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Star of the Dark God, Part One

2026-05-13T06:15:14Z

BattleBlade: She's in the panel where NSC is transforming to base mode

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'''To resurrect his universe, Shockwave brings back Unicron.'''

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|
|c1=
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (6)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (15)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (17)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (20)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (25)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (32)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (33)
*[[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] (37)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (41)
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (42)

|c2=
*[[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] (14)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (16)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (18)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (19)
*[[Wasp]] (21)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (22)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (23)
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] (24)
*[[Shockblast|Shockwave]] (27)
*[[Nemesis Star Convoy]] (31)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (34)

|h3=[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuncticons]]|c3=
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (28)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (29)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]] (30)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (35)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (36)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (40)

|c4=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] (2)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (4)
*[[Primus]] (5)
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] (7)
*[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] (8)
*[[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] (9)
*[[Sullow]] (10)
*[[Gagenda]] (11)
*[[Blades (Cybertron)|Blades]] (12)
*[[Swerve (Cybertron)|Swerve]] (13)
*[[Unicron]] (26)
*[[Pit Transformer]] (38)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
===Transformers references===
*''Galaxy Force'' Primus speaking as a head on the wall probably owes something to the [[:File:PrimusG1.jpg|iconic introduction]] of Marvel Primus in "[[Yesterday's Heroes!]]".

===Real-world references===
===Other notes===

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-03-web-comic "Star of the Dark God, Part One" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
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Seeker (body-type)

2026-05-10T11:12:25Z

BattleBlade: /* Studio Series */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{featured}}
{{disambig3|Seeker}}
[[File:Generic Seekers and Conehead.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, they keep the toy-repainting fans off the streets, at least. (Generic Seekers from, clockwise: (1) "More than Meets the Eye, Part 3", (2) sticker sheet, (3,5,6 and 7) "Five Faces of Darkness", (4 and 8) "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1".]]
The term '''Seeker''' refers to [[Decepticon]] jet troopers who share [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]]'s [[body-type]] but with different colors or minor variations in wing and head shapes. This is most clearly and commonly known from ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'', but any franchise with a Starscream is almost [[To sell toys|inevitably]] going to feature a similar "family" of [[redeco]]ed jet-formers.

The word "Seeker" hovered a long time in a strange gray area between official and fan-coined terms. It seems to have originated in ''extremely'' obscure official or semi-official writing, but somehow became widely used among fans. ''(See [[#Origin of the term|below]].)'' In 2002, the term appeared in dialog from the first issue of ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' from [[Dreamwave Productions]], [[Canonizing|making it truly official]] after years of controversy. It has subsequently appeared in many other places such as on toy packaging, books, and in other stories.

{{quote|How many of those planes '''are''' there?}}
{{quote|Too many--|[[Carly (G1)#Energon Universe|Carly]] and [[Cliffjumper_(G1)#Energon_Universe|Cliffjumper]]|"[[Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5]]"}}

==List of named Seekers==
Named characters designed from the ground up to meet the classical Seeker ''mold'' (har) include:

'''Original Seekers'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (leader)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
}}
'''Original [[Conehead]]s'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
}}
'''''[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' "Welcoming Committee" Seekers'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]]
* [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]]
* [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]]
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]
}}
'''[[Rainmaker]]s'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]
* [[Ion Storm]]
* [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]
}}
'''''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Seekers'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Blackout (G2)|Blackout]]
* [[Cloudcover]]
* [[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]]
}}
'''Contemporary Seekers'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Avia]]
* [[Blast (G1)|Blast]]
* [[Blazewake]]
* [[Chemtrail]]
* [[Red Wing (G1)|Red Wing]]
* [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]
* [[Wheezing Arrow]]
}}

'''Honorable mentions'''
*[[Blitzkrieg]] was rejected from the Seekers but has never been illustrated.
*[[Breakaway (G1)|Breakaway]] is implicitly a defector from the Seekers.
*[[Itami Prime]] uses the generic Seeker design, but his unique characterization as an [[Autobot]] [[Town Commander]] prevents his membership from being definitive.

==Conceptual history==
===Origin of the term===
The truly mysterious thing about the term "Seeker" is the fact that, despite it being widely used by fans as early as the 1990s, nobody knew where it actually ''came from'', as evidenced by confused conversations from that time on [[alt.toys.transformers]].<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/e885ffdf4355e933/13eeeeae7e2483b7?tvc=17 alt.toys.transformers thread from 1996 about the origin of "Seeker"]</ref> There were plenty of ''wrong'' answers; the strongest suggestion seemed to be that it came from the "[[Ferak|hunter-seeker skyship]]" used in [[The Smelting Pool!|issue #17]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]]—though the Decepticons it is applied to in that story are shown only in their flight modes, which look nothing like the jets in question, and are completely different from the Cybertronian forms of the Coneheads, who also appear in the issue. The only real connection between the hunter-seekers we were shown and the "Seekers" is that there's more than one of them and they fly.

During this time when the term was believed non-canon, fans flirted with other terms such as "Skyraider" ''(see [[#Alternate terms|below]])'', but in 2002 [[Simon Furman]] used "Seeker" in [[The War Within issue 1|a Dreamwave ''War Within'' script]], which sealed the deal of officiality and set the tone not just for the fandom, but for the ''Transformers'' fiction that came afterwards as well.

[[File:Seekers ad text.jpg|left|197px|thumb|No, you fool, we're following orders: We were told to scour the countryside, so we're scouring it.]]
Years later, the mystery was finally solved with the discovery of multiple department-store advertisements from the [[1984]] holiday season in which the word "Seeker" appeared. The J.C. Penney catalog (sometimes called a "wishbook") featured a page dedicated to ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' that included this statement in its description of Starscream: "Airplane with sensational F-15 styling scours the countryside searching for Autobots. When they're found, the Seekers set out to destroy them." It also said [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] "sends out messages to the Seekers and other Decepticons".<ref>J.C. Penney 1984 wishbook [[:File:Seekers ad.jpg|(full-page scan)]]</ref> J.C. Penney and (now-defunct) chains Zayre and Dahlkemper's put out ads in November 1984 listing Starscream and either Thundercracker or Skywarp as "Decepticon Seeker". In addition, one of the earliest known ads for Transformers toys '''period''' is a Zayre circular from April 1984 that uses the term.<ref name="savead">1984 "Seeker" ads [https://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/2012/09/ (scans at Roboplastic Apocalypse)]</ref> The term even appears as late as 1985, in a toy-ordering catalog for (now-defunct) Western Auto, a specialty retail chain for automobile parts and accessories, which lists all the standard Transformers releases from the 1984 line-up, among them the "Decepticon (Seekers) Plane assortment", with Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp depicted.<ref name="westernauto">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/1061758-seekers-term.html Western Auto toy ordering guide] at TFW2005.</ref>

Presumably, then, the term "Seeker" was likely handed down by [[Hasbro]] in promotional materials, and those retailers happened to run with it. It's impossible to know with absolute certainty, but the most curious aspect of the whole story is that members of the online ''Transformers'' fan community were widely and independently using the term largely without question since the early 1990s, when the [[fandom]] was just getting on its feet, not dissimilar to the way the term "Generation 1" was coined. Were those obscure toy ads truly widely seen enough, and a strong enough part of the fandom's collective memory, to determine common parlance almost ten years after the fact? Or were there more official usages that have since disappeared? ''That'' is a mystery we may never solve!

===Alternate terms===
[[File:G1catalog86-DecepticonPlanes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I don't know what to call you, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], but I know "plane" isn't it.]]
The most obvious alternate name for these Transformers—and the one generally used by toy [[Pack-in material|pack-in]] [[catalog]]s—is '''[[Decepticon Planes]]'''. While usually clear enough from context, this term has the weakness that there are many Decepticon planes who do not share this body-type. Also, the term is rarely, if ever, used outside of toy-specific contexts. The first [[United Kingdom|UK]] toy pack-in catalog referred to the group as '''strike planes'''.<ref name="ukcat">First UK toy catalog [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/img/toysheets/g1/uksheet01/1.jpg (scan at Transformers @ The Moon)]</ref> The 1985 European [[Milton Bradley]] catalog calls them "'''Decepticon Aeroplanes'''".<ref name="mb">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=mb "Milton Bradley Transformers"] at TF-1.com.</ref> In Japan, they were called '''Jetrons'''. The ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' versions were called "'''Decepticon Jets'''".

Within the fiction, the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] episode "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]" features [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] calling Thundercracker a '''Deceptijet'''. And the 1985 Listen 'n Fun audio book "[[Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)|Sun Raid]]" has Megatron ordering the '''Deceptiplanes''' (Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker) to break off an attack. The audio book "[[Jaws of Terror]]" referred to them as '''Decepticon superjets'''. The multipath adventure book "[[Dinobots Strike Back]]" has Megatron order his '''warrior jets''' to attack the Autobots, just before a "good" ending which they fail to prevent.

[[File:Tetrajet seekers.jpg|thumb|Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter...]]
For a long time, it has been common among fans to refer to the Seekers' cartoon Cybertronian forms (from the episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" among others) as '''tetrajets''' because their shape resembles a {{w|tetrahedron}}, a pyramid with a triangular base.

If there was ever an official term that could've given "Seeker" a run for its money, it was the one used on the [[Europe]]an ''Generation 2'' packaging of Starscream and Ramjet: '''Skyraiders'''.<ref>Starscream and Ramjet's European ''Generation 2'' packaging [http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/1992/starscreamg2boxfront.jpg (photo at Cobra Island Toys)]</ref> That term also appeared in those characters' profiles in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|UK ''Generation 2'' comic]]. When the modern fandom dug this information up, "Seeker" was still considered a fan-generated term, so there was a push to supplant it with "Skyraider". But Furman's use of "Seeker" in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', coupled with the rediscovery of the department store advertisements, put a damper on that movement. Some years later, the term "Skyraider" was officially resurrected to describe the jet warriors in the [[BotCon 2009]] set "[[Wings of Honor]]" (based on the [[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|''Energon'' Starscream mold]]). [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] was indicated as the body-type's developer in-universe.

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 Seekers===
====''The Transformers'' franchise====
=====Originals=====
[[File:MainSeekers.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The original Seekers]]
In Generation 1, there were six Seekers originally given names and characterization: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. The first three, the season one Seekers, had animation designs done primarily by [[Shōhei Kohara]].
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=====Coneheads=====
[[File:ConeheadsGenerations1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"We must consume mass quantities... of energon."]]
The last three Generation 1 Seekers are usually designated as "[[Conehead]]" Seekers by fans for their distinctive transformation that leaves the jet nosecone pointing up. Unlike their progenitors, the Coneheads typically feature more individual parts between the three, helping to better differentiate them from each other. The animation models for the Conehead Seekers were designed by [[Floro Dery]].
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=====And the rest...=====
[[File:MTMTEGenerics-OilField.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Aw, not "[[When Continents Collide]]" again...]]
In the Generation 1 cartoon there were large numbers of [[generic]], unnamed Seekers in addition to the named characters. They came in a wide variety of colors, from extra duplicates of Starscream or one of the other named guys, to original and distinct looks all their own. They seem to have formed the bulk of the Decepticon forces on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as well as among [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s initial troops on [[Earth]]. They gradually became less common, perhaps as a result of casualties... or the cartoon's production team becoming more careful, or more-likely having more "actual" Decepticons to work with as the toy line expanded. (Extra [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] units and alternate color cassettes were also used along with these Seekers, early on, to fill out the comparatively thin Decepticon ranks.)

These unsung Seekers would be recognized years later in ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' toy form as the [[Air Warrior]]s (all using the common lavender/white color scheme). Soon afterward, the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comic series]] introduced an army of similarly colored Seeker drones.

[[File:AirWarriors MTMtE.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|You talking to me? Or him? Or the other one?]]
Around the same time, another background Seeker was also given a new life through toys and Dreamwave's [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|''Generation One'' ongoing series]]: [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. This yellow-orange Seeker was a nameless background character in the first episode of the ''Transformers'' cartoon, until [[e-HOBBY]] turned him into an [[exclusive]] toy (available with an [[Autobot]] also based on a [[Hauler|first-episode cameo]]). Now [[Hasbro]] [[Sunstorm (disambiguation)|can't get enough of him]]. Another generic Seeker was given attention: [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]. Like Sunstorm before him, he was based on one of the background Seekers from the original cartoon, in this case the episode "Divide and Conquer" (see below). And in 2013 [[Fun Publications]] got in on the act by dubbing Sunstorm's partners [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] after two Seekers from Aligned continuity. Additionally in 2015, FunPub dubbed Acid Storm's partners [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].
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Unnamed Seekers with their own distinct color schemes appear in the following episodes as noted below:

[[File:More than meets the eye seeker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|More Than Meets The Eye Part 1 Seekers:
Hotlink, Bitstream, Sunstorm, and Nacelle.]]
*"[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]"
:In the "return to [[Great Dome|Iacon]]" scene on Cybertron, five to seven Seekers appear (wide shots depict a group of five, but the close-ups give us seven distinct color schemes.) The first three are (as far as colors are concerned) Skywarp, Starscream (with a deeper voice provided by [[Frank Welker]]), and Thundercracker. In a following shot, we see a lavender Seeker with a [[Pyropathic flamethrower|flamethrower]] pack who would years later be named Hotlink; a medium-blue Seeker with white trim, holding his arm gun like a rifle, who would eventually be named Bitstream; a yellow/orange Seeker, who would become Sunstorm... and lurking in the back, a very dark-blue Seeker with white trim barely visible, but there if you look, who is apparently [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]].

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[[File:MmteSeekers2.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Lots of generic Seekers from this one.]]
*"[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|Part 3]]"
:The mother lode of unnamed Seekers. Especially if you like variations of blue and lavender. Crowds of them appear at the start of the final battle. At least six different Seekers of various shades and decos of blue and at least four of various shades and decos of lavender (two with black tail fins in jet mode, two with white). Also, a blue variant (seen in the picture above) missing his wings and shoulder vents appears in "Part 3".
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[[File:DivideandCon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Divide and Conquer Seekers: Acid Storm, Ion Storm, and Nova Storm.]]
*"[[Divide and Conquer]]"
:Avert your eyes! One deep blue, one eye-burning bright green, and one garishly bright yellow. This trio is often referred to by fans as "the [[Rainmaker]]s" because they started an [[acid rain]] shower to irritate a group of [[Autobot]]s. The green jet in this grouping was made into the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] character, whose name was initially supposed to be "Rainmaker", then "Acid Rain". A few years later, the other two received the names [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]].
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[[File:UltimateDoom.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Ultimate Doom Seekers]]
*"[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]"
:Two blue variants and one really nice looking pine-green Seeker appear as part of Shockwave's forces trying to prevent the rescue of [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
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*"[[Five Faces of Darkness]]"
:One all-gray Seeker, one with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s coloration, and one with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s. There's also an interesting Conehead variant. (All of which appear in the main image above.)
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[[File:NotDirge.gif|upright=1.1|thumb|Dark Awakening Seeker]]
*"[[The Transformers: The Movie]]" & "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]"
:One season 1-style [[:File:DirgeseekerTFMovie.jpg|Seeker]] with Dirge's colors appears in jet mode in the attack on Autobot City in the movie, and next to the actual Dirge in the episode.
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*"[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]"
:During the flashback of the "Fourth Great War", an all-black Autobot jet similar to Ramjet's alt mode is briefly seen before exploding. Seconds later, an all-black Decepticon jet similar to Thrust's alt mode is seen. As it flies upwards, the wings appear to be white, though this seems to be an animation error.
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*Puffy stickers
:A sheet of Transformer puffy stickers featured a rare generic with a Starscream-based color scheme. He is pictured above as well.
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*''[[Transformers: Punch-Out Book]]''
:In addition to Starscream, Skywarp, and numerous identical copies of both of them, this construct-it-yourself battle scene features two distinct color schemes. Each features a solid grey body with solid color wings and tail wings: one red, one yellow.
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*''[[Project Brain Drain]]''
:While Ramjet, Thrust, and Dirge are named and Skywarp is identifiable, there are numerous unnamed Seekers including a second individual with Thrust-style wings.
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[[File:Returntocybertron-seeker.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|Return to Cybertron Seeker.]]
*"[[Return to Cybertron (sticker book)|Return to Cybertron]]"
:This relatively obscure [[Sticker Adventures]] tale gives us a brief glimpse of a Seeker with a Thundercracker/Skywarp mix; blue body, purple tailfins and wing stripes. You can't tell much more about him, given that he is A: partially obscured and B: exploding.
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[[File:PretenderClassicsBoxArt.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|"Classic Pretender" Seekers.]]
*[[Classic Pretender]] [[Package art|box art]]
:The box art (also used for adverts in the Marvel UK comic) for this line of toys shows Starscream attacking his Autobot counterparts alongside three others sharing his [[body-type]]. All have a silver front half in jet mode, while one has green rear fins, one has red and one is in shadow.
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[[File:TFcommagdivebombvsjhi.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb]]
*''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin]]'' [[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|#18]]
:The German comic, well known for its often wacky coloring, contained a Seeker with a [[Jhiaxus (G2)|suspiciously familiar]] color scheme.
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[[File:G2UKWarWithoutEndJetGuy.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb]]
*[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|''Transformers: Generation 2'' (Fleetway)]] [[War Without End (issue)|#1]]
:An unnamed Seeker with a light blue body with white face, light red helmet and thighs, and yellow cockpit canopy was hanging around when Megatron boarded the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''.
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[[File:The Ultimate Guide Maccadam's Old Oil House scene.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]
:An unnamed green Seeker can be seen to the left of frame, behind the [[Maccadam's bartenders|bartender]], in the image of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]].
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:WingsofHonor-Skyraiders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|New guys, same ol' body-type.]]
The term "Skyraiders" (see [[#Alternate terms|alternate terms]]) was assigned to the prototype Starscream-like air warriors that [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] developed at the very beginning of the war. The ranks of the Skyraiders did not seem to include any of the usual Seekers, but instead comprised other flying Decepticon characters. In addition to Skyquake himself, the Skyraiders were [[Leozack]], [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]], [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], and [[Guyhawk]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}} Starscream himself was captain of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]'s Skyraider-Seeker Brigade until he was promoted following [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]]'s death. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}
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[[File:TheComingStorm4-LordDeathsaurus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|So useful a body type that even the waiters have it.]]
*"[[The Coming Storm: Part 4]]"

''Wings'' [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] was never referred to as a Skyraider, but she had a chassis nearly identical to that of her brother Leozack.
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[[File:BattleLines5-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|On the lower side of the picture to the left of Megatron.]]
*"[[Battle Lines, Part 5]]"

A generic mostly red-colored Skyraider was among the audience of Megatron's victory over Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}
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*[[Red Wing (G1)|Red Wing]]

:Red Wing was part of a joint [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] assault on the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army. In the ensuing battle, Red Wing was shot in the back by [[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Termination}}
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====''Transformers/G.I. Joe''====
[[File:Seekers-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
The Seekers were awakened on the [[Fera Islands]] in [[1939]] and were reformatted as [[World War II]]-era fighter planes. Alongside such familiar faces as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] were also several unidentified Seekers. {{storylink|The Line}} {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} They joined up with [[Cobra]] with the rest of the Decepticons, while the Autobots allied themselves with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} They held a strong animosity towards the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in particular, and fought against the combining Autobots. {{storylink|Wolves}} All of the Seekers that awoke on Earth were defeated by the Autobots, though the Decepticons managed to score a few fatalities of their own, including [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Trenches}} {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:YourFirstMistake-ColdConstruction.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Army-building]]. Army-building never changes.]]
Seekers are elite officers in the Decepticon army, and are expected to fulfill a leadership role on the battlefield in commanding other Decepticon troops. Seekers are expected to show absolute loyalty to the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

Though the "Seeker" body-type was a [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|mass-produced]] form used by many jet-form Cybertronians, {{storylink|Your First Mistake}} the Seekers would later take on the body type to homage their commander, Starscream, at his own suggestion; {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} a suggestion which, Skywarp later believed, was intended to cause confusion over Starscream's own identity so he could hide from defrauded taxpayers. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

{{note|The human organization [[Skywatch]] referred to [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] as "Seekers" in [[Devastation issue 4|''Devastation'' #4]] while [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] also referred to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] with the term in "[[Rebirth]]" and [[Heart of Darkness issue 2|''Heart of Darkness'' #2]]. Neither use has any connection to Starscream's corps.}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
During the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], [[Nominus Prime]] commissioned the production of an army of Seekers to match the [[Skywarp drone|Skywarp clone]] army under [[Exarchon]]. The Seekers hunted the clones down, turning the tide of the war. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} These war-forged Seekers suffered lingering issues, and were considered a substantial security threat by Starscream. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

When the Decepticons attacked [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Starscream led the Seekers into battle against [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] but they failed to stop him from escaping [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
[[File:SiegeEpisode6-Rainmakers.jpg|thumb|300px|left|You'll see just one of each of us!]]
[[File:WFCSiegeEp2-Hotlink.jpg|thumb|300px|You'll see a ''lot'' of us.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Kaiser Johnson]] ([[Earthrise episode 1]], [[Earthrise episode 3]], English), [[Sean Wright]] ([[Earthrise episode 1]], English)}}
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====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
When the [[magic]] of Queen [[Chrysalis]] interfered with a [[space bridge]] and brought several Cybertronians to [[Equestria]], {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} the Seekers sought to conquer the city of [[Manehattan]] only to be chased off by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Rarity]] and their general lack of teamwork. {{storylink|Shine Like a Diamond}} They eventually rejoined the larger Decepticon force in attacking the [[Crystal Empire]] before the power of friendship and the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was used to return the Decepticons to Cybertron. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Following the Decepticons' construction of a new space bridge, Starscream led the Seekers to the Equestrian city of [[Las Pegasus]] to claim magical artifacts only to run afoul of [[Twilight Sparkle]] and her friends once again. The Seekers fell back to Cybertron where a magical beam from Twilight struck one of the pilfered artifacts and unleashed [[King Sombra]] who proceeded to enthral several Decepticons. When the Autobots arrived to investigate the commotion, the ponies claimed that the Cybertronian race would have to unify to combat the [[unicorn]] tyrant. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

The Seekers were, much to Starscream's ire, forced to ally with the [[Wonderbolt]]s. When the fliers came under attack from the brainwashed Cybertronians, Starscream first ordered an indiscriminate carpet bombing, only for the Wonderbolts to create an atmospheric disturbance that instead allowed the Seekers to fire immobilizing nets at their kin. While Starscream patted himself on the back, the rest of the Seekers praised [[Rainbow Dash]]'s quick thinking {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

After [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Rarity had discovered how to free Sombra's thralls, the Seekers joined in the final attack to stop Sombra from possessing the corpse of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. After the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] had been destroyed, Megatron chased off Starscream, who had attempted regicide while freeing Megatron from Sombra's control, while the rest of the Seekers stood down as Megatron ordered hostilities ended. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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====''Transformers Go! Go!''====
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===Unicron Trilogy Seekers===
[[File:Puppet i look like thundercracker.jpg|thumb|250px]]
According to one minor source in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', when any Transformer converts to a jet, he is called a "seeker".<ref>''[[Transformers Armada: The Awakening]]'' DK Readers book.</ref> But the closest specific characters to the Generation 1 Seekers are this universe's own [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]/[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]/[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] trio. All three even used the same toy mold in their first release, although Skywarp was heavily [[retool]]ed from the others (including getting an entirely new-mold [[Mini-Con]] partner). While new Decepticon-allied jet characters named [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] and [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] were released in ''Armada'', they each had their own unique molds. However, whereas Ramjet was simply the Mini-Con partner of [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], Thrust was a [[Bulk]] who even had a VTOL engine in jet mode, a conehead and vertically oriented wings in robot mode. Although Thrust's original toy was green, one of his redecos looked much more like his G1 incarnation while the other redeco looked like an inverted version of G1 [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. It was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]].

Though only Starscream appeared in the follow-up franchise, ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', several Seekers appeared in the final portion of the Unicron Trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''. Starscream was back in a form heavily inspired by ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' Starscream design (itself based on the "tetrajet" (see below)), while Thundercracker received a completely different body. A Skywarp was also released as a redeco of Thundercracker.

Further, the ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' Starscream toy, a tiny, simplified version of his main toy, was redecoed three more times: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] as a giveaway at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2005|Comic Con 2005]], [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] as a giveaway at [[BotCon 2005]], and [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] as part of the last wave of the LOC line at retail.

[[Ask Vector Prime]] would refer to [[Aurex]] Seekers, and [[Armada Volume 5|''Armada'' Volume 5]] labeled Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp as "the Seeker family".

===Live-action film series Seekers===
{{Main|Seeker (Movie)}}
[[File:The Reign Of Starscream Seekers..jpg|thumb|250px|left]]
In the letters page for [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan's tie-in comic]], the movie versions of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], and [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] were first referred to as Seekers—by Starscream himself, no less. [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] was noticeably absent from Starscream's list, despite also being a jet and Thundercracker also being the name/body for a line of drones. This left it unclear what a Seeker ''is''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}}

Later, the term was clarified to mean a particular unit led by Starscream. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

{{note|Similarly to the IDW cases above, the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|second movie]] would use the term "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]" to refer to an entirely unrelated group of Transformers!}}
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===''Animated'' Seekers===
{{Main|Starscream clone (Animated)}}
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===Aligned continuity family Seekers===
[[File:Armada-clonessurroundMegatron.jpg|250px|thumb]]
The Seekers were a pre-existing group long before the formation of the Decepticons. There is some indication that the Seekers are an elite group of the best of the best fliers, although what (if anything) distinguishes a Seeker from any other flying Transformer is open to question. They tend to mostly, though not always, share a common design.

In an effort to placate the eternally feuding cities of [[Vos (polity)|Vos]] and [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] each was given something of value. Vos thus became the home of the [[Air Commander|Cybertronian Air Command]] home base of the Seekers. [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was one of their leaders before the war, and [[Autobot High Council|High Councilor]] [[Contrail (WFC)|Contrail]] seems to have been another. The Seekers were employed in ancient times to guard the secret of [[Dark Energon]] hidden aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Station]]. They kept this charge even when Starscream allied with the Decepticons, though for the most part they remained largely independent in the civil war.

[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], apparently upset at being pulled away from the [[Crystal City]], maneuvered Vos and Tarn into destroying each other, wiping out most of the Air Commanders that formed the basis of Starscream's power and bolstering his own position as Second-in-command.

In the aftermath of this betrayal, many of the surviving Seekers from Vos joined the Autobots, becoming the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s. [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] was one notable Seeker who defected from the Decepticons to the Autobots, helping them exploit their own flight skills further.

As part of his power play with Starscream, Megatron sent gladiators to kill many of the Air Command's scientists to finally take control of Trypticon away from the Seekers. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The jet-based [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (specifically the silver "Ace" types) used by the Decepticons in the present day have been recognized as Seekers by Starscream. {{storylink|Scattered}}

'''Known Seekers:'''
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*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Ace Vehicons]]
*[[Autoclave]]
*[[Bitstream (WFC)|Bitstream]]
*[[Contrail (WFC)|Contrail]]
*[[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]]
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Hotlink (WFC)|Hotlink]]
*Jetfire
*[[Nacelle (WFC)|Nacelle]]
*[[Ramjet (WFC)|Ramjet]]
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (maybe?)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]
*Starscream
*[[Thrust (Prime)|Thrust]]
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]
}}

===''Cyberverse'' Seekers===
{{Main|Seeker (Cyberverse)}}
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The '''Seekers''' are elite jet [[Decepticon]]s under the command of [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and unit captains such as [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] and [[Skywarp (Cyberverse)|Skywarp]].

===''EarthSpark'' Seekers===
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===''One'' Seekers===
[[File:OneHighGuardConceptArt.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Into the Colorverse]]
Seekers made up the majority of the Cybertronian [[High Guard]]. They were an elite unit of legendary warriors that defended the city of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] until being forced into hiding by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]]'s betrayal of the [[Thirteen|Primes]] and subsequent rise to power. They ultimately joined forces with [[Optimus Prime (One)|a]] [[Megatron (One)|group]] [[Elita-1 (One)|of]] [[Bumblebee (One)|miners]] to bring down Sentinel's corrupt regime and would eventually become the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] after being banished by Optimus Prime after they attempted to destroy Iacon at Megatron's command.

Besides the usual [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (One)|Skywarp]], the [[Conehead|coneheads]] are also among those that fill the background of battle scenes, along with numerous [[Generic|generics]]. Notably, many of the named Seekers are not completely indentical to each other and have subtle variations including different null rays, wings, and heads.

==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
[[File:Jetron MoCsprites.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*''Stages'': 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
*''Point value'': 100 (jet mode) / 300 (robot mode, red jet mode) / 5000 (red robot mode)

Making up the overwhelming bulk of the Decepticon forces, "Jetron" soldiers appear in vast numbers, swooping in from high altitude in jet mode to try and crash into the Autobots. If shot, they pause in midair to transform to robot mode, dropping to the ground and continuing their assault on foot. In robot mode, they are ''just'' a bit too short to be shot with robot-mode weaponry when on the same level as robot-mode Autobots, so hitting them in midair as they fall is the best bet to destroy them... or just use the momentary pause while they transform to slip by them, which is usually safer.

Jetrons flying in a straight line are destroyed with just one hit; rather than converting to robot mode, they leave behind an upgrade the Autobots can use to temporarily augment their abilities.

Special red Jetrons occasionally appear, flying in a straight line: when shot, they transform to robot mode but then try to fly away in the opposite direction at top speed. Destroying them releases [[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Bumblebee]], who escorts Autobots ahead a few zones, bypassing many hazards. These Jetrons only appear in the [[Temple Ruins]] and [[Glacier Zone]], though they won't appear in the latter if they are destroyed in the former. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Non-red Jetrons use the same robot-mode sprite as the [[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Blitzwing clones]]. The [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]] claims that named individual Seekers show up in the various levels, but... yyyyyyeah, it's all a buncha identical jets in vaguely-Starscreamy colors.}}

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===''The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth''===
In this iteration of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict, it seems all the Decepticon possess the Seeker body-type. There are also innumerable amounts of them. {{storylink|The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth}}

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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:ConeheadSeekerConcept.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Grape, cherry, licorice. ''(Left & middle: standard Seekers. Right: Elite Seeker.)'']]
When massive steel structures and swarms of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s emerged in [[New York City]], Megatron deployed vast armies of Seekers alongside [[Ground Soldier]]s to stymie the incoming Autobots while he investigated the source of this new machinery. Crowds of purple Seekers sniped at the Autobots from the air and rooftops with a variety of firearms (including sniper pistols, machineguns, and rocket launchers, but only used their arm-mounted guns in jet mode on strafing runs), but proved no match for Autobot firepower, which dropped them down into melee weapon range for easy pickings.

When Megatron ejected the Plasma Core from the ''[[Proudstar]]'' —which had been buried long ago under what would eventually become New York City— red-armored Seekers were stationed both underground and on [[Liberty Bridge]] alongside their purple brethren, blocking the only roadway to where the Core had landed. While the Autobots were able to break through the defensive line, Starscream snatched the Core before they could secure it, and black-armored, sword-wielding Elite Seekers joined the forces sent to keep the Autobots from giving chase.

With the Plasma Core returned to the ''Proudstar'', Seekers of all types were dispatched (alongside lots and ''lots'' of Ground Soldiers, [[Insecticon (G1)#Transformers: Devastation|Insecticons]], and every Decepticon Megatron could summon) to try and keep the Autobots from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]] within it, the repository of Cybertronian culture that was tied in with the ''Proudstar''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> other systems, which enabled the ship and its Insecticon swarm to terraform planets. The red Seekers also brought energy shields into play to protect their positions, though by that point the Autobots had gotten a ''lot'' of practice breaking Decepticon shields. The Decepticons failed, and the Autobots were able to save the Earth from devastation. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
A combined reconnaissance and attack wing, the Seekers were drawn from the fastest fliers in the Decepticon army and led by the treacherous [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. The Seekers frequented a lunar base built on the dark side of Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]; following Unicron's destruction and the rise of the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s within the Decepticon ranks, the two sides largely avoided one another. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

A group of Seekers were among the forces commanded by the evil [[Lord MindWaveZ]] in the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]]. They came into conflict with a group of Autobots, [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s, and Power Rangers attempting to destroy the [[Multidimensional Collider]] holding the realm together. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
{{note|Because of the bodytype-sharing nature of the Seekers, this section includes only molds that have been decorated as two or more Seeker characters, omitting a large number of molds unique to a single character.}}
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1catalog84-DecepticonPlanes-Redeco.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The original Seekers.]]
*'''[[Decepticon Planes]]''' ([[1984]])
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:*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]]
:*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]
:*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]]
}}

*'''Decepticon Planes''' ([[1985]])
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:*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
:*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
:*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
}}

:The original Seeker mold was the [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-15 Eagle|F-15]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' design, noted for its detailed jet mode, extremely limited robot-mode articulation, and the need to remove/add many parts during transformation.

:The mold was initially decorated as Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker. In 1985, Ramjet, Dirge, and Thrust were created out of this mold, each with unique new wing toolings and color schemes. Redecorated [[retool]]s of the mold also appeared in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' as Starscream and Ramjet, featuring new accessory [[soundbox]]es.

:This mold subsequently has been extensively reissued and redecorated; see [[Starscream (G1)/toys]] for a ridiculously long list of examples. The reissues have included the original six characters as well as the retro-Generation-1 character [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].

*'''[[Action Master]]s''' ([[1990]])
[[File:G1toy-ActionMaster-Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Action Master Thundercracker]]
:This non-transforming action figure mold was sold as Starscream, and later redecorated as Thundercracker for the European market.
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===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Skywarp.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Machine Wars'' Skywarp]]
*'''Basic''' ([[1997]])
:A small [[flipchanger]] mold, originally intended for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', was issued as Thundercracker and Skywarp.
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===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada SS toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Armada'' Starscream]]
*'''Max-Con''' ([[2002]])

:An all-new mold sold at the $20 price point was originally issued as ''Armada'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], redecorated as ''Armada'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], and retooled as ''Armada'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]. The retooled version was later issued as the new character [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] in the 2003 ''Universe'' toyline.

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[[File:PL_Brown_Thrust.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| ''Armada'' Powerlinx Thrust...who is also Dirge]]
*'''Super-Con'''/'''Deluxe''' (2003)

:This mold was released as three different decoes of [[Thrust (Armada)|''Armada'' Thrust]] and as [[Sunstorm (Universe)|''Universe'' Sunstorm]]. One deco of Thrust was repurposed as [[Dirge (Armada)|Dirge]]. This mold is also the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' characters [[Lidar]] and [[Sitrep]].
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:STFThrust toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Thrust]]
:The ''Smallest'' line, issued in Japan in [[2003]], featured a reduced-scale version of the original Generation 1 Seeker mold.

:It was issued as Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker, and retooled as Thrust.
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:Robot Masters black starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Robot Masters'' Starscream Limited Black Version]]
:A new Seeker mold was created for Japan's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' subline. It is based on the original toy, but redesigned at a smaller size and with enhanced articulation.

:It was issued as Starscream (regular and black versions), Skywarp, and Thundercracker.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-LeozackWoH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Timelines'' Leozack]]
*(Deluxe, [[2004]])
:An all new mold transforming into a jet loosely based on an F-22 raptor, this figure was initially released and then redecoed as [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], and was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Leozack]] and [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] for their [[BotCon 2009]] "[[Wings of Honor]]" "Skyraider" bodies.
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===''Titanium''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Thrust.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Titanium'' Thrust]]
:A new Seeker mold created for the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' subline features a Cybertronian-based alternate mode, derived from the characters' appearance in ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' (itself loosely based on the original pyramid jets seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".) This mold has been issued as Thundercracker, Starscream, Skywarp (a convention exclusive), Sunstorm, and Thrust (a Target Exclusive).
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertron-toy_LegendsSunstorm.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|''Legends of Cybertron'' Sunstorm]]
*'''Legends of Cybertron''' ([[2006]])
:A tiny version of the Voyager mold, issued as ''Armada'' Starscream, and redecorated as ''Universe'' [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]], ''Armada'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#LOC|Skywarp]], and [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], and Generation 1 [[Ramjet (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)#Universe (2008)|Thrust]].
:A small version of the Deluxe mold was available as [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] and was redecoed as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Starscream]] for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline.
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*'''Deluxe''' (2006)
[[File:CybertronSkywarp toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Cybertron'' Skywarp]]
:Though Thundercracker wasn't the same mold as Starscream in this series, his deluxe toy was redecoed as Skywarp. It was later redecoed into the non-Seeker character [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]].
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*'''Voyager''' (2006)
[[File:Universe 2008 Dirge toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Universe'' Dirge]]
:This mold, based on G1 Starscream's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' appearance, was issued as ''Armada'' Starscream, and later redecorated as Generation 1 Dirge.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Nacelle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Timelines'' Nacelle]]
*'''Deluxe''' (2006)
:An all-new mold at the $10 price point, the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Seeker design retains the F-15 alternate mode, but with a new [[Transformation|transformation scheme]] and modern articulation.

:Like the original, this mold has been redecorated and retooled numerous times. In addition to the original six Seekers, it has also been issued as [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]], [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]], [[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]], and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. In addition to its original release in ''Classics'', the various uses of this mold have occurred in the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'', ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'', and ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toylines. Versions of this mold have been mass retail releases, store exclusives, specialty exclusives, convention exclusives, and fan club exclusives.

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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TRU Masterpiece Acid Storm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Masterpiece'' Acid Storm]]
:A larger-scaled, highly complex mold. Issued as Starscream in 2005, with later retools as Skywarp, Thundercracker, and most recently Ghost Starscream, with transparent parts. The mold was heavily retooled in 2012 for another release as Starscream along with redecoes as Sunstorm, Acid Storm, Thundercracker, and Skywarp. It was even more extensively retooled and redecoed in 2016 as Ramjet, Thrust, and Dirge.

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{{MP11SeekerMold}}
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Thundercracker Ver. 2.0]]
*'''Ver. 2.0'''
:A second ''Masterpiece'' Seeker mold was released in 2021, opting for cartoon accuracy as opposed to the original release's more stylized appearance. So far, [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP52|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]]'s figures have been revealed for the new mold.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:Movie Legends Starscream.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Transformers'' (2007) Legends-class Starscream]]
*'''Legends'''
:This Legends-class mold is a highly simplified, low-cost version of Starscream in his F-22 Raptor body. As such, he has a greatly compromised transformation sequence due to the smaller parts count, with limited articulation and detailing. In addition to numerous redecoes sold as Starscream, it was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]].
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[[File:Skywarp ROTF Voyager toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Skywarp]]
*'''Voyager'''
:The mold used for the [[Size class|Voyager]] class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] figure was retooled and redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (as well as a G1 recolor of Starscream.) For the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' line of toys, the original mold and the retool were recolored again as [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] and [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]] respectively.
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[[File:Movie FAB Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''Transformers'' (2007) Fast Action Battler Ramjet]]
*'''Fast Action Battler'''
:The [[Fast Action Battlers]] version of Starscream was recolored into Ramjet in 2007.
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===''Animated''===
[[File:Ani-toy Starscream CloneBlack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''Animated'' Legends-class Starscream Clone Black Version]]
*'''Legends'''
:The tiny [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Starscream (Animated)#Legends Class|Starscream]] mold was recolored into clear versions of his (male) clones:
:* [[Ramjet (Animated)#Toys|Ramjet Clear White Version]]
:* [[Skywarp (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Skywarp Clear Purple Version]]
:* [[Sunstorm (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Sunstorm Clear Orange Version]]
:* [[Thundercracker (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Thundercracker Clear Blue Version]]
:* [[Starscream Clone Black Version]]
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[[File:Ani-toy Sunstorm VoyH.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''Animated'' Sunstorm]]
*'''Voyager'''
:The Voyager class [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] from [[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]] was recolored into a few of his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clones]]:
:*[[Skywarp (Animated)#Toys|Skywarp]]
:*[[Sunstorm (Animated)#Fantastic toys|Sunstorm]]
:*[[Thundercracker (Animated)#Voyager|Thundercracker]] (unreleased)
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[[File:Ani-toy Dirge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Animated'' Activators Dirge]]
*'''Activators'''
:Starscream's [[Activators]] mold, a smaller, auto-transforming design based on the larger toy, was (eventually) redecoed into ''most'' of his clones:
:* [[Dirge (Animated)#Toys|Dirge]]
:* [[Ramjet (Animated)#Activator|Ramjet]]
:* [[Skywarp (Animated)#Activator|Skywarp]]
:* [[Thundercracker (Animated)#Toys|Thundercracker]]
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:Chronicletoy ez thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Chronicle'' Thundercracker]]
*'''Legends'''
:[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Starscream is a new sculpt based on his Generation 1 jet appearance with many fuselage details borrowed from the [[#Masterpiece|Masterpiece version]]. This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Thundercracker]], Starscream, and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Chronicle|Skywarp]].
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Alternity'' Starscream]]
:Rather than a jet, this mold transforms into a licensed 1:32 scale {{w|Mitsuoka Orochi}} and features [[die-cast]] metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. It was used to make [[Starscream (G1)/toys|the]] [[Skywarp (G1)|usual]] [[Thundercracker (G1)|three]] (as well as non-Seeker [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]). In the ''Alternity'' storyline, these three are known as [[Questor]]s. Y'know, ''quest'' like ''seek''.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
[[File:DOTM MechTech Deluxe Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Dark of the Moon'' Skywarp]]
*'''Deluxe''' ([[2011]])
:This all-new sculpt transforms into a surprisingly accurate F-22 Raptor while hiding the robot mode parts much better than previous molds. It was first released as Starscream and later redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Skywarp]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Thrilling30Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|''Generations Thrilling 30'' Thundercracker]]
*'''Deluxe''' ([[2012]])
:This mold is based on the Seekers' appearance in [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War For Cybertron'']] and [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']]. Transforming into a jet loosely resembling previous "Tetrajets," it was issued as [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]. The molds simultaneously represent both [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] incarnations of the characters as well as their IDW counterparts' appearances in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].

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[[File:Gen-toy AcidStorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Generations'' Acid Storm]]
*'''Legends''' ([[2013]])
:This mold is based on based on Guido Guidi's Seeker design from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|original ongoing series]] and transforms into a hybrid F-15/F-22. The mold was originally released as Starscream, and was redecoed into Acid Storm, Thundercracker, and Skywarp.

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[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-ArmadaStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Generations'' Starscream (Japanese-version)]]
*'''Deluxe''' ([[2014]])
:Armada Starscream, as the name of the figure implies, is an updated representation of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' body. Like the ''Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream figure, it also represents Starscream in the 2005 IDW continuity, even including a comic book in which he takes this form. It has been retooled into [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], who resembled the Seekers throughout his appearances in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2 comics]]. The mold was also retooled into [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]]. It was also redecoed in colors representing Starscream's Powerlinx form in the cartoon and Takara toyline; this deco was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Thundercracker (Armada)|''Armada'' Thundercracker]].
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===''Prime: First Edition''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-SlipstreamPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Timelines'' Slipstream]]
*'''Deluxe''' (2011)
:The first toy to represent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] as he appears in [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'']], this mold would later be redecoed and retooled into [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] in TakaraTomy's ''Prime'' line, as well as ''Timelines'' [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]].
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===''Robots in Disguise''===
[[File:RID2015_Warrior_Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Robots in Disguise'' Warrior-class Skywarp]]
*'''Warrior'''
:This new sculpt incorporates influences from both [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]] and [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' Starscream]], specifically the latter's appearance during the coronation scene in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the G1 movie]]. Aside from differing Hasbro and Takara decos, it was also redecoed as [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]].
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generations Leader TC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|''Generations'' Leader-class Thundercracker]]
*'''Leader''' ([[2015]])
:A heavy retool of ''Generations'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]], this figure is sculpted to resemble the same design by Guido Guidi as the ''Generations'' Legends-class Seeker mold. Unusually, the retooled version of the mold was initially released as Thundercracker before being later redecoed as Starscream and Skywarp.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Rainmaker-3-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Siege'' [[Rainmaker]] three pack]]
*'''Voyager'''
:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]] transforms from a heavily G1-inspired robot to a Cybertronian 'tetrajet' based on the Seekers' appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and back; although the jet mode has the robot legs sticking out from the undercarriage. Naturally, the ''Siege'' Starscream mold has been redecoed into the remaining members of the 1984 Seekers, as well as some previously unreleased characters.
{{WFCSiegeStarscreamMold}}
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Voyager-G2-Sandstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Generations Selects'' [[Sandstorm (G2)#Generations|Decepticon Sandstorm]]]]
*'''Voyager'''
:The ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Seeker mold is essentially an upscaled version of the ''Classics'' Starscream figure; taking inspiration from the 2006 mold's transformation scheme while adding some new points of articulation. Returning to the roots of the original toy, the ''Earthrise'' Seeker mold transforms into an F-15 jet and comes with a pair of null-ray accessories. Due to the figure's hollow waist and the nature of its conversion, the ''Earthrise'' Seeker mold's planned waist articulation was scrapped. This sculpt was extensively retooled and redecoed multiple times to recreate the [[Conehead]]s' distinctive head piece and their individual wing toolings.
{{WFCEarthriseStarscreamMold}}
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-89-Voyager-Bumblebee-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Studio Series'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (''Bumblebee'' mold)]]
*'''Voyager''' (''Bumblebee'')
:The ''[[Studio Series]]'' Seeker mold is based on the Generation 1-inspired design in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', transforming from robot to Cybertronian tetrajet in 31 steps, and looks very similar to the unrelated [[Blitzwing (BB)#Generations|Blitzwing]] figure from the same toyline. Each figure comes with a cannon, two Null-Ray blasters evocative of the Generation 1 Seeker design, and a cardboard backdrop display depicting a war-torn Cybertron as it appears at the beginning of the film.

:Besides [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS72|Starscream]], this mold has been used to make [[Thrust (Movie)#Studio Series|Thrust]], [[Skywarp (Movie)#Studio Series|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (Movie)#SS89|Thundercracker]]. Each redeco of this mold can even be repurposed into any of the [[generic]] Seekers featured in the film.
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[[File:Studio-Series-TF-One-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Studio Series'' [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] (''One'' mold)]]
*'''Deluxe''' (''One'')
:A smaller mold based on the Seekers of the [[High Guard]] from ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''. So far, [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (One)|Thundercracker]] have been released, with retooling to give them different heads, wings, and weapons.
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[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-Voyager-Skywarp.jpg |thumb|upright=1.66|''Studio Series'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Skywarp]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'' mold)]]
*'''Voyager''' (''The Transformers: The Movie'')
:The first original G1 Seeker mold release since ''Earthrise'', this is based on a scaled-down version of the 2021 ''Masterpiece'' Starscream figure. Sacrilegiously, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] was the first Seeker to be revealed for this mold class, with Skywarp following soon after.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Legacy'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]]]]
*'''Core'''
:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Starscream]] is a roughly Legends-sized mold highly reminiscent of its larger ''Earthrise'' counterpart. The accessories packed in with the Core Class Seekers varies with release; as of writing Starscream and ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]] come with the traditional Null-Ray accessories, while ''Legacy'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Legacy|Skywarp]] comes with a tuning fork-like weapon.

{{Groupstub|Cyberverse (2018), EarthSpark, Kreons, Construct-Bots, Bot Shots, etc. All the side-line toys/merchandise stuff}}

==Merchandise==
[[File:HOC AirWarrior.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]

===''Super Collection Figure''===
:A small, PVC plastic figure based on the Seekers' animation model design. It was imported from Takara in the 2002 ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line.

:It was issued as Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Sunstorm, and as a six-pack of the three original seekers and three generic light purple [[Air Warrior]]s. It was retooled and redecorated as Ramjet, Thrust, and Dirge.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy RMThundercracker.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|''Titanium'' Thundercracker]]
:A small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine, based upon the Generation 1 cartoon appearance of the Seekers was available decoed as either Starscream or Thundercracker.
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===''MyClone''===
[[File:MyCloneRamjet.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|''Myclone'' Ramjet]]
:A super-adorable figurine mold of Starscream was issued for this line, and redecorated as the [[chase figure]] Thundercracker. A Coneheads mold was also available, issued as Ramjet and chase figure Dirge, and retooled as Thrust.
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===Palisades===
[[File:PalisadesGhostStarscream.jpg|thumb|Ghost of Starscream statue]]
:Issued in 2005, this six-inch-tall polystone statue with articulated head and arms was sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]]. It was later redecoed as Skywarp, Sunstorm, Thundercracker, and the Ghost of Starscream.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robot Hero Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|''Robot Heroes'' Skywarp]]
:Another super-adorable figurine of Starscream, this time launching himself into the air. Redecorated as Skywarp and Thundercracker. A Thrust mold from the same line has yet to be redecorated.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Ramjet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''3D Battle-Card Game'' Ramjet]]
:This release is a 38-point "Uncommon" piece from the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] composed of punch-out parts from two different cards that can be reconfigured to make a robot or a fighter jet. The parts layout was used to produce Movie versions of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (as well as non-Seeker characters [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]) in the initial release and Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in the "Energon Wars" expansion set.
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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1||''Shining Version'' Sunstorm]]
*'''''Galaxy Version'''''
:A 4-inch-tall, non-transforming, articulated, snap-together model kit based upon the Generation 1 cartoon appearance of the Seekers debuted in the first wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version'' line of figures as Skywarp and Thundercracker. A Starscream redeco was then released in the second wave, which itself was later redecoed into a translucent blue "Scanning Mode" prize figure for the 2025 Blokees Figure Creator Contest. A newly tooled Dirge was released in the sixth wave, interestingly modelled after the ''Earthrise'' toy, which was retooled into Thrust for the ninth wave

:This mold was slightly retooled for the ''Shining Version'' subline, adding an LED torso frame with a light-up feature, released in its first wave as Acid Storm. The second wave featured a Sunstorm redeco, and a golden Starscream was released as part of a [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|Golden Lagoon]] set. A retool of Dirge was released as Ramjet in the third wave. The fourth wave included a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' retool of Starscream. The Lucky Draw box also features a kit of Bitstream.

[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-02-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Defender Version'' Coronation Starscream]]
*'''''Defender Version'''''
:A smaller chibi-style, roughly 2-inch-tall snap-together model kit also based upon the Generation 1 cartoon appearance of the Seekers debuted in the first wave of Blokees' ''Defender Version'' line of figures as Thundercracker. This was redecoed into Starscream for the second wave, which also included two metallic chase variants, with one retooled to possess Starscream's coronation outfit. A Skywarp redeco was released in the third wave.

:Also debuting in the first wave was a separate chibi-style vehicle-mode kit of Thundercracker, based on his Generation 1 fighter jet mode. This was redecoed into Starscream for the fourth wave and slathered in gold paint for release as "Skywarp" in the [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|2026 Yearly Version set]].
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==Notes==
[[File:BC05InfiltrationCoverSeekette.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|VOGUE!]]
*In the 1990s, Hasbro had more character plans for the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Ramjet]] molds that fell through:
**A labeled piece of unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art published in [[2011]]'s ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' gave the name [[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]] to an unreleased desert camo variant on the Ramjet toy (previously seen in toy mock-up form on eBay).
**A mostly black and grey mock-up of ''Generation 2'' Starscream was also seen from the same source as the Sandstorm mock-up. In [[2020]], it became known that this mock-up was intended to be named [[Blackout (G2)|Blackout]].
**Another mock-up deco variant of the Starscream toy in [[:File:G2SSJungleprotojet.jpg|jungle colors]] is also known to exist. As with Blackout and Sandstorm, this may have been intended to be a new character.
**Lastly, ''another'' mock-up deco variant of the Ramjet toy in [[:File:WhizBangNavyRamjetRedeco.jpg|cloud camo]] is also known to exist. As with all the above mock-up decoes, this may have been intended to be a new character.
*The ''Transformers'' [[fandom]] has long mused upon the possibility of female Seekers (and produced countless {{w|Mary Sue|self-insertion characters}} that are variants on the theme). A piece of [[Hasbro]] concept art of what appeared to be a female Seeker design appeared on the [[BotCon 2005]]-exclusive cover of [[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]], but the idea didn't fully see fruition until [[2008]]'s ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], the first '''[[canon]]ical''' female character to share a body template with a Starscream.
*The ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Seeker sculpt has been reused and retooled more times than any other [[mold]].
*While not always the case, Seekers are often grouped in trios (e.g. Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp, Thrust/Dirge/Ramjet, Sunstorm/Hotlink/Bitstream, and the Rainmakers). A [[fanon]] term for these trios is "trines," but while this name is widely used in fanfiction circles, it hasn't really spread out to the larger fandom, and thus hasn't migrated to official media, though it was referenced in an illustration in the ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jetron''' (ジェットロン ''Jettoron''), '''Seeker''' (シーカー ''Shīkā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sōusuǒ Chě''' (Taiwan, 搜索者, "Seeker"), '''Zhuīzōng Zhě''' (China, 追踪者, "Seeker")
*''Polish'' '''Szperacz''' ("Seeker")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Decepticons]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Seekers| Seeker (body-type)]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege subgroups]]

Skywarp (One)

2026-05-10T11:01:10Z

BattleBlade:

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{{disambig3|Skywarp}}
:''Skywarp is a [[Decepticon]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''
[[File:TFO-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|right|200px|>Base has only one major structure
>Stairs]]

'''Skywarp''' is a member of the [[High Guard]]. A dimwitted bully, Skywarp enjoys using his unique [[teleportation]] powers to terrorize smaller 'bots. <ref> ''[[Transformers One Sourcebook]]'' </ref>

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Josh Cooley]] (English), [[Lee Sang-heon]] (Korean), [[Yan Gesteira]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

Skywarp was a member of the Cybertronian [[High Guard]]. Upon bearing witness to [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]]'s betrayal of the Primes, he and the rest of the High Guard resolved to hide away from the rest of Cybertronian society and delegate resources towards sabotaging Sentinel's rule.

Skywarp stood in attendance as Starscream interrogated [[Optimus Prime (One)|a]] [[Megatron (One)|quartet]] [[Bumblebee (One)|of]] [[Elita-1 (One)|trespassers]]. He bore witness to a duel between D-16 and his leader Starscream in which D-16 was victorious in. Shortly afterwards, a swarm of [[Tracker|Death Tracker]]s led by [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]] descended upon them. Skywarp fought bravely against them and managed to avoid being captured himself, but could not prevent the numerically superior enemy from carrying off many prisoners including Starscream, D-16, and B-127. Following the battle, Orion Pax and Elita would ally with the High Guard (mostly through Elita's intimidation). Orion would quietly gave the order to [[roll out]] only for nobody to hear him, namely Skywarp, leading to Orion repeating himself much more audibly.

Skywarp took part in the assault on Sentinel's tower. He watched and cheered as Megatron tore Sentinel in half and participated in the destruction of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], only to be interrupted by a returned Orion - now rechristened Optimus Prime. After Megatron's defeat at the hands of Optimus, Skywarp and his fellow High Guard officers chose to follow Megatron and retreat after Optimus exiled Megatron and all his followers from Iacon.

In their exile, the group was rechristened the [[Decepticon]]s, and the faction's [[insignia]], based on the face of [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]], was branded onto Skywarp's wings. Skywarp blasted rays from his weaponry alongside with his fellow seekers as Megatron called upon them to 'rise up'. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Skywarp was often mistaken for Starscream’s brother, which Starscream vehemently denied. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Notes==
*This incarnation of Skywarp is voiced by the director of ''Transformers One'' himself, Josh Cooley. Cooley also provides the voices of the [[Control Room Guys|control room guys threatened by Bumblebee]] and the PA system.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skywarp''' (スカイワープ ''Sukaiwāpu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Nào Fāntiān''' (闹翻天, "Extreme Ruckus")

==References==
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[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:One Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]

LEGO

2026-05-03T01:55:07Z

BattleBlade: /* Notes */

[[File:LEGO logo.jpg|thumb|"You are the most talented, most interesting, and most extraordinary person in the universe. And you are capable of amazing things. Because you are the Special."]]
'''The LEGO Group''' (often simplified as '''LEGO''') is a Danish toy company, famous worldwide for their wildly successful line of plastic construction bricks fittingly called "''LEGO''", which… ahem… "[[Knockoff|inspired]]" [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' and ''[[Kre-O]]'' toy brick lines, as well as those of Kawada Co. Ltd's ''[[Diablock]]'' and some of the releases under the ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' brand in China.

Despite being most famous for their trademark interlocking bricks, LEGO actually started off producing wooden toys in [[1932]], before their now-famous [[fandom:Brickipedia:System|brick system]] in [[1949]] and its subsequent overhauled "stud and tube" design in [[1958]]. After overcoming some financial woes in the late 90s and early 2000s, LEGO has ultimately rebounded and established itself as a major juggernaut in the toy industry, surpassing both [[Hasbro]] and [[Mattel]] as the most successful toy company in the world since roughly [[2017]].<ref>[https://www.retaildetail.eu/news/general/lego-worlds-largest-toy-manufacturer-first-time/ "Lego is world's largest toy manufacturer for the first time"] on Retail Detail</ref>

Beginning in [[2022]], they started collaborating with Hasbro and [[TakaraTomy]] on producing ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' sets under the adult collector-oriented ''Icons'' theme. Their offerings later expanded into the [[super deformed]] ''BrickHeadz'' theme in [[2025]].

==Overview==
[[File:LEGO-31007.jpg|thumb|left|[[Springer (G1)|Coincidence]], [[homage]], or [[IP infringement|infringement]]? [[You]] decide!|265px]]

LEGO produces building sets themed around both their own original brandings—either of "evergreen" themes like ''City''/''Town'', ''TECHNIC'', ''Castle'', and ''Creator'' or more fantasy-oriented ones like ''Ninjago'', ''BIONICLE'', ''Monkie Kid'', the fan-nicknamed "Classic Space" (and the many other ''Space''-derived themes like ''Blacktron'', ''M-Tron'', ''Life on Mars'', etc.)—and, of course, they've also produced sets for nearly every major intellectual property in existence, like ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], [[DC Comics|DC]], ''Harry Potter'' (regrettably), ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[Huffer (Animated)|Mario]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Minecraft]]'', ''[[Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse & Friends]]'', and even ''[[Pokeformers|Pokémon]]''. Many of their licensed properties would later get video games developed by [[Traveller's Tales]], through publisher [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]. In [[2014]], LEGO ventured onto the big screen with ''The LEGO Movie'' (also released through Warner Bros.), and expanded it out into a small film franchise that featured some of the aforementioned licensed properties they have access to, until the 5-year deal between LEGO and Warner Bros. was up in [[2019]].

Before LEGO's official foray into ''Transformers'', the Danish brand had already produced more than a few sets with transforming robots in the past: for instance, a lot of mechs in space themes like ''Life on Mars'' can convert from their robotic modes into simple spaceships through [[Partformer|the disassembly and reassembly of individual modules]], other mechs in later themes like Bladvic's Rumble Bear in ''Legends of Chima'' and Lance's Mecha Horse in ''Nexo Knights'' can convert into wheeled vehicle modes without requiring any disassembly, and perhaps most famously, the Bohrok from the ''BIONICLE'' theme can fold up into spheres. Similarly, a lot of ''Creator'' sets with multiple builds have also featured robots as primary builds that can be disassembled and reassembled into vehicles as secondary and tertiary builds, perhaps the most classically ''Transformers''-looking one being 31007 Power Mech, a lime green robot that can be rebuilt into either a pick-up truck or a helicopter — a little bit like [[Springer (G1)|someone else]].

In [[2022]], LEGO released their first officially licensed ''LEGO''/''Transformers'' collaboration project, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LEGO|''LEGO Icons'' 10302 Optimus Prime]], designed by former Hasbro employee [[Joe Kyde]]. This was followed up in [[2024]] with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LEGO|10338 Bumblebee]], also designed in the initial stages by Joe Kyde and later expanded upon with the help of other LEGO designers like Samuel Liltorp Johnson, Nathan Davis, Ashwin Visser, and Yoel Mazur. A pair of ''BrickHeadz'' sets also based on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee were released in [[2025]], and a Soundwave set — the first Decepticon made by LEGO — would eventually release later in the same year.

==Toys==
===''Icons''===
[[File:Lego-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|This ain't your daddy's ''LEGO''!]]
The ''Icons'' toyline is LEGO's premier adult collector-oriented theme, primarily featuring large, complex, and expensive builds (in a sense; the equivalent of what the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' / ''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' toylines are for ''Transformers'' collecting). The first LEGO ''Transformers'' sets were large-sized releases under this theme, being fully-transforming figures — albeit more oriented towards display over play, given their intricate complexity.

Unlike previous LEGO-inspired ''Transformers'' construction block toylines, these sets generally do not require [[Partformer|partforming]] to switch between modes. A few small partforming-esque elements do exist in the first two sets, with Optimus' crotch piece having an optional tile for a more accurate vehicle mode bumper and Bumblebee's car mode windshield needing to be [[Partformer#Partforming lite|removed and reattached as a jetpack accessory]], but compared to [[Built to Rule!|past]] [[Kre-O|attempts]], these are ''arguably'' fairly minor bits of jank.
{|
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{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LEGO|10302 Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
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{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LEGO|10338 Bumblebee]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#LEGO|10358 Transformers: Soundwave]] (with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#LEGO|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#LEGO|Laserbeak]])}}
|}
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===''BrickHeadz''===
[[File:LegoBrickheadzBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|Putting the "sweet" in sweet boy.]]
''BrickHeadz'' is a theme based around small sets of super deformed characters, arising as a competitor of sorts to Funko's ''[[Funko Pop!]]''. Instead of transforming toys, the ''Transformers'' ''BrickHeadz'' releases would feature separate robot and vehicle mode builds bundled together in a single set. Notably, these are exclusive to LEGO stores and LEGO's website.

{|
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{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BrickHeadz|40803 Optimus Prime Robot & Vehicle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BrickHeadz|40804 Bumblebee Robot & Vehicle]]}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#LEGO|40924 Megatron]]}}
|}
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==Merchandise==
[[File:Lego_Minifigure_Factory_Transformers_options.jpg|thumb|Deceptive marketing. Literally.]]
===Minifigure Factory===
:Alongside the official reveal of ''Icons'' Soundwave on [[July 10]], 2025, ''Transformers''-themed options were made available for a limited time at the online [https://www.lego.com/en-us/minifigure-factory Minifigure Factory], where you can customize and order a personalized LEGO Minifigure. These options included 2 torso prints and 3 decorations. The first print had the phrase "YOU HAVE BEEN DECEIVED!" on a black background, with the back side featuring [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s face. The second had the "MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE" slogan on the front and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s cassette player on the back. The three decorations, which could be resized and applied over torso prints, consisted of an ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[AllSpark]], an Autobot [[insignia]], and a Decepticon insignia.

