episode 2]]
# [[Episode 3]]
# [[Episode 4]]
# [[Episode 5]]
# [[Episode 6]]
}}

===Chapter 2: Earthrise===
{{comingsoon}}

===Chapter 3: Kingdom===
{{comingsoon}}

==Other notes==
* Originally planned for a June 2020 release, the series premiere was delayed one month, reportedly due to production delays with its foreign-language dubs caused by the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.
* During production, the animation team utilized Hasbro's original CAD files for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline. As a result, the character models are absurdly [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]], down to several even retaining their [[5 mm post]] holes.
* Both Elita-1 and Bumblebee have character models which are not based exactly on any previously-existing toy, unlike the rest of the cast which seem to have character models converted directly from their toys' design files. The [[Transformers (2019 comic)|unrelated IDW comics]] concurrently used these Elita-1 and Bumblebee character models as reference.
* ''Siege'' was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the [[Cybertronian language|"Ancient Autobot" alphabet]] created by [[Jim Sorenson]] can be seen flashing in the background. When the letters are put in order, they spell out the word "KINGDOM", the name of the trilogy's third subline/season.
* The series features an extensive use of [[Generic|generics]], though both sides use different characters as the base for their generics. The Autobots use Cog, Sideswipe, Mirage, Ironhide and Hound to pad their forces while the Decepticons use Impactor, Refraktor, Barricade, and, as usual. the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. Time will tell if other seasons add more designs for the factions' unnamed warriors

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[[Category:Web series]]

Cartoons

2020-07-18T15:50:37Z

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Throughout the history of the ''Transformers'' brand, '''cartoons''' have been its primary advertising vehicle. After all, in most cases, it's free for the viewer to watch, and is more attention-catching while requiring less "work" on their part than reading a [[comics|comic]]. (In theory, at least.) Most every major ''Transformers'' toyline has had an accompanying cartoon attached to it.

This article focuses on the "major" pieces of animation. For a complete listing of ''every'' bit of ''Transformers'' cartoon media, see [[:Category: Media]].

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==A Brief-ish History of ''Transformers'' Cartoons==
===Pre-''Transformers''....===
In the early 1980s, one of the many facets of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]'s "deregulation" push was a change in the rules of how television programs could be used to advertise products in the [[United States of America|United States]], especially to children. Previously, an entertainment program could not be ''about'' a product... yet a show could be "sponsored" (read: owned) by a company with a product to sell, have the company name and product plastered everywhere, ''and'' bring the show to a screeching halt to directly address the audience and ham-handedly try and sell them the company's product. Deregulation pretty much inverted things: an entertainment program ''could'' exist solely to be about a product, but it could not ''overtly, directly'' tell its audience to buy this product available from fine retailers near you and be the envy of the neighborhood. This prohibition even extended to the [[commercial]] breaks, meaning a commercial for the product in question could not air during the timeslot for the show made to advertise said toy.

It's kind of a toss-up as to which is the worse option, really. Overt browbeating, or sneaky suggestion? But toy companies were ''very'' keen on the latter....

(Japan, meanwhile, had no qualms about overt toy-shilling in kids' shows seemingly at any point.)

==="Generation 1" (1984-1990)===
[[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''The Transformers''''': This one scene has been referenced ''endlessly''.]]
[[File:Brainmasters victory cartoon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Victory''''': Generally held as the best of the Japanese-original ''Transformers'' shows.]]

Jumping on the brand-new "advertainment" bandwagon of the early 80s, [[Hasbro]] teamed up with [[Marvel Comics]] and [[Sunbow Productions]] to produce cartoons for multiple toylines. '''''The Transformers''''' aired in syndication, proving a tremendous success that pushed a ''lot'' of plastic. It even did so well as to get its own [[The Transformers: The Movie|theatrical-release movie]] following the show's second season, though that didn't do so well either box-office-wise or audience-reception-wise. Turns out gruesomely killing off the characters kids were hoping to see kick butt on the big screen is kind of a bad move. A third season of the cartoon following the movie's events aired, but a reduced budget led to much cheaper, uglier animation (a distressingly common occurrence for any cartoon lasting a few seasons back then), finally petering out with a super-short three-episode "season 4" mini-series wrapping things up. Still, it outlasted most of its contemporaries. The cartoon would be repackaged and re-run in syndication for years afterwards, but there wouldn't be new ''Transformers'' animation in the US for nearly a decade.

In Japan, "Generation 1" ''Transformers'' lasted a little longer. [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] brought over the first two seasons in 1985, turning them into a single season under the title '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''''', and it was a runaway success. This was followed by season three, branded '''''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'''''... which completely bypassed ''The Movie''. A short direct-to-video animation, '''''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]''''' was produced as a sort-of bridger, but did not offer any insights as to the disappearance of faction leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who had been killed in ''The Movie''. Following the end of the imported US run of cartoons (minus the final three-parter), [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] commissioned three more years of ''Transformers'' cartoons based on their take on the toyline, which diverged pretty heavily from what Hasbro was doing with the brand. These series were much less episodic-status-quo in nature, telling an ongoing story with ramping-up continuity, and timed character reveals with the releases of new toys (toy releases in Japan are much more tightly controlled by the manufacturer than is remotely possible in the US). But come the Nineties, ''Transformers'' was on the downslide there as well, managing only a [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|single episode "Original Video Animation"]] before being replaced with the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series for Takara-toyline-shilling giant transforming/combining robot television.

By the way, the three Japanese TV series all received ''hilariously'' awful English-language dubs for Asian-market television, via [[Omni Productions]].

:'''Main articles:'''
:*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]''
:*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''
:*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!]]'' (AKA ''Zone'', Japan)
{{-}}

===The Beast Era (1996-2001)===
[[File:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars''''': A convergence of flukes and hail-Mary plays that is the ''reason any of us are even here right now''.]]
[[File:Newforcesarrive.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Beast Wars II''''': Sometimes people remember it exists.]]

In the mid-Nineties, ''Transformers'' returned to television in the US as the radically different '''''Beast Wars''''' cartoon, a CG-animated series produced by the makers of the smash-hit ''ReBoot''. Part of a ground-up re-envisioning of ''Transformers'' to save it from complete cancellation, the series was initially viewed with trepidation at ''best'' by the fandom ([[Trukk not munky|rabid hatred]] was not uncommon). But with a (generally) more mature story told with a mind towards its own internal continuity, as well as increased nods and links to [[The Transformers (franchise)|the past]], all told with state-of-the-art imagery that looked like nothing else on TV, ''Beast Wars'' nowadays is seen by many fans as one of the best ''Transformers'' cartoons ever made, if not ''the'' best, providing new concepts that are now held as ''fundamental'' to what ''Transformers'' is as a concept. But more importantly, it attracted an entirely new audience of kids for whom the Autobots and Decepticons meant nothing. This success translated to a huge spike in toy sales, more than saving ''Transformers'' from extinction and propelling it back to a top-contending toyline. The series would even win several awards, including an Emmy(!), and ran for three seasons, starting in syndication and eventually ending up on the popular [[Fox Kids]] weekday-afternoon/Saturday-morning block.

Takara brought the first season of ''Beast Wars'' to Japan in 1997, where it was a roaring success (ha ha), but the show's much slower production schedule meant Takara needed filler before the rest of the series would be ready to air. Two cel-animated series were ordered to advertise their own ''Beast Wars'' sequel series. These shows were ''much'' lighter and "kiddy" in tone than ''Beast Wars'' (which had also gotten a supremely jokey Japanese dub), and the animation quality was... not good. That many toys were considered far too difficult for the intended age group to properly transform hurt the series further, and ''Transformers'' was back in a slump. In 1999, Takara ported over seasons two and three of the Mainframe series as '''''Beast Wars Metals''''', which are considered ''Beast Wars'' at its prime by much of the fandom... but the well had already been truly poisoned, and ''Metals'' couldn't salvage the ratings and sales.

Back in the US, ''Beast Wars'' was followed up with a direct sequel, '''''Beast Machines''''', which boasted a much improved level of CG animation, but its darker, grimmer tone proved to be a bit of a sour note with audiences. The cartoon was plotted out with a definite, conclusive end to the story in season two, and its intended sequel series, ''[[Transtech]]'', was shelved in its earliest stages of development. Later [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|comics]] would follow up on these events, but as far as television is concerned, this was the end of the original ''Transformers'' cartoon timeline in the US. Takara would delay its airing of ''Beast Machines'' for four years, and then gave it only a limited release. In the meantime, in 2000, Takara chose to reboot ''Transformers'' with an all-new series.

:'''Main articles:'''
:*''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Transformers]]''
:*''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines: Transformers]]''
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===''Car Robots / Robots in Disguise'' (2000-2002)===
[[File:Rid9.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': Remembered fondly, if almost solely for these doofuses.]]

With the "Beast" shows in a downward spiral of ratings and toy sales, Takara tried to salvage the brand for the new millennium with '''''Car Robots''''', a new reboot series starring modern-vehicle Autobots with beast-bot Predacons, set in the modern age. The series was originally given no concrete ties to previous continuity, starring an entirely new cast of characters, likely to try and keep as much distance from the prior failed series as possible. Unfortunately, the ploy didn't work, and for many of the same reasons, including a disconnect between the very young age group the cartoon was aimed at and the complexity of the toys it was advertising. ''Car Robots'' didn't do well in the ratings, and the toy sales similarly were disappointing.

Both Hasbro and Takara saw this as a time to re-work just what they were doing with ''Transformers'', and began to coordinate on a new, unified version of the brand. In the interim, Hasbro ported the series over as '''''Robots in Disguise''''' in 2001, airing on Fox Kids six days a week... where it would do considerably better than it did in Japan, both in ratings and in toy sales. The dub was headed up by [[Saban Entertainment]], and retained the original series' generally jokey nature, though now it littered with references to prior ''Transformers'' series not present in the original script.

Takara, on the other hand, let ''Transformers'' lapse for a few years, shifting to the ''Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver'' giant robot series for kids, and focusing more on collector-oriented nostalgia lines for ''Transformers''.

:'''Main article:'''
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''

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===The Unicron Trilogy (2002-2006)===
[[File:Galactic Heroes Cybertron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Armada''''': The start of a very frustrating era.]]
[[File:Cyb ep51 til all are one.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cybertron''''': Ending the anime era on an okay, if not great, note.]]
Still riding the anime boom in the US, Hasbro and Takara coordinated on the next several years of mainline ''Transformers'' toys and cartoons, with Takara handling the cartoon duties. Now airing on [[Cartoon Network]], '''''Transformers: Armada''''' was another continuity reboot, where the Autobots and Decepticons are summoned to Earth following the reawakening of a lost race of power-enhancing Transformers, the [[Mini-Con]]s. This was followed by two direct sequels, both out of Japan, and both mixing CG robots with hand-drawn humans. All three series ultimately focused on the monster planet [[Unicron]], which would in time give the series the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]" monicker.

Unfortunately, the Unicron Trilogy cartoons stumbled out of the gate and never ''really'' recovered until the very end. Due to Cartoon Network's stringent scheduling demands, ''Armada'' and '''''Energon''''' were rushed to air in the US with unfinished animation (not that the "finished" animation later aired in Japan was really any improvement, reportedly being animated by the lowest bidder) and atrociously quick-and-dirty dubbing, with there sometimes being a mere 24 hours between "get the untranslated script from Japan" and "the voice actors are in the booth to record now". None of this was helped with storylines that meandered aimlessly for several episodes. ''Energon'', in particular, was poorly translated into English, featured terrible CGI animation, and mediocre English voice acting. The final series, '''''Cybertron''''', fared better with a more relaxed dubbing period (as it aired in Japan first) and higher production values, but the damage had still been done. Despite the cartoons' issues, toy sales were still steady, and ''Armada'' sold well on the strength of its [[gimmick]]s and the popularity of the tiny Mini-Cons. But anime no longer packed the punch it used to, and Hasbro was ready to change gears.

This also marked the end of Takara (now TakaraTomy following a merger) being the company to lead the direction of ''Transformers'' television animation.

:'''Main articles:'''
:*''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''

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===''Transformers Animated'' (2007-2010)===
[[File:Megatron Rising 2 Autobots assemble.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Animated''''': Back on the quality upswing.]]
Hasbro and Takara worked together with Cartoon Network to co-develop the next series, '''''Transformers Animated''''', seeing the Autobots and Decepticons heavily re-imagined in the style of action-adventure cartoons like ''Teen Titans'', a deliberate shift away from the look of the [[Transformers (film)|big live-action movie]] also coming out in 2007. Many people who worked on ''Teen Titans'' in particular coordinated with Hasbro and Takara's crews on the character designs, resulting in toys that matched their animated counterparts to an astounding degree. Like with ''Beast Wars'', the initial response was [[ruined FOREVER|far from favorable]], but once again, the turnaround was swift and ''Animated'' remains a favorite series for many fans to this day. The show did well ratings-wise and toy-sales-wise, running three seasons with some early plans for a fourth season in the works, but friction over scheduling, and a general desire to have more control over their entertainment, would lead Hasbro to break ties with Cartoon Network and start anew.

''Animated'' was brought to Japan in 2010(!), though heavily edited to allow for longer intro/outro segments, plus a live-action shameless toy commercial segment, plus a few episodes never aired at all.

:'''Main article:'''
:*''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''

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===The "Aligned" series (2010-2020)===
[[File:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Prime''''': Put the live-action movies and ''Animated'' in a blender...]]
[[File:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Rescue Bots''''': The longest-running ''Transformers'' cartoon. No, really.]]
[[File:RID Season 2 Team.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Robots in Disguise''''': May contain up to 80% less Optimus Prime.]]

As part of a big push to become an "IP house" instead of just a mere toymaker following the runaway success of the ''Transformers'' movies, Hasbro joined with the Discovery Channel to form the [[Hub Network]], a new family channel full of Hasbro-funded shows, Hasbro's back catalog of shows, and some actual new not-Hasbro-toy-shilling programming (some of which was actually really good). Naturally, the big name in its lineup was '''''Transformers: Prime''''', the flagship of the new "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity, using state-of-the-art CG animation, with a style and tone that was heavily influenced by the movies, but with ample ''Animated'' influence to boot. The series premiered well ''before'' its accompanying toyline was released, as part of that whole "we're not just a toy shiller" drive. The series ran for three seasons, with a final [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|TV movie event]] putting a "cap" on the whole thing.

''Prime'' was brought to Japan, once again with a more jokey dub (why? when has that ''ever'' worked out for them?) but ''only'' its first two seasons. The show was also further edited to allow space for ''two'' additional overt toy-selling segments. Some of the third-season ''Beast Hunters'' toys were ported to Japan, but under the banner of the '''''Triple Combination: Transformers Go!''''' toyline, which also had a cartoon... but ''not'' on television. Instead, the ''Go!'' cartoon, a mix of CG with traditional animation, was released on single-episode DVDs packed in with two different boys' magazines in later 2013 through early 2014, and conspicuously focused on the toys unique to ''Go!''.

Hasbro also introduced the '''''Rescue Bots''''' cartoon on Hub as well, as part of the re-launch of the [[Playskool]]-branded [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|''Transformers'' line for preschool kids]]. Amazingly, this series is set in the same continuity/timeline as the older-aimed ''Prime'', though the fine details take a bit of "squint test" to work out. The series was a ''huge'' success both with its intended audience ''and'' older fans, thanks to its light, breezy tone, sense of humor and consistent writing quality, and lasted ''four'' very full seasons... even out-lasting "The Hub" itself, which rebranded to "[[Discovery Family]]" in 2014. In fact, ''Rescue Bots'' holds the record of any ''Transformers'' show for number of episodes produced.

With the Hub not panning out as Hasbro hoped ratings-wise, and Discovery Family now severely downplaying Hasbro content, ''Transformers'' moved back to Cartoon Network for the sequel series to ''Prime'', '''''Robots in Disguise''''' (not to be confused with the 2001 series). Though produced by the same animation house, the series looks near-nothing like ''Prime'', being much lighter in tone, using bright cel-shaded CG with slightly lower frame-rate to make it look more hand-animated, and a more 5-to-11-years-old-aimed story than the often-grim ''Prime''. Despite getting Cartoon Network's usual less-than-great timeslots for anything not produced in-house, ''Robots in Disguise'' lasted three seasons with a "season 2.5" mini-series as well. TakaraTomy brought ''Robots in Disguise'' to Japan as '''''Transformers Adventure''''', this time nigh-simultaneously with the US release, and ''once again'' only aired the first two seasons (including "season 2.5")... though at least the show was originally written so each season-ending episode could also serve as a series-ender. Following this, it appears that TakaraTomy has given up on ''Transformers'' on normal television, as there's been no announcements of any new series, imported or original, since 2016.

By 2018, Hasbro was changing its strategy with ''Transformers'', moving towards a "unified brand" presentation with a much more consistent design for its main cast across all media (at least, in the media it had more control of, AKA "not the live-action movies"), including rebooting both the cartoons and [[comics]]... with one exception. The new kids' series '''''Rescue Bots Academy''''' was a direct sequel to ''Rescue Bots'' from many of that series' main writers/producers, with many of the main characters from the prior series returning... but not their voice actors, because ''Academy'' did follow the relaunch suit by moving to a less-expensive production and non-union voice casting, as well as shortening the length of episodes to 15 minutes. In concession to the brand overhaul, previous characters like [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] were redesigned to line up with their concurrent ''Cyberverse'' iterations (see below).

:'''Main articles:'''
:*''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]''
:*''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015)
:*''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy]]''

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===''Cyberverse'' (2018-current)===
[[File:Eruption-AutobotsRollOut.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Cyberverse''''': Effectively an online-only show.]]

2018 saw Hasbro push for a "unified brand look", changing much of its toyline and media output visually to a more singular vision of the brand, as well as... less-costly animation production studios and voice-over. Thus, Hasbro rebooted the main "kids" series once again with the '''''Cyberverse''''' cartoon, a ''different'' cel-shaded CG series focusing on [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and making use of Hasbro's Generation 1-inspired "[[evergreen]]" character designs. On top of that, the series moved to a 15-minute format, following the trend in kids' media for shorter chunks of cartoon... plus near-simultaneous (and occasionally early) release online via the Cartoon Network site and YouTube, since the actual daytime Cartoon Network schedule is primarily reserved for in-house productions, leaving most "outside" programming to air in the buttcrack of the morning. In ''contrast'' to most other 15-minute shows, ''Cyberverse'' is heavily serialized, with the events of episodes flowing into one another to an extent not really seen since the end of the Unicron Trilogy. While fan reception was lukewarm at first, many were ultimately won over by the show's repeated introduction of new and fan-favorite characters, as well as the compelling story arc featured in the show's third and final season. ''Cyberverse'' has since been imported to Japan and released exclusively via online outlets.

Meanwhile in China, the ''Cyberverse'' assets got used in an all-new television cartoon scheduled for 2020 via [[China Central Television]], '''''Nehza: Transformers'''''. This series combines the tale of the Transformers with the legend of the god Nehza... who can now take transforming-robot form, as can many of his allies and enemies. Unfortunately, little is known about this series so far, including what ties it has to ''Cyberverse'' fiction outside of model re-use.

:'''Main articles:'''
:*''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''
:*''[[Nezha: Transformers (franchise)|Nezha: Transformers]]''

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===Miscellany===
[[File:TyphoonTwister-SpeedBotchosen.jpg|right|thumb|250px|'''''Go-Bots''''': Not to be confused with ''[[GoBots]]''. ''GoBots'' was better.]]
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|right|thumb|250px|'''''Combiner Wars''''': Occasionally had Combiners in it.]]
Of course, there are many "smaller" serialized cartoons in ''Transformers'' history, most of them either packed-in with toys or released through online outlets. For the most part, these are intended to advertise "side" lines rather than a "main" series, and almost never air on TV... but again, there are notable exceptions.

Possibly the most ambitious of these non-televised series is the '''''Prime Wars Trilogy''''' of short cartoons produced by [[Machinima]], released between 2016 and 2018 based on the collector-aimed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys. These sequential shorts were aimed at adult collectors, with darker storylines. While big on Facebook, the reception from the more dedicated fan-base, especially those who'd had years of "adult" ''Transformers'' content through [[IDW Publishing]]'s widely-praised [[comics]], was...considerably less than glowing, with complaints of stilted, lifeless animation, sub-par voice acting, and try-hard grimdark nonsensical plotting. A new series based on the '''''War for Cybertron Trilogy''''', helmed by the same showrunner and produced by [[Rooster Teeth]], is slated to air on [[Netflix]] in 2020.

:'''Main articles:'''
:*''[[Go-Bots (cartoon)|Go-Bots]]''
:*''[[Robotmasters (cartoon)|Robotmasters]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]''
:*''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' (Japan)
:*''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Transformers: Combiner Wars]] / [[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]] / [[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''
:*''[[Transformers: Portal]]''
:*''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''

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The Citizen

2020-06-03T12:44:04Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 44
|image=TheCitizen_IaconusCitizens.jpg
|caption=The Maccadams Family
|prev=The Sleeper
|next=The Trial
|title="The Citizen"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2020]] (UK) [[March 29]], 2020 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Zac Atkinson (writer)|Zac Atkinson]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Ehud Landsberg]]
}}

'''The Cybertronian resistance make an unexpected discovery about Maccadam's.'''

==Synopsis==

''In the very distant past, the Cybertronian who will one day be known as [[Maccadam]] leads a tribe of Cybertronians in battle against an alien race. As the battle rages, a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] strides across the battlefield, sending the aliens running. In celebration, Maccadam begins chanting the Titan's name: [[Iaconus]]. Much later, Maccadam tends his bar, as [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] leads a crowd of [[Cube (sport)|Cube]] fans in cheering for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], jubilantly telling the bartender they won. "Yes, we did." Maccadam responds.''

In the present day, [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] reveals to the rest of the resistance that [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] is a Titan. Learning that the Titan is not active, Hot Rod declares it cannot help them. Perceptor reveals that the Titan has a cloaking module, which is how the [[Quintesson]]s have been kept at bay. If they can find that module, they can replicate it for themselves. Wondering how to get down into the Titan's main structure, they go into the backroom, where Perceptor finds a hidden elevator. Hot Rod advises caution, having dealt with Titan defences [[Ghost Town|before]]. Unfortunately, [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]], [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] and [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] all pile into the elevator anyway.

Hot Rod tries squeezing in, but between the four already there, there's no room. The situation is not helped when Whirl's nervousness with small spaces makes him transform, causing Clobber to push Dead End into one of the elevator's buttons. The elevator hurtles down before opening onto a dark corridor, where something growls from the dark. Dead End instantly presses a button again, sending the elevator further down to a larger, more well-lit space.

As soon as the group enter, the door closes behind them and weapons emerge from the wall. Before Hot Rod can finish suggesting no-one touch anything, the others race over to grab them. And despite his caution, Hot Rod is not immune to the weapons' allure. As soon as he does, a voice calls out, telling them to "prepare for the ultimate test". A multi-limbed warrior emerges from the walls, and Dead End decapitates it, revealing it was a drone. The voice declares training level one is finished. Clobber realizes they've walked into a training simulator (or "thingy", as she puts it). Hot Rod insists they don't have time to spare, but after a few seconds violence decides maybe they do.

In rapid succession, the group goes from level 2, to 184, to 352. By level 504, all of them are starting to get sluggish, but insist on continuing onward to keep their high score going. Level 504 begins with them being surrounded by drones. Hot Rod calls in Perceptor, who asks if everyone else is done having fun yet before disconnecting, leaving the four surrounded. The drones power up their weapons... only to suddenly power down. The voice declares training is over and failed. Perceptor enters from a side-door, carrying his severed right arm, and asks if they have learned something.

Making their way through the Titan's corridors, Clobber inquires if Perceptor is okay. He informs her he lost his arm to a monster, then fell down one hundred and eighty-two floors worth of elevator shaft, yet has managed to scan the Titan's workings and found a medical facility, an armory, and an energon depot. Taking another elevator down, the group enter a large stasis barracks, but their hopes of back-up are dashed when Hot Rod finds every pod is empty. According to Perceptor, there are ten thousand of those pods, and they are ''all'' empty. The Titan's been abandoned. Hot Rod wonders where the crew went, while Perceptor is concerned. The sheer scale of the Titan they have found means it can only be the ''last'' War Titan, Iaconus. Dead End is sceptical, not believing Iaconus was real. Hot Rod insists they keep going to the cloaking module, unaware a creature is following them.

As Clobber wonders whether [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] was named after the War Titan, a crocodile-like mechanoid attacks her. Using the techniques they honed in the training simulation, the group try freeing Clobber from the creature. Once they do, they run from it and head straight towards the cloaking module. As they approach, Maccadam makes his presence known, telling them they will not take the module now because it will end badly for them. Clarifying on the subject, he states that the Quintessons will find them and drag them back to their parade. Perceptor declares he knows who Maccadam is: a citizen of Iaconus. Maccadam confirms that he is the ''last'' citizen of Iaconus. Hot Rod calls him on knowing about the Titan's power and keeping it hidden, but Maccadam states he was protecting them from Iaconus. All the stasis pods they passed belonged to his friends, who died to stop him.

''In the past, at the end of the Age of [[Expansion]], Iaconus returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as the last War Titan. But because a War Titan without a war is dangerous, Iaconus went mad, beginning his own war. His own citizens fought against him, eventually defeating the Titan, but at the cost of Maccadam being the only one left.''

His story finished, Maccadam tells the resistance Iaconus must never awaken, for while he may defeat their enemies, he will inevitably tear the world apart. Suddenly turning jovial again, the bartender suggests they go have a drink. As they go back through the barracks, the crocodile-bot reappears, only for Maccadam to smack the animal-bot and send it running off. He explains that the crocodile-bot, known as [[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)|Skullcruncher]], wandered into Iaconus millennia ago and Maccadam let it stay to keep out the "riff-raff". Once they are back on the surface, Perceptor asks Hot Rod what his plan is now. Hot Rod's answer is simple: they ''wake'' Iaconus.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] (5)
*[[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] (13)
*[[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] (14)

|c2=
*[[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]] (12)
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] (15)

|c4=
*''Insectoid [[alien]]s'' (1)
*[[Maccadam]] (2)
*''Maccadam's tribe'' (3)
*''[[Iaconus]]'' (4)
*''[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]'' (6)
*''[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]'' (7)
*''[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]]'' (8)
*''[[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'' (9)
*''[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]'' (10)
*''[[Cube (sport)|Cube]] players'' (11)
*Training drones (16)
*[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)|Skullcruncher]] (17)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The mystery of Maccadam deepens. Already shown to have an unusual view of time, this episode seems to answer a few questions, showing he once led a tribe of physically identical 'bots in the Age of Expansion, as a citizen of Iaconus. His survival over the several aeons Cybertron has been abandoned evidently comes not from any supernatural ability like, say, being one of the Thirteen, but just from having access to Iaconus's energon depot for all that time.
**Of course, he is shown to definitely have ''something'' going on, being able to not only see the future, but potential futures as well. And it might just be of note that in the short flashback of Mac leading his tribe, he is not addressed by name...
*Hot Rod mentions having ventured within a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] before and their internal defences, referencing his journey into [[Croaton]] in "[[Ghost Town]]."

===Transformers references===
*Maccadam name drops the [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]].
*Skullcruncher is modeled after his [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']] [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Generations|toy]].

===Real-world references===
*TBA

===Other trivia===
*If Perceptor manages to reattach his arm when they got back, why the heck does he ignore his goddamn eyes?!
*While Maccadam refers to Skullcruncher as a "he", [[Mae Catt]] considers the character to be female.<ref>[https://shikai-the-storyteller.tumblr.com/post/613237429097365504/i-absolutely-didnt-go-back-through-and-edit-this Transformers: Cyberverse – Mae Catt Q&A Session (Unedited Edition)]"</ref>

===Animation and technical errors===
*TBA

===Foreign localization===
*TBA

==Home video releases==
*TBA

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3LqWlWVAEs "The Ciitizen" on YouTube]

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[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

File:TheCitizen IaconusCitizens.jpg

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The Sleeper

2020-06-03T07:19:40Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 43
|image=TheSleeper_HotRodVsOptimus.jpg
|caption="I'll do it over, no matter how many times it takes. If it's for [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|you]], I'll stay trapped in this endless maze forever!"
|prev=The Dead End
|next=The Citizen
|title="The Sleeper"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2020]] (UK) [[March 29]], 2020 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Dan Salgarolo]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Ehud Landsberg]]
}}

'''A frustrated Hot Rod attempts to free more of his comrades while Perceptor makes an epic discovery.'''

==Synopsis==

''It is a beautiful, sunlit day on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], a perfect day for a parade. But the Autobots' enjoyment of the Parade of Metals is spoiled when [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] starts attacking the marching band. Advancing on [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]], Hot Rod declares that this will be his ''last'' parade...''

At [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], the mood is grim and not helped by [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]]'s complaining. Hot Rod tells the Decepticon he is free to leave and get shoved right back in the Loop by the [[Quintesson]]s. Dead End says he would rather be back at the parade than put up with the Autobot any second longer. Things nearly come to blows, until [[Maccadam]] intervenes, reminding the two of his "no fighting" rule. [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] tells Hot Rod he is wasting time, but Hot Rod responds he does not know what to do.

Perceptor tells him they need a leader, which Hot Rod takes to mean freeing Optimus. Ignoring Perceptor's attempts to clarify that wasn't what he meant, Hot Rod vows to free the Autobot leader, and takes off, telling Perceptor to stay in the bar where it's safe. His words inspire curiosity in the scientist, who wonders just why they are safe from the Quintessons. Reaching the Quintesson tower, Hot Rod plugs himself into the [[cortical psychic patch]]. ''Hot Rod's attempts to reach Optimus are stymied by his fellow Autobots, who unwittingly act out the same roles as usual, and the Loop resets on Hot Rod.''

Back at Maccadam's, Perceptor tries to ask Maccadam why the Quintessons have not been able to detect the ragtag resistance, not realizing the bartender is presently absent. Perceptor walks out of the bar's door and begins yelling to attract Quintesson attentions, much to [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and Dead End's alarm. A Quintesson approaches, but just as it gets close, Perceptor steps over the bar's threshold, and the alien stops dead. Despite their standing in plain sight, the creature can no longer see them and flies away, intriguing Perceptor.

''Back in the Loop, Hot Rod vows to make it to Optimus Prime. Running past the Loop's events, he reaches Optimus and implores him to wake up, but Optimus is too deeply immersed in the simulation to respond, and the Loop resets once more.''

Back at Maccadam's, Perceptor notes there is something about the building that is shielding them from the Quintesson, and wonders where the bar's owner has gotten to. At that, Clobber finally notices Hot Rod's absence and charges out of the door to find him. Finding something fascinating during his scan of the bar, Perceptor takes off, telling Dead End to follow. Hating himself for doing so, Dead End reluctantly complies.

''In the Loop, Hot Rod tries to reach Optimus again, and again, and again. But every time, he has barely seconds to get Optimus's attention before the Loop inevitably resets.'' Meanwhile, Dead End follows Perceptor, the blinded scientist climbing one of the buildings surrounding Maccadam's.

''Pushed to desperation, Hot Rod runs flat-out through the Loop to reach Optimus. In that desperation, he manages to unknowingly startle [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] into transforming, freeing the helicopter-bot from the Quintessons' mind prison. However, Hot Rod's attempts at warning his fellow Autobots only earn him a punch in the face from Optimus, miffed about the parade being ruined and Hot Rod's constant attempts to tell him it is not real. For a moment, it looks like Optimus might break free. But... it is the perfect day for a parade. Before Hot Rod can try any further, he is dragged out of the simulation.''

The Quintessons have found Hot Rod and pulled him out of the Loop. Fortunately, Clobber shows up to rescue her friend, punching the Quintessons away. Hot Rod laments how he could not free Optimus, or anyone. However, he is immediately proven wrong when a charging Quintesson is shot down by Whirl.

Elsewhere, Dead End catches up with Perceptor, asking just what the scientist is up to. Perceptor explains that Maccadam has been able to hide because the bar is just the smallest part of a much larger structure, one the size of a city. All this time, they have been hiding in a [[Titan (group)|Titan]].

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in simulation sequences. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*Autobot soldiers (1)
*''[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]]'' (2)
*''[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]'' (3)
*''[[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]]'' (4)
*[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] (5)
*[[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] (7)
*''[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]'' (10)
*''[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]'' (11)
*''[[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]]'' (12)
*''[[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]]'' (13)
*[[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] (14)
*''[[Kup (Cyberverse)|Kup]]'' (15)

|c2=
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] (6)
*[[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]] (8)

|c4=
*[[Maccadam]] (9)
*[[Quintesson]] [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]]s (16)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*At the beginning of the episode, Clobber's entertaining herself trying to balance a [[Cube (sport)|Cube]] cube.
*When she rescues Hot Rod, Clobber notes he now owes her, after Hot Rod's running tally from "[[The Loop]]".

===Transformers references===
*TBA

===Real-world references===
*TBA

===Other trivia===
*TBA

===Animation and technical errors===
*TBA

===Foreign localization===
*TBA

==Home video releases==
*TBA

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K4DgxZgrg8 "The Sleeper" on YouTube]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sleeper, The}}
[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

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{{Cyberversecap|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] tries to awaken [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] from the loop.|The Sleeper|20}}

The Dead End

2020-06-03T07:11:00Z

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{{disambig3|Dead End}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 42
|image=TheDeadEnd_WakingUp.jpg
|caption="Well, still not the weirdest place I've woken up in. Maybe second or third."
|prev=The Loop
|next=The Sleeper
|title="The Dead End"
|airdate=[[February 18]], [[2020]] (UK) [[March 13]], 2020 (CN app/website) [[March 22]], 2020 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Mae Catt]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Ehud Landsberg]]
}}

'''Hot Rod and Clobber accidentally free the wrong bot from Quintesson control.'''

==Synopsis==
''It is a beautiful, sunlit day on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and all is fun and celebration for the Decepticons at the Parade of Metals. An enthusiastic [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] makes his way through the crowds, eager to get a better look at the platinum float. He accidentally treads on [[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]]'s foot as he passes, prompting the grumpy Decepticon to grumble. Lockdown spots [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] on the other side of the street. The cycloptic Decepticon suddenly charges Lockdown and starts pummelling him, much to Dead End's approval. Clobber implores Lockdown to wake up, telling him things are not real, but Lockdown is too enraptured by the parade to care, while a confused and annoyed Dead End watches. Clobber tries to explain what is going on, but only manages to confuse her comrades in-arms. Momentarily distracted by the amusement of [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]] getting crushed by a falling cube, Clobber tries again, telling Lockdown he needs to transform in order to escape, but Lockdown's attention is drawn to the parade's grand marshal, [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. A frustrated Clobber gives up and disappears from sight, to Dead End's shock.''

Back in the real world, Clobber complains about her lack of success to [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]]. [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] calls in, telling Hot Rod has found another [[cortical psychic patch]]. Clobber recognises the location as one of [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]]'s old labs. The two transform and head out.

''Back in the Loop, Dead End wonders about what he heard Clobber say, and transforms.'' Awakening to find himself in a room filled with other Cybertronians, Dead End finds Lockdown, [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]], [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]], and even Megatron himself have all been captured. Everyone's faces are covered by mysterious pulsing tendrils, all leading off to one place. Wandering about yet unable to remove the tendrils, he finds an ominous glowing pit. Accidentally knocking some rubble into the pit, he immediately sets off alarms, waking up several [[Quintesson]]s. Dead End flees into the streets of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], eventually managing to evade his pursuers. Noting he needs to get off the streets, Dead End spies Shockwave's old lab.

Inside, Dead End finds Clobber and Hot Rod searching the place. Clobber is unnerved by the place, but Hot Rod tells her they cannot leave until they find the psychic patch, neither noticing the lurking newcomer. Hot Rod rummages, soon uncovering the psychic patch, and they leave. As they reach their hideout, Dead End makes himself known by ramming Hot Rod, assuming the Autobots are somehow responsible for Cybertron's current condition. Drawing out a gun, Dead End battles Hot Rod before his shot goes wild and causes an explosion, drawing the attention of the Quintessons. Clobber and Hot Rod flee while dragging a horrified Dead End with them. Once inside, Dead End inquires about Hot Rod, having assumed he died during the battle for Cybertron. Hot Rod explains...

''Having run into some "[[Drift (Cyberverse)|problems]]", Hot Rod survived his apparent death in the toxic energon pool and dug his way out. By the time he crawled his way back up to the surface, the Quintessons had already taken the entire planet. Staying out of sight, he tried figuring out where everyone had been taken, when he found Perceptor. The scientist worked out a way to use the cortical psychic patch to access the Loop, so they could free everyone, Autobots and Decepticons alike.''

Hot Rod explains that it is now Cybertron against the Quintessons, except Dead End is entirely unconcerned. No sooner does he say he plans to just stay away from them, the Quintessons start pounding at the hideout's door, and cut their way in. With the only entrance blocked, Clobber makes a new exit. The group tries escaping, but find their route blocked by another Quintesson patrol. Hot Rod spots [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], where the lights are still on. They duck into the bar, and wait for the Quintessons to enter, but nothing happens.

As Clobber asks if they are going to come in at all, [[Maccadam]] answers her question: no Quintessons allowed in his bar, but they are. Hot Rod is surprised to find the bartender still around. Maccadam just laughs and responds that he is... for now. Outside, the Quintessons swarm, apparently not noticing the old oil house at all.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in simulation sequences and flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] (11)
*[[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] (12)
*Autobot soldiers (13)

|c2=
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (1)
*Decepticon soldiers (2)
*''[[Dirge (Cyberverse)|Dirge]]'' (3)
*''[[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]]'' (4)
*''[[Alphastrike]]'' (5)
*''[[Ramjet (Cyberverse)|Ramjet]]'' (6)
*[[Dead End (Cyberverse)|Dead End]] (7)
*[[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] (8)
*''[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]'' (9)
*[[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (14)
*[[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]]s (15)
*[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] (16)
*''[[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]]'' (18)

|c4=
*[[Quintesson]] [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]]s (17)
*[[Maccadam]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Hot Rod "ran into some problems" as he puts it, in "[[Battle For Cybertron III]]". His change of color-scheme is shown to be a result of his dunk in the toxic pool of energon waste.
*Maccadam was last chronologically seen staying behind on Cybertron back in "[[Maccadam's]]".
*Clobber refers to the previously unknown fact that Shockwave had experimented on her, though the reason and result are left unsaid. This could have something to do with her supercharged punch attacks.

===Transformers references===
*TBA

===Real-world references===
*Upon waking from a hallucinatory virtual reality where he was being kept prisoner, Dead End's reaction is to say "Woah" in the same manner seen in ''[[The Matrix]]''.

===Other trivia===
*Some broadcasters still accidentally refer to Clobber as "[[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]]" in their versions of this episode's description.

===Animation and technical errors===
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] previously threw Megatron to his doom at the mouths of the [[Scraplet]]s in "[[Battle For Cybertron IV]]"... yet he appears unharmed in this episode.

===Foreign localization===
*TBA

==Home video releases==
*TBA

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akNzQeU-KOc "The Dead End" on YouTube]

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{{goitem|GB-FortressMaximusG1.jpg|Fortress Maximus (G1)|Generation 1 Fortress Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-FortressMaximusRID.jpg|Fortress Maximus (RID)|Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-Fred.jpg|Fred (Armada)|Armada Fred}}
{{goitem|GB-Fulcrum.jpg|Fulcrum}}
{{goitem|GB-FunctionistUniverse.jpg|Functionist Universe|the Functionist universe}}
{{goitem|GB-Furmanism.jpg|Furmanism|Furmanisms}}


{{goitem|GB-Garboil.jpg|Garboil (G1)|Generation 1 Garboil}}
{{goitem|GB-GasSkunk.jpg|Gas Skunk}}
{{goitem|GB-Gas_station.jpg|Gas station|the Micromaster gas station}}
{{goitem|GB-GB.jpg|G.B. Blackrock}}
{{goitem|GB-Generation2.jpg|Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Transformers: Generation 2}}
{{goitem|GB-Generations.jpg|Transformers Generations|the Transformers Generations book}}
{{goitem|GB-Generics.jpg|Generic|"generic" Transformer designs}}
{{goitem|GB-Germany.jpg|Germany|Germany}}
{{goitem|GB-Getaway.jpg|Getaway}}
{{goitem|GB-GhostStories.jpg|"Ghost Stories"}}
{{goitem|GB-Gigantion.jpg|Gigantion}}
{{goitem|GB-Gingham.jpg|Gingham}}
{{goitem|GB-Ginrai.jpg|Ginrai (human)}}
{{goitem|GB-GirlWhoLovedPowerglide.jpg|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide|"The Girl Who Loved Powerglide"}}
{{goitem|GB-Glacius.jpg|Glacius}}
{{goitem|GB-Gnaw.jpg|Gnaw (G1)}}
{{goitem|GB-Gob.jpg|Gob (Prime)|Prime Gob}}
{{goitem|GB-G1GoBots.jpg|G1 GoBots|the G1 GoBots}}
{{goitem|GB-G2Gobots.jpg|Gobots|G2 Gobots}}
{{goitem|GB-GPS.jpg|Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic syndrome}}
{{goitem|GB-Golden_disk.jpg |Golden Disk (disambiguation)|the Golden Disks}}
{{goitem|GB-GoldenLagoon.jpg|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|"The Golden Lagoon"}}
{{goitem|GB-Gonebutnot.jpg|Gone but Not Forgotten!|"Gone but Not Forgotten!"}}
{{goitem|GB-goo.jpg|Goo 8739B}}
{{goitem|GB-GrimlocksNewBrain.jpg|Grimlock%27s New Brain|"Grimlock's New Brain"}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDGrimlock.jpg|Grimlock (RID 2001)|2001 Robots in Disguise Grimlock}}
{{goitem|GB-GrimlockRID.jpg|Grimlock (RID 2015)|2015 Robots in Disguise Grimlock}}
{{goitem|GB-GrappleG1.jpg|Grapple (G1)|Generation 1 Grapple}}
{{goitem|GB-Grizzly1.jpg|Grizzly-1}}


{{goitem|GB-Hacksaw.jpg|Hacksaw}}
{{goitem|GB-Halloween.JPG|Halloween}}
{{goitem|GB-HanSolo.jpg|Han Solo}}
{{goitem|GB-HatePlague.jpg|Hate Plague|the Hate Plague}}
{{goitem|GB-HeadGames.jpg|Head Games}}
{{goitem|GB-Headmasters_(comic).jpg|The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters Marvel US miniseries}}
{{goitem|GB-RBHeatwave.jpg|Heatwave (RB)|Rescue Bots Heatwave}}
{{goitem|GB-Heatwave.jpg|Heatwave (Timelines)|Timelines Heatwave}}
{{goitem|GB-HGBG.jpg|Hideous giant brain guy|this hideous giant brain guy}}
{{goitem|GB-HHR.jpg|HHR}}
{{goitem|GB-HighWire.jpg|High Wire (Armada)|Armada High Wire}}
{{goitem|GB-Holomatter.jpg|Holomatter|holomatter}}
{{goitem|GB_Ani_Hot_Shot.jpg|Hot Shot (Animated)|Animated Hot Shot}}
{{goitem|GB-SGHound.jpg|Hound (SG)|Shattered Glass Hound}}
{{goitem|GB-MWHubcap.jpg|Hubcap (MW)|Machine Wars Hubcap}}
{{goitem|GB-AnimatedHuffer.jpg|Huffer (Animated)|Animated Huffer}}
{{goitem|GB-Hunter-O'Nion.jpg|Hunter O%27Nion|Hunter O'Nion}}


{{goitem|GB-Icepick.jpg|Icepick (G1)|Generation 1 Icepick}}
{{goitem|GB-IDWTimeline.jpg|IDW timeline}}
{{goitem|GB-IHaveHeardTheRobots.gif|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}
{{goitem|GB-ImprosonedInferno.jpg|Imprisoned Inferno|"Improsoned Inferno" (sic)}}
{{goitem|GB-Impactor.jpg|Impactor (G1)|Generation 1 Impactor}}
{{goitem|GB-Infiltration-Protocol.jpg|Infiltration protocol|the infiltration protocol}}
{{goitem|GB-Injector.jpg|Injector}}
{{goitem|GB_Intruder.jpg|Intruder}}
{{goitem|GB-Io.jpg|Io}}
{{goitem|GB-Ironfist.jpg|Ironfist (G1)|Generation 1 Ironfist}}
{{goitem|GB-IronMan.jpg|Iron Man}}
{{goitem|GB-ironhide.jpg|Ironhide (G1)|Generation 1 Ironhide}}
{{goitem|GB-EnergonIronhide.jpg|Ironhide (Energon)|Energon Ironhide}}
{{goitem|GB-IrwinSpoon.jpg|Irwin Spoon}}


{{goitem|GB-Jaam.jpg|JaAm}}
{{goitem|GB-JamesRoberts.jpg|James Roberts}}
{{goitem|GB-Japanese_themes.jpg |Japanese themes|Japanese theme songs}}
{{goitem|GB-JazzG1.jpg|Jazz (G1)|Generation 1 Jazz}}
{{goitem|GB-JazzMovie.jpg|Jazz (Movie)|movie Jazz}}
{{goitem|GB-Jetfire(ROTF).jpg|Jetfire (ROTF)|Revenge of the Fallen Jetfire}}
{{goitem|GB-Jhiaxus.jpg|Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus}}
{{goitem|GB-JoeColton.jpg|Joe Colton}}
{{goitem|GB-JohnHenry.jpg|John Henry}}
{{goitem|GB-Jungaroo.jpg|Jungaroo}}
{{goitem|GB-JuneDarby.jpg|June Darby}}


{{goitem|GB-kakuryu.jpg|Kakuryu (Victory)|Victory Kakuryu}}
{{goitem|GB-Kaon.jpg|Kaon (DJD)|Kaon}}
{{goitem|GB-KellyRID.jpg|Kelly (RID)|Kelly}}
{{goitem|GB-Key_to_Vector_Sigma.jpg|Key to Vector Sigma|the Key to Vector Sigma}}
{{goitem|GB-Kick-Off.jpg|Kick-Off (G1)|Generation 1 Kick-Off}}
{{goitem|GB-KickbackG1.jpg|Hearts of Steel}}
{{goitem|GB-KickerJones.jpg|Kicker Jones|Kicker}}
{{goitem|GB-King.jpg|King|the King}}
{{goitem|GB-PrimeKnockOut.jpg|Knock Out (Prime)|Prime Knock Out}}
{{goitem|GB-Kremzeek.jpg|Kremzeek}}
{{goitem|GB-AiKuruma.jpg|Ai Kuruma}}
{{goitem|GB-Kup.jpg|Kup (G1)|Generation 1 Kup}}


{{goitem|GB-Lady_Jaye.jpg|Lady Jaye}}
{{goitem|GB-Ladybird.jpg|Ladybird Books}}
{{goitem|GB-Landfill.jpg|Landfill (G1)|Generation 1 Landfill}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Landmine.jpg|Landmine (G1)|Generation 1 Landmine}}
{{goitem|GB-TimelinesLandquake.jpg|Landquake (Timelines)|Timelines Landquake}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Laserbeak.jpg|Laserbeak (G1)|Generation 1 Laserbeak}}
{{goitem|GB-Leader1Armada.jpg|Leader-1 (Armada)|Armada Leader-1}}
{{goitem|GB-LegacyofUnicron.jpg|The Legacy of Unicron!|"The Legacy of Unicron!"}}
{{goitem|GB-Lennox.jpg|William Lennox}}
{{goitem|GB-Leoric.jpg|Leoric}}
{{goitem|GB-Leozack.jpg|Leozack}}
{{goitem|GB-ukletters.jpg|Letters page (Marvel UK)|the Marvel UK letters page}}
{{goitem|GB-Liefeld.jpg|Rob Liefeld}}
{{goitem|GB-LiegeMaximo.jpg|Liege Maximo|the Liege Maximo}}
{{goitem|GB-LioConvoy.jpg|Lio Convoy}}
{{goitem|GB-Lipole.jpg|Lightpole|Lightpoles}}
{{goitem|GB-LockdownAnimated.jpg|Lockdown (Animated)|Animated Lockdown}}
{{goitem|GB-ROTFLockdown.jpg|Lockdown (ROTF)|Age of Extinction Lockdown}}
{{goitem|GB-Lori.jpg|Lori}}
{{goitem|GB-LordDoomitron.jpg|Lord Doomitron}}
{{goitem|GB-ImperiousDelirious.jpg|Lord Imperious Delirious}}
{{goitem|GB-LostLight.jpg|Lost Light|the Lost Light}}
{{goitem|GB-LouHoover.jpg|Lou Hoover}}


{{goitem|GB-M9-2HarpoonGun.jpg|M9-2 Harpoon Gun|the M9-2 Harpoon Gun}}
{{goitem|GB-Machination.jpg|Machination|the Machination}}
{{goitem|GB-Magmatron.jpg|Magmatron}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnaboss.jpg|Magnaboss (BW)|Beast Wars Magnaboss}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnawing.jpg|Magnawing}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnificence.jpg|Magnificence|the Magnificence}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnum.jpg|Magnum}}
{{goitem|GB-Malignus.jpg|Malignus (G1)|Generation 1 Malignus}}
{{goitem|GB-Manterror.jpg|Manterror}}
{{goitem|GB-MarissaFairborne.jpg|Marissa Faireborn}}
{{goitem|GB-MartyIsenberg.jpg|Marty Isenberg}}
{{goitem|GB-MatrixCannon.jpg|Matrix Cannon|the Matrix Cannon}}
{{goitem|GB-Max.jpg|Max (Go-Bots)|Max}}
{{goitem|GB-Mecannibals.jpg|Mecannibal|the Mecannibals}}
{{goitem|GB-Megabolt.jpg|Megabolt}}
{{goitem|GB-armadamegs.jpg|Megatron (Armada)|Armada Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronAnimated.jpg|Megatron (Animated)|Animated Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronBW.jpg|Megatron (BW)|Beast Wars Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-IDWMegatron.jpg|Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW G1 Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-GigatronCR.jpg|Megatron (RID)|Robots in Disguise Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronsMasterPlan.jpg|Megatron%27s Master Plan, Part 1}}
{{goitem|GB-MeltdownAni.jpg|Meltdown (Animated)|Animated Meltdown}}
{{goitem|GB-Menasor.jpg|Menasor (G1)|Generation 1 Menasor}}
{{goitem|GB-Merklynn.jpg|Merklynn}}
{{goitem|GB-Metallikato.jpg|Metallikato}}
{{goitem|GB-MetroplexG1.jpg|Metroplex (G1)|Generation 1 Metroplex}}
{{goitem|GB-SGMetroplex.jpg|Metroplex (SG)|Shattered Glass Metroplex}}
{{goitem|GB-Metrotitan.jpg|Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan}}
{{goitem|GB_Mickey_Mouse.jpg|Mickey Mouse}}
{{goitem|GB-Micronauts.jpg|Micronaut|The Micronauts}}
{{goitem|GB-Micronus_Prime.jpg|Micronus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Mindset.jpg|Mindset (G2)|Generation 2 Mindset}}
{{goitem|GB-Minerva.jpg|Minerva (Masterforce human)|Masterforce Minerva}}
{{goitem|GB-MinimusAmbus.jpg|Minimus Ambus}}
{{goitem|GB-Mirror.jpg|Mirror}}
{{goitem|GB-Misconceptions.jpg|Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|Misconceptions and urban legends}}
{{goitem|GB-MistressOfFlame.jpg|Mistress of Flame|the Mistress of Flame}}
{{goitem|GB-MixmasterAni.jpg|Mixmaster (Animated)|Animated Mixmaster}}
{{goitem|GB-Mnemosurgery.jpg|Mnemosurgery}}
{{goitem|GB-Monstructor.jpg|Monstructor (G1)|Generation 1 Monstructor}}
{{goitem|GB-MoonBWII.jpg|Moon (BWII)|Beast Wars II Moon}}
{{goitem|GB-Multilingual.jpg|multilingual packaging}}
{{goitem|GB-FantasyPredacon.jpg|Mystery!}}


{{goitem|GB-Nautilator.jpg|Nautilator|Generation 1 Nautilator}}
{{goitem|GB-Nebulos.jpg|Nebulos}}
{{goitem|GB-NekomimiAandB.jpg|Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B}}
{{goitem|GB-NemesisPrimeIDW.jpg|Nova Prime|Nova/Nemesis Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Neon.jpg|Neon|neon! Ow}}
{{goitem|GB-NexusPrime.jpg|Nexus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-NiceCreamTransformer.jpg|Ice Cream Van Transformer}}
{{goitem|GB-NightbeatG1.jpg|Nightbeat (G1)|Generation 1 Nightbeat}}
{{goitem|GB-NightbeatArmada.jpg|Nightbeat (Armada)|Armada Nightbeat}}
{{goitem|GB-NightscreamClassics.jpg|Nightscream (Classics)|Classics Nightscream}}


{{goitem|GB-O.jpg|"O"}}
{{goitem|GB-Oparts.jpg|O-Part|the O-Parts}}
{{goitem|GB-Oilmaster.jpg|Oilmaster}}
{{goitem|GB-OctopunchG1.jpg|Octopunch (G1)|Generation 1 Octopunch}}
{{goitem|GB-OmegaSupreme.JPG|Omega Supreme (G1)|Generation 1 Omega Supreme}}
{{goitem|GB-ontheedgeofextinction.jpg|On the Edge of Extinction!|"On the Edge of Extinction!"}}
{{goitem|GB-OnyxPrime.jpg|Onyx Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-KojiOnishi.jpg|Koji Onishi}}
{{goitem|GB-OptimusMaximus.jpg|Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-OptimusMinor.jpg|Optimus Minor}}
{{goitem|GB-OptimusPrimal.jpg|Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal}}
{{goitem|GB-G1prime.jpg|Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-RiDPrime.jpg|Optimus Prime (RID)|Robots in Disguise Optimus}}
{{goitem|GB-MoviePrime.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)|Movie Optimus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-WFCOptimusPrime.jpg|Optimus Prime (WFC)|Prime Optimus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Orbital-Jump.jpg|Orbital jump|orbital jumps}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronBW1.jpg|Other Victories|"Other Victories"}}
{{goitem|GB-OtherVoices1.jpg|Other Voices, Part 1|"Other Voices" Part 1}}
{{goitem|GB-Outback.jpg|Outback (G1)|Generation 1 Outback}}
{{goitem|GB-Outsider.jpg|Outsider}}
{{goitem|GB-Overlord.jpg|Overlord (Masterforce)|Masterforce Overlord}}
{{goitem|GB-Overkill.jpg|Overkill (G1)|Generation 1 Overkill}}


