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:''Lio Convoy is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIILioConvoyColorModel.jpg|upright=2|thumb|He's no [[Leoric]].]]
As he rose through the ranks of the Maximal Space Patrol, '''Lio Convoy''' (ライオコンボイ ''Raio Konboi'', aka '''Leo Prime''') and his honest nature, selfless dedication to duty and ability to lead by example quickly caught the attention, and earned the respect, of his superior officers. Now with his own crew of loyal Maximals, Lio Convoy continues to display those qualities in the heat of desperate combat.

While on the surface he appears to be a tough, exacting, career-military sort of robot, any Maximal who has served under him knows that there's a smile behind his face-plate and a gentleness at the core of his [[spark]]. Though he yearns for a universe forever at peace, Lio Convoy takes to the battlefield with precision, strength and cunning. He believes that combat, more than anything else, reveals an enemy's true character and it has been through combat that Lio Convoy has made both his bitterest rivals and most enduring friendships.

Though compassionate by nature, Lio Convoy stumbles when it comes to expressing anything outside the perimeters of gruff military rhetoric. This attitude has strained his relationship with his "son", [[Lio Junior]], who wants only to obtain the approval of his "father".

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars II'' toy catalog===
[[File:PrimalLioConvoyCatalog01.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Beast Thumb Wars]]

As Lio Convoy advanced through the ranks of the Maximal Space Patrol, his progress was observed by an impressed [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. When the time finally came, Primal chose him as his successor for his strength and bravery (though he felt he could be too straightforward, at times). Lio Convoy happily shook Primal's hand and promised not to let his predecessor down. {{storylink|Catalog#Beast Wars II|''Beast Wars II'' catalog}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
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{{voiceactor|[[Hozumi Gōda]] (Japanese)|[[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean)}}

[[File:Lioconvoy preformat.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"TRUKK NOT LYON!"]]
During his training period, the Maximal known as Convoy worked alongside another recruit named [[Apache]]. In an extreme conditions test, the instructors told recruits to leave those who fell behind where they lay, and focus on their own success. When Apache dropped from exhaustion, however, Convoy, shared his energy with Apache so that they could both continue on together. Convoy's act of kindness earned him a loyal friend for life. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

Receiving a mysterious SOS signal from within an asteroid field, Maximal Supreme Commander Convoy investigated alongside his deputy, Apache. Entering the field in [[Maximal Reconnaissance Ship]]s, the pair discovered that the signal was coming from a small planetoid that suddenly began bearing down on them in a collision course. Realising that the whole affair had been a trap laid by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] Emperor [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], Convoy sprang into action and opened fire on the planetoid, which exploded dramatically. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!|The New Forces Arrive!}} While the blast hurled Apache to safety, however, Convoy took the brunt of the explosion and was cast into the depths of the cosmos, eventually crash landing on the planet [[Gaia]]. When he regained consciousness, his body had already been weakened and corroded by the hazardous atmosphere of the planet, and he would surely have died had not a [[white lion]] come upon his prone form. The lion carried Convoy to a [[Valley of Lions|valley]] brimming with the power of [[Angolmois Energy]], which restored and revitalized Convoy. Convoy then scanned the lion's form for use as a [[beast mode]] to protect him from Gaia's atmosphere, and redubbed himself "Lio Convoy".

As coincidence would have it, Galvatron and his Predacons had also come to Gaia to harness its Angolmois Energy, and Lio Convoy's unit had followed them, but wound up on the losing end of the battle that resulted. Staying in lion mode the whole time, Lio Convoy bounded onto the scene and freed his troops from the energy web that was paralyzing them, then led them back to the crashed wreck of their ship, the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', where he revealed his identity to them (although Apache had already figured it out). Stranded on Gaia, the team dedicated themselves to stopping Galvatron's evil plans for the Angolmois Energy. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!|White Lion, Run!}}

At Lio Convoy's direction, the Maximals searched the area for signs of the ''Galvaburg II''. Once [[Megastorm]] was drawn out into the open by [[Diver (BW)|Diver]], Lio Convoy and Apache arrived to support their team in battle. Lio Convoy told [[Bighorn]] to stand down so the team could fight as a unit, but the enraged buffalo could not be restrained. Lio Convoy allowed his trooper to stand alone against Megastorm as he wished, only providing support when [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB (BW)|BB]] intervened on the fight. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

Soon after, Lio Convoy became concerned when [[Tasmania Kid]] reported in from patrol that he had found something, but went off on his own without waiting for the team. Convoy led the Maximals to the site of Kid's last transmission, where he, Apache, and Bighorn were caught in Starscream's trap. Lio Convoy drew Starscream's attention while Diver and [[Scuba]] infiltrated the [[Predacon lake fortress|lake fortress]] and disabled the force field containing them. Once all the Maximals escaped the exploding fortress, Lio Convoy instructed Kid to thank the [[Tasmanian devil]] that helped him in his ordeal. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

When Megastorm unleashed a swarm of [[fortress-building saucer]]s, the mere six Maximals were outmatched and couldn't keep up with destroying all the drones. Matters didn't improve when Galvatron awoke for the first time since landing on Gaia, freshly empowered by Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy used his lion-agility to divert Galvatron's drill tank mode up a mountain pass towards the mouth of a volcano, but an unexpected leg sprain ended the game of cat-and-juggernaut. Luckily, Scuba was there to save Lio Convoy by triggering a geyser of water under Galvatron, flipping him over.

The Maximals hoped to rid themselves of Galvatron by burying his prone form in a rockslide, but Galvatron emerged in his ''third'' form, an enormous dragon. The dragon chased Lio Convoy and his men into the mouth of the volcano. Unable to stop him directly, Lio Convoy directed the Maximals to shoot out the ledge Galvatron was standing on, in hopes of dropping him into the volcano itself. The Maximals' firepower was not enough, but the ambitious Megastorm saw their plan and covertly fired his cannon as well, sending Galvatron falling into the lava flow. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

The Maximals detected energy readings coming from the Southern Continent, they took [[Yukikaze's twin tenders|two short-range ships]] down south as a temporary mobile base of operations. When the readings centered on a set of [[Human-faced pyramid|ancient ruins]], Lio Convoy went out to investigate and took Apache with him for support. The two came under fire from Starscream and BB, who carpet-bombed the forest to destroy the Maximals. Apache fell behind again, and Lio Convoy carried him to safety beneath the protection of the ruins. Apache's old sense of inadequacy from their training days had flared up, but Convoy brushed it aside as Apache had inadvertently led them to the secret entrance of the ruins.

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Inside the pyramid, Lio Convoy and Apache were separated by a trap door. Convoy followed Apache down the trick shaft and found him a captive of the ornery [[Insectron]], [[Mantis]]. Lio Convoy was forced to fight the territorial Mantis, and fared poorly against Mantis's disc attacks and scythe blades. As Mantis pummeled Lio Convoy on the ground, however, Apache's determination led him to break free of his restraints and unleash a third mode as a weapons platform, discharging raw energy that literally brought the house down. As Mantis fell into a crevice, Lio Convoy leapt to his aid and caught the falling warrior. Mantis was confused by this act of sacrifice, and Lio Convoy insisted it was because they ''weren't'' enemies. Grumbling, Mantis shook himself free and used his wings to fly away on his own. Reuniting with their fellow Maximals, Lio Convoy thanked Apache for his aid, and chuckled at the fact that Apache apparently suffered amnesia from the act, making his secret third mode a secret even from him.{{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

With the [[Insectron]]s as a new potential threat, Lio Convoy cautioned the Maximals not to make enemies of the Insectrons unnecessarily. As a result, he sent out teams of two to locate the Insectrons, and ordered his men not to fire on them, but engage in dialogue. Kid and Lio Convoy were nearby when Bighorn and Apache were attacked by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], who had been fed false information on the Maximals by Starscream. They tried to stop the fighting when they arrived, but Starscream and BB opened fire on both parties to avoid any peaceful dialogue. The Maximals warned the Insectrons of the incoming missiles, and threw their own bodies on top of their opponents' delicate insect modes for protection. Confused by the act of self-sacrifice, Bigmos and Tonbot departed without further conflict. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

Lio Convoy maintained that the Insectrons were potential allies, not enemies. Having been on the receiving end of their missiles, Bighorn couldn't understand Lio Convoy's thinking. As the only Maximal who had personally battled an Insectron, Mantis, Lio Convoy could not explain his reasoning, but the way they fought made it seem as if the Insectrons were not truly evil. Soon after, Bighorn and several Maximals were tricked into another fight with the Insectrons by the Predacons. Lio Convoy, Apache and Scuba saved their friends from an opportunistic Predacon attack after the Maximals were low on energy. Afterwards, Bighorn told Lio Convoy his own impression after fighting [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]] was the same as Convoy's, and the Insectrons' fighting style was not that of a malevolent group. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

Lio Convoy and the Maximals came to the aid of Tasmania Kid, who had discovered a plot by Starscream to undermine the Insectrons with spiked oil. Tensions increased as Galvatron emerged from his slumber, out of control after imbibing on the same oil. Luckily, bonds were forged in the heat of battle as Bigmos and his Insectrons joined forces with Lio Convoy and the Maximals against Galvatron. Bigmos lured Galvatron into position for Lio Convoy to fire a volley of missiles straight down the dragon's throat, ending his threat for the moment. In the aftermath, the Maximals and Insectrons talked out their differences for the first time. Although Bigmos refused to join the fight against the Predacons full-time, preferring to live in peace, Lio Convoy offered his hand in friendship and the feuding between the two groups ceased. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

Their alliance was tested when Bigmos was forced to honor an old debt to [[Autostinger]] of the Predacons, stepping aside while the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s fought the Maximals. Still, he saved Autostinger from a barrage of Lio Convoy's missiles, negating the debt. Lio Convoy and Apache attended a duel between Bigmos and Autostinger, but it was interrupted by Predacon missile fire, leaving issues between the various factions unresolved. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

When NAVI reported Kid and [[Scissor Boy]] were approaching the base with the Autorollers, Lio Convoy correctly deduced their friends had been captured, and were trying to lead the Predacons into an ambush. Lio Convoy and the Maximals intercepted the Autorollers, freeing their friends after a fight with Megastorm and his mercenaries. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} Lio Convoy and the Maximals were later called in by Scuba to join forces with the Autorollers, as Galvatron had gone on a rampage while engorged on Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy acted as bait to lure Galvatron into position, opening his massive jaws to take in a concentrated spray of Angolmois Energy. They overfed Galvatron with the energy until his bloated form nearly exploded from within, rendering him harmless. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

When the Predacons launched a massive offensive on the Southern Continent, Lio Convoy led the Maximals and teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

The Maximals were soon met by a trio called the [[Jointron]]s, who arrived on Gaia's Eastern continent and demonstrated their powerful [[Tripledacus]] combination. Thinking they could take on the entire Predacon army by themselves, the Jointrons flew into battle, followed by Bighorn, Diver, and Kid, who were worried the Jointrons would take all the credit for a victory, or possibly get themselves killed. As the dust settled, Apache looked to Lio Convoy for a response, and the commander sighed (''deeply'') before acknowledging they should follow and keep the younger Maximals out of trouble. Apache and Lio Convoy soon joined Scuba in helping Tripledacus escape the ''Galvaburg II'' when he bit off more than he could chew. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

While Lio Convoy and most of the Maximals were out on patrol, the Jointrons took over one of the base ships and turned off the cloaking field, hoping to lure the Predacons in and defeat them. Lio Convoy spotted the signal flare they launched, and radioed in to hear Apache and Diver were being overwhelmed by the Jointrons' antics. By the time he arrived back at base, however, Lio Convoy saw that the Autorollers had taken the ship hostage by training their missiles on the exterior fuel tanks. Luckily, the Jointrons came outside and distracted the Autorollers with oil, allowing Lio Convoy to take them down without destroying the ship. As the Jointrons held a celebration in their own honor to celebrate capturing some Predacons, however, the enemy escaped and everyone was right back where they started. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

While the Maximals were searching for the latest Predacon fortress, the Jointrons were exposed to a bacteria bomb that robbed them of their power. Lio Convoy and the other Maximals saved the Jointrons by posing as the massive Jointron II. They compensated for Kid and Diver's exposure to the bacteria by sharing energy between one another, in a proud display of teamwork. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Jointrons caused more chaos when they stole one of the base ships to approach a Predacon fortress from the air. Lio Convoy and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, but were rammed out of the sky by the Jointrons' poor piloting. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. While the other Maximals worked to recover the kidnapped Jointron brothers, Lio Convoy and Apache made short work of the Autorollers back at the fortress, and the installation was soon destroyed. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

One day, Tasmania Kid found a [[Copy Machine]] that scanned objects to create three-dimensional duplicates of the subject. Believing the Machine's abilities could help bolster the Maximals' ranks, Kid shined the Machine's ray on Lio Convoy, creating "[[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]]". Unfortunately, the machine only created ''evil'' copies. Copy Convoy declared himself the original and began to fight Lio Convoy. Lio Convoy initially engaged his copy alone, but soon realized they were so evenly matched the two fighters would battle without victory until they completely ran out of energy. Copy Convoy sent running by the watching Maximals, but soon returned to the ''Yukikaze'' and asked the other Maximals to come outside and meet him in peace. The Maximals didn't fully trust the copy, but didn't know how to deal with him since Copy Convoy knew everything Lio Convoy did. Luckily, Lio Convoy saw an advantage in that. Diver had made his own modifications to the defense network surrounding the ''Yukikaze's'' waterfall, without consulting Lio Convoy on the details. Lio Convoy sent Diver out to activate the [[Niagara Base]], and Copy Convoy was taken by surprise. He and the Copy Machine were soon destroyed by the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

Alerted to a new arrival on Gaia, Lio Convoy and the Maximals traveled to the Sea Continent and discovered a [[Photon sailer|pirate ship from space]]. The Maximals were soon confronted by [[Halfshell]], captain of the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]] who intended to plunder the world of Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy had the idea of flipping the snapping turtle on his back, rendering him helpless, but Halfshell's beast mode was designed to counter that strategy, turning him into the Big Wheel Cutter that rampaged over the hills. Matters only deteriorated further when Halfshell called his crew and formed the colossal [[God Neptune]]. Outmatched by the combiner's sheer power, Lio Convoy directed Diver and Scuba to seize control of the deserted pirate ship while the land-based Maximals kept God Neptune busy. The distraction worked, as God Neptune chased after his stolen ship, only to get caught in a detonation of Angolmois Energy rigged by the Maximals before abandoning ship. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

Breaking the fourth wall juuuust a little, Lio Convoy and Galvatron called in to [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] on the moon when they were wondering who the strongest of the Cybertronians was. Their two armies proved to be surprisingly evenly matched, and even the strength test between Lio Convoy and Galvatron themselves was ruled a tie. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Although he knew the Seacons intended to plunder Gaia's Angolmois Energy, Lio Convoy felt the Seacons were not inherently evil, and could possibly be reasoned with just as the Maximals did with the Insectrons. He ordered his men not to confront or antagonize the Seacons until they knew for sure. And so, by the end of the day, Lio Convoy and Apache arrived as the cavalry to help Bighorn and the others escape from battle with the Seacons and God Neptune, because Lio Convoy's men are spectacularly bad at following orders and staying out of trouble. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

When Megastorm and the Seacons teamed up, each of the Maximals was lured to a separate location by an Angolmois Energy [[Decoy energy transmitter|signal transmitter]]. Since there were only five Seacons, no one was around to greet Lio Convoy when he located his transmitter, except for an easily flummoxed Dirge and Thrust. The comedy duo had been instructed by Megastorm to blow hidden bombs inside each of the transmitters when the Maximals got within range, but Lio Convoy startled them into dropping and damaging the trigger device. Not sensing any threat whatsoever from those two, Lio Convoy calmly examined the transmitter before sauntering over to question the Predacons. They panicked and flew away setting off the bomb in the process and completely failing to kill Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Tasmania Kid alerted Lio Convoy when Bighorn seemingly got a love letter from Scylla, the Seacon. The other Maximals feared Bighorn was being lured into a trap, and they were right—Bighorn and Kid were set adrift on a rock when the Seacons sprang their ambush. Trapped on land, Lio Convoy used his jump jets to launch out over the water where his troops were being assaulted. Unfortunately, he was pulled underwater by Halfshell before he could reach the others. Apache rushed to join his commander, and together they held off Halfshell and [[Coelagon]] until Scuba whisked the Maximals to dry land. They were confronted by God Neptune, but fortunately the Insectrons appeared and gave the Maximals the back-up they needed. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

After receiving word of more hijinks involving Bighorn, Lio Convoy and Apache rushed to the scene and found a showdown between Tripledacus and God Neptune already in progress. They helped their Jointron comrades flush the Seacons back into the sea. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia, Lio Convoy met with Halfshell and offered to give them the energy they needed to hustle them on their way. Halfshell's pride as a pirate wouldn't let him take charity, though, and so he offered to fight Lio Convoy one-on-one battle to claim the energy if he won. Lio Convoy agreed, if Halfshell and the Seacons turned themselves in to the Maximals authorities if Convoy won. Halfshell accepted these terms, but neglected to spell out exactly who the "one-on-one" bout would be between. Lio Convoy was surprised, but ultimately unconcerned, when Halfshell arrived in "one" body as God Neptune. Lio Convoy told his fellow Maximals to step aside and let him honor the deal. Convoy used his maneuverability to stay ahead of God Neptune during the fight, and even escaped him in the sea when God Neptune tried to move the fight into his preferred element. When it appeared Lio Convoy would be victorious, however, Megastorm burst from his hiding spot and tried to gun down the Maximal commander himself. This ambush set off a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy on the shores, ending the fight and scattering the competitors. Halfshell and the Seacons grabbed the energy cylinders Lio Convoy brought, and the Seacons soon left Gaia for good. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

While investigating the new, unstable reactions of Angolmois Energy on the planet, Lio Convoy, Bighorn and Apache crossed paths with a powerful lion cub. They soon realized he was actually a Maximal in disguise and gave chase. Lio Convoy found the cub conversing peacefully with Diver and Tasmania Kid, but was shocked when the cub raced up to him and called him "mama"! This "[[Lio Junior]]" had taken to heart a joke by Tasmania Kid that Lio Convoy must be his parent, leaving Lio Convoy to crush the cub's expectations. Their meeting was interrupted by Galvatron, who had sensed great power of Angolmois Energy within Lio Junior, and wished to snuff it out. Lio Junior joined forces with two new Maximal arrivals named [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] to become the combination warrior, [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

[[File: BW II ep27 Double Lio.jpg|left|thumb|”For the last time, [[Unicron/Generation 1|he’s]] NOT getting any child support!”]]
Lio Convoy helped Magnaboss defeat Galvatron, driving him off with a serious chest wound. Lio Junior disengaged and proudly presented himself before his "papa", but Lio Convoy insisted that Lio Junior should not call him that. Back at base, Lio Convoy reviewed the data Santon and Skywarp had brought from Maximal HQ about a dangerous artificial planet called Nemesis which Galvatron had called the Gaia. It seemed Nemesis was responsible for upsetting the Angolmois Energy, and it would only get worse from that point on. With that to mull over, Lio Convoy led an official investigation into Lio Junior's origins. Scans revealed that, after first crashing on Gaia, the Angolmois Energy in the Valley of Lions duplicated Lio Convoy's Energon Matrix, splitting it to create a separate Maximal robot lifeform. Lio Junior proudly displayed that he had an Energon Matrix in his chest just like Lio Convoy, and Convoy couldn't deny he felt a tug connecting his Matrix to the cub's. Still, he refused to acknowledge Lio Junior as his son, causing the lad to run off.

Meanwhile, Megastorm had found a way to augment his own powers with Angolmois Energy, becoming [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. The newly risen Gigastorm threatened Lio Junior at an volcanic pit of Angolmois Energy, which Lio Convoy sensed through their connection. Convoy raced to Lio Junior's side and saved him from falling into the pit. This one time, he agreed to acknowledge Lio Junior as his son, explaining that a father-child bond could muddy his emotions, something that could not be allowed in a Commander during times of war. Lio Convoy needed to know that Lio Junior would serve as a Maximal warrior, not as his son. Finally understanding his father's reluctance, Lio Junior agreed to fight for his ''commander'' Lio Convoy. Together, Lio Convoy directed Lio Junior (as Magnaboss) in a successful skirmish against Gigastorm, and congratulated him on his victory when they were finished. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

With Gigastorm's upgrade a very real threat to the Maximals, Lio Convoy orchestrated a coordinated strike on the Predacon. The Maximals lured Gigastorm into a box canyon, where he was surrounded by maximal gunners. They opened fire on the Archduke of Destruction and the ground beneath his feet, causing him to drop up to his neck in the earth. Lio Convoy had chosen that spot due to the veins of natural gas flowing in the area, gas which was now filling the space around Gigastorm. When enough gas had built up, the Maximals fired again, igniting the gas in a horrendous explosion designed to rid Gaia of Gigastorm once and for all. Unfortunately, the Angolmois Energy-empowered Predacon was too strong even for this attack, and shrugged off the explosion. He struggled free with the help of the Combatrons and nearly caught Lio Junior, but Lio Convoy pulled him to safety. The arrival of [[Ikard]] and the [[Tako Tank]] provided enough of a distraction that Gigastorm and the Predacons were driven off. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

After receiving a garbled SOS signal, Lio Convoy and the Maximals wondered what the Space Pirate Seacons were doing right now. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Lio Convoy was in conference with the older Maximals when NAVI informed him Lio Junior had rushed off with the others to investigate an evil Angolmois Energy signal. Lio Convoy and the rest arrived to back-up Lio Junior and help then escape the trap Galvatron and the Autorollers had set. Lio Convoy fought Galvatron head on, but their struggle was interrupted by the feud between Galvatron and Gigastorm, bringing an abrupt end to the conflict. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

After Tasmania Kid was rescued from a runaway Tako Tank, Lio Convoy and the Maximals found themselves in battle with Starscream and BB. The Combatrons exhausted their weapons, only to fall into a pit of Angolmois Energy and arise in new forms called [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]]. These new Predacons proved to be ferocious opponents. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}} Lio Convoy was next targeted for assassination by Dirge and Thrust, who felt slighted by their fellows' recent upgrades and wanted to improve their standing in the Predacons. More bemused than anything, Lio Convoy dispatched the duo with expected ease. The second strike was more serious, however, for Dirge and Thrust had exposed themselves to Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy to become [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. Now a significant threat, the former comedy duo had the skill and power to counter all Lio Convoy's traditional attacks. The Maximal commander only survived due to the arrival of Lio Junior, and even then they only waylaid the two Predacons temporarily. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Lioconvoyinemminentdomain.jpg|left|thumb|Continuity migraine.]]
At one point, an alien machine that could warp time and space crashed onto Gaia. While trying to secure the machine, Lio Junior pressed the battle against the Predacons unnecessarily. In the struggle that followed, Tasmania Kid was seriously injured protecting Lio Junior from harm. After the battle, Lio Convoy pulled Lio Junior aside and reprimanded him. He attempted to convey the difference between fighting for peace and fighting for one's self. Lio Junior was focused on his own glory, and that distraction is what got Tasmania Kid injured. Lio Junior could not see the truth in Convoy's words, and felt diminished in the eyes of his fellow soldiers and his... commander. Running off in a huff, Lio Junior was taken by Galvatron, who acquired from him the key necessary to activate the teleport gate.