:Comically, attempting to use the "You have been deceived!"/Megatron print resulted in the minifigure not being approved for printing<ref>"So evidently, if you use the "You have been deceived" torso design, your minifigure will fail approval for violation of community guidelines. When i changed the shirt, it got approved." [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/lego-minifigure-factories-transformers-themed-prints.1279924/page-2#post-23507489 —acleaver73, TFW2005, 2025/07/12]</ref>, and that print option was removed entirely by [[July 15]]. The ''Transformers'' decoration options were eventually discontinued by [[September 3]], and the remaining Soundwave torso option was discontinued by [[September 14]].
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==Notes==
* If you were wondering how [[Hasbro]] and many, ''many'' other companies such as {{w|Mega Brands|Mega Brands Inc.}} (now owned by [[Mattel]]) have been able to get away with making their own similar brick-building toylines for so many years (notably Mega Brands' ongoing, ever-evolving ''Mega Bloks''/''Mega Construx''/''MEGA'' brand) that utilizes The LEGO Group's brick-building system, it's because the technical patents expired in [[1978]]. That said, this apparently hasn't stopped The LEGO Group from filing at ''least'' fourteen different lawsuits against Mega Brands in the past (spanning from the late-90s to the early 2010s), on the grounds that it violates LEGO's [[trademark]]; Mega Brands being their chosen target due to the company being LEGO's biggest competitor in the brick-building space since the late '90s. All of these lawsuits have resulted in basically the same court ruling; the system performs a technical function, and is therefore considered more of a violation of patent, not trademark, and as all of LEGO's relevant patents have long since expired, there's nothing they can do to stop other companies from using the brick-building system.
** While most LEGO-like toylines like ''Built to Rule!'' and ''Kre-O'' usually alter or create entirely new variants of more specialized existing pieces beyond the more basic bricks and plates, the buildable figures of ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' are almost exclusively made out of parts directly copied from LEGO's ''System'' and ''TECHNIC'' sets (with the only exceptions seemingly being the character's pre-made heads), and these were released up until 2021, just a year before LEGO's own official Optimus Prime!
* Ever since LEGO ''Transformers'' became a thing, there have been persistent rumors that any future sets based on major [[Decepticon]] characters like [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] would be either very unlikely or outright impossible given the LEGO Group's stated prohibition on realistic military toys <ref>[https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/culture/culture-society/lego-military-toys/ "Why Lego won’t ever make ‘realistic’ military-related toys"] on ZME Science</ref> (let alone [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|guns]]!). In reality, however; LEGO has often been flexible - if not downright inconsistent - when it comes to enforcing these rules: over the years they've released quite a few sets with fictionalized sci-fi tanks <ref>Some examples of sci-fi tanks released by LEGO include [https://brickset.com/sets/7706-1/Mobile-Defense-Tank 7706 Mobile Defense Tank] from ''Exo-Force'', [https://brickset.com/sets/72006-1/Axl-s-Rolling-Arsenal 72006 Axl's Rolling Arsenal] from ''Nexo Knights'', and [https://brickset.com/sets/70616-1/Ice-Tank 70616 Ice Tank] from ''Ninjago''... As well as, of course, ''many'' tank-like vehicles from ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''.</ref> and 'non-fighter' jets that are quite evidently based on real designs <ref>Some examples of fighter jet-inspired sets released by LEGO include the F-14 Tomcat based [https://brickset.com/sets/4953-1/Fast-Flyers 4953 Fast Flyers] and the F-35 based [https://brickset.com/sets/31039-1/Blue-Power-Jet 31039 Blue Power Jet], both released under the ''Creator'' line.</ref>, and these rules were perhaps most famously thrown out the window with [https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Indiana-Jones the 2008-2009 ''Indiana Jones'' theme] (as well as its [https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Indiana-Jones/year-2023 brief 2023 revival]) where a multitude of so-called "{{w|Nazi Germany|German Soldier}}" minifigures and their respective military vehicles released alongside Indy and the series' other heroes. Eventually, when ''BrickHeadz'' Megatron was first revealed in 2026, his accompanying alternate mode would be... A chibified tank. It remains to be seen how this might translate into a full-sized ''Icons'' set, but regardless, it should now be evident that Lego is ''very'' capable of bending their own rules when necessary.
* Unsurprisingly, given it is also a huge toy brand, LEGO and ''Transformers'' have often crossed over with the same properties. As well as certain [[Disney]] franchises, these include ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[Back to the Future]]'', ''[[Fortnite]]'', ''[[Overwatch 2|Overwatch]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (franchise)|Angry Birds]]'', ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Stranger Things]]'', and ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''.
* Interestingly (and somewhat unusually for a western company), LEGO also collaborated with none other than longtime ''Transformers'' licensee [[Kabaya]] from 1998 to 2004, with many of their smaller sets from series like ''Castle'', ''Adventurers'', ''BIONICLE'', ''Star Wars'', and the many ''Space''-derived themes being released in Japan as pack-ins with Kabaya's brand of occasionally unpalatable candy. Although they were only distributors rather than manufacturers, Kabaya also occasionally released set multipacks with new original combined alternate builds suggested on the back.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.lego.com/ LEGO.com]
*[https://twitter.com/LEGO_Group LEGO's Twitter page]
*[https://brickset.com/ Brickset, a LEGO database]
*[[fandom:Brickipedia|Brickipedia, the ''LEGO'' wiki]]

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[[Category:Construction toys]]
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Cyberverse World

2026-04-15T10:11:08Z

BattleBlade:

[[File:Cyberverse show promo image.jpg|thumb|upright=2|No [[universal stream]] name for you!]]

The '''Cyberverse World''' (サイバーバース世界) is one of the many universes in the [[Multiverse]].

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{stub|Quintesson stuff}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
The [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and the [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the Cyberverse World participated in a [[Speedia 500]] race on the [[Velocitron]] of another universe, having been brought there by the [[Space Bridge Project|Multiverse Space Bridge Project]]. Also present as race queens were [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]. {{Storylink|Mystery of Speedia 500}}

[[Category:Cyberverse locations]]
[[Category:Named universes]]

Fire Blast effect

2026-04-07T12:14:56Z

BattleBlade: /* Other contemporary 3 mm compatible accessories */

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[[File:WFC_Kingdom_Tricranius_blast_effects.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|''Kingdom'' [[Tricranius]], god of Fire Blast effects. ''This isn't even all of them.'']]

"'''Fire Blast effects'''" are brightly colored translucent accessories that plug into Transformers [[toy]]s or their [[weapon]]s in order to simulate energy blasts, burning damage, jet exhaust, or other action features. They were first featured as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline and have continued sporadically ever since.

Depending on the toy and their intended placement, these effect parts can be specifically shaped around a corresponding weapon, or have a more universal 3 mm port and/or [[5 mm post]]. Effect parts can be layered to form extra-large simulated fires, explosions, etc., and toys at higher [[Size class|pricepoints]] may include a half-dozen or more. Some, like ''Siege'' [[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Lionizer's]], can be creatively used to represent speed from a [[Micromaster]]-sized vehicle.

Broad types of effect parts include:

*Small gun bursts/impacts
*Melee weapon movement/impacts
*Rocket plumes
*Large gun bursts
*Energy auras

Unfortunately, the chemical composition of their soft bendy [[plastic]] makes them subject to relatively rapid decomposition similar to [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|previous]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|figures]] that relied on softer plastics. Collectors quickly learned that if the effect parts are left attached to more rigid pieces such as guns or jet thrusters for a prolonged period of time, they may become so firmly bonded together that separating them causes physical damage, or more mildly, paint stripping. For this reason, it is recommended to store your effects pieces separately from your figures.

==Fire Blast effect accessories==
{{note|The following sections only cover the different types of Fire Blast effect, grouped by type. For a complete visual gallery of all the effect pieces in all available colors, see '''[[Fire Blast effect/gallery]]'''.}}

===''Generations''===
''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' pioneered effect parts during the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' subline, before they spread into other parts of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and beyond into other lines. Fire blast parts are listed here in the order they were first introduced, matched up with any subsequent redecoes. All of the following accessories feature 3 mm ports and 5 mm posts—usually with the 3 mm port ''inside'' the 5 mm post to act as a universal connector—unless otherwise noted.

[[File:Fireblast Siege Firedrive.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Firedrive]]
*'''''Siege'' Firedrive''' (Battle Master, 2018)
*'''''Siege'' Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Artfire & Nightstick''' (2-pack, 2021)

:''Siege'' [[Battle Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]] transforms into a double-barrelled blaster, and includes two red fire blast effects in the rough shape of a candle flame. [[Phantomstrike Squadron]] member "[[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Fracas]]" comes with redecoes of these in yellowish-orange, while ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|Trilogy]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]'s pack-in partner "[[Pinpointer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Pinpointer]]" includes them in hot pink. ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' [[Artfire#Generations Selects|Artfire]] and [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]] feature them in a pale blue to simulate their firefighting water cannons.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Lionizer.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Lionizer]]
*'''''Siege'' Lionizer''' (Battle Master, 2018)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)

:''Siege'' [[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Lionizer]] includes a light blue effect to represent a slashing motion for his sword mode. This piece introduces a different type of connection consisting of two 3 mm ports with a longer groove in the middle, allowing it to clip onto other melee weapons, like the swords included with ''Siege'' Voyager toys [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] and [[Springer (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Springer]] and Battle Masters based on Pteraxadon (see below). This effect is not 5 mm compatible, and while it does attach to standard 3 mm posts, it looks less effective connected to blasters than it does to, say, a Transformer receiving slash damage. With Lionizer's redeco "[[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]]" (''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Megatron's other partner), this effect is hot pink.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Blowpipe.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Blowpipe]]
*'''''Siege'' Blowpipe''' (Battle Master, 2018)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Hotlink''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Cyclonus and Nightstick''' (multi-pack, 2022)

:''Siege'' [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] comes with a yellow blast effect that begins as an explosive discharge at the base, going up to a rounded tier of fiery tips, with a taller point at the centre. Blowpipe's effect is something of an anomaly in that it can be separated into two pieces, with the explosive discharge section towards the base disconnecting into a ring that can be mounted onto 5 mm posts. This two-part piece is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Tricranius#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tricranius Beast Power]] set, redecoed in bright seafoam blue, and with ''Generations Selects'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#SelectsTargetmaster|Cyclonus]] and [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]] in purple. Elsewhere, the "Fire Twins"–''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Hotlink]]'s partners [[Heatstroke#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Heatstroke]] and [[Heartburn#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Heartburn]]–each include one of this blast effect in bright orange, deliberately omitting the ring part to accentuate the piece's resemblance to a flame.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Pteraxadon.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Pteraxadon]]
*'''''Siege'' Pteraxadon''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''Kingdom'' Golden Disk Collection Autobot Jackpot / Autobot Sights''' (multi-pack, 2022)
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Decepticon Flamewar / Fireglide''' (multi-pack, 2022(?))

:''Siege'' [[Pteraxadon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Pteraxadon]] transforms into an axe, and so includes a blast effect with the same connection type as Lionizer, allowing it to clip onto other ''War for Cybertron'' melee weapons. Pteraxadon's effect is dark blue, and represents his axe mode impacting with a target or surface. Though it features no 5 mm compatibility, a 3 mm hole in the underside allows it to be used as an explosion or particularly large blaster discharge. This effects piece is also included with Pteraxadon's mold-mate, Phantomstrike Squadron member [[Terror-Daxtyl#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-Daxtyl]], cast in yellowish-orange. An orange redeco is included with the ''Kingdom'' "Golden Disk Collection" two-pack containing "[[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Jackpot]]" and "[[Sights (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Sights]]". Another yellowish-orange one comes with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' "[[Flamewar (SG)#Toys|Decepticon Flamewar]]" and [[Fireglide (SG)#Toys|Fireglide]], this time with stripe of orange paint across the underside.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Aimless.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Aimless]]
*'''''Siege'' Aimless''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Singe''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Seeker''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Artfire & Nightstick''' (2-pack, 2021)

:''Siege'' [[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]] includes a pair of two similar but slightly different red blaster effects; both are shaped like a wispy beam that splits and recombines near the base. These are included in blue with Aimless' redeco, the Phantomstrike Squadron's [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]]. Afterwards, they see use with the ''other'' Battle Master gun mold, coming in green with ''Siege'' [[Singe#War for Cybertron: Siege|Singe]], and slightly darker green with "[[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]]", a zombie version partnered with ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Sparkless#SparklessSeeker|Sparkless Seeker]]. A pair is also included with ''Generations Selects'' Artfire and Nightstick, in an aquatic blue.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Dazzlestrike.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Dazzlestrike]]
*'''''Siege'' Autobot Greenlight & Dazzlestrike''' (2-pack, 2019)

:While [[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]] is a very minor [[repaint]] of Lionizer, the two lion bots have completely different effects parts. This piece is shaped like a thin strip of fire, and, like Lionizer's effect, features melee weapon-style connection ports to simulate a flaming slash attack. This piece lacks 5 mm compatibility, and is not especially suited to 3 mm post blaster weaponry–and since Dazzlestrike turns into a "Shadowsteel '''Ice'''blade", perhaps it's not really suited to them either.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Alphastrike Counterforce Trenchfoot.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce Trenchfoot]]
*'''''Siege'' Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Caliburst''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Seeker''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Cyclonus and Nightstick''' (multi-pack, 2022)

:Included for the first time with ''Siege'' [[Firestormer#Generations|Alphastrike Counterforce]] member [[Trenchfoot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]], this effect is shaped like a conical blast on the end of a twisting tail. Trenchfoot's is in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] Autobot yellow, while [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]'s is in Decepticon purple. Like Singe, Caliburst was zombified into "[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]]", ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Seeker's other partner, and he comes with a darker purple piece. Another purple version of this piece is included with ''Selects'' Cyclonus and Nightstick. This effect, in bright seafoam blue, is also one of the ones that comes in the ''Kingdom'' Tricranius set; curiously, the two components to this release of the effects piece are not glued together, resulting in a separate head and tail with limited compatibility to the play pattern (though they can still hold together with friction).

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Smashdown.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Smashdown]]
*'''''Siege'' Smashdown''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Smashdown''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''Legacy: United'' Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2024)

:''Siege'' [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smashdown]] transforms into a hammer, and includes an orange blast effect that plugs into a 5 mm port in the business end to simulate... well, smashing down. Unlike the other ''War for Cybertron'' melee weapon effects, Smashdown's piece does not include the modified groove connection; instead, a 3 mm hole runs through the centre, allowing it to attach to the appropriate posts to serve as a (particularly wide and flat) explosion or blaster discharge, and it has a shallow post in the concave side to fit into 5 mm ports. [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smashdown]] saw a straight [[Rebranding|repackage]] in ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', with this effect still included. When Smashdown was eventually redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Malleus Minotaurus#Toys|Malleus Minotaurus]], he included a redeco of this piece in dark turquoise, as well as [[#Malleus|an additional, unique blast effect]].

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Rung.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Rung]]
*'''''Siege'' Rung''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Rung''' (Battle Master, 2020)

:Released at the tail end of ''Siege'', [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rung]] includes a pair of blue blast effects, which are pointed in shape and jagged with an electric-like appearance. Like Smashdown, Rung also received a [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|second release]] in ''Earthrise'', with unchanged blast effects. A prototype of ''Siege'' Rung was displayed with different effects pieces; see the entry for "Battlefield Rung" below for more information.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Jetfire.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Jetfire]]{{anchor|Jetfire}}
{{collist|2|
*'''''Siege'' Jetfire''' (Commander Class, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Scorponok''' (Titan Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Autobot Ark''' (Titan Class, 2021)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Collaborative'' J. Balvintron''' (2021)
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Jetfire''' (Commander Class, 2021)
*'''''Legacy'' Victory Saber''' (2022)
*'''''Legacy'' Decepticon Deathsaurus''' (2023)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Ironhide / Prowl''' (2023)
*'''''Legacy Evolution'' Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt''' (2023)
*'''''Studio Series'' Brawn / Autobot Ratchet''' (2024)
*'''''Legacy'' TL-EX Starscream Super Mode''' (2024)
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, 2025)
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:Now we're into the big leagues. Ringing in the Commander Class, ''Siege'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]] includes ''six'' blast effects in the form of a pair of (identical) three-stage rocket plumes. The tip of the plume is a lengthy fireblast. The two lower pieces of each plume feature 5 mm posts underneath and 5 mm ports on top, making them stackable with any other compatible effects and accessories–one could even make a huge five-part rocket blast with just the pieces included in the set. Only one trio of these effects is included with ''Earthrise'' [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Scorponok]], in the same orange colour as Jetfire's. ''Kingdom'' [[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Ark]] includes all six in a deep turquoise, while ''Kingdom'' Tricranius' copies are a bright seafoam blue. Jetfire's rifle accessories are redecoed for inclusion with ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' [[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]], and the blast effects follow suit, decoed in a suitably vibrant gradient of colours. The later ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Jetfire (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Jetfire]] is bundled with all six, this time in a deeper shade of blue. All six pieces in a new, aquamarine color were included with [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]]; the Fire Blasts along with the "V-Lock Cannon" accessory were the "Tier 1" bonus rewards which were unlocked when the project passed 14,000 backers on [[October 6]], [[2021]]. The six pieces, now in Decepticon purple, were also included as a "Tier 1" bonus for the similarly crowdfunded "[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Deathsaurus]]" to plug into his [[Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon]] when his project also passed 14,000 backers on [[December 5]], 2022. The ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]] two-pack comes with all six pieces in dark violet, presumably to be used on the new ports on their retooled chests. The ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' multipack of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] and [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]] (phew!) also includes all six pieces in slightly orangey red. The ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Brawn (G1)/toys#SStwopack|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SStwopack|Autobot Ratchet]] two-pack again comes with all six pieces in a purplier, more matte finish. The 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024-exclusive [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacySuper|Starscream Super Mode]] redeco includes all six pieces in bright pink to represent his final [[Null-ray|null laser cannon]] attack from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Cramp]]". ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''{{'}} big ticket item [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|Star Optimus Prime]] comes with all six pieces in yellow-orange, along with [[#Omega|some of these]] and [[#StarOp|one of those]].

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Omega Supreme.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Omega Supreme]]{{anchor|Omega}}
*'''''Siege'' Omega Supreme''' (Titan Class, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Sky Lynx''' (Commander Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Guardian Robot and Lunar-Tread''' (Titan Class, 2023)
*'''''Studio Series'' Ultra Magnus''' (Commander Class, 2023)
*'''''Legacy: United'' Beast Wars Universe Magmatron''' (Commander Class, 2024)
*'''''Synergenex'' Megatron Type Godzilla''' (Leader Class, 2024)
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, 2025)

:''Siege'' Titan Class [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]] comes with seven effects pieces, five of which can be stacked via 5 mm posts and ports to form a tall, smoky explosion inspired by a rocket blasting off. The remaining two effects are copies of the explosion's tip, for use as a fiery weapons discharge or damage impact. These are the first blast effects to feature paint, as they are cast in yellow plastic with charcoal paint gradients towards their 5 mm posts to simulate an inner glow. They are unpainted in most subsequent releases: the full set of seven is included with ''Earthrise'' [[Sky Lynx (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sky Lynx]] in bright orange, ''Kingdom'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]] in blue, ''Kingdom'' Tricranius in hot pink, Omega's ''Selects'' redeco [[Guardian robot#Generations Selects|Guardian Robot]] in darker orange, and ''Legacy: United'' [[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]] in purple. The set included with ''[[Studio Series]]'' Commander Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]] comes in an apple-juicy orange, and features flat grey paint applications. ''[[Synergenex]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Megatron Type Godzilla]] includes three of the stackable parts in blue, to represent [[Godzilla]]'s fiery breath. ''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime includes an entire set in dark orange, with stock images showing them being used in conjunction with his Matrix hilt accessory to give him a flaming sword; the toy also comes with a [[#Jetfire|set of these]] and [[#StarOp|a unique effect of its own]].

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[[File:Fireblast_Trilogy_Battlefield_Rung.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Battlefield Rung]]
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #1 (Leader Unboxing, 2020)

:Partnered with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus]] in the first ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack, "[[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Battlefield Rung]]" comes with two pink, flimsy blast effects designed to look like arcs of lightning. When a hand-painted prototype of the original ''Siege'' Rung was displayed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019, he was equipped with [https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=649&size=1&image=55 blue versions of ''these'' blast effects], instead of the ones he actually comes with.

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[[File:Fireblast Earthrise Soundbarrier.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Soundbarrier]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Soundbarrier''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)

:The new Battle Master molds introduced in ''Earthrise'' transform from robot into a ramp mode which can be used as a shield by a larger figure, and [[Soundbarrier#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Soundbarrier]] is no exception. With a flat surface destined to get hit during battle for an alt mode, Soundbarrier's included orange blast effect more closely resembles a damaging explosion than previous effects, though it can also be used as a weapons discharge in 5 mm blasters if one chooses. ''Kingdom'' Tricranius includes two copies of this effect in hot pink. The instruction sheet for the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#2021Netflix|third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack]] shows two of these effects as components of [[Skelivore#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Fossilizer Skelivore]]—in particular, they're depicted plugged into Skelivore's 5 mm ports, which the effects actually ''included'' in the set can't do.

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[[File:Fireblast Earthrise Slitherfang.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Slitherfang]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Slitherfang''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #2 (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #3 (Leader Unboxing, 2021)

:Another of ''Earthrise''{{'}}s ramp/shields, [[Slitherfang#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Slitherfang]] includes a round, orange explosion impact with a particularly tall vertical point. Leaning into the idea that these effects should be for damage rather than weapons fire, this accessory lacks the standard 5 mm post, allowing it to sit more flush on Slitherfang's 3 mm posts and against other flat surfaces. A pink version of this effect is included with [[Fangtron#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Fangtron]] in the [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|second ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack]], and a blue one is hidden in the modelling compound of the third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack; according to the instructions, the latter is supposed to interact with Skelivore, but since they completely lack 3 mm posts, you'll have to put it on Megatron instead.

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[[File:Fireblast Earthrise Doublecrosser.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Decepticon Doublecrosser]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Decepticon Doublecrosser''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #3 (Leader Unboxing, 2021)

:The third and final of the ''Earthrise'' ramp/shields, [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doublecrosser]] comes with a small, orange explosion impact with outward-spreading points. As with Slitherfang, Doublecrosser's piece lacks a 5 mm post to more closely simulate battle damage. A blue copy of this piece is hidden in the modelling compound of the third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack and, as above, is advertised as interacting with Skelivore, but only compatible with Megatron.

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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Hot Rod flames.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod's flame effects]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*<s>'''''Legacy'' Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2022)</s>
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Rodimus / Sideswipe & Decepticon Whisper''' (Multi-pack, 2023)

:As a smaller-sized Voyager toy in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line, "[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Hot Rod]]" fills out the price point with a handful of accessories, including a pair of light blue blast effects shaped like flames. These effects each feature two 3 mm ports shaped to attach to Hot Rod's exhaust pipes in either mode. They can be used on any 3 mm post, but due to their shape, they do not feature a 5 mm post. Hot Rod was due to receive a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Velocitron|G1 toy-accurate redeco]] in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection", with his blast effects coloured orange, though this did not come to pass. The ''Shattered Glass Collection'' redeco, [[Rodimus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rodimus]], comes with two of these effects in eeevil red.

:The ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod mold set also includes an effect for its Matrix, listed [[#Nonstandard blast effects|below]].

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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Scourge.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Scourge]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Scourge''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Studio Series'' Decepticon Sweep''' (Voyager Class, 2021)

:Another "''Studio Series'' 86" Voyager toy, [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]] includes a long, twisting, purple laser blast of varying thickness. Scourge features 3 mm hardpoints on his rifle and... spacey jet engine fin things, meaning that yes, you can attach the blast effect to his head-mounted gun in his secondary vehicle mode configuration. As a retool of Scourge, "[[Sweep (G1)#Studio Series|Decepticon Sweep]]" includes the same laser blast is a marginally variant shade of pinkish purple.

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[[File:Fireblast Kingdom Rodimus Prime exhausts.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime's exhaust smoke effects]]
*'''''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)

:In addition to seven redecoed Omega Supreme blast effects, ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime also comes with two new exhaust pipe smoke effects. Unlike the vast majority of blast effects, these ones are cast in hard plastic instead of the rubberized stuff; oddly, they are made of translucent blue plastic, then painted over entirely black. With a row of two-and-a-half 3 mm ports, they're designed, unsurprisingly, to attach to his vehicle modes' exhausts, which are usually depicted as forearm-mounted blasters in fiction. They can attach to any 3 mm post but, owing to their design, they lack 5 mm interactivity. Rodimus Prime also includes a Matrix aura effect, listed [[#Nonstandard blast effects|below]].

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative X-Spanse weapons.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse's weapons]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse''' (2021)

:As a crossover with the [[X-Men]] franchise, ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' [[Ultimate X-Spanse#Toys|Ultimate X-Spanse]] includes a handful of accessories inspired by the merry [[Mutant (Marvel)|Mutants]]. In terms of blast effects, X-Spanse is armed with two bright pink, 5 mm compatible accessories intended to plug into the back of his hands: one is a [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]-inspired, three-pronged claw, while the other is a blade/blast inspired by {{w|Psylocke}}'s psychic knife. Both of these effects have a small hole in the side so that they can be stored underneath X-Spanse's wings or on his landing gear/robot mode waist; however, unusually for blast effects, neither has a 3 mm port, and so they are incompatible with much of the play pattern. X-Spanse also has another trend-bucking blast effect accessory, which you can read about [[#Nonstandard blast effects|below]].
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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Spike Witwicky.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Spike Witwicky]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Exo-Suit Spike Witwicky''' (Core Class, 2022)

:The diminutive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Spike Witwicky]] released in ''Studio Series'' includes a pair of bulb-shaped boost effects featuring one tall point surrounded by a ring of smaller spikes (no pun intended), cast in translucent, yellow-orange hard plastic. They can be used on the back of Spike's [[exosuit]] in vehicle mode as an eruption of exhaust; the same 3 mm mounting points end up on his elbows in bipedal mode, which stock images show by rotating his forearms around to become wrist blasters. Owing to their small size, these effects are only compatible with 3 mm posts.
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[[File:Fireblast Legacy Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy'' Transmetal II Megatron]]
*'''''Legacy'' Transmetal II Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2022)
*'''''Legacy: Evolution'' Transmetal II Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2023)

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toyline, [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]] comes with a long, orange, kind of flat blast effect in the shape of a billowing plume of fire. It is about the same length as his beast mode's neck, which is no slouch in the size department itself, and it can be plugged into his dragon mouth to simulate fire breath. Stock images also show it being used as a club in robot mode. Unlike most blast effects, this one is made of rigid plastic, and the hole in the 5 mm post is not compatible with 3 mm hardpoints. Megatron received a [[package refresh]] in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', with no changes to his blast effect.
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Dilophocon.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Dilophocon]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Dilophocon / Autobot JP12''' (2023)

:Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the original ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' film, ''Collaborative'' [[Dilophocon#Toys|Dilophocon]] comes with a translucent blue splurt of a blast effect with pea green paint on the business end. The (presumably 5 mm) post on its underside can be put into position on her handheld blaster, though its primary purpose is horribly maiming [[JP12#Toys|JP12]] by being plugged into her beast mode mouth, simulating the venom spit attack of a real ''{{w|Dilophosaurus}}''! [''citation needed'']

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Code Red.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Code Red]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Code Red''' (2023)

:Another entry in the ''Collaborative'' line, [[Code Red]] is a Surfer Boy pizza delivery Volkswagen vanagon based on the vehicle from ''{{w|Stranger Things}}''. His roof-mounted decorative light becomes a shoulder cannon in robot mode, complete with a blast effect shaped like a billowing plume of flame, cast in translucent blue plastic and with a painted gradient of yellow/orange that becomes more opaque towards the tip.
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Frankentron.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Frankentron]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Frankentron''' (2023)

:Another ''Collaborative'' effort, [[Frankenstein's monster#Toys|Frankentron]] comes with a wildly jagged, cascading blast effect cast in purple, that slips over the orb-end of his Tesla coil cannon, in homage to the lightning that gave Frankenstein's monster life. Weirdly, it also has a diagonal 5 mm post at the base; where this is meant to be used is unclear.
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[[File:Fireblast Legacy United Malleus Minotaurus 2.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy: United'' Malleus Minotaurus]]
*'''''Legacy: United'' Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2024){{anchor|Malleus}}

:A redeco of [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]], ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Malleus Minotaurus#Toys|Malleus Minotaurus]] not only comes with a redeco of that toy's blast effect piece, but also a squat and square piece to fit over either end of the hammer head to simulate it being covered in melted slag. Both pieces are molded in dark turquoise.
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[[File:Fireblast Studio Series Commander Optimus Prime.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2024)

:The second Commander Class figure of the ''Studio Series'' toyline, this [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] comes with a pair of molded orange blaster effects, each with a spherical base and a long tip. These are compatible with 3 mm hardpoints both on the underneath and on the side, allowing them to mount in dedicated spaces inside the toy's trailer. Prime also comes with a pair of [[#Nonstandard blast effects|nonstandard blast effects]].
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Mandalorian.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter]]
*'''''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter''' (2025)

:This ''Collaborative'' toy changes from an [[N-1 Starfighter]] into the character [[The Mandalorian]] from the [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars'' franchise]]. He comes with four fire blast effects each cast in translucent blue and shaped like fiery plumes. One of these effects is longer than the others for use with his rear blaster weapon, one is short for use with his pistol accessory, and two are at a medium length for his backpack jets–but since they're all 3 mm post compatible, you can swap and change around as you see fit. The Mandalorian also comes with a pair of [[#Nonstandard blast effects|nonstandard blast effects]].
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Kurama.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Kurama]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Kurama & Gamakichi''' (2025)
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[[File:Fireblast Age of the Primes Megatronus the Fallen.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Age of the Primes'' Megatronus the Fallen]]
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Megatronus the Fallen''' (Leader Class, 2025)

:''Age of the Primes'' [[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|Megatronus the Fallen]] comes with four fire blast effects to simulate the character's iconic constantly-ablaze appearance. The smaller pair of effects are wide plumes of flame, each with a 5 mm post at the base (for ports behind Megatronus' shoulders, or anywhere else you want to put them) and a 5 mm port on one side (which the instructions put on his [[Spark fuser]] accessory). The larger pair of effects are L-shaped swathes of fire, each with a 5 mm on the underside, designed to wrap around Megatronus' arms in both modes. Each effect is decoed in a yellow/orange/red gradient. Unlike the majority of ''Siege'' style blast effects, none of the aforementioned 5 mm posts double as 3 mm ports.
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Wingtail.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Wingtail]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Wingtail & Blue Booster''' (2025)
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[[File:Fireblast Age of the Primes Star Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime]]{{anchor|StarOp}}
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, 2025)
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===From ''Cyberverse''===
Not to be left out of the fun, when the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline introduced its own [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class assortment]], pitched at slightly older kids than the standard ''Cyberverse'' range, each release included at least one unique blast effect to that character. The accessories listed below are completely compatible with the ''Generations'' play pattern unless otherwise noted (although this range also had a few major departures in that respect; [[#Nonstandard blast effects|see below]] for more information).

[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack''' (Deluxe Class 3-pack, 2022)
*'''''Authentics'' Optimus Prime''' (Prime Changer, 2025)

:[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]] comes with a two-piece, deep blue energy blast shaped roughly like a mushroom. It can be separated into the tail (resembling a wide blast) and the head (resembling... a squat splodge) to attach to any of the standard ports, but the main draw here is fitting it into the 5 mm post in his open chest for what the packaging calls his "Matrix Mega Shot". Optimus received an unchanged re-release in the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack]], once again including the blast effect, and was redecoed into [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#PrimeChanger|Prime Changer Optimus Prime]], which retained the blast effect without any deco changes to the effect part itself.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Shockwave.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Decepticon Shockwave]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Decepticon Shockwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)

:"[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]" is molded with a neon pink blaster shot effect with a long beam and a short explosive discharge near the base. Like Blowpipe's effect above, Shockwave's blast is composed of two pieces; together, they are only compatible with 3 mm ports, but when separated, the beam can also fit into 5 mm holes, and the explosive ring can mount on 5 mm ports. Shockwave's signature attack is the "Shock Blast", achieved by putting the combined blast effect on the barrel of his grey handheld blaster, but why do ''that'' when you can attach the separated beam piece to the 3 mm port on his face to give him a ''frikkin' eye laser''?

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)

:A hot pink blast effect is included with [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]. A bit like Blowpipe's and Shockwave's accessories, Megatron's effect is shaped like a thick blast with a discharge near its peg. Similarly, it does separate into two pieces, but since the resulting hole on the beam and the resulting port on the discharge are too big for 5 mm connections, the separation might not be intended. What ''is'' intended is plugging the piece into Megatron's ever-present fusion cannon, forming his "Fusion Mega Shot" Action Attack.

:[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/archive/9/95/20220302134119%21TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg Some of Megatron's stock photos] omit the longer part of the blast effect.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Grimlock.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Grimlock]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Grimlock''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:As a first for blast effects (but not an isolated case), [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]'s orange plume effect is intended for his ''beast'' mode, plugging into the port in his T. rex mouth to simulate fiery breath for an Action Attack the packaging calls "Chomp Jaw"... for some reason. Grimlock includes no weapon accessories, so to prevent him from being unarmed in robot mode, you can also use this piece in his 5 mm-compatible hands as some kind of flame club.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Autobot Hot Rod]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Autobot Hot Rod''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
*'''''EarthSpark'' Prowl'' (Deluxe Class, 2023?)

:In what seems to be a new tradition for Rodimuses, "[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]" comes with a pair of flame effects for his exhaust pipes, this time in orange. Unlike the other two sets of flame effects, this Hot Rod's pair is compatible with both 3 mm and 5 mm mounting points. The effects are mirrors of each other, and both feature two teeth towards the base to allow them to clip into grooves ''between'' Hot Rod's three pipes; in robot mode, this becomes his wrist-mounted "Fusion Flame" attack.

:Hot Rod was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' [[Prowl (ES)#Toys|Prowl]], which included the flame effects in yellow.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Arcee.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Arcee]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:[[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]] comes with two long, light blue blast effects, shaped similarly to ''Siege'' Jetfire's plumes. The suggested configuration is putting them on the 3 mm ports on her blaster, resulting in her "Dual Energon Lasers" Action Attack, though their length and 5 mm compatibility mean they could also be used as handheld weapons, if you're feeling the influence of [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a particular sword lesbian]].

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[[File:Cyberverse-2020-Deluxe-Prowl.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Prowl]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Prowl]] is bundled with two yellow effects parts. While they are similar in length, and both feature explosive discharges near the base, their designs differ: one is a laser with a thin tail and a spearhead-shaped tip, while the other more closely resembles a spray of fire or liquid. With one on each shoulder cannon, Prowl assumes his "Siren Shot" Action Attack position. Owing to the round, bulbous shape of the bases of these pieces, they are only compatible with 3 mm ports.

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[[File:Cyberverse-2020-Deluxe-Soundwave.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Soundwave]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Soundwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Soundwave]] includes a squat, purple, octagonal effects part with a {{w|triangle wave}} design on its front face. Fittingly, when attached to the "battery" cannon on his right shoulder, this configuration is known as the "Sound Blast" attack.

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[[File:Cyberverse-2020-Deluxe-Starscream.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Starscream]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:Rounding out the ''Cyberverse'' assortment, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Starscream]] comes with three sizeable blast effects. The first two effects are a pair of lengthy, orange bursts for his forearm-mounted null rays. The third effect is a launching cluster of missiles which can attach under his jet mode nosecone or, to enact his "Seeker Strike" Action Attack, it can peg onto his... general chest area. Since all three effects are rather wide around the base, they are only compatible with 3 mm posts.
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[[File:Cyberverse toy Deluxe Class Slug.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Dinobot Slug]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Dinobot Slug''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)

:As part of the line's ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint, "[[Slug (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Dinobot Slug]]" includes an opaque red, twin-headed, combustive blast effect for his double-barrelled blaster. Though it represents two weapons discharges, even featuring a gap between the two shafts of the blast, this effect is one solid piece. Combining his effect, blaster, and Energon axe accessories and mounting them on his back results in the "Blaster Fire Fury" signature attack. This effect is only compatible with 3 mm posts, with it featuring two 3 mm holes in the base. Slug's axe and beast mode horns are cast from the same red plastic, but those don't count as blast effects for obvious reasons (though the handle of the axe has a 3 mm post to attach effects pieces to it in its blaster configuration).
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===Other contemporary 3 mm compatible accessories===
Borne of the same design team, and often made from the same constituent materials, the following accessories are also compatible with the 3 mm posts found in the fire blast effect play pattern—but are not fire blasts in the ''strictest'' sense. So you ''can'' use them as damage impacts and weapons discharge, but they'd look pretty silly.

[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Refraktor-Reconnaissance-Team-Kremzeek.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Kremzeek]]
*'''''Siege'' Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (multi-pack, 2019)

:Included with the exclusive ''Siege'' [[Reflector (G1)#3pack|Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack]] is a small rubberised figurine of [[Kremzeek#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]], the electric reprobate from the [[Kremzeek!|episode of the same name]]. Each of Kremzeek's feet features a 3 mm hole.

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Ectotron Slimer.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Slimer]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ectotron''' (2019, 2024)
*'''''Collaborative'' MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' (2019)
*'''''Collaborative'' Ectotron''' (2021)

:The inaugural release in ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'', [[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] includes a 3 mm compatible figurine of the [[Ghostbusters]]' troublemaker-cum-mascot, [[Slimer#Toys|Slimer]], in translucent green plastic. Slimer also comes with "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CollabGB|Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]]", this time opaque with a painted mouth and eyes. With the [[Ectotron#Afterlife|second release of Ectotron]], Slimer is once more translucent and unpainted, but in a slightly darker green.

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[[File:Earthrise Arcee blast effect compatibility.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Arcee]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
*'''''Earthrise'' Galactic Odyssey Collection Paradron Medics''' (2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Autobot Elita-1''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)

:In the interests of completeness, we'll take the opportunity to note that ''Earthrise'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Arcee]] makes use of 3 mm posts and holes to ride her hoverboard in robot mode. As such, her feet are completely compatible with anywhere you can mount blast effects. This holds true with her "Galactic Odyssey Collection" redeco [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]], her ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' retool "[[Elita One (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Autobot Elita-1]]", and her [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|package refresh]] in ''Kingdom''.

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*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)

:Among many many other accessories, the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] includes two [[Energon cube#Centurion|energon cube]]s. These cubes are made of solid plastic, unlike the majority of blast effects, and each one features a 3 mm port in one corner. The set also contains a miniature accessory of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]]'s microcassette recorder mode, which has a 3 mm hole on the underside.

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[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Kranix.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Kranix]]
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (multi-pack, 2020)

:The unfortunate guest of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]], this small, non-articulated figurine of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]] features a blast effect-port compatible 3 mm hole in his left foot. (Incidentally, his right foot has a hole compatible with the [[Titan Master]] pegs found on ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toys.)

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Maverick Volleyball.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Maverick]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Maverick''' (2020)

:Released to tie in with ''{{w|Top Gun}}'', ''Collaborative'' [[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]] includes an interchangeable pair of hands with 3 mm posts in the palms ''specifically'' so he can hold the included "blast effect" volleyball accessory. That's right – this toy uses a homoerotically-charged beach game as a selling point. ''Transformers'' has peaked.

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[[File:Fireblast Trilogy Spoiler Pack Megatron Allspark.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack Allspark]]
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #3 (Leader Unboxing, 2021)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide''' (4-pack, 2021)

:One of the goodies buried in the compound of the third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack, this [[AllSpark#Generations|Allspark]] accessory is bright yellow and just shy of 11 millimetres cubed. Based on the model from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' show, the Allspark features a 3 mm hole in one face so it can peg onto the included Megatron to recreate events from the cartoon. The Allspark's opposite face has a shallow 3 mm post of its own, so other blast effects can be mounted onto it. A redecoed [[AllSpark#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Allspark]], this time in a dark gold colour, is included as an accessory for the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]] included in the baffling ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Worlds Collide" multi-pack.

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Muncher.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Muncher]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ectotron''' (2021)

:The second ''Collaborative'' Ectotron is released in promotion of ''{{w|Ghostbusters: Afterlife}}'', and includes a translucent blue figure of that film's <s>hideous</s> cute merchandisable character, [[Muncher#Toys|Muncher]]. As with Slimer, Muncher features a 3 mm port on the underside.

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[[File:Fireblast Legacy Evolution Paradise Parakeet.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy: Evolution'' Paradise Parakeet]]
*'''''Legacy: Evolution'' Beachcomber & Paradise Parakeet''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)

:Receiving top billing alongside ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], "[[Paradise Parakeet]]" is a funny little guy based on Beachcomber's iconic avian friend from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]". The bird's base can perch on 3 mm posts, like on Beachcomber's shoulder, or in any 5 mm ports.
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[[File:Fireblast Legacy United Origin Wheeljack dominator discs.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy: United'' Origin Wheeljack]]
*'''''Legacy: United'' Origin Wheeljack''' (Voyager Class, 2024)

:The ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' toy "[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origin Wheeljack]]", based on the character's appearance from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", includes a pair of "fan blade" accessories that mount on 3 mm posts on his front bumper to represent the scene from that episode in which Wheeljack deploys the rotors against a wall of fire. However, they're more visually based on the [[dominator disk]]s from the episode "[[The Core]]", allowing you to simulate heroic Autobot mind control over any figure that has a 3 mm post.
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*'''''Studio Series'' Orion Pax''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])

:''[[Studio Series]]'' "[[Optimus Prime (One)#SSOrionPax|Orion Pax]]" includes a translucent blue globe representing a holographic map of Cybertron that can attach to either of Pax's forearms via their 3 mm pegs.
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===Nonstandard blast effects===
Pretty much the opposite of the previous category, the following accessories are undoubtedly blast effects, but they feature no 3 mm ports or 5 mm posts; instead, these effects often feature unique connections, usually with a singular intended use.

[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack''' (Deluxe Class 3-pack, 2022)
*'''''Authentics'' Bumblebee''' (Prime Changer, 2025)
:''Cyberverse'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]] includes a dark blue, bladed burst effect with an underside designed to fit over the triangular shape of his included 5 mm [[Stinger (weapon)|Stinger]] accessory. The back of the packing calls this the "Sting Shot" Action Attack. Bumblebee received an unchanged re-release in the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack]] and a redeco into [[Bumblebee_(G1)/toys#PrimeChanger|Prime Changer]] Bumblebee, both of which feature the effect without any changes.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Deluxe-Thunderhowl.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Thunderhowl]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Thunderhowl''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:''Cyberverse'' Deluxe [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Toys|Thunderhowl]] comes with a long, light blue effect designed to look like overlapping bolts of lightning. This piece is compatible only with Thunderhowl's sword, simulating it surging with electric power, and his beast mode's tongue, a configuration the box calls his "Lightning Blast".

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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Hot Rod Matrix.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod's Matrix glow]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Rodimus / Sideswipe & Decepticon Whisper''' (Multi-pack, 2023)

:In addition to the two flame effects detailed above, ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod also features a light blue irregular starburst-shaped effect that clips onto the front of his [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Studio Series|Matrix of Leadership]] to recreate his ascension to Rodimus Prime at the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. His villainous redeco in the ''Shattered Glass Collection'', Rodimus, includes a redeco of this effect cast in eeevil red plastic.
:Given that the majority of Matrices across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' play pattern are roughly the same size and shape, this effect can also be used with the Matrices from toys based on ''Earthrise'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] and ''Kingdom'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]]... as ''well'' as...

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[[File:Fireblast Kingdom Rodimus Prime Matrix.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime's Matrix glow]]
*'''''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)

:''Kingdom'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]] includes a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#K29|Matrix]] of his own and, in addition to his ''nine'' other blast effects above, also comes with a rich blue Matrix aura with seven points. As with ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod's, this effect is compatible with the other three Matrix molds in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''. Like Rodimus' smoke effects, this Matrix aura is cast in hard, translucent plastic (probably from the same sprue as his vehicle mode windscreen).

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative X-Spanse Psylocke.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse's "psychic butterfly"]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse''' (2021)

:As well as his other X-Men-inspired accessories, Ultimate X-Spanse comes with an energy effect based on the butterfly-shaped aura that manifests around {{w|Psylocke}}'s eyes when she uses her psychic powers. Oddly, this effect is too small to attach to X-Spanse's face in this way, and is instead presented by the instructions and stock images as clipping around the waists of the included [[Wolverine (Marvel)#Collaborative|Wolverine]] and [[Sabretooth#Toys|Sabretooth]] mini-figures.

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[[File:Fireblast Studio Series Commander Optimus Prime nonstandard.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime's launch effects]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2024)

:In addition to his more conventional blast effects, ''Studio Series'' Commander Class Optimus Prime comes with a pair of two-piece accessories cast in orange plastic and molded like jets of smoke and flame. These plug into unique ports underneath his truck cab mode to simulate the scene from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in which Prime launches into the sky to transform. These effects can be stored in a dedicated compartment on the underside of the toy's trailer.

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Mandalorian nonstandard.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter's engine exhausts]]
*'''''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter''' (2025)

:In addition to his four blast effects listed above, ''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian comes with two thick fiery exhaust burts for use with his Starfighter mode's engines. These pieces make use of a unique connection with a tapering hole that allows them to slide over the engines' rear finials. The hole on the fiery end of each piece is a standard 5 mm connection, and the underside has grooves to connect it to the Mandalorian's hover pram accessory, giving buyers options on how to display the pram on the toy's flight stand.
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*'''''Studio Series'' Windcharger''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)
:''Studio Series'' Windcharger comes with an effect part representing the character's magnetic powers. Made of hard clear plastic and mostly painted clear yellow, the effect can plug into Windcharger's chest, back, or vehicle mode front using rectangular pegs.
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==Similar accessories in other lines==
The ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toylines may have refined the concept, but fire blast effects are far from unique in the toy industry – nor are they new to ''Transformers''! A good handful of ''Transformers'' toys had previously included similar effects pieces and, following the debut of ''Siege'', their numbers continue to grow. The following accessories are incompatible with the standardised system above unless otherwise noted.

===Pre-''Siege''===
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[[File:Masterpiece-MP14Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Red Alert]]
*'''MP-14 Alert''' (December 15, 2012)
*'''MP-14+ Alert Anime Color Edition''' (September 24, 2016)

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Alert]] includes a spiky, translucent-blue headband that fits over his "horns" and around the back of his head, not unlike earmuffs, to simulate the electric spark damage he received in the episode, "[[Auto Berserk]]". The later, show-accurate redeco [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#MP14Plus|Alert Anime Color Edition]] featured a redeco of the effect in orange. This effect is also compatible with [[Clampdown (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Clampdown]], due to him reusing Alert's head tooling.

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[[File:MP27-Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Ironhide]]
*'''MP-27 Ironhide''' (January 30, 2016)
*'''MPG-11 DK-2 Guard''' (2025)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ironhide]] includes a gallimaufry of weapon and gadget accessories, among them a jetpack as seen in the episode "[[The Immobilizer]]". The jetpack is complemented by two orange flare effects, which can also peg into Ironhide's battle sled when not in use (pointing straight upward, like he just set his sled on fire).
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[[File:MP-30 Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Ratchet]]
*'''MP-30 Ratchet''' (April 23, 2016)

:One of ''Masterpiece'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ratchet]]'s many accessories is a "repair beam emitter" that plugs into his forearm, complete with a yellow repair beam effect. As with Ironhide, it can also store, pointing straight upward, on his separated battle sled.
:The top of the beam is just slim enough to fit into a 5 mm hole, but not securely and ''certainly'' not on purpose.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP33-Inferno.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Inferno]]
*'''MP-33 Inferno''' (November 26, 2016)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]] includes a gushing water-spray effect piece that can plug onto his truck mode ladder nozzle, or onto his wrist barrel blaster, head mounted nozzle, or fire hose accessory in robot mode. This piece is also compatible with Inferno's redeco [[Artfire#Masterpiece|Artfire]], as well as with his retool, [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]], who makes use of the same wrist blaster toolings.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Megatron]]
*'''MP-36 Megatron''' (April 1, 2017)

:Making his second appearance in the ''Masterpiece'' line, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|Megatron]] includes accessories based on weapons he used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in the form of his energy dagger and small laser pistol. The bright pink blade of the dagger can be removed from the hilt and plugged into the barrel of the pistol to act as a laser blast effect.
:This blast effect makes use of a stepped peg (5 mm for dagger configuration, 3 mm to fit into the pistol), meaning it is also compatible with the relevant ports on ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, provided the inside of the port isn't too shallow!

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-BW-MP-41-Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Dinobot]]
*'''MP-41 Dinobot (Beast Wars)''' (July 28, 2018)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Dinobot]] comes a translucent effect representing his characteristic laser eye beams. The piece attaches by friction to only one of Dinobot's four interchangeable faceplates, the eyes of which are clear to allow the [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] bulb inside his head to [[Light-piping|illuminate the beams]].
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====Other lines====
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Transformers'' Protoform Optimus Prime]]
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Deluxe three-pack''' (multi-pack, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Gold Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
*'''''Lost Age'' Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
*'''''The Last Knight'' Optimus Prime 2-Pack''' (multi-pack, 2017)

:Part of the "movie preview" wave of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|first live action film toyline]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Protoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]] transforms into a teardrop-shaped atmospheric entry mode. The included fiery effect piece, cast in translucent orange with the narrow end painted gold, fits to the back of the vehicle mode, creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. In robot mode, the narrow end of the effect can fit into Optimus' included gun, though it is too small to fit into 5 mm ports. This toy and its effect piece saw an unchanged re-release as part of a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|UK exclusive multi-pack]]. Over in Japan, the toy was redecoed as the limited release "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fusioncluster|Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition]]", with the effect cast in blue translucent plastic with a painted gold tip; the later [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LuckyDrawProtoform|Gold Protoform Optimus Prime]]" included the piece in unpainted orange, but since only ''five'' of these toys were ever produced, good luck getting hold of one. Later on, the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Lost Age: Movie Advanced Series]]'' redeco, again named "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]]", included the piece in unpainted translucent blue. Later still, the ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' ''Premier Edition'' "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Optimus Prime 2-Pack]]" included another redecoed Protoform Optimus, this time with a red translucent flame with orange paint.

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[[File:MovieProtoform Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Transformers'' Protoform Starscream]]
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Starscream Fusion Cluster Edition''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Gold Protoform Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)

:Released concurrently with the above Optimus, [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Protoform Starscream]] transforms into a similar entry mode, and comes with his own orange and painted gold effect piece to represent his comet-like tail. The narrow end of the piece is cross-shaped, allowing it to fit into Starscream's robot mode missile launcher, though it lacks the ability to be used as a projectile. As with Optimus, Starscream saw two Japanese exclusives made in limited quantities: the redeco "[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fusioncluster|Protoform Starscream Fusion Cluster Edition]]", with the effect piece decoed in a Bunsen burner-ish translucent blue with gold paint, and the Lucky Draw "[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LuckyDrawProtoform|Gold Protoform Starscream]]", with an unpainted reddish orange effect; only five samples of the latter toy were made.

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[[File:HM-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Hero Mashers'' Electronic Grimlock]]
*'''''Hero Mashers'' Electronic Grimlock''' (Electronic Action, 2014)

: Part of the first (and only) wave of Electronic Action ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Grimlock]] is a non-transforming figure that includes a fire blast effect part that can be slotted into his mouth and illuminated by an LED in his head. The part can be pegged onto any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure.

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[[File:RID15-Warrior-Twinferno.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Robots in Disguise'' Twinferno]]
*'''''Robots in Disguise'' Twinferno''' (Warrior Class, 2017)

:Warrior Class Twinferno includes two opaque flame blast effect parts that can be pegged into the turbines of his jet mode, or held by his dragon-heads/hands via square pegs that are not compatible with other figures.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Leader-Megatron.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''The Last Knight'' Megatron]]
*'''''The Last Knight'' Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2017)
*'''''Movie The Best'' Megatron''' (Leader Class, February 24, 2018)
:''The Last Knight Premier Edition'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKLeader|Leader Class Megatron]] includes two elongated, billowing, orange flame effects. As a pair, they can each be plugged into one of his turbine exhausts in jet mode, or one of them can be used with his wrist-mounted fusion canon in robot mode.
:These pieces make uses of 5 mm pegs, meaning they are compatible with any suitable port! However, like Ultimate X-Spanse's accessories above, these effects feature no 3 mm holes inside their pegs, leaving them incompatible with some of the play pattern.
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===Post-''Siege''===
Though this portion of the list may appear to be a similar length, consider that it took six years for the ''Masterpiece'' toyline to rack up six unique blast effects while, post-''Siege'', the line exceeded that number in less than ''a year''.

====''Masterpiece''/''MPG''====
[[File:Masterpiece-MP-43-Megatron-(Beast-Wars).jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Megatron]]
*'''MP-43 Megatron (Beast Wars)''' (March 30, 2019)

:To represent his robot mode arm cannon, ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]] includes a long, pinkish blast effect that plugs into his ''T. rex'' mode mouth. The effect piece uses an uncommon (unique?) stepped 3 mm/ 4 mm peg that leaves it incompatible with... pretty much anything other than its intended use!

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[[File:MP-18-Plus-Silverstreak.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Streak]]
*'''MP-18+ Streak''' (July 27, 2019)

:This ''Masterpiece'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18Plus|Streak]] release in cartoon-accurate colours includes an innovative set of six modular effects pieces: three swirling yellow laser beam pieces of varying length, and three adaptor pieces to actually attach the beams to Streak's weapons, with one to fit over his dispenser rifle, and one for each of his shoulder-mounted cannons. As a result, each of the three beams is completely interchangeable on each of the adaptors, and since it required no new tooling to the base mold, all of these blast effects are compatible with previous [[Template:MPNissanFairladyMold|''Masterpiece'' Streaks and Prowls]]. Additionally, a bonus fourth adaptor is included to allow the beams to interact with ''Masterpiece'' MP-44 Convoy.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Convoy]]
*'''MP-44 Convoy''' (August 31, 2019)
*'''MP-49 Black Convoy''' (July 25, 2020)
*'''MP-44S Optimus Prime''' (February 2024)
*'''MPG-12 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (2025)
:Among a plethora of other accessories, the third ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th|Convoy]] comes with not one but two orange blast effects compatible with his Ion Blaster accessory. Why two? Because they are ''also'' compatible with the included [[Jet pack#ConvoyV3|jetpack]] accessory, serving as booster flames. The obligatory redeco [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|Black Convoy]] includes only one of the blast effects, now cast in translucent teal plastic.
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-45-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Bumble]]
*'''MP-45 Cybertron Espionage Bumble (Ver. 2.0)''' (November 23, 2019)

:Proving that big things come in small packages, ''Masterpiece'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP45|Bumble]]'s small handgun is paired with an extended yellow laser blast effect that's about twice the length of the gun!

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[[File:MP-47 Hound.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Hound]]
*'''MP-47 Hound''' (December 26, 2019)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hound]] includes a conical blue blast effect, compatible with his handheld gun, to represent the projection of one of his famous [[hologram]]s.
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-19+-Smokescreen-Anime-Color.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Smokescreen]]
*'''MP-19+ Smokescreen''' (January 27, 2020)

:This cartoon-accurate [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#MP19Plus|redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Smokescreen]] includes a large, grey tinted exhaust smoke effect. It can be separated into two pieces and attached under his feet in robot mode and either on his sides or in the tailpipe in altmode.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-51-Arcee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Arcee]]
*'''MP-51 Arcee''' (December 29, 2020)
*'''MP-55 Nightbird Shadow''' (February 28, 2022)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Arcee]] comes with three yellow blast effects: one short, fiery blast that fits around the barrel of her small pistol; one arcing, electrical beam that plugs into her blaster; and one long stream of laser that plugs into her rifle (though the latter two effects are interchangeable between those weapons). All three blast effects, now in purple, are included with Arcee's redeco [[Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightbird Shadow]], though Nightbird doesn't count the rifle among her many accessories.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Starscream.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Starscream]]
*'''MP-52 Starscream Ver. 2.0''' (June 26, 2021)
*'''MP-52+ Thundercracker Ver. 2.0''' (September 2021)
*'''MP-52+ Skywarp Ver. 2.0''' (December 2021)

:The updated ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]] includes five blast effects, all in Decepticon purple. Three of the effects are intended to fit over the muzzles of Starscream's null rays and the barrel of the included [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP52|gun mode Megatron accessory]], and they consist of a squat, rounded discharge, an explosive blast with a short tip but a wide spread at the base, and an elongated laser beam. Starscream also comes with two fiery effects to plug into his jet mode exhausts, or under his feet in robot mode, to simulate him flying. All five of Starscream's effects are included with each of his redecos, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP52|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]], with the sole difference being that their jet exhaust blasts are now in yellow-orange. Fans who purchase all three Seekers will have the opportunity to send away proofs of purchase in exchange for a coronation-themed add-on kit for Starscream, which also includes a pair of jet exhaust blasts, now in bright yellow.

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[[File:MPM-13-Blackout.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Blackout]]
*'''MPM-13 Decepticon Blackout & Scorponok''' (2022)

:This ''huge'' toy of [[Blackout (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Blackout]] comes with two bright orange blast effects; one is a spiky burst of flame, while the other is a small burst with three spearhead-shaped missiles snaking out. Both can be plugged into each of Blackout's weapon accessories interchangeably, as well as a port on the centre of his chest.

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-56-Trailbreaker.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Trailbreaker]]
*'''MP-56 Trailbreaker''' (2022)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Trailbreaker]] includes a spiky, dark yellow blast effect, compatible with either of his wrist nozzles or his shoulder-mounted cannon barrel.

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]]
*'''MP-57 Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
*'''MPG-13 Shattered Glass Jetfire''' ([[2025]])

:Another big boy, [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skyfire]] comes with two long, orange, flame boost-style blast effects for use with his double-barrelled rifle or his booster pack's thrusters.
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[[File:MPM-14-Bonecrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Bonecrusher]]
*'''MPM-14 Bonecrusher''' (2023)

:''Masterpiece Movie Series'' [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Bonecrusher]] includes six orange flamey effects to clip onto specific parts of his body to recreate the scene where he rollerskates through a bus.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-58-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Hoist]]
*'''MP-58 Hoist''' (January 25, 2024)

:A heavy retool of Trailbreaker, ''Masterpiece'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hoist]] includes an orange, [[w:Star of Bethlehem|Star of Bethlehem]]-y shaped blast effect that plugs onto his wrist cannon so that its pointy convex side faces forward.

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[[File:MPG-06 Light Sword.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''MPG-06 Trainbot Kaen''' (2024)
*'''MPG-06S Trainbot Raiden''' (2024)
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-56-Riggorus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Riggorus]]
*'''MP-56+ Riggorus''' (2024)

:Another retool of Trailbreaker, ''Masterpiece'' [[Riggorus#Toys|Riggorus]] comes with a flat, semi-translucent disc decorated with yellow concentric circles to represent a "force barrier" when attached to his chest. Presumably, it is still compatible with notable forcefield user Trailbreaker.

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[[File:MPM-15-Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
*'''MPM-15 Decepticon Brawl''' (2024)
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-60-Ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
*'''MP-60 Ginrai''' (2024)
*'''MPG-09 Super Ginrai''' (2024)
*'''MPG-14 Godbomber''' (2025)
*'''MPG-14S God Ginrai''' (2025)
*'''MPG-16 Nucleon Quest Super Convoy''' (2025)
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[[File:TF-MPG-10-Lift-Ticket.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''MPG'' Lift-Ticket]]
*'''MPG-10 Lift-Ticket''' (2025)
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====''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''====
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Arcee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Arcee]]
*'''Arcee''' (2021)
:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' series, this toy of [[Arcee (WFC)#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Arcee]] includes her characteristic forearm-mounted blades as accessories; one blast effect is supplied for each blade, sliding onto its sharp end to represent a slash attack. Arcee's stock CG renders show her slash effects variously in translucent purple or the same colour as her blue paint applications, but the toy as released has them in unpainted grey.
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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Cheetor.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Cheetor]]
*'''Cheetor''' (2021)
*'''Galavtron''' (2022)

:''R.E.D.'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Cheetor]] comes with two different blast effects that clip into and around the barrel of his handheld blaster. Both effects are purple in colour; one is a long beam with a small blast at the base, while the other features a much larger discharge at the base and a more pointed tip. Both of these effects were later included with ''R.E.D.'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Galvatron]] in a more pinkish shade, for use with his [[particle cannon]].

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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Bumblebee]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2021)

:''R.E.D.'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Bumblebee]] includes a pair of yellow, billowing laser blast effects to insert into the barrel of his blaster; one is long and thin, and the other is, like Bumblebee himself, short and squat.

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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Coronation Starscream]]
*'''Coronation Starscream''' (2021)
*'''Shockwave''' (2022)
*'''Thundercracker''' (2022)

:''R.E.D.'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Coronation Starscream]] comes with two blast effects to peg onto his null rays. Purpley-pink in colour, these effects are chaotically explosive starting at the base, ending with a wispy tip. A pair of hotter pink blast effects were included with ''R.E.D.'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Shockwave]], proving compatible with either of his interchangeable gun hand barrels or the included pistol mode [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#REDshockwave|Megatron]] accessory. Starscream's redeco [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Thundercracker]] also included both blast effects, now in purple.
:These effects make use of ports that are ''just about'' 3 mm, meaning they are partially compatible with ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and ''Generations'' toys!

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[[File:R.E.D. Prime Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Megatron]]
*'''Megatron''' (2022)

:This ''R.E.D.'' figure of [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|''Prime'' Megatron]] comes with two blast effects, one for each of his characteristic weapons: his blade has a criss-cross of arching, deep purple, [[Dark Energon]]-style electricity that slides over the business end, and his [[fusion cannon]] has a long and girthy blaster discharge in the same colour.
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====''BotBots''====
[[File:BotBots-toy PewPewPew.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''BotBots'' Pew Pew Pew]]
*'''Gamer Geeks''' (5-pack, 2023)
*'''Outta Controller''' (vehicle pack, 2023)

:Part of the sixth series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', [[Pew Pew Pew]] transforms from a tiny robot into a blaster pistol/{{w|light gun}} with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Megatron]] theming. He comes with a ''tiny'' little pink blast effect in a similar shape to the one that comes with ''Siege'' Blowpipe, which can plug into his gunbarrel or be held in one of his little hands. The attachment peg is 3mm wide, which makes it compatible with many other toys.

: Pew Pew Pew was released in a [[Gamer Geeks]] 5-pack, and also packaged in with the [[Outta Controller#Toys|Outta Controller]] vehicle.
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====''Cyberworld''====
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Cyberworld'' Galvatron]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Armored Cyber Changer, 2025)
: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' Armored Cyber Changers, Galvatron includes a cannon with two opaque flame blast effects molded in purple plastic and painted to resemble flames. The effects can attach to the weapon via 5 mm posts and fan out back and forth when a switch on the gun is pulled.
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====''Authentics''====
[[File:TF_Authentics_2026_Prime_Changer_Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Prime Changers'' Megatron]]
*'''Megatron''' (Prime Changer, 2026)

: Part of the "Prime Changers" line of ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' toys, this [[Megatron_(G1)/toys#PrimeChanger|Megatron]] figure is based on his [[Evergreen]] design. It comes with a purple blast effect that bears somewhat of a resemblance to the end pieces of Legacy United Magmatron's effects, and can be attached to either end of his cannon via a 5mm port or 3mm peg.

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===See also===
Many, ''many'' toys of [[missile]]s are shaped like plumes or flame or lasers blasts; even putting aside that assembling a list of every missile would be a fool's errand, missiles are excluded from counting as blast effects as they serve a different purpose: a launching projectile [[play pattern]]. Also excluded are effect-like pieces that are integral to the operation of the toy; for example, the ''Earthrise'' [[Quintesson Judge (G1)#Toys|Quintesson Judge]] would not be able to stand up without its "levitation beam" piece. Remember, kids: the moment a part serves more of a function than merely being cosmetic, it is no longer a fire blast effect.

==Notes==
* Though comparatively new to ''Transformers'', this is not the first time one of [[Hasbro]]'s action figure lines have used similar effects accessories. The [[2002]] ''[[fandom:starwars:Star Wars Saga|Star Wars Saga]]'' series in particular made ample use of clear-plastic effects parts. Sadly, those toys use much thinner pegs, making them incompatible with most ''Transformers'' toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Beam Effect''' (ビームエフェクト ''Bīmu Efekuto''), '''Effect Parts''' (エフェクトパーツ ''Efekuto Pātsu'')

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Optimus Prime (One)

2026-03-31T06:18:19Z

BattleBlade: /* Studio Series */

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{{disambig3|Optimus Prime}}
:''Optimus Prime is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''
[[File:One-Optimus-Prime-full-body.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Bring me Sentinel!"]]

Bold and daring, '''Orion Pax''' came from humble beginnings as a [[cogless]] energon miner who, growing bored with his duties, snuck around in the archives to learn about the [[Thirteen|Primes]]. Yearning for adventure and the autonomy to make his own choices, he often tricked his by-the-books best friend [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] into breaking the rules and getting them both in trouble.

Part of the reason for this is that the same relentless enthusiasm that drives Pax tends to blind him to potential flaws in his plans, such as their being dangerous. Or poorly thought out. Or just utterly ''stupid''. And yet no matter how many setbacks he encounters Pax never loses faith that this time he's on to a winner, and it's that drive that convinces others to go along with him.