{{goitem|GB-PepsiConvoy.jpg|Pepsi Convoy}}
{{goitem|GB-Pharma.jpg|Pharma (G1)|Pharma}}
{{goitem|GB-photodegradation.jpg|Photodegradation|photodegradation}}
{{goitem|GB-Pipeline.jpg|Pipeline|Pipeline}}
{{goitem|GB-PickUpBatRobo.jpg|Pick-Up (Bat-Rob%F4)|Bat-Robo Pick-Up}}
{{goitem|GB-Plastic.jpg|Plastic|plastic}}
{{goitem|GB-PlatinumEdition.jpg|Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition}}
{{goitem|GB-playpattern.jpg|Play pattern|play pattern}}
{{goitem|GB-PoisonBite.jpg|Poison Bite}}
{{goitem|GB-PotatoHead.jpg|Mr. Potato Head}}
{{goitem|GB-Power_Plans.jpg|Power Plans}}
{{goitem|GB-Pretender.jpg|Pretender|the Pretenders}}
{{goitem|GB-Prima.jpg|Prima}}
{{goitem|GB-Primus.jpg|Primus}}
{{goitem|GB-ProfessorPrincess.jpg|Professor Princess}}
{{goitem|GB_Protector.jpg|Protector|the Protectors}}
{{goitem|GB-Protecton.jpg|Protecton|the Protectons}}
{{goitem|GB-prototype.jpg|Prototype|prototypes}}
{{goitem|GoBox_TFA_Prowl.jpg|Prowl (Animated)|Animated Prowl}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDProwl.jpg|Prowl (RID)|2001 Robots in Disguise Prowl}}
{{goitem|GB-Pushbutton.jpg|Push-Button}}
{{goitem|GB-PsychoOrb.jpg|Psycho-Orb}}
{{goitem|GB-Pyra_Magna.jpg|Pyra Magna}}
{{goitem|GB-rani.png|Natasha Pyraniac}}
{{goitem|GB-Pyro.jpg|Pyro (G1)|Generation 1 Pyro}}


{{goitem|GB-GagColosseum.jpg|Q-Robo Transformer}}
{{goitem|GB-Quake.jpg|Quake (G1)|Generation 1 Quake}}
{{goitem|GB_Questor.jpg |Questor|the Questors}}
{{goitem|GB-Quickshadow.jpg|Quickshadow}}
{{goitem|GB-Quintesson.jpg |Quintesson|the Quintessons}}
{{goitem|GB-QuintusPrime.jpg|Quintus Prime}}


{{goitem|GB-RackNRuin.jpg|Rack%27n%27Ruin|Rack'n'Ruin}}
{{goitem|GB-Raindance.jpg|Raindance}}
{{goitem|GB-RamHorn.jpg|Ram Horn}}
{{goitem|GB-RamhornMasterWarrior.jpg|Ramhorn (G1)#Titans Return|Titans Return G1 Ramhorn}}
{{goitem|GB-RamjetUniverse.jpg|Ramjet (Universe)|Universe Ramjet}}
{{goitem|GB-RampageBW.jpg|Rampage (BW)|Beast Wars Rampage}}
{{goitem|GB-RamulusBW.jpg|Ramulus}}
{{goitem|GB-Rangefinder.jpg|Rangefinder}}
{{goitem|GB-RansackG2.jpg|Ransack (G2)|Generation 2 Ransack}}
{{goitem|GB-Raoul.jpg|Raoul}}
{{goitem|GB-RatbatG1.jpg|Ratbat (G1)|Generation 1 Ratbat}}
{{goitem|GB-AniRatchet.jpg|Ratchet (Animated)|Animated Ratchet}}
{{goitem|GB-RatchetG1.jpg|Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet}}
{{goitem|Primeratchetgoicon.jpg|Ratchet (WFC)|Prime Ratchet}}
{{goitem|GB-Rattrap.jpg|Rattrap (BW)|Beast Wars Rattrap}}
{{goitem|GB-SGRavage.jpg|Ravage (SG)|Shattered Glass Ravage}}
{{goitem|GB-Razorbeast.jpg|Razorbeast}}
{{goitem|GB-RazorclawTFU.jpg|Razorclaw (Universe)|Know that he is Universe Razorclaw!}}
{{goitem|GB-RecipeforDisaster.jpg|Recipe for Disaster!|"Recipe for Disaster!"}}
{{goitem|GB-Rebranding.jpg|Rebranding|Rebranding}}
{{goitem|GB-Red.jpg|Red (AB)|Red}}
{{goitem|GB-ArmadaRedAlert.jpg|Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert}}
{{goitem|GB-RedHot.jpg|Red Hot}}
{{goitem|GB-ReggieSimmons.jpg|Seymour Simmons}}
{{goitem|GB-RenoWilson.jpg|Reno Wilson}}
{{goitem|GB-Reproduction.jpg|Reproduction|Transformer reproduction}}
{{goitem|GB-Return_of_the_Headmaster.jpg|The Return of the Headmaster|"The Return of the Headmaster"}}
{{goitem|GB-ReturnOfTheTransformers.jpg|The Return of the Transformers|"The Return of the Transformers"}}
{{goitem|GB-RhinoxRallys.jpg|Rhinox (BW)|Beast Wars Rhinox}}
{{goitem|GB-RickAstley.jpg|Rick Astley}}
{{goitem|GB-Stepper.jpg|Ricochet (Headmasters)|Targetmaster Ricochet}}
{{goitem|GB-RoadblockGIJoe.jpg|Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|G.I. Joe's Roadblock}}
{{goitem|GB-RockLord.jpg|Rock Lord|Rock Lords}}
{{goitem|GB-RodimusShattered.jpg|Rodimus (SG)|Shattered Glass Rodimus}}
{{goitem|GB-G1RodimusPrime.jpg|Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 Rodimus}}
{{goitem|GB-Roller|Roller (IDW)|Roller}}
{{goitem|GB-Romthespaceknight.jpg|Rom|Rom the Space Knight}}
{{goitem|GB-Ron.jpg|Ron}}
{{goitem|GB-SGRook.jpg|Rook (SG)|Shattered Glass Rook}}
{{goitem|GB-Rorza.jpg|Rorza, the Rocket-cycle Racer from Rigel III|Rorza the Rocket-cycle Racer}}
{{goitem|GB-Rosanna.jpg|Rosanna (KP)|Kiss Players Rosanna}}
{{goitem|GB-RotateBlade.jpg|Cyber-slash tail weapon|the rotate blade}}
{{goitem|GB-Roulette.jpg|Roulette (Universe)|Universe Roulette}}
{{goitem|GB-RubberduckyBW.jpg|Rubber Ducky|the Rubber Ducky}}
{{goitem|GB-Ruination.jpg|Ruination_(RID)|Robots in Disguise Ruination}}
{{goitem|GB-Rung.jpg|Rung (G1)|Rong}}
{{goitem|GB-RunOver.jpg|Run-Over (BW)|Beast Wars: Uprising Run-Over}}


{{goitem|GB-Saberhorn.jpg|Saberhorn}}
{{goitem|Safeguard.jpg|Safeguard (Animated)|Animated Safeguard}}
{{goitem|GB-SaltManZ.jpg|Salt-Man Z}}
{{goitem|GB-Sari.jpg|Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac}}
{{goitem|GB-Scale.jpg|Scale|scale (or lack of)}}
{{goitem|GB-ScavengerBM.jpg|Scavenger (BM)|Beast Machines Scavenger}}
{{goitem|GB-Scoop.jpg|Scoop (G1)|Generation 1 Scoop}}
{{goitem|GB-ScowlG1.jpg|Scowl (G1)|Generation 1 Scowl}}
{{goitem|GB-Scraplet.jpg|Scraplet|scraplets}}
{{goitem|GB-Scrounge.jpg|Scrounge (G1)|Generation 1 Scrounge}}
{{goitem|GB-Scylla.jpg|Scylla}}
{{goitem|GB-SD-SG.jpg|SD SG}}
{{goitem|GB-SearchlightG1.jpg|Searchlight (G1)|Generation 1 Searchlight}}
{{goitem|GB-Seawatch.jpg|Seawatch}}
{{goitem|GB-SectorSeven.jpg|Sector Seven}}
{{goitem|GB-SeekerGroup.jpg|Seeker (body-type)|the Seekers}}
{{goitem|GBAniSentinelPrime.jpg|Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Animated Sentinel Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-ROTFSentinelPrime.jpg|Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Dark of the Moon Sentinel Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-SentinelPrime.jpg|Sentinel Prime (G1)|G1 Sentinel Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-SergeantChaos.jpg|Sergeant Chaos}}
{{goitem|GB-SerpentOR.jpg|Serpentor|Serpent O.R.}}
{{goitem|GB-Servo.jpg|Servo (MD)|Micron Densetsu Servo}}
{{goitem|GB-shatteredglass.jpg|Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|the Shattered Glass universe}}
{{goitem|GB-Shatterpoint.jpg|Shatterpoint}}
{{goitem|GB-Shellformer.jpg|Shellformer|shellformers}}
{{goitem|GB-shelfwarmer.jpg|Shelfwarmer|shelfwarmers}}
{{goitem|GB-ShiaLaBeouf.jpg|Shia LaBeouf}}
{{goitem|GB-Shokaract.jpg|Shokaract}}
{{goitem|GB-ShockblastEnergon.jpg |Shockblast}}
{{goitem|GB-Shockwave.jpg|Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave}}
{{goitem|GB-Shreddicus.jpg|Shreddicus Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Sideburn.jpg|Side Burn (RID)|Generation 1 Side Burn}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDsideswipe.jpg|Sideswipe (RID)|Robots in Disguise Sideswipe}}
{{goitem|GB-SidewaysDisambig.jpg|Sideways (disambiguation)|Any of the many Sidewayses}}
{{goitem|GB-SidewaysUT.jpg|Sideways (Armada)|Armada/Cybertron Sideways}}
{{goitem|GB-SignalFlareEn.jpg|Signal Flare (Energon)|Energon Signal Flare}}
{{goitem|GB Silas.jpg|Silas}}
{{goitem|GB-SilverboltBW.jpg|Silverbolt (BW)|Beast Wars Silverbolt}}
{{goitem|GB-SimonBelmondo.jpg|Simon Belmondo}}
{{goitem|GB-SizeChanging.jpg|Size changing}}
{{goitem|GB-furman.jpg|Simon Furman}}
{{goitem|GB-Siren.jpg|Siren (G1)|Generation 1 Siren}}
{{goitem|GB-SixOfTwelve.jpg|Six-of-Twelve}}
{{goitem|GB-SkidZRID.jpg|Skid-Z (RID)|Robots in Disguise Skid-Z}}
{{goitem|GB-SkidsG1.jpg|Skids (G1)|Generation 1 Skids}}
{{goitem|GB-SkidsROTF.jpg|Skids (ROTF)|Revenge of the Fallen Skids}}
{{goitem|GB-SkybyteRID.jpg|Sky-Byte (RID)|Robots in Disguise Sky-Byte}}
{{goitem|GB-SkyLynxG1.jpg|Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 Sky Lynx}}
{{goitem|GB-CybertronSkyfall.jpg|Skyfall (Cybertron)|Cybertron Skyfall}}
{{goitem|GB-SkywarpBW2.jpg|Skywarp (BWII)|Beast Wars II Skywarp}}
{{goitem|GB-SkywarpG1.jpg|Skywarp (G1)|Generation 1 Skywarp}}
{{goitem|GB-Slide.jpg|Slide}}
{{goitem|GB-SmokescreenG2.jpg|Smokescreen (G2)|Generation 2 Smokescreen}}
{{goitem|GB-Snakeeyes.jpg|Snake-Eyes}}
{{goitem|GB-Snoopy.jpg|Snoopy}}
{{goitem|GB-BWSonar.jpg|Sonar (BW)|Beast Wars Sonar}}
{{goitem|GB-ROTFSoundwave.jpg|Soundwave (ROTF)|Movie Soundwave}}
{{goitem|GB-SoundwavePrime.jpg|Soundwave (WFC)|Prime Soundwave}}
{{goitem|GB-SolusPrime.jpg|Solus Prime|Solus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Space_Bridge.jpg|Space bridge|space bridges}}
{{goitem|GB-SpaceMini-ConTeam.jpg|Space Mini-Con Team|the Space Mini-Con Team}}
{{goitem|GB-Spaceshot.jpg|Spaceshot}}
{{goitem|GB-Spacewarp.jpg|Spacewarp}}
{{goitem|GB-Spark.jpg|Spark|sparks}}
{{goitem|GB-Coldsparks.jpg|Sparking gimmick|sparking gimmicks}}
{{goitem|GB-Spinhead.jpg|Spinhead}}
{{goitem|GB-Splatoon.jpg|Splatoon}}
{{goitem|GB-Speedbot.jpg|Speed-Bot}}
{{goitem|GB-SpiderMan.jpg|Spider-Man}}
{{goitem|GB-Springer.jpg|Springer (G1)|Generation 1 Springer}}
{{goitem|GB-Sqweeks.jpg|Sqweeks}}
{{goitem|GB-Stakeout.jpg|Stakeout (G1)|G1 Stakeout}}
{{goitem|GB-Stardrive.jpg|Stardrive}}
{{goitem|GB-StarSaberVictory.jpg|Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Star Saber}}
{{goitem|GB-AnimatedStarscream.jpg|Starscream (Animated)|Animated Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB_armadascream.jpg|Starscream (Armada)|Armada Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Starscream.jpg|Starscream (G1)|G1 Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB-StarscreamMovie.jpg|Starscream (Movie)|movie Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB-StarUpper.jpg|Star Upper (BWII)|Star Upper}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDSteeljaw.jpg|Steeljaw (RID)|Robots in Disguise (2015) Steeljaw}}
{{goitem|GB-StellaHolley.jpg|Stella Holley}}
{{goitem|GB-StickerAdventures.jpg|Sticker Adventures}}
{{goitem|GB-Stratotronic_Jet.jpg|Stratotronic Jet}}
{{goitem|GB-Strafe.jpg|Strafe (G1)|Generation 1 Strafe}}
{{goitem|GB-AniStretch.jpg|Stretch}}
{{goitem|GB-Stylor.jpg|Stylor}}
{{goitem|GB-Sunder.jpg|Sunder (G1)|Sunder}}
{{goitem|GB-Sunstreaker.jpg|Sunstreaker (G1)|Generation 1 Sunstreaker}}
{{goitem|GBsuperion.jpg|Superion (G1)|Generation 1 Superion}}
{{goitem|GB-Swerve.jpg|Swerve (G1)|Generation 1 Swerve}}
{{goitem|GB-Swelter.jpg|Swelter}}


{{goitem|GB-TAI.jpg|T-AI (RID)|Robots in Disguise T-AI}}
{{goitem|GB-Tailgate.png|Tailgate (G1)|Generation 1 Tailgate}}
{{goitem|GB-Talisman.jpg|Talisman (G1)|IDW Talisman}}
{{goitem|GB-TankorROTF.jpg|Tankor (ROTF)|Revenge of the Fallen Tankor}}
{{goitem|GB-Tappet.jpg|Tappet}}
{{goitem|GB-TapoutG1.jpg|Tap-Out (Universe)}}
{{goitem|GB-Tarantulas.jpg|Tarantulas (BW)|Beast Wars Tarantulas}}
{{goitem|GB-TaraStrong.jpg|Tara Strong}}
{{goitem|GB-Target2006.jpg|Target: 2006|"Target: 2006"}}
{{goitem|Tarn.jpg|Tarn (DJD)|Tarn}}
{{goitem|GB-TechSpec.jpg|Tech Spec|Tech Specs}}
{{goitem|GB-Technorganic.jpg|Technorganic|technorganics}}
{{goitem|GB-TeletraanIG1.jpg|Teletraan I (G1)|Generation 1 Teletraan I}}
{{goitem|GB-Teletraan_15.gif|Teletraan 15}}
{{goitem|GB-DocMorocco.jpg|Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco}}
{{goitem|GB-TRED.jpg|The Real Effing Deal}}
{{goitem|GB-TheOneWhereTheyGoToEarth.jpg|The One Where They Go to Earth}}
{{goitem|GB-TheToxicTransformer.jpg|The Toxic Transformer}}
{{goitem|GB-thingsthatdontexist.jpg|Category:Things_that_don%27t_exist|things that don't exist}}
{{goitem|GB-Thor.jpg|Thor}}
{{goitem|GB-Thrashclaw.jpg|Thrashclaw}}
{{goitem|GB-ThrottlerPCC.jpg|Throttler}}
{{goitem|GB-ThrustArmada.jpg|Thrust (Armada)|Armada Thrust}}
{{goitem|GB-ThunderblastDecep.jpg|Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Decepticon Thunderblast}}
{{goitem|GB-ThundercrackerMovie.jpg|Thundercracker (Movie)|Movie Thundercracker}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Thunderwing.jpg|Thunderwing (G1)|Generation 1 Thunderwing}}
{{goitem|GB-TigatronBW.jpg|Tigatron}}
{{goitem|GB-TightestShirt.jpg|Tightest shirt}}
{{goitem|GB-Tirac.jpg|Tirac}}
{{goitem|GB-TitansReturn.jpg|Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return}}
{{goitem|GB-TommyKennedy.jpg|Tommy Kennedy}}
{{goitem|GB-Torca.jpg|Torca (BW)|Torca}}
{{goitem|GB-TorquerifleG1.jpg|Torque rifle|the torque rifle}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDTow-Line.jpg|Tow-Line (RID)|Robots in Disguise Tow-Line}}
{{goitem|GB-toy.jpg|Toy|toys}}
{{goitem|GB-ToySwapping.JPG|Toy swapping|toy swapping}}
{{goitem|GB-Trailcutter.jpg|Trailbreaker (G1)|Generation 1 Trailguy}}
{{goitem|GB-TransformersUniverseActionBlast1Part1.jpg|Action Blast 1|"Action Blast 1"}}
{{goitem|GB-SGTreadshot.jpg|Treadshot (SG)|Shattered Glass Treadshot}}
{{goitem|GB-AGoBoxOfYourOwn.jpg|Transformers_Wiki:A_GoBox_of_your_own!|a GoBox of your own}}
{{goitem|GB-Bulkhead_hat.jpg|Transformer clothing}}
{{goitem|GB-TFDevastation.jpg|Transformers: Devastation}}
{{goitem|GB-PDTF.jpg|Transformers PD Type|"Transformers PD Type"}}
{{goitem|GB TitanComic.jpg|Transformers (Titan Magazine)}}
{{goitem|GB-Transmutate.jpg|Transmutate (character)|Transmutate}}
{{goitem|GB-Transwarp.jpg|Transwarp}}
{{goitem|GB-TranswarpCruiser.jpg|Transwarp cruiser|the Transwarp Cruiser}}
{{goitem|GB-TFHolidaySpecial.jpg|The Transformers Holiday Special}}
{{goitem|GB-TF5.jpg|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|"Transformers: The Last Knight"}}
{{goitem|GB-TFvsGIJoe.jpg|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe}}
{{goitem|GB-Trashbot.jpg|Trash Bot|trash bots}}
{{goitem|GB-Trench.jpg|Trench}}
{{goitem|GB-Tripredacus.jpg|Tripredacus}}
{{goitem|GB-TurboBatRobo.jpg|Turbo (G1)}}
{{goitem|GB-TurboGoBots.jpg|Turbo (GoBots)|GoBots Turbo}}


{{goitem|GB-Ultra-Energon.jpg|Ore-13}}
{{goitem|GB-UltraMagnusEn.jpg|Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Energon Ultra Magnus}}
{{goitem|GB-UltraMajor.jpg|Ultra Major}}
{{goitem|GB-Unicron.jpg|Unicron/Generation 1#G.I._Joe_vs._the_Transformers|Unicron}}
{{goitem|GB-unicronsingularity.jpg|Unicron Singularity|the Unicron Singularity}}
{{goitem|GB-UnicronDarkestHour.jpg|Transformers: Unicron}}
{{goitem|GB-Under3.jpg|Under-3}}
{{goitem|GB-Underbite.jpg|Underbite}}
{{goitem|GB-UnreleasedToys.jpg|Unreleased toy|unreleased toys}}


{{goitem|GB-VVH.jpg|Variable voltage harness|the variable voltage harness}}
{{goitem|GB-VectorPrime.jpg|Vector Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Vega-MBison.jpg|Vega|M. Bison}}
{{goitem|GB-Vehicon.jpg|Vehicon (BM)|the Beast Machines Vehicons}}
{{goitem|GB-Velocitron.jpg|Velocitron}}
{{goitem|GB-Verity-Carlo.jpg|Verity Carlo}}
{{goitem|GB-Virulina.jpg|Virulina}}
{{goitem|GB-Vrorbian.jpg|Vrobian|Vrobians}}
{{goitem|GB-Void.jpg|Void|the void}}


{{goitem|GB-Waruder.jpg|Waruder|the Waruders}}
{{goitem|GB-AniWasp.jpg|Wasp|Wasp}}
{{goitem|GB-Waspinator.jpg|Waspinator (BW)|Beast Wars Waspinator}}
{{goitem|GB-Web_World.jpg|Webworld|"Webworld"}}
{{goitem|GB-WeirdAl.jpg|"Weird Al" Yankovic}}
{{goitem|GB-Wheelie.jpg|Wheelie (G1)|Generation 1 Wheelie}}
{{goitem|GB-Wheeljack.jpg|Wheeljack (Armada)|Armada Wheeljack}}
{{goitem|GB-KreOcomic.jpg|Wheeljack%27s Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!%3F|"Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention!"}}
{{goitem|GB-WhirlG1.png|Whirl (G1)|Generation 1 Whirl}}
{{goitem|GB-windblade.jpg|Windblade (G1)|Generation 1 Windblade}}
{{goitem|GB-Windcharger.jpg|Windcharger (G1)|Generation 1 Windcharger}}
{{goitem|GB-Wiretap.jpg|Wire Tap V20}}
{{goitem|GB-WolfangPred.jpg|Wolfang (Predacon)|Predacon Wolfang}}
{{goitem|GB-WreckGarAni.jpg|Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Animated Wreck-Gar}}
{{goitem|GB-WreckGarG1.jpg|Wreck-Gar (G1)|Generation 1 Wreck-Gar}}
{{goitem|GB-Wreckers.jpg|Wrecker|the Wreckers}}
{{goitem|GB-WrecklooseROTF.jpg|Wreckloose (ROTF)|Revenge of the Fallen Wreckloose}}


{{goitem|GB-XGunner.jpg|X-Gunner}}
{{goitem|TfGo_Wave2_Gobox.jpeg|Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Transformers Go!}}


{{goitem|GB-YourFirstMistake.jpg|"Your First Mistake"}}


{{goitem|GB-Zombie.jpg|Zombie|zombies}}
{{goitem|GB-ZoneStoryPage.jpg|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Transformers: Zone story pages}}

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{{goitem|GB-DecepticonRaider.jpg|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur%27s Court (episode)|"A Decepticon Raider..."}}
{{goitem|GB-AaronArcher.jpg|Aaron Archer}}
{{goitem|GB-Abominus.jpg|Abominus (G1)|Generation 1 Abominus}}
{{goitem|GB-SGAbominus.jpg|Abominus (SG)|Shattered Glass Abominus}}
{{goitem|GB-AdventuresINBBSitting.jpg|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting}}
{{goitem|GB-Aerobot.jpg|Aero-Bot}}
{{goitem|GB-TheAgenda3.jpg|The Agenda (Part III)|"The Agenda" (Part III)}}
{{goitem|GB-Aileron.jpg|Aileron}}
{{goitem|GB-AirachidPrime.jpg|Airachnid (Prime)|Prime Airachnid}}
{{goitem|GB-Airazor.jpg|Airazor (BW)|Beast Wars Airazor}}
{{goitem|GB-AirRaidMovie.jpg|Air Raid (Movie)|movie Air Raid}}
{{goitem|GB-AlchemistPrime.jpg|Alchemist Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Milnesig.jpg|Alex Milne}}
{{goitem|GB-PatLeesig.jpg|Pat Lee}}
{{goitem|GB-Alignment.jpg|Alignment|"Alignment"}}
{{goitem|GB-AlphaTrionWFC.jpg|Alpha Trion (WFC)|Prime Alpha Trion}}
{{goitem|GB-Allspark.jpg|AllSpark|the AllSpark}}
{{goitem|GB-AllsparkAlmanacV1.jpg|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|the AllSpark Almanac}}
{{goitem|GB-Along_Came_a_Spider.jpg|Along Came a Spider|"Along Came a Spider"}}
{{goitem|GB-Amaou.jpg|Hitoshizuku Amaou}}
{{goitem|GB-Amalgamous.jpg|Amalgamous Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-AndrewWildman.jpg|Andrew Wildman}}
{{goitem|GB-AnimationError.jpg|Animation error|animation errors}}
{{goitem|GB-Animatron.jpg|Animatron}}
{{goitem|GB_Animorph.jpg|Animorph|Animorph}}
{{goitem|GB-AngryArcher.jpg|Angry Archer|the Angry Archer}}
{{goitem|GB-Anode.jpg|Anode}}
{{goitem|GB-Anomaly.jpg|Anomaly}}
{{goitem|GB-Archforce.jpg|Archforce}}
{{goitem|GB-Antagony.jpg|Antagony (BW)|Beast Wars Antagony}}
{{goitem|GB-SGAquarius.jpg|Aquarius (SG)|Shattered Glass Aquarius}}
{{goitem|GB-apelinq.jpg|Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq}}
{{goitem|GB-ArceeMovie.jpg|Arcee (Movie)|movie Arcee}}
{{goitem|GB-WFCArcee.jpg|Arcee (WFC)|Prime Arcee}}
{{goitem|GB-ArkG1.jpg|Ark (G1)|the Generation 1 Ark}}
{{goitem|GB-Army-building.jpg|Army-building|army-building}}
{{goitem|GB-AskVectorPrime.jpg|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Astroscope.jpg|Astroscope|Astroscope}}
{{goitem|GB-AtomicMan.jpg|Atomic Man}}
{{goitem|GB-AttentionDeflectors.jpg|Attention deflector|Attention... um, something or other.}}
{{goitem|GB-AutobootCamp.jpg|Autoboot Camp|"Autoboot Camp"}}
{{goitem|GB-AutobotSpike.jpg|Autobot Spike|"Autobot Spike"}}
{{goitem|GB-AwYeahRevolution.jpg|Aw Yeah Revolution!|"Aw Yeah Revolution!"}}
{{goitem|GB-AxAndalite.jpg|Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill|"Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill"}}


{{goitem|GB-BOT.jpg|B.O.T. (episode)|"B.O.T." (or don't. Please don't.)}}
{{goitem|GB-BackstopCyb.jpg|Backstop (Cybertron)|Cybertron Backstop}}
{{goitem|GB-BallJoint.jpg|Ball joint|ball joints}}
{{goitem|GB-BarricadeMovie.jpg|Barricade (Movie)|movie Barricade}}
{{goitem|GB-BattleTactics.jpg|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{goitem|GB-BeachcomberG1.jpg|Beachcomber (G1)|Generation 1 Beachcomber}}
{{goitem|GB-TheBeast.jpg|Beast (G1)|The Beast}}
{{goitem|GB-Gorillabot.jpg|Beast-Bot}}
{{goitem|GB-Beastformer.jpg|Beastformer|the Beastformers}}
{{goitem|GB-BeastWarsP2.jpg|Beast Wars (Part 2)|"Beast Wars" (Part 2)}}
{{goitem|GB-BeastWarsTransformers.jpg|Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|The "Beast Wars" franchise}}
{{goitem|GB-BeastWarsUprising.jpg|Beast Wars: Uprising|Beast Wars: Uprising}}
{{goitem|GB-BeforetheStorm.jpg|Before the Storm|"Before the Storm"}}
{{goitem|GB-Berserker.jpg|Berserker}}
{{goitem|GB-BlackoutMovie.jpg|Blackout (Movie)|Movie Blackout}}
{{goitem|GB-Black_Sunshine.jpg|Black Sunshine|"Black Sunshine"}}
{{goitem|GB-BlackShadow.jpg|Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow}}
{{goitem|GB-BlackZarak.jpg|Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak}}
{{goitem|GB-BladesG1.jpg|Blades (G1)|Generation 1 Blades}}
{{goitem|GB_BladesRB.jpg|Blades (RB)|Rescue Bots Blades}}
{{goitem|GB-g1blaster.jpg|Blaster (G1)|Generation 1 Blaster}}
{{goitem|GB-Blaze.jpg|Fizzle}}
{{goitem|GB-BloodontheTracks.jpg|Blood on the Tracks|"Blood on the Tracks"}}
{{goitem|GB-BludgeonG1.jpg|Bludgeon (G1)|Generation 1 Bludgeon}}
{{goitem|GB-BlueMax.jpg|Blue Max}}
{{goitem|GB-Bob.jpg|Bob (IDW)|Sunstreaker's pet Insecticon}}
{{goitem|GB-Boltax.jpg|Boltax (G1)|Generation 1 Boltax}}
{{goitem|GB-Botanica.jpg|Botanica (BM)|Beast Machines Botanica}}
{{goitem|GB-Brainstorm.jpg|Brainstorm (G1)|Generation 1 Brainstorm}}
{{goitem|GB-BrawlMovie.jpg|Brawl (Movie)|Movie Brawl}}
{{goitem|GB-BreakawayROTF.jpg|Breakaway (ROTF)|ROTF Breakaway}}
{{goitem|GB-Flying_Island.jpg|Brigadoon|the Vok's flying island}}
{{goitem|GB-BruticusMaximus.jpg|Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Energon Bruticus Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-Buckethead.jpg|Buckethead}}
{{goitem|GB-Builders.jpg|Builder of Cybertron|the Builders of Cybertron}}
{{goitem|GB-Bulkhead.jpg|Bulkhead (Animated)|Animated Bulkhead}}
{{goitem|GB-BulkheadEnergon.jpg |Bulkhead (Energon)|Energon Bulkhead}}
{{goitem|GB-Bumblebee.jpg|Bumblebee (WFC)|Prime Bumblebee}}
{{goitem|GB-BumblebeeAni.jpg|Bumblebee (Animated)|Animated Bumblebee}}
{{goitem|GB-BumblebeeIDW.jpg|Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW Bumblebee}}
{{goitem|GB-MovieBumblebee.jpg|Bumblebee (Movie)|Movie Bumblebee}}
{{goitem|GB-Bumblebeeblast.jpg|Bumblebee Blast (Slurpee)|Bumblebee Blast Slurpee Flavor}}
{{goitem|GB-BumblebeeRescue.jpg|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}
{{goitem|GB-BumblebeeTheMovie.jpg|Bumblebee: The Movie}}
{{goitem|GB-Bumper.jpg|Bumper (G1)|Generation 1 Bumper}}
{{goitem|GB-Bumper2.jpg|Mini Vehicle}}
{{goitem|GB-bunny.jpg|Bunny rabbit|this bunny}}
{{goitem|GB-TheBurdenHardestToBear.jpg|The Burden Hardest to Bear|"The Burden Hardest to Bear"}}
{{goitem|GB-BusterTheDog.jpg|Buster (IDW)|Buster the dog}}
{{goitem|GB-BuzzsawG1.jpg|Buzzsaw (G1)|Generation 1 Buzzsaw}}


{{goitem|GB-Caminus.jpg|Caminus}}
{{goitem|GB-MFCancer.jpg|Cancer (Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce Cancer}}
{{goitem|GB-CarnageInC-Minor.jpg|Carnage in C-Minor|"Carnage in C-Minor"}}
{{goitem|GB-Carnival.jpg|Carnival|"Carnival"}}
{{goitem|GB-CarWashOfDoom.jpg|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}
{{goitem|GB-Carzap.jpg|Carzap (BT)|Carzap}}
{{goitem|GB-CatSCAN.jpg|CatSCAN}}
{{goitem|GB-Necrobot.jpg|Censere}}
{{goitem|GB-Centurion.jpg|Centurion (IDW)|Centurion}}
{{goitem|GB-Centuritron.jpg|Centuritron}}
{{goitem|GB-Chameleon.jpg|Chameleon (G1)|Generation 1 Chameleon}}
{{goitem|GB-CharlieBurns.jpg|Charlie Burns}}
{{goitem|GB-ChaosG1.jpg|Chaos (alien)|Chaos}}
{{goitem|GB-CheetorBW.jpg|Cheetor (BW)|Beast Wars Cheetor}}
{{goitem|GB-CHUG.jpg|CHUG|CHUG}}
{{goitem|GB-ThurstonChumley.jpg|Thurston Chumley}}
{{goitem|GB-CircuitBreaker.jpg|Circuit Breaker (G1)|Marvel Comics' Circuit Breaker}}
{{goitem|GB-Clampdown.jpg|Clampdown (RID)| RID Clampdown }}
{{goitem|GB-Clicker.jpg|Clicker}}
{{goitem|GB-CliffjumperG1.jpg|Cliffjumper (G1)|Generation 1 Cliffjumper}}
{{goitem|GB-Cloudburst.jpg|Cloudburst}}
{{goitem|GB-ClubCon.jpg|Club Con}}
{{goitem|GB-Clutch.jpg|Clutch (G1)|Generation 1 Clutch}}
{{goitem|GB-CobraCommander.jpg|Cobra Commander}}
{{goitem|GB-Cogman.jpg|Cogman}}
{{goitem|GB-Combatron.jpg|Combatron (planet)|Combatron}}
{{goitem|GB-CombinerWars.jpg|Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Starscream's giant floating head}}
{{goitem|GB-ComingoftheFuzors2.jpg|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)|"Coming of the Fuzors" (Part 2)}}
{{goitem|GB-CommandUnit.jpg|Command Unit|Command Units}}
{{goitem|GB-Commercial.jpg|Commercial|commercials}}
{{goitem|GB-commercialbumper.jpg|Commercial bumper|commercial bumpers}}
{{goitem|GB-Computron.jpg|Computron (G1)|Generation 1 Computron}}
{{goitem|GB-SGComputron.jpg|Computron (SG)|Shattered Glass Computron}}
{{goitem|GB-CosmosG1.jpg|Cosmos (G1)|Generation 1 Cosmos}}
{{goitem|GB-Countdown.jpg|Countdown (G1)|Generation 1 Countdown}}
{{goitem|GB-CoP.jpg|Covenant of Primus|the Covenant of Primus}}
{{goitem|GB-CrashTest.jpg|Crash Test (G1)|Crash Test}}
{{goitem|GB-CrosscutDecep.jpg|Crosscut (Decepticon)|Decepticon Crosscut}}
{{goitem|GB-Cryotek.jpg|Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek}}
{{goitem|GB-CyKillGobots.jpg|Cy-Kill (GoBots)|GoBots Cy-Kill}}
{{goitem|GB-CybDefenseTeam.jpg|Cybertron Defense Team|the Cybertron Defense Team}}
{{goitem|GB-Cyberwarp.jpg|Cyberwarp}}
{{goitem|GB-Cybertronix.jpg|Cybertronix}}
{{goitem|GB-CyclonusG1.jpg|Cyclonus (G1)|Generation 1 Cyclonus}}


{{goitem|GB-DGo.jpg|D-Go}}
{{goitem|GB-dalek.jpg|Dalek|Daleks}}
{{goitem|GB-Dancitron.jpg|Dancitron}}
{{goitem|GB-DanReed.jpg|Dan Reed}}
{{goitem|GB-DarkAwakening.jpg|Dark Awakening (episode)|"Dark Awakening"}}
{{goitem|GB-DarkEnergon.jpg|Dark Energon|dark energon}}
{{goitem|GB-DarthVader.jpg|Darth Vader}}
{{goitem|GB-DavidWise.jpg|David Wise}}
{{goitem|GB-Daytrader.jpg|Daytrader}}
{{goitem|GB-Dead-Universe.jpg|Dead Universe|the Dead Universe}}
{{goitem|GB-DeadlyAim.jpg|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}}
{{goitem|GB-DeathsHeadG1.jpg|Death%27s Head (G1)|Generation 1 Death's Head}}
{{goitem|GB_deathsaurus.jpg|Deathsaurus (Victory)|Victory Deathsaurus}}
{{goitem|GB-Decepticharge.jpg|Decepticharge}}
{{goitem|GB-DecepticonAir.jpg|Decepticon Air|"Decepticon Air"}}
{{goitem|GB-DecepticonPatrol.jpg|Decepticon Patrol|"Decepticon Patrol"}}
{{goitem|GB-DecepSixbuilder.jpg|Decepticon Sixbuilder}}
{{goitem|GB-Deceptor.jpg|Deceptor}}
{{goitem|GB-Defensor.jpg|Defensor (G1)|Generation 1 Defensor}}
{{goitem|GB-DennyClay.jpg|Denny Clay}}
{{goitem|GB-DepthCharge.jpg|Depth Charge (BW)|Beast Wars Depth Charge}}
{{goitem|GB-Derail.jpg|Derail}}
{{goitem|GB-DerrickWyatt.jpg|Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt}}
{{goitem|GB-Destro.gif|Destro}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Devastator.jpg|Devastator (G1)|Generation 1 Devastator}}
{{goitem|GB-Devisiun.jpg|Devisiun}}
{{goitem|GB-Dinobot.jpg|Dinobot (BW)|Beast Wars Dinobot}}
{{goitem|GB-DinobotsStrikeBack.jpg|Dinobots Strike Back|"Dinobots Strike Back"}}
{{goitem|GB-Dion.jpg|Dion|Dion}}
{{goitem|GB-DirgeG1.jpg|Dirge (G1)|Generation 1 Dirge}}
{{goitem|GB-SGDirge.jpg|Dirge (SG)|Shattered Glass Dirge}}
{{goitem|GB-Dispensor.jpg|Dispensor}}
{{goitem|GB-DivebombMovie.jpg|Divebomb (Movie)|movie Divebomb}}
{{goitem|GB-DiverBWII.jpg|Diver (BWII)|Beast Wars II Diver}}
{{goitem|GB-Finkleberg.jpg|Donny Finkleberg}}
{{goitem|GB-DrArkeville.jpg|Doctor Arkeville}}
{{goitem|GB-DocGreene.jpg|Ezra Greene|Doc Greene}}
{{goitem|GB-DownshiftCyb.jpg|Downshift (Energon)|Cybertron Downshift}}
{{goitem|GB-ArmadaIssue9.jpg|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Dreamwave's Armada #9}}
{{goitem|GB-Drift.jpg|Drift (G1)|Generation 1 Drift}}
{{goitem|GB-DryRun.jpg|Dry Run!|"Dry Run!"}}
{{goitem|GB-DuelFightGBC.jpg|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors%27 Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers}}
{{goitem|GB-Dull_Surprise.jpg|Dull surprise|dull surprise}}
{{goitem|GB-DwayneJohnson.jpg|Dwayne Johnson|The Rock}}


{{goitem|GB-CliffjumperG1a.jpg|Earl Norem}}
{{goitem|GB-G1ElitaOne.jpg|Elita One|Generation 1 Elita One}}
{{goitem|GB-Empurata.jpg|Empurata|empurata}}
{{goitem|GB-Energon.jpg|Energon|Energon}}
{{goitem|GB-Energoncartoon.jpg|Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the Energon cartoon}}
{{goitem|GB-EntertheNightbird.jpg|Enter the Nightbird|"Enter the Nightbird"}}
{{goitem|GB-EukarianShockwave.jpg|Eukarian Shockwave}}
{{goitem|GB-EVA01.jpg|Eva-01}}
{{goitem|GB-EvilBrainImpulse.jpg|Evil brain impulse}}


{{goitem|GB-Facial_hair.jpg|Facial hair|Transformers facial hair}}
{{goitem|GB-Falcia.jpg|Falcia}}
{{goitem|GB-ThefallenG1.jpg|The Fallen}}
{{goitem|GB-Fang.jpg|Fang}}
{{goitem|GB-fig.png|Jorge Figueroa}}
{{goitem|GB-FightForEnergon.jpg|Fight for Energon|"Fight for Energon"}}
{{goitem|GB-Fireflight.jpg|Fireflight (G1)|Generation 1 Fireflight}}
{{goitem|GB-FireintheSky.jpg|Fire in the Sky|"Fire in the Sky"}}
{{goitem|GB-FireOnTheMountain.jpg|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|"Fire on the Mountain"}}
{{goitem|GB-FirstAid.jpg|First Aid (G1)|Generation 1 First Aid}}
{{goitem|GB-Fishtest.jpg|The Fish Test|"The Fish Test"}}
{{goitem|GB-FixerBug.jpg|Fixer Bug|Fixer Bugs}}
{{goitem|GB-FixitRID.jpg|Fixit (RID)| Robots in Disguise (2015) Fixit}}
{{goitem|GB-FlameUKcomic.jpg|Flame (Marvel)|Flame}}
{{goitem|GB-Flashbox.jpg|Flashbox}}
{{goitem|GB-FlattopUK.jpg|Flattop (Autobot)|Autobot Flattop}}
{{goitem|GB-Flytrap.jpg|Flytrap}}
{{goitem|GB-FortressMaximusG1.jpg|Fortress Maximus (G1)|Generation 1 Fortress Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-FortressMaximusRID.jpg|Fortress Maximus (RID)|Robots in Disguise Fortress Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-Fred.jpg|Fred (Armada)|Armada Fred}}
{{goitem|GB-Fulcrum.jpg|Fulcrum}}
{{goitem|GB-FunctionistUniverse.jpg|Functionist Universe|the Functionist universe}}
{{goitem|GB-Furmanism.jpg|Furmanism|Furmanisms}}


{{goitem|GB-Garboil.jpg|Garboil (G1)|Generation 1 Garboil}}
{{goitem|GB-GasSkunk.jpg|Gas Skunk}}
{{goitem|GB-Gas_station.jpg|Gas station|the Micromaster gas station}}
{{goitem|GB-GB.jpg|G.B. Blackrock}}
{{goitem|GB-Generation2.jpg|Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Transformers: Generation 2}}
{{goitem|GB-Generations.jpg|Transformers Generations|the Transformers Generations book}}
{{goitem|GB-Generics.jpg|Generic|"generic" Transformer designs}}
{{goitem|GB-Germany.jpg|Germany|Germany}}
{{goitem|GB-Getaway.jpg|Getaway}}
{{goitem|GB-GhostStories.jpg|"Ghost Stories"}}
{{goitem|GB-Gigantion.jpg|Gigantion}}
{{goitem|GB-Gingham.jpg|Gingham}}
{{goitem|GB-Ginrai.jpg|Ginrai (human)}}
{{goitem|GB-GirlWhoLovedPowerglide.jpg|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide|"The Girl Who Loved Powerglide"}}
{{goitem|GB-Glacius.jpg|Glacius}}
{{goitem|GB-Gnaw.jpg|Gnaw (G1)}}
{{goitem|GB-Gob.jpg|Gob (Prime)|Prime Gob}}
{{goitem|GB-G1GoBots.jpg|G1 GoBots|the G1 GoBots}}
{{goitem|GB-G2Gobots.jpg|Gobots|G2 Gobots}}
{{goitem|GB-GPS.jpg|Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic syndrome}}
{{goitem|GB-Golden_disk.jpg |Golden Disk (disambiguation)|the Golden Disks}}
{{goitem|GB-GoldenLagoon.jpg|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|"The Golden Lagoon"}}
{{goitem|GB-Gonebutnot.jpg|Gone but Not Forgotten!|"Gone but Not Forgotten!"}}
{{goitem|GB-goo.jpg|Goo 8739B}}
{{goitem|GB-GrimlocksNewBrain.jpg|Grimlock%27s New Brain|"Grimlock's New Brain"}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDGrimlock.jpg|Grimlock (RID 2001)|2001 Robots in Disguise Grimlock}}
{{goitem|GB-GrimlockRID.jpg|Grimlock (RID 2015)|2015 Robots in Disguise Grimlock}}
{{goitem|GB-GrappleG1.jpg|Grapple (G1)|Generation 1 Grapple}}
{{goitem|GB-Grizzly1.jpg|Grizzly-1}}


{{goitem|GB-Hacksaw.jpg|Hacksaw}}
{{goitem|GB-Halloween.JPG|Halloween}}
{{goitem|GB-HanSolo.jpg|Han Solo}}
{{goitem|GB-HatePlague.jpg|Hate Plague|the Hate Plague}}
{{goitem|GB-HeadGames.jpg|Head Games}}
{{goitem|GB-Headmasters_(comic).jpg|The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters Marvel US miniseries}}
{{goitem|GB-RBHeatwave.jpg|Heatwave (RB)|Rescue Bots Heatwave}}
{{goitem|GB-Heatwave.jpg|Heatwave (Timelines)|Timelines Heatwave}}
{{goitem|GB-HGBG.jpg|Hideous giant brain guy|this hideous giant brain guy}}
{{goitem|GB-HHR.jpg|HHR}}
{{goitem|GB-HighWire.jpg|High Wire (Armada)|Armada High Wire}}
{{goitem|GB-Holomatter.jpg|Holomatter|holomatter}}
{{goitem|GB_Ani_Hot_Shot.jpg|Hot Shot (Animated)|Animated Hot Shot}}
{{goitem|GB-SGHound.jpg|Hound (SG)|Shattered Glass Hound}}
{{goitem|GB-MWHubcap.jpg|Hubcap (MW)|Machine Wars Hubcap}}
{{goitem|GB-AnimatedHuffer.jpg|Huffer (Animated)|Animated Huffer}}
{{goitem|GB-Hunter-O'Nion.jpg|Hunter O%27Nion|Hunter O'Nion}}


{{goitem|GB-Icepick.jpg|Icepick (G1)|Generation 1 Icepick}}
{{goitem|GB-IDWTimeline.jpg|IDW timeline}}
{{goitem|GB-IHaveHeardTheRobots.gif|I Have Heard the Robots Singing}}
{{goitem|GB-ImprosonedInferno.jpg|Imprisoned Inferno|"Improsoned Inferno" (sic)}}
{{goitem|GB-Impactor.jpg|Impactor (G1)|Generation 1 Impactor}}
{{goitem|GB-Infiltration-Protocol.jpg|Infiltration protocol|the infiltration protocol}}
{{goitem|GB-Injector.jpg|Injector}}
{{goitem|GB_Intruder.jpg|Intruder}}
{{goitem|GB-Io.jpg|Io}}
{{goitem|GB-Ironfist.jpg|Ironfist (G1)|Generation 1 Ironfist}}
{{goitem|GB-IronMan.jpg|Iron Man}}
{{goitem|GB-ironhide.jpg|Ironhide (G1)|Generation 1 Ironhide}}
{{goitem|GB-EnergonIronhide.jpg|Ironhide (Energon)|Energon Ironhide}}
{{goitem|GB-IrwinSpoon.jpg|Irwin Spoon}}


{{goitem|GB-Jaam.jpg|JaAm}}
{{goitem|GB-JamesRoberts.jpg|James Roberts}}
{{goitem|GB-Japanese_themes.jpg |Japanese themes|Japanese theme songs}}
{{goitem|GB-JazzG1.jpg|Jazz (G1)|Generation 1 Jazz}}
{{goitem|GB-JazzMovie.jpg|Jazz (Movie)|movie Jazz}}
{{goitem|GB-Jetfire(ROTF).jpg|Jetfire (ROTF)|Revenge of the Fallen Jetfire}}
{{goitem|GB-Jhiaxus.jpg|Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus}}
{{goitem|GB-JoeColton.jpg|Joe Colton}}
{{goitem|GB-JohnHenry.jpg|John Henry}}
{{goitem|GB-Jungaroo.jpg|Jungaroo}}
{{goitem|GB-JuneDarby.jpg|June Darby}}


{{goitem|GB-kakuryu.jpg|Kakuryu (Victory)|Victory Kakuryu}}
{{goitem|GB-Kaon.jpg|Kaon (DJD)|Kaon}}
{{goitem|GB-KellyRID.jpg|Kelly (RID)|Kelly}}
{{goitem|GB-Key_to_Vector_Sigma.jpg|Key to Vector Sigma|the Key to Vector Sigma}}
{{goitem|GB-Kick-Off.jpg|Kick-Off (G1)|Generation 1 Kick-Off}}
{{goitem|GB-KickbackG1.jpg|Hearts of Steel}}
{{goitem|GB-KickerJones.jpg|Kicker Jones|Kicker}}
{{goitem|GB-King.jpg|King|the King}}
{{goitem|GB-PrimeKnockOut.jpg|Knock Out (Prime)|Prime Knock Out}}
{{goitem|GB-Kremzeek.jpg|Kremzeek}}
{{goitem|GB-AiKuruma.jpg|Ai Kuruma}}
{{goitem|GB-Kup.jpg|Kup (G1)|Generation 1 Kup}}


{{goitem|GB-Lady_Jaye.jpg|Lady Jaye}}
{{goitem|GB-Ladybird.jpg|Ladybird Books}}
{{goitem|GB-Landfill.jpg|Landfill (G1)|Generation 1 Landfill}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Landmine.jpg|Landmine (G1)|Generation 1 Landmine}}
{{goitem|GB-TimelinesLandquake.jpg|Landquake (Timelines)|Timelines Landquake}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Laserbeak.jpg|Laserbeak (G1)|Generation 1 Laserbeak}}
{{goitem|GB-Leader1Armada.jpg|Leader-1 (Armada)|Armada Leader-1}}
{{goitem|GB-LegacyofUnicron.jpg|The Legacy of Unicron!|"The Legacy of Unicron!"}}
{{goitem|GB-Lennox.jpg|William Lennox}}
{{goitem|GB-Leoric.jpg|Leoric}}
{{goitem|GB-Leozack.jpg|Leozack}}
{{goitem|GB-ukletters.jpg|Letters page (Marvel UK)|the Marvel UK letters page}}
{{goitem|GB-Liefeld.jpg|Rob Liefeld}}
{{goitem|GB-LiegeMaximo.jpg|Liege Maximo|the Liege Maximo}}
{{goitem|GB-LioConvoy.jpg|Lio Convoy}}
{{goitem|GB-Lipole.jpg|Lightpole|Lightpoles}}
{{goitem|GB-LockdownAnimated.jpg|Lockdown (Animated)|Animated Lockdown}}
{{goitem|GB-ROTFLockdown.jpg|Lockdown (ROTF)|Age of Extinction Lockdown}}
{{goitem|GB-Lori.jpg|Lori}}
{{goitem|GB-LordDoomitron.jpg|Lord Doomitron}}
{{goitem|GB-ImperiousDelirious.jpg|Lord Imperious Delirious}}
{{goitem|GB-LostLight.jpg|Lost Light|the Lost Light}}
{{goitem|GB-LouHoover.jpg|Lou Hoover}}


{{goitem|GB-M9-2HarpoonGun.jpg|M9-2 Harpoon Gun|the M9-2 Harpoon Gun}}
{{goitem|GB-Machination.jpg|Machination|the Machination}}
{{goitem|GB-Magmatron.jpg|Magmatron}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnaboss.jpg|Magnaboss (BW)|Beast Wars Magnaboss}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnawing.jpg|Magnawing}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnificence.jpg|Magnificence|the Magnificence}}
{{goitem|GB-Magnum.jpg|Magnum}}
{{goitem|GB-Malignus.jpg|Malignus (G1)|Generation 1 Malignus}}
{{goitem|GB-Manterror.jpg|Manterror}}
{{goitem|GB-MarissaFairborne.jpg|Marissa Faireborn}}
{{goitem|GB-MartyIsenberg.jpg|Marty Isenberg}}
{{goitem|GB-MatrixCannon.jpg|Matrix Cannon|the Matrix Cannon}}
{{goitem|GB-Max.jpg|Max (Go-Bots)|Max}}
{{goitem|GB-Mecannibals.jpg|Mecannibal|the Mecannibals}}
{{goitem|GB-Megabolt.jpg|Megabolt}}
{{goitem|GB-armadamegs.jpg|Megatron (Armada)|Armada Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronAnimated.jpg|Megatron (Animated)|Animated Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronBW.jpg|Megatron (BW)|Beast Wars Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-IDWMegatron.jpg|Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW G1 Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-GigatronCR.jpg|Megatron (RID)|Robots in Disguise Megatron}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronsMasterPlan.jpg|Megatron%27s Master Plan, Part 1}}
{{goitem|GB-MeltdownAni.jpg|Meltdown (Animated)|Animated Meltdown}}
{{goitem|GB-Menasor.jpg|Menasor (G1)|Generation 1 Menasor}}
{{goitem|GB-Merklynn.jpg|Merklynn}}
{{goitem|GB-Metallikato.jpg|Metallikato}}
{{goitem|GB-MetroplexG1.jpg|Metroplex (G1)|Generation 1 Metroplex}}
{{goitem|GB-SGMetroplex.jpg|Metroplex (SG)|Shattered Glass Metroplex}}
{{goitem|GB-Metrotitan.jpg|Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan}}
{{goitem|GB_Mickey_Mouse.jpg|Mickey Mouse}}
{{goitem|GB-Micronauts.jpg|Micronaut|The Micronauts}}
{{goitem|GB-Micronus_Prime.jpg|Micronus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Mindset.jpg|Mindset (G2)|Generation 2 Mindset}}
{{goitem|GB-Minerva.jpg|Minerva (Masterforce human)|Masterforce Minerva}}
{{goitem|GB-MinimusAmbus.jpg|Minimus Ambus}}
{{goitem|GB-Mirror.jpg|Mirror}}
{{goitem|GB-Misconceptions.jpg|Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|Misconceptions and urban legends}}
{{goitem|GB-MistressOfFlame.jpg|Mistress of Flame|the Mistress of Flame}}
{{goitem|GB-MixmasterAni.jpg|Mixmaster (Animated)|Animated Mixmaster}}
{{goitem|GB-Mnemosurgery.jpg|Mnemosurgery}}
{{goitem|GB-Monstructor.jpg|Monstructor (G1)|Generation 1 Monstructor}}
{{goitem|GB-MoonBWII.jpg|Moon (BWII)|Beast Wars II Moon}}
{{goitem|GB-Multilingual.jpg|multilingual packaging}}
{{goitem|GB-FantasyPredacon.jpg|Mystery!}}


{{goitem|GB-Nautilator.jpg|Nautilator|Generation 1 Nautilator}}
{{goitem|GB-Nebulos.jpg|Nebulos}}
{{goitem|GB-NekomimiAandB.jpg|Nekomimi A and Nekomimi B}}
{{goitem|GB-NemesisPrimeIDW.jpg|Nova Prime|Nova/Nemesis Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Neon.jpg|Neon|neon! Ow}}
{{goitem|GB-NexusPrime.jpg|Nexus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-NiceCreamTransformer.jpg|Ice Cream Van Transformer}}
{{goitem|GB-NightbeatG1.jpg|Nightbeat (G1)|Generation 1 Nightbeat}}
{{goitem|GB-NightbeatArmada.jpg|Nightbeat (Armada)|Armada Nightbeat}}
{{goitem|GB-NightscreamClassics.jpg|Nightscream (Classics)|Classics Nightscream}}


