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Menasor (disambiguation)

2026-02-26T23:04:02Z

Bass X0: /* Full list of Menasors */

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Across the [[multiverse]], '''Menasor''' is generally a gigantic [[Decepticon]].

==Major Menasors==
<center><gallery widths="250px" heights="200px">
File:Menasor studioox.jpg|[[Menasor (G1)|"Generation 1" Menasor]]
File:MenasorCyb-Biggun.jpg|[[Menasor (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Menasor]]
File:RIDmenasor.jpg|[[Menasor (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Menasor]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Menasors==
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], the combined form of the [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]], the [[Gigantion|Giant Planet]] Decepticon tunneling vehicle from the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=2006|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Menasor]], the highly sought-after collectible [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]] toy owned by the Unicron Trilogy Decepticon [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|[[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]], the Decepticon [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]] combiner from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}

==Not to be confused with==
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], the Stunticon leader, who was the original intended identity for ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Menasor.
*{{w|Menacer}}, Menacor, Menasaur, Menosor, [[Pokeformers|Venusaur]], or any of a million other Transformers who do not exist.

Popular beast alternate modes

2026-02-15T06:11:31Z

Bass X0: /* Hawks and falcons (order Falconiformes) */

[[File:Class06-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=2|There's more of these than you'd think.]]
Earth is a planet literally teeming with organic life forms. Millions of genera, of all shapes and sizes, inhabit the planet, and a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan any of them for a potential [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

{{SITENAME}} has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the [[beast mode]]. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[retool]]s on the same line. The list is (more or less) organized in chronological order of toy release or fictional appearance.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Arthropods==

===Arachnids===
====Spiders====
[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Not an [[Avengers]] member.]]
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')

*[[Blackarachnia (BW)]]
*[[Arcee (G1)]]
*[[Crystal Widow]]
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]] <ref name="motif">This character qualifies because of their robot mode motif.</ref>
*[[Airachnid (G1)]]

====Scorpions====
[[File:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]
*[[Pincher (G1)]]
*[[Scorpulator]]
*[[Double Punch (G1)]] / [[Double Punch (ROTB)]]
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]] / [[Scorponok (BWSG)]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor">This character partially qualities because of their nature as a Fuzor.</ref>
*[[Ax]]
*[[Poison Bite]]
*[[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)]]
*[[Zori (Prime)]] / [[Zori (G1)]] / [[Sting (RID)]]
*[[Scorponok (WFC)]] / [[Paralon (RID)]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Scorponok (ROTB)]]
*[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)]]

===Crustaceans===
====Crabs====
[[File:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|When all the world is metrosexual, the Crab People will finally reign supreme!]]
*[[Cancix]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]
*[[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]
*[[Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Crab spy]]
*[[Gura]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)]] / [[Clawtrap]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Crabby Grabby]]

===Insects===
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====
[[File:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)]]
*[[Insecticon (BW)]]
*[[Beetle]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Scarem]]
*[[Sharpshot]]
*[[Shrapnel (RID)]]
*[[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)]] / [[Kickback (Cyberverse)]] / [[Bombshell (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Chop Shop (Cyberworld)]]

====Scarabs and male rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Not Heracross.]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo (G1)|Salvo]]
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)]]
*[[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BW)]]
*[[Needler (G1)|Needler]]
*[[Insecticon (Energon)]]
*[[Hardshell]] / [[Bombshock (Prime)]] / [[Razorhorn]]
*[[Bido (Prime)]] / [[Bido (G1)]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)]]
*[[Bombshell (RID)]]
*[[Saberhorn]]

====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Orthoptera)====
*[[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]
*[[Ransack (G1)]] / [[Ransack (SG)|Ransack (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Scourge (BW)]]
*[[Kickback (FOC)]]
*[[Kickback (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Spinhead]] <ref name="motif" />

====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====
[[File:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)]] / [[Waspinator (BW)]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]
*[[Injector (BW)|Injector]] / [[Latolata]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony (BW)]]
*[[Scavenger (BW)]]
*[[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]
*[[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]] / [[Inferno (Animated)]] / [[Antagony (Animated)]]
*[[Storm Rider]] / [[King Waruder]] / [[Paralyzer]] / [[Bug Bite II]] / [[Parasite]] / [[Skywasp]] / [[Mudfighter]] / [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venin]] / [[Crusher (Diaclone)]] / [[Buzzer (Diaclone)]] / [[B-Navi]] / [[Ripper (Diaclone)]] / [[NAVI-Q]] / [[Thrasher (Diaclone)]] / [[King Waruder|Daros]] / [[Buggy]]

====Mantises (order Mantodea)====
*[[Manterror]] / [[Mantis]]
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Magi]] / [[Shou]] / [[Scalpel (ROTF)]]

====Dragonflies (order Odonata)====
*[[Jetstorm (BW)]] / [[Tonbot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dobo]]

==Fishes==

===Chondrichthyes===
====Rays====
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')
[[File:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]

====Sharks====
'''Hammerhead shark''' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)

*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (G1)]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Hammerstrike (BM)]] / [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)]] / [[Ragebyte]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Hammerbyte]]

'''Great White shark''' (''Carcharodon carcharias'')
*[[Cybershark#TM2|Cybershark (Transmetal 2)]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Cloud|Hellwarp]]
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)]]

==Reptiles==
===Crocodylians===
[[File:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)]] / [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Albitron]] / [[Megalligator]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Gatoraider]]
*[[Dai]]
*[[Razorgrille (RID)]] / [[Skullcruncher (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)]]

===Lizards===
[[File:Prime-toy Zad.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Geckobot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]] / [[Wreckloose (TF 2010)]]
*[[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Reptilion]]
*[[Zado]] / [[Zad]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slicedice]] <ref name="motif" />

===Snakes===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Fangtron.jpg|thumb]]
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)

*[[Colada]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Night Viper]] <ref>This character qualifies even though vipers are not cobras.</ref>
*[[Cobrabreast]]
*[[Gobu]] / [[Gob]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slitherfang]] / [[Fangtron]]
*[[Overcoiled]]

===Turtles===
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')

*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]]
*[[Snapper]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dado (Prime)]]
*[[Skold]]

===Dinosaurs===
====''Ankylosaurus''====
*[[Gairyu]] <ref name="pretender">This character qualifies due to their pretender shell only.</ref>
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] / [[Slapper (Dinobots)|Slapper]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Ankylosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Cross-Ryu drone]]
*[[Roughneck]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scale (RB)|Scale the Shield-Bot]]
*[[Scarr]]

====''Brontosaurus''<ref>Due to the changing classification status of various fossils, these molds may have been described as either ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' at the time of release.</ref>====
[[File:SS-toy Zauru.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Sludge (G1)]]
*[[Zaur (G1)]] / [[Uruaz]] / [[Zauru]]
*[[Rairyu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sludge (SG)]]
*[[Zaur (Animated)]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)]]
*[[Slog (AOE)]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]

====''Pachycephalosaurus''====
*[[Hardhead (BW)]] / [[Dinotron (BM)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Pachycephalosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Caesar-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)]]<ref>Vertebreak's beast mode is based on the dinosaur previously known as ''Dracorex''. However, as of 2020, ''Dracorex'' is recognized as being the juvenile form of ''Pachycephalosaurus''.</ref> / [[Dracodon]]
* [[Jawbreaker (ES)]]

====''Spinosaurus''====
[[File:AOEGenerationsDeluxeScorn.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Undermine (Cybertron)]] / [[Repugnus (Cybertron)]] / [[Undermine (TF 2010)]]
*[[Scorn]]
*[[Spindle]]
*[[Spirituan]]

====''Stegosaurus''====
[[File:G1Snarl toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]
*[[Snarl (G1)]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Doryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]
*[[Hacksaw]]
*[[Doryu (SG)]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)]]
*[[Snarl (AOE)]]
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase the Rescue Dinobot (RB)]]
*[[Abyssrain]]
*[[Snarl (Cyberworld)]]

====''Styracosaurus''====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Ractonite.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Killer Punch]]
*[[Kakuryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimstone (PCC)]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)]]
*[[Ractonite]]

====''Triceratops''====
[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack scout Slug.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Slag (G1)]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]
*[[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]] / [[Triceradon (DOTM)]] / [[Thunderlips]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)]]
*[[Slug (FOC)]]
*[[Slug (AOE)]]
*[[Boulder (RB)|Boulder the Rescue Dinobot]]
*[[Tricerashot (RID)]] / [[Tricerashot (G1)]]<ref name="motif" />
*[['Tops]]
*[[Trisourtops]] / [[Tricitrustops]]
*[[Tricranius]]
*[[Slug (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Leafback]]

====''Tyrannosaurus''====
[[File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08
*[[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]
*[[Tyrannitron]]
*[[Tri-Rex]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]] / [[Dualor (DOTM)]] / [[Ivan]]
*[[Predacon (Armada)]] / [[Preditron]]
*[[Grimlock (Energon)]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]] / [[Megatron (BWSG)]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)]]
*[[Grimlock (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock (FOC)]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)]]
*[[Grimlock (AOE)]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Primal (Rescue Bots)]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner" />
*[[Sharp-T]]
*[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Bogusaurus Rex]] / [[Stinkosaurus Rex]] / [[Greeny Rex]] / [[Bum Sprout]]
*[[Javasaurus Rex]] / [[Roarista]] / [[Goldasaurus Blend]]
*[[Hoist (RB)]] {{storylink|Big Wheels}}
*[[Paleotrex]] / [[Transmutate (BW)#Generations|Transmutate]] / [[Skelivore]]
*[[Tyrannocon Rex]]
*[[Captain Volca]]
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)]]

====''Velociraptor''====
[[File:DB-toy Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]]
*[[Razor Claw]]
*[[Reptron (Go-Bots)]] / [[Dino-Bot]] / [[Greg (Go-Bots)]] / [[Reptron (Universe)]]
*[[Slash (AOE)]]
*[[Dinobot (BWSG)]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RaptorRescan|Bumblebee (WFC)]]
*[[Slash (POTP)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]
*The [[Raptoricon]]s
**[[Thrashclaw]]
**[[Slice (G1)]]
**[[Gnash]]
**[[Shred]]
*[[Lance (RB)|Lance the Raptor-Bot]]
*[[Slash (RBA)]]

===Pterosaurs===
====''Pteranodon''====
[[File:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|thumb|Won't you, take me, on your mighty wings...]]
*[[Swoop (G1)]]
*[[Graphy]]
*[[Yokuryu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]] / [[Terrorsaur (BWSG)]]
*[[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]
*[[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]] / [[Rav (DOTM)]] / [[Paulie]]
*[[Swoop (Energon)]]
*[[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)]]
*[[Nosedive]]
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]
*[[Pterry]]
*[[Ptero]]
*[[Pteraxadon]] / [[Terror-Daxtyl]] / [[Enerax]] / [[Sights (G1)]] / [[Fireglide (SG)]] / [[Fireglide (G1)]]
*[[Wingfinger]]
*[[Swoop (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Thunderbeak]]

==Birds==
===Condors (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')===
[[File:Mov-toy RGR NightBeat7.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt (Beast Machines)]]
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]
*[[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder (Animated)]] / [[Laserbeak (KOU)]]
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)]] <ref name="motif" />

===Eagles (order Accipitriformes)===
[[File:G1Divebomb toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)]]
*[[Squawktalk (G1)]] / [[Squawktalk (SG)]]
*[[Eaglebreast]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BW)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]] / [[Divebomb (SG)]]
*[[Talon (RB)]]

===Hawks and falcons (order Falconiformes)===
[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]
*[[Hawkbreast]]
*[[Wingspan]]
*[[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
*[[Airazor (BW)]] / [[Star Eagle]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Tobias]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Sights (G1)|Sights]]
*[[Airazor (Armada)]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]]
*[[Baru (Prime)]] / [[Baru (G1)]]
*[[Airazor (ROTB)]]

===Owls (order Strigiformes)===
[[File:Prowl tm2 fktoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Beast Wars Prowl.]]
*[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl II]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Blurray Murray]] / [[Gol-D]]
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]]
{{-}}

==Synapsids==
====''Dimetrodon''====
[[File:DB-toy Sludge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Dinobots Sludge]]
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] / [[Sludge (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|"Spinosaurus" drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Saber-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Gnaw (AOE)|Gnaw (Construct-Bot)]]
{{-}}

==Mammals==
===Bats===
[[File:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]
*[[Kōmoribreast]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]
*[[Nightscream (BM)]]
*[[Batscout]] / [[Nightshriek (BW)]] / [[True One]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Wingthing (G1)]]
*[[Skar (G1)|Skar]] / [[Clouder]]
*[[Sonar (BW)]]
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Ratbat (Animated)]] / [[Wingthing (Animated)]] / [[Ratbat (KOU)]]
*[[Hades]]
*[[Ratbat (ROTF)]]
*[[Convobat]]
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)]] / [[Psychobat (RID)]] / [[Psychobat (BWU)]]
*[[Nyx]]
*[[Dracula|Draculus]]

===Bovids===
[[File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a Terror dog, we swear.]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Horri-Bull]]
*[[Longhorn]]
*[[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]
*[[Bisonbreast]]
*[[Ramulus]]
*[[Baro (Prime)]] / [[Baro (G1)]]
*[[Bolt (G1)|Bolt]]
*[[Terrashock]] / [[Overhead]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Smashdown]] / [[Malleus Minotaurus]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Lavamuleta]]
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)]]

===Canines===
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
[[File:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]
*[[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB (BW)|Max-B]]
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)]]
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]
*the [[Cub]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Quickstrike (BM)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Noble]]
*[[Cassie]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]
*[[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]
*[[Steeljaw (DOTM)]]
*[[Servo (RB)]]
*[[Growl (RB)]]
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)]]
*[[Wolfang (Prime)]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Fireplug]]
*[[Sergeant Slobber]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)]] / [[Phantomjaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Silverhound]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Clipshade]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Mutt-Chievous]]
*[[Coach Husky]]
*[[Silverfang]]
*[[Chainclaw (ROTB)]]
*[[Bullseye (Target)|Bullseye]]

===Proboscideans===
[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Ozu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*[[Shuffler]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]
*[[Torca (BW)]] / [[Elphaorpha]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]] / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]]
*[[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (G1)]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)]] / [[Geki]]
*[[Masterdominus]]
*[[Hydrophant]]

===Equines===
[[File:BWN-toy MachKick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]
*[[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Mach Kick]]
*[[Strada]]
*[[Unilla Icequeencone]] / [[King Candyhooves]] / [[Sugar Saddle]]

===Felines===
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')

*[[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit (KP)|Glit]] / [[Howlback (G1)]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Howlback (BB)]]
*[[Panther]]
*[[Jaguarbreast]]
*[[Ax]]
*[[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]
*[[Ravage (ROTF)]]
*[[Scratch (RID)]] / [[Razorpaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Snarlsaber]]

'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
[[File:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]
*[[CatSCAN]]
*[[Rampage (G1)]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Catilla (DOTM)]]
*[[Tigerbreast]]
*[[Toraizer]]
*[[Tigatron]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Bantor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]]
*[[Tigertron]] / [[George (Go-Bots)|George]]
*[[Stripes]]
*[[Arrowstripe]]

'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')
[[File:Prime voyager Thundertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Angela]] / [[Eggleo]] / [[Dark Eggleo]]
*[[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]] / [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]
*[[Lionbreast]]
*[[Leonicus]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)]] / [[Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rachel]]
*[[Lione]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]] / [[Nightstalker (G1)]]
*[[Under-3]]
*[[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] / [[Victory Leo]]
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]
*[[Steeljaw (Animated)]] / [[Lionizer (Animated)]]
*[[Thundertron]] / [[Go Prime]] / [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]]
*[[Valor|Valor the Lion-Bot]]
*[[Hunter (RB Mini-Con)|Hunter the Lion-Bot]]
*[[Lionblade]]

'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')

*[[Cheetor (BW)]] / [[Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler]] / [[Cheetor (BWSG)]]
*[[Che]]
*[[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]
*[[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]
*[[Swift (RB)]]
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Cheetor (ROTB)]]

===Primates===
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')
[[File:G1toy-Beastbox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Could 100 humans take ''him'' on?]]
*[[Apeface]]
*[[Beastbox (G1)]] / [[Beastbox (SG)]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)]] / [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)]]
*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]]
*[[Primal Prime]] / [[Rodimus Primal]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max (Go-Bots)]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime (Cybertron)]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Beastbox (ROTF)]]
*[[Oilmaster]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TFSS|Optimus Prime]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Silverback|Silverback the Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Rarigo]] / [[Ape X Arms]]
*[[Chilla Gorilla]] / [[Abominable Soundman]] / [[Tranquillabeast]] / [[Grinded G. Ears]]
*[[Grrr'illa Grimes]] / [[Flood Jug]]
*[[Snorg the Conquerer]]
*[[Nemesis Primal]]
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)]] / [[Apelinq (ROTB)]]

'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')
[[File:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <s>human being</s> Pretender shell!"]]

*[[Cloudburst]] / [[Phoenix (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Landmine (G1)]] / [[Lander]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Waverider]] / [[Diver (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Groundbreaker]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sky High (Pretender)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Splashdown]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Metalhawk (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Doubleheader]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Pincher (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Stranglehold]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Crossblades (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Skyhammer (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Vroom (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''.
*[[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)]]
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*The [[new lab assistant]]
*[[Sovereign]] / [[G.B. Blackrock]] <ref name="IDW">This character qualifies due to their portrayal in the 2005 IDW continuity only.</ref>
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]
*[[Overlord (G1)]] <ref name="IDW" />

===Rhinos===
[[File:Beast Wars-Transmetal Rhinox-toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher...]]

*[[Headstrong (G1)]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)]] / [[Ramhorn (SG)]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Greatshot]]
*[[Hornbreast]]
*[[Top-Heavy]]
*[[Fire Beast]]
*[[Rhino (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)]]
*[[Backstop (Cybertron)]] / [[Backstop (TF 2010)]]
*[[Ramhorn (Animated)]]
*[[Rumble (ROTF)]]
*[[Zamu]]
*[[Transit (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Transit (G1)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)]]
*[[Drillnohorn]]

===Rabbits===
[[File:BWN-toy Stampy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Beast Wars Neo Stampy]]
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Kitte Shūshū]]
*[[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
*[[Drizzlefluff Tinkletail]]
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===Rodents===
'''Rats'''
*[[Rattrap (BW)]] / [[Packrat]]
*[[Rattrap (BWSG)]] / [[Labrat]]
*[[Rattle Tail]]

===Ursines===
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')
[[File:BW Barbearian toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rise and Shine, Ursine!]]
*[[Chainclaw (G1)]]
*[[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]]
*[[Kuma Kinkin]]
*[[Bear Transformer]]
*[[Sequoia]]
*[[Polarclaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Cuddle Wuddle]] / [[Goldie Snuggleshine]] <ref>Characters using this mold technically turn into ''teddy'' bears.</ref>
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==Mythical creatures==
===[[Dragon]]s===
[[File:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]

*[[Doublecross]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)]] / [[Sinnertwin (SG)]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)]]
*''Likely'' [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)]]
*[[Mechatron]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Cryotek (RID)]]
*[[Galvatron (BW)]] / [[Unicron]]
*[[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]] / [[Sling (AOE)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Savage]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon (Classics)]] / [[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Predaking (Prime)]] / [[Dragotron]]
*[[Ripclaw]] / [[Ser-Ket (Prime)]] / [[Bakudora]]
*[[Skystalker (Prime)]] / [[Backbite (Prime)]] / [[Skylynx (Prime)]] / [[Judora (Go!)|Judora]]
*[[Lazerback (Prime)]] / [[Vertebreak (Prime)]] / [[Gaidora (Go!)|Gaidora]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)]] / [[Dorara]]
*[[Twinstrike (Prime)]] / [[Garara (Go!)|Garara]] / [[Thrash (TLK)]]
*[[Blight (Prime)]] / [[Burara]] / [[Gorge]]
*[[Windrazor (Prime)]] / [[Divebomb (Prime)]] / [[Barara]] / [[Rupture]]
*[[Hydrax]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Exprime|Optimus Exprime]]
*[[Dragonus]] / [[Windra]] / [[Dragonblaster]]
*[[Flamesnort]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Drake (RB)]]
*[[Wingblaze]] / [[Freezer Burn]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Knight Watch|Knight Watch Bumblebee]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner">This character qualities even if they are a partner drone.</ref>
*[[Steelbane]] / [[Skullitron]] / [[Crimsonflame]]
*[[Dragonstorm]]
*[[Rootwing]] / [[Smerg the Sad]]
*[[Sugar Breath]] / [[Milton]]
*[[Sour Wing]] / [[Aday]] / [[Sweet Fang]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)]]
*[[World Dragnus]]
*[[Dragknight Soldier]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)

2026-01-01T11:56:47Z

Bass X0: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Universe2003toy-Primal.jpg|upright=2.33|thumb|''Universe'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Primal]]. Yes, you are seeing that correctly.]]

The original '''''Transformers: Universe''''' toyline, launched in 2003, was a line (almost) entirely made up of [[redeco]]s (and occasionally [[retool]]s) of toys from older lines, in order to quickly (as quickly as a massive multinational corporation can, at any rate) capitalize on the success of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'' and the demand for more ''Transformers'' product that line created.

And in many ways, it did its job a bit ''too'' well. After a considerable flood of products and a huge number of store [[exclusive]]s, the line was effectively dead after a little over one year. However, it continued in other forms, such as an outlet for [[rebranding|rebranded]] toys to smaller retailers, for nearly three more years, coupled with the occasional delayed release from its original run.

Importantly, ''Universe'' really cemented the re-use of years-old molds at retail for Hasbro, and while they would never ''quite'' do it as extensively as they had this time, the practice would live on... especially in the second [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' line]], launched in 2008, which was mainly all-new toys, but made pretty extensive use of older molds at its larger price points and for its many store exclusives.

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==History and overview==
===Initial conception and original run===
[[File:TFU03-toy Reptilion.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Reptilion#Toys|Reptilion]], in all his... glory.]]
The ''Universe'' line was intended to run concurrently with and supplement the main kid-aimed ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line, with $10 "Deluxe" and $20 "Ultra" [[Size class|price points]]. Due to this more limited range of price points, toys that didn't really stack up to one of these were supplemented with other toys, such as a "Basic" toy and added [[Mini-Con]] sold as a Deluxe, or a "Mega" toy with a "Basic" sold as an Ultra class set. In addition, an unusually huge-for-the-time number of store [[exclusive]] toys and multi-packs was released as well. Some of those multi-packs were even available at lower prices than the original releases of those molds combined. The [[OTFCC 2003]] and [[OTFCC 2004|2004]] exclusives were also branded "Universe".

The molds used for the ''Universe'' line spanned from as far back as late-era [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] to the most recent lines, with molds from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' being particularly common—though initially, the idea was to lean more on Beast Era toys to distinguish the line from ''Armada''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In this case for this ''Universe'' segment, we definitely were wanting to stay away from things that were ''Armada''-like. We didn't want to be redundant completely. Again, we had just brought cars back for ''RID [Robots in Disguise]'' and now we're doing cars in ''Armada''. It's also an opportunity, if you're going to get more shelf space, to provide a different type of product. So that's why there's a lot of ''Beast Wars'' characters in there, ''Beast Machines'', to provide a different look in that little stripe of that now-three-foot area. You want it to call itself out. Maybe you'll get a whole new segment collector, or someone will just like that stuff more, for various reasons. They like beasts, or they like the sophisticated coloring or the story, what- you know, whatever.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE-MKJDLkNc&t=408s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=22 - The CREATION of Transformers Universe|year=2025|month=07|day=09}}</ref> Some molds that had previously only been available in Japan (such as [[Big Convoy#Toys|Big Convoy]] or the [[Micromaster]] [[Combiner|Sixcombiner]] teams) were also made available to Hasbro's target audience for the first time that way. Notably, many of these toys now had... ''unconventional'' decos. These were the work of Hasbro designer [[Brian Parrish]], who lead designer [[Aaron Archer]] poached from the ''Star Wars'' team, and as a result they ended up using much more sophisticated [[Paint operation|paint application]]s than were typically seen on ''Transformers''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So Brian Parrish is a good friend of mine. Certainly gets his praises sung in the ''Star Wars'' world, and now ''Rescue Bots'' world, but yeah he was involved with ''Universe'' all the way back here. And so he came from ''Star Wars'' and that's why a lot of these have these sophisticated colors—because if you think of the color palette and tonality of ''Star Wars'' coloring, on spaceships and stuff, and then look at the ''Universe'' segment, you'll you'll start to go, "Oh, okay! That's why these look a little different than the crazy colors Aaron would use." He came from that, you know, ''blast effects'' and ''scorch marks'' and all that kind of stuff that you see on those vehicles. And he really challenged Takara to change their painting game! Because the things we could get done in our HFE [Hasbro Far East] factory partners, Takara wasn't as interested in trying? Because it's... more inconsistency, you know, when you have a free floating plate? You know, you might have one that goes three centimeters, and you might have one that goes two and a half centimeters. To the Americans, we're like, "Oh, that's a cool burn." To the Japanese, it's like, "That's ''wildly'' inconsistent." So they they did ''not'' like what we were doing there, but again, it wasn't their problem because they weren't going to put these out in their market. So they just kind of dealt with it.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE-MKJDLkNc&t=1709s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=22 - The CREATION of Transformers Universe|year=2025|month=07|day=09}}</ref> Early ''Universe'' toys had silver "energon surge" paint simulating power flashes, but this was dropped fairly shortly, even if the fantastically gaudy base color choices carried on.

The first wave of toys came with a [[Pack-in material|pack-in]] [[Transformers: Universe CD-ROM|CD-ROM]] featuring related stories and games.

The line was officially only available on the American market, although some toys (the aforementioned Micromasters, in particular) were released in some European countries in ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' packaging, coupled with a few American imports (such as the "[[Battle in a Box]]" sets) that were sold by online retailers and specialty stores.

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===Discontinuation and continuation===
[[File:TFU03-toy CybBackstop.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Repackaged and unchanged ''Cybertron'' Backstop]]
''Universe'' effectively died as a mass retail line when [[Walmart]] decided to discontinue the Ultra Class assortment in late 2004 due to low sales. Earlier that year, Walmart had already stocked half a dozen exclusive ''Universe'' toys, which had also ended up as [[shelfwarmer]]s. The Deluxe assortment was cancelled by Hasbro shortly afterwards.

Two more [[KB Toys]] exclusive Deluxe toys (in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-esque packaging) followed in 2005, as well as two more KB Toys exclusive [[Micromaster]] waves in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Furthermore, three Ultra two-packs that had already been produced before the Ultra assortment was cancelled eventually ended up as [[Target]] exclusives, also in 2006.

Aside from those delayed releases of already planned toys (except for the KB Deluxes), the ''Universe'' line continued for nearly ''four'' more years (!) following the cancellation of the mass retail assortments, but now only in the form of [[rebranding|rebranded]] toys from more recent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'', with no [[redeco]]es whatsoever. Those toys were mostly available from liquidator stores such as Dollar General, Family Dollar, or Tuesday Morning. Even a new mold, which was available as a Chevrolet online store exclusive in 2008, used the old ''Universe'' logo in its instruction sheet.

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==Toys==
===The redeco line (2003 - 2006)===
====Retail releases====
;Tiny Tins
An odd exception to the "redeco" rule of the early ''Universe'' line, these three Mini-Cons, released individually with additional [[Tiny Tins]], were unchanged from their original releases as part of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Race Mini-Con Team
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (03-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Downshift (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Mirage (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}{{-}}

;Deluxes
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (06-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Reptilion#Toys|Reptilion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Universe (2003)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (BM)#Universe (2003)|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (08-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Striker#Universe (2003)|Dinobot Striker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (10-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (BW)#Universe (2003)|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Universe)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (01-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Triceradon (BM)#Universe (2003)|Dinobot Triceradon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TFU03-toy Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Deluxe [[Ratchet (Universe)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (03-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (BM)#Universe (2003)|Skydive]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (08-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (Universe Deluxe)#Universe (2003)|Fireflight]] with [[Firebot (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Firebot]] & [[Thunderwing (Armada)#UniverseFireflight|Thunderwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Strika (BM)#Universe (2003)|Nemesis Strika]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (10-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2003)|Air Raid]] & [[Wind Sheer (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Wind Sheer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Swerve]] with [[Roadhandler (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Roadhandler]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (02-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Night Slash Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Frostbite (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Frostbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramulus#Universe (2003)|Longhorn]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (04-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blastcharge (BM)#Universe (2003)|Blastcharge]]}}
|}{{-}}

;Ultras 
An oddity of the Ultra assortment (one that would also manifest in the eventually-concurrently-running [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]]) is the ".5" assortments. Basically, the contents of a wave would be revised mid-run, with new product added to the mix, but none of the "tracking" information changed. As far as the stores were concerned, it was all the same stuff.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (07-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Razorclaw]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5''' (10-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tankor (BM)#Universe (2003)|Tankor]] & [[Obsidian (BM)#Universe (2003)|Obsidian]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (11-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Universe (2003)|Depthcharge]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5''' (03-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[King Atlas#Toys|King Atlas]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Uni03-toy KingAtlas.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[King Atlas#Toys|King Atlas]], one of the oldest molds used in ''Universe''.]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (08-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stockade (Universe 2003)#Toys|Stockade]] & [[Magna Stampede#Toys|Magna Stampede]] with [[Prowl (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Prowl]] & [[Terradive (Armada)#UniverseStockade|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (Universe)#Toys|Autobot Whirl]] with [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#UniverseWhirl|Gunbarrel]] & [[Makeshift (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Makeshift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5''' (10-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Soundwave]] & [[Space Case (G2)#Universe (2003)|Space Case]]}}
|}
{{note|A fully-fledged fourth mass retail wave was planned; but ultimately the new toys that would have been included with it ended up as [[Target]] [[exclusive]]s (see below).}}
{{-}}

====Exclusives====
Well after the normal retail line ended, ''Universe'' continued on as a series of store [[exclusive]]s.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kmart''' (07-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Crystal Widow#Toys|Crystal Widow]] vs. [[Oil Slick (Universe)#Toys|Oil Slick]] with [[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[Market six]]"''' (10-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Universe (2003)|Liftor]] VS. [[Ransack (Universe 2003)#Toys|Ransack]] with [[Refute (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Refute]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Ultra Magnus]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Over-Run]] VS. [[Treadshot (Universe 2003)#Toys|Treadshot]] with [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Nightbeat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]] with [[Repugnus (G1)#Universe (2003)|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Ultra)|Long Haul]] & [[Hightower (Universe Ultra)|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Ultra)|Bonecrusher]] & [[Scavenger (Universe Ultra)#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TFU03-toy Ramjet.jpg|thumb|250px|Toys"R"Us exclusive [[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]], with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thunderclash]], [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#UniverseRamjet|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#UniverseRamjet|Terradive]], and [[Thunderwing (Armada)#UniverseRamjet|Thunderwing]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thunderclash]], [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#UniverseRamjet|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#UniverseRamjet|Terradive]], and [[Thunderwing (Armada)#UniverseRamjet|Thunderwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#WMBasic|Optimus Prime]] with [[Prowl (RID)#WMSC|Prowl]] [[Spychanger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)#Universe (2003)|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Universe (2003)|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#WMBasic|Ultra Magnus]] with [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]] Spychanger}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ruination]] ([[Armorhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane#Universe (2003)|Mega-Octane]], [[Movor#Universe (2003)|Movor]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ro-Tor]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Universe (2003)|Rollbar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Universe)#Toys|Sunstorm]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Inferno]] and [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Universe (2003)|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Perceptor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Perceptor]] – [[Sureshock (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Sureshock]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Universe (2003)|High Wire]], [[Grindor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Grindor]])}}
|}

{{-}}
;[[KB Toys]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''MicroMaster Series I''' (05-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''MicroMaster Series II''' (10-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Universe (2003)|Buckethead]] (1 of 6)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Quickmix]] (2 of 6)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Universe (2003)|Scavenger]] (3 of 6)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Universe (2003)|Bonecrusher]] (4 of 6)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Universe (2003)|Long Haul]] (5 of 6)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Universe (2003)|Hightower]] (6 of 6)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''MicroMaster Series III''' (09-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Railspike (Universe)|Railspike]] (1 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Universe)|Overload]] (2 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tankor (Universe)|Tankor]] (3 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Midnight Express (Universe)|Midnight Express]] (4 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swindle (Universe)|Swindle]] (5 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rapid Run (Universe)|Rapid Run]] (6 of 6)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''MicroMaster Series IV''' (09-2006)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)|Fireflight]] (1 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Universe)|Silverbolt]] (2 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (Universe)|Skydive]] (3 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Universe)|Storm Jet]] (4 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (Universe 2003)|Air Raid]] (5 of 6)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ro-Tor (Universe)|Ro-Tor]] (6 of 6)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TFU03-toy RedAlertMicro.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Micromaster Protectobot [[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes''' (09-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
|}
{{note|The MicroMaster Protectobots were not individually numbered. The Protectobots and Constructicons were also available as non-exclusive releases on ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' cards in Europe, and the Railbots and Aerialbots on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' cards, the ''Cybertron'' releases even ''before'' the U.S. versions, with the first sighting of the Railbots hailing from the Netherlands in August 2005. The ''Universe'' versions were also available from Australian online retailer Casefresh since July 2005, and at Australian KMart stores since August 2005.}}

;[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[OTFCC 2003]]''' (07-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shadow Striker (Universe)#Toys|Shadow Striker]] / [[Roulette (Universe)#Toys|Roulette]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Sunstreaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[OTFCC 2004]]''' (07-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megazarak (Universe)#Toys|Megazarak]] with [[Caliburn (Universe)#Toys|Caliburn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sentinel Maximus#Toys|Sentinel Maximus]] with [[Apelinq (BM)#Universe (2003)|Ape-Linq]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TFU03-toy SideswipeOTFCC.jpg|right|thumb|200px|OTFCC 2003 Sideswipe]]
|}

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===Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)===
At this point, ''Universe''-branded product was almost entirely repackagings of toys released in other lines without changes (aside from the packaging, obviously), put out through "discount" chains in ''extremely'' staggered release. And the one truly new toy in the series was one you were ''highly'' unlikely to see through normal shopping...

Interestingly, the new packaging omitted any references to combiner toys' combining abilities.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Spy Changers Wave 1''' (02-2005)
{{note|Redecoes of Spychangers in new Generation 1-themed colour schemes.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Silverstreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Spy Changers Wave 2''' (08-2006)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{note|Rebranded versions of previous KB Toys exclusive translucent decos.}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Universe (2003)|Autobot Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Uni2|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 1''' (08-2005)
{{note|Rebranded ''Energon'' Energon Class figures.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Doom-Lock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Insecticon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Universe (2003)|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Strong Arm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 2''' (10-2006)
{{note|Rebranded ''Energon'' Energon Class figures.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Universe (2003)|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Universe (2003)|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Signal Flare]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Treadshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Wideload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Hoist-Uni03SC1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Spy Changer Hoist]][[File:TFU03-toy Sharkticon.jpg|250px|thumb|Repackaged ''Energon'' Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 3''' (10-2007)
{{note|Rebranded ''Cybertron'' Scout Class figures.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2003)|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Universe (2003)|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1''' (10-2005)
{{note|Rebranded ''Energon'' Combat Class figures.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Sharkticon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Storm Jet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
{{note|Rebranded ''Classics'' two-pack.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|The Ultimate Battle ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Megatron]])}}
|}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]''' (11-2007)
{{note|Rebranded ''Cybertron'' Deluxe Class figures.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Opposites Attack ([[Excellion (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Excellion]] vs. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Search for the [[Barbarossa|Pirate Moon]] ([[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]] vs. [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Cannonball]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Chevrolet Store''' (10-2008)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Chevy)#Universe (2003)|Swerve]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TFU03-toy SwerveChevy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Chevrolet Swerve, the final toy in the line and a real bear to obtain.]]
|}

===Unreleased toys===
A great many more toys were planned for ''Universe'' that ultimately never made it out the door. In early 2004, a large number of stolen samples of toys intended for the line appeared on [[eBay]]; all of them were later officially revealed by Hasbro one way or another. Many of these toys' decos would be the inspiration for other characters altogether, often through [[Fun Publications]] as club and convention exclusives.

[[File:Spacewarp-r.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Ultra-sized [[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]], [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]], and the [[Space Mini-Con Team#Universe (2003)|Space Team]], intended for Toys"R"Us]]
[[File:Leatherhide.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Deluxe-sized [[Leatherhide (Universe)#Toys|Leatherhide]], intended for Walmart]]
[[File:Defensorotfcc.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Super-sized [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Hot Spot / Defensor]], intended for OTFCC 2005]]

* '''[[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]]''' — Seemingly set for regular retail release, this was a "toxic"-themed redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Super-sized [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#|Laser Optimus Prime]]. It was ''incredibly'' popular immediately. Fun Publications investigated the possibility of releasing this toy as a Club exclusive, but was told the tooling was too expensive.

* '''[[Jetstorm (BM)#Universe (2003)|Jetstorm]] (?)''' — An unreleased deco revealed in Hasbro's [[BotCon 2007]] display. No name was assigned for this Ultra Class toy, so we're listing it as Jetstorm.

* A Chinese distributor list leaked to the internet in 2004 contained the names of four more toys listed under the mass-retail Deluxe assortment, namely "Sonar", "Optimus Primal", "Optimus Minor", and "Thrustor". It's unclear whether there were ever any concrete plans behind those names, or whether they were merely placeholders.

* '''[[Smokescreen (Cybertron)#Toys|Smokescreen]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Jolt]] VS. [[Drench (Universe)|Drench]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Wind Sheer]]''' — Confirmed by Hasbro as an intended third "[[Battle in a Box]]" two-pack that would have been available from [[Target]], this set was to include the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Deluxe-sized [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] molds (and their Mini-Cons, of course) redecoed like [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Drench (G2)|Drench]] (but as a Decepticon like "Euro" [[Drench (G1)|Drench]]), respectively.
: While Smokescreen still hasn't seen a release, a "Drench"-based redeco of the Wheeljack mold was later released—with slight modifications—by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] as the [[BotCon 2008]] exclusive ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Sideswipe (SG)#Toys|Sideswipe]] toy.

* '''[[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]]''' with '''[[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]]''' and '''[[Space Mini-Con Team#Universe (2003)|Space Mini-Con Team]]''' — Originally intended for [[Toys"R"Us]], this was a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Ultra-sized [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]], including redecos of his Mini-Con companion [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]] and a new-deco version of the [[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]] ([[Astroscope#Universe (2003)|Astroscope]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Sky Blast]], and [[Payload (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Payload]]). As with other Mini-Cons in the ''Universe'' line, Comettor and the Space Team would presumably have retained their original toy names and not have been new characters.
: The Transformers Collectors' Club later released the toy in a slightly modified version of this deco, sporting a new head sculpt, as [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)#Toys|Astrotrain]]. While the Comettor redeco (now named [[Starcatcher (Cybertron)#Toys|Starcatcher]]) was included, the Space Team redecos were replaced by redecos of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team#Toys|Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] as the [[Sabotage Team]], as the Space Team molds had degraded beyond use by that time.

* '''[[Leatherhide (Universe)#Toys|Leatherhide]] VS. [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#UnUni|Blackarachnia]]''' / '''[[Nightprowler#Toys|Nightprowler]] VS. [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Uinverse (2003)|Waspinator]]''' — Intended to be [[Walmart]]-exclusive "Halloween [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]]" two-packs, these toys were mysteries until two years after their appearance on ebay, when an odd checklist update on Hasbro's public ''Transformers'' website (which was "fixed" days later) revealed their names and planned outlet. Leatherhide is a redeco of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]] [[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]], pitted against a redeco of the [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|original Blackarachnia toy]]. Nightprowler is a redeco of the original ''Beast Wars'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]], packed with a redeco of [[Transmetal]] [[Waspinator_(BW)/toys#TM1|Waspinator]].

: For [[BotCon 2015]], the Waspinator deco was used on the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]] mold as the [[Waruder]] "[[Parasite#Toys|Parasite]]" drone, which was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Skywasp]]. In [[2022]], [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp got a new toy]], a Target-exclusive redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Waspinator]] in a ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Beasts Collide" four-pack.

* '''[[Piranacon (G1)#Timelines|Piranhaking]]''' — Redecos of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)#Toys|Seacons]], now named the "Piranhacons", in a Walmart-exclusive Ultra-sized giftset. Even though the aforementioned checklist on Hasbro's public website confirmed them as having been intended for the ''Universe'' line, Hasbro themselves stated at [[OTFCC 2004]] that Walmart had asked them to release them under the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' banner instead. Either way, Walmart later decided to back out of the deal. Instead, the Seacons (now under their original Generation 1 names again) were released via the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] in 2008.

* '''[[Menasor (G1)#Universe (2003)|Menasor]]''' — The ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Ultra-sized [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]] tooling of Generation 1 [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]] was planned for a store exclusive redeco as "Menasor", as "[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]" was unavailable as a [[trademark]] at the time. This redeco got as far as a prototype and received packaging art before being canceled.<ref>[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php ]</ref>

* The [http://www.allspark.com/ Allspark] fansite also received details about planned <strike>[[BotCon]]</strike> OTFCC 2005 exclusives following the bankruptcy of [[3H Productions]]. As with [[OTFCC 2003]] and [[OTFCC 2004|2004]], these figures would presumably have been labeled as part of the ''Universe'' line. With the exception of [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Hot Spot/Defensor]], who was shown as a prototype, none of the other ideas made it beyond the design stage.

:* '''[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Brawn]]''' and '''[[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2003)|Roadbuster]]''' — ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Basic-sized [[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]] was planned as a redeco and new-head retool pair

:* '''[[Devcon (G1)#Universe (2003)|Devcon]]''' — ''Energon'' Deluxe-sized [[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]] was intended for a new-head retool as the first toy of the Generation 1 cartoon character, who had previously [[Devcon (G1)#Expanded Universe|lost a vote]] to become a [[BotCon 2002]] toy.

:* '''[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Megatron]]''' — ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra Class [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] was planned for a new toy of ''Beast Wars'' Megatron's [[Transmetal 2]] dragon form, possibly characterized as a "Transmetal 3" upgrade in a post-''Beast Machines'' setting. This Megatron concept was actually [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|revived]] a decade later and released at [[BotCon 2016]].

:* '''Hot Spot''' / '''[[Defensor (OTFCC)#Toys|Defensor]]''' — ''Robots in Disguise'' Super Class [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|Optimus Prime]] was intended to be used for a new form of Generation 1 [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], but as one figure with a super mode instead of five figures together as the Combiner. This figure would have retained the small mode Optimus head for Hot Spot mode but received a newly-tooled head as super mode Defensor. To offset the costs of producing such a large toy, there was also a "Midnight Shield Defensor" black redeco planned.

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==Post-''Universe'' releases==
As, ultimately, a short-lived footnote in the overall ''Transformers'' franchise, ''Universe'' has not had a huge impact on later nostalgia-driven series. Most of the callbacks to it are more in the form of [[homage]], and mostly to unreleased toys, as noted many times above, but a handful of characters have actually made their way into other lines with new, updated toys.

{|style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy [Super Black]]] (aka Nemesis Prime)}}

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' / [[BotCon 2011]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Toxitron (Animated)#Toys|Toxitron]]}}

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Timelines'' / [[BotCon 2015]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Waruder Marauders ([[Parasite]])}}

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Timelines'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
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==Notes==
* The [[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]]/[[Mega-Dinobot]] [[combiner]] was originally intended for the ''Universe'' line, which would have made it the first newly created mold(s) to be initially released as part of the line. However, Hasbro ultimately decided to release it as a two-pack in the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line instead. As a consequence, Chevrolet [[Swerve (Chevy)|Swerve]] was the first (and only) new mold to be released under the original ''Universe'' banner... in 2008, shortly before the ''second [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' line was launched. The toy would have used branding from the first live-action movie, but as a one-of-a-kind promotional item commissioned by Chevrolet, Hasbro didn't want to pay the licensing fee—so here it ended up!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So this ties in a little bit to movie stuff... but it is kind of separate, and that's why it wasn't in the movie packaging. That would have incurred a bunch more royalties that we didn't need to pay for a promotional item. So, that's why I think it ended up in ''Universe''. So, what that was, was... Chevy was working with Michael Bay—and thus Hasbro—on the movie stuff, at least in early discussions, and somebody in the marketing department thought it would be a great idea to promote their new car that's coming out in Europe with a Transformer toy! And to your point, it went through many iterations as far as how it got released in various markets. But what I can tell you is that item was a exclusive, paid-by-Chevy toy to get made for their needs. And that is why to this day you haven't seen it redecored. Hasbro/Takara doesn't own the tooling for that item. For them to get the volume they wanted, and have the control that they wanted, they wanted to buy the tooling. So that they essentially made a boutique toy for themselves. It started you had to really like... I think ''buy'' an Aveo, test-drive and buy an Aveo, then it just kept backing off from there. [...] Yeah. I think they committed to a certain production run, and then it was up to them to distribute it, and all of that. So, you know I think in hindsight we all know that car didn't become a... daily driver epic brand kind of car. [...] So, I can only imagine that the promotion didn't work the way they had initially thought it was going to work. So, I'm sure they had plenty of them. [...] So, for us, that was always the way it was, it was always going to be shipped to them in a bag with instructions, there was never a backer card or nothing. Any of that. That was it was a very unique promotional item. I mean, that's how Hasbro looked at it. It was a promotional tie-in.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE-MKJDLkNc&t=2145s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=22 - The CREATION of Transformers Universe|year=2025|month=07|day=09}}</ref>
* On their official Transformers website, Hasbro listed several combo-packs of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Mini-Con]] teams (Adventure Team/Sea Team, Road Wrecker Team/Night Attack Team, Race Team/Space Team) under "Universe". The actual toys, however, which were available from Toys"R"Us and Wal-Mart stores and were unchanged from their ''Armada'' releases other than the packaging, came on ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' rather than ''Universe'' cards.

==See also==
*''[[Transformers: Expanded Universe]]''—a short-lived [[BotCon 2002]] exclusive toyline whose characters appear in the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|''Universe'' comic]].

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Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)

2025-12-08T22:23:34Z

Bass X0: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''Skydive is an [[Autobot]] [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Skydive.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Bookish flying ace extraordinaire.]]
'''Skydive''', it has been said, would rather read about an aerial battle than take part in one. He's the Aerialbots' resident bookworm and is fascinated by the history and science behind aerial warfare. Within the limits of his design, he's capable of duplicating the flight patterns of anything he sees. His knowledge of aerial warfare and tactics is unmatched. Skydive is probably the most skilled Autobot flier in existence. All of that, and you're more likely to find him secluded in a cozy library than actually in the sky. He's simply too modest and bookish to realize how smart and skilled he really is. Thankfully the rest of the Autobots definitely do.

Skydive combines with his fellow [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or with other Transformers to form [[Ultra Prime]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Laurie Faso]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Christian Weygand]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Ghost in the Machine''), [[Ionei Silva]] (Portuguese), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Ghost in the Machine"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, ''The Key to Vector Sigma'' & ''War Dawn'')}}

[[File:Skydive slingshot.jpg|left|thumb|Skydive tries to explain to Slingshot why his wrist-mounted sundial doesn't work in the shade.]]
At one point during the eternal war with the Autobots on Earth, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] grew fed up with how his opponents ruled the roads and created a group of Decepticon cars known as the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. In order to give his new warriors life, he brought them to Cybertron and tracked down the ancient supercomputer, [[Vector Sigma]], to input cybernetic personalities into the Stunticons. Thanks to a series of traps and drones in their way, the Autobots failed to prevent Megatron from succeeding and returning to Earth. Seeking to even the playing field, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] conceived of the idea of retrofitting several broken-down Cybertronian ships into Earthly jets, and bringing them to life as a team of Autobot flyers. With the help of his technical savvy soldiers, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], Wheeljack, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and Prime's own creator, [[Alpha Trion]], Optimus's plan was enacted and the Aerialbots were born. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Skydivewardawn.jpg|thumb|Pose by [[Pat Lee|Funana.]]]]
Because Optimus Prime specified to Vector Sigma that the Aerialbots be given personalities that required them to learn and grow, and make their own decisions, however, Skydive and his friends were not instantly bound to the Autobot cause. Their sense of pride in their flying ability caused many of them to look down on the other Autobots. Despite their personalities being like night and day, Skydive and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] were frequent flying partners and often on the same side of any argument. Skydive's eye for aerial maneuvering left him just as impressed as the more emotional Slingshot when it came to the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]' flight skills, and this innocent zest for knowledge led him and his partners into a Decepticon trap. Turning the [[Kronosphere]] on the hapless Autobots, Megatron sent the Aerialbots back in time nine million years. Their journey led them to the earliest days of the war, and they personally saw Megatron maliciously gun down unarmed Cybertronians in his quest for power. Skydive and the other Aerialbots returned to the present with an unshakeable commitment to seeing the Decepticon threat ended. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

Skydive had to explain the exact nature of the [[Statue of Liberty]] to a confused [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] while the Autobots were spraying it with [[Corrostop]]. The Stunticons then arrived to kidnap [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the Aerialbots pursued their getaway jet [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] all the way back to [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]], where they were forced to retreat after the [[Lightning Bug]] was turned on them. The Aerialbots later managed to avoid being infected by [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] and combined into Superion to beat Menasor and destroy the Lightning Bug, saving the day. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Primesb&skydiveairassault.jpg|left|thumb|Better an arch than [[Triple Takeover|a throne]].]]
During a Decepticon ambush in the [[Middle East]], Slingshot was buried in a cave and Skydive served as...support to help dig him out. Skydive and Slingshot then went undercover to investigate a string of airplane thefts. They ended up carved up into pieces and put back together by a [[Jumal|street kid who also just happened to be a deposed royal prince]] who was also a mechanical genius. Convenient! Skydive later joined the Aerialbots in forming Superion to fight [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the [[Giant Purple Griffin]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

After the death of Megatron and the retaking of Cybertron, Skydive and the Aerialbots became part of the Autobot Fleet. When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] and Spike were kidnapped to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], the rescue party alerted the Aerialbots to swoop by for covering fire and pick-up. [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and Skydive made the strafing run that took out the Quintessons' defensive [[proton cannon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

When the Quintessons destroyed their own planet to get at the Autobots, the resulting blast wave destroyed the Aerialbots' ship, sending Skydive and the rest hurtling through space. Although they clearly survived, Skydive, Fireflight and Slingshot were not seen after the explosion. They eventually impacted on [[Goo Number 8739-B]], and were rescued by [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} The Autobots were attacked by Decepticons while on Goo. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

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Skydive was present when Optimus Prime briefly returned from the dead, and gathered the Autobot Fleet for an attack on the Quintessons. He was also on the flagship with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] when they spotted Hot Rod and the others coming to warn the Fleet about the Quintesson trap. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

{{Note|In the episode "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]", several jets in the Autobot Fleet resembling the Aerialbots' alt modes were destroyed by the Quintessons. Repeatedly. Since the Aerialbots unquestionably survived the attack, it would seem their character models were merely used to build up the size of the fleet, and the casualty figures.}}

Before long, history repeated itself (literally) as Skydive and the Aerialbots had another time travel adventure involving Alpha Trion, only this time it involved the ancient Autobot himself traveling into the present from the past, back from when he was merely A-3. The Quintessons were experimenting with [[Time Window]] technology when Perceptor and a group of Autobots came across their work. Summoned for reinforcements, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] arrived with Superion and the other Autobots to drive the Quintessons off the asteroid. As the time window was left open, a robot named A-3 materialized on the asteroid. It wasn't until after the Quintessons convinced the Autobots that the window needed to be closed for the sake of the universe, and A-3 returned to his own time, that Skydive and the Aerialbots realized they had once again been in the presence of "the father of the Autobots". {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

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Once, Air Raid led the Decepticon duo of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] into an asteroid field where Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots were waiting to spring an ambush. The Aerialbots messed the Decepticons up pretty badly, especially after they transformed into Superion. Eventually, Skydive and the others chased the Decepticons through a strange warp in space. This proceeded to have no consequences for [[Sandstorm (G1)|anyone]] [[Paradron|whatsoever]]. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots tried to stop the Decepticons' abduction of [[Octane]], and later showed up to stage an ambush for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots were spending a relaxing day watching home movies on [[Teletraan II]] when things suddenly got serious, as the Autobots' computer off-handedly informed them [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was never destroyed in his last battle with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Sure enough, Silverbolt and Skydive were later present at the former site of Fort Knox, investigating Trypticon's handiwork on behalf of the [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|King of Kings]] of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]]. When they tracked Trypticon to his new staging grounds, Skydive and the Aerialbots launched from [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], but the Decepticon presence in Carbombya was more than they had anticipated. The Aerialbots made a hasty retreat when confronted with overwhelming firepower, but soon returned with reinforcements and drove the Decepticons from Carbombya. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

During a battle in space, Skydive and the Aerialbots may or may not have been present. Superion, at least, was surely there on the planet [[Eurythma]]... sometimes. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} Skydive was ''definitely'' stationed at Autobot City, though, when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] stole Metroplex's eyes. The massive Autobot was nearly driven mad with pain when the Decepticons set off a bomb in his brain, and Skydive, Silverbolt and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] had to keep him contained so that his thrashing didn't destroy anything irreplaceable. Like Portland. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}

After [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] took some hostile fire over the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Rodimus Prime dispatched Skydive and the Aerialbots to investigate. They were caught in a crossfire between the brain-addled Junkions and the Quintessons, who were responsible for messing with the Junkions' air waves, and their minds. Even after becoming Superion, the Aerialbots took heavy fire and had to be brought back to [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were working with Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe to fend off the latest wave of Decepticon attacks. When Trypticon arrived, they played the bi-planes to his King Kong. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Skydive made a brief appearance when the Autobots brought their new generator on-line after the creation of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} During the Decepticon invasion of Japan, the Aerialbots fought against [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] when he tried to derail a bullet train full of passengers. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Sometime thereafter, Skydive and the Aerialbots were recruited by Rodimus Prime to rescue the body of Optimus Prime from [[Gregory Swofford|Swofford]] and [[Mark Morgan|Morgan]]. Unfortunately, this only meant they were among the first Autobots exposed to the [[Hate Plague]]. Despite the madness induced by the red dust, the Aerialbots were apparently still willing to form Superion. Superion ran amok, causing serious property damage, infecting [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taking several other Autobots out of action. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Skydive and the others were eventually cured of the Hate Plague along with the entire planet when Optimus Prime unleashed the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

When the Decepticons invaded Cybertron searching for the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]], the Aerialbots tried to stop them. Unfortunately, they didn't reckon with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Despite his skill as an aerial ace, Skydive was matched move for move by Sixshot in his starfighter mode, and was blasted out of the sky. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} The Aerialbots were next seen retreating in disarray from an advancing [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] as the battle on Cybertron continued. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} The Aerialbots were ultimately defeated and had their [[power pack]]s removed to help fuel the rocket engine the Decepticons installed on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)}}
Skydive and the Aerialbots were dispatched from the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] to aid Optimus Prime in battle with the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Their aerial firepower frankly overwhelmed the marauding Decepticons, and sent them home with their transistors between their struts. On his second attempt, Megatron sent the Stunticons, who were considerably more successful in engaging the Autobots. Damaged in jet modes, Skydive the Aerialbots chose instead to merge and form Superion. As Superion, they possessed scramble combining abilities, but so did the Stunticons when they formed Menasor. The Aerialbots were in the midst of reconfiguring their limb formation when Fireflight, being...well, a daydreaming idiot, mixed up whether he was supposed to be the right leg or the left. His indecision gave Menasor time to shoot him down, and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assumed the place of Superion's right leg instead, corrupting his programming. Skydive and the others were trapped as Superion, literally fighting themselves, until Fireflight retook his place as Superion's limb. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Skydive was among the Autobots defending their base when the Decepticons came to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Hm2 Skydive Air Raid.jpg|200px|thumb]]
Skydive and the Aerialbots were stationed at Autobot City on Earth in 2011. When Galvatron attacked Cybertron via the old [[space bridge]] network, the Aerialbots were summoned to Cybertron as reinforcements. They soon arrived with the [[Trainbot]]s and quickly joined the battle. Skydive and his team formed Superion and battled [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and Devastator. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Later, the combined Aerialbots fought alongside [[Raiden]] and Defensor against the Decepticon combiners, and were nearly crushed when Bruticus collapsed a building on their position. They were bailed out by the arrival of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. When Hot Rod began his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on Earth, Skydive and the Aerialbots returned to the humans' planet to assist him. They confronted the Stunticons in the desert, pitting Superion against Menasor yet again. The battle was so fierce it eventually carried them to the Arctic where Hot Rod was searching. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:HM6 warped Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|200px|left]]
Skydive and his flying comrades joined the [[Triple Changer]]s in distracting the Decepticons long enough for [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] to sneak inside Trypticon and gather data on the [[Madmachine]]. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Sometime later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were on a research vessel that passed near a [[Metamorphose|strange meteorite]]. The meteorite had been altered by Galvatron to produce magnetic warping waves whenever it detected metal, and so it send the Aerialbots and their ship twisting through space. Although the Decepticons tried to intervene, the Autobots eventually recovered Skydive and his injured colleagues. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

Following a lengthy repair cycle, Skydive and the Aerialbots were ready for action when Galvatron and the Decepticons laid siege to Cybertron one last time. Transporting to Cybertron from Earth, they raced into battle (on foot, for some reason). Skydive and the team got the drop on the Stunticons when they merged into Superion, smashing and scattering the 'Cons before they could form Menasor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} As the fighting continued, the Aerialbots battled Abominus as Superion and later separated to trade blaster fire with the Stunticons. The warring only came to an end once [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s bombs blew up [[Vector Sigma]] and annihilated the planet.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] attacked San Francisco, Ultra Magnus dispatched Skydive and the Aerialbots to combat it. Although they made frequent bombing runs on the organism, the Aerialbots were unable to stop it. Only the arrival of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his powerful giant [[Transtector]] brought an end to the creature's rampage. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Skydive and the Aerialbots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Superion upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

When one of Scorponok's Death Towers emerged in Washington D.C., Skydive and the Aerialbots were dispatched to investigate it. As part of Superion, Skydive 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)}}
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=====Metrowars=====
As part of Superion, Skydive was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
In the 2030s, Skydive and the Aerialbots deployed from Metroplex to put a stop to the Stunticons' latest bout of mischief. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}} This led to a battle in which Superion battled and was defeated by [[Grand Scourge]], though he was saved by [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], allowing the Aerialbots to escape. They went on to accompany Broadside to the [[Legends World]] and help him defeat [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], who then started living with them on Broadside's giant [[transtector]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}} The Aerialbots later visited Metroplex, another visitor to this world, and hosted their annual barbecue party on his city mode together with their old friend, [[Jumal|King Hassan]]. {{storylink|Today Is Energon BBQ!}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}} When the world was flooded by [[Tigerburn]], Skydive watched from the safety of Broadside's ship mode as the [[Laser Beast]] took control of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], the Autobots chose to support the [[Selector]]s in their revolution against their human creators and masters. As a result, Skydive and the Aerialbots abandoned their friend [[Jumal]] in the Middle East to reunite with the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
When the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s confronted Menasor at a baseball stadium, Skydive and the Aerialbots arrived as back-up. They formed Superion to engage Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] was injured, Superion targeted the Decepticon combiners' legs, shaking them loose and giving the smaller Protectobots a chance to link up with the Decepticon gestalts and override control of their bodies. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}} After the Autobots discovered a utopia island paradise, it was besieged by Megatron and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], who wanted to build an impregnable fortress. [[Kenji]] radioed for help, and Optimus Prime sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to the rescue. As Superion they fought off [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] using their smarts to outthink the evil warriors. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
In [[2010]], Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to utilize his skills and improve the Decepticons' combiner technology. Skydive and the Aerialbots joined the Protectobots in assaulting Trypticon, in hopes of rescuing the hostage scientist. Skydive and his team formed Superion for a first strike, but the Decepticon combiners countered with their deployment modes, launching the Stunticon and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] troops with enough force to tear Superion apart. The Protectobots stood guard over [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] as he performed battlefield triage on the Aerialbots in his repair bay mode, bringing them back on-line. Silverbolt then transformed into launcher mode and unleashed Skydive and the other Aerialbots in their own scramble attack, blinding Menasor and Bruticus long enough for the Autobots to escape safely with Dalton. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons, up to their usual tricks, threatened to plunder Earth's resources. The Aerialbots pleaded with Optimus Prime to allow them to deal with their bitter rivals, the Stunticons, currently attacking a powerplant. Though Optimus was hesitant at first, the Aerialbots being new and inexperienced, he allowed them this chance to prove themselves. The two teams met, and quickly combined into their gestalt forms to do battle. Though Superion was initially crippled by the [[Omega Wave Cannon]], a new weapon controlled by the Decepticons, he held his own until the Autobots dispatched enough reinforcements to turn the tide of battle, and send the Decepticons fleeing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Aerialbots second generation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Autobot planes will always be superior as long as there are wonderful bots like us in the cockpit. And German parts."]]
''Thanks to his previous connection to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] began experiencing dreams and visions of new Transformers, beginning with an etching of Superion he made without even being consciously aware of it.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''By sharing his visions with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], Buster was able to clarify the images and understand the future of the evolution of the Cybertronian race—amalgam model robots like the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], capable of a more-streamlined merging into a more powerful form. {{storylink|Second Generation!}} Together, Optimus and Buster witnessed a prophetic vision in which Skydive and the other Aerialbots assisted the Protectobots in defending the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Combaticons and the Stunticons by combining into their gestalt forms. {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} It was this vision which allowed Optimus Prime and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] to conceive of and construct the Aerialbots.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Aerialbots marvel 21.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Skydive wins the smallest gun contest!]]
Working on a plan to reverse engineer the gestalt technology the Decepticons used to create Devastator, Optimus Prime and the Autobots staged a daring raid on the Decepticon base of operations, giving [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] enough time to digitally record the Constructicons' electrical transformation pattern for study. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} Working off that blueprint, Wheeljack successfully created Skydive and the Aerialbots. During the new warriors' testing phase, however, the Autobots were alerted to a Decepticon operation at Hoover Dam. Only the Aerialbots were fast enough to reach the location in time, and so Prime was forced to send them into battle before their programming was completed.

Arriving to find a giant energy siphoning device being channeled through the [[space bridge]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] deferred to Skydive's strategic knowledge on how to deal with the target. Skydive's preliminary attack run failed to even damage the device, however, and before he could make a second pass the Decepticon jet [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] took the offensive, temporarily grounding Skydive with the disruptive power of his engines.

The Aerialbots eventually turned the tide on the Decepticons and drove them off, giving them time to focus on the energy siphon which was the core of the problem. At Silverbolt's command, they merged into Superion and began dismantling the drill device. A problem arose, however, when [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]] controlled pawn [[Ricky Vasquez]] pointed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (in his gun mode) at the giant Autobot. Because the majority of the Aerialbots were not programmed specifically to protect human life, Superion only saw a potential threat that needed to be eliminated. As the human fought against the Decepticons' control, Silverbolt too fought inside Superion's gestalt mind to protect the human. In the end, Silverbolt was forced to disengage Superion to keep him from destroying the human. Luckily, Ricky was more successful and managed to break the cerebro-shell's hold long enough to point Megatron at the drill and destroy it, ending the threat. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Aerialbots minds wiped marvel 22.jpg|thumb|right|"Wait, we're standing here to be LOBOTOMIZED?? I thought we were standing for a group picture!"]]
After the near disaster at Hoover Dam, Optimus Prime had the Aerialbots shut down and their programming completely erased. Returned to a blank slate, he then input fully-programmed personalities for them with the Matrix before their next mission. It, uh... didn't help. In battle with [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] as Superion, the Aerialbots were attacked by [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]], deactivated, and captured by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} As these humans' prisoners, the Aerialbots' bodies were disassembled for study, while their faces were mounted on Circuit Breaker's wall as trophies. They were only released, along with several other Autobot captives, after Circuit Breaker was forced to elicit their aid by combining them into a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|giant mechanical suit]] to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

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Optimus Prime sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to back up Bumblebee as he investigated possible Decepticon activity at the unveiling of [[Power Station Alpha]]. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding the power station and combined into Superion in an attempt to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Upon learning that Optimus Prime had died in battle while the Aerialbots were on their mission, Superion immediately disengaged and returned to the Ark. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} Skydive and the other Autobots aboard the Ark watched as [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] tried and failed to save Optimus Prime. Their leader irreparable, the Autobots held funerary services for him, and launched his remains into space. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Later, the Autobots united with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. Skydive and the Aerialbots entered the battle and once more formed Superion, this time to defeat [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

''The Aerialbots would battle Menasor again at a Blackrock plant, and this time the fusion worked so well everyone found out the others' weaknesses and neuroses. Silverbolt's shame over his fear of heights being found out by the others drove Superion into a vicious, brutal fury.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Later, Skydive and the other Aerialbots fell under Jetfire's command, investigating enemy activity in a small East Coast town. Little did they suspect that Jetfire had been tasked with undermining each one of them as a means of testing their psychological limits. Early in the mission, Skydive and Air Raid teased Silverbolt over his displacement as team leader, unaware on how deep their words cut. When Decepticon signatures were detected within a power plant, Jetfire turned to Skydive for battle tactics, only to shoot down his plan upon hearing it. Though Fireflight spoke up to defend Skydive, Slingshot rendered the discussion moot by rushing into a surprise attack.''

''The Autobots were met with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] holding several humans hostage. Skydive's attempt at blasting the latter Decepticon met with failure when Skywarp teleported out of the way, causing the shot to impact an energon cache. The group managed to escape the ensuing explosion, and the Aerialbots merged into Superion to do away with Starscream, the other two Decepticons having already escaped. Superion proved destructive and slow-witted as ever, and his target managed to escape. Despite the mission ending on a sour note, Jetfire gave the Aerialbots a positive review, having been unconscious during Superion's poor showing.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

[[File:Aerialbots buster marvel 50.jpg|left|thumb|Skydive's there to make sure Air Raid doesn't take Buster's wallet as he ODs.]]

After [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken command over the Autobots and restored the Ark, the Autobot craft launched into orbit in pursuit of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who had been partaking in overtly mutinous behavior. Though the Autobots managed to capture Blaster's [[Blast Off (G1)|spaceship]], within it they only found a [[Spacehikers|quartet of small human children and a stuffed bear]]. In order to draw out his real target, Grimlock put the humans on trial, a procession which Skydive attended. He was visibly displeased when Grimlock sentenced the kids to death for aiding Blaster, though thankfully this was all a ruse on Grimlock's end to draw Blaster into the open. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

[[File:DarkStar-AirRaidSkydive.jpg|right|thumb|250px|They remembered to color in my leg thingers!]]

Skydive disembarked with the rest of the Earth-bound Autobots from the Ark onto Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where they witnessed a battle for leadership between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and Blaster. This was a moment of opportunity for [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons, who attacked Slingshot and the others on the moon's surface. Though the Decepticons struck a devastating first blow, Blaster and Grimlock managed to temporarily put aside their differences in order to lead their troops together. Though many Autobots were severely damaged, the Decepticons were successfully pushed into a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''After the [[Nebulan]] [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] stole a power cell, Skydive and Fireflight were tasked with retrieving it. Their pursuit of Throttle's vehicle, the Decepticon [[Dreadwing (G1)|Dreadwing]], took them over the ocean, where they accidentally shot him down, sending craft, passenger, and power cell all plunging down into the drink.'' {{storylink|Dreadwing Down!}}

Sometime later, it was Skydive, [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], and [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] who were the first to respond to a distress call from Buster Witwicky, the Autobots' old human ally who had been the Decepticons' prisoner for nearly a year. They found the boy nearly frozen to death on an iceberg, and brought him to the care of his older brother, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], and the latter's binary bonded partner, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. But the Autobots had been led into a trap laid out by Starscream, who had planted Buster outside the Decepticons' secret base. Though a brief fire-exchange ensued, the Autobots and Decepticon forces joined when they realized that Starscream, planning to acquire the nigh-infinite power of the [[Underbase]], posed a greater threat. Together, they were able to prevent him from absorbing most of the Underbase's power. Unfortunately, the fraction Starscream did manage to take into himself still bestowed him with unimaginable power. In an effort to protect the Earth from his rampage, the Aerialbots were Starscream's first victims, wiped out in a single blast of cosmic power in the skies over [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Fresh off the RE-assembly line, Skydive screwed up an Autobot mission by broadcasting the location of [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and his hijacked Decepticon ozone rocket over an uncoded frequency. Luckily, Prowl managed to remove the poison gas canisters before the Decepticons got there, and the two 'Con factions ended up fighting over nothing of value. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

[[File:Skydive mystery.jpg|thumb|left|"Has anyone seen my right leg?"]]
A few nights later, Skydive was coming to relieve [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] from a late-night guard shift when he found signs of a skirmish. Wheeljack was gone, and some animal tracks he took for signs of [[Fantasy Predacon|Predacon]] activity were all over the place! Tracing them to the main base, Skydive found it had been forced open, and a shadowy figure was creeping through the halls. He leapt into action!...right on top of poor Wheeljack. It turned out Ol' Wheels had tripped over his lamp and heating unit at the guard post, run into a [[polar bear]], and scampered away out of sheer fright, forcing the door when he couldn't find his key.

This incident was mercifully left off the official duty logs. {{storylink|Mystery!}}

[[File:Aerialbots the house that wheeljack built.jpg|thumb|Hail Luftwaffe! Hail Hi...Skydive!]]
Skydive was present with the entire Earthforce team outside Autobot [[Earthbase]] when Wheeljack unveiled his brand-new unbreachable defensive system. This was unfortunate, as Wheeljack had forgotten that, once activated, the system could only be turned off from the inside. Prowl elected to run the gauntlet and reach the shutdown console inside, and the Aerialbots provided air support for him. Skydive and his buddies gunned down the [[Acid Bat]]s at the entryway, giving Prowl his chance to get through. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

In a later battle, Skydive and his team formed Superion... and were quickly taken over by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. Still less embarrassing than "Mystery!" {{storylink|Inside Story!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Skydive was on monitor duty at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when he detected a "disappearing blip" on the radar screens. He alerted [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], but before they could ID the contact, the contact ID'ed itself: [[Quintesson]] [[Trident Attack Craft]] on bombing runs! Skydive was knocked out by the oncoming blast, but Blaster dragged him to a safe place. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the Decepticons took control of the Nucleon supply at Hydrus Four, Skydive joined Air Raid and Silverbolt in bombing the medical center to announce the Autobots' imminent arrival. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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After receiving reports from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] that [[Quintesson|strange goings-on]] were happening around the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent Skydive and the Aerialbots to investigate. Encountering a [[Quintesson Cruiser]] above the planet, they formed Superion, who fired his jets at the ship's force fields. The resultant explosion not only damaged the Quintesson craft but also knocked Superion unconscious. He was recovered by Sky Lynx, who returned him to Cybertron for repairs. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 13|The Energon Trap}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:AllorNothing-Skydive.jpg|left|thumb|Hey, remember when we watched Grimlock fight Blaster on the moon? No?]]
After the Autobots split into smaller combat units throughout the universe, Skydive was sent to Earth with a group of Autobots under [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]'s command to deal with the re-emergence of Megatron. The Decepticon's new abilities and [[Cobra]] allies proved a considerable challenge, though. After half their number were killed and their transport destroyed, Skydive volunteered for a strategic play to get inside the enemy-controlled Ark. Shutting off his systems on a time-delay to appear as lifeless machinery to the sensors Megatron had set up in the ship, he was smuggled aboard the Ark by some disguised [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] soldiers. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} Once inside, he received some surprise help from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had returned just in time to reconnect with his [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partner, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. With Fortress Maximus sacrificing his life to distract Megatron and destroy the Ark, Skydive got to safety with [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], the human scientist Megatron had taken prisoner. {{storylink|All or Nothing!}}

[[File:TheGatheringDarkness-SkydiveHawk.jpg|thumb|right|He's like the most famous one, Hawk!]]

While observing a Decepticon attack from the shadows, Skydive witnessed Megatron resurfacing with Starscream to resume command of the Decepticon army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} A full scale Decepticon assault on Earth soon followed, and Skydive sought out Optimus Prime for reinforcements. He returned with only the Autobot Commander in tow, {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} which failed to impress G.I. Joe leader [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], who had envisioned more than a solitary Autobot coming to their aid. Skydive tried to convince the human that Optimus was more than just an ordinary Autobot, and that his commander surely had a plan to deal with the situation at hand. Unfortunately, Prime's plan was to reason with Megatron, which didn't pan out. The Autobot leader was beaten near-death, and Matrix energy was siphoned from his body so Megatron could bring to life a new army. Thankfully, a group led by Grimlock arrived and saw the Decepticons off. Skydive soon afterwards left Earth duty to reunite with his fellow Aerialbots in the stars. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}} He was later involved in the ill-fated defense of the planet [[Ethos]], {{storylink|Escalation!}} and the battle for Earth against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian armada]]. {{storylink|Total War!}}

====Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic====
After the Ark was crashed some time into the war on Earth, Skydive reported that none of its passengers, including [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], had survived. He was mistaken, as the Decepticons leader soon returned in a new body. {{storylink|War Zone}}

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Aerialbots destiny.jpg|thumb|At last, the Autobots' answer to the deadly [[Triangle formation]], the Pentagon Formation!]]
After Silverbolt was reformatted into a new [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]-free body, he was reunited with Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots, flying scouting missions for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Cybertronian Civil Defense]]. They were recalled to base before they were able to stumble upon [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons, which may have been fortunate as Soundwave had [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] waiting for them. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Soon after that Skydive and the Aerialbots flew alongside [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] as he located Ultra Magnus, missing since his first bout with [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], and updated him regarding the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' and its invading army of [[Blitz Engine]]s above Cybertron. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Skydive and the Aerialbots then joined Blades, [[Doubleheader]], [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] and [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] in attacking the ''Warworld'' directly, providing a distraction so that the [[Wreckers]] could sneak aboard. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===The Special Teams===
Skydive was created on Cybertron, where Vector Sigma first ignited the spark of life within him. Skydive, and the rest of the Aerialbots were nearly convinced to join the Decepticons upon their initial alliance with the Autobots. This was due to a fault in the Aerialbots’ programming, present due to a sudden drop in the mega-computer when they were being created. The Aerialbots were sent over by Optimus to help the Protectobots defend the [[Pullen Power Plant]] from the Decepticons. As they flew towards the plant, Skydive and Fireflight crossed paths with Blast Off, and recognized that he was wearing a Decepticon badge. The Aerialbots then combined into Superion to even the odds against Menasor and Bruticus. Bruticus fell early in the battle, prompting the Aerialbots to separate and give chase to Starscream while Defensor took over the fight with Menasor. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
When an Autobot salvage expedition was unexpectedly ambushed by Decepticons, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] became concerned that the Cons had developed a new form of surveillance. Silverbolt suggested his men perform a full scan of the area for any spy installation. The Aerialbots were unable to locate any sites on the ground, but a ghost of a radar contact at high altitude caught their attention. Forming Superion, they flew as high as possible and confirmed that ''something'' was out there in the upper atmosphere. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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Skydive and Slingshot assisted [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in apprehending the Battlechargers. The incident was captured on television.

When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. Skydive, Slingshot and Hot Rod were dispatched with the research team to investigate. On their way, the humans' research plane was shot down by a powerful laser, and the Aerialbots were unable to locate the craft in the terrible blizzard. They instead made their way to the on-site research team, only to happily discover that Hot Rod and their human friends had been saved by the [[city-dweller]]s themselves. While the [[Watcher]], leader of the city-dwellers, showed the humans and Autobots around their hidden home, monitor screens alerted the group that the Combaticons had arrived, and were investigating the crash site. The Aerialbots concluded that [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s orbital firepower was responsible for the crash, and flew out to engage the Decepticons in battle. Eventually, however, Autobot and Decepticon alike learned that the city-dweller were the real threat, and joined forces to vanquish the strange but malevolent beings. Skydive rather reluctantly complied with the truce and allowed [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and the Combaticons to leave without incident once the fighting was over. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots became one of the first Autobot "[[Special Teams]]" several million years ago, adopting the process used to create [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] in order to become Superion. The unchecked destructive power of these super-robots was eventually recognized by the Autobot and Decepticon factions, however. By the time of the Dark Ages, the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]] had been ratified, strictly forbidding Special Teams from operating together on any given faction, in order to prevent these titans from tearing the planet apart. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

[[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Autobots wanttheirheads.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Being the Aerialbots' resident tactician, Skydive knows they can use Optimus's puffy proportions as cover.]]
Millions of years later, Skydive and the Aerialbots were active on [[Earth]] with Optimus Prime and the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They did not arrive on that ship, however, and the actual manner of their arrival was never explained. The war on the human homeworld raged from the 1980s until 1998 when the Decepticons were finally defeated, and in the following year, the ''[[Ark II]]'' was constructed to take the Transformers home. However, the ship was sabotaged by the rogue engineer-turned arms dealer Adam Rook, known as [[Lazarus]], and General [[Robert Hallo]], who planned on reprogramming the Transformers into the service of the United States military. The Aerialbots were some of the few Transformers who were not recovered by Lazarus for his reprogramming venture, now aimed at hiring out the Transformers to the highest bidder. Instead, they were reactivated as Superion in 2002 by Optimus Prime, using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Silverbolt and the Aerialbots in their Superion form, battled the Decepticons in the Northwest Territories of [[Canada]] {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} and again in [[San Francisco]]. During the latter conflict, Superion was broken down into his individual components while battling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} The Autobots were then tied up with steel girders while Megatron tried to convince Optimus to join him, purporting that humans were too morally bankrupt to be worth his efforts. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} But thanks to the interference of some humans, Skydive and his team were freed and eventually reunified in order to intercept a nuclear missile (launched by General Hallo) headed for the California coastline. Superion, and by extension the Aerialbots, were destroyed in stopping the missile. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

Their remains were collected secretly by [[Earth Defense Command]] and held in Area 51. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
The Aerialbots were awakened on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]] and were reformatted as [[World War II]]-era fighter planes. After joining the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons, Silverbolt and the others battled the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], forcing them back. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] fell off a cliff, the Aerialbots combined into Superion and rescued them. {{storylink|Wolves}}

As Superion, they came under fire from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Trenches}} eventually succumbing to his firepower, and were destroyed. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Chaos Part Two: Numbers|''Transformers vol. 1'' #26]]

Early in the war, the Aerialbots responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support against the Decepticons and fought against the Seekers in the battle that followed. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He later provided air support after the rise of the spawn of [[Mortilus]] known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}}

[[File:StickTogether-Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]
Thousands of years later, Skydive was among the Autobots poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Skydive calms crowd Stick Together.jpg|thumb|right]]
After the war ended, Skydive and his fellow Aerialbots worked crowd control on the Decepticons after Ratbat was murdered. He later followed Silverbolt's lead along with the rest of the Aerialbots in deserting Bumblebee's fledgling government. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

Shortly after leaving Iacon behind and traveling into the untamed wilderness Cybertron had become, the Aerialbots were the first to fall victim to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s experiments with a [[combiner]] energy that influenced their minds and made them turn on each other. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Skydive eventually teamed up with the other Aerialbots and tried to do Silverbolt in, tracking him for three days. After Silverbolt finally succumbed to the influence of the signal, the team was forcibly merged into a single being: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]! {{storylink|Night and the City}}

Superion soon fell in battle against a Prowl-controlled Devastator, leaving all the surviving Aerialbots comatose and on life support. {{storylink|Three Monologues}} They were eventually rebuilt and resuscitated through the efforts of Wheeljack and the [[Enigma of Combination]], {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}. As part of Starscream's political maneuvers, Skydive and the new Aerialbot team were deployed to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] to stop Menasor. Superion was able to dispatch the Stunticon combiner. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Following a clash with Devastator, Superion was briefly reduced to his components, although Starscream thought otherwise and forcibly reintegrated the Aerialbots back into Superion. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

Much to Optimus Prime's concern, Superion hadn't separated since the fight with Devastator; Prowl commented that for all intents and purposes Superion ''was'' the new default form for the Aerialbots. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}}

As Superion joined Optimus Prime's Autobots on Earth, he disassembled into his individual Aerialbot components from time to time. Skydive and the Aerialbots performed a "bombing" run in the arid desert, releasing payloads that caused dramatic botanical growth where they fell, providing food to support the local humans. Skydive and the Aerialbots then fled the air resistance they faced, reluctantly holding to Prime's orders to not engage any human counter-strikes. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} He was later seen on a raft recuperating with the other Aerialbots while the remaining Decepticons were being taken into custody. {{storylink|White Light}}

Skydive and the Aerialbots returned to Cybertron and took to the skies when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] descended on their homeworld in [[Nemesis (BW)|his personal vessel]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Skydive engaged [[Unicron]]'s [[Maximal]] army when the planet-eater attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|Our Finest}} On Earth, he combined with his fellow Aerialbots into Superion to help defeat Unicron for good. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Skydive was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. There, he participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
Responding to an attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot base]] by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], Skydive had the other Aerialbots cut the chatter about [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s acrophobia and focus on the battle. They attacked the evil combiners in the form of Superion and, after a brief setback brought about by Silverbolt's weakness, defeated their enemies by attacking them from ground level. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Before he enlisted in the Autobots, Skydive was the Cybertronian equivalent of an air traffic controller. This experience honed his multitasking ability and eidetic memory, and led to him assuming the position of chief aerial tactician for the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive's bio}}

At one point, [[Wheeljack (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Wheeljack]] helped rebuild the Aerialbots. The expertise gained by this endeavour was a factor in his later inclusion in [[Sky Reign #Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}

The Aerialbots were involved in the fight on Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Skydive's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Firefly's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Quickslinger's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Alpha Bravo's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Air Raid's bio}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
During his invasion of Cybertron, [[King Sombra]] used his magic to enslave many Cybertronians, including Skydive and the other Aerialbots. As Superion, the Aerialbots attacked the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, but [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] broke through Sombra's mind control and forced them to de-combine. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}

===''Energon Universe''===
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==Commercial appearances==
*Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots flew over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Stunticons. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*Skydive and the Aerialbots 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 Aerialbots combined into Superion to better combat the Decepticon. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
*After being upgraded to their "Generation 2" bodies, the Aerialbots flew over some suburbs, greatly impressing a young boy. They then merged into Superion to duel against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were planning to create a new batch of Decepticons, the Autobots responded by returning to Cybertron and building the Aerialbots. Both they and the Stunticons were brought to life at the same time before Vector Sigma, and Skydive and the Aerialbots fought to defend the supercomputer from the Decepticons. Though it seemed that the Decepticons might win thanks to the power of Menasor, the Aerialbots managed to rout the Decepticons and chase them away. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Skydive and the rest of the Aerialbots clashed against the Stunticons once more on Earth, when the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to transform the planet into a new Cybertron. He and his teammates merged into Superion, and they were ultimately victorious. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Silverbolt, Skydive, and Fireflight were sent to intercept [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s convoy, which was delivering part of a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. Their attack resulted in the Decepticons destroying their own weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkydive.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
Skydive participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character first available as a reward in the "Superion's Guard" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Skydive-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|300px| Lightning bolts not included.]]
Studious and thoughtful, Skydive knows more about air tactics than all of the other Aerialbots put together, but sometimes leans more towards theory than actual practice.
The trick is to get his nose out of the books and into the sky.
Once there, the others look to him for guidance and group strategy, something he finds - given his streak of extreme modesty - a little daunting.
Skydive just doesn't realize how smart he really is. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive Bio}}

Skydive had a few aerial dogfights with the Decepticon Seeker [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

He also combines to form Superion with the other Aerialbots. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}
But he complained that being part of the Autobot's only combiner Superion was taking time away from his studies.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Breaking Point event}}

*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 Star (2 star in beta)
*'''Weapons:''' Skydive wields dual miniguns to rapidly damage targets.
*'''Ability: Acid Bombs'''- Drop 6 acid bombs onto the target dealing high damage over time. Useful for taking out strong defenses.
**'''Cost:''' 4 ability points, +3 reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:skydive Skydive at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Skydive was the Aerialbot's primary tactician. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} The Aerialbots were among the many Transformers summoned to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]], where they provided air support and covering fire for other heroes. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Skydive Toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|I dive from grey skies only]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, [[1986]]/[[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''A2'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-51'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Nega-gun]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline in the US (second in most of Europe and Japan), Skydive transforms into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-16 Falcon fighter jet]]. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style toy, he can also combine with any Scramble City team leader as either an arm or a leg to a super robot, though his nominal position is as [[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion's]] right leg.