Despite this, his spark is very much in the right place, and as his sense of justice matured, he was bestowed the [[Matrix of Leadership]], becoming the legendary hero '''Optimus Prime'''.

{{bigquote|We stand here together as one, proving we all have the the power to transform; to become who we were destined to be; to right wrongs; to make our world better. Because here, freedom and autonomy are the right of all sentient beings. Here, all are truly ''Autobots''.|Optimus Prime|''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Chris Hemsworth]] (English), [[Yūichi Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Goran Višnjić]] (Croatian), [[Tommy Morgenstern]] (German), [[Adrien Antoine]] (European French), [[Martin Desgagné]] (Canadian French), [[Andrés Gutiérrez Coto]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Ivan Labanda]] (Spain Spanish), [[Mauro Horta]] (Portuguese), [[Massimiliano Manfredi]] (Italian), [[Tuukka Haapaniemi]] (Finnish), [[Przemysław Glapiński]] (Polish), [[Jang-hyeok An]] (Korean), [[Zeki Atlı]] (Turkish), [[Dmitry Gavrylov]] (Ukrainian)}}

Despite lacking a cog, the energon miner Orion Pax was an incredibly bold bot who dreamed of proving his and other cogless transformers' worth, often getting into trouble for failing to obey rules or follow protocol. Orion befriended the unambitious [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], who idolized [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and spent most of his time pulling Orion out of one jam or another. Once, Orion became convinced that he could transform without a transformation cog, and D-16 had to spend three days getting his friend back into shape. On several occasions, Orion broke into the city's archives searching for information about the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. After the latest such illicit adventure, D-16 helped him escape from the [[Guard (One)|archive guards]], and Orion gifted his best friend with a pristine sticker of [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]]. During a mining expedition, Orion broke protocol with D-16 to rescue [[Jazz (One)|Jazz]] after a vein of unstable energon caused the mine to collapse. In response to his breaking of protocol, his captain, [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]] was fired and demoted by [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]]. Angered by this injustice, Orion reminded Darkwing that while he lacked a Transformation Cog, his finger could still transform into a rude gesture, causing Darkwing to almost deck Orion until D-16 intervened by punching Orion and trying to apologize on his behalf before being knocked down himself.

Following the mining incident, [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] announced his return from the surface, informing the city that he had failed to find the Matrix, but that work would be stopped so that everyone could watch the Iacon 5000 race the following day. Seeing an opportunity to show everyone their potential, Orion tricked D-16 into entering alongside him, coming close to victory until D-16 was injured on the final stretch. While trying to convince an upset D-16 that participating in the race wasn't a mistake, the pair were visited by Sentinel Prime, who praised them for inspiring the other miners to work harder and granted them access to his personal repair bay. However, before they could be escorted, Darkwing, angry at the pair for nearly beating him in the race, took them down to waste management at sublevel 50 where the two met [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]].

While B-127 was introducing the pair to his artificial friends, Orion discovered that one of the sculptures contained a transmitter from [[Alpha Trion]] and a map of a possible location of the Matrix. After convincing D-16 and B-127 to accompany him on the search, the three snuck their way up the garbage chute to take a train to the surface, where they ran into Elita-1. Still royally steamed at Orion for getting her fired, Elita attempted to stop the departing train. Knocked off the train by Cybertron's shifting geology and left stranded on the surface, the group convinced Elita-1 to join their party in search of the Matrix. The map eventually led them to an [[Mouth of Unicron|ancient cave]] where the Primes had fallen in battle against the [[Quintesson]]s. The Matrix was not in the cave, but Orion discovered that Alpha Trion's spark still flickered and the group reactivated him with an energon cube. Trion revealed a dark truth: that Sentinel was an imposter, a false Prime who had betrayed the Primes and made a deal with the Quintessons where he would be allowed to rule Cybertron in return for paying them energon and, as a result, stole the cogs from new transformers so they could mine it.
[[File:TF-One-Optimus-Prime-2024.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"I choose to run towards my problems, and not away from them. Because's that– because's that what heroes do."]]
Though a bitter pill to swallow, Orion remained hopeful and announced his plan to reveal the truth to Iacon. D-16 on the other hand expressed his desire to kill Sentinel for what he had done, unnerving Orion, B-127, and Elita-1. Trion granted Orion and his allies the cogs of the dead Primes,<ref>In the film, [[Micronus Prime]]'s cog is shown going to Orion, while the film's novelization states he received [[Prima|Prima Prime]]'s. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which cog he got somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]].</ref> and they escaped as Trion held off the approaching [[Tracker|Death Trackers]]. On their journey back to Iacon, the party was captured by the former Cybertron [[High Guard]], who mistook them for Sentinel Prime's spies. After watching D-16 beat down [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] and take control of the guard, they were attacked by Sentinel's legion of Death Trackers and his enforcer, [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]]. D-16, B-127, and many members of the Guard were captured, leaving Orion feeling hopeless. Elita, far from Orion's biggest fan, inspired him to keep going, reminding him that his greatest strength was his endless hope. Inspired, Orion rallied the remaining members of the Guard and organized a plan to free the others. While Elita smuggled them into Iacon, Orion made his first of many inspirational speeches to the cogless miners and convinced them to rise up against Sentinel after revealing the truth that their cogs were stolen.
[[File:One-Megs-Prime-face-to-face.jpg|thumb|300px|"Can I come home?" "The truce with Jotunheim is conditional upon your exile."]]
During the battle for Iacon, Orion helped free D-16 and the rest of the guard. While D-16 attacked Sentinel directly, Orion, B-127, and Elita instead focused on revealing Sentinel's treachery to the entire city via Airachnid's memories. After broadcasting them thoughout the entire city, D-16, despite the truth being out, was still set on killing the false Prime. Orion pleaded with him, trying to make his friend see that his path of vengeance was not the way to build the future. Shoving Orion aside, D-16 aimed his fusion cannon at Sentinel, only for his shot to hit Orion as he jumped in the way, blowing a hole through his chest and knocking him over a cliff. A horrified D-16 managed to catch Orion by the wrist, dangling over the edge. Mortally wounded, Orion begged his friend to not let go, only for D-16 to bitterly tell him he was done saving him and let him fall.

[[Primus]] took note of Orion's selfless sacrifice. As Orion plummeted into the depths, the structure of Cybertron opened up around him so that he fell into the planet's very core. There, the spirits of the Primes appeared around Orion, including Alpha Trion, who announced that Primus had judged him worthy to bear the Matrix of Leadership and be custodian of Cybertron's future. The Matrix materialized and settled into Orion's chest cavity, transforming him into Optimus Prime. Hurled back to the surface, Optimus landed before D-16, now Megatron, and fought to stop him from destroying any more of the city, ultimately forcing him to surrender by destroying his fusion cannon with an [[energon-axe]]. Saddened by the path of destruction his old friend had chosen, Optimus banished Megatron and his followers from Iacon. Knowing he could not lead the planet alone, Optimus asked Elita and B-127 to work with him, an offer that was readily accepted by both bots. Holding the Matrix high, energon began flowing in abundance once again and the miners were granted cogs, becoming fully autonomous "[[Autobot]]s". Optimus vowed that the Autobots would defend Cybertron from the Quintessons and any [[Decepticon|future enemies]]. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

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===''One: New Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Humber Mirabal]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Energon Trick Shot Challenge!}} {{storylink|Crate Dodging Challenge: Last Bot Standing}} {{storylink|Battle Royale: Only One Shall Stand}} {{storylink|Can the Team Escape the Tomb?}} {{storylink|The Quintessons' Hide and Seek Hunt!}}}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW-skin-Orion Pax-One.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|]]
{{EWskin|"One Orion Pax"|Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime}}
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==Toys==
===''One''===
[[File:TF-One-Prime-Changers-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Am I Prime? Am I Pax? You decide!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax''' (Prime Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Deluxe Class Optimus Prime''' (デラックスクラスオプティマスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''OD-01'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 shoulder pipes, Energon axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#One|Matrix of Leadership]]
:Released as part of ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Prime Changers line, Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class-ish figure and transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian truck in 20 steps. Like the other Prime Changers, he has pearlescent plastic and glittery paint applications, specifically his silver and gunmetal paint.

:His removable shoulder pipes can double as blasters. He comes with his Energon axe which can be wielded on his hands and stored on his back or between his legs in alt mode. Both the shoulder pipes and axe are [[Fire Blast effect]]-compatible. The included Matrix of Leadership stores on the backside of his truck bumper, which then folds up into his chest, though it is not directly accessible from the chest window itself like most Optimus toys with removable Matrices. The Matrix can be held using 5 mm posts with both hands, though a word of caution: the Matrix may break if the arms are pulled apart while he is holding it due to the thin plastic. There is a [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']]-style 3 mm port on his posterior in robot mode for use with various industry standard action figure stands.

:Due to its short friction pegs, the wrists can become floppy or pop off easily. The stock photography on the back of his box shows him with an Autobot symbol in the center of his chest above his windshield, but the actual toy lacks one.

:Like a few of his other ''One'' toys, the Prime Changer seems to be based on an early design for Optimus Prime (see [[#Notes|Notes]]). The designers of the larger [[#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Deluxe]] toy consider this Prime Changer toy as the Orion Pax form due to its smaller size.<ref name=April25/>

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[[File:TF-One-Mega-Changers-Optimus-Prime-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax''' (Mega Changers, 2024)}}</ul>
:Released as part of the rebranded "Mega Changers" line, this 12-inch Optimus Prime figure transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian truck. The toy itself is based on the Optimus Prime design, but the box art uses images of Orion Pax and his truck mode.

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[[File:TF-One-Mega-Changers-4pk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bumblebee/B-127, Optimus Prime/Orion Pax, Megatron/D-16, & Starscream''' (Mega Changer 4-Pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:Mega Changer Optimus Prime/Orion Pax was re-released in November as part of a [[Target]]-exclusive multi-pack with [[Bumblebee (One)#Mega4pk|Bumblebee/B-127]], [[Megatron (One)#Mega4pk|Megatron/D-16]], and [[Starscream (One)#Mega4pk|Starscream]], $10 cheaper than the four individually.

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[[File:TFOne Mask Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Tallest smokestacks in the west.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax''' (2-in-1 Mask, 2024)}}</ul>
:This Optimus Prime transforms into a wearable mask in 18 steps. This toy does not resemble his ''One'' design, with the robot mode having elements of his [[Evergreen]] design while the mask's mouthplate is based on his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#Bumblebee film|''Bumblebee'']] design.

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[[File:TF-One-Power-Flip-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Power Flip Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Ultimate Power Change Optimus Prime''' (アルティメットパワーチェンジオプティマスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 12]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': sword, Energon axe, shield, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#PowerFlip|Matrix of Leadership]]

:This large Optimus Prime toy transforms into 4 different modes: An old Leader Class-sized Orion Pax, Cybertronian Truck, a Super Class-sized Optimus Prime (by extending his torso and legs), and "Ultimate" Optimus Prime (by flipping him back like a Flip-and-Change figure). He features lights and sounds that are activated by a button on his crotch and during transformation. He includes a sword based on Prima Prime's weapon, Energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, and a shield that's just the roof of the truck mode.

:The figure's articulation is fairly limited, only having a swivel for the head and hands and joints for the arms, shoulders, and legs (the latter two having a very limited range), and lacking knees and foot articulation.

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[[File:TF-One-Robot-Battlers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime found [[Excalibur]] and took the stone with it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron''' (Robot Battlers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Energon sword, axe, base
:Optimus Prime transforms from a robot to a Cybertronian truck. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots to knock an opponent's figure off of their base. He is packaged in a 2-pack set with [[Megatron (One)#RobotBattlers|Megatron]], and includes an additional axe accessory alongside the standard Energon sword.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Cybertron Rush Battle: Leader-tachi no Tatakai''' (サイバトロンラッシュバトルリーダーたちの戦い, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''OCR-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 12]], [[2024]]

:The Robot Battlers Optimus Prime was released in Japan as part of a "Cybertron Rush Battle" 3-pack with [[Elita-1 (One)#One|Elita-1]] and [[Megatron (One)#RobotBattlers|Megatron]].

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[[File:TF-One-Race-Changers-2pk-Optimus-Prime-Orion-Pax-vs-Megatron-D-16.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax vs. Megatron/D-16''' (Race Changers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': launcher
:"Race Changers" Optimus Prime/Orion Pax is, shockingly, a retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|''Bot Shots'' Blitz Shot Optimus Prime]] from [[2012]], with newly tooled front grill and a spoiler added to the back of his trailer. He features a spring-loaded [[autotransformation|automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. His chest spinner no longer has the battle gimmick, only an Autobot insignia on one side with the other sides left blank. The included launcher is a new design.

:Optimus comes in a [[Target]]-exclusive 2-pack with [[Megatron (One)#RaceChangers|Megatron/D-16]]. They can be launched at each other for combative play or have the launchers connected side-by-side for racing action. Interestingly, the launchers have "2017" molded into their bottoms, whereas the original [[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots toyline]] ended in 2013. This suggests these remolds were made for an earlier toyline but weren't released until now.

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[[File:Tfone-racing-warrior-optimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|"Schrödinger's Matrix bearer" postulates that this toy exists in a quantum superposition of being both Optimus Prime ''and'' Orion Pax at the same time until the presence of the Matrix is observed.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron/D-16 / Optimus Prime/Orion Pax / Autobot Mirage''' (Iacon Race 3-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:Released as part of the Target-exclusive Iacon Race 3-pack, Optimus Prime/Orion Pax is a retool of the second [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#1Step2ndMold|''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime]] 1-Step Changers toy based on his appearance in ''Transformers One'' and transforms between robot and truck modes in one step. The robot mode is based on Optimus Prime, but the truck is based on Orion Pax's with its telltale narrower windows. The box art also displays Cogged Orion Pax.

:Optimus/Orion comes packaged with [[Mirage (One)#One|Mirage]] and [[Megatron (One)#IaconRace|Megatron/D-16]]. Initial listings for the set had the name "Racing Warrior 3-pack".

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[[File:TF-One-Energon-Matrix-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Babymus Prime.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Energon Matrix Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:Released exclusively for [[Walmart]], this simple figure "transforms" between his Optimus Prime and Cog-less Orion Pax forms by opening his back to rotate his head and chest panels, with the Optimus chest panel featuring a sculpted in Matrix of Leadership. His only articulation is shoulder swivels. His body is based on his cog-less form, but he is packaged as Optimus Prime.

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[[File:Ultimate_Energon_Optimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|He's got the blue touch.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultimate Energon Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Energon Power Optimus Prime''' (エネルゴンパワーオプティマスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''OE-EX'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 13]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': Energon axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#UltimateEnergon|Matrix of Leadership]]

:This roughly Commander Class-sized Optimus Prime toy is exclusive to Walmart. He features translucent blue plastic for an Energon effect, including an Energon axe and a Matrix of Leadership. The Axe can be mounted onto one of the back robot mode portholes or the rear truck wheels for storage. The Matrix is removable from his chest, though the figure cannot hold it with its hands.

:He was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan.

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[[File:Cog_Changers_Optimus_Orion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You could build a house with that alt-mode.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax''' (1-Step Cog Changer, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Cog Power Change Optimus Prime''' (コグパワーチェンジオプティマスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''OCP-04'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 12]], [[2024]]

:Released as part of the Cog Changers line, Optimus Prime/Orion Pax transforms from robot to Cybertronian truck by sliding up and pressing a transformation cog shaped panel on his chest. Transformation into robot mode is done manually by flipping the upper truck hood/robot torso in place. Aside from the wider windows, the toy is based on his Cogged Orion Pax form, which is also used for packaging art.

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[[File:TF-One-Brave-Commander-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'''I'm still worthy!''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brave Commander Optimus Prime''' (ブレイブコマンダーオプティマスプライム, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[September 12]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': Energy Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#BraveCommander|Matrix]]
{{toydesigner|[[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name ="FK324">[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewgenerations2022.html Interview on ''One'' Brave Commander Optimus Prime] for ''[[Figure Ō]]'' #324 (October 2024 issue) translated at Soundwave's Oblivion</ref>

:"Brave Commander Optimus Prime" is a figure around the size of a larger Leader Class. He transforms into a Cybertron truck based on the Orion Pax design. He features an interchangeable face gimmick, opening hands, and pop-out "Energy Cannons" that work in both modes by triggering black switches on the back of his shoulders. His Energy Axe stores on his back and in vehicle mode via 5 mm ports. Optimus Prime also features a removable Matrix (the first to be fully gold like the film) inside his opening chest panel, which he can hold in his hands.

:In an undocumented feature, there's a slot on the back of the truck bed which allows him to tow the trailer of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|''Masterpiece'' MP-44 Convoy Ver.3.0]].

:Made for the TakaraTomy market, Brave Commander Optimus Prime was also available at [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the United States and Canada.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-TF-One-OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Unlike [[Thor]], Prime knows [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|far too]] [[Grindor (ROTF)|well how]] [[Megatron (Movie)#Dark of the Moon film|to go]] [[Infernocon|for the]] [[Scourge (ROTB)|head]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers One'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''112'''
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-134'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 30]], [[2024]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 shoulder pipes, dual-barrel blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SSOne|Matrix of Leadership]], "Metropolis of Iacon" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name=April25>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:''[[Studio Series]] One'' Optimus Prime is a larger Deluxe Class figure and transforms into a Cybertronian truck in 25 steps. His shoulder pipes are removable and can double as blasters, though they can't use [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]] like the above [[#One|Prime Changer]]. His energon axe, however, keeps the effect peg and also fuctions similarly, pegging into his hand and storing on his back in robot mode and in the truck bed. The included Matrix of Leadership can tab into slots in his fists without the need for opening hands. He comes with a "dual-barrel blaster" meant only for his truck mode, which can be stored under his back in robot mode. Lastly, Optimus comes with a backdrop showcasing the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] cityscape as seen in the film.

:Unfortunately, his waist skirt is rather loose, and easily falls off while posing. His dual-barrel blaster also doesn't peg in very tightly in bot mode, falling off regularly as well.

:Optimus was revealed on [[April 18]], 2024, alongside the premiere of the movie's first trailer. Released at the Deluxe Class price point, Optimus is a smaller (and more affordable) figure than previous Optimus toys in the line. He was the first figure announced to be in the "A-Level" assortment, being released outside of a main wave for extended periods for greater availability.

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[[File:Hasbro-Hong-Kong-Fan-Expo-2024-SS-112-Optimus-Prime-(One).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Where's a magic hammer when you need one?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Limited Edition Battle Damage Ver.)''' (Deluxe Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers One'''''
:*''ID number'': '''112'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 shoulder pipes, dual-barrel blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SSOne|Matrix of Leadership]], "Metropolis of Iacon" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name=April25/>

:This Optimus Prime is an extensively hand-painted version of the above ''Studio Series'' Deluxe, being covered in black wash and silver battle damage. Notably, the dual-barrel blaster goes unpainted, which particularly stands out in vehicle mode.

Limited to 230 copies worldwide, each box features a numbered sticker on the front with the Transformers 40th Anniversary logo. Of the 230 units, 40 were distributed at [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong|Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong]] 2024 as a gift with minimum purchases of HK$3000; 5 were distributed at Toy Expo 2024 in the [[Philippines]] with a minimum purchase of PHP20,000.

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[[File:SS TFOne Orion Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The [[Sparkdrinker]] is looking a little different today.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Transformers One'''''
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Orion Pax''' (オライオンパックス)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TS-20'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[May 30]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Mining saw, Holographic 3D map, 2 smokestacks

:Released as part of the 2026 ''Studio Series'' A-Level assortment, Orion Pax is based on his cogged form in the second act of the movie, transforming into a Cybertronian truck. He comes with the ''massive'' mining saw with rotating blades that he used a couple times throughout the film, which has two [[5 mm post]] compatible handles and can be stored on his robot mode back or truck bed, and a translucent holographic map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that can attach to a 3 mm peg on either of his forearms.

:Orion's wheels and ankles are conspicuously cast in red plastic. As the remaining Deluxe budget was allocated to the Mining Saw, Orion's height is slightly shorter than Elita-1 and slightly taller than Bumblebee/B-127.

:Hilariously, due to his transformation scheme, one could recreate his headless form he took while trying to transform for the first time in the film.

:Unusually, Orion was revealed first by [[TakaraTomy]] instead of [[Hasbro]], first teased alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SSDevastation|''Devastation'' Bumblebee]] on [[November 19]], [[2025]] before he was fully revealed on [[December 2]].
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers One===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:A children's product based off his appearance in the ''One'' film, the Optimus Prime costume is comprised of a bodysuit and mask.

===Yolopark===
====AMK====
[[File:Yolopark-TF-One-AMK-Model-Kit-Cogless-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Near-middle finger right hand sadly not included.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''(Cog-less Bot Mode) Orion Pax''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Japanese Name'': '''Orion Pax (オライオンパックス)'''
:*''Japanese Release Date'': [[March]] [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': 3 pairs of hands, <s>Cog of Conversion</s> Transformation Cog, Jetpack

:Released as part of [[Yolopark]]'s [[Yolopark#AMK_Series|Advance Model Kit (AMK)]] lineup, this Orion Pax is modeled after his Cog-less Cybertronian form, and he can only be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from his hand parts, Orion also comes with an additional jetpack he used to mine (and interfere in the Iacon 5000 race), and a Transformation Cog.

:While the Cog can be installed into Orion's empty slot, it does not have holes or friction to hold it.

:Like most Yolopark AMK kits, Orion's pre-assembled parts can also be detached, except for the pinned areas, making it generally easy to customize the kit if desired.

:Orion Pax can be bought in either the default-styled "gift box" or "tin box"-styled packaging. The latter can be purchased with the other three Cog-less figures as a 4-pack that comes with an acrylic standee. In 2025, people who pre-ordered both the AMK Pro Optimus Prime and Megatron kits at certain official stores and authorized channels will receive a free gift consisting of both the AMK Cog-less Orion and D-16.

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[[File:Yolopark-TF-One-AMK-Model-Kit-Cogged-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''(Cogged Bot Mode) Orion Pax''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Japanese Name'': '''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax (オプティマスプライム／オライオンパックス)'''
:*''Japanese Release Date'': [[March]] [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands, right weapon-wielding hand, pointing left hand, blaster

:This model kit of Orion Pax is based on his cogged form, and he comes with the blaster taken from the [[Tracker|Death Trackers]], and one of his pointing fingers is now swapped with an accessory-wielding hand for the weapon.
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====AMK Pro====
[[File:Yolopark-TFO-AMK-Pro-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 4 pairs of hands, Energon Axe/left hand, Tracker Blaster, 4 Optimus/Orion faceplates, Orion Pax head/shoulder/upper torso, Transformation Cog

:This ''AMK'' Pro kit of Optimus Prime/Orion is a redeco/retool of the regular AMK Cogged Orion, featuring diecast parts and light-up features, where his eyes light up when tapped on the head with a magnet. In addition to the identical accessories from the original release, the kit also features interchangeable head/shoulder/upper torso to form either Optimus or Orion, an Energon Axe/left hand, and swappable face plates compatible with both forms. The Matrix of Leadership can be removed from the chest by removing the head and neck joint, allowing it to be popped off with an auxiliary key-like tool from the front cavity of the neck. Notably, and for unknown reasons, the transparent plastic for his chest window is colored dark grey, as opposed to the film-accurate blue.

:As with most AMK Pro kits following The Last Knight's Optimus Prime, Optimus/Orion includes a display stand with an adjustable gooseneck.
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===Blokees===
====Galaxy Version====
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[[File:Blokees GV05 OptimusRegular.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)
**''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 05 - One Wave 2'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, Open-palm hands), Energon axe, [[Tracker|Death Tracker]] laser blaster, spare peg-and-ball piece, stand

:The headline figure of the fifth ''Galaxy Version'' wave, this [[Blokees]] kit of Optimus Prime represents the young cogged hero's new form at the climax of the film. His Energon axe pegs in with the same standard ball joint that Blokees hands use, allowing him to pose with and swing the blade with a degree of freedom. Like the rest of his wave, Optimus features an upgraded suite of standard body parts, including a new torso frame with an integrated neck ball joint, sturdier pre-assembled hinge joints, and slightly more complex builds, such as the color-coded face and eyes introduced in the second wave. Optimus also features a new pair of forearm parts with underslung peg holes (meant for placing the Tracker's arm-mounted guns) instead of being outwards on the side. Aside from the face and Tracker Blaster, most of the grey plastic is coated with bronze-ish silver paint.

:Prime's smokestacks are mounted on symmetrical pegs on his shoulder armor, giving you the option to peg them in upside down to represent his flamethrower move. Wedging them out is an entirely different matter, though.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces: The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

:Optimus Prime has a pull rate of 1 in every 12 boxes, or three times across four cases.

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[[File:Blokees GV05 OptimusSecret.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Secret)''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)
**''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 05 - One'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, Open-palm hands), Energon axe, laser blaster, spare peg-and-ball piece, stand

:The chase figure of ''Galaxy Version'' 05, this Optimus is molded in metallic plastic and coated in some extra delicious metallic paint, with additional printed detail on his forearms, thighs, and feet. He retains the same selection of accessories as his standard deco, with more shiny paint on his [[Tracker|Death Tracker]] blaster and tints of yellow across the edges of his blue axe.

:As is standard for ''Galaxy Version'' chase variants, Optimus has a pull rate of 1 in every 36 boxes, i.e. once in four cases.

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[[File:Blokees GV05 OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)
**''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 05 - One'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, Open-palm hands), pistol, spare peg-and-ball piece, stand

:This ''Galaxy Version'' kit of Orion Pax is represented in his cog-less form. He appears once in every case of nine blind boxes. Orion includes the usual pairs of gripping fists and open hands, a laser pistol, and a two-studded connectable figure stand. In a neat touch, the mining jetpacks included in the seventh wave's Elita-1 or D-16 are compatible with Orion once the gray panel on his back is removed to reveal the pegholes underneath.

:Though this version of Orion Pax is unaligned in the movie (as he only had this form long before the Autobots and Decepticons were formed), and therefore has no [[insignia]], he is nonetheless labeled as an Autobot in the promotional images and the instructions.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-07-Cogged-Orion.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)
**''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 07 - One'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, Open-palm hands), Mining Saw, Matrix of Leadership, spare peg-and-ball piece

:The seventh wave of Blokees' Galaxy Version blindboxed kits (and the second ''One''-based) features a new kit of Orion Pax. He features additional articulation, such as the double-sided ball joint neck, and a swivelling ball-and-socket torso-to-waist joint. Orion comes with a Mining Saw that can attach to one of his forearms, and the Matrix of Leadership that can be attached to any of his open hands. If one chooses, Orion can accommodate the jetpack included in the Cogless D-16 or Elita-1 kits for high-flying action.

:Unlike the previous 6 waves, Orion does not come with the lineup's figure stand.
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====Classic/Champion Class====
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[[File:Blokees-TF-One-Classic-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Classic Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''11'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (grip, open palm), 2 face parts (masked, unmasked), Energon Axe, Matrix of Leadership, Tracker blaster, 2 figure stands, 2 energy effects

:Released as part of Blokees' ''Classic Class'' model kit line, this Optimus Prime is a 4.5-inch tall non-transforming Deluxe/Prime Changer-sized ''Gunpla''-style model kit with some pre-painted parts on the runners. He also features a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least ''lightly tap'' some areas on the torso), causing the eyes and the Matrix to glow for a limited time. Aside from the usual display stand and two pairs of hand parts, Optimus also includes a Tracker Blaster (used by his cogged Orion Pax form) to hold and two different face pieces. While the pieces are molded on a touch-gate runner for easy removal of parts without nippers or tools, the former is required for a cleaner cut. The head, back piece, and upper neck collar parts must be removed first to allow access to the Matrix chamber to detach the MacGuffin.

:The smokestacks can be inverted via parts rearrangement to create their "flamethrower" mode. As the face plate assembly is a mostly one-way method, careful wiggling is required to remove them from the translucent eye/socket joint part if one wants to swap them.
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====Action Edition====
[[File:Blokees-TF-Action-Edition-TFO-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|For the ones who want him to be accurate to the ''nose''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime/Orion Pax''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Cogged Orion Pax parts (Head, Shoulders, Chest, Back piece), 3 Orion Pax/Maskless Optimus Prime faceplaces, 5 pairs of hands, Cog-holding hand, Tracker Blaster, Energon Axe (Default, twirling), display stand with magnet-powered logo block

:The "Action Edition" Optimus Prime is a 7-inch (approx 18cm) model kit with a slightly more complex build and features an inner frame (equivalent to the ones used for ''Bandai'''s "Master/Perfect/Real Grade" kits) with greater articulation points than his other ''Galaxy Version'' toys. In addition to his signature accessories, such as the removable Matrix of Leadership and two types of Energon Axe pieces (with one being based on the twirling piece that is used to block Megatron's shots), Optimus also comes with alternate parts that allow him to be built into Orion Pax. A magnetic component in his display stand's logo symbol activates the light-up features that illuminate his eyes and the Matrix. In addition, Optimus features fixed hands instead of articulated ones, which also increases its gripping stability, and a total of three sets of optics parts.
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===Threezero===
[[File:Threezero MDLX TFOne Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (MDLX, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 4 pairs of hands, 2 Chest Parts (Orion, Optimus), 2 pairs of Shoulder parts (Orion, Optimus), 2 heads (Orion, Masked Optimus), Energon Axe, Matrix of Leadership

:Sold as part of [[Threezero]]'s ''One''-based MDLX line, this Optimus Prime is a smaller-scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like ''Figma'' and ''S.H. Figuarts''. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed and features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his Energon Axe and Matrix of Leadership. The figure also comes with alternative head, chest, and shoulder armor parts to create his Cogged Orion Pax or Optimus Prime forms.

:Contrary to early stock photos (right), the final figure's Energon-axe uses the correct yellow with a blue trim deco from its on-screen appearance.

:The extra Orion/Optimus hands and the Tracker Blaster from the same line's Elita-1 can be used on this figure.
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===Killerbody===
[[File:Killerbody Baby Figurine Optimus_One.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2024)}}</ul>
*''Accessories'': face mask, Ion Cannon, Energon Axe

:Released by [[Killerbody]], this non-converting super deformed Optimus features a removable mask, light-up eyes, attachable weapons, and shoulder and hip articulation.
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==Notes==
*There appears to have been an earlier concept design for Optimus Prime that was used for several of his toys, notably the Prime Changer, Mega Changer, and Robot Battler. This design has prominent sloped kneepads, a narrower chest window (but not pinched in the middle like Orion Pax's), and an angled collar section similar to his Cogged Orion Pax design.
*One of Optimus Prime's models has a blue axe with an yellow trim instead of the yellow axe with a blue trim from the final film. This older model is in a few promotional renders and was the reference used for most of his 2024 merchandise. This coloration for the axe is also seen when it was used by its previous owner [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]].
*Many of his toys and merchandise also use a traditional silver/gray instead of the light bronze of his final design.
*Orion's interest in the archives is a nod to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|his]] backstory from both ''[[Transformers: The War Within]]'' and the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned Continuity]], where he was a data clerk before becoming Prime.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Orion Pax''' (オライオンパックス ''Oraion Pakkusu'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:One-Orion-Pax-stock.jpg|Original miner body
File:One-Orion-Pax-cog-form.jpg|[[Transformation cog (biology)|Cogged]] form
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:One Autobots]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]

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Smokescreen (Prime)

2026-03-21T07:28:32Z

BattleBlade: /* Age of the Primes */

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

[[File:PrimeSmokescreenTVAichiPromoRender.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Finally, after forty-four episodes, a kid appeal character!]]

'''Smokescreen''' is an eager young Autobot recruit, all too ready to fight in the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], to become a great warrior, maybe even a Prime someday. While he may talk a mile a minute and be greener than [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]'s paintwork, Smokescreen at least has the sense to use his wits when charging into a situation, rather than heading in firing blind. He also idolizes [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and will do anything to impress him, even at the risk of his own life.

{{bigquote|Now, that was a plan!|Smokescreen|"[[New Recruit]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English), [[Kazuyuki Okitsu]] (Japanese)|[[Jiang Ke]] (Chinese), [[Bernhard Völger]] (German), [[Moisés Ivan Mora]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jaime Roca]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Kimmo Härmä]] (Finnish, season 2), [[Riku Korhonen]] (Finnish, season 3), [[Frédéric Meaux]] (French), [[Matteo Zanotti]] (Italian), [[Vagner Fagundes]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:New-recruit-smokescreen-flashback-tfp.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Maybe if I punch the screen hard enough, I'll be able to escape.]]
Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the latter part of the war, Smokescreen was keen to be a soldier and underwent training with the [[Elite Guard]], although it was more of a boot camp at the time. To his disappointment, he ended up on security detail at the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] [[Hall of Records]] guarding [[Alpha Trion]] and the relics in the [[Vaults]]. Overtime, he grew to befriend Alpha Trion even as he continued to yearn for combat. Smokescreen thought his chance had come when the [[Decepticon]]s attacked Iacon directly, but instead he was immediately knocked into stasis by an explosion. {{storylink|New Recruit}} While Smokescreen assumed that he had been knocked out by the Decepticons, he was actually knocked out by Alpha Trion himself who opened him up and stored one of the [[Omega Key]]s in his body. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Smokescreen's prone form was recovered by the Decepticons and he was thrown onto a transport ship. When he awoke, Smokescreen managed to slip past the guard and stole an escape pod. Unknowingly having chosen a long-distance pod, Smokescreen was knocked into [[stasis lock]].

[[File:NewRecruit-prettygoodplan.jpg|thumb|I'm here to be an Optimus fanboy and make people suspicious, and I'm all out of being an Opti- wait, no, I'm not...]]
His pod's beacon picked up by the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Smokescreen awoke as he landed on [[Earth]]. Upon landing, he joined members of [[Team Prime]] in fighting off some Decepticons who had converged on the pod. His wild, reckless fighting ignited the pod's spilled fuel, which sent the Decepticons packing, but did little to impress Team Prime. Though the others were suspicious, Optimus accepted him upon his recounting of tales only Alpha Trion and Optimus would have known. They took him to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Outpost Omega One]] and the [[human]] [[Jack Darby]] gave him a tour during which he recognized some of the relics from the Hall of Records. Due to Smokescreen's inexperience, Optimus refused to let him go on a mission to recover [[Red Energon]], and instead he and Jack went to find him a new [[alternate mode]]. When Prime's team got into trouble, Smokescreen had the idea of using the [[phase shifter]] to help and convinced [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to let him try. On the battlefield, he succeeded in using it to separate [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] from the [[Apex Armor (Thirteen)|Apex Armor]], ultimately resulting a victory (more or less) for the Autobots. With that success, Optimus welcomed him to Team Prime. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] rebuffed Smokescreen's suggestion of using the Apex Armor while mending. When the Decepticons got hold of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, Optimus led a team including Smokescreen to a military base in [[Colorado]] to protect the satellite's control codes. They ended up tangling with Decepticons, and Smokescreen was almost hit by the laser from the orbiting satellite. Smokescreen tried a solo attempt to get to [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s location but was almost hit again before being called to join Bulkhead in fighting [[Silas|Cylas]] and they succeeded in driving the [[MECH]] commander off. Smokescreen told the Wrecker that he studied all of his unit's battles which gave Bulkhead more confidence in him. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[File:Legacy-Smokescreencar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Just a LeMans racing car driving down the wrong side of the road in the middle of Nevada. Don't mind me.]]
After Smokescreen threatened a human driver and had his picture taken, he was assigned Jack to teach him the ropes. He managed to talk Jack into pulling pranks on several humans, and when Ratchet detected an Iacon homing beacon, Smokescreen volunteered to investigate and took Jack along too. When it turned out the relic in question was the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], Smokescreen charged in and was promptly captured by the Decepticons. After the rest of the Autobots saved the day, they gave Smokescreen a stern talking to. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

When Optimus decoded the location of the first [[Omega Key]], Smokescreen volunteered to go fetch it, and secretly took the phase shifter with him. After he and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] found the key, they were ambushed by Megatron, who struck Smokescreen with a wave of energy from the [[Dark Star Saber]]. Though the other Autobots thought Smokescreen dead, he had instead survived thanks to the phase shifter and found his way out of the ruins in time to help Optimus retrieve the Omega Key from Megatron. Ratchet later said Smokescreen could keep the phase shifter, though his joy was tempered by the loss of the Star Saber. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

Smokescreen remained exuberant after his victory, getting on the other Autobot's nerves, and was disappointed when he was left at base while Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] went to get the next key. He got his chance when he and Bulkhead were sent to get Key number 3, but after an encounter with [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], Smokescreen was knocked out in the process of retrieving the key. He was upset at the loss, and after Arcee lectured him, went out for a drive, unaware that both sides were about to discover that he himself was the final relic. Unfortunately the Decepticons found him first, and he was captured by Soundwave. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:InsideJobSmokescreenfreefall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|It's official. I don't believe I can fly anymore.]]
Smokescreen awakened on a Decepticon lab table where he discovered that the final Omega Key was inside him. The Decepticons extracted the final Omega Key from him using his own Phase shifter and also used a [[cortical psychic patch]] to learn what he knew about the relics. However, when Knock Out attempted to find out the Autobot base location, Smokescreen was able to regain his phase shifter from [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and used it to steal the two keys the Decepticons possessed. After free-falling off the ship and saving himself with the shifter, Smokescreen bridged back to base with the two keys, but a short time later, Starscream managed to steal all three of the Autobots' keys. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

As the Autobots equipped themselves to go to Cybertron, Smokescreen took the [[spark extractor]] from storage. On Cybertron, he used his phase shifter to get the drop on the Decepticons and generally cause mayhem in their ranks, and dropped the extractor in their midst before phasing away. Having reclaimed the Omega Keys, the Autobots found the [[Omega Lock]], only for the Decepticons to unveil their trump card in the form of the three kids as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Smokescreen was forced to surrender the Phase Shifter and hand over his key in exchange for Jack. After Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock to prevent Megatron destroying Earth, Smokescreen returned with the others to base, only to find that the Decepticons were attacking it. The Autobots were forced to abandon base, and Smokescreen bridged to a point somewhere in the US. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

[[File:DarkmountNV-SmokescreenOptimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|So what we call him now, huh? Smokimus Prime? Screen Prime?]]
Unwilling to abandon everything, Smokescreen used the phase shifter to sneak back, arriving just as the ''Nemesis'' destroyed the base. Using the phase shifter, Smokescreen managed to pull Optimus from the wreckage and take his barely-functioning leader to an underground cavern. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} He searched fruitlessly through the ruins of the base for medical supplies. Optimus asked after the Forge of Solus Prime, giving Smokescreen the idea to look for it in the [[Darkmount (Earth)|Decepticon fortress]]. {{storylink|Scattered}} Using the phase shifter, Smokescreen boarded the Decepticon warship and found both Airachnid and the Forge. On his return to the cavern, Prime refused to use the Forge on himself, believing its power should be conserved to repair the Omega Lock, and that Smokescreen would succeed him as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Smokescreen refused to let Optimus die and used the Forge to revive his leader. The pair headed for Darkmount, but Smokescreen was left behind by Optimus's new flight-capable form, and by the time he arrived, the battle was already over. The Autobots reassembled at a human military base, where Ratchet reassured Smokescreen he'd done the right thing. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

[[File:Smokescreennewpaintjob.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Does this paint job make me look fat?]]
Smokescreen got a new paint job, but when he returned to base, he was scolded by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], who then ordered him to stack empty energon cubes. As he did this, Smokescreen quietly complained about how he had nearly been a Prime. He, Optimus and Bumblebee headed to [[Texas]] to stop the Decepticons from retrieving Predacon remains located there, only to find themselves fighting the formidable team of Shockwave and Soundwave. Despite their best efforts, Soundwave still managed to send the piece of the Predacon remains to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' via an expertly timed GroundBridge. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:ProjectPredaconSmokescreensCarMode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Yes. This paint job makes my car mode ''much'' more stealthy.]]
During a mission to secure energon, Smokescreen volunteered to accompany the Wreckers into an abandoned mine to scout things out. He was teamed up with Bulkhead, but the pair failed to find anything. {{storylink|Evolution}} After Ultra Magnus was forced to have a claw for a hand, Smokescreen attempted to cheer him up by suggesting it could become his signature, like Bumblebee's damaged voice box, but this merely annoyed Bumblebee. Smokescreen was part of the team that failed to stop a Decepticon raid, but he did get to witness Optimus capturing Soundwave. He and Bulkhead were later assigned to guard the creepy Decepticon, and when Soundwave got loose, the pair found themselves knocked out by him. {{storylink|Minus One}} When they recovered, they found that Soundwave had abducted Ratchet. Fortunately it turned out a piece Smokescreen had blasted off Laserbeak would be useful in finding the Decepticon warship. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

[[File:PredaconsRisingSmokescreenSCRAP.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Hot Rod? No, I'm Smokescreen! You know, the impulsive kid-bot with a fanboy love for Optimus and who also almost received the Matrix! Smokescreen!]]
They launched a probe carrying Laserbeak's transponder and monitored it and Optimus's progress from the base. Though the probe was destroyed, Ratchet was able to send them the coordinates to the Decepticon warship, and Smokescreen and the others geared up in preparation to assault the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Though assigned to accompany Arcee and Bumblebee, Smokescreen promptly struck off on his own. He retrieved the Star Saber from the warship's storeroom with the intention of returning it to Optimus, however when he reached the Omega Lock control room, Shockwave blasted him. The Autobots continued to battle until Megatron perished at the hands of Bumblebee. With the warship under their control, the Autobots were able to return to Cybertron and restore it. After a farewell to their human friends, Smokescreen and the other Autobots returned home through the space bridge. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

In the aftermath of Cybertron's rebirth, Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus went patrolling to find Starscream and Shockwave. They instead ran into two new Predacons and would have been killed had Smokescreen not saved them both with the phase shifter. Smokescreen and the other Autobots attempted to persuade Predaking to help them, but were unsuccessful. After encountering [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]], in possession of Megatron's rebuilt form, the Autobots realized that the dark god intended to destroy their world. After foiling an attempt by Starscream to retake the warship, the Autobots attempted to defend the [[Well of All Sparks]] from Unicron's onslaught. It was only when Optimus returned that Unicron was defeated, and Smokescreen was later present when Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the [[AllSpark]] to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
{{Charstubfiction}}{{Storylink|Car Crash}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
With a number of the other Autobots injured in battle with [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]], Smokescreen infiltrated a Decepticon laboratory and discovered [[Hyperevolution Chamber]]s full of developing Predacons. Believing he had found the origin of the Predacons, Smokescreen was about to return to base when he found himself confronted by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}} who planned to destroy his own lab and frame Smokescreen for the act. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}} Smokescreen and Shockwave's battle caused some of the Predacons in nearby evolution vats to awaken, and [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]] soon joined the conflict. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 12}} Though the battle damaged Smokescreen to the point where he was almost unable to return to base, he managed to escape with a number of [[data disc]]s. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.18|Power Outage}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.19|Smoked Out}}}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
After Cybertron's rebirth, Smokescreen adopted a [[Smokescreen (G1)|new blue and red paint scheme]], {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} and had a statue of himself constructed in his honor. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} However, when a new [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] came into power, Smokescreen was blacklisted for being a supporter of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

===IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic===
While struggling to get his team to work together, Bumblebee recalled happier times when he was part of Team Prime with Smokescreen. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a blue Smokescreen was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
In the aftermath of a devastating Decepticon attack, the Autobots' headquarters was destroyed and Optimus Prime was left in critical condition. Smokescreen looked over his leader until [[Alpha Trion]] stepped in, healed Optimus and granted him new flight capabilities. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy AMsmokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Are you gonna be a good boy and give up nicely?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Smokescreen''' (Deluxe, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 24]], 2011
:*''ID number'': '''AM-26'''
:*''Accessories'': "S.S." Arms Micron

: Part of the eighth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Smokescreen is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Knock Out (Prime)#Prime|Knock Out]], with a new head and heels/vehicle rear. He transforms into a low-riding sports car, and is largely devoid of [[paint operation]]s, using numerous customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s for details and deco.

: He features many [[5 mm post|5mm posts and port]]s on his person, with his 5mm-compatible hands, two ports on his robot back, two ports on his robot legs/vehicle sides, as well as two ports and posts on his robot heels/vehicle rear. As part of the [[Arms Micron]] gimmick, he comes with an Arms Micron partner named [[S.S.#Toys|S.S.]], a robotic humanoid who transforms into a crossbow. S.S. has two 5mm posts and a single peg-hole.

: According to the [[instructions]], Smokescreen is transformed slightly differently from Knock Out, with his hood-chest panel not being folded down.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/AMSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm More information on Arms Micron Smokescreen at TFU.info]''
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Prime-toy SmokescreenCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Guns don't kill people, ''I'' kill people!... with guns.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Smokescreen''' (Cyberverse Legion Class, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''3 / 001'''
:*''Accessories'': "Chain Bolter" chainsaw/rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Prime: [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, Smokescreen is an all-new, smaller-scale mold, transforming into a sports car loosely based on a McLaren MP4-12C, and coming with a "Chain Bolter" blaster with a chainsaw bayonet. His weapon features four [[C joint|3mm post]]s and two ports, and can mount onto ports on Smokescreen's hands, robot back/vehicle roof, and onto the sides of his vehicle rear/robot feet.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''Prime'' [[Prowl (WFC)#Cyberverse|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bluestreak]] as well as ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Legion Class toys|Barricade]], with Prowl and Barricade having lightbars plugged into their roofs. The blaster, in various colors, was also used by [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse|Soundwave]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]], and the [[Vehicon (Prime)#CyberverseAir|Air Vehicon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybLegSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm More information on Cyberverse Smokescreen at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BHCyberverse-SkyClawAndSmokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sky Claw with Smokescreen''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Chain Bolter" chainsaw/rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters Cyberverse'' Vehicle playsets, the [[Sky Claw]] vehicle includes a redeco of Legion Class Smokescreen in post-[[Project Predacon]] blue and yellow. With the color scheme and the number 7 on the doors, the deco is evocative of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' [[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]], specifically the #7 variant that was never released in the ''Alternators'' line. He comes with the same, unchanged blaster that his individual release has.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CybLegSmokescreenSkyClaw/smokescreen.htm More information on Sky Claw Smokescreen at TFU.info]''

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[[File:EZCollectionEG04Smokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Smokescreen''' (EZ Collection, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[April 27]], 2013
:*''ID number'': '''EG-04'''
:*''Accessories'': Chainsaw/rifle

: Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection|EZ Collection]]'' single packed figures, Smokescreen is a minimal redeco of Hasbro's Legion Class Smokescreen figure, replacing the gray main plastic color with white (the same shade also used by Prowl), changing the [[paint operation]]s for the headlights from silver to gold, and adding a silver border around the [[tampograph]]ed Autobot insignia on the hood. The plastic color layout and the paint mask remain the same.

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[[File:PrimeBHPRtoy Cyberverse Smokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1p2|'''Cindersaur / Smokescreen''' (Cyberverse Legion 2-pack, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Chain Bolter" chainsaw/rifle

: As part of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Exclusives 2|Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' [[subline imprint]], Legion Class Smokescreen was redecoed again, this time in colors based on ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and was made available in a two-pack with [[Cindersaur (Prime)|Cindersaur]]. His blaster is the same mold as before, but now has a darker color.

: This set is a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the [[United States of America|United States]] and [[Canada]], and a [[Tesco]] exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/PRSmokescreen/smokescreen.htm More information on ''Predacons Rising'' Smokescreen at TFU.info]''
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====''Beast Hunters''====
[[File:PrimeBeastHunterstoy-Smokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Surprise! He's not Autobot Knock Out anymore!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Smokescreen''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''2 / 008'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, "Electronet" (combine to form Electronet Launcher), "Shadow Quill Armor"
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class toys, Smokescreen transforms into an unlicensed approximation of a McLaren MP4-12C sports car, and features 5mm peg-holes on his hands, roof, and on either side of his spoiler. Unlike his show counterpart, which has blue eyes, Smokescreen features orange light-piping for his eyes. Smokescreen has above-average articulation for a ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe, featuring a waist swivel and two joints in the shoulders.

:For accessories, he comes with a three-piece "[[Electronet Launcher]]", a spring-loaded missile launcher that can mount via its 5mm handle, and fires a missile with a soft, removable Electronet. According to the weapon's description in the instructions, the Electronet Launcher can apparently be used as an axe as well, with the Electronet presumably being used as the blade. Additionally, the Electronet has a tab on one side and a slot on the other, meaning the net can be rolled up with some effort, while Smokescreen has a hexagonal peg on his robot back that can be used to store the net.

:He also comes with the "Shadow Quill Armor", a rubbery piece of plastic which can attach to his vehicle to form a heavily-armored front-end, or can be worn in robot mode as a spiky harness of sorts. The sides of the armor each feature clips, presumably for storing the missile.

:His [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts his Electronet and armor as being cast in a mixture of blue and red plastic, but the final product has these cast only in metallic blue.

:His instructions include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10|tenth chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

:This toy was [[retool]]ed into [[Prowl (WFC)#Deluxe|Prowl]], who in turn was later redecoed into [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'']] [[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Protectobot Streetsmart]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Barricade (WFC)#Timelines|Barricade]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Smokescreen/smokescreen.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Smokescreen at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Prime BH deluxe upscaled Smokescreen.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Could someone tell me where the guy that assigns articulation is? I have a few questions to ''axe'' him.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Smokescreen''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Battle Axe 1, Battle Axe 2
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of the first and sole wave of 2014 ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class toys, Smokescreen is functionally an upsized copy of his ''Beast Hunters Cyberverse'' toy, though with minor detail differences and extensions (to make him more plausible as a deluxe) and the replacement of ball joints with more robust universal joints. As such, his parts count, complexity and articulation are all significantly lower than in previous Deluxes.

: He also comes with two new battle axes, each of them a unique sculpt, which can also peg into the vehicle mode posts or the robot mode hands alternatively as guns too. These axes were colored silver and released with ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvanced|Starscream]].

:Due to being released after the Christmas season and [[tail-ender|before the launching]] of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]], retailers in the US and Canada skipped the wave, thus Smokescreen and the other figures in this wave were ultimately only available in Europe and Hong Kong, in [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]] in both instances (an unusual occurrence for Hong Kong).
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===''Go!''===
[[File:Transformers Go G06 Hunter Smokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|More paint, less net.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hunter Smokescreen''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[July 27]], 2013
:*''ID number'': '''G06'''
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile

: Part of the third wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, "Hunter Smokescreen" is a [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Smokescreen toy, omitting the ''Beast Hunters'' version's Shadow Quill Armor and Electronet. Instead, he features a new, more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] deco, featuring the show-accurate 'checkerboard' pattern on the doors, a small Autobrand on his robot chest, a more thoroughly-painted spoiler, and painted wheel rims. Sadly, his [[light-piping]] has been neutered due to the patch of gang-molded black translucent plastic on his head being painted in (show-accurate) light blue.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Smokescreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Smokescreen's back, baby! Just don't mention his rhinoplasty, he's very sensitive about it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Smokescreen''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), "[[Masa-san]]" (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[February 3]], [[2026]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzWSj4wlnqM Transformers Age of the Primes Deep Dive | In-Hand Look at the New Wave | February 2026] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Part of the 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe figures, Smokescreen is a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-styled version of the character, similar to previously released ''Prime''-inspired ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' figures. He transforms into an unlicensed approximation of a McLaren MP4-12C sports car, much like his previous figures (and unlike most other ''Legacy'' ''Prime'' figures, which featured new alt modes), and has a transformation scheme loosely inspired by his [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]]. Though the chest transformation is also reminiscent of his original Knock Out retool toy, with whom he also shares a couple of other details. The interior of his headlights are sculpted and painted silver, but they lack any translucent cover.

:Smokescreen comes with a pair of blasters that can attach to the front of his forearms when the fists are folded in, emulating how weapons would transform out of characters' arms within the ''Prime'' show, which can function as oversized exhausts in vehicle mode. He also features the [[Phase shifter#Age of the Primes|Phase Shifter]] molded into the wrist of his left forearm.

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==Notes==
[[File:Smokescreen-Prime-season 3-concept art.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.0]]
*The 38s Smokescreen sports on his doors are an homage to his [[Smokescreen (G1)|G1 incarnation]], who also wore them. His paint schemes throughout the series also homage the pre-''Transformers'' color schemes of the Autobot "Datsun Trio", taking it to a head in a mugshot from the penultimate ''Robots in Disguise'' episode when he appears in a ''G1''-inspired body.
*According to the ''Transformers: Prime Season 1'' DVD/Blu-ray featurettes, Smokescreen was in the original line-up for Season 1, and would've died in the Season finale. However, the character was replaced by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and his death was moved to the first episode.
*Smokescreen's license plate in "[[Legacy (episode)|Legacy]]" and "[[Hard Knocks]]" is "'''RPI·437'''", the same one used by [[June Darby]] and [[William Fowler]], due to asset reuse.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Smokescreen''' (スモークスクリーン ''Sumōkusukurīn'')

==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Blue Order]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Drag Strip (G1)

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:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
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. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} The Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|LG53 Broadside}}

=====''End of G1 Universe''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
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. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

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

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

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

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. 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}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

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

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe.]]

Drag Strip is a perfectionist who cares only about winning. To him, everything is a competition, be it racing, fighting or even just talking smack. He loves to humiliate his opponents in his victory, using any dirty trick he can just to end up on top.
{{storylink|source:Transformers:_Earth_Wars/2017#Drag Strip|Drag Strip bio}}

Drag Strip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Drag Strip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Drag Strip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Drag Strip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Drag Strip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Drag Strip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Drag Strip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Drag Strip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Drag Strip Research}}

Drag Strip's in-game model is loosely based on his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Universe (2008)|Universe figure]], albeit with a slightly different colour layout, featuring more maroon like his [[Drag_Strip_(G1)#Combiner Wars|Combiner Wars figure]] and omitting the blue face.

*'''Added:''' [[January 12]], 2017
*'''Autobot Counterpart:''' [[Hound (G1)#Transformers:_Earth_Wars|Hound]]
*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Star Ratings:''' 2-5 stars
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]], albeit with a unique colouration.
*'''Ability: '''Holo Assault - Summon 5 car-shaped holographic explosive drones that shoot out from Dragstrip in a cone, damaging 5 total targets and dealing twice as much damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost:''' 6 ability points (was 7) + 2 for reuses.
*'''Level 11 Bonus''': Upon reaching the target, each drone sets the target on fire, which deals 44% ability damage over 6 seconds.
*'''Compatible C.O.M.B.A.Ts:'''
**Companion
**Ranged
*'''Collection Group''': Stunticons
*'''Combiner''': Menasor

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). 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> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</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, Dragstrip 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>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior 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, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior 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 Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons 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 (G1 Aerialbot)|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) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dragstrip''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Drag Strip model kit is a generic Cybertronian F1 car. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his open top allows the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside.
:Drag Strip shares a mold with his wavemate [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Blokees Wheels|Mirage]], just with six wheels instead of four and slightly different front and rear wings.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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FIRRIB

2026-03-05T00:30:29Z

BattleBlade: Soundwave multipack

{{quote|Yes, in AHM Rumble is RED.|[[Joana Lafuente]]<ref>[http://khaamar.deviantart.com/art/All-Hail-Megatron-9-cover-112520321 Joana LaFuente's response.]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|Okay guys, let's get this right this time. Rumble is BLUE, Frenzy is RED!|[[Derrick J. Wyatt]]<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-we-crack-shell.html Derrick Wyatt's opinion]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|[Frenzy]'s blue because Hasbro said so.|[[Shane McCarthy]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffvrLk_6Seo#t=28s Shane McCarthy's response during IDW's panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2008.]</ref>|center=true}}
{{quote|Now it’s up to [[you]] to decide which Decepticon is red or blue!|Product description for [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations Selects]] Soundwave Spy Patrol (3rd Unit)<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers/products/transformers-generations-selects-micromaster-wfc-gs10-soundwave-spy-patrol-3rd-unit-4-pack Hasbro Pulse listing for "Transformers Generations Selects Micromaster WFC-GS10 Soundwave Spy Patrol (3rd Unit) 4-Pack".]</ref>|center=true}}
[[File:FIRRIB.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Soundwave, moments before being sent back to workplace sensitivity training.]]
An [[Abbreviations|acronym]] sometimes bandied about by fans, '''FIRRIB''' means "[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is red, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is blue". The phrase originated on [[alt.toys.transformers]] circa [[1994]], essentially as a (largely joking) rallying cry for those who favored [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] over various other media portrayals of the Transformers. In time, the counterpoint '''FIBRIR''' emerged, standing for "Frenzy is blue, Rumble is red". The forms '''RIBFIR''' and '''RIRFIB''' are also known.

The debate revolves around the colors of the [[Decepticon]] [[Mini-Cassette]]s, Rumble and Frenzy. It was [[Hasbro]]'s intent that Rumble be black and red, and Frenzy be two shades of blue. These color schemes are used in the toyline, [[Marvel Comics]] and many storybooks and ancillary media from the early years of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and naturally, it was intended for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon series]] to render the characters in this manner as well (as proven by the show's [[production bible]], which identifies Rumble as the "red robot"). However, as a result of some unspecified error somewhere in production, the two robots had their color schemes swapped, leaving the animated incarnation of Rumble blue, and Frenzy red. Contrary to this, even the season 3 show bible still identifies Rumble as "red robot" and Frenzy as "blue robot" as part of the 1986 toy lineup.<ref name="s3bible">[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder] a the Sunbow Marvel Archive.</ref>

The blue robot received many appearances early in the cartoon, often introducing himself in rhyme ("[[Divide and Conquer|So, you wanna rumble with Rumble, eh?]]"), while the red robot only appeared in a handful of episodes. Thanks to the widespread recognition the cartoon received, the concept of Rumble being blue was therefore ingrained into the minds of many viewers. As such, years later, [[Fandom|fans]] would argue vehemently (though often tongue-in-cheek) over which coloration was "correct", based mainly on their personal preference for the cartoon or comic.

The FIRRIB movement was codified by a cartoon fan named Scott Wells in 1994,<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/7f7aa2ec041325c4/d066fdb5fb0bdaf9?lnk=gst&q=FIRRIB#d066fdb5fb0bdaf9 ATT FAQ file, 1994]</ref> who coined the acronym FIRRIB. The FIRRIB idea quickly caught on with other cartoon fans on alt.toys.transformers, frequently appearing in signature files; its counterpoint, the comic- and toy-based FIBRIR, soon appeared as well. After endless discussion threads fueled by little more than personal preference, the subject eventually landed in the group's FAQ file as a do-not-ask question.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/75181b5ca5175ca3?&q=FIRRIB+FAQ ATT FAQ file, 1998]</ref> Almost three decades later, it's still a topic that will inevitably result in dozens of posts arguing back and forth with the same arguments over and over again every time it's brought up.

The Japanese dub of the Generation 1 cartoon rectifies the error, making the animation match the toys by simply switching the characters' names around. Japanese-originated media and releases generally take the FIBRIR position, though exceptions exist.

As later incarnations of the characters draw on both the cartoon and toys as influences, the waters have become muddier still:

Items in the following table are listed in release order. E.g., the original toys came first.

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!Frenzy
!Rumble
|-
![[The Transformers (toyline)|Original toys]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
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|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
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|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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|'''[[#2005 IDW continuity|SEE BELOW]]'''
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|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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![[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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![[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]] earphones
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|none
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue (canceled)
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![[Transformers United]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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![[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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![[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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![[Transformers: Devastation]]
|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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![[Transformers: Earth Wars]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"| Blue
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![[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]
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|style="color:#000;background:#fff;"|Both
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|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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|style="color:#fff;background:#00f;"|Blue
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![[Transformers Go! Go!|Go! Go!]]
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![[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever|Worst Bot Ever]]
|style="color:#000;background:#f00;"|Red
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It is generally agreed that pointing out that Rumble was actually ''purple'' in the original cartoon is not helpful.

==2005 IDW continuity==
The treatment of Rumble and Frenzy in IDW comics bears special mention. Some might believe that this "controversy" is not to be taken seriously, but IDW comics show that FIRRIB/FIBRIR is being fought to this day on the battlefields of the publisher's art and editing rooms. Whereas most entries on this list at least remain consistent within a given continuity, FIRRIB/FIBRIR changed ''repeatedly'' back-and-forth in IDW comics over the years.

Rumble and Frenzy first appeared in IDW's early limited series, ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]''. Seen in their toy colors of one blue and one red-and-black, the duo went the entire series without being individually addressed by name. Although the red robot used piledrivers on occasion, at the time this was potentially ambiguous thanks to prior media, such as the Generation 1 cartoon, depicting both Rumble and Frenzy with those weapons. However, IDW's stance on the matter appeared to be cemented in their next appearance, ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', which firmly established Rumble as a red robot with piledrivers and Frenzy as a blue robot with sonic powers and drills. This setup continued into the era of [[The Transformers (IDW)|the new ongoing series]], with Frenzy's appearance in companion miniseries ''[[The Transformers: Bumblebee|Bumblebee]]'' coloring him blue.

''However'', when the duo were reunited to appear in the ongoing series itself, they were switched to their cartoon configuration; the sonic-blasting Frenzy was now red-and-black, while piledriving Rumble was distinctively cartoon purple. After the ongoing series' conclusion, the FIRRIB layout returned in the digital series ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'', set during the early days of the war.

Subsequently, as cast members of the ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' series, the duo underwent yet more color switches. After an unnamed cameo for the red-and-black robot in [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|issue 1]], Rumble and Frenzy reappeared in the [[Priscilla Tramontano]]-colored [[The End of the Beginning of the World|issue 11]] with Rumble firmly back as the red-and-black cassette and Frenzy, for the first time ever, colored cartoon purple. For their subsequent, [[Josh Perez]]-colored appearances during the Decepticon uprising, the duo had new tank bodies built for them, and Frenzy was toy blue instead of cartoon purple. When Tramontano returned to color issues [[Shockpoint|21]] and [[Soundwaves (issue)|22]], she once again utilized red-and-black and cartoon purple color schemes, only now pile-driving Rumble was purple and Frenzy was red!

Quite which of these numerous color changes were the result of deliberate artistic choice, innocent mistake, or even Hasbro mandate is wholly unclear.