{{goitem|GB-O.jpg|"O"}}
{{goitem|GB-Oparts.jpg|O-Part|the O-Parts}}
{{goitem|GB-Oilmaster.jpg|Oilmaster}}
{{goitem|GB-OctopunchG1.jpg|Octopunch (G1)|Generation 1 Octopunch}}
{{goitem|GB-OmegaSupreme.JPG|Omega Supreme (G1)|Generation 1 Omega Supreme}}
{{goitem|GB-ontheedgeofextinction.jpg|On the Edge of Extinction!|"On the Edge of Extinction!"}}
{{goitem|GB-OnyxPrime.jpg|Onyx Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-KojiOnishi.jpg|Koji Onishi}}
{{goitem|GB-OptimusMaximus.jpg|Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-OptimusMinor.jpg|Optimus Minor}}
{{goitem|GB-OptimusPrimal.jpg|Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal}}
{{goitem|GB-G1prime.jpg|Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-RiDPrime.jpg|Optimus Prime (RID)|Robots in Disguise Optimus}}
{{goitem|GB-MoviePrime.jpg|Optimus Prime (Movie)|Movie Optimus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-WFCOptimusPrime.jpg|Optimus Prime (WFC)|Prime Optimus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Orbital-Jump.jpg|Orbital jump|orbital jumps}}
{{goitem|GB-MegatronBW1.jpg|Other Victories|"Other Victories"}}
{{goitem|GB-OtherVoices1.jpg|Other Voices, Part 1|"Other Voices" Part 1}}
{{goitem|GB-Outback.jpg|Outback (G1)|Generation 1 Outback}}
{{goitem|GB-Outsider.jpg|Outsider}}
{{goitem|GB-Overlord.jpg|Overlord (Masterforce)|Masterforce Overlord}}
{{goitem|GB-Overkill.jpg|Overkill (G1)|Generation 1 Overkill}}


{{goitem|GB-PepsiConvoy.jpg|Pepsi Convoy}}
{{goitem|GB-Pharma.jpg|Pharma (G1)|Pharma}}
{{goitem|GB-photodegradation.jpg|Photodegradation|photodegradation}}
{{goitem|GB-Pipeline.jpg|Pipeline|Pipeline}}
{{goitem|GB-PickUpBatRobo.jpg|Pick-Up (Bat-Rob%F4)|Bat-Robo Pick-Up}}
{{goitem|GB-Plastic.jpg|Plastic|plastic}}
{{goitem|GB-PlatinumEdition.jpg|Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition}}
{{goitem|GB-playpattern.jpg|Play pattern|play pattern}}
{{goitem|GB-PoisonBite.jpg|Poison Bite}}
{{goitem|GB-PotatoHead.jpg|Mr. Potato Head}}
{{goitem|GB-Power_Plans.jpg|Power Plans}}
{{goitem|GB-Pretender.jpg|Pretender|the Pretenders}}
{{goitem|GB-Prima.jpg|Prima}}
{{goitem|GB-Primus.jpg|Primus}}
{{goitem|GB-ProfessorPrincess.jpg|Professor Princess}}
{{goitem|GB_Protector.jpg|Protector|the Protectors}}
{{goitem|GB-Protecton.jpg|Protecton|the Protectons}}
{{goitem|GB-prototype.jpg|Prototype|prototypes}}
{{goitem|GoBox_TFA_Prowl.jpg|Prowl (Animated)|Animated Prowl}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDProwl.jpg|Prowl (RID)|2001 Robots in Disguise Prowl}}
{{goitem|GB-Pushbutton.jpg|Push-Button}}
{{goitem|GB-PsychoOrb.jpg|Psycho-Orb}}
{{goitem|GB-Pyra_Magna.jpg|Pyra Magna}}
{{goitem|GB-rani.png|Natasha Pyraniac}}
{{goitem|GB-Pyro.jpg|Pyro (G1)|Generation 1 Pyro}}


{{goitem|GB-GagColosseum.jpg|Q-Robo Transformer}}
{{goitem|GB-Quake.jpg|Quake (G1)|Generation 1 Quake}}
{{goitem|GB_Questor.jpg |Questor|the Questors}}
{{goitem|GB-Quickshadow.jpg|Quickshadow}}
{{goitem|GB-Quintesson.jpg |Quintesson|the Quintessons}}
{{goitem|GB-QuintusPrime.jpg|Quintus Prime}}


{{goitem|GB-RackNRuin.jpg|Rack%27n%27Ruin|Rack'n'Ruin}}
{{goitem|GB-Raindance.jpg|Raindance}}
{{goitem|GB-RamHorn.jpg|Ram Horn}}
{{goitem|GB-RamhornMasterWarrior.jpg|Ramhorn (G1)#Titans Return|Titans Return G1 Ramhorn}}
{{goitem|GB-RamjetUniverse.jpg|Ramjet (Universe)|Universe Ramjet}}
{{goitem|GB-RampageBW.jpg|Rampage (BW)|Beast Wars Rampage}}
{{goitem|GB-RamulusBW.jpg|Ramulus}}
{{goitem|GB-Rangefinder.jpg|Rangefinder}}
{{goitem|GB-RansackG2.jpg|Ransack (G2)|Generation 2 Ransack}}
{{goitem|GB-Raoul.jpg|Raoul}}
{{goitem|GB-RatbatG1.jpg|Ratbat (G1)|Generation 1 Ratbat}}
{{goitem|GB-AniRatchet.jpg|Ratchet (Animated)|Animated Ratchet}}
{{goitem|GB-RatchetG1.jpg|Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet}}
{{goitem|Primeratchetgoicon.jpg|Ratchet (WFC)|Prime Ratchet}}
{{goitem|GB-Rattrap.jpg|Rattrap (BW)|Beast Wars Rattrap}}
{{goitem|GB-SGRavage.jpg|Ravage (SG)|Shattered Glass Ravage}}
{{goitem|GB-Razorbeast.jpg|Razorbeast}}
{{goitem|GB-RazorclawTFU.jpg|Razorclaw (Universe)|Know that he is Universe Razorclaw!}}
{{goitem|GB-RecipeforDisaster.jpg|Recipe for Disaster!|"Recipe for Disaster!"}}
{{goitem|GB-Rebranding.jpg|Rebranding|Rebranding}}
{{goitem|GB-Red.jpg|Red (AB)|Red}}
{{goitem|GB-ArmadaRedAlert.jpg|Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert}}
{{goitem|GB-RedHot.jpg|Red Hot}}
{{goitem|GB-ReggieSimmons.jpg|Seymour Simmons}}
{{goitem|GB-RenoWilson.jpg|Reno Wilson}}
{{goitem|GB-Reproduction.jpg|Reproduction|Transformer reproduction}}
{{goitem|GB-Return_of_the_Headmaster.jpg|The Return of the Headmaster|"The Return of the Headmaster"}}
{{goitem|GB-ReturnOfTheTransformers.jpg|The Return of the Transformers|"The Return of the Transformers"}}
{{goitem|GB-RhinoxRallys.jpg|Rhinox (BW)|Beast Wars Rhinox}}
{{goitem|GB-RickAstley.jpg|Rick Astley}}
{{goitem|GB-Stepper.jpg|Ricochet (Headmasters)|Targetmaster Ricochet}}
{{goitem|GB-RoadblockGIJoe.jpg|Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|G.I. Joe's Roadblock}}
{{goitem|GB-RockLord.jpg|Rock Lord|Rock Lords}}
{{goitem|GB-RodimusShattered.jpg|Rodimus (SG)|Shattered Glass Rodimus}}
{{goitem|GB-G1RodimusPrime.jpg|Hot Rod (G1)|Generation 1 Rodimus}}
{{goitem|GB-Roller|Roller (IDW)|Roller}}
{{goitem|GB-Romthespaceknight.jpg|Rom|Rom the Space Knight}}
{{goitem|GB-Ron.jpg|Ron}}
{{goitem|GB-SGRook.jpg|Rook (SG)|Shattered Glass Rook}}
{{goitem|GB-Rorza.jpg|Rorza, the Rocket-cycle Racer from Rigel III|Rorza the Rocket-cycle Racer}}
{{goitem|GB-Rosanna.jpg|Rosanna (KP)|Kiss Players Rosanna}}
{{goitem|GB-RotateBlade.jpg|Cyber-slash tail weapon|the rotate blade}}
{{goitem|GB-Roulette.jpg|Roulette (Universe)|Universe Roulette}}
{{goitem|GB-RubberduckyBW.jpg|Rubber Ducky|the Rubber Ducky}}
{{goitem|GB-Ruination.jpg|Ruination_(RID)|Robots in Disguise Ruination}}
{{goitem|GB-Rung.jpg|Rung (G1)|Rong}}
{{goitem|GB-RunOver.jpg|Run-Over (BW)|Beast Wars: Uprising Run-Over}}


{{goitem|GB-Saberhorn.jpg|Saberhorn}}
{{goitem|Safeguard.jpg|Safeguard (Animated)|Animated Safeguard}}
{{goitem|GB-SaltManZ.jpg|Salt-Man Z}}
{{goitem|GB-Sari.jpg|Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac}}
{{goitem|GB-Scale.jpg|Scale|scale (or lack of)}}
{{goitem|GB-ScavengerBM.jpg|Scavenger (BM)|Beast Machines Scavenger}}
{{goitem|GB-Scoop.jpg|Scoop (G1)|Generation 1 Scoop}}
{{goitem|GB-ScowlG1.jpg|Scowl (G1)|Generation 1 Scowl}}
{{goitem|GB-Scraplet.jpg|Scraplet|scraplets}}
{{goitem|GB-Scrounge.jpg|Scrounge (G1)|Generation 1 Scrounge}}
{{goitem|GB-Scylla.jpg|Scylla}}
{{goitem|GB-SD-SG.jpg|SD SG}}
{{goitem|GB-SearchlightG1.jpg|Searchlight (G1)|Generation 1 Searchlight}}
{{goitem|GB-Seawatch.jpg|Seawatch}}
{{goitem|GB-SectorSeven.jpg|Sector Seven}}
{{goitem|GB-SeekerGroup.jpg|Seeker (body-type)|the Seekers}}
{{goitem|GBAniSentinelPrime.jpg|Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Animated Sentinel Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-ROTFSentinelPrime.jpg|Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Dark of the Moon Sentinel Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-SentinelPrime.jpg|Sentinel Prime (G1)|G1 Sentinel Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-SergeantChaos.jpg|Sergeant Chaos}}
{{goitem|GB-SerpentOR.jpg|Serpentor|Serpent O.R.}}
{{goitem|GB-Servo.jpg|Servo (MD)|Micron Densetsu Servo}}
{{goitem|GB-shatteredglass.jpg|Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|the Shattered Glass universe}}
{{goitem|GB-Shatterpoint.jpg|Shatterpoint}}
{{goitem|GB-Shellformer.jpg|Shellformer|shellformers}}
{{goitem|GB-shelfwarmer.jpg|Shelfwarmer|shelfwarmers}}
{{goitem|GB-ShiaLaBeouf.jpg|Shia LaBeouf}}
{{goitem|GB-Shokaract.jpg|Shokaract}}
{{goitem|GB-ShockblastEnergon.jpg |Shockblast}}
{{goitem|GB-Shockwave.jpg|Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave}}
{{goitem|GB-Shreddicus.jpg|Shreddicus Maximus}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Sideburn.jpg|Side Burn (RID)|Generation 1 Side Burn}}
{{goitem|GB-RIDsideswipe.jpg|Sideswipe (RID)|Robots in Disguise Sideswipe}}
{{goitem|GB-SidewaysDisambig.jpg|Sideways (disambiguation)|Any of the many Sidewayses}}
{{goitem|GB-SidewaysUT.jpg|Sideways (Armada)|Armada/Cybertron Sideways}}
{{goitem|GB-SignalFlareEn.jpg|Signal Flare (Energon)|Energon Signal Flare}}
{{goitem|GB Silas.jpg|Silas}}
{{goitem|GB-SilverboltBW.jpg|Silverbolt (BW)|Beast Wars Silverbolt}}
{{goitem|GB-SimonBelmondo.jpg|Simon Belmondo}}
{{goitem|GB-SizeChanging.jpg|Size changing}}
{{goitem|GB-furman.jpg|Simon Furman}}
{{goitem|GB-Siren.jpg|Siren (G1)|Generation 1 Siren}}
{{goitem|GB-SixOfTwelve.jpg|Six-of-Twelve}}
{{goitem|GB-SkidZRID.jpg|Skid-Z (RID)|Robots in Disguise Skid-Z}}
{{goitem|GB-SkidsG1.jpg|Skids (G1)|Generation 1 Skids}}
{{goitem|GB-SkidsROTF.jpg|Skids (ROTF)|Revenge of the Fallen Skids}}
{{goitem|GB-SkybyteRID.jpg|Sky-Byte (RID)|Robots in Disguise Sky-Byte}}
{{goitem|GB-SkyLynxG1.jpg|Sky Lynx (G1)|Generation 1 Sky Lynx}}
{{goitem|GB-CybertronSkyfall.jpg|Skyfall (Cybertron)|Cybertron Skyfall}}
{{goitem|GB-SkywarpBW2.jpg|Skywarp (BWII)|Beast Wars II Skywarp}}
{{goitem|GB-SkywarpG1.jpg|Skywarp (G1)|Generation 1 Skywarp}}
{{goitem|GB-Slide.jpg|Slide}}
{{goitem|GB-SmokescreenG2.jpg|Smokescreen (G2)|Generation 2 Smokescreen}}
{{goitem|GB-Snakeeyes.jpg|Snake-Eyes}}
{{goitem|GB-Snoopy.jpg|Snoopy}}
{{goitem|GB-BWSonar.jpg|Sonar (BW)|Beast Wars Sonar}}
{{goitem|GB-ROTFSoundwave.jpg|Soundwave (ROTF)|Movie Soundwave}}
{{goitem|GB-SoundwavePrime.jpg|Soundwave (WFC)|Prime Soundwave}}
{{goitem|GB-SolusPrime.jpg|Solus Prime|Solus Prime}}
{{goitem|GB-Space_Bridge.jpg|Space bridge|space bridges}}
{{goitem|GB-SpaceMini-ConTeam.jpg|Space Mini-Con Team|the Space Mini-Con Team}}
{{goitem|GB-Spaceshot.jpg|Spaceshot}}
{{goitem|GB-Spacewarp.jpg|Spacewarp}}
{{goitem|GB-Spark.jpg|Spark|sparks}}
{{goitem|GB-Coldsparks.jpg|Sparking gimmick|sparking gimmicks}}
{{goitem|GB-Spinhead.jpg|Spinhead}}
{{goitem|GB-Splatoon.jpg|Splatoon}}
{{goitem|GB-Speedbot.jpg|Speed-Bot}}
{{goitem|GB-SpiderMan.jpg|Spider-Man}}
{{goitem|GB-Springer.jpg|Springer (G1)|Generation 1 Springer}}
{{goitem|GB-Sqweeks.jpg|Sqweeks}}
{{goitem|GB-Stakeout.jpg|Stakeout (G1)|G1 Stakeout}}
{{goitem|GB-Stardrive.jpg|Stardrive}}
{{goitem|GB-StarSaberVictory.jpg|Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Star Saber}}
{{goitem|GB-AnimatedStarscream.jpg|Starscream (Animated)|Animated Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB_armadascream.jpg|Starscream (Armada)|Armada Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB-G1Starscream.jpg|Starscream (G1)|G1 Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB-StarscreamMovie.jpg|Starscream (Movie)|movie Starscream}}
{{goitem|GB-StarUpper.jpg|Star Upper (BWII)|Star Upper}}
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2018-04-16T22:55:56Z

BT383: {{goicon|page=Silas}}

Headmaster (Animated)

2018-01-11T16:34:40Z

BT383: we should maybe lose that now huh

{{disambig3|Headmaster}}
:''The Headmaster is a <s>L33T H4x0r</s> [[human]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Henrymastersonandhead.jpg|right|350px|thumb|All ur face r belong 2 us.]]
The '''Headmaster''' is the alternate identity of '''Henry Masterson''', a disgruntled [[Sumdac Systems]] employee who can take control of robots by replacing their heads with his [[Headmaster unit]]. He's a gigantic dork who plays too many video games and seems to have crossed the line between reality and fiction. His vocabulary is littered with slang from the internets, with terms like "n00bs" and "Total ownage!"

{{bigquote|TOTAL OWNAGE!|The Headmaster... all the time|"[[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Alexander Polinsky]] (English), [[Kōsuke Okano]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Doering]] (German), [[Artur Święs]] (Polish), [[Luca Bottale]] (Italian), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish)}}

[[Image:Headmastertotalownage.jpg|left|200px|thumb|im in ur body shootn ur doods]]
Henry Masterson grew up tinkering with Sumdac Systems robots and got a job as an engineer for them at a relatively young age. His genius caught the attention of his superiors, and he eventually had the honor of presenting his "Headmaster" project, a human-piloted [[Headmaster unit|transforming battle suit]] that could remove and replace the heads of automatons, to [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] himself. The demonstration went awry when the Headmaster unit proved to be too heavy for his robotic test subject, making it collapse and sending its weaponry towards [[Detroit]]. Sumdac, incensed by Masterson's plans to put his invention to military use, fired him in a fit of rage.

Masterson apparently absconded with his Headmaster prototype and went off to sulk and play with his Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots. He decided that having his own company would be "wicked sweet", as would exacting his revenge on Sumdac. Needing a robot sturdy enough to support his control unit, he chanced upon a news report on [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. The emo jerk ambushed and decapitated Bulkhead and subsequently went on a rampage in the Autobot's body.

[[Image:TFA Headmaster Bulkhead body rampage.JPG|right|200px|thumb|I d00 it for teh lulz!]]
He demolished several Sumdac [[Police drone|police drones]] en route to a solar power plant. Dubbing himself "the Headmaster", he hijacked local television broadcasts to deliver his ultimatum: Unless he was paid $700 billion, personally delivered by Isaac Sumdac, he would set the [[Sidney Biggles-Jones Memorial Solar Fusion Plant|solar fusion reactor]] to overload, which would result in the obliteration of the entire state of [[Michigan]] (including Masterson himself). Sumdac arrived in a [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|tractor trailer]], accompanied by [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|his daughter]], [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]], and a [[Bumblebee (Animated)|small]] [[Prowl (Animated)|convoy]] of [[Ratchet (Animated)|vehicles]]. Sumdac offered Henry the money, but the Headmaster grabbed him and announced his intention to take the ransom money and destroy the city of Detroit anyway, then use the threat of future robot attacks to sell his Headmaster units to the military.

When he checked the trailer for the money, he found only the enraged head of Bulkhead. The convoy of vehicles revealed themselves as the [[Autobot]]s and engaged the Headmaster in combat. After taking a pounding from them, the Headmaster unleashed the weaponry of his control unit. He managed to corner Optimus Prime and began to slice the Autobot leader's head off. Prevented from doing so thanks to an ambush by Bulkhead's severed head, the Headmaster was soon felled by Prowl. Masterson decided to flee, but his flying Headmaster unit was knocked out of the sky by the still-disembodied Bulkhead. With the Autobots distracted by the overloading reactor, the Headmaster transformed his head unit into robot mode and fled. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

[[Image:Returnofheadmaster sarisroom.jpg|thumb|200px|I'm in ur rom, 0wn!ng ur doods.]]
Once [[Porter C. Powell]] took control of Sumdac Systems, he was quick to rehire Masterson in the interest of reaping that lucrative arms market for which Isaac lacked the taste. Powell gave Masterson Sari's bedroom as his office while in the process of kicking her out of it. Masterson was quick to make himself comfortable and started planning renovations to hook the place up for some major gameage. Powell wasn't about to let his employee just slack around, though, and put him to work on a new Headmaster Unit project, even giving him [[Tutor Bot]] and [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|Sparkplug]] to outfit with smaller Units and laser-shooting upgrades.

The Headmaster wanted more than just little bots to tinker with, however, and stole [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]'s body, upgrading it as well. He would have gotten away with it, but Optimus managed to track him down, defeat Sentinel's possessed body, and take the Headmaster to justice. At least, he was ''almost'' brought to justice, until Powell showed up and wriggled his employee out of a legal loophole. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

[[Image:TransWarped Pt1 Headmaster Starscream Pan.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[["Weird Al" Yankovic|If he meets you, he'll ctrl-alt-delete you!]] ]]
Furious that his Headmaster unit had been absconded with, Masterson was unintimidated when Sari returned to [[Sumdac Tower]] with Isaac in tow, informing the Sumdacs that the Autobots would return his Headmaster unit to him or "heads would roll". At which point Optimus Prime picked him up from behind and asked for clarification on whose heads would be rolling. Furious at their actions while running the company, Isaac Sumdac immediately fired both Porter C. Powell and Henry Masterson.

Enraged that he had been fired again, Masterson tracked his Headmaster unit to the mine, where he discovered [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s body, ready to be taken over. After a brief fight with Bulkhead the next day, Masterson returned to Detroit, then listened in on Isaac Sumdac's phone calls. Learning that Sumdac was heading to meet Sari at [[Burger Bot]], Masterson ambushed the "happy family", only to be interrupted by Optimus Prime again. A struggle followed, destroying the Burger Bot in the process.

[[Image:TFA TransWarped Masterson captured.jpg|thumb|200px|Say it with us, folks: "T0t4l 0wn4g3!"]]
Finally, Prime taunted Masterson into transforming, saying that a "n00b" like him might have trouble with it. Screaming that nobody called him a "n00b", Masterson initiated a transformation, only to discover the headmaster unit was far too large to accomodate the transformation, causing his Headmaster unit to be crushed and pop off. As Starscream's body flew into the river, Masterson was captured by Optimus Prime and turned over to the police. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:EarthsMostWanted-Nightbirdstotheshadows.jpg|thumb|Being a Headmaster is easy when heads in your universe snap clean off.]]

The Headmaster was wanted as one of the Earth's most high-profile criminals. Alongside [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot Master]], [[Doctor Arkeville]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Autobot Spike]] and a small army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]], he stormed [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]] to steal the giant robot's brain. While the others fought, he managed to swipe [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]'s body and gained access to Metroplex's processing core. After having downloaded Metroplex's brain onto a floppy disk, the Headmaster attempted to make good on his escape, only for [[Carzap (BT)|Carzap]] to catch up to him. The Autobot snatched the disk from the Headmaster, and then [[G.B. Blackrock]] used his [[Circuit Smasher (Kre-O)|Circuit Smasher]] the separate him from Sentinel's body. The Headmaster and his accomplices wound up fleeing empty-handed. {{storylink|The Brick List: Earth's Most Wanted}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===
{{note|The Headmaster is featured as a playable game card. He is a purple card, has a value of 1 point, and has the following power: "-2 to any Autobot in play."}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}

==Toys==
{{main|Headmaster unit#Toys}}

===Kre-O===
*'''Earth's Most Wanted'''
:The Headmaster uses ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]]'s helmet and a Cityville human body, even though the other two humans in his set are regular-scaled. He is paired with Sentinel Prime and shares a flat Kre-On stand with him. The "Earth's Most Wanted" pack also includes [[Nightbird (G1)#Kre-O|Nightbird]], [[Donny Finkleberg#Kre-O|Robot Master]], [[Doctor Arkeville#Kre-O|Dr. Arkeville]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Spike]].

==Notes==
* The Headmaster is the first ''Animated'' supervillain to escape capture by the end of his first episode. Guess he isn't a ''total'' n00b.
* Headmaster seems to be the ''Transformers'' equivalent of [[wikipedia:Control Freak (villain)|Control Freak]] from the [[wikipedia:Teen Titans (TV series)|''Teen Titans'' cartoon]], even having the same voice actor, [[Derrick J. Wyatt|creator]], and similar manner of speaking. The only difference between them is that Headmaster's peculiarities are centered around computers, whereas Control Freak's were centered around television.
* He's the only human villain to return in the third season of ''Animated'' (as long as you don't actually consider Powell a villain, as he was doing legal, legitimate business).
* Masterson is every phony Internet tough guy you've ever met. Seriously!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Henry Masterson''' (ヘンリー・マスターソン ''Henrī Masutāson''), '''Headmaster''' (ヘッドマスター ''Heddomasutā'')

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Knock Out (Prime)

2018-01-02T17:04:38Z

BT383: what

{{faction|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Knockout}}
:''Knock Out is a [[Decepticon]] and later [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:KnockOut-render.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm super, thanks for asking.]]

Sure, [[Starscream (WFC)|other Decepticons]] may scoff at his decision to go with a land-based [[alternate mode]], but '''Knock Out''' couldn't care less. He knows the value of looking ''good'' and isn't afraid to let others know it. It's not simply his own lines he's interested in; he has an appreciation for well-built mechanical bodyforms of all sizes and functions... and a nasty penchant for tearing them apart after he's done admiring them. Slick, sly and snobbish, he's the Decepticons' medic, though he professes both a preference and proficiency for ''dis''-assembly. However, his medical skill has kept him in high demand; he's even performed vital and experimental surgeries on [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]].

While not entirely a coward, Knock Out also knows a good thing or two about self-preservation. When the going gets tough, Knock Out gets going–the opposite direction. He has no qualms with abandoning ship if only to save his hide, even if it means betraying a comatose leader or deserting altogether. He doesn't get the most respect on the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', either. Show him some kindness, and hey, maybe he'll stick by your side.

Both in the operation room and on the battlefield, Knock Out typically works with his brutish partner [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]. Knock Out is the speedster of the duo, swiftly striking his victim's vulnerables with his [[Energon prod]] in debilitating sneak attacks while Breakdown goes the "massive smackdown" route with his raw power.

{{quote|I'm not only an automobile; I'm an automobile ''enthusiast''.|Knock Out explains to Starscream why he took his alternate mode|"[[Speed Metal]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Daran Norris]] (English), [[Ernie Hudson]] (BotCon 2011), [[Yasunori Masutani]] (Japanese)|[[Hu Qian]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Diego Sabre]] (Italian), [[Stephan Rabow]] (German), [[Milton Wolch]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Do-hyeong Nam]] (Korean), [[Marco Aurélio Campos]] (Portuguese), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish)}}

[[File:TFPrime KnockOutDrill.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Prepare for valmorification!"]]

[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] called Knock Out and Breakdown to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' to help fix [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. As they were on an [[energon]] trail at the time, only Knock Out initially turned up at the ship, and he was shocked at Megatron's condition. When Breakdown did join them, it was with news that he'd discovered an [[Energon Harvester]] was on [[Earth]]. As the [[Autobot]]s had already surrounded the museum the device was in, Knock Out and Breakdown organized a diversion at the front of the building. During the fight, Knock Out attacked [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] with his prod, but was flattened by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] after the Autobot was punched by Breakdown. The two Decepticons sped off into the city after they saw that [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] had captured the Harvester. Knock Out subsequently accompanied Starscream and Breakdown to an energon seam in [[Greece]]. He and Breakdown got the opportunity to fight Bulkhead again, but came off decidedly second-best, and they both fled after the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:KnockOutvehiclemode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The 2011 Stryker-Z.]]
Knock Out took to engaging in street racing with the humans. On one occasion, a [[Fast Willy|hapless human]] who scratched his paint job was run off the road by the Decepticon. Despite Starscream's disapproval of his participation in such events, Knock Out continued to cruise around, looking for action, and was eventually drawn to a street race near [[Jasper]]. After the race started, he realized that one of the other cars taking part was [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and attacked the Autobot. He ended up grabbing what he assumed was Bumblebee's human pal, but was actually an unrelated human named [[Vince]]. Making off, he contacted Breakdown and they attempted to spring an ambush on the three Autobots who came to rescue the boy, but after [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] jumped on him, he decided to withdraw to avoid any more damage to his finish. Unfortunately he was caught by Optimus Prime, who ''ripped his door off'' while rescuing Vince. Faced with four Autobots, Knock Out fled back to the ''Nemesis'' only to face a very angry Starscream, who put a few more scratches in his finish. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

Starscream offered him a position as second-in-command if he helped convince Soundwave that they needed to humanely terminate Megatron. Knock Out tried his best, pointing out that the brain activity Megatron was displaying just meant their leader was in a dream state from which he might never wake up. Soundwave remained unconvinced, and after an Autobot incursion severed Megatron's life support, Knock Out was forced to reconnect it. The medic later reported to Starscream that, though Megatron's body lived on, his brain activity had ceased. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

[[File:OutHead-Knockoutfails.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"But he came aboard the bow, my Lord!"]]

He found Starscream in the middle of making a speech to Megatron's body and reminded Starscream of his rank. During the enacting of Starscream's new plan, Knock Out stood atop the ship's back, watching as a Vehicon activated a heat ray to melt a glacier. He ordered Breakdown to take care of Bulkhead and Arcee when the two Autobots turned up, but failed to notice Optimus approaching the ship from behind. The Autobot subsequently caused the heat ray to explode. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

With his tenure as second-in-command over, Knock Out went back to his original post as medic. Following Starscream's... "treatment" at the hands of Megatron, Knock Out administered whatever passed for Decepticon medical care. He was surprised to see the patient up and about, thought Starscream claimed to be fine. Some time later, Starscream was back in the infirmary minus an arm, which he claimed had just fallen off. Knock Out tried to interest him in a new, upgraded limb, even going so far as to fetch one from storage, but Starscream announced he was going to get his old one back. He subsequently turned up back at the infirmary with even worse damage, but despite Knock Out's inquiries into what had happened, Starscream refused to talk about it. {{Storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

[[File:TMI-KnockOutpainted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You ruined my paint job, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJpsAe70uig DINKLEBERG!]!]]

Knock Out and Breakdown led a squadron of Vehicons to recover a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] that had been uncovered on Earth, ending up in a pitched battle against the Autobots. The cylinder somehow incapacitated Bulkhead, the closest defender, allowing Knock Out to scoop up the prize then GroundBridge back to the ''Nemesis''. Unfortunately for the pair, the "incapacitation" was the data within the cylinder being ''expelled'', leaving them with an empty prize and an unhappy Megatron. They quickly deduced that the information was within the Autobot's brain. Knock Out and Breakdown tracked Bulkhead to a monster truck arena, where [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] had taken him in the hopes of triggering increasingly lost memories from the Autobot. Bulkhead and the human fled, but Knock Out easily found them with an energy reader to pinpoint the Autobot. Amusement turned to horror when Bulkhead painted a Cybertronian mathematical symbol on Knockout, ruining his paint job. Bulkhead was quickly downed, and Knock Out prepared his buzzsaw to remove his head. Miko tried to take a swing at Knock Out and missed... instead slamming into Bulkhead bodily, which triggered the data's self-defense routines ''again'', and the data beamed from Bulkhead's eyes, rocketing into space. The two Decepticons fled empty-handed once the other Autobots arrived. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During their missions carrying energon around, Knock Out and Breakdown were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase to burn through the Autobots' energon supplies. On one such mission, their Vehicon escort was attacked and wiped out by [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], whom Knock Out assumed was a ringer. Knock Out's inability to locate new energon deposits at a fast enough rate annoyed Megatron, who berated him. They were interrupted by Ratchet, who seemed to be amped up on something. After Megatron defeated Ratchet, he was left to Knock Out to extract a sample. The Decepticon medic did so, and prepared to finish off the Autobot, but was distracted at a vital moment, and during the ensuing fight, the sample was destroyed. Knock Out was able to later find a single drop of the substance that had given Ratchet a power boost. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Knock Out continued humoring his leader's whims. He reported that the new space bridge was almost ready, they just needed an ample power source. Once the power source was secured, they headed for the construction site, but Megatron abruptly left after ordering them to complete the space bridge, leading Knock Out to wonder if their leader was losing it. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} He was nonetheless surprised when [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] decided Megatron wasn't coming back. He and Breakdown watched as Soundwave raised an objection and relieved Airachnid of command, and thus were there to welcome Megatron back when their leader indeed returned, though they were all surprised to see he'd brought Optimus Prime back with him. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:FlyingMindSecondOpinion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I don't know what's worse, you punching me or your ''paint job! AUGH!!''.]]

Knock Out affixed a new Decepticon insignia to the amnesiac Optimus, who believed himself to be Orion Pax. Knock Out and Breakdown went to a military base and managed to steal a power source for the space bridge, despite the Autobots turning up, though they did inadvertently let Arcee onto the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}}

Sent with Breakdown to investigate a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Knock Out emerged from a cave with the new device only to find Bumblebee and Bulkhead waiting. He sped away, amused by Bumblebee's attempts to follow him without transforming, and managed to elude his pursuer. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After his success in retrieving the relic, Knock Out inquired to what it did, and Megatron demonstrated the shield generator's abilities, causing Knock Out to leak a little. He was sent with Breakdown to secure the next artifact, and used the generator to hold Optimus and Arcee at bay. This worked until Breakdown landed on him. After Megatron secured the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Knock Out retreated through the GroundBridge and later watched Megatron unsuccessfully test it. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

Following the crash of the ''Nemesis'', Knock Out reported on the ship's status, and protested against Megatron's plan to bring it back online with Dark Energon. His fears quickly came true as the ''Nemesis'' gained a will of its own. Knock Out discovered it was decoding the data from the Iacon database, and suggested allowing it to continue before the ship put him in stasis lock. When [[William Fowler|Fowler]] and the kids arrived on board to download the Iacon database, they used his body as a ladder to reach the console. After the ship's Dark Energon was purged, he came back online, discovering [[Jack Darby|Jack]] on the console. Ratchet thumped him from behind before he could act, escaping with Jack and the Iacon relic locations. Megatron was furious at Knock Out's failure. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As part of the plan to send several teams to retrieve the artifacts simultaneously, Knock Out was assigned to find the [[New York City|Manhattan]] relic with some miners and an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] to back him up. After digging it up in the subway system, Knock Out's team was attacked by Arcee and Bumblebee, and with the Insecticon managed to bring them down. He intended to try out their new find on them, but was interrupted by a sweeper train hitting him. He attempted to escape with the relic, being chased down by Bumblebee and forced to fight. However Bumblebee unintentionally used the [[Phase shifter]] to avoid the incoming sweeper train, while Knock Out was scraped along the tunnel wall. Horrified that his paint was heavily ruined, and with the relic in Autobot hands, Knock Out retreated. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} After returning empty-handed, Knock Out was tasked with examining [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] and found the grenade the Autobots had implanted in the drone. After diving for cover, Knock Out was forced to dispose of the grenade and Megatron ordered him to fix Soundwave's visor. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}}

When [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] claimed that he'd offlined Bulkhead, Knock Out argued with him about the effectiveness of Insecticons. Knock Out had finally got a chance to buff his paintwork, lamenting on the difficulty of the task without Breakdown's help, when a fight broke out between the Insecticons and Vehicons, and he was damaged in the crossfire. He took his concerns to Megatron, demanding that the Insecticons be restrained in some way, though Hardshell objected to that idea. {{storylink|Hurt}}

Knock Out was surprised when Breakdown's signal abruptly reappeared, and even moreso when it turned out to be [[Silas|Breakdown with some additions]]. Cylas insisted on meeting with Megatron, though Knock Out was more keen to take him apart in retaliation for Breakdown's demise. He later got the chance when Cylas made the mistake of failing Megatron. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} Knock Out was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Optimus attacked the warship with the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} After Megatron retrieved the arm of a Prime from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Knock Out grafted it onto his leader and later watched as Megatron forged the [[Dark Star Saber]] from a chunk of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

[[File:HardKnocksKnockOut.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I dare you.]]
Knock Out insisted on proving his worth and took the [[Resonance Blaster]] with him to retrieve one of the [[Omega Key]]s. Despite facing Arcee and Bumblebee, he succeeded and returned to the ''Nemesis'' with his prize. He was disappointed when he was stick analyzing the relic rather than going after the next key. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:InsideJobKnockOut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Part of the crew, part of the ship, part of the crew, part of the ship!]]
Once they had [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] captured, Knock Out claimed the phase shifter and used it to extract the final relic from inside the Autobot. After helping Megatron use a [[cortical psychic patch]] to learn the purpose of the [[Omega Key]]s, his leader ordered Knock Out to use the patch on Smokescreen himself to learn the location of the Autobot base. Unfortunately Smokescreen grabbed the shifter while it was still attached to his wrist and trapped him halfway through a bulkhead—a predicament that Megatron later didn't care to extract Knock Out from. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Megatron changed his mind when he needed Knock Out to perform a cortical psychic patch. As Megatron rummaged through Starscream's memories, Knock Out realized they were incriminating him as well as Starscream. He almost terminated the link, trapping Megatron in Starscream's head, but was stopped by Dreadwing. Megatron later reminded him that the Decepticons must act as one unit. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

After restoring Starscream's [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]], Knock Out had to leave the room in a hurry to avoid Dreadwing's rage. He returned to trying to discover how the Omega Keys worked, and succeeded with Starscream's help. He later helped Starscream kidnap the Autobots' human friends and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Knock Out handed over Miko in exchange for an Omega Key and took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. After the Lock's destruction at Optimus's hand, Knock Out tried to lift the mood with a quip, only to be knocked about by Starscream and told to tend to Megatron. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Megatron sent Knock Out back to Cybertron with a team to search for relics near the Omega Lock. They turned up the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] and also [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who had tracked the recently energy surge. Knock Out took him back to Earth. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Knock Out seemed greatly amused by the picture of a dancing monkey Starscream found, and was present when Shockwave brought a cloned [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] through the space bridge. {{storylink|Scattered}} Starscream later explained to Knock Out why he thought the medic had the safer of their jobs. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}
[[File:PepperSprayKnockOut--MO.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Yes, like pepper spray is in any way going to harm my ''mechanical''--Argh! My optics!]]
Sent to find a Predacon fossil at a museum, Knock Out discovered that Fowler and [[June Darby]] had gotten there first. Though he grabbed the two humans and the fossil, he was unable to contact the ship for a bridge back, so had to resort to driving around. When the two humans escaped into a rail yard, he played hide and seek with them, only for June to hide the fossil on a departing train. Grabbing the pair, he set off in pursuit, and as Arcee and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] joined the pursuit, he finally managed to raise the ''Nemesis''. Four Insecticons were dispatched to help, enabling Knock Out to ditch the two humans and grab the fossil. He returned triumphantly to the ''Nemesis'' to present the bone to Megatron. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

Knock Out's experiments with Synthetic Energon, using Cylas as a test subject, were having limited success until Starscream suggested mixing in a few drops of Dark Energon. The new mix transformed Cylas into an energon-sucking zombie and created a plague which resulted in Knock Out and Starscream being chased through the ship. Confronted by Megatron, they were forced to admit what they had done, and were sent to locate and destroy Cylas. They eventually located him, but he had already been dispatched by the freed Airachnid. After the affair had been resolved, Megatron ordered Knock Out to turn all his experiments over to Shockwave. {{storylink|Thirst}}

Knock Out delivered the first of the Synthetic Energon to Shockwave's off-site laboratory, only to be shocked along with the other Decepticons when [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] revealed his [[robot mode]]. The Decepticons quickly realized that the Predacons wouldn't remain loyal for long, and embarked on a plan to destroy the maturing Predacon clones while blaming it on the Autobots. {{storylink|Evolution}}

Following Ratchet's capture, Knock Out found himself reduced to running errands and fetching equipment. While doing so, he made the critical mistake of letting it slip in front of Ratchet that the Decepticons felt threatened by Predaking's evolution and deliberately let the Autobots destroy the Predacon clones for them. The Autobot managed to dupe him, escaping under his watch. Things went from bad to worse when Predaking went on a rampage after learning of the Decepticons' treachery. Knock Out made the tactical decision to go get the Dark Star Saber for Megatron, but returned to find Predaking had already been dealt with. Of course, just then the Autobots attacked the ship. {{storylink|Synthesis}} While everyone fought the Autobots, Knock Out began packing for a quick escape. Unfortunately the fighting prevented him from getting off the ship, and when the Autobots took control and used the ship to restore Cybertron, he nonchalantly attempted to join them on the bridge, claiming he was "joining the winning team." Miko punched him out for his trouble. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

[[File:PredaconsRisingKnockOutBreakstheImmobilizer.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Birdbrain!]]
Knock Out instead ended up locked up in a cell with the Vehicons. He attempted to negotiate for release by telling Bumblebee that the Autobots could find a map to Shockwave's labs in [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. He was still in his cell when Starscream arrived to spring everyone and try to take back the ship. During the revolt, he reclaimed the phase shifter from Smokescreen, however once they reached the bridge, he turned on Starscream, using the phase shifter to grab the immobilizer and knock out his former comrade with it. Unfortunately this meant he was part of the last line of defense against Unicron reaching the Well of All Sparks, and he began to think Starscream's plan to flee might have been the right idea. Luckily fleeing turned out to be unnecessary, as Optimus arrived back in time to defeat Unicron, and Knock Out was present as Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the [[AllSpark]] to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Toy bios===
Knock Out is the Decepticons' weapon designer, who has spent so long in the murky, underground weapons dealing world that he prefers to ''literally'' be underground. {{storylink|Knock_Out_(Prime)#Cyberverse|Energon Driller with Knock Out}} You'll note we didn't say "top weapon designer". That's because ''everyone'' knows that his weapons are dangerous, often malfunction, and his installation methods will mess you up; however, Knock Out's such an awesome salesman that the Decepticons use them anyway! {{storylink|Knock_Out_(Prime)#Prime|Deluxe Knock Out}} If a weapon does work properly, Knock Out keeps it for himself. {{storylink|Knock_Out_(Prime)#Cyberverse|Cyberverse Knock Out}}

The exception was [[Dark Energon]]: it may have been dangerous and untested, but the power was too great for Knock Out to pass up! Now he's supercharged and out to tear into the Autobots! {{storylink|Knock_Out_(Prime)#Prime|Dark Energon Knock Out}} Knock Out also planted the Dark Energon-infected [[Arms Micron]] [[Zori]] at an excavation site as a trap for any inquisitive Autobots, which resulted in [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] being turned into a rampaging, rage-fueled monster! {{storylink|Bumblebee (WFC)#Terrorcon|''Arms Micron'' Terrorcon Bumblebee's packaging bio}}

Imprisoned after the Decepticons' defeat, Knock Out stripped his fellow inmates of their parts and used them to modify and enhance his own body, becoming "Bloody Knock Out". After escaping, he developed an interest in capturing [[Slug (Adventure)|Slug]] for use as a guinea pig for his experiments. {{storylink|#Adventure|Bloody Knock Out}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Knock Out on The Mind Trap!.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He lets his hand do the talking.]]
Knock Out developed a [[neuron refractor]] and took it to [[Zhejiang Province]], [[China]], where he laid a trap in a scrap-metal facility. When [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] investigated [[energon]] readings there, Knock Out zapped his mind into the body of a [[Lin-Che|human worker]], and instructed the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] he'd brought to feed Optimus's old body into a crusher. Unfortunately Optimus and Lin-Che managed to reverse the effects of the refractor, and Optimus gave Knock Out a punch on the jaw that sent him running. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.8|The Mind Trap!}}

Aiming to secure Optimus Prime's head, Knock Out and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] attacked a TV studio and took the crew and audience of ''[[Down and Out]]'' prisoner. Once they had lured Optimus and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] there, the two Decepticons forced them to run the game show course, which had of course been modified to be deadly. When Optimus actually succeeded in rescuing the hostages, Knock Out revealed that he'd rigged the place to blow, but unfortunately for him, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] had secretly tagged along and blew the floor out from under him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
When Knock Out and Breakdown captured the Autobot Bumblebee, Knock Out stopped his partner from finishing the Autobot off so that they could finish their [[Speed Metal|previous race]] and determine who is faster. Bumblebee went along with the race long enough to blindside Breakdown and dump yellow paint over Knock Out. The blurry and disoriented Breakdown started firing at the first big moving blotch of yellow he saw, diverting the Decepticons so Bumblebee could escape. {{storylink|King of the Road}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
With the Decepticons in chaos following the disappearance of Megatron and the rebellion of the Predacons, Knock Out decided to flee Earth. He soon discovered Shockwave had the same idea, and helped his fellow Decepticon pack up the laboratory, though he wasn't happy about sharing their ride to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with two dormant Predacons in [[Hyperevolution Chamber]]s. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 20}}

===''Unite Warriors''===
During a battle with [[Grand Galvatron]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] projected a hologram of Knock Out to distract [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], having scanned Breakdown's memories and learned of his desire to be reunited with his partner. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} After the battle was over, Breakdown returned to his home dimension where he was greeted by Knock Out. {{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part Two}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Knock Out was one of the [[Decepticon]]s who joined [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] in the ''[[Nemesis (Kre-O)|Nemesis]]'' to chase the [[Autobot]]s in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]''. After they boarded the ''Ark'', it crashed to [[Earth]] and the [[Transformer]]s fell to a four million year-long sleep. After waking up, Knock Out wondered if the world had any blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}}

After Megatron was beaten by Optimus's new "[[Skeletron|See-Through Power]]", the Decepticon leader threw a tantrum and demanded Knock Out come up with his own version. So he did the best he could: putting Megatron in see-through clothing. A pink see-through women's negligee. Thoroughly humiliated by Autobot laughter, Megatron came back to base and knocked out Knock Out with a single punch. {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

Knock Out was one of many Decepticon warriors (accidentally) clobbered then (purposefully) bound and carried to an Autobot picnic by Optimus. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}} Together with [[Waspinator (Kre-O)|Thrustinator]] he subjected the [[Constructicon (Kre-O)|Constructicons]] to merciless tickling after they lost a battle with the Autobots. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} He was then present when Megatron conquered [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

When Megatron wanted a giant golden Megatron head placed on top of his newly constructed solar tower, Knock Out pointed out that the tower had ended up too tall for them to climb. He was then buried in blocks when the Decepticon combiners accidentally wrecked the tower. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}} Knock Out invented a helmet intended to power up Megatron, but it had the side effect of transforming him into the crazy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Decepticons were able to return their leader to normal thanks to the Autobots, but Knock Out learned nothing from the experience and was soon offering Megatron new helmets again. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

Knock Out was among the Decepticons caught in a [[space bridge]] accident and sent to a distant world where the Kreons were the size of toys to the human inhabitants. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Following the restoration of Cybertron from the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Knock Out was one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{Storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Commercial appearances==
Knock Out reacted with confusion to several of Megatron's answers as he took questions from his adoring public. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Knock Out.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Why doesn't anyone ever want to play frisbee?"]]
{{voiceactor|[[Daran Norris]] (English)}}

As Bumblebee and Raf attempt to escape an energon mine, Knock Out arrived to stop them. The Decepticon medic failed to defeat Bumblebee, but he did keep him distracted long enough for the Autobot's human friend to be kidnapped.

Back at the ''Nemesis'', Megatron had Knock Out evaluate the status of a recovered Cybertronian colossus named [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]]. Knock Out employed his medical training to determine the problem: Thunderwing was suffering from a condition known as "missing pieces".

When the Autobots attempted to infiltrate the ''Nemesis'' and recover their kidnapped friends, Knock Out and Bumblebee raced into combat with each other again. Though he used [[Synthetic Energon]] to enhance his attacks drastically over their prior fight, Bumblebee was still able to hold his own. The fight continued until Knock Out's paint job was severely compromised. Enraged, he rushed at Bumblebee only for the Autobot hero to sidestep, sending Knock Out off the edge of the ship and out of the fight. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

{{note|Knock Out is a playable character in the game's multiplayer battle modes, but only after he has been defeated on the ''Nemesis'' bridge in Story Mode.}}
===''Transformers Universe''===
[[File:TFU Knockout.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|And this is where I'd put a trophy... IF I HAD ONE!]]
{{Note|Concept art of Knock Out was produced, but he did not appear in the game prior to its cancellation.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Knock Out and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Knock Out swore that he would destroy Optimus Prime (and look good while doing it!) and squared off against the Autobot leader on an open highway. He lay down many mines on the ground to damage the Autobot, but was eventually defeated. He then ran off, swearing that he would defeat Optimus next time they saw one another. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
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[[File:Primetoy-KnockOutCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Mercurymon went to some extreme lengths to get himself into a show better than ''Digimon Frontier''.]]
*'''Energon Driller with Knock Out''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 002'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2012-[[July 28|07-28]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-15'''
**''Accessories'': Buzzsaw, battle spear, [[Energon Driller]] vehicle
: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Series 2 Cyberverse]] Vehicles, Legion Class Knock Out is a smaller-scaled version of the character, transforming simply from robot to sports car. He comes with two translucent weapons, a buzzsaw and his battle spear, which can be held by his hands via [[C joint|3mm post]], or peg into various ports on his body in either mode.

:Knock Out is packaged with the [[Energon Driller]], a vehicle with two modes. There are various places on it in either mode for Knock Out to man stations, plus an "Energon booster" can unwind from the center of the vehicle to plug into his weaponry and activate electronic light-piping.

:The Legion Class Knock Out mold was also used for ''Age of Extinction'' [[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Stinger]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegKnockOut/knockout.htm More information on Cyberverse Knock Out (with Energon Driller) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeCyberverse-KnockOutSingle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm shiny!]]
*'''Knock Out''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 015'''
**''Accessories'': Shockblade

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Prime'' Cyberverse Legion Class toys, this [[redeco]] of Cyberverse Knock Out has a much more orangey-red coloration. Instead of his own weapons, he comes with a "Shockblade", a purple-ish/blue blade weapon based on Ratchet's arm blades. It features four 3mm posts, and was originally available (in its original colors) with [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse|Ratchet]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Cyberverse|Cliffjumper]], and ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Mirage (Movie)#Cyberverse|Mirage]], while a recolored version was used by [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Cyberverse|Quick Blade Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegKnockOut2/knockout.htm More information on single-pack Cyberverse Knock Out at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeEZCollectionDecepticonSet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Buzzsaw, battle spear

: This version of Knock Out was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

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===Prime===
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[[File:PrimeRID-KnockOutdeluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Don't tell him about his paint job.]]
[[File:Prime-toy KnockOutTakTom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|...or lack thereof.]]
*'''Knock Out''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / 007'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2012-[[June 30|06-30]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-13'''
**''Accessories'': Battle spear/twin battle spikes (Hasbro only), "Gra" Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Knock Out transforms from a sports car resembling an Aston Martin One-77 into a robot and back! He comes with a [[5mm post|5mm]]-compatible spear that can split at the center to form two wield-able "battle spikes", and the spear can be stored on two 5mm ports on his his back in [[robot mode]], or mount onto the peg-holes on his rear vehicle sides.

: His [[stock photography]] depicts several [[paint operation]]s that were omitted in the final product. Also, in an inverse of nearly every set of Transformers [[instructions]] out there, Knock Out's stock photo is correctly transformed, while the robot mode depicted in the instructions proper is rather hideously mis-transformed, with his shoulder fenders oddly folded down to form an extra large chest and his arms left unfolded, yielding strangely long arms with two elbows.

: In wave six of the ''Prime'' toyline, Knock Out was put into new packaging, which came with a DVD featuring the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' episode "[[Loose Cannons]]".

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version, dubbed "'''Medic Knock Out'''" and released in the third wave of the Japanese ''Prime'' line, loses most of the Hasbro version's [[paint operation]]s in favor of customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s... which make his car mode "fade" deco especially tragic. He also has several new [[Arms Micron]] 5mm ports epoxied to him; a hood/chest-mounted engine and one on each door/arm. Lacking the [[Hasbro]] version's two-part spear, he instead comes with [[Gra]], a robotic fiddler crab who becomes his spear/prod weapon.

: The TakaraTomy version of the mold was also used to make [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Toys|Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/KnockOut/knockout.htm More information on Knock Out at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1591.html Arms Micron Knock Out and Gra at Alfes's blog]''

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[[File:PrimeRCtoy-Knock Out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm gorgeous!]]
*'''Remote Controlled Knock Out''' (2012)
**''Accessories'': Remote control

: An electronic Knock Out, operable by remote control. As well as driving around, the remote control allows you to convert Knock Out from car to robot and trigger his punching action.

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[[File:PrimeDEtoy-KnockOut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Can now absorb power from glow-sticks.]]
*'''Knock Out''' (Dark Energon Series Deluxe, 2012)
**''Number'': '''004'''
**''Accessories'': Battle spear/twin battle spikes

: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Knock Out is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of Deluxe Class Knockout, being cast in transparent bright green and purple plastics. His stock photography depicts the tip of his spear as painted purple, when the final product leaves it unpainted.

: Though he was packaged on an individual card, he was initially sold as part of a set with the Dark Energon versions of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DarkEnergon|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#DarkEnergon|Wheeljack]], and [[Starscream (WFC)#DarkEnergon|Starscream]]. He was eventually made available on his own, and the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/DEKnockOut/knockout.htm More information on Dark Energon Knock Out at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreOtoy KnockOut.jpg|thumb|right|300px|This building set line is simply fabulous~!]]
*'''Street Showdown'''
**''Set number'': '''38771'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[2013]]-[[March 20|03-20]]'''
**''Pieces'': '''273'''
**''Kreons'': Knock Out, Wheeljack, Driver x2
**''Accessories'': Missile, handgun (10203), knife (10205), clawed staff, pistol (10087), traffic cone x2

: The "[[Street Showdown]]" set comes with a large Knock Out build that features a spring-loaded missile launcher in both forms. In streetcar build, he can seat a single [[Kreon]] figure, mainly the black-suited [[human]] "Driver". Unlike Wheeljack, Knock Out does not come with his own clear "Energon" torso piece. But it does not come with any fabulous details, so why bother?

: The accompanying Kreon figure comes with a clear-purple staff that ends in a toothed claw. His helmet, which debuted in this set, is also used by [[Airachnid#Kre-O|Airachnid]], [[Arcee (WFC)#Kre-O|Arcee]], [[Ripclaw (Prime)#Kre-O|Ripclaw]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)#Kre-O|Sinnertwin]], and [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]]. The helmet was also used to depict the non-toy characters [[Rampage (BW)#Kre-O online manga|Rampage]] and [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Kre-O online manga|Thunderblast]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Kre-OKnockout/knockout.htm More information on Knock Out at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kre-O-Autobot-Command-Center.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Command Center'''
**''Set number'': '''5412'''
**''Pieces'': '''461'''
**''Kreons'': [[Arcee (WFC)#CommandCenter|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Bumblebee]], Knock Out, [[Ratchet (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Ratchet]], [[Shockwave (Kre-O)#CommandCenter|Shockwave]]

: Knock Out is the "mystery figure" in the [[Autobot Command Center]] set, not appearing on the box at all, with a blank silhouette with a "?" on it to indicate one more figure. This Knock Out uses different colors and far more detailed [[tampograph]]s than the "Street Showdown" version, and comes with a small clear-purple pistol.
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===Beast Hunters===
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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Deluxe-Knockout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Rock out with your Croc Out, Knock Out.]]
*'''Knock Out''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''2 / 013'''
**''Accessories'': Crocto Claw

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Knock Out is a redeco and extensive [[retool]] of ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Knock Out, transforming into a heavily-modified sports car with a reptilian theme and a toothy grille "mouth". The 5mm ports on his rear sides have been removed, while another port was added to the roof. He comes with the "[[Crocto Claw]]", a split-jawed robotic crocodile head with a spring-loaded jaw. It can mount/be held via its two 5mm posts, be used as a flail, or it can attach to the rear of the car as a "tail".

:His instructions still depict his completed robot mode with the mis-transformed arms. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 20|twentieth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/KnockOut/knockout.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Knock Out at TFU.info]''
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===''Adventure''===
[[File:TAV-11-Bloody-Knock-Out.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hold on, didn't I already decide to change sides? [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)#Japanese release|wait...]]]]
*'''Bloody Knockout''' {{sic}} (2015-[[March 21|03-21]])
**''ID number'': '''TAV-11'''
**''Accessories'': Flail

:''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]]'' Bloody Knockout is a redeco of ''Beast Hunters'' Knock Out in black, silver, and red.