The Predacons used the gate to summon the unstoppable mobile fortress, [[Majin Zarak]], and quickly trashed most of the Maximals. Lio Convoy fought through the Autorollers and dispatched Gigastorm, but could not reach Galvatron before the Emperor of Destruction unleashed Majin Zarak's bestial robot mode. Its incredible energy attacks scattered the Maximals. On the brink of consciousness, Lio Convoy was contacted by [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]], champion of the first Beast Wars, who Lio Junior had managed to retrieve from the teleport gate as well. Renewed by the presence of this legendary warrior, Lio Convoy rallied his troops to confront Galvatron and Majin Zarak.

[[File:Flashlioconvoy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Ooh, shiny.]]

Primal and Lio Convoy teamed up to battle Majin Zarak, who turned out to be a sentient robot and not just a battle station, fighting on even after they disposed of Galvatron. Together, they combined the power of their Energon Matrices to [[Spontaneous recoloration|upgrade]] themselves into Burning Optimus Primal and '''Flash Lio Convoy''' (フラッシュライオコンボイ ''Furasshu Raio Konboi''). With Primal's enhanced strength and Lio Convoy's super speed, they weakened Majin Zarak vulnerable spot, his evil third eye. They then unleashed the power within their Matrices into a "Double Matrix Blaster" which finished off the monster. Lio Convoy congratulated Lio Junior on his valor and thanked Optimus Primal for his help before the legendary warrior returned home through the gate, and the Maximals destroyed the gate behind him. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy enlisted the Insectrons and Jointrons for their help preparing for Nemesis's arrival. [[Drill Nuts]] in particular provided his engineering expertise to the Maximal efforts. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. The Predacons tried to oppose them, but Lio Convoy and his team turned the freeze beams on Gigastorm, limiting his threat until Tripledacus froze and sealed off the flow of Angolmois Energy with a giant iceberg. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plan to foil the Predacons involved upgrading an artillery cannon from the Niagara Base and then feeding it with Angolmois Energy to blast Nemesis out of the sky. When Drill Nuts informed Convoy the cannon was ready, NAVI's calculations indicated they must be ready within seventy-two minutes for optimum firing position. Lio Junior begged for the job setting the cannon and, in a private meeting later, Lio Convoy impressed upon Lio Junior how important the mission was before granting his wish. To divert the Predacons, Apache led Tasmania Kid, Diver, and Bighorn in brazenly transporting a decoy cannon to the target site, while Scuba transported another decoy underwater. Their actions delayed the Cyborg Beasts, but Galvatron and Gigastorm caught the Magnaboss team with the real cannon atop the volcano firing position. The cannon overloaded on Lio Junior's pure Angolmois Energy and self-destructed before its beam reached Nemesis. Although Lio Junior was downtrodden afterwards, Lio Convoy came to the cub and told him how proud he was of him that day. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

While discussing the looming approach of Nemesis with Apache and NAVI, Lio Convoy felt a pang in his Energon Matrix telling him that Lio Junior was in trouble. Excusing himself, Lio Convoy raced to his son's side to find Lio Junior alive and seemingly well. When Lio Junior charged and attacked him, however, is was quickly clear that all was NOT well. Lio Junior was infected with the corrupted Angolmois Energy by Galvatron, making him loyal to Predacon ideals. Matters only got worse when Santon and Skywarp tried to reign in Lio Junior by combining with him, but just forged a corrupted Magnaboss instead. As Magnaboss hesitantly prepared to lay his Magna Blade on Lio Convoy, Junior mentally spoke to Convoy through his Energon Matrix. He begged his father to kill him before Santon and Skywarp were forced to harm someone against their will. Instead, Lio Convoy used their connection to siphon the corrupted Angolmois Energy into himself, and then purge the poison from his system. Lio Junior and Magnaboss were returned to normal, and Galvatron's plan foiled. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

A mysterious UFO crashed near the Maximal base, and Lio Convoy investigated with Apache. They found an [[Martian emissary|emissary robot]] whom NAVI could communicate with in his own computer language. The robot came from the planet Mars, activated by the slow approach of Nemesis and its corrupting effect on the Angolmois Energy of Gaia. The robot relayed how his creators abandoned Gaia eons ago in order to avoid corrupting the Angolmois Energy themselves, and set up the emissary as a safeguard to prevent that corruption from ever happening. As the robot claimed he could prevent the Angolmois Energy from being misused, Lio Convoy and Apache shepherded him to the Valley of Lions, and the [[Mother Computer]] hidden in the ruins underneath it. Fortunes shifted dramatically, however, when Magnaboss brought word from a second android, [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], that the emissary intended to prevent misuse of the Angolmois Energy by destroying the entire planet, crashing the moon into Gaia in a cataclysm that would stop anyone from corrupting the Angolmois Energy further! {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}}

Lio Convoy and Apache tried to fight their way to the Mother Computer and stop the emissary from triggering the termination sequence, but the computer possessed restraining defenses and incredible self-repair capabilities. The Maximals could not approach the computer without being blocked by the defenses, and the defenses quickly regenerated if the Maximals tried to blast through. Still, they deduced that NAVI could shut down the termination sequence if she could enter the console, and so the power of Magnaboss and the other arriving Maximals was added to their firepower in order to overload the self-repair circuits long enough for NAVI to slip through. At first, it didn't seem as if the Maximals had enough power, but a sudden surge of energy destroyed the defenses long enough for NAVI to enter the Mother Computer and end the termination sequence.

Lio Convoy alone recognized that final burst of power came from Galvatron, who had followed the Maximals into the ancient caves and lent his firepower in support of saving Gaia. Lio Convoy caught up with Galvatron outside and begged an audience. The two old foes discussed their philosophical differences on peace and how it was achieved. Despite their opposing viewpoints, Lio Convoy saw the light of reason in Galvatron's actions, and offered his hand in peace so that Maximal and Predacon alike could end their war and bring peace to the universe together. After a moment's consideration, Galvatron laughed off his nemesis's weakness and opening fire on Lio Convoy. There would be no peace until Galvatron crushed the Maximals once and for all. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

With Gaia momentarily saved, the Maximals still had to deal with the threat of Nemesis. As a final solution, Lio Convoy instructed Drill Nuts and NAVI to finish cannibalizing the ''Yukikaze'' to upgrade Santon and Skywarp's ship, allowing the Maximals to leave Gaia and intercept the Nemesis before it reached the planet. It was paramount that the Predacons not intervene with the launch, so Lio Convoy had Kid and the others deliberately reveal the location of their hidden base to the Cyborg Beasts, hoping to draw Predacon attention away from the mountain caves where the launch catapult was under construction. Hellscream discovered the catapult anyway, however, forcing Drill Nuts to encourage Lio Convoy and Apache to launch as soon as possible, even if Kid's unit couldn't return in time. Lio Convoy held out as long as he could, but reluctantly agreed and began the launch. Fortunately, Magnaboss and the rest of the ''Yukikaze'' crew returned just in time to join the space mission, and Tripledacus ensured their catapult trajectory was preserved under fire from the Predacons. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

On their way to Nemesis, the Maximals were diverted by the Space Pirate Seacons, now under the control of Galvatron. The Maximal ship was forced down on an asteroid, ruining their intercept course towards Nemesis. Lio Convoy confronted Halfshell and his mates, only to find them as zombie-like soldiers to Galvatron's will. Even when the Seacons were defeated and freed from the mind control, the Maximals were still trapped. Lio Junior raised a plan provided to him by the otherwise invisible Moon to use the moon's gravity to slingshot back on course. Lio Convoy demonstrated great trust in Lio Junior, allowing him to coordinate the signal with Moon and [[Artemis]] to fire their engines for the slingshot, otherwise the Maximals would crash into the moon's surface. Lio Junior lived up to Lio Convoy's faith in him, and the Maximals were back on track to confront Nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

The Maximals landed on Nemesis away from their ship, sending it off on auto-pilot to self-destruct, diverting the Predacons temporarily. NAVI guided Lio Convoy and the team to an exhaust port, which she believed would lead down to Nemesis's core. Lio Convoy's plan was to follow the port tunnels to the core of Nemesis and destroy it, taking out the entire artificial planet. All the Maximals volunteered to undertake the mission, but Lio Convoy selected only himself and Scuba to take the risk. Lio Junior balked at being overshadowed, but Lio Convoy had his reasons—as Magnaboss, Lio Junior had the great power and flight capability to protect the entrance to the tunnels from Predacon attack AND ferry the other Maximals off Nemesis to a safe distance before the explosion. Lio Junior reluctantly agreed.

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During their search for the core, Lio Convoy and Scuba crossed paths with Galvatron. Lio Convoy sent Scuba on ahead, leaving him to deal with Galvatron. The two old foes again exchanged a debate about the nature of justice. Galvatron believed that justice was whatever he who held the most power said it was, but Lio Convoy believed justice came from the spirit within an individual. Their battle (and debate) came to an end when Galvatron used his Galva-Matrix to make Nemesis begin drawing upon the Angolmois Energy of Gaia. The tunnels flooded with the destructive energy, and Lio Convoy barely protected himself with a shield generated by his Energon Matrix. Knowing the paltry shield wouldn't hold out forever, Galvatron laughed as his enemy was swept away in the flood of energy. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

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The Energon Matrix shield could indeed only delay Lio Convoy's demise beneath the Angolmois Energy, it could not prevent it altogether. Lio Convoy's Energon Matrix called out to Lio Junior, who found his father within the tunnels inside the rapidly depleting shield. Lio Convoy told Lio Junior to forget about him and return to lead the others against Galvatron. Lio Junior refused to give up on his father, however, and linked his Energon Matrix shield to Lio Convoy's. This act of heroism not only saved Lio Convoy's life, it merged father and son. Their two Energon Matrices, which had once been one, merged again to create the '''Legendary Green Lion''' (伝説の緑のライオン ''Densetsu no Midori no Raion''). {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

With his Matrix Typhoon and Matrix Lion Arrow attacks, the Green Lion utterly defeated Gigastorm and turned back Galvatron's unstoppable Drill Destroyer attack. Meanwhile, Scuba had completed the mission and engineered an explosion that would destroy Nemesis in a matter of minutes. Galvatron refused to accept defeat, and fled back to the Angolmois Energy's core. Lio Convoy followed behind, with his loyal son and fellow defender of justice Lio Junior by his side. The lions found Galvatron in the core, where the Emperor of Destruction began absorbing Angolmois Energy again directly, growing to tremendous size in dragon mode. By agitating the Angolmois Energy, Galvatron ensured that the Nemesis explosion now threatened Gaia as well.

Seeing no other option, Lio Convoy reasoned the Green Lion could create Matrix shields for the Angolmois Energy, countless shields that would isolate and encapsulate the energy so that it would vent more peacefully and blunt the Nemesis explosion. Lio Convoy was concerned about the potential consequences to them, but Lio Junior eagerly pronounced that protecting peace in the universe at any cost to themselves was the Maximals' reason for being. Immensely proud at the lessons Lio Junior had learned, Lio Convoy called him "my son" and accepted the name "Father" as he and Lio Junior merged once more. The Matrix Typhoon dispersed the Angolmois Energy in Nemesis and in Galvatron as well.

Despite losing all his enhanced abilities from the Angolmois Energy, Galvatron refused to surrender. With the energy safely dispersed and Nemesis about to explode, Lio Convoy saw no more reason for battle and plead with Galvatron to stop. Galvatron still contained enough Angolmois Energy in his Galva-Matrix to be a threat, however, and challenged the green Lio Convoy to one last round. Lio Convoy abhorred violence without purpose, but saw Galvatron would not stop without an honorable death by combat. With tears in his optics, the combined green Lio Convoy charged Galvatron, locking his Matrix blades to Galvatron's Scissor blades in a swordsman's stalemate. He then split back into Lio Convoy and Lio Junior, sidestepping the block and surprising Galvatron with a killing stroke with his Lion Claw straight through the Galva-Matrix, shattering it. Galvatron commended him on his blow as the Nemesis broke down all around them.[[File: BW II ep43 Lio Convoy Farewell.jpg|right|thumb]]

When the explosion finally came, Gaia was safe and Lio Convoy used the last of the Energon Matrix's power to preserve himself and his comrades from the detonation. Weakened from the exertion, Lio Convoy found himself and his comrades adrift in a wormhole created by the explosion. Lost but at peace, Lio Convoy led his soldiers, his friends, and his son towards a light in the distance, the light of the next battle for peace in the universe! {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Lio Convoy was aboard the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'' when it was attacked by the duo of [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]]. After a short battle, the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were felled by Lio Convoy's missiles, and the shock to the two's systems made them believe they were [[Maximal]]s.

When [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Tasmania Kid]] eventually showed up after a patrol, seemingly exhausted, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals set out to assist, but were surprised when the two turned out to have been brainwashed into being Predacons! In the ensuing battle, Lio Convoy fought against [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and was about to meet his end when an errant shot from [[Megastorm]] impacted both forces. Weakened, Galvatron ordered a retreat and Diver and Tasmania Kid were cured of their brainwashing from the blast's shock. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Robotmasters''====
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While on Gaia, Lio Convoy came across the [[Blastizone]], which transported him to the planet's past in [[2005]], when it was called [[Earth]]. The trip left him with a bout of amnesia, which was quickly took advantage of by his discover, the nefarious [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]]. Convinced of the Autobots' evil, Lio Convoy attacked [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] as they were flying overhead. {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (issue)|Lio Convoy Storms In}} The battle was fortunately put to a stop by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and the former used his [[Matrix of Leadership]] to connect to Lio Convoy's [[Energon Matrix]] to convince him of the goodness of the Autobots. Utilizing all of their powers, the four gathered Supreme Commanders attacked the nearby Decepticons and sent them fleeing. {{storylink|Together, the 4 Great Supreme Commanders}}

One day, Lio Convoy met with [[Bound Rogue]], who had discovered a [[Copy Machine]] that could duplicate things, at the Autobot base. Intrigued by the device's capabilities, Lio Convoy agreed to be the first Autobot template for the machine, but the resulting "[[Black Lio Convoy|Lio Convoy Black Version]]" turned out to be not as well-tempered as expected... {{Storylink|The Secret of Lio Convoy Black Version's Birth!?}}

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When the Autobots took in the fallen [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Reverse Convoy]], Lio Convoy was suspicious of the strange robot and elected to remain behind when Reverse Convoy took a contingent of Autobots to [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior}} Lio Convoy's suspicion would prove to be justified, as it turned out to be a trap and Reverse Convoy revealed himself to be actually Rebirth Megatron! Nevertheless, Lio Convoy was able to save his comrades from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn}}

A decisive battle soon took place between the Autobots and the Decepticons, where Lio Convoy battled [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]. The fight raged on for three days and three nights till the Autobots emerged victorious. With [[solitarium]], Lio Convoy and the other time-displaced warriors were able to return to their native eras. {{storylink|And Then}}

====''Cloud''====
Lio Convoy and his Maximals arrived to the aftermath of a vicious battle between the Predacons and the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s of [[Cloud World]]. There, he saw Galvatron's forces retreat and the Autobots take their leave through a [[dimension gate]]. {{storylink|Struggle}}

====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''====
Lio Convoy was a spectator for the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. There, he decided to join an impromptu third iteration of the race. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
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In the [[Precursor World]], Star Convoy did battle with [[King Poseidon]]. Through the power of the [[Silver Matrix]], he connected with the future Supreme Commanders he had met during the [[solitarium]] conflict, Lio Convoy, Star Saber, and Beast Convoy. With their strength feeding his own, Star Convoy healed his wounds and was revitalized. {{storylink|Seacons comic 5}}

Upon the emergence of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] on [[Earth]] in [[2050]], the time-displaced Lio Convoy, following the orders of the [[Primus|Vector Sigma]] of the future, arrived in the midst of battle. With the assistance of the [[Angolmois Energy]]-born [[Selector]]s, Lio Convoy attained his Legendary Green Lion form and used the righteous Angolmois Energy of the Matrix to counteract the evil Angolmois Energy within Megatron Omega. Destroying the rampaging Decepticon's body and purifying his spark, Lio Convoy sent Megatron on his way back to the [[Precursor World]] where he would turn the tides on his past self, Gold Megatron.

After humans and Selectors evacuated the planet, Lio Convoy roamed it as a green lion, creating the very legend that his past self would fulfil in the far future. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
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In the wormhole created from the destruction of Nemesis, Lio Convoy would get lost in a "loophole" which went "beyond time and space", ending up on the [[Decepticon]] planet [[Dinosaur (planet)|Dinosaur]] in the distant past, just in time to see it partially consumed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}}

In Lio Convoy's native time, his disappearance prompted [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Great Convoy]]s to send [[Big Convoy]] and his trainees to [[Gaia]] to find clues as to what happened to the lost Supreme Commander. They found a black box left behind by the previous Maximals that contained a recording of Lio Convoy explaining his conflict with Galvatron and the result of it being the scattering of Angolmois Capsules across space. Implored by his fellow Supreme Commander, Big Convoy decreed that his unit's mission was to gather the Angolmois Capsules for the safety of the universe. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

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While seeking out the [[Blentron]]s' base of operations, Big Convoy's unit stumbled upon a wormhole left behind by them and traversed through it to find the ravaged planet, Dinosaur. On the surface, they met a seemingly aggressive opponent who turned out to be Lio Convoy, to the amazement of the star-struck rookies. Lio Convoy explained how he came to be on the planet and emphasized the threat of Unicron, and how the Angolmois Energy was in actuality the energy drawn out of him and then sealed in Gaia. Realizing the Blentrons were trying to revive Unicron, Lio Convoy combined what little power he had in his Energon Matrix with Big Convoy's to attain the form of the Legendary Green Lion and used the light of his Matrix to show the newest generation the correct path to the Blentrons. {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}}

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The still green Lio Convoy made it back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as Big Convoy and his troops were fighting the revived Unicron, who was using Galvatron's image for his energy form. Picking up the defeated [[Magmatron]]'s [[Magma Blade (BW)|Magma Blade]], Lio Convoy imparted some encouraging words to the other Maximals, telling them to combine their spirits with Big Convoy's Energon Matrix so that he could use the Matrix Buster on Unicron. Stalling with some swordplay, Lio Convoy stabbed Unicron in the chest, allowing Big Convoy to fire the Matrix Buster and annihilate Unicron. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} In the aftermath, Lio Convoy returned to his normal colors and was thanked for his assistance by Big Convoy, to which the humble Lio Convoy stated that it was truly the heroic spirits of everyone who won the day. [[Vector Sigma]] quickly repaired itself from Unicron's earlier attempted possession and promoted Lio Convoy to the rank of Great Convoy, an honor which he gladly accepted. He was soon involved in the Big Convoy Unit's graduation ceremony and the Maximal-Predacon truce to rebuild Cybertron. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Timelines''====
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As a high-ranking member of the [[Convoy Council]], Lio Convoy traveled from [[Primax 498.1 Alpha]] and passed through [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/14}} where, as the "Beast Sage", he helped forestall that universe's [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|Cataclysm]]. However, while his technology gave that universe's [[GoBot|natives]] more time, it was only temporary. {{storylink|Sunrise}} Lio Convoy eventually ended up in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/14}} In [[Axiom Nexus]], he was gathered by [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|the local Optimus Prime]], along with a roster of other Optimus Primes and [[Sentinel Maximus|their kin]] in a group known as the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]]. A multiversal cataclysm in [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|a universe]] seeded with [[Rarified Energon]] and an invasion by [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|natives from a negative polarity universe]] had called them into action. Since Matrix bearers and their doppelgangers were usually never allowed into Axiom Nexus, this was a grave threat indeed! {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

His name was on a list of Convoy members given by [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Commander Cheetor]] to [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]]. The list noted that his home [[universal stream]] was Primax 498.1 Alpha and that Lio Convoy also used the moniker "Leo Prime". {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/21}} Leo Prime was present at a meeting of the Convoy after the turmoil caused by the [[Waruder]] invasion of Axiom Nexus. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

Leo Prime would eventually go on to travel to a universal stream in the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]]. He generated much confusion as he joined the local Autobots to defeat their Unicron with more ease than they were intended to have. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/14}}

====''End of G1 Universe'' (1)====
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====''Prime'' and ''Masterpiece'' toy bios====
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Following the restoration of Cybertron, Lio Convoy ascended to the rank of [[Great Convoy]], and became a member of the ruling body of Cybertron. Much more time later, the era of the Great Convoys came to an end and were subsequently replaced by the [[Prime (rank)|Prime Leaders]]. Great Lio Convoy, now having changed his appearance, went with the name "Leo Prime". {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Dark Amber Leo Prime}} After a time, Great Lio Convoy sensed the [[One Shall Rise, Part 1|awakening of Unicron]] in another dimension, and travelled across the multiverse to this world. Finding that the native Autobots and Decepticons had already dealt with the threat of Unicron, Leo Prime elected to stay on this world for a time to ensure that Unicron did not reawaken, refraining from involving himself in the combat between the native Transformers. In the body he wore in this universe, he was armed with an ancient sword that drew power straight from his Energon Matrix, though apparently unbeknownst to him, it, like the weapons of many other Transformers in this universe, was secretly an [[Arms Micron]] named [[L.P.]]. {{storylink|#primetoy|''Arms Micron'' Leo Prime bio}} Using this weapon, Leo Prime carved up the remains of one of Unicron's rock-and-earth avatars to create the [[Gaia Armor]], using the power of his Energon Matrix to sever the avatar's link to Unicron himself, but allowing it to retain the power of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PrimeUnicronPack|''Arms Micron'' Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron bio}}