:All five Aerialbots were also later made available as mail-away offers in Japan during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' in 1991. Skydive (like all the other limb-jets) cost 1000 yen and two [[Robot Point|robot points]].

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

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Gift set, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-55'''
:*''Accessories'': "Nega-gun"

: All five Aerialbots were also available in many markets as a complete gift set. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro Team ID number'': '''A2'''
:*''Accessories'': "Nega-gun"

: Skydive, along with his teammates, was re-released without changes in the 1990 European/Australian "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" reissue series.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-Aerialbot-Skydive-Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Skydive''' (Aerialbot, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Team ID number'': '''A1'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Nega-gun#Generation 2|mega gun]]"

: Released in the second year of the US ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline (and ''only'' in the US line), Skydive was a [[redeco]] of the original toy. He's now a shiny silver with blue trim.

: While the card's stock imagery shows him in his original position as Superion's right leg, his instructions direct you to have him form the super robot's left arm.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-AR-Skydive.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Airdive?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Aerial Rivals''' (multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]'s ''Legends of Cybertron'' figure, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Skydive transforms into a cargo plane with a color scheme based upon his ''Generation 2'' incarnation. In his plane form, the tail section can be swiveled up to form an attack mode.

:He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with Legends Class [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Blades]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]]. The [[packaging]] back and the [[instructions]] swap Air Raid and Skydive's names, but since the deco used for "Air Raid" is very clearly based on ''Generation 2'' Skydive, this can be assumed to be an error.

:This sculpt was also used for ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Fireflight (G1)#Classics|Fireflight]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUAirRaid/airraid.htm More information on Legends Skydive (presumably mislabeled) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008 Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
:*''Accessories:'' Shield/double-cannon, Autobot-type [[energon star]]

: Available only as a component of ''Universe'' [[Superion (G1)#Universe (2008)|Superion]], this version of Skydive is a lavender and grey redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]/[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]] mold, transforming into an A-10 "Thunderbolt" plane. He can also form a leg or arm to any ''Energon''-series "[[Powerlinx]] [[Combiner]]" super robot, though his nominal placement is as the right leg to Superion. He comes with a shield/double cannon that can become a footplate or "hand" for his combined mode, plus a blue "super energon" Autobot-style energon star that fits over his [[spark crystal]].

:He shares his mold with fellow Superion pack-mate [[Fireflight (G1)#Universe (2008)|Fireflight]].

:Skydive was released, along with the others in this box set, in 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' packaging in Australia and Singapore. This set was released as a Target-[[exclusive]] set in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Superion (ROTF)|Superion]] packaging for North America. Thus, this toy doubles as [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] [[Skydive (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Skydive]].

:This mold was also used to make [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skyfall (Cybertron)#Toys|Skyfall]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Scoped pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Kre-O]]'' Skydive is a [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]], a small buildable figure that can be re-built into a jet-like configuration.

: He can also contribute his parts to form the super robot [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]], ''mostly'' going into the combiner's right leg.

: He was only available as part of a "complete" Superion set in the first wave of Micro-Changer Combiner sets, packed in with [[Air Raid (G1 Aerialbot)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]] (AKA Fireflight), and [[Silverbolt (G1)#Kre-O|Silverbolt]]. ([[Slingshot (G1)#Kre-O|Slingshot]], aka "Quickslinger" in ''Kre-O'', was sold separately as a single-pack Micro-Changer; you can figure out how to add his parts into the mix if you're feeling up to it.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' ([[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''???'''
:*''Pieces'': '''245'''

: Three years later, the Micro-Changer Combiners Superion, [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] were re-released as a large "Mega Pack" sold exclusively through Dollar General stores for a mere $12, a real steal considering the originals were $10 each.

: All of the Kreons in the set now use the minor [[retool]]ing done to Kreon arms in 2014, making the rounded-off forearm cuffs a sharper cylinder that better serves as a stud to attach pieces to. Deco-wise, ''most'' of the toys were unchanged from their individual releases; Skydive remains the same as his prior release.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots 5pack Skydive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Air Force''' (Ultimate Battle Set, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''T015'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''128'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''714'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''768'''

: ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Skydive is a redeco of the [[Powerglide (G1)#Bot Shots|Powerglide]] mold. As such, he turns into a super-deformed jet with a spring-loaded transformation back into robot mode.

: He was only available in a five-pack with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Bot Shots|Silverbolt]], [[Slingshot (G1)#Bot Shots|Quickslinger]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Bot Shots|Air Raid]], and [[Fireflight (G1)#Bot Shots|Autobot Firestrike]], released in the third wave of "Ultimate Battle Sets" (or, the first wave of "Series 2" of the Sets if you really wanna be precise).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Skydive Generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As featured on ''Pimp My Altmode''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*'''2 OF 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'''
:*''Accessories'': Double barrelled gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]: [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Skydive transforms from a fighter jet roughly based on a {{w|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon}} (as evidenced by the nose cone shape, cockpit design, as well as the characteristic clipped delta wings), although with twin vertical stabilizers, to a robot that updates his original body.

: As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe, he is also able to form either an arm or leg for any compatible Voyager Class figure, or form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, but his nominal placement is as the left arm of [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] (which is not the same as his original placement, but that's what the instructions say!). He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Toys|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], forming the right arm to both combiners.

:Skydive was intended to be packed in with an issue of the [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'' comic]] in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets, featuring art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[Eagle Eyes]]". However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> The comics eventually surfaced at an unidentified comic convention in Taipei, Taiwan.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bios-for-first-wave-of-transformers-combiner-wars-deluxes-more-alpha-bravo-fiction/33738/ Bios for first wave of Transformers Combiner Wars deluxes, more Alpha Bravo fiction at Seibertron.com]</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Skydive was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

: Skydive was redecoed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]] and [[Windsweeper#Combiner Wars|Windsweeper]], and also retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]], ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], and ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Dreadwind (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dreadwind]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Combiner Wars Skydive at TFU.info]''
{{CWSkydiveMold}}

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[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| Huh. Pimp my Alt-mode actually worked.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Double barrelled gun, gun/fist/foot

: ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive was given a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-themed redeco. This time, his instructions have him back as the right leg to [[Superion (G1)#GenerationsG2|Superion]].

: He was only available in a full Superion "Collection Pack" alongside similarly-''Generation 2''-deco'd versions of [[Silverbolt (G1)#GenerationsG2|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)#GenerationsG2|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#GenerationsG2|Fireflight]], [[Slingshot (G1)#GenerationsG2|Quickslinger]], and new addition to the team [[Powerglide (G1)#CWG2|Powerglide]].

: This set was (at least in theory) a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers (such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]], and Entertainment Earth) and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers (such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]). It was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, though.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWSkydive/skydive.htm More information on Combiner Wars G2 Skydive at TFU.info]''
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW01-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2015 (reissued [[February 23]], [[2019]])
:*''ID number'': '''UW-01'''
:*''Accessories'': Double barreled gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Skydive is much more slavishly cartoon-colored than the ''Combiner Wars'' version, with blue tailfins, additional lightning patterns on his wings, and additional black trim around the chest and shoulders.

: He was only available as part of the full [[Superion (G1)#Unite Warriors|Superion]] box set alongside similarly-cartoon-deco'd versions of [[Silverbolt (G1)#Unite Warriors|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Unite Warriors|Air Rider]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors|Firebolt]], and [[Slingshot (G1)#Unite Warriors|Sling]], the first set released in the line.
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Broadside.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can juuuuuust make them out here.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Blunderbuss & Broadside''' (Voyager, 2017)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]] comes with tiny unpainted Aerialbot jet [[slug figure]]s (specifically in the alternate modes of their ''Combiner Wars'' figures) molded on a white sprue. Once cut off this sprue, the jets can be attached to his carrier and robot mode via the various teeny posts nominally used to secure [[Titan Master]] figures (meaning you can attach them to ''any'' figures with said pegs).

: This mold sprue was also included in Broadside's redeco/retool [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], now cast in black plastic; what/who they represent was never officially established.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG53-Broadside.jpg|upright=1|thumb|You're gonna have to zoom in and squint for this one.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadside''' (Voyager, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 25]], 2017
:*''ID number'': '''LG53'''

: The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of [[Broadside (G1)#Legends|Broadside]] also includes the Airbot slug figure sprue, but now in a shade of gray that matches Broadside's deck color, making it ''very'' difficult to differentiate them from his deck.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-Skydive.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you put a gun to my head and asked me to name all the G1 Aerialbots.. tell my family I love them.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Aerialbot Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*'''5 of 5: [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Autobot Skydive''' (オートボットスカイダイブ)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AOTP-18'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 27]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, tailfin
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxes, "Aerialbot Skydive" is a [[retool]]ing of [[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Air Raid]]. He transforms into a rough approximation of an F-16 Falcon, with a robot mode based directly on his animation model from the original cartoon. He comes with a pair of identical black blasters that can be mounted under his wings in jet mode. His tailfin is attached by a [[5 mm post]], and is bundled with his blasters in the box.

: Skydive’s main feature is his ability to transform into a leg that can attach to the frame included with [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]], the line’s Commander, to help form [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]]. His nominal place is as the combiner’s right leg.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Skydive.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T39/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist depicts [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s left arm, which is formed by Skydive in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive toy's packaging art, and is based on said figure.

:Skydive, Air Warfare Specialist can be used to form Superion, Sky Protector with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Aerialbots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], Skydive, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#37|Translation of Superion's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
* Skydive is the only standard member of the Aerialbot team to not follow its uniform white color, being primarily colored gray instead.
* Skydive's [[character model]] suffers a similar fate to that of both [[Superion (G1)#Character models and appearance|Superion]] and [[Fireflight (G1)#Notes|Fireflight]], in that his tailfins on his back are depicted spread out from the front view, yet from the back view they are folded back. This confusion led to the tailfins being drawn differently from scene to scene.
*Most modern Hasbro molds include a "pretooled" alternate head on the sprue, with ''Combiner Wars'' Skydive's alternate tooling being based on the Generation 1 Seeker leader [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]. For clarification, TakaraTomy's ''Unite Warriors'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]] uses this pretooled head and not a TakaraTomy-original element.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skydive''' (スカイダイブ ''Sukaidaibu'')
*''French:'' '''Parachuto''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǔchōng''' (China, 俯冲, "Dive")
*''Italian:'' '''Log'''
*''Polish:'' '''Nurek''' ("Cosmic Rust", "Diver")
*''Russian:'' '''Pikirovshhik''' (Пикировщик, "Diver")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:EW-skin-Skydive-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin on ''Combiner Wars''-based robot mode in ''Earth Wars'' mobile game
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Aerialbots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Mail order items]]
[[Category:Marvel Earthforce]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Retro

2025-12-06T14:44:35Z

Bass X0: /* The Transformers */

{{disambig3.5|the 1990 character|the 2023 toyline|Transformers Retro|Retro}}
{{factions|autobot}}
:''Retro is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toyline portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:RetroBoxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Kickin' it old school.]]

'''Retro''' has seen far too many cities and strongholds fall to the [[Decepticon]]s, and will hold the line even unto death. His [[combiner]] partner [[Surge (G1)|Surge]] does his best to make sure he'll never experience such tragedy again.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #5</ref>
{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Retro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''The Transformers'' Retro; unfortunately not retro enough for ''[[Transformers Retro]]''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Missile Launcher''' (Micromaster Autobot Combiner Transport, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Missile Launcher]]" Transport, 2 missiles, right & left guns, right & left shields/ramps

: Released in the seventh and final year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline in the US (sixth and not-final in Europe), Retro is a [[redeco]] of Micromaster Combiner [[Stonecruncher (G1)#Toys|Stonecruncher]], transforming into a red crane truck. He is intended to be the front half of a ''bigger'' crane truck, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Surge (G1)#Toys|Surge]]. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], he can also connect to any other Micromaster Combiner or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport|Combiner Transport]] to make a new vehicle.

: He was only available in a set with Surge and the [[Missile Launcher#Toys|Missile Launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Retro/retro.htm More information on Retro at TFU.info]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Midship

2025-11-05T23:06:20Z

Bass X0: /* Legends of the Microns */

{{factions|minicon|unicron}}
:''Midship is a [[Unicron]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Legends of the Microns]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:Linkage3_Midship.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Time for the ''we can all be friends'' speech again.]]

'''Midship''' (ミッドシップ ''Middoshippu'') has anger issues. He's one of [[Unicron]]'s many hunters, and he seems to ''really'' enjoy his job. He's incredibly loud, rude, and violent, a stark contrast to his teammate [[Top Gear]]'s quieter form of menace. You can't help but hear Midship coming, but even so, it's probably too late anyway.

==Fiction==
===''Linkage''===
In the process of hunting down "renegade" Mini-Cons who did not serve Unicron, Midship and [[Top Gear]] tracked the [[Super Stunt Team]] to [[India]]. Grabbing [[Redline]] by the neck, he began taunting him and his friends for believing that the Mini-Cons could ever find peace. {{storylink|Linkage Part 3}} Redline resisted and stunned Midship by kicking him in the face and shooting him. Before he could strike back, he and the rest of the [[Speed Chaser Team]] were chased off by [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}} In the form of the [[Magnawing]], the Speed Chaser Team later assaulted [[Falcia]] in the skies above [[Seattle]], but retreated again when faced with [[Combusta]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 6}}

As part of a new plan, [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] later presented Midship and the others with a large capsule. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}} In Magnawing mode, they towed the capsule to the Super Stunt Team, where they revealed that it contained the corrupted [[Autobot]] [[Ravenus]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 9}} After Ravenus captured [[Servo (Armada)|Servo]] and [[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]], the Speed Chaser Team ordered him to withdraw alongside them. {{storylink|Linkage Part 10}} They were subsequently blasted aside by a powered-up Redline. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}} In the aftermath, they watched as Mini-Cons woke and gathered from places all over Earth, and Midship ordered the [[Aqua Raider Team]] to withdraw as well. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

The Speed Chaser Team were among the loyal Mini-Cons who defended Unicron during his battle against the entire population of Cybertron. During the battle, Midship clashed with Redline again, calling him and his allies "diseased cells" that only served to be exterminated. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}

==Toys==
===''Legends of the Microns''===
[[File:Arm-toy_Midship.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Midship''' (DVD pack-in Micron, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[June 25]], 2003

: ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legends of the Microns]]'' Midship is a [[redeco]] of the ''Armada'' [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], transforming into a Peugeot-ish rally car. He can also form the middle portion of the [[Speed Chaser Team]]'s combined [[Magnawing#Toys|Magnawing]] mode.

: He was only available with limited-edition copies of the third ''Legends of the Microns'' DVD, and also came with the [[Linkage Part 3|third volume]] of the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comic]]. Later pressings of the disc, however, did not include the toys or comic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Micron/Midship/midship.htm More information on Midship at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaDirtBossMold}}

==Notes==
*According to "Linkage" author [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], Midship was not part of the crew of the ''Exodus''; he is a newly created Mini-Con sent to Earth by [[Unicron]].

[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Mini-Con combiners]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Riot

2025-10-26T05:32:24Z

Bass X0:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Riot was to have been a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Transformers Universe Riot 2012.JPG|thumb|300px|I predict a me.]]

'''Riot''' is a Decepticon.

==Notes==
*Riot was not formally released before the demise of the game but was included in the beta test.

[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Dark Guardian

2025-10-01T21:06:06Z

Bass X0: /* The Transformers cartoon */

{{factions|quintesson|decepticon}}

[[File:Darkguardian.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|It's probably best if we don't write anything here.]]
To the [[Autobot]]s, the [[Guardian robot]]s are a reassuring sight, knowledge that they are safe. It was not always so. For the Guardian robots have a horrifying ancestor, the '''Dark Guardians''', who enforced the reign of the Quintessons during their god-forsaken rule of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:ForeverIsALongTimeComing-threeDarkGuardians.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]
Knowing that the Quintessons would be helpless without their Dark Guardians, the Autobot [[Alpha Trion|A-3]] devised the [[Coder Remote]] which would help the [[Autobot rebel|Autobots]] in [[Autobot Rebellion|their rebellion]] against the Quintessons. However, the Quintessons of the future, seeking to prevent that from happening, pulled A-3 from his time to the future, hoping it would stop the rebellion. However, their efforts also resulted in [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] being sent into the past. Briefly confusing a Dark Guardian for a Guardian robot, the Autobots fled from their would-be destroyer, only to be rescued by [[Beta (G1)|Beta]], A-3's lieutenant.

[[File:ForeverLongTime Ramhorn guardian.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
After realizing their location in the timeline, the future Autobots joined their ancestors in their assault on [[Hive City]]. As they debated how to strike, [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] performed a simply effective (yet nearly suicidal) charge on the Dark Guardians. The future Autobots, having years of experience in warfare, were able to help the Autobot rebellion in destroying several Dark Guardians, but numbers were against them. However, A-3 managed to return to his timeframe (thanks to the efforts of the future Autobots in the future) and activated the Coder Remote, bringing the Dark Guardians to a halt. The rest is literally history. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
[[Primus]] impassively observed as A-3 and Beta managed to seize control of the Dark Guardians outright and use their power to repel their Quintesson overlords. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

===3H comics===
Upon his encounter with [[Primal Prime]]'s team of Wreckers, [[Al-badur]] recounted the Quintessons' history with the Cybertronian race. Among the events he reminisced upon was the Cybertronians' rebellion, during which time the Quintessons sent out Dark Guardians in an attempt to stomp out the uprising. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsofCybertron2-DarkGuardian.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|right]]
A Dark Guardian was among the many [[Decepticon]]s who fought back against [[Gozer]] but even its great power proved insufficient to fell the extradimensional invader. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''GADEPO''' (ガデポ)
*''French:'' '''Gardien Noir''', '''Garde Noir''' (Canadian dub, "Black Guardian", "Black Guard")
*''Russian:'' '''Chornyy Okhrannik''' (Чёрный Охранник, "Black Guard")

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[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon technology]]
[[Category:Generations Selects characters]]
[[Category:Quintesson servant races]]

Road Pig (G2)

2025-09-22T22:07:50Z

Bass X0: /* Legends comic (2) */

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon|velocitron|starseeker}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon Laser Cycle|the Dreadnok|Road Pig (G.I. Joe)}}
:''Road Pig is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Road Pig boxart.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Oink oink!]]

The electricity doesn't quite complete the circuit with this one, if you get the meaning. '''Road Pig''' is brutish and moronic—he wasn't assigned the duty of "Autobot Harassment" because the role needed to be filled, but because it was probably the only function he was capable of completing. This thug is even unpopular among his fellow Decepticons. His fellow soldiers tolerate him because they can count on Road Pig to annoy their enemies in combat, and maybe take some fire instead of them, but they know he's not helping them intentionally: Road Pig just can't stop being a pain-in-the-manifold. With no known friends and a function that just invites the Autobots to shoot at him, it's a wonder he's lasted this long. As [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] might say, "Processing circuitry: slow; Intelligence: minimal."

{{bigquote|Light my fuse, and I'll race like a rocket!|Road Pig's bio quote}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Masterpiece''====
Road Pig became the disciple of [[Six Clan]] member [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] along with [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]]. The two students were brought to [[Chaar]] by their teacher once she learned that [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had been resurrected as [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]] in the 2030s. {{Storylink|Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightbird Shadow bio}}

====''Legends'' comic (1)====
Road Pig and Road Rocket butted heads over their master, developing a rivalry. {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}}

When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] fell apart due to the [[human]]s murdering [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Kiloton|friend]], Road Pig answered Megatron's call for war. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}}

====''G-2'' pack-in comic and story pages====
[[File:G2HooliganAndRoadPig.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That's a ''huge'' motorcycle.]]

Road Pig appeared in the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons shortly after the [[Cyberjet]]s made their debut. His fellow Decepticon, [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], had damaged his wing in combat and was forced to run away from the enemy instead of flying. After sneering at his comrade and laughing at his crippled wing, Road Pig pulled a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] and turned into cycle mode, letting Hooligan turn around and ride back straight into his Autobot pursuers. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #12}}

Later, he joined the Decepticon [[Laser Rod]]s in hunting down and trapping [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]], another Laser Cycle who had attempted to infiltrate their base. They cornered the Autobot, but were caught off-guard by the arrival of [[Aero Raid]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

Road Pig joined in on Megatron's final assault on the Autobot base. However, when Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic (2)====
Later, after Megatron was humiliated, Galvatron II assumed command of Road Pig and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}} They attacked the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] to steal its energy. Road Pig and the G-2 Decepticons unleashed a barrage of laser fire at the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s and [[Beastformer]]s at Galvatron's command. [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] used Road Pig as a personal bike, riding him into battle. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} After the Decepticons were driven off Beast, [[Dark Nova|Unicron Neo]] arrived on [[Chaar]] and confronted the Decepticons. Road Pig was present when Galvatron II fled into the past to avoid being destroyed by Unicron Neo. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}
[[File:CybertronAllianceReborn.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] was restored, Road Rocket and Road Pig were reunited with Nightbird, who tried to impose peace between her two former students. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''Velocitron Speedia 500 Special Comic''====
Road Pig was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}
{{--}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:G2Redux-StreetwisekaratechopsRoadPig.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.5]]
In [[2010]], Road Pig was part of [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s forces when they invaded the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]]. He guarded one of the facility's back doors, but was knocked out by a karate-chop courtesy of [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Skyjack and Road Pig Drift 1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]

Before the Great War, Road Pig worked in an illegal gunshop run by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. The operation was shut down by a police raid led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Road Pig served under the command of [[Turmoil]] when their second-in-command [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] violated orders. Deadlock attacked the Autobots when Turmoil ordered him not to, and then executed a fellow Decepticon who planned on reporting his insubordination. Deadlock tried to rally Road Pig and several other soldiers from Turmoil's forces under his new leadership. Road Pig and his comrades refused, and turned Deadlock over to Turmoil to answer for his attempted mutiny. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits1 RoadPigCircuit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Smell ya later!]]
Road Pig was a troublemaker on [[Velocitron]], assaulting [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] on the road just for getting in his way. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} He participated in the [[Speedia 500]] when the race was attacked by [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]]. The [[Security Operations]] officer turned terrorist named [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] was eager to target Road Pig. He snared the biker in an energy net before launching him towards [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]. Road Pig was sliced in two, making him the first casualty of the day. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy RoadPig.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Road Pig''' (Laser Cycle, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Road Big'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-12'''
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the first (and ultimately only) assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'' [[Laser Cycle]]s, Road Pig transforms from a black Harley-Davidson Electra Glide touring motorcycle into a robot with [[:Category:Ninjas|ninja]] motifs. His clear-plastic tailpipe is attached to an [[Light-emitting diode|LED]], making it glow red when a button on his central fuel tank is pressed. The tailpipe/[[light saber]] is attached to his robot-mode arm, where it can be activated by pushing down on the front wheel assembly on his back, which presses a tiny activation button embedded in his back.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toys [[Microman#RoadBison|Road Bison]] and [[Microman#HyperSpeeder|Tornado Bison]]; the retooled mold was then used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Axer]] and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Robotmasters|Double Face]]. There were also plans to use it for a ''Generation 2'' Laser Cycle incarnation of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Soundwave]], but it was never released.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/RoadPig/roadpig.htm More information on Road Pig at TFU.info.]''
{{G2RoadPigMold}}
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy RoadPig.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|It's like a biker dude with a "HUMANS" tattoo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ss|'''Star Raider Road Pig''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right saddlebags/gravity cannons, left & right exhaust pipes/clubs, back tire/sawblade
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C93ncx1sx0X/ Design notes] on ''Legacy: United'' Road Pig from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Star Raider Road Pig" is a black and red redeco and new-head [[retool]]ing of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Crashbar#Toys|Crashbar]], transforming into a junky spiky motorcycle. As a redeco of a Junkion, he can be separated into armor and weapon enhancements compatible with 5 mm ports, as well as swap limbs with other Junkions and adjacent gimmick figures. His rear tire can detach and reveal a trio of curved blades, forming a sawblade weapon.

: For some inexplicable reason the instructions, include removing his head as part of his gimmick. The head which is made from translucent plastic. Just don’t. Said translucent head is also designed to give Road Pig wicked red light-piping, but the eyes have instead been painted over... in the same shade of red.

: Amusingly, there's a ''Transformers'' logo tampographed on his left leg, to match the wonderfully tacky '90s-era deco on the original Road Pig figure. Sadly, it's the boring modern logo.

: Some stock photography for this toy shows him with one of his [[unpaintable plastic]] sprues in red, giving him red tires, handlebars and a few other connective bits. (Those same stock photos also omit the tampographed [[Star Seeker|Star Raider]] insignia on his left foot.)

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C93ncx1sx0X/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Road Pig from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:Lasercycles-crosssell.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Can you spot the Road Pig in this picture?]]
*While Road Pig's card art and cross-sell toy photo depicts him with a black head, red upper arms and black forearms, the final toy features a red head and swaps the arm colors around.
*Confusingly, Road Pig's French name as featured on his [[multilingual packaging|bilingual Canadian packaging]], "Motard", is also his fellow Laser Cycle Road Rocket's French name as featured on his trilingual French/Dutch/German European packaging.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Road Big''' (ロードビッグ ''Rōdo Biggu''), '''Road Pig''' (ロードピッグ ''Rōdo Piggu'')
*''French:'' '''Graisseux''' ("Greasy", France), '''Motard''' ("Biker", Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Molock'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Star Raiders]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

File talk:RetroOptimusPrime.jpg

2025-08-26T22:54:12Z

Bass X0: Created page with "Any pictures of the toy in robot mode that can be uploaded? ~~~~"

Any pictures of the toy in robot mode that can be uploaded? [[User:Bass X0|Bass X0]] ([[User talk:Bass X0|talk]]) 18:54, 26 August 2025 (EDT)

Flatline (G1)

2025-08-19T19:59:03Z

Bass X0: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticon|ascenticon}}
{{disambig3|Flatline}}
:''Flatline is a [[Transformer]] often affiliated with the [[Decepticon]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]''
[[File:RID20_Flatline.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Customizing|We're gonna need]] a [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]], a [[Hoist (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Hoist]] head, and a bit of black paint...]]

'''Flatline''' is a medic, particularly adept at replacing body parts or constructing whole new bodies for his patients. Although nominally a Decepticon, Flatline takes his medical oaths very seriously and will treat any damaged Transformer who finds themselves in his care, be they Decepticon, Autobot, or otherwise.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Second Exodus|''Robots in Disguise'' #18]] (mentioned); [[Three Monologues|#20]] (full)}}
Flatline was among those who remained in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] took command of the [[NAIL|neutral population]] and banished both Autobots and Decepticons. When [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] refused to leave injured Autobots behind, Starscream argued that they didn't need him since they had Flatline and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], who were both medics. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Starscream then tasked Flatline with building him a new body, though he got annoyed when the medic started going on about why the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] were so popular. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

[[File:BurningBright MedicFight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Theres nothing big about beating up a Micromaster. It just makes you look small.]]
Flatline got his work cut out for him after a "death wave" emitted from the [[Necrotitan]] killed and injured many of Iacon's citizens. Whilst diagnosing Starscream's injury, he let out a flippant remark about leadership that caused the stressed-out jet to snap and start yelling at him, but Flatline was too busy watching the Necrotitan stomp into the city to listen. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} When the Autobots returned to lend a hand, an angry Flatline confronted Fixit, outraged that he was keeping their wounded in a ''trailer'' and accusing him of failing to repair the Aerialbots or [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] before he left. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} He then got back to gathering the injured and evacuating the city. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:PrimelessPt1 Flatline.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.9]]
In the calm that followed the Necrotitan's defeat, Flatline helped [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] bring a bisected [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in for repairs and build a new body for [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} He reactivated [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] after he'd spent months recovering in a [[CR chamber]], and was among the 'bots repairing Superion when Starscream brought Wheeljack to the facility. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

Sent by Starscream to examine the fresh [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] in [[Alyon]], Flatline reported having found hints of someone having visited recently—that someone being [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], who soon returned and cut down Flatline as well as all the [[Badgeless]] posted there. He survived and was later involved with an experiment involving inserting one of Bludgeon's corrupted sparks into the remains of [[Slag (G1)|Slug]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

Following [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s attack on Iacon, Flatline was of the opinion that humans—due to their brief lifespans—were intrinsically violent creatures, and was displeased that such a species would be joining the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 1}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]]}}
[[File:RiseOfTheDecepticonsAllFallDown FlatlineShockwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|"Look, we all know which way you're gonna go, so can we hurry this along?"]]
Flatline tended to [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] at Security headquarters after a disastrous raid on a [[The Rise|Rise]] facility. He was less than enthused about Sideswipe focusing on having been insulted by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Later on, Flatline appeared at [[The Rise]] hideout tending to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s injuries. Instead of being a secret member of the terrorist cell, Flatline indicated he was ethically bound to provide aid to all Cybertronians, regardless of character, in the local version of the Hippocratic oath. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

Flatline was repairing the injured [[Roughstuff]] on a carrier that also held a captive [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], before a mob of Ascenticon supporters started toppling the hovering platform. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}} Flatline later helped [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair injured Autobots. When [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons arrived to threaten their patients, Hoist managed to drive them away using repurposed [[Diagnostic Drone|diagnostic drones]]. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart3 FlatlineExarchon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|His first major starring role and he isn't even in the driver's seat for it.]]
After the Autobots abandoned [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Flatline remained behind to care for the brain-dead [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Kaskade]]. When the long-thought dead [[Provoke]] was discovered alive, Flatline administered to her as well, offering a diagnosis to her visiting friend [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} Flatline continued to monitor Provoke and called Cyclonus back to the medbay when she awakened. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}} Later, when Ruckus unexpectedly awakened as well, Flatline was flummoxed, as it seemed medically impossible. Provoke tried to convince him otherwise, but Flatline insisted on a full examination of Ruckus. Provoke then revealed that she was actually [[Exarchon]] in disguise and required two more bodies to contain his Threefold Spark— Ruckus...and Flatline himself! {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} His spark supplanted by Exarchon, Flatline's body was used to gain access to The Rise's hideout, where Exarchon made known his return to his former lieutenant Shockwave. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} Exarchon-as-Flatline gave his sales pitch to both Shockwave and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], trying to secure their allegiance once again. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} Ultimately, Exarchon's Flatline incarnation was melted to slag by the radiation-spewing [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===

[[File:Earth-Wars-Flatline.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|It's not a hearse, but it'll do.]]

*'''Class''': Medic
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''':
: Healing Tower: Spawn a healing tower that recovers 39.4 health to all allies in range every second for 15 seconds. It cannot be targeted nor destroyed.
:*'''Cost''': 5 Ability points +5 for extra usage
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==Toys==
===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-Flatline.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|300px|...a Red Alert is fine, too.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Flatline''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Decepticon Flatline''' (ディセプティコンフラットライン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-21'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2026]] [[January 31]]
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, claw missile, blaster/tool attachment, triple-barreled blaster attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyagers, Flatline is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of [[Red Alert (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Red Alert]], with a new head based on his comic appearance, as well as a left hand that didn't make it into Red Alert's final release. He transforms into an emergency SUV of made-up model.

: His left hand can be replaced with with either of his two gun attachments or the claw missile via [[5 mm post]]s, and he can deploy his (non-firing) missile launcher in both robot and vehicle modes. There are a pair of small posts on the top of his windscreen, which allow his blaster attachments to connect in both modes, which lines up with his various media appearances.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/DNg_pu6sU0j/ Designer commentary on Flatline from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
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==Notes==
*Flatline is an adaptation of the [[Flatline (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic character]]. ''Robots in Disguise'' line artist [[Andrew Griffith]] designed Flatline as a "virtual [[retool]]" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]] toy.
*Flatline's ''Earth Wars'' renders mistakenly have Autobot symbols on his hood. This error is corrected in-game.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Flatline''' (ンフラットライン ''Nfurattorain'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Roadbuster (G1)

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Bass X0: /* Tiny Titans */

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{{disambig3|Roadbuster}}
:''Roadbuster is an [[Autobot]] [[Deluxe Vehicle]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Roadbuster MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Ghostbusters|Who ya gonna call?]]]]
'''Roadbuster''' (aka '''Road Buster''') is a powerful and charismatic fighter. Usually armed to the teeth, he's an inspiration to other Autobots in combat and a natural leader on any battlefield. Outside of combat though, his natural ease and surety fail him. He simply doesn't know how to handle life out of combat. He becomes the quietest of the Autobots, grows withdrawn and depressed, and is easily bored. He counters this by spending most of his free time between battles either planning for the next one or "demolishing" any random [[Decepticon]]s he can find. Some Autobots worry about what will become of the heroic and well-loved Roadbuster they know if the war ever ends. Combat truly is his life and without it, he might just fade away.

Roadbuster is a member of the elite [[Wreckers]] unit in, well, every universe he's been in.

{{bigquote|Know what you call thirty enemy combatants on the wrong side of an atmos-field? A good start.|Roadbuster|"[[The War to End All Wars, Part 4]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Roadbuster}}

[[File:Target2006 RoadbusterwatchesShrapnel.jpg|left|thumb|I'm studying the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability.]]
Roadbuster was a member of the elite Wreckers unit under the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Alongside [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], he accompanied his commander as Impactor argued with [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' trip to [[Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Target 2006 Whirl Roadbuster Do It.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it!]]
Roadbuster was a rather hardened soldier, deliberately feeding false information to an Autobot who had turned [[Autobot traitor|informant]] for the Decepticons, and stood by in the shadows while [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] tortured the Autobot for the info and then executed him. Despite allowing this to happen, he still felt that even a traitor deserved better than that. Roadbuster took part in a training session with the rest of the Wreckers involving [[facsimile construct]]s. The training session was in anticipation of [[Operation: Volcano]], an effort to assassinate some of the Decepticons' deadliest warriors. When Impactor decided that the Wreckers were going to bow out of Operation: Volcano, Roadbuster, Whirl, and [[Twin Twist]] took some down-time at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. Both Twin Twist and Roadbuster felt distinctly uneasy about Impactor's decision. When a Decepticon by the name of [[Fang]] started bullying [[Tusks|one of the bar's patrons]], Roadbuster urged Twin Twist not to get involved. But Twin Twist trashed Fang anyway, coming to the realization that as Autobots, it was always their duty to stand in the Decepticons' way. Casting their doubts aside, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Twin Twist all decided to go ahead with Operation: Volcano. Likewise, Impactor was convinced by Xaaron to go through with the mission, despite his earlier doubts. Unfortunately, Volcano was a bust, leaving Impactor dead and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] the new leader of the Wreckers. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:RoadbusterdeathTimeWars.jpg|thumb|Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.]]
After both [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Optimus Prime wound up teleported back to Cybertron, Megatron set about spreading false rumors that a Decepticon spy, disguised as Optimus, had been set loose to infiltrate the Autobots' ranks. Roadbuster helped capture what he believed to be the imposter alongside the rest of the Wreckers. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} The Wreckers readied to gun down their captive, only for the execution to be interrupted by [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]. Though the little guy wasn't able to convince the others that Prime was the real thing, he used a [[gas particle bomb]] to create the distraction necessary for the Autobot leader to escape his [[energy restraints]] and vamoose. {{storylink|Under Fire!}} {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} Prime's name was eventually cleared, leading to him rallying the Autobot forces on Cybertron, and leading them on many successful raids on Decepticon encampments. Roadbuster helped secure Decepticon energon stores on these raids, the last of which ended with Optimus Prime returning to Earth alongside Megatron and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Roadbuster was absent from the Wreckers for a while, but returned to take part in the so-called Time Wars. The Wreckers were forced to temporarily ally with the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in order to combat the combined threat of [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The mission to eliminate the two powerful Decepticon leaders was a complete disaster, with most of the Wreckers and Mayhems meeting violent ends. For Roadbuster's part, he managed to blow off a chunk of Galvatron's face with an experimental Decepticon [[Pathblaster]] weapon. However, as Roadbuster took the time to celebrate his shot, the weapon's power core exploded, killing him. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:ScattershotKillsRoadBusterUkAnnual88.jpg|left|thumb|Shorten your stream! I don't want my face burned off!]]
In the year [[2510]], Roadbuster joined the Wreckers on Cybertron's northern front where they finally exterminated the last Decepticon outpost, bringing the war to an end. Later on, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] called an official end to the war effort and announced his plans to pass the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] on to Springer. The Decepticons were not totally gone, however—a deep cover agent named [[Triton]] lived on inside the Autobot ranks. In order to stir up discord, Triton challenged Prime's decision, declaring that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was a better choice to carry the Matrix. Whirl manhandled the little creep to make him pipe down, but Triton punched the Wrecker to the ground. Roadbuster raised his gun in anger, but it was the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] who fired first in defense of Triton and Magnus's reputation, blowing up Roadbuster's head. This disastrous turn of events led to a new Autobot Civil War between the forces of Ultra Magnus and Springer. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Wreckers loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|We're exterminators. Someone saw a [[Insecticon (G1)|cockroach]] up on twelve.]]
Roadbuster was a member of the Wreckers, under the command of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. Acting against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s explicit orders, they successfully brought a siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]] to an end by trapping [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] inside a [[detention-sphere]]. Soon afterwards, Kup led the Wreckers away from Cybertron to visit the other planets touched by the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and they hitched a ride with [[Berko]]'s [[Cosmic Carnival]] to Earth. However Roadbuster and the Wreckers found the major cities of Earth had been devastated by Megatron, who promptly launched nuclear warheads at their shuttle, destroying it. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

Having managed to travel to Earth in the escape pods before the detonation of their shuttle, Roadbuster and the Wreckers made for the [[Deep Space Network]] in [[Goldstone]] to try and send a warning back to Cybertron. When they discovered that they were being pursued by the [[zombie]] army that Megatron had forged from the Decepticon victims of the [[Underbase Saga]], Springer ordered [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], Roadbuster, and [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] to run interference and draw the zombies away from the rest of the team. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

While a distress call was successfully sent to Cybertron, Kup was captured by Megatron's forces and the remaining Wreckers found themselves confronting a vengeful [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]. The super-powered human formerly known as Spike Witwicky was eventually talked down, and Roadbuster and the others were invited to [[Argus Base]], the headquarters of the human resistance. There, a plan was hatched to both rescue Kup and attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]—the core of Megatron's power base. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

[[File:Roadbuster CircuitSmasher LooseEnds4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Everything you are doing is bad. I want you to know this.]]
Roadbuster was put in command of the group that ventured into the [[Yukon]] to reach the Ark. He devised an attack plan to breach the outer perimeters of defense, assigning roles to the Wreckers and humans. Circuit Smasher took a moment to make sure he and Roadbuster saw eye-to-eye on the subject of the Ark, and after a tense pause, Roadbuster agreed that there'd be no attempts to salvage the ship for their own purposes. The attack began, and the group found themselves facing landmines and [[autogun]]s in their path. Eventually, Roadbuster and the rest made it through to the Ark itself, which released [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units to bar the way. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

After engaging the Guardians, Circuit Smasher quickly noticed they weren't registering him as a threat. Roadbuster told him to exploit the advantage and get inside the Ark, while the rest held the Guardians off. Once inside, Circuit Smasher managed to disable the Ark's computer [[Aunty|Auntie]], putting a halt to both the Guardian units and Megatron's plans. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} Along with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Roadbuster later kept watch over the secured Ark. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Upon returning to Cybertron, Roadbuster worked crowd control as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] gave a speech in [[Eugenesis Plaza]]. When a riot was incited, Roadbuster and the other Autobots engaged in some fisticuffs with the unruly mob. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Later, when a group of agitated citizens set up a highway blockade, the Wreckers confronted the protestors. Roadbuster disapproved of Kup's hostile approach to the situation and opined that Springer wouldn't have handled things this way. Before Roadbuster and Kup could argue any further, the situation devolved into a brawl between the protestors and other irate citizens who wanted through the blockade. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} Roadbuster participated in a raid on [[Fort Scyk]] with the other Wreckers, seeking to take down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s cell of Decepticon insurgents. However, it turned out to be a trap and the Wreckers barely survived after Fort Scyk exploded with them in it. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

[[File:DestinyPt5 BludgeonRoadbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"Get him!" That was your whole plan, huh- "get him."]]
During [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s massive attack on Cybertron, Roadbuster infiltrated the [[Warworld]] with the other Wreckers, seeking to disable it from within. They were confronted by Bludgeon himself, who dominated them in combat and cost Roadbuster an arm. In the end, Bludgeon was defeated by the newly arrived [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], and the Wreckers managed to escape before the Warworld was destroyed. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

[[File:Roadbuster atmosfield RegenOne99.jpg|thumb|left|It's ''Milla'' Time!]]
The Wreckers were among the Autobot space fleet when Rodimus Prime ordered an attack on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} Ordered to "go dark" by Kup after Jhiaxus' forces began decimating the Autobots, Roadbuster and the others undertook a sabotage mission within the "[[slam rail]]" transit system that linked the network. Severing worlds from the network with targeted nuclear explosions and eliminating any resistance in their path, the Wreckers provided enough of a distraction for the other Autobots to escape as [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|other]] [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|factors]] in play led to the destruction of the Hub and Jhiaxus. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Returning to Cybertron to find it transformed into a barren wasteland populated by [[shadow-leech]]es, the Autobots had to combat the [[Dark Matrix|dark entity]] formed from the corruption of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. For his part, Roadbuster was among a group that journeyed back to Earth through a [[space bridge]] portal to ascertain the creature's designs on the planet. They encountered [[Linda Chang]] and the remaining human resistance, who initially fired upon the Autobots. Having fought beside these humans before, Roadbuster managed to calm things down and the two groups compared notes. With the humans joining them, Roadbuster's group then journeyed to [[Nebulos]], where they were forced to put down the Matrix-corrupted [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. After Rodimus was forced to sever their connection with [[Primus]], Roadbuster, along with all other Transformers, became decidedly mortal and eventually died of old age. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Wreckers secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Suck in the guts, guys.]]
Roadbuster and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] met with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and gave him a pep talk when the Autobot commander doubted his ability to measure up to the departed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Having heard of Magnus' need of a "wrecking crew", Roadbuster joined a [[Wreckers|new team]] to aid [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] in sabotaging [[Project Dreadnought]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} The Wreckers deployed on their first mission to [[Stanix]] where Project Dreadnought was being enacted and encountered [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] guarding the site. Roadbuster and the others managed to fight past the [[combiner]] and other Decepticons present, seeing to the destruction of Dreadnought and establishing their rep for the many years of conflict to come. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Roadbuster was stationed on [[Earth]]. The Autobots initially failed to stop a new plan of Megatron's to take millions of people hostage, but came back to fight again once they were repaired. Roadbuster blasted a hole in the Decepticons' fortress wall with his [[linear blaster gun|linear blaster]] so the Autobots could get inside, taking pride in the power of his weapon. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Road Buster was among the Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sent it crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|The Transformers (Milton Bradley comic)|The Transformers}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:War and Peace 4 RoadbusterWhirl.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Kitten, what I think I'm saying is, sometimes, slag happens, somebody's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?]]
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] went missing in a [[space bridge]] accident, Roadbuster became part of an elite force of Autobots known as the Wreckers who broke off as an independent faction, led by Springer. Much of their efforts were concentrated on keeping [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s contained inside [[Polyhex]] and away from the [[Tagan Heights]], an area which contributed to a full 40% of Cybertron's manufacturing potential. One of their missions brought them to blows against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who had allied himself with Ratbat's sub-faction. {{storylink|Escalation}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] joined the fight against the Decepticon combiner, but the resulting clash was so brutal that Roadbuster and the other Wreckers were forced to retreat to avoid becoming collateral damage. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

During the Age of Internment, Roadbuster was imprisoned by the Decepticons as slave labor along with most of the other surviving Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Much later, after the loss of the ''Ark'', Roadbuster was one of the Autobots who helped train a new generation of soldiers called the [[Micromaster]]s. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} After the Micromasters were combat-ready, Roadbuster, critically low on energy, was ambushed by a group of Decepticon Micromasters and defeated by them. A group of Autobot Micromasters led by [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] intervened and managed to pull Roadbuster's inert chassis out of there, sparing him the indignity of having what little [[Energon]] that remained in his system drained. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing|Destined For Nothing}}

During [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Roadbuster was a member of the new Wreckers, a small unit of Autobots under Ultra Magnus's command, dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from their imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Roadbuster and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] were crushed before Magnus brought the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Stormbringer issue 2|Transformers: Stormbringer #2]]}}

[[Image:The Roadbuster affair.jpg|thumb|300px|right|"On a mountain of skulls, in a castle of pain, I sat on a throne of blood!"]]
Before the war, Roadbuster was a member of the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] security services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He was quite brutally 'trained' as a cadet, including "[[Transform-up|mode drilling]]": being forced to transform over and over in quick succession. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} During all of this, he never learned to read and after the war started, Roadbuster signed up with the Autobots. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

At some point, Roadbuster was in charge of training cadets and developed a strong emotional bond to those in his care. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] [[Size changing|shrank down]] to tiny form, crawled into Roadbuster's head and began whispering in his ear. Roadbuster came to believe it was [[Mortilus]] speaking to him and over time he began to do what the voice told him... which was to brutalise his cadets and eventually dump their lifeless bodies into a pit for the death-god to consume. As the cadets were forced to "mode drill" and savagely beaten, Roadbuster told them this was how ''he'' was taught, back in the day. The Autobots found out just in time to save [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] from this grisly fate and Prowl had Roadbuster locked up for a long, long time for what was assumed to be madness, as Roadbuster screamed out for Mortilus to talk to him again. The exact nature of the [[Roadbuster affair|whole sordid incident]] was covered up and after minimum rehab, Prowl had Roadbuster released back into the Wreckers to kill again, as a favour to Impactor. Roadbuster secretly still missed the voice and wanted it to come back. He was cured, all right. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Roadbuster was present with the entire team to welcome [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] into the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Since I joined these men, I've seen slag that'll turn you white!]]
Roadbuster and the Wreckers embarked on a hunt for [[Squadron X]], a Decepticon battle unit known for the atrocities it left in its wake. The hunt culminated in a battle between the two groups on [[Pova]]. Roadbuster himself brought down Squadron X's ship, the ''[[Pale Fire]]'', with a single shot. {{storylink|Bullets}} According to official paperwork, a desperate surprise tactic by Springer and Impactor, along with support from Roadbuster and [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]], turned the tide in the Wreckers' favor and Squadron X was defeated. However, as the Wreckers were prepping them for transport and imprisonment, Squadron X managed to escape. Impactor would not allow this, and a second battle with them ended in the deaths of every single member of Squadron X. However, this particular version of events was a cover story. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

What had ''actually'' occurred on Pova was that the Wreckers were going to be forced to release the captive Squadron X, as they were violating a neutrality agreement with the Povians by fighting there. Not willing to go along with this, Impactor locked himself in a room with the bound and helpless Decepticons and personally executed them all. Roadbuster and the other Wreckers, save Springer, made no move to stop him. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Having been the one who handed Impactor the gun that was used to execute Squadron X, Roadbuster was inwardly proud of his leader's actions. However, once Springer reported Impactor to [[Autobot High Command]], Roadbuster and the others realized that they were in danger of being implicated in the crime as well. Roadbuster and the other Wreckers approached Springer individually in the time leading up to Impactor's trial, each telling him that they had no idea what Impactor was going to do. For his part, Roadbuster claimed that he had thought Impactor WAS going to release Squadron X as planned, and that the gun was only for self-defense. The Wreckers asked Springer to be their new leader and Springer bought into their pleas, officially clearing them of complicity in Impactor's crime at the trial. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:Animals-RadarGatoraider.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"Radar, you are a most fortunate individual!" 
"I know!" 
"You've been a participant in the biggest interdimensional cross rip since the [[Tunguska event|Tunguska Blast of 1909!]]" 
"Felt great...!" 
"I'd like to get a sample of your brain tissue." 
"Okay-AAHHKKK!"]]
At some point, the Wreckers attacked a Decepticon squad led by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. High on [[Syk]], Roadbuster tore out [[Radar]]'s spine and made him ''eat it''. The attack would traumatize Krok. {{storylink|Animals}}

Many stellar cycles later, Roadbuster used his considerable armament against the Decepticons holed up in their [[Infiltration protocol|siege mode]] armature on the world of [[Varas Centralus]] in the [[Kol System]]. During the battle he handed Springer a comm-unit with an urgent call from Operations Command: orders from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself redeploying the Wreckers to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

[[File:Roadbustertotherescue.jpg|left|thumb|Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.]]
After the Wreckers arrived on Cybertron, Roadbuster saved [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from a group of [[Centurion droid]]s, before having [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] evacuate the two unconscious [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] out of the area. After the Wreckers blasted their way into [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base and very, very, very quickly defeated the cultists, Roadbuster and Whirl rescued [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] from where he and the other Technobots were being recycled into raw materials. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} After [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] returned to Cybertron, Roadbuster, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] served as advanced scouts, watching the giant [[Pretender]]'s activity. They legged it when Thunderwing unleashed a wave of destruction in memory of his failed attempts to convince [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the scientific community of Cybertron to support his experimentation. As the battle was joined, Roadbuster's group tried to get Thunderwing's attention, but were blown away by a thunderous clap of his giant hands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

Much later, the Wreckers were called in by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s unit to fight Thunderwing on [[Corata-Vaz]]. Roadbuster was part of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] ground assault, but all the Autobot combatants were blown away by the monster's ionic discharge. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Thunderwing eventually assumed his powered-up [[Super Mode|Ultra Mode]], and Roadbuster poured hundreds of rounds into the being's left flank before Jetfire came up with an idea to take control of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe ThunderwingVSWreckers.jpg|right|upright=1.7|thumb|Funny us going out like this. Killed by a 100-foot [[Pretender]].]]
Jetfire managed to gain remote control using Bludgeon's old axis cradle trick, and the Wreckers slipped past to disable the [[Nega-Core]] that Thunderwing had been guarding. Jetfire eventually lost control and Thunderwing turned back to advance on Roadbuster and the others as they futilely poured firepower into the massive Pretender. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, more than half of the Wreckers were captured and imprisoned by the Decepticon commander [[Turmoil]] and his crew. The recently rehabilitated [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] led a rescue team that included Roadbuster to infiltrate Turmoil's ship. There, they ran into [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who was also trying to rescue the captured Wreckers. Roadbuster and the others managed to rescue their comrades and Kup formally offered Drift a spot on a new unit he was planning to form. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

Subsequently, Roadbuster appeared as part of the crew of the starship ''[[Trion]]'', under Kup's command. Receiving a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], Kup's team went to rescue him. They found Hot Rod being menaced by Bludgeon and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]. Bludgeon quickly commanded the team to merge into [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] and the [[combiner|gestalt]] easily brushed Roadbuster aside, knocking off his shoulder cannon. But Monstructor was soon thereafter defeated when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] demonstrated his newly honed sniping skills. Bludgeon opted to retreat in his ship and the crew of the Trion, now joined by Hot Rod, went in pursuit of the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|left|thumb|right|Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown.]]
The Trion was eventually lured into an enemy ambush, and had its defenses disabled due to its command codes having been gleaned from an Autobot traitor. Forced to crash-land, Roadbuster was stranded with the remainder of the ship's crew on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], using their former ship as a base of operations. They eventually met up with the demoralized crew of the incapacitated Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

After the Trion's crew had settled in, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and Roadbuster had a little chat outside, where Roadbuster revealed how frustrated he was that they had been taken down by the Decepticons without even a chance to shoot back. Noting Roadbuster's eagerness for a fight, Ironhide began to tell him something, but caught sight of a strange creature in the distance. It turned out to be an advance scout of the [[Insecticon swarm]], and Roadbuster immediately notified Kup of its presence. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

The Autobots soon relocated their base-camp, and in his vehicle mode, Roadbuster served as a mobile command platform for Kup to ride on and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] to snipe from as they traveled. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[File:Roadbuster Loves Guns.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|You're not ''sleeping'' with it, are you, Roadbuster?]]
After Optimus Prime was repaired and the Autobots prepared to make their final stand against the Insecticon swarm, [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] removed and modified one of the ''Trion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cannons to be used as a mounted turret for Roadbuster to fire. Roadbuster was quite enamored with the weapon and wanted to give it a name. When the swarm attacked, Roadbuster managed to destroy quite a few of them with his new cannon. But eventually he was forced to shove the cannon off its mount to crush a few of the Insecticon horde as they scaled the walls of the Autobots' temporary fortress. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

After the Autobots returned to Earth aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Roadbuster jumped into battle alongside his comrades against the Decepticons. He grappled with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and overpowered him, disappointed that the Decepticon turned out to be a "lightweight". Roadbuster was then blasted away by Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He survived though, and stood victorious behind Optimus Prime and the others as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

At some point following Megatron's defeat, Roadbuster became deeply involved with inventing a new weapon he dubbed the "[[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater]]", and was unavailable when Springer started to reform the Wreckers. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:Roadbuster Bumblebee TheImpossibleKnot.jpg|thumb|left|No offense, guys, but I've gotta get my own lawyer.]]
He was on Earth when Optimus Prime chose to surrender to [[Skywatch]] two years after the defeat of Megatron. Hot Rod and some like-minded individuals broke off from the main Autobot force to find a way off the planet. Roadbuster chose to stay behind with the remaining Autobots, who elected [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] as their new leader. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} He had to learn how to ''not'' pat Bumblebee on the head when he saw him.{{storylink|Zero Point}}

After the liberation of [[Garrus-9]], Springer was left in a comatose state following near-fatal injuries received at the hands of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. Roadbuster, along with Whirl, were stationed on ''[[Debris]]'' to watch over their former leader. {{storylink|Zero Point}} (Hubcap was there too but Roadbuster did not recognise him) {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Whirl attempted to euthanize Springer with the Sparkeater weapon Roadbuster had developed. Stopping him before the deed could be done, Roadbuster issued "the Veto" on Whirl; the ability of any Wrecker to remove any other Wrecker from the team. After Whirl had been removed from the premises, Roadbuster continued his solemn vigil over Springer alone. {{storylink|Interiors}} To help Springer reawaken, it was recommended by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] that Roadbuster read to him from ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]''.

Before starting, he had to undertake the non-trivial task of learning to read.

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers1 ImpactorRoadbusterArgue.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|Let's see what happens when we take away the puppy.]]
Despite disliking his portrayal in them as a one-dimensional gun-nut, Roadbuster eventually read him every datalog—twice, the second time attempting the difficult words which escaped him the first time—except [[Wreckers: Declassified|113]], which detailed their showdown with Squadron X at Pova. Roadbuster was extremely guilty about lying to avoid taking the fall with Impactor, and confessed this to his unconscious leader, also acknowledging that he felt that Springer was the best leader the Wreckers had ever had. After this disclosure, Roadbuster noticed some faint signs of stirring from Springer. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Years later, Roadbuster was still reading and believed this had made for a positive change in himself, even as Impactor believed Springer should be allowed to die with dignity. Roadbuster and Impactor both lamented the lack of work for the Wreckers, outside of titchy Decepticon cells; Impactor also lamented that his protege [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] had gone killcrazy nuts and had to be locked in a box, but Roadbuster said trying to help was a sign of strength. (And he mentioned the, ah, ''connection'' he'd had with trainees himself) During another round of their ongoing debate about euthanising Springer, with Impactor quietly checking that Roadbuster wasn't hearing the guy 'talk' to him, the leader suddenly ''got up'' and dragged them (and Hubcap) to Earth, alerted by Kup that Prowl was MIA. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2 RoadbustertorturesClawJaw.jpg|left|thumb|300px|left|Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every Wrecker's god-given right!]]
Suspicion for the disappearance fell first on the human [[Verity Carlo]] but it turned out to be a Cybertronian faction, [[Mayhem Attack Squad|the anarchic Mayhem]], which was first revealed to a sickened Roadbuster when Kup began ''talking in Prowl's voice'' and revealed the manipulator had had remote access to Kup's brain for years. The job was still the job though, and the Wreckers pursued the Mayhems. After a vicious battle with Mayhem's living mobile HQ, [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]], the Wreckers entered said HQ and Roadbuster began to violently torture [[Claw Jaw]] for info. Springer was horrified but Roadbuster just snapped back that reading to him didn't cancel out being a violent bastard or vice versa. The cowed Claw Jaw led them into the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} but this turned out to be a trap: only Mayhems were protected against the Noisemaze dimension's mental destabilising! Roadbuster was knocked out by the sheer pain and taken to [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], to be locked into the guilt extracting computer [[Impetus]] and spit out all his crimes. In among them, he admitted he deep down wished he'd been brave enough to euthanise Springer like Whirl had tried to. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:K-PLUTCH.jpg|thumb|300px|right|I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.]]

Tarantulas gleefully revealed to Roadbuster that way back in the day, he'd been "Mortilus" and had deliberately used Roadbuster to collect bodies for experiments; and Hubcap had been working for Tarantulas for ''years'', willing to do this in exchange for revenge against both Roadbuster and Prowl, for releasing him early. (Almost unnoticed by his fellows, an upset Roadbuster told Tarantulas he'd missed his voice and wanted to know "where did you ''go''?") It was lucky for all concerned that Hubcap had enough qualms to release the other Wreckers under Prowl's prodding but Roadbuster, even with the others, struggled to take down Tarantulas.

And so Roadbuster made a sacrifice play. After begging Springer to remember him as a friend and not remember him for all his violent horrors, he transformed to vehicle mode and rammed Tarantulas through a window and down to the rocks below. He survived the fall, but so had Tarantulas, who had shrunk down... and crawled inside the Wrecker's head. The last thing Roadbuster heard was one more malicious whisper before the spider mass-shifted ''back'' to regular size. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-6-Roadbuster.jpg|75px|thumb|left|[[Ernie Hudson|"This job is not worth eleven-five a year!"]]]]
Roadbuster was one of several Autobots reeling from the appearance of the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:LG04 comic Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|"If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything [[Tankor (BM)|you]] say."]]
Roadbuster and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] were built in the [[Legends World]] by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], inspired by designs from a [[w:Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|certain '80s giant robot anime]], to aid him in his plans to return the world to how it was in the '80s. In spite of Tankor's design intentions, however, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] recognized them as Autobots from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|British ''Transformers'' comic]], an origin story that confused the pair. While Whirl went on to have a change of heart and decided to be a hero instead, Roadbuster remained loyal to his commander Tankor and engaged his former partner in combat. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} Declaring it time to enact his Total Humanity '80s Transformation Plan, Tankor entrusted his '80s Transformation Beam to Roadbuster and sent him to cause havoc by blasting everyone around him into various '80s forms. An impassioned speech from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] briefly halted Tankor's resolve, leaving him open to attack, but Roadbuster loyally shielded his commander and was broken into pieces by an air-dropped Rattrap as a result. Tankor retreated and had Roadbuster fixed up, after which the two started running an '80s-themed café instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

Waspinator later taught [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] about Roadbuster and Whirl during his ''Transformers'' lesson, again explaining that they first appeared in a British comic. The concept of British Transformers had Megatron thinking of the pair as English stereotypes, and he imagined Roadbuster decked up as [[Sherlock Holmes]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz|Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz}} On [[Christmas]], Roadbuster dressed up as a reindeer and helped Santa-Tankor hand out toys from the 80s. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

Roadbuster later got concerned about Tankor when he picked a fight with [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}} He then ran into Whirl again and was ready for a rematch, only to be taken aback when the self-styled "hero" ''took a hostage'', and even more so when the hostage took control of Whirl and forced him to pick up garbage. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17|Whirl Versus Roadbuster!}} Eventually, Whirl returned to Tankor and Roadbuster's side and the three went back to terrorizing the population, but it all came to an end when a dimensionally displaced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] defeated Tankor for good. Roadbuster and Whirl were left lost and confused about what to without their leader, so Jetfire invited them back to his [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|home dimension]], reasoning they'd fit in better there. The pair accepted his offer and traveled through a [[solitarium]] portal to the year [[2004]] of his universe, where they joined the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

Upon meeting the [[Jumpstarter]]s, Whirl and Roadbuster introduced themselves as "Wreckers", something Waspinator had identified them as. Overhearing this, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] thought it was a great team name and founded the Wreckers as a new Autobot unit, recruiting the duo into it. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG-07 Jetfire Sequel|LG-07 Jetfire Sequel}} Their first mission by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was to clean up around [[Mount St. Hilary]]. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Wreckers Birth Story|G1 Wreckers Birth Story}} At one point he and Whirl explained their origins to the Jumpstarters, who would later create Legends World to begin with in order to ensure their comrades would be born. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} In the year [[2021]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] recalled Roadbuster and Whirl's origins when he and his soldiers were reduced to heads and needed new bodies built. Using residual radiation acquired from the two Wreckers, Fortress located the Legends World and traveled there in search of the expertise used to build them. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

As Wreckers, Roadbuster and Whirl fought under [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] for many years, and one day in the late 2030s, they noticed he was getting fatter. A comment from Whirl about Springer's failed relationship with [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ended up upsetting their leader, and Roadbuster scrambled to try to cheer him up. When Springer sought to become his old macho self again, Roadbuster and Whirl had an idea, suggesting that he go to the Legends World and have their creator, Tankor (now [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), build him a cool new body. The two came with him on the trip to revisit their old home and observe his reconstruction. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} They then returned to the G1 World where they pushed Springer into asking Arcee out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG19 Springer Sequel|LG19 Springer Sequel}} Upon learning that the Legends World was under attack by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Roadbuster and Whirl volunteered to return and defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG65 Twin Twist Prologue|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} On arrival, they were pinned down by Windblade's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], leaving [[Twin Twist]] to take her on. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Whirl ended up back in the G1 World. In [[2038]], he and Roadbuster were on [[Micro|Zone]], where he watched the [[Powered Master]]s duke it out with [[Violengiguar]] in their old bodies. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Roadbuster and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were enlisted to assist [[Nova Prime]] in battle against Nemesis Prime, an evil future version of Nova. They were unable to prevail against this future threat. {{storylink|Prime Evil}} Roadbuster was a member of the fearless Wreckers squad which liberated Garrus-9 from the grip of [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and the [[Air Strike Patrol]], though they destroyed most of the facility in the process. {{storylink|The Wreckers}} [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Roadbuster were sent to prevent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] from reviving [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. They failed, and were forced to help the two Decepticons defeat Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer (Legends)|Stormbringer}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsRoadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px|right| "Whirl, somehow this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole in your head. Do you remember that?"]]
Roadbuster participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 70 units of Cybermetal, 30 units of Transmetal, and 20 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Roadbuster was a member of the Wreckers and a proficient munitions expert. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Roadbuster-EW.jpg|300px|thumb|“You always had to vanquish! Conquer! You always had to maim somebody!”]]
*'''Class:''' special
*'''lowest star rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability:''' Shield Piercing Plasma'''- Shoots a shot that removes a foe's shields, dealing damage to the final target and half that to foes in the shot's path.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +3 cost increase.
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Roadbuster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I ain't afraid of no road!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Deluxe Vehicle, [[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' [[laser rifle]], [[linear blaster gun]], [[shrapnel missile]] launcher, 5 missiles, control pack (with 2 handles), power pack, antenna, infrared range finder, large wheel covers (left & right), small wheel covers (left & right)
:Roadbuster transforms into an orange and green cybertronic jeep armed with a large gun. In [[robot mode]] he can hold the jeep's gun, and also has another gun resembling a real world M16A1 rifle, and a shoulder-mounted missile launcher. He also wears a large backpack that has a very tall antenna and two articulated handlebars slung beneath his arms. Oh, and mustn't forget the snap-on armor plating that hides the jeep's tires. He also has a smaller gun and an ammo pack, which are permanently affixed to the sides of his legs.

:For a toy of his size, Roadbuster has an enormous number of accessories, of which the rangefinder for the jeep's gun may well be the smallest ever produced for any Transformer. Finding a loose complete Roadbuster can be very challenging—are you sure ''all'' the spare missiles are there? Better count again!

:Unfortunately, Roadbuster has a notable design flaw. The middle section of the vehicle mode is made of incredibly thin green plastic that both shoulders have to rotate inwards and directly up against to convert into robot mode. The harsh, square angles of the arm joints will inevitably lead to two visible stress marks and possibly breakage over time.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-deluxe-vehicles-roadbuster/578/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Roadbuster at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Roadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:OTFCC unreleased Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My parents didn't believe in toys.]]
*'''Autobot Roadbuster''' (<s>[[2005]]</s>)
**''Accessories'': Crane/cannon, 2-part spare tire/blades, energon star, energon rifle
:A retool of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Strongarm (Energon)#Energon|Strongarm]] as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Roadbuster was part of [[3H Productions]]' proposal for an [[BotCon#Proposed.2FUnreleased exclusives|OTFCC 2005]] convention exclusive set. However, with the financial collapse of [[3H Productions]] in late 2004 and the subsequent transfer of the ''Transformers'' convention license to [[Fun Publications]], all plans for this toy (and its companion piece [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Brawn]]) were scrapped. It would have featured a new head and an Energon rifle.

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe comicpack Roadbuster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!]]
*'''Autobot Ambush''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' "Close-combat blade", Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style [[Cyber Key]]
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:A [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Autobot Roadbuster" transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}. When a Cyber Key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two "recoilless rifle" barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile racks. Compartments on his shoulders and legs can also open up to reveal additional missile racks, while the front bumper halves flip outward to reveal machine guns and ''even more'' missile racks. Roadbuster also comes with a blade that can peg via [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible post]] onto his hands or onto the front of his fist, and can stow between his legs in vehicle mode as an exhaust pipe of sorts. Additionally, the blade can be put away in a sheath on his leg, and the same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode. His (conveniently color-coded) red Cyber Key is unpainted, save for its silver Autobot symbol.

:The [[instructions]] and [[package art]] for this toy depict his green shoulder panels as being swapped.

:He is packed with the Voyager-sized [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]] and a comic book. In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. Instead of ''The Dark Ages'' issue "[[Escalation]]", which was meant for the "Standoff Beneath the Streets" Voyager-Deluxe two-pack of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Springer]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]], the right comic was to be a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]]" parts [[Target: 2006#Wreck and Rule!|5]] and [[Target: 2006#The Devil You Know...|6]], which was similarly and erroneously included with the "Standoff Beneath the Streets" two-pack.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[BotCon 2007]] [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFURoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on ''Universe'' Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TFGenerations Voyager Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us.]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Voyager Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 008'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Part of the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Voyager Class toys, Roadbuster (yes, without the "Autobot" prefix) transforms into an armored off-road vehicle. He comes with ''numerous'' weapons, all of which peg via 5mm post onto his vehicle rear/legs, shoulders, upper & lower arms, and hands: a spring-loaded, missile-firing launcher, a pistol, a rifle, a (nonfiring) missile pod, and two small cannons that respectively form the scope and stock of the rifle. All of his weapons can combine to form an unwieldy superweapon.

:Some of Roadbuster's 5mm ports appear to be slightly too small, most notably those on his shoulders, making it difficult to fit weapons into them. His bicep swivels are also commonly found to suffer from molding issues, impeding or outright preventing them from working. Due to obstruction as a result of molding in robot mode, his legs have little-to-no forward articulation, yet extreme backwards articulation.

:Roadbuster also comes with a [[sticker]] sheet to help give him some detail, such as his much-needed Autobot chest insignia. It also comes with an alternative Wrecker insignia, although the clear-plastic nature of the stickers means that the blue ends up blackish when placed on his orange chest. Bummer. Most of the stickers are actually a pre-cut rectangular size, meaning almost all the stickers don't actually fit onto their designated spots, leading to people either leaving them off, trimming them, or placing them in different spots.

:This mold was also used by [[Transformers Cloud|''Cloud'']] [[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Cloud|Roadbuster]] and [[BotCon 2015]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime]] and served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnations of [[Killer Punch#Beast Wars: Uprising|Killer Punch]] and [[Guiledart#Beast Wars: Uprising|Guiledart]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on ''Generations'' Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Relax, I'm not the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]].]]
*'''Roadbuster''' ([[November 29]], 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LG04'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
:''Legends'' Roadbuster is a redeco of ''Generations'' Voyager Class Roadbuster with some ever-so-slight changes, such as his optics are now unpainted giving him a light piping effect, completely orange thighs and a single patch of green on both his lower side legs. He doesn't come with a sticker sheet, instead having an Autobot sigil tampographed on his chest, but does come with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 4]] mini-comic. There are some reports of mold degradation, especially on his loose ratcheted shoulder joints.
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==Merchandise==
===''EM Gōkin''===
[[File:EMGokin Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grab your stick! HOLDING! Heat 'em up! SMOKIN'! Make 'em hard! READY!"]]
*'''Transformers Roadbuster''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''EM-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Handheld Laser Rifle, back-mounted Linear Blaster Gun, backpack/Shrapnel Missile Launcher, shell, two fists, open left hand, display stand
:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EM Gōkin'' line, this posable but non-transforming Roadbuster figure shares the same origin as his original toy, being a fully licensed [[redeco]] of ''EM Gōkin'' EM-01 Mugen Calibur. His backpack piece is [[retool]]ed to add his trademark shoulder-mounted missile launcher, which can rest against his back or flip over his shoulder, and he lacks Mugen Calibur's ''Dorvack''-specific accessories. In addition to two default clenched fists, Roadbuster comes with a splayed open left hand and a right hand molded to his Laser Rifle, and on his back you can mount the aforementioned launcher backpack as well as an unwieldable Linear Blaster Gun. He also includes a shell that can be inserted in the handheld rifle's barrel, and a display stand with an Autobot symbol.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/emgokin_roadbuster.html More information on ''EM Gōkin'' Roadbuster at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''ES Gōkin''===
[[File:ESGokin Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Roadbuster:...You know, I just realized I haven't had a successful test of all this equipment yet...I blame myself. Whirl: So do I.]]
*'''Transformers Roadbuster''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Rifle, Linear Blaster Gun, Shrapnel Missile Launcher, two fists, two open hands, gun-wielding right hand, display stand
:Another Art Storm release, ''ES Gōkin'' Roadbuster is a cute [[super deformed]] take on the character. Similar to his ''EM'' counterpart he is a redeco/retool of ''ES Gōkin'' Mugen Calibur with an added shoulder launcher accessory, but ''this'' toy can be transformed into (an adorably chubby) jeep mode after [[Partformer|taking off his head]]. He comes with a handheld Laser Rifle that can be taken apart and combined with the back-mounted Linear Blaster Gun to increase the latter's length in vehicle mode, while the remaining handle stores on the jeep's side. Roadbuster also features an electronic light-up visor activated by a button on the back on his head.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/esgokin_roadbuster.html More information on ''ES Gōkin'' Roadbuster at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|”Five vorns ago, I lost 30,000 bots in the blink of an optic. And Cybertron just slaggin’ watched.”]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''
:Part of the fourth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Roadbuster is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

:He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

:This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Straight from the pages of Tobin's Spirit Guide.]]
*'''Roadbuster, Ground Assault Commander''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to [[May 29]], 2020.
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==Notes==
*Both [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s were licensed from [[Takatoku Toys]] by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], or the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comic]]. The Roadbuster mold was originally "Mugen Calibur"<ref>The Japanese packaging included this English spelling, though it could variously be interpreted as "Calibur" or "Caliber".</ref> (ムゲンキャリバー) from the ''{{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|Dorvack}}'' toyline, though the ''Transformers'' release uses a completely different deco. The ''Dorvack'' anime was produced by [[Ashi Productions]], and their name appears on the [[Copyright#Copyright markings|copyright marking]] of the mold, in addition to an "AP" sticker included on Roadbuster's ''Transformers'' packaging.
*Roadbuster had the working name of '''Convoy'''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6JCIUKFpG0 Bob Budiansky's panel at Terrificon 2022]</ref>
*The ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook [[Japanese language|mistakenly]] spelled Roadbuster's name as "Roadbaster". This would seem to imply that the cannon on his shoulder is loaded with piping hot giblet gravy.
*Poor Roadbuster never got a ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' bio printed by Marvel. One was written, though, and finally revealed to the fans on [[Jim Sorenson]]'s blog [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/extended-bio-whirl.html ''Disciples of Boltax''] in 2010.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' online manga, Roadbuster is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet, and a backpack made from a 2x4 harness, a pair of 1x2 plates with side-bars and a [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] cannon. He also carries a "scoped" small pistol and an M-16-style rifle.
*In what might be described as a fit of insanity, the 2013 Wreckers-themed event "[[By Land, Sea, or Air]]" in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game mistakenly did not feature Roadbuster but rather [[Roadburner|Road'''burner''']], complete with a [[Circular reporting#Roadburner|horribly mangled interpretation]] of the latter's toy.
*As with other modern Hasbro molds, ''Thrilling 30'' Roadbuster was designed by Hasbro with a "pretooled" alternate head for another character, [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]. However, this tooling was ultimately never used.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Cahot''' (Canada, "Jolt")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:IDW-AHM-Roadbuster-Guidi.jpg|2008 ''All Hail Megatron'' concept art
File:Transformers Legends LG 04.jpg|2014 ''Thrilling 30'' / ''Legends'' packaging art
File:IDW-SOTW-Roadbuster-Roche-Burcham.jpg|2015 ''Sins of the Wreckers'' model
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Ramjet (G1)/toys

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[[File:G1 boxart Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb]]

As a [[Conehead]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], '''Ramjet''' less often receives a toy whenever [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] does.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Conehead' or 'Not Conehead']]
*'''Ramjet''' ([[1985]]/[[1986]], [[1990]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-56'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 [[cluster bomb]]s, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy, original mold)|[[Takayoshi Doi]] (TakaraTomy, new accessories)}}
:The original Ramjet toy is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle that was used for [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Skywarp]], with new wings that seem to be inspired by the prototype {{w|F-16XL}}, and new cluster bombs (though his [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|TFU]] profile states they are also [[laser beam rifle]]s for his robot mode). He is otherwise identical to the other Decepticon jets aside from color. Ramjet's robot mode stickers are the same design as Starscream's, but in different colors.

:In [[robot mode]] his official instructions have the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Ramjet's character model depicts him as having his head untransformed, leaving a distinctive "conehead" shape to his appearance. This trait is shared by [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Dirge]], leading many owners to do the same thing to differentiate the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.

:The [[Joustra]] version of Ramjet, released in parts of mainland Europe in 1986, has a number of small changes from the [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version, most notably a hard-plastic nosecone (ouch!) and unchromed black landing gear wheels.

:Ramjet was reissued in his original packaging in Australia in 1990.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-decepticon-jets-ramjet/743/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Ramjet at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'90s fashion victim.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Ramjet''' (Decepticon, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, left & right fists, left & right wings, 2 tail fins, front landing gear, "sound/light energy unit"

: Part of the very first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' product released just in time for the 1992 holiday season, Ramjet's original toy was [[redeco]]ed into a striking purple and black, with turquoise highlights. His large bombs have been replaced with a new pair of spring-loaded missile launchers and [[for safety reasons|long missiles]]; the launcher and missile molds were also used for his assortment-mate [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]].

: Also new to this version is a large electronic "sound/light energy unit" in a kinda engine-gun-like shape (a mold also used by Starscream). Powered by a pair of watch batteries, pressing the two soft-plastic buttons up front activates flashing red lights and sound effects. The left button makes machinegun noises as long as you hold it down, while the right starts an unstoppable jet-noise sequence of rising then falling pitch; you can activate the machinegun sounds in the middle of it, and the jet noises will resume as soon as you release the gun button. This assembly doesn't really go anywhere in robot mode, but attaches to the back end of his jet mode thanks to a trio of pegs that were [[retool|added to his tooling]].

: Of note is the fact that his turquoise parts are extremely prone to [[Photodegradation|"yellowing"]], or in this case "greening". Many ''Generation 2'' Ramjets can be found with their blue parts in a greenish teal color.

: This version of the mold would also have been used to make ''Generation 2'' [[Sandstorm (G2)#Toys|Sandstorm]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on Generation 2 Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
*'''Ramjet''' (2001)
**''ID number:'' '''Set D'''
**''Accessories'': 2 cluster bombs, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
:Ramjet received a limited reissue as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' series. With no notable changes from the G1 release, ''Collector's Edition'' Ramjet was [[exclusive]]ly available at Jaf-Con 10 in July 2001, along with Thrust.
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===''Classics''===
{{anchor|Classics (2006)}}
[[File:Classics Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The flared pants craze strikes again]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}
:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Ramjet, following the trend set by his original Generation 1 toy, is a retool of ''Classics'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]] and transforms into a modified fighter jet based off the hull of an F-15 Eagle. The figure's deco is greatly simplified from Ramjet's G1 toy and cartoon decos, largely reducing the amount of black and red in favor of white. Aside from the different deco, changes from Starscream include a new nose cone/head, new F-16XL inspired wings and new projectiles for his missile launchers. The new missiles, combined with their launchers, result in a mash-up between his G1 toy's non-firing weapons and his animation model's standard-issue Seeker rifles. Unlike Starscream, his shoulder movement is unimpeded due to a lack of wings behind his shoulders.

:As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:Ramjet's instructions neglect a couple of features on his toy; the wings can swivel back and forth and up and down in robot mode, to better balance the figure, and the circular air intakes on his chest can swivel out in either mode. The latter is used to form landing gear in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], as it was in both Starscream and Skywarp.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsRamjet/ramjet.htm Classics Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Ramjet toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Beware the man in white]]
*'''Ramjet''' ([[July 17]], [[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-04'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles
:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Ramjet is a redeco of ''Classics'' Deluxe Class Ramjet. He features a significantly altered color scheme, generally to make the toy even more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. His wings and missiles are molded in bright red plastic instead of gray plastic with red paint, with his missiles painted gray. His hands and feet are molded in white plastic instead of gray, to match more closely the cartoon model.

:Despite the figure's appearance, ''Henkei!'' Ramjet features no gray plastic at all, only white or red plastic painted gray, meaning he is is heavily painted and thus easily susceptible to paint chipping. Ramjet, like the other figures in the line features vacuum-metalized parts, his jet boosters and vertical stabilizers on his wings and his cockpit seat are chrome plated, though it is not uncommon for the innards of his jet boosters to be partially lacking the metalized coating.

:As ''Henkei!'' toys do not feature heat-sensitive rubsigns, ''Henkei'' Ramjet has five Decepticon sigils tampographed total, one each on the top side and under side of his two wings and one in front of his canopy.

:Ramjet was retooled into ''Gentei! Gentei!'' [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Dirge]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-AR-Ramjet.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Aerial Rivals''' (Multi-pack, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]] [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]], [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] Ramjet transforms into a Cybertronic "tetrajet". His wings, which end up on his arms in robot mode, each feature a swing-out weapon; the right arm has a blade, while the left has a (non-firing) cannon. He was only available in a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] five-pack with [[Air Raid (G1)#Universe (2008)|Air Raid]], [[Blades (G1)#LOC|Autobot Blades]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Universe (2008)|Skydive]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Thrust]] (who shares his mold).

:Aside from Thrust, this mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]], [[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]], & [[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]], ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)#War for Cybertron|Starscream]], and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/TFURamjet/ramjet.htm Universe (2008) Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelines-toy G2Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Joker|The Joker]] has a jet now?]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Club exclusive figure, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left & right), 2 missiles

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''Generation 2'' Ramjet is one of the 2011 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive figures. He is a redeco of ''Classics'' Deluxe Class Ramjet in the colors of [[#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' toy]], including replicating most of the sticker details. Most of the sticker details were recreated with paint, but the details on the insides of his shoulder intakes and on the tops of his feet were once again stickers, presumably because it was rough getting tampographs put in there. Ramjet was also slightly [[retool]]ed, as his nosecone is rounded off and made of rubber instead of plastic, presumably [[for safety reasons]]. Ramjet (and [[Cheetor (Animated)#Toys|Cheetor]]) went up for preorder on [[April 27]], [[2011]]. Ramjet was sold out by [[April 29]], 2011.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/TFCCRamjet/ramjet.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
{{anchor|elites}}
[[File:United Seekers Elites.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Seekers: Elites''' (Three-pack, [[December 28]], [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' left & right launchers, 2 missiles
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Ramjet is a redeco of the [[#Classics|''Classics'' Ramjet]] mold. This release is the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates [[Dirge (G1)/toys#United|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#United|Thrust]].

:This version of Ramjet is more closely based on his cartoon appearance, although he retains the bulkier G1 toy-inspired missiles of his earlier releases. His missile launchers are solid dark grey. His hands and forearms are dark grey plastic, with the forearms painted white. His wings are painted metallic red, while his jet boosters and stabilizers are dark grey plastic. Like his ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release, his Decepticon [[Insignia|faction symbols]] are tampographed on both sides of his wings, and on his nosecone in front of the cockpit.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy RamjetKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|All we need now is a Rumble and we'll have the Kreon version of "[[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court]]"!]]
* '''Ramjet''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 53'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, 2 clip-on rifles
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}
:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Ramjet is a [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt into a tiny jet. He is essentially a [[redeco]] of Kreon [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Dirge]], using almost all the same parts and construction; except that he comes with a new back-harness attachment piece to replace the flak jacket used in Dirge's assortment.

:This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ORamjet/ramjet.htm More information on Micro-Changer Ramjet at TFU.info]''

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*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Best Headbutt
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles
:[[Kreon Class of '85]] Ramjet's deco is much more heavily toy-detailed than the Micro-Changer. Oddly, his leg-wings are black instead of burgundy. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.