:He features a scannable badge on his robot mode chest. Scanning the sticker unlocks Bloody Knockout in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' checklist app. While it was possible to scan his badge when he was in package, this was restricted by a dummy sticker.

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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:Primetoy-KnockOutHappyMeal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Where's your famous horsepower? Show me some speed!]]
*'''Knock Out''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''8'''
:Happy Meal Knock Out is a nontransformable sports car! When you press in his grill, double cannons pop out of his hood.

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==Notes==
*Promotional blurbs for the episode "[[Deus ex Machina]]" mentioned that [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode. Given that Breakdown acts as a rival for Bulkhead in the finished episode — which [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]] was played up as for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the original ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Cartoon Network]] promotional material — the fandom concluded that Breakdown was meant to be Lugnut at some point in the episode's production. The Hub's [[Mike Vogel]] challenged this notion at [[BotCon 2011]], claiming that Lugnut had been ''Knock Out's'' original name, which had been changed because "Lugnut" wasn't "sexy" enough for the character. The ''Prime'' Season 1 Blu-ray commentary, however, proved Vogel incorrect and corroborated the original theory: Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a fiercely loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead.
*Knock Out's [[license plate]] reads "JOFY 892". Any significance to these characters is unknown.
*Some fans have interpreted Starscream's "you're one of ''those"'' line (referring to his car mode preference), Knock Out's wolf-whistling appraisal of Optimus's truck mode, the vanity about his appearance, and voice actor [[Daran Norris]]' somewhat campy performance to be clues that Knock Out is [[Transformer romance|gay]]. Moreover, the term "knockout" is commonly used to describe an attractive ''woman''. Make of all this what you will, as very little [[Humanization#Sexuality|robotic sexuality]] of any kind is evident in ''Prime'' , outside of a lightly-implied connection between [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and Arcee.
**When asked at [[BotCon 2011]], the ''Prime'' writers said that there ''is'' no designation for gay, or straight, for that matter, on Cybertron, where Transformers are created by the AllSpark, not through sexual reproductions. They also said that Knock Out is a knock out, and that the ''Nemesis'' is a very "don't ask, don't tell" place. And then they jokingly deflected the matter, claiming that Knock Out's mannerisms are not caused by any particular orientation, but are simply eccentricities caused by "a glitch in the AllSpark" the day he was created... which is unintentionally so insulting to homosexuals that it could create an awkward silence in the [[Void]].
*Knock Out is a ''Prime'' Decepticon to debut after the pilot miniseries and survive the experience, a trait he shares with only Shockwave and Predaking.
*For the live script reading of "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]" at BotCon 2011, Darran Norris was unavailable, so his lines went to [[Ernie Hudson]]. Hearing Ernie, who is quite the buff, deep-voiced dude, attempt Knock Out's particular mannerisms was... interesting.
*Knock Out is, in the Japanese dub of the cartoon, the only character (so far) aware of the existence of the [[Arms Micron]]s. He lets this knowledge slip in "[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]", where he offers to replace [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s missing arm with an Arms Micron. Starscream abruptly cuts him off before he can offer a full explanation as to just what an Arms Micron is, demanding his old arm instead.
*Knock Out, like Starscream and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], enjoys tap-dancing monkeys. And who could blame him?
*Knock Out seems very fond of human culture while disliking humans themselves: displaying a fondness for [[Synthesis|human automobiles]], taking part in [[Speed Metal|street racing]], laughing at the [[Scattered|tap-dancing monkey]] above, and even [[Thirst|watching horror movies at drive-in theaters]].
*Knock Out is the only Decepticon to officially change sides to the Autobots in the ''Prime'' cartoon.
[[File:RiD2015 - Disordered Personalities - I Can't Believe It's Not Knock Out.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Where have you gone, Joe DiKnockoutio?]]
*The animation model for Knock Out's alternate mode was re-used for a generic racer in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Disordered Personalities]]"...and was the ''only'' one of the five "field fillers" in the episode to get an up-close glamor shot. ''Hm''.

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Knock Out has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Medic Mode''' (メディックモード ''Medikku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gra, Gul, Jida, Zori
: Knock Out's box-back "Arms Up" mode has him using the [[Break Scythe]] while wearing [[Jida]] on his back. Pretty simple.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Medic Knock Out''' (''Prime'', メディックノックアウト ''Medikku Nokku Auto''), '''Bloody Knock Out''' (''Adventure'', ブラッディノックアウト ''Buraddi Nokku Auto'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jī Dăo''' (击倒, "Knock Out")
*''Russian:'' '''Knockout''' (Нокаут ''Nokaut'')

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Getaway

2017-12-03T09:42:18Z

BT383: /* Transformers Comic-Magazin */ I really hope I successfully understood all of that!

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:''Getaway is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Getaway boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Magnum Foreshortening]]
'''Getaway''' (aka '''Breakaway''') is an escape artist without compare. He's cool-headed and logical under even the craziest, most dire circumstances and that lets him figure his way out of even the trickiest surprise or sneak attack. His reputation for cool-headed escapes is legendary, dating all the way back to the infamous [[Armornecking Incident]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He even has an escape kit concealed within a hidden compartment in his heel that he can reach even when bound.<ref>Seen in "[[Prime Bomb!]]"</ref>

However, Getaway is also a bot of strong conviction and opinion and has no problem using his wily cunning to deceive and manipulate others to get what he wants. Not even his closest friends are spared from his machinations. While he understands his dubious morality of his actions, he rationalizes them, feeling the alternative he's preventing is worse.

His [[Nebulan]] [[Powermaster]] partner is [[Rev]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Powermasterspeoplepower.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Getaway will not stand for being miscolored! ...okay, yes, he will.]]
Getaway was a member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew on board the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'', and was part of a skeleton crew left aboard the ship when everyone else disembarked to watch [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] battle for leadership on the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Their presence helped prevent ''Steelhaven'' from being destroyed in a Decepticon attack. On Fortress Maximus's orders, Getaway, his crewmates, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] left the battle and took the ship back to Nebulos, on a mission to revive the fallen [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}} They made contact with a friend of the old Nebulan [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader [[Galen]] named [[Hi-Q]], but found that Nebulans had developed an acceptable level of robo-phobia after the Transformers nearly decimated their civilization last time. Hi-Q had led a research project which detonated a bomb in the atmosphere, spreading a molecular revisioning agent that converted all fuel supplies on Nebulos into a type poisonous to Transformer life. The poisoning passed the "acid test" when a pair of [[Decepticon]] vagabonds named [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] came to Nebulos looking for [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s army, and ended up poisoning themselves on local fuel and being rendered inert. Unfortunately, a jealous assistant named [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] stole and modified a new form of bio-mechanical engineering, enabling him and his partner [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] to [[Binary bonding|binary-bond]] with the Decepticons and restore them to functionality, bringing Nebulos once more under Decepticon attack.

Hearing this story, Getaway and his fellow Autobots attempted to stop the Decepticons, but proved a poor match for these new Powermaster warriors in their weakened condition. Hi-Q and his staff came to respect the Autobots for their devotion to repairing their fallen leader and determination to protect the very people intent on poisoning them if they stayed on Nebulos. They chose to undergo the same Powermaster Process that Hi-Test did, and Getaway was binary-bonded to [[Rev]], one of Hi-Q's aides. Through this transformation, the Autobots succeeded in restoring Prime to functionality and driving the Decepticons off of Nebulos. Their new Nebulan partners chose to return to Earth alongside Getaway, Prime and the others. {{storylink|People Power!}}

[[File:Border Flats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
On its way to Earth, the ''Steelhaven'' received a transmission advertising the "[[Cosmic Carnival]]," an intergalactic traveling show with attractions from many worlds. Getaway wasn't all that impressed with it, and dismissed the whole thing as a "freakshow for malfunctioning morons." Optimus and Goldbug wound up investigating it when they learned that fellow Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was part of the line-up. Due to the carnival's steep admission fee, none of the others wound up partaking in Sky Lynx's rescue. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}} ''They arrived on Earth during Christmas time. Itching for action while Prime gathered his thoughts, Getaway led the Powermasters to investigate suspected Decepticon activity in the town of [[Border Flats]]. Instead they discovered the Autobot [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] had made a mess of the town while trying to join in on the festivities. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime returned from his moment alone to impart on Getaway and the rest about their responsibility to the planet.''{{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''A [[solid light simulation]] of Getaway was used in a training mission for the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. He was likely among what [[Snarler]] referred to as "Autobot non-entities" contained within the simulation.'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}}

''After Getaway had reunited with the Autobots aboard the Ark, the ship received a distress call from Earth's surface. In response, Nightbeat assembled a combat team that included Getaway, [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and himself. Under Optimus Prime's command, they rushed to Earth to help their fallen comrades, only to find what seemed to be mythology come to life: a [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] had come to cleanse the planet of life! Getaway and the others fought valiantly against the Deathbringer, but their efforts proved futile against the seemingly invulnerable foe. Using a plan hatched by Nightbeat, Optimus used the Deathbringer's own programming against it, and caused it to self-destruct, removing Getaway and the others from danger.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}} ''Getaway also defended the Ark against an attack by the borderline deranged [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]].'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:Getaway dreadwing down.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
''During a battle against [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], Joyride inadvertently led to a human getting seriously injured. Though [[Hi-Q]] built a life-support system to heal the human, its power source was stolen by [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]]. The Autobots' initial attempt at retrieving the battery led to the [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], Throttle's ship, crashing down into the ocean. Despite Getaway's complaints that he would [[rust]], he was enlisted alongside the rest of the Autobot Powermasters to retrieve the power cell from the briny deep. Already on a thirty-minute time limit before their Nebulan partners ran out of air, the Autobots were met with further interference when the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] turned up. Despite barely holding his own against the likes of [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakill]] and [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], Getaway was forced to disengage from Rev so that his partner could see the power cell's retrieval through while he carried on fighting. This ultimately led to the Autobots' triumph; as soon as the Dreadwing's cockpit was breached, putting the Decepticon Nebulans inside at risk of drowning, the Seacons abandonned the offensive to rescue them. The Autobots resurfaced with both their hides and the power cell intact... though that didn't stop Getaway from complaining as he spotted a spot of rust on his wrist.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

When the Decepticon [[Air Strike Patrol]] attacked [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in [[Tampa]], Getaway questioned the need for Autobot involvement. Limited resources and personnel meant the Ark would be virtually unguarded if they ventured down to Earth. Nevertheless, Prime insisted. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Getaway's words proved prophetic, however, as it quickly became apparent that the Decepticon [[Micromaster]]s had lured the Autobots away from the Ark deliberately. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} Optimus Prime ordered a full Autobot retreat back to the shuttle while he remained behind as a rear guard. Reluctantly, Getaway and the others complied, even when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] broke ranks to remain behind with Prime. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} Back aboard the Ark, Getaway tried to throttle information out of [[Blackjack]], the Micromaster who rigged the Ark with explosives, only to discover the countdown had already begun and was irreversible. Ratchet managed to rig a portal to transport the explosives to Cybertron, but seemingly at the cost of his own life. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

[[File:Getaway manacles.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|"Now, I will disarm the missiles with both hands tied behind my back..."]]
''At some point during his time on Earth, Getaway learned that some humans would use credit cards to open locked doors. He immediately procured one for himself, and stashed it in a secret compartment should the need ever arise for it.''

''Out of nostalgia for a time when he had lived inside a computer game, Optimus kept a spare copy of his mind stored in a floppy disc at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] Unfortunately, this made the installation a target for Decepticons, who could put the disc to malicious use. Getaway, Slapdash and Joyride were tasked with guard duty at the game company, and shortly after they had taken up the task, Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked. The Autobots were forced to scramble for cover, allowing Darkwing access to the building while Dreadwind remained on the offensive. Though Getaway managed to double back and get inside Alternate Reality, Inc. as well, Slapdash and Joyride were temporarily taken out by enemy fire.''

''Getaway battled Darkwing inside, while [[Rev]] likewise fought with [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]]. The scuffle ended with Getaway's shotgun destroyed, and the Decepticons limping away with the disc in-hand. Knowing that if the Decepticons combined into their [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]] mode they would definitely escape, Getaway pushed his powermaster partner to his limit and leaped upon the two jets as they reached one another. Dreadwind and Darkwing managed to combine, but with Getaway's hand stuck in their combination joint! As they took off, Getaway and Rev wound up getting tugged along for the ride.''

''Getaway was captured by the Decepticons aboard Scorponok's orbiting spacecraft, where both he and Rev were imprisoned in energy manacles, and thrown in the brig. Left unsupervised, Getaway immediately got to work on an escape plan. Using the credit card he kept hidden on him, he deflected one of his cage's energy bars (which only affected metal) allowing him a gap to reach out and turn the cage's power off. Getaway was now free to move about, and in due course had Rev mobile as well. He instructed his Nebulan partner to find them an escape pod while he saw to botching up Optimus's assassination. Getaway interfaced with the computer Scorponok was using to program a smart missile, one that could track Optimus wherever he went. The computer showed signs of a rudimentary intelligence, and introduced itself as "[[A.B.C.]]"''

''Getaway desperately attempted to appeal to A.B.C., telling the computer of how the missile's target was a brave and noble soul. A.B.C. could only state that it had not been programmed to disarm the missile as Getaway continued to delve into Optimus's inspirational qualities. Though Getaway seemingly failed to get through to A.B.C., Rev succeeded in locating a means of escape. With the Decepticons due to check up on them, Getaway and his partner were forced to leave. As the smart missile launched, Getaway at least managed to contact Optimus Prime, warning him of the incoming payload.''

''By the time Getaway and Rev made it back to [[Autobase]], Optimus Prime has already left to meet the missile on his own. Getaway went after Prime to help in any way he could. Arriving at Prime's side, he found his leader intact while the smart missile was lying on the ground, an apparent dud. Getaway realized that he had gotten through to A.B.C. after all, and that the computer had disarmed the missile after hearing of Prime's greatness and compassion. Though Optimus was saddened that the sentient computer would have likely been destroyed once Scorponok learned of its betrayal, Getaway told him to rejoice instead, as he was the one who inspired Earth's very first fully-independent A.I. to make a decision for itself.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

[[File:Starscream autobots fallen star.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
''After Starscream came back, revived as a [[Pretender]] and joined the ranks of Scorponok's Decepticons, he (mistakenly) thought every other Con thought him of a loser and relic—while in truth they were terrified of his power. Going on a stroll, he stumbled into an Autobot scout party composed of Getaway, [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and [[Cloudburst]]. Scared, the Autobots proposed to leave peacefully, but the angry Starscream (thinking the Bots meant he wasn't worth fighting) attacked them. After seeing his comrades quickly dispatched, Getaway fled, stating "Gotta... get away!" But he did NOT get away this time; Starscream overtook him, and with a single blast, left him a smoldering wreck on a nearby dirt road.'' {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

After the Autobots sought out the lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], only for the Decepticon [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to come into possession of the mystical artifact, the latter began to rampage through the Ark. With the Matrix's energies fueling Thunderwing's rampage, Getaway and many others were unsuccessful in beating him back. Only the ingenuity of Nightbeat allowed the Autobots to escape total annihilation, and Thunderwing was cast out into the void of space. {{storylink|All Fall Down}} Afterward, Getaway and his fellow Powermasters were part of a team that retrieved the [[Classic Pretender]]s from [[VsQs]], left stranded there by Thunderwing. Thereafter, the Autobots pursued recreational exploits to get their minds off the imminent threat of [[Unicron]]. During this period, an unhappy [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] lost a game of [[Cybertronian games#Fullstasis|Fullstasis]] to Getaway. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} [[File:Getaway end of the road.jpg|thumb|"I'm Getaway, not [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]!"]] When the grotesque fusion of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] began rampaging aboard the Ark, Optimus Prime was reluctant to harm the creature that was half his oldest friend. As more Autobots were injured by the entity, however, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] became fed up with Prime's hesitation and demanded he deal with the problem, permanently, or else he would invoke the [[Crisis Act]] and forcibly remove Optimus from command. A quick glance at the Autobots present, Getaway among them, confirmed that Kup's threat wasn't an idle one. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

Despite the growing mistrust in Optimus Prime's leadership, Getaway and the Autobots agreed to his unconditional surrender to Scorponok and the Decepticons, in the interests of establishing a united front against [[Unicron]]. Getaway was taken into custody by Octopunch and Bludgeon as Optimus spoke with Scorponok on the matter. {{storylink|Surrender!}} As the war moved back to Cybertron, Getaway and the Autobots battled a squad of Unicron cultists. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Getaway was among the last Autobots standing during the Decepticons' assault on [[Klo]]. He was eventually trapped in a box canyon, and took a direct hit from [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], which blew him up but good. Presumably, he would have almost immediately have been revived by the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
After Backstreet botched a sting operation, endangering many humans in the process, he panicked and went on the run rather than face the consequences of his actions. Fearing that Backstreet might imperil himself or more innocents in his flight from justice, Optimus ordered the other Autobots to track him down and bring him in. Getaway and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] nearly spotted the fugitive while driving down a winding mountain trail, but Backstreet drove off a cliff to evade capture. Unsure whether or not the suddenly-vanished vehicle had been their teammate in any case, the two Autobots drove on. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Getaway ShadowOfEvil.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A-anything for a [[Getaway#Notes|running gag]], Simon! ''Urk-''"]]
Getaway was seen among the Autobots in [[2009]], after the [[Time Wars]] altered the flow of history to make the Autobots the losers of the war for Cybertron. Limping their way back to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, the Autobots were sabotaged by one of their own and crashlanded on the planet. Hard. Those that survived then had to face [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], who had been driven mad by the evil essence of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] growing inside him. Getaway's smoldering corpse was seen among the ruins of the [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]], although whether he died in the crash or was exterminated by his own leader is unclear. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Grimlock prime ark crew break-away.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Getaway was among the "new age" Autobots who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] about their more brutal methods. When Grimlock threatened to quit the Autobots, Prime seemed all too willing to let him, and the two of them actually came to blows. After about ten minutes, though, Getaway and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] decided the fight was probably a "draw". Having apparently beaten some sense into each other, Optimus Prime agreed to allow Grimlock his autonomy, to lead "Earthforce" while he and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew took off for space. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In an alternate future of [[2009]], Getaway was one of seven surviving Autobots on Earth, possibly in the universe. Alongside [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]], [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], he participated in a last-ditch effort to show the rest of the world that there remained resistance in the United States, fighting against [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]'s tyrannical rule. Upon approaching the Decepticons' Powerbase however, Getaway snapped, unable to simply sneak past the installations' guards and avoid a direct confrontation further. He leaped upon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], prompting Guzzle and Chainclaw to join him in the impromptu distraction while the rest of their team proceeded. He wound up getting slain in battle, though the rest of his team succeeded in their task. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Getaway was among the Autobots monitoring the Decepticons from a distance when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] made peaceful gestures to Humanity in [[New York City]]. The Autobots returned to the Ark and discovered that a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] that the Decepticons had gifted to New York was actually Snaptrap in disguise. Snaptrap went on a rampage and the Decepticons used this distraction to attack various other targets. Prime led the Autobots to narrowly defeat this menace. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}

In [[1973]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}} Getaway attended a meeting in which Optimus Prime lectured the Autobots on the basics of their mission and existence, and applauded Slapdash's call for a one-world Autobot government. He reminded his fellow Autobots that they were loners and weren't as committed to their cause as the Decepticons. Later, the Decepticons attacked an [[oil tanker]], and Getaway helped in the rescue effort. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|A Big Day for Powermaster Optimus Prime}} Those events would later be observed via log recording by Autobots in the year [[2008]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 17|Powermaster Optimus Prime - A Robot, a Hero}}

Getaway was among the Autobots sent to stop a group of Decepticons led by Darkwing from stealing missiles from the Nevada Alpha nuclear base. Along with Joyride and Slapdash, he faced off against Darkwing, but proved unable to stop him escaping with three missiles in tow. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 8|Save Nevada Alpha}} When a dimensional portal opened during a battle with Megatron in Alaska, allowing Transformers from the past and future to join the battle, Getaway and Joyride expressed confusion as to how that could have happened. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} At some point, Getaway, Slapdash, Joyride, and Optimus Prime battled Dreadwind and Darkwing in Central Park. Optimus later watched a recording of the battle to try and determine the Decepticons' next move. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 10|Transformers in Action: Wanderer Between the Worlds}} The Autobot Powermasters participated in a battle to stop a group of Decepticons from destroying a freighter carrying barrels of plutonium. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}} They later rolled out to stop the Decepticons from preventing the launch of an Earth spy satellite. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}}

The characteristics of Getaway and the other Powermaster Autobots were reviewed by Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

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As he traveled through [[Zero Space]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] observed the Autobots' confrontation with a [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] in [[Denver]] in the past; a battle at which Getaway was present. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

During the invasion of the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], Getaway and a team of Autobots comprising [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] aboard the ''[[Lancer Two]]'' were shot down by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s forces when they revealed their full defensive power. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TWW AgeofWrath2 Getaway.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where we're going, we don't need roads.]]
After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] managed to take over Cybertron, Getaway remained one of the few free Autobots, not enslaved in the Decepticons' labor camps. As part of a ploy to capture one of Megatron's [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]], the drones he had used to conquer the planet, Getaway acted as bait for the Autobot resistance, and led a squadron into an to [[Nova Cronum]]. There, the drones were ambushed by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s squad of Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}} After two had been destroyed, the surviving drone appeared to shut itself down before suddenly reactivating and augmenting itself with upgraded weaponry. Getaway was the first to go down, but managed to attach the [[inhibitor claw]] onto the drone just as it was preparing to execute [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.3|The Age of Wrath #3}}
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Nightbeat and Getaway brought the inert drone to Perceptor, who discovered upon analyzing it that it was powered by cyberstatic energy. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{quote|''Bomp''. When you—''bomp''—say something funny or clever or ''bomp'', that's what I do. You hate it. You say it's patronising. Which it '''''is'''''. Which is why I do it.|Getaway}}
{{quote|I have '''''no''''' idea who you are. Or why you keep saying "bomp".|[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]|"[[Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely]]"}}
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[[File:TheLopsidedTriangle-MTOs.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|"We were to be airdropped into a virtual hell on Earth in order to engage in a life-or-death offensive to locate and retrieve the Commissioner's lost keys."]]
'''Getaway of the [[Corcapsia Incursion]]''' was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]] during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. A "[[M.T.O.|Made To Order]]" soldier, he was brought online by [[Autobot High Command]] from a stockpile of frozen [[spark]]s originally harvested from the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] back during the days of [[Nova Prime]]. Along with the rest of his unit, Getaway was 'born' and educated shortly before he was to be deployed on [[Corcapsia]]. According to Getaway, a few seconds after his education he was airdropped into a battlefield and, as his brain hadn't properly grasped his primary function, he panicked and ran away from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} A little-known fact is he's shown signs of possible Matrix affinity. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster GetawayKupHufferBroadside.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Stuck in a trench with three complainers. Getaway is planning his escape even as we speak.]]
Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s first apocalyptic assault, the besieged Autobots prepared for the big push against their positions by the Decepticons. The injured Getaway was in a trench alongside [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], waiting for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s morale-boosting broadcast to the Autobot forces, a transmission that never came. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Getaway joined the [[Diplomatic Corps]], which was actually just a front for Autobot [[Special Operations]]. Answering to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] and partnered with [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], Getaway embarked on a mission to investigate [[Chief Justice]] [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]]. Getaway and Skids shadowed Tyrest for years, always staying one step behind to avoid suspicion from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. The two became close friends and Getaway would often playfully jab (''"bomp"'') Skids on the chin; an in-joke between the two. When some of Tyrest's... ''shadier'' dealings came to Prowl's attention, he ordered Getaway and Skids to hunt the Chief Justice down and shoot him with a "[[Nudge gun|thought bullet]]" that would implant the impulse to resign from his position. After they tracked Tyrest to his secret staging ground- [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Skids successfully made the shot.

[[File:Getaway Skids ArmTheLonely.jpg|thumb|left|''Se-cret... Aaaaa-gent 'Bots!'']]
However, Tyrest's mind had already been damaged and the thought bullet did nothing more than alert him to the Autobot duo's presence. While Skids managed to escape Luna 1, Getaway was captured and imprisoned by Tyrest's [[Legislator]]s. He spent months alternately being ranted over by the Chief Justice or tortured on the [[variable voltage harness|VVH]] by Tyrest's new enforcer, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. Eventually, Getaway got a full picture of what Tyrest was planning. The only reason Getaway was not executed was because Tyrest felt the information he possessed was too valuable. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Conversely, Getaway was able to gather information regarding Tyrest's plans to reach [[Cyberutopia]] through the [[Warren]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:Getawaymtmte.jpg‎|upright=1.87|thumb|They say that first impressions are always the hardest to forget.]]
Finally, the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' happened upon Luna 1, and Getaway and Skids were reunited in one of Tyrest's prisoner cells. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Skids had followed protocol after escaping, wiping his own memories, and thus was unable to recognize his old partner. Getaway filled in the blanks related to Skids' memory problems and told [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] of Tyrest's "[[universal killswitch]]"- a horrific device that would terminate any Transformers that were [[Reproduction|constructed cold]]. Getaway then proceeded to cobble together the means to escape from various items donated by the other Autobots in the cell, and the group headed off to confront Tyrest. Unfortunately, the Chief Justice had managed to reverse-engineer a "weapon of mass-suggestion" from the thought bullet that was used on him, paralyzed the Autobots with it, and activated the killswitch. Having been constructed cold himself, Getaway spasmed in agony on the ground as the killswitch began its lethal work. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

Fortunately, Tyrest's plans were foiled and the killswitch deactivated- saving Getaway's life, among others. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} The next day, Rodimus and Getaway ventured back to the initial [[spark]] "hot spot" the ''Lost Light'' crew had discovered upon first landing on Luna-1, only to discover it had gone dark and would not reignite. Getaway then accompanied Rodimus to Tyrest's control room, where [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] had managed to establish contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

[[File:Winners&Losers Getaway.jpg|left|upright=0.6|thumb|You say that now, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|but just wait...]]]]
After Ultra Magnus had been left in charge of the ''Lost Light'', he and Getaway were summoned by [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]] to one of its shuttle bays. On the way there, Getaway asked how Magnus was handling leadership and the two lightly discussed Magnus's attempts to "soften his image" amongst the crew through his use of more informal language. After arriving at the shuttle bay, they beheld the severed tip of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s thumb, which had been previously stored there and was now levitating and pressing against the inside of the ship's hull. Getaway was awed by the very fact that they even had a piece of Metroplex aboard, let alone what it was currently doing. Going from what Tyrest had once upon a time told Getaway about [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] being interconnected, Brainstorm theorized that Metroplex was somehow communicating with them and nudging the ''Lost Light'' in a certain direction. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}}

With the ship parked at the bottom of an alien sea and under attack from [[Ammonite]]s, Getaway joined a group heading for something called the [[Rodpod]], and was flabbergasted to find Rodpod was a shuttle designed after Rodimus's head. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} ''That'' was the moment Getaway decided that Rodimus needed to be deposed for the good of the mission. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} While being pursued by Ammonites, the Autobots discovered they had flown into Metroplex's eye socket. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} While Getaway was still trying to deal with the fact that they were inside a head inside a head, Brainstorm discovered traces of [[admium]] in the water and had Getaway ring [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], though he just got Swerve's answering service. They also found a drydock, but some exploration of Metroplex's interior just led them in a circle. They arrived back at the Rodpod in time for it to explode courtesy of an Ammonite. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}}

Swerve eventually returned Getaway's call with an urgent message to evacuate the area on account of the swarm of Ammonites heading their way. After an attempt to interrogate the bomber Ammonite which ended with the questionee exploding, the group of Autobots encountered [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] {{Storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} and Getaway defused the tension by pointing out the two newcomers were Autobots. He, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], and Skids engaged the Ammonites who subsequently poured in while the others went to meet [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} Unfortunately when Metroplex teleported back to Cybertron, the Ammonites came too, so the trio still had their hands full, at least until Metroplex's immune system abruptly came back online and the Ammonites all perished. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Getaway and Skids later hung out in [[Swerve's]], at least until the proprietor almost messed himself over [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] being in the bar, and Getaway hastily excused himself. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When billions of Ammonites invaded, Getaway joined in the defense of Cybertron as [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] led a team to face [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], the mastermind behind the whole affair. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

{{bigquote|I'm not a bad person, I just have strong beliefs.|Getaway|[[The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds]]}}

Knowing that under Rodimus's leadership they'd never find the Knights, Getaway and [[Atomizer]] came up with a plan to blackmail him into surrendering his position. They attempted to trick him into violating a confidential vote, but he failed to take the bait. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Worse still, when mass-murdering superbastard Megatron was given a suspended sentence, allowed the Autobrand, and co-captaincy of the ''Lost Light'', Getaway was further ''unhappy'' so he, Atomizer and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] plotted to set up new captain Megatron to "attack" an Autobot and metaphorically hang himself. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} The first attempt by Whirl failed, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} so the escapologist hit on a new plan: he'd groom a patsy to, eventually, attack Megatron and be killed. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[File:PredestinationABeginnersGuide- GetawayandTailgate.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Getaway wears a literal shadow to aid in literary foreshadowing.]]
Naive little Tailgate fit the bill. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}} Getaway sought him out, bigging up the little fellow's heroics on Luna-1 and saying it was Prime worthy. When Tailgate admitted he had tried to lie about being a [[Golden Age]] hero before, Getaway sympathized and brought up his own less-than-illustrious career before joining the Diplomatic Corps, before giving Tailgate an affectionate "bomp" on the chin. (Did he notice Cyclonus storming out of the bar in disapproval?)

All of this was interrupted when the spaceship began to vanish and they found themselves drifting in space on the [[Rodpod]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Then the crew of the Rodpod ''also'' began to vanish and the Autobots tried to work out what was causing it. Getaway admitted to being a M.T.O. in case that was the cause but it turned out that only original crewmembers were vanishing. This left Getaway as part of the remaining crew, who proceeded to stumble upon a destroyed ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} They split up to investigate and Getaway and Skids, together again, searched the wreckage. En route, they talked about their issues with Megatron and that they worried they would stop hating him because his death toll was too big to process. Things took a macabre turn when they caught up with [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] and found a huge pile of mutilated corpses of their fellow crewmembers, corpses that indicated the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] had been through. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} It luckily (well, not for ''this'' crew) turned out that these were quantum duplicates of the original crew, and they were able to get the original ''Lost Light'' back. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

As the ''Lost Light'' carried on its mission, Getaway and his cabal began asking the crew what side they'd take in a ''purely hypothetical'' mutiny against Megatron and Rodimus. Any crew member that would not was shot with the "nudge gun" and forgot all about the conversation. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:Getaway's innocent conversation with Tailgate.jpg‎|left|upright=1.67|thumb|''When you're out in a club And you see a Tailgate DO THE CREEP! (Haaaa!)'']]
Getaway arranged to go fishing for [[Legislator]] parts in the oil lake with Tailgate (50 points for a head!) but they met up for drinks first. After listening to a ''slight'' fabrication of Tailgate's recent time travel escapades, Getaway just ''happened'' to ''accidentally'' mention that Cyclonus had called him a "simple-minded" coward behind his back for being scared on his deathbed. He was ''totally'' against that and Cyclonus's problems! Don't worry Tailgate, another drink would help (oh hush that you don't want anymore) and oh don't mention to Cyclonus that I told you this, eh? {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

And I definitely didn't nudge gun you, that's just a headache Tailgate, cor you sure can't hold your drink. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

Brainstorm, Getaway, and Skids invaded [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]'s room to <s>show off</s> teach her practical skills (escaping chains in his case) only to find she would rather read a psychological treatise by [[Froid]]. When Nautica said Rung had implied he ghostwrote it "just now", Getaway passive-aggressively insulted Rung as boring and tried to "bomp" his way out of it when Skids objected. It was ''just a joke'', Skids, geez! They patched it up when they went to [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake on the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'' i.e. to a huge dance party, where both of them hit on [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]].

[[File:Getaway photon the sensuous frame.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb]]
Later, a fatigued Getaway was found resting by Nightbeat and both of them found a panicked, screaming [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]. They pursued him to the ship's morgue out of curiosity and Getaway found the ''warm'' corpse of [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]. After accidentally using one of Brainstorm's devices that exposed cloaking fields, they discovered some strange technorganic parasites on the corpses and on Getaway's ''face'', which started burning as soon as noticed. That's when strange alien creatures attacked! {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} The pair managed to fight them off for a time, until Nightbeat realized that the aliens were [[personality tick]]s feeding off of Getaway's natural charisma. After Rodimus and Megatron accidentally took care of the entire infestation, Getaway joined the rest of the crew for a disco party. Naturally, Getaway took the opportunity to go dancing with Tailgate, much to Cyclonus's chagrin. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} Getaway later went along on the trip to the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s planet, spending the ride there chatting with Tailgate. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

{{spoiler|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|December 29}}

Among Getway and Atomizer's last "recruits" was [[Mainframe]], and Getaway was able to win the lonely bot's support by claiming to have faith in him to take advantage of a situation in which they could use to remove Megatron and his supporters from the ''Lost Light''. While pleased with the ease of this particular manipulation, Getaway then shared his thoughts on their next interviewee, the temporarily awake Thunderclash, believing him to be nothing more than a glorified trophy cabinet. Indeed, Getaway would later scoff at how readily the popular Autobot agreed to the plans for a mutiny. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

[[File:GetawaypressuresTailgate TheLopsidedTriangle.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|]]
Getaway put the final stages of his anti-Megatron plan in motion one night at [["Visages"]]; after recounting the story of his birth and teaching Tailgate some [[chirolinguistics]], Getaway offered Tailgate a gift: a pair of clip-on [[mnemosurgery]] needles. Although Tailgate was surprised- as he'd never asked for a pair—Getaway changed the subject by telling him that he'd been setting up the ancient bond of the [[Conjunx Endura|Conjunx Ritus]]—the first step of becoming a [[Conjunx Endura]]. In order to finish the ceremony Getaway told Tailgate that he would need to prove his commitment with a spectacular demonstration of his love. Getaway requested that Tailgate use the mnemo-needles to reprogram the sleeping Megatron's mind; the needles were fakes, but Getaway knew that Megatron would immediately flip out and kill the little guy. To ensure that Tailgate wouldn't survive, Getaway also gave Tailgate a dud 'Ravage detector', knowing that Ravage would alert Megatron to the intrusion. Getaway later met with Whirl and Atomizer after Whirl started having second thoughts about the plan. However, Tailgate had already set off to do the deed, and Atomizer shot Whirl with Getaway's old nudge gun to keep him from squealing. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[File:Getawaybound SpeakMemoryPt2.jpg|right|upright=0.9|thumb|Oh, he will. At least as far as he's concerned -- much to the chagrin of everybody else.]]
However, Whirl was able to send out one last warning to Cyclonus before his memory was lost and Cyclonus subsequently foiled Getaway's plan. After [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] used his mnemosurgery skills to find out who put Tailgate up to it, Ultra Magnus arrested both Getaway and Atomizer. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} During the rogue memosurgeon [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder's]] attack on the ''Lost Light'', Tailgate discovered Getaway locked away in the ship's brig, the escape artist's arms, legs, jaw and voicebox having been removed to prevent any possible escape. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

{{spoiler|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|December 29}}

[[File:Getawayunloads HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|]]
And he didn't escape. Instead, the bot's who'd agreed to his idea of getting rid of Megatron let him out, and Mainframe informed Getaway that he had followed Getaway's suggestion and taken advantage of a signal coming from the Necrobot's planet to get Megatron and his "fan club" off-ship. Getaway had Atomizer contact General [[Neech]] of the [[Galactic Council]] to inform him they were stranding Megatron and were free to move in. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Once Megatron, Rodimus, and all the people who'd said "no" (including Whirl, because how ''dare'' he get in the way) were trapped on the Necrobot's planet, they contacted the ''Lost Light'', just as Getaway arrived on the bridge. Getaway took the time to inform the abandoned crewmembers of exactly how he'd done that and why, snarling at how Megatron's atrocities were being written off as "missteps—painful but necessary—on Megatron's path to self-discovery", and informed them they were about to have visitors before cutting the transmission. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Getaway's moment of triumph was interrupted by the rest of the crew questioning his deal with the Council, and so Getaway lied to them that he had made sure their fellow Autobots would not be harmed. He contacted the Galactic Council to try and amend their agreement to allow for the safety of the stranded Autobots, but the only response the Council was prepared to give him was that they made no such promise to do so and refused his attempts to deal with them. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

Getaway agreed with Atomizer's suggestion that they needed to win the crew back to their side with a clean win, and set Perceptor to work trying to decrypt the information the escapologist had gathered from Tyrest regarding the Warren. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} In spite of his braggado, he may have felt guilty about sacrificing so many Autobots. When a time fissure reopened at [[Swerve's]], allowing him to look back at departed souls, Getaway looked back at a gathering of the ones he'd left for the Council. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Three weeks after the mutiny, Getaway held a team meeting regarding Perceptor's confirmation of the Warren, concluding that they could use it to reach Cyberutopia within weeks. Getaway briefly alarmed when a distress signal came in, though when he learned it was only from the [[Frayus|Frayians]], he claimed that aiding them would only be a "distraction" now that their goal was in sight and that was why they had gotten rid of Rodimus. An incensed Thunderclash snapped at Getaway, and ''then'' the transmission from Rodimus that Getway had been afraid of was broadcast to everyone gathered, announcing the stranded crew mates would soon be executed by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and that Getway was responsible. The panicked Getaway deleted the rest of the transmission, claiming it to be fake and asked for everyone but Atomizer and Thunderclash to clear the room. Unable to come up with a convincing lie to discredit the transmission, once Thunderclash declared that he was going to round up volunteers for a rescue mission, Atomizer incapacitated him with an arrow and Getaway then emptied his nudge gun onto Thunderclash, knocking him into stasis, before unloading a final blast onto the eavesdropping Riptide.

Knowing that word would soon spread through the ship of his treachery, Getaway had [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] released from the brig, informing the psychotherapist about the recent events and requesting Sunder's help to put Thunderclash in a memory loop and alter the rest of the crews' memories so that they believed Rodimus and the others to have left of their own volition. Sunder was happy to help... provided that they gave him [[Life cord|life cords]] from twenty-five crew members for him to feast upon in exchange. Getaway actually refused at first, but Froid, fascinated with Getaway's narcissism and inferiority complexes, nudged him to accept the deal, and so Getaway agreed to give Sunder those who were undecided with the initial proposal to join the mutiny. With the additional manipulation of the ''Lost Light'''s security team to believe anyone acting against Getaway was an undercover Decepticon, Getaway and Atomizer filled the oil reservoir with domesticated [[Scraplet|scraplets]] so that the twenty-five sacrifices could be stripped down to their life-cords, which were then preserved in the vats of Engex at [[Swerve's]] for Sunder. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

After two weeks, Mirage and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] returned to the ''Lost Light'', and Getaway informed them of his leadership, skirting First Aid's questions by pointing out [[Blades (G1)|Blade's]] injuries. First Aid was suspicious of his lack of access in the med-bay and Thunderclash's condition, and so Getaway, prepared to throw him in the oil reservoir if First Aid admitted he didn't trust him, lied about why a substantial part of the crew was missing. In any case, First Aid didn't buy it, and later met up with his team, Mirage, and Riptide at the now-defunct Swerve's... but Getaway had known of their secret meeting, and showed up with the ''Lost Light'''s security team. As Riptide had revealed most of the details abut Getaway's mutiny, he was forced to tell them the truth about Thunderclash. However, when [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] turned on the bar's lights, revealing the horrifying sight of the engex-preserved life-cords, he realized the point of no return was crossed. Getaway prepared his gun, but was decked across the face with a glass by an invisible Mirage. While the security team chased after the returnees, {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle}} Getaway confronted Riptide, whom he realised had not been affected by his nudge gun due to his multiple blasts upon Thunderclash. While he claimed to Riptide that "team Megatron" had never cared about him, Riptide threw the accusation back in Getaway's face. His ego bruised, Getaway decided to have Mirage and the Protectobots placed in memory loops as well, and in order to pay Sunder for the arrangement, made Riptide forget how to transform with his nudge gun and left him in the scraplet-filled oil reservoir. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Snapper]] referred to [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]] as making "like Getaway". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Getaway, [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] were shocked to discover that the Decepticons had developed [[Powermaster]] technology as well when they encountered [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] while out for a drive. The three Autobots used their Nebulan partners to transform to robot mode and fight back. They were soon joined by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and his own partner, [[Hi-Q]] who provided additional firepower against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Powermasters|Powermasters commercial}}
*During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], Getaway mistook [[Quickswitch]] for a Decepticon. He was quickly corrected by another Autobot, and Quickswitch made use of his many modes to help the Autobots overpower the Decepticons. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Quickswitch|Quickswitch commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a battle eons ago, Getaway, Slapdash, and Joyride were defeated and almost killed by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. They were only saved from certain doom when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and drove both of the Decepticons off. Many years later on [[Earth]], the three Autobots encountered Dreadwind and Darkwing again, and this time they weren't so lucky. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:MF-toy Lightfoot.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I want to Getaway, I want to flyyyyy away...]]
*'''Getaway''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories:'' Rev Powermaster unit, [[plasma-shell shotgun|Plasma-Shell Shotgun]]

:Getaway transforms into a racing-modified white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Mazda RX|Mazda RX-7 FC3S]]. Plasma-Shell shotgun can be plugged onto the vehicle roof for storage via [[5mm post]]. Attaching [[Rev]] (or any other Powermaster unit) into the Powermaster socket on the vehicle's hood unlocks Getaway's transformation sequence into [[robot mode]], though one ''can'' unlock the transformation simply by pressing down on the panel without Rev. Getaway's robot mode is mostly static with articulation restricted to arms.

:Getaway has some design peculiarities. The lower legs work like a single unit à la fellow Powermaster [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], but they are actually separate sections only held together by the spoiler. Even the spoiler's sticker has a cut down the middle! Furthermore, the car front hinge was likely double-jointed to allow the car chunk to go flat against the figure's back, but was budgeted out. Evidence of this is left behind in the two layered plates (instead of a single piece) that form the figure's back for no reason. Getaway is also nearly 1" taller in robot mode than either of his fellow Powermasters, Joyride and Slapdash.

:This toy was sold in Japan as [[Lightfoot (Masterforce)#Super-God Masterforce|Lightfoot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Getaway/getaway.htm More information on Getaway at TFU.Info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Breakaway.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With this increased [[articulation]] I can backstab my friends with even greater efficiency!]]
*'''Autobot Throttle & Autobot Breakaway''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Small gun, big gun, [[Rev#Generations|Throttle]] Titan Master

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Breakaway is a retool of the second wave's [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|Chromedome]], with a new face based on Alex Milne's Getaway design from ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. He transforms from a robot (based on Chromedome's appearance in the "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Shadowplay]]" story) to futuristic car and back. Breakaway's head can transform into the [[Titan Master]] Throttle, who can either drive Breakaway in vehicle mode or pilot Breakaway's larger weapon, which can also attach via tabs to the roof of the vehicle mode. The toy shares some engineering with [[Dead End (G1)#CombinerWars|''Combiner Wars'' Dead End]] while not actually sharing any parts. It ''does'' reuse several parts from ''Titans Return'' [[Blurr (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blurr]], including the thighs and kneepads, smaller rifle, and the Titan Master's robot mode.

:Some of the instructions were erroneously packaged with ''Titans Return'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Hot Rod]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Breakaway movie toy.jpg|thumb|"Hey! I'm no Bay-former!"]]
*An [[homage]] to Getaway, [[Breakaway (Movie)|Breakaway]], was released as a Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] as a late part of the [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie toyline]]. Its name was intended to be "Getaway," but the [[trademark]] could not be secured. The [[redeco]] was originally intended to be ''this'' Getaway, and part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]].
*When asked why Getaway was killed so often in his stories, [[Simon Furman]] commented that with a name like Getaway it would be funny if he did not get away.
*For some reason Getaway's character model in the Marvel UK and US features a mouth and a reasonably prominent chin. His toy and IDW appearances feature a [[mouthplate|faceplate]] (as does his Japanese cartoon counterpart [[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]]). His Universe homage (see above) goes without a faceplate.
*Getaway's IDW incarnation is written with a New Zealand accent.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/383004941192687616 James Roberts on Getaway's nationality on Twitter]</ref>

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

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

Sideswipe (RID 2015)

2017-11-03T15:26:45Z

BT383: /* Rescue Bots */

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{{disambig3.5|the Autobot from ''Robots in Disguise''|the Autobot from ''War for Cybertron''|Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Rid2015-sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The next master of Hatenko's Fist of the Key.]]

Rebel, bad-boy, competitive; these are all things that describe '''Sideswipe''', who's always happy to show off his prowess in the heat of battle. Sideswipe is, at his core, a lone wolf who tends to look out for himself, but when push come to shove, he heeds the call to action, jumping into the fight with his sword at the ready. Sideswipe is always quick with his words, and quicker with his hands, and is all about getting the drop on his enemies. And he always makes sure to look cool while doing it!

He's also a bit of a smart-aleck, and this tends to cheese off his comrades, and his predilection for going off and doing his own thing usually gets under the skin of his teammates. His rebellious nature belies his obvious disdain for authority, even his leader [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Don't even get him started on his teammate [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who rarely fails to reprimand him when he bends the rules. Although Sideswipe still has a lot of growing up to do, he's basically a good kid underneath his cocky exterior–once he gets over his obvious issues with teamwork.

Sometimes he works with the [[Mini-Con]]s [[Windstrike]], [[Barithunder]], or [[Great Byte]]. He can also combine with Bumblebee to form [[Beeside]], and they can combine even further with the rest of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to form [[Ultra Bee]].

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Ruggero Andreozzi]] (Italian), [[Bastian Sierich]] (German), [[Arturo Castañeda]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Ridha Hassani]] (Arabic), [[Heikki Mäkäräinen]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:PilotPart1 Sideswipe Cybertronian vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sideswipe is a big fan of the Fish of Fury strategy.]]
In the past, Sideswipe was moved around from home to home, leaving him with deep abandonment issues. {{storylink|Exiles}}

In [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon City]], {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} Sideswipe was tearing up the pavement under a statue of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he was apprehended by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Handcuffed to her, he was basically forced to accompany her as she followed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and was put to work getting a [[space bridge]] functional so the trio could go to [[Earth]]. Once there, Sideswipe wasted no time in making himself scarce, and swiftly encountered both [[Russell Clay]] and the Decepticon [[Underbite]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Basically forced to choose between helping Bumblebee or listen to [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] chatter, Sideswipe picked the former option, and ended up being instrumental in stopping Underbite by luring the Decepticon to a quarry. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:TrustExercises Grimbee.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Just who is that mysterious but totally cool stranger?]]
Strongarm and Sideswipe continued having trouble working together, inadvertently resulting in Strongarm's comms being damaged. When the pair went sent on a mission to investigate fugitive signals, they split up, and Sideswipe later returned to base to discover Strongarm had gone missing. When he and Russell found Strongarm had been taken captive by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], Sideswipe masqueraded as the Decepticon "Grimbee" as a distraction, and Strongarm was successfully freed. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} Sideswipe took part in the capturing of [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. He and the team later found themselves tangling with [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], and were unprepared for the Decepticon's ability to split into component parts. Though impressed with the rocket Chop Shop had constructed, Sideswipe and the rest of the team captured him. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sideswipe and Strongarm continued to squabble even as they went to a [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|museum]] to investigate a Decepticon signal. Splitting up, the team was unable to capture [[Terrashock]] until Bumblebee came up with a way to hunt the Decepticon on his own terms. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} When Sideswipe's slacking off resulted in [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] being demolished by [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], he ended up being forced to help Bumblebee track down the Decepticon. Sideswipe appeared to be enthusiastic about helping Thunderhoof use the space bridge he'd built to return to Cybertron but ended up helping Bumblebee destroy the space bridge when it threatened to create a black hole and destroy Earth. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}}

[[File:CollectEmAll Sideswipe rescues Denny.jpg|thumb|left|270px]]
Sideswipe was teamed with Strongarm to search for the Decepticon [[Filch]], and became increasingly annoyed with her sticking to the rulebook. After Sideswipe helped hold up a bridge, and saved Denny from atop a huge statue, he was able to render Filch unconscious by throwing a bridge beam at her head. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} When Grimlock appeared to turn on the other Autobots and stole a stasis pod, Sideswipe believed he was being coerced into it. After they tracked Grimlock to the [[Crown River Dam]], it turned out Sideswipe was correct and Grimlock was under the control of the Decepticon [[Minitron]]. {{storylink|True Colors}} While Bumblebee and Strongarm were away on a mission, Sideswipe and Grimlock got to be spectators for a feud between Fixit and Denny. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] visited, Sideswipe saw him as a role model and attempted to get tips from him. The pair hunted [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] together, albeit unsuccessfully, and Sideswipe later lured Ped into a stasis pod, successfully capturing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} During an attempt to capture [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], Bumblebee was hit with toxin, regressing to immaturity. Sideswipe liked this new prank-pulling version of their leader, and subsequently Strongarm left him and Russell to babysit Bumblebee. They were not very good at it. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

[[File:Sideways Sideswipe car mode.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Auditioning for ''The Fast and the Furious'']]
When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] came to Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Sideswipe was captured by the Decepticon to use as a ransom along with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Sideswipe continued to bicker with Strongarm, even as the team hunted the [[Skunkticon]] gang led by [[Malodor]], hampering the chase at several points. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

After discovering that Strongarm had been sneaking off the base, Sideswipe blackmailed her into doing undesirable jobs for him. After they tangled with Steeljaw's gang, Bumblebee revealed he already knew about Strongarm sneaking out, and Strongarm revealed she had been using a nearby carwash. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

During a horror movie watchthrough, Sideswipe, Strongarm and Grimlock tried to scare Russell to no avail. On a mission to track down a Decepticon in a cave, the team were captured by [[Nightstrike]], who caused them to live out their worst fears — Sideswipe's involved being stuck in traffic — so he could feed on their energon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"I'm living in a gefilte fish jar."]]
During a mission in the subways, Sideswipe was captured by [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], who removed Sideswipe's head so he could graft his own head to Sideswipe's body. While Vertebreak tested out Sideswipe's capabilities on the rest of the team, Bumblebee and Fixit found Sideswipe's head. With Sideswipe's instructions, the team were able to overcome Vertebreak, and Fixit reunited Sideswipe's body and head, though afterwards Sideswipe found himself unable to transform and needed some more work done on him. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}} After Drift and his Mini-Cons returned to earth, they joined Sideswipe and the rest of the team in recapturing Quillfire and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]]. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

The team traveled to an undersea derelict spacecraft with the aim of capturing [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. During the mission, Sideswipe became trapped in a room with Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], whose meditating drove him nuts. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} When [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock]] were sighted at the [[Rumbledome]], Sideswipe was among the team members who attempted to [[GroundBridge]] there and instead ended up hundreds of miles away. By the time they drove back, the Decepticons had been defeated. {{storylink|The Champ}}

After having a run-in with a bear, Sideswipe joined the rest of the team in contending with an overpowered Fixit when the Mini-Con's guard programs reactivated. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves trapped outside their own base after Steeljaw's team moved in and set up a subsonic field to keep them out. He, Strongarm and Grimlock created diversions while the Mini-Cons were sneaked in to deactivate the field, and the Autobots were able to retake the scrapyard. {{storylink|Lockout}} Sideswipe took part in the pursuit and capture of [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], though his method of clearing a resort spa by claiming there was a wild kangaroo loose left a lot to be desired. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Sideswipe in armor.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After blowing off another of Strongarm's briefings, Sideswipe encountered [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and was taken with the new arrival. He had the opportunity to pull off some slick moves to impress her during a mission to take down [[Zizza]], however he was disappointed when she opted not to stick around afterwards. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} Humoring Bumblebee who claimed there were nice places to visit on Earth, Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves in the ghost town of [[Edmondville]], where they ended up capturing the Decepticon [[Pseudo]]. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

While on a training mission with Strongarm, Sideswipe was captured by Thunderhoof and Underbite. He, Strongarm and Windblade ended up chained to the huge statue outside Crown City, as it was used as an energy sink as [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was drawn across the dimensional barrier. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} The three Autobots were freed after Optimus joined the fight, and were able to take down Steeljaw's team. After the Autobots discovered that the Decepticon Hunters combined gave them a huge power up, Sideswipe helped drop the arm of the statue on Megatronus, then joined with Bumblebee and Strongarm to blast the Decepticon into nothing. He later opted to stay on Earth as someone needed to keep Strongarm in line. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-ArcticSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|250px|And all the girlies say he's pretty fly for a white guy.]]

While watching Denny and Fixit play Go Fish, Sideswipe got into yet another fight with Strongarm. When Bumblebee assigned Drift and Windblade to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard, Sideswipe insisted on joining that team, however on their first mission to the [[Arctic]], they found themselves having to cope with an Optimus Prime weakened by having the power of the Primes removed. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} Despite his misgivings about Optimus, Sideswipe himself was injured during an avalanche and managed to jeopardize the mission when he accidentally alerted [[Polarclaw]] to their presence. After Optimus came up with a plan that successfully led to the Decepticon's capture, Sideswipe admitted he'd been wrong about Prime's effectiveness. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Although he sported a new, desert-themed paintjob, Sideswipe continued to drive the other Autobots batty with his ceaseless chattering, even as they hunted another Decepticon; this time he wouldn't stop gloating about the time he had tricked Strongarm into thinking he had a seventh gear that allowed him to travel through time. Though he succeeded in rescuing Windblade after she fell into a river and was swept away by its current, he and Drift were later trapped in a metal cocoon by [[Razorpaw]]'s Mini-Cons [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]]. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

Sideswipe increasingly encouraged Jetstorm and Slipstream to get more respect from Drift, encouraging the Mini-Cons to make their own decisions rather than allow themselves to be forever tethered to their teacher's choices. Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. Sideswipe found himself locked in an armory with Drift's Mini-Cons, and discovered he was able to link with them. Deciding to use this newfound tactical advantage in a surprise attack, Sideswipe contacted Stockade and told him he wished to surrender vital information in exchange for his freedom. Once the Mini-Con troops had lowered their guard, Sideswipe launched Slipstream and Jetstorm from his arms, and the trio managed to quickly take down the squadron surrounding them. Sideswipe next freed Optimus and Windblade, who had been trapped in a bunker, and together they come to an injured Drift's aid. The Autobots' final push resulted in the capture of Stockade. The stealth team then learned that the scrapyard's GroundBridge had been repaired, and traveled through a portal with Grimlock with Windblade's cache in hand back to base. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the remaining Decepticons on Earth; [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots disguised Grimlock as a Decepticon, and used a ruse wherein the rest of the team posed as captives to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]],'' base to the Decepticons. Despite making good headway at first, Sideswipe and the others were discovered by the Decepticon higher ups after an argument between Bumblebee and Optimus caused the mission to stall out. The Autobots then found themselves completely surrounded by Steeljaw's troops. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Thanks to Windblade providing them with a distraction, the Autobots were able to break away and split up. Strongarm, Grimlock and Sideswipe were then sent to try and free the Mini-Cons being held captive by the Decepticons. They ended up in a communications room where they fought with Groundpounder and Thunderhoof until Sideswipe incapacitated them with a high-frequency signal, holding onto consciousness just long enough for the Decepticons to slip offline first. After using the communications equipment to free the Mini-Cons, the trio escaped the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb froze everyone aboard.