====''End of G1 Universe'' (2)====
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====''Legends'' comic====
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Leo Prime's interuniversal journey brought him to the [[Legends World]], one he was particularly fond of as its inhabitants had been encouraging the Maximals from afar during their battles on Gaia. He repaid them by defending their world from the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], but ended up defeated by [[Katsu Don]], who reverted him to his original body by absorbing his "[[Beast Power]]" and sent him crashing into the home of his local counterpart, [[#Legends World|Lio Convoy]]. After he'd explained his circumstances, Katsu Don attacked again and Leo Prime saw the similarities between himself and Lio Convoy when the latter put himself in harm's way to protect the Legends version of Lio Junior. He induced a beast transformation in Lio Convoy, turning him into a giant robotic lion, then adopted a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] body that let him combine with Convoy and draw upon his Beast Power to defeat Katsu Don. He then remained in the Legends World in anticipation of further Zamojin attacks, living with Lio Convoy and his son. {{storylink|LG41 Leo Prime}}

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Some time later, Leo Prime could feel that the return of the Zamojin was imminent. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Indeed, Katsu Don reappeared and attacked the Legends World with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], so Leo Prime confronted him alongside [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|LG65 Targetmaster Twin Twist}} While espousing his belief that Transformers would achieve peace upon becoming one with organic life, [[Grand Maximus|Grand]] envisioned a future inhabited by Lio Convoy, Big Convoy and Optimus Primal. {{storylink|LG-EX Grand Maximus}}

When [[Majin Zarak]] attacked the Legends World, Leo Prime recognized his old foe and attempted to battle it alongside Lio Convoy and Optimus Primal. Upon being defeated, he realized that since he was fated to destroy Zarak in the future, the beast was effectively invincible in this era or else a time paradox would occur. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} Fortunately [[Alpha Trion]] hit upon the idea to defeat Majin Zarak without killing it by banishing it to another dimension. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Following the destruction of the Legends World, Leo Prime evacuated alongside many of its natives to his home dimension, ending up on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] in [[2038]]. The planet was then attacked by none other than [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], confusing Leo Prime until he realized the ship wasn't built by his era's Galvatron to begin with, but had been the brainchild of [[Galvatron II|another Galvatron]] from this era. By using his power to induce beast transformation, he temporarily turned all the Legends natives into proper Transformers, allowing them to attack and take down Nemesis. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

When the Legends World was restored, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior returned to their home, where they saw Leo Prime off as he left their universe. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''End of G1 Universe'' (3)====
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As the G1 World neared its end, Leo Prime perished and his body was brought to [[Earth]], where [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] hoped to resurrect him using the remnant [[Angolmois Energy|energy]] from [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] within the planet's crust. Bluebolt was interrupted in the process by [[Untite]], who sought to consume the corpse. However, his appetite was foiled as Unicron's energy merged with Leo Prime's body to create an amalgam being—[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]. {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}}

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===''BomBom'' comic continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' comic====
Lio Convoy and [[Lio Convoy Unit|his unit]] moved out when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] reported that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were heading their way aboard [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank|an enormous tank]]. Sensing a power-source of [[Angolmois Energy]] within the juggernaut, Lio Convoy led [[Tasmania Kid]], given a flight ride by the [[Insectron]]s, into an infiltration of the enemy vehicle. However, Lio Convoy got shot down and he disappeared from the battle until the tank had been damaged beyond use but [[Megastorm]] was still ready to fight. Lio Convoy bested him in combat and in the process, Megastorm accidentally triggered the tank's self-destruct mechanism. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

A nightmare of a city being destroyed by a [[dragon]] disturbed Lio Convoy's rest and a voice awakened him. Without informing his unit, he took a [[Maximal Reconnaissance Ship]] to a [[Tokyo|mysterious island]] the call was coming from, but was joined by [[Tasmania Kid]], who had secretly followed him. The two of them followed a trail that led them below ground into a weapons manufacturing plant. There, they were attacked by Galvatron, who had had the nightmare and call as Lio Convoy. The two leaders were evenly matched until Galvatron infuriated Lio Convoy by breaking apart Tasmania Kid's body. Lio Convoy came close to defeating Galvatron, but Angolmois Energy erupted from the ground, healing Galvatron {{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} and making him huge. Rather than resuming the fight, Galvatron declared that he and Lio Convoy were both chosen by the Angolmois Energy and should join forces. Lio Convoy refused, swearing on his [[Energon Matrix]], so Galvatron punctured the chest compartment with his claws to infect Lio Convoy through his Matrix. Lio Convoy thus grew large like Galvatron, but rather than becoming an ally to the [[Emperor of Destruction]], he became a violent friend to no one and resumed their battle. On the upside, the infection of the Matrix alerted [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] that something was wrong and therefore he came to Gaia. After witnessing Lio Convoy defeat Galvatron and then attack his own allies, Optimus jumped up towards Lio Convoy's Matrix and healed it by touch. Although back to his own self, the infection could not be erased, so Optimus Primal advised Lio Convoy to take some time to train to master the new power within him. {{storylink|Free the Captured Matrix!}}

Lio Convoy set out alone to train and consequently missed out on [[Bighorn]]'s wedding and all its drama. {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} He returned from training in time to provide backup for [[Star Upper (BW)|Star Upper]], the temporary leader of the Lio Convoy Unit and the last one standing in a trap laid by the Predacons. He was grateful that the other Maximal had given his all to protect the unit and confidentially informed Star Upper that he recognized him as boxing star who'd run way from a championship and that he knew he was not the [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]-class soldier he had claimed to be. Urging him to return to his boxing career, Lio Convoy kept quiet about the deceit. {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}}

One day, Lio Convoy got [[Humanization#Intoxication|drunk]] on a bottle of [[oil]] of the brand Convoy Killer and in that state trashed [[Apache]]'s personal room. He then fell into a stupor in his own room and didn't regain consciousness until after Apache had already accused Tasmania Kid of the vandalism and Tasmania had fled the base in tears. After he explained what he had done, things happened fast, and before he knew it he led the rest of the Lio Convoy Unit on a mission to save Tasmania Kid from the [[Cyborg Beast]]s and Apache from himself, on the way informing his soldiers about Apache's history as a loose cannon. They arrived just as Apache had dealt with the Cyborg Beasts and got Tasmania Kid out of the cage he'd been put into, taking both their colleagues back to base safely. {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}

When Gaia came under attack by the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], the Maximals learned that Galvatron intended for Nemesis to absorb all of Gaia's Angolmois Energy in order for it to explode and cause another [[Big Bang (event)|Big Bang]]. Lio Convoy held himself responsible for failing to see the bigger goal Galvatron was working towards and volunteered to go up against the Predacons alone. However, Optimus Primal appeared to warn him that due to his remaining sensitivity to Angolmois Energy and Nemesis being full of the stuff, it was as good as a suicide mission. It did not deter Lio Convoy, nor did his unit let him face the challenge alone. Thus decided, the Maximals boarded the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'' and set out towards Nemesis. They started the counterattack by flying the starship into Nemesis's eye, unboarding just before impact to launch a successful surprise attack on the Predacon forces. Lio Convoy and Galvatron found each other on the battlefield {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} and fought until [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] got between them to protect his older brother. Lio Convoy killed him, provoking Galvatron to go all out. He broke the surface of Nemesis open so that the both of them got dunked into Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy began to succumb to its evil influence once more, but [[Risuko and Risue]], two squirrels Bighorn had brought along, sent out a telepathic message to the animals of Gaia to lend their lifeforce and save Lio Convoy's true self. The call was heeded and the animals' life force turned him into the Green Warrior. With one focused Matrix Attack, Lio Convoy ended Galvatron. The Nemesis still exploded, but it did not cause another Big Bang, sparing the life the Maximals had fought for but scattering all Maximals across time and space. {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}}

Lio Convoy awoke alone on an unknown planet with his space-time coordinate computer in self-repair mode. Wandering aimlessly, he ran into a gang dinosaurs hunting down woodland animals for fun. Lio Convoy saved a fawn whose mother had been killed and in turn was saved by a mammoth. The mammoth took him to a hot spring to heal, introduced himself as [[Big Convoy|Big]], and explained that the dinosaurs had only become this sadistic after coming into contact with a Divine Stone. Big took Lio Convoy to the Divine Stone and by that time Lio Convoy's space-time coordinate computer finally informed him that he was on a planet in the [[7th Cosmos]] and also 50.000 years in the past, well before the date of his own genesis. He didn't get much time to ruminate because he and Big were attacked by the dinosaurs, who revealed themselves to have become Transformers due to the Divine Stone's power. Lio Convoy fought back, but they were stronger and left him and Big for dead. With the last of his strength, Lio Convoy gave Big his Energon Matrix to save the mammoth's life. In the process, the only thoughts on his mind were Big's survival, Big's future as Big Convoy and his position as Lio Convoy's successor, and a hope that all those of the Lio Convoy Unit had found or would find successors of their own. {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====
At a certain point, the [[Unicron|Black Ball]] told Lio Convoy and his teammates' action to [[Big Convoy]] and his crew. Big Convoy felt the name "Lio Convoy" sound familiar, but he couldn't remember when he ever knew the name. {{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}}

When fixing the ''[[Gung Ho (BW)|Gung Ho]]'' on an asteroid near the planet [[Luxor]], Big Convoy asked [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] for information about Lio Convoy because he felt the name was familiar. NAVI gave Big Convoy the information and he learned that Lio Convoy was a rookie officer. In addition to that, they had never met each other, according to the official records. {{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}}
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{{storylink|Double Cross}}
During his last breath, Big Convoy saw Lio Convoy come to take him to a place where his soul could rest in peace. {{storylink|Return to Zero}}

====''Beast Wars Metals'' comic====
The visage of Lio Convoy appeared alongside those of Big Convoy and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in a poetic montage overlooking the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on [[Earth|Energoa]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

===''Robotmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Masayuki Katō]] (Japanese)}}
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As [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] made a vow to protect Earth's [[solitarium]] from the Decepticons, Lio Convoy watched silently from afar. {{storylink|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!}}

When [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]] launched an attack on a human city, Lio Convoy aided Optimus Prime in blasting the Predacon, but otherwise remained out of sight. It wasn't until later in the battle that he introduced himself, as he delivered a powerful kick onto the Predacon leader. As the battle raged, Lio Convoy helped his fellow heroic Cybertronians in battling [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Robotmasters|Rebirth Megatron]], who had joined the battle under the guise of "Reverse Convoy" to catch his foes unawares. Lio Convoy added his own strength to Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal's “Double Convoy Tornado” to overpower a similar tornado-style attack from the Megatrons. The "Lio Typhoon Arrow" sent the villains into a retreat. Though Lio Convoy and his allies won the battle, the war raged on... {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (episode)|Lio Convoy Storms In}}

===''Robotmasters'' 3D diorama manga===
When the mysterious [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Reverse Convoy]] appeared promising vital information with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] chasing to prevent him from revealing said information, Lio Convoy and the other chased off Starscream. However, when Reverse Convoy was welcomed into the Autobots, Lio Convoy found the preceding events a little too convenient. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 9}} His suspicions would prove correct when Reverse Convoy trapped some of the Autobots and sapped them of their energy. Lio Convoy came to their rescue and the Autobots' forces were bolstered by the arrival of an [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] from another universe. Uniting all of the power of five Autobot leaders, they were able to blow away the Decepticons in a Big Bang Cannon attack. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 11}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Suspicious of Magmatron even in peacetime, Lio Convoy sent Razorbeast undercover into his Predacon unit to sabotage his plans, despite not knowing exactly what Magmatron was scheming. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:Lioconvoy gathering.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Hey, look, he turns into Liger Zero!]]

There is a slight otherworldliness about Commander-in-Chief Lio Convoy, a sense that he is operating on a bigger picture and serving a higher power. Upon landing on a planet, he immediately becomes in tune with its natural harmonics and becomes determined to defend that world. He has sheer belief in his pre-ordained cause, backed up by a Matrix that gives him power from the very core of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

By the tail-end of the Great War, Lio Convoy had earned himself a place on the Autobot High Council. He was away from their base of operation when news came in that both Optimus Prime and Galvatron had fallen in combat, and so attended a meeting via holographic-projection. After rebranding themselves the "Primal Council," the group discussed their intent to broker an armistice with their enemies, in the hopes of ending the war without further bloodshed. To this end, Lio Convoy was sent out to the Eastern Iacon front of the conflict. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} Prior to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Lio Convoy commanded a crew of Maximals who traveled to the planet [[Gaia|Gaea]] and battled [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his forces. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

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Years later, during peace-time, the ever-vigilant Lio Convoy sat on the [[Committee for State Affairs]], but was also a member of a secret black-ops intelligence unit known as the [[Pack]]. During a conversation with [[Razorbeast]] that was officially off-the-record, he reminded his fellow Maximal that their unit didn't exist and that the [[Maximal Imperium]] didn't sanction their operations. He warned Razorbeast that if he was caught while undercover in [[Magmatron]]'s command, he would be disavowed. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

Unfortunately, Lio Convoy believed that Magmatron was the true enemy, while [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] was just a loose cannon. (Real good job of threat assessment there.) After Razorbeast's transwarp booster-sent distress message was strengthened by Magmatron, it reached Lio Convoy, who, despite his earlier warning, mobilized the Pack at once to race to Razorbeast's rescue. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

While Razorbeast's Maximals were fighting the Predacons to a standstill (in no small part thanks to the powerhouses [[Torca (BW)|Torca]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]), the Pack arrived and looked to turn the tide of battle quickly in the favor of all that is clean and fresh. Lio Convoy himself transformed and confronted [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]] and some other Pred thugs, who were unimpressed by his unnervingly LARGE beast mode. Lio Convoy accepted this and whipped out his cannons. THEN they were impressed. When [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] revealed himself to the Maximals, Lio Convoy and Razorbeast were quick to turn their guns on him, right up until [[Latolata|Rartorata]] showed his ugly mug. The [[Blentron|Blendtron]] injected Razorbeast with a load of Angolmois, turning the Maximal into a raging berserker locked in beast mode. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

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Reminding the Pack that they take care of their own and clean up their own messes, Lio Convoy engaged the enemy. Once they had subdued Razorbeast's mutated form with crude vines and stakes, Convoy discovered that his comrade was still within the monstrous beast and fighting a losing battle against the Angolmois that was corrupting his mind. Ravage informed the Maximal commander of the urgency of what Magmatron had showed him, and the Maximals prepared to board Lio Convoy's transwarp cruiser. The cruiser's takeoff was then threatened by the arrival of the other two Blendtrons. Razorbeast broke from his restraints and charged into battle against the servants of Unicron, telling Convoy to escape while he held the line. Setting the transwarp coordinates to the time and place Ravage had received from Magmatron, the cruiser emerged in the midst of [[Big Convoy]]'s battle with Shokaract. However it was shot down upon the arrival of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

Luckily Lio and the rest of The Pack survived the crash and were able to join up with Big Convoy. After briefly explaining the seriousness of the situation to Big Convoy, Lio provided [[Bump]] with a sample of Angolmois so he could synthesize an antidote. After a brief spat of posturing by [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Ravage, Lio took part in a frontal assault on Shokaract to serve as a distraction while [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] and [[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl]] enacted the real plan. Once Shokaract decided to call it a day after his heart to heart talk with Magmatron and in the wake of the devastating battle Lio Convoy received the antidote from Bump and started on rebuilding a devastated Cybertron... just in time for Megatron to get back from the Beast Wars and release his [[transformation virus]] on the planet. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

===''Universe'' toy bio===
Leo Prime was a career soldier, commander of the elite Maximal black ops unit the [[Pack]]. He and his comrades traveled to wherever trouble was thickest, working undercover to foil Predacon plots. {{storylink|#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Leo Prime toy bio}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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Lio Convoy was at the newly constructed Autobot base, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} Later on, he was at [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s {{w|Hanami}} party having a drink from [[Heinrad (BW)#Kre-O online manga|Heinrad]]. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}
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===Legends World===
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Visiting the [[Axalon Trading Company]] to discuss business with [[Optimus Primal (BW)#Legends World|Optimus Primal]], the Lio Convoy of the [[Legends World]] found himself charmed by their office lady, [[Airazor (BW)#Legends World|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2|The Gender Gap Part 2}}

Later, when he was out drinking sake, he was surprised by a speeding [[Arcee (G1)#Legends World|Arcee]], who was transporting her nephew [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] to work in her car mode. {{storylink|LG10 Arcee}} A gambler and a drunk, Lio Convoy lived in poverty and wasn't too eager to buy Lio Junior the ''Transformers'' toys he wanted. He tried to distract his son by making funny faces and calling it "transforming", to no avail. At another point, he gambled away his son's school lunch money at the races and was left despondent and full of regrets until Junior cheered him up. {{storylink|Lio Dad}}

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One day, [[#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Leo Prime]] fell from the sky into the home of the Lios, who mistook him for a toy until he introduced himself and explained that the Zamojin were targeting their world. When Katsu Don tracked down Leo Prime and hurt Junior, Lio Convoy was enraged and threw a rock at the Zamojin, impressing Leo Prime who helped him [[Transformers sickness|access his inherent Transformer memories]] and turn into a lion/starship Transformer. Lio Convoy used his new body to battle Katsu Don and combine with Leo Prime, forming the body of Prime's new [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] form. After Katsu Don was driven away, Lio Convoy repurposed his starship mode as a new home for him and Junior. {{storylink|LG41 Leo Prime}} When [[Akihabara]] was rebuilt, his "house" mode was seen to be located in a wooded area just outside the town. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} He congratulated Junior after he'd gotten a new toy as a [[Christmas]] present. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] summoned [[Majin Zarak]] to the Legends World, Leo Prime called in Lio Convoy and Optimus Primal to assist him in battle with the titan, but, as Majin Zarak was fated to be defeated by Leo Prime in its future, it could not be destroyed sans a time paradox. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} Fortunately, [[Alpha Trion]] hit upon the idea to defeat Majin Zarak without killing it by banishing it to another dimension. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} Following the destruction of the Legends World, Lio Convoy evacuated alongside many of his peers to Lio Convoy's home universe, ending up on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] in [[2038]]. The planet was then attacked by [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]], which Leo Prime responded to by empowering Legends World refugees into becoming full-blown Transformers and Lio Convoy aided in taking own Nemesis as Leo Prime's body. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

When the Legends World was restored, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior returned to their home, where they saw Leo Prime off as he left the universe. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:BWU Lio Convoy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|There's gonna be a revolution.]]
The Guardian of Order Lio Convoy, holder of the [[Energon Matrix|energon matrix]], was once in the employ of the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]], the decrepit and selfish [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s that had survived the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Using his [[Solipsistic Staff]], he would ensure that the gladiatorial matches pitting the oppressed Maximals and Predacons against one another would always turn out as his mentor, [[Eject (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Eject]], intended them to. This allowed the status quo to remain in place, with the Builders securely ruling over the younger Cybertronians. Though Lio Convoy had resentments about his lot in life, he was otherwise steadfast in his loyalty towards The Administrator of the Games. After a chance encounter with [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Blackarachnia]], Lio Convoy had his eyes opened to the injustice of the caste-based society of Cybertron, where any Maximal or Predacon could be summoned to die in a Game or have rations cut for minor infractions of ridiculous laws. After a cathartic venture where he stood up to a couple of corrupt MCSF officers, Lio Convoy joined Blackarachnia and the resistance fighting to tear down Cybertron's tyrannical power structure. Now ready to leave his old life behind, Lio Convoy snuck a team of rebels into the 1924th Games at the [[Dodecahex]] Arena. While Blackarachnia's team seized control of [[Override (BWU)|Override]]'s broadcasting equipment, Lio Convoy assassinated [[Supersonic]], securing the attention of Cybertron. He publicly exposed the Builders' moral corruption, deeming them unworthy of ruling Cybertron and calling for a war for freedom. Thus, the Fourth Cybertronian War, the [[Grand Uprising]], began. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Broadcast footage of Lio Convoy's war declaration was seen shortly thereafter by the crewmembers of the ''[[Spooky Action at a Distance]]'' and the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]''. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}

Dubbed "Supreme Commander" of the Resistance by (mainly Predacon members of) his newfound followers, Lio Convoy began coordinating a variety of attacks on Builder-held territories. One particular target of interest was [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Fortress Maximus]], the massive Builder was also served as a prison for several high-value dissidents. However, the first raid was a disaster when Fortress Maximus used his telepathy to influence the team. The second raid failed as well, as the team was aware of Max's abilities and therefore were easily pushed into paranoia by the Builder. They ended up destroying themselves, each convinced the others were under the influence of Fortress Maximus.

For the third raid, Lio Convoy authorized an unpleasant but necessary action. Only mission-critical members were informed of Fortress Maximus's powers. A former champion of the Games, [[Buzzclaw (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Buzzclaw]], was specifically recruited for the mission but left in the dark. Buzzclaw's psychological profile painted him as an obvious target for Maximus's manipulations, leaving the team with only ''one'' member to watch out for. Furthermore, psy-tech was developed that not only sensed when Buzzclaw was turned, it also carried a neural-spike that killed the unfortunate Predacon, but also sent a feedback pulse back to Fortress Maximus through their connection, allowing the team to eliminate the Builder and complete their mission. {{storylink|Head Games}}

While overseeing several campaigns, Lio Convoy was informed by [[B'Boom]] that [[Bighorn]] had died trying to take the [[Melpomene Bridge]]. B'Boom wanted to authorize an air strike to take revenge on the [[Maximal Command Security Force|MCSF]] members responsible, Lio Convoy refused, reminding his comrade that they were fighting a war, not seeking revenge, and resources were better served elsewhere. Still, he took B'Boom aside and they shared stories about Bighorn in memorial of their fallen friend. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}

As the war went on, the Beast Upgrade hit Cybertron. Lio took on the form of a [[cybercat]], reforging his Solipsistic Staff into a sword. Somewhere during this time, he devised ''Operation: Amputation'', a last-ditch strategy involving wiring troops up with [[K-Bomb]]s. What he didn't tell the four volunteers was that he had remote control over the bombs. Six years in, the newly formed [[Independent Predacus States]] demanded Lio have Preditron killed, and he agreed for the sake of their alliance. After all, that was what the Resistance had sprung him from Fortress Maximus ''for''. He still felt bad about it, though. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} {{storylink|Derailment}} Elsewhere across Cybertron, various warlords were carving out their own territory. Lio made a note to deal with them after everything was over, but the Resistance was making great gains.