==Similar cases==
[[File:AutoBerserk-Grapple.jpg|thumb|Rare toy-accurate Grapple cartoon appearance!]]
While the coloration of Frenzy and Rumble is the most well-known instance of the original cartoon's color choices not matching the [[toy]]s its [[character]]s are based on, there are similar cases, some of which have also resulted in fan dissent regarding the question which is to be considered the "correct" coloration for the character in question:
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s toy sported a black head, but possibly in order to differentiate him further from his [[mold]]-mate [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]], the cartoon changed the head's color to red. His comic appearances usually use the toy's black head, while new toys are a mixed bag ([[TakaraTomy]] leans more towards a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] red head, while [[Hasbro]] appears to prefer the original toy's black head). Thus far, however, none of Takara's [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] of the original toy have featured a show-accurate red head (as the headpiece is molded together with other components of the figure, such as the fists, front calf plates, and front bumper, as evidenced on [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|G2]] Sideswipe having these components in red).
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Voyager-Grapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cartoon-accurate Grapple toy!]]
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s original toy sported a black head, but the cartoon changed it to orange, possibly to differentiate him further from his mold-mate [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. The episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", however, consistently gave him a (mostly) toy-accurate black head. The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comics]] once again followed the toy's coloration.
*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Bluestreak]] is a huge mess: While early catalogs depicted him in a blue and silver deco based on his original [[Diaclone]] colors, which is also used for the [[instructions]] and the toy's [[package art]], the toy itself sports an entirely silver deco for the vehicle mode. The cartoon, on the other hand, gave him a silver and black vehicle mode deco based on ''another'' Diaclone color scheme. Later toys have alternatively used variations of any of the three color schemes, although only Takara have thus far released a reissue of the original toy in "show colors" through [[e-HOBBY]], and there has been no reissue in the "blue" Diaclone deco at all yet. [[Hasbro]] would eventually play into the confusion around Bluestreak's name by naming the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' release of Bluestreak based on his "original" blue Diaclone color scheme "[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|''Silver''streak]]". Comedy friggin' gold.
*Although [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]]'s toy doesn't really ''have'' a head (simply a "face" [[sticker]] on a seat), he was given a proper head for his character model. However, said head is colored differently across various media: Whereas the cartoon features a white helmet with a black crest, the Marvel comics instead feature a red helmet with a white crest with [[Nelson Yomtov|surprising consistency]]. The [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave comics]] alternate between the two versions, with the ''[[Transformers: The War Within|War Within]]'' comics using the Marvel colors and the various ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Generation 1]]'' titles favoring the cartoon color scheme. The [[2005 IDW continuity]] follows the Marvel red-with-white-crest helmet in the present day, with flashbacks to a "young" [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' giving him a red helmet with ''black'' crest, similar to the way [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] has been shown to have "greyed". Modern toys mostly follow the cartoon version again, with the exception of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Deluxe Class figure]], which ''inverts'' the Marvel colors, sporting a white helmet with a ''red'' crest. Some other figures (such as ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ratchet]] and ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Ratchet]]) have followed suit, and in addition, the latter version also [[:File:Devastation5 Ratchet Jazz.jpg|appeared in error]] in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' limited series, but was corrected for the trade paperback collection to his standard red-with-white. Following his return to ''More than Meets the Eye'' after a brief absence, his helmet colors were changed without explanation to white with a red crest, which he wore until the end of the series.
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s cartoon color scheme is based on his blue-chested ''Diaclone'' predecessor rather than his red-chested ''Transformers'' release. This became an issue during ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', when that toyline's [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Swoop]] figure used a cartoon-based color scheme, though Hasbro later released a "[[Swoop (G1)/toys#POTPGS|Red Swoop]]" redeco as one of the first ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' figures.
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell's]] toy has a purple chest with a yellow front. His cartoon model got an odd case of this, in that the purple parts became gray in his robot mode, but not his beetle mode. Due to this, most modern Bombshell figures tend to favor toy colors, given that they're accurate to one of his modes in the cartoon and avoid the difficulty of figuring out how to finagle the color change into his transformation.
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]'s original [[:File:G1-Sinnertwin-boxart.jpg|toy artwork]] and commercial depictions depict his secondary color as royal blue, as opposed to the turquoisey shade he has in most other media.
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus's]] toys originally only used a purple face aside a white helmet; his ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' figure was the first to apply an animation-accurate head coloration.
*Then there's the thing with [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s [[character model|animation model]] using the colors of an early [[prototype]] (as shown in early [[stock photography|catalogs]]), while the actual toy sports an entirely different deco... and Takara released a variation of the toy in yet ''another'' different deco. Takara later released a reissue of the original toy in a color scheme resembling (but not identical to) the prototype through e-HOBBY, while other toys by Hasbro and Takara have been alternatively based on any of the three decos.
*On a smaller, but far more widespread scale, the cartoon tended to color-code the eyes of characters by faction, especially in the first two years: Autobots had blue eyes, Decepticons had red eyes. Meanwhile, in the toyline, many of the larger toys in both factions had yellow eyes, a lot of the smaller ones had silver eyes, and it wasn't uncommon to see red-eyed Autobots (most notably [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]). Modern figures tend to stick to the cartoon rules, but there are exceptions; Grimlock's toys and modern designs overwhelmingly favor red eyes, and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] is known to have yellow eyes on occasion.
*Very much in the same fashion as FIRRIB, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyjack (RID)|Skyjack]] and [[Cyberwarp (RID)|Cyberwarp]] have inverted color schemes in their toy designs; Skyjack has green stripes in her artwork with yellow stripes on her toy, and vice versa for Cyberwarp.
*[[Double Punch (ROTB)|Double Punch]]'s concept art depicts him with blue accents, his toy would ultimately use red accents.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8bReL6|name=Fred Pashe|quote=In 2021, I was given the opportunity & privilege to work with MPC LA on this Feature, creating some the Previs models.|site=Artstation|year=2023|month=06|day=11}}</ref>
*Due to his nature as a redeco of [[Flywheels#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skytread]], ''Siege'' [[Slamdance (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Slamdance]] features an inverted color scheme in comparison to his original toy.

==Notes==
[[File:RumbleisRed.jpg|thumb|Product #5731 also includes [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]].]]
*In the season 1 episode "[[Heavy Metal War]]", [[Teletraan I]] displays files on the Decepticons. The texts are, for the most part, lifted directly from the show's [[production bible]], including Hasbro's product code numbers for the toys (which are listed on the toys' [[packaging]]). As a consequence, Rumble (misspelled "Runble") is given the detail "red robot".
*The ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' "[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers .282010.29|Demolition Rumble]]" toy, which was ultimately [[unreleased toy|never released]] due to the cancellation of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], would have been the first Hasbro-released toy to follow the cartoon coloration. Even more oddly, though, the deco was specifically based on the gold weapon [[variant]] of the Generation 1 Frenzy toy available in 1986.
*Hasbro's [[Aligned continuity family]] material, such as ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', the ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|toyline]], and the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]], uses the G1 cartoon's "FIRRIB" color choices for its [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] characters, whilst Takara continued to use "FIBRIR" for their version of the ''Prime'' and ''Generations'' toylines. Though clearly patterned after their Generation 1 predecessors, they represent different-universe versions of these [[character]]s, so they're listed here instead of the chart above.
*Similarly, the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' incarnations of [[Frenzy (AB)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (AB)|Rumble]] use the cartoon's "FIRRIB" color choices, but are technically considered separate entities from the above, having started as pigs before being turned into [[Deceptihog]]s.
*''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]'' dodges the question entirely by leaving Rumble absent and coloring its incarnation of [[Frenzy (ES)|Frenzy]] purple, technically making her red ''and'' blue at the same time.
*The ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Rumble (ROTF)#Studio Series|Concept Art Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (Movie)#Studio Series|Concept Art Frenzy]] go with the cartoon colors.
*While the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''{{'}}s toy names follow the "FIBRIR" pattern as marked above, the official product description for the set that includes the blue robot takes a more 'laissez-faire' approach — the first recorded example of Hasbro directly embracing the chaos, and subsequently quoted at the top of this article. The ''[[Studio Series]]'' toys, meanwhile, went for [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] colors, but explicitly pointed out the unusual nature of these colors-and-names combinations by officially calling the toys "Rumble (Blue)" and "Frenzy (Red)".

==References==
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Alpha Trion/toys

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[[File:Alpha Trion Titans Return web bio by Marcelo Matere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a <s>wise old sage</s> barbarian god-king and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]
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==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
*'''Alpha Trion'''
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

:A redecoed [[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars|Lio Convoy]] was also considered by [[3H Productions|3H]] for Alpha Trion around the same time, and it was sort of this version that briefly appeared in the comic book ([[Alpha Trion#3H comics|see here]]). Though the toy [[Prototype|mock-up]] used Snarl, 3H hoped they could finagle the use of the Lio Convoy mold. The wireframe appearance of "Alpha Lion" in [[Departure|''The Wreckers'' #1]] used Lio Convoy's body, but Snarl's head, hopefully allowing 3H to fudge either way, should they come to a decision. They didn't!

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/alpha+trion/3368 Image gallery of the Alpha Trion Snarl redeco purchased from the Hartmans]''

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not evil! Honest!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Alpha Trion / Weirdwolf''' (Souvenir two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Alpha Trion was one of the core figures of that set. Cybertron Vector Prime was the obvious choice. We though having his minicon be Vector Sigma, and cast in gold vac metal, would be fun. When released, they went with a simpler color scheme, and changed the Minicon to Beta Maxx.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370390171200413699|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=12}}</ref>

: The first actual toy of Alpha Trion (well, sorta, we'll get to that in a moment) is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here's some Transformers Legends Alpha Trion card art I pencilled for the game. ( colors by Volta studios ) They based this off the Botcon 2007 toy. ( where I designed a new head for the Vector Prime mold.) https://t.co/hfDwLjQHlc|link=https://twitter.com/DantheArtguy/status/1326732569140977669|name=DantheArtguy|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=11|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref> He transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold. His starship mode also has a socket to snugly fit his pack-in partner [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]].

: Released under the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' banner, he was only available in a bagged "souvenir set" with Beta Maxx and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] at [[BotCon 2007]], limited to 1400 pieces.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of Generation 1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card ''very vaguely'' describes the [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. And roughly a year after its release, the ''Timelines'' fiction made the big reveal that yes, this was the villainous incarnation. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system (back when we had Alpha Trion’s different incarnations split across multiple pages), but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", making this toy officially [[Repurposing|double]] as both G1 and ''Shattered Glass'' Alpha Trion.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン, <strike>[[2015]]</strike>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Presumably 2 handguns

: A mock-up of a Japanese "Alpha Trin" toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Vol. 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. In the [[Fan polls#Generations Magazine Exclusive Character Popularity Vote|fan poll]] held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations (Japan)|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> The accompanying text notes that he would have come with a Vector Sigma accessory, presumably to be a golden redeco of [[Eggbot (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Eggbot]] as seen in the volume's manga story, "[[Train Wars]]".
{{GenerationsScourgeMold}}
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''4'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth Collection of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Alpha Trion can be rebuilt from a humanoid to a starship seemingly based on the [[BotCon 2007]] Alpha Trion toy (above). His vehicle-mode bits are rebuilt into a massive spear/sword/thing weapon for robot mode. His jet mode is the only Micro-Changer to fully remove the Kreon's arms in alternate mode.

:He uses the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] helmet... which covers his eyes when pushed all the way down on the noggin.

: This Collection was passed by most larger brick-and-mortar stores, appearing at [[Walgreens]] drug stores first and largely being relegated to similar outlets. Later releases of this wave lost the individual bag codes, meaning you either felt parts through the bag or buy blind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
:*''Accessories'': Longsword

: This version of Kreon Alpha Trion has more intricate, cartoon-accurate detailing, and uses the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] helmet. He also comes with the longsword accessory from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series for... some reason.

: He also uses the updated 2015-style Kreon body, making almost all of his parts incompatible with previous years' Kreons.

: He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon box set, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Class of '85 Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother ''and'' father figure?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (ウルトラマグナス, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[2015]] [[September 9]]
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar|Cybertronian hovercar]], which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trin can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Robby Musso]] (packaging art)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Alpha Trion is the first transforming toy of the character to be released at mass retail, and the first to be designed with Alpha Trion in mind from the beginning. Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, he is a [[Triple Changer]], with spring-loaded adornments that bulk out his [[Titan Master]] head at the push of a button (in his case, the transparent crystal in his chest). Both his alternate modes are references to Alpha Trion's previous BotCon toys: the unproduced lion from [[3H Productions]], and the spaceship from [[Fun Publications]]. In fact, the circular detail on the toy's chest and the intricate surfaces thus originate with [[Vector Prime]]'s design, rather than Alpha Trion's cartoon appearance; it's also possible that the sweeping silver curves on his chest, the sword, and upwards orientation of the lion paws are inspired by [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#BotCon2014|Alpha Trizer]], though none of the details are a definitive match. His Titan master [[Sovereign]] is sculpted in homage to [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]], who in turn was a [[redeco]] of [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]].

:Alpha Trion's sword forms the tail of the lion mode, slotting into a bespoke connection point. In an [[Instructions#Undocumented features|undocumented feature]], the triple-barrelled gun (which, as usual, has a seat for a Titan Master) can also stow away in this mode, using slots to attach to a pair of tabs atop the transparent cockpit. The toy has a [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] on the back of each shoulder and on the back of the waist, along with a 3 mm port for a [[flight stand]].

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:In Canada and Australia, Alpha Trion along with his wavemate [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] were prominent shelfwarmers, while finding Alpha Trion anywhere in the US was a great deal more difficult.

:Alpha Trion is a [[Retool#Shared parts|pretool]] of ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]], sharing various parts—most obviously the front of the aircraft-carrier mode, which becomes the front of Alpha Trion's spaceship mode. However, the toy has an amount of distinct tooling that was nigh-unprecedented at the time, with the second alternate mode being completely different. Broadside was in turn retooled with a new face as ''Titans Return'' [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled with a new face as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2018]] [[October 27]]
:*''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alpha Trion is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s shell. Alpha Trion/Landmine is a [[retool]] of [[Vector Prime#Power of the Primes|Vector Prime]]/[[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]], with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front.

: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.

:Quality control on the Landmine armor varies: many units' arm holes are slightly too small, warping the connector joints in-package and making the arms pop off when posing. Copies with normal-sized holes can be identified by viewing the package sideways to see whether the joints are warped. There have also been some reports of copies with just one flawed arm.
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:CV-toy AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not content with merely stealing Thunderblast's kibble, Alpha Trion escalated to stealing her alternate mode. Next up, her credit card number.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Ultra Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Action Attack'': "Laser Beam Blast"

:Released in the fourth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra class figures, under the ''Power of the Spark'' banner, Alpha Trion transforms into a Cybertronian starship. Pressing a button on the rear of the ship mode causes a molded, non-removable double "Laser Beam Blast" effect to flip out of each wing. The mechanism does not lock in too well, so the laser blasts are prone to deploying all the time in this mode.

: The flaps on his legs that form the spaceship nose are even more prone to popping off, especially when they get in the way of posing his limited legs. Alpha Trion only features outward moving articulation at his shoulders and hips, making his knees difficult to employ meaningfully, leaving his elbows as the only useful point of articulation. Just like a real old person.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Please, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|my son]], he is very sick..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|Key to Vector Sigma]], stand
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Alpha Trion is a hefty [[retool]] of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]], transforming into a Cybertronian hovercraft in 21 steps. This release uses new "wing" pieces in robot mode to resemble his cape from the original animation model; unfortunately, due to clearance issues with his new chest, those pieces do not fold up neatly into the vehicle mode undercarriage, so they just kind of sit there awkwardly and make him tilt forward when placed on a flat surface. Alpha Trion also utilizes two newly sculpted [[5 mm post]]-compatible open-palm hands with rounded fingertips rather than having either of the previous molds' pointy and asymmetrical open/closed hand arrangements. This mold was also retooled into [[Ratbat_(G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

: Alpha Trion was only available in the "A Hero Is Born" two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Orion Pax]], as well as a Vector Sigma accessory and the Key to Vector Sigma. The set went up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing at stores in Hong Kong shortly afterward.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?<ref>{{citesocial|quote=People in Taiwan that preordered Haslab Victory Saber through Hasbro TW is getting their preorders cancelled because their batch had too much water damage during transport to be rendered acceptable. They're getting a full refund and a free Alpha Trion set to compensate. (2022) https://t.co/h2A26ZDcS0|link=https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1570857553503948800/photo/1|name=Crazy ass moments in Transformers History|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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===''One''===
{{anchor|PrimeChanger}}
[[File:Prime_Changers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Genderbent [[Twilight Sparkle]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Deluxe Class Alpha Trion''' (デラックスクラスアルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OD-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[July 13]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:Released as part of the [[Transformers One (toyline)|''Transformers One'']] Prime Changers line, Alpha Trion is roughly Deluxe Class-sized and is cast almost entirely in pearlescent plastic, and almost all of his paint applications (except on his weapons) use metallic or glittery paint. He transforms from a robot to a horned lion in 15 steps with his tail and horn being wielded as weapons in robot mode. They can be stored inside the "cape" formed from the halves of his beast-mode head. There is a 3 mm flight stand port on the back of his pelvis, though it is blocked off in beast mode by his tail.

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[[File:Robot_Battlers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither giant nor a [[Giant Purple Griffin|griffin]], but it'll have to do.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Robot Battlers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn, base
: Released as part of the Robot Battlers line, Alpha Trion transforms from a robot into a robotic horned lion. Instead of an Energon sword like other Robot Battlers, Alpha Trion's weapons are his detachable tail and horn. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots to knock an opponent's figure off of their base.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cybertron Rush Battle: Hero-tachi no Tatakai''' (サイバトロンラッシュバトルヒーローたちの戦い, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OCR-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:The Robot Battlers Alpha Trion was released in Japan as part of the Cybertron Rush "Battle of Heroes" 3-pack with [[Bumblebee (One)#RobotBattlers|Bumblebee]] and [[Sentinel Prime (One)#RobotBattlers|Sentinel Prime]], but does not come with his base.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.67|300px|thumb|''Hello 
My name is Elder Trion 
And I would like to share with you 
The most amazing book'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr3|'''The Thirteen Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]]) }}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-20'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[December 27]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Quill#Age of the Primes|Quill]], [[Covenant of Primus#Age of the Primes|Covenant of Primus]], shield, [[Coder Remote|Autobot insignia]], 2 shoulder pad nubs
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="AOTPstream">[[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, Alpha Trion transforms from a robot based heavily on his younger-than-usual appearance in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] flashback episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" to a spaceship resembling [[:File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|an unused alternate mode]] created for his [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW]] comic incarnation. The spaceship features an opening cockpit, in which a [[Titan Master]] can be seated. While he lacks wrist swivels, he does have opening hands, a hinge below his neck swivel that allows him to look up and down farther than most figures, and rare ab articulation thanks to a transformation hinge. His hands are ''slightly'' undersized, which can make getting accessories into them a tad annoying.

:Alpha Trion comes with his two artifacts: the Quill and the Covenant of Primus, as well as a forearm-mounted shield and 2 removable shoulder pad spikes. The shield stores behind his waist like an extension of his cape, though this can limit his waist swivel. It can be [[fan mode|arranged differently]] to be less cumbersome. In vehicle mode it attaches underneath, forming the spaceship's fins and revealing a flight stand port. The Quill is [[5 mm post|5 mm compatible]] and can store on a narrow tab on either half of the shield. The Covenant book's cover is based on the [[:File:COPAlphaTrion.jpg|''Covenant of Primus'' artwork]] and includes two individual pages: the first reproduces its [[:File:Nemesis1 Rattrap holds up covenant.jpg|appearance]] in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'']] cartoon with a [[tampograph]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; the second has the phrase "[['Til all are one]]" in [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]], signed off with Trion's personal emblem. The book features a 5 mm post molded on its front cover to allow Trion or other figures to hold it, and can also slot onto tabs on his forearms. The book stores on a port in his back and underneath his alternate mode. Lastly, The Autobot insignia on his torso is removable, representing the [[Coder Remote]] utilized by an even younger A-3 in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]."<ref name="AOTPstream"/> As it also uses a 5 mm post, it can attach to other ports, such as swapping with the shoulder spikes as per the instructions.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DLi9iXqMTLp/ Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Alpha Trion from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP20|Machine translation of Alpha Trion's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-ONE-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|300px|Mmmm... mossy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Alpha Trion ''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''''' Transformers One'''''
:*Accessories: Tail/whip, horn, 4 spikes
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 24]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPi02SMMSo Transformers Studio Series Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
:Released as part of the first wave of the [[2026]] ''[[Studio Series]]'' lineup, Alpha Trion is based on his appearance in ''Transformers One''. He converts into a horned lion. Unlike previous releases, this figure is modeled after his decrepit present-day appearance. However, he lacks his signature cape or a makeshift version of it, and unlike the Prime Changer toy, he also lacks ankle joints.

:He, alongside [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]], was revealed in [[prototype]] form on the [[June 24]], [[2025]] fanstream, before being shown off in full color at that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The first "toy" of Alpha Trion ever made, this three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: 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.

: Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/AlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterAlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on pewter Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EX Gokin Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'd be scolding young 'bots too if you had a pole in your aft...]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A-3 head, two A-3 shoulders, display stand

:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''[[EX Gōkin]]'' line, this Alpha Trion is a 6-inch tall posable figure based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He comes with a plethora of extra hands and has an articulated cape that splits in two pieces for easier posing. Alpha Trion can (sort of) be turned into his younger self, A-3, by use of an alternate head based on his appearance in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and two smaller, spike-less shoulderpads.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11

: Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage 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 robot mode art is reused from the packaging art of Alpha Trion's ''Titans Return'' toy, but the vehicle mode is all-new art that doesn't actually resemble said toy's spaceship mode that much.
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===''ReAction''===
[[File:TF_super7_reaction_alpha_trion_figure.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''“Young warriors!”'']]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2020)
: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Alpha Trion is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike most releases in this line, he lacks an accessory (but both of his hands are open to enable him to hold one), but he does have a thin vinyl cape which is not removable (at least, not without breaking it).

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Alpha Trion comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Matrix and Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trin & Convoy Set''' ([[April 22]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''49 & 50'''

:Released as part of the seventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Alpha Trin" and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] touting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#49|Translation of Alpha Trion's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries3G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Alpha Trion is an incredibly small die-cast figurine based on Alpha Trion's appearance in The Transformers cartoon, He's molded doing an action pose and 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]].

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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV07-TFO-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Alpha Trion''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 07 - One Wave 2'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, open palm), Energon tail-whip

:Part of Blokees' 7th entry for their Galaxy Version blindbox kits, this Alpha Trion is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Prime Mentor. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Alpha Trion has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, he also comes with his 2-piece Energon Tail-whip. In addition, Alpha Trion features a ball-jointed waist similar to his wave mates, and he also uses the underslung peghole forearms from the 5th wave.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

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==References==
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[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Age of the Primes characters]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:One Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime Masters]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Studio Series characters]]
[[Category:Thirteen]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Gang-molding

2026-02-26T05:38:04Z

BattleBlade: /* Notable examples of gang-molding */

[[Image:G2GoBots-gangmolding.jpg|right|upright=2.33|thumb|Three sets of the same gang-molded toys. The smoky-clear parts in the bottom row are all lavender in the middle row, and all black in the top row. See the pattern of consistent plastic-color changes from row to row across all the toys in each set? This is gang-molding in action. Take note that the rightmost column uses paint applications to drastically change the car panel colors, but the plastic below still conforms to the pattern. (Not shown: The eighty-six other versions of these molds.)]]

'''Gang-molding''' is the practice of using the same plastic mold to simultaneously manufacture different parts for different toys. This is typically a cost-saving feature in manufacturing; steel molds are very expensive, so if you can, for example, make four individually-sold toys out of three toys' worth of steel molds, that's a ''huge'' savings.

Multiple large [[Toy|''Transformers'' toys]] are not typically gang-molded; the procedure is normally used either for a single large toy and a smaller one that is associated with it, such as a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster and its head component]] or a [[Bulk]] and its partner Mini-Con, or for several smaller toys, such as a [[Mini-Con]] team. Sometimes gang-molded toys are sold together, as in these cases, but there have been instances of toys that were sold separately having parts from the same molds, such as the [[Axelerator]]s [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] and [[Windbreaker]], or either set of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] molds.

In most cases, producing one of several toys that are gang-molded together will automatically result in some or all of the parts for the other toys being produced as well. This is why all the toys in certain types of groups tend to get [[redeco]]ed at about the same time — making a toy from ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]'s mold, such as [[Anti-Blaze]], will also create similarly colored versions of [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] and [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (in Anti-Blaze's case, [[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] and [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] respectively).

Not all toys that are packaged together are gang-molded. The three members of the [[Clear Skies Team|Clear Skies Mini-Con Team]], for example, are molded independently of each other.

In some rare instances, when Hasbro and Takara plan a [[retool]] of a toy even before starting production of the original version, they may also cast the original parts and the new parts from the same mold. The unused parts will then be dumped or recycled. One of the best known examples of this procedure is ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], whose head was produced on the same sprue as the [[Cobybot|Coby Sen'yō Rumble]] head, even though the latter was originally only used by Takara.

==Notable examples of gang-molding==
[[File:CYB giantplanetminicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|Many parts on the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] are gang-molded; note how they all have pieces cast in a shade of purple plastic that's shared between them.]]
* The [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and their [[Nebulan]] partners
* The Generation 1 Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s' Nebulan partners/guns (gang-molded in groups of three, one from each toy per faction)
* The Generation 1 [[Pretender Beast]]s' inner robots (gang-molded in pairs, per faction)
* The Generation 1 Small [[Pretender]] figures' inner robots (gang-molded in groups of three, per faction)
* The Generation 1 [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters']] inner robots (gang-molded across the whole group of six)
* The Generation 1 [[Micromaster]] patrols (gang-molded in pairs, two sets per patrol of four)
* Each of the Generation 1 [[Micromaster Transport]]s (Micromaster figures and their respective trailers)
* The Generation 1 [[Micromaster Combiner]] Squads (gang-molded in groups of six, the whole squad)
* All the Generation 1 [[Action Master]] figures with the exception of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (gang-molded in pairs, including those that came with vehicles) and the single pack Action Masters' weapons and accessories/partners (gang-molded in groups of six, including the six European market exclusives)
* The [[Axelerator]]s, aka the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Cars or "Small Autobot Cars", and the [[Skyscorcher]]s, aka the ''Generation 2'' "Jets" or "Small Decepticon Jets" (gang-molded in pairs)
* The Rotorbots, aka the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Rotor Force]] (gang-molded in pairs)
* The original six ''Generation 2'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] (gang-molded across the whole group of six), which later became the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]]s
* The originally unreleased second batch of ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots (gang-molded across the whole group of six. Some of these [[mold]]s were damaged, meaning that two of the toys were unusable when the other four were eventually released under ''Robots in Disguise'')
* The ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Basics (gang-molded across the whole group of four molds)
* The ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Mini-Con]] teams (gang-molded in groups of three, the whole team)
* The ''Armada'' [[Bulk]]s and their respective Mini-Con partners
* The ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s and their Mini-Con partners
* The ''[[Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' two-packs

==Notes==
*The whole gang-molded nature of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] makes it entirely possible that the [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] figure originated from the same production run as the Japanese versions of Go-Bot [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]]. This would explain why Nightracer sports parts in a lime-ish yellow plastic rather than the blue color her creator [[Raksha]] had requested<ref name="bc1995">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070611081535/http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/conventions/BotCon-95/Raksha Archived version of Raksha's BotCon 1995 notes]</ref>: The "godawful yellow" is also the color of Soundwave's car shell.
*Likewise, the gang-molding process was also the cause for the clear-parts and solid-parts [[variant]]s of ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots [[Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth (G2)|Motormouth]]: The clear plastic parts corresponded with the clear car shells of their wave-mates [[Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)|Blowout]], whereas the solid plastic parts corresponded with the car shells of Go-Bot Optimus Prime and Megatron (redecos of Firecracker and Blowout, respectively).

==See also==
* [[Redeco]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Toys]]

Gang-molding

2026-02-26T05:37:49Z

BattleBlade: /* Notable examples of gang-molding */ I swear there's a designer comment confirming this from a convention or similar

[[Image:G2GoBots-gangmolding.jpg|right|upright=2.33|thumb|Three sets of the same gang-molded toys. The smoky-clear parts in the bottom row are all lavender in the middle row, and all black in the top row. See the pattern of consistent plastic-color changes from row to row across all the toys in each set? This is gang-molding in action. Take note that the rightmost column uses paint applications to drastically change the car panel colors, but the plastic below still conforms to the pattern. (Not shown: The eighty-six other versions of these molds.)]]

'''Gang-molding''' is the practice of using the same plastic mold to simultaneously manufacture different parts for different toys. This is typically a cost-saving feature in manufacturing; steel molds are very expensive, so if you can, for example, make four individually-sold toys out of three toys' worth of steel molds, that's a ''huge'' savings.

Multiple large [[Toy|''Transformers'' toys]] are not typically gang-molded; the procedure is normally used either for a single large toy and a smaller one that is associated with it, such as a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster and its head component]] or a [[Bulk]] and its partner Mini-Con, or for several smaller toys, such as a [[Mini-Con]] team. Sometimes gang-molded toys are sold together, as in these cases, but there have been instances of toys that were sold separately having parts from the same molds, such as the [[Axelerator]]s [[Skram (G2)|Skram]] and [[Windbreaker]], or either set of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] molds.

In most cases, producing one of several toys that are gang-molded together will automatically result in some or all of the parts for the other toys being produced as well. This is why all the toys in certain types of groups tend to get [[redeco]]ed at about the same time — making a toy from ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]'s mold, such as [[Anti-Blaze]], will also create similarly colored versions of [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] and [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (in Anti-Blaze's case, [[Scythe (Cybertron)|Scythe]] and [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]] respectively).

Not all toys that are packaged together are gang-molded. The three members of the [[Clear Skies Team|Clear Skies Mini-Con Team]], for example, are molded independently of each other.

In some rare instances, when Hasbro and Takara plan a [[retool]] of a toy even before starting production of the original version, they may also cast the original parts and the new parts from the same mold. The unused parts will then be dumped or recycled. One of the best known examples of this procedure is ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]], whose head was produced on the same sprue as the [[Cobybot|Coby Sen'yō Rumble]] head, even though the latter was originally only used by Takara.

==Notable examples of gang-molding==
[[File:CYB giantplanetminicons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right|Many parts on the [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] are gang-molded; note how they all have pieces cast in a shade of purple plastic that's shared between them.]]
* The [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and their [[Nebulan]] partners
* The Generation 1 Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s' Nebulan partners/guns (gang-molded in groups of three, one from each toy per faction)
* The Generation 1 [[Pretender Beast]]s' inner robots (gang-molded in pairs, per faction)
* The Generation 1 Small [[Pretender]] figures' inner robots (gang-molded in groups of three, per faction)
* The Generation 1 [[Pretender Monster|Pretender Monsters']] inner robots (gang-molded across the whole group of six)
* The Generation 1 [[Micromaster]] patrols (gang-molded in pairs, two sets per patrol of four)
* Each of the Generation 1 [[Micromaster Transport]]s (Micromaster figures and their respective trailers)
* The Generation 1 [[Micromaster Combiner]] Squads (gang-molded in groups of six, the whole squad)
* All the Generation 1 [[Action Master]] figures with the exception of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (gang-molded in pairs, including those that came with vehicles) and the single pack Action Masters' weapons and accessories/partners (gang-molded in groups of six, including the six European market exclusives)
* The [[Axelerator]]s, aka the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Cars or "Small Autobot Cars", and the [[Skyscorcher]]s, aka the ''Generation 2'' "Jets" or "Small Decepticon Jets" (gang-molded in pairs)
* The Rotorbots, aka the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Rotor Force]] (gang-molded in pairs)
* The original six ''Generation 2'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] (gang-molded across the whole group of six), which later became the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]]s
* The originally unreleased second batch of ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots (gang-molded across the whole group of six. Some of these [[mold]]s were damaged, meaning that two of the toys were unusable when the other four were eventually released under ''Robots in Disguise'')
* The ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Basics (gang-molded across the whole group of four molds)
* The ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Mini-Con]] teams (gang-molded in groups of three, the whole team)
* The ''Armada'' [[Bulk]]s and their respective Mini-Con partners
* The ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s and their Mini-Con partners
* The ''[[Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)#Timelines Timelines]]'' two-packs

==Notes==
*The whole gang-molded nature of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] makes it entirely possible that the [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] figure originated from the same production run as the Japanese versions of Go-Bot [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]]. This would explain why Nightracer sports parts in a lime-ish yellow plastic rather than the blue color her creator [[Raksha]] had requested<ref name="bc1995">[http://web.archive.org/web/20070611081535/http://www.electric-escape.net/tf/conventions/BotCon-95/Raksha Archived version of Raksha's BotCon 1995 notes]</ref>: The "godawful yellow" is also the color of Soundwave's car shell.
*Likewise, the gang-molding process was also the cause for the clear-parts and solid-parts [[variant]]s of ''Generation 2'' Go-Bots [[Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth (G2)|Motormouth]]: The clear plastic parts corresponded with the clear car shells of their wave-mates [[Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)|Blowout]], whereas the solid plastic parts corresponded with the car shells of Go-Bot Optimus Prime and Megatron (redecos of Firecracker and Blowout, respectively).

==See also==
* [[Redeco]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Toys]]

Transformers: Generations (toyline)

2026-02-24T05:25:31Z

BattleBlade: /* Timelines (2025–) */

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[[File:Generations 2015 Toyline logo.png|thumb|upright=0.9|Insignia-like logo used on packaging for late 2014-onward ''Generations'' toys, in combination with the [[:File:Transformers 2014 logo.png|new generic ''Transformers'' logo]].]]
'''''Transformers: Generations''''' is a branding applied to several collector-oriented toylines. The name was first introduced for a specific line of figures launched in 2010, but as the amount of collector-focused product released by Hasbro has increased over time it has become more of a generic label, used consistently since mid-2012 across multiple different series. ''Generations'' was predated by the earlier 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' and 2008 [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] lines, along with much of the 2010 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] line. These toylines all share a focus on celebrating the history of the brand, creating new toys of older ''Transformers'' [[character]]s (usually from [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], but occasionally later series).

==Overview==
[[File:ClassicsStarscream toy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9||''Classics'' Starscream'']]
[[File:Powerglideuniversetoy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9||''Universe'' Powerglide'']]
Although Hasbro had dabbled with nostalgia-based lines in the past—such as with the likes of the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]''—the back-to-basics approach used by ''Classics'' proved an unexpected hit with fans. Conceived as a short line of homages to bide time before the delayed release of [[Transformers (film)|the first live-action ''Transformers'' film]], ''Classics'' modernized many popular characters, and after the runaway success of the first movie Hasbro followed it up with ''Universe'', expanding its scope to cover characters from the likes of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' for [[Transformers brand|the brand]]'s 25th anniversary. [[TakaraTomy]] released their own version of these lines in the form of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''. By the time of ''Generations'', fans widely used the acronym '''"CHUG"''' (''Classics, Henkei!, Universe, Generations'') to refer to these lines as a whole, or as a label for their shared aesthetic—but this acronym quickly stopped being comprehensive as more lines came and went (with various ''Generations'' sublines covering the vast majority of toys released in this design paradigm), and never made it into official use.

[[File:TF2010 deluxe SpecialOpsJazz.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9||''Reveal the Shield'' Special Ops Jazz]]
Between movies, a generic [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] ran to keep movie-style figures on shelves—but particularly with its ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]], which ran concurrently with ''Generations'', Hasbro also used it as an outlet to release even more toys in the ''Generations'' style. Various molds were [[retool|shared]] between the two lines, such as the [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]/[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]]/[[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]] molds. A third concurrent line, [[Power Core Combiners]], also took inspiration from several Generation 1 characters. Most of the toys from this time were released by Takara in their ''[[Transformers United]]'' and ''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'' toylines.

''Generations'' was envisioned as an outlet for toys from Hasbro's burgeoning [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned"]] continuity family, with several toys of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' characters being released in the initial lineup, but the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon wound up getting [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|a fully-fledged toyline of its own]]. ''Generations'' was relaunched in mid-2012 to focus solely on the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' sequel game; though Takara had released the first game's toys in ''United'' simply as their [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] selves, they too adopted the ''Generations'' banner for the second game.

For the brand's 30th anniversary, Hasbro again expanded the line's scope with ''[[Thrilling 30]]'', which took [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW Publishing's comic series]] as a principal source of inspiration (even including comics with many of the toys). Much like ''Universe'' before it, the line also drew from a wide range of older franchises for the brand's 30th anniversary, and had releases across the full spectrum of size classes. A couple of waves in, Takara launched ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' as their equivalent, also releasing redecoes of some of the Voyager toys as part of their ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' series. Also in 2014, half of the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' was delineated separately from the more gimmick-laden assortments, with the ''Generations'' name appearing on the packaging.

[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9||''Timelines'' [[Ruckus (G1)#Timelines|Grabuge]]]]
''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' (and its Takara equivalent, ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'') was the first ''Generations'' line to incorporate a fully-fledged [[play pattern]], and since then every line has had some shared [[gimmick]] across the various size classes. For instance, ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' brought back the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] concept, with all toys in the line turning into vehicles or bases for the smaller robots. Beginning with ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', the longstanding practise of Hasbro and Takara releasing their own distinct versions of the toys was axed, with the toys sold being identical on both sides of the world. These three toylines made up the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

By this point, the toy market had changed significantly enough since ''Classics'' that entire mass-retail lines aimed at collectors were a much safer prospect. The ''Premier Edition'' assortments of the ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' toyline were replaced by ''[[Studio Series]]'', explicitly under the ''Generations'' banner once more, a dedicated line of new screen-accurate toys of characters from across the entire [[live-action film series]]. Series 3-5 of ''[[Tiny Turbo Changers]]'' were similarly given the ''Generations'' logo, co-branded ''Movie Edition'', and the super-deformed collectible series ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' was entirely sold as ''Generations'' product. Meanwhile, the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' (not to be confused with the earlier video game, though its first instalment—''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''—was similarly set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]) ushered in an age of unprecedented adherence to the [[character model]]s of the '80s. Many toys with Cybertronian alt-modes were heavily retooled with more typical Earth-based vehicle modes for ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]''. Finally, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' brought back an unprecedented amount of ''Beast Wars'' characters.

To make way for those ''Beast Wars'' characters, and with the well of onscreen characters from the movies mostly tapped, Hasbro once again turned to their movie line as an outlet for more Generation 1 product—with ''Studio Series'' 86 featuring characters from the animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Other lines released in this period included the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' series of pop-culture crossover figures, the [[Action Master]]-like ''[[Robot Enhanced Design]]'' series, and the ''Titans Return / Legends'' redeco series ''Retro Headmasters''.

In 2022, ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' was launched, with the intent of bringing more of the franchise's history into the modern toy market. It features characters from across continuities—G1, ''Beast Wars'', ''Animated'', ''Prime'', and others, all slightly redesigned to fit with the 'Generations' aesthetic. Most toys include their universe of origin in their name, such as "Prime Universe Knock Out" or "Comic Universe Impactor". It also saw the return of combiners for the first time since the ''Prime Wars Trilogy'', starting with Menasor. With each year, ''Legacy'' received a new [[subline imprint]]: ''Legacy: Evolution'' in 2023 and ''Legacy: United'' in 2024.

The mainlines have always been complemented by lines of exclusive redecoes and retools. Beginning with the [[BotCon 2007]] box set, [[Fun Publications]] had often aimed to directly complement Hasbro's releases with their ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Transformers Timelines]]'' exclusives, offering niche characters in a similar style (sometimes based on unrealised ideas from Hasbro) until their loss of the ''Transformers'' license in 2016, the same/only year Fun Publications toys were primarily branded under ''Generations'', specifically ''Combiner Wars''. Meanwhile, Hasbro's "[[#GDO|Global Development Organization]]" released a handful of similar toys in Asian markets, and later began producing budget toys of popular characters via ''[[#Cyber Series (2015–2018)|Cyber Series]]''. In the west, Hasbro released a variety of redecoes for ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' (which in its later years, was folded into ''Generations'') and the generic 2014 ''[[Transformers (2014 toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, the latter of which eventually morphed into the ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' budget line. Starting in late 2018, Hasbro's own ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' range took over the ''Timelines'' niche: premium redecoes and retools (usually as more obscure characters) sold in brown cardboard boxes.

===TakaraTomy lines===
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[[File:TF-UW07-Bruticus.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9||''Unite Warriors'' Bruticus'']]
In Japan, [[TakaraTomy]] employed a constantly-shifting approach to releasing molds sold under Hasbro's ''Generations'' branding. Their first go was ''[[Transformers United]]'', which sold versions of the toys sold under the original 2010 incarnation of ''Generations'', along with ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' molds. All toys, regardless of provenance, were identified as traditional Generation 1 characters. For whatever reason, TakaraTomy decided to end ''United'', using ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' molds to fill the gap (as "''United EX''") till their newer line, '''''[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|Transformers: Generations]]'''''. This line took on the branding and visual elements used by Hasbro, selling the ''Fall of Cybertron'' subline and the first half of ''Thrilling 30''. This toyline would also see a short life, only lasting a bit longer than a year before being replaced by ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', which cemented its own identity by also releasing [[Transformers Legends (comic)|regular accompanying fiction]] (both online and packed in with toys) that was generally set in [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. It would also feature many unique figures that had no Hasbro counterpart. Once ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' came around, TakaraTomy started a new line, ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', to collect all of the traditional combiner characters while putting their own twists on the "newer" combiners. ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' did not receive the same treatment, instead being covered wholesale by ''Legends''. Throughout ''Legends'' and ''Unite Warriors'', molds that did not fit TakaraTomy's paradigm for those lines were shunted to ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Adventure Series|Adventure]]'', the Japanese counterpart to the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline.

''Legends'' continued till ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', which heralded a new era of marketing alignment between Hasbro and TakaraTomy where they would sell mostly the same Hasbro-initiated product. This is the situation ever since, with TakaraTomy only eking out a few figures of their own, such as a small series of ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' figures and the ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' line—all sold through the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] online store. However, thanks to the marketing alignment, those products are also sold by Hasbro via their [[Hasbro Pulse]] website, allowing Western customers equal access to TakaraTomy product.

==Original line (2010–2011)==
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The initial '''''Transformers: Generations''''' line featured only [[Size class|Deluxe Class]] toys, and included both characters from the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game, and “modernised G1” figures in the spirit of the previous ''Classics'' and ''Universe'' toylines. In a first for the franchise, the [[Drift (G1)#Generations|Drift]] toy and its [[Blurr (G1)#Generations|Blurr]] [[retool]] were based directly on designs created by [[Guido Guidi]] for [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW's comic series]]. The earlier waves of figures sported advertising for [[Hub Network|The Hub]] or ''War for Cybertron''.

===Deluxe Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Generations|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (G1)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Generations|Thrust]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Generations|Cybertronian Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generations|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Generations|Cybertronian Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Generations|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Generations|Dirge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Deluxe Cybertronian Megatron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Generations|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Generations|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderwing (G1)#Generations|Thunderwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generations|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Generations|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Black Shadow (G1)#Generations|Sky Shadow]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{note|[[Toys"R"Us]] and online retailers like Entertainment Earth and [[BigBadToyStore]] received special cases containing only Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee as a promotional tie in for the release of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game before the general release of the ''Generations'' toyline.}}
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===Exclusives===
[[File:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Top'': Asian market Deluxe packaging ''Bottom'': North American Toys"R"Us packaging]]
In mid-[[2012]], Hasbro's Asian division released a variety of [[redeco]]es and [[retool]]s in their markets such as [[China]], Singapore, and the Philippines. This lineup, which featured the same general packaging design as the 2010–2011 figures, introduced the first non-Deluxe toys in the line (as ''Generations'' had been limited to the Deluxe price point up to that point). Western online retailers referred to these figures under the mysterious term "'''GDO'''", which was later revealed to be an abbreviation for "'''Global Development Organization'''".<ref name="gdo">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/637547-i-found-out-what-gdo-means.html TFW2005 thread] containing an answer by Hasbro's customer service regarding the meaning of the term "GDO".</ref>

Hasbro's United States and Canadian divisions later decided to release all these figures in North America as well, as a ''massive'' batch of [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]]s for the 2012 holiday shopping season. Strangely, while the Asian market versions were released in standard English-only packaging, the versions available in the United States and Canada came in [[Multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/Chinese packaging. Also, the Deluxes came packaged in their [[alternate mode]]s, whereas the Asian versions were packaged in [[robot mode]].

{{Note|The Leader Class figures were only released in ''Generations'' packaging in Hasbro's Asian markets. While their United States releases were canceled, they ''were'' released in Canada, albeit in bilingual ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' packaging with additional ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' labels for whatever reason.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legend Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Generations|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generations|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legends|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Scout Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)/toys#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Generations|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generations|Laserbeak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Generations|Sandstorm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generations|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations_toys#GDO|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Powerdive#Generations|Powerdive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generations|Brawn]] ('''''canceled''''')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Transformers china hot spot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Voyager Class "Protectobot Hot Spot", ''not'' named "Hot Zone" unlike previous toys.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Generations|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Generations|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|}
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==''Fall of Cybertron'' and ''Thrilling 30'' (2012–2014)==
===''Fall of Cybertron'' (2012–2013)===
{{anchor|Fall of Cybertron}}{{anchor|FOC}}
{{Nav-foc}}
After a six-month hiatus, the ''Generations'' line was relaunched in mid-2012, starting out with the '''''Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybertron''''' toyline with eight Deluxe Class figures, in a line made specifically for characters from the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game. The line continued into 2013, with Legends and Voyager Class figures being introduced too. Unlike the previous [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]], now absorbed into ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' under the name "Legion Class", these new products consisted of two-packs of [[data disc]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] figures designed to interact with the Voyager Class [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] mold.

;Legends Class (Series 01)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|001 [[Ravage (WFC)#Generations|Ravage]] & [[Rumble (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Rumble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|002 [[Frenzy (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Frenzy]] & [[Ratbat (WFC)#Generations|Ratbat]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Eject (FOC)#Generations|Eject]] & [[Ramhorn (FOC)#Generations|Ramhorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Rewind (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Rewind]] & [[Sunder (FOC)#Generations|Sunder]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:GenerationsFOCRamhorn.JPG|thumb|250px|Legends Ramhorn]]
|}
{{-}}

;Deluxe Class (Series 01)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Fall of Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|003 [[Shockwave (WFC)#Generations|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Onslaught (WFC)#Retail|Onslaught]] (PART 1 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-d1|005 [[Swindle (FOC)#Retail|Swindle]] (PART 4 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-d1|006 [[Vortex (FOC)#Retail|Vortex]] (PART 3 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-d1|007 [[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Decepticon Brawl]] (PART 5 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Blast Off (FOC)#Retail|Blast Off]] (PART 2 OF 5!)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|009 [[Kickback (FOC)#Generations|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|010 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Generations|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|012 [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Generations|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|013 [[Fireflight (FOC)#Generations|Air Raid]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|014 [[Impactor (Prime)#Generations|Impactor]] (PART 1 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-a1|015 [[Twintwist#Generations|Twintwist]] (PART 5 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-a1|016 [[Topspin (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Topspin]] (PART 2 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-a1|017 [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]] (PART 4 OF 5!)}}
{{Bp-a1|018 [[Whirl (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Whirl]] (PART 3 OF 5!)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Generationstoy-Ruination.jpg|thumb|250px|Wave 4 Deluxes combine to form [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]].]]
|}
{{-}}

{{Note|The [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] team in wave 2 and the [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] team in wave 4 combine to form [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] and [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]] respectively. In addition to a sequential ID number, each of these figures also gets an individual number as part of its combiner team; these two number sets are ''completely'' inconsisent with each other. At the very least, the team member numbers are associated with the same mold across both sets.}}

;Voyager Class (Series 01)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|001 [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Fall of Cybertron|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|002 [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#GenerationsSoundblaster|Soundblaster]] with [[Buzzsaw (FOC)#Generations|Buzzsaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Grimlock (WFC)#Generations|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Blaster (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Blaster]] with [[Steeljaw (FOC)#Generations|Steeljaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Generations-SoundwaveVoyager.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Soundwave with Laserbeak]]
|}
{{--}}

===''Thrilling 30'' (2013–2014)===
{{anchor|Thrilling 30}}{{anchor|T30}}
{{nav-T30}}
[[File:T30 Trailcutter pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Most Deluxe figures came with a comic in the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia (left). Canadian/Latin American (center) and European (right) releases didn't.]]
In mid-2013, ''Generations'' was rebranded as '''''Transformers Generations: Thrilling 30''''' as part of Hasbro's ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' anniversary campaign, which saw the line return to the ''Classics''/''Universe''-style updates of older characters. This refresh was notable for introducing close ties with [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' material–many toys were based on designs from comics, and for the US market,<ref name="region">Australia, New Zealand, and Hasbro's Asian markets typically get toys in whatever format is also used for the United States. The markets that traditionally get multilingual packaging are Canada, Latin America, and Europe, which meant no comic books for ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars''. See the images to the right for a comparison.</ref> every Deluxe figure was packaged with a comic issue. The format of Legends Class was also changed, now including a vaguely ''Cyberverse'' Commander-sized figure with a smaller, triple-changing partner. ''Thrilling 30'' saw two new size classes introduced to the line – 2013 featured the huge Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]] figure, whilst 2014 debuted Leader Class with [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]].

For 2013, toys featured packaging art by [[Clayton Crain]] and the Deluxe pack-in comics were ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' issues. Continuing into 2014, the included issues tied into the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" story and [[Phil Jimenez]], who helped plan and draw that event, took over package art duties.

In Europe, only the first wave of the Legends and Deluxe price points was ever officially released, exclusive to Toys"R"Us. However, several UK retailers were later used as a dumping ground for ''all'' the Voyagers, Leader Jetfire, and the last two waves of the Legends as [[parallel import]]s in US (Voyagers and Leader Jetfire) or Canadian/Latin American (Legends) packaging.

;Legends Class (Series 02)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]] & [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]] & [[Blaze Master (G1)#Generations|Blazemaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1p1|003 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|Megatron]] & [[Chop Shop (G1)#Generations|Chop Shop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] & [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cosmos]] & [[Blast Master#Generations|Payload]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|007 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Generations|Skrapnel]] & [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]]}}
{{Bp-a1|008 [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Autobot Tailgate]] & [[Neutro#Generations|Groundbuster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsMegatronChopShop.jpg|thumb|250px|Legends Megatron with Chop Shop]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|009 [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generations|Acid Storm]] & [[Venom (G1)#Generations|Venin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Autobot Gears]] & [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Autobot Eclipse]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|018 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]] & [[Spinister (G1)#Generations|Spinister]]}}
{{Bp-a1|019 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Suppressor|Cliffjumper]] & [[Suppressor (Generations)#Generations|Suppressor]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{Note|The individual-toy numbering of the Legends Class figures skips the numbers 11-17. The reason for this is unknown; however, the names of two more planned two-packs, "[[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]] & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]" and "[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] & Gnash", were leaked to the public but were cancelled.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS BRAWN MUDSLINGER A6686 TRA GENERATIONS LEGENDS GNAW GNASH A7804|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown.961952/|name=Monzo|site=TFW2005|title=Monzo's Mega Hasbro Customer Service Listing Breakdown|year=2013|month=11|day=01}}</ref>}}
{{-}}

;Deluxe Class (Series 02)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Trailcutter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|Orion Pax]]}}
{{Bp-d1|003 [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Hoist (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-d1|006 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#T30Deluxe|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|007 [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-p1|008 [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#T30Deluxe|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Skids (G1)#Generations|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldfire|Goldfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|011 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Generations|''Armada'' Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|012 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-mc|013 [[Mini-Con Assault Team#Generations|Mini-Con Assault Team]] ([[Heavytread (Generations)#Generations|Heavytread]], [[Runway (Generations)#Generations|Runway]], [[Windshear#Generations|Windshear]])}}
{{Bp-a1|014 [[Scoop (G1)#Generations|Autobot Scoop]] (w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generations trailcutter(trailbreaker).jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Deluxe Trailcutter]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-vh|015 [[Tankor (BM)#Generations|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|017 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|016 [[Crosscut (G1)#Generations|Crosscut]]}}
{{Bp-d1|018 [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Generations|Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|019 [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|020 [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|021 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Generations|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|022 [[Chromia (G1)#Generations|Chromia]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

;Voyager Class (Series 02)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Springer (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Autobot Springer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|002 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generations|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Sandstorm (G1)#Thrilling 30|Sandstorm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Doubledealer#Generations|Decepticon Doubledealer]]}}
{{Bp-m1|005 [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Generations|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Whirl (G1)#Generations|Autobot Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generationstoy-VoyagerSpringer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Voyager Springer]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|007 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Generations|Sky-Byte]]}}
{{Bp-a1|008 [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Brainstorm (G1)#Generations|Brainstorm]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

;Larger classes
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Generations|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Scamper#Generations|Scamper]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Gen-toy Jetfire Leader.jpg|thumb|250px|Leader Class Jetfire]]
|}
{{Note|A listing for a ''Thrilling 30'' Leader Class Megatron figure was leaked to the public,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=TRA GENERATIONS 30TH LEADER MEGATRON A7298|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown.961952/|name=Monzo|site=TFW2005|title=Monzo's Mega Hasbro Customer Service Listing Breakdown|year=2013|month=11|day=01}}</ref> but this evidently didn't pan out as planned. Presumably, it would've been [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|the same toy]] that later saw release in the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline.}}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
;Convention exclusives
While these toys premiered at conventions, many also ended up available through other venues, like the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store, and even occasionally at retail in certain chains. See individual entries for more information.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (FOC)#Generations|Vortex]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Brawl]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (WFC)#Generations|Onslaught]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (FOC)#Generations|Blast Off]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''San Diego Comic-Con 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] with minifigures:}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Orion Pax]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]] with minifigures:}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Orion Pax]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Metroplex]]
|}
;Asian market exclusive sets
The Ultimate Gift Set was also made available as a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers in the United States. [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]] carried it online as well, and some Walmart stores got them on shelves for Christmas.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Giftset#Ultimate Gift Set|Ultimate Gift Set]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Generations|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Specialist: Decepticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generations|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane#Generations|Octane]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Specialist: Autobots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generations|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generations|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobots Warriors'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#AutobotWarriors|Kup]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Generations|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Generations|Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet-CombatHeroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Combat Hero Optimus Prime]]
|}

;Fun Publications
In 2015, Fun Publications released four [[BotCon 2014]] toys in the ''Generations''-branded "BotCon Legacy Collection" multi-pack, with the [[Pack-in material|pack-in comic]] "[[Legacy (issue)|Legacy]]".
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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{{Bp-d1|[[Flamewar (G1)#Generations|Flamewar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Flareup (G1)#Generations|Flareup]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Shokaract#Generations|Shokaract]]}}
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==Movie lines (2014–)==
In [[2014]], Hasbro began labeling certain [[live-action film series]] lines with the ''Generations'' banner.

===''Age of Extinction'' (2014)===
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[[File:HoundPackaging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Voyager Class Autobot Hound]]
After the many years of rather complex figures in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|movie]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|toylines]] and realizing that the toys were becoming too complicated for the audiences they were aimed at, Hasbro decided to split the toyline that accompanied the fourth installment in the [[live-action film series]] franchise, '''''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''''', into two different age-appropriate lines. The first was the "''Robots in Disguise''" line which focused on more child-friendly designs, with gimmicks centred around pulling a lever or flicking a switch; activating an automated transformation in one or two simple steps.

The other half was labelled "''Generations''", which the figures were made to similar design standards of the preceding movie toylines, and were designed for a slightly older demographic, much like the previous lines under the ''Generations'' banner above. Releasing around the same time as [[2015]]'s ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon, the ''Generations'' lineup was simplified in the way the "Warrior Class" figures were made, using bright colors and minimal transformation steps, in keeping with a simplistic approach for any age to enjoy.

Following on from the approach taken with the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' was also split into two separate age-appropriate lines. The more simplified of the two lines became the "''Turbo Changers''" and consisted of many of the same styled toys as the ''Robots in Disguise'' line above. The second, "''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#Premier Edition|Premier Edition]]''" line, while not labelled under the ''Generations'' banner, was still aimed at an older demographic and followed the same principles that the ''Age of Extinction'' ''Generations'' line had set before it, even including many redecoes of molds sold in the previous line.
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===''Movie Edition'' (2018–2019)===
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[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Dropkick-Chopper-Mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Series 4 Chopper Mode Dropkick]]
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Originally begun as part of the toyline for ''The Last Knight'' in 2017, '''''[[Tiny Turbo Changers]]''''' is a line of [[super deformed]], [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] vinyl figures featuring characters from throughout the entire [[live-action film series]]. The line continued into 2018 under the more general '''''Movie Edition''''' label and co-branded with ''Generations'' starting with Series 3. The subline ran for two more series into 2019.
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===''Studio Series'' (2018–)===
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[[File:Studio-Series-Voyager-Long-Haul-Box.jpg|thumb|42 ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class Long Haul]]
First revealed at [[Toy Fair]] [[Toy Fair 2018|2018]], '''''Transformers Generations: Studio Series''''', a new subline underneath the ''Generations'' banner that acts as a celebration of over ten years of live-action movies, with characters from every movie represented, variants included. It also coincided with ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', the sixth film in the [[live-action film series]]. All figures come with a cardboard backdrop depicting a notable scene from their respective movie. Backdrops from separate figures representing the same scene are designed to be displayed side by side. With rough robot mode [[scale]] as a line-wide goal, each figure is sized in relation to other toys, even in the same [[size class]]. In 2021's ''Studio Series'' started to introduce "Generation 1" characters to the line; featuring figures based on characters from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', in celebration of the film's 35th anniversary. These figures feature a different set of ID numbers to the "standard" line, with the figures having an "86" in front of their base number starting at the number "01", to better differentiate them from the live-action film characters that the line was originally intended for.

===Exclusives===
In 2018, Hasbro released a single exclusive figure for Chinese company JingDong, which was only available on their online shop. Despite being released at the time of ''Studio Series'', the toy features a generic ''Generations'' logo and is packaged in a box with branding similar to ''Cyber Series'' figures which were also initially exclusive to China.

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==''Prime Wars Trilogy'' (2015–2018)==
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''Generations'' was rebooted in 2015, acting more as branding than a specific toyline, starting with Hasbro's '''''Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy'''''. As the name implies, it consists of three sublines, each with its own theme, [[gimmick]] and [[play pattern]].

===''Combiner Wars'' (2015–2016)===
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[[File:CW Swindle pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Like most Deluxe Class figures, Swindle was available with a comic book in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Asia (left), and with a character card in Canada and Latin America (center) as well as Europe (right).]]
For 2015, the line was given another [[subline imprint]] titled '''''Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars''''', which saw Deluxe, Voyager, and some Legends figures able to form [[combiner]] robots. The format for Legends Class was changed once again, dropping the small partner figures of the ''Thrilling 30'' line.

The tradition of including IDW comic books with U.S.<ref name="region"/> Deluxes continued, whilst Legends, Voyagers, Leaders, and non-U.S.<ref name="region" /> Deluxes gained collector cards featuring art taken either from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, or simply the toy's [[package art]] (which doubles as the comic book cover for the U.S.<ref name="region" /> version). However, due to production schedule problems,<ref>[http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com]</ref> Deluxe wave 1's initial U.S.<ref name="region" /> release featured the collector cards. Along with the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line, ''Combiner Wars'' also heralded the return of [[multilingual packaging]] to the United States<ref name="region" /> market, now in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The sole exception to this was the Deluxe figures packaged with comic books, which retained English-only packaging.

Meanwhile, ''Combiner Wars'' marked the end of the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusivity for ''Generations'' figures that had been in effect in several European markets since the launch of the original line in 2010 (which had usually resulted in only one wave per assortment ever being released in Europe). Not only did availability and distribution improve tremendously across the board—the ''Combiner Wars'' figures were even released in European markets where ''Generations'' figures had previously never been available at all! At the same time, European packaging reduced the number of languages from thirteen to a mere four (English, French, German, and Spanish), resulting in a less cluttered packaging design.

After the general retail assortments had run their course, the line was extended for several months via [[giftset]]s of complete teams featuring redecoes and retools, referred to as "Collection Packs" in official promotional materials. Those sets were typically "shared exclusives" between online retailers and the online storefronts of "big box" retailers, though they were also available at brick and mortar retail in several non-U.S. markets.

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===''Titans Return'' (2016–2017)===
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[[File:TR Chromedome pk USCALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''Titans Return'' Deluxe figures came with a character card in all markets. "US/worldwide" packaging on left, European packaging on right.]]
Mid-2016 introduced a new subline imprint, '''''Transformers Generations: Titans Return''''' (initially touted under the early working name ''Titan Wars''<ref name="titanwars">Which is ''obviously'' used by many European retailers in official advertising, with annoying persistence.</ref>), with its own new line-wide gimmick: all Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class figures include a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]-style [[Titan Master]] partner, all of which are completely interchangeable. To compensate for the size differences, Leader class figures feature large helmets that cover the Titan Masters, while Voyager class figures have spring-loaded pop-out adornments to "bulk up" their heads. Each Deluxe and Voyager figure's hand-held weapons can transform and combine to form a "turret" that can be manned by any Titan Master, and which can attach to the base modes of the Leader Class figures.

Additionally, a new Titan Master assortment was introduced, each including a single Titan Master, plus a small vehicle or beast. These can transform into a vehicle/beast for the Titan Master to ride, a second vehicle/beast formed by ''combining'' with the Titan Master, and a [[5 mm post|5mm]] weapon for a larger figure to wield. Legends Class figures started out as predominantly [[Mini-Cassette]] characters, which can transform into both a vehicle and a blocky PDA that can fit inside Leader Class figures such as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Blaster]]. Starting with Wave 3, this changed into focusing on [[Mini Vehicle]]s which can often carry Titan Master passengers.

Though never officially addressed by Hasbro, Deluxes no longer included comic books in any market, thus eliminating the need for English-only packaging entirely, leaving only two types of multilingual packaging, one for Europe and the other for all non-European markets. However, the character cards included with all figures (except for Titan Masters) now featured [[Tech Spec]] stats on their back.

Voting for the second Titan Class figure was conducted via Facebook, with fans choosing between a remake of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations|Trypticon]], or [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606.36631.146805978722938/926169094119952/?type=3&permPage=1 November 24 2016 photo]</ref> Trypticon won.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606.36631.146805978722938/931380200265508/?type=3 "There truly is nothing that can stand in the way of Trypticon. With your votes, he smashed his way to becoming the next Generations Titans Return Titan Class toy. Mark your calendars, and look for him to hit shelves late 2017."]</ref>
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===''Power of the Primes'' (2018)===
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[[File:POTP Jazz pk USCALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe figures still came with a character card in all markets, each of them containing one of twelve possible combinations between the character and a Prime Master. "US/worldwide" packaging on left, European packaging on right.]]
First revealed in mid-[[2017]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], '''''Transformers Generations: Power of the Primes''''', in keeping with the previous two toylines, features a line-wide [[gimmick]]: "[[Prime Master]]s", small [[Titan Master]]-type figures that represent the sparks of the [[Thirteen|Primes]]. Unlike Titan Masters, Prime Masters are available only in their own pricepoint, where they are packaged with [[Pretender]]-style [[Prime Master|Decoy Armor]], but can interact in some way with all larger assortments.

Legends Class figures retain the ability to seat a small figure in alt-mode, whilst the Deluxe and Voyager Class pricepoints see the return of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style [[Combiner]]s. The combination joints remain unchanged, whilst the hand/foot system is tweaked: all Deluxes now include a hand, and all Voyagers a pair of feet. These accessories also facilitate the Prime Master integration for those size classes: Deluxes can use their hand as chest armor, into which a Prime Master spark mode can slot, and Voyagers can use their feet as forearm bucklers, which similarly fit a Prime Master. All Voyager Class figures also include an [[Enigma of Combination]], shaped like a Prime Master spark mode, that can fit onto their combined mode chest.

Finally, Leader Class figures feature an "Evolution" gimmick, wherein each toy includes a Deluxe-sized character who can "evolve" into a Prime by combining with additional armor. Each Leader includes a uniquely-colored [[Matrix of Leadership]], the central crystal of which can be removed and replaced with a Prime Master.

Similar to ''Combiner Wars'' (except for US-released Deluxe Class figures) and ''Titans Return'', all figures from Legends Class upwards continued to include character cards, except this time there were twelve different [[variant]]s of every character's card, each containing a [[Prime Master/Combinations|combination]] with one of the twelve Prime Masters.

Ahead of the line's release, a fan vote took place to determine a character who would become a new Prime in both the toyline and accompanying stories, with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] claiming victory, and a place in the Leader Class assortment.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/pb.146805978722938.-2207520000.1487463781./1362620857141438/?type=3&theater Optimus Primal's victory]</ref>

==''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' (2019–2022)==
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[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|Nemesis Prime / Fangtron / Giza Spoiler Pack]]
Beginning in 2019 (though released in late [[2018]] for the holiday season), the '''''War for Cybertron Trilogy''''' (aka '''''Transformers Generations War for Cybertron''''') follows the pattern of the ''Prime Wars Trilogy'', having three sub-imprints over a multi-year release schedule. The new branding is unrelated to the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|2010 ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'']] video game from [[High Moon Studios]], though both similarly cover the early pre-Earth era of the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot-Decepticon war]]. In February 2018, Hasbro launched a [[Fan polls|fan vote]] for a thematic rivalry to be seen as Deluxe Class figures. The choices were [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] VS [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] VS [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] VS [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. Impactor and Mirage won, but Spinister was produced regardless, with Wheeljack being made in the next chapter of the trilogy, and Tracks in the final.

The ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' subline was unveiled by Hasbro at [[Toy Fair 2020]], and launched in conjunction with the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]] on [[Netflix]]. With the cartoon featuring [[character model]]s based directly on Hasbro's toy molds, the toyline, in turn, features animation-accurate weathering and extensive deco, though they are often far more battle-damaged than the on-screen model.

The ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' label was also used for toy releases that did not fall into a certain chapter, namely the 2020 ''Selects'' product, the crowd-funded [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Unicron]] and the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' releases.

===''Siege'' (2019–2020)===
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[[File:WFC-Siege-Battle-Master-Blowpipe-Box.jpg|thumb|100px|WFC-S3 Battle Master Blowpipe]]
'''''Transformers Generations War for Cybertron: Siege''''' brought toy engineering to the extreme with relative scale, detail, extra posability, and ''extreme'' show-accuracy, but with Cybertronian alternate modes. Many of the line's entries feature battle damage paint and combinable weapons, with some Deluxe Class "Weaponizer" figures capable of splitting into additional armament. The figures are littered with [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] and 3 mm posts, allowing for unlimited craziness.

Falling on the ''Transformers'' franchise's 35h anniversary, ''Siege'' featured the '''''35th Anniversary''''' subline imprint.
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===''Earthrise'' (2020)===
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[[File:TF-WFC-E-Cybertron-Villains-Decepticon-Clones-set.jpg|thumb|WFC-E30 ''Cybertronian Villians'' Decepticon Pounce / Wingspan]]
'''''Transformers Generations War for Cybertron: Earthrise''''' continues the C.O.M.B.A.T. System and the new [[A.I.R. Lock System]], which focuses more on fortification construction than weaponry. As the name implies, many of the 80's ''The Transformers'' characters are given Earth vehicle modes. A.I.R. Lock System Deluxe Modulators, along with the [[Quintesson]] and [[Mercenary]] factions, were introduced.

''Earthrise'' featured the '''''Cybertronian Villains''''' (from 2018's ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'') and '''''Galactic Odyssey Collection''''' subline imprints.
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===''Kingdom'' (2021–2022)===
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Leader-Class-Megatron-Box.jpg|thumb|WFC-K10 Leader Class Megatron (Beast)]]
The third and final installment, '''''Transformers Generations War for Cybertron: Kingdom''''' falls on the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' and the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', seeing heavy influence from both. The chapter sees the addition of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, as well as the Core Class replacing the Battle Masters and Micromasters. Silently continuing the C.O.M.B.A.T. System and A.I.R. Lock System, the primary gimmick is the [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]], and the accompany Deluxe Fossilizers. Both classic '90s ''Beast Wars'' and '80s ''The Transformers'' characters are redone with cartoon-accurate engineering and in relative scale amongst their respective series. The toyline also surprisingly stems to ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]], [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'', and ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' characters in its exclusives.

''Kingdom'' featured the '''''Battle Across Time Collection''''' and '''''Golden Disk Collection''''' subline imprints.
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==''Legacy'' (2022–2025)==
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[[File:TFLegacyBulkheadPackagingFront.jpg|thumb|''Legacy'' Prime Universe Bulkhead]]
Beginning after the conclusion of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline, '''''Transformers Generations: Legacy''''' (aka '''''Transformers: Legacy''''') features characters from across the wealth of different ''Transformers'' [[continuity|continuities]], making it a celebration of the entire ''Transformers'' series, as opposed to the predominantly-"[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Overview|Generation 1]]" oriented character selection of the ''Generations'' line for the past 6 years.

In its first year, the central [[play pattern]] for this line is the reintroduction of the [[Energon weapon#Legacy|Energon weaponry]] from 2004's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' toyline; translucent plastic accessories which can be combined to form bigger, more elaborate weapons. However, this was quietly dropped for the third wave and Core Class figures beyond the second wave.

Renamed '''''Legacy: Evolution''''' for its second year, the line pulled from a wider range of franchises, and replaced the Energon infused weaponry with "Evo-Fusion", a gimmick that allows figures (sans Core Class) to mix and match their weapons and accessories via 5mm ports, much like the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline that preceded it. In addition, it brought in a new group of [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] who function identically to ''War For Cybertron'' 's Weaponizers, except that they are capable of transforming ''without'' [[Partformer|partsforming]]. So... primarily a refinement of what they were already doing, but hey, they're doing it more and better.

For its third year, under the moniker of '''''Legacy: United''''', it refined the formula even more, expanding into more franchises and replacing the Junkions with [[Armorizer|Armorizers]]: modern [[Rock Lord]]-eqsue characters who can either weaponize figures or transform into weapons as a third mode, much like the pack-in partners for the ''Thrilling 30'' assortments' Legends Class figures shown above.

The ''Legacy'' toyline also reintroduced [[combiner]] teams, beginning with the [[Stunticon (G1)#Legacy|Stunticons]], a first since the ending of the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line. It also introduced the first Core Class Combiner, <s>[[Dinoking]]</s> [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]].
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==''Age of the Primes'' (2025-)==
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Beginning after the conclusion of the ''Legacy: United'' toyline, '''''Transformers: Age of the Primes''''' continues the multi-continuity setup from ''Legacy'', with the centerpieces being the [[Thirteen]] Primes (each Prime including their respective artifact).

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==Miscellaneous lines==
===''Cyber Series'' (2015–2018)===
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Three years after a large batch of redecoes and retools had been created for Hasbro's Asian markets (with North American [[Toys"R"Us]] branches later picking them up as exclusives), Hasbro's Global Development Organization ("GDO") division was given a budget to design entirely new toys. Taking a cue from the [[tail-ender|tail-end]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe and Voyager Class figures, most of these figures were based on smaller figures from the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]], ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class, ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class, and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Legion Class ranges, with the designs upsized to roughly Voyager ("Battalion") and Leader ("Commander") height, keeping the transformation engineering mostly unchanged. These figures were released in Hasbro's Asian and Latin American markets in 2015, while a second wave was released two years later in 2017 to the original markets and exclusively to [[Walgreens]] in North America, followed by a third wave of the Battalion assortment in 2018. The second wave Commander Optimus Prime and Commander Bumblebee figures were also continuously released from 2018 throughout 2020 in North American markets via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. Battalion Grimlock, Megatron, and original deco Commander Optimus Prime were never released to North America.

Most Cyber Battalion toys were reissued in 2021, with Wave 2 and 3 exclusive to Hasbro Pulse, and Wave 1 (except Grimlock) repackaged in two "Heroes & Villians" 2-packs exclusive to Amazon in North America. However it was still common to find examples of much unsold stock still at Walgreens in North America as late as 2023.

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{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Grimlock]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Cyber Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Jetfire]]}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Sideswipe]]}}
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{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HeroesAndVillains|Optimus Prime]] / [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#HeroesAndVillains|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HeroesAndVillains|Bumblebee]] / [[Starscream (G1)/toys#HeroesAndVillains|Starscream]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#CyberCommander|Bumblebee]]}}
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===''Platinum Edition'' (2015–2017)===
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'''''Transformers: Platinum Edition''''' is a collector-oriented toyline that began in [[2013]]. It is composed entirely of [[retool]]s and [[redeco]]es of existing molds, which are presented in premium packaging. In 2015, it got absorbed into the ''Generations'' toyline and in the process dropped its own unique packaging designs as well as its own logo in favor of the uniform ''Prime Wars Trilogy'' packaging design, reducing the title "Platinum Edition" to a small line in neutral text above the toys' names.
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===''Alt-Modes'' (2016–2017)===
[[File:Alt-Modes Starscream.jpg|thumb|150px|Starscream]]
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'''''Alt-Modes''''' is a line-up of [[blindpacking|blind-boxed]] figures released under the ''Generations'' line that change from [[super deformed]] robots, with large {{w|Plume (feather)|plume}}-like Autobot or Decepticon [[insignia|faction symbols]] you can flip up on top of their heads, into similarly "chibi" alternate modes with their robot heads still on top. Characters in the line are firmly rooted in ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''.
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===''Masterpiece'' (2015–2017)===
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In 2015, Hasbro's '''''The Transformers: Masterpiece''''' line got partially absorbed into the ''Generations'' toyline as well. These are very expensive and detailed molds aimed at adult collectors, similar to the "CHUG" standard set by the ''Generations'' line. The line had been running since 2004, but was rebooted in 2011 to what it is today. These are released under Hasbro's packaging.

In 2016, a redeco of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 Convoy was redecoed in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' colors, and was also made for Hasbro's Asian markets. That latter figure is essentially a ''Platinum Edition'' figure in all but its name, using the exact same packaging design and layout of then-concurrent ''Platinum Edition'' packaging except the actual "''Platinum Edition''" title was replaced by "''Shattered Glass''".
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===''Generations Selects'' (2019–)===
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Announced in late 2018, '''''''Transformers: Generations Selects''''''' is a line of exclusives sold entirely online in the US, and through various brick and mortar retailers in other countries, intersecting multiple thematic sublines of ''Generations.'' The line consists of "special edition" redecoes and retools of ''Generations'' figures, packaged in brown cardboard mailer boxes with no mark up. Initially comprising toys initiated by Hasbro, the line-up also included figures initiated by TakaraTomy from 2019 to 2020.

Hasbro-initiated figures are packaged in robot mode, while Takara-initiated figures are packaged in vehicle mode, much like most of their recent products.

Most TakaraTomy material unfortunately includes the morphological error in English of "'''''Generation''''' Selects''".
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===''Collaborative'' (2019–)===
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[[File:Collaborative-Ghostbusters-Ectotron-box.jpg|thumb|''Ghostbusters x Transformers'' Ectotron]]
'''{{main|Transformers Collaborative}}'''
'''''Transformers Collaborative''''' is an online retailer exclusive subline that began in [[2019]], intended to incorporate properties originating outside of the ''Transformers'' brand, not unlike the ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' franchise (2008–2011) before it. ''Unlike'' its predecessor, ''Collaborative'' sometimes includes comprehensive fiction associated with the crossover event, likely to flesh out the wholly new characters created.
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]'' (2020–2022)===
[[File:Robot Enhanced Design Logo.jpg|200px|center]]
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|''Transformers'' Soundwave]]
{{main|Transformers R.E.D.}}
'''''Transformers R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''''', is a line of six-inch scale non-transforming action figures of Transformers characters from across different [[franchises]] and [[continuity|continuities]]. It is intended to be a counterpart to Hasbro's other 6-inch action figure lines, including ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]: Black Series'', and ''Power Rangers: Lightning Collection''. Aesthetically, the line focuses on [[show-accuracy]] in its sculpts. Figures in the line also include extra hands and accessories for display options.

The toyline is a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the U.S. and Canada.
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===''Retro Headmasters'' (2020)===
{{anchor|Retro Headmasters}}
[[File:TF-Generations-Retro-Headmasters-Brainstorm.jpg|thumb|250px|Brainstorm (w/ Arcana)]]

First unveiled at the [[October 16]]th [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJOmYkcMtY October 16th Fan First Friday]</ref> '''''Transformers: Retro Headmasters''''' is a small line consisting of redecoes of several of the ''Titans Return'' figures, now featuring G1 toy-accurate [[Paint operation|paint applications]] and the originally Japan-exclusive ''Legends'' Headmaster faces. The toys are packaged in nostalgic G1-style packaging (much like the ''Collaborative'' figures or ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]''), but with the original G1 [[package art]] modified to more closely resemble the ''Legends'' toy heads.

This series is a Walmart-exclusive in the U.S. and Canada, The Warehouse and Toyworld-exclusive in New Zealand, and Target-exclusive in Australia.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="50%"
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{{Bp-a1|[[Chromedome (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Chromedome]] (w/ [[Stylor#Retro Headmasters|Stylor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Brainstorm]] (w/ [[Arcana#Retro Headmasters|Arcana]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Hardhead]] (w/ [[Duros#Retro Headmasters|Duros]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Mindwipe]] (w/ [[Vorath#Retro Headmasters|Vorath]])}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Highbrow]] (w/ [[Gort#Retro Headmasters|Gort]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Skullcruncher]] (w/ [[Grax#Retro Headmasters|Grax]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Weirdwolf (G1)#Retro Headmasters|Weirdwolf]] (w/ [[Monzo#Retro Headmasters|Monxo]])}}
</ul>
|}
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===''Shattered Glass Collection'' (2021–2023)===
{{anchor|Shattered Glass Collection}}
{{nav-SG|logo=Transformers Shattered Glass Collection Logo.png|size=400px}}
[[File:TF-Shattered-Glass-Collection-Blurr.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Blurr]]
Following the unprecedented release of the [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet]] two-pack in Hasbro's ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' 2020 toyline, the [[April 9]]th [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]] unveiled the '''''Transformers Generations: Shattered Glass Collection''''' subline, containing more characters from the long-dormant ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' continuity. After the online convention, the other four toys (which were given Sideswipe silhouettes) were slowly revealed on Transformers Tuesdays from April to July 2021.

Much like ''Generations Selects'', the ''Shattered Glass Collection'' is composed of ''Generations'' redecoes and retools. Costing more than the MSRP of other Deluxe and Voyager Class toys, each figure is accompanied by an issue, with an exclusive UV cover, of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|Shattered Glass]]'' mini-series. The toys are packaged in uniquely shaped boxes with character art and brief [[bio]]s. The boxes only say "Shattered Glass", with "Shattered Glass Collection" coming from listings and product descriptions. The toyline is exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States and United Kingdom.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2021'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Blurr (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Blurr]]}}
{{bp-sd|[[Megatron (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Megatron]]}}
{{bp-sd|[[Starscream (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Goldbug (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Autobot Goldbug]]}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Jetfire (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2022'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Blaster (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Autobot Blaster]] – [[Rewind (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Autobot Rewind]]}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Wheeljack (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Decepticon Slicer]] / [[Exo-Suit (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Exo-Suit]]}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Flamewar (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Decepticon Flamewar]] / [[Fireglide (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Fireglide]]}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Soundwave (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Soundwave]] / [[Ravage (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ravage]] / [[Laserbeak (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Laserbeak]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2023'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Grimlock (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-sad|[[Rodimus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rodimus]] / [[Sideswipe (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Sideswipe]] & Decepticon [[Whisper (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Whisper]]}}
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===''Premium Finish'' (2021–2022)===
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[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFSS-01-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|250px|PF SS-01 Bumblebee]]
'''''Transformers Premium Finish''''' (トランスフォーマープレミアムフィニッシュ ''Toransufōmā Puremiamu Finisshu'') is a TakaraTomy toyline that began in [[2021]]. The first Japan-exclusive line since ''Legends'' ended in [[2019]], ''Premium Finish'' seeks to reproduce exact decos based on various media, such as the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon or the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film. The line is split into ''Generations'' (specifically from the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''), ID'd as "PF WFC-" and ''Studio Series'', ID'd as "PF SS-".

Much like TakaraTomy ''Masterpiece'', ''Generations Selects'', and ''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' toys, ''Premium Finish'' toys were imported and re-released by Hasbro for online markets, namely Hasbro Pulse.
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===''Vintage Beast Wars'' (2022–2023)===
{{anchor|Vintage Beast Wars}}
[[File:Vintage-BW-Retrax-Stock-Images.jpeg|thumb|250px|Wave 2 Retrax]]
{{main|Vintage#Vintage Beast Wars}}

In the second and third year runs of the [[Walmart]]-exclusive '''''Vintage Beast Wars''''' toyline, online listings for the figures started showing ''Generations'' branding in the titles, establishing them as products under the super-label. As such, their in-house title is: '''''Transformers Generations: Beast Wars Vintage'''''.

While the line of reissues itself was first established in [[2021]], the products listed specifically under the ''Generations'' brand are only the [[2022]] and [[2023]] products.
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===''Comic Edition'' (2024){{anchor|Comic Edition}}===
[[File:Generations comic edition grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Grimlock]]

Seemingly inheriting ''Shattered Glass Collection''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s slot in Hasbro's production slate of exclusives, the '''''Transformers: Generations: Comic Edition''''' subline consists of cell-shaded redecoes and retools of existing ''Generations'' molds styled after the artwork of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Generation 1 Marvel comic]], with a heaping helping of bespoke new referential accessories to boot. Almost as much of a draw is the packaging: each box front features a classic comic cover curated by [[Hasbro]] packaging designer [[Amy Bence]] while the sides form an all new interconnecting Marvel-style mural by long-time ''Transformers'' artist [[Marcelo Matere]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="50%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[August]] [[2024]])
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{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Shockwave]]}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Straxus_(G1)#Generations_Comic_Edition|Decepticon Straxus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Xaaron (G1)#Generations Comic Edition|Emirate Xaaron]] & [[Flame (Marvel)#Generations Comic Edition|Autobot Flame]]}}
</ul>
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===Target===
[[File:TargetOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Target Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>

: A very rare non-sublined ''Generations'' exclusive, this [[Target]] exclusive toy gives [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Target Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime]] the deco of Target's shipping trucks, complete with huge white cargo trailer.

: He also comes packed with a robotic version of Target's mascot-pup [[Bullseye (Target)|Bullseye]], who transforms into a Target mailer package. Awww.
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{{anchor|Timelines}}
===''Timelines'' (2025–)===
[[File:ComicEditionHOSOptimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Hearts of Steel'' Optimus Prime]]
Taking the place of 2024's ''Comic Edition'' as the Pulse-exclusive subline, ''Timelines'' is centered around the concept of reimagining four characters (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Starscream) as though they were present in different settings and time periods than the usual late 20th Century to early 21st Century, with a new theme each year.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viJopRdWtZA ''Transformers'' panel] at [[Megacon Orlando#2025|Megacon Orlando 2025]] with [[Emily Bader]] and [[Evan Brooks]], recorded at the "V-man" YouTube channel.</ref> It kicked off with familiar steampunk designs from [[IDW Publishing]]<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[2006]] ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' comic series before moving on to more original designs,<ref>[[June 24]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPi02SMMSo Transformers Studio Series Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref> with [[2026]] being themed around Feudal Japan.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="50%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[June]] [[2025]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Timelines (2025)|Timelines Optimus Prime]] / [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Timelines (2025)|Timelines Starscream]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[July]] 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Timelines (2025)|Timelines Bumblebee]] / [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Timelines (2025)|Timelines Megatron]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Samurai|Age of Samurai Optimus Prime]] / [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Samurai|Age of Samurai Starscream]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Samurai|Age of Samurai Bumblebee]] / [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Samurai|Age of Samurai Megatron]]}}
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 4}}
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==Notes==
*Since the toys released during the first phase of the ''Generations'' toy line were all Deluxe-sized, the difficulty level bar on the front side of the packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) denoted each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).
*With the launch of the ''Generations'' line in 2010, the plastic-coated wire twist-ties that had been used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines were replaced with rattan tie-downs. The paper-based tie-downs were also used in the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] toy line and subsequent toy lines, until they themselves were replaced by tag pins near the middle of 2014. The tyranny of twist-ties has mercifully never sullied these toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Transformers Generations''' (トランスフォーマージェネレーションズ ''Toransufōmā Jenerēshonzu'')
*''Mandarin'': '''Biànxíng Jīngāng Shìdài Xìliè''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛世代系列, "Transformers Generation Series")

==References==
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[[Category:Franchises]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
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[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Main Page/schedule

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* '''[[February 25|Feb 25]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 27|#27]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[February 28|Feb 28]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Missing Link]]'' C-01N [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]] (w/[[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]]) and ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' Decepticons Part 2 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]] and [[Insecticon (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Insecticons]] ([[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], and [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]]).
* '''[[March 11|Mar 11]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 30|#30]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[March 18|Mar 18]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 20|#20]] and ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]] Volume 3: Dreadnok War'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[March 25|Mar 25]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 28|#28]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[March 28|Mar 28]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' AOTP-23 [[Quintus Prime#Age of the Primes|Quintus Prime]], AOTP-24 [[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Blast Off]], AOTP-25 [[Sureshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Sirshot]], AOTP-26 [[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]], AOTP-27 [[Jalopy#Age of the Primes|Junkion Jalopy]], AOTP-28 [[Sideways (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Sideways]], ''[[Studio Series]]'' TS-14 [[Airachnid (One)#Studio Series|Airachnid]], TS-15 [[Windcharger (G1)#Studio Series|Windcharger]], [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-18]] [[Hauler#MPG|Road Hauler]], and ''[[Missing Link]]'' C-10 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Ultra Magnus]] (w/[[Deerstalker#Missing Link|Deerstalker]]).
* '''[[April 7|Apr 7]] —''' A closed beta for the [[Transformers: Eternal War]] Mobile Game concludes in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]] & the [[Philippines]].
* '''[[April 8|Apr 8]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 31|#31]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[April 15|Apr 15]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 21|#21]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[April 22|Apr 22]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 29|#29]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[April 25|Apr 25]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' AOTP-29 [[Amalgamous Prime#Age of the Primes|Amalgamous Prime]], AOTP-30 [[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Brawl]], AOTP-31 [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Junkion Wreck-Gar]], ''[[Studio Series]]'' TS-16 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#SSTLK|Barricade]], TS-17 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSNemesis|Nemesis Prime]], and TS-18 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Soundwave]].
* '''[[April 29|Apr 29]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Deluxe Edition Book 2'' HC is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[May 2]] —''' [[Free Comic Book Day]]: ''[[Energon Universe 2026 Special]]'' is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[May 20]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 22|#22]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[May 30]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' AOTP-32 [[Big Convoy#Age of the Primes|Maximal Big Convoy]], AOTP-33 [[Razorclaw (Universe)#Age of the Primes|Razorclaw]], ''[[Studio Series]]'' TS-19 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SSDevastation|Bumblebee]], TS-20 [[Optimus Prime (One)#SSOrionPax|Orion Pax]], TS-21 [[Wheeljack (Movie)#SSQue|Wheeljack (Que)]], and TS-22 [[Alpha Trion/toys#Studio Series|Alpha Trion]].
* '''[[June 3|Jun 3]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]] Deluxe Edition Book 1'' HC and ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 5: Generation One'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[June 17|Jun 17]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 23|#23]] and ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]] — [[Bot Swap!]]'' are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].
* '''[[June 24|Jun 24]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]] Deluxe Edition Book 2'' HC is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[June 30|Jun 30]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]] — [[Bot Swap!]]'' (digital) is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].
* '''[[July 22|Jul 22]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]] Volume 5: Quintesson War'' TPB is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].

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Misfire (G1)

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Misfire (SG)}}
:''Misfire is a [[Decepticon]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] (presumably under a very wide definition of "master") from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Misfire boxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|He couldn't hit the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he was shooting from inside it!]]
'''Misfire''' (sometimes flatteringly called '''Flyhigh''') is the kind of guy you want on the Decepticons' side—if you're an Autobot, that is. He couldn't hit the broad side of [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. He holds the record for enrolling and failing the [[Decepticon Military College]], only graduating because the Autobots blew it up. He claims his aim is getting better. ''What was it like before?!''

Together with his [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Aimless]], he's a danger to himself and others. Mostly others.

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Stan Jones]] (English), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese)|Unknown (European French, main voice), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, supporting voice)}}
[[File:Rebirth1-Misfirejetmode.jpg|left|thumb||His aim's so bad he could shoot at the sky and miss!]]
Misfire was one of several Decepticon jets serving under [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] when they attacked [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as part of a division while the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] stole the Key to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. After Scourge successfully activated the chamber on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (and inadvertently sent a shuttle full of Autobots and the key halfway across the galaxy), Misfire, [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] were among the Decepticon unit sent to retrieve the key. Following the Autobots to [[Nebulos]], Misfire, alongside Cyclonus and Scourge, blasted both [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

[[File:Rebirth2-Aimlesssuitsyoubetter.jpg|thumb|Maybe Misfire would aim better if he held his gun right.]]
After being soundly trounced by the new Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], the Decepticons made a deal with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] to donate their heads and weapons for the [[binary bonding]] process. Misfire liked his partners to have short, memorable names. Armed with this new skill, Misfire and his [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] companions successfully helped reacquire the Chamber's key... though Misfire himself and Aimless didn't really do very much that was helpful. To anyone. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Misfire did very little afterwards. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese), [[Mikhail Chernyak]] (Russian)}}
[[File:HM31 Misfire robot mode.jpg|thumb|left|''How long can we look at each other'' ''Down the barrel of a gun?'']]
Misfire was a Decepticon aerial warrior partnered with [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]. Their campaigns typically took place far away from recognizable worlds such as Cybertron, Earth and [[Chaar]], battling against [[Pointblank]] and other Autobots on deep space missions. In [[2011]], Misfire and his partners allied themselves with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] just before his siege of the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] began. When a group of six refugees fled the planet seeking aid, Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy joined [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in pursuing them. They crossed paths with the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] and their old foes Pointblank, [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] out in space. As the fighting raged outside, the refugees befriended [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and volunteered to dispose of the [[plasma energy]] bombs aboard the battleship. As the refugees flew out in their starship to take the bombs to a safe distance, Misfire and the Decepticons moved to intercept them, but they were blocked by Pointblank's forces. The bombs exploded early, washing over all the Transformers present. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Sixshot retrieved Misfire and his partners after the explosion, bringing them back to Master. The plasma energy had somehow [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] each of the Decepticons to one of the refugees. A permanent link now existed between Misfire and [[Aimless]], who could transformed into a powerful weapon for his new Decepticon master. Misfire and his Targetmaster partners rejoined the battle for Master at Scorponok's side. Their Targetmasters weapons were the equal of Pointblank and his men, who had also become Targetmasters in the plasma explosion. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} As the Decepticon Targetmasters mingled with the Headmasters, they demonstrated...poor interpersonal skills around the energon water-cooler. Their braggadocio quickly got on the nerves of [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], leader of the Headmaster regiment. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

[[File:HM31 Misfire vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|180px|Hopefully his flight skills are better than his aim.]]
Misfire and his partners got into another fight with Pointblank's trio, and believed the Autobots were dead after triggering a flash flood that washed them out of sight. Their obnoxious self-congratulation rankled Weirdwolf even more, especially after his fellow Headmasters started gushing over the Targetmasters' skill. Luckily for Weirdwolf's ego, the Autobot Targetmasters later turned up alive and well. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} With the Zarak Shield fully reforged out of [[G-Metal]], the Decepticons began making preparations to leave Master for Earth. Caliburst alerted Slugslinger that the Autobot Targetmasters had uncovered their location, and Misfire flew out with Sixshot and the Targetmasters to confront Pointblank's crew. They also unleashed massive devastation on a Master city when MegaZarak emerged from beneath it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

As Scorponok's ship touched down on [[Pallas]] for repairs, Misfire and the Targetmasters defended it against Autobot attack. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} At the North Pole, they were involved in the final battle against the Autobots, fighting their Targetmaster counterparts. After Fortress Maximus was tricked onto the platform of [[crysmagnetal]], Misfire and the other Decepticons fled out into space. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Legends'' comic====
As one of the Decepticons stationed on Earth in the 1980s, Misfire participated in the battle for the [[Transform Super Cog]] during which he accidentally shot Slugslinger in the back. He fled into space following Slugslinger's failed attempt at usurping [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] as [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

In [[2021]], Misfire and the Decepticon Targetmasters fought for Scorponok when he sought to create [[plasma energy]] by detonating a [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], hoping the ensuing energy wave would let them bond with the Autobots' Targetmaster partners as well. Instead, the explosion shrunk their bodies and caused their partners to vanish. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} Like other victims, the Targetmasters converted their heads into small [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] bodies and traveled to the [[Legends World]], where they kidnapped [[Alpha Trion]] and forced him to use his [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] to teleport their Targetmaster partners to them. The partners were overloaded with plasma energy, however, forcing Trion to scatter them across the Legends World. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

Misfire eventually recovered Aimless and found that he'd developed the mutant ability to manipulate time, which he then used to look into the future and get rich off of gambling and trading stocks. His sudden streak of "luck" led to him being investigated by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Shaoshao Li]], and when Misfire attempted to destroy Hot Rod using Aimless's time-warping blasts, his poor aim meant all he managed to do was accidentally revert Shaoshao to an infant. He was defeated and arrested, though fortunately for him, his buddy Triggerhappy was in the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department|police force]] and was happy to help teach him how to aim. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 52|Bonus Edition Vol. 52}} When Slugslinger got his hands on [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], he swiftly betrayed Misfire and Triggerhappy, knocking them out with [[anti-electron]]s and stealing their Targetmaster partners. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 55|Bonus Edition Vol. 55}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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Misfire initially served as part of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s crew on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and frequently clashed with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and his Autobots. He participated in a raid on an Autobot city, ending in its ruin and the capture of several of its inhabitants. As the captives were marched towards the [[smelting pool]]s however, Scorponok's group was attacked by their customary opponents and forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} The Decepticons eventually managed to storm the Autobots' base, only to find it already evacuated. Though confused at first, they learned that their foes had fled to the planet [[Nebulos]]. Misfire and the others made their way to the alien world, where they met with one of the locals, [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]], who enlisted them in ridding his planet of the Autobots. Learning that several of the Autobots were holed up in [[Koraja]], Misfire participated in a full-scale assault on the city. In retaliation, Fortress Maximus and four other Autobots emerged, having underwent a [[binary bonding]] process. Thanks to the newfound power this upgrade afforded them, the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] sent the Decepticons into a panicked retreat. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

When the Autobots created another form of binary bonding, the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] process, the Decepticons were able to quickly replicate the process and apply it to their own troops. Misfire was, for some reason, among those chosen to undergo the upgrade. He soon got a chance at testing out his newfound might when several Autobot prisoners escaped from their cell. The fury of the battle destroyed the city of [[Koraja]], culminating in Fortress Maximus knocking down Misfire and the other Decepticon Targetmasters with part of a beloved fountain. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
''Misfire and the other Decepticon Targetmasters lay in ambush for the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] at the [[Fortress of Despair]] where they had the Autobot Targetmasters held captive. However, once Scorponok had abducted [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study the Headmaster process further the remaining Headmasters were able to free their Targetmaster comrades and turn the tables on the Decepticons. Misfire was taken out in hand-to-hand combat by [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]].'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

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''Thanks to a bug previously planted in the Autobots' headquarters, the Decepticons learned that their enemies had manufactured a fuel convertor that would allow them travel to [[Earth]]. They put together a plan to steal it. Misfire, Slugslinger, and Triggerhappy approached Fortress Maximus under the pretence that they had a message to deliver: Scorponok wanted to challenge him to a death match, and whoever emerged victorious would be declared triumphant in the greater conflict. Maximus accepted, unaware that the duel was merely a distraction. As it raged, Slugslinger snuck into [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s lab and made off with the fuel convertor. Once this was done, the duel came to a premature end, the Decepticons made their way off-world, and the Autobots were forced to follow.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]] mini-series.}}

Once the Autobots left Nebulos, the Decepticons followed them to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

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''After the Autobot Highbrow stole Scorponok's head, Misfire led a group of Decepticons to recover their leader. Almost immediately after getting Zarak and Scorponok reattached, Misfire and his companions were cast into [[Limbo]] to make room for the [[time travel]]ing [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from [[2009]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

[[File:OntheEdgeofExtinction-Misfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I think the name "Shouldn't have tried to help Finback" suits you better!]]
Following [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s resurrection as a [[Pretender]], Misfire was part of a mutinous crew that confronted Scorponok at the [[New Jersey base]] over the treacherous Seeker's re-admittance back into the ranks of the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} His mood was somewhat improved when he took [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] into custody, after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered himself and his troops in order to seek an alliance with Scorponok against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Surrender!}} He survived [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and Starscream's attack on the base, taking orders from Soundwave to aid Scorponok against the usurpers. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}.

In the battle against Unicron, Misfire was caught in a blast when a surface-to-air cannon manned by [[Finback]] overloaded and exploded. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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Misfire served as part of Soundwave's "Neo-Decepticons" on Cybertron until Scorponok returned with his plan to convert Autobots into Decepticons using his [[Gene Key]]. When Misfire protested that they already had a leader, Scorponok executed him on the spot as an example to the others. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Misfire was one of the troops under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s command and took part in a bombing run against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s forces. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===''The Headmasters'' comic===
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Misfire and the Decepticon Targetmasters attempted to disrupt the Autobots' efforts to put out a blazing fire on Earth. The Autobots' split focus left them vulnerable, until the Battleship Maximus extinguished the entire fire in one sweep. [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] and [[Artfire]] then turned their full attention on Misfire and his allies, driving them from the scene. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 7|The Headmasters #7}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
While [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] used his [[Nullification Cannon]] on Cybertron's [[energon]] suppliy, Misfire was part of a team lead by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] that carried out a diversionary attack. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:CyclonusandMisfire-ASO.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Cyclonus knows the safest place to be is right in front of Misfire.]]
Misfire was among the Decepticons who traveled to [[Nebulos]] in search of energy. He was basically responsible for babysitting Aimless while the latter came up with construction plans. Unfortunately he was no good at stopping the Autobots from destroying the device they built to collect cosmic energy at the planet's pole. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

When the Decepticons suspected that the Autobots were up to something, Misfire and Slugslinger joined [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] on a reconnaissance flight, successfully locating an oil pipeline the Autobots had built. After sabotaging the pipeline, they made an attempt to ambush [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] who came to fix it, but the two Autobots got away when the Decepticons slipped over on the spilled oil. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}
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===''United''===
[[File:FierceFightingOnPlanetNebulos-StraxusDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb||Peekaboo.]]
A [[nano-virus]] that afflicted most Autobots save the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] required [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] to lead a team to [[Nebulos]] for an anti-virus. However, the nano-virus was merely a ploy by the Decepticons to draw out the Targetmasters and Headmasters to abduct their [[Nebulan]] partners, so when the Autobots arrived on Nebulos, Misfire and several other Decepticons were waiting for them! Misfire and the others quickly fell into disarray, unfortunately, when their leader Straxus was singled out and defeated. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|''Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye'' #7]]

[[File:RulesofDisengagement-FulcrumMisfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Misfire is the only guy who asks permission to do a fatality.]]
{{quote|You know, there are some Decepticons who, upon finding themselves in a skin-covered room surrounded by '''aborted protoforms''' and '''mechanoids made of bark,''' would rub their hands together, marvel at the universe's infinite capacity for surprise and '''dive right in.''' I am not one of those Decepticons.|Misfire on himself}}

[[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|Forged]] under the name '''Flyhigh''', {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} the 'bot who would become Misfire gained his more famous nickname following an incident that involved a "machine gun, a misunderstanding, and a dozen dead Decepticons." {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Tried and incarcerated for the deed, Misfire was being transported on a [[Weak Anthropic Principle|prisoner escort ship]] piloted by [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] when the vessel was hijacked by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] and [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], who had come to rescue him at the dying request of their mutual friend [[Thundersaur]]. The trio locked up Crankcase, and soon after, picked up [[Flywheels]], who had been drifting in deep space following his escape from [[Garrus-9]]. The trio welcomed him to their misfit crew, dubbed the "Foragers" by Krok, but Misfire was sure they could think of a better name. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}} In time, they did; with Crankcase welcomed into their ranks, they became known as the "[[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]". {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

[[File:Misfire whos afraid of the djd.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|I missed. So I fired again. And I missed. And then I missed again...]]
Shortly after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Scavengers made a stopover on the dead world of [[Clemency]] to scrounge for parts. Misfire's job was to extract [[energon]] from corpses but his crazed personality often got in the way, in part due to sampling energon whose [[Monstercon|former owners]] had overdosed on [[circuit speeder]]s. He was about to extract fuel from [[Fulcrum]]'s seemingly lifeless body when he suddenly came back online and kicked him away. Misfire then gave Fulcrum a tour and presented him to the other members of the bunch in a...most peculiar manner.

He later attended the campfire that night, and found a P-6 [[Worldsweeper]] ship while "chasing" what he thought was the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]. During the crew's exploration of the ship, Misfire found a ceiling covered entirely in [[brain module]]s and decided it was probably better to "run away screaming". When the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] contacted them, Misfire naturally panicked. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} The Scavengers decided to stay behind and battle the D.J.D. by putting [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who had been inside the ship in stasis-lock, out in the open and releasing him from his pod when the D.J.D. got close. At the last moment, the D.J.D. revealed they were actually after Fulcrum but before the Decepticon could explain, the D.J.D. arrived. Krok released Grimlock anyways and the fight began. Misfire attempted to escape but found himself run into [[Helex (G1)|Helex]]. However, Spinister and Crankcase soon handled the D.J.D. member and Misfire attempted to save Krok from getting tortured by [[Vos (G1)|Vos]] and [[Kaon (G1)|Kaon]] but only succeeded in shooting Krok instead of the two members. Before he could shoot another time, [[Dominus Ambus|The Pet]] jumped onto Misfire and started mauling him. After a failed explosion made by Fulcrum, the D.J.D. left for [[Overlord (G1)|another target]]. Fulcrum then explained to them that the reason why the D.J.D. had been after him was for committing an act of cowardice during the war and Crankcase recovered Krok, who had his face destroyed by [[Vos (G1)|Vos]] but was still functioning. The group decided to fix Krok, set off for Cybertron, and use Grimlock, who was revealed to be almost brain-dead, as a bargaining chip when they got there. Before they left, they looted [[Flywheels]], who had been killed during the fight. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:Fulcrum misfire arm the lonely.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And then I fired again, and then I missed. And then I fired, and then I fired, and I missed. I missed both times...]]
Somehow Misfire ended up captured by the [[Galactic Council]] and was sitting on death row on the planet [[Constancy]]. Fulcrum led a mission to spring him, which quickly went awry when Misfire needed to stop for munchies. They were left in a precarious situation when the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'' didn't arrive to pick them up on time—as unbeknownst to them [[Solomus|Tyrest]]'s [[universal killswitch]] had incapacitated the rest of the team. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:Misfire some of my best friends are autobots.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|And then I fired, and I missed. This went on for several hours.]]
Misfire and the other Scavengers went on to have a series of adventures involving—amongst other things—being cursed to speak in song, getting threatened by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s gun hand emerging from a datapad, using [[holomatter]] avatars to blend in with the natives on [[Magisteria VI]] and somehow getting turned into [[toy]]s. Between adventures they passed the time by vandalising [[Autopedia]] or playing "[[Cybertronian games#Shoot Shoot Bang Bang|Shoot Shoot Bang Bang]]", which Misfire was surprisingly good at until he overindulged his own inner monologue and ended up getting shot by Crankcase, who was supposed to be piloting the ship. In short order, the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'' crashed into [[Tebris VII]] and Misfire used the lull in activity to try and teach Grimlock to write his name, though it wasn't long before the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] had another one of his "fits", involuntarily emptying his tanks onto the floor and then going on a rampage through the ship.

Misfire and Krok began to get into an argument over Grimlock until Krok's contact [[Demus]] invited them to come and meet him at his scrapyard to discuss the deal they had arranged. Once the Scavengers had been filled with [[mode lock]]s to appease his [[transformation]] phobia, Demus revealed that he wanted to offer them half a billion [[Shanix]] ''each'' in exchange for Grimlock. When Misfire objected, the matter was put to the vote in a rare display of Decepticon democracy and although Fulcrum backed him up, Crankcase, Krok and Spinister elected to sell him, carrying it by three votes to two. However, they would never get the chance to make the deal as Demus was then summarily executed by the Duly Appointed Enforcer of the [[Tyrest Accord]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}

[[File:Equinoids.jpg|thumb|And then I fired, and then I missed. And then I was out of bullets, and then I got sad.]]
On the run from Fortress Maximus in a warehouse full of Demus's "[[Roboid]]s", Misfire began to lose his patience with Krok again, going so far this time as to take the [[Monoformer]]'s "communicator" that he was always clicking in times of stress, and revealing the truth—that it was just some poor sod's finger. Krok revealed that it used to belong to his friend [[Radar]] who turned into a communications array and that it also detected hundreds of Decepticon [[spark]]s in the vicinity. Maximus announced that the innocent-looking toy pets were in fact lobotomised [[Transformer]]s trapped in [[beast mode]] that were being sold to the galaxy at large as torture dolls and the Scavengers came to an understanding that they should look after each other and Grimlock. With Fortress Maximus now after Grimlock on the ''W.A.P.'' a hundred miles away and with Misfire and Spinister still mode locked, they were forced to unbox six [[Equinoid]]s on which to ride to the rescue.

Having convinced Fortress Maximus that the other Roboids' lives were in danger thanks a series of bluffs (and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]'s reliance on Autopedia for information) the Scavengers escaped Tebris VII in the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'' and set out on a new mission: to find and help all the other Decepticons out there who had been damaged by the war... after just one more game of "Shoot Shoot Bang Bang". {{storylink|Animals}}

Some time later aboard the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'', Misfire joined the other Scavengers on the sofa to watch a video that was being broadcast to the galaxy at large of ''Lost Light'' crewmembers apparently counting down the time to their deaths and making funerary requests. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

[[File:NothingWillEverBeTheSameAgain-maskedcrusaders.jpg|thumb|left|300px|I had a Popsicle, and then I passed out in the snow. Then I woke up, and then I reloaded, and then I fired, and then I missed.]]

A few months later, the ''Weak Anthropic Principle'' touched down on [[Earth]] so that Crankcase could meet his online crush, a Decepticon known only as "[[CONS4EVA]]". While the other Decepticons helped Crankcase get ready for his date, Misfire found himself with his hands full after Grimlock broke loose and started rampaging through downtown [[Amarillo]]. The two Decepticons found an unlikely ally in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] desk jockey and all-around loser [[MP3]]; passing themselves off as [[M.A.S.K.]] agents using [[holomatter]] avatars, the trio pursued the runaway Dinobot to [[Arlington]] before MP3's run-down "[[Action Van]]" broke down. When the Decepticons took their helmets off their avatars, Misfire's poor grasp of human facial structure caused MP3 to passs out; assuming that they'd killed him, they buried him and continued the chase. It took watching an EMT revive a woman before the Decepticons realized their mistake, so Spinister left to go resuscitate MP3 while Misfire continued on alone. Misfire finally caught up to Grimlock in Dallas, where he gave the Dinobot a stern talking-to before realizing that Grimlock had come this way to recover his old sword, which he'd lost on Earth years ago. Misfire was thrilled at this, taking it as a sign of Grimlock's slow recovery. The two returned to their ship in [[New Mexico]] just in time to leave; although MP3 wanted to join them on their adventures, they left before he could do so, citing Fulcrum's disgust towards humans. {{storylink|Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again!}}

[[File:JourneysEnd ScavengersPretendAdventure.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.1|I missed again. I fired. I hit something, but it wasn’t what I was going for, so I guess I missed. I passed out again. Had another Popsicle.]]
Chasing a lead on some [[ununtrium]], Misfire and the Scavengers visited [[Frayus]] and an abandoned [[Conclave|Decepticon Conclave]] station. They found nothing except a three-way war between the [[Galactic Council]], [[Black Block Consortia]] and the forces of [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]. Seeing no good reason to stay, the Scavengers bolted for their tele-portal back to the W.A.P., but couldn't locate it. Instead, something else went "VOOOOSH" and a new portal opened. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

They found themselves on [[Troja Major]] with [[Agonizer]], a curator looking to hire. In exchange for obscene amounts of money, he asked the Scavengers to retrieve the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]] from the ex-Autobot [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], who stole it from one of his rivals. The Magnificence was supposedly an omniscient search engine, and Misfire hoped they could use it to fully restore Grimlock. Along with [[Nickel]] (an accidental stowaway from Frayus), they took the job and traveled to [[Confluence]] looking for Flame. What they discovered, though, was far worse than they bargained for. Flame was working for [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], whose Worldsweeper and experiments were responsible for Grimlock's condition in the first place. Scorponok was even able to put Grimlock to sleep with a wave of his claw, making the Scavengers easy to capture.

[[File:KillAllCons MisfireGrimlockPals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left|I had a dream that I was firing at something. I missed.]]
Misfire was distraught about bringing Grimlock back to the one who tortured him, albeit accidentally. Inside a cell on the Worldsweeper, Krok suggested Spinister open up the unconscious Grimlock. If Scorponok had planted some kind of device on Grimlock to control him, they needed to remove it. While they were working, Scorponok showed up at the cell door and explained his evil plans. He also reactivated Grimlock who, in his diminished state, finding his chest surgically opened and surrounded by Decepticons, reacted instinctively and began tearing a path of carnage through the Scavengers. Hours later, it seemed there was nothing left of Misfire and the Scavengers. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

[[File:KillAllCons MisfireCantMiss.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|Long story short? Missed.]]
''OR WAS THERE?!'' Nickel was a doctor by trade and had worked out Grimlock was more coherent in dino mode. She forcibly triggered his transformation, which gave Misfire the opportunity to reason with him. With Nickel's medical knowledge and Spinister's surgical skill, they improvised a procedure that fully restored Grimlock's faculties. The Scavengers played dead to get Grimlock out of the cell and surprise Scorponok and his guards. Scorponok monologued about his grand and glorious plan to implant Decepticon sparks into organic bodies, make them procreate, and repopulate the species. The Scavengers stole his [[Firstborn|prototype organic Decepticon baby]] and tried to escape. Misfire was swarmed by goons, but actually managed to shoot the right targets when they were literally all around him.

They made their way to a transmat suite and prepared to beam to [[Garrus-9]], hoping the spark extraction tech and discarded bodies could be used to restore the baby to techno-based life. However, Misfire recognized transmat tech wasn't calibrated for organic life, and the baby wouldn't make the journey. Grimlock volunteered to stay behind with the baby and escape some other way while the others proceeded to Garrus-9. Misfire refused to leave them behind and called for an emergency huddle with Nickel and the other Scavengers. The huddle was right on top of the transmat pad, though, and so Grimlock pushed them all through to safety. The Scavengers arrived in what appeared to be Grimlock's cell on Garrus-9...only the cell was still locked and they had no way to get out or call for help. {{storylink|Kill All 'Cons}}

[[File:TheGodWar NauticaFindsScavengers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Would you care for a popsicle? Just don't bring it into the sauna.]]
''OR DID THEY?!'' Believing herself to be dead and inside a metaphysical temple in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' somehow opened a door from there into Grimlock's cell. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} Confronted with their conflicting perspectives of their surroundings, Nautica and the Scavengers soon realized they were neither on Garrus-9 nor in the Afterspark. Exchanging stories (Misfire being one of Brainstorm's contacts among the Decepticons), they learned they were all actually on [[Mederi]], a euthanasia clinic that used pacifying imagery and holomatter to lull its patients to death. The imagery was produced by a collection of comatose organic telepaths maintaining the fiction. Moreover, Mederi was actually the fabled "[[Cyberutopia]]", end point of the quest Nautica and the [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Crusadercons]] had been on for years. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

[[File:LL19 Swerve Misfire bond.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|"Did we just become best friends??"{{-}}"YUP!"]]
While still digesting this information, the Scavengers and Crusadercons were confronted by a horde of [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]] raining from the sky. Their collective nemeses Scorponok and [[Getaway]] had teamed up and used a virus to turn most of the ''Lost Light's'' crew into walking bio-weapons. As they fled, Grimlock arrived in a Q-class ship, having survived Scorponok's Worldsweeper and reconnected with Agonizer on Troja Major along with several other displaced ''Lost Light'' crew members. Misfire was thrilled that Grimlock was back and the baby was safe with the Curator. He also met his match in the verbal arts by making running commentary with the Autobot [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. The heavy hitters took the Q-class ship up to the ''Lost Light'' for a direct confrontation while Misfire, the doctors, and the comic relief barricaded themselves inside a medical center to block out the Sparkeaters. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}}

Inside the med center, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] discovered a treatment using concussive medicine to transmit a kinetic program code and technobabble the Sparkeater virus into submission. Misfire raised a concern over whether the effect would hurt the organic telepaths in the room, but Nickel forced the activation regardless of those consequences. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} The Sparkeaters were disabled and the ''Lost Light'' recovered, allowing everyone to regroup aboard the ship. However, Scorponok's boss the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] had opened a rift in space, drawing the ship back into the [[Benzene Cluster]], surrounded by a quintet of artificial Cybertrons. The Architect brought them aboard his Worldsweeper for an audience, just as space ripped open entirely to allow the [[Functionist Universe]] to reach out into their own. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} The ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s old captain [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] emerged from the Functionist Universe, on the run from "[[Primus]]"—a sick and sacrilegious reformatting of Functionist Cybertron into a humanoid dreadnought guided by the fanatical Functionist Council. Megatron's own ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'' broke Misfire and the others out of the Worldsweeper, and he greeted his fellow Decepticons with open arms when they reconnected. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

[[File:ASparkAmongEmbers SwerveMisfireOpenMatrix.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
After [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] was revealed to be the actual Primus and everyone had convened on the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s bridge, Misfire urged him to smite the giant fake Primus that was attacking them. However, before anyone could take further action, the ''Lost Light'' had to escape Functionist Primus as it destroyed the artificial planet they were parked on. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} After Functionist Primus was forced back into planet mode, a plan was hatched to overload its [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s with [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrices]] created by Rung. The crew debated who was "worthy" enough to overcome the [[morality lock]] on each Matrix and open them, with Misfire cheekily venturing that he might be a candidate. Krok pointed out that Misfire was hardly a good person, and Misfire admitted he had done "loads" of bad things. Misfire and Grimlock were dispatched to the hot spot at [[Warrior's Gate]] to protect Swerve as he tried to open a Matrix, quickly being surrounded by Functionist soldiers. Swerve couldn't open the Matrix himself, especially after his arm was blown off, but Misfire stepped in to lend a hand. With the help of a [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] pep talk and both of them pulling together, Misfire and Swerve opened their Matrix and ultimately the Functionists were defeated. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

[[File:LL25 ScavengersOut.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|I'll miss you.]]
Misfire went along on the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s final "lap of honor" before the ship was to be decommissioned. The crew voted on a risky stunt to attempt a [[quantum generator|quantum duplication]] upon their jump back to Cybertron, possibly allowing one version of the ''Lost Light'' and those aboard to continue adventuring in another universe. Upon returning to Cybertron, Misfire attended a farewell party in [[Swerve's]] where he was more interested in admiring Fortress Maximus's leg-guns than in hearing the Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord apologize to the Scavengers for trying to kill them back on [[Tebris VII]]. The Scavengers left the party together, bound for [[Troja Major]], with Misfire bidding farewell to his new "loser" friends from the ''Lost Light''.

In another universe, a quantum duplication of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew materialized, with Misfire and the rest ready to explore the unknown. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''TransTech''===
During the conflict between the [[Screaming Eagles]] and S.K.A.R. in [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], Misfire was binary-bonded to [[Inferno (G.I. Joe)|Inferno]], using technology derived from the old [[I.R.O.N.|I.R.O.N. Army]]. The Decepticons and their human allies were ultimately defeated by [[Sgt. Savage]]'s Screaming Eagles and the Autobots. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Misfire attended an illegal [[skitter]] race at [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheFlyinFoxTrot-Decepticons.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Misfire was among the many Decepticons transported to [[Equestria]]. Intent on proving the superiority of Decepticons over both Autobots and ponies, he and the [[Rainmaker]]s attacked [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Rainbow Dash]] during their race. However, their overconfidence proved their downfall, as Rainbow Dash first baited them into a trap before she and Windblade used the "Flyin' Fox Trot" maneuver to turn their own heat-seeking missiles against them. The Decepticons wound up piled in a defeated heap while the two heroes shared their victory at the finish line. {{storylink|The Flyin' Fox Trot}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Misfire could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Autobot counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Misfire and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] battled [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] in the middle of a mechanical city. Misfire strafed Crosshairs from above until the Autobot transformed into robot mode. Misfire and [[Aimless]] also transformed, and tackled down Crosshairs and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] respectively. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|"Missfire" is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
At some point Misfire teamed up with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}} Later, Misfire was part of a group of Decepticon scavengers holed up on the planet Clemency. He was killed when the DJD arrived to deal with Black Shadow, who had recently joined the scavengers while on the run from the Decepticon Justice Division. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (Legends)|Rules of Disengagement}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Misfire was partnered with the lazy Targetmaster [[Aimless]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Misfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ready... aim... aim... please for the love of god ''AIM''...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Misfire''' (Targetmaster, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-89'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]] Targetmaster partner/double-barrelled [[ion particle blaster]]
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

:Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Targetmaster Misfire transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. In this mode, he has a [[5 mm post]]-hole just behind his canopy with which to place his pack-in Targetmaster partner [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]].

:In robot mode, Misfire is one of the best-[[Articulation|articulated]] Targetmasters due to his clearly defined legs with hip and (however awkward) knee articulation coupled with good arm articulation, making him one of the small number of toys of this era that isn't a [[Brick (term)|brick]].

:Like the other Targetmasters, his Takara release lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Misfire/misfire.htm More information on Misfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-toy Misfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His aim's so bad he missed his proper faction!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Misfire''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''Age of Extinction Collection 1'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 47'''
:*''Accessories'': logo brick, 2 clip-on blasters
:Part of the first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''-branded ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s (the sixth assortment overall), Misfire can be rebuilt from robot mode into a Cybertronic jet. He sports [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]]'s helmet.

:This series, like all of the ''Age of Extinction Kre-O'', was functionally a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] in the US, as the other major chains had dropped ''Kre-O'' altogether by this point. This assortment would later make its way to discount chains, notably Five Below.

:''Kre-O'' Misfire is identified as an [[Autobot]] by both his chest insignia and the packed-in leaflet. But we all know who he's supposed to be so we're listing him here anyway because come on.
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===''Titans Return''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Deluxe-Misfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why can't I slagging hit you!?" "I would most likely get hit if I move."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Aimless & Misfire''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': left & right cannons, [[Aimless#Titans Return|Aimless]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Released in the fifth wave of Hasbro's ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line, Misfire is a heavy [[retool]]ing of [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Titans Return|Triggerhappy]], only reusing the legs while being a completely new figure from the crotch up. He transforms into a reinterpretation of his original Cybertronian jet mode. He has two new guns that can combine together to form a larger gun, either of which can attach as armament for his jet mode. His partner [[Aimless#Titans Return|Aimless]] now transforms into a head based on Misfire's Marvel comic model, and can be used on any ''Titans Return'' Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure. Unlike Triggerhappy, it is not entirely necessary to remove Misfire's head to transform him, as unfolding Aimless while still attached to Misfire's neck socket will grant enough clearance to lower the nosecone.

:This wave had incredibly spotty distribution in the US, making some of the figures in this wave considerably more costly on the secondary market than much of the rest of the line.

:The legs shared between Misfire and Triggerhappy were also used for [[Slugslinger (G1)#Titans Return|Slugslinger]]. The Misfire version was also ''heavily'' retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Sonic Bomber (G1)#Legends|Sonic Bomber]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG52-Targetmaster-Misfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|That's "Miss Fire" to you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Targetmaster Missfire''' {{sic}} (Deluxe, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 25]], 2017
:*''ID number'': '''LG52'''
:*''Accessories'': Headmaster unit, [[Aimless#Legends|Aimless]] Targetmaster
:Released in the twenty-third wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline, "Targetmaster Misfire" is a redeco and slight retool of the ''Titans Return'' Deluxe Class mold above, featuring slight paint changes accurate to Misfire's appearance in [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' anime]]. He features a new [[5 mm post]]-hole on his vehicle-mold cockpit for mounting weapons, plus he sports the crotch-piece from ''Titans Return'' [[Slugslinger (G1)#Titans Return|Slugslinger]] for unknown reasons.

:Instead of the Hasbro relases's twin combining guns, this Misfire comes with a new-mold Targetmaster [[Aimless#Legends|Aimless]], thus his new centered vehicle-mode weapon-mount.

:His name is misspelled in English on the packaging and instructions as Mis'''s'''fire.
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==Notes==
*At one point the [[1987]] product binder calls him "Mishap". This could just be a typo rather than an early working name though.
[[File:Linkage5-PreEarth.jpg||thumb|Targetbastards.]]
*Misfire's design was used as a "generic" Decepticon in [[Linkage Part 5|"Linkage" Part 5]], in a flashback showing [[Redline]] and [[Flat-Out (Armada)|Flat-Out]]'s former Decepticon masters. This fits in with the general theme of using Generation 1 character models as unnamed extras in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]], in which generic Misfires ALSO appeared. Of course, his actual'' appearance'' fits in with artist [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s general theme of using the toys as a visual reference rather than the [[character model]]s used in animation; that is so not Misfire's ''Headmasters'' design.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Misfire''' (ミスファイアー ''Misufaiā'')
*''French:'' '''Longfeu''' (Canada, "Fizzled")
*''Italian:'' '''Aletto'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huǒtàn''' (China, 火炭, "Charcoal")

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Sureshot (G1)

2026-02-22T12:15:39Z

BattleBlade: /* Legends comic */

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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dammit, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]! Stop peeing on my lawn!]]
'''Sureshot''' is an ego that holds a gun.<ref>Generation 1 Sureshot toy bio and Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile in [[Yesterday's Heroes!|''The Transformers'' #60]]</ref> 

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.'' 
''His shooting is great. And he's too much for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and even [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],'' 
''[[Femax]] and [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].'' 

''And he's too skillful to take orders'' 
''Or work with stupid [[human|stubbies]].'' 
''The [[Optimus Prime (G1)|big red guy]] can stuff it.'' 

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—'' 
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...'' 
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.'' 
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.'' 

''And he's too skillful for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5mtclwloEQ this song...]''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

Sureshot's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Spoilsport]] is just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
Millions of years ago, Sureshot was a marksman in the [[IntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition]], even winning first place in one round, outclassing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Sureshot's ''Universe'' profile}}

Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward the [[smelting pool]]s. Only a timely attack by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of Fortress Maximus, attempting to give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop...]]
The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After Scorponok and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Maximus's partner, [[Galen|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. Unfortunately, this mission ended in disaster; though the Autobots proved more than a match for their opponents, their battle was simply too destructive, and left The Nursery in ruins. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|I '''DO''' look good in pink!]]
''At some point before they left Nebulos, Sureshot, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] released their bonds, the Autobot Targetmasters freed [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and Spoilsport and joined the fray.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and, following Galen's death, followed [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] into battle after he had taken up the role of Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner. After the boy had [[introdump|introduced]] the Targetmasters to his father, they left to rescue his [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|younger brother]] from the Decepticons. Upon landing on the enemy's island-base however, they were driven back by its automated defenses. Sureshot was ultimately unable to pursue the Decepticons when the whole landmass transformed into a rocketship, and blasted off into space. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Afterwards, ''Steelhaven''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew united with the other Autobots on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Unfortunately, the Ark's commander, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|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]]. Sureshot disembarked along with the rest of the ''Steelhaven'' crew to watch the fight. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Fortress Maximus's troops eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and was up and active by the time the Autobots were forced to intervene as 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 him order his subordinates to lay down their arms, so that Shockwave's loyalists could easily pick off Scorponok's followers. Sureshot 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!}} Several [[Acolyte of Unicron|cultists]] emerged upon Unicron's approach, attacking Optimus in the hopes of weakening the army opposing their master by eliminating its leader. Sureshot helped fight back against the cultists, but this skirmish proved to be little more than a distraction! Following the altercation, the Transformers turned their gazes skywards to find Unicron already within Cybertron's orbit! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:Stilllife-deadbombburst.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Two Bursts and a Shot.]]
Confronted by the impossible enormity of this opponent, Sureshot panicked and tried to make a run for it, only to be sent reeling when Unicron slammed his hand into the planet's surface. The Transformers were eventually rallied into striking back against Unicron, but their efforts amounted to little. It wasn't until the Matrix returned and Optimus seized a hold of it that Unicron was destroyed and Cybertron was saved from destruction. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Sureshot's wreckage was lying around in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Sureshot war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|"I am not throwing away my shot!"]]
{{NoteRG1}}
Sureshot was with acting Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when the wayward [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returned to Cybertron from Nebulos. Along with [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]], he assisted with taking Grimlock into custody at the [[Bastion-five lock-up]], getting quite dinged up in the process. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Later, when Rodimus Prime met [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] he had Sureshot and Crosshairs cover the meeting from a distance with sniper rifles. Jhiaxus immediately detected their presence and so he and Prime left to discuss matters in private at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch, Sureshot was one of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops when they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s troops. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Bulen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:TheRebirth1-CrosshairsSureshot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Death by snu snu!]]

Sureshot was hanging around with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had learned of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]].

[[File:Rebirth 2 SureshotVehicle.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|right|Before film degradation, I was actually pretty bright yellow!]]

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Optimus Prime, under guidance of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], arrived on Nebulos searching for Sureshot's group and was surprised at the changes the Headmasters and Targetmasters had gone through. Sureshot and the others attempted to return with Optimus Prime to Cybertron to stop Galvatron and Scorponok, but when they reached Cybertron's usual location, the entire planet was missing. "How do you move an entire planet?" Sureshot asked incredulously. The Autobots didn't know, but figured Earth would be a good place to check. But once back on Cybertron, Galvatron had released the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber, putting all robotic life into seizures as he escaped. Sureshot and the others were ultimately rescued by their organic Nebulan and Human partners, who reversed that power backk into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
[[File:HM28 Sureshot and Crosshairs with guns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] recovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known as [[Spoilsport|Spoil]] could now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs's hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] worthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:HM 30 Spoil bonded with Sureshot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] spying on them, and chase him and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] back to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

Sureshot and the other Targetmasters advocated a strategy to split the enemy up and lure them into space. Fortress allowed the Targetmasters to implement their idea and they soon chased the Decepticons back to planet Master. Sureshot and the others then tried to infiltrate the Decepticons' secret mountain base, only to be discovered and attacked. During the battle, Sureshot was overcome by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis and crashed. The Targetmasters were soon surrounded by the Decepticons but managed to escape. They reported back to Fortress and then went to rescue Chromedome's team on a different battlefront. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

After Daniel was lost in deep space during a battle with Scorponok en route to Earth, Sureshot and the other Targetmasters volunteered to follow the Decepticons while the other Autobots searched for their human ally. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} The Targetmasters were ambushed by the Decepticons in an asteroid belt on their way to Earth but were rescued when Fortress Maximus and the others arrived. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

On Earth, the Targetmasters discovered one of the Decepticons' [[Death Tower]]s in [[Santiago]]. [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] was guarding it but was easily dealt with by Pointblank as Sureshot scanned the Death Tower. The power it emitted overloaded Sureshot's device and caused it to explode. The Targetmasters could only watch as the Tower continued to emit destructive energy and they soon reported back to Fortress on these developments. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Sureshot and the Targetmasters joined the other Autobots in tracking down the other Death Towers and fighting off the Decepticons. In the final battle at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], Sureshot and the other Targetmasters faced off with their Decepticon counterparts. Sureshot joined with all the other Autobots in the super [[Head Formation]] that finally destroyed Scorponok. The Autobots then departed Earth after the threat had ended. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Autobot Targetmasters.jpg|thumb]]

During a battle with Scorponok in [[2021]], Sureshot and the Targetmasters battled their Decepticon counterparts, who managed to take away their gun partners as part of a plan to forcibly bond with them during another plasma energy detonation. Instead, the explosion caused all the Targetmaster partners to disappear and infected everyone else with "[[black ball]]s", small [[black hole (phenomenon)|black holes]] that were shrinking their bodies until they would ultimately collapse in on themselves. Having no other choice, Sureshot and the other non-Headmasters agreed to have their heads removed and converted into Headmasters so they could leave their bodies behind. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} While one account saw Sureshot accompanying the other Autobots to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} he and the other Targetmasters actually remained in their home universe to search for their lost partners. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} They eventually found them floating in space, only to find they had been supercharged with plasma energy and were emitting deadly doses of it. Before the trio could succumb to the energy, the Targetmaster partners suddenly vanished, whisked away to the Legends World by [[Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

===Toy pack-in material===
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Sureshot joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Sureshot was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sink [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] into the melting ice he had rested upon. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sureshot was on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}
[[File:Stormbringer 2 Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

Later, Sureshot helped haul Omega Supreme away after his fight with Monstructor. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:TheSensuousFrame Sureshot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|He's either mis-colored or this is mood lighting.]]
Sureshot was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]]. He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} She told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Sureshot 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 Sureshot out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was soon rescued by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who had come to retrieve him and the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

Sureshot was among the crew members who participated in the battle with the Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was later arrested and thrown in the brig for playing hand-grenade tag with [[Waverider]] outside Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Sureshot got down on the dance floor at [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s "pre-wake". {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

Sureshot became a member of the security team for the ''Lost Light'' after supporting [[Getaway]]'s mutiny. Like all of the crew, he was subjected to mnemosurgery that made him forget the mutiny and believe Megatron, Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus left of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. Sureshot was subjected to additional reprogramming as a member of the security team, causing him to unquestioningly accept Getaway's orders, and believe anyone who opposed Getaway was a Decepticon traitor. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]]}}
[[File:RiseOfTheDecepticonsAllFallDown SureshotSpringer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85|Professionals have standards: Be polite.]]
Sureshot was a veteran of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], familiar with the defenses seen around [[Exarchon]]'s bases. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

Following [[The Rise]]'s terrorist attack on the [[Tether]], Sureshot volunteered for [[Colonial Security]]. He became a member of [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s recon and rapid response unit, partnered with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] as a strike duo for long- and short-range coordinated assault. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

Their unit was called to action when [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]'s geological expedition spotted the [[Rise]] and a major SecOps target, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]. Sureshot arrived and defended [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] after he was injured by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]. He then sniped [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], while ordering [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] to apprehend him. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} Sureshot informed Novastar that they had [[Leviathan (G1)|backup]] coming their way. He was later on a carrier transporting the captive Quake until Ascenticon mob supporters started attacking the procession to free Quake. Sureshot and Smokescreen were then overpowered by the mob. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Next, Sureshot's unit went aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help liberate the [[Winged Moon]] from [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]'s forces. He talked with Novastar about whether they were giving the Decepticons a chance to surrender only to be knocked out by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII SureshotTheDrought.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Be efficient.]]