:This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-ORamjet/ramjet.htm More information on Class of '85 Ramjet at TFU.info]''

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*'''Ramjet''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': logo plate, 2 clip-on rifles
:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the U.S. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Ramjet's [[tampograph]]s are slightly altered, changing the flat light gray to metallic silver.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.

===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Seeker-Squadron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Seeker Squadron''' (Platinum Edition, 2015)
**''Accessories'': 2 cluster bombs, 2 fists (left & right), 2 wings (left & right), 2 tail fins (left & right), front landing gear
:A reissue of the original Ramjet toy in a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' 3-pack with [[Thrust (G1)/toys#SeekerSquadron|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#SeekerSquadron|Dirge]].

:In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in Canada, it was available via the Canadian [[Walmart]] website (but never found in stores).

:In the United Kingdom, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and A1 Toys. In Spain, the set was officially available via the Spanish division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Seeker Squadron sets as a result.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-11NR-Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sadly does not come with real toast.]]
*'''Ramjet''' ([[March 19]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11NR'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 [[Null-ray|null rays]], clear hologram pilot figurine
:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP11NR Ramjet was revealed on the TakaraTomy Mall website in October 2015 as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, the first [[Conehead]] retool of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|''Masterpiece'' MP-11 Starscream]]. Later the same day, the listing disappeared before the preorder period started. The listing reappeared at the end of November, with preorders staying open from [[November 30]] to [[December 8]]. It was limited to 2000 pieces in Japan.

:Compared to Starscream, Ramjet features new wing molds attached to his legs. His head is part of the nosecone but not the whole part, and during transformation the cockpit's upper half needs to be rotated 180 degrees. To match the cartoon accurate flatness of the undersides of the wings, the bottom parts of the black turbines can be lifted, rotated inside and closed, revealing a Decepticon symbol underneath. While he has the same null rays as Starscream, they can be socketed inside two-piece rocket parts to reproduce the original toy's larger rockets.

:The pictures in the original October listings had the figure slightly mistransformed in jet mode (the nosecone was not fully closed) and featured the hologram pilot cast in orange plastic, while the updated pics from the November listing show the figure's nosecone correctly closed and the hologram pilot is now cast in clear plastic.

:Unfortunately, quality control problems with this figure are very commonplace, with seemingly a majority of specimens having a [[misassembly]] in the robot shoulders that prevents fully locking the wings together in jet mode.

:Ramjet was further remolded, naturally, into [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-11NT Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-11ND Dirge]], also TakaraTomy Mall exclusives.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Does not come with an Amazon exclusive toast.]]
*'''Ramjet & Dirge''' (multipack, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E27'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 null-ray blasters
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name=PulseCon2024>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Released with [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Dirge]] in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toyline as a 2-pack, Ramjet is a heavy retooling of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Starscream]] from the same line, transforming into a modified F-15 fighter jet with cranked-arrow delta wings based on the F-16XL prototype like his original toy. As one of the Coneheads, Ramjet features a new headsculpt based on the original conehead design, though it is a faux piece not formed from the actual nosecone. Ramjet's face also features a stern, almost grimaced expression.

:The figure's design and transformation scheme is heavily based on the 2006 ''Classics'' Starscream mold (and its subsequent retool of Ramjet), while adding points of articulation the earlier figure did not have such as pivoting ankles and a more expressive ball-jointed head. His head, chest, and wings are susceptible to paint chipping due to the transformation scheme.

:While the null-rays can be wielded by his pair of hands, it's almost impossible for him to properly hold them due to the size of his forearms.

:As with Dirge, Ramjet uses the same, unchanged null-ray blasters that came with Starscream. His stock photos show him slightly mis-transformed, with his feet splayed apart in jet mode.

:Like all other uses of the mold, Ramjet has a missing molded panel-line detail on the right wing hinge that is supposed to curve in towards the body of the jet. The reason for this missing detail is likely due to it missing from the metal mold itself. The plastic used for Ramjet's forearms has also been reported to [[Photodegradation|yellow]] quickly.

:His map piece, shared with Dirge, features the bottom of [[Gigantion]], though unlabeled.

:This pack was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States and Canada, though it seems that demand for the characters outstripped supply—several customers later had their orders cancelled by Amazon due to a lack of available stock. While Dirge would later receive a reissue in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' line, Ramjet remains exclusive to this set until 2025.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Generations select G2 ramjet.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|He stole [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]'s invitation to ''Generations Selects''!]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Voyager Class, [[2021]])
**''Series'': '''''War for Cybertron: Earthrise'''''
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-GS24'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 null-ray blasters
:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on toy for ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', released concurrently with ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'', this version of Ramjet is a redeco of the above ''Earthrise'' toy in the colors of Ramjet's [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'']] figure.

:Like all other uses of the mold, Ramjet has a missing molded panel-line detail on the right wing hinge that is supposed to curve in towards the body of the jet. The reason for this missing detail is likely due to it missing from the metal mold itself. The plastic used for Ramjet's forearms has also been reported to [[Photodegradation|yellow]] quickly.

:The toy is branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline by Hasbro in the US but as part of ''Generations Selects'' by [[TakaraTomy]], and is a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, in [[Japan]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Nemesis-Ramjet-figure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Nemesis''' (Titan Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]], and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref><ref>Sam Smith's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc/ Instagram] [https://www.instagram.com/p/Crzu54Qs1Tk/ posts] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzvOrbMY2X/ about] ''Legacy'' Decepticon Nemesis</ref>}}

: A tiny [[slug figure]] of Ramjet in jet mode was included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Titan Class [[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Nemesis]].

:* ''Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Nemesis from Sam Smith on Instagram:''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc/ Part I]''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Crzu54Qs1Tk/ Part II - Robot Mode]''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzvOrbMY2X/ Part III - Ship Mode]''

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[[File:TF Legacy United Ramjet PR.jpg|upright=.90|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''G1 Universe Ramjet''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 null ray blasters
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name=PulseCon2024/>

: The above ''Earthrise'' Ramjet figure got a [[package refresh]] in the fifth and final wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Voyagers, alongside several other prior exclusives that US fans found hard to acquire (just as his prior pack-mate [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]] had been in ''Legacy: Evolution''). There are no notable differences between the two releases other than packaging.
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===''Swapticons''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Desert Dunes Mission''' (Five-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:Part of the ''[[Swapticons]]'' Desert Dunes Mission five-pack, Ramjet is a recolor of [[Slipstream (G1)#Swapticons|Slipstream]] and transforms into the front half of a fighter jet. Using a coupling mechanism with the head, he can be combined with the packed in [[Sandstorm (G2)#Swapticons|Sandstorm]], though he's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of combinations. He features articulation at his shoulders.
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==Merchandise==
===LALA===
*'''Ramjet''' (1997)
:Released by [[ToonTown]] licensee LALA, this eraser - oddly based on a generic Starscream-like Seeker design rather than Ramjet specifically - also doubles as a small simple model kit, with his large colored bits being the "eraser" portion and the remainder of the toy being constituted of grey plastic parts that are assembled together. He transforms from robot to vehicle and back by [[Partformer|partforming]] his individual components.

:Although the promotional material for these releases feature his eraser bits in pink, a copy of him with said parts in bright green has also been found.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|But he wasn't really the Pope, just an alien robot with a funny hat.]]
*'''Ramjet''' (2003)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Stand
:A [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Super Collection Figure|Starscream]] figure, Ramjet was released in the sixth "act" of the line. No he's not super cartoon-accurate. He was available in both full-color and pewter versions, one of each in a case of twelve.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ramjet was packed with the right arm of the Act's "build-a-figure" [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection Figure|Grand Maximus]]. This part too could be in either full color or pewter, packed at a ratio of six color pieces to two pewters.

:This Act was seemingly in shorter supply than the others before and since, and is not terribly common on the secondary market.

:This mold was also used to make his Act-mates [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Dirge]]. The original tooling was also used to make [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Skywarp]], and the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' special releases [[Sunstorm (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Sunstorm]] and [[Air Warrior#Heroes of Cybertron|Air Warrior]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Destron/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Ramjet at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Destron/PewterRamjet/ramjet.htm More information on pewter Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''MyClone''===
[[File:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|thumb|upright=0.44|Ever been headbutted by a chibi? It HURTS!]]
*'''Ramjet''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF016'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:''[[MyClone]]'' Ramjet was released in the fifth series of the ''MyClone'' trading figure line, which was third and final series to feature ''Transformers'' characters. Following the ''MyClone'' aesthetic, he is a cutesy representation of Ramjet's animation model in super-deformed proportions. He features articulation in his head, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, all of the parts capable of being removed, then mixed and matched with any other ''MyClone'' figure.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Ramjet''' (2007)
:A 34-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Ramjet "transforms" into a white and red jet, generally following his ''Classics'' deco scheme. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], and Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]].
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:Ramjet statue.jpg|thumb|More fragile than his tech spec would have you believe.]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Ramjet was released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 250 pieces. The sculpt features Ramjet's distinctive wings. Strangely enough his motto on the box is "The skies are my castle, and I like to live alone" as found *in* his tech spec as opposed to "If it flies, crash it" as it was in both his tech spec and [[The Transformers Universe|''Transformers Universe'' profile]].
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Tlsramjet.jpg|thumb|Undesirable #1]]
*'''Ramjet''' (2014)
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Ramjet is a Wave 2 figure with standard articulation. He is mostly based on his ''Classics'' toy. For every 16 figures, there are 2 Ramjets. The basic mold, but not the accessories, was also used to make [[Dirge (G1)/toys#The Loyal Subjects|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Loyal Subjects|Thrust]], as well as the "Ghost" versions of all three Coneheads.
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*'''Ghost Seekers''' (2014)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ramjet, Sky Smasher''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T32/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10
:'''Ramjet, Sky Smasher''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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==Notes==
* A 1980s Japanese [[:File:Ehobbygobotscatalog.jpg|catalog photo]] shows the then-new second year Seeker jet wings in different colors attached to unaltered first year Seeker bodies. In Ramjet's case, the [[prototype]] toy uses [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]'s main body. This production stage lasted long enough to receive its own [[package art]] that was eventually published in the [[2014]] ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'' book.
*The [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Ramjet toy]] provided inspiration for generic Decepticons in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|''The Transformers'' vol. 2]] [[The Transgressors|#44]] and ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[Pax Megatronus|#8]].
*Speaking of G2, Hasbro evidently had more redeco plans for Ramjet (and the paired [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]]) that fell through:
**''Generation 2'' concept art published in the 2011 ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' book shows an unreleased tannish variant of Ramjet that would have been named "[[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]". Most likely, Sandstorm would have debuted alongside "[[Blackout (G2)|Blackout]]", whose prototypes and artwork have been uncovered under similar conditions.
[[File:WhizBangNavyRamjetRedeco.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|In the NA-VY, in the NA-VY...]]
**Another hand-painted mock-up, this time of the original Ramjet in "cloud camo" deco, is also known to exist. Whether it was ever meant to be taken into production and whether it was meant to be Ramjet or a new character remains unknown. It was originally offered for sale in [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4f98fe3d58bfe696/b1d0163d38587281?q=ramjet+whiz+bang+toys&pli=1 October of 2000] from Whiz Bang Collectibles, along with other items seemingly from a former Hasbro employee's collection.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/RamjetRecolor1.html Blue Ramjet at Toyarchive.com]</ref> Possibly, "cloud camo Ramjet" would have been paired for release alongside "[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Notes|jungle attack Starscream]]". Eventually, the cloud camo deco was used for the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' character [[Cloudcover]].
* Hasbro designed a "pretooled" alternate head on the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generations|Air Raid]] body tooling styled on the 1985 Coneheads, but ultimately, only TakaraTomy used this head to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]].<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127888-tfss-50-live-update-now-open-to-formers-members-2012-and-on/?p=3441554 Post by Powered Convoy on The Allspark Forums, 13 February 2017]</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Fan Club exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:MyClone]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
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[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
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Waverider

2025-06-15T18:25:12Z

Bass X0: /* Marvel The Transformers comics */

{{factions|autobot|autobotg2}}
:''Waverider is an [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Waverider boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm a submarine playing the dude pretending to be another dude!]]
A 'bot with two sides. On the one hand, '''Waverider''' is the peaceful sort, enjoying the freedom his alternate mode provides him under the waves and the chance to explore the deep, looking for lost treasure or sunken vessels. On the other hand, Waverider is a steadfast warrior and the fiercest of opponents in a fight. He is more than willing to go the extra mile that other Autobots, due to a lack of fighting instinct or general distaste for warfare, might not. Waverider knows what he's fighting for and recognizes the need to fight for it.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Waverider pretender to the throne.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.95]]
A member of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew aboard the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'', Waverider volunteered for the synthoplasmic conversion process [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had stolen from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transforming him into an Autobot [[Pretender]]. With Optimus Prime coordinating the Pretenders' first battle with the Decepticons, Waverider and his teammates easily overwhelmed the opposing force. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

In the weeks that followed, ''Steelhaven''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew united with the other Autobots on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Unfortunately, the Ark's commander, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], was difficult to deal with, and so their meetup resulted in a ritual battle for Autobot supremacy between him and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Waverider disembarked along with the rest of the ''Steelhaven'' crew to watch the fight. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Waverider deathbringer.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
''Later, when the now-resurrected Optimus Prime and a squad of Autobots travelled to [[Earth]] to battle the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-powered [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]], Waverider remained aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and supplied [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] with the information he needed to defeat the mechanoid.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}}

Waverider helped battle [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] aboard the Ark when the Decepticon Pretender used the Creation Matrix to fuel a devastating rampage. His efforts amounted to little, unfortunately, and it was ultimately Nightbeat who defeated Thunderwing by casting him out into the void of space. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

[[File:Waverider eye of the storm.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Mr. Ray Frider.]]
Afterwards, Waverider was among those who retrieved [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] from [[VsQs]] where the trio had been left for dead by Thunderwing. Some downtime followed, during which Waverider attempted to reach out to the distraught Grimlock, then trashing his room to vent out his frustration over recent events. His "tough love" speech nearly got him skewered on the end of an energo-sword, prompting him to report the incident to Optimus. But the Autobot leader didn't have time to hear Waverider out, needing to make an announcement to the entire ship beforehand. By the time Waverider got a word in, it was too late; Grimlock had already commandeered a shuttle and forced his way out of the Ark to pursue the means to restore the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Further distressing developments followed, as Waverider was among those who witnessed [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] materializing out of unspace onto the Ark's bridge, grotesquely fused to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]! {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} Waverider looked on in stunned stupor, asking what had happened to Ratchet. Despite [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] happening in on the scene and opening fire on the fusion, Nightbeat tried to keep all involved calm, explaining how their friend had become conjoined to the Decepticon leader following being blown into [[unspace]]. Before they could make a decision on what to do next, the Autobots were tackled into a nearby wall by the creature, allowing it to scamper off and begin causing havoc throughout the Ark. Ultimately, Optimus subdued the creature, and the Autobots took steps to physically separate Ratchet and Megatron. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

Waverider and his fellow Autobots intervened when a duel between Scorponok and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] threatened [[New York City]]. During the battle, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] hypnotized [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], and planned to have the latter order his subordinates to lay down their arms, so that Shockwave's loyalists could easily pick off Scorponok's followers. Waverider was part of a small group of Autobots who forced him to modify this plan; at gun-point, Mindwipe had the Decepticons unite into a cohesive faction, and join forces with the Autobots. [[Primus]] then suddenly summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle with [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Waverider and the other warped Transformers gathered in a crowd, and listened as Primus told them of his eons-old conflict with his dark opposite. During the speech, Waverider had to restrain Cloudburst, who was growing increasingly frustrated by the exposition being interrupted by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwing]]'s jokes. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon Unicron's arrival, Waverider charged headfirst into the fight with the Chaos-Bringer. He concentrated all his firepower onto him until Unicron retaliated with an optic blast, destroying Waverider. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|The Cosmic Adventure: Memories of Bumblebee}}}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''}}

[[File:Spotlight Hardhead Not yet pretenders.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"It's gonna take a lifetime to clean up this mess. Maybe several."]]
Waverider, [[Cloudburst]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], and [[Groundbreaker]] were sent to investigate the [[Benzuli Expanse]], but discovered that any probes or drones entering the area immediately ceased to function. After reporting this to [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], he volunteered them for the Pretender process as a means of safely entering the expanse. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[File:IDWAutobotPretenders.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"So please don't call us heroes. We're legends."]]
[[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] was later patrolling the Benzuli Expanse with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] to look for those who would disturb the [[Expansion]]. Upon spotting Cloudburst's ship, Cyclonus called "dibs", and Galvatron happily let Cyclonus attack the vessel. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} Fortunately Waverider and the rest of the crew were rescued by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] who transported them to their ship and presented them with new and improved Pretender shells. Now equipped to deal with the [[Dead Universe]] and its denizens, the four warriors finished off Cyclonus and entered the Benzuli Expanse, where they planted the [[Nega-Core]]s inside the Dead Universe, allowing them to detonate and seal off the link to the real universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} {{storylink|Everything in Its Right Place}} At some point afterwards, Waverider was questioned about his experiences by Dead Universe enthusiast [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

Waverider later joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Waverider out of the ship, and he fell to a nearby planet, burning up as he entered the atmosphere. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He recovered in time to attend the secret opening of [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:TheDeadAreNotEnough FieldCommanderHound.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|"History's all screwed up and it's up to us to unscrew it up. But half the time we screw things up even worse."]]
Waverider played a game of hand-grenade tag with [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] outside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s office, an offence for which he would be arrested and thrown in the brig. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} As an underwater specialist, Waverider participated in the battle to defend the ''Lost Light'' from [[Ammonite]]s in the oceans of [[Hydrophena]]. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

A quantum double of Waverider was among the many dead Autobots aboard the duplicate ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

As one of the mutineers aboard the ''Lost Light'', Waverider was seen hanging out with [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] at [["Visages"]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} He was eventually betrayed by [[Getaway]] and subjected to a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] virus by his new ally, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. He was saved by concussive medicine administered by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] on [[Mederi]] Prime. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

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

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

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb]]
After a string of defeats, the Autobots conceived of the [[Pretender]]s to regain the advantage against the Decepticons. Upon Waverider, Landmine and Cloudburst's activation within an Autobot research facility, the trio came under attack from [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. The Autobot Pretenders quickly retaliated, sending the intruders fleeing after splitting from their shells. The Decepticons were quick to develop their own Pretender warriors however, and Waverider, Cloudburst and Landmine's mettle was once more tested, this time against opponents who also possessed Pretender shells. Waverider squared off against [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] in the ensuing fight. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretenders|Pretenders commercial}}
{{note|Animation from this commercial was recycled for the [[title sequence]] of season 5 of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]], even though Waverider himself didn't appear in the show.}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Waverider and [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] were aiding in the evacuation of workers from an off-shore oil platform during a storm. When the Seacons attacked the station in order to steal its oil, the two Autobots were left to face them alone, the storm preventing them from calling for reinforcements. The two Autobot were able to defend the platform until the storm subsided and called for back-up, forcing the Seacons to flee. {{storylink|Deadly Depths}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Waverider.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Robot Earl Hughes.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Waverider''' (Pretender, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, [[Thermal weaponry|thermal broad-axe]], [[energy spear gun]]
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the first assortment of [[Pretender#Toys|Pretenders]] in the fifth year of the original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in European markets), Waverider transforms into a black and grey Cybertronian submarine. His "energy spear gun" can be used in both modes.

:His Pretender shell resembles a human in a dark grey armored space suit, armed with his grey [[thermal weaponry|thermal broadaxe]], though he can also hold the spear gun. The shell's helmet and belt (molded from the same soft grey plastic as his axe) are also removable, and used to help "lock" the two halves of the shell together.

:This toy was released concurrently by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' line as [[Diver (G1)#Toys|Diver]], with one noteworthy difference between the two: Diver's human head has brown hair, while Waverider is a blond.

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

==Notes==
[[File:Legends-LGEX-Gran-bonus-Pretender-Suit.jpg|200px|thumb|Clearly, I... will go waveriding... no more.]]
*A Waverider-based [[Prime Master|decoy armor]] mold was created for ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', but Hasbro never released it. Given the gang-molding of [[Cloudburst#Generations|Cloudburst]] / [[Micronus Prime#Toys|Micronus]], the Waverider tooling was presumably paired with the inner robot released as [[Amalgamous Prime#Toys|Amalgamous Prime]]. TakaraTomy offered a redecoed version as a bonus Pretender Suit for ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Grand Maximus#Legends|Grand Maximus]], but preorders for the set failed to reach the necessary threshold and the Suit was not produced.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Waverider''' (ウェーブライダー ''Wēburaidā'')
*''French:'' '''{{w|Clapotis}}''' (Canada, "Lapping")
*''Italian:'' '''Falcon'''

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Transformers: Age of the Primes

2025-06-10T02:49:36Z

Bass X0: /* Deluxe Class */

{{disambigr|Age of the Primes|the fictional historical era|Age of Primes}}
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[[File:Age of the Primes main artwork.jpg|right|thumb|350px|'''2024:''' ''"[[Megatron (One)|The Age of Primes has ended! No more false prophets!]]''" '''2025:''' ]]

'''''Transformers: Age of the Primes''''' is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, and the successor to ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]''.

First teased at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?t=11223s ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]]</ref> and given a full reveal at [[Cybertron Con 2024|Cybertron Con]] later that year,<ref name = "CyCon25">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA ''Age of the Primes'' reveal panel] from [[Cybertron Con 2024]] on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel, with Mark Maher.</ref> ''Age of the Primes'' revolves around the mythical [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]] and their [[Energon bloodline|descendants]].<ref name=usedtwice>{{citesocial|quote=The best part of the next 2 years is, you’ll not only collect the 13 primes but theres an amazing plethora of bots that are all descendents of the primes, you can collect them all, finish mini collections, and guess their energon bloodline.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DC2tKXARTg3/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=11|day=26}}</ref> Unlike the Thirteen's diminutive toys in the 2018 ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line, these are standard-sized figures, drawing from multiple designs, and each including their [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]]. ''Age of the Primes'' also continues the standard of scale, articulation, and compatibility for 3 mm [[Fire Blast effect|effects]] and [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|5 mm weapons/armor]] set by the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''. The "descendants" of the Primes, much like ''Legacy'', are based on characters from multiple ''Transformers'' series. Additionally, the Core Class assortment was discontinued and the Titan Class toys were decreased in size and luckily, price.

Much like ''Power of the Primes'', a substantial part of the toyline is also dedicated to the [[combiner]] teams: the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. The Aerialbots utilize a similar system to the ''Legacy'' [[Stunticon (G1)#Legacy|Stunticons]], with a Commander Class toy transforming into the torso and combining with an included frame that four Deluxe Class toys can attach to.

{{bigquote|AWAKEN THE THIRTEEN|Official tagline}}

==Toys==
===Deluxe Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-pr4|[[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Solus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wasp#Age of the Primes|Fugitive Waspinator]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr6|[[Alchemist Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Alchemist Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crasher (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Crasher]] ([[package refresh]] from ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-pr5|[[Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Micronus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Age of the Primes|Venin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Solus Prime]]
|}
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===Voyager Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr1|[[Prima#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Prima Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Red Alert]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Heatwave (RB)#Age of the Primes|Rescue Bot Heatwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Age of the Primes|Sky-Byte]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr3|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Alpha Trion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flatline (G1)#Age of the Primes|Flatline]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOPtoy-VoyagerPrimaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Voyager Class Prima Prime]]
|}
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===Leader Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Grimlock]] / [[Wheelie (G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
{{Bp-pr12|[[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Megatronus the Fallen]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr8|[[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Onyx Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP Megatronus the Fallen.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class Megatronus the Fallen]]
|}
{{--}}
{{comingsoontoy | Wave 2}}

===Big ticket items===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Silverbolt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr13|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Star Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Micromaster Autobot Hot Rod]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTPTitanStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|200px|Titan Class Star Optimus Prime]]
|}
{{-}}

==Exclusives==
:''Age of the Primes'' continues ''Legacy'''s trend of "capsule" lines exclusive to various retailers, beginning with the "Wreck 'n Doom Collection", a [[Wreckers]] vs. [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]-themed line continuing on from the previous "Wreck 'n Rule" and "Doom 'n Destruction" collections, exclusive to [[Amazon]] in North America. Each set includes a toy from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''. This year's [[Walmart]] line is themed around ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' in celebration of its 20th anniversary. The ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' assortment from previous lines remains, with a new packaging design based on the other ''Age of the Primes'' toys.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart ''Cybertron'' Deluxes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Excellion (Cybertron)#Age of the Primes|Excellion]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Sideways]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon ''Wreck 'n Doom Collection'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wrmas|[[Carnivac (G1)#Age of the Primes|Carnivac]] vs. [[Ironfist (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fisitron]] (w/ [[Survivor (AOTP)#Toys|Decepticon Survivor]])}}
{{Bp-wrmas|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slugslinger]] vs. [[Sandstorm (G1)#Age of the Primes|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-wrmas|[[Spinister (G1)#Age of the Primes|Spinister]] vs. [[Topspin (G1)#Age of the Primes|Topspin]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]], [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]], and [[Freezeout (TR)#Age of the Primes|Freezeout]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Generations Selects'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Generations Selects|Trypticon]] (w/ [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Generations Selects|Full-Tilt]] and [[Wipe-Out#Generations Selects|Necro]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Ultra Magnus]], [[Bumper (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Bumper]] vs. [[Horri-Bull#Age of the Primes|Horri-Bull]], [[Nemesis Prime (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP_Deluxe_Sideways.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Sideways]]
|}

{{comingsoontoy | Sandstorm vs. Slugslinger, Excellion, Sideways, Multipack}}

==''Age of the Primes'' (TakaraTomy)==
[[TakaraTomy]]'s normal-retail ''Transformers Age of the Primes'' (トランスフォーマーエイジ・オブ・ザ・プライム ''Toransufōmā Eiji obu za Puraimu'') toyline is largely the same as Hasbro's, with no notable changes to the toys proper (other than the omission of the tampographed Hasbro product code numbers); the one "big" change is that the packaging adds [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]] for each item.

===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[2025]] [[June 28]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-01 [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-pr4|AOTP-02 [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-03 [[Wasp#Age of the Primes|Waspinator (Animated)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[2025]] [[July 26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-04 [[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-05 [[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-pr12|AOTP-06 [[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|Megatronus the Fallen]]}}
{{Bp-pr1|AOTP-07 [[Prima#Age of the Primes|Prima Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[2025]] [[August 30]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-08 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Red Alert (Armada Universe)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-09 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Grimlock (G2 Universe)]] & [[Wheelie (G1)#Age of the Primes|Wheelie]]}}
{{Bp-pr13|AOTP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|Star Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[2025]] [[September 27]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr6|AOTP-11 [[Alchemist Prime#Age of the Primes|Alchemist Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-12 [[Heatwave (RB)#Age of the Primes|Rescue Bots Heatwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-13 [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations Selects|Decepticon Trypticon]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[2025]] [[October 25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-14 [[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Vortex]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-15 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Age of the Primes|Sky-Byte (RID 2001 Universe)]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|
|}

==Notes==
*Concurrently with 2025’s ''[[Studio_Series#2025|Studio Series]]'' assortment, the toyline sees a return to the plastic windows not seen on Transformers packaging since ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''. Also like ''Studio Series'', the boxes are now less decorated than their predecessors, replacing the full package artwork with an all-black design that has art of the figure’s robot and alternate forms on one side of the window, with the robot form on the left side of the box and the toyline’s poster on the right, and little graphics on the front showing the toy’s step count.
*The Thirteen<nowiki>'</nowiki>s roster (and many of their designs and artifacts) are pulled from [[2013]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', with the [[Thirteenth Prime]] represented by Optimus Prime in his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]] form.
*''Age of the Primes'' coincides with the Thirteen's major role in the theatrical film ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.
*Unlike the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and ''Legacy'' toylines, which were each three years long, ''Age of the Primes'' is only two years.<ref name=usedtwice /><ref>{{citesocial|quote= 2026 and 2025 are linked together, I can say that, and if you can believe it we’re already starting to think a little bit about 2027.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/03/sdcc-2024-hasbro-interview-john-wardens-return-generations-studio-series-combiners-more-513802|name=John Warden|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC 2024 Hasbro Interview – John Warden’s Return, Generations, Studio Series, Combiners, More!|year=2024|month=08|day=03}}</ref> Also unlike those lines, it will not be rebranded with a new name for the second year.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= Yes, 2026 will also be Age of the Primes.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-generations-listings-united-wave-5-age-of-the-primes.1259609/page-1203#post-22990969|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2025|month=01|day=04}}</ref>
*''Age of the Primes'' was previously teased with the releases of ''Legacy'' [[Vector Prime#Legacy|Vector Prime]] and [[Malleus Minotaurus]], the former of whom was later featured on official art for the toyline.
*Though it continues to include characters from all parts of the brand’s history, ''Age of the Primes'' mostly drops the universe designations from their names.
*The majority of the figures in the toyline are identified as direct descendants of one of the Thirteen through something referred to as an "[[Energon bloodline]]" in another element derived from the Covenant, though use of the phrase "bloodline" for the concept raises some [[Reproduction|serious questions]].
*The [[Liokaiser#Legacy|Liokaiser box set]] that constituted the [[2025]] [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab campaign]] was branded as part of the prior ''Legacy'' line to maintain consistency with the previous [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|''Victory'']]-based Haslab Transformers<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We decided to make Liokaiser part of Legacy mainly for branding reasons. With HasLabs, a lot of fans tend to keep those figures in the box, which is a bit different from how most people collect the mainline figures. Since Victory Saber and Deathsaurus were both released under Legacy—and all three are from the same series—it just made sense to keep that consistency. We really wanted them to feel like they’re part of the same world!|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2025/06/06/tfw-x-mark-maher-qa-aotp-haslabs-commanders-more-539034|name=Mark Maher|site=TFW2005|year=2025|month=06|day=06}}</ref>, leaving the first year of ''Age of the Primes'' without a HasLab.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_aop ''Transformers: Age of the Primes''] at the TakaraTomy website

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Ironhide (disambiguation)

2025-05-18T13:21:51Z

Bass X0: /* Not to be confused with... */

{{disambig}}

You don't get named '''Ironhide''' without being one tough customer.

{{bigquote|High tech circuitry is no replacement for guts.|Ironhide|Generation 1 bio quote}}

==Major Ironhides==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Ironhideg1guido.jpg|[[Ironhide (G1)|"Generation 1" Ironhide]] <hr>''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]]'' • ''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]]'' • ''[[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|IDW (2005)]]'' • ''[[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:RID Ox Ironhide biocard.jpg|[[Ironhide (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001) Ironhide]]
File:EIronHide.jpg|[[Ironhide (Energon)|''Energon'' Ironhide]]
File:Movie Ironhide promorender2.jpg|[[Ironhide (Movie)|"Movie series" Ironhide]] <hr>''[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Toys]]''
File:IronhideWFCArt.jpg|[[Ironhide (WFC)|"Aligned Continuity" Ironhide]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Ironhides==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], the old [[Autobot]] (and later [[Maximal]]) security officer from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]].
**For this character in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], see [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Ironhide (G1)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1997]]|[[Ironhide (BW)|Ironhide]], the [[Maximal]] elephant from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], the Autobot [[Spychanger]] pickup truck from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|Ironhide, the Japanese name for [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (in his first body) from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]], the desert buggy [[Mini-Con]] partner to [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], the Autobot off-road truck from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], the Autobot GMC Topkick pickup truck from the [[live-action film series]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|Ironhide, the Japanese name for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] from ''Animated''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], the Autobot truck in the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Ironhide (G2)|Ironhide]], a "second generation" clone of Generation 1 Ironhide from ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]], the name of multiple Autobots from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Ironhide (Cloud)|Ironhide]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]''.}}
{{Disamb|y=2014|[[Ironhide (Battle Masters)|Ironhide]], the Autobot from ''[[Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|"[[Maximal Ironhide]]", the brainwashed [[Maximal]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2020]]|[[Ironhide (Cyberverse)|Ironhide]], the Autobot van from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2022]]|[[Ironhide (ES)|Ironhide]], the Autobot from [[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2024]]|[[Ironhide (One)|Ironhide]], the miner from ''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]''.}}

==Media with "Ironhide" in the title==
{{disamb|y=2010|''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'', an [[IDW Publishing]] mini-series starring [[2005 IDW continuity]] Ironhide.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
* [[Ironfist (disambiguation)|Ironfist]]
* [[Iron Lift]], the Autobot [[Micromaster]] [[Sixbuilder]] from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination]]''.
* [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]] or [[Leatherhide (TransTech)|Leatherhide]]
* [[Ironside]], the Autobot [[Mini-Con]] tank from [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 Transformers toyline]].
* [[DK-2 Guard]]
* Transformers named "[[Armorhide (disambiguation)|Armorhide]]".

Grapple (G1)

2025-05-14T03:24:44Z

Bass X0: /* Masterpiece */

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{{disambig3|Grapple}}
:''Grapple is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Grapple.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Elementary, my dear Hoist."]]
'''Grapple''' is technically an architect, but in his [[spark]] he is an artist. On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before the war, his buildings were considered great works of art, but now his constructions are limited by the realities and needs of the war effort. It is a situation he often finds stifling. Grapple takes great pride in any work he constructs, and is prone to severe bouts of depression should his "masterworks" be destroyed in the course of combat. Grapple can usually be found hanging out with his close friend [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] who does his best to cheer Grapple up when his artistic temperament has him down.

His name is regrettably sometimes spelled '''Grappel'''.

{{bigquote|Someday I want to build something that doesn't get trashed!|Grapple laments his creations' constant destruction|"[[Auto Berserk]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Renaday]] (English), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Chen Chun]] (Chinese), [[Ignacio Campero]] (American Spanish), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "The Master Builders" and "Prime Target"), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Auto Berserk"), [[Gerd Wiedenhofen]] (German, ''Generation 2'', "Masquerade"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The Master Builders"), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Auto Berserk"), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese), [[Garcia Neto]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}
[[File:Master builders1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Boy, I bet you we'll win top prize at the Autobot Science Fair this year! We'll beat Wheeljack's catapult-making machine any day!"]]
Grapple was first seen on Earth hanging out inside the Ark on a typical day for the Autobots. This typical day included the discovery of a [[Dinobot Island (G1)|prehistoric island]] hidden inside a naturally-occurring time warp, and a rampage through the base by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Yup...typical day. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}}

Grapple designed a [[Solar Power Tower]] to collect solar energy for the Autobots—even built a little model of it. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] wouldn't let him build it, Grapple ran off to sulk and encountered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], and naturally told them all about his awesome tower idea that got nixed because Prime didn't want the [[Decepticon]]s getting their hands on it. Brilliant.

[[File:Master builders2.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Your invention has a practical application, so it was disqualified. Sorry."]]
They agreed to help Grapple and his buddy [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] out, but then [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found out and decided to turn it into his latest evil plan. The Solar Power Tower was completed, but [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] trapped Grapple and Hoist inside it, and the Autobots had to show up to save their skidplates. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

When the Autobots' favorite mad scientist, [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], started showing off his latest super-weapon, Grapple begged him to please not point the [[Negavator]] at any of his buildings. It's like he didn't trust Wheeljack not to blow things up, or something. Inevitably, though, the Decepticons attacked and the beautiful bunker Grapple built to house the Negavator was reduced to rubble. While he worked in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to clear away the debris, Grapple and the Autobots were caught napping by Megatron and his [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. They had Prime and the others in their sights but, when [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] caused a distraction, Grapple dropped the rubble he was carrying on top of the Decepticons, sending them scattering for cover. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

[[File:AutoBerserk-Grapple.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Usually, Grapple has special ointment to treat his blackheads.]]
Like most of the Autobots, Grapple showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the first (and apparently last) [[Autobot Day]] celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}}

After the Dinobots destroyed a sizeable portion of the airport battling Decepticons, Grapple and the Autobots lent a hand to repair what was damaged. After [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] reconstructed the walls of a building, Grapple was ready to add the ''piece de resistance'' by lowering the roof on top. His artistic pride took a serious blow when Grapple dropped the roof and collapsed the entire building underneath it. Mortified as he was, Grapple's mistake was only the first sign of [[cybertonium]] deficiency, which soon began to affect all the Autobots and their functions. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} He was later seen with Hoist, patching up [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and a group of Autobots after they tangled with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:Primetargetbotsintraps.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Inquisition, what a show! The Inquisition, here we go!]]
Grapple was also one of several Autobots captured by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]]'s wildly-improbable traps; Grapple fell victim to a series of girders that magically fell into a cage configuration. Taken to Chumley's goofy-ass castle, he was used as bait to draw in Optimus Prime, "forced" to hold up a giant boulder—which did not seem to be actually ''supported'' by anything and therefore Grapple could have just dropped it or thrown it at one of the other devices keeping the Autobots prisoner.

Grapple's kind of stupid. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

After [[Teletraan I]] located the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] at large, Prime and the Autobots moved to intercept the wild Decepticons. Grapple, Hoist and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] confronted [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] on a deserted stretch of highway. When Breakdown dropped a line of oil behind him, Grapple took the opportunity to ''light him on fire.'' Geez, Grapple...he didn't even destroy one of your buildings. Why the hate? {{storylink|Masquerade}} When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] kidnapped [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots went after them. Powerglide located the missing 'Bots at a power plant, and alerted his comrades. Grapple and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] freed the prisoners during the power struggle between Megatron and Starscream. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:BattleAutobotCity.jpg|thumb|left]]
Alongside [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s lower leg and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Grapple valiantly defended [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when it was [[Battle of Autobot City|attacked]] by Decepticons in the year [[2005]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{--}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Grapple Scrapper.jpg|thumb|150px]]

=====Scramble City=====
Grapple participated in the construction of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] under the guidance of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
Grapple was tricked into helping the Constructicons ''again'', this time for the sake of rebuilding the [[Crystal City]] on Earth. There seemed to be nothing nefarious about this project, which makes you wonder why they had to trick him to begin with. {{storylink|Crystal City Reconstruction Project!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
By [[2050]], Grapple and Hoist were working genuinely with Hook, exploring uses of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}
{{--}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
During the battle for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Grapple fought against Rumble. Afterwards, he escaped with [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in a science vessel and hid out in the [[Rayzor Nebula]]. They were contacted by [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] when the old Autobot's vessel had come under fire, and at his request came out of hiding. This drew the attention of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. When Scourge saw Cyclonus engaged with Kup's ship, Scourge attacked Cyclonus to ensure that ''he'' would get to destroy the Autobots... this only served to allow all the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
When the Autobots' current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Grapple joined his comrades still on Cybertron in stasis hibernation as an energy-saving measure. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Skidsgrapplesmokescreenhoisttracks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|He built [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] strong enough to survive at least one attack by [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]].]]
Prior to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] leaving Cybertron, Grapple (along with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Hoist, and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]) had his memories recorded onto crystals in case [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] required more warriors during the Ark's mission. Four million years following the Ark's crash on [[Earth]], Grapple and the others were revived in new bodies on Earth. While the other newly revived Autobots were sent out to learn more about their new home planet, Grapple was sidelined. Optimus Prime had a very special building project for Grapple. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

So Grapple built [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. On his own.

[[File:CommandPerformances-Autobotsattack.jpg|left|upright=2|thumb|Yeah! Charge that hill! That's what... engineers are for...]]
With Omega Supreme guarding the base, the Autobots were finally able to leave the Ark in great numbers. Grapple accompanied Optimus Prime and all the rest of the available Autobots to the Decepticons' [[Wyoming base|coal strip mine base]] in [[Wyoming]]. Here, Grapple fought the Decepticons long enough for [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] to steal combiner technology from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Once this was achieved, the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Grapple, Hoist, and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] were sent to retrieve the missing Tracks after [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] located him in [[New York City]]. However, when they arrived they inadvertently exacerbated a hostage situation at a bank and a bomb went off. Grapple assisted by ferrying humans from the building's roof to safety with his crane.'' {{storylink|Missing in Action}}

[[File:Target 2006 sonic probe.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
''When Optimus Prime, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] disappeared due to time-jumping Decepticons, Grapple found himself in the position of Autobot medic, repairing a damaged [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. Led into battle with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and his goons by the new leadership triumvirate of [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], Smokescreen, and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], Grapple and his friends were sorely outmatched against the future Decepticons. Grapple was even part of a half-dozen or so Autobots who dogpiled on [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and barely managed to slow him down. In dire straits, the Autobots were actually forced to go to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and forge an alliance against Galvatron. Megatron's strategy managed to capture one of the time travellers, Scourge, but not before the fiendish tracker hurled a razor bladed dart straight through Grapple's chest, putting him out of action for the remainder of the conflict. Once Ratchet returned, he managed to piece Grapple back together soon enough.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

After Optimus Prime suffered terrible damage, Grapple and the other Autobots watched as Ratchet desperately tried to repair him before admitting defeat. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} Grapple remained with the Ark's crew for quite some time, and formed part of a security detail to apprehend the captured [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], though they were stood down when it was discovered that the Decepticon was [[mode lock]]ed and only contained some [[Spacehikers|human children]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Back on Earth, the human [[Ethan Zachary]] replayed some of Optimus Prime's memories of Grapple in an attempt to convince him that he was more than just a computer program. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

Grapple was later seen on the moon during the grudge match between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]. When the Decepticons attacked, Grapple engaged [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] in some gunplay and they appeared to exchange hits. {{storylink|Totaled!}} Grapple was not too badly damaged and would be up and about again a short while later, training against Blaster. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2008]], Grapple was operating out of one of the Autobot bases on Cybertron when Scourge and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] led the Decepticons into an all-out war on the base. (The base was a big honkin' mushroom in the middle of an empty field. One can only hope Grapple didn't design it himself.) Anyway, he did pretty well in battle, gunning down one Decepticon at pointblank range ''without looking'' while also firing on an approaching [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Hot rod blurr grapple loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In [[2012]] Grapple was stationed on Cybertron under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], while Optimus Prime was away on Earth. When [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] put his plan to steal [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s remains from the [[Hall of Silence]] into action, Grapple suggested that they destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] reservoir rather than allow it to fall into enemy hands. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} With no viable alternate plan Hot Rod went with Grapple's advice and destroyed the Hall of Silence, though neither of them realized Soundwave had already teleported himself and the Matrix reservoir away. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

[[File:Crosshairs grapple natural selection.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Following the return of the errant [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to Cybertron, Hot Rod met with Grapple, [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] at the [[Senate Forum]], leaving them in charge of the "Grimlock situation" while he went below the surface to seek out the [[Primus]] chamber. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} With the arrival of the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his [[Gene Key]] the situation rapidly worsened; the device allowed Scorponok to forcibly convert Autobots into Decepticons! Grapple first learned of the situation when [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], already turned, tried to throw him off a balcony. He managed to escape, and made his way to the Senate Forum. There, he met with Hosehead, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]: the only other uninfected Autobots remaining on the surface. Thanks to Grapple's knowledge on the building, the group found their way to a secret passage which allowed to bypass the chaos outside. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} Investigating a disturbance at the [[Nursery (Cybertron)|Nursery]], they arrived in time to team up with Grimlock and his [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] with a plan to stop Scorponok. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}} Together, they stormed the [[Civil Defense Hub]] and retook it from [[Wingspan]] and [[Pounce]]. After the Dinobots left to confront Scorponok in the [[Sonic Canyons]], Grapple noticed that the Hub's missile silos had been set to target the returning Autobot hypercruiser ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' and when the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] hesitated in giving up the passkey, Grapple watched as Crosshairs shot Wingspan at point blank range. Pounce immediately gave up the passkey and the ''Valiant'' was saved. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Grapple met with Hot Rod and other senior Autobots at the [[Presidium (facility)|Presidium]] after the effects of the Gene Key had been reversed. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Later, he assisted in the clean-up after the attack of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' and the [[Blitz Engine]]s. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Auntie activates autobot drones secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Shortly after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] its damaged computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] registered the approaching [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as a threat and as a defensive measure, downloaded and copied the memory engrams of the Autobots' reserve assets Grapple, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], creating new drone bodies for them but leaving their [[spark]]s in magnetic limbo. However, before the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander could reach the Ark, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] arrived looking for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and engaged the drones in battle. Stripped of their Autobot morality and controlled by AUNTIE, the drone Grapple and its companions fought well against the [[Conehead]]s {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} but were shut down when Grimlock fought his way past [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units and a reanimated [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to take AUNTIE offline. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
{{--}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s were effortlessly dismantling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] one Constructicon at a time, Grapple elbowed his way into the fun and used his rifle to fuse the last two Constructicons into a helpless mess. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

===Marvel coloring books===
When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Grapple and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Grapple hooked Ravage from his crane arm, spoiling the cat's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

Grapple towed the damaged [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] to be repaired after he crashed into a tree. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
[[File:InsecticonAttackPage09.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Dear Diary; [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] asked me to the prom today. Should I say yes?]]
While lamenting the fact that he couldn't build beautiful buildings like he did back on Cybertron because the Decepticons would destroy them, Grapple spotted a [[Kickback (G1)|grasshopper]] and a [[Bombshell (G1)|beetle]]. He wished life were as simple for him as it was for those insects, who promptly violated his brain. Under Bombshell's control, Grapple attacked [[Beachcomber (G1)|the resident Autobot hippie]]. Later, at their base, the Decepticons had fun bullying Grapple before they got him to use his knowledge for anything of use to them. That's when the Autobots broke into the base. After the Autobots removed his [[cerebro-shell]], Grapple sucker-punched Megatron and they all celebrated. Hurray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}
{{--}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
The Autobots were low on valuable Cybertronian materials such as [[cybernite]]. When Kup suggested a salvage expedition to an old battle field near a mountain valley, Ultra Magnus assembled Wheeljack, Hoist, and Grapple to go with him. Their expedition was cut short by a Decepticon air raid, however. Grapple later helped with the construction of a radio transmitter that blinded the space stations responsible for informing the air raid. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

While storming a Decepticon hideout, Grapple used his job as a battering ram to force his way through the barricaded door. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

Grapple later assisted Optimus Prime in charting a planet-wide search for Decepticon activity on Nebulos. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
{{notemultipath}}
====Decepticon Poison====
[[File:DecepticonPoisonBigBattle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
Grapple was amongst the Autobots about to be topped up with their latest batch of fuel when Red Alert burst into Autobot headquarters, warning everyone about Ramjet being spotted nearby. Red Alert's warning came in just in time, as the Autobots’ fuel had been poisoned, and Grapple would have been left unable to transform had he ingested any of it.

In a later possible sequence of events, Grapple was part of the back-up squadron that charged into battle after the now recently cured Autobots were overpowered by the arrival of Megatron himself amidst a Decepticon attack. Grapple and the others soon depleted what little fuel they had left, and were forced to retreat. Grapple used his crane mode to retrieve all of the injured Autobots before heading back into Autobot headquarters. Thankfully, the Autobots had caused enough damage to the Decepticon ranks that they were forced to retreat as well.

In another possible scenario, where Optimus followed a plan courtesy of Prowl, the Autobot leader instructed his troops to transform into [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and play dead. The Decepticons, believing the Autobots’ ruse, disarmed themselves in order to carry out the Autobots’ “carcasses.” Now with the element of surprise against unarmed opponent, the Autobots Transformed and were able to easily defeat the evil robots.

In another possible turn of events, Perceptor gave out too much of his antidote to each Autobot. The Autobots who received the antidote soon found themselves falling apart, leaving Grapple and the rest outmatched against the greater number of Decepticons.

Alternatively, if Optimus decided to use the tainted fuel as a weapon against the Decepticons, Grapple was tasked with carry the large vat of liquid outside of Autobot headquarters. Grapple then carefully lowered the fuel container into a nearby pit, and returned to the safety of the Autobot base, while Jazz executed the next stage of the Autobots’ plan. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Grapple was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

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

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

In one of the possible plans Ultra Magnus had settled upon to execute, Grapple was to raise the sunken ship through the use of his crane, while Hot Rod searched the vessel for the sphere once it was un-submerged. Partway through the plan, Grapple's crane had a mechanical breakdown. Though Ratchet was able to fix it, this setback had cost the Autobots valuable time, and before they could retrieve the sphere, the Decepticons were upon them. Galvatron and his troops destroyed both the ship and the sphere within. This left the Autobots fighting on the defensive, as superior Decepticon rained down upon them.

If Ultra Magnus decided to have his Autobots hide while the Decepticons raised the ship, Grapple found himself in a cave with Ironhide and Brawn. The three Autobots spied Devastator retrieving the sunken ship from the water, and decided that the three of them would snatch the sphere away from the Decepticons.

If Grapple and his team executed their plan before any other Autobots, he attempted to reel the ship away from the Decepticons with his crane hook, only for the Decepticons to open fire onto them. The Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the cybertite sphere contained within, and then began pummelling the Autobots with their superior firepower. Trapped in their caves, the Autobots were left at the Decepticons’ mercy. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
When Optimus Prime followed [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] as Autobot leader, he ordered a mass evacuation of the planet to avoid further loss of life against the Decepticons. Grapple was among the Autobots seen preparing for departure as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]...debated the merits of the proposal. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]] ended, Grapple was among a group of Autobots chosen to serve as a [[Autobot High Council|High Councillor]], ruling jointly with the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] over the newly unified Cybertron. However, the Decepticon easily manipulated the council into giving him more and more power, until they were functionally impotent. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Grapple and his fellow council members were among the last Autobots to truly recognize Shockwave's deceits, but did eventually join their fellow soldiers in bringing down the Decepticon's control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Afterwards, Grapple decided to accompany [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and the Ark's crew back to Earth, where he could put his skills to work on the construction of Autobot City. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]}}

[[File:MegsOrigin4 Grapple Inferno.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|DULL LOOKING UP!]]
While [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] was running an emergency rescue operation in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] during the first major outbreak of Decepticon violence, Grapple was at his side to presumably offer engineering advice on safely evacuating trapped civilians. Their efforts became moot when a hovering [[Kaon upperclass|elite]] pleasure cruiser was shot down and landed right on top of them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Always hanging out with Inferno, always.]]
In modern times, Grapple was among the Autobots who volunteered to join [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] in search of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. He was on board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' when its launch turned into a spectacular failure, blasting the crew to a far distant corner of the galaxy. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Grapple later had the grim job of fishing a decapitated [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] out of the oil reservoir. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} He was injured during [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s rampage aboard the ship and laid out in [[Swerve's]], though he later recovered. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He stood with the rest of the crew as Rodimus announced his discovery of—and intention to investigate—[[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} After the crew had defeated [[Solomus|Tyrest]] and his [[universal killswitch]], Grapple, Inferno, and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] examined the remains of the former [[Chief Justice]]'s [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You're okay with [[The Master Builders (episode)|working with Decepticons on your projects.]] But having one captain your ship is too much? Stinking hypocrite.]]
Grapple continued to serve on the ''Lost Light'' after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was installed as "co-captain", even attending the former Decepticon's classes on the Knights of Cybertron. However, at some point he was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against Megatron and his supporters. When the time came, Grapple stood by as Getaway stranded Megatron, Rodimus, and the others on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s [[Necroworld|planet]]. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}}

After accepting Getaway as their new captain, Grapple and the crew were unwillingly subjected to [[mnemosurgery]] by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. Their memories were altered to believe Rodimus and the others left the ''Lost Light'' of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Grapple was socializing at [["Visages"]] when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] caught up with the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

When the crew were granted one last "victory lap" for the Lost Light, Grapple watch as Rodimus and the others discuss the about the fate of the Lost Light. Grapple later attended the farewell party, watching [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] carrying Rodimus's desk. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''United''===
Grapple was a participant of the Autobots' battles against the Decepticons throughout the ages, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|A New Battle!}}

Grapple was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet Nebulon. Fully recovered, Grapple attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers'' (2010) toy bios===
[[Image:TF2010 SolarStormGrappel boxart.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Before the war, Grappel was known for remarkable architecture dotting the skyline of every city on Cybertron. With the outbreak of war, he turned his specialty to constructing temporary buildings for battle planning. {{storylink|#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel toy bio}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-3-Grapple.jpg|thumb|left|75px]]
Grapple was building something with [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] when [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] received a call from [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] imploring the [[Autobot]]s to attack the Decepticon Base. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}} Grapple and Hoist later accompanied Optimus Prime to investigate the Decepticons' solar tower construction project. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Grapple was among the Autobots fleeing the launch facility of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when [[Toxitron (G1)|Toxitron]] attacked. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Grapple was presumably the namesake of the [[Grapple Boulevard]], the main road in 24th century [[Proximax]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
Grapple took part in the final battle of the Great War before the launch of the ''Ark'' and the arrival of [[Gozer]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:Earthrise-Grapple-art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
{{bigquote|Beauty is in everything except war.}}
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Grapple was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Engineering Captain]], {{storylink|#Generations|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was an architect. His primary objective was to create beauty, and his primary weapon was the Arc Welder Blaster. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Arcee/Greenlight: Run|''Transformers'' #18]]}}

Grapple was supervising [[Gauge]] as she learnt architectural design. He was unable to stop a furious [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] from chewing out a 'bot who made a disparaging remark about Gauge. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt GrappleVolunteers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|"And these are the Architectobots!" "Uh, we didn't agree to that name, Grapple."]]
As the war began, Grapple opposed Decepticon control of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was present when Orion Pax revealed he had been chosen by the Matrix to become [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Grapple attempted to defend Iacon's [[energon storage field|energon storage]] from the Decepticons with a team of volunteers and even snagged [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] out of midair with his claw. They were unable to hold that ground, however, and were forced to retreat and cede control of the energon to Iacon's new masters. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}} Eventually, Optimus Prime and his loyalists were forced to accept the inevitable and abandon Iacon altogether. Grapple was part of the procession that left the capital to regroup in [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

Those who fought against the Decepticons chose to unite under the banner of the fallen Autobot political party. Grapple was seen in line to receive the Autobrand at a ceremony overseen by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
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==Commercial appearances==
During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and Grapple to his side. Megatron responded by calling down [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Thrust and Dirge|Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Grapple and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] were showing off their model [[Solar Power Tower]] when they were called away with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to tend to a stricken [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]. The three engineers ran into the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], but instead of fighting instead bonded over their love of building. The truce was short-lived, as [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] turned up to remind [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] which side he was on, but the Autobot trio still managed to rescue Powerglide. {{storylink|The Master Builders (Legends)|The Master Builders}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bomb (AB)#As Grapple}}
Grapple appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-Grapple.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]

Grapple would rather be designing and building great works of art than machines of war, but understands the necessities of life as an Autobot in a perpetual state of conflict.
Nevertheless, he still takes immense pride in his constructions, never sacrificing aesthetics for practicalities. The downside is he gets very attached to each and every end product, and is miserable beyond measure when they are destroyed in the course of a battle. Immensely strong in both modes, his crane arm can lift and maneuver loads of 35 tons or more. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple Bio}}

*'''Class:''' Special.
*'''Lowest star rating:''' 2 stars
*'''Weapons:''' Grapple uses an automatic rifle
*'''Ability: Alloy mine:''' Place a mine that has 35% of Grapple's health, attracts nearby defenses and absorbs a percentage of the damage received. After 10 seconds or if destroyed, it explodes dealing damage in a large area.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:grapple Grapple at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Grapple was an Autobot with a practical alternate mode. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Grapple toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not [[Hauler]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grapple''' ([[Autobot Cars|Autobot Car]], [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''47'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "[[arc-welder rifle]]", 3 [[Missile|rockets]]

: Released in the second year of Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline, Grapple transforms into an orange crane based upon the same ''[[Diaclone]]'' truck design that [[Inferno (G1)#Toys|Inferno]] uses, the Mitsubishi Fuso. Each of his forearms contains a spring-loaded missile launcher, so he can fire his own fists or silver missiles, though the mechanism was severely neutered in the original US releases via very weak springs. He is also armed with a small black arc-welder rifle. As he was originally designed for the Takara ''Diaclone'' toyline, his truck cab flips forward to allow the placement of a Diaclone pilot figure in the driver's seat.

: In Japan, Grapple was part of the first year of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline. It visually identical to the Hasbro release (except for the packaging, obviously), but due to differences in US and Japanese [[for safety reasons|toy safety regulations]], the missile launchers are fully functional.

: Grapple's [[Mexico|Mexican]] release by [[IGA]] featured two different variants: one has red feet, while the second uses the standard yellow-orange.

: This version of this mold was also used to make [[e-HOBBY]] [[Hauler#Toys|RoadHauler]]. The fire engine version of the mold was released as [[Inferno (G1)/toys|Inferno]] and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|The Headmasters]]'' [[Artfire#The Headmasters|Artfire]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-grapple/430/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Grapple at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Grapple/grapple.htm More information on Grapple at TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grapple''' ([[2001]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "arc-welder rifle", 3 rockets

: Grapple was given a limited [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] as part of [[Japan]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' series. With no notable changes from the original toy, ''Collector's Edition'' Grapple was released [[exclusive]]ly at Wonder Festival Summer in August 2001 alongside a reissued Inferno.
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===''Commemorative Series''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Grapple''' (Commemorative Series VI, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "arc-welder rifle", 3 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: Grapple was reissued by Hasbro in 2004 as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series VI]]''. The spring-loaded firing mechanisms in his arms were completely removed due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]].

: Additionally, his crane-arm hook and hydraulics were changed to unpainted silver plastic, rather than using the more brittle (but authentic to the original release) vacuum-metalized plastic. He also gained a new Autobot [[insignia|logo]] [[tampograph]] on his chest/cab, and his eyes were changed from yellow to blue.

: In a rarity for the line, ''Commemorative Series'' Grapple was a Hasbro-initiated release, as there was no [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' Grapple reissue to use.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CSGrapple/grapple.htm More information on Commemorative Series Grapple at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy SolarStormGrappel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Grah-PEL]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Solar Storm Grappel''' (Voyager Class, [[2011]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Solar Storm Grappel" (likely named such due to [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Inferno]], transforming into a fictional crane truck, a hybrid of a 2002–2007 Pierce Contender "pumper" and 2008 Pierce Velocity "Heavy Rescue". It also has some characteristics from the Pierce Dash 2000 "midmount" with a crane arm instead of a "bucket/cherry-picker" (see {{w|Pierce Manufacturing#Gallery|Pierce Manufacturing}}). Similar to Inferno's cannon, the crane cannot be removed from the robot mode's arm. He is fairly extensively retooled, with new parts for the crane, head, forearms, hands and feet. His arms have been heavily simplified from the original mold, with the pinned forearm panels and hands now being molded into the plastic, with the hands now lacking both wrist swivels and [[5 mm post|peg-hole]]s. The bars on top of his shoulders have also been enlarged so that they work with [[C joint]] weaponry. As part of the "''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]''" [[subline imprint]], he has a [[rubsign]] on his left shoulder pad.

: Similar to every use of the mold aside from the original Inferno version, all of Grappel's non-ratcheted swivel joints are incredibly loose. Most instances of the figure have remarkably poor quality control as well, featuring noticeably deep cuts into the plastic where the parts were removed from the sprue and loose plastic tags hanging off the parts or joints.

: This toy and all ''Reveal the Shield'' Voyager Class toys saw very limited distribution in the USA. Even though they were sold by US-based online retailers in early 2011 and showed up in various international Hasbro markets around the same time, top toy sellers such as [[Walmart]], [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Target]], or [[Kmart]] never stocked them. Instead, they only showed up at "closeout" stores such as Ross, T.J. Maxx, and Marshalls, at severely reduced prices, several months after first being made available online.

:Grappel was redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Hot Spot]]. The original version of this sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Spark]], and it was separately retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]]. It was then redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Artfire#United 2|Artfire]], using tooling from both the original Inferno version and this version of the sculpt.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Grappel/grappel.htm More information on Solar Storm Grappel at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-AutobotGrapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the version nobody wants but everybody can find.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Grapple''' (Voyager Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 29]], 2011
:*''ID number'': '''UN-11'''

: The Takara version of Solar Storm Grappel was sold in the second wave of the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline. It features several changes in color layout and details; the most notable is his head is now the same yellow-orange as his body, to better resemble most of Grapple's appearances in the Generation 1 cartoon, but there is also extra silvr paint on some of his panels, plus he lacks the Autobot insignia below the driver's side windshield.

: Unlike most ''United'' figures, which were released well after their Hasbro counterparts, Grapple was released weeks before Solar Storm Grappel was first made available via US-based online retailers.
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===''Kre-O''===
{{anchor|SDCC2015}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': B5152
:*''Voted'': Most Artistic
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Autobot Grapple" is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His left hand has been replaced with a silver wrist-socket blaster piece.

: He was only available as part of the 2015 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGrapple/grapple.htm More information on Class of '85 Grapple at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-35-Grapple.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Hauler]] redeco waiting to happen. Eight years of waiting.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grapple''' ([[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 25]], 2017
:*''ID number'': '''MP-35'''
:*''Accessories'': "Arc-welder rifle", 2 headpieces, 4 faces, 2 wrist barrel attachments, 2 chestplates, [[Solar Power Tower]] model, Solar Power Tower blueprint, screwdriver, shovel attachment, claw attachment, die-cast Ultra Magnus figure (Asia release)
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Grapple is a retool of [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]], as usual. He comes with many accessories, some of which are shared with ''Masterpiece'' Inferno: a pair of extra faces, two swappable chest plates (one cartoon-accurate, one more detailed and chromed to resemble his original toy), and two wrist-barrels for his left arm (one black to go with his cartoon chest, one chromed to go with this toy-accurate chest). Additionally, he comes with the model and the blueprint for the Solar Power Tower, a new handgun, and the screwdriver to build it, all from "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]," and two extra crane arm attachments seen in "[[Auto Berserk]]". He also comes with an alternate helmet based on his more toy-accurate early head design, seen in both "Auto Berserk" and the original 1985 Autobot Cars commercial (see "[[#Notes|Notes]]", below).

:The Hasbro Asia release of the figure comes with a die-cast [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP35|Ultra Magnus]] mini figure. Small quantities of the originally intended but unreleased Grapple coin have appeared on ebay.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Voyager-Grapple.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I didn't want to be a [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|combiner]] anyway.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Grapple''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E10'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2020
:*''Accessories'': "Arc Welder Blaster", claw, nozzle

: Released in the first wave of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Voyager Class lineup, this version of Grapple is a cartoon-accurate mold featuring multiple elements of his ''Masterpiece'' figure. He transforms into a crane based on his traditional alternate mode, and features a handgun and a claw. The crane's hook can fold back to reveal a [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] for the claw to attach to; his hands also have 5 mm ports on the backs of the wrist-plates, which means he can "replace" his hands with the claw or the included nozzle accessory, which also tabs onto the crane itself for vehicle-mode storage. As part of the new play pattern, the claw has an [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connection point which allows him to connect to bases, though it's questionable just how useful this connection is in any capacity.

: Many buyers have reported that the circular pegs on the base of Grapple's crane are much too thick for the hexagonal pegholes on the bottom of his soles meant to secure the vehicle mode, causing them to break when attempting to unpeg them during transformation to robot mode. If the pegholes seem too tight, it's advised to lightly sand them down before fully plugging them in to avoid this risk. Future uses of the mold, beginning with the (obvious) [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Inferno]] retool, have fixed this via shortening the pegs.

: CG renders of Grapple depict his head facing at an angle impossible to pull off on the actual toy, as it is on a mushroom peg rather than a ball joint. Additionally, his front wheels have the oddity of the fact that only the tires rotate on his frame. The rims are largely immobile.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Grapple's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read markings on the map. Unusually for a larger ''Earthrise'' toy, Grapple's piece of the map does not contain a labeled location. However, it does have part of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] on it.

: In Japan, Grapple was available only as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.

: Grapple was redecoed (with a new head) to make ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' [[Hauler#Legacy|Road Hauler]] (using the Inferno mold's pegs), and significantly retooled into ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Inferno]] and ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Artfire#Generations|Artfire]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy Collection===
*'''Grapple''' (Decoy, 1986)
:[[Decoy]] Grapple is a tiny red soft-rubber figurine randomly packaged with various carded toys in 1986.

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

===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Grapple-atx.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|{{w|Extendar|The tower of power}}.]]
*'''Grapple''' ([[2007]])
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|ID=Unknown
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|class=Warrior
|special=Unknown
|cost=30
|speed=Unknown
|attacktype=Rammer
}}
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:One of many Generation 1 characters slated to appear in ''[[Attacktix]]'', Grapple would have been a "rammer"-type piece, with a spring-loaded boom-crane attack. A presumed wave-3 Booster, this piece was ultimately never released.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Grapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grapple, Autobot Architect''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T26/T46'''
**''Stars: ''12
:Grapple, Autobot Architect is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Reveal the Shield]]'' Solar Storm Grappel toy.
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===Blokees===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grapple''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 02 - SOS'''
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==Notes==
[[File:Hauler01-sm.jpg|upright=1|thumb|This guy gets named, but does [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]? Nope! Screw him!]]
*An Autobot vehicle matching Grapple's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and referred to as "Hauler" appears in a quick scene in the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|three-part mini-series pilot]] for the original cartoon series. Though later [[retcon]]ned into [[Hauler|a unique character]] via an [[e-HOBBY]]-[[exclusive]] [[redeco]], it is likely that this was originally intended as the toy and character that eventually became Grapple.
*As with all the non-toy Transformer [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Grapple uses existing toy parts... mostly. See, he uses the [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Inferno]]-style helmet, which is entirely appropriate... but we're not 100% sure what's in his left wrist socket. There is a "blaster" piece that fits in there, but it's much bigger than that. In his second appearance he's got two hands and is further kitted out with [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s crane parts on his back.
*In [[IDW Publishing]]'s 2019-2022 comic series, Grapple debuts in [[Arcee/Greenlight: Run|issue #18]] in an original body design before switching to his [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy]] in [[War World: Awakenings|issue #26]], albeit with a toy/Marvel-colored black noggin as opposed to the toy's Sunbow-colored orange noggin.
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===Character model===
[[File:Grapple Master Builders Auto Berserk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|All that's missing now is a show-accurate reissue of the original toy.]]
*Following the lead of his toy, which could swap its fists out of for projectile rockets, Grapple's [[bio]] describes how he can shoot [[missile]]s from his wrist sockets. His [[character model]], however, was drawn based on an image of the toy with a missile loaded into his left wrist, resulting in a permanently one-handed Grapple. Further, it was reimagined not as a missile, but as a cylindrical gun barrel, similar to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s, also sometimes used by Grapple as an arc welder.
*Grapple has two known [[character model]]s that were used in the cartoon:
# The first is the unfinalized one which appeared in the [[Commercial/Generation 1|commercial]] advertising the [[1985]] [[Autobot Cars]] and the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]". This version features a much wider body shape and a black helmet with the head crests on either side colored yellow. The head on this model is rather distinct as it has a pretty big nose and rounded eyes. Unfortunately, trying to get a solid close-up showcasing the head design on this model in the cartoon, is rather difficult as the animators would often draw it looking like the head found on [[:File:G1cartoon inferno heads.jpg|Inferno's unfinalized model]] (seen in the example to the right). This model was also used in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]] (see the image at the top of this article) and was published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books.
# The second is the finalized model used by [[Toei Animation|Toei]], which has a new head design, with more face details and an orange helmet, presumably to better differentiate him from Inferno. The body of this model was also slimmed down quite a bit, making him less fat-looking.
*Grapple's [[robot mode]] character models were created with only a front-facing photograph of the toy for reference, resulting in a rear-view that was made up by the designers, completely omitting his crane arm. What details from his crane arm that ''were'' visible in the reference image (specifically the part with the hazard stripe, as can be seen in the image at the top of this article) were misinterpreted as being part of his legs.
*There are several moments in the cartoon where Grapple's final model is drawn with a black wrist nozzle instead of a gray one. As both the pre-final and final models have gray nozzles, it would seem this is an error, likely due to the animators mistakenly colouring it to match his regular right hand which is black.
*In "[[Insecticon Attack!]]", Grapple is drawn with [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]'s character model, only appearing with Grapple's toy head in close-ups.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grapple''' (グラップル ''Gurappuru'')
*''French:'' '''Grappin''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Csáklya'''
*''Italian:'' '''Gancio'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Diàochē''' (吊车, "Crane")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Lutador''' (Portugal comic), '''Chave''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Granit''' (Гранит, "Granite")

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Constructicon (G1)

2025-04-21T21:46:12Z

Bass X0: /* Marvel The Transformers comics */

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

[[File:ConstructiconRollCall.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|In Decepticon Kaon, union busts YOU!]]
The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining subgroup of Transformers. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (front-end loader)—a modest but masterful designer
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (bulldozer)—a destructive berserker
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (excavator)—a materials detector with self-esteem issues
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (cement mixer)—a maniacal chemist
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (crane)—a snobbish perfectionist
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (dump truck)—a worker who longs for battle

They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]].

In some universes, there are more Constructicons in addition to or in lieu of the primary six. The named ones include:

*[[Gravedigger]]—the younger brother of Bonecrusher
*[[Hauler]] (crane)—an Autobot ex-Constructicon
*[[Erector (G1)|Erector]] (crane cab)—an Autobot ex-Constructicon
*[[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] (crane)—a substitute member with traits of both Mixmaster and Hook
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (front-end loader)—a religious fanatic drafted by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] as a stand-in for Scrapper

In the world of ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'', the Constructicon roster changes over time as members die, until the team consists of:

*[[Buckethead]] (front-end loader)—a late-model Decepticon who joined shortly before the [[Micromaster]] Upgrade
*[[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] (crane)—a former Autobot placed in charge of the group
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] (cement mixer)—a former Autobot chemist
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] (dump truck)—a former Throttlebot who joined the Decepticons in defiance of Rodimus's poor leadership
*[[Steam Hammer]] (steam shovel)—a surprisingly gifted laborer
*Skavenger—the sole surviving member of the original team, not to be confused with [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]]

Members' color schemes are [[:File:G2Devastator toy.jpg|required]] to include green.<ref>[[Erector (G1)|Erector]]'s [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[bio]]</ref>

{{bigquote|Really. That has to be the ''stupidest'' color for a 'disguise'...|[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]]|"[[Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Constructiconsbornmarvel.jpg|left|thumb|"I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!" "I'm green!"]]
Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]], luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} ''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]],'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}}

''The Constructicons were sent into frigid [[Yukon]] territory to work on a secret project. They were discovered by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], only for the two Autobots to accidentally betray their presence with an accidental weapons discharge. The Constructicons chased down the interlopers, blasting at them through a nearby forest. During the chase, they merged into Devastator in an attempt to overtake the pair. While in this form, they were duped into blasting a hydro-electric dam. Realizing what was coming, the Constructicons only had time enough to separate before the concrete structure collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water. The Constructicons were submerged in the flood, allowing the Autobots to escape.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}''
[[File: Target2006pt1_constructicolours.jpg|thumb|”A gigantic laser cannon, you say? Yeah, I probably won't be able to get the parts I need for two or three weeks, and that's if I order them today—which I won't.”]] They were called upon once more when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Devastator battled Superion during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

The team's special talents were not required again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
At one point the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

The main Constructicon team worked for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], and Mixmaster happily dealt [[Syk]] to everyone - happily until Soundwave happily blackmailed him over it... {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}}

{{note|Bonecrusher is the only member of the Constructicons who did not appear in the [[Earthforce]] stories.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
The Constructicons resurfaced among the Decepticons after Megatron reclaimed the army from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. Bonecrusher appeared with the Cons who confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] when he arrived on Earth. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

Scavenger and Hook stood with the assembled Decepticons as Megatron rallied them for war with the Cybertronian Empire. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

In preparation for the final battle with the Swarm, Scrapper, Bonecrusher, and Long Haul helped establish fortifications at the combined Autobot and Decepticon base. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CrossingOverGrimlockConstructicons.jpg|thumb|]]
The Constructicons were among the troops that Megatron covertly rebuilt on Earth after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s defeat and exile. Both Hook and Mixmaster were curiously absent from the team, with the enigmatic Hightower in their place. It's unclear why this was, but Hightower himself joked about stripping enough spare parts off of [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] to "build a new Hook." {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Megatronffod.jpg|left|thumb|And so, one night, over pizza and beer, far below the city... continuity nightmares were born.]]
The Constructicons' origins are clouded. They were reportedly on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] millions of years ago, though the accounts gel poorly. When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] took a near-death trip into the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he saw a vision of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s creation - by eight(!) apparent Constructicons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} But according to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], at the time that Megatron was building up his Decepticon army, the Constructicons were ''not'' Decepticons at all (though they were seen bearing the Decepticon symbol). They were the peaceful creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and Omega was both its guardian and their friend. However, Megatron secretly used the [[Robosmasher]] to reprogram the Constructicons into Decepticons, then he had them send Omega away on a fool's errand so they could demolish Crystal City.

[[File:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|Omega Supreme battling Devastator with the Robo-Smasher on his back.]]
The enraged Omega tracked the Constructicons down and reprogrammed them again, intending to return them to their previous state. But as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, they attacked Omega while his back was turned. Megatron's programming was not to be undone, and he had also given them the ability to merge into Devastator. As they wrestled with Omega in their combined form, the Robosmasher latched onto Omega Supreme's head. Omega was able to fend off both his attackers, but his mental brush with the Robosmasher left him filled only with hate for the Constructicons, whom he pursued across the galaxy for millions of years. While this tale was only conveyed second-hand, some details would be corroborated in conversation between Omega and the Constructicons in the modern day. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

{{note|Immediately after the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] reawakened on Earth, a [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]-lookalike named "Hauler" was briefly seen among them. He would be [[retcon]]ned into "[[Hauler|RoadHauler]]" nearly 20 years later by that toy's on-package [[bio]], which confirmed the Crystal City origin and made him a Constructicon who had escaped the Robosmasher and joined the Autobots.}}

[[File:Heavymetalwar constructicons target teletraan.jpg|left|thumb]]
In [[1984]], the Constructicons bolstered Megatron's forces on Earth (and Megatron referred to "the time we spent building them in these caverns," adding to the origin ambiguities). Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' offensive powers to Megatron. While Megatron battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however. [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[File:Autobotrun ironhide carcrusher.jpg|right|thumb]]
The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except possibly for Mixmaster, who developed a manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] (which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligaticon|robotic alligator]]) {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} and building [[Transfixatron|a device to paralyze Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another to crush them. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

[[File:TheCore ConstructiconsMegatronPoint.jpg|left|thumb]]
The Constructicons' history of mental manipulation continued when the Autobots planted [[dominator disk]]s on them, which the Autobots activated when the Constructicons merged into Devastator. He instantly began fighting against the Decepticons, and Autobots took him back to their base. However, Megatron was secretly aware of the whole plot, even spying on the Autobots ''through the Constructicons' own eyes.'' Meanwhile, the Constructicons contentedly helped fix the battle-damaged Autobots and then accompanied them on a raid against the Decepticons, who were trying to drill into the [[Earth's core]]. During the battle, Megatron used a "control switch" to deactivate the disks, and as Devastator turned back against the Autobots, Wheeljack boosted the disks' power. This drove Devastator mad, and he began attacking everyone indiscriminately. The only thing that brought him back to sanity was the threat of the Decepticons' drill, which was seconds away from destroying the planet. He dove into the drilled hole and wrenched the bit to a standstill, saving the world. {{storylink|The Core}}

[[File:MasterBuilders devastator under attack.jpg|right|thumb]]
Afterwards, the Constructicons returned to their Decepticon roles, but treachery remained a running theme. Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it. But upon its completion, they turned it and the two Autobots over to Megatron. In a demonstration of Scrapper's motto, Grapple and Hoist were imprisoned in the very structure of their tower. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, the Constructicons, apparently working fine, took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[space bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[File:SecretofOmega devastator vs omega.jpg|left|thumb]]
When Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructicons were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

[[File:TFTM Devastator.jpg|right|thumb]]
The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand; other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; {{storylink|Make Tracks}} various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; {{storylink|Triple Takeover}} and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon. {{storylink|Masquerade}} It's unclear how unique their combining ability actually was (especially if Devastator had been around since the [[Golden Age]]), but their gestalt-monopoly on Earth was undone with the creation of the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and their Autobot counterparts, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. These were soon followed by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the latter even defeating Devastator in battle as their merged form, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:TFTM Constructicon trumpets.jpg|left|thumb]]
Still, twenty years later in the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the great [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defenses and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructicons as the new leaders of the Decepticons, arguing that Devastator was the most powerful robot. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them. In the end, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] became the new leader of the Decepticons, and the Constructicons, as a sign of no hard feelings, provided the music by playing horns at his coronation. Starscream, desperate to get on with the ceremony, eventually shot their horns, showing that he still had hard feelings. How they were able to play the horns, as a number of them don't have mouths, is unknown. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[File:FightorFlee Constructicon vehicle.jpg|thumb|The Constructicons got an [[Action Master]] vehicle before it was fashionable!]]
In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructicons maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFOD, Part 4}} Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron]] {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]], seen firing on Autobots with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

=====Origin inconsistency=====
As seen above, the cartoon presented several conflicting origins for the Constructicons. The series bible described the Constructicons as having "no explained origin",<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#057 Cartoon series bible page on the Constructicons]</ref> but this only seemed to promote variant portrayals.

A straight reading of the "facts" appears to go: the Constructicons started out Decepticons, built Megatron, left the Decepticons, built the Crystal City, were Robosmashed back into Decepticons, ran around the galaxy for umpteen million years, ended up on Earth, and were (re)built by Megatron. However, there are issues with that narrative:

*There was no hint in Omega's flashback that they had ever been Decepticons before; their treachery was entirely unexpected. On the other hand, they ''did'' have Decepticon symbols throughout. Another possibility is that the Constructicons had built Megatron without realizing how evil he would be, which allows their early insignia to be chalked up as the animation error they most likely are.
*Even if Megatron's claim of "building" them just means "rebuilding", their Crystal City flashback showed them anachronistically ''already'' in their Terran vehicle forms, so what would he have rebuilt them into? On the other hand, that's just one more reason to doubt the veracity of Omega's flashback.

Making the issue either simpler or more complicated, depending on your view, the {{w|unreliable narrator}} rationale could negate much of the Constructicons' supposed history, between the vengeance-driven Omega's tale and the tripping Rodimus' near-death mystical vision. But the real-world truth of the matter is that different writers and haphazard animators gave us a mix of possibilities with no clear [[canon]] answer.

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====eHobby RoadHauler bio=====
[[Hauler]] was originally one of the Constructicons during their days on Cybertron. He eventually defected from his comrades and joined the Autobots, taking on a new color scheme in the process.

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
The Constructicons helped Megatron secure an island paradise as the staging ground for their new fortress, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. When [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and the Autobots arrived to kick them off the island, the Constructicons formed Devastator to fight back, but were swatted aside by Trypticon who wanted the kill for himself. After the Autobots tricked Trypticon into defeating himself, they forced the Constructicons to rebuild the forest they destroyed. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLstorypage devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Constructicons formed Devastator and confronted the Autobots in the skies over Cybertron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 6}} Later, the Constructicons teamed up with the Stunticons in the form of Devastator and Menasor to make trouble for the Autobots. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots unleashed their new combiner warrior: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]! Defensor quickly sent the bad robots packing. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|F!SRL Transformers Part 12}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[File:Constructicons mode2.jpg|left|thumb|Can we break it, then rebuild it into a device of hideous destructive power? YES WE CAN.]]
The Constructicons were among the first Decepticons dispatched to destroy an Autobot factory building [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. In the form of Devastator, they were also among the first Decepticons defeated. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
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=====''The Story of the Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
In 2010, on the planet [[Feminia]], Devastator joined with all the other Decepticon Combiner warriors in an assault on the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Their victory seemed assured until the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s showed up and caused all the Combiners to trip into one another and disassemble. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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In [[2011]], the Constructicons were among those assembled by Galvatron for an all-out assault on Cybertron. After arriving individually through the space bridge, they joined the fight as Devastator. The once mighty Combiner would appear to have fallen on hard times, however, as he was defeated by Optimus Prime, who dispatched him with a single jump-kick. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

The Constructicons would have many more embarrassing skirmishes as Devastator, until their intellect would finally be exploited to oversee the production of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], a component needed to blow up the Earth. They would be thwarted and driven off into space alongside the other Decepticons. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
In [[2021]], the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into helping them rebuild Crystal City on Earth. {{storylink|Crystal City Reconstruction Project!}}

=====''Zone'' catalog storypage=====
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Along with other Combiners, Devastator joined the newly revived "[[Emperor of Destruction|Dark Emperor]]" [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] for an attack on the Autobots. This time, it was a full-on assault on planet [[Micro|Zone]] in an attempt to seize the Micro Zone's [[Energon Z]]. The [[Micromaster]]s repelled his attack and sent the Decepticons into retreat.{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Catalogue story page 1|Zone Project Story}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. The Constructicons were among those summoned, but only in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

While in some accounts of their fateful battle with [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] for the power of [[Energon Z]], the Constructicons survived the altercation,{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} other accounts were less generous, having Devastator killed in a flood of lava. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''United EX'' storyline=====
Seeking to restore his older brother Bonecrusher to life, long-forgotten Constructicon [[Gravedigger]] gained control of [[Power Core Combination]] technology and combined with several Constructicon drones to become Buildmaster. During one encounter with the Autobot Power Core Combiners, he defended a Decepticon base alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Combatmaster]] and discovered a strange [[Predacon (BW)|relic]] from the future left buried in the past. {{storylink|Unearthed Future}}

=====eHobby post-''G-2'' storyline=====
The Constructicons were eventually revived, by the looks of things. Hook and Bonecrusher were stationed on an undersea research facility being commanded by Megatron (who himself was being commanded by [[Galvatron II]]). Things went sour when strange monsters attacked the facility, shortly before the Autobots and an [[Eldedroid]] arrived to clean up their mess. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Nine million years before the Transformers came to Earth, the Cybertronian "race" known as the Constructicons decided to side with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Hook, leader of the Constructicons, had a seat at the council table of [[Decepticon Warlord]]s. The Warlords had an acrimonious relationship with each other at best, but agreed to meet for War Councils to discuss the Decepticon movement and, particularly, the rising threat of the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] to all of them. He and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], leader of the [[Photon]]s, carried a motion for the assembled Warlords to share their plans and information with each other, for the greater glory of the Decepticons.