Then the news came out about strange "[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s" spreading over Cybertron, violently reformatting their victims into more drones. Lio Convoy realized it was the Builder's last-ditch attempt to stop them, and it was working. His first act was to try ''Operation: Amputation'', over the objections of his war council, but even the [[K-Bombs]] were unable to stem the tide. Lio Convoy ordered all reserve forces to Petrohex, then watched as they fell to the Vehicons within .20 cycles. Bump and Psycho-Orb filled him in on just how many Cybertronians stood in the Vehicon's path; if they were all converted, their numbers would overwhelm the Resistance with ease. With surrender out of the question, Lio Convoy put out the order: the Resistance would march on Iacon that night.

Before leaving, Lio reached out to the [[Maximal Nation]] and the Independent Predacus States, asking for assistance. As the assault on Iacon began, Lio Convoy spearheaded the battle for the [[Yuss Batteries]], one of the last lines of defense before Iacon. Lio was part of the group who stormed [[Fort Qalt]]. Utilizing a secret tunnel inside the fort, Lio Convoy, Break, and [[Quillfire (BWU)|Quillfire]] managed to get the drop on the fort's commander, [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]], only to find he and Break were locked out and the Builder refused to give up the codes. Break sacrificed his life to gain them, Lio informed Scylla that the guns would be unable to target the Builder fleet.

Once the battle was over, the Builders' efforts meant taking a ship to Iacon was out of the question. The Resistance would have to walk in, all seventy-five thousand of them. Before setting out, Lio gave a rousing speech to the troops, congratulating them for doing the impossible and assuring them of their victory. Two and a half megacycles into their march on Iacon, everyone was getting a bit concerned about the total absence of anyone trying to stop them. Lio Convoy figured if ''he'' had been in charge, he'd be fighting a rearguard action, and came to the conclusion that Hot Rod had been told to do just that... and not done it.

[[File:Derailment SupremeCommanderLioConvoy.jpg|350px|left|thumb|"Behold, the quintessential devil in these matters: Lio T. Convoy, renegade and terrorist!"]]
By the time the Resistance had arrived at Iacon and scouted the area, the massed Vehicon armies were practically on their doorstep. Surrounding the [[High Council Pavilions|High Pavilion]], Lio declined to order shelling, not knowing whether that would call off the hordes or not. As his commanders went in, Lio lead the fight against the Vehicons outside, until the Assembly Bunker rose into the sky in front of him. Pissed by the display of arrogance, Lio swore to make them pay. With assistance from [[Grimwing (BWU)|Grimwing]], he reached their platform and demanded their surrender, slicing off [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s wing when the councilor mouthed off. His terms for surrender were cut short when the Assembly revealed the architect behind the Vehicons: a dark clone of Lio Convoy who called himself "[[Galva Convoy]]". Lio and his forces were surrounded by Vehicons... who betrayed their benefactors and began converting the Assembly instead. On Blackarachnia's suggestion, Lio fled.

Desperate, thanks to his big plan going belly-up, Lio came to a grim conclusion: The Vehicons had to be stopped by whatever means necessary, and if that meant he had to use the last K-bomb left to crack the entire planet like an egg, so be it. As he was arming Ro-tor, he was met by Eject and [[Raikuru|Riker]] aboard [[Black-Out]], who had come to him to offer a truce. Lio wasn't happy to see his old mentor, but Eject revealed where Galva Convoy had holed up - in the [[Grand Mal]], and Lio's sword, which would hide him from the sparkless Vehicons, was their way in. They had a chance, though Lio promised to square things with Eject later.

On approach to the Grand Mal, Black-Out was shot down by a glancing blow, but managed to crash through the fortress' eye. Lio was unharmed, but to his distress found Eject fatally wounded, Eject offered him some last words of encouragement before expiring; as Black-Out exploded, Lio and his Maximals made their way inside, fighting through the drones as they went until they reached the bridge, where Galva Convoy awaited. Surprisingly, Galva Convoy was happy to see his "brother", maintaining that he was merely doing Cybertron a favor by removing the evils of "free will"... and that he had merely taken the ruthlessness of the Resistance to its logical extreme. Despite Blackarachnia's attempt to shoot him, she was subdued while Galva attacked Lio, who was too drained from days of activity to properly fight back. Lio began to wonder whether his duplicate had a point, and ruminated over all the dubious decisions he'd made over the years. Galva Convoy was just following his example. So, Lio decided to change strategy.

He pretended to be convinced by Galva's words, that he wanted to help him strip Cybertron of its sparks, as he focused his spark so it would match that of his duplicate. He told Galva to bring in a drone and assimilate Blackarachnia, and when he did, Lio jumped in front of them, taking the virus for himself. A panicked Galva leapt in to try and stop the process, allowing Lio to infect ''him'' thanks to their matching sparks. Lio blacked out, though not before he saw Blackarachnia raise her gun and fire.

Fortunately, the [[cyber venom]] in her gun prevented the virus from taking Lio. He was unconscious for the next several cycles, missing the end of the apocalypse, as medics did what they could to save his life, spending a decacycle rebuilding him "from the ground up", in Blackarachnia's words. On awakening, his oldest friend filled him in on the aftermath. Wrenching himself free of his recharge slab, he told her to get on the horn to everyone she could, Maximal, Predacon, Builder or Neutral, and get them to arrange a summit before the chance passed them by. Over the next eight cycles he passed in and out of consciousness, but Blackarachnia and B'Boom managed what he asked.

[[File:Inexorable March Lio Convoy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Casting a long shadow over history.]]

With several more cycles of arguing and politicking, the Cybertronian Parliament was created, with a design that would make any one faction achieving a supermajority difficult. Watching their discussion, albeit via the means of an [[exo-walker]] since he hadn't fully recovered, Lio felt confident he'd made the right choice. When their first decision was to declare the war over, and that day dubbed [[Unity Day]], Lio felt a surge of hope before leaving them to their work. Two solar cycles later, Lio Convoy left Cybertron, deciding that he was too polarizing a figure to stay behind. The only witness to his departure was Blackarachnia, to whom he pondered over trying to bridge the gulf between Cybertron and Earth. {{storylink|Derailment}}

A decade after the events of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], Lio Convoy reappeared during a [[Vok]]-induced crisis on [[Metascan Omega]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

He did eventually return to Cybertron in some way, having some involvement in the ''Second'' Vehicon Apocalypse.

Some ten thousand years later, history remembered him for walking away from Cybertron rather than becoming a tyrant, though the details became blurred by the intervening years. The bulk of historians wrote that the great Lio Convoy was ''certainly'' not aware of all those horrible things like the G-Virus! [[Hatchet (BWU)|Some academics]] took a far less than charitable view of his activities, both rightfully noting he knew and approved of monstrous deeds along with blaming him for activities he wasn't responsible for and taking a negative view of most of his choices. One notable historian, [[Rampage (BW)#Beast Wars Uprising|Pontiff General Rampage]], would write that Lio Convoy was a truly horrible thing who created zealots and sent them to their deaths, like those poor "Protoform Ex" agents.

There were persistent rumors that, following the [[Grand Uprising|Unification War]], Lio Convoy became part Vehicon, adopting a jet mode in addition to his more familiar [[cybercat]] [[beast mode]]. He also may have become binary bonded to the [[Titan Master]] [[Moon (BW)|Moon]], sometimes known as "Mecha Usagi", but no records existed to prove it. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
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==Games==
===''Greatest Showdown in History: Lio Convoy VS Galvatron''===
Lio Convoy and Galvatron had several one-on-one battles, both on [[Gaia]] and on the [[moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|Greatest Showdown in History: Lio Convoy VS Galvatron}}

===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the Maximals and Predacons found themselves in the dimension of the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]], Lio Convoy was one of several combatants who joined the brawl to take possession of it.

Lio Convoy could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to run across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Lio Convoy decided to seal away the Quartz forever, so that it would never fall into the hands of those who would abuse its power towards evil ends. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Lio Convoy|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Beast Mode'''
|-
|Lio Shot||↓→B
|Lio Tornado||↓←B
|-
|Lio Tooth||↓←B
|Lio Cannon||→↓→B
|-
|Lio Tempest||→↓→B
|Lio Threw||←↓→B
|-
|Lio Typhoon||←↓→B
|Sky Cannon||↓←B (in air)
|-
|Soul Impulse (super)||↓→↓← B
|Planet Burst (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Morphing Raid (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Morphing Raid (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
Lio Convoy's energon matrix could be used to empower a worthy Maximal or Predacon during the Beast Wars.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38|year=1999|month=11}}</ref> {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Lio-Convoy.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Lio Convoy participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who was available in the July Daily Campaign and could be recruited by collecting 20 Alpha cores, 20 Beta cores, 20 Omega cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Leo Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Leo Prime left the [[Pack]] and traveled to Earth to deal with the situation involving [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. {{Storylink|The Roar#Leo Prime|Leo Prime arrival}} [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was surprised to see the Maximal commander on the planet. Leo Prime took notice that there was only three Maximals when he was expecting four. Airazor explained that [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] had gone solo. Leo Prime suggested that they go after Rattrap as they were already committed. [[Tigerhawk]] then informed Leo Prime that there was also a wildcard, as [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was with the Decepticons and was wanting payback against Tarantulas for rusting her hands off. Leo Prime thought this could be useful and said their priority was to cut off all access to [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Once the Maximals arrived, Blackarachnia had webbed up Tarantulas' Cosmic Rust Blaster. Tarantulas then activated the reservoir gates. Leo Prime commanded Tigerhawk to target the upper reaches of the cavern to stop the Cosmic Rust. Blackarachnia then stopped them as the roof was already coming down with molten rock, caused by [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]. Leo Prime commanded all Maximals to get to safety. {{Storylink|Rust & Fire}} Leo Prime considered leaving the planet to rejoin the Pack but was convinced by the earthbound Maximals that he needed to stay and serve as field commander while [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] was busy. {{Storylink|The Roar#Leo Prime|Leo Prime dialogue}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Leo Prime was a natural leader and a gifted strategist. However, his penchant for straightforward tactics and practical solutions led some to accuse him of ruthlessness on the battlefield, with some even considering him a war criminal. To temper his own instincts, Leo Prime surrounded himself with principled allies that would rein in his worst instincts. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWII LioConvoy toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Lio Convoy''' (ライオコンボイ, [[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Lion Convoy'''
:*''ID number'': '''C-16'''
:*''Release date'': [[1998]] [[April 23]]
:*''Accessories'': 6 "Lio Missiles", 2 launchers
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The only item in the second wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Lio Convoy is an Ultra-sized figure that transforms into an organic white lion articulated at the legs and head. Like most [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] or [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]-type figures, Lio Convoy is loaded with weapons and [[gimmick]]s.

: In [[beast mode]], his forelegs have flip-out double-bladed "Lion Claws", which spring out when pinched together. Lio Convoy also features spring-loaded missile launchers that are hidden inside his mane. The bottom two are flipped out by lifting the bottom flap of his mane and pushing a gray trigger on either side. The top two launchers are flipped out by pushing down on the top panel of his mane. He can only store four of the six "Lio Missiles" in beast mode, but they end up sticking straight out of his mane and look ''very'' awkward. An additional gimmick requires you to unfold his four mane panels and to push on the big red peg protruding from the top to create his "Lion Typhoon" attack. The last gimmick in this mode is a button atop his head that can be pressed to open his mouth, revealing his teeth.

:In [[robot mode]], all of Lio Convoy's aforementioned gimmicks can still be utilized. His flip-out Lion Claws now act as under-slung forearm blades; his Lion Typhoon ends up on his right shoulder; his two bottom Lio Missile launchers flip-out on his forearms; his top two Lio Missile launchers flip out on his right shoulder and can also be removed to be used as hand-held weapons. Additional cartoon-only weaponry which can be replicated somewhat, with some good old imagination are the "Radar Disruption Shot" (an attack made to confuse heat-seeking missiles by firing a beam from his beast mode mouth), the "Lio Beam" (which only requires you to flip out his top launchers and leave the Lio Missiles out) and due to his tail not being able to retract like in the cartoon, it's always in a permanent "Lio Byūto" attack pose.

: Lio Convoy also features a pair of molded in thrusters on his back and the left side of his chest contains his non-removable "[[Energon Matrix]]". The inside of the door to the Matrix chamber also features his [[Maximal]] [[rubsign]], though this proves rather pointless as the outside of the door features a sliver-chromed Maximal [[insignia]] anyway.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as "Lion Convoy". Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Lion Convoy comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:C-16 Lion Convoy Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with scissors and the number three die roll, and the other with paper and the number four die roll, with a grass plane background.

: [[Hasbro]] also offered Lio Convoy (the Takara version) as an [[exclusive]] on its now-defunct [[Hasbro Collectors]] website in [[2000]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Black Lio Convoy#Toys|Black Lio Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/LioConvoy/lioconvoy.htm More information on Lio Convoy at TFU.info]''
{{BWLioConvoyMold}}

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[[File:BWII_LioConvoy_Vs_Toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion eats a dragon...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Shijō Saidai no Taiketsu: Lio Convoy VS Galvatron''' (史上最大の対決ライオコンボイVSガルバトロン, VS pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-16'''
:*''Release date'': [[1998]] [[May 21]]
:*''Accessories'': 6 "Lio Missiles", 2 launchers

: Lio Convoy was also available in the "History's Greatest Showdown" two-pack with his arch-enemy [[Galvatron (BW)#Toys|Galvatron]].

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Gold Lio Convoy''' (ゴールドライオコンボイ, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-16'''
:*''Accessories'': 6 "Lio Missiles", 2 launchers

: Released exclusively through a ''Comic BomBom'' Lucky Draw contest in [[August]] 1998, Lio Convoy was released in two different variants of gold; the first wave was released in a matte gold plastic, while the second wave was released in gold chrome. In total, there were 10 Gold Lio Convoys made.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/beast+wars+ii/gold+lio+convoy+chrome/3574 More information on "Gold Lio Convoy" at Transformers at the Moon]''
::*''[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/japanesebeastwars.html More information at Soundwaves Oblivion]''

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[[File:BWII LioConvoy Flash.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blinged out and sparkly. Who are these toys marketed to again?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Flash Lio Convoy''' (フラッシュライオコンボイ, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-16'''
:*''Accessories'': 6 "Lio Missiles", 2 launchers

:The first [[redeco]] of Lio Convoy in his "Flash" color scheme, which replaces most of his secondary colors with metal-flake gold and silver.

:He was released alongside Burning Convoy to promote the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Special]]'' film.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/FlashLioConvoy/flashlioconvoy.htm More information on Flash Lio Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWII-Toy_LioConvoy_GalvatronLuckyDraw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Please help. I fell into some Kool-Aid."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Lio Convoy Galvatron Color''' (ライオコンボイガルバトロンカラー, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-16'''
:*''Accessories'': 6 "Lio Missiles", 2 launchers

: A ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] exclusive limited to only 50 units, Galvatron Color Lio Convoy is a [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]-themed recolor of Lio Convoy. This rare toy represents Lio as he appeared in the ''BomBom'' manga story when his spark was tainted by [[Angolmois Energy]].

: This toy was only made available as a prize offered through the December 1998 issue of ''Comic BomBom''.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/galva+lio+convoy/886/galva+lio+convoy.html More information (and a photo gallery) on Galvatron Color Lio Convoy at luckydrawtransformers.com ]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''''Tokusei'' Lio Convoy''' (とくせいライオコンボイ, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 6 "Lio Missiles", 2 launchers

: A [[Lucky Draw]] black, red and yellow redeco of Lio Convoy was announced in the February 1999 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'' as a prize for multiple contests which coincided with the start of ''Beast Wars Neo'', he was awarded in multiples ways. Individually in 10 copies, in a VS pack with a multicolored assorted [[Galvatron (BW)#Special|Galvatron]] in 5 copies and in the "Telemaga Special Cybertron 6-piece Set" (テレマガ特製サイバトロン6体セット), a six-piece set in unique redecoes of the main Maximals cast of ''Beast Wars II'' which exists in 2 copies.

: One of these contests, titled the "New Beast Warriors Contest" (新ビースト戦士コンテスト) consisted of readers drawing their own "original ''Beast Wars'' warriors". For Maximals, it had to be an Animal while for Predacons, it had to be a Dinosaur<ref>[[Transformers Archive|Transformers Archive Super Encyclopedia]], pg 81</ref>.
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RMLioConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm adorable!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lio Convoy''' (ライオコンボイ, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''RM-22'''
:*''Release date'': [[2005]] [[March 24]]
:*''Acessories:'' 2 "Gold Fangs", 2 "Laser Tonfas", "Lio Shot"

: Part of the sixth wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Lio Convoy is functionally a scaled-down version of the original figure. Though he retains most of the original Lio Convoy's articulation, he lacks the spring-loaded [[gimmick]]s such as his spinning mane and missile launchers, and is of lower sculpted detail.

: Instead of spring-loaded weapons, Lio Convoy comes with a whopping five non-firing blasters. His beast mode mane has peg-holes to attach four of the weapons, simulating his bigger toy's [[attack mode|attack beast mode]]. The smaller handgun has several mounting points on it for adding the other guns, resulting in a superweapon.

: This mold was also used to make the ''Robotmasters'' version of [[Black Lio Convoy#Robotmasters|Black Lio Convoy]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/LioConvoy/lioconvoy.htm ''More information on ''Robotmasters'' Lio Convoy at TFU.info'']

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[[File:RMLioConvoy DVD toy.jpg|thumb|I'm unobtainable!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lio Convoy + DVD''' (ライオコンボイ+DVD, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-23'''
:*''Release date'': [[2005]] [[March 24]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 "Gold Fangs", 2 "Laser Tonfas", "Lio Shot"

: Released alongside the normal ''Robotmasters'' Lio Convoy, this more limited-edition (yet still normal retail) redeco of Lio Convoy features a shiny metallic paint deco for his red parts.

: He also comes with a DVD with the second part of the short ''Robotmasters'' CGI-animated storyline.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/DVDLioConvoy/lioconvoy.htm ''More information on ''Robotmasters'' Lio Convoy + DVD at TFU.info'']
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Class06-toy LeoPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This toy has caused untold years of war.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (Legends Class, 2007)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (Legends Class "Cybertron Collection", 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Known designers'': [[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)

:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Leo Prime is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Legends|Leobreaker]] toy, transforming into a robotic lion (well, liger, really). He was originally part of the first wave of ''Classics'' Legends, then later re-released in a wave with—even more unusually—the ''Cybertron''-series characters [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], all of whom (Leo Prime included) had the words "Cybertron Collection" added to the standard ''Classics'' package design.

: Leo Prime is the only figure released under the ''Classics'' toyline based on a Beast Era character.

: This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'' (2008)]] [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsLeoPrime/leoprime.htm ''More information on ''Classics'' Leo Prime at TFU.info'']
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Leoprimeuniversevoyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In the same zoo as [[Primal Prime]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Beast Wars Series
:*''Accessories'': Tail/"Jungle whip," Key
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: A [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Voyager|Leobreaker]] with a new head and [[redeco]]ed in blue and red, Leo Prime transforms into a mechanical lion. Unlike previous releases of this mold, the electronics were removed and the battery cover is riveted closed. Each forelimb/arm has a Cyber-Key-released spring-loaded "snap-out robo-shredder claw," and his tail becomes a blade-whip for robot mode. As a redeco of Leobreaker, he can still transform into a "Savage Claw Mode", becoming a massive clawed arm that can attach to the Leader-class ''Cybertron'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]] toys, usable on either side of their torsos. He comes with a silver-bordered blue Jungle Planet-type Cyber Key. His packaging designates him a [[Maximal]] despite the Autobot symbol on his chest.

:The new coloration for the character probably stems from an abortive [[BotCon]] attempt to redeco the original Lio Convoy toy in the colors of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|2007 movie Optimus Prime]], with the latter's flames conceptually transferred to the lion mane.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Although I wasn't a large part of the planning, I still glimpsed behind the curtain. 2009 was... a hodgepodge. A lot of cooks, one kitchen. And eventually the Wingsverse came out of the oven. (Which was still a bit of a mash up, given its two separate timeframes)|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1159527237097578496|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=08|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=During the hodgepodge-iest moments of the planning for the exclusives, one concept included the original Lio Convoy mold decoed up as 2007 Movie Optimus Prime. The idea was pitched by a then @Hasbro employee so it was given a high priority.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1159527247361036288|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=08|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=Although no mock-up - physical or digital - was created and no characterization explored, the idea of the Optimus-colored Lio Convoy dug its claws in long enough for a tool check. Sadly, this was when it was first reported that the BWII Lio Convoy tool had gone missing!|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1159527249789554690|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=08|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=And so the BotCon 2009 set dropped the Lio Convoy idea and we ended up getting Razorclaw from Cybertron Leobreaker instead. Once a robot lion has been on the table, you need to do a robot lion! 🤣|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1159527256080945153|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=08|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=The same year though, in what is by all hunches not a coincidence, @Hasbro released Universe Leo Prime... the Leobreaker mold in Optimus Prime colors, Prime-like head-sculpt, and an English-centric name change for Lio Convoy that first appeared on a 2007 "Classics" repaint.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1159527263265873921|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=08|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=The Optimus color version is not quite Movie Optimus - I've always assumed that the specific callout to that Optimus due to someone wanting to recreate the truck's flame details inside the lion's mane - but the inspiration can be interpreted.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1159527344614313987|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=08|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=This figure ended up as the only exploration of a red and blue Lio Convoy/Leo Prime. At the time of its release, it was met with mixed reactions.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1159527347554590720|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=08|day=08|(defunct=)}}</ref>

: The original version of this mold was also used to create [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]] and retooled to make [[BotCon 2009]] [[Razorclaw (G1)#Timelines|Razorclaw]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/LeoPrime/leoprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Leo Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008toy-LeoPrimeTarget.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He hangs out with Walmart's red ''Universe'' Powerglide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Beast Wars Series
:*''Accessories'': Tail/"Jungle whip," Key

: A [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]] was produced of the first ''Universe'' Leo Prime in colors that homage Lio Convoy's original color scheme. Though he was in ''Universe'' packaging, his cross sells were for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class toys [[Stratosphere#Toys|Stratosphere]], [[Grindor (ROTF)#Toys|Grindor]], and [[Long Haul (ROTF)#Toys|Long Haul]]. Leo Prime's bio and call-outs remain the same.