Sureshot was next part of a strike team sent aboard Sky Lynx to rescue [[Termagax]] from an [[Insecticon clone]] swarm. After the swarm was dealt with, Sureshot, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were stationed on the roof of [[House (building)|House]] in anticipation of a full-on Decepticon assault. The Decepticons sent out the [[Rainmaker|Rainmakers]] first as expected, with Sureshot itching for a chance to take them out. He and Arcee immediately sniped [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]] down while Windcharger's magnetic powers took out [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} However, the teleporting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] proved a far more difficult target when he arrived on a whim to aid the Decepticons. The enemy didn't get the Enigma, but it was lost in the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

When concerns rose that Exarchon may have returned, Optimus Prime dispatched a scouting party to search for Threefold Spark bases in the [[Sonic Canyons]]. [[Pointblank]] and Sureshot went as security for the exploration unit [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Geomotus]], and [[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]]. Geomotus's scans alerted some automated blaster systems, forcing the Autobots to dive deeper into the Canyons to avoid being hit. They found an entrance to Exarchon's base, only to face the Threefold Spark himself in his powerful [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] body. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

[[File:WarsEndPart1-getbehindus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Have a plan to kill everyone you meet.]]
Pointblank and Sureshot got the civilians into a cave too small for Exarchon, and Zetar was able to drill them an escape tunnel. Things got worse as they entered the base itself and discovered a massive drilling operation, clone swarm drones, and an [[imploder]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Sureshot did some scouting, and it seemed Exarchon's operation was something that needed to be stopped, and soon, even at the cost of their lives. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} Exarchon intended to inject a portion of his own mitotic spark into the Allspark of Cybertron's core. Finally spotted in the base by Rise infiltration troopers, Sureshot's crew prepared to intercept the drill. They fought [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] and his minions until Zetar succeeded in breaking the drill device. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

Sureshot's team reconnected with the Autobot army for the final battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. He joined Arcee and [[Javelin]] as snipers picking off Seekers as they approached from the sky. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sureshot lefty.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
*When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Sureshot could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Decepticon counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Sureshot and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] battled [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] in the middle of a mechanical city. After transforming and using [[Spoilsport]] to fire off a flew blasts towards Triggerhappy, Sureshot grappled with him while both their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners did the same. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}
{{--}}

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

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He of the long, long torso…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Sirshot''' (サーショット)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-105'''
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Mii]] (concept artist), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Targetmaster Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hood any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a [[5 mm post]]). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoilsport]] ("Spoil" in Japan).

: Like the other 1987 Targetmasters, the Takara release of "Sirshot" lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-Deluxe-Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At last, I AM FREE!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Targetmaster Sureshot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Sirshot''' (サーショット)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-25'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2026]] [[March 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Spoilsport#Age of the Primes|Spoilsport]], left & right spoiler
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Part of the first 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' figures, Targetmaster Sureshot is a Deluxe Class update of the character, the first in ''39 years''. Like his fellow Targetmasters [[Crosshairs (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Crosshairs]] and [[Pointblank#Legacy|Pointblank]] before him, his head design is based on his appearance in "[[The Rebirth]]". He transforms into a Cybertronian buggy. His spoilers are attached via 5 mm pegs and are removable.

:Sureshot includes "[[Spoilsport#Age of the Primes|Spoilsport]]" as a Targetmaster, featuring a newer, simplified mold compared to the previous ''Legends'' Targetmaster and ''Siege'' Battle Master molds, that transforms in 2 steps. As all figures involved share the 5 mm peg standard, Spoilsport can be swapped with his slightly more articulated [[Spoilsport#Legends|''Legends'' iteration]].

:Sureshot was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025. Sureshot and his wavemate [[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]] were both [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] to single copy per [[case]].<ref>[https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/transformers-generations-age-of-the-primes-deluxe-wave-4-case-of-8/hsg0474d ''AOTP'' Deluxe Wave 4 Case Assortment, Entertainment Earth]</ref>

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DOFEmeGgO5-/ Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Sureshot from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Sureshot concept art idw.jpg|thumb|right|200px|(IDW ''More than Meets the Eye'' model)]]
*Sureshot's [[character model]] (to be precise, his Japanese one from ''The Headmasters'' rather than his Western one) is recolored and used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' to make the "[[Sentinel Minor|arrogant Autobot officer]]".
*Sureshot appears in [[Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Vol. 52]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]] as a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chasm#Toys|Chasm]] head on the [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]] body.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sirshot''' (サーショット ''Sāshotto''), '''Sureshot''' (シュアショット ''Shuashotto'')
*''French:'' '''Tirexact''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Dragster'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sasha''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 沙夏 ''Shāxià''), '''Shut''' (China, 煞特 ''Shātè'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sniper''' (Снайпер, ''Snaĭper'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Sansón''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe Transformers]]

Train Wars

2026-02-20T06:58:50Z

BattleBlade: /* Synopsis */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Generations (series)|Transformers Generations]]'' manga
|seriesissue2=[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)#Fiction|''Wars'']] manga
|prev=Starscream's New Power
|next=Controverse
|prev2=Metrowars 2
|next2=Train Wars 2
|title="Train Wars"
|japanese=電車大戦
|romaji=Densha Taisen
|image=Train Wars Vector Sigma Oracle.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[Hero-X|Million Publishing]]
|date=[[May 16]], [[2014]]
|published in=''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Vol. 1]]''
|story & art by=[[Yuki Ohshima]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|chronology=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline#2035–2036|Circa 2035]]
}}

'''Can Shouki overcome his teamwork issues to fight off an attack by The Fallen?'''

==Synopsis==
Having successfully reacquired the data on [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] that [[Metrobomb]] previously lost, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] returns to the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''... or rather, what he ''thinks'' is the ''Thunder Arrow''. In actuality, the shuttle is the disguised [[Autobot]] [[Shouki]], who suddenly transforms to robot mode, and uses his partner [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s "electrical bow" weapon mode to blast the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] and incinerate the data. It turns out Shouki isn't very big into teamwork, though—he doesn't want a repeat of what happened to his comrades on [[Micro|Zone]], but before he can press the issue, a distress call summons them both back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

At Cybertron, Shouki is quick to fall to the enemy force that is attacking the planet: [[The Fallen]]! The flaming demigod has decimated Autobot resistance and captured [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]]. When The Fallen mockingly thanks [[Overdrive]] for leading him to the planet's core, Shouki misinterprets the villain's words and turns on Overdrive, but is suddenly stopped when [[Alpha Trion]] materializes between the pair. The ancient Autobot has emerged from the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], having sensed Vector Sigma's peril, and tries to calm down Shouki, directing everyone's attention to the mega-computer even as it begins to glow brighter. Surging with power, Vector Sigma melts its way out of The Fallen's grasp, and transforms into its "[[Primus|Oracle]]" robot mode. Overdrive offers himself up to the Oracle, petitioning it to lend him its power so that he can rescue his comrades who are "trapped in time" and have them join in battling The Fallen. Infused with the Oracle's power and equipped with his [[Quantum Dial]], Overdrive seemingly sacrifices himself to summon an army of Transformers. In response, The Fallen calls up minions of his own, and combines with them!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Shouki]] (1)
*[[Spin Road]] (4)
*[[Overdrive]] (8)
*[[Alpha Trion]] (9)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (10)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (11)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (12)
*[[Cordon (G1)|Cordon]] (13)
*[[Drift (G1)|Drift]] (14)
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (15)
*[[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]] (16)
*[[Goshooter]] (17)
*[[Downshift (G1)|Downshift]] (18)

|c2=
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (2)
*[[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] (7)

|c3=
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] (3)

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (5)
*[[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma/Oracle]] (6)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story follows on from "[[Metrowars 2]]," in which Kickback attempted to exfiltrate Metrobomb after he stole Metroplex's data, using the same shuttle he has here. The data was lost at the climax of that story, so it's not clear exactly how much time has passed between then and now.
*Vector Sigma's alternate "identity" as the "Oracle" was previously established by the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]] and [[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!|''15 Go! Go!'' manga]], which also revealed that they were alternate names/forms for [[Primus]] himself. Those stories also established Vector Sigma's ability to physically transform into a robot mode, but he had a different design there (see below).

===Transformers references===
*Kickback and Shouki make the same 正気 (meaning "sane" and pronounced ''shouki'') pun as [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and Shouki did in "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2]]".
*This story was produced as a tie-in to Million Publishing's exclusive [[Shouki#Generations (Japan)|Shouki]] toy, a redeco of [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Astrotrain]]. The idea of him using his shuttle mode to impersonate the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' was mentioned in the toy's bio.
*Most of the other characters appearing in this story are hypothetical redecoes that were created for a poll published in the same volume of ''Generations'', so that readers could vote for one that would actually be produced as Million's next exclusive. The winner was [[Goshooter#Generations (Japan)|Goshooter]] (a redeco of [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Nightbeat]]), who received 29.3% of the votes; the others are:
**[[Alpha Trion/toys#Generations (Japan)|Alpha Trion]] from [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Scourge]] (28.9%). The accompanying text notes that he would have come with a [[Vector Sigma#Generations (Japan)|Vector Sigma]] accessory, presumably to be a golden redeco of [[Eggbot (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Eggbot]] as seen in this manga.
**"[[Transmetal|Metals]]" [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Generations (Japan)|Silverbolt]] from [[Grimwing (Prime)#Toys|''Prime'' Grimwing]]. (14.8%)
**[[Drift (G1)#Generations|''Generations'' Drift]] redecoed in the colors of [[Drift (AOE)|''Age of Extinction'' Drift]], with a placeholder name of "[[Drift (G1)#Generations (Japan)|Autobot Drift Black Ver.]]" (12.7%)
**[[The Fallen/toys#Generations (Japan)|The Fallen]] from [[Onslaught (WFC)#Toys|''Generations'' Onslaught]], using the [[Ruination (FOC)#Toys|Ruination]] combiner head. (5.0%)
**''Universe'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] redecoed in the "police" color scheme of the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[:File:Sunstreaker-diaclone.jpg|police version]] of the Sunstreaker toy. This would have presumably been [[Cordon (G1)|a new character]], with "[[Cordon (G1)#Toys|Sunstreaker Police Type]]" as a placeholder name. (3.8%)
**A redeco of [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Smokescreen]] based on the [[Smokescreen (G2)|''Generation 2'' Decepticon of the same name]] ([[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|later established]] to be the same character). (2.9%)
**[[Overdrive#Generations (Japan)|Overdrive]] from [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Silverstreak]]. In-story, he apes the original Overdrive toy's "attack vehicle" mode with a makeshift configuration it is possible to finagle the toy into. (2.9%)
**[[Camshaft (G1)#Generations (Japan)|Camshaft]] from [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|''Universe'' Ironhide]]. (1.6%)
**[[Downshift (G1)#Generations (Japan)|Downshift]] from [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|''Generations'' Wheeljack]]. (1.0%)

==External links==
*[https://imgur.com/a/spSDK Translation of "Train Wars, Part One"]

[[Category:Generations book series comics]]
[[Category:Wars chapters]]

Abominus comic 2

2026-02-20T06:47:16Z

BattleBlade: /* Transformers references */

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'''Things come to a head as the battle on Earth continues.'''

==Synopsis==
In the underground chamber of the [[Mother Computer]], [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] cradles the dying [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], having forgiven Spike after he expressed his regret at not loving the [[Selector]]s as their children. Spike entreats Rung to carry him to the nearby storage closet, where a reconstruction of his "inheritance" awaits...

In [[Neo Scramble City]], the [[Angolmois Energy]] eruptions continue, with more Transformers being corrupted, inside and outside, by it. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] recovers from his seemingly fatal injury, and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] retrieves his intelligence from [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]]. With [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], Computron makes an attempt on [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but his Angolmois Energy attack forces the combiners to split apart... and they recover as [[Comperian]]! Abominus is knocked over to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and forcibly takes their limbs to become [[Abomenaticus]].

Underground, the [[Quintesson Judge]] and [[Quintesson Bailiff]] are watching the battle unfold on a [[Slitherfang]] when they're surprised by Spike, now reborn as '''Neo Autobot X''', and Rung. After incapacitating the Judge with an [[energon enema]], Rung explains that now the Selectors and humanity have joined each other as equals. However, the Judge explains that it's not as simple as kicking them off the planet—the Angolmois Energy wasn't just reacting to the aliens' evil intentions, but also to the darkness in man's hearts that has festered on the planet for thousands of years. Can humans truly eradicate the wickedness from their being, the Judge asks.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] faces off against Megatron Omega, begging him to stand down, but unable to pull the trigger on his friend. Megatron has no compunctions, though, and simply shoots Optimus down. Megatron Omega screams, declaring that humanity will be exiled from Earth and that all of the planet's Angolmois Energy belongs to him. With it, he shall surpass [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] himself. Abomenaticus doesn't take well to this claim, reforming Abominus who says that the planet belongs to the strongest—himself, not Megatron or the Quintessons.

The Quintesson Judge underground doesn't take this betrayal well, but Spike mulls over Megatron Omega's words; perhaps it's better for humans to leave the planet, if their evil is truly what's responsible for the Angolmois Energy's imbalance. Rung agrees to help... but he reminds Spike that the Selectors run on Angolmois Energy.

On the battlefield, Optimus Prime recovers with the power of the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]. Thanks to Megatron's Angolmois beam, Optimus Prime's memory has been restored—he now remembers his [[2011]] self's time in the past universe, where they can find answers to the crisis currently taking place in [[2050]]! Abominus continues his fight against Megatron Omega, but the balance of power is skewered towards Megatron, whose status as a being rebuilt by Unicron himself gives him an advantage against the secondhand construction of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Abominus is knocked away, and the resulting crash frees the [[spark]]s trapped in his [[Hellspark]] (which Optimus Prime orders [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to gather). Megatron Omega makes one decisive Angolmois blast at Abominus, but it is blocked by Volcanicus using his Angolmois-made [[Magma Blade (GS)|Magma Blade]]. Optimus Prime, knowing what must be done, orders the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to prepare for a warp hole and go through to discover the secrets of Angolmois Energy so that they can return Megatron to normal. The warp hole from [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] appears and Abominus, wanting to know those secrets as well, tags along.

At the [[Micro|Z Planet]], the [[Powered Master]]s have collected all of the fragments of the [[Zodiac]] and combined them to form the [[Silver Matrix]]. An explosion suddenly goes off, throwing the Powered Masters to the ground. In its place reveals Primus, who has come for the Silver Matrix with an entourage of [[Golden Age (GS)|golden warriors]]! [[Primus's envoy|His envoy]] comments that they're closer to the future ''he'' envisioned, and the self-satisfied Primus notes that everything is proceeding along to his grand design.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
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'''[[Autobot]]s'''
*[[Raindance]] (3)
*[[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] (5)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] (6)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] (7)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (12)
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] (13)
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (14)
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (15)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (16)
*[[Comperian]] (17)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (28)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (33)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] (38)
*[[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] (39)
*[[Speeder]] (40)
*[[Roadfire]] (41)
*[[Sonic Bomber (G1)|Sonic Bomber]] (42)

'''[[Decepticon]]s'''
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (8)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (18)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (19)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (21)
*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (22)
*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (23)
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (31)
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (32)
}}

|h2=[[Quintesson]]s|c2=
*[[Quintesson Bailiff|Bailiff]] (24)
*[[Slitherfang]] (25)
*[[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] (26)
*[[Pteraxadon]]s (27)

'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]'''
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (4)
*[[Abomenaticus]] (20)

|h4=[[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]]|c4=
*[[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] (43)
*[[Soundwave (BW)#Precursor World (2)|''Beast Wars'' Soundwave]] (44)
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Precursor World|Seaspray]] (45)
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Precursor World|Perceptor]] (46)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Precursor World|Beachcomber]] (47)
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Precursor World (2)|Generation 1 Soundwave]] (48)
*[[Jazz (G1)#Precursor World|Jazz]] (49)
*"[[Primus's envoy|His envoy]]" (50)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] (11)

'''[[Human]]s'''
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky/Neo Autobot X]] (1)
*[[Jumal]] (29)
*[[Shaoshao Li]] (30)
*[[Illumina]] (35)
*Child (36)
*[[Jan Minakaze]] (37)

'''[[Selector]]s'''
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (2)
*[[Soundbarrier]]s (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Dreadwing and Smokescreen's pairing is due to them being allies all through ''[[Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2]]'' and the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' manga. "[[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4]]" established [[Smokescreen (G1)|Generation 1 Smokescreen]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|''Generation 2'' Smokescreen]] as the same individual in Japanese continuity.
*[[Jan Minakaze]], the main human character of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' makes a cameo with his love interest, [[Illumina]]. In the 25 years since ''Victory'', they've evidently made it official and had a child.
*The golden Starscream is revealed to be the benefactor of the Space Pirate Seacons seen only in shadow in [[God Neptune comic 2|the second God Neptune comic]], with his superior (あの方 ''ano kata'') being Primus himself!

===Errors===
*Page 8, Panel 3: The name of Volcanicus's sword, "[[Magma Blade (GS)|Magma Blade]]" (マグマブレード ''Maguma Burēdo''), is misspelled as "Magna Blade" (マグナブレード ''Maguna Burēdo'').

===Transformers references===
*Following on from Rodimus adopting his "[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#RodimusUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]]" toy design, Mirage, Reflector, and Ratchet's Angolmois-corrupted forms are based on the [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Netflix Decepticon Mirage toy]], [[Scrapface#Toys|Scrapface]], and the ''Generations Selects'' [[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet toy]], respectively.
*Neo Autobot X is an upgraded version of [[Autobot X]], who appeared way back in the original cartoon episode "[[Autobot Spike]]". His new design is composed of parts from several [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] figures.
*Rung administers an [[energon enema]] to the Quintesson Judge. This medical procedure was briefly mentioned in Rung's dialogue in the mobile game, ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]''.

===Other notes===
*One of the Soundbarriers helping the humans on Astrotrain has a crutch to support himself, as he is missing one of his legs. The Soundbarrier mold has an infamous design flaw that causes legs to break after too many transformations...

==References==
*[https://takaratomymall.jp/img/goods/4904810172086/comics_second.pdf Abominus comic 2 at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[[Source:Abominus comic 2 translation|Abominus comic 2 translation]] by Mohair Translations
*[https://imgur.com/a/dl3GY40 Lettered version of the translation] by MrRald

[[Category:Generations Selects issues]]

The Fallen

2026-02-20T06:16:38Z

BattleBlade:

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[[File:AOTP Fallen bot mode.jpg|upright=1.96|thumb|"Eh, y'know, it's funny, these people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... they wake up the next day and they're on fire!"]]
When [[Primus]] created the [[Thirteen|first Transformers]], he made a "Dark Warrior" who would be in touch with entropy and destruction. Known as '''Megatronus''' or '''Megatronus Prime''', he is the most powerful of the original [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], who [[Expulsion of Unicron|battled]] [[Unicron]] in the earliest days of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When not using fiery mystic abilities, [[dark science]], or [[Void Scepter|gravitational powers]], he wields the most dangerous of [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]]: the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]].

Unfortunately, his inherently dark nature often leads him down a tragic path. In most realities, his original name is replaced by a more well-known title: '''the Fallen'''. Often manipulated by [[Liege Maximo|other]] [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|members]] of the Thirteen, the Fallen is best known for becoming a [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] analog to the biblical {{w|Cain}}, committing Cybertron's first murder with the death of his [[Solus Prime|beloved]]. In some realities, he willingly betrays the Thirteen by siding with Unicron, and becomes "the first Decepticon", making him more akin to {{w|Judas Iscariot|Judas}}. Even in realities where he doesn't take a villainous turn, [[Megatron (One)|his legacy]] is inevitably one of betrayal and death.

While his size, shape, and colors may vary between realities, his most common physical feature is his face, which often serves as the inspiration for a certain [[Decepticon|faction]]'s [[insignia]] during the [[Great War (disambiguation)|Great War]].

In short: he's usually bad, bad news.

{{bigquote|You... you're from '''before'''. Aren't you? Before the '''Golden Age''', before recorded time.|[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]|"[[Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Fallenpatlee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Original Dreamwave Productions concept art for the Fallen]]
Created by writer [[Simon Furman]] and artist [[Pat Lee]]<ref>[[Pat Lee#Failure to give proper credit|Allegedly.]]</ref> with contributions from [[Andrew Wildman]]<ref>Namely the fire thing.</ref> and [[Don Figueroa]], the Fallen debuted in the [[2003]] [[Dreamwave Productions]] comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' as a [[Herald of Unicron]]. A mysterious, fiery being from the Transformers' ancient past, he returned to Cybertron to enact the [[Unbinding]], a ritual that would alert Unicron to Primus's location. Wielding mystical, entropic abilities, he was defeated by his creator, trapping him within the [[Seal of Primus]]. Only a month after this series concluded, ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''—also written by Furman—was released, and filled in more details of the Fallen's backstory, established him to be one of the mysterious "Thirteen Original Transformers" created by Primus to battle Unicron. According to the Guide, the Fallen betrayed his siblings by joining forces with Unicron, and the battle ended with the Fallen being sucked into a black hole until his escape, as seen in ''The Dark Ages''. A [[2007]] [[bio]] written for the Fallen's ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toy would reveal he was the overseer of entropy.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref>

As various parties slowly developed the concept of the Thirteen, [[2009]] would be a significant year for the character, becoming the titular main antagonist of the [[Live-action film series]]' second film, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The film would establish the character's connection to Megatron, and use his Decepticon-insignia-looking face to cement him as the true originator of the Decepticons: "The First Decepticon". Despite his death in the film, online Q&A sessions with [[Hasbro]] representatives<ref>See [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answers|Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answer #3]] for more information.</ref> established that the Fallen and his siblings were "[[multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]]": special entities who existed across all realities, moving between them; this provided a loophole for the Fallen to survive the events of the film.

The novels of the [[Aligned continuity family]] significantly fleshed out the character's backstory, relationships, and weaponry. The [[2010]] novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' established his original name of Megatronus, further strengthening the character's connection to Megatron and the Decepticon cause. Its sequel, [[2011]]'s ''[[Transformers: Exiles|Exiles]]'', re-introduced the Requiem Blaster as the personal artifact of Megatronus, unlike the Mini-Con weapon of ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. The novel would reveal that the weapon's existence became a great point of contention among the Primes, and would be the weapon that killed [[Solus Prime]], who was introduced as his love interest. Two years later, ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'' provided an alternate, less-villainous interpretation of the Fallen's backstory, exploring his tense relationship with [[Prima]], the "Warrior of Light", and how the manipulations of the silver-tongued [[Liege Maximo]] led to an accidental death of Solus Prime in the [[War of the Primes]]. This less-villainous, more tragic interpretation of the character would be largely ignored when he made his proper television debut in the [[2015]] [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], which highlighted his role as the "First Decepticon".

The Fallen was introduced to IDW Publishing's [[2005 IDW continuity|long-running continuity]], being mentioned in [[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]], and making visual appearances in [[Heavy|''Till All Are One ''#9]], [[Origin Myths|''Optimus Prime'' #10]], and [[The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|''Optimus Prime'' #18]], albeit in flashback sequences. In this universe, Megatronus and the rest of the Thirteen were warlords of [[Thirteen Tribes]] rather than demigods.

Concurrently with IDW's continuity, the concept of multiversal singularities was nullified in the 2015 Collectors' Club comic storyline ''[[Another Light]]''. The [[All Things Must Pass|final episode]] of the [[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|''Titans Return'' cartoon]] introduced an amalgamated version of the Fallen—featuring his fiery abilities of the Dreamwave incarnation and the Egyptian-crown-like head and color scheme of ''Revenge of the Fallen''. The proceeding [[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|''Power of the Primes'' cartoon]] would adapt his backstory from ''The Covenant of Primus'', featuring the Requiem Blaster and Solus Prime prominently in flashbacks and the present-day story.

For a few years, the Fallen was absent from ''Transformers'' media, save the rare cameo appearance in the [[2019 IDW continuity]] or mention in ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'', until [[2024]] brought him back to relevance with the ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' film. The film established Megatronus Prime as the strongest and most powerful of the Primes, whose facial design was virtually identical to the Decepticon insignia, including its purple color. Unlike previous incarnations, this Megatronus remained heroic right up to his death, having never betrayed or murdered his fellow Primes. Later that year, the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline would be revealed, introducing "Megatronus the Fallen" as a Leader Class toy inspired primarily by his appearance in ''War Within: The Dark Ages''.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Thefallen.jpg|left|thumb|"Like the Phoenix, I have risen from the ashes. And into my fire, you shall fall."]]
When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "the Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Approximately 7 million years before the 21st century, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. This accident weakened the barrier between reality and [[unspace|the dimension]] in which the Fallen was trapped, allowing the Fallen to eventually break free and return to Cybertron. The Fallen set about initiating the "[[Unbinding]]", to precipitate the return of Unicron, and spent years, if not millennia, subtly manipulating the Autobots and Decepticons, causing them to splinter into multiple sub-factions that engaged in a constant series of escalating conflicts.

[[File:Thefallengrimlock.jpg|thumb|Someone should tell Grimlock this more often.]]
As the time for the Unbinding drew near, the Fallen recruited a [[Chaos Trinity|trio of Decepticon outcasts]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]], who hungered for a command of [[Dark science|the occult]]. The Fallen promised them all manner of dark powers in exchange for serving him. Leading his three followers to the [[Well of All Sparks]], hidden within Cybertron, he explained that the Unbinding required four particular Transformers, who would function as "angles in the geometry of dissolution", and named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] as the first. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen and company proceeded to construct a strange machine within the Well of All Sparks in preparation for the Unbinding. Unfortunately, Bludgeon and friends got impatient for more than the Fallen's praise and demanded a more tangible reward: the arcane power he had promised them. The Fallen responded by grabbing Bludgeon's head and giving him a mere glimpse of what he sought: images of a fiery vortex, demonic faces, stabbing swords and a human skull engulfed Bludgeon. The Fallen stated that this was but a peek inside a dark door he would fully open if they served him well. This left Bludgeon suitably inspired to begin hunting down their targets.

Bugly and Mindwipe leaked information to draw the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] out into combat with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], while Bludgeon hatched a plot to snare both Grimlock and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Escalation}} Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe ambushed Jetfire as he attempted a cross-faction meeting with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When Grimlock crashed the party earlier than they expected, however, the Fallen himself had to intervene and caught Grimlock's blazing energo-sword in his bare hand. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock took one punch from the Fallen yet still got back up, so the Fallen grabbed him by the shoulders and unleashed a huge blast of energy that put the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader out cold. Shocked by the display, Jetfire surmised that the Fallen predated the Golden Age. The Fallen responded by knocking Jetfire out cold too. He then dragged Grimlock and Jetfire away and commanded his followers to gather the third angle, while he handled the fourth. The Fallen singlehandedly abducted [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from his well-guarded holding cell in Autobot headquarters, shrugging off attacks by some of the Autobots' best warriors and causing their weapons to corrode away into uselessness with a mere gesture. Bludgeon's team, meanwhile, succeeded in acquiring [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] from the Protectobots.

[[File:Fallenmoreonfire.jpg|thumb|left|The Fallen somehow sets himself ''more on fire''.]]
All four angles were strapped to the device in the Well of All Sparks. The Fallen theatrically explained to the awakening Jetfire that they were casualties in the war of the Gods, and would be used to break the Seal of Primus, after which "all chaos will follow". {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

The Fallen continued his villainous monologue, apparently directing it not at Jetfire but at Primus himself, as the four Transformers' unique sparks were drained to unlock the Seal of Primus. A combined army of forces from several factions defeated the Chaos Trinity and penetrated the Fallen's operation. By the time they reached the door, the Fallen was satisfied that the Transformers were too late, until Jetfire arranged a force-field to surround the Seal. The Fallen was further impressed that Jetfire understood enough to try to contain the Seal, but his distraction cost him victory: the God of Light himself was subsequently roused from his slumber where he saw the Fallen. With a gesture of his radiant hand, Primus engulfed his wayward creation in a torrent of searing energy that was then sucked back into the Seal of Primus. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Shockwave broke the Seal for his cloning experiments, siphoning from within it the energy needed to create life. The Fallen's essence had then escaped and corrupted [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Following the clone's death, the Fallen's essence passed into Jetfire. Within visions, The Fallen attacked the Autobot over and over, while around them various key moments in Cybertron's history unfolded. Jetfire returned to reality as the Autobots were digging him free from the frozen prison he now found himself in. He was unable to warn them that the Fallen's essence had taken root in his spark as they broke through the ice holding him. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}
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===Fun Publications===
[[File:The Evil One.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|"Someone remembered me!"]]
Though [[Vector Prime]] did not necessarily think history was wrong to record Megatronus as a monster, he ''was'' his brother, and Vector still had happy memories of their time together before Megatronus's fall from grace. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} During the Thirteen's time in ancient Greece in some [[universal stream]]s, the holomatter avatar that the rage-filled Megatronus used to interact with the human population inspired the myth of {{w|Ares}}. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} He used to have an impressive collection of antique melee weapons before [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] ruined it with Cosmic Rust... at least, according to Sideways. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Sideways, 2015/07/02}}

In the [[Gargent]] realities, where he went by the name "'''the Evil One'''", Megatronus nearly destroyed [[Gobotron]] with the Dark Heart, only to wind up under the [[Nazca Lines]] on Earth. [[Vector Prime]] noted that this was not the only reality where Megatronus was drawn to human pyramids and wondered if there was any link to [[Devil Z]]'s own affinity for pyramids and the Nazca Lines. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/30}} [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] would even be heard to swear by the Evil One. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (1), 2015/10/13}}

[[File:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Back, and to the left.]]
Jealous of his brothers and sisters, Megatronus was motivated to move against his siblings, and targeted Prima's [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], intending to take it for his own. To keep it out of his hands, [[Solus Prime]] shattered the blade with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]], and each piece was taken by one of [[Nexus Prime]]'s components and scattered across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

Millions of years later, when [[Vector Prime]] returned to the linear universe to deal with the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, he reminisced about his mission and his past, including the silhouetted form of the Fallen. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}} Vector's return was soon followed by the that of Nexus Prime, who set about reassembling the Star Saber. While visiting [[Primax 509.28 Epsilon|one universe]]'s Cybertron as part of his quest for the sword's fragments, Nexus decided to tell his companion [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] about his quest. As he explained the danger of the artifact falling into evil hands, the face of the Fallen flashed through his mind. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

When dimensional scoundrel [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] seized control of Vector Prime's [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|ANN Q&A column]], he commented, "Every time The Fallen polishes his pistons reality splits," to explain why he could be cloned. Surprisingly, this was actually the truth, more or less. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/29}}

When Nexus succeeded in locating the Star Saber, he combined its power with that of the [[Terminus Blade]] to [[Shroud|thicken the walls of reality]], limiting dimensional travel. The Fallen and the other members of the Thirteen gathered to witness this momentous event, and found that, as a side effect, they ceased to exist as [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}
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===Live-action film series continuity family===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Tony Todd]] (English), [[Masafumi Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Zhao Xiaoming]] (Chinese), [[José Luccioni]] (European French), [[Bert Franzke]] (German), [[Gabriel Pingarrón]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Ramón Canals]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Carlos Gesteira]] (Portuguese), [[Gaetano Varcasia]] (Italian), [[Ender Yiğit]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFwithPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|''Way-oh, way-oh, oh-way-oh-way-oooooh'']]
Nineteen thousand years ago, the Fallen accompanied [[Dynasty of Primes|his brother Primes]] to [[Earth]] in an attempt to harvest the [[Sun|star]] it orbited. Just as they had completed construction of the [[Star Harvester]], however, the Fallen discovered [[Human|a primitive race of hunters]]. The Primes invoked their rule of the sanctity of life and refused to activate the harvester, but the Fallen despised the humans as simple insects and attempted to activate the Harvester. A great battle took place, but ultimately, the Fallen was defeated and the remaining Primes hid themselves and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and the Fallen's harvester was concealed within a pyramid in [[Egypt]]. The Fallen dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they proved unable and he eventually abandoned them. The Fallen became known as the first [[Decepticon]], and he became the master of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], leader of the faction. He employed Megatron in the pursuit of the [[AllSpark]], but after Megatron's defeat at [[Mission City]], the AllSpark was reduced to a mere fragment.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|''Ocupado!'']]
Upon Megatron's revival he traveled to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', where the Fallen stayed in a life-support chair while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] oversaw the creation of a new army of Decepticons. Prostrating himself before the Fallen, Megatron said that he had failed his master and their race by allowing the AllSpark to be destroyed. Amused by his disciple's misinformation, the Fallen revealed that the cube was merely a vessel, while the knowledge within the AllSpark was instead placed within the mind of the human who had challenged Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find the Star Harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Megatron asked permission to avenge himself and reclaim the AllSpark, but the Fallen asked for patience, though he could understand his desire, as the Fallen himself hungered to return to the wretched planet where his brother Primes had betrayed him. The Fallen also explained that the only threat to him was the last surviving Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Since Optimus would protect Sam, the Fallen ordered Megatron to capture the boy and draw out the Prime.

Megatron's mission was partially successful: although the boy escaped, Optimus came to defend him and died in the process. The Fallen sensed his death and was very pleased, knowing that the time to strike was now. When the Decepticons traveled to the Earth's surface in [[transition form|re-entry mode]]s, the Fallen accompanied them, destroying an [[USS Theodore Roosevelt|aircraft carrier]] as well as attacking several cities. As the aircraft carrier sank into the ocean, the Fallen quietly intoned that revenge was finally his. The Fallen tapped into Earth's communication network, and announced the presence of the Transformers on Earth on worldwide television, demanding the "human hive" hand over Sam or be destroyed.

[[File:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Can't. Take. Our. Sun. Unless you got buns, hon! And, oh man, he don't.]]
Unfortunately, Sam was in Egypt hunting for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after being told it might be able to revive Optimus. He succeeded, but moments after Prime's resurrection, the Fallen appeared amongst the assorted NEST troops, scattering the soldiers, pinning Optimus, and stealing the Matrix. He then teleported to the harvester that was uncovered earlier by [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], and as he inserted the Matrix into the machine, he declared that his brothers had failed as he now claimed the Sun. While it charged, the humans attempted to destroy the harvester with their heavy weapons. Unimpressed with their display, the Fallen demonstrated his considerable power by destroying the attacking military forces with telekinesis, then raised a blockade of debris to prevent an air strike. However, a super-powered Optimus Prime, now fused with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester and attacked the Fallen, sending them both falling to the ground below.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't talk to me or my Sun ever again!]]
{{quote|Die, like your brothers!}}
{{quote|They were your brothers, too.|The Fallen and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

Enraged, the Fallen commanded Optimus to join his brothers in death and two engaged in a fierce duel, but it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face the Fallen. Megatron attacked Optimus in an attempt to help his master, but was quickly overpowered and knocked out. The Fallen counterattacked Optimus, managing to rip off Prime's left rocket thruster and strike him in the face with it. However, Optimus eventually managed to impale the Fallen through the shoulder with his own spear, then demanded his face, tearing it off. The Fallen tried to flee, but Optimus Prime punched through his chest and ripped out his spark core, finally killing the Fallen.

Afterwards, a wounded and horrified Megatron fled with Starscream, and the Autobots and their allies declared victory. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The Fallen's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'', and ''[[The Last Prime]]''; the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]'' and ''[[Movie Trilogy]]'' comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]", "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]", and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]". Most of these adaptations are based on early drafts of the script and provide more backstory for the Fallen, such as his hunt for the descendants of his brother Primes, and his promise to Megatron that he would make him a Prime—something Optimus exposes as a lie during their final battle, as one can only be born a Prime, leading Megatron to abandon his teacher. In several, Optimus defeats him not by killing him, but by [[:File:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|hurling him into space]].}}
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====IDW movie comics====
[[File:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|Look [[Prima|familiar]]?]]
According to the Fallen, he and his brothers were the first creations of the [[AllSpark]]. The planet that would become [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was mostly barren, but as the AllSpark gradually shaped Cybertron around them and gave the Fallen and his brothers power beyond measure, the cube's own power was depleted. They learned that its power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions using triangular "[[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]". {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} As he quested, the Fallen came to believe that the AllSpark was speaking to him, telling him of a grander destiny than that of his brothers, picking him as its "chosen one." {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

To aid the Dynasty of Primes in their quest, the AllSpark created for them a race of [[Transformer|workers]] that had a power of their own: the ability to transform their bodies into new forms! Some, called "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]]", could change into interstellar crafts that could locate stars for them, the energies of which would then be harvested to power the AllSpark by massive devices built by the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|other workers]]. The Dynasty tempered their search with the rule of sparing stars with inhabited worlds, but the Fallen believed that the Dynasty's compassion would ultimately doom the Cybertronians to inevitable extinction. As he sought a way to fix this problem, the Fallen came to think evil thoughts. What if there were no other Primes to share the AllSpark with? What if its power was his alone? {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got hate in my tummy!]]
The Fallen began to court some Transformers to his side. He selected a small number of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones to do his bidding in private, ultimately in service of subverting the Dynasty of Primes in favor of his own agenda. He called this group the Decepticons. [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], the Fallen's most trusted and capable Seeker, began to unwittingly harvest the stars of inhabited star systems; the two would scan a system together, but the Fallen would report that his search areas were devoid of life. This practice got the Fallen and Jetfire into trouble with the other Primes, and so the Fallen began to sow seeds of mistrust in Jetfire. He claimed the Primes' refusal to sacrifice life to save their own planet would be its downfall, and that an army had to be readied in case the Primes betrayed them all. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

The Fallen attempted to build a Star Harvester on his own, powered by a counterfeit [[Matrix of Leadership]] he had constructed. However, it was unstable, and the resulting explosion infused the Fallen with power he had never known. He now burned with dark, unimaginable powers from within. The Fallen, feeling a darker sense of purpose that complemented his darker powers, traveled from world to world to world, killing scores of organisms and assimilating their technology, and leaving the dry husks of planets in his wake. He evolved, and during his ascension he planned for the eventual battle with his brothers. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

As Jetfire joined the Decepticons, The Fallen took them to a planet named Earth, and they built a [[Star Harvester]] to claim the [[Sun]]. However, it, too, harbored life: the Fallen was building the harvester there to either bait his brothers into taking action (while he was prepared to kill them all) or to remain in limbo. Either way, he won! Jetfire finally turned against his master, just as the remaining Primes arrived, falling into the traitor's trap. The Fallen warped Jetfire and his other underlings away and faced his brothers alone. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}}

[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Ever since he was a child, he was hated by triangles.]]
The battle between the Fallen and the other Primes was costly. They did not expect the Fallen to have so much power, and one by one they fell by his wretched hand. He had "expanded [his] consciousness—absorbed the mental mass of a hive intelligence seventy trillion strong, probed the neural functions of creatures that swim in unrefined thought..." Since last they met, he was "so much more" than they were. The Fallen was able to grab weapons from his stockpile through personal dimensional portals, and one by one he murdered his brothers until there was only one Prime left to oppose him. With one last desperate gamble, the final Prime fled, and he and the Fallen warped from location to location; the Fallen thought this Prime was merely stalling, but he was gravely mistaken. The final Prime had gathered up the bodies of his defeated brothers, and when at last he had collected them all and the Fallen was weak from overteleportation, he used their combined lifeforce to banish the Fallen forever. The Fallen was sent through his sarcophagus and trapped in another dimension, where he crashed into a desolate landscape, swearing revenge. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}{{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

Knowledge of this was lost through the ages, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. Thousands of years later, however, the Fallen's sarcophagus was unearthed on modern-day Cybertron and brought to the quarters of the planet's military leader Megatron. There, sensing the fury and resentment, the Fallen established contact with Megatron, filling him with a new resolve to destroy those who sought out the AllSpark. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} In the aftermath of Megatron's ruthless battle against a band of [[Ejoornian|aliens]] seeking the AllSpark, the Fallen further counseled him to seize control of Cybertron to make way for The Fallen's return. He also told him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] sought the AllSpark for himself, and Megatron immediately decided that Optimus and his followers deserved to be killed for this transgression. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance4 Megatron TheFallen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|All right, who changed the thermostat!?]]
But simply taking the planet would not be enough. The Fallen also ordered Megatron to build a [[Nemesis (Movie)|space cruiser]] to seek out the Matrix, which he said was a prerequisite to his return. As the ship's construction came to an end, the Fallen told Megatron the story of his origin and his plans regarding the harvester on Earth. The Fallen ordered Megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight Optimus's forces and safeguard the AllSpark. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and a majority of the Decepticon soldiers crewed the ship.
Meanwhile, on Cybertron, civil war raged between Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, a war which eventually led to the AllSpark being launched into space. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

The ''Nemesis'' came across the AllSpark's energon signature, to Soundwave's disbelief. The Fallen began speaking to Soundwave just as a [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]] crashed into the ''Nemesis'', and disappeared once more through a portal. After landing the ship on a dead planet, Soundwave was commanded to pursue the ship via the portal—that the Fallen recognized as a [[space bridge]]—it left behind. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}} Later, Megatron found the abandoned ''Nemesis'' during his pursuit of the AllSpark. He once again spoke with the Fallen, who was furious that Megatron had taken this detour. He ordered him to resume the chase immediately, confident that the Cube would guide them to the harvester. Megatron obeyed, leaving the sarcophagus in the barren wreckage. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Thousands of years later, Soundwave returned, having recovered a space bridge [[pillar]] from the Autobot ship. The Fallen informed Soundwave of Megatron's visit, and Soundwave deduced Megatron was one of the Cybertronians rumored to be held captive by the humans, prompting him to return. The Fallen then used the pillar to warp space and time, leaving his prison at last... {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

====''Transformers: The Movie Universe''====
The original Transformers, all of them Primes, were united by a directive that safeguarded all life, and as such they refused to utilize the harvester on the inhabited Earth. One of their number, however, decided "I want Energon!" and slaughtered his brothers so he could harvest the Sun. He threw away his original name and became the Fallen. In the end, he slaughtered all of his brethren, but they were still able to imprison him in a pocket dimension and save the Earth. In the process, his appearance had changed to a terrifying, cage-like exostructure burning with chaotic energies from the universe's creation, forces that had purged him of all morality. Since his body was never meant to contain the unholy power flowing through it, he had to steadily vent that energy to ensure his own continued existence. This created the visual effect of a constant fiery nimbus.

While effectively harmless to the universe outside his prison, his powers remained vast: He could generate space bridges spontaneously, as well as focus his energies into discrete blasts that could unmake creation itself. Were he ever able to escape, he would be a supremely powerful danger. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe}}

====Titan movie comics====
The Fallen was the worst of the worst—he made Devastator look like a puppy with a bad tummy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3's Contents section}}

Legend had it that the first seven Transformers were created by [[Primus]], but the Fallen believed them to be creations of the AllSpark. Their task was to harvest Energon for the AllSpark without endangering alien life, but the Fallen cared nothing for the [[Human|puny meatsacks]] of Earth and tried to harvest the Sun! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}} His duped servant Jetfire watched in horror as the Fallen imprisoned the other six Primes! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire Profile}} However, the Primes still managed to sacrifice themselves to hide the Creation Matrix, key to the AllSpark, while the Fallen was imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Saturn's moons... until Megatron released him! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

[[File:Titan1 FallenStarscream.jpg|upright=2|thumb|left|Behold my <s>resting</s> mighty hand!]]
Soon after Megatron's death in Mission City, the Fallen made contact with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and used him to organize the Decepticon army and lay the groundwork for his return. He ordered Starscream and his forces to go to Cybertron and await further instruction, and promised that once the Matrix was found, [[Earth]] would ''burn''! Unfortunately for the Fallen, Autobot twins [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] learned the Starscream was colluding with the Fallen (though not who or what the Fallen ''was''), and headed for Earth to warn Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}} The Fallen had [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] contact one of his Seekers still on the planet, [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], and had him dispatched him to deal with the Twins. He angrily warned Starscream not to fail again, grrrr! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

However, due to his imprisonment, the Fallen could only communicate with his generals and not Ransack directly, which led to Soundwave taking his own actions and working his own angles to try and find the Tomb of the Primes, which included recruiting the Twins, rather than eliminating them. In a fitting act of cosmic irony, the twins turned out to be faking their defection, and they put an end to Soundwave's treacherous scheme. Ransack intended to inform the Fallen, but evidently never made it, while Skids and Mudflap decided that, after all the trouble they had gotten in to after coming to Earth, they'd better not tell anyone about that whole "Fallen" thing they'd learned about after all. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

=====Law and Disorder=====
The Fallen suffered from iron barnacles in the folds of his armor... and if YOU were an Autobot sympathizer, you would be forced to clean them out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}

====Toy bios====
[[File:TF2010-The-Fallen-art.jpg|thumb|I did more things here than on my feature film.]]
Since even before history was recorded on Cybertron, the Fallen has lurked in the shadows, guiding the fate of his fellow machines. His is the hand in the darkness that drives the engines of fate. It was him that engineered the civil war on Cybertron and drove the Decepticons to slaughter their Autobot counterparts. Now on the primitive, flesh-slug infected planet known as Earth, he has stepped out of the shadows to finally seize the [[Star Harvester|power]] he has sought for millennia. {{storylink|The Fallen/toys#Robot Replicas|Robot Replicas The Fallen}}

For thousands of years, the Fallen has recruited proxies to scour the cosmos for the star harvester he required before returning to Earth, the very planet on which his quest began. Nothing will stand in his way this time, and he will scour the surface of this disgusting world clean in the fire of his rage and search through the blasted rubble for that which he seeks. {{storylink|The Fallen/toys#Voyager Class toys|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager The Fallen}}

Aware that only a true Prime can destroy him, the Fallen has entered every battle knowing that the outcome of his victory is inevitable. Modern-day Autobots such as [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Highbrow (TF 2010)|Highbrow]] stand no chance against him, for he wields the power of advanced technology that looks like magic. The Fallen will crush the miserable Autobots that dare to challenge him before proceeding with his plans as if the interruption never occurred. {{storylink|The Fallen/toys#TF2010Voyager|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Voyager The Fallen}}

As a desperate battle raged in the desert below him, the Fallen reveled in his triumph. The ancient machine with which he intends to harvest the Sun's energy would soon be uncovered and the Earth would be destroyed if he were to win. {{storylink|The Fallen/toys#Transformers (2010)|The Victory of The Fallen}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Vector Prime recounted the story of [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma]], an alternate timeline in which Megatron and the Decepticons triumphed in the battle of [[Mission City]], but were then trapped on the dead Cybertron by the Autobots before they managed to free The Fallen. Sensing the loss of his servants, the Fallen summoned a new army of Decepticons (including [[Blue Maximus]], [[Chopsaw]], [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]], and [[Duststorm (TF 2010)|Duststorm]]) to terrorize Earth! Many an epic battle was fought against them! {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/21}}

====''Shattered Glass''====
[[File:Coalescence FallenSunstormAlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Their adventures were recorded in Realityripple Comics.]]
One version of the Fallen from an unknown universe found himself on the brink of defeat at the hands of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the last descendant]] of [[Dynasty of Primes|his brothers]]. Desperately fleeing through a seam in reality, he miscalculated and ended up in [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|an unconventional negative polarity universe]]. In this universe, rather than being constantly on fire, the Fallen was now constantly freezing and risked becoming immobile as ice constantly built up from within him. He soon attracted a devoted servant, [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], who used his heat-generating abilities to keep him warm. Also gaining [[Cybaxx (SG)|Cybaxx]]'s allegiance, the Fallen sought to create a dimensional gateway that would allow him to enter and conquer other negative-polarity universes. Cybaxx's followers were tasked with retrieving components to complete this gateway.

The Fallen was soon confronted by a number of Decepticons, Autobots, and humans seeking to halt his plans. After the captive [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]] was freed, he rallied the others against the Fallen, who was somewhat deflated to learn that no one had ever heard of him in this universe. With Sunstorm taxing himself beyond limits to keep the Fallen defrosted, the ancient Prime was set upon by a ferocious [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|mechanical lion]] commanded by Beta Maxx. Noticing the Fallen's reliance on Sunstorm to keep him mobile, [[Sephie Beller|Emulator]] knocked Sunstorm out with her powers, hobbling the ancient Prime. The frozen Fallen was helpless to stop himself as he was sucked into the now-active dimensional gateway. He found himself in a positive-polarity universe and quickly defrosted, only to realize that he was now trapped in an empty, desolate [[void]]. To his horror, the Fallen beheld the [[Unicron|only other living thing]] within the void, which began approaching him with a ravenous hunger. {{storylink|Coalescence}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Kup (Animated)|Kup]] sardonically compared [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Hot Rod]]'s paint job to the Fallen's. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:MegatronusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|To have a helmet as good as this will cost you your soul... and also ten cents.]]
Megatronus was the twelfth Prime created by Primus to defeat [[Unicron]]. Rightfully proud of his power and unwaveringly loyal to his creator [[Primus]], he thought of himself as a warrior first and foremost, but his dark powers and conflicted nature meant that he was rarely at peace with himself. His artifact of power—the deadly [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]—used stellar fusion as an energy conduit, exponentially increasing his already destructive powers. Viewing himself as an outsider, he frequently butted heads with the warrior of light [[Prima]], to the point where even his closest allies among the Thirteen viewed him as an unpredictable and unstable presence. In spite of this, he struck up a close friendship with Solus Prime, which eventually blossomed into a mutual romance. Not even Solus Prime's comforting presence could rein in Megatronus's chaotic tendencies; his private insecurities and hidden fears continued to fester, and soon gave way to something darker.

The thirteen newly created Primes soon began experimenting with their powers and strategizing for the upcoming conflict. Megatronus considered himself a warrior and trained alongside Vector Prime, Prima, [[Onyx Prime]], and [[Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous]]. Megatronus, having the closest connection to Unicron, offered advice to Solus Prime on how to create the best weapons to defeat the chaos-bringer. Among their collaborative efforts were [[Dark Energon skin]]s, which would protect the Primes from the toxic [[Dark Energon]]. Megatronus eventually requested that a blaster be made for him by Solus Prime. She reluctantly agreed, and the Requiem Blaster was forged. Solus had doubts about the weapon, but her deep faith in Megatronus was what allowed her to trust him with the Blaster.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"How could this happen? We started out like Romeo and Juliet but it ended up in tragedy!"]]
When the fight against Unicron came, Megatronus fought alongside his siblings, and was ultimately triumphant. However, some of Unicron's darkness had rubbed off on all of them; a fact that Megatronus strangely appeared to revel in. In the era of peace and rebuilding that followed, Megatronus worked alongside [[Liege Maximo]], [[Micronus Prime]], and Amalgmous Prime, refining [[Energon]] for future use. He slowly befriended more of the Thirteen, although his love for Solus Prime never faded.

Unfortunately, this period of peace was not to last. Megatronus and Solus Prime were both being manipulated by Liege Maximo, who managed to drive a schism between the two lovers. Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over a newly created suit of armor intended for Maximo's "farm". Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him.

Megatronus hid himself away in the untamed regions of Cybertron, until the surviving Primes discovered him. Megatronus confessed his crime, but also accused Maximo of setting up the whole plot, and aimed to kill him once and for all. The accusations flew quickly, and before long the argument descended into a free-for-all. In the aftermath, Liege Maximo was apparently blown apart by a shot from the Requiem Blaster, although [[Alpha Trion]] could not identify just who had fired the weapon. Along with the surviving Primes, a repentant Megatronus attended Solus's funeral. Renaming himself "the Fallen", he donned Solus Prime's suit of armor and went into exile in space, never to be seen again.

Eons later, a young gladiator and social rhetorician named [[Megatron (WFC)|D-16]] took inspiration from ancient folk tales, renaming himself "Megatronus". {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Megatronus conceived the idea of the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]], a weapon so powerful that it dwarfed all other weapons in existence. With great reluctance, Solus Prime agreed to forge the weapon for Megatronus, and even then only after Megatronus convinced other members of the Thirteen to petition her on his behalf as well. Even after the weapon was completed, Solus Prime showed great reluctance in allowing it to remain in existence. After demonstrating its awesome power to the Thirteen, she asked for a vote as to whether the Requiem Blaster should be destroyed. Megatronus led the group who voted in favor of retaining the Blaster, and they won by the slimmest of margins, 7-to-6.

At some later date, Megatronus killed Solus Prime in a fit of rage, and became the Fallen, forever more. The reason for the murder is not fully known at this point, although Solus did favor [[Nexus Prime]] over others in the Thirteen, a fact that had stirred jealousy in Megatronus in the past. Though a terrible thing, Vector Prime considered the Fallen lashing out in a moment of anger forgivable over Liege Maximo's active plotting. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Megatron, who took his name to inspire fear, took a favorable view of the Fallen, considering him the one member of the Thirteen who refused to bow down to the others, and the only Prime who sought his own destiny. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|right|thumb|Dum de dum, not thinking about demons...]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, 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 Megatronus and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. A [[Megatron (WFC)|gladiator]] would also name himself after Megatronus before shortening his name to simply "Megatron". {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

When [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] proclaimed to Optimus Prime that he wished to change sides, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] sarcastically claimed that he had been [[Cybertronian sport#Lobbing|lobbing]] with the Fallen. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Gil Gerard]] (English), [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (Japanese)|[[Klaus Lochthove]] (German), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Martin Spinhayer]] (French), [[Ferenc Borbiczki]] (Hungarian), [[Antônio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese, first voice), [[Vanderlan Mendes]] (Brazilian Portuguese, "[[Battlegrounds, Part 2]]" only), [[Janusz German]] (Polish), [[Yeong-jun Si]] (Korean, Tooniverse dub))}}

[[file:RID-phantommegatronus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.7|"You will bow down before me, Jor-El!"]]
In the distant past, Megatronus killed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}} He was eventually imprisoned in another dimension, and held both [[Earth]] and Cybertron responsible for his defeat. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} He maintained a degree of agency over the events in this world, and he was able to influence events so that the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'' crash-landed on Earth, releasing its cargo of [[Decepticon]] convicts in the process. From there, Megatronus bided his time. Eventually, he contacted the Decepticon revolutionary [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], who had just suffered a humiliating rout at the hands of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s [[Autobot]]s. Introducing himself as "the first Decepticon", Megatronus struck a bargain with Steeljaw: if Steeljaw helped free him from his prison, Megatronus would let Steeljaw and his gang have the Earth. Steeljaw reluctantly agreed. {{storylink|Lockout}}

[[File:Battlegrounds2-Megatronus.jpg|thumb]]
Megatronus interrupted Steeljaw while the latter was scheming, demanding to know if they had made progress on the device that would allow him to escape. Steeljaw retorted that he needed more Decepticons to help him with the task, but Megatronus was less than moved, using his telekinetic powers to make [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] pull on his arm hard until Steeljaw capitulated. Megatronus informed his new servant that the device would require a mass of sufficient metal to anchor the energies generated by his arrival- namely, the [[Crown City Colossus]]. Although the Autobots, accompanied with a reborn [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], attempted to intervene, their efforts weren't enough to stop Steeljaw from activating the portal. A triumphant Megatronus materialized, ready to carry out his plan. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

Megatronus moved to attack the weakened Autobots, but was intercepted by Optimus, and the two began dueling. Megatronus gained the upper hand and managed to slash at Optimus, knocking him into the water and temporarily taking him out of the fight. Megatronus retieved his fallen [[Spark fuser]] and activated it, intending to draw the remnants of [[Unicron]]'s anti-[[spark]] from the Earth's core and merge it with the AllSpark, destroying both Earth and Cybertron. When Steeljaw realized this, Megatronus retorted that he had never technically lied to him about his right to own Earth... or whatever would be left of it. Megatronus restrained the furious Steeljaw with his telekinesis and opened a rift in the sky.

[[File:RID-megatronustank.jpg|thumb|left|Megatronus deploys his dreaded drill-nipples.]]
Fighting Steeljaw distracted Megatronus long enough for Bumblebee to resuscitate Optimus, and the two Autobot leaders moved in to finish him off after Megatronus hurled Steeljaw away. While Optimus once again dueled with Megatronus, Bumblebee, [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], and [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] used their [[Decepticon Hunter]]s to power themselves up. Optimus managed to shatter Megatronus's Spark fuser, closing the rift and ruining his plan. Furious, Megatronus redoubled his attack. [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] helped to drop part of the Colossus on Megatronus. The weight of the statue was enough that Bumblebee's team could blast him with a sustained burst of energy, disintegrating his body and seemingly destroying him, though Bumblebee questioned if he truly was destroyed. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
In later happier times, Bumblebee recalled the events of their battle against Megatronus. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

====''Adventure'' toy bios====
On the moment of Megatronus's defeat at the hands of Bumblebee's team, an evil presence emanated from his wounds and resonated with [[Nemesis Prime (RID)|Nemesis Prime]], powering him up into a new form. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (RID)#TAV56|Nemesis Prime bio}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Kreo fallen skybyte.JPG|thumb]]
When [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] attacked [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot City]], the Fallen stood next to [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]]. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Train Wars====
[[File:TrainWars TheFallen.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|I know more of this world than you can even dream. That is why I must destroy it.]]
Coming from another universe, {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}} the Fallen staged an attack on Cybertron to steal [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]], smashing his way through all Autobot resistance. The mega-computer managed to wrest itself free of the ancient villain's grip long enough to transform into its "Oracle" robot mode and lend its power to [[Overdrive]], who then used his powered-up [[Quantum Dial]] to bring forth reinforcements from time itself. The Fallen responded by summoning up troops of his own, who [[combiner|combined]] with him. {{storylink|Train Wars}} In his new combiner mode, the Fallen laid waste to the Autobots' multiversal reinforcements, impaling them on energy-blades. Recovering Vector Sigma, he began to integrate the computer into his body, but was fortunately distracted by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] long enough for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to arrive with more reinforcements, made up of all kinds of train Transformers. Daniel and his partner [[Shouki]] blasted Vector Sigma free, and [[Shūta Gō]] and [[Goshooter]] then ''kicked'' the computer like a soccer ball, straight into the Fallen's face. The dazed demi-god found himself bound in a [[Trainbot Omni-Car Joint|living chain made up of all the interlinked train Transformers]], leaving him immobilized and open for one final attack. Using the power of Vector Sigma, Shouki unlocked a new transformation, becoming the gigantic "Train Bazooka" weapon, which Shūta then fired at the Fallen, obliterating him. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] cheered on the Fallen in the battle against the opposition. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
In the Maximal era of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus the Fallen was given a second chance by [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] and elected by the population to become one of the thirteen [[Prime Leader]]s. After Leo Prime inadvertently allowed [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] from another universe to invade the [[G1 World]], Megatronus supported giving the embarrassed Prime amnesty before sending him on a mission to the [[Legends World]] to see if its [[spirit energy]] could be used to save their universe. While Leo was away, Megatronus worked with other Prime Leaders to enact the [[Anti-Angolmois Energy Act]] to rid the universe of what he saw as [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s evil energy. Converting Cybertron into a factory to concentrate the [[Allspark]] into a container, Megatronus explained to the returning Lio Convoy that he sought to use the power of life to bring the Thirteen from this universe into the next after the former's destruction, but was cut down by Lio Convoy before he could enact his plan. {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned), [[Heavy|''Till All Are One'' #9]] (depicted)}}
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusOrigins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"[[Darth Vader|What is thy bidding, my master?]]"]]
Twelve million years ago, in the primitive age that followed the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], the 'bot who would become "Megatronus" was a humble nomad who wandered the deserts of prehistoric Cybertron alongside the shepherd [[Onyx Prime|Onyx]] and his flock of beasts. One day, the flock came across a badly damaged Transformer in the wastes—unbeknownst to any of them, this was [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who had been cast backwards in time following the destruction of his [[chronal drive]].

Having recognized the figures for who they would become, Shockwave slew Onyx without a moment's hesitation, sending his followers fleeing... all of them, that is, except one of Onyx's compatriots. Realizing that he could use his understanding of Cybertron's past to set the planet's history along the preordained course that he knew it must follow, Shockwave dubbed Onyx's terrified compatriot "Megatronus," naming him after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|the Decepticon leader that would one day arise]]. Fashioning a new body for himself from Onyx's remains, Shockwave thus became "Onyx"; knowing from history that Megatronus's conquests would lead to the eventual unification of Cybertron, "Onyx Prime" trained Megatronus in the ways of war and deliberately inspired him to build an empire of his own.