Or, rather, for the greater glory of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. By the next council meeting, Hook, Reflector and Megatron's representative [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] were no longer present, having united under Megatron's banner after claiming the Warlords' secrets. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

A group of Constructicons worked for [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] on the repairs of the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} Following Megatron's conquering of Deathsaurus's territory, Deathsaurus's [[Combiner]] technology was applied to Hook and his team to create Devastator, who joined in an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The Autobots were able to take down Devastator using a combination of live cables and shooting him in the knees. {{Storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Millennia later, during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Devastator breached a wall and faced [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] with a small group of Autobots. The Autobots used a barrage of rockets to separate the Constructicons, who began fighting back, taking out [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] as the Autobots retreated. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

During the third Cybertronian war, the Constructicons were ambushed at [[Elevation Recostalus]] by a group of Autobots including [[Hauler]] and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]], who disabled them before they could form Devastator. The group remained offline until 1984, when Megatron rebuilt them on Earth and appointed Scrapper as leader in Hook's place. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}}

====''Cloud''====
When [[Cloud World]]'s [[Megatron (G1)#Cloud|Megatron]] interrupted Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, he was annoyed and unleashed Devastator on the intruder, only for the combiner to be blasted back into his components by the raging, [[SARA]]-powered Megatron's tank mode. The Constructicons subsequently fled out of fear. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Constructicons entered the war Megatron waged against [[Cobra]] on Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In a different universe manipulated by [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], the Constructicons participated in the siege of [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] by forming Devastator. Later after history blipped again, the Constructicons were replaced by the [[Puzzler]] team. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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The Constructicons were among the Transformers aboard the ''Ark'' when it crashed on Earth at some point in the past. In the present, it was discovered by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]], who reprogrammed the Transformers for their own needs. Naturally, the Constructicons were used for construction on [[Cobra Island]], until [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and freed everyone. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} After enacting some revenge on their former captors, the Constructicons were ordered to defend the [[SPS Satellite]] controls from the Autobot and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] troops attacking the island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} However, not even Devastator's strength was enough to stop the attackers, and the combiner was defeated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:DW devastator.jpg|left|thumb|"Devastator use ocean as bathtub!"]]
Eight million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} After this, the Constructicons worked on the theory of [[mass intellect]], and succeeded in stabilizing the neural-meshing, creating Devastator. However, the process was not as efficient as the Constructicons believed, as the technical geniuses of the Constructicons did not translate into Devastator, causing him to suffer from a serious "dumbing down" problem. Despite the drawbacks, Megatron was impressed with Devastator's destructive potential. Besides, being intelligent ''and'' powerful was overrated in Megatron's opinion. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} When Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Constructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracon]]s and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Escalation}}

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crashed on Earth four million years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in 1984. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]'' in 1999, but when they reactivated in 2001, Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} but was defeated by Optimus Prime who blasted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}

''Over the following months, Starscream had the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] secretly rebuild Devastator and the Constructicons without Megatron's knowledge. When Megatron vanished off the face of the Earth, Starscream took the opportunity to bring his secret weapon back into the light. Devastator made his return debut in the canyons of Nevada, where Starscream led the unwitting Autobot named [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] right into a blast from Devastator's [[Solar energy beam rifle|solar energy rifle]]. He was a major force in Starscream's control of [[Las Vegas]] as well, and battled [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] when the Dinobot commander attempted to free the city from Decepticon domination. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

''When Megatron returned from deep space, Devastator unhesitatingly remained at Starscream's side, and was prepared to tear his former leader limb from limb at Starscream's command. When the Decepticons split into two factions between Megatron and Starscream, the Constructicons were steadfastly loyal to Starscream. They were captured, along with the rest of Starscream's men, when the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] settled in Las Vegas. Trapped inside an energy net, Devastator tried to bludgeon his way out at first, until [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] convinced the Constructicons to separate so they could dig their way out from underneath the field. Once they were freed, the Constructicons reformed Devastator as the Autobots and Decepticons united in an attempt to destroy the Keepers before the American government carried out the final solution and nuked Las Vegas off the map. Didn't work—the xenophobic [[President of the United States|President]] jumped the gun and fired off the nuclear missile early in the hopes of eliminating the Transformers as well as the Keepers. Still, the impending nuclear holocaust wasn't enough to deter Devastator's one-track mind, and he continued to hunt down the Keeper-possessed [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (since that was the one Autobot [[Starscream (G1)|mommy]] and [[Megatron (G1)|daddy]] would let him destroy at the moment). During the fight, the Keepers managed to trap Devastator and his massive comrade [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] outside a protective field, while they engaged the smaller Transformers inside. This eventually meant that Devastator was too far away to be protected by Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-constructed shields when the nuclear missiles finally struck. The combined Constructicons suffered massive damage as a result. {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}''

''In the aftermath of the nuclear assault on Las Vegas, the Constructicons were trapped permanently in their Devastator form as a result of their injuries. Devastator was present in the Nevada desert when the American military forces ambushed the Autobots and Decepticons. After that, Megatron sent him and Omega Sentinel to keep watch on the Void gateway being built on [[Allister Greaves]]' property to allow the Keepers back into normal space. Optimus Prime and Megatron soon joined them there, and began the final battle against the Keepers' pawn, [[Franklin Townsend]], and his puppets Bluestreak and Starscream. Devastator attempted to swat Starscream out of the sky, but eventually stopped when the Keepers' power faded and Starscream returned to his ever-so-likeable self. Instead, he was forced to contend with the far more formidable Omega Sentinel, who had broken free from Megatron's control and returned to his original Guardian programming. Ultimately, the Omega Sentinel sacrificed himself to stop the Keepers by plunging into the Void, and pulled Devastator with him. When the Keepers' control crystal was shattered, the Void was destroyed and Devastator fell back out into real space. He floated in the vacuum between Mars and Jupiter, in deep stasis lock. A secret American space venture, the starship ''[[Bounty]]'', happened across the gigantic Decepticon on their mission, and made plans to bring him back to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''

Devastator eventually came to be possessed by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and he was dissected and studied in their underground base. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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The Constructicons started out as the builders of the [[Forge]], the arena for the illegal [[gladiatorial combat]] that [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] ran, and continued in that role when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] took over. They did not move the parts for the arena between venues, but rather built them on site, using any materials available—and that included [[Empty|Empties]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} After Megatron began his preparations for the [[Decepticon]] insurrection, the Constructicons turned their talents to modifying the gladiators into warriors. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} Once the rebellion began in full, the Constructicons helped conquer [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

The Constructicons participated in an attack on [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Citadel (building)|Citadel]] during a temporary alliance between the Decepticons and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|Overthrown}} They were later stationed in the industrial slagwerks of [[Galaxxon]], where they watched a broadcast in which Orion Pax, now Optimus Prime, asked all Cybertronians to unite and fight against the new Decepticon rule. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

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As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, the Constructicons remained loyal followers of Megatron. At one point they were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]] alongside [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], where they committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}} Four million years ago, several Constructicons were part of a convoy bringing energon to the war effort, but the shipment was intercepted and captured by Optimus Prime and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

Millions of years later, the Constructicons were granted the ability to combine into Devastator by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who had completed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s combiner research. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} They joined Megatron on Earth, where they used their new combined form to defeat the local Autobot troops. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} The Decepticons subsequently attacked [[New York City]], where the Constructicons briefly pretended to "come in peace" before they started killing everybody. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} As Devastator, they made sure to destroy all the tunnels leading in and out of the city. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] subsequently convinced the Constructicons to join him in his rebellion against Megatron, and they attacked their former leader in the form of Devastator. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The battle was interrupted by incoming human jets and the returning Autobots, and Devastator was faced with the mighty [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Constructicons were defeated when Omega blasted a hole in Devastator's torso. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

As the battered Decepticons fled Earth, the Constructicons seemed to have been left behind. Two years later, Scrapper joined a few other Decepticons trying to get off the planet {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}, while Scavenger was targeted for capture by [[Skywatch]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} He managed to stay hidden and think of a plan to get out of the country. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} Unlike Scavenger, Hook and Mixmaster ended up captured by Skywatch, but were rescued by Scrapper's group who had allied themselves with some rogue Autobots. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}} The three reunited Constructicons then started building a starship for everyone to leave Earth with. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] wanted to speed things up by collecting some more of the construction experts, but [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus Prime]] refused as his Autobots feared that they might form Devastator again. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} The Decepticons eventually betrayed the Autobots and tried to take the ship for themselves (with help from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] instead of Devastator), but were defeated. Skywatch captured most of them, but several Constructicons got away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}} Among them was Scrapper, but he was soon hunted down and executed by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]], who was intent on ending the threat of Devastator forever. {{storylink|Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper}}

[[File:Kings Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|right|Get the leg out!]]
As the Decepticon army returned to Earth in full force under Megatron's command, one of their first acts was to lay siege to Skywatch and recover all the imprisoned 'Cons on the premises, including Scrapper's deactivated body. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Hook and Mixmaster were later seen among Megatron's assembled troops before he faced off against Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} After Megatron and the Autobots traveled to Cybertron for war against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army, the Decepticons eventually followed via [[space bridge]]. The Constructicons traveled with Scrapper's deactivated form and, despite his current state, were still able to combine and form Devastator, albeit with a dead limb. Devastator was still a force to be reckoned with, and so [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] armed his hoverchair with a copious amount of explosives, tricking Devastator into stepping on it. After a titanic blast, Devastator prepared to take revenge on the little Autobot when [[D-Void]] pulled him and the other Decepticons present into the mass of its "[[Deceptigod]]" construct. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}}

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The monster was defeated by Megatron, but the Decepticons were left weakened from the experience, and the Autobots soon captured and contained them. Fitted with [[inhibitor/deterrence chip]]s to keep them under control, they were used to reinforce the Autobots during a [[NAIL]] riot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} The Constructicons later helped look for survivors in a blast crater after a mysterious explosion happened there. {{storylink|Stick Together}} They were then put to work building things for the Autobots and working in the reclamation tunnels, but eventually turned on them to aid Bombshell, who was on the run. After beating up his pursuer, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], the Constructicons fought with [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] until [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] showed up and threatened to detonate their I/D chips. They just taunted him since [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] had made sure their chips didn't work down in the tunnels, only for Prowl to use a secret passcode to reactivate them, seemingly blowing the Constructicons' heads off. {{storylink|Devisive}}

However, Prowl was in fact under the control of Bombshell, who had merely faked the Constructicons' death and hidden them away for the purpose of improving Devastator. He fixed the problem of Scrapper's death by modifying their combination into a modular design that moved Hook to Scrapper's old position as right leg and would allow others built with compatible forms to serve as the combiner's head. After Megatron returned to conquer Cybertron, he had the Constructicons combine with the mind-controlled Prowl, using him as the new head for Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Devastator was initially under Bombshell's direct control, but after the Insecticon's death, Prowl's mind was freed and happened to stray to thoughts of Spike Witwicky. Since the Constructicons shared his hatred of Witwicky for his murder of Scrapper, this caused Devastator's mind to unify under his own control, and he went on a rampage. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} Prowl was eventually able to separate from the Constructicons, only for Megatron to reveal his ultimate plan: turning ''himself'' into Devastator's head. Fortunately he was prevented from doing so, and in the aftermath the Constructicons were banished from Iacon alongside most other Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-Constructicons.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|We are green and very, very mean!]]
Outside the city, the Constructicons approached the exiled Autobots and, after a brawl with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], explained that they wanted to be on Prowl's side, having seen into his mind during their time as Devastator and having been ''very'' impressed by what they saw. They were allowed to stay at the Autobot camp, where they had a rematch with Arcee before it was broken up by the Dinobots, who made peace with the Constructicons after realizing they had a lot in common (namely violence and chugging energon). {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

The team fell victim to the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]'s corrosive "death wave", but were cured from its effects when the Titan was brought down by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} After that they continued to follow their new idol Prowl around, praising him at every opportunity and cheering him on during a fight with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When Cybertron was invaded by Shockwave's army of [[Ammonite]]s, the Constructicons talked Prowl into willingly forming Devastator and fighting [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They were victorious and went on to witness Megatron defect to the Autobots. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

The Constructicons were subsequently fashioned by Prowl into his own private unit, the Autobot having realized how useful Devastator could be. He brought the team with him on a mission to Earth, where they saved the ''[[Ark-7]]'' from burrowing human missiles and formed Devastator to fight the Decepticons under Galvatron's command. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} After the battle they returned to the ''Ark-7'' alongside the Autobots, though Scavenger sneaked off to leak information to the Decepticons {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} on Prowl's orders, who wanted to lure the Decepticons to the [[Marshall Islands]]. Prowl then had the Constructicons coated in stealth paint, allowing them to show up out of nowhere at the battle's climax and form Devastator, who destroyed the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on the island. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} When the Autobots began hunting for the [[Enigma of Combination]], Prowl was all too eager to mobilize the Constructicons so that they could hunt down Spike Witwicky. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Their search took them to [[Tokyo]], where they secured their asset but ran afoul of Galvatron. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}} Prowl and Spike entered into a temporary truce, and with the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] the team stormed the [[Onyx]] facility by forming Devastator. Devastator revealed that the alliance was a lie, and that Prowl still hated the human. Devastator ultimately went berserk and ruined the mission, allowing [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to abscond with the Enigma. Defeated and angry with each other, Prowl ordered his team to retreat back to the ''Ark-7''. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:CombinerWars5-disappointed.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You are GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED."]]
After Prowl learned that Optimus Prime had helped Starscream form a permanent [[Council of Worlds|alliance]] with [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], the team hijacked the ship's new spacebridge to travel to Cybertron {{storylink|The Possible Light}}, where they formed Devastator. Prowl threatened to destroy the space bridge to keep Cybertron and its warlike inhabitants isolated from the rest of the galaxy; he was ultimately challenged by Superion. Devastator managed to best the combiner, but was defeated after Starscream created Defensor from a group of bystanders. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Seeking a new edge, Starscream drafted Scoop into the team, knowing that Scoop's fanaticism would force Devastator to obey his orders. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} Ultimately, however, Devastator wound up losing control in a fight with [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]; the Constructicons and Scoop were defeated and quickly re-imprisoned. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

The Constructicons were later released and allowed to recombine so that they could be safely extricated off Cybertron, with Optimus Prime noting that the group had to regularly combine. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} They were later called on to deal with a violent riot at the spacebridge but Devastator's violent solution only exacerbated the problem. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

Some months later, the Constructicons formed Devastator to act as a distraction during an attempt to seize control of [[Vigilem|Carcer]]. {{storylink|Desperate Times}}

After Starscream had been arrested and Windblade became ruler of Cybertron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] returned to Cybertron. Scoop eagerly informed his teammates of Starscream somehow becoming aware of this but they were less than impressed and frankly they agreed with Onyx's anti-[[human]] attitude. The world was ending so they were off to get drunk. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} When Onyx proved to be another elitist Prime, the Constructicons rallied around Scoop and formed Devastator to break Starscream out of prison. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} At Starscream's command, Devastator then engaged [[Victorion]] in combat, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} only to wind up ripped to atoms by her gravikinesis, ending the Constructicons. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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===Hall of Fame bios===
[[Erector (G1)|Erector]] was kicked out of the Constructicons for not being green. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
The Constructicons took heavy losses during the Great War; in the era of the [[Pax Cybertronia]] and the [[Builder Assembly]], the surviving members joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest to reform the corrupt and stagnant [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] society from within. Hot Rod rebuilt the team, instituting a one-third Autobot roster, appointing [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] as team leader, and convincing the group to downsize into fuel-efficient [[Micromaster]] bodies. {{Storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

By the time of the [[Grand Uprising]], the Constructicons found themselves embroiled in a new war as [[Buckethead]] joined with [[Overshoot]]'s motley team on a mission to defend Cybertron from the [[Monster GoBot|Antares Eight]]. The other Constructicons came to her aid as the fighting spilled over into [[Proximax]], forming Devastator and battling [[Monsterous]]. In the aftermath, the Constructicons abandoned the Builders and decided to join [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]]'s new team of "[[Ex-Bot (BWU)|Ex-Bots]]". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} Buckethead took command of the team from Hightower; when the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] threatened Cybertron, they headed to [[Nova Cronum]], where they joined the forces of Cybertron as they marched on the [[Grand Mal]]. As Devastator, they battled [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] until their combined form suffered critical damage, killing half of the team and knocking the gestalt unconscious from the backlash. {{storylink|Derailment}}

As soon as peace had been declared, Buckethead set about recruiting new Constructicons to fill their losses. Though [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bone Crusher]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], and Hightower had perished, Buckethead found fresh talent in [[Steam Hammer]], [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]], and [[Hauler|Road Hauler]], who underwent the combination process to become the newest incarnation of Devastator. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

10,000 years after the Grand Uprising, they were misremembered as a [[Resistance]] combiner group under [[Lio Convoy]]'s command. {{storylink|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:TR-Ep1-Aftermath-and-Rebirth-Constructicons-cleaning-up.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
After the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] had ended, the exiled Megatron tossed the Constructicons around in a gladiator pit on an alien planet. {{storylink|Unforgotten}}

In the aftermath of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], the Constructicons helped clean up the rubble. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}}

They presumably died when Devastator was killed by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}
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===''Win If You Dare''===
[[File:GoForTheGold-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] press-ganged the Constructicons into excavating a fallen [[cybertonium]] meteorite. After taking a beating from [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the Constructicons formed Devastator in order to grab a fragment of the meteor before the substance went critical, but the explosion knocked the combiner apart and the team made an embarrassing retreat aboard Astrotrain, bickering with Starscream all the while. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
[[File:MazingerZVsTransformers-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Devastator and Mazinger re-enact the 2022 Oscars presentation for Best Documentary Feature.]]
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, the Constructicons rolled out to take part in Megatron and [[Doctor Hell]]'s combined attack on the [[Photon Power Laboratory]] where they were first pummeled by Grimlock and [[Boss Borot]]. The team then formed Devastator to take on [[Kōji Kabuto]] inside the [[Mazinger Z]], and although Devastator's raw strength nearly overpowered the heroic super robot at first, the Mazinger's rocket punch ultimately knocked Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
As Devastator, the Constructicons joined the rest of the Decepticon army in their desperate battle to stop [[Gozer]] from destroying their homeworld, but quickly fell to the extradimensional deity. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-EngimaOfCombination.jpg|thumb|left|300px|By your powers combined...]]

The Constructicons were a team of architectural prodigies who left their mentors just after the end of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] to help with the rebuilding of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under the supervision of [[Termagax]]. An accomplished philosopher, engineer, and architect in her own right, Termagax saw that this new generation of fresh minds shared a goal—not just to ''rebuild'' the ravaged city as it had been, but to create something new and better in its place, even though this new approach alienated Termagax's own second-in-command [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]].

While digging for resources in what remained of [[Rivets Field]], the team came across the mythical [[Enigma of Combination]], their sense of purpose resonating with the artifact. At Termagax's urging, the six 'bots allowed the Enigma to change their bodies, merging them into a new [[Devastator (G1)|combiner]]; united in their common goal of creation, Termagax hoped that her new students would, despite their struggles, pool their minds and bodies together to create the ultimate building tool. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} The team took time to master this new form, however, and struggled with the combiner's own urges to indiscriminately destroy—a struggle that eventually led Wheeljack to bring the problem to the Cybertronian [[Senate]]. Although Termagax's coaching eventually helped the team ''embrace'' this indiscriminate anger and use it to fuel the power of the combiner, [[Nominus Prime]] worried that Termagax's pet experiment might pose a threat to a still-recovering Cybertron and decided that the Senate would arrange a means by which the Constructicons could safely contribute to the planet's well-being. Not long after the Constructicons had rebuilt Iacon into a beautiful metropolis, Nominus Prime arranged a half-hearted ceremony to honor their contributions and told them that their next assignment would be on the barren world of [[Mayalx]] to work on the colony's [[energon]] refinery. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart1-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

The Constructicons tried to make the best of their bad situation, even reconstructing the colonial refinery into an effigy of old Iacon, but the menial work and heavily rationed energon supplies quickly took a toll on their morale, and the group spent most of their time off-hours pining for their glory days while grousing about their current working conditions. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After eventually coming to the realization that Cybertron might have forgotten them entirely, Scrapper—worrying that the future might not include a stable Cybertron to return to—began training his team for combat while Hook devised a foul but functional energon recycler. It was at this point that the team encountered [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, who had been similarly exiled from Cybertron by Nominus Prime. Unbeknownst to Scrapper and his team, the Insecticons had been sent to Mayalx deliberately by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the hopes that the Constructicons could be turned to the side of [[The Rise]] and contribute to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s burgeoning [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] faction. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

Encouraged to recapture their past glory by striking back at the [[Autobot]]s responsible for their banishment, the Constructicons overcharged themselves on the Insecticon's energon, combined for the first time since their banishment, and tapped into their shared resenment to become an unstoppable engine of destruction. The newly christened "Devastator" razed the colony to the ground, while the Insecticons feasted on the ruins and converted it all into usable energon to be shipped back to The Rise. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The Constructicons left Mayalx at some point afterwards and spent time aimlessly wandering the galaxy on a drifting asteroid. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Eventually, however, Shockwave summoned the Constructicons back to Cybertron and sent [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to tow their asteroid back into low Cybertronian orbit. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Although Shockwave had brought the Constructicons back to the fold with the intent of serving their new ally [[Exarchon]], the treacherous conqueror decided to use his parasitic [[spark]] to usurp the mighty combiner. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} However, Devastator's unique physiology allowed his individual components to fight back and reject the infection, but the strain knocked them unconscious. By the time they had recovered, Exarchon was dead, and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] brought the team back to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

As the Decepticon convoy drove to Iacon, they were redirected to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take part in the final push against the Autobots. Confident that they'd finally receive the adoration and recognition they'd been denied for so long, the Constructicons formed Devastator and easily trounced both [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] and the Autobot combiner [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. However, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] used his innate connection to the [[Combination Core]] to instantly reform Computron as a ten-bot combiner, and through this power boost Computron overpowered Devastator and forced the Constructicons to decombine before the Autobot could destroy them. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Inspiring-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

While most of the Autobots and Decepticons were stranded in [[Equestria]], the Constructicons launched a sneak attack on the crashed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' on Earth. Although [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] easily trounced the individual Decepticons, he couldn't stand up to their combined form. Fortunately, [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] the baby dragon found a way to trigger the starship's engines and blast Devastator back into his components. {{storylink|Inspiring}}

During [[King Sombra]]'s invasion of Cybertron, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], unaware that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had already been captured and brainwashed, requested he send the Constructicons to rescue him from a pile of collapsed girders. {{storylink|Sick Beats}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF3-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

After the Decepticons had conquered Earth, the Constructicons were assigned to patrol [[Hill Valley]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}} In 2015, Scrapper was chastising [[Lorraine Baines-McFly|Lorraine]] and [[George McFly]] before he was knocked out by [[Doc Brown]]'s [[alpha-wave ionic nullifier]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 2|Transformers/Back to the Future #2}}

Pointing fingers, the Constructicons decided to blame [[Biff Tannen]]. When Bonecrusher attempted to inflict punishment, he too was disabled by Doc Brown before Biff turned on his fellow humans and brought them to the four remaining Constructicons and Starscream. When the Autobots arrived to stop the execution, the Constructicons attempted to swat [[Marty McFly]] and [[Skilz]] out of the sky but fell victim to either Marty's expert aim with the nullifier or Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 3|Transformers/Back to the Future #3}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Meet the Constructicons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|At least [[To sell toys|they're honest about it]].]]
The Constructicons were among the numerous Decepticons lying in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' after it crashed on Earth. Eventually both Autobots and Decepticons would revive, but it would be some time before [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] obtained the energy and raw material to get around to the Constructicons.

Once he did though, the Constructicons were lying in wait for the Autobots when they tried to retake the ''Ark''. After they menaced the Autobots some, Starscream ordered them to form [[Devastator (G1)#Energon Universe|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

Though Devastator initially held the edge against the Autobots, he was ultimately sent falling over a cliff by Optimus Prime, collapsing back into the individual Constructicons in the process. When they awoke on the ground, the Constructicons found that Devastator had clipped Starscream. Damaged and with their leader unresponsive, the Constructicons made the executive decision to retreat. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}}

The Decepticons retreated to a volcano where Soundwave challenged Starscream for leadership. With the communications chief emerging as the victor, the Constructicons joined the rest in bowing to their new leader. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

With Soundwave's first order being that the Decepticons obtain a new base, he sent the Constructicons ahead to find the crash site of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Finding the craft at the bottom of the [[Pacific Ocean]], the Constructicons raised it to a flat surface before harvesting the nuclear reactor the recently sunk [[USS Henry Harrison|U.S.S. ''Henry Harrison'']] to reenergize the ship. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}}

After Soundwave had made contact with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on Cybertron, the Construticons operated the [[space bridge]] to allow reinforcements through. Though the Autobots attempted to stop this, the Decepticons' numerical superiority proved too much, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] destroying the space bridge's terminal to cover their escape. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}}

After the Constructicons repaired the space bridge, Shockwave ordered them to construct a [[feeder]] to quickly metabolize a large amount of [[energon]], [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] using the machine to harvest a large bounty out of the local sea life. With enough fuel, Shockwave opened the space bridge once again, bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit so that the Decepticons could efficiently harvest Earth's resources. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
The Constructicons joined the other Decepticons in investigating the reactivation of the ''[[Proudstar]]'' in [[New York City]]. Upon their arrival, Megatron ordered them to construct a perimeter around the area using kinetic shields. When the Autobots arrived, the Constructicons were waiting for them as Devastator. The combiner briefly brawled with the Autobots before they were contacted by Megatron, who ordered them to assist elsewhere. Soon after, Megatron escaped into the ship's interior, the security system to which was powered by three sub-generators around the city. Each generator was guarded by two Constructicons, though the Autobots defeated them all in short order. Refusing to accept the loss, the Constructicons beat the Autobots back to the primary generator and formed Devastator once more, but the Autobots once again emerged victorious.

When the ''Proudstar''{{'}}s [[Plasma Core]] began leaking and became unstable, the Decepticons took it back to Cybertron to be repaired at a [[Plamsma Energy Interface]]. The Constructicons succeeded in patching the leak and escaped just before the Autobots arrived, returning to Earth and reinstalling the core. However, due to rushing their work, the patch ruptured and the core was once again on the verge of detonation. The Autobots raced through the ''Proudstar'' in pursuit of Megatron and the [[Ferrotaxis]] computer to shut the core down, catching up to him in [[Teletraan Alpha]]'s chamber, only for him to order the Constructicons to attack before escaping. The Constructicons battled the Autobots all together before reforming Devastator, with Menasor joined the fight soon after, but the two combiners were ultimately knocked from the platform, falling to their destruction. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Long ago, [[Termagax]] mentored the original six Constructicons. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} Over time, the team grew to incorporate a large roster of stand-in members, {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} which included [[Gravedigger]], [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]], [[Buckethead]], and [[Sledge (RPG)|Sledge]]. According to various unconfirmed reports, several Autobots have worked with the Constructicons to form Devastator in the past; despite this switching roster, Devastator himself remained more-or-less the same being, regardless of who might be forming him at the time. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

During the war on Earth, the Constructicons collaborated with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to build the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory I]]'', which incorporated a mixture of cannibalized components from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and locally fabricated materials. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Commercial appearances==
The Constructicons were contentedly allowing gullible humans to operate them on a construction site in the desert, until they abruptly decided to transform and merge into Devastator, sending the humans fleeing. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Constructicons|Constructicons commercial}}

Years later, the Constructicons barreled into a power plant facility and started smashing stuff. Unfortunately, when they merged into Devastator and smashed open the ground, they prompted the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to come out of the earth's depths and attack. Grimlock grabbed Devastator in his jaws and tossed him aside. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2|G2 Constructicons commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:Mixmaster toy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.6|Generation 1 Mixmaster]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1985]]/[[1986]])
**[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
**[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
**[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
**[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
**[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:The Constructicons are the first ever Combiner team in the history of the Transformers toyline. The Constructicons were originally from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Pre-Transformer]]s ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline, specifically the Construction Vehicle Robot subset. In the [[The Transformers (toyline)|''The Transformers'' toyline]], they were sold individually as carded figures at the $6 price point, and also as a six-figure [[giftset]]. Each carded figure came with one or two pieces of combiner kibble for Devastator, which could also attach to the figure's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form an attack mode.

:The individual figures feature limited articulation, typical of smaller G1 figures; most can only swivel their arms at the shoulder, and cannot move their legs at all. Each came with a small [[laser pistol]] for the individual robot to use in addition to various Devastator pieces.

:In the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Canada]] and [[Japan]], the Constructicon toys were originally available both individually on blister cards (with the additional Devastator parts split up between them) and as a boxed Devastator [[Giftset|gift set]] that contained all six Constructicons and their accessories. On the [[Europe]]an continent, the individual Constructicons were initially released individually by Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) in 1985. Rumors are that an MB-branded Devastator giftset was also released in continental Europe, but thus far no packaged sample has surfaced.<ref name="mbredtr">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous/mb_template.html "Milton Bradley and the red TF Tracks"] at TF-1.com.</ref><ref name="mbcollection">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/transformers/mb-transformers-collection/ "MB Transformers Collection"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref> In 1986, the Constructicons were re-released in Europe, albeit this time in "Hasbro"-branded packaging (but manufactured by [[Joustra]]). The main difference with all other releases thus far was that the Constructicons' main color was now ''yellow'' instead of green.<ref name="frenchcon">[http://tfsource.com/blog/french-connection/ "French Connection"] at the TF Source blog.</ref><ref name="europestrange">[http://tfsource.com/blog/europes-strangest-attractions/ "Europe's Strangest Attractions"] at the TF Scource blog.</ref><ref name="frenchconst">[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vjap6.html "French TFs: G1 Yellow Constructicons"] at Fred's Workshop.</ref> These are ''not'' to be confused with the later, ''non''-combining yellow European Constructicons, nor with the yellow ''Generation 2'' Constructicons (see below).

:The original Constructicons have the dubious honor of being the most heavily [[Knockoff|bootlegged]] Transformers toys in existence. Individually carded and packaged sets have persisted at Walgreens and other [[market six]] stores for years, both in the original green and purple and in entirely new decos, often without the kibble required for their combined form. Occasionally they receive delightfully creative new names like "[[Scrapper (G1)|Building]]", "[[Long Haul (G1)|Feeding]]", "[[Scavenger (G1)|Picking]]", "[[Hook (G1)|Sanitation]]", "[[Mixmaster (G1)|Disguise]]", and "[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Ravage]]". Sometimes, they are bootlegged at a different scale, oversized or downscaled for whatever inscrutable reason.
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[[File:ActionMaster Devastator.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Action Master Devastator]]
*'''Devastator with Scorpulator''' ([[Action Master]], [[1990]])
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Action Master}}
:A non-transforming action figure of the Constructicons' combined form was released in the second wave of carded Action Master figures. Devastator came with his small animal [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Scorpulator]], who transformed into an acid spray gun that Devastator could wield and a "Gripper Backpack" that plugged into Devastator's back.
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{{anchor|euro92}}
[[File:G1 euro Long Haul.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|European Yellow Long Haul]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1992]])

:Another yellow set of European exclusive versions of the Constructicons, in colors very similar to the previous yellow European releases. The main differences were that these versions came with no Devastator parts, Hook and Scavenger were [[retool]]ed so they could neither connect to each other nor to Bonecrusher, and several of them featured gray plastic parts exclusive to these versions (although there were [[variant]]s for some of them that changed those gray parts back to yellow).<ref name="eurovar">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/595256-1992-european-yellow-constructicons-variant.html "1992 European Yellow Constructicons Variant"] at TFW2005.</ref> These toys were also not individually named, as they came on standardized cards used for all six team members.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Scavenger_Generation_2_toy.gif|upright=1.6|thumb|''Generation 2'' Yellow Scavenger]]
*'''Constructicons''' ([[1993]])
:[[Redeco]]s of all six Constructicons were released individually as part of the first assortments of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' products. The first—and seemingly more common—versions were yellow like the European version from 1986, but featured a lighter purple plastic, had all spring-loaded accessories (such as Devastator's forearms and fists) [[retool]]ed to remove the firing [[gimmick]], Mixmaster didn't include the single-tabbed missile, and all six Constructicons featured a ''Generation 2''-style Decepticon [[insignia|logo]] and the word "DECEPTICON" [[tampograph]]ed on them. Aside from that, the ''Generation 2'' Constructicons were functionally identical to their Generation 1 predecessors.

:A later and seemingly less common run changed the yellow plastics to rich orange. It has been [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|rumored]] that this release was only available in [[KB Toys]] stores, but this is supposedly incorrect, and KB Toys might have just been the chain that stocked them in larger quantities than everyone else.

:Neither color version was available as a gift set.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy DevastatorMicro.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|If there's only one original Constructicon left, does it ''really'' count?]]
*'''Constructicons''' (Micromasters, 2004)
{{note|The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] were [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' version of the G1 Constructicons in "[[Cultural Appropriation]]".}}
:A [[redeco]] of [[Sixbuilder]] in [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Constructicon-inspired colors. While similar to the [[Decepticon Sixbuilder|Destron Sixbuilder]] redeco, this version is molded in distinctly different colors with far more purple and black paint applications. When separated into his component robots, the leftover combiner [[kibble]] can combine to form a single-pilot jet.

:The six component Constructicons were packaged separately, available originally as [[KB Toys|K•B Toys]] [[exclusive]]s, but later appearing in {{w|Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears}} stores during the Christmas season. (K•B partnered with Sears, a chain that usually doesn't have a toy department.) They were also sold on [[Kmart|K-Mart]]'s web site.

===''Energon''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Micromasters, 2004)

:Devastator was also released under the ''Energon'' line in Europe, albeit with modified packaging and instructions to reflect the different line.
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===''Classics''===
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' ([[2007]])
[[File:Devastatorclassics.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|And then there were five.]]
{{main|Devastator (G1)#Classics}}
:Redecos of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Construction Team]] released as a [[Walmart]] exclusive gift set, with the individual components named Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. The combined form is named "Constructicon Devastator" for [[trademark]] reasons.
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===''United EX''===
[[File:UnitedEXtoy buildmaster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.6|''United EX'' Buildmaster Prime Mode]]
*'''Buildmaster Prime Mode''' ([[2012]])

: Buildmaster is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Steamhammer (PCC)#Power Core Combiners|Steamhammer]].

: He comes with four construction vehicle drone-limbs:

:* '''Decimator Drone''' (drill)
:* '''Dominator Drone''' (front end loader)
:* '''Eradicator Drone''' (plow)
:* '''Annihilator Drone''' (steamroller)
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarsBonecrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Generations'' Bonecrusher]]
*'''Devastator''' (Gift Set, [[2015]]/[[2021]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Devastator is an all-new mold combiner formed from six Voyager sized Constructicons. All his components are sold together in a massive box. He holds the record of being the tallest combiner toy.

:As a part of a promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the Constructicons was given out when purchasing the set. As such, Devastator was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.

: Devastator was reissued and sold exclusively through [[Amazon]] in 2021.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TakaraTomy-Unite-Warriors-Devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Devastator]]
*'''Devastor''' (giftset, [[December 12]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-04'''
**''English name:'' '''Devastator'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Devastor is a redeco and slight retool of Hasbro's version, the most notable differences being the inclusion of individual handguns for the Constructicons and a new combiner head that can switch between visored and non-visored faces. Every member has been retooled in some manner from the Hasbro versions: Hook, Mixmaster, Long Haul, and Scrapper have been remolded to sport better elbows, and Bonecrusher and Scavenger have been remolded to sport better knees. In addition to this, Devastator utilizes ratchet joints in his shoulders. Each Constructicon features a G1 style gun that pegs into an existing slot or hole.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:Walmart-Vintage-G1-Constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Devastator''' (Walmart exclusive reissue, 2018)
:The original Devastator toy was once again available, this time in the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' series. The set features numerous small changes in molding, assembly, and deco; see the individual toys' articles for details.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-Voyager-Scrapper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Studio Series'' Scrapper]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''1 of 5: [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scrapper]]''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}
{{Bp-d1|'''2 of 6 {{sic}}: [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Bonecrusher]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''3 of 5: [[Hook (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Constructicon Hook]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Constructicon Long Haul]]''' (Commander Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Mixmaster]]''' (Voyager Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scavenger]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}
</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>

: Announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San-Diego Comic-Con 2024]] and revealed in full at the Hasbro Pulse Premium 1027 Event, Devastator is slated for release via his single-packed components in the ''The Transformers: The Movie'' themed arm of the [[Show-accuracy|screen accuracy]]-focused ''[[Studio Series]]'' toyline throughout [[2025]]. In the name of scale with ''Legacy'' [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]], the combined form is shorter than the [[#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' version]]. The four limb bots are roughly Deluxe-sized in robot mode, though Scrapper and Mixmaster were upgraded to Voyager to allow for ratcheted combiner ankles. The two torso bots are also roughly Voyager Class, but sold together as a single Commander Class release with the majority of the kibble needed to form the combined mode.

{{comingsoontoy| Hook & Long Haul, Scavenger, Mixmaster}}
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==Merchandise==
===Kids Nations===
*'''Constructicons''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''TF04'''
**''Accessories:'' Batteries.

[[File:tf04-constructicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

:The Kids Nations Constructicons is a set of approximately 3" tall [[super deformed]] figures including all six classic Constructicons: Scavenger, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Hook and Bonecrusher. While they are largely static figures with limited articulation and neither transform nor combine, they include LED light up eyes.

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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn08-devastator.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Devastator''' (2016)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN07'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate hands, gun, 6 x magnetic infrared LED modules, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]], non-transforming and non-separating G1 Devastator stands approximately 8" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, articulated hands, LED light up eyes, Decepticon insignia on his chest, and windows in his component vehicle modes. He includes a flip-down visor for if you prefer this look over separate eyes. Pressing the button on Devastator's gun causes all his LEDs to light up simultaneously (achieved via infrared receivers), accompanied by the classic transformation sound.

:While he was released as part of the Mecha Nations line of larger sized figures, he is intended to tower over the smaller Kids Nations 3" figures, and can be regarded as the combined form of the contemporaneously released Kids Nations TF04 Constructicons mini-figures set (above).

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Devastator and Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Omega Supreme & Devastor Set''' ([[August 14]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''55 & 56'''

:Released as part of the eighth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and "[[Devastator (G1)|Devastor]]" (with his components [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]], [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#56|Translation of Devastator's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Blokees''===
====Galaxy Version====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Long Haul''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Mixmaster''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 02 - S.O.S.'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scavenger''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bonecrusher''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 03 - The Autobot Run'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scrapper''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hook''' ((Galaxy Version, 2024))}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 04 - Fractured Space Time'''

:All 6 Constructions were released in three of ''[[Blokees]]''' "Galaxy Version" series of blind-box kits, with 2 characters split on each of the three waves.

====Defender Version====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scavenger''' (Defender Version, 2024)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scavenger (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 01 - Shattered Alliance'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bonecrusher''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bonecrusher (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hook (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 02 - The Overthrow'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Mixmaster (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 202?)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Scrapper (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 202?)}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Long Haul (Vehicle)''' (Defender Version, 202?)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 03'''

:The Constructicons is also sold as a smaller but similarly articulated Defender Series subline. So far, at least each wave includes one robot mode kit and a few of their vehicle modes. The Constructicon vehicles also include a few peg holes and ball joint sockets, which allows them to combine into Devastator if certain parts were also used.

{{comingsoontoy|Defender 02 and 03}}

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==Notes==
*About a billion freaking other toys have been [[redeco]]ed in the Constructicons' familiar green-and-purple livery. Pretty much every construction vehicle mold to come down the pike has at some point been given a Constructicon-themed color scheme, been turned into some alternate universe version of a Constructicon, or has been subject to regular clamoring by the [[fandom]] for a Constructicon-themed rerelease. "Constructicon colors" is up there with "[[black repaint]]" as popular choices for redecoes go.
*The Constructicons are the only Decepticons to appear in all four seasons of the American G1 cartoon.
*The character [[profile]]s written for the Constructicons do not identify any of them as the team leader, which has led to the role being filled by different characters in different pieces of media.
**Scrapper was, by all appearances, always intended to be the leader. His [[Tech Spec]]s give him the highest "Rank" of the team, and he is unambiguously depicted as their leader in the Generation 1 cartoon, the influence of which has resulted in him filling the role in most modern media.
**However, because Hook forms the head and much of the torso of Devastator, a trait shared by other combiner leaders, there's been a tendency among fans to believe he "should" be the leader, just because. This resulted in the [[Transformers: Wings Universe|''Wings Universe'']] identifying him as the group's ''former'' leader, replaced by Scrapper on Megatron's orders.
**In the [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|issue #10]] of the Marvel comic, Shockwave gives the Constructicons' orders to Scavenger as if he were the leader. However, in [[Toy Soldiers!|issue #38]], Hook is shown giving the orders, then in [[Totaled!|issue #41]], it is Bonecrusher who leads the team on their mission to recover fallen Decepticons from the Ark. Then, in the UK-exclusive story "[[Space Pirates!]]", the Constructicons are represented by Mixmaster at a gathering of combiner-team leaders; he was also seen giving the orders in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" as well.
**Sorry, Long Haul, you lose again...
*In ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'', Scrapper and Long Haul are the only two Constructicons whose voice actors from the original cartoon, [[Michael Bell]] and [[Gregg Berger]] respectively, reprised their roles. Despite the fact [[Frank Welker]] returned to voice Megatron and Soundwave, he did not reprise his role as Mixmaster.
* Many box set releases of the original Constructicon toys, including the original G1 release of the Devastator set feature reversed art of the team save for Hook. This was fixed for Encore but still present on later releases of the team bundled together. This seems to originate from someone flipping the original carded release art of the team to arrange them on Devastator's box. Hook's chest sticker has always been backwards though.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buildron''' (ビルドロン ''Birudoron'')
*''French:'' '''Constructican''' (France, TV series dub), '''Constructitor''' (France, ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szerkesztettek''' (Marvel Comics), '''Konsztruktorok''' (second ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Excavators''' (toys), '''Escavator''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wā Dì Hǔ''' (挖地虎, "Earth-digging Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Constructors''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Конструктиконы''' (''Constructicons'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Classics subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Constructicons| (G1)]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game subgroups]]
[[Category:Ultracons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors subgroups]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Hearts of Steel

2025-02-08T03:41:27Z

Bass X0: /* Alternate modes */

[[File:HOS TPB.jpg|thumb|Bumblebee attempts to be a [[Planetary engine|Really Useful Engine]].]]

'''''Hearts of Steel''''' is a comic miniseries published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2006. It was the first and only story in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Evolutions]]'' series. It is set in an alternate [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity]] in which the Transformers' first contact with humanity is in the late 19th century, rather than the 20th.

The series is written by [[Chuck Dixon]]. [[Ted McKeever]] was originally announced as artist (and produced the piece which eventually became the [[:File:Evolutions hearts1 mckeever.jpg|wraparound cover of issue 1]]), but for unknown reasons, [[Guido Guidi]] took over the job, designing the characters' new 19th century forms and drawing three of the four issues of the series (with #3 drawn by [[Antonio Vasquez]] and [[Luis Czerniawski]]).

Five years after the original mini-series, the creative team returned to the universe with a two-issue tie-in to IDW's ''[[Infestation 2]]'' event. In 2014, the series was brought into the modern day as part of the ''[[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers|X-Files: Conspiracy]]'' crossover. In 2017, a version of the story was folded into the [[2005 IDW continuity]] via the ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' series.

{{chapters|title=''The Transformers: Evolutions Hearts of Steel'' issues:|next=Infestation 2|content=
*[[Hearts of Steel issue 1|#1]]
*[[Hearts of Steel issue 2|#2]]
*[[Hearts of Steel issue 3|#3]]
*[[Hearts of Steel issue 4|#4]]
}}

==Overview==
The story opens with the Transformers engaged in a battle on Ice Age [[Earth]], and having adopted bizarre animal alternate forms as a result. When the climate cools, both sides retreat underground and enter a period of stasis, not awakening until the 19th Century. Soon both sides are making alliances with humans and utilizing the technology of the age to continue their war, with the [[Decepticon]]s attempting to reach an electrical generating station in [[New York City]] to fuel their war machine. [[John Henry]] and [[Mark Twain]], along with other historical figures, play prominent roles in the book.

===Timeframe===
It is not possible to pin down exactly when this story takes place, due to some contradictory information that doesn't match up to real life. The Civil War is not mentioned, so it is most likely after 1865. Mark Twain lived in San Francisco from 1864 to 1866, and he appears to live there in this story. However, he claims in issue #4, to have ''one'' daughter, which would place the story between 1872 (the birth of Susy Clemens) and 1874 (the birth of Clara Clemens). The finale of the story involves a race to New York, where it is noted [[Thomas Edison]] has completed his first electrical generating facility; this must be {{w|Pearl Street Station}}, which was not operational in real life until 1882. The sequel, ''[[Infestation 2]]'', was explicitly set in 1888, and returning human characters did not appear to have aged as many as twenty years.

The ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' (see [[Hearts of Steel#Continuity|"Continuity"]], below) would go on to posit that the events of the miniseries took place 150 years before the present day. Assuming that the present day refers to the year [[2017]], the book's date of publication, this would place the events of ''Hearts of Steel'' sometime around the year [[1867]] — while this estimate doesn't really line up with any of the aforementioned events, it ''was'' [[citogenesis|used on this very wiki]] as an arbitrary placeholder date for many years.

==="Ice Age Wars"===
The first few pages of this story show that the Transformers came to Earth immediately prior to an (unspecified) ice age, and fought a war there and then using dinosaurs, giant insects, and (possibly) other beast-forms as [[alternate mode]]s, before going into hibernation until the 19th Century. Many of the main characters wear these distinctive spiky bodies for the first half of the story, before taking on vehicle-based forms. Where necessary in this wiki, this prelude to ''Hearts of Steel'' is referred to using the (unofficial) term "[[Ice Age Wars]]".

===Alternate modes===
[[File:Hearts of Steel 1ri.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his [[alternate mode]] of an ironclad ship. [[Toy]] please, [[Hasbro]]?]]
In this story, most of the Transformers take the form of 19th-century locomotives and railway cars, rather than 20th-century automobiles, airplanes, and the like. Some notable exceptions are [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who becomes an ironclad ship, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], who transforms into a blimp, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]], who become biplanes (which is {{w|First flying machine|a bit of an anachronism}}). [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only appears in slumber and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] does not appear at all, though concept drawings for both of them are included in the trade paperback.

[[File:Megatronconceptbodies-HOStpb.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Concept designs of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were produced, but ultimately went unused. {{SITENAME}} will give its firstborn to whoever makes a [[toy]] of the one on the left. Alright, firstborn! Your time has finally come! Be good for Hasbro, okay?]]
The Transformers portrayed in the story seem to adopt not only the appearance of Earth's machines, but its technology level as well. Locomotive-form Bumblebee is fueled by coal, Scourge flies using a real gasbag, and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] is sufficiently vulnerable that a gas explosion is enough to incapacitate him. This is not unprecedented; a similar phenomenon is hinted at in Dreamwave's ''G.I. Joe'' crossover, while in some original G1 stories, the Transformers coveted supplies of gasoline. Still, whether this is an actual story point or merely a stylistic choice is not clear.

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===Continuity===
[[File:Revolutionaries5 talisman wipes axalon memories.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[John Barber]] is having way too much fun.]]
Originally, ''Hearts of Steel'' was conceived as the first installment in ''[[The Transformers: Evolutions|Evolutions]]'', an ongoing series of {{w|Elseworlds}}-style tales that would re-imagine the Transformers in different time periods and settings. For a variety of reasons, ''Evolutions'' fell through, leaving ''Hearts of Steel'' as a small, strange continuity separate from IDW's [[2005 IDW continuity|ongoing "Generation 1" universe]]. As a result of this isolation, it hosted several crossover events—notably 2014's [[Infestation 2]] and 2015's X-Files one-shot—that would have otherwise undermined the narrative direction of the main ongoing universe. In 2015, [[Ask Vector Prime]] feature gave the ''Hearts of Steel'' universe its customary [[universal stream]] [[Primax 706.05 Gamma|designation]], seemingly confirming it as an entirely separate world from any of IDW's other ''Transformers'' faire.

In 2016, IDW announced the formation of the [[Hasbro Universe]], which aimed to amalgamate several disparate Hasbro properties together into a single shared continuity. Piggybacking off the back of the ''[[Revolution]]'' maxi-series came ''[[Revolutionaries]]'', which told a story involving, among other things, ancient Transformer activity on Earth - including cameos of the ''Hearts of Steel'' characters. This caused no small amount of head-scratching and confusion among fans, and was the subject of vigorous speculation for several months before [[Strange Visitors|issue 5]] of ''Revolutionaries'' revealed the reason why. In this sequence of events, the characters who would become the ''Hearts of Steel'' Transformers were, in fact, amnesiac [[Maximal]] explorers; they had been brainwashed by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] into believing that they ''were'' the Autobots and Decepticons and fighting the "Ice Age Wars," which were revealed to be a series of wargames Shockwave orchestrated and studied for his own strategic benefit. ''Revolutionaries'' #5 revealed what had happened to the lost Maximals between the events of ''Infestation 2 #2'' and the modern day,<ref>Author [[John Barber]] ignored ''X-Files'' when incorporating ''Hearts of Steel'' into the main IDW Universe.</ref> introducing "''Hearts of Steel'' Bumblebee"—in reality a 'bot named [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]]—as a supporting character.

In doing this, however, IDW did not strictly [[retcon]] out the original events of ''Hearts of Steel'', but created essentially two versions of the exact same tale, each occurring in distinct universes. As a result, the comic is something of a Schrödinger's comic—it can be read as a "what-if" tale about the "real" Autobots and Decepticons waking up in the wrong century, ''or'' a story about brainwashed Maximals re-enacting the Great War on Earth, with no major discrepancies between the two.

Only a few months later, ''Hearts of Steel'' would get a second shout-out in the IDW continuity in the pages of ''Wrath of Karza'', where a series of time disruptions caused the "real" Optimus Prime to briefly adopt his steam engine body while battling [[Baron Karza]].

==Collections==
* '''''Hearts of Steel''''' TPB ([[December 27]], [[2006]]) ISBN 1600100554 / ISBN 978-1600100550
:*Includes concept art and all covers for each issue.

* '''''Hearts of Steel''''' (2012 Edition) TPB ([[February 1]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613771703 / ISBN 978-1613771709
:*New cover art
* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 39: Hearts of Steel''''' ([[April 5]], [[2017]])
:*Hardcover collection of ''Hearts of Steel'' and ''Spotlights'' for "[[Spotlight: Galvatron|Galvatron]]", "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]]" and "[[Spotlight: Mirage|Mirage]]".

===Covers===
<gallery>
File:HOS TPB.jpg|'''''Hearts of Steel''''' TPB; art by [[Guido Guidi]].
File:HeartsofSteel-TPBCover.jpeg|2012 Re-release; art by Guidi and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v39.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 39'''''; art by ??? (Bumblebee) and Guido Guidi (retro)
</gallery>

===International Printings===

====Spain====
'''''Evolution: Hearts of Steel''''' was translated and released in Spain by [[NORMA Editorial]].
*ISBN 978-84-9847-912-6

====China====
'''''Transformers: Hearts of Steel''''' was translated and released in China by [[DMAN]] in August, 2017.
*ISBN 978-75-3195-357-9

{{comicstub}}

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Generation 1 comic series]]
[[Category:Hearts of Steel issues| ]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) comic series]]

Inferno (SG)

2025-01-22T21:17:44Z

Bass X0:

{{faction|sgAutobot|unicron}}
{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Inferno (G1)|Inferno}}
:''Inferno is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:FamiliarReflections Inferno.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I'm already dead meat by the time I make my first appearance? I call foul!!"]]
'''Inferno''' is a makeup artist who has a penchant for dark colors.

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
Inferno was giving [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]] a new color scheme when [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] came to ask if they had seen [[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]]. Joining the search, they soon discovered the dissected corpses of Huffer and four other Autobots in [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]]'s secret lab. Inferno wanted to seek revenge for the "little ones", but when Rodimus saw the Decepticons chasing Side Burn, he decided to let the 'Cons deal with the vengeance and keep his troops out of it. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

Following the Autobots' particularly bad defeat at [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon City]] on [[Earth]] at the hands of the [[Decepticon]]s, Inferno was among the Autobots who left for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard [[Sky Lynx (SG)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Restoration}}
[[File:AnotherLightPt5 Autotroopers.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
When their ride announced they would have to lighten their load, Inferno, being among the most badly wounded of the Autobots, was dumped out of the airlock along with Optimus Prime and a number of others. They subsequently found themselves in the presence of [[Unicron/Shattered Glass|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Familiar Reflections}}

Inferno became one of the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s serving [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] among the [[Knights of Unicron (SG)|Knights of Unicron]]. Returning to Cybertron, he assisted Nova Prime in overthrowing Rodimus. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

==Notes==
* ''Shattered Glass'' Inferno shares his [[Inferno (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]'s classic body design, using the color scheme of emergency personnel suits.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/135694-shattered-glass-coalescence-prose-story/?p=3420322 Post on The Allspark Forums by NightViper, 2017/01/14]</ref> His Autotrooper body is modeled on ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] with the alternate [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Notes|Hoist]] head from the [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]] version of the mold.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]
[[Category:Unicron]]
[[Category:Comic-only Autobots]]

Topspin (G1)

2025-01-18T13:59:14Z

Bass X0: /* Age of the Primes */

{{factions|autobot|wreckers}}
{{disambig3|Topspin}}
:''Topspin is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:G1boxart-Topspin.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Flies like a brick! A brick with wings!]]
Facing off against [[Decepticon]]s isn't nearly enough of a challenge for '''Topspin'''. He'd rather pit himself against Nature itself. No mountain is tall enough, no river treacherous enough to give him pause. Alone against rough terrain, be it on land or in the sea, is where this [[Wreckers|Wrecker]]'s fuel pump really gets going. Though he loves the challenge he's not fixated on conquering new terrain, he simply enjoys pitting himself against it. As he says, "The thrill is in the journey."

As [[Jumpstarter]]s, Topspin and his brother [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] can transform between modes in a fraction of an instant, significantly faster than most Transformers.

Sometimes he is partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Freezeout (TR)|Freezeout]].

{{bigquote|The thrill is in the journey.|Topspin's Generation 1 bio quote}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Topspin}}
[[File:Topspin target 2006.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95]]
Topspin was a member of the elite Autobot force the [[Wreckers]]. Along with his teammates he threw himself into preparations for [[Operation: Volcano]] practising against [[facsimile construct]]s based on their [[Decepticon]] targets. [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] classified him as their 'resident glory-hog' as he tended to take on too many foes at once. Topspin was easily able to take care of two constructs based on [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] but had to be rescued from the advancing [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] by [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]. After the practice session it was obvious that without [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] the operation would be a suicide mission and along with the other Wreckers Topspin agreed to abandon it. Despite the unanimous decision [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] was able to convince Impactor to resume preparations for Operation: Volcano. When the Wreckers leader asked for volunteers Topspin and the rest of the unit did not hesitate to come forward and threw themselves back into their training. Unfortunately the operation to trap the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers|deadliest killers]] was unsuccessful as [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] recalled them to [[Polyhex]] before the trap could be sprung. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Topspin was next seen being led into battle by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] attacking a Decepticon [[Energon]] distribution facility. Inspired by the return of the Autobot leader Topspin threw himself into battle leaping through the air and firing wildly. This raid was one in a series, and Topspin was sent on a final one orchestrated by Optimus to distract the Decepticon rank and file the Autobot leader went after Megatron personally. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Technician wreckers legion of the lost.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
Once Prime was transported back to Earth things returned to normal on Cybertron. [[Autobase]] was moved to [[Kalis]] and was soon rocked by a huge explosion. Believing the explosion to be caused by an underground reactor, Topspin and the other Wreckers searched in vain for the chamber. Upon their return to headquarters, the Autobots were overcome by a legion of [[zombie]]s! Springer, still ill-at-ease in his role as leader, floundered when the shambling horde burst through the floor, and without anyone to coordinate them, the Wreckers were easily vanquished. They were captured by the undead horde's controller, [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], fitted with [[inhibitor band]]s, and detained within an underground cell. Though things seemed grim, Springer regained his senses following a pep-talk from Xaaron and managed to escape. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

[[File:Wreckers magnus meltdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9]]
Topspin and the rest of the Wreckers managed to break out of their cell as well, reacquired their weapons, and once more took up the fight against the zombies patrolling Flame's headquarters. They then bumped into a returning Springer, now accompanied by Ultra Magnus, [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]. Unfortunately, any further progress towards Flame's inner sanctum was blocked off by a massive blast door. Though their weapons proved completely ineffective against it, the Autobots managed to get through when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] arrived, repaying a favor that fellow Decepticon [[Flywheels]] owed Ultra Magnus. Unfortunately, they came to confront Flame too late; his machines had already destabilized, and the countdown to Cybertron's destruction had already begun. Springer tasked Topspin with going through Flame's computers to find a solution, but Xaaron already knew that only one presented itself; one of them had to go into a control room, bathed in deadly radiation, to put an end to the chain reaction.

Springer, Ultra Magnus, and Xaaron argued between themselves over which one would make a heroic sacrifice for all their sakes, while Topspin urged them to hurry up and make up their minds. The argument distracted him from keeping an eye on Flame, allowing the madbot from releasing more zombies upon the Autobots. Topspin helped cut down the horde and headed for the surface. There, he learned that it had been a zombified [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] who ended up sacrificing himself to put an end to Flame's scheme. Topspin joined his fellows in honoring the Wrecker's sacrifice in solemn silence. {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

[[File:WreckingHavoc-yourfoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Topspin was in the top two or three in his class...]]
The Wreckers' next mission was to deal with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Topspin attended the mission briefing and, along with his teammates, was able to correctly identify their foe and his primary weapon. They then warped themselves down to Earth to face him... and appeared right into the middle of a heavily populated Earth city. Though Springer worried that this had totally compromised their mission, as they didn't want to inflict any casualties on the innocent humans, the Wreckers nonetheless threw themselves at Galvatron. Topspin and his [[Jumpstarter]] partner Twin Twist focused their efforts on Galvatron's equally time-tossed [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] brethren, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Topspin was shot by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] but was not seriously injured. Eventually, to stave off further collateral damage, Springer lured the two Decepticon cronies out of town, leaving the rest of his crew with the opportunity to gang-up on Galvatron. However, they were unwilling to leave Springer to the Decepticons' mercies, and instead pursued him, allowing Galvatron to escape them. The Wreckers' mission ended as a total failure, and they returned to Cybertron to plan anew. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

[[File:TimeWars TopspinTerminated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Blah blah [[Titan Master]] joke blah.]]
For the return bout the Wreckers teamed up with the [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]]. The teams argued as they entered the Decepticon base only to discover that Galvatron had now teamed up with Megatron (or at least, a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] thereof). This proved a deadly combination and Topspin's overconfidence lead to an angered Megatron blasting his head off before he could even get a shot in. The Wreckers and Mayhems were soon forced to retreat leaving Topspin's corpse where it had fallen. To add insult to injury Megatron gave it a good kick before he and Galvatron followed the survivors to brutally massacre them too. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, this story is out of continuity with the above.}}
When [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] detected Decepticon activity in the Amazon, the pair brought Topspin and Twin Twist along to investigate. Prowl was hesitant throughout the mission, and suggested the group turn back upon encountering a road block. But Topspin wouldn't hear it, as he and Twin Twist were eager for some action. The group soon picked up [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]]'s trail, and headed through a nearby swamp. Bumblebee was attacked by a boa constrictor in its waters, forcing Topspin to shoo off the creature with his electric blaster.

The Autobots continued their trek for days until they found the Decepticons' headquarters. There, the enemy was excavating crystals that could bring new Decepticons to life. Prowl suggested that they hold their position and contact the Ark for reinforcements, prompting a debate within the group. While the others were distracted by their argument, Bumblebee took it upon himself push on alone, only to be caught in [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s cross-hairs. Prowl and the Jumpstarters were forced into action, only to find themselves paralyzed with fear partway in their descent; [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] had also been posted as a guard, and was using his fear-inducing engines on the Autobots. Prowl managed to neutralize Dirge, and the Jumpstarters resumed their rescue attempt. Together, they blasted Starscream out of the sky, and sending him plummeting into the mining operation, destroying it utterly. Thrust retaliated by burying the Autobots in an avalanche, and by the time Topspin clawed his way out, the Decepticons had already fled. {{storylink|Hunted!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
In the year [[2510]], Topspin witnessed the end of the old war and the start of a new one. With the last Decepticon destroyed, the Autobots began arguing among themselves as to whether Springer or Ultra Magnus should be [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s chosen successor. A scuffle broke out and casualties happened on both sides, leading to a new Autobot Civil War between the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and the Wreckers, with Rodimus sitting in the middle of the war zone, emotionally crushed by the resuming conflict. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Wreckers loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's that one... Yeah, that guy with the label "Topspin" next to him...]]
Topspin took part in taking down a bunch of Neo-Decepticons who were holding up a bomb depot. He later volunteered to come with [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and the rest of the Wreckers to go to Earth. Once they reached Earth's orbit, they dispatched drones to survey the planet, finding it in ruins, and Megatron at the head of it all. Megatron then launched a string of missiles, destroying their ship. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

After the Wreckers escaped the ship using its escape pods, they regrouped to try to think of a plan. Broadside and Topspin were both left injured, and, in Broadside's case, seeing double. When Rack 'n' Ruin accidentally scared a handful of humans, Topspin tried to talk him down, explaining that the humans would naturally be scared of them after 21 years of Megatron's tyranny. They were then attacked by an enraged, cybernetically enhanced human calling himself [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}} The man blasted Rack 'n' Ruin, disabling the robot. Topspin identified the super human as the Autobots former ally, Spike Witwicky, and stated his confusion at the fact that Spike would attack his former allies and hate Cybertronians, when he, being binary bonded to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] meant that he was also part Cybertronian. He then had to talk Springer and the others out of attacking Spike. He, and the other humans led the Autobots back to their base, which was led by [[G.B. Blackrock]]. Together, the Wreckers and the humans made a plan to take down the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which Megatron had taken over. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

[[File:Circuit smasher topspin roadbuster battlesuits rg1 loose ends 4.jpg|thumb|left]]
Despite his injuries, Topspin was part of the team sent to disable the Ark and its supercomputer [[Aunty|Auntie]]. He transformed and began shooting out the Ark's defenses from the air along with Broadside. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} Once they were through the Ark's outer defenses, he helped the Wreckers battle [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units while Circuit Smasher disarmed Auntie. {{Storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

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Topspin was out of action for a time after returning to Cybertron, presumably to finish treatment of his injuries. When the Neo-Decepticons' civil disobedience stepped up to outright insurrection, however, Topspin and the Wreckers raided Soundwave's headquarters in [[Fort Scyk]], only to find it empty. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} The Neo-Decepticons were soon backed up by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s space-based faction, who invaded Cybertron with their [[Warworld]] and [[Blitz Engine]]s. Topspin and the Wreckers were assigned a surgical strike mission by [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] to infiltrate the Warworld and cancel out the broadcast signal powering the Engines. They ran afoul of Bludgeon himself, but the divine intervention of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s arrival in the stolen Ark led to a successful mission. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

After Rodimus Prime declared war on the genocidal tyrant [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], Kup kept the Wreckers in reserve in case things went south. When they did, Topspin and the others staged a chaotic series of guerrilla sabotage attacks on Jhiaxus's Hub, providing the advantage for Rodimus to free the other Autobots. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}} Back on Cybertron, the [[Dark Matrix]] entity had consumed most of the world, and was using the [[space bridge]] network to extend its grasp to [[Nebulos]] and Earth. Topspin joined Ultra Magnus on a mission to Nebulos where they battled the possessed [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] and Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Wreckers secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6]]
When [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] walked in on [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] that he needed a "wrecking crew" to deal with [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] restarting [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]], they recruited Topspin, [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]], and [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]] to form a new unit called the "[[Wreckers]]". {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

[[File:Topspin twin twist secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
Arriving at the nerve centre of [[Project Dreadnought]], the newly formed Wreckers assumed their designated holding positions until their fearless leader Impactor could think of an appropriate signal; upon a surprise attack by [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] he spontaneously ordered them to "wreck and rule" and Topspin followed Twin Twist as he began tunnelling towards the control centre. While their fellow Wreckers battled the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] above, the Jumpstarters held off a squad of [[generic]] Decepticons while laying enough explosives to destroy the base for good. When the job was done, they gave Impactor the signal to pull out and the Wreckers withdrew from their first mission victorious. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
In one micro-continuity-nexus path, Skids came back to the Ark with a report about a Decepticon base in [[Mount Lomas]] where black coral from nearby [[Dolphin's Bay]] was being converted into a superfuel. The Autobots stationed [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and Topspin in the water nearby, as they were apparently the only Autobots with seafaring alt-modes. That evening, either [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] or [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger's]] attack plan would ensure an Autobot victory, but the latter course of action led to a battle in which [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] dropped a heat-seeking missile on the Jumpstarter. It's unclear if Topspin survived, but he didn't really do anything else regardless. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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====Autobot Alert!====
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Topspin was present at the Autobot city of Metroplex when an Autobot Alert sounded.

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

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

If Ultra Magnus decided to have his Autobots hide while the Decepticons raised the ship, Topspin found himself in a cave with Seaspray and Springer. The three Autobots spied Devastator retrieving the sunken ship from the water, and decided that the three of them would snatch the sphere away from the Decepticons.

If Springer, Topspin and Seaspray executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, Topspin and Seaspray headed out to sea, then doubled back in order to distract the Decepticons. With the evil robots preoccupied, Springer snatched the cybertite sphere and headed back to Metroplex. Seeing their ally had succeeded in his part of the plan, Seaspray and Topspin retreated out to sea. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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===Frito-Lay posters===
Topspin was on the battlefield alongside Optimus Prime and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], surrounded by Decepticons. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DarkAges2 JumpstartersattackDevastator.jpg|thumb|left]]
Soon after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had newly been selected as [[Prime (rank)|leader of the Autobots]], the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on the Autobot stronghold in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Topspin [[Yellow and black Jumpstarter|may or may not]] helped in extracting essential hardware and artifacts from the city while the aggressors were kept at bay by the bulk of the Autobots' forces. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

In the [[Dark Ages]], Topspin split off from the Autobots with his fellow Wreckers to act as an independent faction. Under [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s command, they frequently clashed with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s for territorial control, especially in the manufacturing area known as the [[Tagan Heights]]. During one such clash, Topspin helped his fellow Wreckers in battling [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] until [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] turned up to take on the Decepticon combiner. {{storylink|Escalation}}

After the creation of the Micromasters in fuel-starved times, Topspin came to work for a unified Autobot faction once more. He was guarding Autobot HQ when [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and [[Groundshaker]] returned from an interplanetary mission. He asked the little 'bots where Optimus Prime was, only to learn that the Micromasters had failed to locate the lost Autobot leader. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Later, due to the machinations of the Decepticon-allied Micromaster [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], the Autobots and Decepticons were tricked into an all-out brawl, despite resources being at an all-time low for both sides. Topspin was battered in the conflict that came about, but the Autobots were spared total defeat when a cross-faction group of Micromasters revealed the scheme that had brought the fight about. The Autobots and Decepticons abandoned the battlefield in response, allowing the war to prolong itself further. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:WarandPeace2 Jumpstartersgripe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
In the modern era, Topspin continued serving with the Wreckers in the new Unified Cybertronian forces. The Wreckers now operated under [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] as his personal guard, though neither Topspin or Twin Twist were confident that the planet's new ruler, Shockwave, had their race's best interests at heart. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} When the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were unleashed on Cybertron as [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], the Wreckers took arms to bring him down. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} After Twin Twist drilled the combiner in the foot and brought him down to ground level, Topspin shot Menasor right in the face with his electro-blasters. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} The Jumpstarters remained in Magnus's command after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s deposing, and later attended a meeting where the Autobots' forces were divided up to better defend their planet against future threats. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 2|Transformers: Stormbringer #2]]

The Jumpstarters have a [[branched spark]]: a rare condition that means the two of them can share each other's pain and feelings, and sometimes perceive each other's circumstances. Twin Twist went into the Wreckers first. Topspin was happy to just be a cartographer, but it was impossible to stay in such a role when his 'other half' was running around chasing down [[Squadron X]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:Animals-RadarGatoraider.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Don't mind me, guys, I'm just passing through!]]
Topspin was serving with the Wreckers when they came up against a squad of Decepticons that included [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], [[Gatoraider]] and [[Radar]]. During the battle, [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] ripped out Radar's spine and ate it while high on [[Syk]]—leaving Krok as the only survivor. {{Storylink|Animals}}

[[File:Roadbustertotherescue.jpg|thumb|Topspin is the one on the right with the distractingly Photoshopped-in Autobot insignia.]]
Topspin fired heavy artillery at the Decepticon [[Infiltration protocol|siege mode armature]] on [[Varas Centralus]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} He medically treated [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] on Cybertron after the Wreckers rescued him and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from [[Centurion droid]]s. He then voiced the Wreckers' PR campaign to the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]. ("Leave it to the ''professionals''".) {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

He also led the hit and run against [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. He is a true Robot of All Trades. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

When the Wreckers were again called upon to battle Thunderwing on [[Corata-Vaz]], Topspin was there, trying alongside his comrades to get past the massive [[Pretender]] to a [[Nega-Core]] it was guarding; a device essential for bringing forth the [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] managed to remotely override Thunderwing's predetermined directives for a brief time, so the Wreckers got by and found the Nega-Core. Topspin and Twin Twist then began attempting to decommission it, ultimately prepping it for transport through a [[space bridge]] portal. Once Autobot teams on different planets had reached the other Nega-Cores, it was Topspin who carefully explained to everyone the process by which to properly unlatch and move them. Jetfire lost control of Thunderwing by this point and it turned back to resume attacking the Wreckers, but they survived. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

After a battle with the Decepticons, Topspin was taken prisoner by [[Turmoil]] alongside several other Autobots. [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and Springer sprung them from the detention block on Turmoil's cruiser, but the Wreckers apparently went their separate ways after this mission. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Jumpstarters 'explain'.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Topspin's favorite song is "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".]]
Over two years later, the Wreckers were reformed and were taking on new recruits; Topspin and Twin Twist were still part of the team. While meeting the new guys, they saw [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] briefly fall unconscious. Topspin was concerned, but Ironfist claimed he was fine... while [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] revealed that Ironfist was the secret identity of "[[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]]", the [[fandom|historian]] behind the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs. They were amused to find their official files were top secret, with Topspin joking (badly) he should call himself Top Secret. When Ironfist raised the idea of finding out what was in their files, Topspin remarked there was nothing special: they were just two normal guys. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

After adding their old commander [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] to the team, the Wreckers prepared for their mission: to infiltrate [[Garrus-9]], which had been taken over by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], rescue the Autobot prisoners there and find [[Aequitas]]. Topspin was teamed with [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]], Ironfist, [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], and to his chagrin, he soon learned that [[Verity Carlo]] had stowed aboard their pod as well. They successfully crashlanded on Garrus-9, only to find themselves face-to-face with Overlord himself. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:LSOTW3 TopspinexplainstoPyro.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|"If you die, Twin Twist dies, and the Dragon Balls will turn to stone!!"{{-}}"Uh...sure, Pyro. Sure."]]
Topspin felt a sting of pain as Twin Twist was injured on the other team, but that was the least of his worries: Rotorstorm was killed, and he and the others failed to even dent Overlord. They opted to make a run for it, but were tied down by Ironfist, who had gone into shock after witnessing Rotorstorm's death. Annoyed, Topspin slammed Ironfist against a wall and questioned why someone like him was even part of the Wreckers: they certainly hadn't voted him in. He went to tell the fanboy "People die in stupid, pointless ways. Deal with it.", which at least snapped him out of it and allowed them to keep going. As the team made their way toward Aequitas, Topspin told Pyro about his branched spark with Twin Twist and voiced his opinion on the late Rotorstorm, whom he hadn't been too fond of, but respected anyway because he had been a Wrecker. After Perceptor opened Aequitas's chamber, Topspin helped carry the comatose [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4- JumpstartersEnd.jpg|left|thumb|"Oh my [[Primus|God]], we killed Kenny." "''We killed Kenny''?!" "We killed Kenny. We're bastards."]]
Topspin was unimpressed to learn that Aequitas was just a big computer, and that their important mission was to download its contents. Suddenly, he was struck with intense pain as Twin Twist began to be tortured by the Decepticons. After a few minutes of agony, he recovered in time to learn that Aequitas was password-protected and demanded a spark donation in order to boot up. He suggested that they force-feed the computer a Decepticon, but was told that the victim had to be willing to do it. The other Wreckers agreed that Topspin could not be sacrificed, as that would kill Twin Twist as well, which would be a waste of a life. However, Topspin began perceiving his brother's feelings as he pleaded for the torture to stop, and eventually got up and volunteered to take his life for both of their sakes. After explaining that since the two of them would die anyway, they could at least go out with some dignity, Topspin plugged himself into Aequitas and exclaimed "Wreck and rule!" as he let it take his spark. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

After the liberation of G-9, Topspin's remains, as well as that of the other fallen Wreckers, were transported to [[Earth]] along with the survivors. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} They were later interred in the Zone of Remembrance at ''[[Debris]]'', the Wreckers' headquarters. {{storylink|Zero Point}}
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===''Legends'' comic===
Topspin and Twin Twist were [[Powered Master]]s and space pioneers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}} In the late 1980s, they entered the scene to protect the [[Transform Super Cog]] from falling into [[Decepticon]] hands, and they managed to defeat the [[Battlecharger]]s who were attempting to steal it from within the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. When the Jumpstarters joined the battle outside, they attacked who they thought was [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], but it turned out to be the decoy, [[Megaplex]], and they were left open to attacks from [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]], but [[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]] was able to protect them from Enemy's finishing blow. That didn't stop them from losing the Super Cog to [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], but the other Autobots were able to end his threat. {{Storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

Topspin would keep watch when Twin Twist fell prey to his uncontrollable urge to drill holes in the Autobot base, simply because he enjoyed the thrilling feeling of possibly getting caught. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Warrior Twin Twist|G1 Warrior Twin Twist}} One time they were caught by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and fled using Topspin's jet mode, though he had to talk his brother out of drilling holes in his wings. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Warrior Topspin|G1 Warrior Topspin}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] eventually put a stop to their vandalism by appointing both Topspin and Twin Twist leader of the Jumpstarters, leaving them too busy arguing about who was in charge to have time for drilling. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#The Commander's Good Idea|The Commander's Good Idea}} In [[2004]], the Jumpstarters were recruited by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] into his new Wreckers unit. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}} {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG-07 Jetfire Sequel|LG-07 Jetfire Sequel}} When the team was charged with the decidedly un-thrilling job of cleaning up around [[Mount St. Hilary]], a disappointed Springer left for [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], leaving Topspin jealous. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Wreckers Birth Story|G1 Wreckers Birth Story}} During this time, he and Twin Twist learned that their fellow Wreckers [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] had come from a peaceful dimension known as the [[Legends World]] and hoped to help found such a place themselves someday. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

Decades later in the [[2030]]s, the Jumpstarters were approached by [[Katsu Don]] and asked for their help in creating a dimension called Legends, causing them to realize their friends were from the future. Concluding that they had to accept or else their friends would never be born, they stole the [[Zodiac]] from fellow Powered Master [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and used it to create the Legends World, leaving it in the care of the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} Topspin was later present when his teammates raised concern about Springer's's increasing girth. {{Storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} When their commander return from a trip to the Legends World with a new body, Topspin thought it was cool and, assuming he was now ready to ask [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] out, pushed him towards her. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG19 Springer Sequel|LG19 Springer Sequel}} Upon learning that the Zamojin were attempting to destroy their creation through [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], the Jumpstarters explained the circumstances to the other Wreckers before traveling there to stop Katsu Don. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG65 Twin Twist Prologue|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} During the battle, Topspin grabbed the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Peacemaker]] after Twin Twist cut Windblade's control over him, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}} then used the Zodiac to become a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], declaring himself a [[Triplemaster]]. Determined to defend the world he'd helped create, he then had the Zodiac repair all that Windblade had destroyed before combining with Twin Twist into their [[Attack Powered]] form and defeating both Windblade and Katsu Don. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

When [[Majin Zarak]] was released on the Legends World, the Jumpstarters worked with many other parties to defeat him. Twin Twist's Drill Base mode, linked to his Powered Engine, was used to funnel power into [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s ultra-drill, a device for transporting between dimensions. It was hoped that the ultra-drill could remove Majin Zarak to a safe pocket dimension without destroying (due to a time paradox involving his presence in this time period). Together, the defenders of the Legends World used their combined firepower to force Majin Zarak through the breach. However, the Targetmaster partners were also modified by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and [[Devil Z]] into plasma energy bombs which threatened to destroy the Legends World. Unable to disarm the Targetmasters without killing them, Mayor Megatron ordered the population evacuated through portals created by Twin Twist's Drill Base. The Jumpstarters theorized it might still be possible to one day recreate the Legends World if it were destroyed, with the help of their Powered Master leader, [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

Getting aid from the Powered Masters would not be easy, however. Back in 2038 of the OG World, the Jumpstarters discovered the Powered Masters had been possessed by the malevolent entity [[Violengiguar]]. Although Dai Atlas, [[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]], and [[Roadfire]] still lived on in new Headmaster bodies, their Powered Engines remained in their original forms. Having stolen the [[Zodiac]], Vion (in the body of Dai Atlas) attempted to use its power. Luckily, Topspin and Twin Twist were able to combine with the real Dai Atlas, allowing him access to ''their'' Powered Engines to counter Vion's efforts and temporarily deplete the Zodiac's power. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

The battle progressed to the [[Zone Base]] on Planet [[Micro]], where Violengiguar and his master [[Dark Nova]] intended to steal energon to recharge the Zodiac. Dark Nova forcibly merged with Mayor Megatron to recreate the powerful [[Star Giant]] colossus. Roadfire focused on reclaiming the Powered Engines from the Powered Masters' original bodies, and rallied Topspin and Twin Twist to do it. Topspin and Roadfire merged into Wing Powered while Twin Twist and Dai Atlas formed Drill Powered. Their combined firepower destroyed Lenger and Iguarn in the bodies of Sonic Bomber and Road Fire. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 2 Roadfire Chapter|Roadfire Chapter}}

As Vion was destroyed as well and the last Powered Engine recovered, however, the Jumpstarters received surprising resistance from the other Powered Masters. Dai Atlas's hatred of Megatron was such that he not only had no compunctions about striking down Star Giant (with the innocently possessed Megatron inside), but he would also refuse to restore the Legends World if Megatron was the one who wished it. Having seen the benevolent Mayor Megatron and the peaceful Legends World, Topspin and Twin Twist tried to convince the Powered Masters otherwise, but to no avail. When they tried to prevent Dai Atlas from killing Star Giant, he mercilessly cut off their heads and forcibly incorporated their Powered Engines and [[Transtector]]s into the [[Ultra Powered]] combination. Only as he prepared for his final strike did Dai Atlas realize Star Giant wasn't fighting back. Megatron held Star Giant at bay inside the creature, and accepted his death while imploring Dai Atlas to recreate the Legends World as his final wish. Dai Atlas killed Star Giant and begrudgingly agreed to help the Jumpstarters restore the Legends World afterwards. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Dai Atlas Chapter}}

Together, the five Powered Masters used their Zone Base modes, the Zodiac, and many other energy sources and ingredients to spark the resurrection of the Legends World, allowing the inhabitants to return to New Akihibara City and their homes. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Topspin stood with a united [[Autobot]]/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] force opposing the [[Decepticon]]/[[Cobra]] alliance before the final battle. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered Topspin to be a trusted ally and included him in a list of potential recruits for a new team of Wreckers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Topspin and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] were enlisted to assist [[Nova Prime]] in battle against Nemesis Prime, an evil future version of Nova. They were unable to prevail against this future threat. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Topspin-EW.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
Given Topspin and Twin Twist's absence from Earth, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] recruited [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] to be the Wreckers' new resident driller. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone arrival}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1TopspinToy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Flip, jump, and... yeah, that's it]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Topspin''' (Jumpstarter, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Particle beam rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the second year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original US ''Transformers'' toyline]] (first in non-US markets), [[Jumpstarter#Toys|Jumpstarter]] Topspin transforms into some kind of Cybertronic pontoon-fronted air-skiff vehicle. He features a pull-back motor in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] that propels him forward on smooth surfaces; after a short run the latch that keeps his spring-loaded legs releases, causing him to flip forward and into upright [[robot mode]]. He has a little adjustable switch on the back of his head that affects the efficacy of the jumping gimmick (see the [[Jumpstarter#Toys|Jumpstarter article's "Toys" section]] for a full breakdown of what it actually does).

: Early versions of Topspin contain the letters "D.A.R." on the wings. These are a holdover from the original pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Diaclone]]'' release, and evidently stand for "Diaclone Attack Robo". The Mexican [[IGA]] [[variant]] presents him with his face painted red.

: Despite being Takara-owned mold, the Jumpstarters were not sold in Takara's version of the ''Transformers'' toyline.

: This mold was used to make [[Salt-Man X]] and [[Robot-Man X]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Topspin/topspin.htm More information on Topspin at TFU.info]''
{{G1TopspinMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
{{anchor|SDCC2015}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Most Likely to [[Back to the Future|Make Like a Tree And Get Out of Here]]
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

:''[[Kre-O]]'' Topspin is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. He uses the new-for-that-year maskless version of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Optimus Prime]] helmet.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OTopspin/topspin.htm More information on Class of '85 Topspin at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-TopspinFreezeout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You actually have to spend time with me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Freezeout & Autobot Topspin''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Freezeout" Titan Master, left & right blasters
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Autobot Topspin" is part of the fourth wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class toys. No longer featuring an autotransformation, Topspin now transforms traditionally using multiple steps from a space ship to a robot and back. Like [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Titans Return|Triggerhappy]] from the same line, Topspin's transformation is surprisingly complex for a Deluxe figure, involving multiple swiveling sections. He's also noticeably taller and bulkier than a standard Deluxe figure, though still smaller than a Voyager Class figure. His legs collapse into themselves for transformation, and the hinges tab into the legs for robot mode. If this tab is not clipped in, it can be hard to get him to stand because his legs aren't secure.

: His partner [[Freezeout (TR)|Freezeout]] transforms into his head, plus Freezeout can either pilot Topspin's vehicle mode inside his opening cockpit compartment or sit within the combined form of his two weapons.

: Some Autobot Topspin figures came with a misprinted collector's card calling him "Autbot Topspin".

: He was later retooled into [[Twin Twist (G1)#Titans Return|Twin Twist]], who was also retooled into [[Roadfire#Legends|Roadfire]].

: Hasbro revealed Topspin alongside [[Quake (G1)#Titans Return|Quake]] and [[Krok (G1)#Titans Return|Krok]] at [[Toy Fair]] 2017.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-Topspin-with-Peaceman.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh man, [[Twin Twist (G1)#Legends|bro!]] I found this Targetmaster all alone too! Let's keep them!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Targetmaster Topspin''' (Deluxe, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG66'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 24]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Headmaster, [[Peacemaker#Legends|Peaceman]] Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' "Targetmaster Topspin" is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Topspin. The Headmaster, appendages, and wings are a vibrant blue, rather than his mold-mate's turquoise.