With the Decepticon threat dealt with, several Autobots planned to return to their home planet. Sideswipe wasn't among them however; claiming he had "outgrown" Cybertron, he said his goodbyes to Windblade, Optimus, and Ratchet, then headed off to build a new, permanent base of operations for the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Sideswipe became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Thrilled to finally have some excitement, Sideswipe fought [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], managing to recover a weapon they'd found, though the pair themselves escaped. As a bonus, Sideswipe also found Bumblebee's old diary, which included an exercise video. {{storylink|History Lessons}}

Following a training exercise that went wrong, Sideswipe was amused to find he had a higher [[PASERQuAT]] score than Strongarm. The team was split up to investigate sites of Cybertronian significance on Earth, with Sideswipe going to [[South America]], until they were all bridged back to the scrapyard because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} Continuing the search, Bumblebee and Sideswipe ended up in a desert. They later joined Grimlock when the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], however during the pursuit, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempted to work together and ended up crashing. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

After the team retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], Sideswipe destroyed the device when Jetstorm and Slipstream accidentally triggered it. The Mini-Cons became annoyed at his jokes at their expense, and Sideswipe was forced to try to find a way to apologize, however he missed his chance due to the three Mini-Cons being abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who then used them as leverage to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. Sideswipe and Strongarm stumbled on the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, and the initial hostilities were brought to an end when the Mini-Cons recognized Optimus. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Scavengers defeated, the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle, Sideswipe took a shot meant for Jetstorm and Slipstream. He was later able to distract Starscream while the three Mini-Cons found a way to separate the Weaponizer Mini-Cons from the Decepticon, and ultimately Starscream was defeated. Sideswipe later attempted to apologize to the trio, though they believed his earlier actions apology enough, and Jetstorm and Slipstream opted to team up with Sideswipe for a while. {{storylink|Worthy}}

Bored with endless sparring, Sideswipe finally got the action he craved when he and Strongarm were sent to investigate a Decepticon signal. After attempting to capture [[Heatseeker]] themselves, they were forced to call in the rest of the team when the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]] endangered a nuclear waste disposal site. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} The pair were assigned the task of getting a [[hermit]] to vacate the danger zone, which they accomplished before rejoining the rest of the team. An explosion resulted in the entire team being merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]] while unconscious and ultimately Heatseeker got away. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

The Autobots' next mission took them to [[Antarctica]], where they had to recapture [[Crustacion]] after the Decepticon was freed from one of Windblade's caches. Sideswipe and Strongarm worked to rescue the humans at a base while the rest of the team caught the Con. {{Storylink|Defrosted}} When a stricken plane endangered another cache, Sideswipe's failure to stop it resulted in him having to be rescued by Rescue Bot [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]. Sideswipe's paranoia that Blurr was out to take his spot on the team resulted in [[Ragebyte]] escaping, and Sideswipe took off in an attempt to prove himself. With Blurr tagging along, he managed to track down Ragebyte and defeat the Decepticon, at which point Bumblebee suggested he take on Blurr as a temporary intern. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Sideswipe, along with the rest of the team, found themselves coveting the [[Sphere of Doradus]], thanks to the strange energies it gave off, and had to resist it long enough to capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Sideswipe and Blurr took part in a mission to capture the Decepticons [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]], though they had to put up with Bumblebee's jealousy of their innate coolness. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

[[File:TheGreatDivide-twosideswipes.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'm not taking that from a Bot as good looking as you!"]]
After another impromptu combination occurred while the Autobots were chasing Drag Strip, Sideswipe was somehow split into two versions of himself — one confident and one with no confidence. His two sides were at odds with each other as the team tried to track down Drag Strip, until the wimpier version saved the confident version from falling rubble, and the pair worked together to take down the Con. Fixit subsequently came up with a way to merge the pair back into one Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Great Divide}}

Strongarm's work in tracking down [[Boostwing|three]] [[Pilfer|Decepticon]] [[Jacknab|brothers]] led Sideswipe to do the unthinkable and apologize for doubting her judgment. {{storylink|Get a Clue}} Grimlock and Sideswipe were temporarily fused together during another of Fixit's combiner experiments. They and the rest of the team helped Drift recover his two Mini-Cons students after they were kidnapped by the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots temporarily switching bodies. Stuck as Strongarm, Sideswipe faced tremendous hardship trying to control her sirens and lights, but eventually used them to his advantage while fighting the Stunticons during the subsequent road race mission. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} A visit by Strongarm's old friend [[Nightra]] turned out weird when the team discovered Nightra was actually a criminal being hunted by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Blastwave]]. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Sideswipe was left at the scrapyard and had to put up with Grimlock dabbling in the art world. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} Then later while the team was trying to recapture [[Simacore]], they had to also deal with Grimlock given super speed by another of Fixit's experiments. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Railroad Rage}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} {{storylink|Moon Breaker}} {{storylink|Exiles}}}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Sideswipe watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}} Sideswipe covered Bumblebee in mud while speeding around near the car wash. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Sideswipe took a would-be car thief for a short, sharp ride. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

When a movie that he wanted to watch started on TV, Sideswipe found [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] in his seat. He informed the Mini-Con he had called "dibs" on the seat, and explained the entire concept of "dibs" to both Drift and his Mini-Con companions. They were very impressed by this "honorable" system. Fixit then detected a signal from an open stasis pod, and informed the entire Bee Team that the [[Cyclone]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] were at large. Sideswipe expressed skepticism at the concept that Mini-Cons could be considered "highly dangerous," but Drift assured him that this was indeed the case. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID3 Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Sideswipe's goofing off resulting in Bumblebee yelling at him and restricting him to base, however when Russell told him about [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park, Sideswipe opted to head there with Russell for some fun. On arrival they were attacked by [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]] and Bumblebee soon found them, having tracked the Decepticon there. Sideswipe was able to deduce that Flamefeather had mistaken the [[Space Battle 7]] ride for an actual rocket, allowing the Autobot to ambush and capture the Decepticon, though he was still given the task of carrying Flamefeather back to base. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} During a training exercise, Sideswipe squabbled with Strongarm and was jumped on by Grimlock, resulting in a team loss. He and Strongarm were sent to investigate activity, but proved unable to capture [[Spinhead]] and had to return to the scrapyard empty handed. Fortunately Bumblebee came up with a plan and the whole team managed to defeat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Sideswipe and Grimlock aided in the capture of [[Transit]] by directing the Decepticon into a traffic jam engineered by Fixit. During a visit by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team, Sideswipe took part in a plan to capture [[Clipshade]], though his attempt to tackled the Decepticon resulted in him ending up underneath Grimlock again. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} While the rest of the team hunted [[Overhead]], Sideswipe, Denny and Russell toured nearby storage facilities in an attempt to distract Ultra Magnus, whom they assumed was monitoring them. To Sideswipe's annoyance, Denny took the opportunity to do some shopping. On rendezvousing with the rest of the team, Sideswipe learned that Clipshade was actually an Autobot double-agent. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}}

As the only Autobot who hadn't been seen by Overhead, Sideswipe was sent in for reconnaissance, after a small amount of coaching on his acting. Despite not lasting long under [[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]'s scrutiny, he managed to get enough information out of them that the other Autobots could move in. When Overhead turned her space bridge into a black hole, Sideswipe had the unfortunate experience of Razorgrille biting his leg to avoid being sucked in. He later tried to use his experiences to persuade Ultra Magnus to let him off some traffic violations. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Sideswipe and the rest of Team Bee were lured to [[Fort Tucker]] as a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. They successfully located the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Sideswipe found himself grappling with Thunderhoof until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
During a training session, Sideswipe decided to encourage Grimlock to play lob-ball using Fixit as the ball. When the Autobots detected [[Scuzzard]] on the loose, somehow the plan involved Sideswipe being the bait, which he didn't much enjoy. After Scuzzard was captured, he was promptly snatched from them by the newly escaped Filch, and the Autobots were forced to track down and capture both of the birdbots. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Detecting Autobot signals at the docks, the Autobots stumbled on a fight between Underbite, Thunderhoof, and [[Slink]]'s gang. Sideswipe found himself in a one-on-one fight with Thunderhoof and required Strongarm's help to hold his ground. After the team managed to capture Slink and her gang, Sideswipe again tangled with Thunderhoof and managed to send the elkbot to the bottom of the harbor. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

After the team captured [[Forager]] who appeared to rescue Drift, throwing doubt on the Autobot's motives, Sideswipe was prepared to give Drift the benefit of the doubt. He and the rest of the team were captured a short time later when [[Foxtrot]] and [[Stilts]] took over the scrapyard and put the team in stasis pods. The team was eventually freed with Drift's help, and turned the tables on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Sideswipe attempted to play football with Russell and Grimlock until Grimlock destroyed the ball. When Bumblebee became distracted during a fight with [[Skinkbomb]], Sideswipe attempted to save him from a grenade, only to become seriously injured himself. He was taken back to the scrapyard where Fixit was able to repair him, though Bumblebee recommended that he take it easy for a few cycles. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Sideswipe and the other members of Bumblebee's team responded when Optimus Prime called their names in a display of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|new toy]]'s speaking gimmick, then joined Optimus in dancing to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] appeared among the Autobots, Sideswipe was mostly shocked to see a rat wearing a necktie. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
A bored Sideswipe jumped at the chance to get out of the yard and transport the Decepticon [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], and also to mock Strongarm while he was at it. He was hoisted by that petard when Springload tricked his way into escaping captivity and knocked him over, and Sideswipe was further embarrassed when he chased the Decepticon down against Bumblebee's orders, ignorant of how Springload could simply jump over obstacles (almost like he's a frog or something) and almost getting Russell and Denny killed in the process.

Bumblebee admonished him to use his head more. He took this to heart, and when Springload was sighted at a film set, Sideswipe figured out that his foe was a bit out of touch with reality: so he 'allowed' the guy to escape, knowing he'd crash into a painted wall thinking it was outside. Bumblebee gave him props for letting Springload defeat himself. {{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English)}}

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Finally I get to appear on the main ''Transformers'' show!"]]
Sideswipe intercepted the Mini-Con delinquent [[Bounce]] on the mainland. When the Mini-Con escaped through the team's [[GroundBridge]], he teleported to the island of [[Griffin Rock]], prompting Sideswipe to pursue him. While chasing down the Cyclone, he encountered [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], and immediately assumed that he was a Decepticon. The misunderstanding was cleared up shortly after the other [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived. Back at the firehouse, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] filled him in on their mission on Earth. Blurr was impressed by Sideswipe and asked him for some rescue tips - but Sideswipe wasn't particularly interested in helping humans. He promised Blurr that he would recommend him to Bumblebee once he returned to the mainland, and offered him the opportunity to join the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]].

Using an electromagnetic trap, Blurr and Sideswipe attempted to herd Bounce towards the park and spring the trap, but Bounce managed to outspeed them, escaping into the sewers. While [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] flushed out Bounce, Sideswipe and Blurr used energize tools to reroute the Minicon's path, safely directing him into the trap. Blurr was upset that he didn't apprehend the Mini-Con, but Sideswipe pointed out that he had saved several humans during the operation, inspiring Blurr to stay on Griffin Rock and continue honing his Rescue Bot skills. Sideswipe returned to the mainland, convict in hand. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

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==Games==

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|The Starter Sideswipe is already unlocked when the game is turned on for the first time, until the latest update requires 500 Energon Cubes to unlock him.}}
<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:65%"
|-
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
|-
|Starter
|500
|N/A
|-
|Titan Guardian
|1000
|20
|-
|Legion
|1500
|30
|-
|Legion Alpine
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Ninja
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Blizzard
|2000
|40
|-
|Switchblade
|2000
|40
|-
|Titan Hero
|3000
|60
|-
|Warrior
|4000
|80
|-
|Warrior Clash
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack Alpine
|4000
|80
|-
|Titan Changer
|4000
|80
|-
|Hero
|6000
|120
|-
|Power Hero
|8000
|140
|-
|Combiner
|3800
|75
|}
</center>

When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{Note|The Sideswipe Kreon is part of the player's power-up: They served as the player's support by attacking enemies. However the Kreons can suffer friendly fire from the player itself.}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
Sideswipe, Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock captured escaped Decepticons, and secured them back in their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature. Meanwhile, scanning the ''Combiner Force'' toys' insignia stickers gives the player Tickets, which can be spent by giving them to [[Cryostase]] via the main map menu.}}
====Legion Class====
{{anchor|Legion}}
[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Spikeswipe.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015)
:Part of the second wave of Transformers: Robots in Disguise Legion Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from a robot into a futuristic sports car, and features 3mm ports for his hands. Due to his transformation scheme, Sideswipe features articulated legs and pivoting feet. Unfortunately, his wheels on his vehicle mode does not roll well for some reason. The spikes on his arms could ''possibly'' break if you attempt to roll his vehicle mode on uneven surfaces.

: His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

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[[File:RID2015-legion-alpine-strike-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Why do I feel like I'm being watched all of a sudden?]]
*'''Alpine Strike Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:A redeco of the Legion Class Sideswipe figure above, Alpine Strike Sideswipe features a coloration based on [[Red Alert (G1)|Generation 1 Red Alert]].

:Like his original Legion Class figure, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe Clear Ver.''' (EZ Collection, 2015)
:A redeco of Legion Class Sideswipe in clear plastic, Sideswipe Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese stores like Hakuhinkan TOY PARK Ginza, White Peony Ishinomaki shop, Yamada Denki toy department, and Yodobashi Camera from [[Calendar|July]] 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on ''Adventure'' product. Like most of the clear colored ''Adventure'' Legion Class exclusives, Sideswipe has no paint operations save for his face.

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[[File:TAV-34-EZ-Collection-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I faded in the wash.Buy me again!]]
*'''Team Bumblebee VS Megatronus set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV34'''
:Available for this set, this version of Sideswipe is a redeco of the original Legion Class Sideswipe, featuring minor paint details. He was released as a four-pack along with [[Strongarm (RID)#TAV34|Strongarm]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Bumblebee]], and [[The Fallen#TAV34|Megatronus]].

:Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

:Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).
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====One-Step Changers====
{{anchor|OneStep}}
[[File:2015 RID OneStep Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Won't be able to do all those flips any more.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Easy-dynamic-series-TED-03-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not just a red brick with wheels anymore!''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[March 21|03-21]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TED03'''

:Part of the first wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Sideswipe is a simplified toy that transforms in one step. He features articulation in the shoulders, which can swivel outward, forward, and backward. His hands are sculpted to fit 5mm weapons into his hands. This Sideswipe can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:While not a retool, he shares a [[transformation]] scheme with One-Step Changer Movie [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|Drift]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

:The TakaraTomy release of the One-Step Change Sideswipe (as part of the Easy Dynamic Series lineup) features additional paint details in robot mode: the fake hood, the gunmetal grey feet, and the metallic red "暖速" detailing. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app. Although the badge is covered by a dummy sticker, there is no way to scan the badge if he's packaged in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on One-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Ninja-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's like a ninja.....A ''reeeeeaaly'' agile ninja.]]
*'''Ninja Mode Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)

:Part of the fourth wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Ninja Mode Sideswipe is a redeco of the One-Step figure above, with it colors inverted with the exception of the dark gray plastic is changed into light gray.

:Like his original One-Step toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, why is Prime's side of the box cooler than mine?]]
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], Sideswipe, [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]] (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-changer-Patrol-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now I transform into a red ''rectangle'' with wheels!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:A new mold of One-Step Changer Sideswipe, he transforms into a more cartoon accurate version of his vehicle mode. When you flip up his exhaust pipes, he transforms into robot mode in a single step. He features articulation at his shoulders. Unlike his previous toy, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], due to how the legs are molded.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-One-Step-Blizzard-Strike-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:Blizzard Strike Sideswipe is a redeco of the first One-Step Changer Sideswipe in White & Blue with little black detailing.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Combiner Force One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Released as part of 10th wave of ''Combiner Force'' One-Step Changers, this Sideswipe is an entirely new mold and a new transformation scheme which consists of twisting his vehicle rear/robot mode legs to turn him into a robot. He features a very limited articulation on the elbows. His scannable badge is on the front vehicle hood, accessible while in-package. As with the 2016 One-step Changer figure, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to how the legs are molded.

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====Warrior Class====
{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015WarriorClassSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Red. ''(Hasbro version Pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-Series-TAV-22-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Redder. ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Warrior Class, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[July 25|07-25]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TAV22'''
**''Accessories'': Sword

:Part of the third wave of ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Warrior Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car to robot and back! Sideswipe also comes with a sword, which can be wielded by his pair of 5mm-compatible hands, and can be stored on his vehicle mode's rooftop. His head features a light-piping gimmick, but due to the clear parts being molded in colorless plastic, the gimmick was neutered by painting his eyes blue.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back, impossible to be accessed in-package.

:Warrior Class Sideswipe also suffers two design flaws: His robot mode chest cover prevents his vehicle mode to move, while his shoulder part's pegs can't lock at the back of the chest plate as well.

:The TakaraTomy release of Sideswipe (as part of the ''Adventure Series'' lineup) features additional paint details. He also features a different scannable badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CotT-Warrior-Class-Sideswipe-Hasbro-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can you spot the difference? ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Clash-of-the-Transformers-Warrior-Class-Sideswipe-TakaraTomy-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's right under your nose! Well, his nose. Wait, does he even have a nose? ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Clash of the Transformers, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Sword
:A redeco of Warrior Class Sideswipe based on his appearance in the ''Robots in Disguise'' season 1 finale. this figure was released as part of the ''Clash of the Transformers'' [[subline imprint]] that's [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores around the world, including Japan.

:Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy is also a Toys"R"Us exclusive, and for some reason features a different scan-badge on his chest, rather than his vehicle mode front. Scanning this in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' app unlocks Clash Sideswipe as a playable character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Clash of the Transformers'' Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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====Hyperchange Heroes / 3-Step Changers====
[[File:2015RIDHyperchangeSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Finally, I'm somewhat presentable.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TED-15-Big-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with 25% bigger headlights.''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Hyper Change Hero / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': 2015-[[November 14|11-14]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED-15'''

:Part of the fourth wave of Hyper Change Heroes, Sideswipe transforms from a robot to a futuristic car and back in just three easy steps! He comes packed in an open-front box, so that children can touch him. He also possesses a very similar transformation to [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Hyper Change Heroes .2F 3-Step Changers|3-Step Bumblebee]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his Robot Mode chest.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy, titled '''Big Sideswipe''', feature minor additional paint details. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/HCHSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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====Titan Changers====
[[File:RID2015-Titan-Changer-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I traded in my paint apps for these leg extensions!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Changer, 2016)

:Part of the second wave of Titan Changers, Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car into a robot in just 4 easy steps! Titan Changers Sideswipe also features limited articulation on his shoulders, and 5mm compatible hands.
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====Mini-Con Battle Packs====
[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not Sideswipe, I'm....Grim....Bee.]]
*'''Decepticon Hunter Sideswipe VS Mini-Con Anvil''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor.

:Part of the first wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, Sideswipe is a new Legends/Scout-class-sized mold that scales with the Warrior Class figures (Optimus Prime and Megatronus, for example), and includes the Decepticon [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], a Cyclone Mini-Con which is designed to be launched from the [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] and [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] toys. His transformation is largely the same as the Legion Class version of the figure just with some minor variations. His Energon armor parts can either be worn as battle armor, or combined into a capture claw.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his chest, accessible in Robot Mode and in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-Weaponizer-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why do I have a feeling that this Mini-Con is going to kill me?]]
*'''Sideswipe & Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Armor pieces

:Release as part of the 3rd wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, this Sideswipe is a redeco of the figure above, featuring another Red Alert-inspired color. He also comes with Windstrike, a Mini-Con transforms from robot to 5mm sword accessory. He is packaged with a set of clear armor that either he or Sideswipe can wear in robot mode, or which can be attached to Windstrike's sword mode for a larger weapon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV43-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Barithunder & Sideswipe Thunder Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[April 29|4-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''TAV43'''
**''Accessories'': Thunder Armor (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Barithunder Mini-Con

:The ''Adventure'' release of the Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe is a repaint of the Hasbro mold, featuring some paint applications to closely resemble his appearances in the cartoon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV44-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe and Bumblebee - Supreme Armor set''' (4-Pack, [[May 28|5-28]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV44'''
**''Accessories'': Bumblebee's weapons (Gun, ''Kotetsu'' Armor (combine to form a weapon), Sideswipe's weapons (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Ironjam Mini-con, Barithunder Mini-Con

:Another release of the ''Adventure'' Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe, this toy features transparent blue battle axe and armor parts.

:Sideswipe is bundled with Bumblebee and his Mini-Cons Ironjam and Barithunder redecoed in different colors.
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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-58-Battle-Pack-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got a standard release? Something's not right here.]]
*'''Windstrike & Sideswipe Wind Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[October 29|10-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV58'''
**''Accessories'': Windstrike's Armor sprue

:Another redeco of the Battle Pack mold, Sideswipe features transparent red parts to evoke his clear version of the EZ Collection toy. He also comes with a Windstrike Micron, which can be wielded by Sideswipe.

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====Power Heroes====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Power-Surge-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Power Surge Sideswipe with Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Windstrike Mini-Con

:Power Surge Sideswipe is a new Voyager-sized mold that transforms into a robot to vehicle in several steps, and it's packed with a voice gimmick, activated by pressing on his head! He also comes with a Windstrike Mini-Con, which can be transformed into both a sword or chest armor for Sideswipe, the latter of which triggers different sound effects from his partner.
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====Crash Combiners====
*'''Sideswipe & Bumblebee''' (Crash Combiner, 2017)

:Part of the first wave of the ''Combiner Force'' subline, Sideswipe is a roughly Legion-class sized figure with a ''very'' basic transformation. Sideswipe can form the legs of any Crash Combiner, nominally with the included Bumblebee. He features no useful articulation to speak of. A [[5mm post]] hole on top of his vehicle mode can accommodate a compatible accessory or Weaponizer Minicon, though individually he cannot use it in robot mode.
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====Activator Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Activator-Combiners-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Great Byte / Sideswipe''' (Activator Combiner, 2017)
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====Team Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Team-Combiner-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Released as part of the [[Ultra Bee]] set, Sideswipe transforms from robot to vehicle, and combines with Bumblebee, Strongarm and Grimlock to form Ultra Bee. As a Team Combiner limb, Sideswipe can also form the arm of any other Team Combiner.

:Each toy uses the same universal combination joint as the other Team Combiners and the [[Crash Combiner]]s, which can lead to some... ''interesting'' combinations, given that most robots form very specific body parts when combined. Mixing Crash Combiners with Team Combiners leads to some ''especially'' weird results.

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===Kre-O===
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[[File:Kre-O 2015 Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Still has more articulation than most of his other toys.]]
[[File:Kre-O-RID2015-Sideswipe-vehicle-build.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So, does this count as an Action Master vehicle?]]
*'''Sideswipe Roadway Rundown''' (2015)
**''Set Number'': ''B1548''
**''Kreons'': Sideswipe, [[Hammerstrike (RID)#Kre-O|Hammerstrike]]
**''Pieces'': 98
**''Accessories'': 2 Swords

:Available only for the Sideswipe Roadway Rundown set, this Sideswipe Kreon uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons, and he's based on ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideswipe. He also comes with a buildable vehicle mode of himself. The good news is: He finally has a pair of swords, which is reused from [[Springer (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Springer]]'s/[[Drift (Kre-O)|Drift]]'s. He also reuses [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]'s helmet.

:Like the rest of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Building sets, the sets are released early in some Asia regions.
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*'''Armor Up Sideswipe''' (Custom Kreon, 2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5710'''
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': ??
*'''Night Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5714'''
***''Pieces'': 26
***''Accessories'': 2 Katanas, 2 Sais, 2 Shoulder armors, Extension parts (arms, legs)

:Released (again) without any prior announcement from Hasbro, this Sideswipe is the ''very'' first Custom Kreon of the said character, and he features extension parts for the arms and legs used for the Kreons included in the China exclusive ''Armor Hero Captor'' sets. On the other hand, the Kreon can be displayed without adding any armor parts.

:Sideswipe was also available is three different versions: the standard Armor-Up, the redecoes Blizzard Strike and Night Strike. So far the building sets saw first release on Dollar General.

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===Rescue Bots===
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*'''Sideswipe''' (Supercharger, 2016/17)
[[File:RB-Supercharger-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|250px]]

:A new mold standing slightly larger than a Rescan figure, Sideswipe transforms from robot to race car mode in just a few easy steps. As a Supercharger, he features a pull-back motor gimmick in vehicle mode.
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*'''Griffin Rock Racing Team''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)
[[File:RB-Sideswipe-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|250px]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racer]]s, Sideswipe transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Chase (RB)#Flip|Chase the Police-Bot]] and [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]].

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*'''Sideswipe''' (Flip Racer, 2017)

:A seemingly unchanged Flip Racer Sideswipe was also released as part of the second wave of single-packed Flip Racers.
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==Merchandise==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:RID2015 TinyTitans Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''5/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of [[Tiny Titans]], this version of Sideswipe is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, performing a sliding kick. Sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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*'''Sideswipe''' (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''G'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Sideswipe is a plastic sphereoid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Sideswipe was available only in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). He comes with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Surprise-Drinks-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2016)

:''Surprise Drinks'' Sideswipe is a show-accurate 1.5-inch non-transforming figure hidden inside the capsule taped to the bottle. Since they're blindpacked, the figure can be found in any randomly-packed bottles, so... good luck.
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2015)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' series, this buildable Sideswipe mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.
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===Hero Mashers===
[[File:RID2015-Hero-Mashers-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fear my.....Butter knife.....On a stick...with a handle.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2015)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''

: Part of the third wave of ''Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]'' —and the first of the ''Robots in Disguise''-themed product— Sideswipe is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about five inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

: He is designed with a removable head, biceps, arms, and legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

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===Titan Heroes===
[[File:RID2015 TitanHeroes Sideswipe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Hero, 2015)

:''[[Titan Heroes]]'' Sideswipe is a 16-inch tall non-transforming figure.

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[[File:RID2015 TitanGuardians Sideswipe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Guardian, 2015)

:Part of the smaller Guardian size class, this Sideswipe is 6 inches tall and has more limited articulation.

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==Notes==
*Sideswipe's working name during early development of ''Robots in Disguise'' was '''Fastlane'''.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/2015/03/robots-in-disguise-sideswipe-concept-art-revealed/#more-41008 Robots in Disguise Sideswipe Concept Art Revealed]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

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BT383: Hasbro stock photos of the 2016/17 ''Rescue Bots'' Supercharger Sideswipe. {{c}} 2016/17 Hasbro {{RBstock}}

Hasbro stock photos of the 2016/17 ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' Supercharger [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]].

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Sideswipe (RID 2015)

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{{disambig3.5|the Autobot from ''Robots in Disguise''|the Autobot from ''War for Cybertron''|Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Rid2015-sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The next master of Hatenko's Fist of the Key.]]

Rebel, bad-boy, competitive; these are all things that describe '''Sideswipe''', who's always happy to show off his prowess in the heat of battle. Sideswipe is, at his core, a lone wolf who tends to look out for himself, but when push come to shove, he heeds the call to action, jumping into the fight with his sword at the ready. Sideswipe is always quick with his words, and quicker with his hands, and is all about getting the drop on his enemies. And he always makes sure to look cool while doing it!

He's also a bit of a smart-aleck, and this tends to cheese off his comrades, and his predilection for going off and doing his own thing usually gets under the skin of his teammates. His rebellious nature belies his obvious disdain for authority, even his leader [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Don't even get him started on his teammate [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who rarely fails to reprimand him when he bends the rules. Although Sideswipe still has a lot of growing up to do, he's basically a good kid underneath his cocky exterior–once he gets over his obvious issues with teamwork.

Sometimes he works with the [[Mini-Con]]s [[Windstrike]], [[Barithunder]], or [[Great Byte]]. He can also combine with Bumblebee to form [[Beeside]], and they can combine even further with the rest of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to form [[Ultra Bee]].

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Ruggero Andreozzi]] (Italian), [[Bastian Sierich]] (German), [[Arturo Castañeda]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Ridha Hassani]] (Arabic), [[Heikki Mäkäräinen]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:PilotPart1 Sideswipe Cybertronian vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sideswipe is a big fan of the Fish of Fury strategy.]]
In the past, Sideswipe was moved around from home to home, leaving him with deep abandonment issues. {{storylink|Exiles}}

In [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon City]], {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} Sideswipe was tearing up the pavement under a statue of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he was apprehended by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Handcuffed to her, he was basically forced to accompany her as she followed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and was put to work getting a [[space bridge]] functional so the trio could go to [[Earth]]. Once there, Sideswipe wasted no time in making himself scarce, and swiftly encountered both [[Russell Clay]] and the Decepticon [[Underbite]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Basically forced to choose between helping Bumblebee or listen to [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] chatter, Sideswipe picked the former option, and ended up being instrumental in stopping Underbite by luring the Decepticon to a quarry. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:TrustExercises Grimbee.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Just who is that mysterious but totally cool stranger?]]
Strongarm and Sideswipe continued having trouble working together, inadvertently resulting in Strongarm's comms being damaged. When the pair went sent on a mission to investigate fugitive signals, they split up, and Sideswipe later returned to base to discover Strongarm had gone missing. When he and Russell found Strongarm had been taken captive by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], Sideswipe masqueraded as the Decepticon "Grimbee" as a distraction, and Strongarm was successfully freed. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} Sideswipe took part in the capturing of [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. He and the team later found themselves tangling with [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], and were unprepared for the Decepticon's ability to split into component parts. Though impressed with the rocket Chop Shop had constructed, Sideswipe and the rest of the team captured him. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sideswipe and Strongarm continued to squabble even as they went to a [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|museum]] to investigate a Decepticon signal. Splitting up, the team was unable to capture [[Terrashock]] until Bumblebee came up with a way to hunt the Decepticon on his own terms. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} When Sideswipe's slacking off resulted in [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] being demolished by [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], he ended up being forced to help Bumblebee track down the Decepticon. Sideswipe appeared to be enthusiastic about helping Thunderhoof use the space bridge he'd built to return to Cybertron but ended up helping Bumblebee destroy the space bridge when it threatened to create a black hole and destroy Earth. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}}

[[File:CollectEmAll Sideswipe rescues Denny.jpg|thumb|left|270px]]
Sideswipe was teamed with Strongarm to search for the Decepticon [[Filch]], and became increasingly annoyed with her sticking to the rulebook. After Sideswipe helped hold up a bridge, and saved Denny from atop a huge statue, he was able to render Filch unconscious by throwing a bridge beam at her head. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} When Grimlock appeared to turn on the other Autobots and stole a stasis pod, Sideswipe believed he was being coerced into it. After they tracked Grimlock to the [[Crown River Dam]], it turned out Sideswipe was correct and Grimlock was under the control of the Decepticon [[Minitron]]. {{storylink|True Colors}} While Bumblebee and Strongarm were away on a mission, Sideswipe and Grimlock got to be spectators for a feud between Fixit and Denny. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] visited, Sideswipe saw him as a role model and attempted to get tips from him. The pair hunted [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] together, albeit unsuccessfully, and Sideswipe later lured Ped into a stasis pod, successfully capturing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} During an attempt to capture [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], Bumblebee was hit with toxin, regressing to immaturity. Sideswipe liked this new prank-pulling version of their leader, and subsequently Strongarm left him and Russell to babysit Bumblebee. They were not very good at it. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

[[File:Sideways Sideswipe car mode.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Auditioning for ''The Fast and the Furious'']]
When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] came to Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Sideswipe was captured by the Decepticon to use as a ransom along with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Sideswipe continued to bicker with Strongarm, even as the team hunted the [[Skunkticon]] gang led by [[Malodor]], hampering the chase at several points. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

After discovering that Strongarm had been sneaking off the base, Sideswipe blackmailed her into doing undesirable jobs for him. After they tangled with Steeljaw's gang, Bumblebee revealed he already knew about Strongarm sneaking out, and Strongarm revealed she had been using a nearby carwash. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

During a horror movie watchthrough, Sideswipe, Strongarm and Grimlock tried to scare Russell to no avail. On a mission to track down a Decepticon in a cave, the team were captured by [[Nightstrike]], who caused them to live out their worst fears — Sideswipe's involved being stuck in traffic — so he could feed on their energon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"I'm living in a gefilte fish jar."]]
During a mission in the subways, Sideswipe was captured by [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], who removed Sideswipe's head so he could graft his own head to Sideswipe's body. While Vertebreak tested out Sideswipe's capabilities on the rest of the team, Bumblebee and Fixit found Sideswipe's head. With Sideswipe's instructions, the team were able to overcome Vertebreak, and Fixit reunited Sideswipe's body and head, though afterwards Sideswipe found himself unable to transform and needed some more work done on him. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}} After Drift and his Mini-Cons returned to earth, they joined Sideswipe and the rest of the team in recapturing Quillfire and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]]. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

The team traveled to an undersea derelict spacecraft with the aim of capturing [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. During the mission, Sideswipe became trapped in a room with Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], whose meditating drove him nuts. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} When [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock]] were sighted at the [[Rumbledome]], Sideswipe was among the team members who attempted to [[GroundBridge]] there and instead ended up hundreds of miles away. By the time they drove back, the Decepticons had been defeated. {{storylink|The Champ}}

After having a run-in with a bear, Sideswipe joined the rest of the team in contending with an overpowered Fixit when the Mini-Con's guard programs reactivated. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves trapped outside their own base after Steeljaw's team moved in and set up a subsonic field to keep them out. He, Strongarm and Grimlock created diversions while the Mini-Cons were sneaked in to deactivate the field, and the Autobots were able to retake the scrapyard. {{storylink|Lockout}} Sideswipe took part in the pursuit and capture of [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], though his method of clearing a resort spa by claiming there was a wild kangaroo loose left a lot to be desired. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Sideswipe in armor.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After blowing off another of Strongarm's briefings, Sideswipe encountered [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and was taken with the new arrival. He had the opportunity to pull off some slick moves to impress her during a mission to take down [[Zizza]], however he was disappointed when she opted not to stick around afterwards. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} Humoring Bumblebee who claimed there were nice places to visit on Earth, Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves in the ghost town of [[Edmondville]], where they ended up capturing the Decepticon [[Pseudo]]. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

While on a training mission with Strongarm, Sideswipe was captured by Thunderhoof and Underbite. He, Strongarm and Windblade ended up chained to the huge statue outside Crown City, as it was used as an energy sink as [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was drawn across the dimensional barrier. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} The three Autobots were freed after Optimus joined the fight, and were able to take down Steeljaw's team. After the Autobots discovered that the Decepticon Hunters combined gave them a huge power up, Sideswipe helped drop the arm of the statue on Megatronus, then joined with Bumblebee and Strongarm to blast the Decepticon into nothing. He later opted to stay on Earth as someone needed to keep Strongarm in line. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-ArcticSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|250px|And all the girlies say he's pretty fly for a white guy.]]

While watching Denny and Fixit play Go Fish, Sideswipe got into yet another fight with Strongarm. When Bumblebee assigned Drift and Windblade to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard, Sideswipe insisted on joining that team, however on their first mission to the [[Arctic]], they found themselves having to cope with an Optimus Prime weakened by having the power of the Primes removed. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} Despite his misgivings about Optimus, Sideswipe himself was injured during an avalanche and managed to jeopardize the mission when he accidentally alerted [[Polarclaw]] to their presence. After Optimus came up with a plan that successfully led to the Decepticon's capture, Sideswipe admitted he'd been wrong about Prime's effectiveness. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Although he sported a new, desert-themed paintjob, Sideswipe continued to drive the other Autobots batty with his ceaseless chattering, even as they hunted another Decepticon; this time he wouldn't stop gloating about the time he had tricked Strongarm into thinking he had a seventh gear that allowed him to travel through time. Though he succeeded in rescuing Windblade after she fell into a river and was swept away by its current, he and Drift were later trapped in a metal cocoon by [[Razorpaw]]'s Mini-Cons [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]]. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

Sideswipe increasingly encouraged Jetstorm and Slipstream to get more respect from Drift, encouraging the Mini-Cons to make their own decisions rather than allow themselves to be forever tethered to their teacher's choices. Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. Sideswipe found himself locked in an armory with Drift's Mini-Cons, and discovered he was able to link with them. Deciding to use this newfound tactical advantage in a surprise attack, Sideswipe contacted Stockade and told him he wished to surrender vital information in exchange for his freedom. Once the Mini-Con troops had lowered their guard, Sideswipe launched Slipstream and Jetstorm from his arms, and the trio managed to quickly take down the squadron surrounding them. Sideswipe next freed Optimus and Windblade, who had been trapped in a bunker, and together they come to an injured Drift's aid. The Autobots' final push resulted in the capture of Stockade. The stealth team then learned that the scrapyard's GroundBridge had been repaired, and traveled through a portal with Grimlock with Windblade's cache in hand back to base. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the remaining Decepticons on Earth; [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots disguised Grimlock as a Decepticon, and used a ruse wherein the rest of the team posed as captives to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]],'' base to the Decepticons. Despite making good headway at first, Sideswipe and the others were discovered by the Decepticon higher ups after an argument between Bumblebee and Optimus caused the mission to stall out. The Autobots then found themselves completely surrounded by Steeljaw's troops. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Thanks to Windblade providing them with a distraction, the Autobots were able to break away and split up. Strongarm, Grimlock and Sideswipe were then sent to try and free the Mini-Cons being held captive by the Decepticons. They ended up in a communications room where they fought with Groundpounder and Thunderhoof until Sideswipe incapacitated them with a high-frequency signal, holding onto consciousness just long enough for the Decepticons to slip offline first. After using the communications equipment to free the Mini-Cons, the trio escaped the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb froze everyone aboard.

With the Decepticon threat dealt with, several Autobots planned to return to their home planet. Sideswipe wasn't among them however; claiming he had "outgrown" Cybertron, he said his goodbyes to Windblade, Optimus, and Ratchet, then headed off to build a new, permanent base of operations for the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Sideswipe became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Thrilled to finally have some excitement, Sideswipe fought [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], managing to recover a weapon they'd found, though the pair themselves escaped. As a bonus, Sideswipe also found Bumblebee's old diary, which included an exercise video. {{storylink|History Lessons}}

Following a training exercise that went wrong, Sideswipe was amused to find he had a higher [[PASERQuAT]] score than Strongarm. The team was split up to investigate sites of Cybertronian significance on Earth, with Sideswipe going to [[South America]], until they were all bridged back to the scrapyard because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} Continuing the search, Bumblebee and Sideswipe ended up in a desert. They later joined Grimlock when the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], however during the pursuit, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempted to work together and ended up crashing. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

After the team retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], Sideswipe destroyed the device when Jetstorm and Slipstream accidentally triggered it. The Mini-Cons became annoyed at his jokes at their expense, and Sideswipe was forced to try to find a way to apologize, however he missed his chance due to the three Mini-Cons being abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who then used them as leverage to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. Sideswipe and Strongarm stumbled on the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, and the initial hostilities were brought to an end when the Mini-Cons recognized Optimus. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Scavengers defeated, the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle, Sideswipe took a shot meant for Jetstorm and Slipstream. He was later able to distract Starscream while the three Mini-Cons found a way to separate the Weaponizer Mini-Cons from the Decepticon, and ultimately Starscream was defeated. Sideswipe later attempted to apologize to the trio, though they believed his earlier actions apology enough, and Jetstorm and Slipstream opted to team up with Sideswipe for a while. {{storylink|Worthy}}

Bored with endless sparring, Sideswipe finally got the action he craved when he and Strongarm were sent to investigate a Decepticon signal. After attempting to capture [[Heatseeker]] themselves, they were forced to call in the rest of the team when the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]] endangered a nuclear waste disposal site. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} The pair were assigned the task of getting a [[hermit]] to vacate the danger zone, which they accomplished before rejoining the rest of the team. An explosion resulted in the entire team being merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]] while unconscious and ultimately Heatseeker got away. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

The Autobots' next mission took them to [[Antarctica]], where they had to recapture [[Crustacion]] after the Decepticon was freed from one of Windblade's caches. Sideswipe and Strongarm worked to rescue the humans at a base while the rest of the team caught the Con. {{Storylink|Defrosted}} When a stricken plane endangered another cache, Sideswipe's failure to stop it resulted in him having to be rescued by Rescue Bot [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]. Sideswipe's paranoia that Blurr was out to take his spot on the team resulted in [[Ragebyte]] escaping, and Sideswipe took off in an attempt to prove himself. With Blurr tagging along, he managed to track down Ragebyte and defeat the Decepticon, at which point Bumblebee suggested he take on Blurr as a temporary intern. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Sideswipe, along with the rest of the team, found themselves coveting the [[Sphere of Doradus]], thanks to the strange energies it gave off, and had to resist it long enough to capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Sideswipe and Blurr took part in a mission to capture the Decepticons [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]], though they had to put up with Bumblebee's jealousy of their innate coolness. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

[[File:TheGreatDivide-twosideswipes.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'm not taking that from a Bot as good looking as you!"]]
After another impromptu combination occurred while the Autobots were chasing Drag Strip, Sideswipe was somehow split into two versions of himself — one confident and one with no confidence. His two sides were at odds with each other as the team tried to track down Drag Strip, until the wimpier version saved the confident version from falling rubble, and the pair worked together to take down the Con. Fixit subsequently came up with a way to merge the pair back into one Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Great Divide}}

Strongarm's work in tracking down [[Boostwing|three]] [[Pilfer|Decepticon]] [[Jacknab|brothers]] led Sideswipe to do the unthinkable and apologize for doubting her judgment. {{storylink|Get a Clue}} Grimlock and Sideswipe were temporarily fused together during another of Fixit's combiner experiments. They and the rest of the team helped Drift recover his two Mini-Cons students after they were kidnapped by the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots temporarily switching bodies. Stuck as Strongarm, Sideswipe faced tremendous hardship trying to control her sirens and lights, but eventually used them to his advantage while fighting the Stunticons during the subsequent road race mission. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} A visit by Strongarm's old friend [[Nightra]] turned out weird when the team discovered Nightra was actually a criminal being hunted by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Blastwave]]. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Sideswipe was left at the scrapyard and had to put up with Grimlock dabbling in the art world. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} Then later while the team was trying to recapture [[Simacore]], they had to also deal with Grimlock given super speed by another of Fixit's experiments. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Railroad Rage}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} {{storylink|Moon Breaker}} {{storylink|Exiles}}}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Sideswipe watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}} Sideswipe covered Bumblebee in mud while speeding around near the car wash. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Sideswipe took a would-be car thief for a short, sharp ride. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

When a movie that he wanted to watch started on TV, Sideswipe found [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] in his seat. He informed the Mini-Con he had called "dibs" on the seat, and explained the entire concept of "dibs" to both Drift and his Mini-Con companions. They were very impressed by this "honorable" system. Fixit then detected a signal from an open stasis pod, and informed the entire Bee Team that the [[Cyclone]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] were at large. Sideswipe expressed skepticism at the concept that Mini-Cons could be considered "highly dangerous," but Drift assured him that this was indeed the case. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID3 Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Sideswipe's goofing off resulting in Bumblebee yelling at him and restricting him to base, however when Russell told him about [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park, Sideswipe opted to head there with Russell for some fun. On arrival they were attacked by [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]] and Bumblebee soon found them, having tracked the Decepticon there. Sideswipe was able to deduce that Flamefeather had mistaken the [[Space Battle 7]] ride for an actual rocket, allowing the Autobot to ambush and capture the Decepticon, though he was still given the task of carrying Flamefeather back to base. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} During a training exercise, Sideswipe squabbled with Strongarm and was jumped on by Grimlock, resulting in a team loss. He and Strongarm were sent to investigate activity, but proved unable to capture [[Spinhead]] and had to return to the scrapyard empty handed. Fortunately Bumblebee came up with a plan and the whole team managed to defeat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Sideswipe and Grimlock aided in the capture of [[Transit]] by directing the Decepticon into a traffic jam engineered by Fixit. During a visit by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team, Sideswipe took part in a plan to capture [[Clipshade]], though his attempt to tackled the Decepticon resulted in him ending up underneath Grimlock again. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} While the rest of the team hunted [[Overhead]], Sideswipe, Denny and Russell toured nearby storage facilities in an attempt to distract Ultra Magnus, whom they assumed was monitoring them. To Sideswipe's annoyance, Denny took the opportunity to do some shopping. On rendezvousing with the rest of the team, Sideswipe learned that Clipshade was actually an Autobot double-agent. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}}

As the only Autobot who hadn't been seen by Overhead, Sideswipe was sent in for reconnaissance, after a small amount of coaching on his acting. Despite not lasting long under [[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]'s scrutiny, he managed to get enough information out of them that the other Autobots could move in. When Overhead turned her space bridge into a black hole, Sideswipe had the unfortunate experience of Razorgrille biting his leg to avoid being sucked in. He later tried to use his experiences to persuade Ultra Magnus to let him off some traffic violations. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Sideswipe and the rest of Team Bee were lured to [[Fort Tucker]] as a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. They successfully located the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Sideswipe found himself grappling with Thunderhoof until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
During a training session, Sideswipe decided to encourage Grimlock to play lob-ball using Fixit as the ball. When the Autobots detected [[Scuzzard]] on the loose, somehow the plan involved Sideswipe being the bait, which he didn't much enjoy. After Scuzzard was captured, he was promptly snatched from them by the newly escaped Filch, and the Autobots were forced to track down and capture both of the birdbots. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Detecting Autobot signals at the docks, the Autobots stumbled on a fight between Underbite, Thunderhoof, and [[Slink]]'s gang. Sideswipe found himself in a one-on-one fight with Thunderhoof and required Strongarm's help to hold his ground. After the team managed to capture Slink and her gang, Sideswipe again tangled with Thunderhoof and managed to send the elkbot to the bottom of the harbor. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

After the team captured [[Forager]] who appeared to rescue Drift, throwing doubt on the Autobot's motives, Sideswipe was prepared to give Drift the benefit of the doubt. He and the rest of the team were captured a short time later when [[Foxtrot]] and [[Stilts]] took over the scrapyard and put the team in stasis pods. The team was eventually freed with Drift's help, and turned the tables on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Sideswipe attempted to play football with Russell and Grimlock until Grimlock destroyed the ball. When Bumblebee became distracted during a fight with [[Skinkbomb]], Sideswipe attempted to save him from a grenade, only to become seriously injured himself. He was taken back to the scrapyard where Fixit was able to repair him, though Bumblebee recommended that he take it easy for a few cycles. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Sideswipe and the other members of Bumblebee's team responded when Optimus Prime called their names in a display of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|new toy]]'s speaking gimmick, then joined Optimus in dancing to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] appeared among the Autobots, Sideswipe was mostly shocked to see a rat wearing a necktie. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
A bored Sideswipe jumped at the chance to get out of the yard and transport the Decepticon [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], and also to mock Strongarm while he was at it. He was hoisted by that petard when Springload tricked his way into escaping captivity and knocked him over, and Sideswipe was further embarrassed when he chased the Decepticon down against Bumblebee's orders, ignorant of how Springload could simply jump over obstacles (almost like he's a frog or something) and almost getting Russell and Denny killed in the process.

Bumblebee admonished him to use his head more. He took this to heart, and when Springload was sighted at a film set, Sideswipe figured out that his foe was a bit out of touch with reality: so he 'allowed' the guy to escape, knowing he'd crash into a painted wall thinking it was outside. Bumblebee gave him props for letting Springload defeat himself. {{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English)}}

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Finally I get to appear on the main ''Transformers'' show!"]]
Sideswipe intercepted the Mini-Con delinquent [[Bounce]] on the mainland. When the Mini-Con escaped through the team's [[GroundBridge]], he teleported to the island of [[Griffin Rock]], prompting Sideswipe to pursue him. While chasing down the Cyclone, he encountered [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], and immediately assumed that he was a Decepticon. The misunderstanding was cleared up shortly after the other [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived. Back at the firehouse, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] filled him in on their mission on Earth. Blurr was impressed by Sideswipe and asked him for some rescue tips - but Sideswipe wasn't particularly interested in helping humans. He promised Blurr that he would recommend him to Bumblebee once he returned to the mainland, and offered him the opportunity to join the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]].

Using an electromagnetic trap, Blurr and Sideswipe attempted to herd Bounce towards the park and spring the trap, but Bounce managed to outspeed them, escaping into the sewers. While [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] flushed out Bounce, Sideswipe and Blurr used energize tools to reroute the Minicon's path, safely directing him into the trap. Blurr was upset that he didn't apprehend the Mini-Con, but Sideswipe pointed out that he had saved several humans during the operation, inspiring Blurr to stay on Griffin Rock and continue honing his Rescue Bot skills. Sideswipe returned to the mainland, convict in hand. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

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==Games==

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|The Starter Sideswipe is already unlocked when the game is turned on for the first time, until the latest update requires 500 Energon Cubes to unlock him.}}
<center>
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! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
! style="background: #BF00FF; color: white" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Ultra Sparks)'''
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|Starter
|500
|N/A
|-
|Titan Guardian
|1000
|20
|-
|Legion
|1500
|30
|-
|Legion Alpine
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Ninja
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Blizzard
|2000
|40
|-
|Switchblade
|2000
|40
|-
|Titan Hero
|3000
|60
|-
|Warrior
|4000
|80
|-
|Warrior Clash
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack Alpine
|4000
|80
|-
|Titan Changer
|4000
|80
|-
|Hero
|6000
|120
|-
|Power Hero
|8000
|140
|-
|Combiner
|3800
|75
|}
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{Note|The Sideswipe Kreon is part of the player's power-up: They served as the player's support by attacking enemies. However the Kreons can suffer friendly fire from the player itself.}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
Sideswipe, Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock captured escaped Decepticons, and secured them back in their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature. Meanwhile, scanning the ''Combiner Force'' toys' insignia stickers gives the player Tickets, which can be spent by giving them to [[Cryostase]] via the main map menu.}}
====Legion Class====
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[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Spikeswipe.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015)
:Part of the second wave of Transformers: Robots in Disguise Legion Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from a robot into a futuristic sports car, and features 3mm ports for his hands. Due to his transformation scheme, Sideswipe features articulated legs and pivoting feet. Unfortunately, his wheels on his vehicle mode does not roll well for some reason. The spikes on his arms could ''possibly'' break if you attempt to roll his vehicle mode on uneven surfaces.

: His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

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[[File:RID2015-legion-alpine-strike-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Why do I feel like I'm being watched all of a sudden?]]
*'''Alpine Strike Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:A redeco of the Legion Class Sideswipe figure above, Alpine Strike Sideswipe features a coloration based on [[Red Alert (G1)|Generation 1 Red Alert]].

:Like his original Legion Class figure, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe Clear Ver.''' (EZ Collection, 2015)
:A redeco of Legion Class Sideswipe in clear plastic, Sideswipe Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese stores like Hakuhinkan TOY PARK Ginza, White Peony Ishinomaki shop, Yamada Denki toy department, and Yodobashi Camera from [[Calendar|July]] 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on ''Adventure'' product. Like most of the clear colored ''Adventure'' Legion Class exclusives, Sideswipe has no paint operations save for his face.

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[[File:TAV-34-EZ-Collection-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I faded in the wash.Buy me again!]]
*'''Team Bumblebee VS Megatronus set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV34'''
:Available for this set, this version of Sideswipe is a redeco of the original Legion Class Sideswipe, featuring minor paint details. He was released as a four-pack along with [[Strongarm (RID)#TAV34|Strongarm]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Bumblebee]], and [[The Fallen#TAV34|Megatronus]].

:Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

:Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).
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====One-Step Changers====
{{anchor|OneStep}}
[[File:2015 RID OneStep Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Won't be able to do all those flips any more.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Easy-dynamic-series-TED-03-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not just a red brick with wheels anymore!''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[March 21|03-21]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TED03'''

:Part of the first wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Sideswipe is a simplified toy that transforms in one step. He features articulation in the shoulders, which can swivel outward, forward, and backward. His hands are sculpted to fit 5mm weapons into his hands. This Sideswipe can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:While not a retool, he shares a [[transformation]] scheme with One-Step Changer Movie [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|Drift]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

:The TakaraTomy release of the One-Step Change Sideswipe (as part of the Easy Dynamic Series lineup) features additional paint details in robot mode: the fake hood, the gunmetal grey feet, and the metallic red "暖速" detailing. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app. Although the badge is covered by a dummy sticker, there is no way to scan the badge if he's packaged in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on One-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Ninja-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's like a ninja.....A ''reeeeeaaly'' agile ninja.]]
*'''Ninja Mode Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)

:Part of the fourth wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Ninja Mode Sideswipe is a redeco of the One-Step figure above, with it colors inverted with the exception of the dark gray plastic is changed into light gray.

:Like his original One-Step toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, why is Prime's side of the box cooler than mine?]]
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], Sideswipe, [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]] (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-changer-Patrol-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now I transform into a red ''rectangle'' with wheels!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:A new mold of One-Step Changer Sideswipe, he transforms into a more cartoon accurate version of his vehicle mode. When you flip up his exhaust pipes, he transforms into robot mode in a single step. He features articulation at his shoulders. Unlike his previous toy, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], due to how the legs are molded.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-One-Step-Blizzard-Strike-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:Blizzard Strike Sideswipe is a redeco of the first One-Step Changer Sideswipe in White & Blue with little black detailing.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Combiner Force One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Released as part of 10th wave of ''Combiner Force'' One-Step Changers, this Sideswipe is an entirely new mold and a new transformation scheme which consists of twisting his vehicle rear/robot mode legs to turn him into a robot. He features a very limited articulation on the elbows. His scannable badge is on the front vehicle hood, accessible while in-package. As with the 2016 One-step Changer figure, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to how the legs are molded.

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====Warrior Class====
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[[File:TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015WarriorClassSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Red. ''(Hasbro version Pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-Series-TAV-22-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Redder. ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Warrior Class, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[July 25|07-25]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TAV22'''
**''Accessories'': Sword

:Part of the third wave of ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Warrior Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car to robot and back! Sideswipe also comes with a sword, which can be wielded by his pair of 5mm-compatible hands, and can be stored on his vehicle mode's rooftop. His head features a light-piping gimmick, but due to the clear parts being molded in colorless plastic, the gimmick was neutered by painting his eyes blue.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back, impossible to be accessed in-package.

:Warrior Class Sideswipe also suffers two design flaws: His robot mode chest cover prevents his vehicle mode to move, while his shoulder part's pegs can't lock at the back of the chest plate as well.

:The TakaraTomy release of Sideswipe (as part of the ''Adventure Series'' lineup) features additional paint details. He also features a different scannable badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CotT-Warrior-Class-Sideswipe-Hasbro-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can you spot the difference? ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Clash-of-the-Transformers-Warrior-Class-Sideswipe-TakaraTomy-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's right under your nose! Well, his nose. Wait, does he even have a nose? ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Clash of the Transformers, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Sword
:A redeco of Warrior Class Sideswipe based on his appearance in the ''Robots in Disguise'' season 1 finale. this figure was released as part of the ''Clash of the Transformers'' [[subline imprint]] that's [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores around the world, including Japan.

:Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy is also a Toys"R"Us exclusive, and for some reason features a different scan-badge on his chest, rather than his vehicle mode front. Scanning this in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' app unlocks Clash Sideswipe as a playable character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Clash of the Transformers'' Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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====Hyperchange Heroes / 3-Step Changers====
[[File:2015RIDHyperchangeSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Finally, I'm somewhat presentable.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TED-15-Big-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with 25% bigger headlights.''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Hyper Change Hero / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': 2015-[[November 14|11-14]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED-15'''

:Part of the fourth wave of Hyper Change Heroes, Sideswipe transforms from a robot to a futuristic car and back in just three easy steps! He comes packed in an open-front box, so that children can touch him. He also possesses a very similar transformation to [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Hyper Change Heroes .2F 3-Step Changers|3-Step Bumblebee]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his Robot Mode chest.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy, titled '''Big Sideswipe''', feature minor additional paint details. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/HCHSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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====Titan Changers====
[[File:RID2015-Titan-Changer-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I traded in my paint apps for these leg extensions!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Changer, 2016)

:Part of the second wave of Titan Changers, Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car into a robot in just 4 easy steps! Titan Changers Sideswipe also features limited articulation on his shoulders, and 5mm compatible hands.
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====Mini-Con Battle Packs====
[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not Sideswipe, I'm....Grim....Bee.]]
*'''Decepticon Hunter Sideswipe VS Mini-Con Anvil''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor.

:Part of the first wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, Sideswipe is a new Legends/Scout-class-sized mold that scales with the Warrior Class figures (Optimus Prime and Megatronus, for example), and includes the Decepticon [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], a Cyclone Mini-Con which is designed to be launched from the [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] and [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] toys. His transformation is largely the same as the Legion Class version of the figure just with some minor variations. His Energon armor parts can either be worn as battle armor, or combined into a capture claw.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his chest, accessible in Robot Mode and in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-Weaponizer-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why do I have a feeling that this Mini-Con is going to kill me?]]
*'''Sideswipe & Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Armor pieces

:Release as part of the 3rd wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, this Sideswipe is a redeco of the figure above, featuring another Red Alert-inspired color. He also comes with Windstrike, a Mini-Con transforms from robot to 5mm sword accessory. He is packaged with a set of clear armor that either he or Sideswipe can wear in robot mode, or which can be attached to Windstrike's sword mode for a larger weapon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV43-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Barithunder & Sideswipe Thunder Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[April 29|4-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''TAV43'''
**''Accessories'': Thunder Armor (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Barithunder Mini-Con

:The ''Adventure'' release of the Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe is a repaint of the Hasbro mold, featuring some paint applications to closely resemble his appearances in the cartoon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV44-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe and Bumblebee - Supreme Armor set''' (4-Pack, [[May 28|5-28]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV44'''
**''Accessories'': Bumblebee's weapons (Gun, ''Kotetsu'' Armor (combine to form a weapon), Sideswipe's weapons (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Ironjam Mini-con, Barithunder Mini-Con

:Another release of the ''Adventure'' Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe, this toy features transparent blue battle axe and armor parts.

:Sideswipe is bundled with Bumblebee and his Mini-Cons Ironjam and Barithunder redecoed in different colors.
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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-58-Battle-Pack-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got a standard release? Something's not right here.]]
*'''Windstrike & Sideswipe Wind Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[October 29|10-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV58'''
**''Accessories'': Windstrike's Armor sprue

:Another redeco of the Battle Pack mold, Sideswipe features transparent red parts to evoke his clear version of the EZ Collection toy. He also comes with a Windstrike Micron, which can be wielded by Sideswipe.

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====Power Heroes====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Power-Surge-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Power Surge Sideswipe with Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Windstrike Mini-Con

:Power Surge Sideswipe is a new Voyager-sized mold that transforms into a robot to vehicle in several steps, and it's packed with a voice gimmick, activated by pressing on his head! He also comes with a Windstrike Mini-Con, which can be transformed into both a sword or chest armor for Sideswipe, the latter of which triggers different sound effects from his partner.
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====Crash Combiners====
*'''Sideswipe & Bumblebee''' (Crash Combiner, 2017)

:Part of the first wave of the ''Combiner Force'' subline, Sideswipe is a roughly Legion-class sized figure with a ''very'' basic transformation. Sideswipe can form the legs of any Crash Combiner, nominally with the included Bumblebee. He features no useful articulation to speak of. A [[5mm post]] hole on top of his vehicle mode can accommodate a compatible accessory or Weaponizer Minicon, though individually he cannot use it in robot mode.
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====Activator Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Activator-Combiners-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Great Byte / Sideswipe''' (Activator Combiner, 2017)
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====Team Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Team-Combiner-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Released as part of the [[Ultra Bee]] set, Sideswipe transforms from robot to vehicle, and combines with Bumblebee, Strongarm and Grimlock to form Ultra Bee. As a Team Combiner limb, Sideswipe can also form the arm of any other Team Combiner.

:Each toy uses the same universal combination joint as the other Team Combiners and the [[Crash Combiner]]s, which can lead to some... ''interesting'' combinations, given that most robots form very specific body parts when combined. Mixing Crash Combiners with Team Combiners leads to some ''especially'' weird results.

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===Kre-O===
{{anchor|RoadwayRundown}}
[[File:Kre-O 2015 Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Still has more articulation than most of his other toys.]]
[[File:Kre-O-RID2015-Sideswipe-vehicle-build.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So, does this count as an Action Master vehicle?]]
*'''Sideswipe Roadway Rundown''' (2015)
**''Set Number'': ''B1548''
**''Kreons'': Sideswipe, [[Hammerstrike (RID)#Kre-O|Hammerstrike]]
**''Pieces'': 98
**''Accessories'': 2 Swords

:Available only for the Sideswipe Roadway Rundown set, this Sideswipe Kreon uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons, and he's based on ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideswipe. He also comes with a buildable vehicle mode of himself. The good news is: He finally has a pair of swords, which is reused from [[Springer (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Springer]]'s/[[Drift (Kre-O)|Drift]]'s. He also reuses [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]'s helmet.

:Like the rest of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Building sets, the sets are released early in some Asia regions.
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*'''Armor Up Sideswipe''' (Custom Kreon, 2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5710'''
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': ??
*'''Night Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5714'''
***''Pieces'': 26
***''Accessories'': 2 Katanas, 2 Sais, 2 Shoulder armors, Extension parts (arms, legs)

:Released (again) without any prior announcement from Hasbro, this Sideswipe is the ''very'' first Custom Kreon of the said character, and he features extension parts for the arms and legs used for the Kreons included in the China exclusive ''Armor Hero Captor'' sets. On the other hand, the Kreon can be displayed without adding any armor parts.

:Sideswipe was also available is three different versions: the standard Armor-Up, the redecoes Blizzard Strike and Night Strike. So far the building sets saw first release on Dollar General.

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===Rescue Bots===
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*'''Sideswipe''' (Supercharger, 2016/17)

:A new mold standing slightly larger than a Rescan figure, Sideswipe transforms from robot to race car mode in just a few easy steps. As a Supercharger, he features a pull-back motor gimmick in vehicle mode.
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*'''Griffin Rock Racing Team''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)
[[File:RB-Sideswipe-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|200px]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racer]]s, Sideswipe transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Chase (RB)#Flip|Chase the Police-Bot]] and [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]].

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*'''Sideswipe''' (Flip Racer, 2017)

:A seemingly unchanged Flip Racer Sideswipe was also released as part of the second wave of single-packed Flip Racers.
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==Merchandise==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:RID2015 TinyTitans Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''5/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of [[Tiny Titans]], this version of Sideswipe is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, performing a sliding kick. Sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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*'''Sideswipe''' (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''G'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Sideswipe is a plastic sphereoid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Sideswipe was available only in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). He comes with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Surprise-Drinks-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2016)

:''Surprise Drinks'' Sideswipe is a show-accurate 1.5-inch non-transforming figure hidden inside the capsule taped to the bottle. Since they're blindpacked, the figure can be found in any randomly-packed bottles, so... good luck.
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2015)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' series, this buildable Sideswipe mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.
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===Hero Mashers===
[[File:RID2015-Hero-Mashers-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fear my.....Butter knife.....On a stick...with a handle.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2015)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''

: Part of the third wave of ''Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]'' —and the first of the ''Robots in Disguise''-themed product— Sideswipe is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about five inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

: He is designed with a removable head, biceps, arms, and legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

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===Titan Heroes===
[[File:RID2015 TitanHeroes Sideswipe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Hero, 2015)

:''[[Titan Heroes]]'' Sideswipe is a 16-inch tall non-transforming figure.

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[[File:RID2015 TitanGuardians Sideswipe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Guardian, 2015)

:Part of the smaller Guardian size class, this Sideswipe is 6 inches tall and has more limited articulation.

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==Notes==
*Sideswipe's working name during early development of ''Robots in Disguise'' was '''Fastlane'''.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/2015/03/robots-in-disguise-sideswipe-concept-art-revealed/#more-41008 Robots in Disguise Sideswipe Concept Art Revealed]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

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Hasbro stock photos of the 2017 ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Flip Racer]] [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]].

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Sideswipe (RID 2015)

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{{disambig3.5|the Autobot from ''Robots in Disguise''|the Autobot from ''War for Cybertron''|Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Rid2015-sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The next master of Hatenko's Fist of the Key.]]

Rebel, bad-boy, competitive; these are all things that describe '''Sideswipe''', who's always happy to show off his prowess in the heat of battle. Sideswipe is, at his core, a lone wolf who tends to look out for himself, but when push come to shove, he heeds the call to action, jumping into the fight with his sword at the ready. Sideswipe is always quick with his words, and quicker with his hands, and is all about getting the drop on his enemies. And he always makes sure to look cool while doing it!

He's also a bit of a smart-aleck, and this tends to cheese off his comrades, and his predilection for going off and doing his own thing usually gets under the skin of his teammates. His rebellious nature belies his obvious disdain for authority, even his leader [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Don't even get him started on his teammate [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] who rarely fails to reprimand him when he bends the rules. Although Sideswipe still has a lot of growing up to do, he's basically a good kid underneath his cocky exterior–once he gets over his obvious issues with teamwork.

Sometimes he works with the [[Mini-Con]]s [[Windstrike]], [[Barithunder]], or [[Great Byte]]. He can also combine with Bumblebee to form [[Beeside]], and they can combine even further with the rest of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to form [[Ultra Bee]].

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian), [[Ruggero Andreozzi]] (Italian), [[Bastian Sierich]] (German), [[Arturo Castañeda]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Ridha Hassani]] (Arabic), [[Heikki Mäkäräinen]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:PilotPart1 Sideswipe Cybertronian vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sideswipe is a big fan of the Fish of Fury strategy.]]
In the past, Sideswipe was moved around from home to home, leaving him with deep abandonment issues. {{storylink|Exiles}}

In [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon City]], {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} Sideswipe was tearing up the pavement under a statue of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] when he was apprehended by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. Handcuffed to her, he was basically forced to accompany her as she followed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], and was put to work getting a [[space bridge]] functional so the trio could go to [[Earth]]. Once there, Sideswipe wasted no time in making himself scarce, and swiftly encountered both [[Russell Clay]] and the Decepticon [[Underbite]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Basically forced to choose between helping Bumblebee or listen to [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] chatter, Sideswipe picked the former option, and ended up being instrumental in stopping Underbite by luring the Decepticon to a quarry. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

[[File:TrustExercises Grimbee.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Just who is that mysterious but totally cool stranger?]]
Strongarm and Sideswipe continued having trouble working together, inadvertently resulting in Strongarm's comms being damaged. When the pair went sent on a mission to investigate fugitive signals, they split up, and Sideswipe later returned to base to discover Strongarm had gone missing. When he and Russell found Strongarm had been taken captive by [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], Sideswipe masqueraded as the Decepticon "Grimbee" as a distraction, and Strongarm was successfully freed. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}} Sideswipe took part in the capturing of [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. He and the team later found themselves tangling with [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]], and were unprepared for the Decepticon's ability to split into component parts. Though impressed with the rocket Chop Shop had constructed, Sideswipe and the rest of the team captured him. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sideswipe and Strongarm continued to squabble even as they went to a [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences|museum]] to investigate a Decepticon signal. Splitting up, the team was unable to capture [[Terrashock]] until Bumblebee came up with a way to hunt the Decepticon on his own terms. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} When Sideswipe's slacking off resulted in [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] being demolished by [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], he ended up being forced to help Bumblebee track down the Decepticon. Sideswipe appeared to be enthusiastic about helping Thunderhoof use the space bridge he'd built to return to Cybertron but ended up helping Bumblebee destroy the space bridge when it threatened to create a black hole and destroy Earth. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}}

[[File:CollectEmAll Sideswipe rescues Denny.jpg|thumb|left|270px]]
Sideswipe was teamed with Strongarm to search for the Decepticon [[Filch]], and became increasingly annoyed with her sticking to the rulebook. After Sideswipe helped hold up a bridge, and saved Denny from atop a huge statue, he was able to render Filch unconscious by throwing a bridge beam at her head. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} When Grimlock appeared to turn on the other Autobots and stole a stasis pod, Sideswipe believed he was being coerced into it. After they tracked Grimlock to the [[Crown River Dam]], it turned out Sideswipe was correct and Grimlock was under the control of the Decepticon [[Minitron]]. {{storylink|True Colors}} While Bumblebee and Strongarm were away on a mission, Sideswipe and Grimlock got to be spectators for a feud between Fixit and Denny. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}}

When [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] visited, Sideswipe saw him as a role model and attempted to get tips from him. The pair hunted [[Ped (RID)|Ped]] together, albeit unsuccessfully, and Sideswipe later lured Ped into a stasis pod, successfully capturing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} During an attempt to capture [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]], Bumblebee was hit with toxin, regressing to immaturity. Sideswipe liked this new prank-pulling version of their leader, and subsequently Strongarm left him and Russell to babysit Bumblebee. They were not very good at it. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

[[File:Sideways Sideswipe car mode.jpg|thumb|right|370px|Auditioning for ''The Fast and the Furious'']]
When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] came to Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Sideswipe was captured by the Decepticon to use as a ransom along with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Sideswipe continued to bicker with Strongarm, even as the team hunted the [[Skunkticon]] gang led by [[Malodor]], hampering the chase at several points. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

After discovering that Strongarm had been sneaking off the base, Sideswipe blackmailed her into doing undesirable jobs for him. After they tangled with Steeljaw's gang, Bumblebee revealed he already knew about Strongarm sneaking out, and Strongarm revealed she had been using a nearby carwash. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}}

During a horror movie watchthrough, Sideswipe, Strongarm and Grimlock tried to scare Russell to no avail. On a mission to track down a Decepticon in a cave, the team were captured by [[Nightstrike]], who caused them to live out their worst fears — Sideswipe's involved being stuck in traffic — so he could feed on their energon. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

[[File:SomeBodyAnyBody Strongarm carries Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"I'm living in a gefilte fish jar."]]
During a mission in the subways, Sideswipe was captured by [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]], who removed Sideswipe's head so he could graft his own head to Sideswipe's body. While Vertebreak tested out Sideswipe's capabilities on the rest of the team, Bumblebee and Fixit found Sideswipe's head. With Sideswipe's instructions, the team were able to overcome Vertebreak, and Fixit reunited Sideswipe's body and head, though afterwards Sideswipe found himself unable to transform and needed some more work done on him. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}} After Drift and his Mini-Cons returned to earth, they joined Sideswipe and the rest of the team in recapturing Quillfire and [[Springload (RID)|Springload]]. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

The team traveled to an undersea derelict spacecraft with the aim of capturing [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]]. During the mission, Sideswipe became trapped in a room with Drift, [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]], whose meditating drove him nuts. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} When [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and [[Headlock]] were sighted at the [[Rumbledome]], Sideswipe was among the team members who attempted to [[GroundBridge]] there and instead ended up hundreds of miles away. By the time they drove back, the Decepticons had been defeated. {{storylink|The Champ}}

After having a run-in with a bear, Sideswipe joined the rest of the team in contending with an overpowered Fixit when the Mini-Con's guard programs reactivated. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves trapped outside their own base after Steeljaw's team moved in and set up a subsonic field to keep them out. He, Strongarm and Grimlock created diversions while the Mini-Cons were sneaked in to deactivate the field, and the Autobots were able to retake the scrapyard. {{storylink|Lockout}} Sideswipe took part in the pursuit and capture of [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]], though his method of clearing a resort spa by claiming there was a wild kangaroo loose left a lot to be desired. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2 Sideswipe in armor.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After blowing off another of Strongarm's briefings, Sideswipe encountered [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and was taken with the new arrival. He had the opportunity to pull off some slick moves to impress her during a mission to take down [[Zizza]], however he was disappointed when she opted not to stick around afterwards. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} Humoring Bumblebee who claimed there were nice places to visit on Earth, Sideswipe and the other Autobots found themselves in the ghost town of [[Edmondville]], where they ended up capturing the Decepticon [[Pseudo]]. {{Storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

While on a training mission with Strongarm, Sideswipe was captured by Thunderhoof and Underbite. He, Strongarm and Windblade ended up chained to the huge statue outside Crown City, as it was used as an energy sink as [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was drawn across the dimensional barrier. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} The three Autobots were freed after Optimus joined the fight, and were able to take down Steeljaw's team. After the Autobots discovered that the Decepticon Hunters combined gave them a huge power up, Sideswipe helped drop the arm of the statue on Megatronus, then joined with Bumblebee and Strongarm to blast the Decepticon into nothing. He later opted to stay on Earth as someone needed to keep Strongarm in line. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[File:OverloadedPart2-ArcticSideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|250px|And all the girlies say he's pretty fly for a white guy.]]

While watching Denny and Fixit play Go Fish, Sideswipe got into yet another fight with Strongarm. When Bumblebee assigned Drift and Windblade to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard, Sideswipe insisted on joining that team, however on their first mission to the [[Arctic]], they found themselves having to cope with an Optimus Prime weakened by having the power of the Primes removed. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} Despite his misgivings about Optimus, Sideswipe himself was injured during an avalanche and managed to jeopardize the mission when he accidentally alerted [[Polarclaw]] to their presence. After Optimus came up with a plan that successfully led to the Decepticon's capture, Sideswipe admitted he'd been wrong about Prime's effectiveness. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Although he sported a new, desert-themed paintjob, Sideswipe continued to drive the other Autobots batty with his ceaseless chattering, even as they hunted another Decepticon; this time he wouldn't stop gloating about the time he had tricked Strongarm into thinking he had a seventh gear that allowed him to travel through time. Though he succeeded in rescuing Windblade after she fell into a river and was swept away by its current, he and Drift were later trapped in a metal cocoon by [[Razorpaw]]'s Mini-Cons [[Swelter]] and [[Glacius]]. {{storylink|Cover Me}}

Sideswipe increasingly encouraged Jetstorm and Slipstream to get more respect from Drift, encouraging the Mini-Cons to make their own decisions rather than allow themselves to be forever tethered to their teacher's choices. Investigating possible interference with one of Windblade's caches, Optimus's team found themselves up against [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]] and his army of Mini-Cons. Sideswipe found himself locked in an armory with Drift's Mini-Cons, and discovered he was able to link with them. Deciding to use this newfound tactical advantage in a surprise attack, Sideswipe contacted Stockade and told him he wished to surrender vital information in exchange for his freedom. Once the Mini-Con troops had lowered their guard, Sideswipe launched Slipstream and Jetstorm from his arms, and the trio managed to quickly take down the squadron surrounding them. Sideswipe next freed Optimus and Windblade, who had been trapped in a bunker, and together they come to an injured Drift's aid. The Autobots' final push resulted in the capture of Stockade. The stealth team then learned that the scrapyard's GroundBridge had been repaired, and traveled through a portal with Grimlock with Windblade's cache in hand back to base. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

After a chance encounter resulted in [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] joining the team, the Autobots got a lead to the location of the remaining Decepticons on Earth; [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots disguised Grimlock as a Decepticon, and used a ruse wherein the rest of the team posed as captives to infiltrate the crashed ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]],'' base to the Decepticons. Despite making good headway at first, Sideswipe and the others were discovered by the Decepticon higher ups after an argument between Bumblebee and Optimus caused the mission to stall out. The Autobots then found themselves completely surrounded by Steeljaw's troops. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Thanks to Windblade providing them with a distraction, the Autobots were able to break away and split up. Strongarm, Grimlock and Sideswipe were then sent to try and free the Mini-Cons being held captive by the Decepticons. They ended up in a communications room where they fought with Groundpounder and Thunderhoof until Sideswipe incapacitated them with a high-frequency signal, holding onto consciousness just long enough for the Decepticons to slip offline first. After using the communications equipment to free the Mini-Cons, the trio escaped the ship before the [[cryo-gas]] bomb froze everyone aboard.

With the Decepticon threat dealt with, several Autobots planned to return to their home planet. Sideswipe wasn't among them however; claiming he had "outgrown" Cybertron, he said his goodbyes to Windblade, Optimus, and Ratchet, then headed off to build a new, permanent base of operations for the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}} When news of the Bee Team's exploits reached Cybertron, Sideswipe became one of the many Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

Bumblebee took his team on a tour of interesting locations on Earth, culminating in them visiting the remains of [[Autobot Outpost Omega One]], only to find a strange bomb had been set up to detonate. Thrilled to finally have some excitement, Sideswipe fought [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], managing to recover a weapon they'd found, though the pair themselves escaped. As a bonus, Sideswipe also found Bumblebee's old diary, which included an exercise video. {{storylink|History Lessons}}

Following a training exercise that went wrong, Sideswipe was amused to find he had a higher [[PASERQuAT]] score than Strongarm. The team was split up to investigate sites of Cybertronian significance on Earth, with Sideswipe going to [[South America]], until they were all bridged back to the scrapyard because Denny and Russell didn't know what they were doing. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} Continuing the search, Bumblebee and Sideswipe ended up in a desert. They later joined Grimlock when the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], however during the pursuit, Sideswipe and Strongarm attempted to work together and ended up crashing. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

After the team retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], Sideswipe destroyed the device when Jetstorm and Slipstream accidentally triggered it. The Mini-Cons became annoyed at his jokes at their expense, and Sideswipe was forced to try to find a way to apologize, however he missed his chance due to the three Mini-Cons being abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who then used them as leverage to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} Joined by Optimus, the team split up to search for Starscream. Sideswipe and Strongarm stumbled on the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, and the initial hostilities were brought to an end when the Mini-Cons recognized Optimus. A short time later, they ran into the Scavengers, and then during the fight with them, the Mini-Cons were captured by Starscream. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Scavengers defeated, the team located Starscream's ship, and during the ensuing battle, Sideswipe took a shot meant for Jetstorm and Slipstream. He was later able to distract Starscream while the three Mini-Cons found a way to separate the Weaponizer Mini-Cons from the Decepticon, and ultimately Starscream was defeated. Sideswipe later attempted to apologize to the trio, though they believed his earlier actions apology enough, and Jetstorm and Slipstream opted to team up with Sideswipe for a while. {{storylink|Worthy}}

Bored with endless sparring, Sideswipe finally got the action he craved when he and Strongarm were sent to investigate a Decepticon signal. After attempting to capture [[Heatseeker]] themselves, they were forced to call in the rest of the team when the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]] endangered a nuclear waste disposal site. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} The pair were assigned the task of getting a [[hermit]] to vacate the danger zone, which they accomplished before rejoining the rest of the team. An explosion resulted in the entire team being merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]] while unconscious and ultimately Heatseeker got away. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

The Autobots' next mission took them to [[Antarctica]], where they had to recapture [[Crustacion]] after the Decepticon was freed from one of Windblade's caches. Sideswipe and Strongarm worked to rescue the humans at a base while the rest of the team caught the Con. {{Storylink|Defrosted}} When a stricken plane endangered another cache, Sideswipe's failure to stop it resulted in him having to be rescued by Rescue Bot [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]. Sideswipe's paranoia that Blurr was out to take his spot on the team resulted in [[Ragebyte]] escaping, and Sideswipe took off in an attempt to prove himself. With Blurr tagging along, he managed to track down Ragebyte and defeat the Decepticon, at which point Bumblebee suggested he take on Blurr as a temporary intern. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Sideswipe, along with the rest of the team, found themselves coveting the [[Sphere of Doradus]], thanks to the strange energies it gave off, and had to resist it long enough to capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Sideswipe and Blurr took part in a mission to capture the Decepticons [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Drag Strip]] and [[Wildbreak]], though they had to put up with Bumblebee's jealousy of their innate coolness. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

[[File:TheGreatDivide-twosideswipes.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'm not taking that from a Bot as good looking as you!"]]
After another impromptu combination occurred while the Autobots were chasing Drag Strip, Sideswipe was somehow split into two versions of himself — one confident and one with no confidence. His two sides were at odds with each other as the team tried to track down Drag Strip, until the wimpier version saved the confident version from falling rubble, and the pair worked together to take down the Con. Fixit subsequently came up with a way to merge the pair back into one Sideswipe. {{storylink|The Great Divide}}

Strongarm's work in tracking down [[Boostwing|three]] [[Pilfer|Decepticon]] [[Jacknab|brothers]] led Sideswipe to do the unthinkable and apologize for doubting her judgment. {{storylink|Get a Clue}} Grimlock and Sideswipe were temporarily fused together during another of Fixit's combiner experiments. They and the rest of the team helped Drift recover his two Mini-Cons students after they were kidnapped by the Decepticon [[Shadow Raker]]. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}}

Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots temporarily switching bodies. Stuck as Strongarm, Sideswipe faced tremendous hardship trying to control her sirens and lights, but eventually used them to his advantage while fighting the Stunticons during the subsequent road race mission. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} A visit by Strongarm's old friend [[Nightra]] turned out weird when the team discovered Nightra was actually a criminal being hunted by the Autobot bounty hunter [[Blastwave]]. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Sideswipe was left at the scrapyard and had to put up with Grimlock dabbling in the art world. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} Then later while the team was trying to recapture [[Simacore]], they had to also deal with Grimlock given super speed by another of Fixit's experiments. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Railroad Rage}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} {{storylink|Moon Breaker}} {{storylink|Exiles}}}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' shorts===
Sideswipe watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}} Sideswipe covered Bumblebee in mud while speeding around near the car wash. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Sideswipe took a would-be car thief for a short, sharp ride. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

When a movie that he wanted to watch started on TV, Sideswipe found [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] in his seat. He informed the Mini-Con he had called "dibs" on the seat, and explained the entire concept of "dibs" to both Drift and his Mini-Con companions. They were very impressed by this "honorable" system. Fixit then detected a signal from an open stasis pod, and informed the entire Bee Team that the [[Cyclone]]s [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] were at large. Sideswipe expressed skepticism at the concept that Mini-Cons could be considered "highly dangerous," but Drift assured him that this was indeed the case. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
[[File:IDWRID3 Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Sideswipe's goofing off resulting in Bumblebee yelling at him and restricting him to base, however when Russell told him about [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park, Sideswipe opted to head there with Russell for some fun. On arrival they were attacked by [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]] and Bumblebee soon found them, having tracked the Decepticon there. Sideswipe was able to deduce that Flamefeather had mistaken the [[Space Battle 7]] ride for an actual rocket, allowing the Autobot to ambush and capture the Decepticon, though he was still given the task of carrying Flamefeather back to base. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} During a training exercise, Sideswipe squabbled with Strongarm and was jumped on by Grimlock, resulting in a team loss. He and Strongarm were sent to investigate activity, but proved unable to capture [[Spinhead]] and had to return to the scrapyard empty handed. Fortunately Bumblebee came up with a plan and the whole team managed to defeat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Sideswipe and Grimlock aided in the capture of [[Transit]] by directing the Decepticon into a traffic jam engineered by Fixit. During a visit by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s team, Sideswipe took part in a plan to capture [[Clipshade]], though his attempt to tackled the Decepticon resulted in him ending up underneath Grimlock again. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} While the rest of the team hunted [[Overhead]], Sideswipe, Denny and Russell toured nearby storage facilities in an attempt to distract Ultra Magnus, whom they assumed was monitoring them. To Sideswipe's annoyance, Denny took the opportunity to do some shopping. On rendezvousing with the rest of the team, Sideswipe learned that Clipshade was actually an Autobot double-agent. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}}

As the only Autobot who hadn't been seen by Overhead, Sideswipe was sent in for reconnaissance, after a small amount of coaching on his acting. Despite not lasting long under [[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]]'s scrutiny, he managed to get enough information out of them that the other Autobots could move in. When Overhead turned her space bridge into a black hole, Sideswipe had the unfortunate experience of Razorgrille biting his leg to avoid being sucked in. He later tried to use his experiences to persuade Ultra Magnus to let him off some traffic violations. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Sideswipe and the rest of Team Bee were lured to [[Fort Tucker]] as a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. They successfully located the cave in question, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Sideswipe found himself grappling with Thunderhoof until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Team Bee was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books===
During a training session, Sideswipe decided to encourage Grimlock to play lob-ball using Fixit as the ball. When the Autobots detected [[Scuzzard]] on the loose, somehow the plan involved Sideswipe being the bait, which he didn't much enjoy. After Scuzzard was captured, he was promptly snatched from them by the newly escaped Filch, and the Autobots were forced to track down and capture both of the birdbots. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Detecting Autobot signals at the docks, the Autobots stumbled on a fight between Underbite, Thunderhoof, and [[Slink]]'s gang. Sideswipe found himself in a one-on-one fight with Thunderhoof and required Strongarm's help to hold his ground. After the team managed to capture Slink and her gang, Sideswipe again tangled with Thunderhoof and managed to send the elkbot to the bottom of the harbor. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

After the team captured [[Forager]] who appeared to rescue Drift, throwing doubt on the Autobot's motives, Sideswipe was prepared to give Drift the benefit of the doubt. He and the rest of the team were captured a short time later when [[Foxtrot]] and [[Stilts]] took over the scrapyard and put the team in stasis pods. The team was eventually freed with Drift's help, and turned the tables on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Sideswipe attempted to play football with Russell and Grimlock until Grimlock destroyed the ball. When Bumblebee became distracted during a fight with [[Skinkbomb]], Sideswipe attempted to save him from a grenade, only to become seriously injured himself. He was taken back to the scrapyard where Fixit was able to repair him, though Bumblebee recommended that he take it easy for a few cycles. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Autobot World Tour}}}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
Sideswipe and the other members of Bumblebee's team responded when Optimus Prime called their names in a display of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|new toy]]'s speaking gimmick, then joined Optimus in dancing to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

When [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Tigatron]] appeared among the Autobots, Sideswipe was mostly shocked to see a rat wearing a necktie. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

===Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
A bored Sideswipe jumped at the chance to get out of the yard and transport the Decepticon [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], and also to mock Strongarm while he was at it. He was hoisted by that petard when Springload tricked his way into escaping captivity and knocked him over, and Sideswipe was further embarrassed when he chased the Decepticon down against Bumblebee's orders, ignorant of how Springload could simply jump over obstacles (almost like he's a frog or something) and almost getting Russell and Denny killed in the process.

Bumblebee admonished him to use his head more. He took this to heart, and when Springload was sighted at a film set, Sideswipe figured out that his foe was a bit out of touch with reality: so he 'allowed' the guy to escape, knowing he'd crash into a painted wall thinking it was outside. Bumblebee gave him props for letting Springload defeat himself. {{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Darren Criss]] (English)}}

[[File:TheNeedForSpeed Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Finally I get to appear on the main ''Transformers'' show!"]]
Sideswipe intercepted the Mini-Con delinquent [[Bounce]] on the mainland. When the Mini-Con escaped through the team's [[GroundBridge]], he teleported to the island of [[Griffin Rock]], prompting Sideswipe to pursue him. While chasing down the Cyclone, he encountered [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], and immediately assumed that he was a Decepticon. The misunderstanding was cleared up shortly after the other [[Rescue Bot]]s arrived. Back at the firehouse, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] filled him in on their mission on Earth. Blurr was impressed by Sideswipe and asked him for some rescue tips - but Sideswipe wasn't particularly interested in helping humans. He promised Blurr that he would recommend him to Bumblebee once he returned to the mainland, and offered him the opportunity to join the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]].

Using an electromagnetic trap, Blurr and Sideswipe attempted to herd Bounce towards the park and spring the trap, but Bounce managed to outspeed them, escaping into the sewers. While [[Cody Burns|Cody]] and [[Servo (RB)|Servo]] flushed out Bounce, Sideswipe and Blurr used energize tools to reroute the Minicon's path, safely directing him into the trap. Blurr was upset that he didn't apprehend the Mini-Con, but Sideswipe pointed out that he had saved several humans during the operation, inspiring Blurr to stay on Griffin Rock and continue honing his Rescue Bot skills. Sideswipe returned to the mainland, convict in hand. {{storylink|The Need for Speed}}

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==Games==

===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|The Starter Sideswipe is already unlocked when the game is turned on for the first time, until the latest update requires 500 Energon Cubes to unlock him.}}
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! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Version'''
! style="background: #00CCFF; color: black" scope="col" width="35%" | '''Unlock Cost (Energon)'''
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|Starter
|500
|N/A
|-
|Titan Guardian
|1000
|20
|-
|Legion
|1500
|30
|-
|Legion Alpine
|1500
|30
|-
|One-Step
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Ninja
|2000
|40
|-
|One-Step Blizzard
|2000
|40
|-
|Switchblade
|2000
|40
|-
|Titan Hero
|3000
|60
|-
|Warrior
|4000
|80
|-
|Warrior Clash
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack
|4000
|80
|-
|Battlepack Alpine
|4000
|80
|-
|Titan Changer
|4000
|80
|-
|Hero
|6000
|120
|-
|Power Hero
|8000
|140
|-
|Combiner
|3800
|75
|}
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

{{Note|The Sideswipe Kreon is part of the player's power-up: They served as the player's support by attacking enemies. However the Kreons can suffer friendly fire from the player itself.}}

===''Protect Crown City''===
Sideswipe, Strongarm, Bumblebee and Grimlock captured escaped Decepticons, and secured them back in their stasis pods. {{storylink|Protect Crown City}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature. Meanwhile, scanning the ''Combiner Force'' toys' insignia stickers gives the player Tickets, which can be spent by giving them to [[Cryostase]] via the main map menu.}}
====Legion Class====
{{anchor|Legion}}
[[File:RID2015-Legion-Class-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Spikeswipe.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015)
:Part of the second wave of Transformers: Robots in Disguise Legion Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from a robot into a futuristic sports car, and features 3mm ports for his hands. Due to his transformation scheme, Sideswipe features articulated legs and pivoting feet. Unfortunately, his wheels on his vehicle mode does not roll well for some reason. The spikes on his arms could ''possibly'' break if you attempt to roll his vehicle mode on uneven surfaces.

: His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

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[[File:RID2015-legion-alpine-strike-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Why do I feel like I'm being watched all of a sudden?]]
*'''Alpine Strike Sideswipe''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:A redeco of the Legion Class Sideswipe figure above, Alpine Strike Sideswipe features a coloration based on [[Red Alert (G1)|Generation 1 Red Alert]].

:Like his original Legion Class figure, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot/vehicle mode left arm.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe Clear Ver.''' (EZ Collection, 2015)
:A redeco of Legion Class Sideswipe in clear plastic, Sideswipe Clear Ver. was given away at Japanese stores like Hakuhinkan TOY PARK Ginza, White Peony Ishinomaki shop, Yamada Denki toy department, and Yodobashi Camera from [[Calendar|July]] 2015 to customers who spent ¥3000 or more on ''Adventure'' product. Like most of the clear colored ''Adventure'' Legion Class exclusives, Sideswipe has no paint operations save for his face.

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[[File:TAV-34-EZ-Collection-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I faded in the wash.Buy me again!]]
*'''Team Bumblebee VS Megatronus set''' (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV34'''
:Available for this set, this version of Sideswipe is a redeco of the original Legion Class Sideswipe, featuring minor paint details. He was released as a four-pack along with [[Strongarm (RID)#TAV34|Strongarm]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Bumblebee]], and [[The Fallen#TAV34|Megatronus]].

:Unlike the Hasbro release, the toy features no scan-badges on the toy, instead it was printed on one small card, along with the other 3 badges.

:Like the rest of the ''Adventure'' EZ Collection sets, some online retailers like Amazon Japan were still selling it 2 years later at greatly reduced prices (70% off).
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====One-Step Changers====
{{anchor|OneStep}}
[[File:2015 RID OneStep Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Won't be able to do all those flips any more.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Easy-dynamic-series-TED-03-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not just a red brick with wheels anymore!''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[March 21|03-21]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TED03'''

:Part of the first wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Sideswipe is a simplified toy that transforms in one step. He features articulation in the shoulders, which can swivel outward, forward, and backward. His hands are sculpted to fit 5mm weapons into his hands. This Sideswipe can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], but does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:While not a retool, he shares a [[transformation]] scheme with One-Step Changer Movie [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|Drift]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

:The TakaraTomy release of the One-Step Change Sideswipe (as part of the Easy Dynamic Series lineup) features additional paint details in robot mode: the fake hood, the gunmetal grey feet, and the metallic red "暖速" detailing. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app. Although the badge is covered by a dummy sticker, there is no way to scan the badge if he's packaged in vehicle mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on One-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Ninja-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's like a ninja.....A ''reeeeeaaly'' agile ninja.]]
*'''Ninja Mode Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2015)

:Part of the fourth wave of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise One-Step Changers, Ninja Mode Sideswipe is a redeco of the One-Step figure above, with it colors inverted with the exception of the dark gray plastic is changed into light gray.

:Like his original One-Step toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his robot mode left chestplate.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-Changers-Collection-6-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, why is Prime's side of the box cooler than mine?]]
*'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (6-pack, 2015)

:A 6-pack featuring the One-Step figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], Sideswipe, [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]] (all of them unchanged from their individual releases), and a new One-Step [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] figure available only in this set. This set was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada.

: Sideswipe, Steeljaw, Underbite, and Bumblebee's badges are all scannable in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-One-Step-changer-Patrol-Mode-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now I transform into a red ''rectangle'' with wheels!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:A new mold of One-Step Changer Sideswipe, he transforms into a more cartoon accurate version of his vehicle mode. When you flip up his exhaust pipes, he transforms into robot mode in a single step. He features articulation at his shoulders. Unlike his previous toy, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], due to how the legs are molded.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-One-Step-Blizzard-Strike-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:Blizzard Strike Sideswipe is a redeco of the first One-Step Changer Sideswipe in White & Blue with little black detailing.

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[[File:TF-RID-Combiner-Force-1-Step-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Combiner Force One-Step Changer, 2017)

:Released as part of 10th wave of ''Combiner Force'' One-Step Changers, this Sideswipe is an entirely new mold and a new transformation scheme which consists of twisting his vehicle rear/robot mode legs to turn him into a robot. He features a very limited articulation on the elbows. His scannable badge is on the front vehicle hood, accessible while in-package. As with the 2016 One-step Changer figure, this Sideswipe cannot ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]] due to how the legs are molded.

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====Warrior Class====
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[[File:TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015WarriorClassSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Red. ''(Hasbro version Pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-Series-TAV-22-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Redder. ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Warrior Class, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': '''2015-[[July 25|07-25]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TAV22'''
**''Accessories'': Sword

:Part of the third wave of ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Warrior Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car to robot and back! Sideswipe also comes with a sword, which can be wielded by his pair of 5mm-compatible hands, and can be stored on his vehicle mode's rooftop. His head features a light-piping gimmick, but due to the clear parts being molded in colorless plastic, the gimmick was neutered by painting his eyes blue.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back, impossible to be accessed in-package.

:Warrior Class Sideswipe also suffers two design flaws: His robot mode chest cover prevents his vehicle mode to move, while his shoulder part's pegs can't lock at the back of the chest plate as well.

:The TakaraTomy release of Sideswipe (as part of the ''Adventure Series'' lineup) features additional paint details. He also features a different scannable badge, which is compatible with TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CotT-Warrior-Class-Sideswipe-Hasbro-Version.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can you spot the difference? ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Clash-of-the-Transformers-Warrior-Class-Sideswipe-TakaraTomy-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's right under your nose! Well, his nose. Wait, does he even have a nose? ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Clash of the Transformers, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Sword
:A redeco of Warrior Class Sideswipe based on his appearance in the ''Robots in Disguise'' season 1 finale. this figure was released as part of the ''Clash of the Transformers'' [[subline imprint]] that's [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores around the world, including Japan.

:Like his original toy, his scannable Autobot insignia is on his vehicle mode front/robot mode back.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy is also a Toys"R"Us exclusive, and for some reason features a different scan-badge on his chest, rather than his vehicle mode front. Scanning this in the ''Transformers Chronicle'' app unlocks Clash Sideswipe as a playable character.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/OSCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Clash of the Transformers'' Warrior Class Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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====Hyperchange Heroes / 3-Step Changers====
[[File:2015RIDHyperchangeSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Finally, I'm somewhat presentable.''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TED-15-Big-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with 25% bigger headlights.''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Hyper Change Hero / 3-Step Changer, 2015)
**''Japanese release date'': 2015-[[November 14|11-14]]
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TED-15'''

:Part of the fourth wave of Hyper Change Heroes, Sideswipe transforms from a robot to a futuristic car and back in just three easy steps! He comes packed in an open-front box, so that children can touch him. He also possesses a very similar transformation to [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Hyper Change Heroes .2F 3-Step Changers|3-Step Bumblebee]].

:His scannable Autobot insignia is on his Robot Mode chest.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy, titled '''Big Sideswipe''', feature minor additional paint details. He also features a different scan-badge, which is compatible to TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Chronicle'' app.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/HCHSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Hyperchange Heroes/3-Step Changer Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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====Titan Changers====
[[File:RID2015-Titan-Changer-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I traded in my paint apps for these leg extensions!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Changer, 2016)

:Part of the second wave of Titan Changers, Sideswipe transforms from a futuristic sports car into a robot in just 4 easy steps! Titan Changers Sideswipe also features limited articulation on his shoulders, and 5mm compatible hands.
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====Mini-Con Battle Packs====
[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not Sideswipe, I'm....Grim....Bee.]]
*'''Decepticon Hunter Sideswipe VS Mini-Con Anvil''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor.

:Part of the first wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, Sideswipe is a new Legends/Scout-class-sized mold that scales with the Warrior Class figures (Optimus Prime and Megatronus, for example), and includes the Decepticon [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], a Cyclone Mini-Con which is designed to be launched from the [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] and [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] toys. His transformation is largely the same as the Legion Class version of the figure just with some minor variations. His Energon armor parts can either be worn as battle armor, or combined into a capture claw.

:His scannable Autobot insignia is in his chest, accessible in Robot Mode and in-package.

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[[File:RID2015-Weaponizer-Battle-Pack-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why do I have a feeling that this Mini-Con is going to kill me?]]
*'''Sideswipe & Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Armor pieces

:Release as part of the 3rd wave of Mini-Con Battle packs, this Sideswipe is a redeco of the figure above, featuring another Red Alert-inspired color. He also comes with Windstrike, a Mini-Con transforms from robot to 5mm sword accessory. He is packaged with a set of clear armor that either he or Sideswipe can wear in robot mode, or which can be attached to Windstrike's sword mode for a larger weapon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV43-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Barithunder & Sideswipe Thunder Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[April 29|4-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''TAV43'''
**''Accessories'': Thunder Armor (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Barithunder Mini-Con

:The ''Adventure'' release of the Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe is a repaint of the Hasbro mold, featuring some paint applications to closely resemble his appearances in the cartoon.

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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV44-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe and Bumblebee - Supreme Armor set''' (4-Pack, [[May 28|5-28]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV44'''
**''Accessories'': Bumblebee's weapons (Gun, ''Kotetsu'' Armor (combine to form a weapon), Sideswipe's weapons (Energon spear, claw gauntlets x2,chestplate/helmet, spike band, leg armor), Ironjam Mini-con, Barithunder Mini-Con

:Another release of the ''Adventure'' Mini-Con Battle Pack Sideswipe, this toy features transparent blue battle axe and armor parts.

:Sideswipe is bundled with Bumblebee and his Mini-Cons Ironjam and Barithunder redecoed in different colors.
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[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-58-Battle-Pack-Clear-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got a standard release? Something's not right here.]]
*'''Windstrike & Sideswipe Wind Armor''' (Mini-Con Battle Pack, [[October 29|10-29]]-2016)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV58'''
**''Accessories'': Windstrike's Armor sprue

:Another redeco of the Battle Pack mold, Sideswipe features transparent red parts to evoke his clear version of the EZ Collection toy. He also comes with a Windstrike Micron, which can be wielded by Sideswipe.

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====Power Heroes====
[[File:TF-RID2015-Power-Surge-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Power Surge Sideswipe with Mini-Con Windstrike''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': Windstrike Mini-Con

:Power Surge Sideswipe is a new Voyager-sized mold that transforms into a robot to vehicle in several steps, and it's packed with a voice gimmick, activated by pressing on his head! He also comes with a Windstrike Mini-Con, which can be transformed into both a sword or chest armor for Sideswipe, the latter of which triggers different sound effects from his partner.
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====Crash Combiners====
*'''Sideswipe & Bumblebee''' (Crash Combiner, 2017)

:Part of the first wave of the ''Combiner Force'' subline, Sideswipe is a roughly Legion-class sized figure with a ''very'' basic transformation. Sideswipe can form the legs of any Crash Combiner, nominally with the included Bumblebee. He features no useful articulation to speak of. A [[5mm post]] hole on top of his vehicle mode can accommodate a compatible accessory or Weaponizer Minicon, though individually he cannot use it in robot mode.
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====Activator Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Activator-Combiners-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Great Byte / Sideswipe''' (Activator Combiner, 2017)
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====Team Combiners====
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[[File:TF-RID2015-Team-Combiner-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ultra Bee''' (Team Combiner, 2017)

:Released as part of the [[Ultra Bee]] set, Sideswipe transforms from robot to vehicle, and combines with Bumblebee, Strongarm and Grimlock to form Ultra Bee. As a Team Combiner limb, Sideswipe can also form the arm of any other Team Combiner.

:Each toy uses the same universal combination joint as the other Team Combiners and the [[Crash Combiner]]s, which can lead to some... ''interesting'' combinations, given that most robots form very specific body parts when combined. Mixing Crash Combiners with Team Combiners leads to some ''especially'' weird results.

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===Kre-O===
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[[File:Kre-O 2015 Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Still has more articulation than most of his other toys.]]
[[File:Kre-O-RID2015-Sideswipe-vehicle-build.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So, does this count as an Action Master vehicle?]]
*'''Sideswipe Roadway Rundown''' (2015)
**''Set Number'': ''B1548''
**''Kreons'': Sideswipe, [[Hammerstrike (RID)#Kre-O|Hammerstrike]]
**''Pieces'': 98
**''Accessories'': 2 Swords

:Available only for the Sideswipe Roadway Rundown set, this Sideswipe Kreon uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons, and he's based on ''Robots in Disguise'' Sideswipe. He also comes with a buildable vehicle mode of himself. The good news is: He finally has a pair of swords, which is reused from [[Springer (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Springer]]'s/[[Drift (Kre-O)|Drift]]'s. He also reuses [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]]'s helmet.

:Like the rest of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Building sets, the sets are released early in some Asia regions.
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*'''Armor Up Sideswipe''' (Custom Kreon, 2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5710'''
*'''Blizzard Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': ??
*'''Night Strike Sideswipe''' (2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5714'''
***''Pieces'': 26
***''Accessories'': 2 Katanas, 2 Sais, 2 Shoulder armors, Extension parts (arms, legs)

:Released (again) without any prior announcement from Hasbro, this Sideswipe is the ''very'' first Custom Kreon of the said character, and he features extension parts for the arms and legs used for the Kreons included in the China exclusive ''Armor Hero Captor'' sets. On the other hand, the Kreon can be displayed without adding any armor parts.

:Sideswipe was also available is three different versions: the standard Armor-Up, the redecoes Blizzard Strike and Night Strike. So far the building sets saw first release on Dollar General.

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===Rescue Bots===
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*'''Sideswipe''' (Supercharger, 2016/17)

:A new mold standing slightly larger than a Rescan figure, Sideswipe transforms from robot to race car mode in just a few easy steps. As a Supercharger, he features a pull-back motor gimmick in vehicle mode.
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*'''Griffin Rock Racing Team''' (Flip Racer 3-pack, 2017)
[[File:RB-Sideswipe-FlipRacer.jpg|thumb|170px]]

:Part of the first wave of three-pack [[Flip Racer]]s, Sideswipe transforms automatically from car to robot when the vehicle mode is lifted up and placed on its end. He comes in a pack with [[Chase (RB)#Flip|Chase the Police-Bot]] and [[Blurr (Prime)#Flip|Blurr]].

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*'''Sideswipe''' (Flip Racer, 2017)

:A seemingly unchanged Flip Racer Sideswipe was also released as part of the second wave of single-packed Flip Racers.
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==Merchandise==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:RID2015 TinyTitans Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''5/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of [[Tiny Titans]], this version of Sideswipe is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, performing a sliding kick. Sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Sideswipe at TFU.info]''

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*'''Sideswipe''' (Radz candy dispenser, 2015)
**''Blindbag code'': '''G'''

: The [[Radz]] candy-dispenser version of Sideswipe is a plastic sphereoid with feet, spiky "hair", and a keychain fob. Pulling the hair back opens the toy's "mouth" and projects a little bowl-like tongue, dispensing a single colored sugar pellet. The hair can be taken off to refill the dispenser, and swapped with any other Radz.

:Sideswipe was available only in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, though the bag has a code number on the back under the "best by" date that tells you what's inside (only the last letter is the important part). He comes with a bag of sugar pellets, and a mini-poster with a collection checklist on the back.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Surprise-Drinks-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2016)

:''Surprise Drinks'' Sideswipe is a show-accurate 1.5-inch non-transforming figure hidden inside the capsule taped to the bottle. Since they're blindpacked, the figure can be found in any randomly-packed bottles, so... good luck.
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===Kinder Surprise===
*'''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''' (2015)
:Only available inside a blindpacked chocolate egg as part of Kinder's ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' series, this buildable Sideswipe mini-figure consists of a generic "cog" onto which his limbs and armor can be clipped to construct him. He has articulation on his shoulders and upper legs.
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===Hero Mashers===
[[File:RID2015-Hero-Mashers-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Fear my.....Butter knife.....On a stick...with a handle.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2015)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''

: Part of the third wave of ''Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]'' —and the first of the ''Robots in Disguise''-themed product— Sideswipe is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about five inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

: He is designed with a removable head, biceps, arms, and legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

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===Titan Heroes===
[[File:RID2015 TitanHeroes Sideswipe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Hero, 2015)

:''[[Titan Heroes]]'' Sideswipe is a 16-inch tall non-transforming figure.

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[[File:RID2015 TitanGuardians Sideswipe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Titan Guardian, 2015)

:Part of the smaller Guardian size class, this Sideswipe is 6 inches tall and has more limited articulation.

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==Notes==
*Sideswipe's working name during early development of ''Robots in Disguise'' was '''Fastlane'''.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/2015/03/robots-in-disguise-sideswipe-concept-art-revealed/#more-41008 Robots in Disguise Sideswipe Concept Art Revealed]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

Octane

2017-10-01T16:37:54Z

BT383: Updating IDW continuity

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{{disambigm|Tankor (disambiguation)|Mega-Octane}}
{{picsneeded|Appearances in fiction}}
:''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''' (aka '''Tankor''' and '''Octone''') 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.

==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====
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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}}

====''Transformers Legends'' comic====
In [[2021]], Octane was among the Decepticons under Scorponok's command who fought [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s forces near a [[black hole]], and gor kicked around by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]]. When Scorponok detonated the black hole, the three Triple Changers panicked and scrambled to avoid the explosion. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}}

====''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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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)/Marvel Comics continuity|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''===
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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}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
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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}}

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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}}

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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}}

On [[Chosen One Day]], both Tankors got matching tattos. {{storylink|Choose Me}} Sometime after, they joined [[I.H. Cybertronian Securities]], a private security firm run by Ironhide. While helping some clients transport some Energon cubes, Tall Tankor picked up a [[Badgeless]] report on a nearby robbery, and was told off by Fat Tankor for freaking out the clients. {{storylink|07:00:00}} When Ironhide was placed in charge of reforming Cybertron's state security, the Tankors were the first to volunteer for his new force. When [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] also signed up, much to [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s apparent chagrin, the Tankors offered to let him live with them, but were turned down. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}} While in training for their new roles, the Tankors attended Ironhide's roll call, watched him spar with Blast Off, and undertook a written examination, before heading down to Maccadam's with a few of their fellow cadets on their downtime. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} On their first call, the Tankors accompanied Ironhide and [[Sparkstalker]] as they attempted to subdue the rampaging combiner Bruticus - whose components included, much to the Tankors' horror, Blast Off! When Bruticus was eventually defeated and forced to separate, the Tankors assisted in the arrest of the Combaticons. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}} When Iacon was evacuated upon the discovery of an army of undead [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] headed directly for the city, the Tankors were among those who stayed behind to assist in the coming battle. {{storylink|Ping}} As the battle raged through Iacon, Tall Tankor helped guard citizens who had not made it through the space bridge in time. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

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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=1.5|thumb|]]
*'''Octone''' (2017-[[December 30|12-30]])
**''ID number'': '''LG57'''
**''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==
{{reflist}}

[[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]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Q-Robo Transformer

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BT383:

{{picsneeded|interior examples}}
{{Comicstory|
|title=Q-Robo Transformer
|image=Q-robo cover obi.jpg
|caption=The little guy is the leader of the Autobots. Yup, we're [[slag (slang)|slagged]].
|publisher=[[Kodansha]]
|date=[[April 6]], [[2005]]
|written by=[[Shōji Imaki]]
|illustrated by=[[Shōji Imaki]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese Generation 1]]
|pagecount=125
|price=448 yen
|ISBN=ISBN 4063349896 
ISBN 978-4063349894
}}

'''''Q-Robo Transformer''''', or '''''Extremely Funny Transformer Gag Colosseum''''' (爆笑トランスフォーマーギャグコロシアム, ''Bakushō Transformer Gag Colosseum'') for the collected edition title, is a gag [[manga]] written and drawn by [[Shōji Imaki]], running from issues April 2003 to June 2004 and November 2004 in the pages of ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''. The comic was commissioned to promote the [[Q-Robo Collection Figure]] toyline.

The cartoon series involved are: [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'']], [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']], [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Micron Legend'']], and [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Super Link'']]. Most of the gag strips are in 4-koma format, or strips that consist of only four panels, while other strips/stories are in the more traditional format that can span from one page to six pages.