: This release was exclusive to Target stores in the United States.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Maximal/TargetLeoPrime/leoprime.htm More information on "Target" Leo Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-LeoPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's Law Enforcement Officer Prime to you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (レオプライム, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-28'''
:*''Release date'': [[2012]] [[December 15]]
:*''Accessories'': Foot/blade

: Part of the tenth wave of the [[TakaraTomy]] [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Japan|''Prime'' toyline]], Leo Prime is a [[redeco]] of Voyager Class [[Thundertron#Prime|Thundertron]], transforming into a mechanical lion. His right robot mode foot can detach to reveal a bladed "peg-leg", with the original foot converting into a claw-weapon. Leo Prime comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner, [[L.P.#Toys|L.P.]], who transforms into a sword.

: In an erroneous holdover, the catalogue that comes with Leo Prime labels the figure "Thundertron" (サンダートロン ''Sandātoron'').

: This mold was also used to make [[Go Prime#Toys|Go Prime]] and [[BotCon 2014]] [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#BotCon2014|Knight Alpha Trizer]].
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===''Legend Commander Collection''===
[[File:LegendCommanderCollection-LioConvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Lio Convoy. the only one that Primus does not sin when he destroys."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Lio Convoy''' (ライオコンボイ, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LC-03'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "Gold Fangs", 2 "Laser Tonfa", "Lio Shot"

:Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], Lio Convoy is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' Lio Convoy. Remaining stock was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TFCC-Lio-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''If it is my fate, I will make up my mind, so please cut me some slack for now. Surely there will be a tomorrow, aah, after today.'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lio Convoy''' (TCC incentive figure, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': blaster, [[Solipsistic Staff|axe]]

: The [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] member incentive figure of 2015, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Lio Convoy is a retool of ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]], transforming into a truck. He comes with a blaster and axe, both of which can peg onto 5 mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides. Although not depicted on the instructions, the blaster can also peg into the hole on the larger blade of the Energon Axe.

:Some units have [[Quality control|two left fists]].

:Lio Convoy was [[redeco]]ed into [[Nova Prime#Toys|Nova Prime]] and [[Galva Convoy#Toys|Galva Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Maximal/TFCCLioConvoy/lioconvoy.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Lio Convoy at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG41-Lio-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|But can he kill Unicron in just one single shot?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Leo Prime''' (レオプライム, [[2017]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''LG41'''
:*''Release date'': [[2017]] [[February 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Ancient Sword, Headmaster, Leo Missile gun, small gun

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Leo Prime is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager Class [[Alpha Trion/toys#Titans Return|Alpha Trion]] using [[Infinitus#Generations|Infinitus]]'s head, and he transforms from a robot to "ancient leo" to "space carrier". He is armed with an "[[L.P.|Ancient Sword]]" (named the "[[Solipsistic Staff|Solipsistic Sword]]" in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''), a "Leo Missile" gun ("[[Typhoon Arrow]]" in ''Uprising'') that his Headmaster can ride in spaceship mode, and a smaller handgun that, like Infinitus, was previously included with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Generations|Sentinel Prime]]. As with Hasbro's ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, pressing in his chest crystal is meant to make his head adornments, the "Great Horn", spring up to "bulk up" his head, but the switch is much weaker than Alpha Trion's and is incapable of holding the horns down for longer than a second or so.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece MP-48-Lio Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kimba really has gotten so big.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Lio Convoy (Beast Wars)''' (ライオコンボイ (ビーストウォーズ), [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-48'''
:*''Release date'': [[2020]] [[February 29]]
:*''Accessories'': "[[Maximal Buster|Cybertron Buster]]", 4 "Lio Missiles", 2 "Lio Beams", "Holder Parts"
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' "Lio Convoy (Beast Wars)" transforms from white lion to robot and is intended to replicate his animated appearance. He is designed to scale with other ''Beast Wars''-based ''Masterpiece'' figures. Incidentally, he also scales with the Ultra-sized ''Beast Wars Neo'' [[Big Convoy#Toys|Big Convoy]].

:This toy replicates many features of the original toy, like an opening chest hatch with sculpted Matrix inside, deployable arm blades and cannons, and missiles which can be inserted into his cannons, but have no launching mechanisms. He includes his Cybertron Buster gun from the anime, as well as opening hatches on his calves which reveal articulated jet boosters. To really go the extra mile for show-accuracy, it has two slightly distinct lion heads, to better depict how in robot mode the lion head goes from furry to smooth and angular.

:Lio Convoy was planned to come with a poseable [[Artemis]] figure, but this was omitted from the final product.

:Lio Convoy was a candidate in [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Fan polls#Masterpiece Fan's Choice|''Masterpiece'' Fan's Choice]] poll in 2013, which asked fans to determine which Autobot/Maximal leader from the franchise's then-30 year history should receive a new ''Masterpiece'' toy. He placed ninth out of eleven candidates, with only 2% of the vote, and yet here we are seven years later! Sucks to be [[Dai Atlas]].

:Lio Convoy was released as an EB Games exclusive in Canada. Lio Convoy was later repainted into [[Dark Amber Leo Prime#Toys|Dark Amber Leo Prime]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy_EV_LeoPrime.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Kimba's midlife crisis hit him hard.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Maximal Leo Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Leo Prime''' (レオプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-25'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2023]] [[March 25]]
:*''Accessories'': 4 missile blasters
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Part of the first wave of Voyagers in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', "Maximal Leo Prime" transforms from an anime-accurate version of his robot mode (with the bottom set of abs unpainted) to a realistic white & gold lion. His left pectoral can open, revealing a chamber with a non-removable [[Energon Matrix]] that is [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible. The [[Evo-Fusion]] gimmick consists of his lion's mane being able to flip out, revealing blasters (based on his "Lio Missiles"), and his front paws can reveal flip-out claws (based on his "Lion Claws"). The shorter blasters can store in the mane or be handheld, while the longer blasters can either peg on to the sides of the mane, the flip out panels on the forearms, or store inside the panel on Lio Convoy's back. While stored in Lio Convoy's back in robot mode, the blasters can double as the thrusters he used in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon, complete with Fire Blast effect parts if one so chooses. Placing the smaller blasters in the 5 mm ports on the sides of his robot legs can also give him leg thrusters like in the cartoon too. Completely undocumented in the instructions, the two longer blasters can remain stored in his back panel in beast mode.

:Contrary to what Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]] stated on his personal Instagram (link below), Leo Prime ''doesn't'' actually have the ability to perform his "Lion Typhoon" attack, as there are no rotating parts in the lion's mane, though utilizing all of the flip-out panels on the mane, one ''can'' somewhat attempt a semi-accurate, static portrayal of it. That being said, it appears Mark Maher was ''actually'' referring to Lio Convoy/Leo Prime's "Lio Missile" attack (the attack mode with all of the blasters flipped out of the mane), not the "Lion Typhoon" attack proper.

:This figure was revealed during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]]. He was later redecoed into [[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]].

:Some copies have undersized Energon Matrix pegs, resulting in some blast effects not fitting snugly, or even at all. This appears to be due to a lack of paint on the sides of the peg.

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj_4CLXswFS/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Evolution Leo Prime'']
::*''[[Source:Transformers Legacy bios#TL25|Machine translation of Leo Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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===''40th Selection''===
[[File:TF-40th-Selection-Lio-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Your father was a noble lion. Let me tell you about him. The story of the bravest of them all, the true King of the jungle.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Lio Convoy''' (ライオコンボイ, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': August [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 guns

:''40th Selection'' Lio Convoy is a redeco and extensive retool of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Voyager mold above, featuring a more anime-accurate lion head and mane, allowing him to properly recreate his "Lion Typhoon" attack, as well as longer extendable "Lion Claws" (though the new Claws can no longer tuck away into their designated gaps in the lion arms and instead rest on the backs). However, because there are now only 2 guns included instead of 4 and the side mane panels cannot point directly forwards due to clearance, a fully accurate Leo Missile configuration is no longer possible. In terms of deco, the yellow has been replaced with toy-accurate gold paint, and the bottom two "abs" of the "six-pack" in his robot abdomen are now properly painted instead of left bare.

:His packaging is designed to pay homage to the original toy's box.

:Lio Convoy's tail, shown in [[Stock photography|stock photography]] as painted gold, is merely molded gold with no paint applications added on the final toy.

:Initially planned to be on sale at [[February 22]], ''40th Selection'' Lio Convoy was delayed to August 2025, due to reports of a possible misassembly{{fact|which part?}} that prevents him from properly transforming.
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===''New Legends''===
[[File:TF-New-Legends-Legendary-Green-Lio-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Seriously, why is he so green.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Lio Convoy Legendary Green Lion Ver.''' (ライオコンボイ伝説の緑のライオンver., [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''NL-01'''
:*''Release date'': July [[2026]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 guns

:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' Lio Convoy Legendary Green Lion Version is a redeco of the above ''40th Selection'' tooling in various shades of green, replicating Lio Convoy's mythical green lion form introduced in "[[Legend! The Green Warrior]]". It also features [[glow-in-the-dark]] plastic in place of the original figure's white plastic.

:TakaraTomy opened up pre-orders [[January 14]], [[2026]].
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: Two clear-blue super-deformed PVCs of Lio Convoy were included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. He comes in both robot mode and lion mode; the lion mode has his four mane-cannons deployed, with his entire mane/head as a separate piece that slots onto the body.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if there an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].
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===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Lio Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)
:A snap together model kit of Lio Convoy was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.
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===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Lio Convoy''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Lio Convoy was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

===''Seal Retsuden''===
*'''Lio Convoy''' #001 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Lio Convoy''' #002 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Lio Convoy''' #102 (sticker, 1998)
:As part of their larger ''Seal Retsuden'' offering, [[Amada]] produced the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden]]'' set of 102 stickers. Of these, two normal ones (#001 and #002) and one gold one (#102) concern Lio Convoy.
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden#Lio Convoy|''Seal Retsuden'' Lio Convoy bio translation]]

===''Beast Change Kit''===
*'''Lio Convoy''' (1998)
**''Accessories'': 2 Guns
:Released by [[Takara]], ''[[Beast Change Kit]]'' Lio Convoy is another snap together model kit of the character, this time in a [[super deformed]] style. The model can assume both robot and lion modes by being partially disassembled and reassembled. The kit includes stickers for added detail, and is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with his wavemate Galvatron. The kit is made from thick PVC plastic, making it more robust for repeated transformations.
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===Flame Toys===
==== Furai Model ====
[[File:FlameToysLeoPrime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Leo Prime''' (August [[2022]])
**''Number:'' '''26'''
** Accessories: 2 sets of alternative hands, sword, scabbard, shield, shoulder pad with fabric cape
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コンセプトアートはTRIGGERの坂本勝先生に描き起こして頂きました！こちらも今後の進捗をお待ちください！ #FLAMETOYS #TRANSFORMERS #風雷模型 #ACGHK #HKACG #HKACG2019 #坂本勝|link=https://twitter.com/flametoys_staff/status/1154655961623064577|name=flametoys_staff|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=7|day=26}}</ref>

:Released as part of the Furai Model line by Flame Toys, Leo Prime is an articulated, non-transforming/combining, roughly-Voyager Class-sized Gunpla-style model kit. He is molded in red, white, blue, yellow, silver, gold, and dark gray plastic, and translucent green for the eyes, sword, and other details.

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==== Furai Action ====
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[[File:FuraiActionLeoPrime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Leo Prime''' (May [[2023]])

:Released as part of the Furai Action line by Flame Toys, Leo Prime is a pre-assembled, pre-painted version of the ''Furai Model'' kit. He is comprised of ABS and PE plastic, as well as die-cast elements and a cloth cape.

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==Notes==
[[File:LioConcept.JPG|thumb|Concept art]]
*The concept of the leader of the heroic faction transforming into a lion may have its genesis in a planned [[retool]] of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] (then known as [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]) into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with a lion alternate mode.
*According to [[Hisashi Yuki]], Lio Convoy was not originally conceived as a new character, but as a new form for [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] as the Takara development team knew that Primal was going to explode at the end of the first season of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars cartoon]] and they were unsure about when/if [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars Metals]] would happen or if Takara would need to continue from season 1's cliffhanger. The lion mode was already decided upon before Hisashi Yuki was directly involved because [[Hideaki Yoke|someone]] seemed to have ''really'' wanted a lion leader in the mix (which explains certain other earlier [[Prowl (Magnaboss)|character design decisions]]). The lion head being mounted on the shoulder was a conscious decision to buck the trend of [[Brave (franchise)|lion-chested heroes]] Yuki had previously been handling.<ref>''[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations]]'', p. 125</ref>
*Lio Convoy's beast mode is probably based on the main character of the classic manga, ''{{w|Jungle Emperor Leo}}'', better known to the English speaking world as ''Kimba the White Lion''.
*Lio Convoy, like a ton of other [[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|''Kre-O'' comic]] characters, uses existing Kre-O pieces. As such, he uses the [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] helmet, the [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] lion head and mane (though they are rather smaller than normal), and a form of backpack piece to hold it on Lio Convoy's right-hand shoulder.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Lio Convoy''' (ライオコンボイ ''Raio Konboi''), '''Leo Prime''' (レオプライム ''Reo Puraimu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Lion Convoy''' (라이온콘보이 ''Raion Konboi'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bái Shī Qíngtiānzhù''' (白狮擎天柱, "White Lion Optimus Prime")

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File:BWII LioConvoy Vs Toy.jpg

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Badboy99stl: Beast Wars II Lio Convoy toy packaged with his Destron dragon counterpart. Used with permission from eBay auction seller kobe1kenobi.

Beast Wars II Lio Convoy toy packaged with his Destron dragon counterpart. Used with permission from eBay auction seller kobe1kenobi.

Streetwise (G1)

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Badboy99stl: /* Combiner Wars */ adding link to Lightsteed for mould

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{{disambigm|Streetwise (Universe)|Streetstar}}
:''Streetwise is an [[Autobot]] [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is also sometimes known as '''Streetstar''', and other times as '''Streetsmart'''.''
[[File:Streetwise g1 boxart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|What snakes? What plane? I don't get it.]]

Who's the [[Neon|black]]-and-white [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] 
That knows every street and parking lot? 
'''STREETWISE'''! 
Ya damn right! 
 
And who is the bot that would risk his [[spark]] 
For his brother bots? 
STREETWISE! 
Can you dig it? 
 
What interceptor won't back down 
'Til his target's run to ground? 
STREETWISE! 
Right on! 
 
They say this cop car is a [[Depth Charge (BW)|bad mother—]] 
SHUT YOUR MOUTH! 
I'm just talking about Streetwise! 
We can dig it! 
 
He's a [[Combiner|combination]] bot, 
But no one gets to use him but [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]*! 
STREETWISE! 

 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>or [[Gaia Guardian]] or [[God Guardian]]. Shhhhh. 

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "B.O.T."), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, ''2010'') |[[Thomas Rau]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'' Dub of "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Portuguese, "The Ultimate Weapon")}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus FirstAid Streetwise help.jpg|left|thumb|If you see me walking down the street / walk on by, walk on by]]
When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacked an inhabited city on [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called upon the Protectobots to evacuate the civilians caught in the crossfire. Streetwise was carrying civilians when he discovered an injured man and called [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] over to help him. Later, as Earth's orbit was diverted to the [[Sun]] by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Streetwise and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] commandeered a meat locker to keep the overheated humans cool. Streetwise assured Groove that given the constantly rising temperatures outside, the humans would not freeze to death. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:G1 RevengeofBruticus Groove Streetwise freezer.jpg|thumb|The heat is on, on the street.]]
Streetwise, as part of Defensor, totally blew up [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Afterward, he was with the Protectobots when they saved some window-washers from a burning skyscraper, catching the humans when [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] blew them off their platform. Later still, Streetwise and the other Protectobots were ordered to help defend [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] from a Decepticon attack. Streetwise had a crowning moment of glory when he blasted Starscream out of the sky. The Protectobots then merged into Defensor, who activated his useless force field, which almost immediately deactivated, allowing the Decepticons to blast Defensor back into his component parts. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Streetwise was among the Autobots who battled the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s when Cybertron came under attack from the Decepticons and [[Quintesson]]s in [[2005]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon HotSpotStreetwise covering FirstAid.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|left|Bad Boys / Bad Boys / Watcha gonna do / Watcha gonna do when they come 4 u.]]
In the year [[2006]], the Autobots were asked to help the Dutch authorities deal with French rebels. After dispersing the human aggressors by crashing a trash can into them, the Protectobots came under attack from the Decepticons. Streetwise expressed concern that the Decepticons didn't care how many innocent humans they killed so long as they destroyed the Protectobots. Later, it turned out the battle was only a diversion to allow [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]], First Aid left the Autobots when he failed to stop the theft. Unfortunately, just as First Aid left, the Autobots were called upon to deal with a rampaging [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Hot Spot ordered the remaining Protectobots to combine into Defensor, and they successfully saved a train full of civilians, even without First Aid. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Later in 2006, the Protectobots arrived at the aftermath of the battle between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] at [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. They transported the injured [[Jessica Morgan]] to County General Hospital and watched over her as the doctors restored her ability to walk with an exo-skeletal structure, enraging the robo-phobic senior Morgan. This had [[Hate Plague|negative consequences]]. What a jerkface. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

When Cybertron came under attack from the Decepticons again, the Protectobots and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] surrounded [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and showered him in laser fire. They might even have defeated the tyrant if they hadn't been blown away by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s forces. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Streetwise and the Protectobots participated in the Scramble City project under Ultra Magnus's direction, working towards the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the Decepticons uncovered their secret building site, the Protectobots rode into battle alongside the newly completed Metroplex. Streetwise and his comrades arrived and formed Defensor just in time to act as the harbinger of Metroplex and his really big gun. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōichi Tanaka]] (Japanese)}}
In [[2011]], Galvatron attacked Cybertron looking to take control of [[Vector Sigma]]. Streetwise and the Protectobots were active in Cybertron's defense as Defensor during the assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Later, Streetwise's team assembled on Earth at [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s command. Their mission was to stop the Decepticons from interfering with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, who were searching for the hidden location of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. On a security sweep, the Protectobots ran across their old nemeses, the Combaticons, and went into battle. The two teams quickly assumed their combined forms as Bruticus and Defensor, as the fighting escalated. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

[[File:Hm9 Protectobot Charge.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
When Galvatron made another strike on Cybertron, this time to steal the super-metal [[Cybertonuron]], Streetwise and the Protectobots assembled before the [[space bridge]] on Earth to be transported into battle. Seeking out the Combaticons on the battlefield, the Protectobots soon formed Defensor and fought once more with Bruticus. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Defensor and Bruticus's battle continued as Defensor delivered a devastating smash to Bruticus's back. For at least part of the battle, the two teams disassembled again for man-to-man combat, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Streetwise and the Protectobots were dispatched to [[Peru]] with the [[Trainbot]]s when a volcano erupted, leaving a mountainside village in dire peril. Their rescue mission was blocked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. [[Shouki]] and the Trainbots occupied the fiends so that the Protectobots could proceed on to the village and protect the innocent lives. Nevertheless, the Protectobots failed to reach the village, as they were intercepted by the Decepticons' second wave, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. Streetwise and the Protectobots briefly struggled with the Headmasters before forming Defensor, but that left them grouped together and vulnerable to an underhanded attack. Defensor was taken out of action by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s paralysis ray, which was strong enough to force Streetwise and the Protectobots apart and leave them completely immobilized. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

Streetwise and the Protectobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Defensor upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} When the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent out a distress call asking for energy, the Autobots of Earth responded. While they were loading the Trainbots full of supplies, however, Galvatron and the Decepticons arrived to take the energy for themselves. Streetwise and the Protectobots fought back against the enemy, and formed Defensor to counter Devastator on the battlefield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

After the death of Ultra Magnus, the Autobots were desperately trying to pick up the slack during Sixshot's campaign of destruction around the globe. Streetwise and the Protectobots assembled as Defensor to go out and confront Sixshot at one of the attack sites, but they apparently didn't fare too well. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Streetwise and the Protectobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Defensor, the Protectobots helped Raiden and Computron obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Following a lengthy period of inactivity, the Decepticons renewed their attacks on Earth. With Fortress still off in space, Spike Witwicky dispatched Streetwise and the Protectobots to attend to the threats. In Canberra, [[Australia]], the Protectobots confronted Bruticus at one of Scorponok's new Death Towers. As Defensor, the Protectobots were beaten severely by Bruticus, and First Aid was even knocked out of the arm socket. Using Scramble Power, Defensor switched Streetwise up to his shoulder and reattached First Aid as a leg, still carrying his fireball cannon. Despite this cunning(?) trick, Defensor was defeated by Bruticus. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Defensor, Streetwise participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Streetwise and the other Protectobots played a game of baseball in celebration of First Aid's friend [[NUL-A]]'s birthday. {{storylink|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When the Stunticons attacked a baseball stadium, [[Kenji]] alerted the Autobot combiners that they were needed. As the Protectobots arrived, Streetwise got the humans to safety while Hot Spot extinguished the blaze caused by the Decepticons. They transformed into Defensor, but Hot Spot was damaged in a savage attack by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and Bruticus, leaving the Protectobots unable to combine. Seizing upon an idea, Kenji told Superion to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. Streetwise and First Aid then swooped in and combined with Bruticus, while their comrades did the same with Menasor. With their own legs out of control, the Decepticon combiners were tossed out over the ocean by their own limbs. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Later, Streetwise transported the [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] into battle, pitting them against their Decepticon counterparts, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Streetwise and the Protectobots joined forces with the Aerialbots for a raid on [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They intended to rescue Doctor [[Dalton]], a scientist Galvatron had kidnapped in order to force him to use his knowledge to upgrade the Decepticons. The Aerialbots, as Superion, charged in first, but were torn to shreds by the Combaticons and Stunticons. Hot Spot went to work in his repair bay mode fixing them up, and tasked [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] with infiltrating Trypticon to recover the missing scientist. In the meantime, it was up to Streetwise, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to keep Bruticus and Menasor occupied long enough for Hot Spot and Blades to complete their missions. Soon, the revived Aerialbots stepped in to save their Protectobot comrades, and Blades successfully freed the doctor from the Decepticons whle they were distracted watching the battle. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb|"I got one thing to lay on you cats, and then I'll split. I am declaring war on [[Clench (G1)#Wings Universe|anyone who sells drugs in our community.]]"]]
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Defensor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Only Streetwise managed to survive the colossal damage Defensor suffered, and swore revenge against the last surviving [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]: [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].