: He is inexplicably packaged with [[Peacemaker#Legends|Peaceman]]; the new pairing is presumably due to the lack of a contemporary [[Pointblank|Pointblank/Blanker]] mold being available for use.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP_Deluxe_Topspin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My Targetmaster went back to his ex…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Spinister vs. Topspin''' (Multi-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: "Freezeout" Titan Master, left & right blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Amy Bence]] (packaging)}}<ref>[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Nate Purswell]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Topspin is a redeco of his ''Titans Return'' figure, now in a ''[[Diaclone]]''-inspired color scheme, presumably meant to serve as companion piece to the [[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|Twin Twist]] figure released in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''. He retains all of his ''Titans Return'' gimmickry, including his Headmaster [[Freezeout (TR)#Age of the Primes|Freezeout]] (who, unlike Twin Twist’s [[Flameout|partner]], retained his name).

:Topspin was released in a two-pack with [[Spinister (G1)#Age of the Primes|Spinister]], [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]], and [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]] as part of the “Wreck ‘n Doom Collection,” which was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the US and available in limited quantities on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The set was revealed on [[January 13]], [[2025]] and went up for preorder the following day.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Topspin.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Topspin''' (Tiny Titans, [[2015]])
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''2/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Topspin is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode... though his actual resemblance to his original form is... dubious.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Topspin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Topspin, Air & Space Assault''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T39/T46'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Topspin, Air & Space Assault is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Topspin begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Topspin is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Titans Return'' Topspin toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art (minus the Freezeout Titan Master). The card features original Alt Mode artwork, with lines by [[Dan Khanna]].

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.

:The original stock art does not show the card's star count. It was later clarified by the official Transformers Trading Card Game Twitter account that the card has 9 stars. When the set was released the error remained in the final product.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Topspin in 9 stars. Fixing the image shortly. -Drew|link=https://twitter.com/TransformersTCG/status/1245036328355418112|name=Transformers TCG|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=03|day=31|(defunct=)}}</ref> With the cancellation of the game shortly after Wave 5's release it is unlikely that a corrected version will be printed.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The Jumpstarters were originally ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Baku-ten Attack Robo" (爆転アタックロボ, roughly "Explosive Flip Attack Robo") toys. The "Jet Type" (ジェットタイプ) that would become Topspin was available in two different color schemes: both had dark blue torsos, but one had red limbs while the other had light blue limbs.
*According to early Hasbro production materials obtained from the collection of [[Ron Friedman]], Topspin was at one point going to be the "red pop-up vehicle". This notation presumably stems from his red-limbed ''Diaclone'' colors. Then again, a red-limbed and -headed version of Topspin (i.e. one of [[Salt-Man X]]'s color schemes) appears on the cover of a French ''Prisunic'' toy catalog from 1985,<ref name="prisunic">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/nhtpirate/albums/72157694774224085 1985 ''Prisunic'' toy catalog], by Nathalie NHT on Flickr.</ref> which depicts the standard blue and white ''Transformers'' version on the inside (partially covered up by the page number), so maybe that is what the figure was initially supposed to look like?
*A pair of Topspins appear on the [[:File:1985 G1 packaging mural Japan.jpg|1985 packaging mural]] that do not match the colors of the released toy. They appear to be either in Topspin's light and dark blue ''Diaclone'' scheme or an inversion of his final blue and white scheme. The tininess of the images makes accurate color assessment difficult.
*The portraits of Topspin and Twin Twist on their [[packaging]] [[bio]]s next to their [[Tech Spec]]s were originally reversed, causing some children a bit of confusion. This was eventually fixed. In addition, both of their [[weapon]]s were named as a [[Ion impulse blaster|twin ion impulse blaster]], most likely a placeholder name that otherwise only appears in [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]'s [[instructions]].
*[[Character model|Animation models]] were created for both Topspin and Twin Twist back in the '80s, but they were never animated, not even in a [[commercial]].<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' by [[Bill Forster]] and [[Jim Sorenson]], p.75</ref>
*In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[The War Within issue 3|''The War Within'' #3]], a [[yellow and black Jumpstarter|yellow and black Autobot with Topspin's body-type]] appears. Whether this is a miscolored Topspin or an original cameo character is unclear.
*Topspin met [[Godzilla]]! ...sort of. The 1986 [[Commodore 64]] Godzilla game ''{{w|The Movie Monster Game}}'' used [[:File:The monster movie game -- mechatron.png|Topspin's likeness]] (adding a visor) for '''Mechatron''', a city-destroying giant robot. The game's monsters (save Godzilla) are all thinly-veiled copies of better-known movie monsters such as {{w|the Blob}} or the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]]. While the game manual attempts to imply the inclusion of a giant robot is a reference to {{w|Moguera}} in ''{{w|The Mysterians}}'', the name, likeness and dating all suggest it was a deliberate salute to all things Transformers. Topspin's likeness was only used for the game manual; Mechatron's in-game appearance utilized blobby blocks of color that do not match that design.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Topspin''' (トップスピン ''Toppusupin'')
*''French:'' '''Virevolteur''' (Canada)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:DiacloneTopspin.jpg|[[Pre-Transformer]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' decoes
File:1985MuralTopspins.jpg|Color schemes in the [[:File:1985 G1 packaging mural Japan.jpg|1985 packaging mural]]
File:TopspinCharDesign.jpg|[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] character model (unused)
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://diaclone.net/orid/diabaku/d058.html Baku-Ten Attack Robot Jet Type at Diaclone.net]

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
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[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Battle Master

2024-10-19T23:42:08Z

Bass X0: /* Legacy */

{{disambig2|the 2019 gimmick|the 2014 franchise|Battle Masters}}

[[File:WarForCybertronSiege-Firedrive-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."]]

'''Battle Masters''' are small [[Transformer]]s that can [[Targetmaster (technology)|transform into weapons]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

==Toys==
Introduced in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline, Battle Masters are small robots that transform into weapons, sold either individually or as pack-ins with larger figures. In the ''Siege'' line, they are split into two rough categories:
*The overwhelming majority turn into guns, most being modern updates of prior [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] characters—though nearly all use the same two base molds from the first wave: [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]] and [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] (and the latter's retool [[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]). [[Rung (G1)#Toys|Rung]] also falls into this category.
*The rest are bestial robots that turn into melee weapons, in the vein of some [[Action Master partner]]s. These are [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]], [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]], [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]] and their various redecos, plus [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]] as a holdover from ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''.
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' line introduced a third category, that turn into shields which can double as [[A.I.R. Lock System]]-compatible ramps. These were [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]], [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]], and [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doublecrosser]], plus a couple of redecos as pack-ins with larger figures.

Each Battle Master (except for Enerax, Sheeldron, and Giza) also comes with one or two "[[Fire Blast effect|Fire Blast]]" effects: transparent soft-plastic parts with a small hole that lets them attach to the Battle Masters' weapon modes to simulate blaster fire, energy-swipes, or impacts. As all larger ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' toys also have numerous 3 mm posts on their weapons and bodies, these effects can also be used with these toys as well. Some blast effects have [[5 mm post]]s as their base, letting them plug into the barrels or thrusters of larger toys.

The Battle Masters and included blast effects play into the larger [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]].

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S1 [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S2 [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S3 [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S16 [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S17 [[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S30 [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S31 [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S44 [[Singe#War for Cybertron: Siege|Singe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S45 [[Rung (G1)#Toys|Rung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Lionizer.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Lionizer]][[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Decepticon-Phantomstrike-Squadron-Shrute.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Shrute]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S15 [[Dazzlestrike#Toys|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S26 [[Trenchfoot#Toys|Trenchfoot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S27 [[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fracas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S27 [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S27 [[Terror-Daxtyl#Toys|Terror-Daxtyl]]}}
|}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-E1 [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-E2 [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smashdown]] (unchanged re-release of ''Siege'' Smashdown)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-qu2|WFC-E13 [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-E14 [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Rung]] (unchanged re-release of ''Siege'' Rung)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-E39 [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Decepticon Doublecrosser]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Battle-Master-Soundbarrier.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Soundbarrier]]
|}

===''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Battlefield Rung]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)#Generations|Captive Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2 pack-ins'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3 pack-ins'''
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' pack-ins'''
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS26 [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Generations|Nightstick]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Megatron-set-Pinpointer.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Pinpointer]]
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===''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sights (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Sights]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:WFC-Kingdom-toy-Sights.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Autobot Sights]]
|}

===''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Selects'' pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Nightstick-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Nightstick]]
|}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Doom ‘n Destruction Collection'' pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wr|[[Malleus Minotaurus]]}}

===''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pack-ins'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Fireglide#Shattered Glass Collection|Fireglide]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Shattered-Glass-Collection-Fireglide.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Fireglide]]
|}

==Merchandise==
[[File:W4PrivateTurboBoard.jpg|thumb|Private Turbo Board, one of several Action Master partners the game used as Battle Masters.]]
Battle Masters were introduced to the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' across the game's third and fourth waves, both of which tied into the ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' toyline. Naturally, the majority of the ''Siege'' toyline's standard retail release Battle Masters made it into the game. Wave 4 further supplemented the Battle Master ranks with a handful of characters that were originally [[Action Master]] [[Action Master partner|partners]].

Unlike most character cards in the game, Battle Masters begin a match in robot mode and are unable to transform by typical means. Instead, they can only use their alt-mode upon being KO'd, causing them to go from being a character card to an upgrade card that the player equips to one of their still living characters. The Battle Master cards were also smaller than a typical character card, being the size of a typical trading card rather than the double sized cards used for other characters. Oddly, every Battle Master card was of Uncommon rarity.

===''War for Cybertron: Siege I''===
{{columnlist|3|*[[Firebolt (G1)|Private Firedrive]], Ground Command-Artillery/Duo-Charge Electrostatic [[Photon cannon|Photon Cannon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)|Private Lionizer]], Ground Command-Artillery/RS Firesteel Saber
*[[Pteraxadon|Private Pteraxadon]], Air Command-Artillery/Binary Edgewind Scythe
*[[Aimless|Raider Aimless]], Air Force-Weapons/Manifold Ion Particle Blaster
*[[Blowpipe (G1)|Raider Blowpipe]], Air Force Weapons/Dual-Impact Shatterblast Cannon
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Raider Nightstick]], Ground Force-Weapons/Black Beam Blaster
}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege II''===
{{columnlist|3|*[[Dazzlestrike|Private Dazzlestrike]], Ground Command-Artillery/Shadowsteel Iceblade
*[[Turbo Board|Private Turbo Board]], Air Command-Evac/Anti-Gravity Turbo Pack
*[[Vanguard|Private Vanguard]], Ground Command-Advance Guard/Anti-Ballistic Turret Helmet
*[[Caliburst (G1)|Raider Caliburst]], Air Force-Weapons/Oxidation Cannon
*[[Needler (G1)|Raider Needler]], Ground Force-Demolitions/Steelbite Incisor Mask
*[[Sights (G1)|Raider Sights]], Air Force-Artillery/Multi-Maneuver Glider Wings
}}

==Notes==
* Many owners have reported a gradual change in the chemical composition of Fire Blast effects, causing the soft plastic to ah, ''melt'' into surrounding paint and plastic. Caution is advised, as is storing blast effects separately from the toys they are intended to complement.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battle Master''' (バトルマスター ''Batoru Masutā'')

==See also==
*[[Arms Micron]]
*[[Targetmaster (technology)]]

[[Category:Battle Masters| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]

Talk:Battle Master

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Thundercracker (Armada)

2024-09-29T16:10:56Z

Bass X0: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmadaThundercracker.jpg|273px|thumb|Say, haven't I seen you somewhere before?]]
'''Thundercracker''' suffered from low self-esteem and longed for approval from authority figures to validate his existence. He was willing to work as hard as necessary to gain attention and praise from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], but when all his efforts were ignored or taken for granted, he grew frustrated. Thundercracker felt the need to engage in ever more risky and reckless behavior in an attempt to gain Megatron's notice. Many predicted this would lead to his destruction.

When next we see Thundercracker it is over ten years later, loyally serving under [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] during the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. In the intervening years he became something of a jokester and goofball. This has often gained him the attention that he craves. Though frequently, especially when Megatron is the brunt of the joke, it is far from positive attention. Thundercracker doesn't seem mature enough to tell the difference, but he does know when to get the smelt out of Decepticon HQ before Megatron looks for someone to pummel.

He is also partnered with the overeager, overconfident, [[Mini-Con]] [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[File:Puppet i look like thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"I look just like that toy I'm not!"]]
When both the Autobots and Decepticons encountered the powerful [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] on a strange world, they were thoroughly thrashed by the evil [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] look-alike. The Mini-Cons accompanying the Autobots joined together to repair the Transformers and give them extra power. When Starscream gained his new coloration, he stated with distaste that he looked just like Thundercracker. {{storylink|Puppet}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Oliver]] (English), [[Michael Dobson]] (English, "[[Rush (episode)|Rush]]" dubbing error), [[Kazunari Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[Maurizio Fiorentini]] (Italian), [[Ari Wirta]] (Finnish, episodes 1 - 11), [[Marko Ahde]] (Finnish, episodes 12 - 26), [[Vesa Hämes]] (Finnish, episodes 27 - 52), [[Luis Vicente Ivars]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Romain Redler]] (French), [[Christian Rudolf]] (German), [[Johan Svensson]] (Swedish)}}

[[File:CybThundercracker.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm happier 'n a tornado in a trailer park!"]]

Thundercracker was first seen ten years after the end of the Energon War. Issued with orders from Megatron to look for and attack whatever Autobots he could find, Thundercracker opened a warp gate to Earth. Before emerging, he scanned a nearby Sukhoi Su-35 jet for disguise. He apparently liked it, saying, "Now ''this'' is a shape that can do some damage!"

Thundercracker soon spotted [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] walking through a Colorado forest with [[Coby Hansen|three]] [[Bud Hansen|human]] [[Lori Jiménez|children]]. He attempted to blitz the group with missiles, only to miss completely. He then found himself tangling with an airborne Optimus Prime, whose Super Mode proved impervious to missile fire. When Prime detonated Thundercracker's next missile volley in the Decepticon's own face, 'Cracker beat a hasty retreat via warp gate. {{Storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

Later, Jetfire caught Thundercracker harassing two human-piloted fighter planes. Jetfire took several hits from Thundercracker's missiles to keep the planes safe long enough for [[Vector Prime]] to teleport them to safety, robbing the Decepticon of his fun. Thundercracker got some digs in by easily dodging fire from Jetfire's robot mode, but was stopped in shock as Jetfire summoned his [[Cyber Key]] for the first time. He was promptly blasted by the Autobot's newly activated shoulder guns. Thundercracker attempted to flee, only to be hounded by Jetfire. He was eventually shot out of the sky by Scattorshot, and his even his reinforcements were driven away when Optimus activated his own Cyber Key power. {{storylink|Hidden}}

The next time Thundercracker clashed with the Autobots was outside a museum where they were investigating a lead on the Omega Lock. Thundercracker revealed that ''he'' was now able to summon a Cyber Key, resulting in stronger shots. Starscream called for his own Cyber Key, and the battle was going in the Decepticons' favor until Landmine arrived. After a false start, Landmine knocked Starscream down, and then activated ''his'' Cyber Key, creating a gust of wind that not only knocked Thundercracker backwards but crashed one of his own missiles into him. When the Decepticons learned that the Omega Lock in the museum wasn't the genuine article, they opted to retreat from the Autobots' greater numbers. {{Storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}
[[File:Cyb ep29 scale nightmare.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Thundercracker goes to face the Emperor Bulblax unprepared.]]

Thundercracker and Starscream continued to interfere with the Autobots' efforts to locate the Omega Lock, next attacking their foes while they were excavating an ancient druid site in the [[United Kingdom|British Isles]]. Though this time, Starscream attempted to fight more strategically, the dim-witted Thundercracker brought defeat on the pair nonetheless. By allowing himself to be lured close enough to the ground for [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] to nail him with a [[Cyber Key]]-assisted blast, Thundercracker put his team at enough of a disadvantage that Starscream opted to call a retreat. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}}

The Decepticons next attempted in being more proactive in tracking down the Autobots' secret base. While Starscream attacked Jetfire and Optimus directly during the Autobots' next outing, Thundercracker was positioned to secretly trail them after the confrontation. He wound up being duped into following Jetfire to a decoy base, which he destroyed while cackling like a maniac. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

After Megatron informed Starscream to use "whatever means necessary" to eliminate Optimus and his Autobots, Thundercracker took this as permission to implement plans of his own. He fashioned a spotlight to project the Omega Lock's "[[Atlantis Pattern]]" into the night sky, and used it to lure the Autobots out into a forest. Having not thought his plan through, Thundercracker quickly found himself being overpowered by the enemy. Starscream happened upon the scene, and instructed his subordinate to leave the thinking to him before withdrawing. {{storylink|Speed}} Continuing their search for the Omega Lock, Starscream took Thundercracker in chasing a lead to west [[Africa]], but came up empty once again. They had more luck when they followed Vector Prime and the Autobots' human friends to the [[Sahara]], where they uncovered a ruined temple and what appeared to be the artifact they desired on open display. After being joined by Megatron, the Decepticons nearly made off with the Lock, only for Optimus to trick Thundercracker into blowing it to pieces! Rationalizing that the true Omega Lock couldn't be destroyed so easily, Megatron deduced that what they had found was yet another facsimile. Thundercracker then made sure to deliver a few taunts towards Optimus before he fled the area. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

While out on patrol, Thundercracker came across a [[Joyride (Cybertron)|riderless motorcycle]] speeding down the open road. Recognizing that she was an Autobot refugee, he began firing upon her for his own amusement. Optimus Prime's team intervened just as Thundercracker was about to finish off his victim. Badly outnumbered, Thundercracker flew off... only to return when the Autobots had managed to open a dimension gate to the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]], location of the second Cyber Planet Key. Thundercracker struck Vector Prime, badly injuring the elder Autobot before being blasted away by Scattorshot. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}}

The Decepticons continued trailing the Autobots on their search for the Omega Lock, eventually leading them to the bottom of the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. There, the ancient Cybertronian starship, the ''[[Atlantis]]'', was uncovered. Thundercracker once more went after Vector Prime, only to be booted away by Landmine. His main weapon ineffectual underwater, Thundercracker was unable to stop the Autobots from activating the ship and warping it away. {{storylink|Deep}} The Decepticons tracked the ''Atlantis'' to the dark side of the Moon, and Thundercracker rushed the ship, only to be shot down by its automated defenses. By the time his team had destroyed enough of the ship's weapons to break into it, the Autobots had caught up to them, and kept both Thundercracker and Starscream busy while Megatron dueled Optimus for possession of the Omega Lock. Only Optimus emerged from the ship, Omega Lock in hand, while the ''Atlantis'' self-destructed behind him. Thinking this meant Megatron had perished, the remaining Decepticons left to nurse their wounds. {{storylink|Ship}}
[[File:JetCracker-punch.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Humiliating.]]
Megatron had survived hower, and made contact with his troops on Earth while they were watching the Autobots competing in Velocitron's Planet Cup through a viewing portal. Megatron requested that they help Ransack and Crumplezone in the race, but Starscream argued that, without car modes, they'd be of little use in the competition. Thundercracker was shocked to hear Starscream talk back to their leader is such abrupt a manner. Once Megatron closed communications, Starscream revealed he planned to take over leadership of the Decepticons. Thundercracker showed interest in helping him out. They both approached an Autobot named [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]], one of the many refugees hiding out on Earth. Thundercracker roughed him up, but was stopped from finishing him off. The two jets then recruited Mudflap to the Decepticons, preying on his dissatisfaction of spending a life in hiding. With Mudflap's allegiance secured, Thundercracker volunteered to take the new recruit for a tour of the Decepticon hideout. {{storylink|Race}} The two of them trained in the Fire Dimension for a time, though they both grew eager to head back out into the field and kick some Autobot tailpipe. Though Starscream and Sideways didn't take them along for a mission to the Jungle Planet, Thundercracker grew giddy over having been left unsupervised once more. {{storylink|Savage}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}} {{storylink|Trap}} {{storylink|Retreat}} {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} {{storylink|Critical}} {{storylink|Assault}} {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}} {{storylink|Balance}} {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} {{storylink|Titans}} {{storylink|Warp}} {{storylink|Giant}} {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} {{storylink|City}} {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}}}

Back outside the boundaries of the [[Unicron Singularity]], Thundercracker and the few remaining Decepticons still loyal to Galvatron were given a boost of Omega Lock power, super-sizing them so they could take on the massed armies that had gathered from all of the colony worlds to oppose them. Thundercracker took on Optimus Prime himself to give Galvatron time to achieve his goal. However, Thundercracker was then gang-attacked by [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], giving Prime the opportunity to chase Galvatron into the black hole. Thundercracker continued to fight and very nearly came directly into the path of the singularity-collapsing cannon-blast from the massive [[Ark (Cybertron)|''Ark'' starship]]. {{storylink|End}}

After the defeat of Galvatron and the closing of the Unicron Singularity, Thundercracker realized that Galvatron was going to let him die in the cataclysm that his plan would have caused, so he ran off along with the other now-de-powered Decepticons. When the rocket boosters that were built on the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to push the world back to its normal place in the cosmos began to fail, the four Decepticons arrived, cackling... and helped with the efforts to keep the thrusters upright and functional, deciding to try being on the winning team for once. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

[[File:Thundercracker-Autobot.jpg|thumb|Thundercracker gits 'er done.]]
Thundercracker then spent most of his time on Earth under the supervision of Mudflap, helping rebuild cities damaged by the Singularity's effects. When the Autobots were ready to begin their [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] initiative, Thundercracker went to see off his new "best friend", Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, he ran across his former Decepticon allies, who were sick of trying to fit in and so had built a ramshackle rocket and taken off to form the [[New Decepticon Army]]. The trio shanghaied Thundercracker, who ''really'' didn't want to join them, and took off for parts unknown. They made it as far as [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] before the rocket crashed. Poor Thundercracker wound up with his head buried in the ground, although presumably he wasn't stranded. {{Storylink|Beginning}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====''More than Meets the Eye: Armada''====
Thundercracker was a former Decepticon who left the army centuries ago. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye #3}}

====''Energon'' comic====
{{Unreleased energon comic}}

When Megatron resurfaced on Earth, the Decepticons of Cybertron became bolder and ready to commit acts of civil disobedience against the Autobot government. Thundercracker was one of several Decepticons hassling [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]] when the ghostly Starscream resurfaced. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Fastest Dream! Hot Shot's Run}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}}}}
{{-}}

===''Cybertron'' toy bios===
Thundercracker specialized in creating fear among the enemy. He easily abducted the Mini-Con [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] from the Autobots, but he was surprised at Downshift's speed and willingness to help him wreak havoc among the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|#Cybertron|Wal-Mart exclusive Thundercracker two-pack toy bio}}

===Toy pack-in comics===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Armada Volume 5}}}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Power Up: The Game''===
{{Note|Thundercracker is one of four Transformers that can be built over the course of the game.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Power Up: The Game}}

===Transformers: Battle Tactics===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Thundercracker-Cybertron.jpg|thumb|400px]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Thundercracker-Armada.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Thundercracker participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Thundercracker'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Cybertron Episode 2 - Seekers" event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Thundercracker Armada'' — This Super Rare character was available as a reward to 100 leagues in the "Armada: Episode 2" medium events.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
{{anchor|ArMax}}
[[File:Armada Thundercracker toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|DEAD GRAY EYES.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker with Zapmaster''' (Max-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Wing-sword, 2 "blast" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons, Thundercracker is a [[redeco]] of ''Armada'' [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]], transforming into a Cybertronic fighter jet. Pressing down on his cockpit canopy activates a laser-pulse sound effect; his pack-in [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]] can also snap into place under his nosecone, and pops free with an explosion effect when the canopy is pressed down hard. Pulling back his rearmost Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]] plug activates a take-off sound effect, while holding it follows up the sound with an extended engine roar that lasts a few seconds. Placing a Mini-Con on the plug (Zapmaster is of course sized perfectly to fit into this small space) releases two spring-activated over-shoulder spring-loaded missile launchers, and pulling back on the port with a Mini-Con attached triggers a laser-firing noise that lasts ''just'' long enough to be too long.

: In robot mode, he retains the use of both of the jet-mode Powerlinx gimmicks. His robot-mode head pops up automatically during transformation by connecting his waist to his upper torso. His left wing also detaches and unfolds to form a large sword.

: In the Takara ''Legends of the Microns'' line, the Thundercracker/Zapmaster pairing was released (with very slight alterations) as "[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#JapaneseSuper|Starscream Super Mode]]" and "[[Swindle (Armada)#Zapmaster|Spark Grid]]", as seen in the ''Armada'' cartoon. You can of course use your Hasbro Thundercracker as "Powerlinx Starscream" if you wanna.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Armada'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaStarscreamMold}}
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR Armada Thundercracker.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Energon cake goes right to his hips.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Acessories'': 2 launchers, 2 missiles

: For the ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' line, Thundercracker was once again a redeco, a new-color version of the Starscream set. He can be assembled into a Cybertronic fighter jet or a robot, or to whatever else you feel like making out of the blocks provided (or any blocks you feel like adding). The set features two missile launchers that use a unique "twist-block" pressure-launch mechanism.

: He also came with a building-brick version of [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Zapmaster]].

: He was one of the last of the ''Transformers''-branded ''Built to Rule!'' toys released at wide retail.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/BTRThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Cybertron''===
{{anchor|CybDx1}}
[[File:TCracker-CybToy.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|This hick's shotgun is built-in.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe, 2004/2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GD-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], [[2004]]
:*''Accessories'': Drone rocket, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d98d'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] / [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toylines, Thundercracker transforms into a {{w|Su-37|Sukhoi Su-37}} fighter jet. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] into his rear fuselage pops up the back panel, revealing a spring-loaded missile launcher. This assembly becomes his left forearm in robot mode, despite being almost as long as he is tall.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Galaxy Force'' release of the toy is slightly different from the later [[Hasbro]] ''Cybertron'' release, mainly the Hasbro version added a Decepticon insignia to the missile-launcher cover. The Hasbro version also included more silver paint on the wings, missiles and tail fin blades, a rare instance of the Hasbro version having ''more'' paint operations than the Takara one.

: Thundercracker's instructions show him with his wings sitting somewhat high and his left arm relying on the stiffness of its swivel to stay up. On the Hasbro version of the mold, a defect makes this swivel loose, and as a result his heavy left arm tends to fall down. (This would eventually be remedied for the live-action-movie "[[Divebomb (Movie)#Toys|Divebomb]]" release). However, a closer look at Thundercracker reveals his instructions screwed up. His wing assembly is supposed to sit lower on his body, and the left arm is supposed to swivel in farther, locking in place between the chest and the wings.

: This mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]] and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie continuity]] [[Divebomb (Movie)#Toys|Divebomb]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|CybVsCross}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Ground To Air Blast Pack! Crosswise vs. Thundercracker''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drone rocket, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d98d'''

: In 2006, [[Target]] got multiple [[exclusive]] toys and reduced-price multi-packs, among them a set with unaltered versions of Thundercracker and [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]] for about 75% of the cost of two Deluxes normally.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker with Downshift''' (Tiny Tins multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drone rocket, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d98d'''

: Part of a run of [[Walmart]] exclusive [[Tiny Tins]] sets, Thundercracker was also sold in a larger box that came with a special [[redeco]] of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Downshift (Armada)#Cybertron|Downshift]], plus a special Tiny Tins carrying tin for the Mini-Con.

{{-}}{{anchor|LOC}}
[[File:Cybertron LOC Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.66|right|thumb|"Hey Sarge! They done gave me one of these new-fangled DOUBLE shotguns!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: A smaller, simplified version of the deluxe toy was released in the fourth wave of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' line. Unlike the large toy, this version has two robot-mode fists, and the blaster-weapon is now an arm-mounted double-barreled (non-firing) weapon.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#ClassicLegend|Jetfire]], and the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'']] Legends Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Starscream]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#2008Legends|Silverbolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:TFU03-toy_ExcellVsThunder.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Excellion vs. Thundercracker: Opposites Attack''' (Multipack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Drone rocket, Earth Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''d98d'''

: During [[Christmas]] 2007, Wal-Mart got several exclusive double-packs of ''Cybertron'' Deluxes sold under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' banner. For this series, Thundercracker came packaged with [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Transformers-Legends-LG18-Starscream-Super-Mode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Everyone saw this repurpose coming.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Starscream Super Mode''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG18'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 30]], 2016
:*''Accesories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 missiles
{{note|The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Armada Starscream Super Mode toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Thundercracker in [[Armada Volume 5|''Armada'' Volume 5]].}}

: A redeco of the [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|''Generations'' Armada Starscream]] figure, based on the super mode coloration Starscream had in the ''Armada'' cartoon. He comes with two "Energon Swords" which he holds via [[5 mm post|5mm post]], and can fold up and store on his wings, as opposed to the wings themselves detaching and forming swords. He has numerous Powerlinx plugs on his forearms and turbines, though they do not activate any features. In place of his spring-loaded cannons, his turbines can each fire a missile in either mode via pressure-launch, and can be positioned in robot mode to either face forward or lay flat on his back.

: This mold was heavily [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|Jhiaxus]] and differently retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]] and ''Timelines'' [[Ramjet (Universe)#Timelines|Ramjet]]. This mold was also the basis for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Eagle Eye (G2)#Wings Universe|Eagle Eye]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Takara-Starscream-Super-Mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I look like Starscream’s Super Mode!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Starscream Super Mode''' (スタースクリーム {{ruby|S|スーパーモード}}, 2024)}}</ul>
{{see|Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacySuper}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Darkness-TCrackerROUD.jpg|thumb|WHEEEE!]]
* According to [[Joe Kyde]], the reason for ''Armada'' Thundercracker's red face was because the gray plastic used to make the eyes is [[unpaintable plastic]], so he changed the original plan from gray face and red eyes to red face and gray eyes.
*Thundercracker's mention in the ''Armada'' cartoon was added in English localization to connect Starscream's coloration with the Thundercracker redeco concurrently being sold in Hasbro markets; in Takara markets, the equivalent release was simply labeled as "Starscream Super Mode" and thus required no connecting tissue in the original ''Legends of the Microns'' dialogue.
* According to ''Transformers: Armada - The Ultimate 3D Combat Files: Dark Invaders'', Thundercracker is Starscream upgraded by Unicron.
* Thundercracker's characterization in the ''Cybertron'' cartoon is heavily based on comedian {{w|Larry the Cable Guy}}. In a few instances, he even quotes the comedian's catchphrase, "git 'r' done".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'')
*''Armenian:'' '''Ampropatweghq''' (Ամպրոպաճեղք, "Thundercracker")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Villámcsapás''' ("Thunderclap")
*''Korean:'' '''Thundercracker''' (썬더크래커 ''Sseondeokeulaekeo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīngtiān Léi''' (惊天雷, "Sky-shocking Thunder")
*''Russian:'' '''Gromoverzhec''' (Громовержец, "Thunderer")

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Daira

2024-08-09T23:07:08Z

Bass X0: /* The Headmasters cartoon */

[[Image:Headmasters Daira.jpg|thumb|350 px]]

'''Daira''' (ダイラ) is a living planet. Its atmosphere is similar to [[Earth]]'s, but the ground has a tendency to form murderous rock-people that can combine into a greater monster and form barriers to entrap victims. The rock-people are an extension of the planet's will, serving to collect materials to be consumed in the planet's fires to sustain Daira.

Daira also serves as the endpoint for asteroid streams, so anybody lost in the nearby asteroid belts will end up here. All the more food for Daira.

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
[[Image:HM32 Daniel faces rock creature.jpg|thumb|left|I may not be a [[Rock Lord]] yet, but [[Ask Vector Prime|Vector Prime]] will soon change that!]]
Both [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] were stranded in the asteroid belts and brought to Daira by the currents. There, Sixshot investigated and found Daniel who was initially distrusting of the [[Decepticon]]. A rock-person leaped out to attack Daniel, but was destroyed by Sixshot, who noted that the presence of rock-people meant that they were on Daira. They were also trapped in a barrier created by the rock-people, visible as a rainbow. The two bonded during their time together and observed the rock-people throwing spaceship wreckage into fires to feed the planet. The rock-people made frequent attacks on the duo.

[[File:HM32 Sixshot shoots giant rock creature.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
The human and Decepticon's stay on the planet came to a head when a group of rock-people threw themselves into the planet's fire and combined into one giant rock creature. Sixshot was initially unable to even damage the creature, but a shot by Daniel revealed its weakness: the head. Sixshot aimed true and ripped the head off, causing the creature to disintegrate. The [[Autobot]]s soon arrived to rescue Daniel and Sixshot flew off on his own. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Daira was a planet in the [[Milky Way]] under the control of the [[Intruder|Intruder Empire]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The [[Armorizer]]s of the [[Infernac Universe]] take some inspiration from Daira's rocky avatars. The head and color scheme of [[Geocron]] directly references the inhabitant from the screenshot above.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Pinner''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)

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[[Category:The Headmasters planets]]

File talk:Cyberverse battle call megatron.jpg

2024-08-05T00:10:21Z

Bass X0: Created page with "Are there any photos of his robot mode without his armor? ~~~~"

Are there any photos of his robot mode without his armor? [[User:Bass X0|Bass X0]] ([[User talk:Bass X0|talk]]) 20:10, 4 August 2024 (EDT)

File talk:TFSS-5.0-Shattered Glass Starscream.jpg

2024-07-27T18:29:09Z

Bass X0: Created page with "Is anyone going to put up an image of his jet mode? ~~~~"

Is anyone going to put up an image of his jet mode? [[User:Bass X0|Bass X0]] ([[User talk:Bass X0|talk]]) 14:29, 27 July 2024 (EDT)

Geocron

2024-06-13T20:28:16Z

Bass X0:

:''Geocron is an [[Armorizer]] from the [[Infernac Universe]] by way of the [[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] toyline.''
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Geocron PackagingArt.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|Not a friend of Sixshot.]]

'''Geocron''' is a powerful, living rock from the [[Infernac Universe]]. Transforming into a rock trike, they can be wielded as a blade by other Transformers.<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]]. Brooks, the figure's designer, referred to the character using gender-neutral pronouns.</ref>

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==Toys==
===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Geocron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2|Papa was a rolling stone...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Infernac Universe Geocron''' (Core Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>


:*''Accessories'': Rock blade
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara Tomy)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Ejima san handled the development of all the rock characters so he of course also did the core class~|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XDNytOTvw/?img_index=2|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=04|day=30}}</ref>

: Part of the final wave of 2024 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Core Class toys, Geocron is a [[redeco]] and alternate head [[retool]]ing of [[Bouldercrash|Infernac Universe Bouldercrash]], transforming into a rocky motorcycle. Geocron can also transform into a bladed weapon that can be held by other figures via the [[5 mm post]] handle.

: Geocron's head sculpt is directly inspired by the rock monsters from the planet [[Daira]], as seen in the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Transformers: The Headmasters'']] episode "[[My Friend Sixshot!]]".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Geocron is a redeco of our previous Bouldercrash figure but with a new head that is straight out of the JG1 Headmasters episode featuring the inhabitants of planet Daira.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IwV0ruuDu/|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=06|day=12}}</ref>

:This figure was revealed by designer Evan Brooks via his social media account on [[June 12]], as a part of daily product reveals hosted by the Transformers design team, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The team will be bringing you reveals each day starting #TransformersTuesday June 11th which will all lead up to pre-orders on Thursday June 13th.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8Ce_TauWGd/|name=Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, and Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=06|day=11}}</ref>

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IwV0ruuDu/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on ''Legacy: United'' Infernac Universe Geocron on Instagram]''.
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==References==
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[[Category:Legacy characters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Daira

2024-06-13T19:02:45Z

Bass X0: /* Notes */

[[Image:Headmasters Daira.jpg|thumb|350 px]]

'''Daira''' (ダイラ) is a living planet. Its atmosphere is similar to [[Earth]]'s, but the ground has a tendency to form murderous rock-people that can combine into a greater monster and form barriers to entrap victims. The rock-people are an extension of the planet's will, serving to collect materials to be consumed in the planet's fires to sustain Daira.

Daira also serves as the endpoint for asteroid streams, so anybody lost in the nearby asteroid belts will end up here. All the more food for Daira.

==Fiction==
===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
[[Image:HM32 Daniel faces rock creature.jpg|thumb|left|I may not be a [[Rock Lord]] yet, but [[Ask Vector Prime|Vector Prime]] will soon change that!]]
Both [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] were stranded in the asteroid belts and brought to Daira by the currents. There, Sixshot investigated and found Daniel who was initially distrusting of the [[Decepticon]]. A rock-person leaped out to attack Daniel, but was destroyed by Sixshot, who noted that the presence of rock-people meant that they were on Daira. They were also trapped in a barrier created by the rock-people, visible as a rainbow. The two bonded during their time together and observed the rock-people throwing spaceship wreckage into fires to feed the planet. The rock-people made frequent attacks on the duo.

The human and Decepticon's stay on the planet came to a head when a group of rock-people threw themselves into the planet's fire and combined into one giant rock creature. Sixshot was initially unable to even damage the creature, but a shot by Daniel revealed its weakness: the head. Sixshot aimed true and ripped the head off, causing the creature to disintegrate. The [[Autobot]]s soon arrived to rescue Daniel and Sixshot flew off on his own. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Daira was a planet in the [[Milky Way]] under the control of the [[Intruder|Intruder Empire]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*The [[Armorizer]]s of the [[Infernac Universe]] take some inspiration from Daira's rocky avatars. The head and color scheme of [[Geocron]] directly references the inhabitant from the screenshot above.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Pinner''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)

[[Category:Animated planets]]
[[Category:The Headmasters aliens]]
[[Category:The Headmasters planets]]

Slipstream (Cyberverse)

2024-06-11T23:28:31Z

Bass X0: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig3|Slipstream}}
:''Slipstream is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:SlipstreamCyberverse-magazinemodel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
As the captain of an elite [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] unit (and later the commander), '''Slipstream''' is really good at bossing others around and even better at thinking up ways to destroy the [[Autobot]]s. Even [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] finds her leadership skills to be effective.<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

She ''really'' doesn't like [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]].

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==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Slipstream - Cyberverse - Whiteout.jpg|thumb|200px]]
{{Voiceactor|[[Lianne Marie Dobbs]] (English), [[Akeno Watanabe]] (Japanese)|[[Luisa Ziliotto]] (Italian), [[Éléonore Meeùs]] (French), [[Anna Dramski]] (German), [[Liliana Barba]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Rita Oliveira]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Slipstream's altmode (Cyberverse - Terminal Velocity).jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
In the midst of the war, during a party the [[Decepticon]]s were having at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]], Slipstream bore witness to the Beatboxing battle between [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] and [[Soundblaster (Cyberverse)|Soundblaster]]. She attempted to celebrate Soundwave's victory but was stopped by a jealous [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]].{{storylink|The Immobilizers}} When the Decepticons tracked the [[AllSpark]] to [[Earth]], Starscream sent Slipstream to scout the organic planet while he gathered his fleet. {{storylink|Fractured}} In their early clashes with the Autobots, Slipstream accompanied [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] and [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] in locating [[Decepticon scout ship|their stolen ship]], which was currently in the possession of the Autobots Bumblebee and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]. The three Seekers were eventually defeated and buried in snow by Windblade. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

When the Decepticons caught up with their shuttle, Slipstream engaged it in a dogfight only to be shot down. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}} Using her own ship, Slipstream had another go at it. During the fight, Bumblebee jumped onto Slipstream's craft and blasted the cockpit with a [[triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon]] sending the Seeker spiralling towards Earth. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}
[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] eventually interfered, trapping Bumblebee in a fake memory and telling Slipstream to retrieve the stolen ship. With the vessel now under her remote control, Slipstream used it to harass Windblade before Bumblebee triggered its self-destruct and allowed the Autobot duo to escape. {{storylink|Sabotage}}

The Seekers soon came across [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] and used the drone to bait a trap for the Autobots. Unfortunately for them, the drone's protocols led to it attacking them allowing Bumblebee, the only one who could access Teletraan, to escape. Undeterred, Slipstream ordered Windblade restrained. {{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}}

[[File:Slipstream after looking through Windblade's memories.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Slipstream felt a bit confused since her enemies to lovers fic was coming true far quicker than she expected.]]
Using a [[cortical psychic patch]], Slipstream tried to gain useful information from Windblade to avail, only succeeding in triggering a power surge that knocked out all the Decepticons. When Slipstream awoke, she found Starscream and Shockwave waiting for her. While the former had rallied the [[Decepticon fleet]] and was on his way, the latter directed Slipstream to repair Earth's [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Siloed}}

When Shockwave arrived, he dressed down Slipstream before revealing his plan to use [[magnetic disruptor]]s to destroy Earth's geomagnetic field and cleanse the planet of organic life. Slipstream led the ship operating at the [[Arctic|North Pole]] only for the Autobots, now bolstered by [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] to destroy the craft. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}}

It wasn't all bad though. One of [[Shockwave's drones]] had managed to tail the Autobots, leading the Decepticons to [[Mount St. Hilary]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s resting point. After receiving another beat down from Windblade, Starscream called to let her know the fleet was approaching Earth only for Slipstream to reveal Shockwave had already arrived much to the Air Commander's ire. {{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}

After some more failed melee combat, the Decepticons tried to use the last magnetic disruptor to destroy the ''Ark'' only for the vessel to be reactivated in time to defend itself. With the crew awoken, the Earth-bound Decepticons regrouped with Starscream's fleet. {{storylink|Eruption}}

Some time later, the Decepticons attempted to turn a [[Moon (moon)|moon]]-based [[Planet Smasher]] on Earth, the Seekers serving as the air defence for the weapon before Grimlock tossed them around. Despite [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] calling Starscream for air support, the SIC led the group beneath the Planet Smasher's [[force field]], hoping that the Autobots would destroy the warlord, only to find he'd survived. When Starscream tried to blame Slipstream for his lack of his reinforcements, Megatron backhanded him and named Slipstream the new leader of the Seekers. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}}

When the Planet Smasher was destroyed, the Decepticons fled to an underground bunker where Shockwave activated a set of [[planetary engine]]s, intending to slam the moon into the Earth so they could fish the AllSpark out of the debris field. As Megatron attempted to order Slipstream to guard the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']], his injured leg caused him to collapse. Before aid could be rendered, Starscream mercilessly attacked Megatron, seemingly killing him and declaring himself [[Decepticon leader]], ordering a retreat back to the ''Nemesis'' when the Autobots neared the control room. Aboard ship, Slipstream remained in the hangar bay with her troops before Starscream crashed through the wall, hurled by a furious and still alive Megatron, who killed the traitor and dumped his corpse on the lunar surface before ordering the ''Nemesis'' elsewhere. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

Shortly after, the Decepticons held a ceremony eulogizing Starscream for the benefit of the people of Earth, which was directly followed by Megatron offering the now vacant position of second-in-command to whoever could bring him the head of Optimus Prime. As the other Decepticons hurried off the bridge, Megatron briefly detained Slipstream to remind her of how useful and valuable leadership of the Seekers could be, along with a pointed reminder not to squander the opportunity. The message loud and clear, Slipstream hurried to the hangar bay to issue marching orders, only to discover the bay was empty except for Thundercracker. Slipstream then spent most of the day searching the ship for her missing troops until she finally discovered a group of them carrying [[Vector Sigma]] out of Shockwave's lab. As she was demanding an explanation, the Autobot [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] bowled her over as he escaped the ''Nemesis'', and by the time she recovered the Seekers were gone. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}}

Annoyed by this, Slipstream pursued the Seekers by following their tracker chips' signal. She was briefly thrown off the trail when she discovered they'd discarded the trackers, but caught the trail of their energon signatures instead, leading her to the silo they'd previously used to hold Windblade captive. She threatened to execute the lot of them and demanded to know what was going on, only to be met by their true leader: Starscream, having just returned from seizing the AllSpark! {{storylink|Trials}}

Falling back in line with the others, Slipstream listened to Starscream's claims of having journeyed to the AllSpark and back following his death at the hands of Megatron. She was much less enthused when Starscream revealed his endgame: by liberating all sparks from all combatants so they could become one with the AllSpark for eternity, he would bring an end to the Autobot/Decepticon war. Her appeals to the other Seekers that he'd gone mad went unheard, even more so when he used the AllSpark to create [[spark armor]] for himself. She resorted to trying to steal the AllSpark while Starscream was distracted, but he quickly knocked her aside. Rather than finish her, Starscream offered his hand instead, asking her to wait and see what he could do with the AllSpark. Any lingering trust or belief she had in him was finally extinguished when he used Vector Sigma and the AllSpark to create [[Scraplet|monstrosities]]. {{storylink|Dark Birth}}

When Starscream addressed several of the newly created monsters as [[Solus Prime]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Zeta Prime (Cyberverse)|Zeta Prime]], that was the last straw. Assuring Starscream she would share the truth of his insanity with the world, Slipstream fled the silo with both creatures and Seekers in pursuit. Despite her arm being disabled by a savage bite from one of the monsters, she successfully escaped. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Slipstream approached Soundwave to warn him of the threat, but Soundwave, thinking her to be a traitor like the other Seekers, attacked her instead. She managed to fight him off and flee, looking for someone else to warn. Eventually meeting her old enemy Windblade, her desperate plea was enough to move Windblade into believing her. Tragically, before they could do anything else, she was stabbed in the back by [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]], triggering a short but sharp battle that derailed the peace talks that were ongoing at the time. As the ''Nemesis'' departed and the peace talks lay in ruin, Slipstream's wounds proved fatal and she perished. {{storylink|Parley}}

Windblade attempted to avenge Slipstream by trying to assassinate Bludgeon, but she nearly lost her own life before a last-minute rescue by [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Secret Science}} Slipstream was eventually avenged when Windblade and Wheeljack used weaponized [[unspace]] material to imprison Bludgeon between universes along with Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
{{voiceactor|[[Erin Yvette]] (English)|[[Marie Zidi]] (French), [[Anna Dramski]] (German), [[Eva Padoan]] (Italian), [[Antía Jiménez Álvarez]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: Battlegrounds}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:Cyberverse-Scout-Class-Slipstream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Scout Class, [[2018]])
**''Action Attack'': "Wing Slice"

:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Scout Class Slipstream is a straight redeco of [[Starscream_(Cyberverse)#Scout_Class|Starscream]], and converts from robot to <s>Gerwalk mode</s> jet with limbs, officially called a "transformational mode", and back. Her wings swing around in a spring loaded "Wing Slice" attack attached to her waist, which can be locked in using the landing gear. In transformational mode, Slipstream can fold her legs up to approximate a more "complete" jet mode.

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[[File:Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Slipstream-Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Ultra Class, [[2018]]-[[2019]])
**''Action Attack'': "Sonic Swirl"

:Ultra Class Slipstream is a roughly Voyager-sized mold. As this toy is the first ''Cyberverse'' Slipstream toy to ''not'' share a mold with Starscream, it is also the first toy of the character to feature show-accurate robot and jet modes. She features a "Sonic Swirl" Action Attack, which unfurls a large free-spinning rotor setup from her wings to the back of her jet mode when her left arm is pushed in. As this is not sculpted to resemble some kind of energy effect or in-motion part like other Action Attacks in the line, it comes across more as an odd form of propulsion for her jet mode.

:In an odd quality control error, Slipstream's packaging refers to her with the feminine inflections of "Seeker" in Spanish and Portuguese but the masculine inflection in French.<ref>[http://bwtf.com/toyreviews/cyberverse/ultra/slipstream BWTF photo review of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Slipstream, 14 May 2019]</ref>

:Slipstream was released twice: First in late 2018/early 2019 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, and then again in late 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Slipstream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
**''Action Attack'': "Sonic Swirl"

:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class Slipstream is a redeco of Warrior Class [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]] and converts from robot to jet and back. Her Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in her waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging her landing gear onto a peg on her backside. Additionally, she has non-firing Null Ray blasters molded into her forearms with [[5 mm post]] hole hands.

:While her arms have articulation comparable to other ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, this mold has the unusual distinction of having its hip swivels molded together, meaning the front-to-back movement is in tandem. She also lacks knees, likely due to the entirety of the legs being cast from the same cyan plastic. Despite this otherwise restricted movement, she can splay her legs out to the sides due to hinges on her hips, allowing splits and high kicks.

:Warrior Class Slipstream is exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada and is part of the ''[[Power of the Spark]]'' subline. In 2021 the toy started showing up on clearance at discount chain Marshalls.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thundercracker]], [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Acid Storm]] and [[Transformers:_EarthSpark_(toyline)#Warrior_Class|EarthSpark]] [[Skywarp_(ES)#EarthSpark|Skywarp]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Tiny Turbo Changers}}
[[File:CV-toy TTC Slipstream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
**''Series'': '''4, 5'''
**''Bag code'': '''H''' (Series 4), '''B''' (Series 5)

:Released in the fourth series of ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Slipstream is a recolor of Starscream from series 1. She changes from futuristic fighter jet to robot and back in a few simple steps.

:Slipstream was re-released without changes in Series 5. This mold was also used to make [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Slipstream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Slipstream got here before Sunstorm?" "Yeah, this is a real low point.” "This one hurts."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyberverse Universe Slipstream''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref> [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8F5Howu9aD/ Design notes] on ''Legacy'' Slipstream from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: United|Legacy: United]]'' "Cyberverse Universe Slipstream" is a redeco and retool of the earlier [[Windblade (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Windblade]], with a new Starscream-inspired head and blasters, much like [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|her ''Animated'' counterpart's ''Legends'' toy]], though unlike said toy, she still uses Windblade's chest and forearms, and as such her blasters are relegated to the 5mm holes on the backs of her shoulders or forearms rather than the traditional side-slung [[null-ray]] position.

: Slipstream was teased on the [[May 14]], [[2024]] fanstream, albeit without a universe of origin. She was fully revealed on Mark Maher's June account on [[June 11]], with pre-orders going up later that same day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8F5Howu9aD/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Slipstream from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slipstream''' (スリップストリーム ''Surippusutorīmu'')

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Slipstream (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], the female [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone of Starscream]] from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon Seeker from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse Seekers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Black Viper Go-Bot

2024-06-08T08:50:30Z

Bass X0: /* Generation 2 */

{{noname-nickname}}
:''The Black Viper [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] was to have been a character from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:HasCon2017G2GoBotsBlackViperArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Vyper Vyper, burning bright / On the highways of the night / What immortal hand or optic / Could frame thy fearful diagnostic?]]

The "'''Black Viper Go-Bot'''" is a mysterious individual.

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==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Go-BotBlackViper.jpg|thumb|upright=2|As far as we know, not the star of a canceled-then-revived {{w|Viper (TV series)|mid-90s action show}}.]]
*'''???''' (Go-Bot, <s>[[1995]]</s>)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

: Planned as a fourth-wave [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] item for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', this character transforms into a black {{w|Dodge Viper (SR II)|Dodge Viper}}. The figure has through-axle construction to allow for super-fast rolling in car mode. Like its fellow "new"-mold teammates, the figure's rifle stores under the car mode.

: Ultimately, this toy went unreleased as ''Generation 2'' was canceled due to poor sales; while it got far enough in production to get paint and character art, actual packaging design has not surfaced and thus the character it was intended to represent remains unknown.

: This mold was eventually used to make the [[Spychanger]] version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]] and the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']] version of Generation 1 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Jazz]].

::*''[https://bwtf.com/toyreviews/g2/1995/blackviper Gallery of the Black Viper Go-Bot at BWTF.com]''
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==Notes==
*The ad hoc designation "Black Viper" was used in a "Toys For Tots" charity auction listing at [[BotCon 1996]]. This wiki opts to use it as a placeholder article title owing the complete lack of any known bio, faction, or gender for this character.
*We assume Hasbro did get somewhere with ideas because "Black Viper" received [[package art]], which was on display during the walking tour of [[HasCon 2017]]. Said art was [https://www.instagram.com/p/CPcPmNog8Ax/ later revealed to the public] by Instagram-based fan [https://www.instagram.com/roboticplanettoys/ @roboticplanettoys] in [[2021]]. Alas, its existence was discovered too late to appear in 2014's ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'', which did include [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Rumble]], "[[Crash Test (G2)#Toys|4X]]", "[[911]]", and [[Hound (G1)/toys#G2Gobot|Hound]] (but not "[[Purple Mercedes Go-Bot|Purple Mercedes]]").

[[Category:Generation 2 Go-Bots]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Ironhide (G1)/toys

2024-06-04T16:51:10Z

Bass X0: /* Masterpiece */

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'''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]''' is a bot of many toys, all of which are tough customers.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Ironhide toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sit on my face and tell me that you love me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Ironhide was part of the original assortment of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Autobot]] cars released in 1984, transforming into a red Nissan Sunny-Vanette Coach SGL. Ironhide splits when he transforms, with most of the rear section of his van mode transforming into a [[Onebox component|battle platform]], and the remainder becoming his rather unusually-shaped, mecha-like robot form. The robot can mount onto the battle platform, which is armed with a raising missile launcher and front-mounted "Static Laser Gun". Unusually for toys of this period, the Static Laser Gun can actually store when Ironhide is in vehicle mode, plugging into his undercarriage (although the missiles for his launcher and the peg required to attach the laser don't go anywhere).

: As with all his fellow Autobot Cars from that year, Ironhide's mold derived from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, a series which was ''not'' about sentient robots, but rather human-controlled machines. This mold is the one that most clearly shows evidence of this: in place of a head, these toy robots had chairs behind windscreens where the human rider would control the robot. The figures did include [[sticker]]s to go over these seats that depicted a sort of robot face, but when Ironhide and Ratchet's [[character model]]s were created for ''Transformers'' media, all traces of the human-controlled design were removed to give the robots proper faces and heads, ultimately creating the two designs which diverged the most from the toys on which they were ostensibly based.

: The stripe on the side of his vehicle mode (a sticker on the toy) is actually based on a special edition of the Nissan Cherry Vanette. On the real vehicle, the rear section (which is black on the toy's sticker) is actually the sliding rear door rail.<ref name="stripe">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/438046-g1-ironhides-stripes-explained.html "G1 Ironhide's Stripes...EXPLAINED!"] at TFW2005</ref>

: For unknown reasons, Ironhide was the only Autobot Car not released by Takara as part of their [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original retail line]] in any form (while Ratchet was not available at retail, he was available as a [[S.T.A.R.S.]] mail away item). Ironhide was reissued several times; this article lists each reissue separately where appropriate.

: This mold was also used to make the concurrently-released [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-ironhide/71/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Ironhide at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_ironhide.jpg Instruction booklet for Ironhide at Botchthecrab.com]''
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[[File:G1toy classic heroes ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Gold box Onebox]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Classic Heroes, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

: The original Ironhide toy was first reissued in 1990 alongside several other early Transformers as part of the European-exclusive [[Classics (Europe)|''Classics'']] range. He was functionally identical to his original release.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Ironhide GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not a Gateway.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Go-Bot, [[1995]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] (which focused on Generation 1 characters), Ironhide is a [[redeco]] of wave 1's [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]], transforming into a silver Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Using through-axle construction for his wheels, he is compatible with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" play sets and tracks.

: This mold was later redecoed into the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Autobot [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], and the second ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Hoist (G1)/toys|Hoist]].

: The toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Ironhide (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Go-Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''{{G2MotormouthMold}}

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[[File:G2-toy IronhidePM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Technically always in vehicle mode!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Power Master, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns

:[[Power Master]] Ironhide transforms into a khaki camouflaged-and-armored Humvee. His main gimmick is his "Power Master" pull-back motor, which you use by pulling back on his motorized rear wheels, then placing one of his guns into one of the holes above the doors, which releases a catch and allows him to zip along a smooth surface.

:The Power Masters were the last toys in the ''Generation 2'' line, and were only released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Oddly, the Australia and New Zealand releases were in US packaging, complete with [[Hasbro]]'s Rhode Island address. They also conspicuously lack any mention of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their stamped-on [[copyright]] information.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/IronhideEur/ironhide.htm More information on Power Master Ironhide at TFU.info]
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:Ironhide-bw-magnaboss-toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Yes, this Alien-faced monstrosity certainly screams out "G1 Ironhide"! Who could possibly think otherwise?!]]
*'''Magnaboss''' (Ultra Class three-pack, [[1997]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}
{{note|The elephant Ironhide toy represents both the original Autobot and a [[Ironhide (BW)|latter-day Maximal]].}}

: ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Ironhide transforms from an elephant via a rather complex process involving numerous hinges and unfolding panels into a rather stumpy robot. Although dumpy, he is nothing if not well-armed: he has a flip-out spike at the end of each arm, and comes with two removable guns that flip out from behind his elephant mode ears, and which can be plugged into the holes at the ends of his arms. Ironhide is packaged with [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and combines with them to form his [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]]. Ironhide forms the bulk of the combiner's mass, including all four limbs.

:The Magnaboss toy included no information about its three components beyond their names. In 2007, [[IDW Publishing]] decided to retroactively establish that the trio were the ''Generation 1'' characters of the same names, and included this revelation in their ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.

: Ironhide was slightly redecoed to create [[Santon#Toys|Santon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Beast Wars Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
[[File:G1toy collectors edition ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' ([[June]] [[2001]])
**''ID number:'' '''98'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Ironhide was made available in Japan for the first time as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' line of reissues, available exclusively from online retailer [[e-HOBBY]] in a two-pack with mold-mate Ratchet. As the first Japanese edition of Ironhide, this was the first time the toy had been given a [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]]. As with his packmate, this version of the mold is the first to use metal pins for the shoulder connection rather than screws (something that all future reissues of this mold would adopt). This release also adds a rubsign onto the vehicle mode rear window. {{G1IronhideRatchetMold}} {{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red, red, and also red.]]
*'''Descent into Evil''' (Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Radar assembly/energon weapon, battle sled

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Ironhide is a [[retool]]ing and [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]], transforming from a van into a robot and separate treaded [[Onebox component|battle sled]], each featuring [[powerlinx]] ports that allow them to combine with any other compatible Deluxe or Mega from the ''Energon'' toyline. Ironhide himself forms the "torso" in such a combination (armed with small guns that flip out from his feet to become over-shoulder blasters), while his battle sled becomes the "legs" for another robot. And of course, Ironhide can powerlinx with his own battle sled.

: He was only available in the [[BotCon 2005]] exclusive ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' boxset, which also includes [[Buzzclaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)#Timelines|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Timelines 2|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)#Toys|Dirge]], [[Outback (G1)#Timelines|Fallback]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Toys|Ricochet]].

: Ironhide's retooled mold was also used to make ''Timelines'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ratchet]]; they shared a new head mold, which combined elements of both of their designs, including Ironhide's head crest and Ratchet's forehead chevron.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Timelines Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encoretoy-Ironhidewithhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His head problem just became a shoulders problem.]]
*'''Ironhide''' ([[2007]])
**''ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

: Ironhide's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]]. This version was distinguished by the inclusion of a "head" of sorts for the figure: one of the toy's box flaps featured an illustration of Ironhide's cartoon-design head and chest windshield which could be punched out along its perforated edges, and then slotted behind the toy's windshield. This hid the "chair-face" of the original toy and gave Ironhide his cartoon face... at the cost of making his arms appear to grow out of his waist.

:This version of the toy was [[retool]]ed to add a pair of "clips" to the [[Onebox component|mobile platform]]'s gun-base, designed to keep Ironhide more securely attached when riding it. However, these clips are right where a pair of decals normally go. Additionally, like the original Japanese release of the figure (but [[for safety reasons|unlike Hasbro's version]]), the missile launcher now fires.
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[[File:G1toy protect black ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Once you go black, you go back to red shortly afterwards.]]
*'''Ironhide Protect Black''' ([[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Tied in to Ironhide's ''Encore'' reissue was e-HOBBY's [[exclusive]] "New Year Special" [[redeco]] of the figure: Ironhide Protect Black (アイアンハイドプロテクトブラック). The toy was priced at 4725 yen, and pre-orders were taken until [[January 11]], 2008, with a shipping date of April 2008.

:The new [[bio]] accompanying the release of the toy notes that Ironhide acquired this protective black coating to disguise himself from both Decepticons and members of the [[human]] criminal underworld, to better allow him to do his job as Optimus Prime's bodyguard. The bio also gives a name to the "mode" that consists of Ironhide standing atop his artillery platform, dubbing it his "Marauder Mode".

:[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=034000000005&search=%A5%A2%A5%A4%A5%A2%A5%F3%A5%CF%A5%A4%A5%C9 According to e-HOBBY], the black coloration is meant to [[homage]] the original ''Diaclone'' toy which became Ironhide, but between the release of Ratchet Emergency Green and the bio's reference to black pickup trucks, it's easy to see this is also an homage to [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|live-action movie Ironhide]]. The packaging is the same as the regular ''Encore'' Ironhide's.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/ProtectBlackIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Protect Black Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, I found my head! And that makes me sad.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Series'': Classic Series
**''Accessories'': "Converting Cannon" gun/blade
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: As the first new-mold Ironhide toy designed to resemble the original character, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ironhide transforms into a red SUV of made-up model. His chest features an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-like gimmick that sees mechanical detailing rise up behind his chestplate when his bumper is lowered. He is armed with a double-ended "Converting Cannon" weapon, which deploys a translucent melee blade from one end, and a gatling cannon from the other. Although the instructions indicate that Ironhide's weapon should be attached by flipping his hand to the side of his wrist (as in transformation) and fitting the weapon over the naked wrist, the hand ''can'' in fact be made to fit inside the weapon with some careful jiggling.

: His [[stock photography]] (seen [[:File:Universe 2008 Ironhide Toy.jpg|here]]) shows him with a silver face and hubcaps, but as the final product shows, that didn't happen. While Hasbro claimed there would be a [[Variant|running change]] that would have the face in silver, no such change occurred. Speaking of packaging, Ironhide was also the first new ''Universe'' figure to have [[package art]] that wasn't burdened with [[dull surprise]].

:As a nod to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Generation 1 comics, Ironhide's license plate reads "OREGON"—the place that the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crash-landed and the bulk of the first half of the comic takes place.

: The figure has a couple of production flaws. Due to a combination of three places on the figure having too much plastic, Ironhide's head assembly does not have the clearance to rise up fully, and it ends up looking like he's hanging his head in shame. However, with some heavy tinkering, the head can be raised to a more level, straight position [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transtopia-fix-universe-20-ironhides-low-self-esteem/14298/]. The paint on the car roof has also been reported to rub off over time, and can have a sticky feel to it.

: This mold was retooled to make [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ratchet]] and ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Ratchet]] (surprising absolutely no one), plus [[BotCon 2012]]'s [[Soundwave (SG)#TLSoundwave|Sir Soundwave]]. This toy also served as the model for the [[Ironhide (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation]] of Ironhide.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Universe Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Ironhide toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He still has the head, and the stripe too.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, 2008-[[November 20|11-20]])
**''ID number'': '''C-11'''
**''Accessories'': Converting Cannon

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Ironhide is a redeco of ''Universe'' Ironhide, with a view to making him far more accurate to his [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] appearance. To this end, a generally darker shade of red plastic and lighter gray plastic are used. Additionally, the blue paint used for his opaque windows is a better match to his transparent blue windows than on Hasbro's ''Universe'' toy. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, Ironhide features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] silver for his headlights, brake lights and his Converting Cannon housing.

:Although the instructions indicate that Ironhide's weapon should be attached by flipping his hand to the side of his wrist (as in transformation) and fitting the weapon over the naked wrist, the hand can in fact be made to fit inside the weapon with some careful jiggling.
:Same as the Universe version, or on Henkei Prowl, this mold too suffers from the paint on the car roof turning sticky even on room temperatures and coming off.
{{UniverseIronhideMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy IronhideKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"I tell you what, you can take a safety course, and if you're still interested in guns after they've taken all the fun out of it, we'll go to the tournament."]]
*'''Destruction Site Devastator''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''36914'''
**''Pieces'': '''560'''
**''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Foreman, three Construction Workers
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: After being teased for over a year (see below), a [[Kreon]] Ironhide finally came out as part of the biggest ''[[Kre-O]] Transformers'' set yet. Based on the original character's cartoon model, Kreon Ironhide is the lone defender of a construction site playset against four full-sized [[Constructicon (Kre-O)|Constructicon]] brick-bots; [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scrapper]], [[Drill Bit (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Drill Bit]], [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scavenger]], and [[Hightower (ROTF)#Kre-O|Hightower]].

:He is in so much trouble.

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[[File:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''36914'''
**''Pieces'': '''781'''
**''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Gunner, Foreman, three Construction Workers
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] version of the [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] set comes with both a Kreon Ironhide and a full-build brick Ironhide, which can be rebuilt from an armored pickup truck (calling back to the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Ironhide (WFC)|incarnation of the character]], itself modeled after the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action film version]]) into a robot. The robot/truck build also features twin pressure-launch missile launchers, and a bonus human [[Gunner]] Kreon.

:He is in slightly less trouble now.
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[[File:KreO-Toy IronhideCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6086'''
**''Pieces'': '''38'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large cannon, disruptor pistol, gripper-claw, double-bladed staff

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Ironhide comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, based on the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Ironhide toy]]. His "normal" helmet and large cannon (originally from ''Kre-O [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'') are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable cannon based around the aforementioned chrome gun, a small pistol (originally a [[Klingon]] disruptor from ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]''), a bendable gripping-claw, and a double-headed staff weapon.

: Take extreme care with the chrome rifle/clear-plastic barrel combination, as attaching the two pieces will pretty much guarantee stress fractures on the clear-plastic barrel.

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[[File:SDCC2014_KreonClassof1984_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Best Bot to Bring Home to [[Primus]]
**''Accessories'': Assault rifle

: This version of Ironhide, has a different set of toy-based tampographs (with a very cartoon-based face), though his plastic colors are based more on the original cartoon model. He has oddly been given a [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]] wing-pack, despite neither the toy or cartoon giving him wings.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Class of 1984 Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BattleChangerIronhide.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|Barely any Iron and a ton of Hide]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Battle Changers, 2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5586/B0714'''
**''Pieces'': '''73'''
**''Accessories'': 2 sniper rifles

:Popped outta nowhere without any announcement from Hasbro itself, Battle Changer Ironhide is a brick-built robot centered around a modified Kreon torso, transforming from robot to off-road truck and back without removing any parts.

: Like his wavemate [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#BattleChanger|Megatron]], he was only available at "discount" stores, first appearing at Dollar General, and then [[Walgreens]] for the holiday season.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots launcher Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''505'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''235'''
***''Sword strength'': '''880'''

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 launchers, Ironhide is a teeny pickup truck (with spoiler) with a [[Autotransformation|spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His alternate mode and chest design are based on [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movie Ironhide]], with his head being based on the original Generation 1 Ironhide.

:He comes with a large trailer that pops open into a battle station with a pair of articulated buzzsaw-arms, and a spring-loaded vehicle launching ramp. The cannons on top of the trailer are based on live-action movie Ironhide's cannons.

:Ironhide was redecoed into [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blitz Shot Autobot Hound]] and [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]]. His main truck body, arms, and legs are also used by [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Autobot Ratchet]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]]. His launcher was redecoed into ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' Ratchet's [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#RescueBase|Rescue Base]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSLIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Launcher Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots 3pack Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl / Shockwave / Ironhide''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 007'''
***''Fist strength'': '''305 '''
***''Blaster strength'': '''970'''
***''Sword strength'': '''350'''

: Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 three-packs, this is a "Super Bot" [[redeco]] of Ironhide, meaning he is cast in translucent plastic and has more lopsided strength ratings. He comes with [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotS13Pack|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)#Bot Shots|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Super Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots single Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B012'''
***''Fist strength'': '''500'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''670'''
***''Sword strength'': '''450'''

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' single-packs, this is a live-action movie-style redeco of Ironhide in black and bluish-silver, with orange windows.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on single-pack Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Spinshot Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B002'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''845'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''210'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''570'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, Ironhide transforms into a pickup truck and is decoed in red not unlike ''Generation 1'' Ironhide. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Kup (G1)/toys|Sergeant Kup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Spin Shot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I've heard of snow tires but ''this'' is ridiculous!]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''750'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''265'''
***''Sword strength'': '''600'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this redeco of the original Ironhide toy in bluish dark-grey, with white wheels and orange eyes. He comes in a five pack with similarly-themed redecos of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Polar Assault Ironhide at TFU.info]''

===''BeCool''===
[[File:BotShots_BeCool_BlackOffRoadCarIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Black Off Road Car (Ironhide)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B10'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Black Off Road Car" is practically identical to the single-packed black ''Bot Shots'' Ironhide toy, the only difference being that his stickers don't depict power levels but instead drawings of his vehicle mode off-roading, a tire and a wrench.
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Construct-bot_ironhide_stock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|A truck... sure, sure...]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''45'''
: Part of Wave 1 of [[Construct-Bots]] Scouts, Ironhide can transform into a truck. Most of his parts debuted with him, however his head is a retool of [[Blitzwing (G1)#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]'s, switching his angry face with a grin. His large gun is also from Blitzwing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CBIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy specialist ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Specialist: Autobots''' (Multi-pack, [[March 25]], 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Converting cannon

:''Universe'' Ironhide was re-released in a three-pack with ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generations|Mirage]] and ''Universe'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations|Hound]], available from Hasbro Asia and [[TakaraTomy Mall]]. All three Autobots feature new metallic paint decos, and the set's [[package art]] links up to the contemporaneously-released "Specialist: Decepticons" set to form a complete image. At selected stores in Asia, the set was available with a free Autobot insignia earphone cap plug.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't expect him to be repainted with [[Offroad (CW)|black/grey colors]] with [[Ironhide (Movie)|cannons]] added. [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner_Wars|Really]].]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Axe, "super-cooled nitrogen/white-hot molten lead" dual cannon/hand/foot/engine

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Ironhide is a redeco/new-head retool of [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]], which transforms from a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck which is reminiscent of his [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movie counterpart]] to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe figure he can form a combined-mode limb for any Voyager Class toys from the same subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with Sunstreaker, Mirage, Prowl, and Optimus Prime to create [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys|Optimus Maximus]]. He is also officially associated with [[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]] and [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. A sticker sheet was sold at [[BotCon 2016]] to enhance Ironhide's resemblance to the original ''Beast Wars'' figure.

:He includes a [[5 mm post|5mm handle]] axe weapon, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block. In an unadvertised feature, the peg on his engine weapon is the right size to mount a [[Mini-Con]] on.

:While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also sticks out automatically if he collides to Optimus Prime/Motormaster's (or and of Hot Spot's redecoes/retools) protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: Hilariously, the robot mode [[stock photography|stock photo]] depicting a hand-painted [[prototype]] that's featured on the back of the toy's packaging is missing the wheel on his right leg.

:Ironhide is packed with the comic book "[[First Contact (IDW)|First Contact]]", rebranded as ''Combiner Wars'' #15. In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of Combiner Wars Deluxe and Voyager figures later started showing up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

: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, Ironhide 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>

:The original sculpt was redecoed as [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]], heavily retooled as [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]] and differently retooled as [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Combiner Wars Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I run on Propane and propane accessories.]]
*'''Ironhide''' ([[2016]]-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-07'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Ironhide transforms from a licensed [[super deformed]] Toyota HiAce to a cute grumpy little robot.

:Ironhide was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ratchet]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP27-Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|The G1 Ironhide you always wanted. Except with hip kibble. And a beer gut. And a long face.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2016-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-27'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Laser pistols, Static Laser Gun, missile launcher, missile, 2 alternate hands, 4 nozzles, wrist [[sonodar]], chest screen, jetpack, 2 flare effects, battle sled, 2 faces
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Ironhide transforms into a licensed Cherry Vanette. He is in the standard Masterpiece [[scale]] (since [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-9]]), standing between MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Convoy]] and MP-12 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Lambor]] in bot mode and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|Convoy's trailer]] in vehicle mode.

: He comes with a bunch of accessories referencing many of the gadgets he used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. Ironhide's [[character model]] did not include any weapons or other extra tools or devices, meaning there was little to no consistency in the depiction of his armament in the series; as such, the toy picks and chooses from the many weapons and accoutrements he was seen using. He includes a pair of generic Autobot laser pistols of the same design as the gun that came with ''Masterpiece'' Bumblebee (which Ironhide began using in "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]") which can be stored on the underside of his vehicle mode, a larger gun based on his original toy's Static Laser Gun (similar weapons having been seen in "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]" and "[[A Prime Problem]]"), a set of alternate hands representing his ability to spray liquids through his fingertips (done in multiple episodes), a set of nozzles that can be exchanged for his hands based on those seen in "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]", a second set of nozzles based not on anything from the cartoon, but on the ''connector peg'' for his Static Laser Gun from his original toy, the back-mounded missile launcher from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" based on his original toy's launcher, his wrist-mounted sonodar sensor dish from "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", complimented by a readout image of dinosaur bones that can be slipped behind his windshield, and the jetpack seen in "[[The Immobilizer]]", complete with jet-flare effects. A peg hole on the roof of his vehicle mode can hold one of the laser pistols or the Static Laser Gun.

:Since ''Masterpiece'' Ironhide's robot mode incorporates the entire vehicle mode, a separate "battle sled" piece has been included, based on the component of the original toy, that can store all of Ironhide's accessories, including a second face piece that stores on the underside of the sled. In an additional nod to the original G1 toy, specifically its lack of a proper head, there is a sculpted detail resembling the "face" decal that went on the seat of the original toy that is visible through the windshield in van mode, that gets tucked away in robot mode.

: There have been reports that the first release of the mold's chrome parts suffer from early corrosion similar to the issues encountered with the initial MP-5 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5|Megatron]].

:If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, Ironhide includes a collector coin, mounted in a card which resembles the front of his van mode. It may have also included a [[die-cast]] drill accessory, based on the one he used in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]". The drill accessory came in a small case styled to resemble a tool case.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/14/masterpiece-ironhide-asia-exclusive-drill-accessory-images-324829 Masterpiece Ironhide Asia exclusive drill accessory images]</ref>

:Ironhide was retooled into ''Masterpiece'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ratchet]] and ''MPG'' [[DK-2 Guard]].
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-UW05-Ironhide.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (giftset, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots

:Released as part of the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Convoy Grand Prime]] set, Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the Rodimus mold).

:Compared to the ''Combiner Wars'' release, Ironhide has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon: While he shares an identical paint mask to the ''Combiner Wars'' figure, his black [[Unpaintable plastic|unpaintable parts]] are now in the same shade of light grey. Other changes include the stripes being yellow-y orange, a black paint is added on the front roof, and his gunmetal paint on the hood & wheel rims are now silver.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally, the (good) Classics Ironhide we've all wanted!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S21'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''TRITHYLLIUM'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-35 LR Doomblast Forge Launcher"
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Ironhide transforms from robot to Cybertronian van and back. In keeping with the ''War For Cybertron'' trilogy's concerns with scale, Ironhide is a full head taller than most of his Deluxe-priced mates. He includes a gigantic missile launcher cannon called the "W-35 LR Doomblast Forge Launcher," compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], that can also convert into an equally gigantic hammer. As with all non-gimmick ''Siege'' figures, Ironhide features  "battle damage" paint applications on his lower shins, feet, and weapon. He also features multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Ironhide suffers from a production flaw that causes the molded hinges on his legs to be too small to properly house the side panels from his vehicle mode, causing them to pop off at the slightest pressure. This can be resolved by removing the panels and using a small screwdriver to carefully widen the pegholes, which creates enough clearance to properly house the panels within the hinges.

:Ironhide was redecoed into [[Deseeus Army Drone#Toys|Deseeus Army Drone]] and retooled to varying degrees as [[Crosshairs (G1)#Generations|Crosshairs]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]] and [[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]]. The mold was also extensively retooled into ''Earthrise'' Ironhide (below).

::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xU9CKYarz4 Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Autobot-Alliance-2-Pack-Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The '''better''' Classics Ironhide we truly want.]]
*'''Autobot Alliance 2-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E31'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-18'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[February 20]], [[2021]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, Roof/Shield
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Released in the "Autobot Alliance" 2-Pack with [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]] in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toyline, Ironhide is an extensive retooling of his ''Siege'' counterpart, transforming into a van similar to his original Nissan mode. He features a new chest/windshield, bumper, lower arms, and leg panels, as well as a roof piece that converts into a shield in robot mode. While similar to the Siege version's head, the toy's head is also new, remolded to have less detailing and to be more cartoon accurate. In lieu of the Doomblast Forge Launcher (which this figure can wield if you wish), the shield can also become a giant four-barreled cannon. For a little extra firepower, Ironhide also comes with a smaller pistol. Conveniently, this gun can be stored on the underside of the shield, tucking away neatly in van mode.

:Although the figure features molded windows in van mode, said windows lack any paint, tampographs, or decals for color, which causes inconsistencies when combined with the translucent plastic from the roof to complete them. Similar to the ''Siege'' iteration, the figure's robot mode feet stick out conspicuously from the van mode's backside. Lastly, Ironhide's red color is visibly inconsistent throughout the combined figure, with some parts appearing more pink than red against the darker red pieces.

:The Drill Gun seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" is sold separately as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]] / War for Cybertron Trilogy'' "Worlds Collide" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]] includes ''Earthrise'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]]'s bazooka redecoed in green, matching Ironhide's bazooka in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]", effectively adding another weapon to this Ironhide toy's arsenal.

:The map piece that comes with Ironhide and Prowl is the mysterious [[Nebulan|Nebulon]] Station.

:This pack was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States, Canada and Europe. Unfortunately, the demand of the characters, combined with low stock and the COVID-19 pandemic complicating shipping issues, caused the 2-pack to command high prices online. That being said, Ironhide did get a mass-retail release with a more accurate mold in ''Studio Series'' (below), so... happy ending?

:Ironhide was redecoed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[DK-2 Guard]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Voyager-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The '''BEST''' Classics Ironhide we could possibly g– where's the stripe?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-17'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-97'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 laser pistols, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Redone at the Voyager Class price point, ''[[Studio Series]]'' Ironhide is an attempt to improve the faults of the ''Earthrise'' version (while also being a general retail item instead of an [[Amazon]] exclusive). Though he is a similar size to that previous toy, the advanced transformation engineering means he doesn't have feet sticking out of the back of the vehicle mode and requires no [[Partformer|partsforming]], although it does suffer from the same varying shades of the red problem as the earlier release.

:Oddly, his signature stripe on the sides of his vehicle mode is present as molded detail, though unpainted. Unpainted translucent blue tabs also stick out the top of the vehicle mode roof, meant to secure a lightbar for the later Ratchet retool.

:Ironhide comes with dual laser pistols, which can be stored on his back, on the back of his legs, on top of his van mode, or under it as exhaust pipes.

:Just like his previous ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' counterparts, Ironhide's Drill Gun seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" (which was sold separately as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]); as well as ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]] / War for Cybertron Trilogy'' "Worlds Collide" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]'s green bazooka (which was reminiscent of Ironhide's bazooka in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]") can both be used with this figure, even though these weapons cannot accommodate with Ironhide's vehicle mode.

:Ironhide also includes a display backdrop depicting the scene from the '86 movie where he made his last stand against invading Decepticons aboard the Autobot Shuttle.

:Obviously, this figure was retooled into [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SSVoyager|Autobot Ratchet]].

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[[File:TF-SS-86-Core-Class-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My circuits will sizzle if anyone suggests that I'm a [[Tote]] pretool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Core Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-110'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Core Class figures, Ironhide is the obligatory retool of [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ratchet]] with a new head, van roof, and crotch. He transforms from a robot to a van in 15 steps and comes with two blasters which can either be held or stored on the sides of his vehicle mode. There is also ample space to store the guns inside the rear of the van.

:Despite the Core Class lacking the backdrops included with all other ''Studio Series'' [[size class]]es, the outside and insert of Ironhide's packaging is decorated with artwork depicting the interior of the Autobot shuttle raided by the Decepticons in the film.

:While handling the vehicle mode, be careful not to press down the upper and lower rear panels; doing so would likely disconnect its tabbing.

:This figure was officially revealed on [[February 21]]st on a Transformers Tuesday, alongside [[Snarl (G1)#Studio Series|Snarl]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-BB-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He got the stripe, but at what cost...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide / Prowl''' (multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''ID number'': '''86-24BB'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, 2 large 3-part Fire Blast effects, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name="Pulse June 23">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>|[[Marcelo Matere]] (backdrop artist)}}

: A redeco and partial retool of the above ''Studio Series'' Ironhide figure, ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Ironhide is a morbidly hilarious version of the character during his death in the 1986 movie. In addition to a new, distressed headsculpt, his chest has been retooled to include some pretty nasty battle damage, including a 5mm port for blast effects.

: Notably, this version of Ironhide includes the yellow stripe on his van mode that the above standard ''Studio Series'' figure lacks. This figure also does away with all the painted translucent plastic featured on the previous figure, instead using a uniform red throughout, resulting in better color matching across both modes.

: He was available in a 2-pack with a similarly morbid [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]] retool, along with two purple recolors of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]]'s [[Fire Blast effect]]s. According to [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]], he initially pitched this set as a joke that essentially got way out of hand.<ref name="Pulse June 2023">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:Like the rest of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line, this figure was exclusive to [[Target]] in the United States, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving small quantities of the pack.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:Ironhide decoy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Rubber-hide]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)

: Ironhide was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" soft rubber ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the figures in the series, Ironhide featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He was available in red as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, in peach as part of various other randomly-packed box sets released by Takara subsidiary [[Seven]], and in a wide variety of different colors in "gachapon" capsule machines.

*'''Ironhide''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': 7

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Decoy Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ironhide had torso reduction surgery for this role.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Ironhide was available in the third "act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. His pistol and nozzle-tipped-fingers left hand are modeled after his appearance in "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]", though the pistol is painted black rather than light gray as in the episode. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: In two out of every ten cases, the full-color version of Ironhide came packaged with the left leg of the wave's collectable [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure". This part itself could be in either full color or clear plastic, packed at an equal 1:1 ratio.

: This figure was slightly [[retool]]ed to make ''SCF'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Ratchet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/SCFIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on SCF Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on SCF Ironhide (Clear Version) on TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2003)

: Ironhide's ''Super Collection Figure'' PVC was released the following year by Hasbro in the third wave of the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line. Like all the figures in the series, Ironhide was given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head.

: Unlike the Japanese version, he was sold separate on a blister card, and came with a [[bio]] card packed in the bubble.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero G1Ironhide bust.jpg|thumb|Go, Simba! Join the circle of life!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2002)

: This cold-cast porcelain 6-inch tall bust was sculpted by Jason Ray, and is based very heavily upon Ironhide's cartoon appearance. A signed artist's proof version was available, limited to 100 pieces.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Ironhide-atx.jpg|thumb|[[Signal Lancer]] would soon rethink teaming up with Ironhide.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

: Ironhide was likely to have been one of several ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Booster pieces. Though displayed as part of the ''Attacktix'' display at the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' "Celebration IV" convention, he —and all the other pieces revealed at the show— were ultimately never released.