==Issues==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime]]
*[[Roller (G1)|Roller]]
**[[Matrix of Leadership]]
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
*[[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Armada'' Optimus Prime]]
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|''Energon'' Optimus Prime]]
*[[Rodimus (Energon)|''Energon'' Rodimus]]
*[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]

'''[[Maximal]]s'''
*[[Optimus Primal]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]
*[[Tigatron]]

|c2=
*[[Megatron (G1)|''Generation 1'' Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)|''Armada'' Megatron]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]
*[[Shockblast]]

'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]'''
*[[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]

|c3=
*Takarayama-sensei
*[[Shōji Imaki]]

|c4=
*[[Unicron]]
}}

==Notes==
*Many of the gags in the manga derive from word puns that Japan is famous for. For example, ''Armada'' Megatron and Demolishor are "tanks" - 戦車 (せんしゃ ''sensha''), but the pun on ''sensha'' is that it can also be written as 洗車 for "car wash". Result? Them going through the car wash. This makes translators flail in agony on trying to figure out how to keep the puns as intact as possible.

*Takarayama's name is written as タカラ山, which can also pun on "treasure mountain" or "mountain of treasure" (宝山). And he turns out to be Generation 1 Megatron's homeroom teacher.

*''Armada'' Optimus and ''Energon'' Optimus are considered separate characters here, although mostly for comedic effect.

[[Category:Armada media]]
[[Category:Beast Wars media]]
[[Category:Energon media]]
[[Category:Generation 1 comic series]]
[[Category:Manga]]

Ravenspar

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:''Ravenspar is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (franchise)|The Last Knight]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TF-TLK-MtCWalmart2pack-Ravenspar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An inordinate interest in license plates.]]
'''Ravenspar''' wings over the battlefield like a carrion bird.

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==Toys==
===The Last Knight===
*'''Optimus Prime and Ravenspar''' (Walmart 2-pack, 2017)

:Ravenspar is a redeco of [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse|''Prime'' Cyberverse Soundwave]] and includes his chainsaw bayonet. They are packaged with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtCWalmart2pack|Optimus Prime]], presumably unchanged from the standard ''Last Knight'' Legion.

==Notes==
*The Optimus Prime / Ravenspar pack comes with no bio, and thus Ravenspar's gender and any other personal information are completely unknown.

[[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]

Flame (Marvel)

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:''Flame is a renegade [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:FlameUK Robot&Tank.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"SCIENCE TANK MODE!"]]
'''Flame''' is a disgraced Autobot scientist, and with fairly good reason. His brilliance is overshadowed by an obliviousness to risk as he stubbornly pursues his grandiose ideas. His sole concern with other beings is whether they think he's right and if they don't, he only becomes more obsessed with accomplishing his goals, no matter who or what must be sacrificed. This has driven him to an eons-long reclusion spent secretly enacting his master plan. On the rare occasion when he actually has contact with others, his mannerisms are flamboyant and histrionic, and he is never without either a grin or a grimace.

He transforms into a "firetank" with a high-powered flame thrower and a very fetching red, yellow, and orange colour scheme. Also he has a [[zombie]] army, so try not to die around him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Flame}}
Flame was a member of the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Academy of Science and Technology]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Flame proposed adapting [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s plan—turning Cybertron into a mobile war world—so that it would instead become a mobile spaceship for exploration. [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] spoke out against the plan, as the fusion reactor required for the [[planetary engine]] would be highly dangerous.

Flame was removed from the academy and denied funds to continue his research. However, he embezzled money from the academy and continued his research in an old lab in the city of [[Kalis]].

One day he was careless and the lab was destroyed in an explosion. The Autobots thought Flame was dead, but in reality he had survived and discovered that the explosion uncovered the entrance to the experimental engines that Megatron had built.

[[File:FlameUK Giddy.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|His grant proposals were always rejected, no matter ''how'' much hysterical glee he showed.]]
Flame took advantage of the accident, allowing the world to believe him dead while he secretly pursued his goal. He worked on repairing the engines for four million years, striving for the day that he would prove himself to have been right all along. That day came into sight in the year [[1988]], when he finally began to activate the massive systems, but venting the fusion reactor ignited a subterranean gas pocket and destroyed a portion of Kalis.

While this did not disrupt his operations, it did draw attention, so he activated his defense plan: Using the Decepticon engine-control computer (with modifications), he broadcast a signal by which he could reanimate any corpses within an area that seemed to correspond to the city limits. This quickly turned Kalis into a "zombie"-infested wasteland where neither Autobots nor Decepticons dared tread.

As it happened, the headquarters of the Autobot resistance movement had recently been moved to a new [[Autobase]] in Kalis. So Flame's old rival Xaaron was there when the reactor-venting explosion and subsequent zombie assault occurred. This was another happy accident for Flame, who gloated in taking Xaaron and the [[Wrecker]]s prisoner so they could witness firsthand the fulfillment of his plan. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

[[File:FlameUK HARPOONED.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Looks like Flame... got the point. ''CSI: Kalis!'']]
Xaaron, of course, was no less averse to Flame's risky venture than he had been millions of years earlier. Xaaron managed to escape from his cell and attack Flame, but the latter's firetank mode sent him running. Xaaron even considered converting to his own "combat mode" despite his fear that doing so might kill him, as it had been so very long since he had done it before. But in the end, Xaaron was able to distract Flame out of his murderous rage by pointing out that the reactor was nearing meltdown.

For a moment, it seemed that Flame would listen to reason, but when the two were actually in the control room about to shut the reactor down, his jealousy resurfaced, and he refused to let Xaaron stop his plan. The standoff was handily ended by the Wreckers, who had been joined by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]], and even the Decepticons [[Flywheels]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Flame summoned his zombies, but it was one of them who proved his undoing: The corpse of the Wreckers' old leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] had, due to contact with his former troops, been acquiring a resistance to Flame's control. As Flame tried once again to kill Xaaron, Impactor sent a spear through Flame's head. Impactor then entered the reactor chamber and shut it off while its lethal radiation destroyed him a second time. The engines still exploded, but the damage to Cybertron was minimal compared to what could have happened if the reactor had blown up as well. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5-atrocityafteratrocity.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Not so smiley now, is he?]]
Flame led the Autobots into battle on [[Babu Yar]] against [[Gideon]]'s Decepticons, and most of his troops were massacred by the hideous chemical weapon known as "[[Gideon's Glue]]". {{storylink|Bullets}} At some point after that, Flame was tried by [[Aequitas]] for several crimes (including illicit [[spark]] transplants on Babu Yar, desecration of corpses on [[Klo]], and torture by circuit-boarding on [[Elpasos]]). During the trial, [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Tyrest (G1)|Chief Justice Tyrest]], [[Xaaron]], [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and others watched in intrigue and disgust. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Tyrest realised that all the defendants in the trials, including Flame, were [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|constructed cold]] and came to believe that such individuals were an evil sub-species destined to carry out such acts of barbarism. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}}}
{{-}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Flame_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|thumb|upright=0.4|Hi neighbor, could I borrow your [[Planetary engine]] please?]]
Flame was with [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]] and [[Jet-kun]] as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] declared himself the [[Combaticon (Kre-O)|Combaticon]] leader. {{storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Once an Autobot, Flame left them after uncovering scriptures at the [[University of Iacon]] telling of [[Metatron]], the angel of light, and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the angel of darkness. Having fallen to the darkness, he took up residence in a dark temple deep underneath Kalis and began performing mystic rituals, even learning how to bring dead Cybertronians back to life. For this reason, he was approached by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] with a request to resurrect [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but Shockwave learned that Flame's "miracle" was not what it seemed when Soundwave came back unable to sense or display emotions. {{storylink|Black Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*In the grand tradition of ''Kre-O'' cameo characters, Flame utilities existing Kreon parts, in this case [[Overbite (Kre-O)|Overbite]]'s helmet and two clip-on tank treads.

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/ukcomics/flame.htm Flame at the Obscure Transformers Website]

[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Caretaker Mini-Con

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:''Caretaker Mini-Cons are a type of Mini-Con from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].
[[File:DecepticonIsland2 Caretaker Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|400px|All are, in fact, one.]]
Have you ever needed something to be repaired or taken care of, but didn't want to do it yourself? Well, the '''Caretaker [[Mini-Con]]s''' are ready and willing to serve! Unlike most Mini-Cons, who are deployed or wielded as weapons by larger bots, these mass-produced little guys usually work as mechanics, and so are super smart and great with technology. Additionally, some are even used as guards aboard Cybertronian prison ships. These models are outfitted with a large arsenal of weaponry in order to defend themselves from Decepticon prisoners.

[[Glowstrike|Some]] [[Saberhorn|Decepticon]] [[Scorponok (WFC)|criminals]] use mind control collars to use these Mini-Cons as slaves.

Known Caretaker Mini-Cons:
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]
*[[Toolbox]]
*[[Cinch]]

==Fiction==
===''2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Fixit was among the Caretaker Mini-Cons stationed aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Many of the other Mini-Cons aboard also survived the crash, but were enslaved by the Decepticon prisoners they'd been guarding and put to work repairing the ship. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] encountered a large number of apparently mindless Caretaker Mini-Cons aboard the ship [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]] was using as a hideout. Though she expected them to be helpful and friendly like Fixit, they bunged her in a room and locked the door. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}}

The Mini-Cons aboard the ''Alchemor'' were eventually freed by the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], and used the repaired ship to take the Decepticon prisoners back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) subgroups]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Mini-Cons]]

Hi-Test (RID)

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Mini-Con|the Generation 1 Nebulan Powermaster|Hi-Test (G1)}}
:''Hi-Test is an [[Autobot]] [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RIDart-Hi-Test.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|The tiger in your tank.]]

A team always has a bad member, a least experienced player, a weakest link. '''Hi-Test''' is that weakest link. Among [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s group of Mini-Con subordinates, Hi-Test doesn't succeed as the others do. Its not that he's dumb, it's just he lacks the skill in thievery his teammates have. Sadly for him, Soundwave is not having it. Sometimes, he works with a much better boss: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]].
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==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:RiD2015 - Guilty As Charged - Hi-Test reporting in.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He knows 'what's the worst that can happen' is a terrible thing to ask, but he's asking it anyway.]]
Hi-Test surreptitiously observed [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Nightra]] patrolling a forest road. He attempted to steal Strongarm's [[Decepticon Hunter]] only to disturb some birds, prompting Nightra to run and Strongarm to follow. Hi-Test later opened a [[GroundBridge]]
portal to report back to Soundwave, who berated him for his failure. Frightened, Hi-Test fled, with Soundwave threatening to offline Hi-Test.
{{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
[[File:TF-RID2015-Activator-Combiners-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"I foresee great things for you!"]]

*'''Optimus Prime & Hi-Test''' (Activator Combiner, [[2017]])
:Part of the third wave of 2017 Activator Combiner toys, Hi-Test comes with the larger [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Activator|Optimus Prime]]. In robot mode, the cannons end up covering his arms, but can be folded up onto his shoulders to reveal regular arms sculpted underneath. Unlike those of other Activators Mini-Cons, Hi-Test's instructions give him separate and distinct vehicle and weapon modes.

{{-}}

==Notes==
*The script for the episode [[Railroad Rage]] called for Hi-Test to appear and steal Strongarm's Decepticon Hunter, even though he had left Soundwave's team of Mini-Cons three episodes earlier. Fortunately, the error was noticed before the episode went out, and Hi-Test was subbed out for new character [[Goldgear]]. As a result, the two share a [[body-type]].

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Activator Mini-Cons]]

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==Continuity placement==
Mercy talks about "the late Joe Colton", so this would presumably be after Revolution #1. I guess she and Ironblood had made, like, tentative arrangements over the phone by Action Man #4. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 08:25, 9 August 2017 (EDT)
:Which is weird, because in AM #4 she talks about "the plan" for "the fate of Earth" being ready, but here she acts like she's got no idea what he wants? I think this one's got to be an error... --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 08:29, 9 August 2017 (EDT)

==Why here?==
Give that this story doesn't have any Transformers characters in it at all, shouldn't it be on the IDW Hasbro wiki instead? [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 14:17, 9 August 2017 (EDT)

Cartoon Network TOO

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'''Cartoon Network TOO''' was an offspring channel of [[Cartoon Network]] that showed ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' in the UK. Unlike other new shows that took several months (sometimes longer) to air on Cartoon Network TOO after first airing on Cartoon Network, ''Prime'' re-aired in a timely manner with the first thirteen episodes airing hours after Cartoon Network's original showing.

On [[April 1]], [[2014]], Cartoon Network TOO was shut down and replaced with Cartoon Network +1, a 1-hour timeshift of Cartoon Network.
{{Stub}}

==External links==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network_Too Cartoon Network Too at Wikipedia]
*[http://www.cntoo.co.uk/ Cartoon Network Too's official website]

[[Category:Networks]]

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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie

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

#You must pick your top '''three''' favorite LIVE-ACTION FILM SERIES ''Transformers'' characters.
##You '''can''' vote for any film character who was previously inducted! This includes '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Hot Rod, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, and Wheeljack.'''
#Per the the informational email, they must characters that '''appeared on film'''. They must also actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
#Only one entry per user. Do not vote for the same characters in both character categories.
##"Favorite Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''

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

*Cogman, Frenzy, Hound --<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Dragonstorm, Drift, Grimlock [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Nitro Zeus, Sqweeks -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:03, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Ratchet, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Devastator, Sentinel Prime -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Frenzy, Nitro Zeus - [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:04, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Dickbot the blender guy, Dispensor, Ejector - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Ironhide, Optimus Prime - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] ([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus [[User:Grum|Grum]] - ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:40, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hot Rod, Ratchet - --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:44, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Jetfire, Lockdown --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus, Watch That Killed Hitler -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Hound, Lockdown [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Crosshairs, Jetfire - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:56, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Bumblebee, Frenzy --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:40, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Jazz, Laserbeak --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:15, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Lockdown, Optimus Prime --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Crosshairs, Drift, Jetfire -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:18, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Hound --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:39, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Blackout, Cogman--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:05, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus--[[User:IKY|IKY]] ([[User talk:IKY|talk]]) 16:46, July 11, 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Cogman, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 13:42, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Bonecrusher, Ratchet--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:45, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Laserbeak, Ratchet -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:24, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Cogman, Hitler Watch -- [[User:Steelfire|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire|talk]]) 15:12, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Crosshairs, Frenzy, Laserbeak --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:03, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:01, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Cogman, Crosshairs --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:23, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Dickbot The Blender Guy, Jolt, Watch That Killed Hitler -- [[User:Victinoko|Victinoko]] ([[User Talk:Victinoko|Talk]]) 5:55, 11 July (EST)
*Barricade, Nitro Zeus, Ravage --[[User:Strangefour|Strangefour]] ([[User talk:Strangefour|talk]]) 18:08, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bumblebee, Hot Rod, Roadbuster --[[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 21:50, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackout, Barricade, Sideways --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] ([[User talk:Anguirus|talk]]) 22:07, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Shockwave --[[User:Crossfire|Crossfire]] ([[User talk:Crossfire|talk]]) 00:02, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Jetfire, Laserbeak --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 01:07, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Hightower, Wheeljack --[[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 04:38, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Hound, Jazz --[[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 05:05, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Ejector, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:MaverickPrimeZX|MaverickPrimeZX]] ([[User talk:MaverickPrimeZX|talk]]) 13:06, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet --[[User:BlueOatmeal|BlueOatmeal]] ([[User talk:BlueOatmeal|talk]]) 17:25, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Jolt, Scalpel/The Doctor --[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] ([[User talk:Boy Blunderous|talk]]) 11:54, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Blackout, Hound -- [[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 16:20, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bumblebee, Shockwave, Soundwave --[[User:rgby|rgby]] ([[User talk:rgby|talk]]) 16:25, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Ironhide, Ratchet --[[User:Chels]] 17:14 13, July 2017 (EDT)
*Dispensor, Laserbeak, Watch That Killed Hitler -- [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 00:36, 14 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Blackout, Hound--[[User:SoS|SoS]] ([[User talk:SoS|talk]]) 20:18, 14 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Hound, Lockdown - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 01:08, 15 July 2017 (EDT)
*Crosshairs, Hound, Sentinel Prime -- [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 05:12, 15 July 2017 (EDT)





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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2017-07-15T09:12:02Z

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

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Live-Action Film Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#Only one entry per user.

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

*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Sentinel Prime (Animated)--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Jetfire, Lio Convoy, ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Preditron [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:50, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:10, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Scrounge, BW Silverbolt --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:20, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Scorponok, Sideways -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Perceptor, Rung -[[user: cyberdoctor42|cyberdoctor42]] ([[user talk:cyberdoctor42|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Thundercracker [[User:Kyojikasshu|Kyojikasshu]] ([[User talk:Kyojikasshu|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Tarantulas, Ravage -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:46, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Cyclonus, Ravage - [[User:Tiel|Tiel]] ([[User talk:Tiel|talk]]) 21:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Spacewarp, Trans-Mutate, Vector Prime [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hooligan, Slog - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:05, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bludgeon, Perceptor, Wreck-Gar - [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:21, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Galvatron, Sky-Byte - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] (([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:30, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Springer, Whirl --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Swindle, Windblade --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Chase, Rhinox -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Chromedome, Cyclonus, Rewind [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 23:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Swindle, Thundercracker, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Maroyasha|Maroyasha]] ([[User talk:Maroyasha|talk]]) 23:57, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Sky-Byte [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarchania, Rattrap, Swindle -- [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:53, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Ginrai, Lockdown, Nautica--[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:42, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia (BW), Cheetor (BW), Ginrai --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:12, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Overlord, Rung --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:16, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Galvatron, Tarantulas -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:11, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Jetfire --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok (G1), Scourge (RiD) --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] ([[User talk:Anguirus|talk]]) 09:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Doublecross, Sky-Byte, Thundercracker --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:38, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Devastator--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:04, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Lio Convoy, Vector Prime--[[User:IKY|IKY]] ([[User talk:IKY|talk]]) 12:41, 11 July 2017‎ (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Cheetor, Sky-Byte--[[User:Spin-Out|Spin-Out]] ([[User talk:Spin-Out|talk]]) 13:44, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Heatwave, Perceptor--[[User:DJ-the-Autobot|DJ-the-Autobot]] ([[User talk:DJ-the-Autobot|talk]]) 13:53, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hot Shot, Sideways, Windblade --[[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:04, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia (BW), Heatwave, Nautica [[User:Dustbunny105|Dustbunny105]] ([[User talk:Dustbunny105|talk]]) 14:20, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 14:23, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Perceptor, Swindle -- [[User:Steelfire|Steelfire]] ([[User talk:Steelfire|talk]]) 15:11, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways -- [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 15:59, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Ravage, Swindle --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:00, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Ravage, Swindle --[[User:Panthersoup|Panthersoup]] ([[User talk:Panthersoup|talk]]) 16:59, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Elita-1, Swindle --[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 17:05, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Kup, Tarantulas, Windblade --[[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Jetfire, Nautica --[[User:Wizard4hire|Wizard4hire]] ([[User talk:Wizard4hire|talk]]) 21:42,11 July 2014 (EDT)
*Devastator, Sideswipe, Thundercracker --[[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 21:57, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Jhiaxus, Misfire, Nautica --[[User:Crossfire|Crossfire]] ([[User talk:Crossfire|talk]]) 23:58, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Sky-Byte, Sky Lynx, Tarantulas --[[User:Sockie|Sockie]] ([[User talk:Sockie|talk]]) 01:05, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx (G1), Superion --[[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 04:35, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*G1 Perceptor, G1 Springer, RiD 01 X-Brawn --[[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 05:04, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm(IDW), Knock Out(Prime), Silverbolt(BW) --[[User:MaverickPrimeZX|MaverickPrimeZX]] ([[User talk:MaverickPrimeZX|talk]]) 13:06, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Metroplex, Perceptor --[[User:BlueOatmeal|BlueOatmeal]] ([[User talk:BlueOatmeal|talk]]) 17:05, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus (G1), Overlord, Scorponok (G1) -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 17:27, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Ravage, Windblade --[[User:Zakor1138|Zakor1138]] ([[User talk:Zakor1138|talk]]) 17:32, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hotshot (Armada),Rung (G1), Skids (G1) --[[User:IloveRung123|IloveRung123]] ([[User talk:IloveRung123|talk]]) 18:39, 12 July 2017 (EDT)IloveRung123
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Perceptor -- [[User:Perceptorii|Perceptorii]] ([[User talk:Perceptorii|talk]]) 21:14, 12 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bludgeon(G2),Drift(IDW),Hellbat(Victory)--[[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 05:45, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Knock Out (Prime/IDW), Sky-Byte (RID 2001), Windblade (IDW)--[[User:Boy Blunderous|Boy Blunderous]] ([[User talk:Boy Blunderous|talk]]) 11:53, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Thundercracker -- [[User:Wasp-shot23|Wasp-shot23]] ([[User talk:Wasp-shot23|talk]]) 16:17, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Knock Out (Prime/IDW), Ravage, Swindle -- [[User:rgby|rgby]] ([[User talk:rgby|talk]]) 16:20, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Thundercracker -- [[User:Chels]] 17:09 13, July 2017 (EDT)
*Galvatron, BW Rampage, Sky-Byte --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 17:24, 13 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Steeljaw (RiD), Strongarm (RiD) -- [[User:NovaSaber|NovaSaber]] ([[User talk:NovaSaber|talk]]) 00:33, 14 July 2017 (EDT)
*Fulcrum, Leozack, Overlord -- [[User:RedWingGladiator|RedWingGladiator]] ([[User talk:RedWingGladiator|talk]]) 12:51, 14 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hot Shot, Sky-Byte, Vector Prime (Cybertron)--[[User:SoS|SoS]] ([[User talk:SoS|talk]]) 20:16, 14 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Skywarp, Thundercracker [[User:Poweredconvoy|poweredconvoy]] ([[User talk:Poweredconvoy|talk]]) 23:48, 14 July 2017 (EDT)
*Nautica, Sky-Byte, Tarn - [[User:Queso|¡Usa El Queso!]] [[User talk:Queso|Complain here]] 01:06, 15 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blurr, Sky-Byte, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Educomix|Educomix]] ([[User talk:Educomix|talk]]) 02:30, 15 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Sideswipe, Sky-Byte -- [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 05:12, 15 July 2017 (EDT)





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Transformers: Mutant Beast Wars

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{{disambig2|the real-world franchise|the historical event within the fiction|Mutant Beast Wars}}

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The four deluxe toys in '''''Transformers: Mutant Beast Wars''''' were originally designed for the ill-fated ''[[Animorphs]]'' toyline, and upon its failure were slightly retooled and brought over to the mainline ''Transformers'' continuity family. They have a couple of common features. Each toy had a robot head hidden somewhere within its body, to indicate that their personae were still essentially sentient rather than bestial. Also, three of the four toys had flip-up panels underneath their Mutant insignia, which were lifted to reveal robotic components (to convey they were still essentially robots, although they lacked a 'robot' mode); for some reason Razor Claw lacked this feature.

*'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]s''' (2000)
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{{Bp-mt|[[Icebird]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Poison Bite]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Razor Claw]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]]}}
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Transform Jr

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[[File:Starsaber junior.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Sample size.]]
'''''Transform Jr'''''—originally called '''''Transform Gōkin''''' (トランスフォーム合金, "'''Transform Alloy'''")—is a 1980s Japanese-exclusive toyline that featured smaller versions of toys from the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] era. They were released by a subsidiary of Takara called [[Seven]]. These toys transform similarly to their larger counterparts but many leave out more complicated transformation steps, like Star Saber's Brainmaster gimmick, Ultra Magnus combining with a trailer, or Metroplex and Trypticon transforming into a third mode. Thick, folded paper was frequently used to substitute for missing accessories, such as Rodimus's, Optimus's, and Ultra Magnus's trailers, and Star Saber's nose cone. Many of the Jrs were released individually and in multipacks with Convoy, Chromedome, Fortress Maximus and Star Saber all managing to get three releases.

==Toys==
===Transform TF Gōkin===
[[File:soundwavejrskull.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Soundwave Jr]]
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{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|Convoy]] (1985)}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|Soundwave]] (1985)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|Ultra Magnus]] (1985)}}
</ul>
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===Transform Jr===
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{{Bp-a1|C-77 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|Rodimus Convoy]] (1986) includes diecast figure of Metroplex}}
{{Bp-a1|C-70 [[Metroplex (G1)#Transform Jr|Metroflex]] (1986)}} [[File:Metroplex junior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Metroflex Jr]]
{{Bp-d1|D-63 [[Trypticon (G1)#Transform Jr|Dinosaurer]] (1986)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-101 [[Chromedome (G1)#Transform Jr|Chromedome]] (1987)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-114 [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transform Jr|Fortress Maximus]] (1987)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-101 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|Soundblaster]] (1987)}}
{{Bp-a1|TF Super Ginrai 1 [[Ginrai (human)#Transform Jr|Ginrai]] (1988)}}
{{Bp-a1|TF Super Ginrai 2 [[Ginrai (human)#Transform Jr|Shirei Kichi]] ("Command Base") (1988)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310 [[Ginrai (human)#Transform Jr|God Ginrai]] (1988) includes diecast figure of Ginrai himself}}
{{Bp-a1|C-311 [[Grand Maximus#Transform Jr|Grand Maximus]] (1988)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-324 [[Star Saber (Victory)#Transform Jr|Star Saber]] (1989)}}
</ul>

====Transform Jr Multi-packs====
Several Mutli-packs came with non-transforming vinyl figures. [[File:Transformjr hero set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Cybertron Hero Set]]
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{{Bp-a1|Cybertron Leader Set (1987) C-101 [[Chromedome (G1)#Transform Jr|Chromedome]] and C-77 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transform Jr 2|Rodimus Convoy]] non-transforming vinyl figure. This set also includes a diecast figure of Metroplex}}
{{Bp-a1|Cybertron Hero Set (1987) [[Chromedome (G1)#Transform Jr|Chromedome]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Convoy]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-131 [[Raiden#Transform Jr|Raiden]] Giftset (1987)}}
{{Bp-a1|Raiden 2 pack #1 (1987) Trainbots C-125 [[Shouki#Transform Jr|Shouki]] + C-129 [[Seizan#toys|Seizan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Raiden 2 pack #2 (1987) Trainbots C-127 [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)#toys|Yukikaze]] + C-128 [[Suiken#toys|Suiken]] (In Diaclone Trainrobo #10/Alt. Colours)}}
{{Bp-a1|Raiden 2 pack #3 (1987) Trainbots C-130 [[Kaen#toys|Kaen]] + C-126 [[Getsuei#toys Jr|Getsuei]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-324 [[Star Saber (Victory)#Transform Jr|Star Saber DX Set]] (1988)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|Ultra Magnus]] VS [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Transform Jr|Galvatron]] (1987) The Ultra Magnus figure was re-released in a two-pack with a vinyl figurine of Galvatron }}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lucky Draw]] Giftset (5 Years of Leaders): Convoy, Rodimus Convoy, Fortress Maximus, God Ginrai, Star Saber (1989)}}
{{-}}

====Transform TF Jr Roleplay Toys====
[[File:Starsaberdiskpistol.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|The missing link between Victory's Star Saber and Armada's Roleplay Star Saber.]]
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Merchandise|Star Saber]] Enban Pistol ("Disk Pistol") (1989)
*[[Star Saber (Victory)#Merchandise|Star Saber]] Pellet Camera (1989)

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====Notes====
*The "'''Transform Block'''" [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]] toy is often mistaken for a ''Jr'' toy. While technically not in the same line, it was also released by [[Seven]] and came in the same TF style packaging as the ''Jr'' toys.

==External links==
*[http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/tfcollejr.htm Gallery of loose ''Transform Jr'' toys]
*[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/frames.html Fred's Workshop. Select Transformers variants > Japanese and European Variant Page > Robot Masters vs TF Juniors]
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[[Category:The Headmasters]]
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The Transformers (toyline)

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{{disambig3.5|the original toyline|the 2010 toyline simply known as "Transformers"|Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers}}
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'''''The Transformers''''' (also now known as "'''Generation 1'''" or "'''G1'''" for short, though the line was never branded as such) started as a joint venture between [[Hasbro]] of America and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] of [[Japan]]. After an idea to rebrand and sell Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' [[Toy|robot toys]] as a whole new line with a new concept behind it (developed by Hasbro's partners at [[Marvel Comics]]), Hasbro ultimately created what would be one of the longest-running and most popular [[franchise]]s for both companies. Starting in [[1984]], the line ran for seven years in America, eight in Europe and Japan (though Takara would break the line up into multiple sub-franchises).

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==Overview==
Having run for seven years, the line changed dramatically over its lifetime, going from pre-made items to all-new designs and greater focus on [[gimmick]]s beyond simply transforming. Thus, the more descriptive bits will be tackled year-by-year... but there's still plenty to talk about in the big picture.

===Then Vs. Now===
[[File:Seekers ad.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Page from the 1984 JC Penney annual catalog. A book hundreds of pages thick, which could devote an entire page or two to a single toy line. 80's kids ''craved'' these books. And yes, JC Penney used to carry toys.]]

The original ''Transformers'' came out in a ''very'' different toy environment than what exists today, and at a time when the market was venturing out from the slow-paced 1970s into undiscovered country.

First of all, the market itself was simply broader. There were a ''lot'' more retailers out there, both national and regional, muscling for market share, and virtually all had a sizable toy department. Sears and [[Kmart]] were the biggest retailers in the United States; [[Walmart]] and [[Target]] were just regional players poised to go nationwide. [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] wasn't the only large-scale toys-only chain. Even grocery stores and drug stores devoted a significant amount of space to toys year-round, and not just the cheap stuff! The idea that you could buy ''anything'' via computer, much less toys, was a novelty at best. No, you had to get out there and shop - or use a big printed mail-order catalog like the old Sears "Wish Book".

On top of that, there were far more toy companies scrabbling for shelf space. Mattel was still an action-figure heavyweight thanks to ''Masters of the Universe'', which led the boom of cartoon-advertised toy lines (more on that in a bit) throwing out weird concepts in the hope of creating the next big thing. ''Transformers'' wasn't even the first shape-changing robot toy to US shelves, having been beat to the punch by then-competitor [[Tonka]], who brought over [[Bandai]]'s ''Machine Robo'' toys as ''[[GoBots]]'' six months prior. And then there were all the major sorta-likes, such as [[Kenner]]'s ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'' with its transforming vehicles, [[TakaraTomy|Tomy]]'s ''Starriors'' reconfigurable robots (a ''Zoids'' offshoot), and approximately eleventy-billion also-rans and cheap knockoffs from a host of now-defunct companies. (And yes, most of the previously-mentioned companies now fall under the Hasbro/TakaraTomy umbrella.)

While most modern toys have a shelf-life of ''maybe'' six months, in the 80s a single toy could ship steadily for two years, more if the line was particularly successful. The original [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]] toys shipped for three, and some of the [[Mini-Cassette]]s for ''four''. (Though the king of long-run shipping is surely [[Kenner]]'s original ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' line: the single [[Darth Vader]] figure shipped for ''seven years''.)

Not only did the toys ship longer, but the look of ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> packaging did not change significantly for five years, only changing the logo and overall design in [[#1989: Pretenders and Micromasters|1989]] as part of a revitalization attempt. Today, even when a single line lasts more than a year, the packaging changes considerably at least every year.

Though even with all that, seven years ''was'' a long time for a toy franchise to run. Most of the bigger lines only managed about three years, and that third was typically a final flailing-for-its-life year as kids had moved on. That ''Transformers'' made as big a splash as it did and lasted so long ''before'' the revivals and reboots is remarkable. How'd it do that? Well...

===Refining the Formula===

To be honest, ''Transformers'' didn't do much that was really "new" outside of its central transformation [[gimmick]], and that was one it shared with multiple competitors. What put the line above the others is simply doing a great many things ''better'' than is competitors.

Many early articles on the transforming robot toyline wars opined that ''GoBots'' would win due to its reliance on a large number of small, inexpensive items easy for kids to pick up. (After all, that formula worked wonders for ''Star Wars''.) And while ''Transformers'' did have a number of small, inexpensive "entry point" items, its larger figures would turn out to be a ''huge'' draw, a kind of playground status symbol. The boxed figures featured multiple accessories and add-on [[sticker]]s for an extra level of interaction with the toy, giving them an extra air of quality. Sure you could get a GoBot or a [[Mini Vehicle]] just about any time, but the larger ''Transformers'' were something big and special for birthdays or saved-up allowances.

[[File:Trailbreaker Bio&TechSpec.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Lotta reading going on in the toy aisles in the 80's.]]

The packaging too was a step beyond what other lines were doing. Every packaging back had a hefty [[bio]] of the character, penned by Marvel author [[Bob Budiansky]]. Most lines gave their toys only a cursory sentence or two about the toy's imaginary powers (if that, ''GoBots'' didn't), but the ''Transformers'' bios truly "humanized" the alien robots, giving each one a distinct personality complete with motto, on top of a much more full description of the imaginary powers that character possessed. Attached was the "[[Tech Spec]]s", numeric rankings of the character's stats. This information was (mostly) obscured and (sort of) unreadable without a red plastic "Tech Spec decoder" inside the boxed toys early on (though the red lens of a pair of 3D glasses would work too, and who didn't have at ''least'' one of those lying around in the 80s?), but eventually would move to easily-readable bars.

[[File:PackIn Reinforcements Inside.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kids had a lot of these. The flyers, we mean, not the toys themselves.]]

While [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-away offers]] were an ''extremely'' common practice at the time, Hasbro smartly spruced this process up. Most every toy (and cereal) mail-away offer asked you to clip out the UPC bar-codes as "proof of purchase" when sending away, but ''Transformers'' instead asked for the "[[Robot Point]]s" clipped from the packaging back. Bigger toys had more Points, again adding to the idea that the larger toys were a step above the smaller ones. (The Points were, of course, actually worthless, since you also sent in a check for roughly what the toys would normally cost anyway.) While many other lines' mail-aways tended to be just toys that weren't out in stores yet, ''Transformers'' from the outset offered toys that they would ''never'' sell at normal retail, like the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s. Talk about playground bragging rights!

While not ''directly'' part of the toyline, the way ''Transformers'' was advertised has ''got'' to be mentioned when talking about its success. [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]]'s recent deregulation policies allowed for the line between "advertisement" and "entertainment" on television to blur heavily, and toy companies were still exploring how to properly exploit this new "advertainment" method of pushing plastic to preteens. ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' was the first of these toyline-based cartoons, and it rocketed that toyline to success. And let's be honest here: that show was ''garbage'', but kids ate it up. Hasbro upped the ante with [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]], giving it a more serious story and higher-quality animation (both low hurdles compared to ''He-Man'' but let's not rag on that ''too'' much, they ''were'' testing the early limits of the medium)... and thanks to the fact that the characters were robots, more violence. You can't shoot a human with a laser-blaster, but a robot who could be rebuilt? Oh yeah!

The basic upshot... Hasbro simply marketed the line better in virtually every regard, and sold kids on the idea that these weren't ''just'' robot toys, they were characters... that these plastic doodads were, well, more than meets the eye.

{{note|Most of these tactics were also applied to Hasbro's other huge success story in the 1980's, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]].'' Wide variety of price points, character writeups, "Flag Points" for unique mailaways, better cartoon... all there.}}

==Hasbro ''The Transformers'' US toyline==
===1984===
[[File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|]]

The first year of ''Transformers'' changed very little from the original Japanese ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' releases. The bulk of the changes were to the [[sticker]]s (mainly adding new [[insignia|faction symbols]], but also removing "Diaclone" texts and potentially-legally-contentious brandings) and some light [[retool]]ing, including the removal/weakening of springs inside the [[missile]] launchers [[for safety reasons]]. Most of the toys' base color schemes came from the original lines, with a few exceptions: [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ironhide]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sunstreaker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generation|Skywarp]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzsaw]] were new decos created whole-cloth by Hasbro.

One particularly helpful bit of marketing for this year is the clean division of good-guy/bad-guy [[alternate mode]]s. The Heroic Autobots were the cars and trucks, and the Evil Decepticons were... everything else.

In contrast to the nigh-solid plastic toys of today, [[die-cast]] metal played a large role in these toys' construction. This was actually a ''cost-saving'' measure, a lingering effect from the petroleum price crises from the '70s made it a bit cheaper overall to make sizable chunks of toys out of metal instead of plastic! The larger cars (and some of the [[Mini Vehicle|Mini Cars]]) also featured rubber tires, and most every toy had ''some'' piece on them that was [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]].

Unfortunately, these materials issues mean that these toys rarely age well, especially given the rigors of playground life. Paint chips off metal, rubber dries out and splits, chrome fades and rubs off, and the combination of metal-and-plastic on hinged parts leads to easier breakage. Many of these toys have outright ''notorious'' damage issues, and loose undamaged toys are a bit hard to come by.

[[Articulation]] was also a tertiary-at-best concern in the overall design scheme. It was rare for a toy to have moving parts that weren't directly tied to its [[transformation]] sequence beyond a simple rotating shoulder/elbow joint. These toys being "[[brick (term)|brick]]s", mixed with the aforementioned degradation/breakage issues, have largely relegated them to being display pieces for older collectors.

{{-}}
<big>'''General retail'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Brawn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|"Bumper"]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Frenzy]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Laserbeak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Rumble]] / [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ravage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Prowl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G1-toy Sunstreaker.jpg|200px|thumb|Autobot Car Sunstreaker]][[File:G1Starscream toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Decepticon Jet Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Communications'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzsaw]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kronoform]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Autoceptor#Toys|Autoceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Deceptor#Toys|Deceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kaltor#Toys|Kaltor]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Mail-aways and promos'''</big>

*"[[Reinforcements from Cybertron!]]"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Powerdasher]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Zetar (G1)#Toys|Drill Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Aragon#Toys|F-1 Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cromar#Toys|Jet Type]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Time Warrior (G1)#Toys|Time Warrior]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Camshaft-G1toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Omnibot Camshaft]]
|}

===1985===
[[File:1985catalogue-diorama.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The 80s! When toy companies actively encouraged you to play with fire!]]

1984 was a roaring, out-of-the-gate success for ''Transformers'', so 1985's offerings upped the ante, both in numbers and in variety of form.

''Diaclone'' and ''Microchange'' were mined for as many viable toys as possible. The remaining unused "Car Robot" models were brought over, as were several [[redeco]]/[[retool]]s of first-year Cars. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, six small-scale construction vehicles that could combine into the mighty super-robot [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], were a huge hit. Robotic beasts made a splash with the [[Dinobot (G1)#Toys|Dinobots]] and [[Insecticon (G1)#Toys|Insecticons]]. The two predecessor lines also had some in-development concepts that were pushed into ''Transformers'', and while some would not be ready until next year, Hasbro/Takara were able to get out a set of new Mini Vehicles, and new versions of the large jet mold with all-new wings and weapons.

But all this wasn't enough to meet expected demand, so Hasbro looked elsewhere for future Transformers. They struck a deal with [[Bandai]] for molds from a variety of Japanese toylines. As Bandai was (and is) a direct competitor to Takara, none of these toys were put into the cartoon, which was being ported to Japan. (There was a [[Jetfire (G1)#Notes|whole big thing with Jetfire/Skyfire in the cartoon]], follow the link for more on that.) Other toys were also licensed from other companies, but didn't have the major-rival-baggage of Bandai's toys, so they could at least be in the show, if not in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Takara's version of the toyline]].

All in all, 1985's output was roughly ''double'' that of 1984's. And with a new slew of imitators popping up, Hasbro pushed a new little bit of status-symbol into the line, giving every toy released in '85 —including the re-released '84 toys— a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. This brand was the mark of a "true" Transformer, and they even spent the money to make a [[commercial]] ''just to say so''. The rubsigns were also key to another bit of promotion, the mystery-allegiance [[Mini-spy|Mini-Spies]] that came with the Mini Vehicles this year as bonuses.

This year also marks the debut of ''Transformers'' internationally, being released in [[The Transformers (European toyline)|multiple European countries]], [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Japan]], [[IGA|Mexico]], [[Estrela|Brazil]], and [[Antex|Argentina]]... all with various changes from the US line, some minor, some... well, "major" might be an understatement for some.

{{-}}
<big>'''General retail'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-spy|Mini-Spies]]''' (pack-ins)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|4WD Type}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Buggy Type}}
{{Bp-a1d1|FX-1 Type}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Porsche Type}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)#Toys|Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)#Toys|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)#Toys|Mixmaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)#Toys|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)#Toys|Devastator]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1 barrage toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Deluxe Insecticon Barrage]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jumpstarter]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist#Toys|Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Red Alert]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Tracks]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#generation 1|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)#Toys|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1 Blaster toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Blaster]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thrust]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Scientist'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Perceptor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Military Operations Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Air Guardian'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Motorized Defense Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
</ul>
|}

{{-}}
[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pepsi mail-away Optimus Prime]]
<big>'''Mail-aways and promos'''</big>

<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Cookie Crisp [[Jazz (G1)/toys#CookieCrisp|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Pepsi]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PepsiPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
:* "[[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!]]"
:* "[[Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?]]"
</ul>
{{--}}

===1986: "The Movie"===
[[File:Scramble city packaging mural.jpg|right|thumb|250px|That's a ''lot'' of explosions with no evidence of anything actually being exploded.]]

1986 presented a major change in the franchise on several levels. The first being that ''Diaclone'' and ''Microchange'' were pretty much depleted of viable toys, so it was time for all-new toolings to get made.

The past lines still had a role to play in this, though. The Mini Vehicles were refreshed by taking the 1984 assortment and extensively [[retool]]ing them into all-new characters. Takara had been designing a different sort of [[combiner|combining robot team]] for ''Diaclone'', where the limb-bots were wholly interchangeable. These plans would come to life in ''Transformers'' as the "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]" style combiners (though that branding was only used in Takara's line; Hasbro called them the "[[Special Teams]]" in Europe, and... nothing special in the US). The combiners were actually advertised in the 1985 season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]] in a bit of bleed-over as Hasbro prepared for the ''really'' big change... ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

This media event ''really'' shook things (and kids) up. The older cast of not-shipping-any-more-1984-toys was shuffled out, with many characters openly and brutally ''killed'' in the film, to make way for all-new toy-characters who would take the forefront, including new faction leaders. These bots were developed for animation first then had toys developed based around those designs, a ''very'' rare move at the time (and still uncommon today, mostly only the [[live-action film series]] works this way). These new designs were very Cybertronian/futuristic in design, as the Movie was set in the far-flung future of ''[[2005]] ooooooohhhhh''. This more sci-fi look would stick with the line for a little while.

Another subtle but important change was that the two factions began to share [[subgroup]]s, with the Autobots gaining their own [[Mini-Cassette]]s and [[Triple Changer]]s, plus both sides had "Scramble City" style combiners. These groups shipped in mixed-allegiance assortments, which would become more and more common going forward.

This was also the year [[die-cast|die-cast metal]] started being phased out of the toys' construction. With petroleum prices lowering, plastics became the less-expensive alternative. Many of this year's toys shipped initially with painted die-cast bits, but were later replaced with plastic-parts [[variant]]s.

{{-}}
<big>'''General retail'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Vehicles]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Ramhorn]] / [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (G1)#Toys|Ratbat]] / [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]] / [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#Toys|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Toys|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Toys|Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Strip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Menasor, the Stunticon combiner]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Toys|Blades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Toys|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#Toys|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Toys|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)#Toys|Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Battlecharger]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane#Toys|Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#generation 1|Springer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Gnaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1toy hot rod.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Autobot Car Hot Rod]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Planes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[City Commander]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Motorized Autobot Space Shuttle'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[City-bot|Cities]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Six-Gun#Toys|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer#Toys|Slammer]], and [[Scamper#Toys|Scamper]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]] (w/ [[Brunt (G1)#Toys|Brunt]] & [[Full-Tilt#Toys|Full-Tilt]])}}
</ul>
|}

{{-}}
<big>'''Mail-aways and promos'''</big>
[[File:G1 Reflector toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Reflector]]

:*"[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]"
<ul class="itemlist">
::{{Bp-d1|[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] ([[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder]])}}
</ul>
:*"[[You Have Been Chosen.]]"
:*"[[Decipher the Decepticon]]" contest
:*"[[Prizes in Disguise]]" contest
{{--}}

===1987: Headmasters and Targetmasters===
This year was almost completely dominated by "sci-fi" vehicle modes, following up on ''The Movie'' styling. On top of that, extra [[gimmick]]s beyond transformation began to play into the subgroups, with the [[Throttlebot]]s' [[pull-back motor]]s and the [[Sparking gimmick|spark-firing]] [[Monsterbot]]s.

More importantly, this was the first year Hasbro would push a primary over-arching [[gimmick]] as a large percentage of the line: the [[Nebulan]] "Master" partners. Where previous years tended to be a bit scattered with its transformation types, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s presented a more unified theme across both factions and multiple price-points. This culminated in the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]], a towering two-foot-tall Headmaster city-bot, with a hefty $100 price-tag (in 1987 dollars, which is about the same as a $200 Transformer today). For sheer size and mass, "Fort Max" remained the largest Transformer produced for over 25 years... and something of a "bragging rights" move on Hasbro's part, showing that they ''could'' demand that kind of shelf space from retailers. (They did the same thing with ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and the massive "[[USS Flagg]]" playset.)

However, this high point also marked the start of the franchise's waning. The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] was ended with a truncated [[The Rebirth|three-part special]], with reruns continuing on in syndication. Mail-away offers were also slowing down, with no new product available from this year on, only older items no longer in stores. Smaller figures were packaged with small soft-rubber [[Decoy]]s of older characters as an extra incentive, but they weren't a [[Mini-spy|fully transformable mini-Transformer]].

{{-}}
<big>'''General retail'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Throttlebot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Freeway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldbug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Searchlight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Toys|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Toys|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Toys|Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Toys|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Toys|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Toys|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Toys|Sinnertwin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Toys|Overkill]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Technobots-specialteams.jpg|200px|thumb|Computron, the Technobot combiner]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Duocon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battletrap#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheels]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] / [[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]] / [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[:Category:Spies|Double Spy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#Toys|Punch-Counterpunch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Monsterbot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grotusque#Toys|Grotusque]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]] (w/ [[Arcana#Toys|Arcana]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]] (w/ [[Stylor#Toys|Stylor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]] (w/ [[Duros#Toys|Duros]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]] (w/ [[Gort#Toys|Gort]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] (w/ [[Vorath#Toys|Vorath]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]] (w/ [[Grax#Toys|Grax]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]] (w/ [[Monzo#Toys|Monzo]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Horrorcon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (w/ [[Spasma#Toys|Spasma]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]] (w/ [[Krunk#Toys|Krunk]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Blurr]] (w/ [[Haywire#Toys|Haywire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pinpointer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Toys|Firebolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]] (w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless (G1)#Toys|Aimless]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Toys|Pointblank]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peacemaker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Scourge]] (w/ [[Fracas#Toys|Fracas]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sureshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoilsport]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy#Toys|Triggerhappy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1-toy Brainstorm.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Headmaster Brainstorm (with Arcana)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sixshot#Toys|Sixshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[City-bot|Base]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Fortress Maximus]] (w/ [[Cerebros (G1)#Toys|Cerebros]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]], [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Scorponok]] (w/ [[Zarak (G1)#Toys|Zarak]] & [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Mail-aways and promos'''</big>
:* "[[Start Your Own Decoy Collection]]" ([[Decoy]]s packed in with carded figures)
:* "[[Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.]]"

===1988: Powermasters and Pretenders===
After four years and slowly-declining sales, the push to make ''Transformers'' live up to its new tagline ("More... Much More Than Meets the Eye!") was in full effect. Even toys in old subgroups gained new gimmicks: the new [[Mini-Cassette]]s were combiners, the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] combiner team's limb-bots each had a cannon mode the super-robot could use as a handgun, and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] each had ''two'' [[Nebulan]]s who could also combine into a super-gun.

The big noise this year was the [[Pretender]]s, Transformers that wear outer shells in the guise of armored warriors, monsters, and more, effectively giving you two warriors in one purchase. However, the line didn't exactly excite kids, as most of the inner robots' vehicle modes could be generously described as "vague at best" due to the necessity of fitting inside their shells. And while the shells' minimal articulation (having only stiff shoulder swivels) would be fine for much younger children, the inner robots and number of small parts definitely put them outside of that age group.

The other big move was the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]] as one of the [[Powermaster]]s, robots whose Nebulan partners unlocked the vehicle-to-robot conversion as engine-shaped "keys". Though last year saw [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Bumblebee return as "Goldbug"]], this large-scale toy of a returning character heralded a shift in Hasbro's strategy, which would get even stronger next year.

However, the decline that begun the year prior was made worse by a sudden splash in the action figure world: the arrival of the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. Kids flocked to this strange new line and its weird new cartoon, leaving ''Transformers''... sorry, there's no helping this... shell-shocked.

Sorry.

<big>'''General retail'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grand Slam (G1)#Toys|Grand Slam]] / [[Raindance#Toys|Raindance]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys|Squawktalk]] / [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sparkabot]]s / [[Firecon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cindersaur (G1)#Toys|Cindersaur]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fizzle#Toys|Fizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flamefeather (G1)#Toys|Flamefeather]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guzzle (G1)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sizzle (G1)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkstalker#Toys|Sparkstalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triggerbot]]s / [[Triggercon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstreet (G1)#Toys|Backstreet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (G1)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruckus (G1)#Toys|Ruckus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper#Toys|Windsweeper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nautilator (G1)#Toys|Nautilator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor (G1)#Toys|Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snaptrap (G1)#Toys|Snaptrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Toys|Piranacon]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" |[[File:G1-toy Sparkstalker.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Firecon Sparkstalker]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)#Toys|Landfill]] (w/ [[Flintlock#Toys|Flintlock]] & [[Silencer (G1)#Toys|Silencer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Toys|Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Toys|Quake]] (w/ [[Tiptop#Toys|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#Toys|Heater]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Boomer (G1)#Toys|Boomer]] & [[Ricochet (G1)#Toys|Ricochet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Toys|Scoop]] (w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Toys|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Toys|Spinister]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Toys|Hairsplitter]] & [[Singe (G1)#Toys|Singe]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry#Toys|Fangry]] (w/ [[Brisko#Toys|Brisko]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Toys|Horri-Bull]] (w/ [[Kreb#Toys|Kreb]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hosehead (G1)#Toys|Hosehead]] (w/ [[Lug#Toys|Lug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] (w/ [[Muzzle#Toys|Muzzle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (w/ [[Quig#Toys|Quig]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay#Toys|Squeezeplay]] (w/ [[Lokos#Toys|Lokos]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Powermaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing#Toys|Darkwing]] (w/ [[Throttle (G1)#Toys|Throttle]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]] (w/ [[Hi-Test#Toys|Hi-Test]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doubledealer#Toys|Doubledealer]] (w/ [[Knok#Toys|Knok]] & [[Skar (Decepticon)#Toys|Skar]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Getaway#Toys|Getaway]] (w/ [[Rev#Toys|Rev]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Joyride (G1)#Toys|Joyride]] (w/ [[Hotwire (G1)#Toys|Hotwire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slapdash (G1)#Toys|Slapdash]] (w/ [[Lube#Toys|Lube]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Powermaster Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender]]s Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Toys|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cloudburst#Toys|Cloudburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (G1)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Toys|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Submarauder (G1)#Toys|Submarauder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Waverider#Toys|Waverider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bugly (G1)#Toys|Bugly]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Finback#Toys|Finback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundbreaker#Toys|Groundbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Toys|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky High (Pretender)#Toys|Sky High]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Splashdown#Toys|Splashdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Beast]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (G1)#Toys|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Catilla (G1)#Toys|Catilla]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chainclaw (G1)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snarler#Toys|Snarler]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gunrunner (G1)#Toys|Gunrunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadgrabber#Toys|Roadgrabber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:G1Bomb-Burst toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Pretender Bomb-Burst]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickswitch#Toys|Quickswitch]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Mail-aways and promos'''</big>

:*"[[The Autobots Are Under Attack!]]"

===1989: Pretenders and Micromasters===
Facing stiff competition, Hasbro attempted to unify and re-brand ''Transformers'' with a new focus and a new look.

First, they eliminated the miscellaneous subgroups of the past, rolling ''everything'' under two over-arching gimmicks: expansions of the [[Pretender]] concept, and the new 1-inch-tall [[Micromaster]]s, the latter being a response to the steadily-growing popularity of then-competitor [[Galoob]]'s ''Micro Machines'' micro-play vehicle line. Kids would buy packs of four Micromasters together, or would get a single Micromaster with a transforming vehicle or playset, with the larger vehicles themselves transforming into base-mode playsets that could interconnect with included ramps (again a response to ''Micro Machines''<nowiki>'</nowiki> heavy use of playsets).

The nostalgia-grab got larger, with new toys based on some of the most popular characters from the early years, now back as "[[Classic Pretender]]s". This year even saw the first store-[[exclusive]] Transformers, as those same four bots were sold without their Pretender shells as "[[Legends (G1)|Legends]]", available only at [[Kmart]] (which wasn't the decrepit shell of a retailer it is now).

On top of this, the packaging changed ''dramatically'', with a new look and logo design. Cardbacks were no longer distinguished between Autobot/Decepticon, but between the gold-carded Pretenders and the silver-carded Micromasters. The on-package [[Tech Spec]]s changed to an easier-to-read bar graph. (The first three Micromaster Patrols and the Legends ''did'' ship on old-style cards, but later Patrols were all on silver cards.) Hasbro hoped that this would prove stronger from a marketing standpoint than the Autobot/Decepticon distinction from previous years, plus look new and fresh, rather than just another iteration of a now-six-year-old toyline.

You can kind of guess how well that worked.

{{-}}
<big>'''General retail'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Monster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Icepick (G1)#Toys|Icepick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slog (G1)#Toys|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildfly#Toys|Wildfly]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Toys|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Doubleheader#Toys|Doubleheader]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longtooth#Toys|Longtooth]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octopunch (G1)#Toys|Octopunch]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pincher (G1)#Toys|Pincher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stranglehold#Toys|Stranglehold]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Classic Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Pretender|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Pretender|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Pretender|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mega Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crossblades (G1)#Toys|Crossblades]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderwing (G1)#Toys|Thunderwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vroom (G1)#Toys|Vroom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top|[[File:G1Thunderwing toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Mega Pretender Thunderwing]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Ultra Pretender]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadblock (G1)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyhammer (G1)#Toys|Skyhammer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster]] Patrols'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Air Strike Patrol#Toys|Air Strike Patrol]] ([[Nightflight (G1)#Toys|Nightflight]], [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Toys|Storm Cloud]], [[Tailwind (G1)#Toys|Tailwind]], [[Whisper (G1)#Toys|Whisper]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Battle Patrol#Toys|Battle Patrol]] ([[Big Shot#Toys|Big Shot]], [[Flak (G1)#Toys|Flak]], [[Sidetrack#Toys|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner#Toys|Sunrunner]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Off Road Patrol#Toys|Off Road Patrol]] ([[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]], [[Powertrain#Toys|Powertrain]], [[Tote#Toys|Tote]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Race Car Patrol#Toys|Race Car Patrol]] ([[Free Wheeler#Toys|Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler#Toys|Swindler]], [[Tailspin#Toys|Tailspin]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rescue Patrol (G1)#Toys|Rescue Patrol]] ([[Fixit (G1)#Toys|Fixit]], [[Red Hot#Toys|Red Hot]], [[Seawatch#Toys|Seawatch]], [[Stakeout (G1)#Toys|Stakeout]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sports Car Patrol#Toys|Sports Car Patrol]] ([[Blackjack#Toys|Blackjack]], [[Detour (G1)#Toys|Detour]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Toys|Hyperdrive]], [[Road Hugger (G1)#Toys|Road Hugger]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Transport]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Erector (G1)#Toys|Erector]] (w/ [[Crane]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flattop (Decepticon)#Toys|Flattop]] (w/ [[Aircraft carrier]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (G1)#Toys|Overload]] (w/ [[Car carrier trailer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roughstuff#Toys|Roughstuff]] (w/ [[Military transport]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Micromaster-sportscarpatrol-toys.jpg|200px|thumb|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Stations'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airwave (G1)#Toys|Airwave]] (w/ [[Airport]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Greasepit (G1)#Toys|Greasepit]] (w/ [[Gas station]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot House#Toys|Hot House]] (w/ [[Fire station]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironworks#Toys|Ironworks]] (w/ [[Construction station]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Bases'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundshaker#Toys|Groundshaker]] (w/ [[ATV]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyhopper#Toys|Skyhopper]] (w/ [[Helicopter]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Jet Command Center'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skystalker (G1)#Toys|Skystalker]] (w/ [[Thunder Arrow#Toys|Interstellar shuttle]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Rocket Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)#Toys|Countdown]] (w/ [[Rocket Base#Toys|Rocket base]])}}
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Exclusives'''</big>
:'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Legends (G1)|Legends]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|Legends [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|Legends [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|Legends [[Starscream (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Starscream]]}}
</ul>

===1990: Micromasters and Action Masters===
[[File:Actionmaster Jazz.jpg|200px|thumb|Action Master Jazz, reintroducing a character from the line's early years.]]