In [[2010]], Streetwise was pulled away from his station at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth to aid the "second generation" Autobots in liberating the [[Large Hadron Collider]] from [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. While most of the Autobot forces distracted the Decepticons with a head-on attack, he came with [[Rapido]] and [[Meanstreak]] and used his "knack for getting to where he's not supposed to be" to sneak into the facility and rescue the captive [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]. When they found him, Streetwise was attacked by a [[forestonite]]-powered Breakdown, who then made the mistake of trying to destroy the rest of the forestonite. Instead of exploding, the forestonite gas spread throughout the building, turning Streetwise black and red and giving him the power to turn intangible. He used his new powers to continue the battle with Breakdown until he and the rest of the Decepticons fled. In the aftermath of the battle, Streetwise officially joined Pyro's second generation Autobots and transferred the deactivated Protectobots to Europe in hopes that he could use forestonite to revive them. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Streetwise joined Pyro's crew as they investigated a break-in at [[Quantum Laboratories]]. They had not long left Earth in the shuttle when he received a transmission from [[Nebulos]]. When the team got there, they found that [[Hi-Q]] had been kidnapped, and when [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Pyro and Streetwise viewed security footage, they discovered the [[Battlecharger]]s were responsible. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} The kidnappers' exhaust trail led them to [[Qre]], where they were set upon by a training system and then captured by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} Imprisoned, they were forced to listen to Jhiaxus's speeches. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} After being freed by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], the Autobots went on to rescue Hi-Q, destroy the base, and return to Earth. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Protectobots once lived on the colony world of [[Archon]], but as the colony slowly began to fail they succumbed to [[stasis lock]]. They remained that way until [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] chanced across the ruins of the planet and brought them back to Earth. The only way to revive them was through an [[energon]] infusion; the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s volunteered for the process. The Protectobots made a complete recovery and then some: the transfusion had given them the ability to combine! Optimus Prime gave them [[Protectobots' headquarters|their own headquarters]] in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]], hoping that city life would help them acclimatize to life on Earth while also providing the metropolis with an extra degree of protection. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/21}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Though [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], its influence was still present in his mind. He and Prime had their minds connected to a machine, where they shared a vision of a "Second Generation" of Transformers. Streetwise was the member of the Protectobots, one of four [[Special Teams]]. In this vision, Streetwise and his fellow Protectobots combined into Defensor and fought the Decepticons Bruticus and Menasor while defending the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''But [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were listening in on this vision, and both sides planned to make it reality.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Streetwise-g1issue35.jpg|thumb|left|Get me Undercover Brother!]]
On their first mission, the Protectobots joined Optimus Prime in protecting [[Energy Futures Industries]] and the [[hydrothermocline]] from [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. After agreeing to battle for the prize in a virtual reality so that neither the hydrothermocline nor innocent bystanders would be harmed, Optimus and the Protectobots entered the bizarre landscape of ''[[Multi-World]]''. Searching for the Combaticons, Streetwise and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] entered Vineland. On a hunch, Streetwise chose to lift a falling web of vines out of their path instead of blasting through it. This left them open to attack by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], but it also earned the respect of the living vines populating Vineland, who entangled the Combaticons long enough for the Protectobots to beat their opponents. Streetwise did so by shattering the enemies with his [[Compression cannon|air-compressor cannon]] after First Aid [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]] them. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

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After the ''Multi-World'' battle led to the death of Optimus Prime, Streetwise watched with the other active Autobots as Ratchet attempted to bring their leader back to life. This failed, and so Streetwise and the Protectobots escorted Optimus Prime's body to his funeral site, where he would be launched into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} The Protectobots fell under the command of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. They were sent to capture the deserters [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]], and found them in a used car lot, alongside the immobilized [[Throttlebot]]s. The situation escalated when both the Combaticons and a [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] squadron also laid claim to the captives, ultimately leading into a brawl between the different factions. During this battle, Streetwise blinded [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] with his [[photon pistol]]. Both Protectobots and Combaticons were so dsitracted by the clash that they didn't notice RAAT making away with Goldbug and the Throttlebots. With the Combaticons deterred, however, the Protectobots still had Blaster to bring back to Grimlock... for trial and execution. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}

As Streetwise was reporting the mission results to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Protectobots ran into the Combaticons yet again. This battle went poorly compared to the past ones, as the Protectobots were defeated by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], the Combaticons' combined form, despite themselves merging into Defensor to counter. Thankfully, Blaster came to their rescue; some errant children had removed his mode-lock during the battle, and collapsing an electrical tower atop of Bruticus was enough to knock the colossus unconscious. In thanks, the Protectobots allowed Blaster to walk away with his newfound friends. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

[[File:Stargazing-Streetwise.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Thank god for size-changing!]]
''Later, on Christmas day, Streetwise came upon a [[Christmas kid|young boy]] teaching [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] the meaning of [[Christmas]]. Jumping to the conclusion that the Decepticon was up to no good at first, Streetwise opened fire on Starscream, until his opponent's human companion clarified matters for him. Streetwise was hesitant to buy the boy's story, but Starscream seemingly proved him right by rescuing a busload of senior citizens from being trapped out in the cold. After making sure the boy was alright spending the rest of the day with Starscream, Streetwise left to escort the elderly folks to their destination.'' {{storylink|Stargazing}}

''Following Optimus Prime's return to life, Streetwise and the Protectobots were assigned to guard the backup copy of the [[floppy disk]] that had enabled his resurrection, stored at an [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]] warehouse. Alerted to Combaticon activity at [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]], the team was relieved by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s so they could go and deal with their old rivals. Unfortunately, they were too late to stop the Combaticons' theft of military technology; worse yet, upon their return to the warehouse, they discovered that the Decepticon Powermasters had stolen the disk in their absence. Combining into Defensor, they tried to stop the villains from escaping, but a barrage of fire from the underhanded Combaticons knocked the giant over.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
In one of the many Decepticon attacks on Earth resources, Streetwise and the Protectobots formed Defensor to battle against the Decepticon combiners. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Protectobots-marvel-g2issue4.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|He'd better transform into a police car with a bandolier.]]
When Optimus Prime and Grimlock discovered the threat of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], they called in Autobots scattered across the galaxy, including Streetwise. And, when [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] chose to disobey [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prime]]'s directives and make a tactical first strike against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s ships, Streetwise went with him. They were quickly found out and captured, though, leaving it to Optimus to bail them out of trouble. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Streetwise was working security at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] gave a disastrous speech before the crowd. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Later, he was patrolling for riff-raff with [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] when they arrested [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

After the Decepticon invasion was stopped, Streetwise helped detain and secure the surviving Decepticons. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

When Cybertron was overrun by [[shadow-leech]]es, Streetwise was among the victims who were consumed by them. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===The Special Teams===
Streetwise and the rest of the Protectobots were posted at the [[Pullen Power Plant]] to defend it while its human workers had been evacuated due to the possibility of a landslide in the area. Blades soon spotted the Stunticons heading towards their position. Racing to meet their incoming foes, Streetwise was surprised to witness these newcomers combine into Menasor. To combat this new threat, the Protectobots merged once more into Defensor. The Decepticons soon found himself losing the battle and dispersed, though the storm around them had gotten too bad for the Autobots to give chase. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Streetwise-warwithin.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Hot buttered 'bot]]
During the so-called [[Dark Ages]], when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a [[space bridge]] accident, Streetwise stuck with his Protectobot team after the signing of the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]]. Whilst in their base at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Streetwise reported the rumour of the [[Ultracon]] [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] having been unleashed in the [[Tagan Heights]] against [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s [[Wreckers]]. Deciding that they could not afford to ignore this or let the [[combiner]] arms race begin once again, the Protectobots rolled out to assist the Wreckers. Arriving in Tagan Heights, they formed the mighty Defensor and the battle of the titans was on. {{storylink|Escalation}} Unfortunately, they could not control Defensor's dim-witted battle lust, and were forced to separate and find a less destructive means of taking down Devastator. While Devastator manhandled Springer, the Protectobots hooked the former up to a nearby power generator. Streetwise then threw the switch, overloading the enemy combiner and forcing him to separate into the individual [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

[[File:WarWithin Confrontation Mindwipe Streetwise.jpg|left|thumb|"Man it's too bad Mindwipe mind controlled you into shooting me." "Yeah... 'mind control'..."]]
Whilst the Protectobots were trying to figure out what went wrong during the battle in their combined form, the [[Chaos Trinity]], minions of the mysterious being known as [[The Fallen]], attacked. As Streetwise drew a bead on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], he was hypnotized into blasting [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Millions of years later, the Protectobots battled [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as Defensor when the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] escaped from a penal facility... and lost, big time. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Defensor later aided in the Autobot insurrection. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} After the Autobots regained power, Streetwise and the Protectobots searched [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s clone lab, finding [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] barely alive, having been attacked by [[Sunstorm (G1)|an unknown assailant]]. Streetwise was reported in on their progress to Ultra Magnus as they tried to get the two Decepticons back to working order, in order to get more information out of them. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[...For All Mankind|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #1]]}}

[[File:Police Action 1 Streetwise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right]]
Streetwise was one of many Autobot survivors who made it through Megatron's all-out attack on their defense network. In the two years following the attack, he made his way to Earth and united with Optimus Prime and the Autobots stationed there. In order to keep an eye on the humans, Streetwise and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] infiltrated the police force in their [[alternate mode]]s. Both were present for an emergency response to [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] attacking a power plant. The robot hunters of [[Skywatch]] arrived and disabled the Decepticon, but then proceeded as if they were going to execute him on the scene. Despite Streetwise's words of caution, Prowl transformed to stop the execution and was captured. Streetwise maintained his cover and reported the incident back to Prime. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

Later, Streetwise was among the Autobots who remained on Earth along with Prowl, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] (as well as others) instead of accompanying [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus]] and the rest of the Autobots to Cybertron to find out what [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] was up to. He participated in an investigation of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s "secret" activities by taking turns trailing the human in his alt form along with Prowl. Prowl and Streetwise followed Spike to a suburban district. However, when Breakdown appeared and attempted to kill Spike by running him over, Streetwise converted to primary form and attacked the Decepticon, much to Prowl's chagrin. Breakdown was damaged and forced to retreat. Prowl and Streetwise then returned to base, where both of them were harshly reprimanded by Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}}

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Streetwise came to Prowl's rescue when he was attacked by [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], saving him from a collapsing building before helping him defeat the Decepticon tank. The two took him back to base and tried to interrogate him, but a failsafe in his body went off and placed him in near [[stasis lock]] before he could reveal who sent him. Later, Streetwise and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] were sent to take former Skywatch agent [[Sandra (G1)|Sandra]] in so that Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus could question her about Spike. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Together with Prowl and Ultra Magnus, he went on to arrest [[Ben Simpson]], only to find that he was a [[facsimile construct]] created by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} While Streetwise was busy with Prowl's investigation, Bumblebee went out and captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] all on his own, an accomplishment which came as quite a shock for him and the rest of the Earth crew. {{storylink|The Question}}

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After returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Streetwise assisted in hauling [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s body out of the Decepticon holding area and stood guard in the aftermath of a mysterious explosion. {{storylink|Stick Together}} While standing guard at [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]]'s murder scene he was instructed by Prowl to seal off the exits to the city and make sure nobody wandered the reclamation tunnels alone. {{storylink|Devisive}} Together with Prowl and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], Streetwise later broke up a secret meeting between [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and some Decepticons and was injured by a flamethrower when [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] fought back. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

When the Decepticon captain, [[Turmoil]], landed his ship on Cybertron, Streetwise was part of Prowl's forces that were ordered to start storming the ship when given the order. Later, Metalhawk gave the order and the Autobot squad went in to capture the Decepticons. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}} When [[Turmoil]]'s ship, containing a sort of time machine, disappeared under Bumblebee's nose, Streetwise arrived to help with the investigation. {{storylink|Night and the City}} The Autobot squad was later supposed to storm the Decepticon pen as well, but it exploded in their face due to what appeared to be backfiring booby traps. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} Shortly thereafter, Megatron returned from a months-long absence, but Streetwise and the other Autobots refused to let him into their peaceful post-war society and immediately tried to kill him. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Sure enough, it wasn't long before Megatron gathered his forces and tried to conquer [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. During the ensuing battle, Streetwise fought desperately to defend the medical center from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}

Around six months later, Streetwise joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on their quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] under the command of a reformed Megatron. Before launch, he was seen painting the ship's name on its hull alongside [[Atomizer]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} During some downtime, Streetwise and Groove had a wrestling match at [[Swerve's]] which Streetwise seemed to be losing. They were both called into action as part of a security team alongside Megatron, [[Aquafend]] and Ultra Magnus when an inebriated [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] set off a silent alarm breaking into the medibay, but Megatron dismissed the rest of the team to deal with Trailcutter himself. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} When the ''Lost Light'' suddenly began disappearing shortly afterwards, Streetwise and the rest of the crew abandoned ship. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Once the ship returned, he celebrated at Swerve's until he and everyone else present were knocked out by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] poisoning the drinks. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

He got better, and was later seen popping off on the dance floor at [[Thunder Clash#2005 IDW continuity|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} According to an alternate account, Streetwise remained on Cybertron and responded to the fire that burned down [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

[[File:MistakesAndMayhem-Protectobotssortof.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7|Oh god, I'm grotesque (tusque)!]]
When [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]] returned to Cybertron on the ''[[O Fortuna]]'', Streetwise was part of the crew alongside Groove, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. Noting how the five of them had the shared expertise to protect Mirage from any sort of harm, he jokingly dubbed the team the "Protectobots". {{storylink|The Possible Light}} On arrival, the team immediately walked into a [[combiner]] conflict and were forcefully combined into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who needed another combiner on Cybertron's side. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Streetwise and the Protectobots later departed Cybertron, apparently intending to return to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Transgressors}} It took several months, but they finally caught up with the ''Lost Light'' on its quest for Cyberutopia. Much had changed. [[Getaway]] was now captain of the ship, and held strict rules about socializing and helping other races on their journey full-pace towards Cyberutopia. Asking around, the Protectobots learned most of the senior staff, including co-captains Rodimus and Megatron, had apparently abandoned the ''Light'' in order to make faster progress on their own. In fact, the regretful [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] informed them Getaway had led a mutiny against the captains, abandoning them on [[Necroworld]] to the [[Galactic Council]] and [[Decepticon Justice Division]], then used mnemosurgery to reprogram the crew into believing otherwise. Streetwise and the others attempted to flee before Getaway did the same to them, but were captured by the security team and placed in an infinite memory loop by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

[[File:JourneysEnd ProtectobotsDown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0|Ironically, Groove is the one doing a [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] impression here.]]
Riptide managed to survive Getaway's attempt to dispose of him, hiding away in the ship until he could rescue the Protectobots. Rook had been killed by Getaway and [[Atomizer]] while they slept, so First Aid suggested they un-entomb [[Ambulon]]'s corpse as a replacement leg for Defensor. At the shuttle bay, Defensor and Thunderclash tried to fight their way through the security team, but Getaway had hired [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] as the new head of security. He blasted Thunderclash and broke apart the unstable combiner with a single swipe of his blade. Hot Spot, Blades, Groove, and Streetwise were dazed enough for Getaway and the others to bring them down with a hail of gunfire. Only First Aid, Riptide, and the seriously injured Thunderclash managed to escape the ship. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

Apparently their injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, as all five Protectobots were perfectly fine as they attended Ultra Magnus' parting toast as the ''Lost Light'' completed its victory lap. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Streetsmart and the Protectobots responded to a [[Decepticon]] attack, leading to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] being injured in battle. In order to prove to himself that he was a capable warrior, First Aid went on to lead the Protectobots in recovering [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s stolen [[transformation cog]] from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. After locating the thief, Streetsmart combined with his team to form Defensor, who defeated the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' own [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Streetwise was presumably present as part of Defensor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Streetwise was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]] (mentioned); [[War World: Prime|#25]] (full)}}

[[File:WarWorldPrime StreetwiseSlapdashWheeljack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0]]
Streetwise was previously the head of Cybertron [[Security Operations]], prior to Chromia's tenure. He once oversaw an operation where Sec-Ops' [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] worked with the criminal [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to deal with the larger threat of [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

After retiring, Streetwise ran an academy for Security Operations that [[Javelin]] recently graduated from at the onset of the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] crisis. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} He also commended the performance of [[Strongarm (G1)|Strongarm]], another recent graduate. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} The fall of the Senate was enough to get Streetwise back in the field. He and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] saved [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] in contested Iacon. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} After Sentinel Prime perished, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, Streetwise being among those who witnessed his first speech as a Prime. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

As an Autobot, Streetwise manned the battlements during the Decepticon siege of [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} He was later seen boarding the last ''Ark'' as the Autobots left Cybertron behind to Decepticon control. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Streetwise was a member of the [[White Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He supported his commander [[White Gallant Convoy]] in battle when the [[G1 World|dimension-hopping]] pirate [[Halfshell]] attacked the [[White Planet]] looking to plunder the Order's holy [[Matrix Saber]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

He later ventured forth to confront [[Seacon (BW)|Halfshell's crew]] and retrieve the Saber as the right leg of the mighty '''White Convoy Grand Prime!''' What happened to him after the combiner was bisected by [[God Neptune]] is unknown. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Streetwise and the rest of the Protectobots rushed the Decepticon fortress [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], undaunted by its enormous size. When Trypticon assumed its battle station mode, the Protectobots merged into [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to better fight back. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Defensor and Trypticon|Defensor and Trypticon commercial}}
*Streetwise and the Protectobots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wreaking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." The Protectobots combined into Defensor to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. {{storylink|To the Rescue}}

Streetwise, alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], responded to an emergency call that was in actuality a trap set by the Decepticons [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]]. Despite the duo's schemes, the Autobots were able to send the Decepticons packing. {{storylink|False Alarm}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsStreetwise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|ROAR!]]
Streetwise participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Streetwise_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: '''Timesplit Grenade: Shoots a timesplit grenade. When caught in the explosion, every ally is 30% faster while enemies are 30% slower. Both effects last for 11 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:streetwise Streetwise at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Streetwise was an intelligent Protectobot. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Streetwise.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Come on. Rub my symbol. You know you want to.]]
*'''Streetwise''' (Protectobot, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number'': '''P1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-73'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "Double-mounted air-compressor cannon"
:Streetwise transforms into a Nissan 300ZX Turbo police car. In car mode, he has a large, rear-mounted, double-barreled cannon accessory. He can also form a limb of any [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#|Scramble City]]-style combiner, but his usual place is as [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'s left leg.

:This mold is unique amongst Scramble City-style combiner limbs in that he has a "normal" robot head that does not also function as a connector peg; instead he features a fold-out connector peg to attach him to Hot Spot. He is also unique amongst the Protectobots in that he is the only one who does not have a "second wave" variation, as well as the only limb-bot whose pistol doesn't have a horizontal grip.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' [[Streetstar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Streetwise/streetwise.htm More information on Streetwise at TFU.info.]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1986/instr_streetwise.jpg Instructions for Streetwise at Botchthecrab.com.]''

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[[File:G1toy defensor giftset.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Defensor''' (Gift set, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-76'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "Double-mounted air-compressor cannon"

:All five Protectobots were made available in many markets as a complete [[giftset]] as well as on individual cards/boxes. It is unknown which versions of the toys are in the multipack, metal parts or plastic.

:In [[1988]], [[GiG]] also re-released the Defensor set in [[Italy]], with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy]]s) added.

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*'''Streetwise''' ([[1991]])
**''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", "Double-mounted air-compressor cannon"
:Streetwise and the other Protectobots were re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version of Streetwise is [[retool]]ed to have the police lightbar be part of the vehicle roof instead of a separate piece. In addition his [[rubsign]] indent has been filled in.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2toy-Streetwisecarded.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Black and red?? G2 toys were so [[neon]]!]]
*'''Streetwise''' (Unreleased)
**''Team ID number'': '''P4'''
**''Accessories'': "Photon pistol", double-barreled cannon

:Streetwise and the other Protectobots were slated to be [[redeco]]ed and re-released as part of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]]. However, they and the redecoed [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were canceled, with less than a half-dozen production samples of each mold known to exist (save the [[BotCon 1994]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], of course). The reason for the cancellation is unclear; it's possible they were considered redundant product due to the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] re-releases, especially since [[Hasbro]] was putting out entirely new-mold Transformers then, and would most likely have wanted ''those'' to have as much shelf space in toy aisles as possible.
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/streetwise/852/1/ Image gallery of ''Generation 2'' Streetwise at Seibertron.com.]''
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotconG2Streetstar.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|In 1986 I stole his Nissan Z altmode. In 2010 I stole his entire body! ...and [[Streetstar|another guy]]'s name.]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
**''Accessories'': Gun
:A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Prowl]], "Streetstar" (so named due to [[trademark]] conflicts) transforms into a police car based on a {{w|Nissan 350Z}} and is colored to resemble his unreleased ''Generation 2'' toy. He has a pair of non-firing missile launchers that flip over his shoulders, plus a pistol hidden in his hood in car mode. He is sold as part of the [[BotCon 2010]] boxed set, alongside [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|Breakdown]], [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Sky-Byte]].

:This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''Universe'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Silverstreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)#Universe (2008)|Smokescreen]], along with Streetstar's fellow BotCon 2010 exclusive [[Rapido]]. This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BCStreetstar/streetstar.htm More information on Streetstar at TFU.info]''
{{UniverseProwlMold}}
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[Image:BotShots Streetsmart.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Protectobots''' (Multi-pack, 2013?)
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}
***''Fist strength'':
***''Blaster strength'': '''740'''
***''Sword strength'':
:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Barricade]], "Protectobot Streetsmart" automatically transforms from police car to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Hot Spot]], [[Blades (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Blades]], [[Groove (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot Groove]], and [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]], but this never saw release.