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===Boss Coffee===
[[File:BossCoffee ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Ironhide was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Ironhide features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:DiamondSelect G1Ironhide bust.jpg|thumb|Proof that EVERY Wave 1 Autobot had a shoulder cannon.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2009)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Ironhide was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. This detailed bust is based on Ironhide's (you guessed it) cartoon/comic model, but with much more detailing and with elements of his toy design. These include his vehicle sled's missile launcher mounted on his shoulder, his wielding of his sled's static laser gun and his original Diaclone "face" being present behind his windshield. In addition to the missile launcher being removable his open left hand can be replaced with a hand gripping his cartoon pistol for two handed "chop busting."
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesironhidekickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Stop copying me!" "Stop copying me!"]]
*'''Ironhide & Kickback''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the "Generation 1 Series" of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', this adorably happy figurine of Ironhide is ready to pound his packmate [[Kickback (G1)#Robot Heroes|Kickback]] into metal filings. He features articulation in his neck and shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Ironhide-Decoy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|''Rubber-hide ver.2.0'']]
*'''Ironhide''' (01-2016)

:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Ironhide is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure based on a [[Decoy]] figure.
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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Ironhide.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ironhide''' (06-2017)

:Part of the second wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]], Ironhide's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders. Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.

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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Autobots''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Ironhide was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1SIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide, Veteran Autobot''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1S: Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T04'''
**''Stars: ''6
:'''Ironhide, Veteran Autobot''' is one of four double-sided character cards available in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Starter Set.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.

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[[File:W2Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T28/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler depicts the lower left portion of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus']], of whom Ironhide forms the left leg.

:The artwork for Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, while the Bot Mode artwork uses the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Ironhide figure's packaging art.

:Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler can be used to form Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Sentinel Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Sentinels are in Bot mode on the battlefield and/or KO area.

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[[File:W3CaptainIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Captain Ironhide, Infantry-Bodyguard''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T48'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Captain Ironhide, Infantry-Bodyguard is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Ironhide toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original artwork for Alt Mode, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Gunship Rev]].
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Irondied]]
*'''Megatron''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Energy flail

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Megatron]] statue stands 25 inches tall atop a base of Ironhide's dead body. The eyes and fusion cannon can light up. Only 500 were produced.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Iron Hide {{sic}} was slated to be one of the Rook pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Pop!''===
'''Ironhide''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
*''Rarity:''
**''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
**''Static:'' '''Common'''
**''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
**''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
**''Original'': '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Ironhide in the [[Funko Pop!|Funko]] style.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_IRONHIDE_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_IRONHIDE_STATIC.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_IRONHIDE_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_IRONHIDE_REDCHROME.gif|Chromehide
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_IRONHIDE_ORIGINAL.gif
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Ironhide is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:The same figure was included unchanged in the Series 2 pack, in place of the red-Bumblebee Cliffjumper from early reports.
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Grimlock X Ironhide Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Ironhide's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Icon Heroes|Grimlock]] pin.

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==Notes==
[[File:Generation2LightSpeed.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|You have to be pretty desperate to copy Blowout's motto.]]
*The black ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of Ironhide was sold by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as the ''[[Diakron]]'' "DK-2" Car/Robot in 1983, seemingly just a few months before he would be rebranded as a Transformer.
*An early version of [[Power Master]] Ironhide's artwork in blue and yellow was used on packaging mock-ups displayed around [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters bearing the names "Light Speed", "Belzone", and "Pothole", though no release of these toys was ever intended.
*A mock-up of a new [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]] toy in the form of a ''Universe'' (2008) Ironhide redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. During the fan poll held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Camshaft claimed only 1.6% of the votes, leaving him in second-to-last place.<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref>
*In the first year of ''[[Kre-O]]'', long before Devastator's set was released, an Ironhide Kreon was included in a turntable display of Kreons found in some retail outlets, often labeled as Sideswipe. He taunted you.
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Ironhide (G1)/toys

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'''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]''' is a bot of many toys, all of which are tough customers.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Ironhide toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sit on my face and tell me that you love me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Ironhide was part of the original assortment of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Autobot]] cars released in 1984, transforming into a red Nissan Sunny-Vanette Coach SGL. Ironhide splits when he transforms, with most of the rear section of his van mode transforming into a [[Onebox component|battle platform]], and the remainder becoming his rather unusually-shaped, mecha-like robot form. The robot can mount onto the battle platform, which is armed with a raising missile launcher and front-mounted "Static Laser Gun". Unusually for toys of this period, the Static Laser Gun can actually store when Ironhide is in vehicle mode, plugging into his undercarriage (although the missiles for his launcher and the peg required to attach the laser don't go anywhere).

: As with all his fellow Autobot Cars from that year, Ironhide's mold derived from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, a series which was ''not'' about sentient robots, but rather human-controlled machines. This mold is the one that most clearly shows evidence of this: in place of a head, these toy robots had chairs behind windscreens where the human rider would control the robot. The figures did include [[sticker]]s to go over these seats that depicted a sort of robot face, but when Ironhide and Ratchet's [[character model]]s were created for ''Transformers'' media, all traces of the human-controlled design were removed to give the robots proper faces and heads, ultimately creating the two designs which diverged the most from the toys on which they were ostensibly based.

: The stripe on the side of his vehicle mode (a sticker on the toy) is actually based on a special edition of the Nissan Cherry Vanette. On the real vehicle, the rear section (which is black on the toy's sticker) is actually the sliding rear door rail.<ref name="stripe">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/438046-g1-ironhides-stripes-explained.html "G1 Ironhide's Stripes...EXPLAINED!"] at TFW2005</ref>

: For unknown reasons, Ironhide was the only Autobot Car not released by Takara as part of their [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original retail line]] in any form (while Ratchet was not available at retail, he was available as a [[S.T.A.R.S.]] mail away item). Ironhide was reissued several times; this article lists each reissue separately where appropriate.

: This mold was also used to make the concurrently-released [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-ironhide/71/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Ironhide at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_ironhide.jpg Instruction booklet for Ironhide at Botchthecrab.com]''
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[[File:G1toy classic heroes ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Gold box Onebox]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Classic Heroes, [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

: The original Ironhide toy was first reissued in 1990 alongside several other early Transformers as part of the European-exclusive [[Classics (Europe)|''Classics'']] range. He was functionally identical to his original release.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Ironhide GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not a Gateway.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Go-Bot, [[1995]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] (which focused on Generation 1 characters), Ironhide is a [[redeco]] of wave 1's [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]], transforming into a silver Ford F150 Flareside pickup truck. Using through-axle construction for his wheels, he is compatible with most "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox" play sets and tracks.

: This mold was later redecoed into the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]] [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Autobot [[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]], and the second ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Hoist (G1)/toys|Hoist]].

: The toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Ironhide (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Go-Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''{{G2MotormouthMold}}

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[[File:G2-toy IronhidePM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Technically always in vehicle mode!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Power Master, 1995)
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns

:[[Power Master]] Ironhide transforms into a khaki camouflaged-and-armored Humvee. His main gimmick is his "Power Master" pull-back motor, which you use by pulling back on his motorized rear wheels, then placing one of his guns into one of the holes above the doors, which releases a catch and allows him to zip along a smooth surface.

:The Power Masters were the last toys in the ''Generation 2'' line, and were only released in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Oddly, the Australia and New Zealand releases were in US packaging, complete with [[Hasbro]]'s Rhode Island address. They also conspicuously lack any mention of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in their stamped-on [[copyright]] information.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/IronhideEur/ironhide.htm More information on Power Master Ironhide at TFU.info]
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:Ironhide-bw-magnaboss-toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Yes, this Alien-faced monstrosity certainly screams out "G1 Ironhide"! Who could possibly think otherwise?!]]
*'''Magnaboss''' (Ultra Class three-pack, [[1997]])
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}
{{note|The elephant Ironhide toy represents both the original Autobot and a [[Ironhide (BW)|latter-day Maximal]].}}

: ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Ironhide transforms from an elephant via a rather complex process involving numerous hinges and unfolding panels into a rather stumpy robot. Although dumpy, he is nothing if not well-armed: he has a flip-out spike at the end of each arm, and comes with two removable guns that flip out from behind his elephant mode ears, and which can be plugged into the holes at the ends of his arms. Ironhide is packaged with [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], and combines with them to form his [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]]. Ironhide forms the bulk of the combiner's mass, including all four limbs.

:The Magnaboss toy included no information about its three components beyond their names. In 2007, [[IDW Publishing]] decided to retroactively establish that the trio were the ''Generation 1'' characters of the same names, and included this revelation in their ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.

: Ironhide was slightly redecoed to create [[Santon#Toys|Santon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Beast Wars Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
[[File:G1toy collectors edition ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' ([[June]] [[2001]])
**''ID number:'' '''98'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Ironhide was made available in Japan for the first time as part of the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' line of reissues, available exclusively from online retailer [[e-HOBBY]] in a two-pack with mold-mate Ratchet. As the first Japanese edition of Ironhide, this was the first time the toy had been given a [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]]. As with his packmate, this version of the mold is the first to use metal pins for the shoulder connection rather than screws (something that all future reissues of this mold would adopt). This release also adds a rubsign onto the vehicle mode rear window. {{G1IronhideRatchetMold}} {{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red, red, and also red.]]
*'''Descent into Evil''' (Multi-figure boxset, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Radar assembly/energon weapon, battle sled

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Ironhide is a [[retool]]ing and [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]], transforming from a van into a robot and separate treaded [[Onebox component|battle sled]], each featuring [[powerlinx]] ports that allow them to combine with any other compatible Deluxe or Mega from the ''Energon'' toyline. Ironhide himself forms the "torso" in such a combination (armed with small guns that flip out from his feet to become over-shoulder blasters), while his battle sled becomes the "legs" for another robot. And of course, Ironhide can powerlinx with his own battle sled.

: He was only available in the [[BotCon 2005]] exclusive ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' boxset, which also includes [[Buzzclaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzclaw]], [[Chromia (G1)#Timelines|Chromia]], [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Timelines 2|Deathsaurus]], [[Dirge (Timelines)#Toys|Dirge]], [[Outback (G1)#Timelines|Fallback]], and [[Ricochet (Timelines)#Toys|Ricochet]].

: Ironhide's retooled mold was also used to make ''Timelines'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ratchet]]; they shared a new head mold, which combined elements of both of their designs, including Ironhide's head crest and Ratchet's forehead chevron.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/BCIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Timelines Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encoretoy-Ironhidewithhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His head problem just became a shoulders problem.]]
*'''Ironhide''' ([[2007]])
**''ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

: Ironhide's original Generation 1 toy was made available again in mid-December 2007 as part of Takara's ongoing ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]]. This version was distinguished by the inclusion of a "head" of sorts for the figure: one of the toy's box flaps featured an illustration of Ironhide's cartoon-design head and chest windshield which could be punched out along its perforated edges, and then slotted behind the toy's windshield. This hid the "chair-face" of the original toy and gave Ironhide his cartoon face... at the cost of making his arms appear to grow out of his waist.

:This version of the toy was [[retool]]ed to add a pair of "clips" to the [[Onebox component|mobile platform]]'s gun-base, designed to keep Ironhide more securely attached when riding it. However, these clips are right where a pair of decals normally go. Additionally, like the original Japanese release of the figure (but [[for safety reasons|unlike Hasbro's version]]), the missile launcher now fires.
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[[File:G1toy protect black ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Once you go black, you go back to red shortly afterwards.]]
*'''Ironhide Protect Black''' ([[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' "Static Laser Gun", gun post, 3 missiles

:Tied in to Ironhide's ''Encore'' reissue was e-HOBBY's [[exclusive]] "New Year Special" [[redeco]] of the figure: Ironhide Protect Black (アイアンハイドプロテクトブラック). The toy was priced at 4725 yen, and pre-orders were taken until [[January 11]], 2008, with a shipping date of April 2008.

:The new [[bio]] accompanying the release of the toy notes that Ironhide acquired this protective black coating to disguise himself from both Decepticons and members of the [[human]] criminal underworld, to better allow him to do his job as Optimus Prime's bodyguard. The bio also gives a name to the "mode" that consists of Ironhide standing atop his artillery platform, dubbing it his "Marauder Mode".

:[http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=034000000005&search=%A5%A2%A5%A4%A5%A2%A5%F3%A5%CF%A5%A4%A5%C9 According to e-HOBBY], the black coloration is meant to [[homage]] the original ''Diaclone'' toy which became Ironhide, but between the release of Ratchet Emergency Green and the bio's reference to black pickup trucks, it's easy to see this is also an homage to [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|live-action movie Ironhide]]. The packaging is the same as the regular ''Encore'' Ironhide's.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Cybertron/ProtectBlackIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Protect Black Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, I found my head! And that makes me sad.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Series'': Classic Series
**''Accessories'': "Converting Cannon" gun/blade
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: As the first new-mold Ironhide toy designed to resemble the original character, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Ironhide transforms into a red SUV of made-up model. His chest features an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-like gimmick that sees mechanical detailing rise up behind his chestplate when his bumper is lowered. He is armed with a double-ended "Converting Cannon" weapon, which deploys a translucent melee blade from one end, and a gatling cannon from the other. Although the instructions indicate that Ironhide's weapon should be attached by flipping his hand to the side of his wrist (as in transformation) and fitting the weapon over the naked wrist, the hand ''can'' in fact be made to fit inside the weapon with some careful jiggling.

: His [[stock photography]] (seen [[:File:Universe 2008 Ironhide Toy.jpg|here]]) shows him with a silver face and hubcaps, but as the final product shows, that didn't happen. While Hasbro claimed there would be a [[Variant|running change]] that would have the face in silver, no such change occurred. Speaking of packaging, Ironhide was also the first new ''Universe'' figure to have [[package art]] that wasn't burdened with [[dull surprise]].

:As a nod to the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Generation 1 comics, Ironhide's license plate reads "OREGON"—the place that the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crash-landed and the bulk of the first half of the comic takes place.

: The figure has a couple of production flaws. Due to a combination of three places on the figure having too much plastic, Ironhide's head assembly does not have the clearance to rise up fully, and it ends up looking like he's hanging his head in shame. However, with some heavy tinkering, the head can be raised to a more level, straight position [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transtopia-fix-universe-20-ironhides-low-self-esteem/14298/]. The paint on the car roof has also been reported to rub off over time, and can have a sticky feel to it.

: This mold was retooled to make [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Ratchet]] and ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Ratchet]] (surprising absolutely no one), plus [[BotCon 2012]]'s [[Soundwave (SG)#TLSoundwave|Sir Soundwave]]. This toy also served as the model for the [[Ironhide (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation]] of Ironhide.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Universe Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Ironhide toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He still has the head, and the stripe too.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, 2008-[[November 20|11-20]])
**''ID number'': '''C-11'''
**''Accessories'': Converting Cannon

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Ironhide is a redeco of ''Universe'' Ironhide, with a view to making him far more accurate to his [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] appearance. To this end, a generally darker shade of red plastic and lighter gray plastic are used. Additionally, the blue paint used for his opaque windows is a better match to his transparent blue windows than on Hasbro's ''Universe'' toy. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, Ironhide features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] silver for his headlights, brake lights and his Converting Cannon housing.

:Although the instructions indicate that Ironhide's weapon should be attached by flipping his hand to the side of his wrist (as in transformation) and fitting the weapon over the naked wrist, the hand can in fact be made to fit inside the weapon with some careful jiggling.
:Same as the Universe version, or on Henkei Prowl, this mold too suffers from the paint on the car roof turning sticky even on room temperatures and coming off.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy IronhideKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"I tell you what, you can take a safety course, and if you're still interested in guns after they've taken all the fun out of it, we'll go to the tournament."]]
*'''Destruction Site Devastator''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''36914'''
**''Pieces'': '''560'''
**''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Foreman, three Construction Workers
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: After being teased for over a year (see below), a [[Kreon]] Ironhide finally came out as part of the biggest ''[[Kre-O]] Transformers'' set yet. Based on the original character's cartoon model, Kreon Ironhide is the lone defender of a construction site playset against four full-sized [[Constructicon (Kre-O)|Constructicon]] brick-bots; [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scrapper]], [[Drill Bit (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Drill Bit]], [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scavenger]], and [[Hightower (ROTF)#Kre-O|Hightower]].

:He is in so much trouble.

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[[File:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Assault Devastator''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''36914'''
**''Pieces'': '''781'''
**''Kreons'': Devastator, Ironhide, Gunner, Foreman, three Construction Workers
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] version of the [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] set comes with both a Kreon Ironhide and a full-build brick Ironhide, which can be rebuilt from an armored pickup truck (calling back to the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' [[Ironhide (WFC)|incarnation of the character]], itself modeled after the [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action film version]]) into a robot. The robot/truck build also features twin pressure-launch missile launchers, and a bonus human [[Gunner]] Kreon.

:He is in slightly less trouble now.
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[[File:KreO-Toy IronhideCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6086'''
**''Pieces'': '''38'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large cannon, disruptor pistol, gripper-claw, double-bladed staff

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Ironhide comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, based on the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Ironhide toy]]. His "normal" helmet and large cannon (originally from ''Kre-O [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'') are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable cannon based around the aforementioned chrome gun, a small pistol (originally a [[Klingon]] disruptor from ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]''), a bendable gripping-claw, and a double-headed staff weapon.

: Take extreme care with the chrome rifle/clear-plastic barrel combination, as attaching the two pieces will pretty much guarantee stress fractures on the clear-plastic barrel.

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[[File:SDCC2014_KreonClassof1984_Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Best Bot to Bring Home to [[Primus]]
**''Accessories'': Assault rifle

: This version of Ironhide, has a different set of toy-based tampographs (with a very cartoon-based face), though his plastic colors are based more on the original cartoon model. He has oddly been given a [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]] wing-pack, despite neither the toy or cartoon giving him wings.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Class of 1984 Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BattleChangerIronhide.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|Barely any Iron and a ton of Hide]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Battle Changers, 2017)
**''Set Number'': '''B5586/B0714'''
**''Pieces'': '''73'''
**''Accessories'': 2 sniper rifles

:Popped outta nowhere without any announcement from Hasbro itself, Battle Changer Ironhide is a brick-built robot centered around a modified Kreon torso, transforming from robot to off-road truck and back without removing any parts.

: Like his wavemate [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#BattleChanger|Megatron]], he was only available at "discount" stores, first appearing at Dollar General, and then [[Walgreens]] for the holiday season.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots launcher Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''505'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''235'''
***''Sword strength'': '''880'''

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 launchers, Ironhide is a teeny pickup truck (with spoiler) with a [[Autotransformation|spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. His alternate mode and chest design are based on [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movie Ironhide]], with his head being based on the original Generation 1 Ironhide.

:He comes with a large trailer that pops open into a battle station with a pair of articulated buzzsaw-arms, and a spring-loaded vehicle launching ramp. The cannons on top of the trailer are based on live-action movie Ironhide's cannons.

:Ironhide was redecoed into [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blitz Shot Autobot Hound]] and [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]]. His main truck body, arms, and legs are also used by [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Autobot Ratchet]] and [[First Aid (G1)#Bot Shots|Protectobot First Aid]]. His launcher was redecoed into ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' Ratchet's [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#RescueBase|Rescue Base]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSLIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Launcher Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots 3pack Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl / Shockwave / Ironhide''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 007'''
***''Fist strength'': '''305 '''
***''Blaster strength'': '''970'''
***''Sword strength'': '''350'''

: Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 three-packs, this is a "Super Bot" [[redeco]] of Ironhide, meaning he is cast in translucent plastic and has more lopsided strength ratings. He comes with [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotS13Pack|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)#Bot Shots|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Super Bot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots single Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B012'''
***''Fist strength'': '''500'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''670'''
***''Sword strength'': '''450'''

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' single-packs, this is a live-action movie-style redeco of Ironhide in black and bluish-silver, with orange windows.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on single-pack Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Spinshot Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B002'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''845'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''210'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''570'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, Ironhide transforms into a pickup truck and is decoed in red not unlike ''Generation 1'' Ironhide. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Kup (G1)/toys|Sergeant Kup]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Spin Shot Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I've heard of snow tires but ''this'' is ridiculous!]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''750'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''265'''
***''Sword strength'': '''600'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this redeco of the original Ironhide toy in bluish dark-grey, with white wheels and orange eyes. He comes in a five pack with similarly-themed redecos of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Polar Assault Ironhide at TFU.info]''

===''BeCool''===
[[File:BotShots_BeCool_BlackOffRoadCarIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Black Off Road Car (Ironhide)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B10'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Black Off Road Car" is practically identical to the single-packed black ''Bot Shots'' Ironhide toy, the only difference being that his stickers don't depict power levels but instead drawings of his vehicle mode off-roading, a tire and a wrench.
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Construct-bot_ironhide_stock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|A truck... sure, sure...]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''45'''
: Part of Wave 1 of [[Construct-Bots]] Scouts, Ironhide can transform into a truck. Most of his parts debuted with him, however his head is a retool of [[Blitzwing (G1)#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]'s, switching his angry face with a grin. His large gun is also from Blitzwing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CBIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy specialist ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Specialist: Autobots''' (Multi-pack, [[March 25]], 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Converting cannon

:''Universe'' Ironhide was re-released in a three-pack with ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generations|Mirage]] and ''Universe'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations|Hound]], available from Hasbro Asia and [[TakaraTomy Mall]]. All three Autobots feature new metallic paint decos, and the set's [[package art]] links up to the contemporaneously-released "Specialist: Decepticons" set to form a complete image. At selected stores in Asia, the set was available with a free Autobot insignia earphone cap plug.
{{UniverseIronhideMold}}
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't expect him to be repainted with [[Offroad (CW)|black/grey colors]] with [[Ironhide (Movie)|cannons]] added. [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner_Wars|Really]].]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Axe, "super-cooled nitrogen/white-hot molten lead" dual cannon/hand/foot/engine

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Ironhide is a redeco/new-head retool of [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]], which transforms from a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck which is reminiscent of his [[Ironhide (Movie)|live-action movie counterpart]] to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe figure he can form a combined-mode limb for any Voyager Class toys from the same subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with Sunstreaker, Mirage, Prowl, and Optimus Prime to create [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Toys|Optimus Maximus]]. He is also officially associated with [[Betatron (CW)|Betatron]] and [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]]. A sticker sheet was sold at [[BotCon 2016]] to enhance Ironhide's resemblance to the original ''Beast Wars'' figure.

:He includes a [[5 mm post|5mm handle]] axe weapon, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block. In an unadvertised feature, the peg on his engine weapon is the right size to mount a [[Mini-Con]] on.

:While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also sticks out automatically if he collides to Optimus Prime/Motormaster's (or and of Hot Spot's redecoes/retools) protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: Hilariously, the robot mode [[stock photography|stock photo]] depicting a hand-painted [[prototype]] that's featured on the back of the toy's packaging is missing the wheel on his right leg.

:Ironhide is packed with the comic book "[[First Contact (IDW)|First Contact]]", rebranded as ''Combiner Wars'' #15. In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of Combiner Wars Deluxe and Voyager figures later started showing up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

: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, Ironhide 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>

:The original sculpt was redecoed as [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]], heavily retooled as [[First Aid (G1)#Generations|First Aid]] and differently retooled as [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Combiner Wars Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I run on Propane and propane accessories.]]
*'''Ironhide''' ([[2016]]-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number:'' '''QTF-07'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Ironhide transforms from a licensed [[super deformed]] Toyota HiAce to a cute grumpy little robot.

:Ironhide was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ratchet]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP27-Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|The G1 Ironhide you always wanted. Except with hip kibble. And a beer gut. And a long face.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2016-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-27'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 Laser pistols, Static Laser Gun, missile launcher, missile, 2 alternate hands, 4 nozzles, wrist [[sonodar]], chest screen, jetpack, 2 flare effects, battle sled, 2 faces
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Ironhide transforms into a licensed Cherry Vanette. He is in the standard Masterpiece [[scale]] (since [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-9]]), standing between MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Convoy]] and MP-12 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Lambor]] in bot mode and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|Convoy's trailer]] in vehicle mode.

: He comes with a bunch of accessories referencing many of the gadgets he used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. Ironhide's [[character model]] did not include any weapons or other extra tools or devices, meaning there was little to no consistency in the depiction of his armament in the series; as such, the toy picks and chooses from the many weapons and accoutrements he was seen using. He includes a pair of generic Autobot laser pistols of the same design as the gun that came with ''Masterpiece'' Bumblebee (which Ironhide began using in "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]") which can be stored on the underside of his vehicle mode, a larger gun based on his original toy's Static Laser Gun (similar weapons having been seen in "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]" and "[[A Prime Problem]]"), a set of alternate hands representing his ability to spray liquids through his fingertips (done in multiple episodes), a set of nozzles that can be exchanged for his hands based on those seen in "[[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]]", a second set of nozzles based not on anything from the cartoon, but on the ''connector peg'' for his Static Laser Gun from his original toy, the back-mounded missile launcher from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" based on his original toy's launcher, his wrist-mounted sonodar sensor dish from "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", complimented by a readout image of dinosaur bones that can be slipped behind his windshield, and the jetpack seen in "[[The Immobilizer]]", complete with jet-flare effects. A peg hole on the roof of his vehicle mode can hold one of the laser pistols or the Static Laser Gun.

:Since ''Masterpiece'' Ironhide's robot mode incorporates the entire vehicle mode, a separate "battle sled" piece has been included, based on the component of the original toy, that can store all of Ironhide's accessories, including a second face piece that stores on the underside of the sled. In an additional nod to the original G1 toy, specifically its lack of a proper head, there is a sculpted detail resembling the "face" decal that went on the seat of the original toy that is visible through the windshield in van mode, that gets tucked away in robot mode.

: There have been reports that the first release of the mold's chrome parts suffer from early corrosion similar to the issues encountered with the initial MP-5 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5|Megatron]].

:If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, Ironhide includes a collector coin, mounted in a card which resembles the front of his van mode. It may have also included a [[die-cast]] drill accessory, based on the one he used in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]". The drill accessory came in a small case styled to resemble a tool case.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/14/masterpiece-ironhide-asia-exclusive-drill-accessory-images-324829 Masterpiece Ironhide Asia exclusive drill accessory images]</ref>

:Ironhide was retooled into ''Masterpiece'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ratchet]] and ''Masterpiece G'' [[DK-2 Guard]].
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-UW05-Ironhide.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (giftset, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots

:Released as part of the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Convoy Grand Prime]] set, Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the Rodimus mold).

:Compared to the ''Combiner Wars'' release, Ironhide has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon: While he shares an identical paint mask to the ''Combiner Wars'' figure, his black [[Unpaintable plastic|unpaintable parts]] are now in the same shade of light grey. Other changes include the stripes being yellow-y orange, a black paint is added on the front roof, and his gunmetal paint on the hood & wheel rims are now silver.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally, the (good) Classics Ironhide we've all wanted!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S21'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''TRITHYLLIUM'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-35 LR Doomblast Forge Launcher"
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Ironhide transforms from robot to Cybertronian van and back. In keeping with the ''War For Cybertron'' trilogy's concerns with scale, Ironhide is a full head taller than most of his Deluxe-priced mates. He includes a gigantic missile launcher cannon called the "W-35 LR Doomblast Forge Launcher," compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], that can also convert into an equally gigantic hammer. As with all non-gimmick ''Siege'' figures, Ironhide features  "battle damage" paint applications on his lower shins, feet, and weapon. He also features multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:Ironhide suffers from a production flaw that causes the molded hinges on his legs to be too small to properly house the side panels from his vehicle mode, causing them to pop off at the slightest pressure. This can be resolved by removing the panels and using a small screwdriver to carefully widen the pegholes, which creates enough clearance to properly house the panels within the hinges.

:Ironhide was redecoed into [[Deseeus Army Drone#Toys|Deseeus Army Drone]] and retooled to varying degrees as [[Crosshairs (G1)#Generations|Crosshairs]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratchet]] and [[Autotrooper (Animated)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Animated Universe Autotrooper]]. The mold was also extensively retooled into ''Earthrise'' Ironhide (below).

::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xU9CKYarz4 Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Autobot-Alliance-2-Pack-Ironhide.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The '''better''' Classics Ironhide we truly want.]]
*'''Autobot Alliance 2-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E31'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-18'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[February 20]], [[2021]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, Roof/Shield
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Released in the "Autobot Alliance" 2-Pack with [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]] in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' toyline, Ironhide is an extensive retooling of his ''Siege'' counterpart, transforming into a van similar to his original Nissan mode. He features a new chest/windshield, bumper, lower arms, and leg panels, as well as a roof piece that converts into a shield in robot mode. While similar to the Siege version's head, the toy's head is also new, remolded to have less detailing and to be more cartoon accurate. In lieu of the Doomblast Forge Launcher (which this figure can wield if you wish), the shield can also become a giant four-barreled cannon. For a little extra firepower, Ironhide also comes with a smaller pistol. Conveniently, this gun can be stored on the underside of the shield, tucking away neatly in van mode.

:Although the figure features molded windows in van mode, said windows lack any paint, tampographs, or decals for color, which causes inconsistencies when combined with the translucent plastic from the roof to complete them. Similar to the ''Siege'' iteration, the figure's robot mode feet stick out conspicuously from the van mode's backside. Lastly, Ironhide's red color is visibly inconsistent throughout the combined figure, with some parts appearing more pink than red against the darker red pieces.

:The Drill Gun seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" is sold separately as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]] / War for Cybertron Trilogy'' "Worlds Collide" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]] includes ''Earthrise'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]]'s bazooka redecoed in green, matching Ironhide's bazooka in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]", effectively adding another weapon to this Ironhide toy's arsenal.

:The map piece that comes with Ironhide and Prowl is the mysterious [[Nebulan|Nebulon]] Station.

:This pack was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States, Canada and Europe. Unfortunately, the demand of the characters, combined with low stock and the COVID-19 pandemic complicating shipping issues, caused the 2-pack to command high prices online. That being said, Ironhide did get a mass-retail release with a more accurate mold in ''Studio Series'' (below), so... happy ending?

:Ironhide was redecoed into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[DK-2 Guard]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Voyager-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The '''BEST''' Classics Ironhide we could possibly g– where's the stripe?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-17'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-97'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 laser pistols, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Redone at the Voyager Class price point, ''[[Studio Series]]'' Ironhide is an attempt to improve the faults of the ''Earthrise'' version (while also being a general retail item instead of an [[Amazon]] exclusive). Though he is a similar size to that previous toy, the advanced transformation engineering means he doesn't have feet sticking out of the back of the vehicle mode and requires no [[Partformer|partsforming]], although it does suffer from the same varying shades of the red problem as the earlier release.

:Oddly, his signature stripe on the sides of his vehicle mode is present as molded detail, though unpainted. Unpainted translucent blue tabs also stick out the top of the vehicle mode roof, meant to secure a lightbar for the later Ratchet retool.

:Ironhide comes with dual laser pistols, which can be stored on his back, on the back of his legs, on top of his van mode, or under it as exhaust pipes.

:Just like his previous ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' counterparts, Ironhide's Drill Gun seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" (which was sold separately as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]); as well as ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]] / War for Cybertron Trilogy'' "Worlds Collide" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]]'s green bazooka (which was reminiscent of Ironhide's bazooka in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]") can both be used with this figure, even though these weapons cannot accommodate with Ironhide's vehicle mode.

:Ironhide also includes a display backdrop depicting the scene from the '86 movie where he made his last stand against invading Decepticons aboard the Autobot Shuttle.

:Obviously, this figure was retooled into [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SSVoyager|Autobot Ratchet]].

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[[File:TF-SS-86-Core-Class-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My circuits will sizzle if anyone suggests that I'm a [[Tote]] pretool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide''' (Core Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-110'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Core Class figures, Ironhide is the obligatory retool of [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ratchet]] with a new head, van roof, and crotch. He transforms from a robot to a van in 15 steps and comes with two blasters which can either be held or stored on the sides of his vehicle mode. There is also ample space to store the guns inside the rear of the van.

:Despite the Core Class lacking the backdrops included with all other ''Studio Series'' [[size class]]es, the outside and insert of Ironhide's packaging is decorated with artwork depicting the interior of the Autobot shuttle raided by the Decepticons in the film.

:While handling the vehicle mode, be careful not to press down the upper and lower rear panels; doing so would likely disconnect its tabbing.

:This figure was officially revealed on [[February 21]]st on a Transformers Tuesday, alongside [[Snarl (G1)#Studio Series|Snarl]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-BB-Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He got the stripe, but at what cost...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ironhide / Prowl''' (multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''ID number'': '''86-24BB'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, 2 large 3-part Fire Blast effects, "Decepticon Shuttle Ambush" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name="Pulse June 23">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>|[[Marcelo Matere]] (backdrop artist)}}

: A redeco and partial retool of the above ''Studio Series'' Ironhide figure, ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Ironhide is a morbidly hilarious version of the character during his death in the 1986 movie. In addition to a new, distressed headsculpt, his chest has been retooled to include some pretty nasty battle damage, including a 5mm port for blast effects.

: Notably, this version of Ironhide includes the yellow stripe on his van mode that the above standard ''Studio Series'' figure lacks. This figure also does away with all the painted translucent plastic featured on the previous figure, instead using a uniform red throughout, resulting in better color matching across both modes.

: He was available in a 2-pack with a similarly morbid [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]] retool, along with two purple recolors of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]]'s [[Fire Blast effect]]s. According to [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]], he initially pitched this set as a joke that essentially got way out of hand.<ref name="Pulse June 2023">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:Like the rest of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line, this figure was exclusive to [[Target]] in the United States, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving small quantities of the pack.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:Ironhide decoy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Rubber-hide]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1985)

: Ironhide was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" soft rubber ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the figures in the series, Ironhide featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He was available in red as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, in peach as part of various other randomly-packed box sets released by Takara subsidiary [[Seven]], and in a wide variety of different colors in "gachapon" capsule machines.

*'''Ironhide''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': 7

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Decoy Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ironhide had torso reduction surgery for this role.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Ironhide was available in the third "act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. His pistol and nozzle-tipped-fingers left hand are modeled after his appearance in "[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]", though the pistol is painted black rather than light gray as in the episode. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: In two out of every ten cases, the full-color version of Ironhide came packaged with the left leg of the wave's collectable [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure". This part itself could be in either full color or clear plastic, packed at an equal 1:1 ratio.

: This figure was slightly [[retool]]ed to make ''SCF'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Ratchet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/SCFIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on SCF Ironhide at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on SCF Ironhide (Clear Version) on TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2003)

: Ironhide's ''Super Collection Figure'' PVC was released the following year by Hasbro in the third wave of the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line. Like all the figures in the series, Ironhide was given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head.

: Unlike the Japanese version, he was sold separate on a blister card, and came with a [[bio]] card packed in the bubble.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero G1Ironhide bust.jpg|thumb|Go, Simba! Join the circle of life!]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2002)

: This cold-cast porcelain 6-inch tall bust was sculpted by Jason Ray, and is based very heavily upon Ironhide's cartoon appearance. A signed artist's proof version was available, limited to 100 pieces.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Ironhide-atx.jpg|thumb|[[Signal Lancer]] would soon rethink teaming up with Ironhide.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

: Ironhide was likely to have been one of several ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Booster pieces. Though displayed as part of the ''Attacktix'' display at the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' "Celebration IV" convention, he —and all the other pieces revealed at the show— were ultimately never released.

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===Boss Coffee===
[[File:BossCoffee ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Ironhide was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Ironhide features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:DiamondSelect G1Ironhide bust.jpg|thumb|Proof that EVERY Wave 1 Autobot had a shoulder cannon.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (2009)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Ironhide was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. This detailed bust is based on Ironhide's (you guessed it) cartoon/comic model, but with much more detailing and with elements of his toy design. These include his vehicle sled's missile launcher mounted on his shoulder, his wielding of his sled's static laser gun and his original Diaclone "face" being present behind his windshield. In addition to the missile launcher being removable his open left hand can be replaced with a hand gripping his cartoon pistol for two handed "chop busting."
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesironhidekickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Stop copying me!" "Stop copying me!"]]
*'''Ironhide & Kickback''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the "Generation 1 Series" of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', this adorably happy figurine of Ironhide is ready to pound his packmate [[Kickback (G1)#Robot Heroes|Kickback]] into metal filings. He features articulation in his neck and shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Ironhide-Decoy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|''Rubber-hide ver.2.0'']]
*'''Ironhide''' (01-2016)

:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Ironhide is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure based on a [[Decoy]] figure.
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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Ironhide.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ironhide''' (06-2017)

:Part of the second wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]], Ironhide's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders. Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.

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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Autobots''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Ironhide was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1SIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide, Veteran Autobot''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1S: Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T04'''
**''Stars: ''6
:'''Ironhide, Veteran Autobot''' is one of four double-sided character cards available in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Starter Set.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.

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[[File:W2Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T28/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler depicts the lower left portion of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus']], of whom Ironhide forms the left leg.

:The artwork for Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, while the Bot Mode artwork uses the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Ironhide figure's packaging art.

:Ironhide, Steadfast Brawler can be used to form Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Sentinel Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Sentinels are in Bot mode on the battlefield and/or KO area.

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[[File:W3CaptainIronhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Captain Ironhide, Infantry-Bodyguard''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T48'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Captain Ironhide, Infantry-Bodyguard is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Ironhide toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original artwork for Alt Mode, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Gunship Rev]].
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Irondied]]
*'''Megatron''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Energy flail

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise|Megatron]] statue stands 25 inches tall atop a base of Ironhide's dead body. The eyes and fusion cannon can light up. Only 500 were produced.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Iron Hide {{sic}} was slated to be one of the Rook pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Pop!''===
'''Ironhide''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
*''Rarity:''
**''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
**''Static:'' '''Common'''
**''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
**''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
**''Original'': '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Ironhide in the [[Funko Pop!|Funko]] style.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_IRONHIDE_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_IRONHIDE_STATIC.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_IRONHIDE_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_IRONHIDE_REDCHROME.gif|Chromehide
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_IRONHIDE_ORIGINAL.gif
</gallery></center>
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Ironhide is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:The same figure was included unchanged in the Series 2 pack, in place of the red-Bumblebee Cliffjumper from early reports.
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Grimlock X Ironhide Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Ironhide's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Icon Heroes|Grimlock]] pin.

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==Notes==
[[File:Generation2LightSpeed.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|You have to be pretty desperate to copy Blowout's motto.]]
*The black ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of Ironhide was sold by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as the ''[[Diakron]]'' "DK-2" Car/Robot in 1983, seemingly just a few months before he would be rebranded as a Transformer.
*An early version of [[Power Master]] Ironhide's artwork in blue and yellow was used on packaging mock-ups displayed around [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters bearing the names "Light Speed", "Belzone", and "Pothole", though no release of these toys was ever intended.
*A mock-up of a new [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]] toy in the form of a ''Universe'' (2008) Ironhide redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. During the fan poll held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Camshaft claimed only 1.6% of the votes, leaving him in second-to-last place.<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref>
*In the first year of ''[[Kre-O]]'', long before Devastator's set was released, an Ironhide Kreon was included in a turntable display of Kreons found in some retail outlets, often labeled as Sideswipe. He taunted you.
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==References==
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Ferak

2024-05-26T22:10:28Z

Bass X0: /* Marvel The Transformers comics */

{{factions|decepticon|starseeker}}
:''Ferak is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-TritonFerak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|I finally get a [[robot mode]]. Hope you weren't expecting anything from the neck down. (Ferak is the one at the bottom right.)]]
'''Ferak''' is a Decepticon who transforms into a [[hunter-seeker skyship]]. He has a low taste in entertainments, so he prefers to indulge on his own, taking out his sadistic impulses on others. Ferak's capacity for cruelty extends to his notable engineering skills, having invented such instruments of mayhem as the [[Nightmare Engine]] and the [[Cobalt Fusion Infernal Doombringer]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Hunter seekers.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|The difference, of course, is that they hunt too.]]
Stationed near [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Ferak and his two fellow Hunter-Seekers were cruising [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] on orders to ''reduce the surplus population'' by blasting and then recycling the derelict [[Empty|Empties]] found there. Spotting three of them, Ferak warned his wingmen off so he could enjoy this sport on his own, taking leisurely potshots at the trio as they ran for their lives.

Ferak destroyed [[Telus]] and [[Rotorbolt (G1)|Rotorbolt]] before the noise of his play attracted the nearby [[electro-scrambler]] (wielded by some [[Blaster (G1)|nameless Autobot]]). The electro-scrambler disrupted Ferak's guidance system, causing him to spin out of control. Blaster then grabbed him by the wings and threw him into a tower.

He exploded on impact. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Airborne hunter squad robot mode wanted galvatron dead or alive.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He's like [[Macabre]]'s fanboy.]]
''He survived, and in one possible future led an [[airborne hunter squad]] against [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]. He and his squad gloated at the outnumbered Autobots, apparently taking out Kup and Blurr before transforming to face the Autobot and [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] leaders. Ferak and the others taunted them further, asking that they beg for their lives. Rodimus assured them they would get no such satisfaction from him, and told them to do their worst as they prepared to fire.''

[[File:Rodimusprimerequestdenied.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|In. Your. Face.]]
''They were never to get the chance. Prime had stationed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] nearby and at his word they cut down half the Decepticons where they stood. The others made a break for it, only to find their way blocked by Kup and Blurr who had been playing [[roboto-possum]]. His comrades falling around him, Ferak ran back to fall at Rodimus Prime's feet begging for mercy (and unwittingly [[homage|stirring up]] [[Battle of Autobot City|disturbing memories]] for Rodimus) but the Autobot had no mercy to give and executed the Decepticon on the spot.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:GhostStories-ferak.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Ferak really just wants to make the Autobots realize that when they speak in front of class, they're always already naked.]]
Ferak was once friends with his fellow engineer [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} In the early days of the war, Ferak worked together with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], helping them create a "nightmare transmitter" of Shockwave's design they used to torment a courier named [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] into committing acts of terrorism for them. When their patsy turned himself in, it wasn't long before officers [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] figured out something was up with some help from [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and descended upon the Decepticon's hideout. Though Soundwave realized the jig was up, Ferak wasn't ready to give in and urged him to keep broadcasting the signal before forcibly being dragged away by [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]]. As they made their escape, Ferak took the controls to their shuttle and commented that he was intrigued by the transmitter's potential. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} Many years later, Ferak came to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s notice when he created the [[Nightmare Engine]].

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-CrosscutFerak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|This mode isn't quite as much of a surprise.]]
Ferak was later part of [[Squadron X]], a team of Decepticons which served as a brutal counterpart to the Autobots' [[Wreckers]]. He grew tired of this life and hoped to quit after transporting munitions to a Decepticon outpost in the [[Redan Quadrant]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Ferak's Squadron X profile}} The Wreckers and Squadron X's rivalry came to a head on [[Pova]], but after being dispatched in an aerial battle, Ferak and the rest of Squadron X were rounded up in a containment unit and put in inhibitor harnesses.

According to [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]]'s ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, Ferak and the other members of Squadron X were able to somehow escape their harnesses, forcing the Wreckers to execute rather than imprison them. However, this was merely a cover story. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} The truth was that [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] executed Squadron X before the Autobots would have been forced to let them go in accordance with a neutrality agreement. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
Ferak and Tornado were once members of Squadron X, but joined the Star Seeker pirates after the rest of the Squadron died on [[Torax Prime]].

Upon first joining [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]’s pirate crew, Ferak and Tornado were tasked with building weapons for the captain. They readily accepted, even suggesting they could throw in a few surprises of their own, given they were provided the necessary parts. Ferak came to enjoying tinkering about with the ''Tidal Wave,'' upgrading the ship whenever he could to make it more effective in the pirates' many raids.

Ferak had Tornado once help test out a batch of [[fragmentation foam]].

After the creature of ''[[Demon's Maw]]'' caused considerable damage to the ''Tidal Wave'', Ferak was tasked with designing better armor platting and weaponry for the ship. He earned many murderous glares from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his band of laborers whenever he had a change of heart on the ship's reconstruction halfway through their efforts, and ordered them to restart from scratch.

When Tornado asked Ferak to build some kind of sound dampener to quiet [[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]] and [[Rolling Thunder (G1)|Rolling Thunder]]’s races, Ferak misheard him and instead built a [[sonic destabilizer]].

Ferak at some point had the idea to graft limbs onto a [[Arms of War|bomb]] so that it could shoot at an enemy while it descended upon its intended target. When Tornado walked in on him, seemingly out of a fit of nostalgia, Ferak ceased working in order to discuss the past with his fellow ex-Squadron-X member. It turned out that he had been mentally constructing another weapon, the [[Full-Slayer]], at the time, and had needed Tornado to jog his memory in order to pick up the project once more.

When Tornado and [[Skyduster]] were tasked to infiltrate [[Ventax II]], Ferax provided the pair with extra weaponry. Along with the rest of the crew, Ferak afterwards participated in the attack on the planet. With the help of the sonic disrupter, he rescued Tornado from the local security force, and gave him a ride back to the ''Tidal Wave''.

Some time later, Ferak uncovered a [[Lukythian Warp Star]] in his workshop. Figuring it was either left there by himself after he had forgotten about it, or another pirate who had stashed it away, he claimed it as his own and decided to wear as part of a necklace.

Ferak helped Scorponok upgrade the ''Tidal Wave''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[unspace|transwarp]] engines. He also continued to busy himself by building several [[Arms Minicon]]s, which were distributed to several members of the crew as weaponry/pets. While working on the mechafauna Minicons, he discovered what he believed to be a way to fix Tornado's firing mechanism, and informed the little bot of this development.

On several occasions, Ferak discovered one of [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]’s cameras spying on him. He threatened the second-in-command with brutality if he discovered another camera in his workshop after the third time. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

[[File:HtF-FerakandTornadotransform.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Ferak was busying himself with his latest project when Cannonball walked in, announcing that they had arrived at their temporal destination. Ferak then accompanied the team of pirates that traveled down to the [[Galadria]] space bridge outpost, where the Star Seekers took control of a space bridge. Along the way, they met the Decepticon [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] and recruited her. Using the space bridge, the pirates transported themselves to [[Unicron]]’s head, still in orbit around Cybertron. Cannonball then revealed the full extent of his plan: to use the Chaos Bringer's remains to siphon Cybertron of all its Energon! The [[Cybertronian Knight]]s came to oppose the Star Seekers, leading Ferak to plan and use Tornado’s gun mode in conjunction with the Lukythian Warp Star to blast [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] away. Cannonball dissuaded him from doing so, not wanting Tornado to backfire as he knew he was prone to do. Ferak and Tornado activated the systems necessary to begin the Energon collecting process. Nothing came of it, since Cybertron was now a technorganic planet. With the raid a complete failure, Ferak was taken into custody by the knights. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

The pirates escaped and when on the run from the Cybertronian Knights. Cannonball’s crew nonetheless headed for their next adventure: tracking down [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]’s immortal spark! Ferak was tasked with building a [[Spark Containment Chamber]] in order to capture the illusive prize.

Later, Ferak was tasked with coming up with a protective system to halt the gravitational assault of the many black holes surrounding the ''Tidal Wave''{{'}}s next destination. Ferak did come up with something, but warned it would only last so long before the ''Tidal Wave'' would finally be overwhelmed by the black holes’ pull. Though the Star Seekers came close to oblivion, they managed to reach [[Shut-Up-Tornado-I'm-Trying-To-Think|a small, nameless planetoid]] inhabiting a “safe zone” in between the black holes. Ferak, alongside Tornado, [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], [[Thunderclap (G1)|Thunderclap]], and [[Neurotoxin]] went down to investigate with Captain Cannonball. On the planetoid, the group found an ancient Quintesson who professed knowledge of Starscream's last known location. The Quintesson was brought on board, though soon afterwards, strange happenings began across the ''Tidal Wave''.

In order to escape the gravitational pull of the many black holes surrounding them, Ferak concocted a plan that would involve pouring [[forestonite]] into the ship's engines. The plan was interrupted by a mutiny, which ended with Flamewar as the new Captain of the ship, and Captain Cannonball and his loyalists being stranded on the small barren planetoid. Believing his debt to Cannonball had already been repaid, Ferak had no qualms with staying on the ship under Flamewar's command. He took up with glee her first order of business: for Ferak to modify one of the Cannonball helmets for her use. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

Ferak was observed by [[Shokaract]], newly arisen from the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], as he contemplated new evils. {{storylink|Legacy (issue)|Legacy}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotCon2014-PirateFerak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ferak is no faker.]]
*'''Pirates Vs Knights''' ([[BotCon 2014]] box set)
**''Accessories'': "Tornado" Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Pirate Ferak" is a [[redeco]] of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus]], transforming into a Cybertronian starfighter. In robot mode, his fists can be folded back into their "thruster" arrangement which allows his Targetmaster partner [[Tornado#Toys|Tornado]] to plug into his wrist socket rather than be hand-held. (This is the only way Ferak can use Tornado with his left arm, as that hand oddly lacks a [[5 mm post]]-hole.) Tornado can also be mounted on the roof of Ferak's vehicle mode.

:Ferak was only available in a box set with fellow pirates Tornado, [[Cannonball (G1)#Timelines|Cannonball]], [[Scorponok (G1)#Timelines|Scorponok]], and [[Olin Zarak#Timelines|Olin Zarak]], plus knights [[Ginrai (robot)#Timelines|Ginrai]] and [[Devcon (G1)#Timelines|Devcon]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/StarSeeker/BCFerak/ferak.htm More information on Ferak at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy_United_Ferak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In a world without Energon, we might've been heroes!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-ss|'''Star Raider Ferak''' (Voyager Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Oxidating laser, 2 wingtip blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' "Star Raider Ferak" is a [[retool]]ing of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]], transforming into a Cybertronian spacefighter. His new wings (with detachable guns) and nosecone are designed to bring his vehicle mode closer to the original comic design. His head, chest, and shoulders feature very slight retooling which seems to be based on details from [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Cyclonus toy]].

: He was revealed during the [[Walmart]] Collector Con online event on [[March 7]], [[2024]], as part of the Walmart-[[exclusive]] "Star Raider" collection.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C40GX5luy1l/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Ferak from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Notes==
*In a text interview 23 years after he had written the story that introduced Ferak, [[Bob Budiansky]] was asked if he would pronounce the name "Fair-ACK" or "fehr-OCK". Budiansky laughed, double-checked the spelling, and chose "Fair-ACK".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170710065027/http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Interview with Bob Budiansky on "The Rusting Carcass Alcohol Abuse Center"] (archived link)</ref>
*Ferak wasn't given a [[robot mode]] until his surprise appearance in [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]. That mode resembles the [[airborne hunter squad]] leader, an intention confirmed by ''Last Stand'' co-author [[James Roberts]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/last-stand-of-the-wreckers-4-discussion.301222/page-3#post-4761849|name=James Roberts|site=TFW2005.com|year=2010|month=04|day=25|quote=And well done for spotting the deliberate resemblance between Ferak's robot mode and the unnamed 'Con from UK114. Nick and I decided that in the Marvel TF universe, Ferak used to be one of the members of the team that Rodimus & Co trounced.}}</ref> Ferak's background information in the ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' hardcover goes further and hints the airborne hunter squad's leader may well be Ferak himself, who might've survived his encounter with Blaster. The Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would go on to confirm this theory.
*Ferak is quite a weapons inventor, having made the [[Chaotic Deathaxe]], [[Neutronic Sorrow-Caster]], [[Proton Fusion Multiplier]], [[Quantum Benzok Accelerator]], [[Semtex Cascading Warhead]] and [[Thermobaric Ordinance of Persistent Terror]]. He may have also created the [[Cascading Cranium Crusher]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ferak''' (フェラク ''Feraku'')

==References==
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Roadbuster (G1)

2024-05-19T13:02:53Z

Bass X0: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Roadbuster}}
:''Roadbuster is an [[Autobot]] [[Deluxe Vehicle]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Roadbuster MTMTE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Ghostbusters|Who ya gonna call?]]]]
'''Roadbuster''' (aka '''Road Buster''') is a powerful and charismatic fighter. Usually armed to the teeth, he's an inspiration to other Autobots in combat and a natural leader on any battlefield. Outside of combat though, his natural ease and surety fail him. He simply doesn't know how to handle life out of combat. He becomes the quietest of the Autobots, grows withdrawn and depressed, and is easily bored. He counters this by spending most of his free time between battles either planning for the next one or "demolishing" any random [[Decepticon]]s he can find. Some Autobots worry about what will become of the heroic and well-loved Roadbuster they know if the war ever ends. Combat truly is his life and without it, he might just fade away.

Roadbuster is a member of the elite [[Wreckers]] unit in, well, every universe he's been in.

{{bigquote|Know what you call thirty enemy combatants on the wrong side of an atmos-field? A good start.|Roadbuster|"[[The War to End All Wars, Part 4]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Roadbuster}}

[[File:Target2006 RoadbusterwatchesShrapnel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm studying the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability.]]
Roadbuster was a member of the elite Wreckers unit under the command of [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Alongside [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], he accompanied his commander as Impactor argued with [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] over [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]' trip to [[Earth]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]].

[[File:Target 2006 Whirl Roadbuster Do It.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|I love this plan! I'm excited to be a part of it!]]
Roadbuster was a rather hardened soldier, deliberately feeding false information to an Autobot who had turned [[Autobot traitor|informant]] for the Decepticons, and stood by in the shadows while [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] tortured the Autobot for the info and then executed him. Despite allowing this to happen, he still felt that even a traitor deserved better than that. Roadbuster took part in a training session with the rest of the Wreckers involving [[facsimile construct]]s. The training session was in anticipation of [[Operation: Volcano]], an effort to assassinate some of the Decepticons' deadliest warriors. When Impactor decided that the Wreckers were going to bow out of Operation: Volcano, Roadbuster, Whirl, and [[Twin Twist]] took some down-time at [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. Both Twin Twist and Roadbuster felt distinctly uneasy about Impactor's decision. When a Decepticon by the name of [[Fang]] started bullying [[Tusks|one of the bar's patrons]], Roadbuster urged Twin Twist not to get involved. But Twin Twist trashed Fang anyway, coming to the realization that as Autobots, it was always their duty to stand in the Decepticons' way. Casting their doubts aside, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Twin Twist all decided to go ahead with Operation: Volcano. Likewise, Impactor was convinced by Xaaron to go through with the mission, despite his earlier doubts. Unfortunately, Volcano was a bust, leaving Impactor dead and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] the new leader of the Wreckers. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:RoadbusterdeathTimeWars.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.]]
After both [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and Optimus Prime wound up teleported back to Cybertron, Megatron set about spreading false rumors that a Decepticon spy, disguised as Optimus, had been set loose to infiltrate the Autobots' ranks. Roadbuster helped capture what he believed to be the imposter alongside the rest of the Wreckers. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} The Wreckers readied to gun down their captive, only for the execution to be interrupted by [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]. Though the little guy wasn't able to convince the others that Prime was the real thing, he used a [[gas particle bomb]] to create the distraction necessary for the Autobot leader to escape his [[energy restraints]] and vamoose. {{storylink|Under Fire!}} {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} Prime's name was eventually cleared, leading to him rallying the Autobot forces on Cybertron, and leading them on many successful raids on Decepticon encampments. Roadbuster helped secure Decepticon energon stores on these raids, the last of which ended with Optimus Prime returning to Earth alongside Megatron and Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Roadbuster was absent from the Wreckers for a while, but returned to take part in the so-called Time Wars. The Wreckers were forced to temporarily ally with the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in order to combat the combined threat of [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The mission to eliminate the two powerful Decepticon leaders was a complete disaster, with most of the Wreckers and Mayhems meeting violent ends. For Roadbuster's part, he managed to blow off a chunk of Galvatron's face with an experimental Decepticon [[Pathblaster]] weapon. However, as Roadbuster took the time to celebrate his shot, the weapon's power core exploded, killing him. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:ScattershotKillsRoadBusterUkAnnual88.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Shorten your stream! I don't want my face burned off!]]
In the year [[2510]], Roadbuster joined the Wreckers on Cybertron's northern front where they finally exterminated the last Decepticon outpost, bringing the war to an end. Later on, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] called an official end to the war effort and announced his plans to pass the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] on to Springer. The Decepticons were not totally gone, however—a deep cover agent named [[Triton]] lived on inside the Autobot ranks. In order to stir up discord, Triton challenged Prime's decision, declaring that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was a better choice to carry the Matrix. Whirl manhandled the little creep to make him pipe down, but Triton punched the Wrecker to the ground. Roadbuster raised his gun in anger, but it was the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] who fired first in defense of Triton and Magnus's reputation, blowing up Roadbuster's head. This disastrous turn of events led to a new Autobot Civil War between the forces of Ultra Magnus and Springer. {{storylink|Peace}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Wreckers loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|We're exterminators. Someone saw a [[Insecticon (G1)|cockroach]] up on twelve.]]
Roadbuster was a member of the Wreckers, under the command of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]]. Acting against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s explicit orders, they successfully brought a siege in the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]] to an end by trapping [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], and [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] inside a [[detention-sphere]]. Soon afterwards, Kup led the Wreckers away from Cybertron to visit the other planets touched by the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and they hitched a ride with [[Berko]]'s [[Cosmic Carnival]] to Earth. However Roadbuster and the Wreckers found the major cities of Earth had been devastated by Megatron, who promptly launched nuclear warheads at their shuttle, destroying it. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

Having managed to travel to Earth in the escape pods before the detonation of their shuttle, Roadbuster and the Wreckers made for the [[Deep Space Network]] in [[Goldstone]] to try and send a warning back to Cybertron. When they discovered that they were being pursued by the [[zombie]] army that Megatron had forged from the Decepticon victims of the [[Underbase Saga]], Springer ordered [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], Roadbuster, and [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] to run interference and draw the zombies away from the rest of the team. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

While a distress call was successfully sent to Cybertron, Kup was captured by Megatron's forces and the remaining Wreckers found themselves confronting a vengeful [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]]. The super-powered human formerly known as Spike Witwicky was eventually talked down, and Roadbuster and the others were invited to [[Argus Base]], the headquarters of the human resistance. There, a plan was hatched to both rescue Kup and attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]—the core of Megatron's power base. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

[[File:Roadbuster CircuitSmasher LooseEnds4.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.75|Everything you are doing is bad. I want you to know this.]]
Roadbuster was put in command of the group that ventured into the [[Yukon]] to reach the Ark. He devised an attack plan to breach the outer perimeters of defense, assigning roles to the Wreckers and humans. Circuit Smasher took a moment to make sure he and Roadbuster saw eye-to-eye on the subject of the Ark, and after a tense pause, Roadbuster agreed that there'd be no attempts to salvage the ship for their own purposes. The attack began, and the group found themselves facing landmines and [[autogun]]s in their path. Eventually, Roadbuster and the rest made it through to the Ark itself, which released [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units to bar the way. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}}

After engaging the Guardians, Circuit Smasher quickly noticed they weren't registering him as a threat. Roadbuster told him to exploit the advantage and get inside the Ark, while the rest held the Guardians off. Once inside, Circuit Smasher managed to disable the Ark's computer [[Aunty|Auntie]], putting a halt to both the Guardian units and Megatron's plans. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}} Along with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Roadbuster later kept watch over the secured Ark. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

Upon returning to Cybertron, Roadbuster worked crowd control as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] gave a speech in [[Eugenesis Plaza]]. When a riot was incited, Roadbuster and the other Autobots engaged in some fisticuffs with the unruly mob. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} Later, when a group of agitated citizens set up a highway blockade, the Wreckers confronted the protestors. Roadbuster disapproved of Kup's hostile approach to the situation and opined that Springer wouldn't have handled things this way. Before Roadbuster and Kup could argue any further, the situation devolved into a brawl between the protestors and other irate citizens who wanted through the blockade. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} Roadbuster participated in a raid on [[Fort Scyk]] with the other Wreckers, seeking to take down [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s cell of Decepticon insurgents. However, it turned out to be a trap and the Wreckers barely survived after Fort Scyk exploded with them in it. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}}

[[File:DestinyPt5 BludgeonRoadbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"Get him!" That was your whole plan, huh- "get him."]]
During [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s massive attack on Cybertron, Roadbuster infiltrated the [[Warworld]] with the other Wreckers, seeking to disable it from within. They were confronted by Bludgeon himself, who dominated them in combat and cost Roadbuster an arm. In the end, Bludgeon was defeated by the newly arrived [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], and the Wreckers managed to escape before the Warworld was destroyed. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

[[File:Roadbuster atmosfield RegenOne99.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|It's ''Milla'' Time!]]
The Wreckers were among the Autobot space fleet when Rodimus Prime ordered an attack on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]] created by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}} Ordered to "go dark" by Kup after Jhiaxus' forces began decimating the Autobots, Roadbuster and the others undertook a sabotage mission within the "[[slam rail]]" transit system that linked the network. Severing worlds from the network with targeted nuclear explosions and eliminating any resistance in their path, the Wreckers provided enough of a distraction for the other Autobots to escape as [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|other]] [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|factors]] in play led to the destruction of the Hub and Jhiaxus. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

Returning to Cybertron to find it transformed into a barren wasteland populated by [[shadow-leech]]es, the Autobots had to combat the [[Dark Matrix|dark entity]] formed from the corruption of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. For his part, Roadbuster was among a group that journeyed back to Earth through a [[space bridge]] portal to ascertain the creature's designs on the planet. They encountered [[Linda Chang]] and the remaining human resistance, who initially fired upon the Autobots. Having fought beside these humans before, Roadbuster managed to calm things down and the two groups compared notes. With the humans joining them, Roadbuster's group then journeyed to [[Nebulos]], where they were forced to put down the Matrix-corrupted [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]. After Rodimus was forced to sever their connection with [[Primus]], Roadbuster, along with all other Transformers, became decidedly mortal and eventually died of old age. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Wreckers secrets and lies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|Suck in the guts, guys.]]
Roadbuster and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] met with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and gave him a pep talk when the Autobot commander doubted his ability to measure up to the departed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Having heard of Magnus' need of a "wrecking crew", Roadbuster joined a [[Wreckers|new team]] to aid [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] in sabotaging [[Project Dreadnought]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} The Wreckers deployed on their first mission to [[Stanix]] where Project Dreadnought was being enacted and encountered [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] guarding the site. Roadbuster and the others managed to fight past the [[combiner]] and other Decepticons present, seeing to the destruction of Dreadnought and establishing their rep for the many years of conflict to come. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}

===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Roadbuster was stationed on [[Earth]]. The Autobots initially failed to stop a new plan of Megatron's to take millions of people hostage, but came back to fight again once they were repaired. Roadbuster blasted a hole in the Decepticons' fortress wall with his [[linear blaster gun|linear blaster]] so the Autobots could get inside, taking pride in the power of his weapon. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

===Milton Bradley mini-comic===
Road Buster was among the Autobots under [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]'s command who launched in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] to clear a path through an asteroid belt. When the Decepticons attacked the ship, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sent it crashing into [[Earth]], knocking everyone aboard offline. Four million years later, they were repaired when the ship's systems were reactivated by a volcanic eruption. {{storylink|In the Transformers}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:War and Peace 4 RoadbusterWhirl.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Kitten, what I think I'm saying is, sometimes, slag happens, somebody's gotta deal with it, and who ya gonna call?]]
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] went missing in a [[space bridge]] accident, Roadbuster became part of an elite force of Autobots known as the Wreckers who broke off as an independent faction, led by Springer. Much of their efforts were concentrated on keeping [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s contained inside [[Polyhex]] and away from the [[Tagan Heights]], an area which contributed to a full 40% of Cybertron's manufacturing potential. One of their missions brought them to blows against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], who had allied himself with Ratbat's sub-faction. {{storylink|Escalation}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] joined the fight against the Decepticon combiner, but the resulting clash was so brutal that Roadbuster and the other Wreckers were forced to retreat to avoid becoming collateral damage. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

During the Age of Internment, Roadbuster was imprisoned by the Decepticons as slave labor along with most of the other surviving Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

Much later, after the loss of the ''Ark'', Roadbuster was one of the Autobots who helped train a new generation of soldiers called the [[Micromaster]]s. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} After the Micromasters were combat-ready, Roadbuster, critically low on energy, was ambushed by a group of Decepticon Micromasters and defeated by them. A group of Autobot Micromasters led by [[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] intervened and managed to pull Roadbuster's inert chassis out of there, sparing him the indignity of having what little [[Energon]] that remained in his system drained. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing|Destined For Nothing}}

During [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s rule of Cybertron, Roadbuster was a member of the new Wreckers, a small unit of Autobots under Ultra Magnus's command, dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] released the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] from their imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers were sent in to deal with the escapees. Unfortunately, both Roadbuster and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] were crushed before Magnus brought the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], down. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{First|[[Stormbringer issue 2|Transformers: Stormbringer #2]]}}

[[Image:The Roadbuster affair.jpg|thumb|300px|right|"On a mountain of skulls, in a castle of pain, I sat on a throne of blood!"]]
Before the war, Roadbuster was a member of the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] security services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} He was quite brutally 'trained' as a cadet, including "[[Transform-up|mode drilling]]": being forced to transform over and over in quick succession. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} During all of this, he never learned to read and after the war started, Roadbuster signed up with the Autobots. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

At some point, Roadbuster was in charge of training cadets and developed a strong emotional bond to those in his care. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}} [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] [[Size changing|shrank down]] to tiny form, crawled into Roadbuster's head and began whispering in his ear. Roadbuster came to believe it was [[Mortilus]] speaking to him and over time he began to do what the voice told him... which was to brutalise his cadets and eventually dump their lifeless bodies into a pit for the death-god to consume. As the cadets were forced to "mode drill" and savagely beaten, Roadbuster told them this was how ''he'' was taught, back in the day. The Autobots found out just in time to save [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] from this grisly fate and Prowl had Roadbuster locked up for a long, long time for what was assumed to be madness, as Roadbuster screamed out for Mortilus to talk to him again. The exact nature of the [[Roadbuster affair|whole sordid incident]] was covered up and after minimum rehab, Prowl had Roadbuster released back into the Wreckers to kill again, as a favour to Impactor. Roadbuster secretly still missed the voice and wanted it to come back. He was cured, all right. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Roadbuster was present with the entire team to welcome [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]] into the Wreckers. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Since I joined these men, I've seen slag that'll turn you white!]]
Roadbuster and the Wreckers embarked on a hunt for [[Squadron X]], a Decepticon battle unit known for the atrocities it left in its wake. The hunt culminated in a battle between the two groups on [[Pova]]. Roadbuster himself brought down Squadron X's ship, the ''[[Pale Fire]]'', with a single shot. {{storylink|Bullets}} According to official paperwork, a desperate surprise tactic by Springer and Impactor, along with support from Roadbuster and [[Rack'n'Ruin (G1)|Rack'n'Ruin]], turned the tide in the Wreckers' favor and Squadron X was defeated. However, as the Wreckers were prepping them for transport and imprisonment, Squadron X managed to escape. Impactor would not allow this, and a second battle with them ended in the deaths of every single member of Squadron X. However, this particular version of events was a cover story. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

What had ''actually'' occurred on Pova was that the Wreckers were going to be forced to release the captive Squadron X, as they were violating a neutrality agreement with the Povians by fighting there. Not willing to go along with this, Impactor locked himself in a room with the bound and helpless Decepticons and personally executed them all. Roadbuster and the other Wreckers, save Springer, made no move to stop him. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Having been the one who handed Impactor the gun that was used to execute Squadron X, Roadbuster was inwardly proud of his leader's actions. However, once Springer reported Impactor to [[Autobot High Command]], Roadbuster and the others realized that they were in danger of being implicated in the crime as well. Roadbuster and the other Wreckers approached Springer individually in the time leading up to Impactor's trial, each telling him that they had no idea what Impactor was going to do. For his part, Roadbuster claimed that he had thought Impactor WAS going to release Squadron X as planned, and that the gun was only for self-defense. The Wreckers asked Springer to be their new leader and Springer bought into their pleas, officially clearing them of complicity in Impactor's crime at the trial. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:Animals-RadarGatoraider.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"Radar, you are a most fortunate individual!" 
"I know!" 
"You've been a participant in the biggest interdimensional cross rip since the [[Tunguska event|Tunguska Blast of 1909!]]" 
"Felt great...!" 
"I'd like to get a sample of your brain tissue." 
"Okay-AAHHKKK!"]]
At some point, the Wreckers attacked a Decepticon squad led by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]. High on [[Syk]], Roadbuster tore out [[Radar]]'s spine and made him ''eat it''. The attack would traumatize Krok. {{storylink|Animals}}

Many stellar cycles later, Roadbuster used his considerable armament against the Decepticons holed up in their [[Infiltration protocol|siege mode]] armature on the world of [[Varas Centralus]] in the [[Kol System]]. During the battle he handed Springer a comm-unit with an urgent call from Operations Command: orders from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself redeploying the Wreckers to Cybertron. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

[[File:Roadbustertotherescue.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Why worry? Each one of us is carrying an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back.]]
After the Wreckers arrived on Cybertron, Roadbuster saved [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] from a group of [[Centurion droid]]s, before having [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] evacuate the two unconscious [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] out of the area. After the Wreckers blasted their way into [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s base and very, very, very quickly defeated the cultists, Roadbuster and Whirl rescued [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] from where he and the other Technobots were being recycled into raw materials. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} After [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] returned to Cybertron, Roadbuster, [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] served as advanced scouts, watching the giant [[Pretender]]'s activity. They legged it when Thunderwing unleashed a wave of destruction in memory of his failed attempts to convince [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the scientific community of Cybertron to support his experimentation. As the battle was joined, Roadbuster's group tried to get Thunderwing's attention, but were blown away by a thunderous clap of his giant hands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

Much later, the Wreckers were called in by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s unit to fight Thunderwing on [[Corata-Vaz]]. Roadbuster was part of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] ground assault, but all the Autobot combatants were blown away by the monster's ionic discharge. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Thunderwing eventually assumed his powered-up [[Super Mode|Ultra Mode]], and Roadbuster poured hundreds of rounds into the being's left flank before Jetfire came up with an idea to take control of Thunderwing. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}

[[File:SpotlightSideswipe ThunderwingVSWreckers.jpg|right|upright=1.7|thumb|Funny us going out like this. Killed by a 100-foot [[Pretender]].]]
Jetfire managed to gain remote control using Bludgeon's old axis cradle trick, and the Wreckers slipped past to disable the [[Nega-Core]] that Thunderwing had been guarding. Jetfire eventually lost control and Thunderwing turned back to advance on Roadbuster and the others as they futilely poured firepower into the massive Pretender. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Some time later, more than half of the Wreckers were captured and imprisoned by the Decepticon commander [[Turmoil]] and his crew. The recently rehabilitated [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] led a rescue team that included Roadbuster to infiltrate Turmoil's ship. There, they ran into [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who was also trying to rescue the captured Wreckers. Roadbuster and the others managed to rescue their comrades and Kup formally offered Drift a spot on a new unit he was planning to form. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

Subsequently, Roadbuster appeared as part of the crew of the starship ''[[Trion]]'', under Kup's command. Receiving a distress call from [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], Kup's team went to rescue him. They found Hot Rod being menaced by Bludgeon and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]]. Bludgeon quickly commanded the team to merge into [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] and the [[combiner|gestalt]] easily brushed Roadbuster aside, knocking off his shoulder cannon. But Monstructor was soon thereafter defeated when [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] demonstrated his newly honed sniping skills. Bludgeon opted to retreat in his ship and the crew of the Trion, now joined by Hot Rod, went in pursuit of the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|Lost & Found}}

[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|right|Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown.]]
The Trion was eventually lured into an enemy ambush, and had its defenses disabled due to its command codes having been gleaned from an Autobot traitor. Forced to crash-land, Roadbuster was stranded with the remainder of the ship's crew on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], using their former ship as a base of operations. They eventually met up with the demoralized crew of the incapacitated Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

After the Trion's crew had settled in, [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and Roadbuster had a little chat outside, where Roadbuster revealed how frustrated he was that they had been taken down by the Decepticons without even a chance to shoot back. Noting Roadbuster's eagerness for a fight, Ironhide began to tell him something, but caught sight of a strange creature in the distance. It turned out to be an advance scout of the [[Insecticon swarm]], and Roadbuster immediately notified Kup of its presence. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

The Autobots soon relocated their base-camp, and in his vehicle mode, Roadbuster served as a mobile command platform for Kup to ride on and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] to snipe from as they traveled. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

[[File:Roadbuster Loves Guns.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|You're not ''sleeping'' with it, are you, Roadbuster?]]
After Optimus Prime was repaired and the Autobots prepared to make their final stand against the Insecticon swarm, [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] removed and modified one of the ''Trion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cannons to be used as a mounted turret for Roadbuster to fire. Roadbuster was quite enamored with the weapon and wanted to give it a name. When the swarm attacked, Roadbuster managed to destroy quite a few of them with his new cannon. But eventually he was forced to shove the cannon off its mount to crush a few of the Insecticon horde as they scaled the walls of the Autobots' temporary fortress. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

After the Autobots returned to Earth aboard [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Roadbuster jumped into battle alongside his comrades against the Decepticons. He grappled with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and overpowered him, disappointed that the Decepticon turned out to be a "lightweight". Roadbuster was then blasted away by Megatron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He survived though, and stood victorious behind Optimus Prime and the others as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

At some point following Megatron's defeat, Roadbuster became deeply involved with inventing a new weapon he dubbed the "[[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater]]", and was unavailable when Springer started to reform the Wreckers. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[File:Roadbuster Bumblebee TheImpossibleKnot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|No offense, guys, but I've gotta get my own lawyer.]]
He was on Earth when Optimus Prime chose to surrender to [[Skywatch]] two years after the defeat of Megatron. Hot Rod and some like-minded individuals broke off from the main Autobot force to find a way off the planet. Roadbuster chose to stay behind with the remaining Autobots, who elected [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] as their new leader. {{storylink|The Impossible Knot}} He had to learn how to ''not'' pat Bumblebee on the head when he saw him.{{storylink|Zero Point}}

After the liberation of [[Garrus-9]], Springer was left in a comatose state following near-fatal injuries received at the hands of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. Roadbuster, along with Whirl, were stationed on ''[[Debris]]'' to watch over their former leader. {{storylink|Zero Point}} (Hubcap was there too but Roadbuster did not recognise him) {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} Whirl attempted to euthanize Springer with the Sparkeater weapon Roadbuster had developed. Stopping him before the deed could be done, Roadbuster issued "the Veto" on Whirl; the ability of any Wrecker to remove any other Wrecker from the team. After Whirl had been removed from the premises, Roadbuster continued his solemn vigil over Springer alone. {{storylink|Interiors}} To help Springer reawaken, it was recommended by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] that Roadbuster read to him from ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]''.

Before starting, he had to undertake the non-trivial task of learning to read.

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers1 ImpactorRoadbusterArgue.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|Let's see what happens when we take away the puppy.]]
Despite disliking his portrayal in them as a one-dimensional gun-nut, Roadbuster eventually read him every datalog—twice, the second time attempting the difficult words which escaped him the first time—except [[Wreckers: Declassified|113]], which detailed their showdown with Squadron X at Pova. Roadbuster was extremely guilty about lying to avoid taking the fall with Impactor, and confessed this to his unconscious leader, also acknowledging that he felt that Springer was the best leader the Wreckers had ever had. After this disclosure, Roadbuster noticed some faint signs of stirring from Springer. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Years later, Roadbuster was still reading and believed this had made for a positive change in himself, even as Impactor believed Springer should be allowed to die with dignity. Roadbuster and Impactor both lamented the lack of work for the Wreckers, outside of titchy Decepticon cells; Impactor also lamented that his protege [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] had gone killcrazy nuts and had to be locked in a box, but Roadbuster said trying to help was a sign of strength. (And he mentioned the, ah, ''connection'' he'd had with trainees himself) During another round of their ongoing debate about euthanising Springer, with Impactor quietly checking that Roadbuster wasn't hearing the guy 'talk' to him, the leader suddenly ''got up'' and dragged them (and Hubcap) to Earth, alerted by Kup that Prowl was MIA. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:SinsoftheWreckers2 RoadbustertorturesClawJaw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|300px|left|Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every Wrecker's god-given right!]]
Suspicion for the disappearance fell first on the human [[Verity Carlo]] but it turned out to be a Cybertronian faction, [[Mayhem Attack Squad|the anarchic Mayhem]], which was first revealed to a sickened Roadbuster when Kup began ''talking in Prowl's voice'' and revealed the manipulator had had remote access to Kup's brain for years. The job was still the job though, and the Wreckers pursued the Mayhems. After a vicious battle with Mayhem's living mobile HQ, [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]], the Wreckers entered said HQ and Roadbuster began to violently torture [[Claw Jaw]] for info. Springer was horrified but Roadbuster just snapped back that reading to him didn't cancel out being a violent bastard or vice versa. The cowed Claw Jaw led them into the [[Noisemaze (dimension)|Noisemaze]] {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}} but this turned out to be a trap: only Mayhems were protected against the Noisemaze dimension's mental destabilising! Roadbuster was knocked out by the sheer pain and taken to [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], to be locked into the guilt extracting computer [[Impetus]] and spit out all his crimes. In among them, he admitted he deep down wished he'd been brave enough to euthanise Springer like Whirl had tried to. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:K-PLUTCH.jpg|thumb|300px|right|I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.]]

Tarantulas gleefully revealed to Roadbuster that way back in the day, he'd been "Mortilus" and had deliberately used Roadbuster to collect bodies for experiments; and Hubcap had been working for Tarantulas for ''years'', willing to do this in exchange for revenge against both Roadbuster and Prowl, for releasing him early. (Almost unnoticed by his fellows, an upset Roadbuster told Tarantulas he'd missed his voice and wanted to know "where did you ''go''?") It was lucky for all concerned that Hubcap had enough qualms to release the other Wreckers under Prowl's prodding but Roadbuster, even with the others, struggled to take down Tarantulas.

And so Roadbuster made a sacrifice play. After begging Springer to remember him as a friend and not remember him for all his violent horrors, he transformed to vehicle mode and rammed Tarantulas through a window and down to the rocks below. He survived the fall, but so had Tarantulas, who had shrunk down... and crawled inside the Wrecker's head. The last thing Roadbuster heard was one more malicious whisper before the spider mass-shifted ''back'' to regular size. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-6-Roadbuster.jpg|75px|thumb|left|[[Ernie Hudson|"This job is not worth eleven-five a year!"]]]]
Roadbuster was one of several Autobots reeling from the appearance of the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:LG04 comic Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|"If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything [[Tankor (BM)|you]] say."]]
Roadbuster and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] were built in the [[Legends World]] by [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], inspired by designs from a [[w:Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|certain '80s giant robot anime]], to aid him in his plans to return the world to how it was in the '80s. In spite of Tankor's design intentions, however, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] recognized them as Autobots from a [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|British ''Transformers'' comic]], an origin story that confused the pair. While Whirl went on to have a change of heart and decided to be a hero instead, Roadbuster remained loyal to his commander Tankor and engaged his former partner in combat. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} Declaring it time to enact his Total Humanity '80s Transformation Plan, Tankor entrusted his '80s Transformation Beam to Roadbuster and sent him to cause havoc by blasting everyone around him into various '80s forms. An impassioned speech from [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] briefly halted Tankor's resolve, leaving him open to attack, but Roadbuster loyally shielded his commander and was broken into pieces by an air-dropped Rattrap as a result. Tankor retreated and had Roadbuster fixed up, after which the two started running an '80s-themed café instead. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

Waspinator later taught [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] about Roadbuster and Whirl during his ''Transformers'' lesson, again explaining that they first appeared in a British comic. The concept of British Transformers had Megatron thinking of the pair as English stereotypes, and he imagined Roadbuster decked up as [[Sherlock Holmes]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 15#Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz|Whirl and Roadbuster Now on Sale, Buzz}} On [[Christmas]], Roadbuster dressed up as a reindeer and helped Santa-Tankor hand out toys from the 80s. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

Roadbuster later got concerned about Tankor when he picked a fight with [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]] and [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!|I'm Tankor, dana!}} He then ran into Whirl again and was ready for a rematch, only to be taken aback when the self-styled "hero" ''took a hostage'', and even more so when the hostage took control of Whirl and forced him to pick up garbage. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 17|Whirl Versus Roadbuster!}} Eventually, Whirl returned to Tankor and Roadbuster's side and the three went back to terrorizing the population, but it all came to an end when a dimensionally displaced [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] defeated Tankor for good. Roadbuster and Whirl were left lost and confused about what to without their leader, so Jetfire invited them back to his [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|home dimension]], reasoning they'd fit in better there. The pair accepted his offer and traveled through a [[solitarium]] portal to the year [[2004]] of his universe, where they joined the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}}

Upon meeting the [[Jumpstarter]]s, Whirl and Roadbuster introduced themselves as "Wreckers", something Waspinator had identified them as. Overhearing this, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] thought it was a great team name and founded the Wreckers as a new Autobot unit, recruiting the duo into it. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG-07 Jetfire Sequel|LG-07 Jetfire Sequel}} Their first mission by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was to clean up around [[Mount St. Hilary]]. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Wreckers Birth Story|G1 Wreckers Birth Story}} At one point he and Whirl explained their origins to the Jumpstarters, who would later create Legends World to begin with in order to ensure their comrades would be born. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}} In the year [[2021]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] recalled Roadbuster and Whirl's origins when he and his soldiers were reduced to heads and needed new bodies built. Using residual radiation acquired from the two Wreckers, Fortress located the Legends World and traveled there in search of the expertise used to build them. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

As Wreckers, Roadbuster and Whirl fought under [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] for many years, and one day in the late 2030s, they noticed he was getting fatter. A comment from Whirl about Springer's failed relationship with [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ended up upsetting their leader, and Roadbuster scrambled to try to cheer him up. When Springer sought to become his old macho self again, Roadbuster and Whirl had an idea, suggesting that he go to the Legends World and have their creator, Tankor (now [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), build him a cool new body. The two came with him on the trip to revisit their old home and observe his reconstruction. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} They then returned to the G1 World where they pushed Springer into asking Arcee out. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG19 Springer Sequel|LG19 Springer Sequel}} Upon learning that the Legends World was under attack by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Roadbuster and Whirl volunteered to return and defend their homeworld. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#LG65 Twin Twist Prologue|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} On arrival, they were pinned down by Windblade's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], leaving [[Twin Twist]] to take her on. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 65|Bonus Edition Vol. 65}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Whirl ended up back in the G1 World. In [[2038]], he and Roadbuster were on [[Micro|Zone]], where he watched the [[Powered Master]]s duke it out with [[Violengiguar]] in their old bodies. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Roadbuster and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] were enlisted to assist [[Nova Prime]] in battle against Nemesis Prime, an evil future version of Nova. They were unable to prevail against this future threat. {{storylink|Prime Evil}} Roadbuster was a member of the fearless Wreckers squad which liberated Garrus-9 from the grip of [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and the [[Air Strike Patrol]], though they destroyed most of the facility in the process. {{storylink|The Wreckers}} [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and Roadbuster were sent to prevent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] from reviving [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. They failed, and were forced to help the two Decepticons defeat Thunderwing. {{storylink|Stormbringer (Legends)|Stormbringer}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsRoadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px|right| "Whirl, somehow this reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole in your head. Do you remember that?"]]
Roadbuster participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 70 units of Cybermetal, 30 units of Transmetal, and 20 exclusive cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Roadbuster was a member of the Wreckers and a proficient munitions expert. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Roadbuster-EW.jpg|300px|thumb|“Total firepower? Of course! I wage war to win, fool!”]]
*''Class:''' special
*''lowest star rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability:''' Shield Piercing Plasma'''- Shoot a shot that removes a foe's shields, dealing damadge to the final target and half that to foes in the shots path.
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +3 cost increase.
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Roadbuster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I ain't afraid of no road!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Deluxe Vehicle, [[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' [[laser rifle]], [[linear blaster gun]], [[shrapnel missile]] launcher, 5 missiles, control pack (with 2 handles), power pack, antenna, infrared range finder, large wheel covers (left & right), small wheel covers (left & right)
:Roadbuster transforms into an orange and green cybertronic jeep armed with a large gun. In [[robot mode]] he can hold the jeep's gun, and also has another gun resembling a real world M16A1 rifle, and a shoulder-mounted missile launcher. He also wears a large backpack that has a very tall antenna and two articulated handlebars slung beneath his arms. Oh, and mustn't forget the snap-on armor plating that hides the jeep's tires. He also has a smaller gun and an ammo pack, which are permanently affixed to the sides of his legs.