His tutelage complete, Shockwave set Megatronus on the lands to the west, and Shockwave's pupil soon established a kingdom that became known as the "[[Darklands]]". As his power and influence grew over the course of his campaigns, Megatronus became a feared warrior and tyrant, and took to calling himself "The First Who Was Named." {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:OriginMyths-Megatronuskillspeople.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"[[Megatron (Movie)|You still fight for the '''weak!''' That is why you '''lose!'''"]]]]
Late into his conquests, Megatronus marched on neighboring [[Protihex|Protohex]] and easily annexed it into the Darklands, overthrowing its ruler [[Septimus Prime]] and murdering his [[Supplicants of Arrius]]. There, he recruited the gladiator twins [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], who proved their loyalty to him by slaughtering their old master. The pair thus became the vanguards of the army as Megatronus continued their eastward advance, conquering the [[Forgotten Plains]], deposing [[Liege Maximo]], and giving them the opportunity to attack the humble village that would one day become the [[Crystal City]]. Unbeknownst to Megatronus, "Onyx Prime" and Liege Maximo had arrived beforehand and galvanized the local tribes into allying with his army of beasts to battle Megatronus—deliberately providing the necessary impetus that would unite the scattered tribes of Cybertron into a single civilization. Megatronus fought on the front lines before three [[Titan (group)|Titans]], drawn to the sounds of battle, arose from the ground. Megatronus paused to look, giving Onyx the opening to fight his way through Megatronus's forces, meet with his old friend, and convince him to stand down. The two armies quickly ratified a proper truce, and Megatronus and his warriors joined the alliance of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the era that followed, the seven Primes were joined by five more, giving rise to the [[Thirteen]], who ruled over the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. Many of the Primes had grown arrogant, however, and began spreading rumors that only a Prime could kill another Prime so as to maintain their superiority over their followers. {{storylink|The Crucible}} At Onyx's urging, [[Prima]] began a program of interstellar expansion; aiming to spread [[Pax Cybertronia]] across the galaxy, he sent Megatronus, Onyx, Alpha Trion, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]] to lead an extraplanetary colonization mission to neighboring [[Antilla]], claiming that their deeds would spread the "enlightenment" of Cybertronian civilization to other worlds. The Cybertronian colonization force quickly encountered severe resistance from the Antillans; the devastating Antillan/Cybertronian war would end when an [[Unicron's creator|Antillan scientist]] deployed a [[Talisman (G1)|doomsday weapon]] that scoured all life on the planet, and the fallout from the war would ensure that the rest of the universe would come to fear the destructive power of the Transformers. {{storylink|Our Finest}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You're with '''HIM!!!''' You brought him here to kill me!"]]
Prima was enraged to learn that their benevolent mission had failed and blamed Megatronus for the disaster; when an insulted Megatronus was subsequently approached by Liege Maximo, the manipulative Prime stoked Megatronus's resentment and eventually brokered a secret alliance, a sequence of events that had been deliberately orchestrated by Shockwave so as to bring about the fall of the Primes as history had foretold. Megatronus and Liege Maximo sought to overthrow Prima, but in the ensuing struggle [[Solus Prime]] sacrificed her life to defend their leader, allowing Megatronus to run her through with her own [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Their conspiracy unveiled, the grand alliance between the Primes collapsed and their followers fell to fighting amongst one another, heralding the beginning of the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|Heavy}} Megatronus subsequently fled the planet with, leaving his co-conspirator to be imprisoned aboard his own [[Titan (group)|Titan]], [[Vigilem]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Without Megatronus leading his tribe, his empire collapsed and his followers went their own ways; Galvatron became notable for deserting his post in Megatronus's faltering army in order to wage a personal crusade against the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s of [[Nexus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} By the time that Galvatron hunted down and killed Nexus Prime, many of the remaining Primes had fled Cybertron entirely {{storylink|The Crucible}} and Megatronus had taken up residence on the barren world of [[Tsiehshi]], using its voltaic blooms to fuel his systems.

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-Megatronus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"I '''SMELL''' you, boy!"]]
Seeking to bring him to justice, Prima, Alpha Trion, and Onyx Prime left Cybertron to search for him aboard the Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. They tracked him to Tsiehshi, where Prima and Onyx faced down the rogue Prime in a final duel; in the ensuing battle, Megatronus simply bisected Prima with the Star Saber. To ensure that the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in the sword's hilt would find its way to its [[Nova Prime|next owner]] when the time was right, however, Onyx coldly informed his student that his usefulness was at an end and murdered him, telling him that—thanks to the impending rise of Megatron—Cybertronians would, after a fashion, remember his name.

On returning to Alpha Trion, Onyx told the record-keeper the version of events that would find their way into the records of Cybertronian myth, lying that Prima had heroically slain Megatronus at the cost of his own life... a fabrication based on the stories that Shockwave had been told in his youth. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

[[File:OP18-MegatronusDead.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|"Who would you be without me, Prime?" "Time to find out."]]
Megatronus's name was stricken from the Cybertronian records for his crimes, and on both Cybertron and its colony worlds he was only remembered as "the Fallen". {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} When Alpha Trion recounted the story of the war's end to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he was unable to elaborate on why Megatronus and Megatron shared such similar names. {{storylink|The Crucible}} He was, however, able to point out that Shockwave had sent one of his [[Regenesis]] ores, [[Ore-8]], to Tsiehshi, where Megatronus had once resided; unbeknownst to Trion, this was because "Onyx Prime" had manipulated events so that his younger self would select this planet for the Regenesis project. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

On the eve of [[Earth]]'s official induction into the [[Council of Worlds]], Alpha Trion told Optimus Prime, [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], and [[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]] the story of how Megatronus's conquests had first brought the Thirteen together all those years ago. Starscream questioned if he was represented in this story by Arcee or Megatronus, believing the latter to be a made-up name. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

When "Onyx Prime" and his tribe of [[Maximal]]s invaded Cybertron some weeks later, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], driven on by [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s religious fanaticism, reached an earth-shattering epiphany: the duplicitous, backstabbing Starscream was the reincarnation of Megatronus. Initially unsure of this revelation, Starscream went with it until Shockwave, unmasked as an impostor, revealed that he had orchestrated the decidedly mortal Starscream's disastrous rise and fall from power. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Hamill]] (English)}}
[[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep3-SolusDies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|"You will remain here in the Fire Nation."]]
Long ago, Megatronus was hailed as a hero for his defeat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] using the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. However, he and his lover [[Solus Prime]] clashed over what to do with the Blaster afterwards, as Megatronus wanted to keep it for his own rather than see it destroyed. {{storylink|The Swamp}} As the two fought, the weapon was accidentally discharged, killing Solus and leaving Megatronus to grieve. {{storylink|Without Warning}} The other Primes took back the Blaster from Megatronus, sealing it away, and he placed himself into exile until he could find a way to reunite with his deceased love. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Many years later, Megatronus orchestrated the events of both the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s resurrection from behind the scenes in an attempt to claim the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. To this end, he recruited [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] to his cause and guided him to the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] within Unicron's remains, promising Overlord immense power after his plan had succeeded. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] also joined the ranks of his acolytes after Overlord used the Matrix of Chaos to turn him into Rodimus Cron. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} After Trypticon's defeat, [[Victorion]] attempted to claim the Enigma and Matrix, but Megatronus surrounded them with a fiery aura, destroying part of Victorion's [[Dust Up|arm]]. He appeared before the other Transformers, warning them that their time had come to an end. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempted to distract Megatronus with an angry outburst, giving [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] a chance to surprise attack him, but Megatronus brushed Maximus aside and killed Optimus. With no one else daring to challenge him, Megatronus took the two relics and departed to complete his plans. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

[[File:TR-Ep10-All-Things-Must-Pass-Fallen-appears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Even with all the power in the world, you are still weak."]]
Determined to reunite with Solus, Megatronus turned his sights towards the missing Requiem Blaster. Unsure where it might have been hidden, he began searching its most likely hiding places, burning them to the ground when left empty-handed. {{storylink|The Swamp}} In the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]], he began gathering the sparks of Overlord's and Rodimus Cron's victims and installed the Enigma and Matrix into an device which, when combined with the Blaster, would be capable of ripping the spark from every Transformer. {{storylink|Without Warning}} Taking notice of the Blaster being fired, Megatronus rushed to the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]], where he revealed his plan. After clashing with Megatron, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and a Unicron-possessed Rodimus, he grabbed the Blaster and took off to put his plan into motion. {{storylink|Consequences}}

[[File:POTP-Cartoon-Ep7-FlameOn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|"It's time for this world to end in fire, and for a new world to be born from the ashes."]]
Megatronus returned to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]] and installed the Blaster, activating his doomsday weapon. The machine began to drain everyone's sparks as planned, causing Solus to manifest, but they were interrupted by the arrival of Megatron and his team. Refusing to lose, Megatronus shot down Windblade, but was restrained by Grimlock and Optimus Primal. However, the sight of his nearly-resurrected lover gave him the strength to break free, and he burned all the others except Megatron, who moved to protect them. Before he could finish them off, their battle was interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Rodimus Cron, now totally under Unicron's control {{storylink|Collision Course}} and determined to destroy Megatronus and Solus for being part of [[Primus]]'s Thirteen, along with the Matrix. Megatronus battled against Unicron while repeatedly having to divert his attention towards the others attacking his device. Temporarily incapacitating Unicron, Megatronus attacked the others despite Solus's pleas for him to stop, but was unable to prevent them from releasing the relics as the Matrix transformed Primal into Optimal Optimus. While Unicron attacked the new Prime, Megatronus made a grab for the Enigma and Blaster, only to be restrained by the other heroes. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} He managed to overtake them and grab the Blaster, seeking vengeance for the failure of his plans, but was caught off guard when new arrival [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] landed on him from above. The two briefly battled before Megatronus gained the upper hand and ripped off Predaking's head, and attempted to stop Megatron from destroying Solus. His lover, however, suddenly grew in size and grabbed him. Despite his pleas that his love for her was everlasting, she rebuked him and dragged him into the Well, finally killing him. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Megatronus'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 Megatronus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|The Fallen/toys#Generations|''Power of the Primes'' Bomb-Burst / Megatronus online bio}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Megatronus's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Megatronus was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} Cybertronians being known to swear by his name in times of shock. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}} {{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

After gaining control of the AllSpark, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Megatronus's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|A whole new canon and I ONLY GET A FRELLING ''CAMEO''?!]]
Megatronus was remembered as one of the Thirteen, described by [[Termagax]] as avatars of the life pattern that infused Cybertron itself. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===Energon Universe===
When [[human]]s began to attack [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] even after he helped them, [[Skywarp (G1)#Energon Universe|Skywarp]] swore "by the soul of the Fallen", noting that humanity was stupid in addition to weak. Just like Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

===''One'' film===
[[File:TransformersOne-Megatronushologram.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Remember me as I was: not on fire.]]
A member of the [[Thirteen|Primes]], Megatronus Prime was the strongest and largest of them all. He and the other Primes participated in the war against the [[Quintesson]]s. At a critical point in the war, the Primes, including Megatronus, moved to intercept a Quintesson high command meeting following a report from [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide had led them into a trap to be ambushed. Megatronus fought bravely against the Quintesson horde alongside his siblings, almost emerging victorious until Sentinel revealed his treachery and killed several of the Primes himself. Overpowered and subdued by his enemies, Megatronus was personally beheaded by a grandstanding Sentinel, who took Megatronus's [[transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] for himself after failing to obtain the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

Megatronus was widely known as a heroic figure after his death, and merchandise was made of him including [[sticker]]s of various rarity. The miner [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] idolized Megatronus the most out of all the Primes for his mighty power, eagerly accepting when his friend [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] gave him a rare sticker based on Megatronus's face. D-16 proudly wore the sticker on his shoulder. However, it continued to sustain damage as he got involved in a mining accident, the [[Iacon 5000]], and a dangerous adventure to the surface alongside Orion, [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]], and [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]]. When D-16 was captured and taken to Sentinel's tower, the false Prime mocked him for his hero worship, revealing his possession of Megatronus's cog to D-16 and painfully scoring a crude rendition of Megatronus's face into the captive miner's chest. The sticker was destroyed in the process. After being freed by a coordinated assault by Orion, Elita, and the [[High Guard]], D-16 killed the false Prime and ripped the cog from Sentinel's chest, installing it into his own and discarding the one he had previously received from [[Alpha Trion]]. As he did so, he renamed himself "Megatron" after his hero and idol. This powerful cog granted Megatron new upgrades such as a triple-barrel rapid-fire [[fusion cannon]], an arm-mounted [[machine gun]] on his left arm, and additional armor. A vision of Megatronus appeared among his fellow Primes to a heavily damaged [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] as he fell into Cybertron's core, who was chosen by Primus to carry the Matrix and would be reborn as Optimus Prime.

Later, after being exiled from [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] by the newly christened Optimus Prime, Megatron fashioned a new [[insignia]] based on Megatronus Prime's face and branded it onto himself and his followers, officially forming the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle for the Matrix''===
{{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime. The final battle is against Megatron and the Fallen at the [[Star Harvester]].}}
[[File:The Fallen battleforthematrix.jpg|thumb|Behind you!]]
The Fallen tried to defend the Sun Harvester from some Autobot attackers. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle for the Matrix}}
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===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]] (English)|[[Sylvain Lemarié]] (French), [[Luis Fernando Ríos]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Andreas Gröber]] (German)}}
[[File:ROTF 360PS3PC TheFallen.jpg|thumb|I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!!! ...Wait, what game is this again?]]

====Xbox 360/PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
With Optimus Prime seemingly defeated, the Fallen and the Decepticons journeyed to Egypt, where he uncovered the Star Harvester from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and commenced his plans to destroy the Sun. However, the last of the Primes had survived his battle with Megatron and now revealed to the enraged Decepticon leader that the Fallen had betrayed him. the Fallen's promise to Megatron that he would make his student a Prime would never be fulfilled, as Primes were born, not made. Megatron demanded what he had been promised, but the Fallen, disgusted with the creature that he no longer needed, attacked. Righteous indignation fueled Megatron through this battle, and ultimately, he ended the Fallen's mastery over the Decepticons by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the Star Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====
Optimus Prime had survived his battle with Megatron and merged with the parts of Jetfire, and now this new, powered-up form faced the might of the Fallen at the Great Pyramid. Optimus's ancestor mocked this young upstart who dared to face his elder, telekinetically throwing debris at the Autobot, summoning great bursts of energy from the ground, and unleashing an army of Decepticon drones. However, Optimus Prime's new armour more than enabled him to survive this onslaught, and as he rained energy slugs into the Fallen, the ancient Cybertronian called out to Megatron for help, but to no avail, for his student had since learned of the Fallen's treachery. Optimus ended the Fallen's reign of terror by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the Star Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

====PSP====
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===''Transformers Autobots''/''Decepticons''===
====''Autobots''====
The Fallen was the true leader of the Decepticons, orchestrating Megatron's resurrection. While the new recruit fought Megatron, the Fallen was defeated by Optimus Prime and Jetfire.

====''Decepticons''====
The Fallen was still the true leader of the Decepticons despite Starscream having taken ''de facto'' command after Megatron's death. When the new recruit arrived, Grindor and Sideways made no bones to him about how the Fallen was really the one calling the shots, and that they'd soon get Megatron back. The recruit would be introduced to the Fallen during the hunt for the Matrix and the Harvester. Things came to a head in a battle in Egypt, where the recruit presented the Matrix to the Fallen. The overlord was pleased by his performance and code of loyalty, complaining that other Decepticons didn't share it while throwing a big fat side glance at his other henchmen present. This caused Starscream to tease Megatron that his job as Decepticon leader was in jeopardy.

The Fallen sent the recruit to wipe out most of the remaining Autobots to pave the way for their final plan in what was likely a final test for his new position, and sure enough, the recruit succeeded and even killed Optimus Prime. Megatron was horrified since he was supposed to be the one to kill Optimus, and the Fallen snarked that he obviously didn't. Noting that his apprentice had been outperformed by a Decepticon who was merely a lowly foot soldier, the Fallen announced some role changes: the recruit would now replace Megatron as Decepticon leader and his apprentice, with Megatron now being just a lowly foot soldier in his place. The Fallen congratulated the recruit, and with his new apprentice by his side, activated the Harvester, claimed the resultant Energon, and prepared to engage in a universe-wide campaign of conquest, now that Earth, humanity, and the Autobots had been destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' mobile game===
The Fallen sent [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and some Decepticon forces to [[Shanghai]] to retrieve a fragment of the [[AllSpark]]. Starscream returned successful, and the Fallen sent him to NEST HQ as a diversion. the Fallen himself used the AllSpark shard to resurrect [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as part of the ongoing plan to gain possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] so they could reactivate the "[[Star Harvester|Great Machine]]". The Fallen sent Megatron to [[Egypt]], but when the other Decepticons fell, he himself put in an appearance. the Fallen was confident that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] had worn himself out fighting Megatron, however Optimus channeled the power of the Matrix into a single blast, destroying the Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)}}

====Wii/PS2====
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
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Megatronus was among the many Decepticons available to repel an Insecticon invasion. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Marie]] considered Megatronus among the coolest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Splatoon}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Megatronus.jpg|thumb|Megatronus after hitting the jackpot through watching ''Sushi Girl''.]]
One of the original Thirteen Primes created by Primus to combat Unicron, Megatronus betrayed his fellow Primes in his quest for power, leading to his banishment.<ref>[https://transformersforgedtofight.com/bot-intel-report-megatronus/ Bot Intel Report - Megatronous]</ref> He returned in the present day on [[New Quintessa]] to trouble the Cybertronians marooned on the strange planet.

In an attempt by Megatronus to take the power of the dormant [[Necrotitan]], their sparks merged to become [[Necrotronus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

The heroic [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] of [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|another universe]] invoked the name of the "noble Megatronus", who gave his life to protect the [[Solus Prime|Prime he loved]], when confronted by an evil Megatron. The heroic Megatron then accused his evil counterpart of besmirching Megatronus' good name. {{storylink|Shattered Bridges}}

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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
;'''Megatronus Core'''
[[File:Earth Wars Megatronus Core.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]

Megatronus's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (his "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of his siblings to become a hotly-contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

The Megatronus Core possessed [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Reformatting|reformatting]] him into Rodimus Unicronus. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Unicronus bio}} Inside of his mind, when Rodimus Prime was talking to Rodimus Unicronus, he wasn't sure if he was speaking to Unicron or Megatronus. {{storylink|Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus Saga#Rodimus Unicronus|Rodimus Unicronus story}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Lost and Found (Earth Wars)|Lost and Found}} Rest of ''Power of the Primes'' storyline appearances}}

*'''Effect:''' You are enveloped in hellfire, constantly damaging nearby enemies for a percentage of your attack power.

[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Megatronus Core at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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;'''Megatronus Prime'''
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|New Armada}} {{storylink|Second Armada}} {{storylink|Third Armada (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Third Armada (Part 2)}}}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Megatronus was the youngest and most powerful member of the Thirteen. As the lord of entropy, he was destined to betray his siblings, earning him the title of the First Decepticon. His Requiem Blaster could tear reality itself, and his destructive powers caused early humans to venerate him as the war god {{w|Ares}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Toys==
{{main|The Fallen/toys}}

==Notes==
===Generation 1===
[[File:Fallenpatlee.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|I'm The Fallen, and I can't get up!]]
*The Fallen was created by [[Simon Furman]] for [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]'' comic book. Furman used him to recycle some of the plans he had for the [[Last Autobot]] in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel comic]], but which he was unable to use as a result of the comic's cancellation.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt OTFCC 2004 convention report]</ref>
*The Fallen design was created by [[Pat Lee]], his first (and only) original Transformers character. The early design concept differed incredibly from the final product, noticeably lacking the Fallen's characteristic mouthplate. He was envisioned as a medieval, ancient-looking Transformer who glowed like a furnace, but he was not depicted as being perpetually on fire until [[Andrew Wildman]] penciled his appearances in ''The Dark Ages'' and the colorists caught on. When questioned about him constantly being aflame, Furman responded that they went with it "because it looks cool".
*Lee designed [[:File:Thefallentank.jpg|a tank alternate mode for the Fallen]], which was shown in the profile series ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''; it was never used in fiction.
*The Fallen can speak Spanish.<ref>Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ref>
*The Fallen's appearance in the ''Train Wars'' comic is based on [[:File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected TheFallen.jpg|a mock-up]] created for a [[Fan polls#Generations Magazine Exclusive Character Popularity Vote|poll]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Vol. 1]]'', one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Onslaught (WFC)#Toys|Onslaught]], it would have featured the [[Ruination (FOC)#Toys|Ruination]] head in combiner mode, which would have been making its Japanese market debut. Ultimately, the Fallen only claimed 5% of the votes.<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref>
* [[Jason Marnocha]] provided the scratch track recording voice for Megatronus in ''Prime Wars Trilogy'' before [[Mark Hamill]] was cast in the role.

===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:TheFallen-ROTFstaff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Give him the stick! Don't give him the stick!]]
* Michael Bay attempted to hide the Fallen's involvement in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', going so far as to claim that statements made by Simon Furman at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms the Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources (Fallen details removed)]</ref> and [[Chris Mowry]] in an interview with MTV Splash Page <ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry (Fallen details removed)]</ref> were part of a disinformation campaign, and that only a small number of people had seen the script.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> On August 5, 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out that several IDW representatives had said they had the script, all references to the Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
* Voice actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] was originally cast as the Fallen in the film version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (which led to him getting the same role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''), but was replaced by [[Tony Todd]] in the final edit of the film, to his disappointment. [[Leonard Nimoy]] was also considered for the role, but did not get it on the basis Bay feared Nimoy would have been paid too little money.{{fact}}
* After nearly 15 years, the Fallen was finally made playable in the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game, thanks to a prototype build of the game leaked. [https://youtu.be/6ga8JlV6-vk?si=PBRVyGNw2SDg22D2 He’s more polished than you think!]
* The Fallen's "Command Staff" (also known as the "[[Void Scepter]]"<ref>[http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/characters/the-fallen The Fallen's bio at Hasbro.com]</ref>) seemed to be a later addition to the film, as the staff made no appearances in secondary fiction, and was not included with the Fallen's original toy releases. The [[The Fallen/toys#TF2010Voyager|later Voyager Class figure]] includes said staff, and the toy's hands were retooled to be able to hold it.
* [[Paul Ozzimo]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] designed Earth modes for the Fallen to take on in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but he does not assume one in the finished film. Ozzimo clarified on his website he was to turn into an {{w|Aurora (aircraft)|Aurora}} reconnaissance aircraft, the alleged modern replacement for the [[Jetfire (Movie)|SR-71 Blackbird]].
* The Fallen was planned to be much larger in ''Revenge of the Fallen'': the novelization describes him as making Optimus look like an infant, and ''Defiance'' #4 depicts him as about the size of a pyramid. In the finished film, the Fallen is only slightly bigger than Optimus and Megatron, and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' clarifies he is 42 feet tall.
* Michael Bay doesn't actually like The Fallen, calling him "kind of a (expletive) character".<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"]</ref>
* In early drafts of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', the Fallen doesn't appear in person until the climax, communicating with Megatron aboard the ''Nemesis'' via an interdimensional window. This led to the [[sarcophagus]] storyline in the comics, where only discovering the harvester's location would free him. When dropped from the film to give the character more screen time, it led to a massive plot hole in the comic storyline that was only resolved two years later by [[John Barber]] in ''[[Transformers: Convergence|Convergence]]''.
* The Fallen's design—at least in the early stages of development—appears to be heavily inspired by Egyptian {{w|pharaoh}}s and their attire, which is most noticeable on his [[The Fallen/toys#Voyager Class toys|original Voyager Class toy]] (which was based on early concept art), as it sports a [[Facial hair|goatee]] not unlike the long, fake metal goatees pharaohs like King {{w|Tutankhamun}} wore; as well as his spiky bearded parts somewhat resembling {{w|Nemes}}, which are the striped-cloth headdresses that pharaohs wore. Given both the film's central location being Egypt, and the Egyptian hieroglyph-styled packaging for the toyline, the inspiration makes sense.
** The aforementioned sarcophagus plotline from the IDW comics also adds another layer of Egyptian inspiration into the mix.
** The Fallen's face is also a highly stylized Decepticon [[insignia]] in both early concept art and the final CGI model. While it isn't as prominent a Decepticon insignia as [[Tarn (G1)|IDW Tarn]]'s mask is with the points and everything poking up off the top of his head, the design elements are still there, you just have to look a little harder to notice them.

===Other===
[[File:The Evil One-Goodbye Renegade.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He's a redeco of himself!]]
* The Evil One was originally a one-off character from the ''{{gb|Challenge of the GoBots (cartoon)|Challenge of the GoBots}}'' episode "{{gb|In Search of Ancient GoBonauts}}", where [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] was looking for the ancient villain, who'd hidden a weapon of great power underneath an ancient pyramid. The idea that the Evil One could be an alternate-universe equivalent of the Fallen was inspired by [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Fallen&oldid=685238 an edit] of this very page back in 2012, which noted the episode's coincidental similarities to ''Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/129168-out-of-printhard-to-find-media-mega-thread/page-9#entry3440904 Post by Verity Carlo on the Allspark Forums, 2017/02/12]</ref>
*"Megatronus Prime" occurs in the ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' book and the ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' film. All other instances are "Megatronus".
*A post-[[Shroud]], presumably heroic, version of The Fallen was planned to appear in the original ending of ''[[Coalescence]]''.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/135694-shattered-glass-coalescence-prose-story/?p=3409141 Post by NightViper on The Allspark Forums, 2016/12/26]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=We saw *a* Megatronus Prime in Shattered Glass already. The Multiversal Singularity version. A Fallen born from the SG universe would have been part of the story pitched in 2016. The original concept for TFSS 5.0|link=https://x.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1843601511739236660|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=10|day=08|(defunct=)}}</ref> One concept for this idea was to have him be referred to as "The Redeemed", in a similar vein to IDW's epithet for the positive-universe Thirteenth Prime, "The Arisen".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=If he was an individual SG Fallen, I was playing w/ "The Redeemed". But in both stories he's just a visitor, so still "Fallen"|link=https://x.com/JesseWittenrich/status/819617849098518528|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2017|month=01|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
====The Fallen====
*''Japanese:'' '''The Fallen''' (ザ・フォールン ''Za Fōrun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Duòluò Jīngāng''' (堕落金刚, "Corrupted Vajra")

====Megatronus====
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatronus''' (メガトロナス ''Megatoronasu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhèn Tiān Zūn''' (震天尊, "Majesty Shocking the Heaven")

==References==
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==External links==
{{GBwiki|Evil One}}

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Thirteen

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BattleBlade: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Original13.jpg|center|upright=4.5|thumb|Guess the one on fire!]]

According to legend, the '''Thirteen''' were the original [[Transformer]]s created by [[Primus]] at the dawn of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s history. Rightfully huge and powerful, each member of the Thirteen, the first Transformers to bear the rank of "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]", <ref>A Hasbro Q&A response would later try to alter this. See "[[#Conceptual history|Conceptual history]]."</ref> possessed unique abilities and wielded [[Artifacts of the Primes|weapons and artifacts]] of great power—indeed, some say that these thirteen Transformers formed the fundamental "archetypes" that all future generations of Transformers would imprint themselves upon.

Across the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the origins, history, and even the full lineup of the Thirteen are shrouded in myth and legend. However, most historical accounts agree that the Thirteen walked Cybertron for a time until a betrayal forever shattered their ranks; the survivors of this epic conflict fled into deep space, retreated into private metaphysical realms, or simply faded into the annals of history, content to leave their very existence an open question to contemporary Transformers. Real or not, the ancient relics they left behind are still powerful enough to alter the course of Cybertronian history.

Although the Thirteen helped lay the groundwork for contemporary Cybertronian civilization, they also left behind a complicated legacy for their descendants to untangle—the story of the Thirteen is one of heroic victories and heinous cruelties, and their fall is a cautionary tale of hubris, passion, and naivety. Indeed, when the remaining members of the Thirteen resurface in the modern era, these old wounds have a habit of flaring up again...

{{bigquote|We are the 13, the first, the forgotten, each of us serving a function vital to the survival of the universe. Each of us designated a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and given a function to serve during the long march of infinity.|[[Vector Prime]]|"[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:BW Covenant.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|The [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]] shares the same base concept with the Thirteen, and served as their prototype.]]
The concept of the Thirteen wasn't introduced until around 20 years into the ''Transformers'' brand's history, and the slow drip-feeding of information that characterized the early stages of their story has not been presented in a very linear manner. The development of the concept is described in this section to minimize confusion; for details of their history and actions in specific bits of fiction, see below.

[[File:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Vector Prime]] was a prominent member of the early Thirteen.]]
The very earliest seeds of the Thirteen can be found in material produced by [[3H Productions]] for [[BotCon]], most notably 1999's "[[Covenant (story)|Covenant]]". Written by [[Simon Furman]], this story introduces the undeniably similar concept of the [[Covenant (group)|Covenant]], a group of twelve zodiac-themed robots who are the first creations of [[Primus]], created as a test-run for the Transformer race. Despite the basic similarity between the Covenant and the Thirteen, there was no canonical connection between the two groups, aside from an ambiguous [[Ask Vector Prime]] entry published much later in 2015, which presented several different interpretations of how the groups might be related. Certainly, those same stories by 3H were incompatible with later lore of the Thirteen, as they introduced [[Primon]], a Matrix-bearer who preceded [[Prima]].

It was in the pages of 2004's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' that the mysterious "Thirteen Original Transformers" were first spoken of, and their basic origin was laid down: they were the first Transformers created by Primus to battle Unicron, and their number included Prima, the first [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-bearer from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics series]]; [[The Fallen]], an enigmatic servant of Unicron from [[Dreamwave Productions]]' 2003 comic, ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages]]''; and the [[Liege Maximo]], an ancient evil [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comics]] (whose implied status as one of the first Transformers had previously been affirmed only in Furman's unofficial novella, ''[[Alignment]]''). The book also contained a passing mention that the enigmatic [[Maccadam|manager]] of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], a Cybertronian pub introduced in the UK Generation 1 Marvel Comics, was rumored to be one of the Thirteen (though it also admits that this could be a fabrication by the pub's drunken patrons). Not surprisingly, it was the creator of all four of these characters—the aforementioned Simon Furman—who both wrote the guide and conceived the idea of the Thirteen,<ref>Simon Furman panel, BotCon 2012</ref> recycling the same general idea behind the Covenant.<ref>Simon Furman at BotCon 2022.</ref>

The concept of the Thirteen quietly bubbled under for the next year, until another element was added with the introduction of [[Vector Prime]] in 2005's ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series. Created by lead Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]], Vector Prime was given a clockwork aesthetic to signify his old age and mastery over time itself, with his face evoking the [[Autobot]] sigil. While the original Japanese version of the ''Cybertron'' cartoon would simply treat him as a very ancient Autobot, Hasbro copywriter [[Forest Lee]] would canonise him as one of the Thirteen in [[Vector Prime: In the Beginning|the first story]] produced for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]. This story also introduced the idea that all of the Thirteen were [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], and that each had a specific function or purpose; Vector Prime's was stewardship of time, while a 2007 [[bio]] written for The Fallen's ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toy would later reveal he was the overseer of entropy.

[[File:ThirteenAaronArcherSketch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The roster of the Thirteen was not established from the outset.]]
While it was not immediately apparent, Hasbro had put a plan in motion for the Thirteen with the Collectors' Club comic: across the next five years, five separate robots were introduced who were gradually revealed to be components of the very first combiner, Nexus Prime, who was one of the Thirteen. Behind the scenes, Aaron Archer developed the remaining roster of the Thirteen, carrying forward Prima, The Fallen (whose true name became Megatronus), Liege Maximo, and Vector Prime, and adding [[Alpha Trion]], the Autobot elder from [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. The new members he introduced were intended to embody different kinds of Transformers: [[Onyx Prime]] (at first named simply "Maximus", after the [[Maximal]]s) represented the beasts, [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] was the progenitor of the [[Mini-Con]]s, [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]] was tied to the [[Quintesson]]s, with a Japan-inspired "trickster", a female "forger" ([[Solus Prime]]), and an "elemental" proto-Transformer filling out the group.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Really we were trying to create a representation of each of the classic Transformer forms. So as I was creating the Thirteen, some had been figured out, right? So Megatronus I think, Liege Maximo, Alpha Trion I believe were already named characters... but then I tried to figure out how to bring the concept of beasts and combiners [and the Mini-Cons] and different elements into the concept, so that you had the whole pantheon of gods, different shapes and sizes and whatnot. So I went through and I drew kind of visions of what they could be. So this is not trying to figure the character out, but get the vibe of what the character was about, other talented people would come in behind me and do that. So there's like the idea that—why did the Quintessons think that they might have made the Transformers? Well they come from the guy that was like the Johnny Appleseed, or the character that seeded some of the planets, so they were confused... try to shore up some of these ideas for the Aligned continuity, right? Here's an elemental kind of concept, gears and metal and magnetism, kind of a proto-Transformer, kind of weird thing. [...] Here's another weird version of Megatronus, how big he is compared to like what Megatron would have been.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLQ4VzuCGA&t=689s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Creating characters and lore|year=2023|month=05|day=26}}</ref> While most of these are recognisable in the final roster, it appears that the design from the "elemental" was given to the "trickster" character, resulting in [[Amalgamous Prime]], while [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] took over as the Prime of the elements. Additionally, [[Thirteenth Prime|one member]] of the group would remain a mystery.

[[File:NexusPrimeflankedbyotherPrimes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|Fun Publications also introduced the first [[combiner]], [[Nexus Prime]].]]
While these plans developed, Japanese writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] introduced the character of [[Logos Prime]] in the 2006 text story ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'', which seemingly alluded to the idea that he was one of the Thirteen by presenting him as a peer to Vector Prime. Ichikawa did not intend this reading, however, believing it was not his place to add to the Thirteen.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Vector PrimeとThe Fallen以外の人影は全く誰のことも想定していません。ファンの方々は「1人はLogos Primeだ」と推察していますが、それも間違いです（彼を勝手に13人とするのは図々しく不適当と感じたので、そうしたくなかった）。満足いく答えではないかも知れませんが、これが本当のところです。🙇‍♂️|link=https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1627056614024036352|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=02|day=18}}</ref> But fans who were aware of the character at the time latched onto the idea of Logos as one of Thirteen, unaware that that wasn't meant to be the case.

During this time, most of the information on the Thirteen came from Q&A sessions with Hasbro representatives at BotCon—where it was established that the Thirteen were [[multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]], a concept which purported that across all the different [[universal stream]]s, only one incarnation of each of the Thirteen existed, moving between worlds. This idea would later be canonized within the pages of Fun Publications' comics. The full story of the Thirteen was to be told in a comic book mini-series by [[IDW Publishing]], written by Simon Furman, but after numerous teases the plans were eventually nixed while Hasbro worked out what they wanted to do with the characters.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Thirteen is probably not going to happen for a while, as it’s become more of a Hasbro thing than an IDW thing, and Hasbro need to crystallise the whole concept before it can be turned into a comic book. I think and hope it will still happen, as it’s a story I’d dearly love to tell, but I have no firm grasp or when or in what form it will eventually see print.|link=http://web.archive.org/web/20110612025753/https://hombreimaginario.deviantart.com/art/Interviews-10-Simon-Furman-130246343|name=Simon Furman|site=deviantART|year=2009|month=07|day=20}}</ref> Hasbro's desire to control and fully conceptualize the story of the Thirteen was further made evident when, after [[Fun Publications]]' Nexus Prime story concluded in the same year, they effectively took "custody" of the character as part of their future plans.[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|The Aligned design for [[Prima]] was revealed at [[BotCon 2010]].]] This control, however, was evidently not all-encompassing, as The Fallen made a surprising appearance in [[2009]] as the titular villain of the second live-action ''Transformers'' film, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', where he not only received new backstory that removed any connection he had to Unicron, but was also presented as a member of only ''seven'' Primes instead of thirteen. Hasbro's [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009#AllSpark.com|October 2009 online Q&A]] attempted to retroactively justify this by explaining that while all the Thirteen were Primes, only seven actually had the word "Prime" ''in their names''. However, this rationale wouldn't last.

Eventually, in 2010, the grand scope of the new [[Aligned continuity family]] became the "delivery method" for Hasbro's long-percolating tale of the Thirteen. However, the "Aligned" continuity was also established to ''not'' be part of the multiverse in which all preceding ''Transformers'' fiction took place, which until then had lain the groundwork for the Thirteen. As such, the new information introduced by the Aligned continuity was only true for ''that'' continuity, resulting in some incongruities: the surprise inclusion of [[Alpha Trion]], the inevitable omission of Logos Prime, and a second revised backstory for The Fallen that, like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', further dissociated him from Unicron. From 2010 to 2013, various pieces of Aligned media—including the novels ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'', the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon, and the prose work ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''—finally detailed in full the complete roster and history of the Thirteen in the Aligned Continuity, which can all be read about further down this article.

In spite of the metaphysical complexities that had built up with the lore surrounding the ''Transformers'' multiverse and its singularities, Hasbro's Aligned roster for the Thirteen has pretty much served as the basis of every story they've appeared in since. In 2014, they were introduced to IDW Publishing's long-running continuity, receiving a whole new backstory beginning with [[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]]. Fun Publications would work to massage the continuity implications this had for the rest of the multiverse: Ask Vector Prime revealed that non-singularity versions of the Thirteen also exist within the multiverse (with the "Aligned Thirteen" being one such example) and finally established their own complete roster for the "Multiverse Thirteen", before the 2015 Collectors' Club comic storyline ''[[Another Light]]'' culminated in the Thirteen's existence as multiversal singularities being nullified entirely. Freed from the complex bounds of this concept, the story of the Thirteen is now free to be told any way, in any continuity.
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==Members==
Because of their complicated fictional natures, conceptual histories, and status as multiversal "archetypes", {{SITENAME SHORT}} opts to break our standard rules a little and give most members of the group a single article that covers all different versions of that character, as opposed to separate articles (G1, Unicron Trilogy, Movie, etc...) for each incarnation.

===Covenant Thirteen===
[[File:OneShallRise1-WellofAllSparks.jpg|thumb|325px|"No, Harry, no! Don't look at the light!" "I can't help it! It's so beautiful!"]]
The first full lineup of the Thirteen was originally formalized for the [[Aligned continuity family]], and properly revealed in [[2013]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''. The "Aligned Thirteen" were initially considered to be separate from the pre-existing "multiversal Thirteen", something backed up in fiction which described their [[universal stream|universal cluster]] as being previously separate from the multiverse. This proved not to last long outside the Multiverse Thirteen's own stories, however, and the core list (give or take [[Thirteenth Prime|a guy]]) has since rapidly propagated far beyond the bounds of Aligned media into such places as the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005]] and [[2019 IDW continuity|2019]] continuities of [[IDW Publishing]]'s comics as mentioned above, multiple yearly themes of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' ur-franchise, and even [[Transformers One (film)|the big screen]] to become the definitive roster of the modern day.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''[[Prima]]'''—The leader of the Thirteen, a warrior of light and the first [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix-bearer]] who wielded the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]].}}
{{Bp-pr2|'''[[Vector Prime]]'''—The master of time and space, which he could manipulate through his [[Blades of Time]].}}
{{Bp-pr3|'''[[Alpha Trion]]'''—Holder of the [[Quill]], which he uses to record the past, present, and future of Cybertron in the [[Covenant of Primus]] as part of his role as recordskeeper of the Primes.}}
{{Bp-pr4|'''[[Solus Prime]]'''—The master artificer and creator of many of the Primes' weapons through use of her incredible [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. She was the first [[female Transformer|female Cybertronian]].}}
{{Bp-pr5|'''[[Micronus Prime]]'''—The conscience of the Thirteen, and the first [[Mini-Con]], able to [[Powerlinx|link up with and enhance the power]] of his siblings through the use of his [[Chimera Stone]].}}
{{Bp-pr6|'''[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]'''—Student of the elemental structure of the natural world, aided in this by his [[Lenses]], which allowed him to see further and deeper than anyone, in both material and spiritual senses; fond of the occasional tipple, with some claiming that he still walks Cybertron in the form of a humble bartender.}}
{{Bp-pr7|'''[[Nexus Prime]]'''—The first and greatest [[combiner]], granted the ability to divide himself into separate forms by his [[Enigma of Combination]]. Unpredictable, fascinated by change, and a lighthearted prankster.}}
{{Bp-pr8|'''[[Onyx Prime]]'''—The first [[beast_mode|beast-form]] Cybertronian, a primitive and spiritual being able to view other times, places, souls, and even the afterlife through his three-faced [[Triptych Mask]].}}
{{Bp-pr9|'''[[Amalgamous Prime]]'''—The joker of the Thirteen and the first [[Shifter]], unpredictable and easygoing. He was the first Cybertronian with the ability of [[transformation]], granted him by his [[Transformation Cog (Thirteen)|Transformation Cog]], which became the basis for the cogs in all subsequent Transformer life.}}
{{Bp-pr10|'''[[Quintus Prime]]'''—A daydreamer and perfectionist whose drive to express his ideas led him to become a scientist. His artifact was the [[Emberstone]], which gave him the ability to create life; the [[Quintesson]]s were among his creations.}}
{{Bp-pr11|'''[[Liege Maximo]]'''—The "Prime of Lies", a black-hearted and amoral manipulator. Though his artifact was notionally the toxin-loaded [[Liegian Darts]], his real skill was his ability to talk others into his way of thinking.}}
{{Bp-pr12|'''[[The Fallen]]'''—Once known as '''Megatronus''', guardian of entropy and wielder of the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]], the Fallen's name was stricken from history when the dark warrior turned on his siblings.}}
{{Bp-pr13|'''The [[Thirteenth Prime]]'''— the last and most mysterious of the Thirteen, all we can say for certain is that he bore a strong connection to the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and his depictions look [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|awfully familiar...]]}}</ul>

===Multiversal Thirteen===
[[File:AnotherLight-Thirteen.jpg|thumb|325px|Who are we? You'll never know!]]
Though the "multiversal Thirteen"—considered separate to the "Aligned Thirteen"—had almost half of their members revealed long before any non-multiversal incarnation was ever mentioned, the remainder of their membership was left ambiguous until a [[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#ThirteenList|June 2015 Facebook post]] from [[Ask Vector Prime]] listed off twelve of Vector Prime's siblings. The members established before either full roster were:

*'''[[Prima]]'''—The first [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix-bearer]] and first Transformer born from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the leader of the Thirteen.<ref>''Sentinel Prime was one of a dynasty of Primes, stretching back to the original '''13 Transformers''' and their leader, Prima.''—''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' (2005) 1st ed p15, "Sentinel Prime"</ref> He wielded the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], a mighty blade capable of unparalleled destruction.
*'''[[Liege Maximo]]'''—A legendary schemer.<ref name="askvectorprime">[[Ask Vector Prime]] on Facebook</ref>
*'''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''—Formerly the guardian of entropy, whose name was stricken from history when he betrayed his brothers and became a [[Herald of Unicron]] under the new name "'''The Fallen'''".<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''</ref>
*'''[[Vector Prime]]'''—The guardian of space and time, who spent most of his life outside of reality, observing it and occasionally stepping in to help.
*'''[[Nexus Prime]]'''—The first combiner and the guardian of [[Rarified Energon]].

To these Vector Prime added four invented by the Covenant:

*'''[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]'''—Rumored to have established [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|a bar]] on modern Cybertron, seeking to provide a respite from endless war.<ref name="askvectorprime"/>
*'''[[Solus Prime]]'''—A renowned smith who wielded a powerful [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]].<ref name="askvectorprime"/>
*'''[[Micronus Prime]]'''—The progenitor of the [[Mini-Con]]s.<ref>[[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist]]</ref>
*'''[[Onyx Prime]]'''—In-tune with nature and the organic.<ref name="askvectorprime"/>

And four other powerful figures from ''Transformers'' lore:

*'''[[Last Autobot|Autonomous Maximus]]'''—A lonely sentinel who renounced his name, becoming simply known as the Last Autobot.
*'''[[Logos Prime]]'''—An enigmatic figure who, operating in the present day under the name "Soundblaster", sought to pass on his incredible powers over time and space to an heir.
*'''[[Solomus]]'''—A gentle and kind individual, who is instead in some universes a member of the [[Guiding Hand]].
*'''[[Epistemus]]'''—A Cybertronian of unconventional intellect, also sometimes of the Guiding Hand.

===Other members===
Additional or alternative members of the Thirteen have been known to crop up, initially in subsequent Ask Vector Prime entries to illustrate the malleable nature of the multiverse:

*'''[[Adaptus]]'''—Blessed with powers of change, ''also'' sometimes of the Guiding Hand; may or may not in some universes be the same individual as Amalgamous Prime.
*'''[[Mortilus]]'''—A solitary member of the Thirteen who stayed apart from the others, who was in some universes a member of the Guiding Hand.

Or, in the modern day, via creators taking advantage of the "free space" offered by the Thirteenth Prime in the Covenant lineup:

*'''[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'''—A Prime known for his wisdom.<ref>''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Transformers: Titans Return]]'' episode 4, "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"</ref>
*'''[[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]'''—A Prime that in some universes takes the role as leader and first Matrix-bearer from Prima.<ref>''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''</ref>
*'''[[Nova Prime]]'''—A supremacist willing to break any taboo to position the Transformers as the "rightful rulers" of the multiverse. Referred to derisively by his fellow Primes as "'''The Nemesis'''."<ref>''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'', "[[Timeless Champions]]"</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Thefallen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|No, seriously guys, is it just me, or is it hot in here?]]

[[The Fallen]] was thwarted in his attempt to sabotage [[Primus]]'s [[Cybertron (planet)|physical form]], and the rest of the Thirteen died after casting the Fallen and his master [[Unicron]] through a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]] into another dimension. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide}}

After [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] explosion, the Fallen was free from his prison in [[unspace|underspace]], and returned to Cybertron. He immediately set about trying to undo the [[Seal of Primus]] that locked the Well of All Sparks. However, upon his success, the Fallen was promptly destroyed by his reawoken creator. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
In the present day, Jetfire discovered that Shockwave had broken the Seal for his cloning experiments. The Fallen's essence escaped and corrupted [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], and following his death, passed into Jetfire. This corruption caused Jetfire to be plagued by many visions, among them The Fallen beating down his brethren in an ancient battle. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}

'''Known members:'''
*[[Prima]]
*[[The Fallen]]
*[[Maccadam]] (rumored)
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====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:Heavy-TheThirteen.jpg|thumb|left|350px|"I think the Thirteen were blurry, that's the problem. It's not the artist's fault. The Primes were blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There were thirteen large, out-of-focus Transformers roaming Cybertron."]]
After the departure of the mythical [[Knights of Cybertron]], Cybertronian civilization, deprived of their benevolent guidance, descended once more into a primitive state of barbarism, with lesser tribal leaders carving out kingdoms and territories of their own. It was to this landscape that the [[Decepticon]] [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] was cast back in time by the destruction of his [[chronal drive]], and—after an encounter with a kindly shepherd named [[Onyx Prime|Onyx]]—realised from his extensive historical foreknowledge that he could study why Cybertronians inevitably fell to war by ensuring that history followed the path he knew that it must. As such, Shockwave murdered Onyx and took his identity as "Onyx Prime" in order to engineer the rise of the Thirteen Primes; his first act was to christen the most fearless member of Onyx's flock as "[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]", taking him on as a student.

Knowing that Megatronus's conquests would be the impetus for the founding of Cybertronian civilization, Shockwave allowed his pupil to run amok; {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Megatronus thus began a new war of conquest to expand the [[Darklands]], annexing nearby regions such as the city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and the [[Forgotten Plains]], murdering neighbouring ruler [[Septimus Prime]] and recruiting the fearsome twin [[gladiatorial combat|gladiators]] [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] to become his vanguards. Other tribal leaders who had arisen, including [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]], [[Vector Prime]], [[Solus Prime]], [[Nexus Prime]] and [[Alpha Trion]], agreed in the face of Megatronus's conquests to work together, uniting their followers and founding a small village that they named "[[Crystal City]]." {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|right|375px|Ruling from an ivory tower. What could possibly go wrong?]]

While Megatronus's legions marched on Crystal City, the united Primes were bolstered by Onyx Prime and his ''other'' student, [[Liege Maximo]], {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} whose kingdom had been claimed by the Darklander advance. The two armies met in a battle that had the unexpected side effect of awakening three slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s—[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], and [[Chela]]—from beneath Cybertron's surface, but while the armies were distracted by the arrival of the colossal beings, Onyx "realized" that their enemy was his "old friend" Megatronus. The two armies agreed to a truce, and all eight Primes vowed to work together to rebuild and unify their planet. Having been enlightened on the value of myths and stories by Alpha Trion, Onyx Prime began telling tales of his own, inspiring Alchemist with legends of a "Chosen One" and dreaming up a new [[Autobot|insignia]] to commemorate their alliance—{{storylink|Origin Myths}} all, of course, based on his own knowledge of what the future held. The [[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|"Dark Cybertron" prophecy]] and idea of the Chosen One were specifically concocted to ensure [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s future rise to power, as a "fool" like Starscream would not be able to see through Shockwave's machinations. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

The eight original Primes were soon joined by five more, and over time Cybertron's inhabitants united under the banner of the [[Thirteen Tribes]], each Prime building a distinct civilization. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In this era of peace, the Liege Maximo was responsible for building and maintaining the alliance between the Thirteen; in honor of his feats, Liege Maximo's followers became known as skilled diplomats and negotiators. {{storylink|Heavy}} Each Prime commanded the loyalty of at least one [[Titan (group)|Titan]], {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} while the diminutive [[Titan Master]]s served as their heralds. {{storylink|White Heat}} Over the years, however, the decidedly mortal Primes had come to believe that they were inherently superior to other Cybertronians due to their powerful artifacts and historic feats; indeed, it was commonly held only another Prime could kill a Prime, though this was decidedly untrue. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} {{storylink|The Crucible}}

[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sephiroth, you jerk!]]
With Cybertron now in a "golden age", Onyx advised the Thirteen's leader [[Prima]] to spread Cybertron's "enlightenment" to other worlds, with their expedition—led by Onyx and Megatronus, with Alpha Trion accompanying them as recordskeeper—being the first to leave the planet since the Knights of Cybertron. However, their first planetary landing on the world of [[Antilla]] ended in a brutal conflict and the extinction of the native [[Antillan]]s, with Prima blaming Megatronus for the expedition's failure. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Our Finest}} Liege Maximo, who (seeing helpful lies as more beneficent than harmful truths) had become increasingly manipulative and self-serving, {{storylink|Heavy}} acted on Onyx's orders to stoke Megatronus's resentment over this incident, leading him to attack Prima. Solus Prime intervened to save Prima's life, but Megatronus killed her with the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] that she had created. Megatronus fled the planet, while Liege Maximo was captured by the Primes and imprisoned within his Titan, [[Vigilem]], whom the other Titans deemed unworthy of remembrance and exiled into space. A repentant splinter of Liege Maximo's old tribe agreed to keep their former leader and his Titan permanently interred, renaming their dormant Titan "[[Vigilem|Carcer]]". {{storylink|Rubicon}} {{storylink|Heavy}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

The fallout from Maximo's betrayal sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], turning the tribes against one another in a planet-wide conflict. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Battle lines were drawn, but allegiances shifted throughout the war, necessitating betrayals and new alliances; Onyx initially allied with Micronus, {{storylink|White Heat}} but by ten million years ago, with the war drawing to a close, his tribe of [[beast mode]] Transformers had joined forces with Nexus Prime and his [[combiner]]s. Together, they raised a new army of [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] using the [[Enigma of Combination]]. Disgusted by this fusion, [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] abandoned his post in Megatronus' army to slaughter the Headmasters to the last 'bot. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

Together, Onyx Prime and Prima hunted down Megatronus aboard Prima's Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], finding him on the planet [[Tsiehshi]]. Megatronus killed Prima before being slain by Onyx, his usefulness to Shockwave's machinations at an end; Emissary carried Prima's body to the stars, but Onyx ensured that he would crash on [[Elonia|a faraway planet]]. On returning, Onyx told Alpha Trion that Megatronus and Prima slew each other in final battle—the account of their deaths that he had learned from Trion in his youth. Megatronus's name was soon forgotten by history, and he became known only as "the Fallen". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

Eventually, Galvatron tracked down and confronted Nexus Prime, obliterating the Prime with a single blast. Realizing that they were as mortal as any other Transformer, the remaining few Primes fled the planet for other worlds, with the exception of Alpha Trion. The war finally ended when Galvatron and [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] famously routed the bestial hordes of [[Onyx Prime]] and, with Trion's aid and blessing, united the tribes as one planet under Nova '''Prime'''. Only Galvatron and Trion were left aware of what had happened to the Thirteen Primes; Alpha Trion simply let himself fade into the background of Cybertronian society, his true background as a Prime forgotten by the general populace. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

One way or another, the Thirteen departed Cybertron and vanished from history at around the same time that the thirteen Titans departed Cybertron, with the intent of founding new colonies elsewhere in the galaxy. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Exact details are unclear, but the mythologies of several of these colony planets claim that the Primes, including [[Solus Prime]] and [[Onyx Prime]], had spearheaded the colonization missions themselves and subsequently left these newly settled worlds to their own devices. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} Either way, the developing civilizations on the colony worlds – cut off from Cybertron and the brutal injustices committed by Nova Prime and [[Nominus Prime|his]] [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|dubious]] [[Zeta Prime (G1)|successors]] – began deifying the Thirteen Primes, with some going so far as to worship any leader who wielded the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The [[Way of Flame|dominant religion]] on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] exalted Solus Prime as the greatest of the Thirteen, {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} while the four tribes of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] and their prophet [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] viewed Onyx Prime as a benevolent protector. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

The role that the original Primes had played in the establishment of Cybertronian society would eventually be immortalized on the silver screen in the "hella-racist" film, ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]''. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

[[Micronus Prime]], master of [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]], {{storylink|White Heat}} was known to have abandoned his native universe entirely after founding a colony of [[Mini-Con]]s. By the present day, his body lay dormant in the center of an alternate universe: the subatomic realm of [[Microspace]]. {{storylink|O Ship of State}} The ruler of Microspace, [[Baron Karza]] eventually [[enerchange]]d with Micronus and used the Prime's power to try and conquer the Earth, {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} only for [[Shazraella]] to use [[Time Traveler]] energy to separate the Prime from her husband and banish the Mini-Con through time. {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 5|Wrath of Karza #5}}

[[File:GhostStories-onyxprime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Stand and address your Almighty Tallest, Camien child."]]

The colony of Caminus detected a Cybertronian beacon emanating from the planet [[Antilla]] and sent three representatives to make contact with their ancestors. When they arrived, they found the planet to be a rusted wasteland ruled by Onyx Prime, who murdered [[Magrada]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Following the expedition's return to Caminus, the [[Torchbearer]] [[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]] encountered Onyx Prime when an army of robotic beasts terrorized the inhabitants of [[Parvus Oppidum]] so they could retrieve a sample of [[Ore-4]]. The experience left her traumatized, but with time she realized that the Primes were not the divine entities that she had believed them to be and began preparing to take up arms against Primes should the need arise. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

In the modern day, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] unknowingly sent the [[Regenesis]] ores off to what he believed were random suitable worlds, but were, thanks to his future self's time-travelling manipulations, worlds touched by the Thirteen. {{storylink|The Crucible}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

When Cybertron re-opened a [[space bridge|spacebridge]] link with Caminus after years of isolation, the [[Mistress of Flame]] believed that Optimus, wielding the Matrix of Leadership, was the legendary reincarnation of the Thirteenth Prime: a mysterious figure from Cybertron's past known as "[[Thirteenth Prime#2005 IDW continuity|the Arisen]]". {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Optimus's supposed divinity proved a double-edged sword as he grew increasingly bold and unilateral in his decision making; leaning on the faith of others to unconditionally support his choices, he wound up annexing Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]] and sparking an interplanetary diplomatic crisis. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} [[Colonist Soldiers|New recruits]] from Caminus, Eukaris, [[Velocitron]], and [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] believed wholeheartedly in Optimus's status as one of the Thirteen and began wearing [[mouthplate]]s to better emulate their leader. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Liege Maximo escaped from his imprisonment in Carcer in 2017, following a [[zombie]] Titan invasion on Cybertron. {{storylink|Rubicon}} The Camien [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] was released from prison by Cybertron's leader Starscream to hunt Maximo down, {{storylink|Heavy}} {{storylink|The Chosen One}} but Liege—who, by this point, had come to understand his master's decision to exile him aboard his loyal Titan—was found by Onyx, and brought with him in chains on his return to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Liege was taken into custody while Optimus and the [[Council of Worlds]] entered negotiations with Onyx, but the Prime's manipulations caused infighting and chaos, as well as an explosion that killed Alpha Trion. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} With all of his plans falling into place, Shockwave discarded his "Onyx" identity, having no further use for it after he cast Optimus into the Crystal City singularity. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

Though Maximo soon perished and Shockwave was taken prisoner, the Decepticon's machinations had forced all of Cybertron accept a bitter truth: the Thirteen had been nothing more than ordinary Cybertronians. Upon hearing Pyra Magna vocalize this, Shockwave claimed this acceptance had been part of his plan to render all faiths and beliefs on Cybertron meaningless in preparation for [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s arrival. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

'''Known members:'''
:''See "[[#Covenant Thirteen|Covenant Thirteen]]" above''

As you can see, things got uncharacteristically granular for the Thirteen over the course of IDW Publishing's mammoth original continuity. Far from the usual name checks, by curtain call each Prime had (on average) led a [[Thirteen Tribes|tribe]] on feudal Cybertron and befriended a [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. At least five of these Titans went on to found [[Cybertronian colonies|offworld colonies]] during Cybertron's first age of expansion. With the collapse of Cybertron's first imperial phase, the existence of these colonies faded into myth and legend; future generations of Transformers would conflate the stories of these populated worlds with the other planets that had played a key role in the rise and fall of the Primes, eventually giving rise to a legend that ''thirteen'' lost colonies existed across the galaxy, one for each Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Historia|Historia}} Years later, the younger Shockwave "seeded" these thirteen significant planets with [[Regenesis]] ores, each bearing various fantastical powers. Taken all together, known information gives us:

{|class="wikitable" border="10" style="width:95%" align="center"
|-
! scope="col" width="6.1%" |Prime
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Prima]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Vector Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Alpha Trion]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Solus Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Micronus Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Nexus Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Onyx Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Amalgamous Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Quintus Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Liege Maximo]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.1%" |'''[[Thirteenth Prime|The Arisen]]'''
|-
|'''[[Titan (group)|Titan]]'''
|[[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]
|[[Tempo]]
|[[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]
|[[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]
|[[Prion (Titan)|Prion]]
|[[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]]
|[[Devisiun (Titan)|Devisiun]]
|[[Chela]]
|[[Navitas]]
|[[Necrotitan|Quintessa]]
|[[Vigilem]]
|[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]
|[[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]
|-
|'''Planet'''
|[[Elonia]]
|[[LV-117]]
|[[Antilla]]
|[[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]
|[[Prion (planet)|Prion]]
|[[Arduria]]
|[[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]]
|[[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]]
|[[Velocitron]]
|[[Gorlam Prime]]
|[[Vigilem|Carcer]]
|[[Tsiehshi]]
|[[Earth]]
|-
|'''[[Regenesis|Regenesis ore]]'''
|[[Ore-12]] ("Protection")
|[[Ore-1]] ("Time")
|[[Ore-7]] ("Change")
|[[Ore-4]] ("Gravity")
|[[Ore-3]] ("Size")
|[[Ore-6]] ("Cold")
|[[Ore-5]] ("Combination")
|[[Ore-11]] ("Evolution")
|[[Ore-9]] ("Space")
|[[Ore-2]] ("Death")
|[[Ore-10]] ("Deception")
|[[Ore-8]] ("Destruction")
|[[Ore-13]] ("Power")
|}
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====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' continuity====
=====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material=====
[[File:Throne of Primes Thirteen.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0|Before time began, there was just a whole mess of cubes.]]
The [[spark]]s of the original Primes were carried by the [[Prime Master]]s, tiny Transformers who, when in spark mode, could unite with larger Transformers to grant them [[Prime Master/Combinations|the powers of the Primes]] to wield as they choose. To minimise unwanted attention from those who sought the power they held, the Prime Masters hid themselves inside special decoy armor, which cloaked their vast power from the outside world.

Rather than a Prime Master, the role of the Thirteenth Prime was held by whoever currently bore the [[Matrix of Leadership]].<ref name="POTPMatrix">Comments made by Hasbro representatives at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017.</ref> The Thirteenth Prime was, however, made into a Prime Master too, transforming into a core resembling the Matrix of Leadership.

'''Known members:'''
:''See "[[#Covenant Thirteen|Covenant Thirteen]]" above''

The actual nature of the relationship between the incorporeal Primes and their diminutive "hosts" was thinly sketched at best and grew actively fuzzier as the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise wore on, but the Prime Masters given explicit pairs of names were:

{|class="wikitable" border="10" style="width:70%" align="center"
|-
! scope="col" width="6.7%" |Prime
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[Vector Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[Alpha Trion]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[Solus Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[Micronus Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[Quintus Prime]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[Liege Maximo]]'''
! scope="col" width="7.7%" |'''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''
|-
|'''Decoy Armor'''
|[[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]
|[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]
|[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]]
|[[Cloudburst]]
|[[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]
|[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]
|[[Skullgrin]]
|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]]
|}

=====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoon=====
The combined knowledge of the Thirteen was hidden away in the [[Athenaeum Sanctorum]]. In the wake of [[Solus Prime]]'s death at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s hands, the remaining members chose to seal away the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] in [[Primal Swamp]], tasking a series of guardians with protecting it that culminated in [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

During a crisis, the [[Mistress of Flame]] prayed to Primus and the Thirteen for spiritual guidance and aid. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} {{storylink|The Swamp}} {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} {{storylink|Collision Course}} {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} {{storylink|Saga's End}}}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Prima]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
*[[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo]]
*[[Onyx Prime]]
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]
}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
[[File:EndOfTime-Thirteen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Prima and Megatronus, surprisingly ''not'' at each other's throats in this universe. Also, Liege Maximo in the background?]]