:This mold was also used to make [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Prowl]]. The main car body, arms and legs were also used for [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Bumblebee]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Bot Shots|Lockdown]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Mirage]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)#Bot Shots|Topspin]].

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Streetsmart.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Streetsmart"? ''Sounds like a third party name...'']]
*'''Defensor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A4474'''
**''Pieces'': '''85'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Streetsmart" comes as part of the Defensor [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a police car. He can also contribute his bricks to form Defensor. He reuses [[Warpath (G1)#Kre-O|Warpath]]'s helmet and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]]'s gun.

: The set also comes with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Kre-O|First Aid]], and [[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OStreetsmart/streetsmart.htm More information on Streetsmart at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
{{anchor|TF2014Protectobots}}
[[File:Transformers-2014-Protectobots-Emergency-Response-Streetsmart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Turbo revvin' young cop.]]
*'''Protectobots Emergency Response''' (three-pack, 2014)
:''[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protectobot Streetsmart" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]: [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class [[Prowl (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Prowl]], himself a retool of the original ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Smokescreen (Prime)#Deluxe Class|Smokescreen]]. A few parts of the toy (most obviously his head) retain Prowl's black paint operations, but most of the toy is white and light gray plastic, with some scattered blue areas.

:Streetsmart is only available in three-pack with [[First Aid (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot First Aid]] and [[Groove (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Groove]], which was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Hasbro's Asian markets, while in the United States, it was officially an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive that was later also stocked by other online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] for a hefty markup.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Barricade (WFC)#Timelines 2|Barricade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/AKDStreetsmart/streetsmart.htm More information on 2014 Streetsmart at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Combiner Wars}}
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Streetwise.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb|I refuse to share a mold with criminal scum!!]]
*'''Protectobot Streetwise''' (Deluxe, 2015)
**'''5 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]'''
**Accessories: triple-barreled shotgun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "Protectobot Streetwise" (yes, he got his name back) is an extensive retool of [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]] (basically a complete reshell that only retains the [[robot mode]] torso and some other minor parts) that transforms into an R35 Nissan GTR police car, which is a very, ''very'' sleek police car. Instead of the muffler/beatstick, Streetwise comes with a shotgun with three barrels. Unlike the other Deluxe Protectobots, who are molded in a crisp white, Streetwise is molded in a more cream-colored plastic. He can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class torso, but is supposed to combine with [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]], [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]], [[Blades (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blades]], and new member [[Rook (CW)#Combiner Wars|Rook]] to form [[Defensor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Defensor]] (with [[Groove (G1)#Combiner Wars|Groove]] now serving as a chest piece). Care needs to be taken when transforming to and from leg mode, as the hinge that folds the hood back may be extremely stiff and the thin tab that connects the hood with the rest of the figure may break if too much force is placed on it. Care should also be taken not to lose the swinging combined hinge on his leg, which tends to be looser than that of Dead End and likes to pop off.

:This version of the mold was retooled into [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Prowl]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]] and was redecoed into [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Combiner Wars|Lightsteed]].

:The version of Streetwise released in the United States, Australia, and Hasbro's Asian markets comes with a copy of ''Combiner Wars'' #9 (actually [[The World of Tomorrow|''The Transformers'' #33]]). In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, the toy includes a collector card featuring artwork from the "[[False Alarm]]" episode of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game instead.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Streetwise was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWStreetwise/streetwise.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Streetwise at TFU.info]''
{{CWDeadEndMold}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UW03}}
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW03-Streetwise.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Guardian''' (giftset, [[December 12]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-03'''
**''English name:'' '''Defensor'''
:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Defensor is sold in a gift set including the five original Protectobots, with Groove (as a new Deluxe-sized mold) included instead of Rook. This Streetwise features a deco closely resembling his animation model, with the ''Combiner Wars'' version's eggshell-white plastic replaced with a more muted gray. Additionally, he features the hand-foot-gun accessory from the Offroad mold rather than the Dead End mold.

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Guardian was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, rather than being a regular release. Preorders were open from May 25 to July 6, and it was shipped December 2015.

:The [[Generations Selects Special Comic|''Generations Selects'' comic]] cast this Streetwise as the right leg of [[White Gallant Convoy|White Convoy Grand Prime]].
{{CWDeadEndMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===G Guardian===
*'''Streetwise''' (Candy toy, 2012)
:Streetwise is a snap-together [[candy toy]] model kit produced by [[Kabaya]] for their [[Gaia Guardian|G Guardian]] series, coming in an individual box packed with a stick of (chalky) gum. He can combine with his five wave-mates to form [[Gaia Guardian]]. He, along with Graze, Groove, and First Aid, can also combine with Kabaya's [[Transformers Gum]] Hot Spot to form [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]. G Guardian's [[Heatrock]] and [[Skyfeather]] attach to Guardian to create [[God Guardian]].

==Notes==
[[File:ArmadaCameos-RedRoom.jpg|thumb|Ahhhh .. Freak out! Le Freak—c'est chic ... Freak out!]]
*Streetwise's animation model appears in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[First Encounter]]" as a "generic" Cybertronian at (presumably) Autobot HQ, alongside [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]/[[Lander]], and [[Sixknight]]. He is only seen from the back and pretty heavily recolored, making him hard to identify.
*Streetwise suddenly got his name changed to "Streetstar" the day after his [[BotCon 2010]] toy was unveiled. [[Pete Sinclair]] quickly put out the flames of Wiki Uncertainty (TM) by letting everyone know that Streetstar was still Streetwise, and not some other character or some amalgamation of the two.
*Streetwise's Shaft-esque personality in the BotCon 2010 comic is apparently the fault of this article.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Streetwise''' (ストリートワイズ ''Sutorītowaizu'')
*''French:'' '''Aviso''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàjiē''' (大街, "Street")
*''Russian:'' '''Prolaza''' (Пролаза)

==References==
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Soundblaster (G1)

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Badboy99stl: /* The Headmasters */

{{factions|decepticon|mercenary}}
{{disambig3.5|the clone|the original Soundblaster from 1980s Japanese media|Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster}}
:''Soundblaster is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Siege-Ep5-Soundblaster-says-Sorry.jpg|thumb|300px|"I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that even my [[Shockwave (G1)|mama]] thinks that my mind is gone!"]]

'''Soundblaster''' is a [[cloning|clone]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] created by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Soundblaster takes no pride in this, with others describing him as a failed experiment. Regardless, his respect from the underworld grows as he leads [[Energon]] trades, not for the Decepticons, but as a [[Mercenary]].<ref>Depiction in the Netflix ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon</ref>

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:NightoftheCombaticons-MagnificusSoundblasterRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Soundblaster_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|left|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!}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Rafael Goldstein]] (English), [[Yōhei Tadano]] (Japanese)|[[Jesús Maniega]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Osvaldo Trejo Rodríguez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Siege5SoundblasterGreeting.jpg|250px|thumb|Soundblaster took some of Impactor's parts, along with some new parts and created New Impactors, that serve as his goons.]]
A clone of Soundwave, Soundblaster was created by Shockwave but was labeled as a failed experiment, a detail over which he continued to feel unease. Becoming a [[Mercenary]], he frequently received [[Energon]] from [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who considered Soundblaster to be worse than a Decepticon and a bit unbalanced.

During one of these transactions, Soundblaster became suspicious of the bot's [[Arcee (G1)|new]] [[Cog (G1)|company]] while one of his [[Reflector (G1)|clients]] was being dealt with by [[Dome Guard|local security]]. When [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] caught the Autobots trying to steal Energon, Soundblaster and his Dome Guards surrounded the thieves, believing the Decepticons would pay a better price than the Energon that Arcee had. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

The Mercenaries' dome then fell victim to a Decepticon virus designed to destroy the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]] that was contained within Bumblebee, the sudden systems crash providing enough of a distraction for the Autobots to escape with their ill-gotten goods. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
In [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s search for lost Cybertronian artefacts, he had found himself in Soundblaster's company. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was searching for his mentor, Soundblaster projected a [[hologram]] onto the planet [[Obsidar]] to request aid as his ship came under attack from a hostile fleet. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

==Games==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W4SergeantSoundblaster.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sergeant Soundblaster, Weapons-Arms Dealer''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T45/T52'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Sergeant Soundblaster, Weapons-Arms Dealer is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Soundblaster toy, with line-art for both modes by [[Andrew Griffith]], Bot Mode colors by [[Marcus Reyno]], and Alt Mode colors by [[Oliver Morit]].
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===''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]] as Soundblaster in the Dreamwave Generation 1 continuity.}}

:As part of the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'' series, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#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)/toys#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]''

==''Transform Jr''==
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[[File:G1toy junior soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Jr, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-101'''
**''Accessories:'' Cassette, launcher, 2 missiles

:Just as his larger toy was, ''Jr'' Soundwave was redecoed and retooled to become Soundblaster the following year, sporting a black coloration and an enlarged chest door (though the door itself remains colorless, lacking the distinctive red tint of the large Soundblaster figure). Soundblaster retains all of Soundwave's accessories and features; the sticker for his non-transformable cassette partner remains the same, looking a lot like Rumble despite Soundblaster's [[package art]] now showing Buzzsaw.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Destron/SoundblasterJr/soundblaster.htm More information on Transform Jr Soundblaster at TFU.info]''

===''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]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S63'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[March 27]], [[2021]]'''
**''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 Soundblaster in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon.}}
:A "Special Edition" figure for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Soundblaster is a redeco and retool of the Voyager Class [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|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''. Soundblaster transforms from a ''heavily'' G1-inspired robot to an unfocused "Patrol Hovercraft" or, carried over from Soundwave, a “Cybertronian Sensor Lamp”<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/ Official mention of the Cybertronian Sensor Lamp from John Warden for the original ''Siege'' Soundwave toy.]</ref> or boombox mode<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/NetflixJP_Anime/status/1314792778396659712 Stop motion promoting the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, which includes a third boombox mode for ''Siege'' Soundwave.]</ref>. The figure retains the original's battle damage but has a red visor instead of yellow. Soundblaster also includes three weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], two of which are based on his classic sonic blaster and shoulder cannon, and all three can combine to form the "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster".

:As a nod to [[#Toys|the original ''Headmasters'' toy]], Soundblaster's chest door was retooled so that he could now hold two "Drone Armors" (from the [[Micromaster]] Soundwave Spy Patrol sets) 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 (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] into Soundwave. His left index finger molded out so that he can be posed pressing his own 'eject' button, as well as slots on his arms for Laserbeak to (loosely) perch on.

:Soundblaster's "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" [[:File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Voyager-Megatron-with-Soundwave's-Gun.jpg|can be slotted onto the back]] of the ''Siege'' Voyager [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] figure, perfectly mimicking his G1 gun barrel placement. Whether this was intentional or not is unclear. There are also tabs on the sides of his chest, just in front of his arms, that appear to line up with the notches on the inside of his thruster blocks that seem to have been intended to allow them to fold flush against the sides of his vehicle mode, rather than being held above it by their struts. However, this is not possible as a result of the struts clashing against other parts even if they are modified to allow a wider range of movement.

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy features a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] tape window, with a cleaner chest and [[Mercenary]] badge. This marks the first toy with a major difference between the same Hasbro and TakaraTomy product since the brand unification. The toy is exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan.

: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.
{{comingsoontoy|TakaraTomy version}}
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====''Selects''====
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TT-GS12'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[March 27]], 2021'''
:The TakaraTomy version of the toy is also being released under ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'', exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The product description explicitly refers to this Soundblaster as the Soundwave clone created by Shockwave in the [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon.
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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).
*Hasbro never specified whether the ''Siege'' Soundblaster toy was meant to represent an upgraded Soundwave or a separate character within the scope of ''Siege'' toy bios, though Soundblaster's packaging having a different military division points to the latter. By coincidence or design, the TCG and Netflix continuities would follow suit.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')

==References==
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[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
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2020-12-29T15:47:12Z

Badboy99stl: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

[[File:VictoryMicroCriminalsEp18.jpg|upright=2.8|thumb|What do any of us turn into?]]
A "'''generic'''" is the fan-coined, unofficial term for any unnamed background [[Transformer]] that is clearly not intended to represent any previously existing and named toy/character. Generics are frequently used to fill out crowd scenes and battles, and often employ repeated standardized designs (especially in the older material such as the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]).

It is rare that a generic gets a speaking part, but it has happened from time to time. However, if the character is given a name they cease to be a generic and become a regular character. Over time, thanks to fans-turned-pro and [[BotCon|conventions]] looking for con-exclusive toys, quite a few generics have made this leap! (See below for a partial list)

== Notable generics==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:GenericDecepticons MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I don't know how, but I'm pretty sure the Decepticons were cheating.]]
*[[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] - The comparatively low number of Decepticons in the early episodes of the cartoon led to the filling out of the ranks with numerous generics based on the existing cast, most notably the Seekers.
*[[Photon]]s - In addition to the Seekers, early episodes also had duplicates of [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], though it is speculated that Reflector is just one guy who could clone himself...
*[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s - Though rarer than Seekers and Photons, there would also be multi-colored Mini-Cassettes sharing the same body-type as [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]. Just look at the picture to the right.
*[[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] - Hordes of generic Junkions tended to appear whenever the cartoon visited [[Junkion (planet)|that planet]]. Sometimes [[Lithone (species)|Lithone]] character models were repurposed as Junkions.
*Paradrons - Aside from [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], the entire population of [[Paradron]] in "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]" were generics, especially their [[Paradron Medic|medics]]. However, the Communication Autobot (later given the name [[Playback]]) had a distinct design, and even spoke a few lines.
*The "historic footage" from "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]]" features a [[Early war history records Transformers|large number of generics]] with completely made-up character models. Some of these models later show up again in "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]", "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", and even ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''.
*Many generics appear during the flashback scenes in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".
*Many Decepticons of various designs were seen running as Unicron is on the verge of destroying Cybertron. A few were later seen inside Unicron along with Spike, Bumblebee, Jazz, and Cliffjumper, with two onscreen dropped into the acid and melting. A few Autobots were seen too, including one who resembles [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

=== Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Generic decepticons marvel 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|rightt|Optimus Prime? Who's that meant to be?]]
*The [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the Marvel comic featured a very high proportion of generic characters - probably more than any issue of a Transformers comic since. Many of these were recycled from existing character models and some may be simple coloring errors, though a generic that resembles a miscolored [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] leading the Decepticons' assault on the Ark [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|may take more explaining]]. A number of the generics in battle scenes tote weapons like [[ion blaster]]s and [[fusion cannon]]s.
*A generic Decepticon technician of a standard design originally created by [[Will Simpson]] for [[Resurrection!|issue #103]] was forcibly upgraded into a [[Straxus (G1)|clone of Megatron]].
*[[Dan Reed]] drew hundreds of generic "zombie" Transformers for the stories "[[City of Fear!]]" and "[[Legion of the Lost!]]"

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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
[[File:Agendapt1 generic Predacons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Wheeeee, best slide ''EVER''!]]
*In "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", numerous generic [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were seen being jostled within [[Predacon Command Outpost One]] when the station was struck by the [[transwarp wavefront]].

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===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
[[File:Beast-Wars-Neo-Generic-Maximals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*In "[[Unicron's Ambition]]", three generic [[Maximal]]s appear in a flashback sequence, bearing obvious beast-mode [[kibble]] that hints at a bull, a fish and some type of bird being their individual [[Alternate mode|alternate forms]] respectively. These three also had [[character model]]s drawn up for their one and only debut in the cartoon as well.

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===''Beast Machines'' cartoon===
*Generation 1 [[character model]]s created for the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]" were modified to represent various generic Cybertronian citizens who were infected with Megatron's transformation lock virus.
*A [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] character model appears in [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'s flashback in "[[Forbidden Fruit]]"
*A [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] character model shows up as a corpse in a Vehicon factory in "[[Revelations Part I: Discovery]]".
*The Soundwave and Prowl character models were later stumbled upon by the Maximals in "[[Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search]]".

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[[File:Bm soundwave.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.1|Soundwave? Never heard of that guy.]]
[[File:ProwlMaybe BM.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.1|And at long last we have found ''[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]''!]]
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===Unicron Trilogy cartoons===
[[File:Prominent generic.png|rightt|100px|thumb|"I had a bigger role than Overload!"]]
*In ''Transformers: Armada'', both Autobot and Decepticon forces were filled out using Generation 1 cartoon character models, creating several odd instances of classic characters getting remarkably awkward (and often randomly-colored) cameos. Notable examples include a [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]-type Decepticon and a purple Powerglide.
**When ''Transformers: Energon'' came along, the robot cast got upgraded into CGI. And due to the nature of this technique, the Autobots and Decepticons employed generics assembled from parts of other existing or unused character models. [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]'s original "Wing Dagger" form is one such example of a mixed-and-matched generic character model.
[[File:EnergonGeneric.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Absolutely, positively not made of the corpses of other more important characters, SIR!"]]
*Depending on who was animating the episode, the masses of [[Mini-Con]]s in ''Armada'' combined toy-characters with either randomly-colored toy-based models or entirely-new designs. They even made a [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]-type Mini-Con!
*Many of the civilian Transformers featured in ''Transformers: Cybertron'' were also generics. At least two of them were based on [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] and several others were based on [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]]. Others were more varied, featuring alternate modes used by characters in previous series with a few new things (such as a bus and jetliners) being thrown in. It is noteworthy that none of these were ever seen in [[robot mode]], save as silhouettes in "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]".
*Most of the [[Ancient Decepticon]]s were generics, using slightly varied models. Nearly all of these clearly seen looked like their [[alternate mode]]s were jets or starfighters of varying sort, and almost certainly Cybertronian in origin. However, they were not seen in vehicle mode, save perhaps for a few brief glimpses. They mainly served to be beaten up, and some possibly slagged, by the Autobots, but they did prove helpful in the final struggle.
*In a flashback shot in "[[Honor]]" and in a present-day scene in "[[Challenge]]" various generic [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]] natives were shown in [[beast mode]]. These beast modes included various dinosaurs, a lobster-alt body type shared by at least two, and another shared body type that transformed into an owl.
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Joetfii 03a.jpg|rightt|upright=0.85|thumb|I don't know who I am, but apparently I'm awesome.]]
*After the events of ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' left the Decepticons short on troops, in ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II]]'' artist [[E. J. Su]] padded out [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s Cybertronian forces with nameless, but intricately designed generics. Sadly the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] arrived, and Dinobots vs. generic Decepticons is always going to end badly for the no-names.
*Also notable is the generic "future Decepticon" composed of a mix of [[Scorponok (Energon)|''Energon'' Scorponok]], [[Megatron (Armada)|''Armada'' Megatron]], and topped with [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]]'s head, who appeared on the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|#3]] (as seen to the left). Part of him was shown in the cliffhanger of issue 2, but despite his appearance on the cover, he did not appear in the following issue at all. Instead his place was filled by hordes of generic [[Ravage (G1)|Ravages]], [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, and Insecticons. Though multiple Insecticons and Sweeps have been previously seen, this is the first time we have seen clones of Ravage. In 2015, an entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would name this "future Decepticon" as [[Ragnarok]] and provide an in-universe explanation for his absence from the story.
*At the series's conclusion, Shockwave is tended by a generic [[Decepticon medics|Decepticon medic]], who has a similar design to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].

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===2005 IDW continuity===
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* Artist [[Andrew Griffith]] populated the early issues of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' with a variety of recurring background characters representing civilians and other non-combatant Cybertronians. Some of these were based off other fictional properties, such as characters based on Tonka's [[Rock Lord]]s, but most were original creations, many of whom sported inhuman features such as extra heads or arms.

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Many unnamed generic Decepticons appear at Megatron's funeral in "[[Dispatches]]".
[[File:Animated females.jpg|thumb|178px|Because of the [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|AllSpark Almanac]]s, we didn't stay unnamed for long.]]
In Season 3 many generics flesh out crowd scenes. Normally these generics are just randomly colored characters, but sometimes they have [[Bumper (Animated)|new heads]] and [[Tap-Out (Animated)|posture]], or sometimes even a [[Glyph (Animated)|new gender]]! This is especially noticeable in "[[Decepticon Air]]", "[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]", and "[[Endgame, Part II]]".
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:ROTF Protoform army.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Those who didn't fancy fighting nude had to [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|borrow]] [[Long Haul (ROTF)|others']] [[Scrapper (ROTF)|clothes]].]]
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] all share the same generic protoform appearance before scanning their Earth alt modes in [[Transformers (film)|the very first film]].