:For a toy of his size, Roadbuster has an enormous number of accessories, of which the rangefinder for the jeep's gun may well be the smallest ever produced for any Transformer. Finding a loose complete Roadbuster can be very challenging—are you sure ''all'' the spare missiles are there? Better count again!

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-deluxe-vehicles-roadbuster/578/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Roadbuster at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Roadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:OTFCC unreleased Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My parents didn't believe in toys.]]
*'''Autobot Roadbuster''' (<s>[[2005]]</s>)
**''Accessories'': Crane/cannon, 2-part spare tire/blades, energon star, energon rifle
:A retool of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Energon Class [[Strongarm (Energon)#Energon|Strongarm]] as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Roadbuster was part of [[3H Productions]]' proposal for an [[BotCon#Proposed.2FUnreleased exclusives|OTFCC 2005]] convention exclusive set. However, with the financial collapse of [[3H Productions]] in late 2004 and the subsequent transfer of the ''Transformers'' convention license to [[Fun Publications]], all plans for this toy (and its companion piece [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Brawn]]) were scrapped. It would have featured a new head and an Energon rifle.

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe comicpack Roadbuster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Choose! Choose the form of the Destructor!]]
*'''Autobot Ambush''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' "Close-combat blade", Autobot [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]-style [[Cyber Key]]
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:A [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Autobot Roadbuster" transforms into a modified {{w|M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle}}. When a Cyber Key is inserted into the back of the turret, the two "recoilless rifle" barrels open up into dual (non-firing) missile racks. Compartments on his shoulders and legs can also open up to reveal additional missile racks, while the front bumper halves flip outward to reveal machine guns and ''even more'' missile racks. Roadbuster also comes with a blade that can peg via [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible post]] onto his hands or onto the front of his fist, and can stow between his legs in vehicle mode as an exhaust pipe of sorts. Additionally, the blade can be put away in a sheath on his leg, and the same sheath can be used to store his Cyber Key in vehicle mode. His (conveniently color-coded) red Cyber Key is unpainted, save for its silver Autobot symbol.

:The [[instructions]] and [[package art]] for this toy depict his green shoulder panels as being swapped.

:He is packed with the Voyager-sized [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]] and a comic book. In its first release in Canada, the set did not include a comic (in spite of the ''INCLUDES COMIC!'' marking on the package), and in the US, the set included the ''wrong'' comic. Instead of ''The Dark Ages'' issue "[[Escalation]]", which was meant for the "Standoff Beneath the Streets" Voyager-Deluxe two-pack of [[Springer (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Springer]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]], the right comic was to be a reprint of "[[Target: 2006]]" parts [[Target: 2006#Wreck and Rule!|5]] and [[Target: 2006#The Devil You Know...|6]], which was similarly and erroneously included with the "Standoff Beneath the Streets" two-pack.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[BotCon 2007]] [[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Hardhead (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Hard Head]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFURoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on ''Universe'' Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TFGenerations Voyager Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us.]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Voyager Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 008'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Part of the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Voyager Class toys, Roadbuster (yes, without the "Autobot" prefix) transforms into an armored off-road vehicle. He comes with ''numerous'' weapons, all of which peg via 5mm post onto his vehicle rear/legs, shoulders, upper & lower arms, and hands: a spring-loaded, missile-firing launcher, a pistol, a rifle, a (nonfiring) missile pod, and two small cannons that respectively form the scope and stock of the rifle. All of his weapons can combine to form an unwieldy superweapon.

:Some of Roadbuster's 5mm ports appear to be slightly too small, most notably those on his shoulders, making it difficult to fit weapons into them. His bicep swivels are also commonly found to suffer from molding issues, impeding or outright preventing them from working. Due to obstruction as a result of molding in robot mode, his legs have little-to-no forward articulation, yet extreme backwards articulation.

:Roadbuster also comes with a [[sticker]] sheet to help give him some detail, such as his much-needed Autobot chest insignia. It also comes with an alternative Wrecker insignia, although the clear-plastic nature of the stickers means that the blue ends up blackish when placed on his orange chest. Bummer. Most of the stickers are actually a pre-cut rectangular size, meaning almost all the stickers don't actually fit onto their designated spots, leading to people either leaving them off, trimming them, or placing them in different spots.

:This mold was also used by [[Transformers Cloud|''Cloud'']] [[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Cloud|Roadbuster]] and [[BotCon 2015]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime]] and served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnations of [[Killer Punch#Beast Wars: Uprising|Killer Punch]] and [[Guiledart#Beast Wars: Uprising|Guiledart]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on ''Generations'' Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends-toy Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Relax, I'm not the [[Stay Puft Marshmallow Man]].]]
*'''Roadbuster''' ([[November 29]], 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LG04'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
:''Legends'' Roadbuster is a redeco of ''Generations'' Voyager Class Roadbuster with some ever-so-slight changes, such as his optics are now unpainted giving him a light piping effect, completely orange thighs and a single patch of green on both his lower side legs. He doesn't come with a sticker sheet, instead having an Autobot sigil tampographed on his chest, but does come with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 4]] mini-comic. There are some reports of mold degradation, especially on his loose ratcheted shoulder joints.
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==Merchandise==
===''EM Gōkin''===
[[File:EMGokin Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grab your stick! HOLDING! Heat 'em up! SMOKIN'! Make 'em hard! READY!"]]
*'''Transformers Roadbuster''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''EM-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Handheld Laser Rifle, back-mounted Linear Blaster Gun, backpack/Shrapnel Missile Launcher, shell, two fists, open left hand, display stand
:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EM Gōkin'' line, this posable but non-transforming Roadbuster figure shares the same origin as his original toy, being a fully licensed [[redeco]] of ''EM Gōkin'' EM-01 Mugen Calibur. His backpack piece is [[retool]]ed to add his trademark shoulder-mounted missile launcher, which can rest against his back or flip over his shoulder, and he lacks Mugen Calibur's ''Dorvack''-specific accessories. In addition to two default clenched fists, Roadbuster comes with a splayed open left hand and a right hand molded to his Laser Rifle, and on his back you can mount the aforementioned launcher backpack as well as an unwieldable Linear Blaster Gun. He also includes a shell that can be inserted in the handheld rifle's barrel, and a display stand with an Autobot symbol.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/emgokin_roadbuster.html More information on ''EM Gōkin'' Roadbuster at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''ES Gōkin''===
[[File:ESGokin Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Roadbuster:...You know, I just realized I haven't had a successful test of all this equipment yet...I blame myself. Whirl: So do I.]]
*'''Transformers Roadbuster''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Rifle, Linear Blaster Gun, Shrapnel Missile Launcher, two fists, two open hands, gun-wielding right hand, display stand
:Another Art Storm release, ''ES Gōkin'' Roadbuster is a cute [[super deformed]] take on the character. Similar to his ''EM'' counterpart he is a redeco/retool of ''ES Gōkin'' Mugen Calibur with an added shoulder launcher accessory, but ''this'' toy can be transformed into (an adorably chubby) jeep mode after [[Partformer|taking off his head]]. He comes with a handheld Laser Rifle that can be taken apart and combined with the back-mounted Linear Blaster Gun to increase the latter's length in vehicle mode, while the remaining handle stores on the jeep's side. Roadbuster also features an electronic light-up visor activated by a button on the back on his head.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/esgokin_roadbuster.html More information on ''ES Gōkin'' Roadbuster at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''7/12'''
:Part of the fourth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Roadbuster is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

:He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

:This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Straight from the pages of Tobin's Spirit Guide.]]
*'''Roadbuster, Ground Assault Commander''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to [[May 29]], 2020.
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==Notes==
*Both [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s were licensed from [[Takatoku Toys]] by [[Hasbro]] for inclusion in the 1985 line, and hence were not included in the Japanese line, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], or the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|US Marvel comic]]. The Roadbuster mold was originally "Mugen Calibur"<ref>The Japanese packaging included this English spelling, though it could variously be interpreted as "Calibur" or "Caliber".</ref> (ムゲンキャリバー) from the ''{{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|Dorvack}}'' toyline, though the ''Transformers'' release uses a completely different deco. The ''Dorvack'' anime was produced by [[Ashi Productions]], and their name appears on the [[Copyright#Copyright markings|copyright marking]] of the mold, in addition to an "AP" sticker included on Roadbuster's ''Transformers'' packaging.
*Roadbuster had the working name of '''Convoy'''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6JCIUKFpG0 Bob Budiansky's panel at Terrificon 2022]</ref>
*The ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook [[Japanese language|mistakenly]] spelled Roadbuster's name as "Roadbaster". This would seem to imply that the cannon on his shoulder is loaded with piping hot giblet gravy.
*Poor Roadbuster never got a ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' bio printed by Marvel. One was written, though, and finally revealed to the fans on [[Jim Sorenson]]'s blog [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2011/01/extended-bio-whirl.html ''Disciples of Boltax''] in 2010.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' online manga, Roadbuster is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet, and a backpack made from a 2x4 harness, a pair of 1x2 plates with side-bars and a [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] cannon. He also carries a "scoped" small pistol and an M-16-style rifle.
*In what might be described as a fit of insanity, the 2013 Wreckers-themed event "[[By Land, Sea, or Air]]" in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game mistakenly did not feature Roadbuster but rather [[Roadburner|Road'''burner''']], complete with a [[Circular reporting#Roadburner|horribly mangled interpretation]] of the latter's toy.
*As with other modern Hasbro molds, ''Thrilling 30'' Roadbuster was designed by Hasbro with a "pretooled" alternate head for another character, [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]. However, this tooling was ultimately never used.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā'')
*''French:'' '''Cahot''' (Canada, "Jolt")

==References==
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Windrazor (G2)

2024-05-18T18:43:40Z

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{{disambigm|Windrazor (disambiguation)|Tornado}}
:''Windrazor is a [[Decepticon]] [[Skyscorcher]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:WindrazorG2-card.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|I clocked you at three miles above the speed limit. Prepare to die.]]
'''Windrazor''' (aka '''Tornado''') leads the [[Skyscorcher]]s, a team of Decepticon jets. He holds the goal of [[Autobot]] annihilation above all else, including the lives of himself and his teammates. This single-minded ideal fuels his sick genius in battle.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
Windrazor and the other Skyscorchers aided [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] against [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] in a battle on an unidentified rocky planet. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

{{note|The Skyscorchers only appeared in vehicle mode, [[:File:Marvel US G2 Skyscorchers Gatefold.jpg|miscolored]], on a gatefold pin-up included in the holofoil variant of issue #1. They do not appear in the North American ''Generation 2'' stories themselves.}}

===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Windrazor-UKG2comic.jpg|125px|thumb|left|Meet the new boss.]]
Tornado was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s team who went to [[Earth]] to lure out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. After blowing the living crap out of a lot of buildings, he landed to tell Bludgeon that he and his troops were running low on fuel. But before Bludgeon could give the command to withdraw and refuel, Tornado was promptly blasted by their intended target, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

It apparently wasn't a critical blow, since he was able to fly away and gather up [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] and [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]], calling them away so they could tackle a new target; [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who had appeared to take out both Optimus Prime ''and'' Bludgeon. He attacked Megatron, and from there it's unknown how he fared. It's possible he was taken prisoner by the [[Autobot]]s along with several other Decepticons. {{storylink|War Zone|War Zone}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Windrazor was part of the "second generation" of Transformers created on [[Earth]] at the [[Cyberfactory]]. Although born without a faction, he soon chose one anyways and joined [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] alongside many others. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Windrazor served under the command of [[Turmoil]] when their second-in-command [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] abandoned his post. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

===''Regeneration One''===
[[File:Skyscorchers loose ends.jpg|thumb]]
Caught trying to steal [[Warbird (weapon)|Warbird]] missiles with cobalt-60 warheads from the [[Pax Cybertronia Decommissioning Depot]] in [[Kalis]], Windrazor, [[Afterburner (G2)|Afterburner]], [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]], and [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]] were besieged by the [[Cybertronian Civil Defense]] under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. While trying to rig one of the warheads' detonator caps to detonate and cover their escape, the [[Skyscorcher]]s fell under attack by three [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], acting on [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s orders to make "martyrs" of them. Windrazor never even saw [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]] coming. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Tornado was present with [[Galvatron II]] and his G-2 Decepticon faction when they attacked the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Grotusque Chapter}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G2-toy Windrazor.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Tornado''' (Skyscorcher, [[1993]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Radar array/rifle
:*''Known Designers'': [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)

:''[[The Transformers (European toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Tornado transforms into a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet. His undercarriage radar becomes a hand-held non-firing blaster weapon for robot mode.

: He was sold in the European market in 1993 as part of the "transitional" line that used the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'' [[insignia]]s, but lacked the new subline name.

: This toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Afterburner (G2)#Toys|Afterburner]].

: This mold was planned for use by Takara as [[Sky Tornado]], but the entire ''[[Block Town]]'' line was scrapped.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Windrazor/windrazor.htm More information on Windrazor at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Windrazor''' (Decepticon Jet, 1993) / '''Tornado''' (Skyscorcher, [[1994]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Radar array/rifle

: Released in the United States in 1993, ''Generation 2'' Windrazor is identical to the concurrent European "Generation 1" Tornado toy.

: Tornado was re-released in the European ''Generation 2'' line the following year.

==Notes==
[[File:WindrazorWasWhirlwind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|One whirlwind that will never be reaped.]]
*A piece of internal documentation containing an unfinished version of Windrazor's cardback once turned up on [[eBay]], evidently from the collection of a former [[Hasbro]] employee. This mockup shows that Windrazor once had the preproduction name of "'''Whirlwind'''".
*Though Windrazor was never released in Japan, he did gain a Japanese name via a [[BotCon Japan 1997]] [[exclusive]] [http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/1997j/bcj97post2f.jpg poster], which featured bios for all of the new ''Generation 2'' characters released in the U.S. who weren't part of the Japanese line: the [[Axelerator]]s, the [[Skyscorcher]]s, [[Rotor Force]], four of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], and the [[Color Changer]]s.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sky Tornado''' (スカイトーネード ''Sukai Tōnēdo''), '''Windrazor''' (ウィンドレーザー ''Windorēzā'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Vulcano'''
*''French:'' '''Vulcano''' (Europe), '''Tornade''' (Canada, ''Generation 2'')
*''Italian:'' '''Diablo'''

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Ramjet (Cyberverse)

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:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Ramjet-Cyberverse-Boulder-model.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''When Ramjet dons his Energon Armor, the ‘bots begin to worry
{{-}}they can’t escape their awful fate from energon’s mighty fury!'']]

'''Ramjet''' is a Seeker under the command of [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. He and his fellow [[conehead]] [[Dirge (Cyberverse)|Dirge]] tend to serve as their leader's heavies.

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==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e7-Cube-Ramjet-about-to-punch-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px|Bees give honey for toast, right?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Tony Daniels]] (English), [[Yōji Ueda]] (Japanese)}}
Ramjet and Dirge accompanied Starscream and the visiting [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] to a [[Cube (sport)|Cube]] match between [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]] and [[Polyhex]]. Bored with the game, they relished the opportunity to beat up on [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] before the stadium's security guard intervened, then attempted to assist Starscream in "spicing up" the game with a spiked Cube—a plan that resulted in Ramjet and Dirge being repeatedly bonked on the head by Cubes thrown by Windblade and Bumblebee. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}}

At some point during the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Ramjet tried to blast Autobots at least 12 thousand times. {{storylink|The Alliance}}

Some time later, Ramjet was among a group of Seekers who attempted to stop [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] from taking the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] off of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. While they succeeded in damaging the [[space bridge]] to the point of deactivation, Optimus was able to toss the Allspark through the closing portal. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|Allspark}}

[[File:Ramjet - Cyberverse - Allspark.jpg|left|thumb|TOAST HIM!]]
During the ''[[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|Nemesis]]'' crew's search for the Allspark, Ramjet was among the Decepticons who stayed on Cybertron to fight off [[Autobot]] forces. During the climatic battle with the Autobots upon their return to Cybertron, Ramjet opened fire on Windblade only to get shot out of the sky by [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

After the Great War ended in the Autobots' favor, Ramjet was among the Transformers captured by the [[Quintesson]]s, who outfitted them with control helmets that placed them in a simulation loop where they took part in a parade with varying differences each time. {{storylink|The Dead End}} Ramjet was eventually freed from the simulation alongside the other Decepticons thanks to the Cybertronian resistance, who got them to transform when they unleashed [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammer]]s into the Loop. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

Ramjet was present at the alliance pact between the Autobots and Decepticons, during which he grinned at an accusation made to him by an outraged Autobot soldier.{{storylink|The Alliance}} Ramjet took part in aerial attack on the Quintesson [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]], but was easily knocked out by a shockwave. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

After the Quintesson flagship had been destroyed, the new Judge revealed himself as Starscream, who unleashed a brainwashed [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]] on the planet. Rallying behind Jetfire, Ramjet was part of an aerial attack that launched a futile attack on the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] that saw Ramjet getting knocked out of the sky and crashing into [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]]. Once the Quintession threat ended following Megatron's return, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

When [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] infiltrated the Decepticon half of Cybertron in search of a comatose Windblade, Ramjet was among the Decepticons who surrounded them. However, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] was able to convince Megatron to release the trio, citing an Autobot held captive in Decepticon territory as treason. The Decepticons complied and let Bumblebee and Whirl go. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

Ramjet and Dirge were busy firing their [[null-ray]]s at a Decepticon soldier in an act of amusement before an unimpressed [[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)|Wildwheel]] shot their barrels, prompting the two coneheads to flee. {{storylink|Wild Wild Wheel}}

After Tarn gained control over the Decepticon supersoldiers, he declared the treaty void and ordered all the Decepticons to destroy any remaining Autobots on Cybertron. Despite this, Ramjet and his fellow Decepticons assisted the Autobots in their final battle against Tarn and his supersoldiers. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
[[File:Transformers Battlegrounds-Ramjet in Robt mode.jpg| thumb|300px|Starscream's cloning himself- again!]]
{{Charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Battlegrounds}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Scout-Class-Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Roger Ramjet and his seekers
{{-}}Fighting against our freedom
{{-}}Fly through in and outer space
{{-}}Not to join 'em but to beat 'em.'']]
*'''Ramjet''' (Scout Class, [[2019]], [[2021]])
**''Action Attack'': "Cranium Crush"

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Scout Class toys, Ramjet transforms from a robot to <s>a jet with a robot chest and head for a front half</s> a "transformational" mode in five easy steps.

: His vehicle mode's "Cranium Crush" Action Attack gimmick causes his upper torso to pop out of the jet mode and spin around drill-like, triggered by pushing his robot-mode arms all the way up under his wings in jet mode.

: Unlike many ''Cyberverse'' Scout Class figures, Ramjet can basically assume a full vehicle mode in spite of the oddly-shaped cockpit, just don't push the arms all the way up flush against the wings. The torso/head assembly is still loose, but can only turn roughly halfway around thanks to a small stopper on one side of the main body.

:Ramjet was released twice: First in 2019/2020 under the ''Cyberverse'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' [[subline imprint]], and then again in 2021 in the ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

{{-}}{{anchor|Ultra}}
[[File:Cyberverse ramjet ultra.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gladiator Hawk, ready!]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Ultra Class, [[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Two null rays, two jet thrusters
:Ultra Class Ramjet converts from a 6.75" robot to his jet mode in 12 steps. In robot mode the figure has a spring-loaded Energon armor [[gimmick]], activated by moving his left shoulder which gives Ramjet a bird-motif helmet. His jet thrusters can detach and peg together to form a double-edged staff.

:Ramjet also has 5mm ports on the underside of his feet like many contemporary figures and his null rays are compatible with [[Fire Blast effect|3mm blast effects]]. The circular details in Ramjet's forearms are also 5mm ports.

:This figure was discovered at retail in [[Singapore]] in August 2021 with no prior announcement by [[Hasbro]].

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==Notes==
*In the ''Cyberverse'' cartoon, Ramjet's model is a robust and streamlined version of the "Generation 1" Conehead design, featuring his Generation 1 [[Ramjet (G1)|counterpart]]'s wings and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]'s turbines. Unlike in Generation 1, Ramjet shares this exact body configuration with [[Dirge (Cyberverse)|Dirge]], but [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] is different.
* By contrast, the ''Battlegrounds'' game has Ramjet as a recoloring of the regular Seeker model with the same feminine face as [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]].

===Foreign names===
*''Cantonese:'' '''Roger''' (羅渣 ''Lo4 zaa1'')
*''Japanese:'' '''Ramjet''' (ラムジェット ''Ramujetto'')

[[Category:Cyberverse Seekers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Variable gender characters]]

Quillfire (RID)

2024-05-11T07:41:36Z

Bass X0: /* Robots in Disguise (2015) */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Predacon|Quillfire (BWU)}}
:''Quillfire is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:RID-quillfire.jpg|thumb|350px|I'll get to the point, I'm a bit of a prick.]]

'''Quillfire''' is a Decepticon anarchist who took [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call for social upheaval and ran with it. Considering himself the leader of his self-styled "revolution", Quillfire lashes out at anyone and anything he considers "authority", no matter how minor their control may be. Not terribly bright, he's loud, brash, and theatrical, inscribing his personal [[insignia]] on institutions that he's "liberated". He's full of bravado up until it looks like things are getting hairy, at which point he's ready to turn and run.

Which is when he's the most dangerous, actually. His primary weapon is a spray of quills fired from his back, usually as he's hoofing it away from the authorties. Aside from being sharp enough to pierce Cybertronian armor, his quills contain a toxin that has an unpredictable effect on his victim's nervous system. The effects are temporary, as the bot will revert to normal once the toxin's run its course, but this can last up to a few days.

{{quote|Heroes of the revolution ''never'' come along quietly!|Quillfire|"[[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!]]"}}

==Fiction==
=== 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[Andy Milder]] (English), [[Daisuke Kishio]] (Japanese)|[[Gabriele Marchingiglio]] (Italian), [[Frédéric Meaux]] (French, ''Breathing Room''), [[Jesco Wirthgen]] (German, first voice), [[Dennis Sandmann]] (German, second voice), [[Víctor Ugarte Fonseca]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Fábio de Castro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:BumblebeeSitting Quillfire vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Looks like he scanned his vehicle mode from the same dealership as [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]].]]
Quillfire was among the Decepticons imprisoned aboard the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', and was freed when the ship crashed on [[Earth]]. The [[Autobot]]s eventually detected his signal and made a bid to recapture him, however he led them on a chase through a carpark into a warehouse area, and succeeded in escaping after he nailed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] with a quill.

[[File:BumblebeeSitting_Quillfire_pulling_the_tail_of_an_elephant.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|SOUND THE TRUMPETS OF REVOLUTION!]]
He found his way to a carnival where he spotted a number of captive [[elephant]]s and set about liberating them from their oppressors. When the Autobots again turned up, Quillfire used one of his signatures to lure [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] onto a carnival ride, trapping them on it. He then sought a hiding place and entered a tent, only to find the floor was covered in bouncy material. Bumblebee, regressed to an immature state by his toxin, began causing him to bounce, and when Quillfire attempted to hit Bumblebee with more quills, the bouncing instead resulted in him being hit himself. Quillfire passed out and was subsequently captured. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

[[File:OneMiniConsMissing Springload suspicious of Quillfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Dude, chill! I didn't take the last cream puff. Honest!]]
Quillfire was accidentally freed when [[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]]'s escape pod crash-landed in the Autobot's scrapyard and damaged his [[stasis pod]]. Intending to spark a jailbreak and overthrow the Autobot oppressors, Quillfire managed to reactivate [[Springload (RID)|Springload]], who immediately re-embarked on his quixotic quest for [[Doradus]]. Quillfire won over the other Decepticon by pretending to be in touch with the "spirits", and persuaded Springload to come along with him. The duo managed to break into a [[human]] military base and commandeer an experimental tank; Quillfire assured his increasingly skeptical partner that the human contraption would carry them to Doradus. When the Autobots intervened, Quillfire and Springload were forced to fight against the far more agile Jetstorm and [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]. Springload wound up accidentally kicking Quillfire, who accused his partner of harming the leader of the revolution. Springload finally snapped and attacked him, and the two Decepticons began fighting, destroying the tank. Both of them tried to escape and were summarily recaptured. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

After [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] and his gang broke into the scrapyard, Quillfire's stasis pod was deactivated. He was quickly re-frozen by the Autobots before he could escape. {{Storylink|Lockout}}

When Steeljaw broke into the scrapyard a second time, he successfully deactivated Quillfire's stasis pod, alongside several others, as part of a bid to bolster [[Glowstrike]]'s forces. When [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] brought up Steeljaw's past failures at leadership, Steeljaw informed the Decepticons of his alliance with Glowstrike, and gave them coordinates to follow while he remained at the scrapyard. The escapees later reconvened at Steeljaw's coordinates, where they was inspected by Glowstrike, who seemed pleased by the new cadre of "[[Steeljaw's Pack|elite warriors]]". {{storylink|Misdirection}}

[[File:Impounded-deployerquillfire.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Vegeta! Look, more bald people.]]

Teamed with the Mini-Cons [[Back]] and [[Forth]], Quillfire was sent to [[Crown City]] to obtain supplies and proceeded to leave his insignia everywhere. Bumblebee and Strongarm found him raiding an auto parts store, but after a brief chase, he was able to take them out with his quills, knocking them unconscious and trapping them in their vehicle modes. He continued raiding stores, only to be found by Grimlock disguised as a crane. But the Dinobot was unused to his new disguise, and failed miserably in putting up a fight. Quillfire was forced to withdraw when the other Autobots arrived, but headed for a nearby truck stop to continue his scavenging. The Autobots caught up with him, and though he was able to evade Bumblebee and Strongarm, Grimlock's crane hook snagged him and he was later carted back to the scrapyard on Strongarm's trailer. {{storylink|Impounded}}

Quillfire's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

<center>{{quote|The rebels rise again!|Quillfire|Breathing Room}}</center>

When the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] released Steeljaw from prison to keep Bumblebee and his team occupied while they made plans to summon [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}} Quillfire was also released with the promise of a full pardon should the Pack succeed in terminating the Bee Team. Returning to Earth, they mounted on assault on the scrapyard which drove out the Autobots, but lost track of where their quarry had gone. They lured the Autobots to the [[Crown City Dam]], and during the battle that followed, Quillfire was clobbered by Grimlock, causing one of his quills to jam a generator. After being zapped by the generator himself, Quillfire joined the other Decepticons in a retreat which ended with them plunging into the raging river. {{storylink|Exiles}}

[[File:PrisonerPrinciples Quillfire sticks around.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|''You’ll see, I’m their hero/I’ll be lionized'']]
Quillfire managed to locate and get the jump on Bumblebee, recording his capture of the Autobot leader before he dragged Bumblebee back to the subway which the Pack was using as a base. Steeljaw got him to use his quills to torture Bumblebee, but with the random effects the quills produced, they didn't get very far. The captured Autobots eventually got loose and the Pack were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Breathing Room}} Gaining new orders from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], the Pack headed to a waste disposal site so they could dig up radioactive substances. Despite interference from the Bee Team, they successfully found some waste, and when Quillfire interrupted another of Steeljaw and Thunderhoof's disagreements, Steeljaw tasked him with carrying the waste. He eventually got tired and stopped in a warehouse to ask someone else to carry the load, resulting in the Autobots catching up with him. During the ensuing fight, Steeljaw ordered him to knock down some acid, however he ended up being taken out by Sideswipe and the Decepticons once again retreated. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}}

Setting his sights on breaking into the nuclear power plant, Steeljaw set Quillfire and Clampdown to work digging a tunnel. When the Autobots found them, Quillfire managed to run past them and cave in the tunnel behind them. He rejoined Steeljaw, Thunderhoof and Underbite as they adopted camouflage so they could slip into the power plant directly. The Autobots again caught up with them, and Quillfire ended up pinned to the wall by his own quills. He was carried unconscious from the power plant when it was in danger of melting down, and later incarcerated in a makeshift cell in the Autobots' cave. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}}

When the Autobots returned to their scrapyard base, Quillfire and the other Decepticons were taken with them and reinstated in stasis pods. {{storylink|Something He Ate}}
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==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
{{anchor|OneStep}}
[[File:RID2015-One-Step-changer-Quillfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You will be hearing from my solicitors in the morning! I'm going to write to my MP!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Quillfire''' (One-Step Changer, 2015-2016)}}</ul>

: Part of the eighth wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' One-Step Changers, Quillfire transforms from robot to humvee with feet sticking out of the trunk. His transformation entails folding his undercarriage, which makes everything else unfold into place. He features articulation at his shoulders and is constantly looking downward.

: The scannable [[insignia]] badge on his hood temporarily unlocked this version of Quillfire as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and could only be scanned once per day. With the game now defunct, it obviously does not do so anymore.

: Quillfire can ride on [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp & Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], although this does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

: This figure was released twice: first in late 2015/early 2016 under the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' [[subline imprint]], and then again in late 2016/early 2017 in the ''Combiner Force'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh.

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=6334 More information on 1-Step-Changer Quillfire at Transformers-Universe.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:2015RIDWarriorClassQuillfire.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|You haven't got an MP, Rick. You're an anarchist. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Quillfire''' (Warrior Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TAV39'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 19]], 2019
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, quill

: Warrior Class Quillfire transforms from a porcupine-like robot into an off-road SUV. He includes a small non-firing blaster weapon which can be stored under the rear of his vehicle mode. He also comes with single large, removable quill which he can either hold in his hand or plug into his back, inside a solid-molded array of quills. His back-mounted quills are on a hinge so they can fit in his [[Packaging|blister card]]. He also features an articulated jaw, allowing you to simulate him running his big fool mouth. Sadly, he is missing his personal insignia on the hood / top of his head, though strangely enough, this insignia is present on his weapon instead.

: His scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his chestplate. This badge is easily scannable while still in-package. His secondary stock photo erroneously depicts him having an [[:File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Quillfire-Autobot-Badge.jpg|Autobot scan badge]].

: Quillfire was first released as part of the sixth wave of the Warrior Class assortment, but was then re-released as part of the subsequent wave in the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh.

[[File:Transformers-Adventure-TAV39-Quillfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh. Well, then I shall write to the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen! ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
: The TakaraTomy version of the figure, released in the thirteenth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' product, features a (somewhat) more show-accurate color scheme via numerous extra and more detailed paint applications, including a tampograph of his personal insignia on his hood. Yay! However, despite having many more show-accurate details, Takara's Quillfire has gold eyebrows/jawline and brown thighs and arms, as opposed to his cartoon counterpart's gray (correct on the Hasbro version).

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/Quillfire/quillfire.htm More information on Warrior Quillfire at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===''Tiny Titans''===
*'''Quillfire''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''8/12'''

:Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Quillfire is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in [[robot mode]], though he is cast in purple plastic due to [[gang-molding]] with three other items in the assortment.

: He includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTQuillfire/quillfire.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Quillfire at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
*When asked about Quillfire's ultimate fate, [[Adam Beechen]] stated in a deleted blog post that he was brought back with the other imprisoned Decepticons to Cybertron after the events of "[[Freedom Fighters]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Quillfire''' (クイルファイヤー ''Kuirufaiyā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huǒ Yǔ''' (火羽, "Fire Feather")

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Steeljaw's Pack]]

Whirl (SG)

2024-05-10T22:07:56Z

Bass X0: Whirl’s name was said in IDW SG II #1 by Sunstreaker

{{faction|sgAutobot}}
{{disambig3.5|the evil Autobot|his heroic counterpart|Whirl (G1)|Whirl}}
:''Whirl is an evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:SGWhirl.jpg|thumb|According to penal code act 1234, this is...Urgh, just follow the law please? I don't want to end up in the scrap heap.]]
'''Whirl''' is a cowardly security guard of the Throne of Pax alongside his fellow guard [[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]]. His obsession with Cybertronian law and enforcing it on his fellow Autobots has led him to be a frequent target of violence.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
Whirl's visage was featured on a poster promoting "Empurata Justice" when [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Orion Pax]] met with [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] after getting the latter out of jail. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

Whirl and Sunstreaker attempted to help [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]] to get an audience with Pax, now Optimus Prime, though Magnus didn't appreciate it. He was then left to accompany Magnus' group of [[Wreckers|fierce, scary looking bots]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass II issue 1|Shattered Glass II #1}}
[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]

Triggercon

2024-05-05T19:12:10Z

Bass X0:

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Triggercons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Puttin' the "happy" in "triggerhappy" since 1988!]]
The '''Triggercons''' are a trio of smaller-sized Decepticons, who each pack heavy-duty cannons which can flip out when required. The three Triggercons are:

*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]

The [[Autobot]] subgroup utilizing this technology is known as the [[Triggerbot]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-gifts.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

The Triggercons were first seen in action four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], soon after the war started. Megatron tried to capture the [[Underbase]] and they were his support troops. They pursued [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Triggerbots to the Underbase's location, but failed to capture it. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

In 1989, the Triggercons were chafing under the leadership of the [[Triumvirate]]—fed up with decadence, they wanted to return to warfare and conquest. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to assume command and the Triumvirate tried to shoot him in the back, the Triggercons saved him (by shooting the ''Triumvirate'' in the back). {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} Later, they would be part of a team sent to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] from [[Earth]] and take him back to Cybertron. He forcibly took command of them {{storylink|Rage!}} and used them to attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for the purposes of revenge. Ruckus had to convince him to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

Ruckus and Windsweeper seemed to meet with Thunderwing's approval, as after this they were drafted in the [[Matrix Quest]] under his personal command. Thunderwing grew increasingly obsessive and abusive, with Ruckus being backhanded across the Decepticon ship for a minor slight. They were nearly killed by Thunderwing and the corrupted Matrix, and surrendered to the Autobots after the battle. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

Crankcase would be killed by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] when they attacked the [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[File:Ruckusshatteredglass.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|]]
[[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] was referred to as a Triggercon, just he was killed by [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Windsweeper wants to be a GERM-FREE TOY.]]
* '''Triggercons''' (1988)
**[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
**[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
**[[Windsweeper]]

: The three Triggercons were released in [[1988]], sold carded at the $3 price point. The Triggercons feature flip-out guns in both [[alternate mode|vehicle]] and [[robot mode]]s. Their transformations are simple, and their posability is generally limited to rotating knee and shoulder joints. Like most subgroups at the time, they had [[Autobot]] counterparts: the [[Triggerbot]]s.
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Grabuge, not Garbage.]]
*'''Grabuge''' ([[2016]])
*'''Windsweeper''' ([[2016]])

:28 years later, two of the three Triggercons, namely Grabuge (Ruckus renamed due to trademark inability) and Windsweeper, were released as ''Combiner Wars''-styled Deluxe Class figures for the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] Series 4.0 in 2016.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Crankcase.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Took you pipsqeaks long enough.]]
*'''Crankcase''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])

:Six years later, Crankcase finally gets a new toy for the ''Legacy'' line, being a retool of the same line's [[Skids (G1)#Legacy| Skids]]. He retains his flip-out shoulder cannons, though they are much smaller and limited to robot mode.

[[File:Legacy-Windsweeper.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Windsweeper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])

:Windsweeper gets a new-head retool of the previous year's [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] in the Doom ‘n Destruction Collection for ''Legacy: United'', being able to replicate the look of his classic arm guns by attaching his two new silver [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners, [[Cleansweep]] and [[Ozone]], to the [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his arms.

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triggercon''' (トリガーコン ''Torigākon'')

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]

Triggercon

2024-05-05T19:10:55Z

Bass X0: /* Shattered Glass */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Triggercons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Puttin' the "happy" in "triggerhappy" since 1988!]]
The '''Triggercons''' are a trio of smaller-sized Decepticons, who each pack heavy-duty cannons which can flip out when required. The three Triggercons are:

*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]

The [[Autobot]] subgroup utilizing this technology is known as the [[Triggerbot]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-gifts.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

The Triggercons were first seen in action four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], soon after the war started. Megatron tried to capture the [[Underbase]] and they were his support troops. They pursued [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Triggerbots to the Underbase's location, but failed to capture it. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

In 1989, the Triggercons were chafing under the leadership of the [[Triumvirate]]—fed up with decadence, they wanted to return to warfare and conquest. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to assume command and the Triumvirate tried to shoot him in the back, the Triggercons saved him (by shooting the ''Triumvirate'' in the back). {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} Later, they would be part of a team sent to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] from [[Earth]] and take him back to Cybertron. He forcibly took command of them {{storylink|Rage!}} and used them to attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for the purposes of revenge. Ruckus had to convince him to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

Ruckus and Windsweeper seemed to meet with Thunderwing's approval, as after this they were drafted in the [[Matrix Quest]] under his personal command. Thunderwing grew increasingly obsessive and abusive, with Ruckus being backhanded across the Decepticon ship for a minor slight. They were nearly killed by Thunderwing and the corrupted Matrix, and surrendered to the Autobots after the battle. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

Crankcase would be killed by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] when they attacked the [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[File:Ruckusshatteredglass.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|]]
[[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] was referred to as a Triggercon, just he was killed by [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Windsweeper wants to be a GERM-FREE TOY.]]
* '''Triggercons''' (1988)
**[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
**[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
**[[Windsweeper]]

: The three Triggercons were released in [[1988]], sold carded at the $3 price point. The Triggercons feature flip-out guns in both [[alternate mode|vehicle]] and [[robot mode]]s. Their transformations are simple, and their posability is generally limited to rotating knee and shoulder joints. Like most subgroups at the time, they had [[Autobot]] counterparts: the [[Triggerbot]]s.
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Grabuge, not Garbage.]]
*'''Grabuge''' ([[2016]])
*'''Windsweeper''' ([[2016]])

:28 years later, two of the three Triggercons, namely Grabuge (Ruckus renamed due to trademark inability) and Windsweeper, were released as ''Combiner Wars''-styled Deluxe Class figures for the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] Series 4.0 in 2016.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Crankcase.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Took you pipsqeaks long enough.]]
*'''Crankcase''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])

:Six years later, Crankcase finally gets a new toy for the ''Legacy'' line, being a retool of the same line's [[Skids (G1)#Legacy| Skids]]. He retains his flip-out shoulder cannons, though they are much smaller and limited to robot mode.

[[File:Legacy-Windsweeper.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Windsweeper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])

:Windsweeper gets a new-head retool of the previous year's [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] in the Doom ‘n Destruction Collection for ''Legacy: United'', being able to replicate the look of his classic arm guns by attaching his two new silver [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners, [[Cleansweep]] and [[Ozone]], to the [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his arms.

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triggercon''' (トリガーコン ''Torigākon'')

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]

Triggercon

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Bass X0: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''The Triggercons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Puttin' the "happy" in "triggerhappy" since 1988!]]
The '''Triggercons''' are a trio of smaller-sized Decepticons, who each pack heavy-duty cannons which can flip out when required. The three Triggercons are:

*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]

The [[Autobot]] subgroup utilizing this technology is known as the [[Triggerbot]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-gifts.jpg|left|thumb|300px]]

The Triggercons were first seen in action four million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], soon after the war started. Megatron tried to capture the [[Underbase]] and they were his support troops. They pursued [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Triggerbots to the Underbase's location, but failed to capture it. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

In 1989, the Triggercons were chafing under the leadership of the [[Triumvirate]]—fed up with decadence, they wanted to return to warfare and conquest. When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] returned to assume command and the Triumvirate tried to shoot him in the back, the Triggercons saved him (by shooting the ''Triumvirate'' in the back). {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} Later, they would be part of a team sent to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] from [[Earth]] and take him back to Cybertron. He forcibly took command of them {{storylink|Rage!}} and used them to attack the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for the purposes of revenge. Ruckus had to convince him to retreat. {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

Ruckus and Windsweeper seemed to meet with Thunderwing's approval, as after this they were drafted in the [[Matrix Quest]] under his personal command. Thunderwing grew increasingly obsessive and abusive, with Ruckus being backhanded across the Decepticon ship for a minor slight. They were nearly killed by Thunderwing and the corrupted Matrix, and surrendered to the Autobots after the battle. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

Crankcase would be killed by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] when they attacked the [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Ruckus (SG)|Ruckus]] was referred to as a Triggercon, just he was killed by [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Windsweeper wants to be a GERM-FREE TOY.]]
* '''Triggercons''' (1988)
**[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
**[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
**[[Windsweeper]]

: The three Triggercons were released in [[1988]], sold carded at the $3 price point. The Triggercons feature flip-out guns in both [[alternate mode|vehicle]] and [[robot mode]]s. Their transformations are simple, and their posability is generally limited to rotating knee and shoulder joints. Like most subgroups at the time, they had [[Autobot]] counterparts: the [[Triggerbot]]s.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Grabuge, not Garbage.]]
*'''Grabuge''' ([[2016]])
*'''Windsweeper''' ([[2016]])

:28 years later, two of the three Triggercons, namely Grabuge (Ruckus renamed due to trademark inability) and Windsweeper, were released as ''Combiner Wars''-styled Deluxe Class figures for the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] Series 4.0 in 2016.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Crankcase.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Took you pipsqeaks long enough.]]
*'''Crankcase''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])

:Six years later, Crankcase finally gets a new toy for the ''Legacy'' line, being a retool of the same line's [[Skids (G1)#Legacy| Skids]]. He retains his flip-out shoulder cannons, though they are much smaller and limited to robot mode.

[[File:Legacy-Windsweeper.jpeg|thumb|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Windsweeper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])

:Windsweeper gets a new-head retool of the previous year's [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] in the Doom ‘n Destruction Collection for ''Legacy: United'', being able to replicate the look of his classic arm guns by attaching his two new silver [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners, [[Cleansweep]] and [[Ozone]], to the [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his arms.

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Triggercon''' (トリガーコン ''Torigākon'')

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]

Windsweeper

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:''Windsweeper is a <s>neatfreak</s> [[Decepticon]] [[Triggercon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Windsweeper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Germs, germs, germs are everywhere!]]
Neatness is an admirable quality in any creature. '''Windsweeper''' admires it very much. Head of Cybertronic sanitation, he dislikes being called a fancy garbage bot, but he loves to keep the world clean and pure, free of litter and stains. Litter and stains and slimy drippy oil spots and grubby rusty things, ugh. They make him feel itchy and dirty all over. Itchy and dirty. He hates the lazy litterbots who leave them behind. He hates them worst when they throw garbage at him and he has to scrub, scrub, scrub himself until he feels clean again.

As bad as Cybertron would be if he didn't constantly lock up oil-drippers and litterbugs in deep and dark (but clean) dungeons, other planets are far worse, covered in dirt, with the clean, blank sky full of disgusting clouds and birds and flying kites, and everything simply alive with creepy, crawly bugs. They give him the shakes, so he has to burn them and kill them dead, dead, dead with fire, pure, clean fire.

Sometimes he combines with [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem]], which only makes himself a dirty limb in a messy battle. And sometimes his arm-mounted weapons transform into [[Ozone]] and [[Cleansweep]], who hopefully shower before recombining with him again.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:FlamesofBoltax-gifts.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons were active on Cybertron during the early days of the war, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] were just beginning their feud. While tracking the Autobot leader and the [[Triggerbot]]s, Megatron and the Triggercons executed the keepers of [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]] and attempted to steal the power of the [[Underbase]]. They failed once Optimus Prime launched the Underbase into space to keep it out of Megatron's hands. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

[[File:Triggercons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|What if my guns were to jump off my arms and transformed into little robots?]]
''Millions of years later, Windsweeper and the Triggercons were toiling under the hedonistic decadence of the [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]]. This trio had brought down the Decepticon army, reducing their interests to a series of [[Gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial games]]. Once [[Straxus (G1)|"Megatron"]] returned and offered the Decepticons a return to the old ways, the Triggercons eagerly agreed and shot their current leaders in the back.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

''Afterwards, Windsweeper began working for the [[Decepticon High Council]], who sent him back to Earth alongside [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], Ruckus, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] to retrieve their candidate for [[Decepticon leader]]ship, [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Unfortunately, Thunderwing didn't take kindly to being retrieved and beat them up before commandeering them for an assault on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] itself.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''Although this was ultimately unsuccessful, Windsweeper and his comrades were able to return Thunderwing to the High Council, who named him Decepticon leader for attempting the assault in the first place.'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

''After three Decepticons were killed, Windsweeper, Ruckus, [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] went looking to take revenge against the Autobots, unaware that the real culprits were [[Demon]]s, recently released from beneath the surface of Cybertron. Chancing across [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], they attacked before the Autobots could explain.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''Making their presence known, the Demons reduced the cocksure Cindersaur to a pile of rubble and then advanced on the Autobots while Windsweeper and Ruckus debated whether to help them or not. They joined the battle against the Demons only to find that their weaponsfire only made the creatures stronger, but were saved by the arrival of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Red Hot]] who fed the Demons pure [[Energon]], causing them to explode.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

[[File:BirdOfPrey-Thunderwingandpals.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Windsweeper, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Windsweeper's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} they learned the Autobots were searching for their lost [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], and so they turned their attentions towards another Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. Windsweeper accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]], and thus were useless to the Decepticons' mission. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} [[File:DarkCreation-Windsweeper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|The perks of being a wallflower.]] Their next stop was [[Pequod]], though for this leg of the hunt Windsweeper stayed on board their ship. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

On [[Cameron]]'s third moon [[VsQs]], where the Matrix was actually located, an idle Windsweeper was nearly killed by a [[Matrixspawn]] while his leader was focused on claiming his prize, but was released when the Matrixspawn panicked after being discovered. Thunderwing's willingness to allow Windsweeper be sacrificed caused further resentment from Needlenose over their leader's obsession. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Their worst fears were realized after Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobots' Ark—their former commander was a threat to Autobot and most importantly themselves. Thunderwing quickly proved this by firing upon Spinister. Before things could go further, Thunderwing was cast out into space by the trio of Autobot captives, who had secretly escaped. Windsweeper and the other Decepticons surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
Windsweeper, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] accompanied Crankcase and Ruckus in delivering battle plans to Megatron, the former three acting as the group's rear guard. The Autobots learned of the delivery and planned to ambush them, but their mission was botched by [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], who gave away his faction's presence prematurely. As a result, Windsweeper and the other Decepticons were provoked into starting a firefight that endangered the inhabitants of [[Rivers' Town]]. The Decepticons wound up escaping with the plans still in-hand. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Galvatron rodimus triggercons aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
In [[2009]], Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons helped [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] disable [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s Autobot resistance movement on Cybertron. He was not as eager to combat the Autobots as his comrades were, preferring instead to stay out of the battle. Galvatron's plan to corrupt the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] within Rodimus failed, however, and the Autobots escaped. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Windsweeper and the Triggercons were engaged by the Triggerbots and Sparkabots while attacking one of Earth's many cities. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:NaturalSelection4-Whuthesay.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Some twenty-one years after the war between the Autobots and Decepticons ended, Windsweeper had signed up with [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s "Neo-Decepticons" on Cybertron. While Soundwave was off-planet, Windsweeper was gathered with his comrades at [[Fort Scyk]] when the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons. Given the choice to follow the former Headmaster or be executed on the spot, Windsweeper chose the former. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}} Under the command of the Gene Key-infected [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], he joined in the search for the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] across [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[surface stratum zero]]. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Four}}

After Scorponok's defeat and once again under Soundwave's command, Windsweeper attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], and [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] to blind the Autobots to the approach of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Stormbringer4 Decepticonfliers.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|GAH! Filthy, filthy clouds!]]
Windsweeper belonged to the crew of the ''[[Thanatos]]'', operating under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. He was led into aerial combat by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] during the battle with Thunderwing on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:SpotlightMegatron-mylegacy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Sure, we all look like scrap, but at least this time someone remembered to draw my ears!]]
As one of the Decepticons on [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s asteroid base, Windsweeper witnessed [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] return and punish Starscream for leading the Decepticons down the path of ruin. He considered interfering but was convinced otherwise by [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Windsweeper was once an Autobot, but his cruelty led to him falling in with the Decepticons, a secret only [[Grabuge]] has discovered. <ref>TFSS [[Windsweeper #Generations|Windsweeper]] profile card</ref> Windsweeper and the rest of the Mayhem Attack Squad were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Windsweeper was rather peeved over being called to the mudball, though he was curious to find out who had had the pistons to call upon the "Slaughterers of Worlds." Bludgeon spoke with their new acquaintance, who momentarily showed that he had power that rivaled the Squad's. Windsweeper was especially impressed by Ramjet's eldritch energies, and suggested the team make posters with their new ally's face on them as they began to plot the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[War World: Titans|''Transformers'' #29]]}}

[[File:LordofmisruleswindlesII-windsweeper-worp.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Worp.]]
During the early days of the Deception coup, Windsweeper was part of the battle for the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. As he watched [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] trying to melt his way through the wall, the Pyramid was flooded with molten plasma and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

Windsweeper was given the unglamorous job of fetching Energon from a remote Energon transmission station to bring back to the city he was based in. He was mid-way through complaining about the dust all around him when a strange noise caught his attention. Turning to its source he meets [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] asking for Energon, lots of it. Not recognising him, thinking he was a civilian, the unimpressed Decepticon refused his request. Skywarp considered his sense of superiority funny, before teleporting in front of him, flooring him in a single punch and stealing the Energon cube he was holding to boot. Before Windsweeper could stop him, or complain about being thrown on the dirty ground, he teleported away leaving the recently arrived [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] to confirm to Windsweeper that was indeed Skywarp. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

After Megatron agreed to a nominal truce with the Autobots, he still tried to have them eliminated. As the Autobot procession made its way towards [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] began a bombardment of the area, boxing them in between the artillery fire and the rust worms. Windsweeper and a flight of Seekers patrolled the edges of the bombardment to turn back any Autobots trying to make it through. {{storylink|Radical Time}} {{storylink|End of Time}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Windsweeper toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Windsweeper hates that he is out of his package, therefore no longer a germ-free toy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Windsweeper''' (Triggercon, [[1988]])}}</ul>

: Released in the fifth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth in Europe), [[Triggercon]] Windsweeper transforms from robot to modified B-1B Lancer bomber. He has two permanently-attached, spring-loaded chrome-silver "lock-target, long-range laser cannons" that swing into firing position when their triggers are pressed, a gimmick available in both modes. In jet mode, the blasters are under his wings, while they end up on his arms in robot mode; in both modes, each cannon has its own trigger and must be deployed independently.

: Windsweeper and his fellow Triggercons were among quite a few toys from Hasbro's 1988 ''Transformers'' lineup that did not see release in any way in Takara's version of the line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Windsweeper/windsweeper.htm More information on Windsweeper at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Windsweeper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Windsweeper prefers not to combine with them since he doesn't like his giant hand/foot dirty.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Windsweeper''' (TFSS 4.0, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[B-1B double barreled laser cannon]]", "heat seeking missile launcher"/Combiner hand/foot, "[[Matrix of Malice#Toys|Matrix of Malice]]"

: Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Windsweeper is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive]], transforming into a fighter jet roughly based on a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, although with twin vertical stabilizers. His weapons can mount on the undersides of his wings.

: Windsweeper can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''-style super-robot (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs), though his nominal placement is as the right leg to [[Thunder Mayhem#Toys|Thunder Mayhem]].

: Windsweeper also comes with the Matrix of Malice accessory, redecoed from the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10|Matrix of Leadership]] included with ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|Convoy]]. He can't do much with this on his own, it's mainly there for Thunder Mayhem to hold.

: This figure was also later available for purchase in the Transformers Collectors' Club Online Store.
{{CWSkydiveMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-Windsweeper.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Someone else used this mold? Please tell me they washed it after."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Doom ‘n Destruction Collection 2-Pack ''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tailfin
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Windsweeper is a new-head [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy'' [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]], transforming into a heavily-modified F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. As such, he comes with a pair of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners, [[Cleansweep]] and [[Ozone]], who turn into silver guns to represent his original Triggercon gimmick - and thanks to the [[5 mm post]]-holes in his forearms, one can replicate the original toy's arm-mounted-guns look. Of course, they can also peg under his wings in jet mode, and quite a few other places. In jet mode, Windsweeper has some ports on his undercarriage, which can peg onto the top of the [[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]]/[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Dreadwing]] toy.

: He was only available in a set with [[Breakdown (WFC) #Legacy|Prime Universe Breakdown]] as part of the Mayhem Attack Squad-themed "Doom ‘n Destruction Collection". These sets are an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the US, with a small number sold through [[Hasbro Pulse]].

: This set was revealed and put up for pre-order on [[February 29]] [[2024]], due to be released on [[August 1]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C44EUIZOHWP/ Designer commentary on the Doom 'n Destruction Collection from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5Windsweeper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Clean it all. It must be cleaned.]]
*'''Windsweeper, Air Defense''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T44/T46'''
**''Stars: ''10

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==Notes==
*It has been speculated that Windsweeper was originally supposed to be a [[Triggerbot]], not a Triggercon. His chromed, spring-loaded guns line up with the two ground-based Triggerbots, while the Autobot flier [[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]'s unchromed, gear-turning guns would make him seem a more likely match with the Decepticons. His ''Combiner Wars'' bio pays homage to this theory by depicting him as a former Autobot.
*A leaked listing from 2023 suggests that ''Legacy: United'''s "Doom ‘n Destruction" figure was meant to release much earlier, as a [[Generations_Selects_(toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]] figure<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/medix-confirmed-as-walgreens-exclusive-and-2023-selects-toys-will-include-antagony-and-windsweeper/47526/</ref>. For whatever reason, plans didn't materialize, and the figure released a year later.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Rafale''' (France, "Gust"), '''Tempétueux''' (Canada, "Stormy")

==References==
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[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

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[[File:VectorPrime dvd.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He gives a new meaning to the term "grandfather clock".]]
'''Vector Prime''' is [[Primus]]'s appointed guardian of time and space. Though recorded history pegs him as 25 million years old,<ref>[[Revelations Part 4]]</ref> he has identified himself as 9 billion years old,<ref name="AVP">[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref> making the clockwork-covered Transformer one of the [[Thirteen]]. He's so old that in many timelines, the locals have called him "the First Autobot".<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]], 11 September 2015: "Come to think of it, in many timelines, I was not called "Vector Prime" but "The First Autobot." Indeed, this was from time-to-time shortened to simply "Autobot," though usually as an invective hurled at me."</ref> Despite his age, Vector Prime is very powerful, and can warp both space and time, though excessive use of this power can severely weaken him. His powers allow him to traverse the [[multiverse]] at will, allowing Vector Prime to track and record events across a countless number of realities.

Vector Prime was once a holder of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]<ref name="AVP">[[Ask Vector Prime]]</ref> before he left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to guard space and time, a lonely job which isolated him from Cybertronian culture for tens of millions of years. Though he has rejoined the timestream on occasion to protect it from large-scale dangers,<ref>[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]</ref> his extraordinary exile has left him emotionally, culturally, and politically disconnected from his race. He speaks in archaic terminology steeped in chivalry from an age long past, which has led [[Transcendent Technomorph|some]] to believe him to be little more than a doddering relic (a front he admittedly finds useful at times). Despite this disconnect, Vector Prime never forgets that these strange modern creatures are the reason he guards space and time so fiercely. It is the miracle of time that allows these precious lives to continue and flourish across the multiverse.

Vector Prime has a "Guardian [[Mini-Con]]" called [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]], and is also responsible for the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]].

{{bigquote|I finally understand the true value of time, for it is the bonds between us that give time its meaning.|Vector Prime's last words|"[[Guardian (episode)|Guardian]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy continuity family===
====Fun Publications comics====
[[File:Vectorprimeut.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, I can see THE DAWN OF TIME from here! Hi, Phil!]]
Vector Prime was created by Primus at the very beginning of its struggle with Unicron, 'drawn from the sublime material of a multiverse at the far end of entropy'. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 5|Vector Prime's profile in Club magazine #5}} During the long dormancy of [[Primus]] and [[Unicron]] at the beginning of time, Vector Prime retreated from the march of history to prepare for when his skills would once again be called upon. From this isolation he watched the greatest victories and defeats of the Transformers across various timelines, intervening only when his hand was needed to preserve the balance of time. (For example, Vector Prime helped mend [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and repair the [[The Agenda (Part III)|timestorm]] that [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had unleashed in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]].) However, the awakening of Primus and Unicron returned Vector Prime to active service, following the wake of Unicron across the multiverse to prevent or restore what damage the Dark God had inflicted with its contaminating presence.

After the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Powerlinx Battles]], Primus attempted to lock Unicron's essence away in the center of a newborn sun, but this plan backfired and the sun collapsed into a black hole, also known as the [[Unicron Singularity]]. This threatened the multiverse itself, so Vector Prime was called back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to assist the Autobots in locating artifacts which would destroy the black hole. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

[[File:Vectorprimeutramjet.jpg|thumb|Hey, we got swords. Let's parry.]]
During the Autobots' search, Vector Prime would routinely confer with [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] on their progress. During one such visit, Unicron's heralds [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] attacked Cybertron, prompting Alpha Trion to recruit some extra-dimensional help in the form of [[Sentinel Maximus]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}} No sooner had Maximus arrived than Ramjet and Nemesis came blasting into Alpha Trion's chamber; Vector duelled with Ramjet, but was unable to prevent him from heavily damaging Alpha Trion and destroying [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Balancing Act}} After placing Alpha Trion in a repair chamber, Vector Prime explained to Sentinel Maximus the extent of the peril they faced; it was Ramjet's plan that Nemesis Prime would unleash his [[Dead Matrix]] to destroy their Creator. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} Deducting that their opponents would likely next strike at the [[Kalis Primary Energon Reserves Control]], Vector Prime and his allies preemptively traveled there to defend it. Sure enough, another one of Unicron's pawns, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]], soon turned up and attacked the facility. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} Dark Scorponok was felled, but Vector Prime came to realize that the shambling creature had acted as a distraction while Ramjet and Nemesis Prime had made their way towards their true target: the chamber housing Primus's essence, deep within Cybertron. Vector Prime opened a warp gate and traveled with Sentinel Maximus to head off their enemies before the wicked machinations came to fruition. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}} Vector Prime and Ramjet's fight left the chamber and took them high above Cybertron. Ramjet offered Vector Prime another option to his plan: it was within Vector Prime's power to restore Unicron from the Singularity, dooming this Cybertron but saving all others. Vector Prime refused, claiming that they could restore balance to the multiverse without saving Unicron. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Pt 5}} Though Vector Prime was able to defeat Ramjet and seal him away in another dimension, {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} this act weakened him considerably. The guardian of space and time returned to the Autobots on [[Earth]] and left Cybertron in the care of [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con who had taken the reins of what remained of Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

While on Cybertron of [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]], [[Nexus Prime]] decided to tell his companion [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] about the ancient artifact he was trying to find, the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. As he explained to Aquarius that the artifact was originally intended to serve good Transformers, the face of Vector Prime flashed through his mind. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}} Eventually, Nexus succeeded in finding all the pieces of the shattered sword, and united the rebuilt blade with the [[Terminus Blade]] with the intention of strengthening the multiverse and making the walls between dimensions less permeable. Vector Prime and the rest of the Thirteen were drawn to this momentous event from across space and time, but as a consequence of Nexus's actions, Vector and his brothers and sisters ceased to exist as multiversal singularities. They were splintered into infinite variations of themselves and scattered throughout the multiverse, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese)|[[Joscha Fischer-Antze]] (German), [[Sepuh Apikian]] (Armenian), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish), [[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Michel Dodane]] (French), [[Davide Marzi]] (Italian), [[Salvador Serrano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[José Mendez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Mariusz Leszczyński]] (Polish)}}

[[File:Cyb ep47 outside of time.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Twelfth Doctor, Transformerfied]]

Vector Prime spent much of his existence outside the linear flow of time, observing reality from afar. When he sensed the effect of the [[Unicron Singularity]] upon the timestream, he attempted to voyage further into the future to see what the outcome would be, only to strike a barrier which he found he could not pass beyond. Peering through the barrier and seeing only endless nothingness, Vector Prime realized that the black hole would go on to consume all space and time if he did not finally leave the safety of his extra-dimensional realm and re-enter the linear flow of time to help seal it. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} Appearing in the skies over Cybertron, Vector Prime immediately made contact with Optimus Prime and his Autobot team, making them aware of the Cyber Planet Keys and how they could stop the black hole. As Vector Prime then synchronized his map of the keys’ locations to the current arrangement of the cosmos, he was approached by the evil [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who exploited Vector Prime's diminished memory of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict and convinced him to hand over the map. Alas, Vector Prime realized his mistake just as the other Autobots arrived to attack Megatron. The villain made good his escape, but not before his lieutenant [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] caused Autobot warrior [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] to be caught in the black hole's gravitational pull, forcing Vector Prime to open a portal to save him, transporting him to [[Earth]].

[[File:Cyb ep1 loris shirt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"This is Clara, my carer. She cares so I don't have to."]]

Vector Prime joined with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots in relocating to Earth. En route, Vector Prime explained to Optimus that the black hole threatened not only Cybertron, but would go on to swallow all of creation if not dealt with. He then doubled back, explaining he had to retrieve the cosmic map Megatron had stolen. Optimus Prime insisted on having [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], and [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] accompany him, deeming the task too dangerous for Vector Prime to handle on his own. Vector Prime's team came upon Megatron and Starscream inside an asteroid belt. While Jetfire and Vector Prime dealt with Starscream, Overhaul and Hot Shot tackled Megatron. Unfortunately, the Decepticons proved to be simply too powerful, and the Autobots were unable to prevent them from escaping once more. Vector Prime then rendezvoused with Optimus back on Earth, where the Autobots had already befriended three human children. Upon meeting these humans, Vector Prime recognized a symbol decorating the T-shirt of the female, [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]], as the pattern of the Omega Lock, the device that focused the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, and deduced that it lay in hiding somewhere on Earth. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

Vector Prime then aided his Autobot allies in building their base of operations on Earth. During the blasting that preceded construction, he discovered that the children were able to hear the [[Omega Frequency]], the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock that was inaudible to the Autobots. This would make them invaluable in the search for the artifact. As the base neared completion, Megatron and Starscream were detected heading towards Earth once again. The base's stealth coating had yet to be fully applied, and so Vector Prime joined Optimus, Jetfire, and Hot Shot in keeping the villains out of sensor range while the rest of the team finished this task. Vector Prime used the power of a Cyber Planet Key to send the Decepticon leader and his lackey fleeing, awing his comrades. Having deemed them worthy, Vector Prime then granted Optimus, Hot Shot, and Jetfire the ability to also summon their own Cyber Planet Keys. {{storylink|Haven}}

Walking in on the Autobots receiving word that the latest attempt at collapsing the black hole had failed, Vector Prime reiterated that they needed to track down the keys to the Omega Lock. The Autobots were doubtful at first, but Red Alert spoke up on Vector Prime's behalf, convincing his comrades that the keys should be their priority. Thundercracker was then detected by the airforce, forcing Vector Prime to help take him down before he caused too much trouble. He saved two human pilots from the Decepticon by opening a temporal portal for them to escape through. Megatron and Starscream then joined the battle, and explained that they had already found the first of the Cyber Planet Keys before they were forced away. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Further studies on the Omega Lock's pattern around the world led the Autobots to a museum in Mexico. While Vector Prime studied the artifacts within it, the rest of the team held off Thundercracker and Starscream, who had been tracking them. This Omega Lock turned out to be merely an imitation, but Vector Prime's scans yielded the co-ordinates of [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet, resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key. Using his sword in conjunction with Optimus Prime's Matrix, Vector Prime opened a portal to this other world, through which Hot Shot and Red Alert were sent as an advance party. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} The search for the Omega Lock next took the Autobots to the [[United Kingdom|British Isles]]. They excavated an ancient druid site, only to be met with another dead end. Once more, they were pestered by Starscream and Thundercracker, who managed to isolate Vector Prime and Optimus from their ground-based reinforcements. Though Starscream was fighting more strategically however, the Primes managed to lure their opponents close enough to the ground to overpower them and force them into another retreat. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} Vector Prime teamed up with Landmine to continue searching for the Omega Lock, but returned from their excursion with nothing to show for it. That evening, Lori alerted the Autobots to a strange beacon emanating from a nearby forest, depicting the Lock's "Atlantis Pattern". Vector Prime and the team sped off to what seemed like a lucky break at last, only to find that the signal had been created by the Decepticons to lure them into a trap. As Optimus took on the enemy, Jolt reported that humans were inbound to their location. As neither side wanted to be discovered by more of the locals, the battle was brought to an abrupt halt, and all combatants withdrew. {{storylink|Speed}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 time slip.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|But where's Cringer, his fearless friend?]]

Jetfire and Vector Prime were contacted by Scattorshot and Optimus to alert them of an emergency in [[Rockville]]: the nearby [[Mount McDermott]] was about to collapse into an underwater reservoir, which would lead to a catastrophic flooding of the entire town. Thankfully, Coby came up with a plan to drain the reservoir, and the Autobots created a controlled collapse of the mountain to prevent further harm from coming to Rockville. After this plan was successfully implemented, Vector Prime congratulated his comrades on a job well done. {{storylink|Collapse}}

Returning to the search for the Omega Lock, Vector Prime next headed for a tropical island, allowing the children to tag along for a mini-vacation of sorts. This turned out to be another false lead. Before heading off to their next destination, Vector Prime took the time to discuss his temporal powers with the children, informing them that though they might seem impressive, they had become limited in his old age. The group next headed for the [[Sahara]], where they were joined by Optimus and Jetfire. There, they found what appeared to be the Omega Lock on open display within some ancient ruins. But the Decepticons had been following them, and the battle for the artifact had catastrophic consequences: Megatron's managed to kill the Mini-Cons! Distraught over their untimely demise, Vector Prime drew on a greater portion of his powers for the first time in ages. He rewound time to save the Mini-Cons, though the resulting drain on his systems left him too weak to continue fighting. The lock in question was proven to be a fake. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

[[File:Cyb ep11 control room.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]

After rescuing an Autobot civilian from Thundercracker, the Autobots were led to another iteration of the Atlantis pattern. The inscription detailed the coordinates to the next planet where a Cyber Planet Key was hidden: the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Vector Prime opened a dimension gate to transport Overhaul and Landmine to this new world, but was struck by the returning Thundercracker before Landmine could traverse the portal. Due to his injuries, Vector Prime couldn't open up another dimension gate, leaving Overhaul stranded on an alien world alone. {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} Shortly afterwards, another Autobot civilian alerted Optimus Prime's team to another sighting of the Atlantis seal, this time on the ocean bottom in the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. Making their way underwater, the Autobots explored the area. Vector Prime, the Mini-Cons and the children found an entrance leading to a control room, and the elder Cybertronian concluded that Atlantis was in fact an ancient Cybertronian ship that had crashed in Earth's prehistory. In order to keep it out of the Decepticons' reach, Vector Prime activated the craft and teleported it away with only himself, the kids and Mini-Cons aboard. {{storylink|Deep}} Using the children's sensitivity to the Omega Frequency, Vector Prime tracked down the Omega Lock in the bowels of the ''Atlantis''. Though Megatron appeared to claim the relic for himself, activating the ship's self-destruct mechanism in the process, Optimus caught up to his old foe and dueled him for the Omega Lock. Meanwhile, Vector Prime took the children to safety. Optimus emerged victorious. When Vector Prime laid hands on the Omega Lock afterwards, it created a new spacebridge network, linking all of the planets hosting Cyber Planet Keys. Vector Prime accompanied Optimus and Landmine to the Speed Planet in response to a distress call from Red Alert. {{storylink|Ship}}

There, he observed [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] try to win the world's Cyber Planet Key in a racing tournament. {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} He did not actually participate-mainly because his vehicle mode lacked wheels-but he offered encouragement and advice when he could. {{storylink|Race}} The races were intense enough to get even him worked up, although he did his best to restrain his enthusiasm to Optimus Prime's mild amusement. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

[[File:Cyb ep16 feed me seymour.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|But whatever they offer you, don't feed the plants!]]

While Hot Shot trained for a particularly grueling track, the Autobots received a transmission urging them to come to the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] to help [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]], sent there in advance to seek out the second Cyber Planet Key. [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] offered to go, but Vector Prime and Optimus decided to make the trip, as they could open the dimension gate necessary to go there anyway. When they arrived, they were attacked by a massive plant monster, but Overhaul-now in the form of Leobreaker-saved them with his claws. Vector Prime joined Optimus in explaining the black hole's threat to Leobreaker's new friends, [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] and [[Backstop (Cybertron)|Backstop]], but was confused to learn that they had not, in fact, sent a distress signal at all. He then joined the others in confronting world leader [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], battling [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] (who had sent the distress signal simply to watch the factions battle) and witnessing Optimus and Leobreaker's first combination into Savage Claw Mode. {{storylink|Savage}}

[[File:Cyb ep9 meteor attack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hitting you where the sun definitely shines.]]

Soon after, Vector Prime and the other Autobots met Scourge and Megatron's forces in another battle, lured into a canyon thanks to Sideways's trickery. He was also among the 'bots who watched Leobreaker's attempted interrogation of the two-faced trickster when the battle ended, {{storylink|Sand}} and returned to Velocitron in time to stop Megatron from stealing the Planet Cup after Hot Shot defeated Override in the final race. {{storylink|Champion}}

While most of the Autobots went back to Earth to investigate a disturbance created by the Omega Lock, Vector Prime returned to the Jungle Planet with Optimus Prime and Leobreaker, intending to secure the second Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Ice}} Their attempt to reason with Scourge failed miserably, leading to Leobreaker separating from Optimus mid-speech and futilely attacking the dragon-bot himself. With the lion storming off in a huff, Vector Prime accompanied Optimus back to Backstop's cave, where he learned of Scourge's beginnings as a student of Backstop's. Vector Prime was also present at the volcano Leobreaker had chosen to seclude himself in, and witnessed his reconciliation with Optimus Prime, the latter at last deciding to face Scourge in battle. {{storylink|Honor}} The Autobots ran into a Decepticon ambush en route to Scourge's temple, and Vector Prime had to use his sword to free the beast 'bots and Hot Shot from a net. He later stood back and watched Optimus and Leobreaker finally defeat Scourge in battle, winning the right to take the Cyber Planet Key. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}}

[[File:Cyb ep22 autobots together.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Unfortunately, Megatron led his Decepticons on an immediate counterattack, desperate to obtain the Planet Key. While most of the Autobots fended off Starscream and Thundercracker, Vector Prime came up with a plan to splinter the Decepticons. He distributed boxes amongst the Autobots, with the key's location unknown to even them, and bade them scatter to force the Decepticons to spread out. Vector Prime himself came face-to-visor with Sideways, intent on acquiring the "key". The enigmatic jet managed to steal the box, warping around Vector Prime and bypassing Safeguard with his faction-switching abilities, but learned it was a fake when he found naught but a rock inside. He later joined the rest of the Autobots in fending off Megatron and Starscream's attempted theft of the true key. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Cyb ep22 shell game.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

The insertion of the Jungle Planet Key into the Omega Lock transported the Autobots into a strange dimension that Vector Prime identified as the consciousness of Primus. The god himself briefly spoke to them through the Mini-Cons before fading away, and a signal again alerted them to something in the North Pole. {{storylink|Trap}} Unfortunately, what came out of the North was Starscream, Sideways, and ''legions'' of [[Ancient Decepticon]]s, hell-bent on finding the Cyber Planet Key hidden on Earth. Vector Prime soon joined the fray, using his sword to warp in the main Autobot forces to back Snarl up. The Autobots were eventually forced to fall back, but made two new allies in the form of [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]]. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

Knowing that Starscream would come looking for the Omega Lock and the other two Keys, the Autobots established a communications blackout, using a direct link to the human telephone network to keep the refugee Autobots calm. Vector Prime soon brought up another worry, however-the children and Mini-Cons were missing! The kids soon returned, bringing the eccentric scientist [[Lucy Suzuki]] with them, but [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]]'s advance transmission about the government's knowledge of the Autobots allowed Sideways to find the Autobot's base. With no other option, Optimus Prime led a full retreat to Velocitron while Evac retrieved the Cyber Planet Key of Earth, but Starscream followed them up the space bridge and launched a one-bot assault to claim the artifacts for himself. Vector Prime was the last to stand in the Decepticon's way, vowing to give up his spark before he relinquished the Lock. Despite being blackened and battered from previous attacks, Starscream still managed to take down the ancient guardian of time, stealing the Lock and all three Planet Keys. {{storylink|Retreat}}

Vector Prime was present at the Autobot's base when it received a strange signal after Starscream inserted the third Cyber Planet Key. Enlisting the aid of [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] to decrypt it, he reported that it came from Cybertron itself, instructing them to return the Lock and Keys to the planet itself. Unfortunately, the part about ''what'' happens when the Lock is returned was lost due to interference from the black hole-and worse yet, Megatron's Decepticons were on their way to Earth to settle their own grudge with Starscream. Vector Prime generated a warp to speed his allies' trip to [[Niagara Falls]], and found himself battling the traitorous Autobot [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]]. He was shocked to discover that Landmine had practically raised the disgruntled warrior back on Cybertron...and even more dismayed to see Megatron cut down Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattorshot with a single volley from his newly unlocked Cyber Key machine gun. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}}

[[File:Cyb ep27 giant vector.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkGtXtDlQA Lets go on a journey / a journey through all time / a TIME that's changing all the TIME / it's TIME to go to TIME!]]]

While others kept Megatron busy, Vector Prime evacuated the fallen warriors, assuring the pessimistic Scattorshot that they'd be fine. Upon returning to the battlefield, however, he grimly informed Optimus Prime that the situation of the trio was dire at best. Thankfully, Hot Shot, Scattorshot, and Red Alert recovered and reformatted, returning as the powerful [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. They kept the Decepticons occupied while Vector Prime warped Optimus, Override, and Evac to Starscream's newly discovered island base. {{storylink|Critical}}

Megatron's forces soon made a break for the island, causing Vector Prime to warp the rest of his team into the fray as well. He and Optimus pursued Megatron into a volcano, and Vector Prime saved Optimus' life by blocking Megatron's shots with his own body. They would have both met their ends nonetheless, had [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] not chosen that moment to join the party as well. In response to Coby's warning that the black hole was distorting the space around Cybertron, Vector Prime would suggest sending an advance team to clear a path for the return of the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Assault}}

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The two Primes continued their descent into the volcano, soon joined by Leobreaker. Vector Prime used a small warp to redirect one of Sideways's traps, hitting Scourge instead of them. When they finally met Sideways in battle, Vector Prime had the novel idea of attaching Safeguard to the warping enigma's back, allowing him to detect where Sideways would appear. When Starscream manifested himself as a giant, courtesy of Primus' stolen power, Vector Prime was trapped in the volcano, unable to move and with his sword out of reach. Wing Saber came to his rescue, and the pair escaped with the Omega Lock after fending off [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} After seeing the Lock off with Leobreaker, Evac, and Override, he continued fighting against Starscream, and witnessed Optimus' combination with Wing Saber into Sonic Wing Mode to defeat the behemoth. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}}

With Starscream defeated, Vector Prime joined the rest of the Autobots in crossing the space bridge to Cybertron. They engaged Megatron, who managed to escape with the Omega Lock, but Optimus Prime battled him for possession of the Lock and keys within [[Fire dimension|Megatron's personal fiery dimension]]. At Optimus' order, Vector Prime used his portal-generating abilities to collapse the dimension in upon itself, forcing Megatron to use all his power just to keep it open. Combining his own power with that of the Lock, Vector Prime fired a beam straight into the occupied Decepticon, apparently destroying Megatron. Vector Prime later encouraged Optimus to place the Lock within Cybertron-and the planet started coming apart beneath their feet. After evacuating the team to a nearby moon, Vector Prime realized that the planet wasn't separating; it was transforming into Primus himself! {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}

After Primus revealed that the fourth Cyber Planet Key rested on [[Gigantion]], homeworld of the Recon Mini-Con Team, Vector Prime recounted how he met the diminutive Transformers when they were lost playing hide-and-seek. He joined his friends in confronting the Decepticons (tenuously led by Scourge), and then joined everyone in gaping at Starscream's brazen attack on Primus himself. Vector Prime doubted Starscream's sanity for daring to attack their creator, but Primus' disposal of the treacherous jet allowed Vector Prime to finally regain the Planet Map. {{storylink|Balance}}

Sadly, a series of problems presented themselves after this small victory; Megatron returned in a mysterious ghost-like form, and the Mini-Cons seemingly disappeared along with the children. Vector Prime left to investigate the latter development, and reviewed the security camera footage at their headquarters. Discovering that Sideways had stolen the Mini-Cons and that the children had pursued him, Vector Prime requested Scattorshot and Red Alert's aid in locating them. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} Continuing to work as the battle raged outside {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}}, they finally received a signal from the kids, reporting that they were trapped on the ''Atlantis'' in the shadow of Earth's moon. Vector Prime led Scattorshot and Red Alert through a warp gate to the ship and caught an escape pod carrying Coby, Lori, and [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]]. Unfortunately, the other pod (carrying Bud, Jolt, and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]]) was caught in the warp field of the ''Atlantis'' before the Autobots could retrieve it and was teleported away to parts unknown. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

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Predicting that the ''Atlantis'' would be heading for Gigantion, Vector Prime reassured Coby and Lori that their friends would be fine in the warp gate to the planet, thanks to their flexible minds. Transformers, however, are not so flexible, and so Red Alert began working on a stabilizing program, partially based on Vector Prime's sword. Vector Prime would join Optimus Prime in convincing the kids' doubting parents to allow Coby and Lori to join them on the trip to Gigantion. He also denied their fathers' wish to go as well, citing the requirement of an open mind (which the adults had just proven they lacked), but joined Optimus in promising to protect the children with his life. {{storylink|Family}}

With the children's assistance cemented, Vector Prime began rigorously studying the Planet Map for the location of the dimensional rift that led to Gigantion. He discovered the gate just after Primus defeated a superpowered Starscream, {{storylink|Titans}} informing the others that the gate was open for only a few days every year. After again reminding Coby and Lori about their immunity to the warp's effects, he helped load supplies onto the newly arrived ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'' starship. After receiving his copy of the stabilizing program via injection (and observing Primus shooting down Jetfire's attempt to avoid getting one), Vector Prime boarded the ''Ogygia'' as it entered the warp, warning everyone that even the slightest moment of doubt or fear could destabilize the tunnel. After an unpleasant encounter with the Starscream-controlled ''Atlantis'', he joined his comrades in blasting a hole through a massive asteroid in the ''Ogygia''{{'}}s path before finally arriving in the dimension of Gigantion. {{storylink|Warp}}

After landing on the Giant Planet, Vector Prime joined the search for the Cyber Planet Key, and came up empty-handed. When the Autobots met planet leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and his lieutenant [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]], neither of whom allowed them access to the lower levels of the planet, Vector Prime attempted to create a warp, but found he could not due to security measures around the planet. After a confrontation with Megatron's goons, now including rebellious Gigantion native [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] and enigmatic impersonator [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], Metroplex and Quickmix were more willing to cooperate, {{storylink|Giant}} but admitted that they deleted all data on the lower levels from their memories to escape their past.

[[File:Cyb ep45 save the universe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Undeterred, the team set up equipment to help Vector Prime determine the general location of the Cyber Planet Key. Using the Omega Lock, Vector Prime found the Key, but also realized that someone else had drawn power from it. Fearing the worst, the Autobots split into teams, with Vector Prime accompanying Optimus and Metroplex. Unfortunately, this allowed them to be picked off by Megatron, who had used the Cyber Planet Key to upgrade himself. By the time Optimus's team caught up with the Decepticon leader, he had dealt with every other Autobot, completed his transformation, and renamed himself Galvatron! In this state, he struck down Vector Prime with a single blow, and only the combined strength of Optimus Prime and Metroplex was enough to force his retreat. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

When Scattorshot determined that there were four potential routes to the Cyber Planet Key, the Autobots again split up to cover all of the paths. Vector Prime teamed up with Optimus, Metroplex, Bud, and the Mini-Cons to travel down one of the trails. He joined Optimus in pursuit of Ransack and Crumplezone when the bumbling lackeys snatched Jolt, unable to fire for fear of hurting his friend, and gave Coby an approving thumbs-up when he dramatically transformed [[Cobybot|his personal mech]] to save Jolt. {{storylink|City}} After that, the journey was mostly uneventful, save for watching the Velocitronian partners in grime get beaten up and sent off (repeatedly), {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}} and meeting up with Lori and Override. {{storylink|Challenge}}

When Bud and the Mini-Cons accidentally fell down a secret passage, Vector Prime remained with the group, as Optimus claimed they would be more effective as a team searching for their lost comrades. When they found their small friends, Bud had given Scourge an eye-opening talk, and the Jungle Planet leader immediately challenged them all to a duel (for reasons only they seemed to understand). Vector Prime was the second opponent, and easily defeated the dragon, who nonetheless challenged the next comer with enthusiasm. {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}}

[[File:Cyb ep45 matrix glow.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Two hearts beat as one..."]]

At last, the Autobots reached the central, organic layer of Gigantion, where the Cyber Planet Key rested in the ancient starship ''[[Lemuria (Cybertron)|Lemuria]]''. Unfortunately, both Galvatron and Starscream chose that moment to make their appearances, and the former's taunts were enough to force Optimus into a breakdown of self-doubt. Finding his best logic to the contrary useless, Vector Prime was forced to drastic measures: ''punching'' Optimus in the face. Berating his peer for his arrogance, Vector Prime explained that Optimus' men trust him with their lives, but ''he'' has to trust ''them'' to do their jobs. His words snapped Prime out of his momentary funk, and the duo continued on in time to see a super-sized Landmine defeat Starscream and engage Galvatron. The combined strength of the Autobots was enough to send the Decepticon leader into retreat, leaving Optimus to claim the Cyber Planet Key and thank Vector Prime for his support (and comment on his mean right hook). {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}

Vector Prime personally inserted the final key into the Omega Lock, opening a path to their home universe (via opening the planet layers and creating a space bridge). Barring their path, however, was Galvatron, intent on taking the now-completed Lock and achieving his dark plans. Vector Prime moved to stop him, but was aghast to learn that Galvatron could warp-as well as summon a massive blast that sent all the Autobots sprawling. With the Lock in Decepticon hands, Vector Prime made a final attempt to take it back, but Galvatron simply electrocuted the ancient Transformer through his own sword and knocked him back. Perhaps due to this beating, Vector Prime was only able to watch Galvatron's apocalyptic confrontation with Starscream and subsequent escape through the space bridge. He theorized that Starscream (and the two Planet X survivors also caught in the final clash of superpowered Decepticons) had been blasted into ''another'' dimension rather than destroyed, but bigger concerns arose when the gate between universes closed, leaving the Autobots stranded on Gigantion. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}}

[[File:Cyb ep47 vector prime dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'll see you in another life, brother!]]