By this time, ''Transformers'' was in serious trouble. ''Ninja Turtles'' was still dominating the toy aisle and TV ratings, and was even putting out a live-action movie that year. (Bet Hasbro wished they had a cartoon on the air ''then'', huh?) Home video games were getting even hotter and luring more kids away from toys altogether, especially with the release of the hugely-anticipated Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Hasbro tried to rally with something that was very rare for its time: a large-scale appeal to nostalgia. While Micromasters continued on, the rest of the series was taken up by [[Action Master]]s, non-transforming ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-scale action figures of ''Transformers'' characters, with a half-and-half mix of "classic" characters and all-new bots. As with the Micromasters, the focus was mainly on the low-price items, with the carded individual Action Masters getting the largest amount of product. Larger offerings included vehicles that transformed into battle stations or "attack modes" for the Action Masters to pilot.

Unfortunately, it simply wasn't enough, and ''Transformers'' was canceled in the US. While the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European version of the line]] would continue on with both new product and a glut of "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" re-releases, it would be two years before ''Transformers'' would come back to US toy shelves, as ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''.

<big>'''Retail releases'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster]] Patrols'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Patrol#Toys|Air Patrol]] ([[Blaze Master#Toys|Blaze Master]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys|Eagle Eye]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Toys|Sky High]], [[Tread Bolt#Toys|Tread Bolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Construction Patrol#Toys|Construction Patrol]] ([[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro#Toys|Neutro]], [[Takedown#Toys|Takedown]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod Patrol#Toys|Hot Rod Patrol]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)#Toys|Big Daddy]], [[Greaser#Toys|Greaser]], [[Hubs#Toys|Hubs]], [[Trip-Up#Toys|Trip-Up]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Military Patrol#Toys|Military Patrol]] ([[Bombshock (G1)#Toys|Bombshock]], [[Dropshot (G1)#Toys|Dropshot]], [[Growl (G1)#Toys|Growl]], [[Tracer (G1 Decepticon)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Monster Truck Patrol#Toys|Monster Truck Patrol]] ([[Big Hauler#Toys|Big Hauler]], [[Heavy Tread#Toys|Heavy Tread]], [[Hydraulic#Toys|Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke#Toys|Slow Poke]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Race Track Patrol#Toys|Race Track Patrol]] ([[Barricade (G1)#Toys|Barricade]], [[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]], [[Motorhead (Decepticon)#Toys|Motorhead]], [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Combiner]] Squads'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Astro Squad#Toys|Astro Squad]] ([[Phaser#Toys|Phaser]], [[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]] & [[Heave#Toys|Heave]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Squad#Toys|Battle Squad]] ([[Meltdown (G1)#Toys|Meltdown]], [[Half-Track (G1)#Toys|Half-Track]], [[Direct-Hit (G1)#Toys|Direct-Hit]], [[Power Punch (G1)#Toys|Power Punch]], [[Fireshot (G1)#Toys|Fireshot]] & [[Vanquish (G1)#Toys|Vanquish]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructor Squad#Toys|Constructor Squad]] ([[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]], [[Excavator (G1)#Toys|Excavator]], [[Sledge (G1)#Toys|Sledge]], [[Hammer (G1)#Toys|Hammer]], [[Grit (G1)#Toys|Grit]] & [[Knockout (G1)#Toys|Knockout]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Metro Squad#Toys|Metro Squad]] ([[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], [[Roadburner#Toys|Roadburner]], [[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]] & [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1-toy TankerTruck.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Micromaster Combiner Tanker Truck (with Pipeline & Gusher)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster Combiner Transport]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannon Transport]] (w/ [[Terror-Tread#Toys|Terror-Tread]] & [[Cement-Head#Toys|Cement-Head]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Missile Launcher]] (w/ [[Retro#Toys|Retro]] & [[Surge (G1)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tanker Truck]] (w/ [[Pipeline#Toys|Pipeline]] & [[Gusher#Toys|Gusher]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Anti-Aircraft Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anti-Aircraft Base]] w/ ([[Blackout (G1)#Toys|Blackout]] & [[Spaceshot#Toys|Spaceshot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Combiner Battlefield Headquarters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Battlefield Headquarters]] (w/ [[Full-Barrel#Toys|Full-Barrel]] & [[Overflow#Toys|Overflow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Action Master]] Figures I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Grimlock]] with [[Anti-tank cannon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Jazz]] with [[Turbo Board]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rad (G1)#Toys|Rad]] with [[Lionizer (G1)#Toys|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollout (G1)#Toys|Rollout]] with [[Glitch#Toys|Glitch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Soundwave]] with [[Wingthing (G1)#Toys|Wingthing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Treadshot (G1)#Toys|Treadshot]] with [[Catgut#Toys|Catgut]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Action Master]] Figures II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Bumblebee]] with [[Heli-pack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Blaster]] with [[Flight Pack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)#ActionMaster|Devastator]] with [[Scorpulator#Toys|Scorpulator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jackpot (G1)#Toys|Jackpot]] with [[Sights (G1)#Toys|Sights]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Krok (G1)#Toys|Krok]] with [[Gatoraider#Toys|Gatoradier]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mainframe (G1)#Toys|Mainframe]] with [[Push-Button#Toys|Push-Button]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Action Master]] Figures III'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Toys|Banzai-Tron]] with [[Razor-Sharp#Toys|Razor-Sharp]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Inferno]] with [[Hydro-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kick-Off (G1)#Toys|Kick-Off]] with [[Turbo-Pack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Shockwave]] with [[Fistfight (G1)#Toys|Fistfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyfall (G1)#Toys|Skyfall]] with [[Top-Heavy#Toys|Top-Heavy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#AM|Snarl]] with [[Tyrannitron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Action Blasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Copter]] with [[Over-Run (G1)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Off-Road Cycle]] with [[Axer (G1)#Toys|Axer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] with [[Prowl (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Turbo Jet]] with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AMWheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Action Master Wheeljack with his Turbo Racer]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Autobot Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Attack Cruiser]] with [[Sprocket (G1)#Toys|Sprocket]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Turbo Racer]] with [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Decepticon Attack Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stratotronic Jet]] with [[Gutcruncher (G1)#Toys|Gutcruncher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Neutro-Fusion Tank]] with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Action Master Autobot Armored Convoy'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armored Convoy]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#AM|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

==Hasbro (and others) ''Transformers'' European line==
:''Main article: [[The Transformers (European toyline)]]''

The history of the European-market releases of ''The Transformers'' is simultaneously complicated and kind of boring, as while various countries got different amounts of product, sometimes released by non-Hasbro partner companies (like [[Milton Bradley]] and [[GiG]]), the actual ''toys'' were largely identical to the US releases for the overwhelming majority of the line. There are certainly a number of notable early variants, such as the [[Tracks (G1)#Toys|red Tracks]], but their scarcity has relegated them to "only for the completist with ample funds" category.

[[File:G1-toy OmegaSpreem.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Action Master Elite Omega Supreme, a bot as hard to find as he is to focus on.]]

Things wouldn't really get significantly different until the 1990s. While the American toyline was shutting down, ''Transformers'' in Europe kept on chugging along.

[[1991]] was an odd hodge-podge of a line, starting with short burst of exclusive [[Action Master]]s (including some that [[Action Master Elite|actually did transform!]]), then introducing several [[redeco]]ed previously-[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]-exclusive molds, mainly from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (toyline)|''Victory'' toyline]]. Several of the toys released this year weren't given individual names, including the re-released [[Constructicon (G1)#|Constructicons]] (who had also lost the parts needed to combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], oddly enough).

Speaking of re-released old toys, 1990 saw the [[Classics (Europe)|''Classics'' subline]] debut, the return of numerous toys from the 1984 through 1987 lines (minus the specifically ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''-based toys). Several of these releases had minor changes from the originals, mainly the removal of [[rubsign]] indents. The line would continue through [[1991]], and a few extra pieces would see release only in [[Australia]].

[[File:G1Thunder clash toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Turbomaster Thunder Clash, the new Autobot leader of 1992.]]

In [[1992]], the line got much more cohesive, moving back to much more "traditional" Transformers, changing from pseudo-realistic vehicles to robots, with [[gimmick]]s that were by and large not super-obtrusive. The Autobots and Decepticons got some physical distinction in their designs in [[1992]]: the Autobots got hot-pink transparent plastic parts, primarily their [[Sensors#Optical sensors|optics]] and windows, while the Decepticons got a bright toxic clear-green transparent parts as well as less-human, more angular faces. Yes, hot pink and toxic green: the 90's was ''also'' the time that the color schemes for new toys overall got brighter and more reliant on pastels (and in some cases, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|straight-up gloriously awful]]). In [[1993]], Hasbro changed the traditional [[insignia|faction symbols]] to the types used in the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)| Generation 2]]'' series, as the US line was changing over that year. The European line would follow suit in [[1993]], ending the original "Generation 1" series in European markets ''without'' the line being canceled, the only major market to ''not'' have a gap between Generations 1 and 2. Neat!
{{--}}

==Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line==
[[File:Japanese tf logo.jpg|right|250px|]]

:''Main article: [[Generation 1 (Japanese toylines)]]''

[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to Japan in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and cartoon propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of competing "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons in existence.

The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand. Takara split the line up into different sub-[[franchise]]s by year, changing the name and theme, a long-running tradition in kids' media/toylines in Japan (which would eventually end up making its way Stateside). They would also create a variety of all-new molds unique to these lines, most of them highly sought-after by collectors. By the end of the series, Takara would go back to following Hasbro's lead for the bulk of the line, with new molds being relegated to a small handful of large pieces. ''Transformers'' finally ended in 1992, as Takara's concurrently-running (and TV-cartoon-backed) non-''Transformers'' "''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]''" giant robot lines gained more popularity.

''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

==Mexican & South American ''Transformers''==
If you want strange variants of Generation 1 toys, then the short-lived toylines south of the border are the mother lode. But many of these items are not cheap on the secondary market due to their scarcity.

;Mexico
[[File:Prowl-Mexico.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mexican Prowl, with extra black bits.]]
::''Main article: [[IGA]]''

:''Transformers'' was released by [[IGA]] in Mexico in 1985. For the most part, the toys are similar to their Hasbro counterparts, though with plenty of minor coloring and materials differences... which apparently includes ''lead paint''. Oops.

:The line did not do well, and 1986's releases were little more than [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] and a handful of first-year [[Mini Vehicle]]s recolored roughly like their [[#1986|third-year retool]]s. The line was fully canceled shortly after.

: A number of these toys ended up in European markets years after the line was over, which is when that whole "lead paint" thing was discovered. Oops.

{{-}}
;Brazil
[[File:Camaro-Purple.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Malignus Camaro. Gorgeous. And expensive.]]
::''Main article: [[Estrela]]''

:Easily the most well-known of the Southern-Hemisphere ''Transformers'' releases, [[Estrela]]'s batch of six Mini-Vehicle molds were the bulk of the toys released by the company, put out in a variety of colors. Notably, the mysterious "[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]" mold was part of this assortment, under the name "[[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]]", complete with packaging art and a [[bio]], leading fans to wonder if this bio came from scrapped plans for the toy in the original [[Hasbro]] line.

:The line was filled out with redecoed [[Jumpstarter]]s called "Salt-Man" ("''salto''" meaning "jump" in Spanish and Portuguese), and non-Takara molds like the [[Eletrix]] and [[Bat-Robô]].

:Most coveted among the Estrela toys is the second round of Mini Vehicles, the "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] vs [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]" series, which split the toys into brand-new good & evil (respectively) factions. These twelve toys —particularly the more radically-changed Malignus— are very expensive on the secondary market, easily earning triple-digit sums for even loose samples. Still-carded toys are exceptionally rare.

{{-}}
;Argentinia

::''Main article: [[Antex]]''

: A bit of an odd case, it appears that Argentinean company [[Antex]] got its ''Transformers'' license from Estrela, rather than Hasbro, which is kind of dubious on the "did Estrela actually have the authority to do that" mark. Antex would then release its own batch of Mini Vehicle redecoes.

: In the early 2010's, a large number of on-card/boxed Antex toys hit the secondary market, apparently due to an old warehouse find. Many of these items were sold cheaper than ''domestic'' packaged original toys in the US... but still make a neat curiosity for a collector.

: One more odd Argentinean release is the [[Radio AM Robot]], an original mold by [[Comando Toys]]. Your guess is as good as ours.

;Peru

: Not a lot is properly known about these Mini Vehicle releases. In fact ''three'' different companies are tossed out as possible distributors for Peruvian ''Transformers'': Lynsa, Hude, and Basa. There are supposedly upwards of three dozen different mold/color combinations, but spotty information has kept the fandom from properly confirming this.

==Chinese ''The Transformers'' toyline==
:'' Main article: [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)]]''

Several factors kept ''The Transformers'' out of mainland China for years, including government-based resistance to the line's [[The Transformers (cartoon)|primary "advertainment" vehicle]]. But in August 1989, [[Hasbro International]] started cranking out classic ''Transformers'' at Chinese factories, which were shipped throughout China, as well as Taiwan and South Korea (with additional stickers applied to the packaging for those markets). The line ran through [[1995]] (!), ending with several previously-Japanese-exclusive ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (toyline)|Victory]]'' toys.

For the most part, the toys are identical to their previous releases, only with slight changes to the manufacturing stamps, and the occasional minor deco alteration (primarily painted details on the [[Mini-Cassette]]s, and some [[rubsign]] changes). They came in the same packaging as their American (or European) counterparts, only with small stickers in the corner giving the characters' Chinese names. Japanese-original toys were altered slightly more, changing the ''Transformers'' logo to a Chinese-language version. The copyright and manufacturing information on the back of the packaging was also shortened to remove the no-longer-true statements "Made in Japan", "Made in Taiwan", etc., and omit references to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. The manufacturing information was instead applied as a sticker in Chinese on the back of the box. By [[1994]], when the [[Power Master]]-era toys were released, "Made in China" was added to the box.

Despite running for nigh six years, the Chinese Generation 1 line released only about 100 toys all told.

This late entry into China actually goes a long way towards explaining the country's current ''Transformers'' mania, and its ever-increasing amount of toys made specifically for that market. Those who grew up with the line as kids were hitting adulthood just as the Chinese middle class was booming, which meant disposable income. And with the ''huge'' success of the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action movie]] spurring things on further right in the middle of that economic boon, China has since become a major part of the franchise's current global success.

{{note|It's quite likely that the Chinese line is also the source of the [[Classics (Europe)|European "Classics" reissues]] that were released in 1990. The toys share the same altered copyright and Chinese manufacturing stamps... plus some Classics toys have surfaced with Chinese name stickers on them.}}

:* ''[http://highendtfs.com/?q=node/15 Chinese G1 Reissue ID Guide]''
:* ''[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/1743/37/ The Little Sticker in the Corner: The Truth about Early-1990's Chinese G1 Transformers Toys]''
:* ''[http://www.danwei.org/tv/fighting_transformer_fever.php Fighting "Transformer Fever"]''

==Post-''Transformers'' releases==
Hahahahahahahhahahah haaaaaa hahahahahhahahaha hahaahahaaaaaaaahahahaaaaa. Hoo. Hooooh boy.

Okay, but seriously.

Despite having set the stage for everything that would follow, and in sharp contrast to the nostalgia-sodden market of today, "Generation 1" actually took some time to get back into being a sizable portion of the "modern" toyline following the original's end. The ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)| Generation 2]]'' revival failed to revive, and its ''vastly'' more successful replacement ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' was such a radical shift from everything before that going back to the '80s trappings was seen as risky. Thus the original series was mostly relegated to scattered [[homage]]s for the better part of a decade.

By the turn of the century (ugh), the older-nostalgic market was picking up strength. More children of the '80s were out of school and getting jobs and disposable income (yes, that kind of thing used to actually happen) and were looking to reclaim bits of their childhoods. And the market responded... timidly at first, as the markets do, but over time, more and more of the classic series was brought back in one form or another.

===Reissue lines===
Before the re-creation boom, there was the re-release boom. Many vintage toy molds were pulled out, refurbished and put back into service to let fans fill holes in their classic collections.

<big>'''Takara'''</big>
[[File:TF Collection 3 Skids.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''The Transformers Collection'' Skids]]
Takara was the first to get the reissue ball rolling, and generally took the lead in re-releasing classic "Generation 1" molds over the course of several years. Re-issues began sporadically at first in [[2000]], mainly major characters (particularly [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#2001reissue|Megatron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Rodimus]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reissue|Starscream]]) in recreations of the original packaging, with a few special editions. But it didn't take long for this to expand into larger, more organized lines:

*'''''[[The Transformers Collection]]''''' (2002)
: This series is also known as the "bookbox" series, as each toy came in a large box with a multi-page, full-color booklet attached to the inner front cover of the box, full of bio information, toy trivia, cartoon summaries and more. In some respects this series was a bit of an "ultimate G1" line, as a great many toys were modified from their original releases. Tooling issues were fixed for extra durability, [[sticker]]s were altered or even replaced with more durable factory-applied [[tampograph]]s, accessories were added that had either not been released in Japan (like [[Targetmaster (technology)#Toys|Targetmaster]] partners) or wholly-new items altogether.

: This series would be further filled out with all-new characters set in the classic universe, with [[redeco]]s of the mold reissues in new color schemes (often -but not always- replicating ''[[Diaclone]]'' variants the original ''Transformers'' line passed on) through outlets like [[e-HOBBY]].

*'''''[[Transformers Encore]]''''' (2007)

:Riding the surge of popularity that had been building (and exploding with the live-action film), ''Encore'' brought more "enhanced" classic toys out, though this time in more classic-style packaging. The line also put a much heavier focus on the larger pieces in the original line, including the likes of [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] and even [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]], as well as toys the original Japanese line had skipped, like [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]].

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<big>'''Hasbro'''</big>
[[File:CommemorativeSeriesIIIStock.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Commemorative Series'' Thundercracker, "Silverstreak" and Jazz. (''No, the real Silverstreak did not have the black hood/top.'')]]

Hasbro generally seemed less keen on remaking the past, focusing their efforts on new lines, but saw the value in trying to get the reissues into fans' hands... even if there had to be compromises [[for safety reasons]].

*'''''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]''''' (2002)

:Sold [[exclusive]]ly through [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] (though overstock would later filter into closeout outlets), the ''Commemorative Series'' mostly picked up what Takara was already putting out and swung them onto US and European shelves. This series proved less popular with fans, thanks to the changes that had to be done to make the functional spring-launched missiles pass safety standards, plus a rather high price tag (a ToysЯUs staple that's still in practice to this day!) that generally left net-savvy fans deciding to just import Takara's offerings for just a little bit more.

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===New "Generation 1"-based lines===
If you think we're gonna list every individual new toy based on a Generation 1 character here, you're insane. And not the fun kind. Instead, enjoy this series of links to the ''numerous'' toylines that call back to the originals. Many of these lines are ''technically'' multi-franchise ensembles, but the majority of their output is of updated Generation 1 bots.

*'''''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]''''' (1997)
[[File:MachineWars Hoist toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Machine Wars'' Hoist]]

:A strange, slapdash and ''very'' short line released in the middle of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''Machine Wars'' was sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[KB Toys]] stores. It's a mix of small toys originally developed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'' and some larger [[retool]]ed [[the Transformers (European toyline)|European-market]] items from a few years prior, all mostly as old characters, and mostly in color schemes that don't match the characters they're supposed to be. On the other hand, this was the first chance many American fans had to acquire some of those larger foreign molds, and at KB's (in)famous pre-discounted prices to boot.

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*'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]''''' (2004)
[[File:RobotMastersStarscream toy.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''Robotmasters'' Starscream]]

: A short line in Japan during the middle of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]" series, ''Robotmasters'' is set in the nebulous time between the second season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] and ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''... but with the intrusion of time-traveling characters from ''Beast Wars'' (and more). Sticking mainly to smaller items, the series is mostly recycled "Basic" figures and sub-Deluxe items, most as new characters. Many came with extra weapons too, most of which were recycled from a canceled ''[[Microman]]'' series.

: However, there were a series of all-new molds, based on the leader characters of the past. The brand-new [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Starscream]] was easily the most popular, being a classic-designed toy with some actual posability, with a new smaller [[Optimus Primal/toys#Robotmasters|Optimus Primal]] being close behind.

: Though the new molds were highly sought after at the time, they'd become very obsolete in fairly short order...

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*'''''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]''''' (2003) / '''''[[Transformers: Alternity| Alternity]]''''' (2009) / '''''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|GT: Mission GT-R]]''''' (2013)
[[File:Binaltech Smokescreen Toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Two of the numerous Japanese variants of ''Alternators'' Smokescreen.]]

: The first focused Generation 1 "revival" series, ''Alternators'' was aimed ''squarely'' at the older collector. Every toy in the line (save one odd addition) is a Generation 1 character reimagined as a 1:24-scale recreation of a real, fully-licensed vehicle, complete with opening doors, an actual open driver/passenger compartment complete with dashboard, opening hoods/trunks and more. This led to many of these toys being ''very'' complicated to transform. The Japanese ''Binaltech'' line took the collector-aim even further by using copious amounts of painted [[die-cast]] metal for the vehicle shells. A line of ''very'' slow and staggered releases, it would continue on for several years in the US. Japan would keep the line alive even longer (and with a ''lot'' of variants), up through 2008, including a few small sub-lines like ''Binaltech Asterisk'' (which included [[human]] mini-figures to drive the vehicle modes) and the controversial ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)| Kiss Players]]''.

: Despite ''heavy'' interest early on from the older fandom, ''Alternators'' has basically been left behind in favor of the later "normal" Generation 1 remakes that would follow a few years later.

: TakaraTomy would take another crack at the style later with ''Alternity'', which is generally the same thing, only at 1:32 scale, putting the toys at roughly "Deluxe" size. Several years later it would dust off the ''Alternity'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] mold for ''GT: Mission GT-R'', a racing-themed mini-series which added "[[GT Sister]]" ''[[Microman]]'' figures to each toy.

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*'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''''' (2003)
[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|left|thumb|250px|MP-10 Convoy, the second ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime mold.]]

: A line that started as a one-shot, anniversary-celebratory deal, that slowly over time grew to become basically the "ultimate" collector's Generation 1 toyline. Takara has taken the lead here, putting out much of the product at general retail, where Hasbro picks and chooses molds to bring out as store [[exclusive]]s from time to time.

: Starting with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] (of course), the line features larger-scale, very complex, highly-detailed, and (generally) [[show-accuracy|animation-accurate]] renditions of classic characters. Originally a slow-release line, in 2011 it moved to a smaller scale (with a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|redone Optimus]], of course), focused on filling out much of the 1984/1985 cast, and started putting out toys at a fairly regular clip, several a year. The line is still going today, and has expanded its scope, recently adding ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters to the roster.

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*'''''[[Transformers: Classics| Classics]]''''' (2006)
[[File:Bumblebeeclassicstoy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Classics'' Bumblebee]]

: Originally intended to just be a short gap-filler line between ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]'' and the upcoming [[Movie (toyline)|live-action film toyline]], ''Classics'' more or less set the gold standard for today's Generation 1-based toy: modern-tech recreations of classic characters in updated forms highly evocative of their original incarnations, in the "focused-around-deluxe-scale" play size.

: Hasbro originally had no plans to put out more than the original line in this format (leading to some kerfuffle when several "missing" classic characters ended up as [[BotCon 2007]] exclusives). But a combination of solid sales, heavy demand, and —most importantly— a gargantuan influx of income thanks to that whole [[Michael Bay]] movie deal meant that ''Classics''-style toys could continue on in successive lines (see below).

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*'''''[[Titanium Series]]''''' (2006)
[[File:Jetfiretitaniumwarwithin.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''Titanium Series'' Jetfire]]

: Originally a subline of Hasbro's ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' product line, ''Titanium Series'' put the focus on [[die-cast]] metal, split between 2-inch-tall non-transforming mini-figurines, and the transforming 6-inch "Cybertron Heroes". The latter were... let's politely say "not very well-received".

: These toys were developed completely in-house at Hasbro, with no Takara engineering, by a team who had never worked on ''Transformers'' to boot. The results often resulted in ill-proportioned messes with odd joint tolerances and questionable articulation that couldn't really handle the weight distribution. The toys based on designs from the popular "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]" comics from then-licensee [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] generally fared better, and would garner some demand, particularly [[The Fallen/toys#Titanium Series|The Fallen]]. It's a real grab-bag of a line, both in character and quality.

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*'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]''''' (2008) / '''''[[Transformers: Generations| Generations]]''''' (2010) / '''''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]''''' (2010) / '''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''''' (2005)
[[File:Sunstreakeruniverse2008toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Universe'' Sunstreaker]]

: After the [[Movie (toyline)|live-action movie]] made Hasbro and Takara approximately eleven bazillion dollars, they had the funds to put out more traditionally "risky" product like older-nostalgic-aimed toys. From this point on, they would devote a major portion of each year's product to making modern toys of Generation 1 characters.

: Hasbro's 2008 ''Universe'' line was the start, with everything from small [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] items to huge electronic Ultra Class toys. The line turned into ''Generations'', but the overall focus was more or less the same. ''Generations'' is still running as of this writing, with the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' and ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toylines.

: 2010's ''Transformers'' line was actually a movie-based "general" line. But the back end of the line had several toys in multiple price-points based directly on Generation 1 characters that seemed like they were right out of ''Generations'', confusing fans a bit.

: The ''Timelines'' series is also a multi-franchise ensemble line, but naturally the majority of the product is Generation-1-based. The reason we bring this up last was that this is not a retail series, being sold by Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]] via [[BotCon]]s and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. This series features a lot of toys based on more obscure characters and decos.

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*'''''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''''' (2008) / '''''[[Transformers United|United]]''''' (2010) / '''''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]''''' (2011) / '''''[[Transformers: Generations#Generations in Japan|Generations]]''''' (2012) / '''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]''''' (2014) / '''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''''' (2015)
[[File:Henkeitoy megatron.jpg|left|thumb|250px|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Megatron, a redeco of ''Classics'' Megatron.]]

: Takara's string of Generation-1-based modern toys is a little more fragmented, changing names with regularity. Largely following Hasbro's lead, these toys are typically more extensively painted (owing to Japan's retailers not having the vise-like grip on item prices that major American retailers have), with a much heavier focus on [[show-accuracy|replicating animation decos]], even when the molds are not terribly suited for animation-based deco. One of the latest series, ''Legends'', is still running today, being mostly Takara's version of Hasbro's ''Generations'' line.

:Complicating things a bit more is ''Adventure'', Takara's version of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' line]]. That line was initially filled out with a large number of ''Generations'' molds, colored and named blatantly as Generation 1 characters... but as part of the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" universe. While we list these characters as the alternate-universe takes they're presented as, they are definitely worth mentioning here for fans who don't care about dividing by universe and just want a modern [[Override (Adventure)|Override]] that blends in perfectly with their modern Generation 1 collection.
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==Notes==
* The term "Generation 1" is a piece of ascended [[fandom|fan-terminology]]. When ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)| Generation 2]]'' hit, the early online fandom quickly took to calling its predecessor "Generation 1". It became such a ubiquitous term it made its way into official terminology pretty quickly.
* ''The Transformers'' isn't the first time ''[[Diaclone]]'' molds were sold in the US. In [[1983]], Takara released "''[[Diakron]]''" in the US, straight-importing six ''Diaclone'' molds in new packaging. It didn't do too well. These releases ''are'' interesting curiosities for the serious collector, though.

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[[Category:Generation 1 toylines| Transformers (toyline)]]

Power Core Combiners

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BT383: Adding faction symbol templates

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{{disambig2|the real-world toyline|the in-fiction technology|Power Core Combination}}

[[File:PCCLogo.jpg|center]]

'''Power Core Combiners''' is a toyline, released concurrently with the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] and ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toylines.

The design of the toys relies heavily on the titular [[gimmick]], [[Combiner|combination]]. Every main character is a "[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]" sold with either a [[Mini-Con]] (which connects in several configurations) or a set of four [[drone]] vehicles (which connect as limbs to form a larger robot). The Mini-Cons and drones can be attached to any Commander, leading to ''millions'' of possible combinations between all of the figures.

Unlike the Mini-Cons of [[Unicron Trilogy|previous]] [[Transformers: Classics|lines]], the Power Core Combiner Mini-Cons lack their own independent vehicle or animal modes. Rather, they turn from robots into accessories for their Commanders. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], a Commander can use a Mini-Con as a weapon or tool. In [[robot mode]], a Commander can wield a Mini-Con as a hand-held weapon or wear him as armor.

The drones are similar to ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s "[[Prime Force]]", being vehicles with no robot modes. While the drones are left/right interchangeable, an arm-drone cannot become a leg-drone (or vice versa) making them more limited than the Prime Force drones. However, the fact that there are several teams of drones who can be swapped among Commanders adds a [[Special Teams|Scramble-City-esque]] dimension of play. Also, people who love [[Transformer]]s but hate transforming can breathe easy in the knowledge that the drones [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] into and out of limb mode simply by being plugged into and removed from a Commander.

Fictionally, the Power Core Combiners are not strictly connected to any other [[continuity]],<ref name=continuityqa>"...they basically exist on their own." [http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=27064 October Hasbro Transformers Q&A Answers for Cybertron.ca]</ref> although Smolder and Chopster have made an appearance in the [[Movie continuity]] via ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions]]'', and Bombshock via the ''[[Transformers Classified|Classified]]'' novels.

This is further emphasized by the use of [[Unicron Trilogy|Unicron Trilogy-ish]] and [[Universe|robot designs akin to G1]] molds, with usage of [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] from [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|older toylines]]. Also, many characters are based on or named after classic characters, such as [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] or [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]].

==Fiction==
The toys' packaging presents a simple storyline about [[Power Core Combination]] technology being found on [[Earth]]. A more robust account was published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 32|Collectors' Club magazine #32]]. As of yet, there has been no narrative fiction, only summaries and [[bio]]s.

===Place in continuity===
Regarding which larger continuity family (if any) ''Power Core Combiners'' was intended to fit into, clues are scant and contradictory:

*The storyline blurb on the packaging references "monsters like [[Devastator (disambiguation)|Devastator]]" in terms that best match the [[Devastator (ROTF)|live-action version]], but fit ''most'' Devastators reasonably well.
*[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]]'s bio is fairly explicit that he is his movie counterpart, even referencing his origin as an [[AllSpark Mutation]].
*[[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]]'s bio is phrased in a way that makes little sense unless he's a pre-existing character, and points pretty clearly to [[Huffer (G1)|the original Huffer]] in particular. Word from Hasbro at [[BotCon 2010]], where he was referred to as a "heritage character," supports this notion.
*Many other characters' bios are also very obviously directly based on those of their [[Generation 1 continuity family]] namesakes, but of course this tends to happen with some frequency in ''any'' continuity family.

In practice, ''Power Core Combiners'' has eventually been treated as a source of [[Live-action film series|live-action movie continuity family]] characters:
*[[Smolder]] made an appearance in [[Cyber Missions 9]].
*[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] received a new toy in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline.
*[[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] appears in the novel ''[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears]]''.

[[Hasbro]]'s official stance on the matter is that ''Power Core Combiners'' are not tied to any particular continuity family.<ref name=continuityqa /> This is in keeping with the company's recent apparent reluctance to tie its toylines to specific universes, and can be interpreted as "both," "neither," or not actually even an answer. Any conclusions are [[Personal canon|up to the reader to make.]]

==Toys==
===Power Core Combiners===
====Commander 2-packs====
[[File:PCC-toy Smolder.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Smolder...]]
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|... and his pack-in partner Chopster.]]

Each 2-pack contains a roughly-Scout-class-sized Commander figure as well as a partner Mini-Con.

Commanders transform from a robot to vehicle mode, as well as a "power up" torso mode that can be combined with any of the drone sets from the 5-packs (see below). Commanders also have standard Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] plugs, so they are compatible with ''any'' Mini-Cons, not just their pack-in partners.

Mini-Cons have multiple configurations to enhance their larger partners. Each one transforms from a robot to "armor" that any Commander can use (though with limited usefulness on the 5-pack Commander molds due to placement of their Powerlinx plugs). They also have weapon modes; most have separate configurations for Commanders' robot and [[alternate mode]]s, though a few only really have one that works on both.

'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] (semi cab) and [[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (anti-aircraft cannon/rifle)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] (rescue helicopter) and [[Backwind]] (winch/rifle)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Smolder]] (fire department brush truck) and [[Chopster]] (flamethrower/axe)}}
</ul>

'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] (arctic vehicle) and [[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (missile launcher)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] (F1 racer) and [[Pinpoint]] (engine-cannon/rifle)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]] (rockwheel trencher construction vehicle) and [[Throttler]] (drill)}}
</ul>

'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Windburn]] (rescue helicopter) and [[Darkray]] (anti-aircraft cannon/rifle)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkstream]] (stealth jet) and [[Razorbeam]] (cannon/axe)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Steelshot]] (cannon truck) and [[Beacon (PCC)|Beacon]] (winch/rifle)}}
</ul>

'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]] (tank) and [[Groundspike]] (mine plow/claw)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]] (fighter jet) and [[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (gun emplacement)}}
</ul>

'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]] (speedboat) and [[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (gun emplacement)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] (monster truck) and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]] (missile launcher)}}
</ul>
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====5-packs====
[[File:PCC-toy Bombshock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Bombshock...]]
[[File:PCC-toy Combaticons.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|...and his Combaticons.]]

Each 5-pack contains a Commander and four drone-units.

Unlike the Commanders designed for the 2-packs, most (if not all) of the Commanders designed originally for the 5-packs do not have Powerlinx hardpoints that normally function for the 2-pack Mini-Cons' armor modes while in their standard Commander robot modes. However, these Commanders' power up modes allow for the proper placement of their Powerlix hardpoints.

The drones each [[Automorph Technology|automatically transform]] into a super-robot limb when they are attached to the bright blue connector points on any Commander's "power up" mode, and snap back to drone mode once removed. Arm-drones and leg-drones cannot swap functions; they ''can'' be attached to each other's connection points, but arms will always be arms and legs will always be legs. Each drone also has Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] [[peg|hardpoint]]s.

'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] (cannon truck) with [[Combaticon (PCC)|Combaticon]] drones}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyburst (PCC)|Skyburst]] (stealth jet) with [[Aerialbot (PCC)|Aerialbot]] drones}}
</ul>

'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Double Clutch (PCC)|Double Clutch]] (sports car) with [[Rallybot]] drones}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]] (monster truck) with [[Destructicon (PCC)|Destructicon]] drones}}
</ul>

'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stakeout (PCC)|Stakeout]] (fire response truck) with [[Protectobot (PCC)|Protectobot]] drones}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] (semi cab) with [[Destron (PCC)|Destron]] drones}}
</ul>

'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] (bulldozer) with [[Constructicon (PCC)|Constructicon]] drones}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] (''Styracosaurus'') with [[Dinobot (PCC)|Dinobot]] drones}}
</ul>

'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Over-Run (PCC)|Over-Run]] (F1 racer) with [[Stunticon (PCC)|Stunticon]] drones}}
</ul>
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====Exclusive value packs====
[[File:Skyburst-backwind-packagin.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]

'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Skyburst with Aerialbots (Includes Skyburst, Searchlight, Backwind, and the Aerialbots)}}
</ul>

[[File:PCCtoy-OverRunSledgecombo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
'''[[Walmart]]'''
: After most stores had long gotten rid of ''Power Core Combiners'' (and a few waves of product virtually never hit normal retail shelves), Walmart put out these [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] bonus packs of a 5-piece combiner team with a two-pack taped to the side... all for the whopping price of ''ten dollars''. '''''TEN DOLLARS.''''' These were placed mostly on pallets pretty much wherever there was room in the aisle. There does not appear to be any particular order to who got packed with what, but reported combinations include:

{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:50%"
|-
!'''5-pack'''
!'''2-pack'''
|-
|[[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] with [[Destron (PCC)|Destrons]]
|[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] with [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]] [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]] with [[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]] with [[Throttler]] [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]] with [[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]]
|-
|[[Double Clutch (PCC)|Double Clutch]] with [[Rallybot]]s
|[[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] with [[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] Salvage with Bomb-Burst [[Steelshot]] with [[Beacon (PCC)|Beacon]] Undertow with Waterlog [[Windburn]] with [[Darkray]]
|-
|[[Grimstone (PCC)|Grimstone]] with [[Dinobot (PCC)|Dinobots]]
|[[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]] with [[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] with [[Pinpoint]] Salvage with Bomb-Burst Skyhammer with Airlift Undertow with Waterlog
|-
|[[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]] with [[Destructicon (PCC)|Destructicons]]
|[[Darkstream]] with [[Razorbeam]] Icepick with Chainclaw [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] with [[Backwind]] [[Smolder]] with [[Chopster]] Skyhammer with Airlift
|-
|[[Over-Run (PCC)|Over-Run]] with [[Stunticon (PCC)|Stunticons]]
|Salvage with Bomb-Burst Sledge with Throttler Steelshot with Beacon
|-
|[[Stakeout (PCC)|Stakeout]] with [[Protectobot (PCC)|Protectobots]]
|[[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]] with [[Groundspike]] Huffer with Caliburst Searchlight with Backwind Skyhammer with Airlift
|-
|[[Steamhammer (PCC)|Steamhammer]] with [[Constructicon (PCC)|Constructions]]
|Heavytread with Groundspike Icepick with Chainclaw Leadfoot with Pinpoint Salvage with Bomb-Burst Sledge with Throttler
|}

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Franchises]]
[[Category:Power Core Combiners| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Talk:Transformers: The Last Knight (film)

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BT383:

==Allspark Pictures==
I tried to find info on whether Allspark Pictures was involved with this, but the press release they put out when Meghan McCarthy joined just says "Paramount" beside Transformers 5, while Jem and the Holograms says "Univeral & Allspark Pictures", so it appears AP isn't going to be involved with Transformers 5? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:29, 21 September 2015 (EDT)

==New Characters==
Does anyone know if these characters are confirmed to be in the movie? Cyclonus, Scourge, Blitzwing, Red Alert, Ultra Magnus and Unicron? [[User:Wavage|I am Wavage! Fear mweee!!! ]] ([[User talk:Wavage|talk]]) 04:46, 4 April 2016 (EDT)
:No, that's all rumor, and more-than-likely made up. If it was confirmed, it would be on the page. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 08:18, 4 April 2016 (EDT)
::Yeah, last time they didn't release the robot cast list until pretty close to the movie's release. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:34, 4 April 2016 (EDT)

==Confirmed Characters==
Here is a video of all of the confirmed characters in Transformers: The Last Knight.

[https://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=2ifxdj133#/watch?v=-REVTNFkFwY| All of the Confirmed Transformers][[User:Lockhqu|Lockhqu]] ([[User talk:Lockhqu|talk]]) 16:37, 3 April 2017 (EDT)
:Believe or not, some guy on YouTube talking about leaked information isn't actually official confirmation that characters are in the film. Unless a YouTube video has been uploaded by the official Transformers or Paramount channels, it's very unlikely to be a valid source for the wiki. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 17:32, 3 April 2017 (EDT)

==Voice Actors==

Megatron:

Was it not confirmed that Frank Welker is voicing Megatron? From that Reveal Your Shield video. [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]]
:Pretty sure it's been confirmed seeing as [http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/04/24/transformers-reveal-shield-day-1-frank-welker-peter-cullen-voice-masks-337752 the Megatron mask will have his voice.]. [[User:Rotary|Rotary]] ([[User talk:Rotary|talk]]) 22:40, 14 May 2017 (EDT)
Then can someone edit the character section and edit that in that Frank Welker is voicing Megatron? [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]]
:I'm sure Welker is only doing the voice work for the Mask & the Movie's Merchandice. It's Best you've wait until the movie is out. [[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 21:07, 15 May 2017 (EDT)
::I guess it's possible, but it'd be kinda weird when Welker was doing the voice in the previous movie... --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:34, 20 May 2017 (EDT)

Cogman:

http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/05/15/new-still-transformers-last-knight-writers-room-interview-338979 This link confirms that Jim Carter voiced Cogman, could someone please edit this in? [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]]
:Sorted. Though we already knew this from the fan event, I think? --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:25, 15 May 2017 (EDT)
Yes we did, but the confirmation doesn't hurt. Especially since it was posted and removed, so I just thought I would post the official confirmation. [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]]

Unrelated to voice acting, this video confirms that Jerrod Carmichael plays the character "Desi". https://youtu.be/pGmcq3FFjt0 [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]]
:That's Bunk. I'm sorry but I dont believe that Name. It was made from a bunch of Fans. [[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 01:21, 16 May 2017 (EDT)

Merlin:

The full Empire Magazine article reveals Santiago Cabrera plays Merlin. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/transformers-the-last-knight-editors-crew-with-michael-bay.1109039/#post-14624250 [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]]

== Add in one or some of the official posters on the page ==

Well we already have about three posters featuring Optimus, Bee, a shield and a Cybertronian Knight. I think we should add it on the page right now.

==Wheelie?==
Where's the source on this guy being in the movie? [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 06:00, 4 June 2017 (EDT)

Titan Master

2017-06-03T17:13:31Z

BT383: Hope everyone agrees that this looks much better than it did before.

[[File:crashbash_titan_master.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]].]]
'''Titan Masters''' are a diminutive breed of [[Transformer]]. Long ago, this ancient and mysterious group of Transformers worked within the gigantic bodies of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]], maintaining their complicated systems as the Titans journeyed across the [[galaxy]]. The Titan Masters were created as gifts, intended to be shared with other civilizations that the Titans might meet in their journeys. Each Titan Master possesses a unique [[Spark]] that allows them to transfer their innate powers into the bodies of other Cybertronians by forming their head, not unlike the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]].

With the resurgence of the Titans themselves, the Titan Masters, long forgotten by Cybertronian civilization at large, have re-emerged from the realm of myth and legend and joined the modern era of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s... representing a Pandora's grab-bag of superpowers sure to unleash earth-shaking results.

==Fiction==
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The Titan Masters had the ability to impart their special powers on other beings, a gift intended to forge links with other civilizations. The Titans and their crews were eventually forgotten until the Titans returned, and the Titan Masters partnered up with Autobots and Decepticons alike. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] vowed that the Decepticons would use the Titan Masters to rule the universe! {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:TitansReturn Infinitus Sentinel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
The Titan Masters were an ancient race, dating back to the time of the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their diminutive stature belied their frighteningly alien physiology; not only could they puppeteer the decapitated bodies of any larger Transformer, but they had the ability to consume the [[Spark]]s of their victims as an alternative source of energy. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}

At least two Titan Masters survived until the present day. [[Infinitus]], who had served his master [[Nexus Prime]] during the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], took on a new identity after the death of his Prime and became [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], "dying" during his first battle with [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|White Heat}} Following the creation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], Infinitus was roused from his slumber and vowed to "purify" Cybertron from Decepticons and colonists. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

[[Sovereign]], the herald of [[Onyx Prime]], was dispatched to Earth to find the lost [[Enigma of Combination]]. Disguised as a [[human]], he eventually took on the alias [[G.B. Blackrock]]. {{storylink|White Light}} He remained unaware of his true heritage until Sentinel Prime travelled to Earth and forcibly re-awoke Sovereign from his human disguise. Although Sentinel Prime planned to use an army of undead Titans to cleanse his homeworld, he and Sovereign were defeated by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Beak]]. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}}
{{-}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
In the ten thousand years following the [[Grand Uprising]], the subclasses of [[Cyberdroid]] ([[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, [[Powermaster]]s) were misremembered as the "Titanmasters". [[Lio Convoy]] was thought to have been Titanmaster partners with the mech called [[Moon (BWII)|Moon or Mecha Usagi]], though this was unconfirmed. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Master''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Generations|Loudmouth]] with hovercar/hovertank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#TitansReturn|Nightbeat]] with jet/drilltank}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Generations|Terri-Bull]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Generations|Apeface]] with gorilla/jet}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Brawn]] with hovercraft/treaded jeep}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Generations|Skytread]] with tank/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)#TitansReturn|Autobot Ptero]] with pteranodon/jet}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Fangry]] with winged wolf/dragon}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] with dragon/tyrannosaur}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Generations|Sawback]] with lion/jet}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Generations|Autobot Shuffler]] with elephant/tank}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Generations|Repugnus]] with insectoid monster/blade shield}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] with rhinoceros/tank}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grax#Generations|Grax]] with [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Generations|Skullsmasher]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Duros#Generations|Furos]] with [[Hardhead (G1)#Generations|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#Generations|Fracas]] with [[Scourge (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Haywire#Generations|Hyperfire]] with [[Blurr (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stylor#Generations|Autobot Stylor]] with [[Chromedome (G1)#Generations|Chromedome]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Monzo#Generations|Monxo]] with [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Generations|Wolfwire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vorath#Generations|Vorath]] with [[Mindwipe (G1)#Generations|Mindwipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gort#Generations|Xort]] with [[Highbrow (G1)#Generations|Highbrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcana#TitansReturnIndividual|Autobot Teslor]] with [[Brainstorm (G1)#TitansReturnIndividual|Brainstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Generations|Firedrive]] with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Daburu#Generations|Daburu]] with [[Doublecross#Generations|Autobot Twinferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Generations|Blowpipe]] with [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Generations|Triggerhappy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rev#Generations|Autobot Throttle]] with [[Getaway#Generations|Autobot Breakaway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Convex#Generations|Convex]] with [[Perceptor (G1)#TitansReturn|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]] with [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Freezeout (Generations)|Freezeout]] with [[Topspin (G1)#Generations|Autobot Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gatoraider|Gatorface]] with [[Krok (G1)|Decepticon Krok]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chasm]] with [[Quake (G1)|Decepticon Quake]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorchfire]] with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Flameout]] with [[Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Infinitus#Generations|Autobot Infinitus]] with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nucleon (Generations)#Generations|Nucleon]] with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkmoon#Generations|Darkmoon]] with [[Astrotrain (G1)#TitansReturn|Astrotrain]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sovereign#Generations|Autobot Sovereign]] with [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Generations|Alpha Trion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doomshot#Generations|Doomshot]] with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Diac#Generations|Diac]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TRTripleChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blunderbuss#Generations|Blunderbuss]] with [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Murk]] with [[Octane|Octone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hazard|Decepticon Hazard]] with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]}}
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Cast#Generations|Twin Cast]] with [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Autobot Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hi-Q#Generations|Autobot Apex]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundblaster (Generations)#Generations|Soundblaster]] with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Revolver#Generations|Decepticon Revolver]] with [[Sixshot#Generations|Six Shot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ominus#Generations|Ominus]] with [[Black Shadow (Victory)#TitansReturn|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Giga|Dreadnaut]] with [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Decepticon Overlord]]}}
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan''' ([[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Emissary (Generations)#Generations|Emissary]] with [[Cerebros (G1)#Generations|Cerebros]] & [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generations|Fortress Maximus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wipe-Out|Necro]] with [[Full-Tilt]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Wipe-Out|Necro]]]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy}}
===Premier Edition===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe''' ([[2017]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cogman#The Last Knight|Cogman]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*The "blueprint" like patterns on the inside of ''Titans Return'' packaging shows images of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|several]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|robot]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|heads]] and bodies interacting; interestingly, it shows the outlines of a [[Nebulos|ringed planet]] with lines coming from it and branching out to Titan Masters—possibly indicating that they are from that planet. While this may point to a storyline yet to come, it may just be a nod to the original concept of the Headmasters.
*Despite the opportunity for head-swapping being a hotly advertised feature of the toyline, the feature itself had a critical design flaw. Because the Titan Masters do not share head/neck-peg molds, a Titans Return figure's neck port was built specifically to accommodate the Titan Master head it was packaged with, which did not guarantee a comfortable fit with a Titan Master from any other figure or vice-versa. This design flaw ranged from a forcefully-applied fit to complete incompatability between the head and figure. In some cases, due to the noticeably poor quality control of the Titans Return toyline, even the Titan Master packaged with the figure was not guaranteed to properly fit with its figure. Fortunately, a common fix to an incompatible Titan Master is to turn its head/neck port around 180 degrees before attempting to plug it into the body, which usually ensures a smooth connection regardless of the issue.

==See also==
*[[Headmaster (technology)]]

[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Titan Masters| ]]
[[Category:Titans Return]]

A New Friend

2017-06-01T20:00:20Z

BT383:

{{comicstory|seriesissue=''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''
|prev=
|next=
|title="A New Friend"
|image=HydrobotAndTheTransformersCover.jpg
|caption=EVERY BIG ROBOT HAS A TI NY BOYFRIEND
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 30]], [[2017]]
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|pencils by=[[Steve Kurth]]
|inks by=[[Juan Castro]] & [[Brian Shearer]]
|colors by=[[Zac Atkinson (colorist)|Zac Atkinson]], [[Triona Farrell]], [[Leonardo Ito]], [[Joana Lafuente]], [[Fran Gamboa]] & [[Gonçalo Lopes]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
}}

'''The Autobots encounter a mysterious new ally.'''

==Synopsis==
It is dusk, and as the city sleeps, [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] awakens! Leaving his owner's apartment, he soon comes across a trio of human-sized Decepticon combat drones attacking an innocent citizen. After a brief battle, the drones make a hasty retreat, but as Hydrobot moves to pursue, he is stopped by [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], incorrectly identifying the diminutive 'bot as a [[Decepticon]], then again by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], and finally by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], before successfully escaping the clutches of all three [[Autobot]]s.

With Hydrobot gone, Optimus voices his concern that if he and the Autobots fail on their mission, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] will be able to create an [[Energon]] convertor and wreak havoc across the world. Hound notices a patch of a mysterious substance that Hydrobot left behind, and uses his skill as a tracker to find its source - the laboratory of Doctor [[Hiroshi Benson]] at the [[Schick]] R&D department. Upon questioning from Hound, Benson reveals that the mysterious substance is called [[H-Boostium]], and that he had synthesised it in an attempt to create the perfect razor. However, the samples he created were freed in an explosion six months ago, and bonded with a nearby prototype razor, creating Hydrobot! Immediately, the newborn Transformer used his immense strength to rescue Dr. Benson - but was gone when the doctor looked back...

No sooner has Dr. Benson finished his story than the Decepticon combat drones arrive on the scene - with backup in the forms of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]], and Megatron himself! When Onslaught moves to attack, however, he is quickly knocked over - by Hydrobot! Seeing the tiny Transformer's true nature, the Autobots rush into battle to assist him. Megatron takes Dr. Benson as a hostage, but fails to stop the human from telling Hydrobot how to use his [[energy-field razor]]'s control handset to defeat the Decepticons. The control handset, in conjunction with Bumblebee's stinger weapon, creates an energy surge that instantly incapacitates the Decepticons, moving them to retreat.

With the Decepticon menace defeated for now, and the sun rising on a new day, Hydrobot makes his silent goodbyes to his new allies, and to his creator, before heading back home to live out his own life. This farewell doesn't upset Bumblebee, however, because he knows that someday, somehow, he'll be seeing Hydrobot again!

==Featured characters==
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*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (7)

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*Combat drones (2-4)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (9)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] (11)

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*[[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] (1)

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==Quotes==
"A '''mechanical beard'''... What sort of technology could possibly trim '''that...?'''"
:—'''Dr. Benson''' contemplates the notion of Transformer [[facial hair]].

"The '''gel reservoir''' - the source of the '''hydro serum''' - must have '''enticed''' the H-Boostium. For what more does '''anything''' want than a clean, smooth, comfortable '''shave'''? '''That''' part made '''perfect sense'''. What '''surprised''' me... was his '''dedication''' to protect '''all''' who shave."
:—'''Dr. Benson''' explains Hydrobot's origin and [[to sell toys|sells toys]].

"Hey, now - I ain't no '''expert''' in '''humans'''... but I don't think you '''bounce'''. Least, not more'n '''one time'''."
:—'''Hound''', protector of humanity

"Y'know, this gives me an idea for a new kind of '''razor'''. What if you attached '''five blades''' to a '''truck...?'''"
:—'''Dr. Benson''' demonstrates the keen mind and quick wit one would expect from a man of his calibre.

==Notes==
*This comic was offered as a free download on IDW's website a few weeks prior to the release of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' as a promotion for both the film and Schick's Hydro line of electric razors. The comic is followed by short interviews with Barber and Kurth, plus an uncoloured page inked by Castro and an unlettered page coloured by Atkinson.
===Continuity notes===
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] wonders if the [[H-Boostium]] which brought [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] to life could be derived from [[Living metal#Live-action film series|Transformium]] taken from [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]].

===Transformers references===
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]'s line when catching [[Hiroshi Benson|Dr. Benson]] is likely a reference to similar comment made by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] in [[Aerialbots over America!|issue #21]] of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the original Marvel US comic]].

===Real-life references===
*Optimus Prime's holographic driver is, [[Alliance issue 1|once again]], based on [[Peter Cullen]].

===Errors===

===Other trivia===
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] claims that Dr. Benson's laboratory contains "better '''materials''' than I had hoped to uncover on this '''wretched planet'''." This guy makes ''electric razors''. Either Megatron has really low standards, or humans have ''really'' bad priorities.
*This comic is the first piece of ''Transformers'' media to offer a clear look at [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]'s robot mode!

===Covers (1)===
*'''Regular cover:''' Optimus holds Hydrobot in the palm of his hand, by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].

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==External links==
*[http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/schick-hydrobot-the-transformers-one-shot/ Product page at IDW's website.]

[[Category:IDW live-action film series issues]]
[[Category:The Last Knight media]]