Perhaps as an homage to the franchise's long history of generic background characters, or just to save time, [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] added many re-used and re-colored characters into the backgrounds of the larger battle scenes featured in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and all subsequent films.
*A [[protoform]] army with heads resembling [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] appear in the second and third films, and are succeeded by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]'s [[Shadow Raider]]s and [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]'s [[KSI Sentry|KSI Sentries]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]'s [[Infernocon]]s in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.
*The [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], and [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] appeared in more than one place simultaneously, creating generics. Copies of the latter two are seen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] charges down the street on his killing spree.
*A [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]] resembling [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] appears during [[Operation: Firestorm]], engaging [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]].
*There are hundreds of [[Dynasty of Primes|Prime]] lookalikes during the battle of 17,000 B.C.E.
*Three giant duplicates of [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] appear in the battle on Cybertron that ''Dark of the Moon'' opens with.
*An [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]] resembling [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] in his Deep Desert toy colors and an [[Audi R8 Decepticon]] resembling [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] also appear in Optimus' killing spree.
*Multiple [[Lensmeter Decepticon|duplicates]] of [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] are repairing Megatron's head wound in Africa.
*A [[police car Decepticon]] is among the Decepticons who arrive in Washington, D.C., while a [[pickup Decepticon]] takes part in the invasion of Chicago.
*The [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s and [[Stupid Drone]]s also serving aboard Lockdown's [[Knight Ship|ship]] all share single character models. And they may or may not even be Cybertronians.
*Galvatron's commandeered army of [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] drones additionally consists of multiple [[KSI Boss]]es, some [[Two Head]]s resembling [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], a [[McLaren Decepticon]], and an [[Aston Martin Decepticon]].
*The opening of ''The Last Knight'' features generic Autobot and Decepticons resembling partially recolored versions of [[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]] fighting each other in city streets.
*Much like their counterparts in Generation 1 and ''Cyberverse'', there is a colorful assortment of [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]s and [[conehead]]s amongst the Decepticons forces in the Cybertron scenes featured in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. There are also some colorful generic soldiers on the side of the Autobots to get shot by the Seekers.
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===Aligned cartoons===
[[File:WingedVehicons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Steve is the one on the right. Or is it the one in the middle?]]
*The Decepticons employ generics in the form of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] which come in two flavors—jet and car.
**In season 2 and 3, white versions of the Jet type appeared as [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, though they were just as generic as their purple brothers.
**The Decepticon Miners all use the same model, which is very similar to that of a car Vehicon. This model is later altered for the bounty hunter [[Shadelock]].
**The Vehicons featured in season 2 of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' reprise their ''Prime'' models. This time, their color schemes vary amongst themselves.
*The [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] also shared a character model, with [[Hardshell]], [[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]], and [[Razorhorn]] being the only distinguished ones.
**There is also a black, bright-green and teal Insecticon amongst the inhabitants of Decepticon Island. The colors match Bombshock's [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[Bombshock (Prime)#Toys|toy]], but are laid out entirely differently (dangit).
*The good guys in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' also have generics, as virtually all of the human soldiers seen use the same model. Mind you, all those squishies look the same to us anyway.
[[File:MetalMeltdown Kickback and generics.jpg|thumb|right|250px|How is it that these guys are on the Alchemor, but are not ''on'' the Alchemor?]]
*The [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s featured in ''Robots in Disguise'', including [[Toolbox]] and [[Cinch]], all share the ''exact'' same model as [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]].
*Likewise, the [[Cyclone]] Mini-Cons employ a common body-type, including [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]], [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]], and [[Bounce]]. There is also a purple Cyclone and a black-and-green Cyclone residing in Decepticon Island.
*The [[Skunkticon]]s all share the same model as their leader [[Malodor]].
*The Autobot [[museum guard]]s and [[proctor]]s all share a common model in various color patterns. This model serves as the basis for [[RoughEdge]].
*The [[High Council trooper]]s and infiltrators each shared a common model, as did both the Cybertron Police officers and Autobot civilians. There was also a flying trooper and some heavy troopers.
*Besides Vehicons, Glowstrike's army of ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' escapees also includes a host of colorful [[Chompazoid]]s with different jaws than [[Underbite]] that lack, well, underbites. For example, they've got a burgundy Chompazoid and a light brown Chompazoid as guard dogs. There are also several [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s identical in design to [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and [[Ragebyte]], including one sporting a color scheme (and eyes) more in line with the species' [[Sharkticon (species)#Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 counterparts]] that becomes a punching bag for Steeljaw.
*Also spotted walking around in Decepticon Island is an orange and blue look-alike of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] (sans spider legs).

===''Transformers: Frontiers'' mobile game===
In this game you can find a lot of Autobot and some Decepticon generics!
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|Additional voices ([[Ashleigh Chrisena Ricci]], [[Haley Carter Chapel]], [[Todd Perlmutter]], or [[Ryan Nicolls]], English)}}
[[File:Megs' Opponent (Cyberverse - Megatron Is My Hero).jpg|thumb|300px|Me '''''NOT''''' [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]]!]]
*The [[Decepticon]]s employ large numbers of generic [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]]s in various colors and land-based soldiers colored monotone or purple. One of the Seekers even had [[Two-headed Seeker|two heads!]]
*The [[Autobot]]s, meanwhile, have substantial amounts of generic soldiers in their employ, either in primarily blue coloring, or black and red.
*The [[Quintesson]]s have a lot of [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutor]]s in their army.
*The Quintesson [[Scientist (Cyberverse)|Scientist]] has both an array of clone bodies and a collection of alternate counterparts of [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] in various different colors.
*In Megatron's gladiatorial days, he fought a [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|familiar-looking]] generic lad in the ring. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}
*Many generics can be located as part of the [[Polyhex]] Cube teams and their viewers, as well as the security guard and [[Cube mascot|mascot]]. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}}
*There were many generics located on [[Velocitron]], which all succumbed to the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Plague of Rust]], thanks to [[Nervous bot|a suspicious generic]] through the space bridge. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}
*There is a flock of [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammer]]s sharing the same design. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}} {{storylink|The Scientist}}
*There are [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s that have the tribal markings of [[The Snouts]], [[The Tails]], and [[The Fins]]. {{storylink|Wiped Out}} There are many more Sharkticons under the employ of the Quintessons.
*Many [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]] sharing the same body-type as [[Repugnus (Cyberverse)|Repugnus]] and swarms of [[Injector (Cyberverse)|Injector]]s are seen crawling around in the depths of Cybertron. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}} {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}
*There are Cybertronian birds who resemble [[Laserbeak (Cyberverse)|Laserbeak]] in Cybertron's wilderness. {{storylink|The Scientist}} {{storylink|Thunderhowl (episode)|Thunderhowl}}
*The [[Perfect Decepticon]]s that make up [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron X]]'s army all share the same [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]]-inspired model. {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}
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==Non-generics with common character models==
{{note|Despite having recycled and/or character models, these characters establish their continuing [[Seeker (body-type)|an age old custom]] rather than being a generic.}}
Notable examples include:
;[[Live-action film series]]
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] for [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] for [[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] for [[Skipjack (ROTF)|Skipjack]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] for [[Garagebot]], [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]], and [[Canopy]]
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] for [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]] and [[Trench]]
;''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''
*[[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)|Shrapnel]] for [[Kickback (Cyberverse)|Kickback]] and [[Bombshell (Cyberverse)|Bombshell]]

==Generics gone pro==
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Before they became famous.]]
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] was retroactively identified as one of the generic seekers from one scene of the first ever episode. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} As for the rest of the Seekers featured alongside Sunstorm, they became named [[Fun Publications]] characters with exclusive toys: [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]], [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], and [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]].
[[File:Universe AcidStorm toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dear Fun Publications, please make Ion Storm and Nova Storm toys.]]
*Similarly, [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], the green [[Rainmaker]], was just like them until Hasbro turned him into a toy, and [[Ask Vector Prime]] named his partners [[Ion Storm]] (the blue one) and [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] (the yellow one).
*Two space-fillers in the [[Female Autobots]] were named [[Greenlight]] and [[Lancer]] by Fun Pub, which also decided two randoms in another episode were retroactively [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}
*''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' and its sequels named several of the generics who hadn't been based on anything, giving us [[Lickety-Split]] and [[Lightbright (Animated)|Lightbright]].
*[[Chuffer]] was given a name in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] letters pages, turning him from a random guy who gets killed into a ''specific'' guy who gets killed.
*Thanks to the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] and ''Robots in Disguise'' 2015 showrunner [[Adam Beechen]], the following Autobots and Decepticons (as well as the aforementioned Ragnarok) have been retroactively named:
**[[Loader]], a Decepticon stated to be killed during the Chicago battle in the opening of ''Age of Extinction'', as the identity of the Superfund Decepticon from ''Dark of the Moon''.
**[[Endo]] as the Autobot from ''Transformers: Armada'' resembling [[Wheelie (G1)|G1 Wheelie]].
**[[Sentinel Minor]] as the arrogant Autobot officer from ''Armada'' resembling [[Sureshot (G1)|G1 Sureshot]].
**[[Peritus Maximus]] as "Christmas Maximus", the ''Armada'' Autobot resembling a Christmas-themed [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].
**[[Dauntless Maximus]] as "Anonymous Maximus", [[Superion Maximus]]' older brother from ''Transformers: Energon''.
**[[Phreaker]] as the pay phone Autobot featured in ''Transformers: Cybertron''.
**[[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]] as both [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift's]] lifebond partner and the motorcycle refugee featured in ''Cybertron''.
**[[Scratch]] as the proper identity of the cat-like Decepticon [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] defeats in [[The Buzz on Windblade|her series debut]].
**[[Tusks]] as the "Piano Transformer guy" from "[[Target: 2006]]".
**[[Mattock]] as an Autobot who appears in the Marvel Comics story "[[Surrender!]]".
**[[Cobrabreast]] as [[Deathcobra (Victory)|Deathcobra]]'s [[Breast Animal]] partner.
**[[Razorhorn]] as the Insecticon bounty hunter featured in the latter half of the ''RID'' 2015 post-Season 2 mini-series.
**[[Headcannon]] as an Autobot who appears in the ''Wings Universe'' story "[[Hoist the Flag]]".
**[[Clockwise]] as the identity of [[Longtooth]]'s friend.
**[[Goldgear]] as the Activator Mini-Con who successfully steals Strongarm's [[Decepticon Hunter]] after [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] screwed up.

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/pages/generics.htm Generics at the Obscure Transformers Website]
*[http://www.insecticons.com/screencapsarm/s-npcs.html Armada Background Characters at insecticons.com]

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Secrets & Lies issue 1

2020-09-12T18:38:12Z

Badboy99stl: fixing typo in "Clifjumper"

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'''The launch of the''' '''''Nemesis''''' '''hides a secret power struggle in the Decepticon ranks—one with far-reaching consequences for Grimlock and the Dynobots.'''

==Synopsis==
''[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] continues his story...''

On a war-stricken [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the [[Decepticon]] advance threatens to overrun the [[Autobot]] line. But the Decepticons aren't as unified as the Autobots think: [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s growing vendetta against the upstart [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] has resulted in him diverting resources and manpower away from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s "[[Project Dreadnought]]", which aims to rebuild Cybertron itself into a planet-sized warship, and towards the ongoing war effort. Counterpunch enters Shockwave's project hub as [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] grimly contemplates Megatron's increasingly erratic behavior, and wonders if it'd be possible to refocus his mind on his original goal of galactic conquest. His friend [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] sardonically dismisses this possibility, but Counterpunch cuts the debate short by telling an irritated Shockwave that Megatron needs him immediately at the Decepticon [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]].

At the Presidium, Megatron has gathered his top confidants as he plans his next attack on [[Stanix]], a move he hopes will push Prime's forces towards [[Kalis]]. But although [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] points out that their forces are over-committed and stretched thin, Megatron ignores his advice to redevelop their [[energon]] manufacturing capabilities instead—if they don't have the energon they need, then they need to take more by force. Shockwave impassively watches from the sidelines, unaware that Counterpunch is observing him...

When a massive explosion shakes Cybertron some time later, the effect it has proves disastrous: already shaken loose from its orbit by the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, the latest detonation diverts its trajectory and sends it hurtling towards the dangerous [[Stellae Cimeterium]]. At an emergency Presidium meeting, Skyfire informs Megatron that the explosion was likely the result of a stray missile hitting a fuel storage tank. Shockwave points out that a fully operational [[Planetary engine|planetary turbine]] array ''could'' correct their course, but Megatron declines: better first gauge Prime's response, then decide upon an appropriate course of action. Shockwave returns to his project hub, where he finds an accusing Ratbat with some suspicions of his own. The flier points out that the mystery explosion ''conveniently'' took place near one of the half-completed turbines, suggesting that Shockwave deliberately test-fired a turbine to force Megatron's hand. Shockwave refuses to play Ratbat's game, and the cassette-bot takes his leave—but warns Shockwave that although he has no real evidence of the double-cross, he's sure to find some.

[[The Transformers (issue)|Learning of Optimus Prime's plan to clear a path through an oncoming asteroid belt]], Megatron commissions the starship ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', to ambush the Autobot's own ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. But while Megatron and his high-ranking Decepticons board the ship, Shockwave orders Skyfire, the vessel's architect, to stay behind as part of a contingency plan and finish what they started. Though Ratbat can't openly move against Shockwave, and can't prove his suspicions to Megatron, the sneaky fuel auditor devises a scheme to expose Shockwave's treachery—by giving the necessary information to Counterpunch, their deep-cover agent within the Autobots, he ensures that the intel finds its way to [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. With the ''Ark'' launch pending and Prime preoccupied, Prowl informs Punch that they'll take care of this one quietly, and dispatches [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to investigate. But with the turbines located deep in Decepticon territory, he'll need an escort, comprising the heaviest-hitting Autobots around: the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]]s!

Behind enemy lines, the six Autobots trek through the ruins to find the turbines, but [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] has little patience for Perceptor's technical know-how. Indeed, he questions just how important they could be if they haven't encountered any resistance... unaware that he's tripped a silent proximity alarm that immediately alerts Shockwave, who promptly dispatches Skyfire to deal with the intruders. As Shockwave transforms and blasts off, Megatron, overseeing the boarding of the ''Nemesis'', fumes at the scientist's absence, and dispatches [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to find him.

At the smoldering rim of the turbine, the five Dynobots observe the landscape while Perceptor collects some samples for analysis. Grimlock can't shake his unease, however, and wonders where the Decepticons might be... but gets the answer to his question when Skyfire strafes their position! While [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] takes to the skies, [[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]], and [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] launch a surface-to-air barrage that Skyfire easily outmaneuvers. Skyfire assume he's got the upper hand as he makes another run on their position... but didn't wager on Grimlock, who charges forward, contemptuously cleaves the Decepticon's wing off, and sends him hurtling to the ground in a fiery wreck. The battle seems won... but as Perceptor peeks out of his hiding place while the Dynobots exchange congratulations, Shockwave arrives and easily annihilates Grimlock and the other Dynobots in a single devastating blast!

Perceptor watches as Shockwave kneels by Skyfire's remains, seemingly in mourning.. only to extract the flier's [[brain module]] and promise that, someday, his subordinate will live again. His movements draw Shockwave's attention, but before the Decepticon can blow his hiding place the three Seekers arrive and inform Shockwave that Megatron has ordered him to board the ''Nemesis''. His machinations in shambles, Shockwave grudgingly obliges and takes off with the fliers... but the experience has taught the cold, logical Decepticon that the ''real'' threat to the dream of a [[Decepticon Empire]] is ''not'' the Autobots—it is ''Megatron''. Shockwave keeps his cards close to his chest as he boards the ship and humbly accepts Megatron's furious admonishments, already hatching a new plan to ensure that only ''one'' of them will return to Cybertron.

Meanwhile, at the former battle site, a team of Autobots recover the badly injured Dynobots, as the ''Ark'' prepares for its own fateful launch...

==Featured characters==
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*[[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] (23)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (24)
*[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb/Swoop]] (25)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (26)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (27)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (28)
*[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (29)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (33)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (34)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (35)
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (36)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (37)

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*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]] (2)
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]] (3)
*[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] (4)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (5)
*[[Octane]] (6)
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (7)
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (8)
*[[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (9)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (10)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (11)
*[[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] (12)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (13)
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*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (14)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (15)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (17)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (18)
*[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] (19)
*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] (20)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (21)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (22)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (30)
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (31)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (32)
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==Quotes==
"Accident... or '''design?''' I wonder." 
"Ratbat. Perhaps you don't know me as well as you think, otherwise... you'd '''know''' I abhor spontaneity. Next time... schedule an appointment."
:—'''Ratbat''' and '''Shockwave'''

"Let me get this straight. The 'Cons '''want''' us to know this... but it's intel you'd intended to bring us anyway?" 
"It's complicated." 
"Tell me about it."
:—'''Prowl''' and '''Punch'''

"Big." 
"Deep." 
"Am I relieved I brought you boys along for a second opinion."
:—'''The Dynobots''' do not help '''Perceptor'''

"Alas, poor Skyfire. Your '''mind'''... is a terrible thing to waste. Soon, old friend, you shall rise again. I will '''see''' to it."
:—'''Shockwave'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This issue weaves in and around the Cybertron flashbacks from [[Transformers '84 issue 0|last year's issue #0]], and, by extension, the first few pages of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue of the Marvel US comic]]. Notably, Megatron is shown here planning the attack on [[Stanix]] which he spearheaded in issue #0, and the comic reveals that Shockwave ''deliberately'' sent Cybertron towards [[Stellae Cimeterium]] as part of a larger ploy to force Megatron's hand. While Punch narrated the last issue, Counterpunch narrates this one, likely due to the comic's Decepticon-centric plot.
*[[The Transformers (issue)|The very first installment]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the original comic]] had Megatron pontificate about turning Cybertron into a mighty "cosmic dreadnought" to conquer the universe—a plot thread that never actually resurfaced the US run, although the UK-exclusive story "[[Meltdown!]]" revealed that Megatron had commissioned a set of [[planetary engine]]s in [[Kalis]] at some point before the launch of the ''Nemesis'', which we we return to here. This issue takes a stab at addressing the discrepancy by explaining that Megatron ''began'' the war with the intention of galactic subjugation, until his mounting obsession with Optimus Prime led him down an emotional, less rational path.
*This issue features Shockwave and Ratbat at loggerheads over Shockwave's subterfuge, suggesting an origin point for Ratbat's distaste for Shockwave and his wasteful fuel consumption that will mark Ratbat's tenure as a Decepticon leader on Earth.
*The [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] previously appeared as a government building in Furman's ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' series. Notably, this slightly deviates from Marvel US #1, where Megatron and his forces operated out of "[[Castle Decepticon]]". Perhaps one is an alternate name for the other?
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] appears as a Decepticon scientist on Cybertron; when Grimlock defeats him in battle, Shockwave plucks his [[brain module]] from his lifeless body and promises that he'll one day "rise again". The implication seems to be that, after Shockwave gets his hands on the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] in ''The Transformers'' [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#10]], he will use this brain module to recreate Skyfire on Earth as "Jetfire", explaining why Jetfire occasionally referenced details of Cybertronian life. In the author's commentary, Furman compares this to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] using the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[mind bank]] to resurrect five Autobots from preexisting engrams in [[Rock and Roll-Out!|Marvel US #14]], and suggests that Shockwave might have had access to similar technology.
*Speaking of, [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (featuring a yellow paint job based on either his European Generation 1 toy or his American [[Hook (G1)#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toy]]) makes an appearance as one of the scientists on Project Dreadnought. He and the other five [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s were also brought to life by Shockwave in Marvel US #10, so perhaps a similar fate will befall him and his teammates?
*Megatron notes that the ''Nemesis'' will launch in one "[[Units of time|orn]]," a unit of time based on Cybertron's lunar day that previously appeared in [[Yesterday's Heroes!|Marvel #US #60]].
*A few characters mistakenly call [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] "Divebomb", and at one point Grimlock sarcastically addresses him by "whatever you're calling yourself these days". Evidently, this story must not take place long after the events of "[[What's in a Name?]]" where Swoop, then Divebomb, lost an aerial battle to a [[Divebomb (G1)|Decepticon]] who stole his original name.
*The three Decepticon "[[Conehead]]s"—[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]—are shown boarding the ''Nemesis'', when, as per [[The Smelting Pool!|Marvel US #17]], they explicitly ''didn't'' travel to Earth with Megatron, and served under [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] during his reign over Cybertron. Furman advises us to "watch this space"...
*Counterpunch compares Project Dreadnought to a [[warworld]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s preferred mode of transit during the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' comics; although while that was just one spaceship, Counterpunch describes them in the plural, evoking the ''many'' warworlds used by the [[Decepticon fleet]] over in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
*As originally presented in [[The Last Stand|Marvel US #4]], the Dinobots were just five random 'bots who happened to receive dinosaur alternate modes, but a later [[retcon]] in [[A Savage Circle|Marvel US #78]] established that they were already a tight-knit team back on Cybertron. Here, the five "Dynobots" (see "Transformers references" for more on that) are badly injured in the fight; as the next issue will show, their offline bodies will be loaded into the ''Ark'' before it launches from Cybertron, and reactivated to fight Shockwave, as per Marvel US #4. This take on events also explains why Grimlock and company didn't take an active role in the asteroid-clearing mission or the battle between the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' that precipitated their arrival on Earth.

===Transformers references===
*This issue takes some inspiration from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow animated series]] in its decision to depict Skyfire and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] as scientists and coworkers, a backstory established for the pair in the ''The Transformers'' episode "[[Fire in the Sky]]."
*Counterpunch still turns into an all-blue version of one of the "[[Watchdog (G1)|watchdog]]" Decepticons from the episode "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]", as seen in the [[Transformers '84 issue 0|previous issue]].
*[[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], a lesser-known Decepticon scientist, cameos as one of the scientists working on Project Dreadnought.
*Grimlock and the other members of his pre-Earth team go by the "Dynobots", a neologism that originally appeared in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|Dark Ages]]'' miniseries and reappeared in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].
*Slag's battlecry, "Dynobots-traumatize!" evokes the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[activation code]]s—"maximize" and "terrorize", respectively—in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].

===Real-world references===
*In the author's commentary, Furman notes that his instructions to artist [[Guido Guidi]] were to model Slag's Cybertronian [[alternate mode]] on a {{W|Nimr}} armored jeep, Sludge's on a {{w|IDF Caterpillar D9|D9R military bulldozer}}, and Snarl's on a {{w|BMD-1|BMD-1}} amphibious vehicle—although the final art buries any direct inspiration beneath a layer of sci-fi Cybertronian detail and various dinosaurian embellishments.
*"Alas, poor Skyfire," muses Shockwave as he eulogizes his fallen friend, evoking the famous monologue from ''{{w|Hamlet}}''.
*While extracting Skyfire's mind from his corpse, Shockwave remarks, "your mind is a terrible thing to waste," a riff on the motto of the {{w|UNCF}}, "a mind is a terrible thing to waste." This reference isn't specifically called out in Furman's commentary, but it ''has'' become a very common phrase, the origin of which most people aren't aware.

===Errors===
*On page 20, "Warworld" is erroneously spelled with a hyphen.

===Other trivia===
*Backmatter for this issue includes a writer's commentary, where miniseries author [[Simon Furman]] explains some of the more obscure references or writing choices while also teasing upcoming issues.
*Originally solicited for release on April 29th, the miniseries was deliberately pushed back to July as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

===Covers (9)===
*'''Cover A:''' Starscream and Skyfire, by [[Guido Guidi]]
*'''Cover B:''' Ratbat, Shockwave, and Skyfire overlook the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' launching from Cybertron, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover A:''' Optimus Prime and Megatron, by [[Nick Roche]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover B:''' Dinobots on the rampage, by [[Geoff Senior]] and [[Josh Burcham]]
*'''Gem City Comic Con exclusive cover A:''' wrap-around cover with Optimus Prime, by [[Stuart Sayger]]
*'''Gem City Comic Con exclusive cover B:''' wrap-around cover Soundwave and Megatron, by Stuart Sayger
*'''East Side Comics exclusive cover A:''' Optimus Prime, by [[Josh Giang]]
*'''East Side Comics exclusive cover B:''' Megatron, by Josh Giang
*'''San Diego Comic-Con exclusive:''' Package art of Optimus Prime's original toy

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