In the wake of this shock, Vector Prime was the only Autobot with any ideas on what to do, but Jolt, seemingly aware of what was coming, insisted against it. Instead, an attempt to create a space bridge generator was made, but Vector Prime was forced to destroy it after it released hordes of [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|bird-like drone robots]]. Optimus assured Vector Prime that he had done the right thing, but it was realized by all that the only way back was through the warp, which would not open again for a year. With no other options, Vector Prime revealed the only way to get back to Cybertron was for him to reverse time to the point where the warp to Gigantion was open. Jolt cut in to point out that the effort would be enough to destroy him-in the conventional sense, anyways. Despite this, Vector Prime was adamant, knowing that the black hole would destroy all of time itself if left unchecked. In preparation for this final act, he released Safeguard, telling his old partner to live on Cybertron with the other Mini-Cons, gave his Planet Map to Bud, and told Optimus Prime that it was an honor to work with him. As the three Autobot starships took off, Vector Prime gave it his all to get his allies back to Cybertron, finally returning them to their own dimension before his energy gave out and his body dissolved into green particles of light. {{storylink|Guardian (episode)|Guardian}} Primus was aware of Vector Prime's sacrifice and assured Optimus Prime that Vector Prime would live on and that he would be honoured by the closing of the black hole. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}

[[File:Cyb ep49 vector ghost.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Remember, the force will be with you. Always...]]

However, as Vector Prime had already explained to the Autobots, since he had existed for most of his life outside of time, he would ''always'' exist there, able to observe the passage of time, even though he could now no longer enter the linear universe. He swore to always watch over Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and would be there for them in spirit when their need was greatest. The first such moment came during Optimus Prime's pivotal moment within the black hole, as he appeared alongside the Autobot leader as he reached for the Omega Lock. {{storylink|End}}

[[File:Vector Primevs.Megatron.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Battling... IN THE NEXT DIMENSION!]]
Subsequently, the black hole was sealed, but Galvatron was not yet through, and challenged Prime to a final one-on-one duel. During the battle, as Galvatron stood poised to deliver the final blow, Vector Prime's Planet Map flew from the pocket of the watching Bud and moved between the two combatants, blocking Galvatron's blow. Vector Prime spoke to Optimus once more, promising to always be there for him, and bestowing upon him the greatest of gifts—his own sword, [[Rhisling]], with which Optimus Prime defeated and destroyed Galvatron once and for all. {{storylink|Unfinished}} Not long afterwards, as the Autobots departed on a mission across the universe to create a new [[space bridge]], Vector Prime appeared to Optimus once more, smiling at his old friend. {{storylink|Beginning}}

Vector Prime was last seen dueling Galvatron in an existence after death. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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====''Cybertron'' toy bios====
Inspired by {{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|an old movie he once saw on Earth}}, Vector Prime once picked up a hobby whereby he would phase in and out of time to visit a small-town store in the Midwest, looking in the window every day. In 1986, he 'befriended' a gentleman in a fine suit who was always standing still in the window. For the next 110 years, Vector Prime visited the store to see the gentleman's different outfits. Eventually, after changing owners, the store closed down, but Vector Prime regarded this temporary diversion fondly.<ref>Galaxy Force Vector Prime's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] [http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/codes/index.html secret bio content]</ref>

====''Galaxy Force'' manga====
When the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] began to devour Cybertron, Vector Prime opened a warp and sent [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] to Earth. When the humans Coby, Bud, and Lori failed to repair Landmine, Vector Prime arrived through a warp and thanked the kids for their efforts before repairing Landmine himself. Vector Prime revealed he was unable to save Optimus Prime, but his despair was distracted by the human children bombarding him with questions about Transformers (sound familiar?). Then Megatron showed up and used his hypnotic powers to mesmerize Vector into handing over the Map to the [[Cyber Planet Key|Ancient Power]]. Luckily, Coby was able to yell loud enough to snap Vector out of it. And then Optimus Prime showed up, alive and well, and forced Megatron into retreat. {{storylink|Touchdown! Optimus Prime}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Devil's Dogfight! Coby's Courage}} {{storylink|Deep Sea Discovery! Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}} {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.9}}}}

====''Beast Wars Reborn''====
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When his brother [[Logos Prime]] plucked the [[spark]]s of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] out of their home dimension following [[Great Transformation|their deaths]] and brought them into the "Unicron Trilogy" dimension with the intention of choosing one of them to be his successor and the recipient of his power, Vector Prime was forced to intervene. {{storylink|Master of the Game}} Remembering his sibling as a noble being, Vector was horrified to learn that he planned to pass his power to the evil Megatron, and the two did battle on the astral plane. {{storylink|Planetfall (BWR)|Planetfall}}

====''Kiss Players''====
[[File:KPVectorPrime.jpg|left|thumb|"Scary-Faced Gear Man", she calls him.]]
When the human [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] became scattered across the dimensions after their vessel [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] collided into the "wall of time" while pursuing a mysterious golden hand through the timestream, [[Shaoshao Li]] found herself in another universe, around [[Aurex 105.08 Alpha|the time of the search]] for the Cyber Planet Keys. Finding herself on the deserted Cybertron, she was set upon by a horde of [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], but was then saved by Safeguard. He explained what had befallen her, then Vector Prime showed up and used his sword to slash a hole in spacetime itself, from which the golden hand—actually that of Primus himself—emerged to pull Shaoshao through. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 50|Kiss Players #50}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
====As a multiversal singularity====

[[File:Ask Vector Prime Facebook.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Vector Prime: causing wiki headaches since 2015.]]

At some undetermined point in Vector Prime's life, he took the time to answer a series of questions about himself, other Transformers, and the ''Transformers: Cybertron'' toyline in a recurring feature on Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' website, to be reprised in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac|The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]'', and a [[Fun Publications]]-provided Facebook account, called [[Ask Vector Prime]]. Because of his mastery of time and space, it is impossible to determine when exactly he communicated with our universe, but it may have been during the course of events in the ''Cybertron'' animated series, as he answered questions regarding those events and other characters who he had not met before the series began.

Vector revealed much about himself in these pages, including much new information about his early life. He fondly remembered all his brothers, even knowing how three of them turned into dread monsters, and listened with rapt attention to the [[Liege Maximo]]'s tales of the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] and [[Primon]], stories he was not even sure were real or just legends. He and his brothers and sisters spent an extended period of time on Earth in ancient Greece, where the [[holomatter]] avatar he used formed the basis for human legends of {{w|Hermes}}, while Rhisling was likewise interpreted as the {{w|Caduceus}}.

[[File:WatchRoboCard.jpg|188px|thumb|right|Available in the finest vending machines across the country.]]

Following the final falling out between the Primes, after the shattering of the Star Saber, Vector helped hide away the five components that [[Nexus Prime]] had split himself into, then went into hiding in the universe [[Aurex 404.11 Kappa]] and locked away all memories of his trauma. Out of necessity, he took a much simpler form, one that turned into a device similar to a wristwatch. There, he became the Autobot leader and wielded the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. He had a bodyguard, [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]], during his Matrix-bearer days, and the two became [[Transformer romance|close]] despite the difference in rank (and his initial reluctance to act on his feelings for a subordinate). After leading the Autobots to victory in the [[second Cybertronian war (Armada)|second Cybertronian war]] against such foes as [[Devron (Armada)|Devron]], [[Megazarak (Armada)|Megazarak]], and the [[Destructon]]s, he was called on by the [[Chronarchitect]] to help fix damage to Time itself! Reluctantly, he passed the Matrix to [[Guardian Major]].

With a group of fellows, the [[Time Warrior (AVP)|Time Warriors]]—Scorpia, medical officer [[Kaltor]], intelligence officer [[Autoceptor]], and quantum scientist [[Deceptor]]—Vector Prime faced foe and threat innumerable, with some timelines only knowing him as "First Autobot" or, when shortened, "Autobot" as a slur, meaning his watch self has often been mistaken for a person ''called'' Autobot. Eventually the Warriors discovered their true enemy, [[Mogahn the Mass]], an indescribable entity that absorbed entire star systems into itself. In the final battle, Vector found his mind entering the [[Realm of the Primes]] and learning his true identity once more; [[Amalgamous Prime|Adaptus]] gifted him the power to create the mighty sword Rhisling, and he smote Mogahn so hard that his remains went back in time and detonated in [[the Big Bang]]. Now once more aware of his true role in the multiverse, Vector Prime had to say a tearful goodbye to Scorpia. He tries not to remember her and does not like talking about it. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/10 and 2015/07/12}}

In another adventure, the GoBot '''Vec-Tor''' was forced to intervene after the always-mischievous [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] recruited [[Renegade#Gong|Gong]] to destabilize two universes, using the [[Omega Lock]]s far beneath [[Gobotron]]. After warping to a [[Primax]] universe, Vector Prime managed to undo the damage before Unicron could devour Cybertron, allowing history to progress along its proper course. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

Notable other revelations:

*His favorite human authors were [[Peter David]] and [[Alan Dean Foster]], though he seldom had time to read.
*He was a fan of the [[Dinobot (disambiguation)|Dinobot]]s.
*His favorite planet was Cybertron, and his favorite city there was [[Apophenia]].
*He was over nine billion years old, almost as old as the galaxy itself.
*He did not need to shave.
*He used to "boogie down" with [[Disco ball]] when he was younger, but not so much any more. He still enjoyed the symphonies created by the [[Eurythma]] natives. On the other hand, he was not a fan of the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]], since he found their name tasteless.
*He found the [[Viron]] universal cluster to be underrated.
*He was unable to visit the [[Quadwal]] universal cluster.
*He knows which universes have manifested as fiction in Quadwal.
*Despite having traveled far and wide, he could not see why kids loved [[Cinnamon Toast Crunch]].
*He feared the [[Elder God]]s.
*He missed Safeguard, as well as Lori, Bud, and Coby.
*If he had to choose an Earth mode, he would choose a dirigible, though he didn't because he was "not here to blend."
*If he had to choose a beast mode, it would be a large sea mammal.
*He was not a fan of dragons.
*He was definitely not [[Santa Claus]].
*He held several misconceptions about humans, such as how long we could survive decapitation, and whether or not they enjoyed molten boron.
*Though he vehemently dismissed the Decepticon ideology, he did find his species too quick to jump to philosophical extremes, and wished they were more apt to find a middle ground.
*He could view events from elsewhere in the [[Omniverse]], and was impressed by the adventures of [[Ben 10]].
*He cherished his relationship with each of his fellow Thirteen original Primes, though he acknowledged that some of them had gone bad.
*He enjoyed [[Energon Z]] and Stanixian energon wine, but did not care for [[Red Energon]].
*The large glowing hole in his chest was a [[Critias Gate]]way.
*He answered to many names, including [[GoBots|Vec-Tor]], [[Convoy (disambiguation)|Vector Convoy]], Vector Maximus, Vector Maximo, and [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Vector Prima-Vectorum]].
*He was in the process of absorbing the memories and experiences of his [[Vector Prime#Aligned continuity family|Uniend counterpart]], which would eventually alter his physical appearance.
*Since there were constant threats across the multiverse, he had no intentions of retiring anytime soon. If Vector Prime ever got the opportunity to settle down without jeopardizing space or time, however, he would like to become a factory and help build useful things.
*He eventually grew tired of having people ask him about the identities of nameless Transformers, and politely suggested that his audience could ask him more cosmically significant questions.
*In his downtime, he enjoys the art galleries of [[Axiom Nexus]].
*Everyone he ever cares about will grow old and die in what, to him, is just the pulse of a spark. Sometimes, he feels alone even when he's in a crowd.
*He had bravely faced down many threats during his life, but he dreaded the prospect of going up against [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]]'s legal department.
*He found biological functions confusing, and thus he had no wish to become a [[synthoid]].
*His favorite anime was ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)#Galaxy Force|Galaxy Force]]''. (don't think about this one too hard)
*His favorite character from [[Babylon 5]] was the ambassador {{w|Kosh Naranek|Kosh}}.
*In some universes, Vector is female. She would purchase ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'' as a guilty pleasure more often than when she is male. She sounds like [[Star Trek|Kate Mulgrew]].
*Though he doesn't have a birthday, per se, he suggests that a celebration could be held on [[September 19]], the day he first arrived on Earth (and, not coincidentally, the day [[Fallen (episode)|the first episode]] of Cybertron aired in the U.S.)
*He doesn't like talking about the various conflicts and tribulations that his species regularly undergo. He'd rather discuss music, art, and the beautiful things that he's seen across the multiverse; he rarely has the opportunity to talk about the nature of his work to someone on an equal level.
*His favourite human movie was ''[[Back to the Future]]'', due to the performance of lead actor {{w|Eric Stoltz}}.
*Among his favorite human television shows are ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', ''[[Sliders]]'', and ''[[Quantum Leap]]''.
*He revealed himself as a [[Point One Percenter]] (after the Shroud).

The answers Vector Prime gave on Facebook were delivered at a time when he was living in [[Axiom Nexus]], and was employed to write an advice column position with [[Axiom Nexus News]] in [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Axiom Nexus News Editor|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 2015/05/13}} He was viewed by the TransTech public as a respected if a bit eccentric elder 'bot, but ANN journalist [[Rook (TransTech)|Rook]] (correctly) suspected that Vector Prime was merely putting on an act. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/05}}

At one point during his tenure at ANN, he was kidnapped and tortured by [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]]. While Vector Prime was indisposed, Sideways took over his inventory of unanswered questions, and offered decidedly unhelpful answers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Ask Sideways|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/27}} He was able to escape the clutches of Sideways when a [[David Willis|particularly infuriating question]] caused the head of the Herald of Unicron to suddenly explode. However, [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] was part of the [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|OZSA]] team sent to rescue Vector Prime, and the Mini-Con initiated a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] sequence with Sideways, allowing the Herald of Unicron to escape capture via a [[Dimensional Interfacer]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

After a few decades of recovery in other universes, Vector Prime resumed his advice columnist position in Axiom Nexus but, after [[Nexus Prime]] summoned him {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}, the column fell into the hands of [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|a Grimlock]]. After being falsely told that Vector Prime lied about Dinobots and said they looked like jerks, Grimlock snarled "him look like jerks!" and, in a burst of wit, said Vector was ''old''. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Grim Grams|Grim Grams, 2015/10/03}} When [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] took over the column, he was dismayed to note that he was filling in for a "filthy Guardian do-gooding dunce" and refused to answer any questions about Vec-Tor. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/18}}

====As a TransTech====
{{voiceactor|[[Richard Newman]] ("Special Guest")}}

Vector Prime returned to Axiom Nexus soon after "the [[Shroud]]" had cut it off from every other universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|ANN live coverage, 2015/10/29}} Little did anyone in the city know, this "Shroud" was the product of Nexus Prime's unification of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and [[Terminus Blade]], and the Vector who returned was not truly the same being as the one who had left: per the results of Nexus Prime's actions, the Vector who resumed his duties as host of the column was no longer a multiversal singularity, but a single incarnation of the many that now existed throughout the multiverse. This was a TransTech Vector Prime, native to Axiom Nexus, a "mere" 25 million years old, with a unique history of his own as a professor at the [[Academy of Science and Technology]] who had been the teacher of [[Rhinox (TransTech)|the local Rhinox]], and who had come up with the theoretical foundation of the [[universal stream]] classification system. Accordingly, he was left with only unclear memories of exactly had happened, much like a dream, and was no longer aware of his original nature: he believed his exploits as one of the Thirteen had happened to the (possibly newly created) other Vector Primes.

[[Image:AVP Vector and Scorpia do Nebulos.jpg|thumb|300px|right|That's Vector's holomatter disguise in the centre, but we get the feeling he'll change it a few times.]]

Briefly leaving his column in the hands of [[Spacewarp]] while he responded to a summons from the city's Ministry of Higher Dimensional Sciences, Vector Prime's experience with multiversal travel led to him taking part in an Axiom Nexus scheme to try to establish contact with one of the nine fundamental realities: specifically, [[Primax 984.0 Gamma]], requiring him to be stationed on [[Nebulos]] as a factory manufacturing [[hoverboard]]s, binary bonded to a local codenamed [[Safeguard (TransTech)|Safeguard]] and with a bodyguard known as [[Scorpia (TransTech)|Scorpia]]. He hoped he'd got on well with them!

In the interim, he endeavoured to answer questions and among his answers:

*He has 'dreams' of the exploits of other Vector Primes and believes this is down to an unusual physiology of his. While he has a vague sense of having been greater once, these memories "are but oneiric wisps, gossamer threads that vanish when I touch them."

*He's ''dramatically'' less interested in questions about who came from what universal stream. Stop wasting his time, nerds!

*He has visited a few other realities as a scholar. It was Rhinox that challenged him into getting out into the field.

*The students he remembers the most fondly after Rhinox are [[Perceptor (TransTech)|Perceptor]], [[Apelinq (TransTech)|Apelinq]], [[Proxima (TransTech)|Proxima]], and [[Brainstorm (TransTech)|Brainstorm]], who all did great things in their respective fields. [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]], on the other hand, often challenged him to excel but they did not go on, each believing the other had deep problems. [[Deluge (TransTech)|Deluge]] and [[Herr Fiend]] were frustrating as neither seemed likely to do nice things with their skills.

Not long into his voyage on [[Galaxy Shuttle]], he started to develop tentative feelings for Scorpia. Unfortunately, his trip was interrupted by an abduction. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/19}} [[Spacewarp]] came to his aid on behalf of the wounded Galaxy Shuttle. {{storylink|Transformers: Spacewarp's Log|Spacewarp's Log (2), 2015/11/21 and 2015/11/22}} During the long, meandering journey, he fell in love with Scorpia and they became [[Conjunx Endura]]. He eventually arrived safely at Nebulos. He looked forward to exploring its wonders with his new guide and binary bonded Target/Powermaster, Safeguard. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/02/14 and 2016/02/15}}

===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
When the battle between [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] caused the [[AllSpark]] to discharge an energy flare, this massive surge of cosmic power caught Vector Prime's attention. Peering through the dimensions, he observed the growing conflict between these Autobots and Decepticons and recorded his thoughts in a journal. {{storylink|Dispatches}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}} When he manifests in this dimension, Vector is known by the grandiose name of "Vector Prima-Vectorum".<ref>Originally an idea of [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]'s that never made it into any official media; later referenced in [[Ask Vector Prime]] (2015/06/24)</ref>

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Vector Prime) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

[[File:ROTF-sixprimes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I was the handsome one.]]

{{note|Vector Prime was among the [[Dynasty of Primes]], though it was unclear which exact Prime he was. However, since he simply claims that he was the "handsome one", this may have all been a joke. If not, Vector Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]."}}

===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''Alternity''====
Vector Prime was contacted by his fellow defenders of space and time, the hyper-evolved Autobots known as the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]], when they were facing their final hours. At the Alternity's behest, Vector Prime communicated with a race of two-dimensional beings called [[Planicron]]s who were under threat from [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]], and discovered that they were attempting to evolve beyond their two-dimensional existence. To do so, they had to pass through a doorway that took the form of a diagram somewhere on the Earth of [[universal stream]] [[Story of Binaltech|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. A team consisting of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] successfully located the diagram, and Vector Prime proceeded to lead the Planicrons through it, successfully evolving them into higher-dimensional lifeforms that took the Alternity's place as defenders of reality. {{storylink|Alternation}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|''Transformers vol. 2'' #47]] (mentioned); [[Heavy|''Transformers: Till All Are One'' #9]] (obscured image); [[Origin Myths|''Optimus Prime'' #10]] (full appearance)

Vector Prime was one of the Thirteen Primes, who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] of Cybertron that formed after the [[Knights of Cybertron]] left the planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} He joined his tribe with those of [[Solus Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], [[Nexus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the quintet commissioning the construction of [[Crystal City]], on the site where [[Primus]] had supposedly delivered his [[Prime Pastoral]], as a way of honoring their creator.

After [[Septimus Prime]] perished, Vector ran to his fellow Primes to inform them of the development that the [[The Fallen|killer]] had conquered Septimus's lands and was on the warpath. There was a mixed reception to this news. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} In the era that followed, Vector would come to command the loyalty of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Tempo]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

The death of [[Nexus Prime]] at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] prompted all the remaining Primes, except [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], to flee Cybertron. Eons later, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] would send one of his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-1]], to [[LV-117]], a planet associated with Vector. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Ceremony}}

In the modern day, Vector Prime's name was remembered in the [[Way of Flame]], the religion of [[Solus Prime]]'s colony [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
In the 34th century CE, '''Vector Convoy''' was one of the [[Convoy Council]]. He usually abstained from voting the same as his peers. When the stolen ship ''[[Terrastar (BWU)|Terrastar]]'' left the Milky Way Galaxy, in violation of the Council's decree, Vector took part in the vote to send [[Astral Knight (BWU)|Astral Knight]] and his crew after them. Surprisingly, he agreed, though Astral noted it was with "infinite sadness". {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material====
Vector Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Vector Prime's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Metalhawk / Vector Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Vector Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
Vector Prime was one of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:VectorPrime-CovenantOfPrimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"The only mystery worth solving here is how this thing passed its MOT."]]
Stern, serious, Vector Prime considered himself a force of order and balance in the universe, a mere extension of his creator [[Primus]]. His powers over time and space allowed him to create and prevent temporal paradoxes to suit his needs, and even distort reality as he saw fit. His personal artifact of power was the [[Blades of Time]], which he could use to travel through other dimensions. He also had [[Badge of Vector Prime|a badge]], seemingly for decoration.

The second of the Thirteen Primes to be created, Vector was a warrior Prime, joining Prima, Onyx, Amalgamous and Megatronus in the groupings among the Thirteen. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] had caused [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]] to fall into stasis, Vector Prime created a time loop around the inert form of the Chaos Bringer ensuring he would never awaken. Like the others however, Vector Prime was tainted by a touch of Unicron's darkness, which would mark the downfall of the Thirteen.

In the aftermath, Vector joined with Prima and [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to create rules and order for a new community and the upcoming birth of the Cybertronian species, though their rules were found restrictive by the other Primes. Along with Trion and Prima, Vector was greatly confused by the romance between Solus and Megatronus. Despite this however, Vector commissioned a new mandala from Solus.

The end of the Thirteen came after [[Prima]] discovered that Megatronus, [[Quintus Prime]], and [[Liege Maximo]] had worked on a secret "farm" of robotic creatures, which Alchemist found troubling. Suspecting a sinister motive, Prima forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter, and Vector voted against letting the project continue. Furious with the results of the debate, Megatronus inadvertently killed Solus in a dispute that [[Liege Maximo]] had orchestrated. Drawn by the commotion, the rest of the Thirteen arrived in time to see Solus's body return to the [[Core]], its passage creating the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Even after Megatronus offered his side of the story, accusations began to fly. The investigation degenerated into a free-for-all brawl between the remaining twelve siblings, which ended with Maximo getting killed by the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] through uncertain means.

The survivors buried Liege Maximo's remains in a chasm and held a memorial to Solus Prime in deep space. Hoping to put their ugly past behind them, the Primes then turned their attention to Cybertron and their plans for the future. They decided to use [[Onyx Prime]]'s [[Triptych Mask]] to create a new race of robotic beings, as Primus had created them, with Onyx, Micronus, and Optimus travelling into the Well resulting in the creation of a new wave of Cybertronian creatures which the surviving Primes oversaw. Vector Prime's faith in his siblings however had long since been shattered and he quietly retreated to [[Realm of the Primes|another dimension]] when no one was looking.

One way or another his badge wound up in [[Vector Sigma]]'s possession. Millenia later, Alpha Trion would gift it to Sentinel Prime. Millenia after that, Optimus reassembled the Blades of Time.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
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====Aligned novels====
In the past, the once idealistic Vector Prime held the Thirteen together with his idealism, but despaired as his fellow Primes fell to fighting and backstabbing. He could understand a moment of anger that caused [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] to lash out and kill [[Solus Prime]], but when he discovered [[Liege Maximo]] actively scheming against his brothers, he could tolerate no more, and created a miniature pocket dimension for himself. This could only be accessed through the [[Blades of Time]], which were scattered across the [[Cybertronian colonies]] and guarded by [[Nexus Prime]]'s fractured selves. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When he defeated [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] in combat, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] noticed he wore the sigil of the noble myth of Vector Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After discovering and assembling the Blades of Time, Optimus stepped through into Vector Prime's pocket dimension. Vector Prime had been expecting him, and called Optimus "Prime". He agreed to aid the [[Autobot]]s, and seemed surprised that Alpha Trion was still alive. He wondered how many of the Thirteen were still around. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-VectorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point, statues of Vector Prime and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The [[Uniend]] incarnation of Vector Prime was initially not part of the "multiversal singularity" Vector, as the Uniend Cluster was separated from the rest of the multiverse by a quantum membrane. When this membrane was punctured by the [[Dark Spark]], Uniend Vector began to be absorbed into the wavestructure of the living quantum event that was the singularity incarnation. As this process carried itself out, the singularity Vector began to experience and absorb the memories of the Uniend Vector, recalling how he had convinced [[Ironfletch]] to join the Autobot cause, and briefly worked alongside [[Rampart Punch]] and [[Avatar Brave]]. In particular, he expressed a fondness for his Uniend equivalent's [[Facial hair|beard]], and wondered if he would adopt it into his own facial structure. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Troy Baker]] (English), [[Yasuhiro Kikuchi]] (Japanese)|[[Xavier Percy]] (French), [[Glauco Marques]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:BattlegroundsPt1 vector prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|He knows about Setsuna Meiou being demoted to a dwarf planet.]]
When the evil of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] threatened to return, endangering both Earth and Cybertron, [[Micronus Prime]] brought [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] before Vector and the other four Primes who dwelled within the [[Realm of the Primes]]. Speaking for the group, Vector announced that they could sense Optimus had not yet completed the necessary preparations that would allow him to safely receive a portion of power from each of the assembled Primes so that he could effectively combat Megatronus, but an impassioned speech from Optimus convinced them to go through with the power transfer. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO vectorprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=.75]]
In [[Fornax 813.0 Gamma|a universe]] built out of blocks, Vector Prime witnessed a Decepticon attack on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Vector Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

==Games==
===Transformers Power Up: The Game===
{{Note|Vector Prime is one of four Transformers that can be built over the course of the game.}}
{{storylink|Transformers Power Up: The Game}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2AutobotGenerations.jpg|100px|thumb|Sadly not featured in a hilarious rap-filled commercial.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Autobot''' (Watch, 1993)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Watchband
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}
{{note|This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into an older form of Vector Prime via an entry of [[Ask Vector Prime]].}}

: [[Autobot (G2)|Autobot]] originated in the [[1983]] ''[[Microman]]'' ''[[Micro Change]]'' line as MC-06 Watch Robo, where he was available in four different colors. In [[1993]], he was released directly by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in North America as part of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', alongside [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] and the wristwatches of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]].

: He transforms from a boxy silver chrome robot to a boxy functional digital watch that attaches to a plastic wristband.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Autobot/autobot.htm More information on Autobot at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy hasbro and takara vector primes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The [[Last Autobot]]'s beiger cousin. (Hasbro Vector Prime at left, Takara release on the right, and their respective Cyber Keys from top to bottom at center.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2004/2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GC-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': [[Rhisling|Sword]], missile, [[Zeonomicon|Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''v38g'''
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] and [[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]/[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' toys, Vector Prime transforms into a large Cybertronic space cruiser with "solar panel" wings and a ''ton'' of clockwork/filigree detailing. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip, and an indented area over his cockpit for his pack-in Mini-Con partner [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]] to attach in jet/cannon mode. The nosecone ''also'' holds his [[Rhisling|sword]], the guard sticking out of the side to form a small stabilizer fin (with an immobile matching fin on the other side). In robot mode, raising his right arm triggers electronic laser sounds; inserting his unique [[Cyber Key]] into his <s>fly</s> abdomen in either mode activates a vague electronic charging sound, and replaces his arm-activated laser sounds with those of a clashing sword.

: First made available in Japan by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] several months ahead of [[Hasbro]]'s release, ''Galaxy Force'' Vector Prime has some significant differences between these two separate releases. Where Hasbro's release features a high-contrast color scheme of stark white and rich chocolate-brown plastics, Takara's uses a softer metallic-tinged grey and burgundy. [[For safety reasons]], Hasbro uses a softer, bendable translucent plastic for Vector Prime's wings and sword, where Takara was able to cast these parts in firmer materials. Finally, there are numerous [[paint operation]] differences between the two: Takara's version features a burgundy trim that runs all around the figure's wings, extra red circles on his shoulders, silver paint on the thigh vents, and several additional gold details on his forearm guards, helmet crest, and the sides of his legs, while Hasbro's does away with these and adds instead a larger gold application around his midriff and Cyber Key slot, and an Autobot [[insignia]] on his vehicle-mode cockpit. Hasbro's Cyber Key is entirely unpainted translucent blue with a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] printed on the back, Takara's features a generous metallic silver paint coating and no code.

: Unhelpfully, [[:File:VectorPrime toy.jpg|stock photos of Vector Prime]] depicted a conglomerated version of the figure with Hasbro's white plastic, Takara's burgundy, and all the different paint applications from both versions.

: The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] version of Takara Vector Prime replaces the silver paint of his Cyber Planet Key with a light gray.

: This mold was also used to create [[BotCon 2007]] [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Toys|Alpha Trion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/VectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on Vector Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy vprime vs sscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Starscream vs. Vector Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Rhisling|Sword]], missile, [[Zeonomicon|Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''v38g'''

: The Vector Prime in this [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] set is identical to the regular-retail version. He comes with a unique version of [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]], a Voyager-class mold that was otherwise not available at normal US retail, and in an entirely new deco to boot.

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[[File:Cyb-toy VectorPrime LOC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|And I'm his poorer cousin who can't afford paint.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: As part of the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' line, Vector Prime is a miniature, heavily-simplified version of the Voyager-class toy, yet retaining much of the sculpted detailing. He was part of the third wave of product, the first wave to be sold outside of "[[market six]]" stores and in "big box" chains like Toys 'R' Us and Kmart.

: Some stock photos of this figure, including the ones on the back of its packaging,<ref name="locvprime">[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/271/vector_prime Legends of Cybertron Vector Prime's packaging] at Shmax.com</ref> depict Vector Prime with functional elbows. Evidently, a [[design change]] was implemented at some point; on the final release, the arms are cast as one piece, with ''fake elbow joints'' as moulded detail. OK then.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Scattershot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Scattershot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/LOCVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb GFVectorPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Safeguard pimps his ride. Fo sho.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Galaxy Force Vector Prime''' (Voyager, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Sword, missile, Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''vz74'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Not to be confused with the ''Galaxy Force'' release of Vector Prime, Hasbro's "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" is a matte gold & clear-orange [[redeco]] of Vector Prime released in the eighth and final wave of ''Cybertron'' Voyagers, the only new toy in that assortment. The packaging photography shows the [[prototype]] as considerably more blinged out than the rather yellowish matte gold plastic actually used for the production run. He retains all of his normal gimmickry from the original release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/GFVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on Galaxy Force Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 VectorPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Last Autobot [[homage]]: Denied!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime with Mini-Con Safeguard!''' (Voyager, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Cybertron Series
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Vector Prime was re-released in the fourth wave of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' series]] Voyagers, redecoed in black, brown, and blue. Notably, this is the first Hasbro iteration of the figure to have painted wings like the Takara Galaxy Force version, as well as being the only version with a painted sword blade. Like [[BotCon]] exclusive [[Alpha Trion (SG)#Toys|Alpha Trion]], sadly, he has been gutted of his electronic features, rendering the Cyber Key pointless; though the battery compartment can be opened.

:This toy was shipped in extremely low quantities, and as a result was a very rare sight at U.S. retail stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Vector-Prime-with-Metalhawk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 25]], [[2018]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]] decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Vector Prime is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]] "decoy armor", visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Vector Prime and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.

: Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Vector Prime/Metalhawk's wave reached U.S. store shelves in November 2017.

:Vector Prime/Metalhawk was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front as [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Power of the Primes|Alpha Trion]]/[[Landmine (G1)#Power of the Primes|Landmine]], and again replacing the entire gray sprue with new parts for [[Quintus Prime#Power of the Primes|Quintus Prime]]/[[Bludgeon (G1)#Power of the Primes|Bludgeon]]. Vector Prime alone was given a different replacement sprue for the [[Thirteenth Prime#Power of the Primes|Thirteenth Prime]].
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===''Legacy''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Vector Prime''' (Voyager, [[2024]])}}</ul>
*Accessories: Rhisling, Cyber Key
:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy United]]'' Voyagers, Vector Prime is a partial remold of [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|G2 Universe Jhiaxus]], only retaining the legs, arms and part of the chest. While teased at WonderCon with this ''Binder of Revelation '' artwork, the toy itself is based on his ''Cybertron'' design.

:He comes with Rhisling and his personal Cyber Key. Like most ''Cybertron'' derived figures with them his Cyber planet key is only there as a callback to it's functionality on the original toy, but unlike most of them it doesn't plug into his waist like his original toy, instead attaching to his chest instead.

:Like with most characters partnered with Mini-Cons, Safeguard is omitted from this release, though Vector Prime’s jet mode has a port for the original to plug into and rest.

:Vector Prime was revealed on the [[April 25]] fanstream, with pre-orders going up later that same day.
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==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix VectorPrime.jpg||thumb|upright=1.1|Go ahead. Ask me again about how well I blend.]]
*'''Vector Prime''' (Booster, 2006)
{{attacktix
|ID=TF11
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Vengeance—2525 (77%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (Energy Blast)
}}
:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Attacktix]]'' Transformers-series Booster packs, Vector Prime is one of the less stable shooters of his size. He has three points of articulation (shoulders and waist) which you can use to put him in a more stable stance than his default, though it doesn't look very comfortable.

:Vector Prime appears to have been created as the counterpart to the powerful Decepticon [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] figure. His Special Power is the antithesis of Scorponok's, allowing you to instantly remove up to two of your opponent's in-play [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticons]]. Who knew Vector Prime hated Terrorcons so much?

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AttacktixVectorPrime/vectorprime.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Vector Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Jollibee===
{{anchor|Jollibee}}
[[File:JollibeeCybVector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The Guardian of Shakes and Fries]]
*'''Vector Prime''' (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Cup topper stand

:Released under the "Robot Blasters" promotion from [[Jollibee]], Vector Prime is a simplified rendition of the [[Vector Prime#LOC|Legends of Cybertron]] figure, missing several joints and shaving off a few transformation steps in the process. Like all four pieces in this set, Vector includes a stand with his name and faction symbol sculpted on one side and the ''Cybertron'' logo on the other. This stand can also be used to cover up a regular-sized cup from a fast food joint.

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==Notes==
===General===
[[File:VectorPrimeGoldCG.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Vector Prime goes Super Saiyan.]]
*Like other members of the Thirteen, Vector Prime was once established as a [[multiversal singularity]], existing as one being across all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*The original concept for Vector Prime was for him to be a character who could cut through spacetime to summon different characters from across the multiverse.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Multiverse travel was really what he was created for, he was initially created as a character that could cut through the Multiverse with his sword and potentially bring characters from different versions of the franchise together. Now that changed a little bit in the execution of ''Cybertron'' and how that finished up, but initially he would have been a character that would have helped the Autobots, or guided somehow them getting to the different places, and meeting up with different versions of different characters that maybe they would have brought forward.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLQ4VzuCGA&t=281s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Creating characters and lore|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref>
*"Vector Prime" was the originally proposed name for [[Sentinel Maximus]], going so far as to be printed on Sentinel Maximus's shipping cases.
*During pre-production of the ''Cybertron'' franchise, Hasbro requested [[Don Figueroa]] produce a concept design for Vector Prime. [http://www.unicron.us/tf2007/figueroa/DonceptVector-b.jpg Figueroa's design] depicted the character as much older and with a noticeable hunch, and ultimately went unused in favor of his final design.
*Vector Prime's design drew heavily from Egyptian imagery and {{w|Swiss made}} watches.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=One of my favorite character designs. He was created for Cybertron animation and incorporated into the TF aligned continuity project. Heavily based on Egyptian influences as well as swiss watches, we wanted his age to show in his design that he came from an much older time than #Optimus and the gang. I altered his head colors to create a more uniform look.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFhNtA5bn/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=09|day=04}}</ref> The vaguely pharaonic head of one of the earliest known sketches of Vector Prime had a resemblance to {{w|Giant Robo (OVA)|Giant Robo}}, but [[Aaron Archer]] had no idea what Giant Robo was when questioned about it—although, to be fair, the sketch was not one Archer had done himself.<ref>http://tfu.info/issue12/aaronsdesk.htm Stuff From Aaron's Desk, Day 22</ref>
*According to the [[Hasbro]] panel at [[BotCon 2006]], Vector Prime's head was largely based around the [[Autobot]] insignia. At one point in the design process, a flip-down battle mask identical to the Autobot symbol was proposed.<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/naladahc/256973979/in/set-72157594305640507/ BotCon - Friday - Vector Prime's original head]</ref> Also, he was originally going to have two swords, as seen in the image on the right.
*Aaron Archer feels that Vector Prime's vehicle mode was a little undercooked, in comparison to the robot mode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I wish we worked on the vehicle mode as much as we did the bot....|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFhNtA5bn/c/17860106990087566/r/17913964018469268/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=09|day=04}}</ref>
*The "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" color scheme appears to have been inspired by a [[GONZO]] CGI color mock-up done before Vector Prime's final coloration was decided. A Hasbro design chart showing this and other concepts was first seen at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005, and was present at [[BotCon 2005]] later that same year. The image also made an appearance during a slideshow at one of Hasbro's [[BotCon 2006]] presentations, and in Galaxy Force Vector Prime's unlockable online Cyber Key content.
*The released version of the Vector Prime ''Attacktix'' figure featured the Takara coloration of the ''Cybertron'' toy, gray with a metallic burgundy. [[:File:WhiteVectorPrimeAttacktix.jpg|A more Hasbro-release-like white-and-brown redeco]] was seen through various avenues, such as Toy Fair 2006 and Hasbro publicity photos, but ultimately never came out at retail.
* Vector Prime is [[Aaron Archer]]'s favorite character he's created.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=mine too|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bubcs5Kn9dr/c/17978356441205690/r/17907536086292250/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=05|day=03}}</ref>

===''Generation 2'' "Autobot" watch toy===
[[File:RobotTimeMachineSixModes.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Robot Time Machine in watch, "battle station", "galactic shuttle", "cosmic tank", "solar creature", and robot forms. No, this time we're not joking.]]
*After being released in ''Micro Change'', Autobot was sold by Takara in a line called '''''Watch Q''''' in 1984. The watches who would become [[Kaltor]] and [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] were also sold in ''Watch Q'', as were a bunch of other transforming watches who were never sold as Transformers. Autobot was also sold as part of Takara's North American ''[[Kronoform]]'' line, where he was called "Robot Time Machine" and had the unique honor of appearing in a television commercial that advertised him as being, at the least, a [[Six Changer]] (albeit a highly unconvincing one).
*He has the distinction of being THE prototypical transforming watch toy of the 1980s, with scores of knock-offs produced during that era. Surprisingly, one of these was advertised ''within'' an issue of Marvel's ''Transformers'' series! "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]" featured [[:File:BonkersRobotWatch.jpg|an ad from the Nabisco company]] for a "Robot-Watch" (plainly Autobot, with "Quartz" replacing "Takara" on his chest) at the cost of $3.95 and 3 "Bonkers" candy labels.
*Two versions of Autobot's packaging are depicted in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', one using his ''Micro Change'' art with an Autobot symbol slapped on and the other with original art. According to the text, the former was a packaging mock-up; the one shown on this page is how he was released.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Prime''' (ベクタープライム ''Bekutā Puraimu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vector Fővezér'''
*''Korean:'' '''Mega Vector Prime''' (메가 벡터 프라임 ''Mega Bekteo Peuraim'')
*''Indonesian:'' '''Dexter Prime'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Vector''' (Taiwan, 貝克達 ''Bèikèdá''), '''Yǐntiānxíng''' (China, 引天行, "Guide Heaven Walk")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Vektor Naykrashchyy''' (Вектор Найкращий, "Vector the Best")

==External links==
*[http://www.insecticons.com/vector-qa-00.html Ask Vector Prime archive at ''In Space, No One Can Hear Starscream'']
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlb0h6qig8 Kronoform Robot Time Machine commercial on youtube]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformers]]
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The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot

2024-04-07T19:47:00Z

Bass X0: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=32
|image=BWII 32 DG T LC.jpg
|caption=
|title="The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot"
|japanese=ライオコンボイ暗殺計画
|romaji=Lio Convoy Ansatsu Keikaku
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[November 4|4 November]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Danrei Kimu]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Tired of being the joke of the Predacons, Dirge and Thrust get new forms and take on Lio Convoy.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep32_Dirge_Facepalm.jpg|thumb|left]][[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] still approaches [[Gaia]], and its presence is causing eruptions of [[Angolmois Energy]] all over the planet, as well as influencing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. On board the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] review the performance of the newly evolved [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]] and whine about their own continued inferiority compared to the other Predacons. To gain favor, they decide to kill [[Lio Convoy]].

At the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Apache]] are again discussing Nemesis's approach and its influence on the planet's Angolmois Energy, and the Maximal leader declares they need to stop the artificial planet from reaching Gaia. Outside, the [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] trio investigate some ruins that were emitting a mysterious light. It turns out to be a trap, and [[Lio Junior]] ends up being captured by Dirge to use as a hostage to draw out Lio Convoy. However, Dirge and Thrust turn out to be quite incompetent and crash into each other mid-flight, allowing the trio an opportunity to combine into Magnaboss. Overmatched, the Predacon duo are sent fleeing.

[[File:BW_II_ep32_Lio_Convoy_Swipe.jpg|thumb]]On a cliffside, the two note that they've never actually fought their enemies head on and set out to fight Lio Convoy. This plan doesn't turn out any better, since they're easily outclassed by the Maximal commander. Their comatose bodies are retrieved by [[Autocrusher]] and [[Autostinger]] and brought to [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], who commends the two on their efforts. After Dirge and Thrust beg Gigastorm to make them stronger, the Predacon archduke, seeking powerful warriors loyal to only him, fulfills their demand by hooking them up to his systems. Angolmois Energy from Gigastorm's own being is pumped into their structures and the two evolve into Dirgegun and Thrustor!

The duo find [[Scuba]] alone and Thrustor freezes the Maximal with his Thrash Horn, and soon come across [[Bighorn]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], who Dirgegun uses his Blast Leader supersonic waves to immobilize. Impressed with their new abilities, they set out to find and kill Lio Convoy. In the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] worry about the increasing power of the Predacons and the approaching Nemesis, but Moon is confident that Lio Convoy has a plan.

[[File:BW_II_ep32_Angolmois_Infusion.jpg|thumb|left]]Elsewhere, Lio Convoy looks over some blueprints for a weapon and is contacted by [[Apache]], who warns him that a mysterious duo are seeking him out. The duo themselves pop up right after and Lio Convoy, realizing their true identities as Thrust and Dirge, transforms in preparation for battle. In the meantime, the Magnaboss trio find the [[Tako Tank]] and the frozen Scuba. Sensing that Lio Convoy is in danger, Lio Junior sets off in the Sumiikar to rescue his "father".

Lio Convoy finds all of his usual attacks are ineffective on Dirgegun and Thrustor, who have reviewed them and prepared counterattacks for all of them. Lio Convoy is sent tumbling down the cliffside, and is about to be ended by the Predacons when Lio Junior comes to the rescue in the Sumiikar. Dirgegun tries using the Blast Leader, but its effect on Thrustor makes the cyborg wasp pause, and Lio Convoy takes advantage of this moment to bury the two in a rockslide and flee the scene. Dirgegun and Thrustor aren't too fussed, though; they've proven they can ''destroy'' the Maximals anytime they want.

[[File:BW_II_ep32_Defrosting_Scuba.jpg|thumb|Scuba cosplaying as his [[Ikard|cousin]].]]While [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] work on thawing out Scuba, Lio Junior discusses with Lio Convoy about their connection; what pain Lio Convoy feels, Lio Junior feels. They wonder if Dirge and Thrust's upgrade is connected to Nemesis and Lio Convoy declares the Maximals will never give up, no matter the odds.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis is shocked at the power of Dirgegun and Thrustor that they got from Gigastorm's Angolmois fusion energy. Analyzing the pair, Moon finds that Dirgegun has the Needle Launcher and the Blast Leader. Thrustor, on the other hand, has the Dino Launcher, the Raptor Shield, the Casting Shooter, the Gash Sword, and the Thrash Horn. Artemis finds all of their weapons to be weird and misses the comedy of their previous forms. Moon does provide one positive—Dirgegun and Thrustor have yet to become fully accustomed with their new bodies, and now would be the best time to take them down. As a parting comment, Artemis asks the Maximals to let the handsome [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] be.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Bighorn]] (4)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (5)
*[[Apache]] (6)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (7) ''(video replay only)''
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (9)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (11)
*[[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] (12)
*[[Santon]] (13)
*[[Lio Junior]] (14)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (15)
*[[Scuba]] (19)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge/Dirgegun]] (1)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust/Thrustor]] (2)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] (3)
*[[BB|Max-B]] (10)
*[[Autostinger]] (16)
*[[Autocrusher]] (17)
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (18)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (20)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (21)

}}

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===

===Continuity errors===
*As Autostinger and Autolauncher approach the defeated Thrust and Dirge, Autostinger nudges Thrust and Autolauncher picks up Dirge. However as they are driving away, Dirge is in the back of Autostinger’s truck bed and Thrust is being carried in Autolauncher’s scoop. Perhaps Autolauncher lifted Dirge into Autostinger then picked up Thrust off-screen.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Burning Sky!

2024-04-05T05:22:24Z

Bass X0: /* Continuity notes */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #115–116
|prev=Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!
|next=Hunters
|title="Burning Sky!"
|image=MarvelUK-116.jpg
|caption=Galvatron teabags Ultra Magnus!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[May 30|30th May]]–[[June 6|6th June]] [[1987]]
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Dan Reed]] (115), [[Geoff Senior]] (116)
|colours=[[Steve White]]
|letters=[[Richard Starkings]]
|chronology=[[Marvel Comics timeline#1987|1987]]/[[Marvel Comics timeline#Original future|Original future (2007)]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]] ([[Primax 984.20 Gamma|Marvel UK]])
}}
'''Ultra Magnus finds his peace shattered—twice over!'''

==Synopsis==
Since arriving on [[Earth]] once more, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] has been enjoying the beauty of Earth and a peaceful lifestyle, but this is interrupted when he is caught in an earth tremor. Investigating, he finds a camper van has been knocked over and caught fire. Two of the passengers, [[Cindy Newell]] and [[Judy]], have escaped, but [[Corrinne]] is trapped inside. Ultra Magnus picks up the van and pulls Corrinne out safely just as it explodes. He then transforms and transports all three ladies, learning from them that they have come to see a volcano. This triggers a bad memory, as Ultra Magnus recalls his failure to save [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. Cindy tells Magnus that they're going to have a great time, but Magnus isn't so sure of what the future holds for him...

[[File:BurningSky-TimeMachine.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"You can't deal with that right then!"]]
Twenty years later, Ultra Magnus is in [[Autobase]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], arguing with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] about the wisdom of [[Time travel|travelling back in time]]. Magnus believes that Rodimus's departure will make it easier for the [[Decepticon]]s to overwhelm them and that the [[Autobot]]s of [[1987]] can handle [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], but Rodimus is determined to rectify his mistakes that have sent both Galvatron and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] into Earth's past. He, [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] stand on the [[time-jump mechanism|time travel device]] and trigger it. Suddenly, as they dematerialise, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] touches Blurr and disappears with them.

Back in 1987, Ultra Magnus and the three ladies have come across a forest fire, which Corrinne believes is the result of an eruption. Cindy urges Magnus to stop the fire before it engulfs a nearby town. Magnus agrees and tells the ladies to hide. He proceeds to knock down many trees to prevent the fire spreading. However, as he does so, he notes he can't see any evidence of volcanic activity and that the fire encircles the volcano—almost as though it was a deliberate barrier.

But Ultra Magnus is distracted as a tearful Cindy runs up, begging forgiveness. She met a being that she thought was a friend of his, not noticing the different [[Insignia|badge]], and told this being about Magnus. The mention of his name caused the being to seethe with rage. Magnus asks who the being is, but hears the reply from its own circuits: "Me! Galvatron!"

At a ranger station at the base of [[Mount Verona]], a sheriff is radioing control that the fire is now out. He sees a ranger running towards him, screaming about big trouble. Suddenly, both the ranger station and the sheriff's car are crushed as Galvatron knocks over Ultra Magnus. Galvatron viciously attacks Magnus, whose only concern is for Cindy.

Galvatron screams at Magnus that "all followers of Rodimus Prime will die!" but Magnus responds with a declaration of loyalty to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|'''Optimus''' Prime]] and assumes Galvatron is confused. Magnus tries to fight back, but Galvatron is as unstoppable as ever. Only concern for Cindy prevents Magnus from giving up, and he fights back, eventually knocking out Galvatron.

Leaving his unconscious foe behind him, Magnus looks for Cindy, realising she is in danger, but also wondering if he should finish off Galvatron for good. Whilst he agonises, Galvatron rises and transforms into his cannon mode, blasting down Magnus.

Meanwhile, Cindy has become trapped by the fire and screams for help. Suddenly, there is a blinding light, and then metal feet appear in front of her.

[[File:Galvatrons Power Siphon.jpg|thumb|The new arena!]]
Galvatron drags Ultra Magnus to the top of the volcano to show his latest scheme: he has built a [[power siphon]] to tap the energy of the [[Earth's core]], in the hope of powering himself up to god-like status.

Cindy has encountered Rodimus Prime, Kup, and Blurr, newly arrived in 1987. Rodimus has heard Cindy calling out for Ultra Magnus, and states that he is a friend, but Cindy doesn't want to make the same mistake twice. Rodimus responds that only the three Autobots can stop Galvatron and Death's Head!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
*''[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'' (5)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] (7)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (8)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (9)
|c2=
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (10)
|h4=[[Human]]s|c4=
*[[Judy]] (2)
*[[Cindy Newell]] (3)
*[[Corrinne]] (4)
*[[Sheriff]] (11)
*[[Park ranger]] (12)
}}

==Quotes==
"[''Hunh''] Sheriff...we, we [''hunh''] got trouble...[''hunh''] big trouble!" 
"Hey, ranger! Half the mountain's on fire. You don't need to tell me we've got '''trouble!''' Say, you got a light?"
:-The '''Park Ranger''' and '''Sheriff'''

"'''FOOL!''' Have you learnt so little from our previous battles? I am '''power incarnate!''' I can not be '''stopped'''...'''And I cannot be destroyed!''' Sadly the same...cannot be said of you!"
:-'''Galvatron''' talks the talk and walks the walk simultaneously.

"Soon - very soon - the skies will burn once more, heralding the birth of Galvatron - '''the god!'''"
:-'''Galvatron'''

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===
*Ultra Magnus's shoulder rockets appear and disappear across different panels in both parts.

===Continuity errors===
*TBD

===Continuity notes===
*This is one of very few Marvel Comics stories involving [[time travel]] that feature the same unaltered character in more than one time zone.
*The Ultra Magnus of [[2007]] does not have any awareness of the events we see in 1987. While it was originally intended that the present day timeline would eventually lead into the movie timeline, later events prove this to be impossible and the movie is to be treated as a divergent timeline where many events in the present day timeline did not happen.
*The location of [[Mount Verona]] in [[Oregon]] is not stated until the start of the second part.
*The Ultra Magnus of 1987 declares loyalty to Optimus Prime, not being aware that Prime has [[Afterdeath!|recently died]].
*It is never revealed which four present day Transformers are displaced to make way for Rodimus Prime and co.
*The fate of Wreck-Gar is dealt with in the [[Hunters|next story]], which also reveals what Death's Head (absent from this story) has been up to.
*Judy and Corrinne simply disappear before the end of the first issue, with no means of transport, in the middle of a forest fire, in the presence of Galvatron. When we see Cindy without them, she's very upset with Galvatron hot on her trail. It's ''possible'' that they got away.
*Cindy's suspicious reaction to Rodimus and co. is a bit odd. She has stated before that she realised Galvatron's badge was different from Ultra Magnus's, so why doesn't she take seeing Ultra Magnus's symbol on the three other robots as a clue they're on his side?

===Real-life references===

===Other trivia===
*The first ''Transformers'' story drawn by [[Dan Reed]].
*[[Fallen Angel|Like]] [[Gone but Not Forgotten!|some]] [[Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!|other]] [[Worlds Apart!|issues]], a free version of issue #115 (with an altered corner box) was given out at the chain of British steakhouses [[Berni Inn]].

===Back-up stories===
'''Issue #115:'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Inhumanoids|The Inhumanoids]]'' - "Metlar Unleashed!" and ''[[Robo-Capers]]''
'''Issue #116:'''
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''The Inhumanoids'' - "Metlar Unleashed!" and ''Robo-Capers''
*'''[[Transformers AtoZ|AtoZ]]:''' [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]

===Covers (3)===
*'''Issue #115 cover:''' close up of Ultra Magnus' face, by [[Lee Sullivan]].
*'''Issue #116 cover:''' Galvatron and Ultra Magnus rasslin' up a storm, by [[Jeff Anderson]].
*'''Issue #115 Berni Funtime free edition cover:''' reuse of issue #115's cover with altered corner box and additional captions.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUK-115.jpg|'''Issue #115'''
File:MarvelUK-116.jpg|'''Issue #116'''
File:MarvelUK-115Berni.jpg|'''Issue #115 Berni Funtime free edition:''' I'll have the Prawn Cocktail, Steak, Black Forest gateau and Toasted Magnus please.
</gallery>
===Reprints===
*'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #11]] cover:''' a pink and blue [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] from "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", who doesn't actually appear in this comic.
*'''''[[Transformers: Fallen Angel]]'' cover: ''' [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], by Lee Sullivan.
*'''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4]] cover:''' Rodimus and Galvatron fight whilst Scorponok squeezes [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] rides Wreck-Gar, by [[Andrew Wildman]].
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 8: Wanted: Galvatron – Dead or Alive ''''': [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] by ??? and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] by [[Dan Reed]]
<gallery>
File:Tf commag 11.JPG|'''''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #11:''' I... see... (Condor Verlag, 1990)
File:TitanFA.jpg|'''''Fallen Angel''''' (Titan books, 2003)
File:Classicuk4.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 4''' (IDW Publishng, 2013)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v8.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 8''''' (Hachette Partworks Ltd, 2017)
</gallery>

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Popular beast alternate modes

2024-03-31T22:28:12Z

Bass X0: /* Primates */

[[File:Class06-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=2|There's more of these than you'd think.]]
Earth is a planet literally teeming with organic life forms. Millions of genera, of all shapes and sizes, inhabit the planet, and a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] might scan any of them for a potential [[alternate mode]]. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

{{SITENAME}} has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the [[beast mode]]. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold'''—a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[retool]]s on the same line. The list is (more or less) organized in chronological order of toy release or fictional appearance.

:''See also'': [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]], [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes]], [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes]], [[General Motors]]

==Arthropods==

===Arachnids===
====Spiders====
[[File:Botconarceetoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Not an [[Avengers]] member.]]
''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')

*[[Blackarachnia (BW)]]
*[[Arcee (G1)]]
*[[Crystal Widow]]
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)]]
*[[Airachnid (Prime)]] <ref name="motif">This character qualifies because of their robot mode motif.</ref>
*[[Airachnid (G1)]]

====Scorpions====
[[File:BWtoy-ScorponokMega.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Willing to trade his bee for a city mode.]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)]] / [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]
*[[Pincher (G1)]]
*[[Scorpulator]]
*[[Double Punch]]
*[[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]]
*[[Scorponok (BW)]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)]] / [[Scorponok (BWSG)]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor">This character partially qualities because of their nature as a Fuzor.</ref>
*[[Ax]]
*[[Poison Bite]]
*[[Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)]]
*[[Zori]] / [[Sting (RID)]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Scorponok (WFC)]] / [[Paralon (RID)]]

===Crustaceans===
====Crabs====
[[File:BW-BWN-toy Razorclaw-Rockbuster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|When all the world is metrosexual, the Crab People will finally reign supreme!]]
*[[Cancix]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
*[[Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract]]
*[[Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster]]
*[[Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Crab spy]]
*[[Gura]]
*[[Clampdown (RID)]] / [[Clawtrap]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Crabby Grabby]]

===Insects===
====Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)====
[[File:G1 Chopshop toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not [[Pokeformers|Pinsir]].]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)]]
*[[Insecticon (BW)]]
*[[Beetle]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Scarem]]
*[[Sharpshot]]
*[[Shrapnel (RID)]]
*[[Shrapnel (Cyberverse)]] / [[Kickback (Cyberverse)]] / [[Bombshell (Cyberverse)]]

====Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)====
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Not Heracross.]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] / [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Salvo (G1)|Salvo]]
*[[Barrage (Insecticon)]]
*[[Ram Horn]] / [[Motorarm (BW)]]
*[[Needler (G1)|Needler]]
*[[Insecticon (Energon)]]
*[[Hardshell]] / [[Bombshock (Prime)]] / [[Razorhorn]]
*[[Bido]]
*[[Barrage (Prime)]]
*[[Bombshell (RID)]]

====Grasshoppers and locusts (order Orthoptera)====
*[[Kickback (G1)]] / [[Kickback (SG)|Kickback (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Shothole]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 125]]
*[[Ransack (G1)]] / [[Ransack (SG)|Ransack (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Scourge (BW)]]
*[[Kickback (FOC)]]
*[[Kickback (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Spinhead]] <ref name="motif" />

====Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)====
[[File:Waspinatortelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|A rare shot of Waspinator not getting blown up.]]
*[[Buzz Saw (BW)]] / [[Waspinator (BW)]] / [[Starscream (G1)]] {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)}}
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]
*[[Injector (BW)|Injector]] / [[Latolata]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Inferno (BW)]] / [[Antagony (BW)]]
*[[Scavenger (BW)]]
*[[Buzzer-Bot]] / [[Billy (Go-Bots)]]
*[[Wasp|Waspinator (Animated)]] / [[Inferno (Animated)]] / [[Antagony (Animated)]]
*[[Storm Rider]] / [[King Waruder]] / [[Paralyzer]] / [[Bug Bite II]] / [[Parasite]] / [[Skywasp]] / [[Mudfighter]] / [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Venom (G1)|Venin]] / [[Crusher (Diaclone)]] / [[Buzzer (Diaclone)]] / [[B-Navi]] / [[Ripper (Diaclone)]] / [[NAVI-Q]] / [[Thrasher (Diaclone)]] / [[King Waruder|Daros]] / [[Buggy]]

====Mantises (order Mantodea)====
*[[Manterror]] / [[Mantis]]
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Magi]] / [[Shou]] / [[Scalpel (ROTF)]]

====Dragonflies (order Odonata)====
*[[Jetstorm (BW)]] / [[Tonbot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dobo]]

==Fishes==

===Chondrichthyes===
====Rays====
''Manta Ray'' (''Manta birostris'')
[[File:BM-toy Hammerstrike.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Starring in the next ''Shark Attack'' movie.]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] / [[Kraken]] / [[Terrormander]]
*[[Manta Ray (BW)]]
*[[Depth Charge (BW)]]

====Sharks====
'''Hammerhead shark''' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)

*[[Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (G1)]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Hammerstrike (BM)]] / [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s {{storylink|Betrayal}}
*[[Hammerstrike (RID)]] / [[Ragebyte]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Hammerbyte]]

'''Great White shark''' (''Carcharodon carcharias'')
*[[Cybershark#TM2|Cybershark (Transmetal 2)]]
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)]] / [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Cloud|Hellwarp]]
*[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)]]

==Reptiles==
===Crocodylians===
[[File:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Don't flush him down the toilet.]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)]] / [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Albitron]] / [[Megalligator]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Gatoraider]]
*[[Dai]]
*[[Razorgrille (RID)]] / [[Skullcruncher (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Skullcruncher (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)]]

===Lizards===
[[File:Prime-toy Zad.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Geckobot]]
*[[Sky Shadow (BW)]] / [[Drancron]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Buzzclaw (BW)]] / [[Buzzclaw (G1)]] / [[Dirge (Timelines)]] / [[Virulent Clone]] / [[Repugnus (G1)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)]] / [[Wreckloose (TF 2010)]]
*[[Iguanus (BW)]] / [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]]
*[[Reptilion]]
*[[Zado]] / [[Zad]]
*[[Crazybolt (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slicedice]] <ref name="motif" />

===Snakes===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Fangtron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)

*[[Colada]]
*[[Quickstrike (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Night Viper]] <ref>This character qualifies even though vipers are not cobras.</ref>
*[[Cobrabreast]] (presumably)
*[[Gobu]] / [[Gob]]
*[[Vertebreak (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Slitherfang]] / [[Fangtron]]
*[[Overcoiled]] (cobra)

===Turtles===
''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')

*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtler]] / [[Halfshell]]
*[[Snapper]]
*[[Terragator]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Dado (Prime)]]
*[[Skold]]

===Dinosaurs===
====Ankylosaurs====
*[[Gairyu]] <ref name="pretender">This character qualifies due to their pretender shell only.</ref>
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] / [[Slapper (Dinobots)|Slapper]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Ankylosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Cross-Ryu drone]]
*[[Roughneck]]
*[[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]]
*[[Scale (RB)|Scale the Shield-Bot]]
*[[Scarr]]

====''Brontosaurus''<ref>Due to the changing classification status of various fossils, these molds may have been described as either ''Brontosaurus'' or ''Apatosaurus'' at the time of release.</ref>====
[[File:SS-toy Zauru.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Sludge (G1)]]
*[[Zaur (G1)]] / [[Uruaz]] / [[Zauru]]
*[[Rairyu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sludge (SG)]]
*[[Zaur (Animated)]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)]]
*[[Slog (AOE)]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]

====''Pachycephalosaurus''====
*[[Hardhead (BW)]] / [[Dinotron (BM)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|Pachycephalosaurus drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Caesar-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)]]<ref>Vertebreak's beast mode is based on the dinosaur previously known as ''Dracorex''. However, as of 2020, ''Dracorex'' is recognized as being the juvenile form of ''Pachycephalosaurus''.</ref> / [[Dracodon]]
* [[Jawbreaker (ES)]]

====''Spinosaurus''====
[[File:AOEGenerationsDeluxeScorn.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Undermine (Cybertron)]] / [[Repugnus (Cybertron)]] / [[Undermine (TF 2010)]]
*[[Scorn]]
*[[Spindle]]

====''Stegosaurus''====
[[File:G1Snarl toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] stole my name." :'(]]
*[[Snarl (G1)]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)]] / [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Doryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Saberback]] / [[Striker]] / [[Snarl (Dinobots)]]
*[[Hacksaw]]
*[[Doryu (SG)]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)]]
*[[Snarl (AOE)]]
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase the Rescue Dinobot (RB)]]

====''Styracosaurus''====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Ractonite.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*[[Killer Punch]]
*[[Kakuryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimstone (PCC)]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)]]
*[[Ractonite]]

====''Triceratops''====
[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack scout Slug.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Slag (G1)]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Guiledart]] / [[Triceradon (BM)]] / [[Triceradon (Dinobots)]]
*[[Knockdown (Classics)]] / [[Ironlunge]] / [[Stockade (Universe 2008)]] / [[Triceradon (DOTM)]] / [[Thunderlips]]
*[[Snarl (Animated)]]
*[[Slug (FOC)]]
*[[Slug (AOE)]]
*[[Boulder|Boulder the Rescue Dinobot]]
*[[Tricerashot]] <ref name="motif" />
*[['Tops]]
*[[Trisourtops]] / [[Tricitrustops]]
*[[Tricranius]]
*[[Slug (Cyberverse)]]

====''Tyrannosaurus''====
[[File:Beast Machines T-Wrecks.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Down, Dino. Down, boy! Down, boy! Down!!"]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)]] / NBE 08
*[[Overkill (G1)]] / [[Overkill (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[T-Wrecks]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)]] / [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]
*[[Tyrannitron]]
*[[Tri-Rex]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)]] / [[Gnashteeth]] / [[Ransack (Universe 2008)]] / [[Dualor (DOTM)]] / [[Ivan]]
*[[Predacon (Armada)]] / [[Preditron]]
*[[Grimlock (Energon)]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron (Cybertron)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]] / [[Megatron (BWSG)]]
*[[Grimlock (Animated)]]
*[[Grimlock (SG)]]
*[[Goryu (SG)]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock (FOC)]]
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)]]
*[[Grimlock (AOE)]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Primal (Rescue Bots)]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner" />
*[[Sharp-T]]
*[[Grimlock (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Bogusaurus Rex]] / [[Stinkosaurus Rex]] / [[Greeny Rex]] / [[Bum Sprout]]
*[[Javasaurus Rex]] / [[Roarista]] / [[Goldasaurus Blend]]
*[[Hoist (RB)]] {{storylink|Big Wheels}}
*[[Paleotrex]] / [[Transmutate (BW)#Generations|Transmutate]] / [[Skelivore]]
*[[Tyrannocon Rex]]

====''Velociraptor''====
[[File:DB-toy Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)]] / [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot II]] / [[Rapticon (BM)|Rapticon]]
*[[Razor Claw]]
*[[Reptron (Go-Bots)]] / [[Dino-Bot]] / [[Greg (Go-Bots)]] / [[Reptron (Universe)]]
*[[Slash (AOE)]]
*[[Dinobot (BWSG)]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RaptorRescan|Bumblebee (WFC)]]
*[[Slash (POTP)]] / [[Cindersaur (G1)#Generations|Cindersaur]]
*The [[Raptoricon]]s
**[[Thrashclaw]]
**[[Slice (G1)]]
**[[Gnash]]
**[[Shred]]
*[[Lance (RB)|Lance the Raptor-Bot]]
*[[Slash (RBA)]]

===Pterosaurs===
====''Pteranodon''====
[[File:Cybertron Brimstone toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Won't you, take me, on your mighty wings...]]
*[[Swoop (G1)]]
*[[Graphy]]
*[[Yokuryu]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] / [[Fractyl]] / [[Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] / [[Terranotron (Dinobots)]] / [[Terrorsaur (BWSG)]]
*[[Terranotron (BM)]] / [[Terrorsaur (Armada)]] / [[Ravenus]]
*[[Reptix]] / [[Windrazor (Universe)]] / [[Rav (DOTM)]] / [[Paulie]]
*[[Swoop (Energon)]]
*[[Brimstone (Cybertron)]] / [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Swoop (Animated)]]
*[[Swoop (WFC)]]
*[[Nosedive]]
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades The Rescue Dino-Bot (RB)]]
*[[Pterry]]
*[[Ptero]]
*[[Pteraxadon]] / [[Terror-Daxtyl]] / [[Enerax]] / [[Sights]] / [[Fireglide]]
*[[Wingfinger]]
*[[Swoop (Cyberverse)]]

==Birds==
===Condors (genera ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')===
[[File:Mov-toy RGR NightBeat7.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil (G1)]] / [[Sundor]] / [[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|NBE 57]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (SG)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt (Beast Machines)]]
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)]] / [[Hell Buzzsaw]] / [[Blockrock]]
*[[Booster X10]] / [[Night Beat 7]]
*[[Laserbeak (Animated)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Animated)]] / [[Garboil (Animated)]] / [[Sunder (Animated)]] / [[Laserbeak (KOU)]]
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)]] <ref name="motif" />

===Eagles (order Accipitriformes)===
[[File:G1Divebomb toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)]]
*[[Squawktalk (G1)]] / [[Squawktalk (SG)]]
*[[Eaglebreast]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)]] / [[Skywarp (BW)]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Screech (Action Master)|Screech]]
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape]] / [[Longview (Universe)]] / [[Divebomb (SG)]]
*[[Talon (RB)]]

===Hawks and falcons (order Falconiformes)===
[[File:Airazorbwtfmtoy1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's both!]]
*[[Hawkbreast]]
*[[Wingspan]]
*[[Doubledealer]] / [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]
*[[Airazor (BW)]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Tobias]]
*[[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Sights (G1)|Sights]]
*[[Airazor (Armada)]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)]] / [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout (Energon)]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)]]
*[[Baru]]
*[[Airazor (ROTB)]]

===Owls (order Strigiformes)===
[[File:Prowl tm2 fktoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Beast Wars Prowl.]]
*[[Prowl (TM2)|Prowl II]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Blurray Murray]] / [[Gol-D]]
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]]
{{-}}

==Synapsids==
====''Dimetrodon''====
[[File:DB-toy Sludge.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Dinobots Sludge]]
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] / [[Sludge (Dinobots)]]
*[[Dinobot (PCC)|"Spinosaurus" drone]] / [[Kakuryu (G1)#United EX 2|Saber-Ryu Drone]]
*[[Gnaw (AOE)|Gnaw (Construct-Bot)]]
{{-}}

==Mammals==
===Bats===
[[File:G1Ratbat toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|He tried to get a recurring role in ''Batman Beyond''.]]
*[[Kōmoribreast]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]
*[[Nightscream (BM)]]
*[[Robo-Bat]] / [[Nightshriek]] / [[True One]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] / [[Onyx Primal]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)]] / [[Ratbat (SG)|Ratbat (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Wingthing (G1)]]
*[[Skar (G1)|Skar]] / [[Clouder]]
*[[Sonar (BW)]]
*[[Soundwave (BW)]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Ratbat (Animated)]] / [[Wingthing (Animated)]] / [[Ratbat (KOU)]]
*[[Hades]]
*[[Ratbat (ROTF)]]
*[[Convobat]]
*[[Nightstrike]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)]] / [[Psychobat]]
*[[Nyx]]
*[[Dracula|Draculus]]

===Bovids===
[[File:G1toy-Horri-Bull.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Not a Terror dog, we swear.]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]
*[[Noctorro]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Horri-Bull]]
*[[Longhorn]]
*[[Bonecrusher (BW)]] / [[Bighorn]]
*[[Bisonbreast]]
*[[Ramulus]]
*[[Baro]]
*[[Bolt (G1)|Bolt]]
*[[Terrashock]] / [[Overhead]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Smashdown]] / [[Malleus Minotaurus]] <ref name="motif" />

===Canines===
'''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
[[File:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Timber from ''G.I. Joe'' Crossovers...if such a toyline existed.]]
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]
*[[Wolfang (Maximal)]] / [[Wolfang (Predacon)]] / [[K-9]] / [[BB|Max-B]]
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)]]
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]
*the [[Cub]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)]] / [[Windrazor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Quickstrike (BM)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Noble]]
*[[Cassie]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)]] / [[Gredator]] / [[Razorclaw (SG)|Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)]]
*[[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Snarl (Cybertron)]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Preditron]]
*[[Steeljaw (DOTM)]]
*[[Servo (RB)]]
*[[Growl (RB)]]
*[[Steeljaw (AOE)]]
*[[Wolfang (Prime)]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Fireplug]]
*[[Sergeant Slobber]]
*[[Steeljaw (RID)]] / [[Phantomjaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Silverhound]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Clipshade]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)]]
*[[Mutt-Chievous]]
*[[Coach Husky]]
* [[Bullseye (Target)|Bullseye]]

===Proboscideans===
[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Ozu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*[[Shuffler]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)]] / [[Santon]]
*[[Torca (BW)]] / [[Elphaorpha]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Big Convoy]] / [[Black Big Convoy]] / [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)]] / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Mammoth]]
*[[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron (RID)]] / [[Deathsaurus (G1)]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)]] / [[Geki]]
*[[Masterdominus]]

===Equines===
[[File:BWN-toy MachKick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Battle Unicorn]] / [[Magna Stampede]]
*[[Dropshot (Armada)]] / [[Dropshot (SG)|Dropshot (Shattered Glass)]]
*[[Mach Kick]]
*[[Strada]]
*[[Unilla Icequeencone]] / [[King Candyhooves]] / [[Sugar Saddle]]

===Felines===
'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')

*[[Ravage (G1)]] / [[Glit (KP)|Glit]] / [[Howlback (G1)]] / [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Howlback (BB)]]
*[[Panther]]
*[[Jaguarbreast]]
*[[Ax]]
*[[Battle Ravage]] / [[Command Ravage]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Beast-Bot II]]
*[[Ravage (ROTF)]]
*[[Scratch]] / [[Razorpaw]] <ref name="motif" />

'''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
[[File:Tigatron-HasbroToy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Tigertron after visiting a tanning salon.]]
*[[CatSCAN]]
*[[Rampage (G1)]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)]] / [[Apexus]] / [[Snow Cat (Universe)]] / [[Rampage (SG)|Rampage (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Catilla (DOTM)]]
*[[Tigerbreast]]
*[[Toraizer]]
*[[Tigatron]]
*[[Tigerhawk]] / [[Razorclaw (Universe)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Bantor (BW)]] <ref name="fuzor" />
*[[Jake]]
*[[Tigertron]] / [[George (Go-Bots)|George]]
*[[Stripes]]

'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')
[[File:Prime voyager Thundertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Angela]] / [[Eggleo]] / [[Dark Eggleo]]
*[[Lio Convoy]] / [[Black Lio Convoy]] / [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]
*[[Lionbreast]]
*[[Leonicus]]
*[[Prowl (G1)]] / [[Lio Junior]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)]] / [[Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Snarl (BM)]] / [[Alpha Trion (G1)]]
*[[Rachel]]
*[[Lione]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)]] / [[Steeljaw (SG)]] / [[Nightstalker (G1)]]
*[[Under-3]]
*[[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] / [[Victory Leo]]
*[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker]]
*[[Steeljaw (Animated)]] / [[Lionizer (Animated)]]
*[[Thundertron]] / [[Go Prime]] / [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]]
*[[Valor|Valor the Lion-Bot]]
*[[Hunter (RB Mini-Con)|Hunter the Lion-Bot]]

'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')

*[[Cheetor (BW)]] / [[Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler]] / [[Cheetor (BWSG)]]
*[[Che]]
*[[Cataclysm (BW)]] / [[Cheetor (Armada)]]
*[[Cheetor (Go-Bots)]] / [[Chuck (Go-Bots)|Chuck]]
*[[Swift (RB)]]
*[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)]]

===Primates===
'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')
[[File:G1toy-Beastbox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*[[Apeface]]
*[[Beastbox (G1)]] / [[Beastbox (SG)]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)]] / [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)]]
*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]]
*[[Primal Prime]] / [[Rodimus Primal]]
*[[Beast-Bot|Gorillabot]] / [[Max (Go-Bots)]] / [[Beast-Bot]] / [[Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime (Cybertron)]]
*[[Marco]]
*[[Beastbox (ROTF)]]
*[[Oilmaster]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Optimus Prime]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Silverback|Silverback the Gorilla-Bot]]
*[[Rarigo]] / [[Ape X Arms]]
*[[Chilla Gorilla]] / [[Abominable Soundman]] / [[Tranquillabeast]] / [[Grinded G. Ears]]
*[[Grrr'illa Grimes]] / [[Flood Jug]]
*[[Snorg the Conquerer]]
*[[Nemesis Primal]]

'''Humans''' (''Homo sapiens'')
[[File:PretenderStarscream toy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"I'm not an animal! I'm a <s>human being</s> Pretender shell!"]]

*[[Cloudburst]] / [[Phoenix (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Landmine (G1)]] / [[Lander]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Waverider]] / [[Diver (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Groundbreaker]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Sky High (Pretender)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Splashdown]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Metalhawk (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Doubleheader]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Pincher (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Stranglehold]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Crossblades (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Skyhammer (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Vroom (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*[[Simon Furman]] ''(In a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan]] magazine [[Letters page|letters column]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] joked that Furman was a [[Maximal]])''.
*[[Michael Bay]] ''([[Hasbro]] jokingly produced a toy of him, included as an "[[easter egg]]" on the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] DVD.)''
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)]]
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Alternity|Reflector (G1)]] <ref name="pretender" />
*The [[new lab assistant]]
*[[Sovereign]] / [[G.B. Blackrock]] <ref name="IDW">This character qualifies due to their portrayal in the 2005 IDW continuity only.</ref>
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]
*[[Overlord (G1)]] <ref name="IDW" />

===Rhinos===
[[File:Beast Wars-Transmetal Rhinox-toy.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Just when you thought a rhino's skin couldn't get any tougher...]]

*[[Headstrong (G1)]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)]] / [[Ramhorn (SG)]]
*[[Stranglehold]]
*[[Greatshot]]
*[[Hornbreast]]
*[[Top-Heavy]]
*[[Fire Beast]]
*[[Rhino (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)]]
*[[Backstop (Cybertron)]] / [[Backstop (TF 2010)]]
*[[Ramhorn (Animated)]]
*[[Rumble (ROTF)]]
*[[Zamu]]
*[[Transit (RID)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Transit (G1)]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)]]

===Rabbits===
[[File:BWN-toy Stampy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Beast Wars Neo Stampy]]
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]]
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]
*[[Kitte Shūshū]]
*[[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
*[[Drizzlefluff Tinkletail]]
{{-}}

===Rodents===
'''Rats'''
*[[Rattrap (BW)]] / [[Packrat]]
*[[Rattrap (BWSG)]] / [[Labrat]]
*[[Rattle Tail]]

===Ursines===
'''Bears''' (genus ''Ursus'')
[[File:BW Barbearian toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Rise and Shine, Ursine!]]
*[[Chainclaw (G1)]]
*[[Grizzly-1]] / [[Polar Claw]] / [[Survive]]
*[[Icebird]]
*[[Jake]]
*[[Kuma Kinkin]]
*[[Bear Transformer]]
*[[Sequoia]]
*[[Polarclaw]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Cuddle Wuddle]] / [[Goldie Snuggleshine]] <ref>Characters using this mold technically turn into ''teddy'' bears.</ref>
{{-}}

==Mythical creatures==
===[[Dragon]]s===
[[File:Cryotekridtoy.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Moonlights as a Yu-Gi-Oh! card.]]

*[[Doublecross]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)]] / [[Sinnertwin (SG)]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)]] / [[Deathsaurus (SG)]]
*''Likely'' [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]] / [[Esmeral (SG)]]
*[[Mechatron]]
*[[Megatron (BW)]] / [[Cryotek (RID)]]
*[[Galvatron (BW)]] / [[Unicron]]
*[[Nightscream (Classics)]] / [[Dragoyell]] / [[Brimstone (Universe)]] / [[Sling (AOE)]]
*[[Noble (BM)|Savage]]
*[[Megatron (RID)]]
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)]] / [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon (Classics)]] / [[Bruticus (RID)]]
*[[Predaking (Prime)]] / [[Dragotron]]
*[[Ripclaw]] / [[Ser-Ket (Prime)]] / [[Bakudora]]
*[[Skystalker (Prime)]] / [[Backbite (Prime)]] / [[Skylynx (Prime)]] / [[Judora (Go!)|Judora]]
*[[Lazerback (Prime)]] / [[Vertebreak (Prime)]] / [[Gaidora (Go!)|Gaidora]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)]] / [[Dorara]]
*[[Twinstrike (Prime)]] / [[Garara (Go!)|Garara]] / [[Thrash (TLK)]]
*[[Blight (Prime)]] / [[Burara]] / [[Gorge]]
*[[Windrazor (Prime)]] / [[Divebomb (Prime)]] / [[Barara]] / [[Rupture]]
*[[Hydrax]]
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Exprime|Optimus Exprime]]
*[[Dragonus]] / [[Windra]] / [[Dragonblaster]]
*[[Flamesnort]] <ref name="motif" />
*[[Drake (RB)]]
*[[Wingblaze]] / [[Freezer Burn]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Knight Watch|Knight Watch Bumblebee]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] / [[Butla#Legends|Butla]] <ref name="partner">This character qualities even if they are a partner drone.</ref>
*[[Steelbane]] / [[Skullitron]] / [[Crimsonflame]]
*[[Dragonstorm]]
*[[Rootwing]] / [[Smerg the Sad]]
*[[Sugar Breath]] / [[Milton]]
*[[Sour Wing]] / [[Aday]] / [[Sweet Fang]]
*[[Heatwave (RB)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Grinded G. Ears

2024-03-31T22:26:19Z

Bass X0:

:''Grinded G. Ears is a member of the [[Oil Slicks (BotBots)|Oil Slicks]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].''
[[File:Grinded G. Ears stock photo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You know what really Grinds my G. Ears!?”]]
'''Grinded G. Ears''' is ready to drip the beat.

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==Toys==
===''BotBots''===
*'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures''' (Single pack, [[2022]])
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''ID Code'': '''K'''
**''Rarity'': Rare Oil Slick

: Part of the sixth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', Grinded G. Ears is a [[redeco]] of [[Chilla Gorilla]], transforming from an "oil slicked" set of headphones into a gorilla-like robot.

: They are only available in the [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] "Blind Bag Mystery Figures" assortment, and like all Bots in the assortment, comes one to a case of 24.

: This mold was also used to make [[Abominable Soundman]] and [[Tranquillabeast]].

[[Category: Oil Slicks]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

Lockdown (disambiguation)

2024-03-29T20:08:13Z

Bass X0: /* Full list of Lockdowns */

{{disambig}}
If there's a bot named '''Lockdown''' on your tail, then you are in deep, deep trouble.

==Major Lockdowns==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Tfalockdowna.jpg|[[Lockdown (Animated)|''Animated'' Lockdown]]
File:StudioSeries-Lockdown-art.jpg|[[Lockdown (ROTF)|''Age of Extinction'' Lockdown]]
File:CyberverseLockdown.jpg|[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Lockdown]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Lockdowns==
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], the bounty hunter from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], the bounty hunter who sometimes works for the [[Decepticon]]s, from the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]], the Decepticon bounty hunter from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Lockdown (Battle Masters)|Lockdown]], the Decepticon ”Steel Shredder” from ''[[Battle_Masters|Battle Masters]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Lockdown (RID)|Lockdown]], the Decepticon hunter from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2015|[[Lockdown (SG)|Lockdown]], the heroic Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|[[Lockdown (Cloud)|Lockdown]], the Decepticon bounty hunter from ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2019]]|[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]], the Decepticon grunt from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}

==See also==
{{disamb|y=2015|"[[Lockout]]", the episode of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}