The Thirteen Primes were said to have lived in the [[Age of Primes]], before they vanished. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} [[Termagax]] considered them to be metaphors, avatars, or an expression of the life pattern that made up Cybertron itself, {{storylink|End of Time}} even postulating that the Thirteen might have been fabricated by the early Cybertronians to explain the origins of their [[Artifacts of the Primes|fourteen artifacts]]. Out of all these artifacts, only the Matrix of Leadership and the Enigma of Combination had been seen following the Primes' disappearance. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

The Age of Primes gave way to the [[Age of the Firstforged]]. According to one creation myth, this new generation of Cybertron emerged from the [[Ur-Forge]] of Solus Prime. {{storylink|End of Time}} Though their time had passed, some of the Primes who had not fallen or departed lingered among the [[Firstforged]]. Legend said that Solus Prime and Alchemist Prime received [[Solomus]] to hear his plans for [[Crystal City]], and contributed to its construction. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

When forced to take [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] on an almost certainly suicidal mission against a crazed [[Vigilem]], [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] prayed that the Thirteen would see the two through their task. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

Legends of the Thirteenth Prime, the final bearer of the Matrix, persisted into the present day, and how they would one day claim it. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Prima]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Micronus Prime]]
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
*[[Thirteenth Prime#2019 IDW continuity|The Thirteenth Prime]]
}}

{{note|Though the Thirteen's membership in this timeline is based off the "[[#Covenant Thirteen|Covenant Thirteen]]", only ten of the group's members were identified before the continuity came to a close. Of the missing three, the [[Transformation Cog (Thirteen)|Transformation Cog]] of [[Amalgamous Prime]] and the [[Triptych Mask]] of [[Onyx Prime]] were mentioned by Termagax and while [[Alpha Trion]] appeared, there was no explicit confirmation, or rejection, that he was one of the Thirteen—though he ''does'' appear in a stained-glass mural alongside other members of the Thirteen in [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|issue #11]].}}
{{--}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
[[File:EarthriseEpisode5-SkyLynxfloating.jpg|thumb|left|300px|]]
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}}}

'''Known members:'''
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[The Fallen]]
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]

====''End of G1 Universe''====
[[File:End of G1 Universe Thirteen Circle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[Halo of Primus|Halo]] of [[Mortilus]], more like.]]
When the universe itself began to die, the Maximal [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] revived the corpse of [[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]] using a {{w|magic circle}} made up of the symbols of the Thirteen. Leo Prime's body merged with the remnants of [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]] within [[Earth]] to form the mercurial [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]. {{Storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}} This was done on behalf of [[Primus|Vector Sigma]]. {{Storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime#Masterpiece|Dark Amber Leo Prime bio}}

'''Known members:'''
:''See "[[#Covenant Thirteen|Covenant Thirteen]]" above''
{{--}}

====Energon Universe====
[[File:TF2023 no. 22 - Hall of the Primes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|]]
The departed essences of the Thirteen apparently resided in the [[Hall of the Primes]], an extra-dimensional realm within the Matrix of Leadership. Giant effigies of each of the Thirteen stood in the Hall, dwarfing those who ventured through it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}} [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] once swore by "the soul of the Fallen". {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}} Optimus Prime and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparky]] purged a corrupting infection from the Hall of the Primes, seemingly guided by the spirits of the Thirteen. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[The Fallen]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Prima]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
}}
{{--}}

===Fun Publications===
[[Vector Prime]] aided the [[Autobot]]s in finding the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s to close the [[Unicron Singularity]]. He regularly reported their progress to [[Alpha Trion]], but during one visit Unicron's servants [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]] attacked. {{storylink|Balancing Act}} [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]] came to Cybertron looking for clues to his past, only to be attacked by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]], {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} but his forcefield protected him. Ramjet offered him clues to his past in exchange for his <s>soul</s> service. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} They went to Primus's spark core to destroy him with the [[Dead Matrix]], but Vector and [[Sentinel Maximus]] fought back. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}} Ramjet said he would stop trying to kill Primus if Vector aided them in restoring the balance by resurrecting Unicron, but he refused. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Pt 5}} Skyfall tried to save Ramjet but his forcefield only ignited an explosion that killed Ramjet. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}} Vector had drones repair Skyfall and found [[Omega Prime]]—the creation of one of Trion's [[Viron]] counterparts—had helped Sentinel defeated Nemesis. Omega's presence saddened Vector, as it confirmed the multiverse was falling apart, and he left for Earth. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2}}

Skyfall was helping Sentinel repair [[Vector Sigma]], when [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] informed him he had found a twenty-million-cycle-old carving of him and another bot. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} Immediately during a battle between [[Mini-Con]] Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s, Skyfall found [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}} The two seemingly vanished when Unicron attacked, {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}} when they had been transported to [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]]'s universe, {{storylink|Crossing Over, Part 1}} and the trio and went through a [[space bridge]] {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}} to find [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]. [[Cheetor (TransTech)|Cheetor]] and [[Silverbolt (TransTech)|Silverbolt]] introduced the trio to [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]. However, [[Shockwave (TransTech)|Shockwave]] had Breakaway quietly subdued and taken to his laboratory. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 1}} Skyfall and Landquake realized Breakaway was gone, but Alpha Trion told them to come with him if they wanted to rescue their brother from the evil [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTechs]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 2}} He explained he was not from this dimension and was part of a resistance movement, introducing them to Topspin, whose job was to transfer their [[lowtech]] followers' [[spark]]s into their TransTech counterparts. Realizing Topspin was one of their kin, Skyfall and Landquake agreed to help. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 3}} [[Nightscream (TransTech)|Nightscream]] found Breakaway was being held near the portal to Alpha Trion's dimension, {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}} and his acolytes attacked, rescuing Breakaway {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 5}} and entering the [[unspace|transwarp]] device. Alpha Trion explained to Skyfall he was the key to the reunification, and killed him as they entered [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|his universe]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 6}}

[[File:Reunification5-arisenexusprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.95|"It's beautiful..." "Holy crap!" "It's perfect!" "This is the best thing!"]]
Despite his claim his was a peaceful world, Alpha Trion shot [[Downshift (SG)|Downshift]], and Breakaway realized Skyfall had been killed by an energy blade rather than shot from behind as the old Autobot claimed. Alpha Trion's troops arrived, took the four components and he proclaimed he would kill them all—as reunification still worked with one of them dead—and that his reign would begin. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 1}} Landquake manipulated the raw energon and used smokebombs to escape, with Topspin and Breakaway carrying Skyfall. Weeks later, after trying unsuccessfully to revive Skyfall, {{storylink|Reunification: Part 2}} the [[Quintesson]] [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] appeared to take them to [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 3}} Landquake explained their situation to the Decepticons, and Megatron asked [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] to bring [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], but then Cyclonus, revealing himself to be an agent of Alpha Trion, assassinated Megatron. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 4}} Breakaway suggested they use their powers to revive Megatron, and found themselves in a white space with Skyfall and Primus. They made their choice: [[Nexus Prime]] was reborn. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 5}} Nexus resurrected Megatron as Galvatron and defeated [[Omega Doom]]. {{storylink|Reunification: Part 6}} Using Galvatron's gift of the [[Space bridge|stellar spanner]], Nexus and Aquarius began dimension-hopping to find the shards of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|artifact]] he had been entrusted with, so he could complete his memories. While Nexus outlined the artifact's background to Aquarius, the faces of Vector Prime and [[The Fallen]] flashed through his mind. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

The TransTechs knew the [[Mini-Con]]s to be the children of [[Micronus Prime]] {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/09}} and early on in their history were threatened with an ultimately failed coup led by [[Jhiaxus (TransTech)|Jhiaxus]], a follower of the [[Liege Maximo]]. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/06}}

When the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]]s detected significant multiversal chaos resulting from negative polarity Primax Autobots [[Invasion (issue)|crossing over into a mirror universe]], they suspected that [[Rarified Energon]] was somehow involved. [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] was also aware of (correct) rumors that the Thirteen were involved with Rarified Energon. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}} As part of their response to the multiversal chaos, the TransTechs deployed [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] to prehistoric Shatteredverse Earth in order to keep the [[Origin Matrix]] out of evil hands. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

After several unspecified adventures, Aquarius ended up in Axiom Nexus and took charge of a shard of the Star Saber from [[Chifumi Takahashi|a courier]]. In exchange, he promised to help her get home. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 48|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}} To their surprise, however, they ended up on Shatteredverse Cybertron. It soon became obvious that Nexus had transported them there in order to receive the [[Origin Matrix]], the fifth and final piece, from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], recently retrieved from prehistoric Shatteredverse Earth. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 54|Transformers I.Q. trivia bonus #12}} {{storylink|Falling into Place}}

When he reunited the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] and the [[Terminus Blade]], Nexus Prime decided that he was going to return things to "how they used to be", {{storylink|Restoration}} and strengthened the walls between the various realities of the multiverse, which had the consequence of ending the existence of he and siblings as multiversal singularities. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

'''Known members:'''
:''See "[[#Multiversal Thirteen|Multiversal Thirteen]]" above''

====Olympian universe====
In certain universes, the Thirteen visited [[Greece]] in a time before human technology was advanced enough for them to assume vehicular disguises. Instead, twelve of their number dwelled on [[Mount Olympus]] and used [[holomatter]] avatars to interact with the natives, {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} while [[Mortilus]] remained beneath the Earth with their ship, alongside his vassal [[Bruticus (RID)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

As "quasi-humans", the Thirteen would become known to the local humans as the {{w|Twelve Olympians|gods of Olympus}}. [[Vector Prime]] was {{w|Hermes}}; the rage-filled [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was {{w|Ares}}; the hard-working [[Solus Prime]] was {{w|Hephaestus}}; the wise [[Alpha Trion]] was {{w|Athena}}; the eldest of their number [[Prima]] was {{w|Zeus}}; his close ally [[Nexus Prime|Nexus Maximus]] was {{w|Hera}}; the nature-loving hunter [[Onyx Prime]] was {{w|Artemis}}; the hard-drinking [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] was {{w|Dionysus}}; the vain and manipulative [[Liege Maximo]] was {{w|Aphrodite}}; the healer [[Last Autobot|Autonomous Prime]] was {{w|Apollo}}; the chaotic [[Adaptus]] was {{w|Poseidon}}; the solitary Mortilus was {{w|Hades}}; and the knowledge-sharing [[Epistemus]] was {{w|Demeter}}. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

As the Olympians, several of the Thirteen deviated from both their more common gender identities and their status as siblings; Vector considered Hades and Poseidon to be his uncles, {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} and because of the animosity between Hephaestus and Aphrodite, Zeus decreed that they should be [[Transformer romance|bonded together]] to avoid further conflict (which only made things worse). Amongst the Thirteen's many experiences, Hades and Demeter quarrelled over a woman named [[Persephone]]; Vector would later note that as "quasi-humans" their conflicts were far more petty and frequent. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Vector Prime|Hermes]]
*[[The Fallen|Ares]]
*[[Solus Prime|Hephaestus]]
*[[Alpha Trion|Athena]]
*[[Prima|Zeus]]
*[[Nexus Prime|Hera]]
*[[Onyx Prime|Artemis]]
*[[Maccadam|Dionysus]]
*[[Liege Maximo|Aphrodite]]
*[[Last Autobot|Apollo]]
*[[Adaptus|Poseidon]]
*[[Mortilus|Hades]]
*[[Epistemus|Demeter]]
}}

===Live-action film series===
{{main|Dynasty of Primes}}

[[File:ROTF-sixprimes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|The Primes in the Matrix/Allspark/surreal part of Primus's imagination.]]
The Primes were the guardians of the [[AllSpark]], charged with replenishing it. They commanded [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|workers]] to find stars and replenish the AllSpark with their energy. The Fallen began seeing himself as the AllSpark's chosen one and began destroying solar systems with sentient life to replenish the Cube. His brothers warned him not to do it again, so The Fallen tried it again on [[Earth]] to lure them. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3|Tales of the Fallen #3}} The Fallen slaughtered all his brothers bar Prima himself, who gathered his brothers' lifeforce to trap The Fallen in his [[sarcophagus]]. Prima sacrificed himself to form a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] with his brothers' bodies to hide the Matrix. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

A long time passed, and The Fallen was eventually dug up. From his prison, he pushed [[Megatron (Movie)|High Protector Megatron]] into forming the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} Thousands of years later, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the sole surviving descendant of the Primes to survive The Fallen's rampage, {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} had been killed. The Primes appeared to [[Sam Witwicky]], giving him the Matrix to revive Optimus, and Optimus avenged The Fallen's brothers by killing him. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

'''Known members:'''
*[[Prima]]
*[[The Fallen]]

{{note|The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' adaptations have thirteen Primes. While designs were made for twelve non-Fallen Prime heads, the finished film shows only seven Primes, and this change was followed in ''[[Transformers: Tales of the Fallen|Tales of the Fallen]]'' and [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|the Titan magazine]].}}

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:OneShallRise1-TheThirteen.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|They're not a fan of direct lighting.]]

Seeing the endless stalemate between him and [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]], [[Primus]] created the Thirteen, warriors in the mold of himself and Unicron, to fight in his stead and introduce random variables. The Thirteen did indeed succeed in [[Expulsion of Unicron|defeating Unicron]] but were infected with a touch of the Chaos-Bringer's darkness as a result of direct proximity to the Dark God.

Following Unicron's exile, the Primes began reshaping their world before the manipulations of [[Liege Maximo]] caused the group to descend into civil war. The skirmish claimed both Maximo and [[Solus Prime]]. [[Onyx Prime|Onyx]], [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] chose to descend into the [[Core]] and join Primus so they could aid in the creation of the Cybertronian race with [[Prima]], [[Alpha Trion]] and [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] remaining on Cybertron to act as stewards for the newborn species while [[Nexus Prime]] separated himself into separate individuals to live among the ordinary Cybertronians. [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Amalgamous Prime|Amalgamous]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[The Fallen]] left Cybertron outright.

Following the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima and Alchemist Prime disappeared with Alpha Trion choosing to fall into obscurity. As a result, the Thirteen became little more than a myth in the new era. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

What lore regarding the Primes survived into the pre-War era is that their war made them "enemies of brothers, murderers of lovers, heroes of the insignificant, and cowards of the mighty". Allegiances formed and broke apart: Megatronus refused to bow before his brothers, and he believed he would be vindicated someday despite his destructive methods. The murder of one sent them across the stars, to battle among themselves for billions of cycles. Finally, there came a time when Prima had to relinquish the Matrix. Afterward, the [[Covenant of Primus]] decreed Cybertron could only have one Prime at a time. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} The chamber of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council of Cybertron]] had statues depicting the Primes. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

[[File:OneShallRise1-Thirteenattack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Three seconds of one episode made up for a lifetime of lack of Thirteen images.]]
[[Alpha Trion]] remained on Cybertron, recording these events into the Covenant, and the Primes became myths doubted by [[Jazz (WFC)|some]]. Alpha Trion retreated into becoming the Archivist of the [[Hall of Records]] when [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], and the [[Guilds of Cybertron]] ignored his protests about the [[Functionism|caste system]]. The [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] did not bestow itself onto another until the unworthy Sentinel died, and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was imbued with it, while his nemesis had become known as [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], who like his namesake had come to destroy that he believed in. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

During his travels across the galaxy, Optimus Prime encountered both [[Vector Prime|Vector]] and [[Nexus Prime]] both of whom expressed surprise that Alpha Trion still lived and wondered if any of their other brothers might still be alive. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Unicron stirred, Optimus Prime explained the history of the Thirteen to his human allies. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Before Optimus Prime was to die, {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}} the Primes intercepted his [[spark]] and brought him to their [[Realm of the Primes|realm]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

After his death, Optimus was able to appear to Bumblebee when the Primes deemed the young bot's need was most dire. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} As part of Optimus's training, Micronus challenged him to a test which resulted in him unlocking the capabilities of the [[Prime Decepticon Hunter]]. {{storylink|Out of Focus}} Though Optimus did not fully complete his training, he had six of the Primes in the [[Realm of the Primes]] send him to Earth to deal with the return of Megatronus, {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}} which he accomplished with the aid of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

'''Known members:'''
:''See "[[#Covenant Thirteen|Covenant Thirteen]]" above''
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===''Portal'' cartoon===
{{groupstub|{{storylink|Transformers: Portal}}}}

'''Known members:'''
*[[Prima]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
*[[Micronus Prime]]

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Legendary figures in Cybertronian society, the Thirteen were the first of the Primes, each having a psychic pillar dedicated to them in the Matrix of Leadership where their spirits persisted after their physical deaths. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} Through this, the bearer of the Matrix could commune with the Thirteen and seek their power and wisdom in times of crisis. {{storylink|Silent Strike}}

In the modern era, the only known members of the Thirteen to survive were [[Alpha Trion]] and [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} Under unknown circumstances, Alchemist adopted the alias of "[[Maccadam]]" and hid his connection to the group though rumours, ones that [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] personally didn't buy into, of his true origins circled around. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} Alpha Trion, meanwhile, carried the [[Matrix of Leadership]], seeking to pass it on to a worthy bearer; he eventually found someone worthy in [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]], and passed the Matrix on to him after Trion was mortally wounded, inducting him as a Prime. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

'''Known members:'''
:''See "[[#Covenant Thirteen|Covenant Thirteen]]" above''

{{note|The fact that Optimus Prime is not, apparently, an ancient Cybertronian like he is in the [[Aligned continuity family]] makes it unclear how he fits into the Thirteen, despite having one of the thirteen pillars in [[Matrix of Leadership#Alternate universe|a divergent timeline's Matrix]]. ''Cyberverse'' writer [[Mae Catt]] suggested that it was possible that there were additional pillars for other Primes within the Matrix that just happened to be "offscreen".}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
[[File:Disarmed-TheThirteen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Solus has been hulking up.]]
The Thirteen Primes established [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s culture in its early days. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}} One of their number, [[Liege Maximo]], eventually went rogue, seeking to use the Primes' [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] to turn other planets into sources of [[energon]] and make Cybertron the centre of a galactic empire. The other Primes imprisoned Liege in a "lightless void" and erased all mention of his name from Cybertronian history. {{storylink|Legacy of Hope}}

Eventually, [[Quintus Prime]] left Cybertron, using his [[Emberstone]] to seed life on other planets. {{storylink|Age of Evolution, Part 1}}

During the era of the [[Great War (ES)|Great War]], Liege Maximo managed to escape his prison. Returning to Cybertron, Maximo discovered the [[AllSpark]] and poisoned it with one of his [[Liegian Darts]], preventing it from healing the planet and allowing him to convince those Cybertronians still active on the planet that his plan would restore their world. Still committed to his original plan, Maximo began to hunt down his siblings, slaying them and taking their artifacts for himself. {{storylink|Legacy of Hope}}

When explaining the power of the Primes to the Malto family, [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] showed them the [[Matrix of Leadership]], granted to him by the Primes, briefly touching on the history of the Primes and their artifacts. {{storylink|Disarmed}}

When a [[space bridge]] opened to [[Earth]], Maximo sent [[Hot Rod (ES)|Hot Rod]] through to recover the Emberstone and bring it to him. When Optimus Prime led other Autobots into the portal after him, {{storylink|Hometown Heroes}} Maximo captured them, seeking the Matrix. After [[Robby Malto]] had found and removed the Dart that Liege had placed in the AllSpark, allowing it to start healing Cybertron, the Autobots and [[Terran]]s destroyed Maximo's horns, banishing him back to his prison. {{storylink|Legacy of Hope}}

'''Known members:'''
*[[Prima]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo]]
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]]

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===''One'' film===
[[File:TransformersOne-ThePrimesholograms.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Hasbro''': "''Power of the Primes'' wasn't that successful. How are we gonna make the Thirteen popular enough to make toys out of them?" 
'''Josh Cooley''': "I'm going to do what's called a pro-gamer move!"]]
The original thirteen Primes were created by [[Primus]] at the dawn of Cybertron, the first Transformers and the leaders of the race's Golden Age. The [[High Guard]] served as their elite bodyguards. The Primes ruled in peace for eons until the Quintessons attacked and threw Cybertron into violent war. The war raged for years until [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], the Primes' secretary, informed them of a secret gathering of Quintesson generals. The Primes, realizing that a decisive attack could decimate enemy leadership and win the war, went as a group to attack the council in a hidden cave. When they arrived, they found a waiting Quintesson ambush. The Primes fought and gained the upper hand when Sentinel betrayed them, stabbing Nexus Prime through his chest, decapitating Megatronus Prime, and using Nexus' weapon to kill several of the others, including Solus Prime and Zeta Prime. Sentinel attempted to take the Matrix of Leadership from Zeta's body, but it rejected him and disintegrated. Instead, Sentinel took Megatronus' [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] as his trophy. Sentinel declared himself the new Prime and left to take control of Cybertron, unaware that Alpha Trion survived the battle in stasis. To the public, Sentinel disseminated a cover story in which he was the last survivor of the Primes, the rest of whom died heroically to defeat the Quintessons.

Fifty cycles later, the [[cogless]] miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered the Primes' resting place following an S.O.S. beacon from Trion. They reawakened the sleeping Prime and he recounted Sentinel's betrayal to them, denouncing him as a false Prime, before bestowing them with transformation cogs borrowed from Prima, Alchemist, Micronus, and Onyx. The four left to take the evidence to Iacon while Trion held off Sentinel's forces, killing several Death Trackers before being captured by [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]]. Trion was taken to face Sentinel, who gloated with him before killing the Prime for trying to give him a speech.

Later, during a battle with Sentinel's forces, D-16 accidentally shot Orion and allowed him to fall towards Cybertron's core. There, the spirits of the Primes appeared and informed Orion that Primus had chosen him to carry the Matrix of Leadership, and he was reborn as Optimus Prime. While this was happening, D-16 killed Sentinel and took Megatronus' cog for his own. Embittered by Sentinel's misuse of the Primes' legacy to deceive Cybertron into slavery, D-16 declared that there would be no more Primes, and renamed himself Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Prima#One film|Prima Prime]]
*[[The Fallen#One film|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Alpha Trion#One continuity|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Vector Prime#One film|Vector Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#One film|Solus Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#One film|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime#One film|Nexus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo#One film|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Onyx Prime#One film|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Micronus Prime#One film|Micronus Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#One film|Quintus Prime]]
*[[Maccadam#One film|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]
}}

===''Age of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:AOTP Thirteen Awaken Cybertron Con 2024.jpg|thumb|250px|AWAKEN \ AWAKEN \ AWAKEN \ AWAKEN [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|SAVE OUR WORLDS]] \ SMITE FORSAKEN]]
The Thirteen Primes were the first Transformers ever made. To a bot, each Transformer could trace their [[Energon bloodline|lineage]] back to one of the Thirteen. They fell into some manner of dormancy at some point, and were awoken by the battles of the Transformers of the present day. {{storylink|Cybertron Con 2024|Age of the Primes reveal cinematic}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Prima|Prima Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
*[[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Micronus Prime]]
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
*[[Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo|Liege Maximo Prime]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus the Fallen]]
*[[Thirteenth Prime|Star Optimus Prime]]
}}

{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
The Thirteen appointed the warrior [[Sentius Nobilius]] to guard [[Artifacts of the Primes|their stuff]], granting him his own holy weapon, the [[Sword of Balance]], for the task. Sentius was betrayed by one of the Primes, who turned his own sword against him to cleave him in two, creating the Relic Guardian of Light, [[Sentius Magnus]], and the Relic Guardian of Darkness, [[Sentius Malus]]. {{storylink|Source:Transformers: Earth Wars/2018#Sentius Magnus|Sentius Magnus bio}} {{storylink|Source:Transformers: Earth Wars/2018#Sentius Malus|Sentius Malus bio}}
{{chargamestub|Nova's backstory, Artifact stuff, more probably}}

====The Prime Core war====
[[File:Earth Wars Megatronus Core.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
{{see|Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars}}

The [[Prime Master#Transformers:Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]—each the "heart" of one of the Thirteen Primes—appeared and fell to Earth, becoming a hotly contested new resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

{{chargamestub|''Power of the Primes'' storyline (starts with [[Warpath & Skullsmasher Saga]])}}

====The Great Resetting====
[[File:EW-Nova Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
Upon [[Vector Prime]]'s arrival into regular spacetime, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[C.L. (G1)|C.L.]] took only a moment to recognise their saviour as one of the original Thirteen. Vector had broken his vow of non-interference to stop the machinations of his renegade sibling, [[Nova Prime]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (Earth Wars)|Enemy of My Enemy}} Vector also approached the time-lost [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], who was very honoured to meet his forebear. {{storylink|Timeless Champions#Vector Prime|Vector Prime arrival}}

{{chargamestub|[[Tarnation|Alpha Trion's saga]], rest of [[Timeless Champions]] and subsequent time warp storyline}}

====The Age of Primes====
{{see|Transformers: Earth Wars#Primes}}
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|New Armada}} {{storylink|Second Armada}} {{storylink|Third Armada}} {{storylink|Prime Relics}}}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Prima]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]
*[[Alpha Trion]]
*[[Vector Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Nexus Prime]]
*[[Liege Maximo]]
*[[Onyx Prime]]
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]]
*[[Quintus Prime]]
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Nova Prime]]
}}
{{-}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Some Transformers theorized that the Thirteen may have been the original combiners. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}
{{Gamestub|{{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Vector-Prime-Prime-Master.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
{{main|Prime Master}}
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Lynsey Urban]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:The centerpiece of the [[2018]] ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' line, the Prime Masters represent the [[spark]]s of the Thirteen.

:Largely recycling the engineering of the previous line's "[[Titan Master]]" [[Headmaster (technology)|head guys]], the Prime Masters transform from tiny robots to vague mystical blocks prominently emblazoned with each Prime's [[Insignia/Gallery#Religious symbols|personal sigil]]. They were initially packed on individual cards with "[[Pretender#Power of the Primes|Decoy Armors]]" based on various classic [[Pretender]] characters before becoming pack-ins to various big-ticket box sets as the line reached its conclusion.

:Operating solo, the Prime Masters have the ability to reconfigure with their Decoy Armors into chunky [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]-style weapons for larger figures to wield. When slotted into the chest armor/[[combiner]] fists of the line's Deluxes, forearm bucklers/combiner feet of the Voyagers, the chests of fully assembled combiners in place of their [[Enigma of Combination#Power of the Primes|Enigmas of Combination]], or the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrices]] of the Leader Class figures, the Prime Masters grant the bearer the abilities of their respective Prime via [[Prime Master/Combinations|the power of your imagination]].

:In the toyline's grand finale, twelve of the thirteen Prime Masters can combine with the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-exclusive [[Throne of the Primes]] to create the almighty plastic spinner wheel known as the [[Halo of Primus]], with the straggler intended to ride in the included [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Prime-ified Optimus Primal's]] chest or the related [[Scepter of Sparks]].

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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''A Hero Is Born''' (2-pack, [[2022]]) ([[Alpha Trion/toys#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]] w/ [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])}}
{{Bp-multi|'''[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]]''' (Leader Class, [[2023]] / [[2025]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Legacy|'''Cybertron Universe Vector Prime''']] (Voyager Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]], [[Takashi Kunihiro]], and [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept, Alpha Trion)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref><ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:[[Alpha Trion/toys#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] and [[Vector Prime#Legacy|Vector Prime]] both received Voyager Class toys styled after their original solo appearances in the grab-bag ''[[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy]]'' toyline, retooled from from ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]] and the earlier ''Legacy'' [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Legacy|Jhiaxus]] respectively.

:While the figures feature little to no influence from their [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|''Covenant'']]-forward depictions, they do nonetheless include mystical doohickies that eventually featured in more Thirteen-centric stories, including Alpha Trion's longstanding conduit to Primus himself [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]] and the [[Cyber Key]] later characterized as the [[Zeonomicon#Legacy|Zeonomicon]] that Vector wrested from lesser-known Thirteen member [[Logos Prime]].

:[[Nova Prime#Legacy|Nova Prime]], meanwhile, received a Leader Class toy based on his non-Thirteen appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'' video game retooled from ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]] (itself retooled from ''Siege'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]]) that subsequently colored his adventures as a member of the Thirteen in the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game.

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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr4|[[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Solus Prime''']] (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}
{{Bp-pr6|[[Maccadam#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Alchemist Prime''']] (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-pr5|[[Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Micronus Prime''']] (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-pr1|[[Prima#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Prima Prime''']] (Voyager Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-pr3|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Alpha Trion''']] (Voyager Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-pr12|[[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Megatronus the Fallen''']] (Leader Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-pr8|[[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Onyx Prime''']] (Leader Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-pr13|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Star Optimus Prime''']] (Titan Class, 2025)}}
{{Bp-pr10|[[Quintus Prime#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Quintus Prime''']] (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}
{{Bp-pr9|[[Amalgamous Prime#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Amalgamous Prime''']] (Voyager Class, 2026)}}
{{Bp-pr7|[[Nexus Prime#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Nexus Prime''']] (Voyager Class, 2026)}}
{{Bp-pr11|[[Liege Maximo#Age of the Primes|'''The Thirteen Liege Maximo''']] (Leader Class, 2026)}}
</ul>
:{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]], [[Shuhei Umezu]], [[Takashi Kunihiro]], [[Shogo Hasui]], and [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist), [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Ken Christiansen]] (original concepts)}}

:Seven years after ''Power of the Primes'', hot off the heels of their role in ''Transformers One'', the Thirteen return to toy store shelves in the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' in full force as full-scale figures remixing aspects of their various depictions into "definitive" versions, [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]], personal insignias and all.

:All Thirteen Primes are slated for production within the bounds of this two-year toyline with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] in his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars manga and story pages|Star <s>Convoy</s> Optimus Prime form]] cast in the role of the [[Thirteenth Prime|normally mysterious 13th member]], using the [[Zodiac]] as his artifact equivalent.<ref>{{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> All of their figures (barring [[Vector Prime]], who received [[#Legacy|a toy]] in the immediately preceding ''[[Transformers: Legacy#United|United]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the ''Legacy'' toyline) are new molds for the line,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=All 13 primes will be present but it will be broken over two years. They are all new molds (except vector)|link= https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-generations-listings-united-wave-5-age-of-the-primes.1259609/page-965#post-22925515|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=12|day=8}}</ref> and those released in wave 1 have no currently-planned reuses (a rarity for the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline).<ref>{{citesocial|quote=As for Prima, there currently no plans for retools of those primes molds|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-generations-listings-united-wave-5-age-of-the-primes.1259609/page-1080#post-22950126|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=12|day=18}}</ref>

{{comingsoontoy|Nexus and Maximo}}

==Merchandise==
{{toystub|The inordinate amount of Thirteen swag produced by Hasbro Asia for ''Age of the Primes''}}

==Notes==
*The notion of the Primes being originally huge is similar to early ''Revenge of the Fallen'' concepts where the Fallen dwarfed Optimus and was almost the size of a pyramid, as evident from [[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' #4]] and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]].
*Brand mainstay [[Marcelo Matere]] purportedly designed the Thirteen's [[Insignia/Gallery#Religious symbols|sigils]] for the ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise in a ''single day''.<ref>"Spotlight: Marcelo Matere" panel at TFNation 2025</ref>
*[[Alpha Trion]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[Nova Prime]]'s character models in the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game's tie-in story arc for ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' are all [[Show-accuracy|heavily styled after]] their respective ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toys.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Saisho no Jūsannin no Prime''' (最初の13人のプライム, "Original 13 Primes")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shísān Tiānyuán''' (十三天元, “Thirteen Ancestral Primes”)
*''Turkish:'' '''On Üç''' ("Thirteen")

==See also==
*[[Covenant (group)|Covenant]]
*[[Ancient]]
*[[Primus Vanguard]]

==References==
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'80s-ization beam

2026-02-19T01:55:44Z

BattleBlade: /* Legends World */

[[File:LG05 Whirl 80s beam.jpg|thumb|upright=2|It's the '80s! Do a lot of coke and vote for [[Ronald Reagan]]!]]

The '''{{'}}80s-ization beam''' (80年代化ビーム ''wachijū-nendai-ka beam'') transforms all things you love to stuff from the 1980s, in a fit of somebody's obsessive nostalgia.

==Fiction==
===Legends World===
Thanks to the power of the [[Legends World]]'s [[spirit energy]], the [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Rhinox]] of that world became [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] in accordance to his wishes to become a cool robot. With this transformation came a facsimile of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] that allowed Tankor to fire a beam that transformed things to anachronisms from the '80s, thanks to Rhinox's excessive nostalgia for the period. He went on a rampage with this "'80s-ization beam", changing his coworkers' technology to their more limited '80s versions, which displeased them (mostly). [[Rattrap (BW)#Legends World|Rattrap]] became a [[Transformer]] again and defeated Tankor in an explosion that he enjoyed being '80s-esque. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3}}

Soon after building [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] based on [[Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|an obscure '80s anime]], Tankor decided on the '''Total Humanity '80s-ization Plan''' (人類総80年代化計画 ''Jinrui-sō Wachijū-nendai-ka Keikaku''), giving Roadbuster the '80s-ization beam to use on the denizens of [[Tokyo]]. Roadbuster managed to convert some citizens into '80s-inspired forms of themselves before Rattrap again rebuked Tankor for his obsessive nostalgia and not realizing that the present was built on the past. Tankor almost conceded to Rattrap's point, but refused to let go of yearning for earlier times, so [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], having already turned on his creator, joined Rattrap in defeating Tankor. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

Much later, when Rattrap attempted to change his coworkers to [[Transmetal|Metals]]-inspired forms to instigate interest in ''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'', [[Cheetor (BW)#Legends World|Cheetor]] compared this '90s-tinged callback to the '80s-ization beam, which Rhinox profusely apologized for. {{Storylink|We're Back!}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:80s-ization beam}}
[[Category:Legends franchise]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Special Armored Trooper Dorvack

2026-02-19T01:54:58Z

BattleBlade: /* Legends World */

[[File:Dorvack logo.png|right]]

'''''Special Armored Battalion Dorvack''''' (特装機兵ドルバック ''Tokusō Kihei Dorubakku'', also '''''Powered Armor Dorvack''''') was a mecha franchise spanning [[1983]]–[[1984]], supporting a toyline by [[Takatoku Toys]]. Its media centerpiece was a 36-episode anime produced by [[Ashi Productions]].

As part of their need for more toys in their burgeoning and very successful ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, [[Hasbro]] licensed two of the toyline's three mecha molds—producing the [[Deluxe Vehicle]] assortment that included [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]].

==Story==
In [[1999]], the alien Idelians (イデリア人) in their colony-ship have arrived in [[Earth]] orbit and have staged an invasion. Many forces on Earth attempt to fight the aliens with their "powered armor", but the only unit with success is the Dorvack battalion led by Colonel Yoichi Takagi (高城洋一). Their mecha are able to transform between vehicular and humanoid modes as the situation requires in the battle against the Idelians.

==Mecha==
[[File:BonaparteTulcas.jpg|thumb|Bonaparte Tulcas]]
In ''Dorvack'', the mecha are known as "Variable Machines" (バリアブルマシーン, "VM" for short), vehicles converted to be able to transform into a humanoid robot mode.
*VV-54AR Mugen Caliber<ref>This is usually spelled as "Mugen Calibur", but the likely intention is the English word "caliber". ''Mugen'' (無限) means "infinite".</ref> (ムゲンキャリバー), off-road vehicle piloted by Japanese Masato Mugen (無限真人 ''Mugen Masato'')
**Was used for [[Roadbuster (G1)#The Transformers|Roadbuster]]
*VH-64MR Oberon Gazzette<ref>This is usually romanized as "Ovelon Gazzette".</ref> (オベロンガゼット), helicopter piloted by American Louie Oberon (ルイ・オベロン)
**Was used for [[Whirl (G1)#The Transformers|Whirl]]
*VT-61LC Bonaparte Tulcas (ボナパルトタルカス), tank piloted by French Pierre Bonaparte (ピエール・ボナパルト) and later British Stanley Hilton (スタンレー・ヒルトン)
**Considered for ''Transformers'' but ultimately unused, likely due to its barely humanoid robot mode, later inspired [[Headcannon]]

==''Dorvack'' in ''Transformers''==
In 1984, Takatoku collapsed as a company, halting any further plans for another franchise, ''[[Armored Insect Corps Beetras|Beetras]]''. Their assets would soon be bought out by [[Bandai]], who then subsequently loaned the ''Dorvack'' molds to [[Hasbro]], who was desperately needing molds to fill out the [[1985]] product line of the unexpectedly popular ''Transformers''. Two molds were selected out of the set and were given new color schemes as the "[[Deluxe Vehicle]]s". As Bandai at the time was only concerned about business in Japan, Hasbro was free to sell the molds as ''Transformers'' figures in non-Japan markets, but couldn't use the Deluxe Insecticons in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the accompanying cartoon]], as to not step on the toes of Bandai with the cartoon also airing in Japan. They were also not included in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the contemporary comic]] in the United States but made prominent appearances as [[Wreckers]] in the UK version of the comic.

In later times, the Deluxe Vehicles have made more appearances, eventually even getting modern toys in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline. References to ''Dorvack'' itself in ''Transformers'' are scant.

==Fiction==
===Legends World===
After being transformed by the [[Legends World]]'s [[spirit energy]] into [[Tankor (BM)|a cool robot]], [[Rhinox (BW)#Legends World|Rhinox]] intensified his obsession with the '80s by adopting a "'80s real robot anime-style" transformation. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 3}} After his initial plan to use the [['80s-ization beam]] failed, he used his [[Bonapar Island]] facilities to build [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] based on an '80s anime that he could never get the name out without being interrupted. In accordance, Roadbuster would usually end his sentences with "vack" and Whirl did the same with "dor".

When Tankor rampaged in [[Tokyo]] with his creations, [[Waspinator (BW)#Legends World|Waspinator]] identified the two robots as [[Wreckers]] from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|British ''Transformers'' comic]], which infuriated the '80s anime-obsessed Tankor. When Whirl met [[Whirl's friend|a human]] and decided to oppose his creator, he changed his vocal tic to "whi". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 4}} Roadbuster would follow by changing to "buster". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*''{{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack}}'' at Wikipedia

[[Category:Japanese franchises]]
[[Category:Pre-Transformer franchises]]

Sureshot (G1)

2026-02-18T02:21:14Z

BattleBlade: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dammit, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]! Stop peeing on my lawn!]]
'''Sureshot''' is an ego that holds a gun.<ref>Generation 1 Sureshot toy bio and Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile in [[Yesterday's Heroes!|''The Transformers'' #60]]</ref> 

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.'' 
''His shooting is great. And he's too much for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and even [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],'' 
''[[Femax]] and [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].'' 

''And he's too skillful to take orders'' 
''Or work with stupid [[human|stubbies]].'' 
''The [[Optimus Prime (G1)|big red guy]] can stuff it.'' 

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—'' 
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...'' 
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.'' 
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.'' 

''And he's too skillful for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5mtclwloEQ this song...]''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

Sureshot's [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Spoilsport]] is just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
Millions of years ago, Sureshot was a marksman in the [[IntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition]], even winning first place in one round, outclassing [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Sureshot's ''Universe'' profile}}

Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward the [[smelting pool]]s. Only a timely attack by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of Fortress Maximus, attempting to give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop...]]
The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After Scorponok and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Maximus's partner, [[Galen|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]. Unfortunately, this mission ended in disaster; though the Autobots proved more than a match for their opponents, their battle was simply too destructive, and left The Nursery in ruins. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|I '''DO''' look good in pink!]]
''At some point before they left Nebulos, Sureshot, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] released their bonds, the Autobot Targetmasters freed [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and Spoilsport and joined the fray.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and, following Galen's death, followed [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] into battle after he had taken up the role of Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner. After the boy had [[introdump|introduced]] the Targetmasters to his father, they left to rescue his [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|younger brother]] from the Decepticons. Upon landing on the enemy's island-base however, they were driven back by its automated defenses. Sureshot was ultimately unable to pursue the Decepticons when the whole landmass transformed into a rocketship, and blasted off into space. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

Afterwards, ''Steelhaven''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew united with the other Autobots on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Unfortunately, the Ark's commander, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|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]]. Sureshot disembarked along with the rest of the ''Steelhaven'' crew to watch the fight. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Fortress Maximus's troops eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and was up and active by the time the Autobots were forced to intervene as 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 him order his subordinates to lay down their arms, so that Shockwave's loyalists could easily pick off Scorponok's followers. Sureshot 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!}} Several [[Acolyte of Unicron|cultists]] emerged upon Unicron's approach, attacking Optimus in the hopes of weakening the army opposing their master by eliminating its leader. Sureshot helped fight back against the cultists, but this skirmish proved to be little more than a distraction! Following the altercation, the Transformers turned their gazes skywards to find Unicron already within Cybertron's orbit! {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

[[File:Stilllife-deadbombburst.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Two Bursts and a Shot.]]
Confronted by the impossible enormity of this opponent, Sureshot panicked and tried to make a run for it, only to be sent reeling when Unicron slammed his hand into the planet's surface. The Transformers were eventually rallied into striking back against Unicron, but their efforts amounted to little. It wasn't until the Matrix returned and Optimus seized a hold of it that Unicron was destroyed and Cybertron was saved from destruction. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} Sureshot's wreckage was lying around in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!}}
{{--}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Sureshot war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|"I am not throwing away my shot!"]]
{{NoteRG1}}
Sureshot was with acting Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when the wayward [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] returned to Cybertron from Nebulos. Along with [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]], and [[Override (G1)|Override]], he assisted with taking Grimlock into custody at the [[Bastion-five lock-up]], getting quite dinged up in the process. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Later, when Rodimus Prime met [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] he had Sureshot and Crosshairs cover the meeting from a distance with sniper rifles. Jhiaxus immediately detected their presence and so he and Prime left to discuss matters in private at [[Nova Point]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}}

====''Transformers '84''====
In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s launch, Sureshot was one of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s troops when they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s troops. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
{{--}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Bulen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:TheRebirth1-CrosshairsSureshot.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Death by snu snu!]]

Sureshot was hanging around with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had learned of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]].

[[File:Rebirth 2 SureshotVehicle.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|right|Before film degradation, I was actually pretty bright yellow!]]

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Optimus Prime, under guidance of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], arrived on Nebulos searching for Sureshot's group and was surprised at the changes the Headmasters and Targetmasters had gone through. Sureshot and the others attempted to return with Optimus Prime to Cybertron to stop Galvatron and Scorponok, but when they reached Cybertron's usual location, the entire planet was missing. "How do you move an entire planet?" Sureshot asked incredulously. The Autobots didn't know, but figured Earth would be a good place to check. But once back on Cybertron, Galvatron had released the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber, putting all robotic life into seizures as he escaped. Sureshot and the others were ultimately rescued by their organic Nebulan and Human partners, who reversed that power backk into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
[[File:HM28 Sureshot and Crosshairs with guns.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] recovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known as [[Spoilsport|Spoil]] could now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs's hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] worthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:HM 30 Spoil bonded with Sureshot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] spying on them, and chase him and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] back to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

Sureshot and the other Targetmasters advocated a strategy to split the enemy up and lure them into space. Fortress allowed the Targetmasters to implement their idea and they soon chased the Decepticons back to planet Master. Sureshot and the others then tried to infiltrate the Decepticons' secret mountain base, only to be discovered and attacked. During the battle, Sureshot was overcome by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnosis and crashed. The Targetmasters were soon surrounded by the Decepticons but managed to escape. They reported back to Fortress and then went to rescue Chromedome's team on a different battlefront. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

After Daniel was lost in deep space during a battle with Scorponok en route to Earth, Sureshot and the other Targetmasters volunteered to follow the Decepticons while the other Autobots searched for their human ally. {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} The Targetmasters were ambushed by the Decepticons in an asteroid belt on their way to Earth but were rescued when Fortress Maximus and the others arrived. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

On Earth, the Targetmasters discovered one of the Decepticons' [[Death Tower]]s in [[Santiago]]. [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] was guarding it but was easily dealt with by Pointblank as Sureshot scanned the Death Tower. The power it emitted overloaded Sureshot's device and caused it to explode. The Targetmasters could only watch as the Tower continued to emit destructive energy and they soon reported back to Fortress on these developments. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Sureshot and the Targetmasters joined the other Autobots in tracking down the other Death Towers and fighting off the Decepticons. In the final battle at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], Sureshot and the other Targetmasters faced off with their Decepticon counterparts. Sureshot joined with all the other Autobots in the super [[Head Formation]] that finally destroyed Scorponok. The Autobots then departed Earth after the threat had ended. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Autobot Targetmasters.jpg|thumb]]

During a battle with Scorponok in [[2021]], Sureshot and the Targetmasters battled their Decepticon counterparts, who managed to take away their gun partners as part of a plan to forcibly bond with them during another plasma energy detonation. Instead, the explosion caused all the Targetmaster partners to disappear and infected everyone else with "[[black ball]]s", small [[black hole (phenomenon)|black holes]] that were shrinking their bodies until they would ultimately collapse in on themselves. Having no other choice, Sureshot the other non-Headmasters agreed to have their heads removed and converted into Headmasters so they could leave their bodies behind. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} While one account saw Sureshot accompanying the other Autobots to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 21|Bonus Edition Vol. 21}} he and the other Targetmasters actually remained in their home universe to search for their lost partners. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} They eventually found them floating in space, only to find they had been supercharged with plasma energy and were emitting deadly doses of it. Before the trio could succumb to the energy, the Targetmaster partners suddenly vanished, whisked away to the Legends World by [[Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

===Toy pack-in material===
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Sureshot joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Sureshot was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sink [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] into the melting ice he had rested upon. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sureshot was on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}
[[File:Stormbringer 2 Sureshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

Later, Sureshot helped haul Omega Supreme away after his fight with Monstructor. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

[[File:TheSensuousFrame Sureshot.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|He's either mis-colored or this is mood lighting.]]
Sureshot was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]]. He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} She told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of [[D-Void]]'s attack, Sureshot 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 Sureshot out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was soon rescued by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], who had come to retrieve him and the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

Sureshot was among the crew members who participated in the battle with the Decepticons on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} He was later arrested and thrown in the brig for playing hand-grenade tag with [[Waverider]] outside Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Sureshot got down on the dance floor at [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s "pre-wake". {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

Sureshot became a member of the security team for the ''Lost Light'' after supporting [[Getaway]]'s mutiny. Like all of the crew, he was subjected to mnemosurgery that made him forget the mutiny and believe Megatron, Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus left of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. Sureshot was subjected to additional reprogramming as a member of the security team, causing him to unquestioningly accept Getaway's orders, and believe anyone who opposed Getaway was a Decepticon traitor. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]]}}
[[File:RiseOfTheDecepticonsAllFallDown SureshotSpringer.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85|Professionals have standards: Be polite.]]
Sureshot was a veteran of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], familiar with the defenses seen around [[Exarchon]]'s bases. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

Following [[The Rise]]'s terrorist attack on the [[Tether]], Sureshot volunteered for [[Colonial Security]]. He became a member of [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s recon and rapid response unit, partnered with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] as a strike duo for long- and short-range coordinated assault. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

Their unit was called to action when [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]'s geological expedition spotted the [[Rise]] and a major SecOps target, [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]. Sureshot arrived and defended [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] after he was injured by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]. He then sniped [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], while ordering [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] to apprehend him. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} Sureshot informed Novastar that they had [[Leviathan (G1)|backup]] coming their way. He was later on a carrier transporting the captive Quake until Ascenticon mob supporters started attacking the procession to free Quake. Sureshot and Smokescreen were then overpowered by the mob. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

Next, Sureshot's unit went aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to help liberate the [[Winged Moon]] from [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]]'s forces. He talked with Novastar about whether they were giving the Decepticons a chance to surrender only to be knocked out by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII SureshotTheDrought.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Be efficient.]]

Sureshot was next part of a strike team sent aboard Sky Lynx to rescue [[Termagax]] from an [[Insecticon clone]] swarm. After the swarm was dealt with, Sureshot, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were stationed on the roof of [[House (building)|House]] in anticipation of a full-on Decepticon assault. The Decepticons sent out the [[Rainmaker|Rainmakers]] first as expected, with Sureshot itching for a chance to take them out. He and Arcee immediately sniped [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] and [[Ion Storm]] down while Windcharger's magnetic powers took out [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} However, the teleporting [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] proved a far more difficult target when he arrived on a whim to aid the Decepticons. The enemy didn't get the Enigma, but it was lost in the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

When concerns rose that Exarchon may have returned, Optimus Prime dispatched a scouting party to search for Threefold Spark bases in the [[Sonic Canyons]]. [[Pointblank]] and Sureshot went as security for the exploration unit [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]], [[Geomotus]], and [[Zetar (G1)|Zetar]]. Geomotus's scans alerted some automated blaster systems, forcing the Autobots to dive deeper into the Canyons to avoid being hit. They found an entrance to Exarchon's base, only to face the Threefold Spark himself in his powerful [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] body. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

[[File:WarsEndPart1-getbehindus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Have a plan to kill everyone you meet.]]
Pointblank and Sureshot got the civilians into a cave too small for Exarchon, and Zetar was able to drill them an escape tunnel. Things got worse as they entered the base itself and discovered a massive drilling operation, clone swarm drones, and an [[imploder]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} Sureshot did some scouting, and it seemed Exarchon's operation was something that needed to be stopped, and soon, even at the cost of their lives. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}} Exarchon intended to inject a portion of his own mitotic spark into the Allspark of Cybertron's core. Finally spotted in the base by Rise infiltration troopers, Sureshot's crew prepared to intercept the drill. They fought [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] and his minions until Zetar succeeded in breaking the drill device. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

Sureshot's team reconnected with the Autobot army for the final battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. He joined Arcee and [[Javelin]] as snipers picking off Seekers as they approached from the sky. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sureshot lefty.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
*When the Transformers' war resumed its course on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], Sureshot could be seen fighting alongside his fellow Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] against their Decepticon counterparts, while [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] grappled in the distance. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Sureshot and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] battled [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] in the middle of a mechanical city. After transforming and using [[Spoilsport]] to fire off a flew blasts towards Triggerhappy, Sureshot grappled with him while both their [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners did the same. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}
{{--}}

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

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1-toy Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He of the long, long torso…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Sirshot''' (サーショット)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-105'''
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Mii]] (concept artist), [[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Targetmaster Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] hood any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a [[5 mm post]]). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoilsport]] ("Spoil" in Japan).

: Like the other 1987 Targetmasters, the Takara release of "Sirshot" lacks a [[rubsign]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-Deluxe-Sureshot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At last, I AM FREE!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Targetmaster Sureshot''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Sirshot''' (サーショット)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-25'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2026]] [[March 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Spoilsport#Age of the Primes|Spoilsport]], left & right spoiler
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:Part of the first 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' figures, Targetmaster Sureshot is a Deluxe Class update of the character, the first in ''39 years''. Like his fellow Targetmasters [[Crosshairs (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Crosshairs]] and [[Pointblank#Legacy|Pointblank]] before him, his head design is based on his appearance in "[[The Rebirth]]". He transforms into a Cybertronian buggy. His spoilers are attached via 5 mm pegs and are removable.

:Sureshot includes "[[Spoilsport#Age of the Primes|Spoilsport]]" as a Targetmaster, featuring a newer, simplified mold compared to the previous ''Legends'' Targetmaster and ''Siege'' Battle Master molds, that transforms in 2 steps. As all figures involved share the 5 mm peg standard, Spoilsport can be swapped with his slightly more articulated [[Spoilsport#Legends|''Legends'' iteration]].

:Sureshot was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025. Sureshot and his wavemate [[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]] were both [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] to single copy per [[case]].<ref>[https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/transformers-generations-age-of-the-primes-deluxe-wave-4-case-of-8/hsg0474d ''AOTP'' Deluxe Wave 4 Case Assortment, Entertainment Earth]</ref>

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DOFEmeGgO5-/ Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Sureshot from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Notes==
[[File:Sureshot concept art idw.jpg|thumb|right|200px|(IDW ''More than Meets the Eye'' model)]]
*Sureshot's [[character model]] (to be precise, his Japanese one from ''The Headmasters'' rather than his Western one) is recolored and used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' to make the "[[Sentinel Minor|arrogant Autobot officer]]".
*Sureshot appears in [[Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Vol. 52]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]] as a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Chasm#Toys|Chasm]] head on the [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]] body.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sirshot''' (サーショット ''Sāshotto''), '''Sureshot''' (シュアショット ''Shuashotto'')
*''French:'' '''Tirexact''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Dragster'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sasha''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 沙夏 ''Shāxià''), '''Shut''' (China, 煞特 ''Shātè'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sniper''' (Снайпер, ''Snaĭper'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Sansón''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
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DNAVI (BW)

2026-02-14T15:00:26Z

BattleBlade:

{{faction|predacon}}
:''DNAVI is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[NAVI (technology)|computer AI]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DNaviNeo1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm making a note here; 'Huge Success'."]]

'''DNAVI''' (short for '''Devil NAVI'''), the self appointed [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] princess, is arrogant, sassy, and generally frustrating—there's just no two ways about it. She always talks down to her teammates, hassling them over their losses and acting as if, if she was in their shoes, she'd be performing leagues better. The issue with this conceited artificial intelligence is that she's absolutely necessary to keeping the Predacon operation running. Without her, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' couldn't run, [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]] couldn't be found, and [[Magmatron]] and his troops wouldn't be able to be teleported away from danger. So, although she's certainly a thorn in everyone's side, she has an equally powerful bite to back up her immense bark.

She has a modicum of respect for Magmatron, who unleashes his wrath upon her if she disobeys his command, but she still isn't afraid to make jabs about his losses to the [[Maximal]]s on occasion. She also obeys [[Guiledart]], who she has an affinity for. Besides that, the other Predacons have it pretty rough. Poor [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] especially is the brunt of DNAVI's malicious pranks, with the artificial intelligence taking glee in leaving him on alien planets, only teleporting him back once he bends to her will.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Maki Miyamae]] (Japanese)|[[Yeong-seon Eun]] (Korean)}}

When the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] called for teleportation off [[Gaia]], DNAVI attempted to leave Sling behind "accidentally", beaming him up only when he raised a fuss. She then saw to the dressing-down of Magmatron's troops, castigating their failure to capture even a single [[Maximal]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

When Magmatron requested the transportation of the Predacons off of the planet of [[Godbless]], DNAVI obliged, but once more "forgot" Sling, until he complained loudly enough to bother her. {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}

After [[Saberback]] and Sling noticed the icy planet [[Solid]] melting around them, they demanded that DNAVI take them back to their ship. She agreed, but only on the basis that the pair called her "Anastasia". Sling was furious, exclaiming that she had never been called by that name before, but Saberback forced him, and the two were teleported. {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}

When the Predacons spotted the planet [[Maderan]], DNAVI was able to tell them that there was an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]] on the planet, but not the exact coordinates of it, due to heavy cloud cover. Later on, when Magmatron requested they all be teleported off planet due to the arrival of Big Convoy, DNAVI criticized him on his over-confidence during their mission, but transported them regardless. {{storylink|Hang in There, Stampy}}

When the Predacons approached the planet of [[Donovan]], DNAVI told them that the Maximals were in the vicinity. Guiledart then delegated responsibility of finding the Angolmois capsule located there to Sling, DNAVI scoffed, saying that a monkey was just as skilled as Sling. Later, when things got messy and the brunt of Predacon forces had to land on Donovan to recover the Angolmois, they requested that DNAVI teleport them back to the ''Dinosaur'' with the capsule. She responded by telling them that she could only teleport them or the Angolmois, not both, and that they'd have to fly back themselves. {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}}

On the planet [[Tube]], Saberback and Sling asked DNAVI to bring them back to the ''Dinosaur'' after losing a fight with [[Randy (BW)|Randy]]. Sling called DNAVI "Hamburg" and "Curry Rice" before she informed them to call her "Kerensky". Later, Saberback took the child of a [[Tubian digger]] family hostage on the planet in order to force Randy to get the Angolmois Capsule for them. DNavi transported the child to the ''Dinosaur'', where she took care of it along with Guiledart. The baby refused to stop crying, and DNAVI chastised Guiledart for attempting to feed the infant scalding hot formula. DNAVI teleported the child back to the planet when the child peed on her. {{storylink|Attack! Randy}}

When Guiledart brought back an Angolmois capsule, DNAVI informed him the capsule was empty. After Guiledart returned to the planet, DNAVI responded to his request for reinforcements by sending Saberback to assist. {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}}

When the ''Dinosaur'' came into orbit around the planet [[Intel]], DNAVI informed Magmatron that [[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]] was already there. DNAVI demanded to be called "Brilliant Queen", but Sling decided to call her "Bully-Bully Queen" instead. DNAVI teleported him into an underground magma chamber, where Hardhead spent some time knocking him around, but DNAVI refused to teleport Sling off the planet due to him continuing to call her "Bully-Bully Queen." {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}}

Magmatron and DNAVI watch the broadcast of [[Archadis]]'s fake tournament from Magmatron's throne aboard the ''Dinosaur''. {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}}

DNAVI teleported the Predacons back to the ''Dinosaur'' after they lost their fight against Big Convoy. Magmatron later told DNAVI to teleport [[Killer Punch]] to the far edge of the universe. {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}}

DNAVI intercepted a transmission from NAVI about transporting the Angolmois Capsules off of the ''[[Gung Ho (BW)|Gung Ho]]''. DNAVI relayed the contents of the message to Magmatron while calling herself "Miss Monroe", unaware that the transmission was part of Big Convoy's trap. DNAVI teleported the Predacons to the transport ship bridge. Later, the Predacons called out to DNAVI while trying to escape, and then to "Mister Maric", but failed to receive a response as the transport ship was blasted. {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} {{storylink|Planet of Time}} {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}} {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}}}

===''Legends'' comic===
DNAVI of the [[Legends World]] was the school nurse at Magmatron's high school. She diagnosed [[Big Convoy|Big]] with [[Transformers sickness]] and prescribed him medicine, but to her shock he refused to be cured and threw it out a window. {{Storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei#When I Awoke One Morning...|When I Awoke One Morning...}}

==Notes==
*In the ''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon, DNAVI likes to experiment with her name and often changes it. She herself has gone by Anastasia, {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}, Genevieve {{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} Josephine, {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} Catherine, {{storylink|Planet of Time}} Audrey, {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} Dorothy, {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} Kerensky and Mama Juliette (''Juliette-Mama''), {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} Brilliant Queen, {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} Miss Monroe, {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} Princess Emeralda (''Emeralda-Hime''), {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} Jacqueline, {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} Jodie, {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} Marilyn, {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} and Catherine again. {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}}/{{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} Guiledart has tried calling her Ekaterina {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}}/{{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} and Predacon Belle (''Destron Komachi''). {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} Saberback and Sling once couldn't remember her current name and tried Hamburg, Omelette Rice, Curry Rice, Rosemary, and Francois, {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} while another time Sling alone was convinced her name was Bully-Bully Queen. {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} Yet another time, Saberback thought her name was Mr. Maric {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} and Archadis tried a whole slew of names to get her attention at a crucial time, including Ono no Komachi, Cleopatra, Yang Guifei (''Yōkihi''), Elizabeth, Ryoko, Hinano, and Norika. {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}}

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''DNAVI''' (디나비 ''Dinabi'')

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Silas

2026-01-15T06:40:21Z

BattleBlade: /* Prime cartoon */

{{factions|{{factions/icons|custom=MECHlogo.png|cLink=MECH|cSize=60x60px}}|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the fictional human|the Brazilian voice actor|Silas Borges}}
:''Silas is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Prime Silas.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|You let me down son! So, you find yourself some local tail, and you just completely forget what team you're playin' for?]]

'''Silas''', real name '''Leland Bishop''', is the stone-faced leader<ref>[[Raf's Notes]], [http://www.hubworld.com/prime-rafs-notes-entry13 entry #13]</ref> of [[MECH]], whose lethal obsession with [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] biology would border on insanity, if his iron-mask of absolute control didn't obscure the sinister conspiracy percolating within.

Proclaiming the desire for a ''new world order,'' Silas and his supporters systematically usurp Decepticon and Autobot agenda alike in the name of [[Crisscross (episode)|research]] and [[Operation: Breakdown|experimentation]] to further [[Project Chimera]], the [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|product]] of their horrific campaign.

Expenditures be damned, Silas and the soldiers of MECH will exploit every crack in Cybertronian armor to insure their promise of chaos and terror...

{{bigquote|There's a war brewing, between the new world order and the newest. The victor will be the side armed with the most innovative technology.|Silas|[[Convoy (episode)|"Convoy"]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Clancy Brown]] (English), [[Unshō Ishizuka]] (Japanese)|[[You Jun]] (Chinese), [[Alexander Kovrizhnykh]] (Russian), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Hamilton Ricardo]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Rafael Calvo]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Philippe Résimont]] (French), [[Gábor Vass]] (Hungarian), [[Krzysztof Cybiński]] (Polish)}}

[[File:Prime-Silas.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You wanna know how I got these scars?]]
Colonel Leland Bishop {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}} was once a member of Special Operations of the United States military. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Part of "special tactics", he was the architect of [[Project Damocles]], which ultimately caused his discharge from the armed forces. After leaving the military, he went rogue, adopting the codename Silas and becoming part of MECH. {{storylink|Grill (episode)|Grill}}

From his helicopter, Silas shot down [[William Fowler]]'s plane transporting the [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]]. Soon, Fowler was transporting the device aboard a [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|civilian trailer truck]]. Fowler evaded Silas's men, and when they attempted to open the trailer door, a [[Arcee (WFC)|motorcycle driver]] drove onto one of their cars, causing it to flip over and explode. The convoy passed through a train tunnel, and as it emerged, [[Vehicon (Prime)|mysterious purple planes]] fired on the [[trailer]]. Since there was no radiation emanating from the explosion, Silas realized Fowler must've transferred the device onto the train. Then Silas witnessed the civilian convoy and planes [[transformation|transform]] into robots, and a fight ensued. Silas was pleased to confirm the rumors of [[Transformer|living technology]] on [[Earth]], but flew off to retrieve the DNGS.

A [[Raf Esquivel|hacker]] caused the train to diverge onto a forked track, but Silas's pilot cut the connection. Silas prepared to land on the train as his men finished cutting open the appropriate car's roof, but retreated when he saw the truck robot on the move. He wasn't going to let the enemy leave with his prize, and so fired on the train tracks to cause a crash. The truck robot managed to stop the train, and from the safety of his helicopter, Silas watched his new enemy stare back. He privately congratulated the alien visitor, but noted MECH had the home advantage and vowed to level the playing field, even if it meant dissecting the robot. Silas then flew off. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:OperationBreakdown-WeAreMECH.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[tvtropes:Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality|Blue and orange morality]], [[tvtropes:Main/OrangeBlueContrast|blue and orange decor]].]]
Silas had his men capture [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] during a battle on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], taking the captive 'Con to a makeshift base in a deserted railway tunnel so they could dismantle him in peace. He had one of Breakdown's eyes removed and converted into a two-way transmitter, leaving it somewhere obvious, so he could talk to Breakdown's rescuers, and was surprised when Optimus Prime came looking for the Decepticon. Though a bomb waylaid Prime's team, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] broke into the tunnel and Silas retired to his helicopter outside, where he directed the MECH forces in an attempt to stop Bulkhead and Breakdown from escaping. He was forced to order a retreat when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] arrived with Vehicons, however they had gained enough information from their examination of Breakdown that Silas could initiate [[Project Chimera]]. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[File:Crisscross-AirachnidSilas.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|What a cute human... shame about the scars.]]
When MECH detected a Decepticon distress signal, Silas took a team to try to secure the Decepticon for MECH's use. Unfortunately it was bait, and [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] was the trap. Airachnid bargained with Silas — find [[Jack Darby]] and she would allow them to keep Arcee after she was done with her. Silas used MECH technology and the web to find information on Jack and had his mother [[June Darby]] kidnapped. Arcee and Jack were lured to a temporary MECH base in a factory. While Airachnid played with Jack, Silas, not believing the Decepticon would keep her part of the deal, ordered his men to extract Arcee's heart. Though the Autobot escaped before they could extract the part and Jack stole Silas's radio to contact Fowler, Silas at least got to witness Airachnid [[scanning]] a new [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Bumblebee's operation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Silas & his yellow employee.]]
A MECH team led by Silas successfully lured in [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], who was stunned by their equipment. While Silas kept an eye out for Bumblebee's partner, the [[MECH Surgeon]] procured a [[transformation cog (biology)|T-cog]] from the subject, and Silas called a retreat. They installed it into the robot they'd built as part of Project Chimera, but to Silas's disappointment, it failed to work. Starscream, who had followed them to their base, pointed out that they required Energon to power anything Cybertronian. Starscream proposed an alliance to allow them to find Energon for them to share, which Silas accepted on the condition that there be enough for the army they intended to build. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

After securing a supply of energon, they made another attempt to activate the robot, only for Bumblebee to attack the MECH base. Silas was knocked over during Bumblebee's assault, and instructed Starscream to collect the T-cog and meet them outside. When Starscream arrived without the cog, Silas had the MECH troopers ambush him and take his. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

MECH found the remains of Breakdown and reported their find to Silas. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

[[File:NemesisPrime curtains for Silas.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4| He thought of ten good reasons to never let go of a dime.]]
With the completion of [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], Silas attempted to use their experiment to bump off Agent Fowler. When this failed, he instead used it to attack [[Alden Military Base]] to turn the military against the Autobots. This inevitably drew the Autobots to their base, and Silas used Nemesis Prime to deal with them, but while he was using Nemesis to fight Optimus, Fowler infiltrated the base and attacked him. While Silas was distracted, Optimus defeated Nemesis Prime, the mech falling through the roof on top of Silas. Gravely injured, Silas was spirited away by MECH and hooked up to life support. While the surgeon stated that nothing could be done for his body, Breakdown's body provided an alternative. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

[[File:TheHumanFactorCylas.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Great, now I'm a pretender!]]
The operation was eventually completed, with Silas fully installed in Breakdown's body and brought back online. Redubbing himself '''Cylas''', or "CYbernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", the first thing he did was kill the rest of the MECH team. Cylas then attacked a military base to retrieve the results of Project Damocles. When [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] arrived to look for Breakdown's signal, Cylas took the opportunity to use the Damocles satellite as a bargaining chip to join the Decepticons. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was skeptical at first, but had [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] dispatched to a base in [[Colorado]] to get the satellite control codes. Cylas assisted in the operation and when Raf tried to hack in, was sent to [[Jasper]] to deal with the boy. Before he could do so, he was attacked by Bulkhead and later [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], who kept him busy until the satellite was destroyed. Cylas was called back to the ''Nemesis'' where he was promptly shocked into immobility and hauled away to Knock Out's dissection table for his failure. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} Despite his initial promise to dissect Cylas, Knock Out instead decided to keep him around as a guinea pig for any experiments he might want to try. {{storylink|Thirst}}

When Megatron looked into Starscream's memories, he found out Starscream was no longer able to transform because Silas and MECH stole his T-Cog. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

[[File:Thirst-restinpeace.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|If anyone makes that "rust in peace" joke one more time...]]
While testing [[Synthetic Energon]] on him, noting the increased aggression from exposure, Starscream decided that combining the unstable formula with [[Dark Energon]] might provide Megatron with an alternative to his forthcoming [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] army. Unfortunately, mixing the two only served to create an energy-hungry [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] that could not be controlled and spread his condition to all he fed upon. As Cylas stumbled through the halls of the ''Nemesis'', infecting numerous Vehicons along the way, he came upon Airachnid's stasis pod. Cylas tore the pod open to feed upon her, but she got the better of him, causing critical damage before tearing away Breakdown's chest to reveal the human within. In his last moments, Cylas thanked Airachnid for putting him out of his misery. {{storylink|Thirst}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
[[File:Titan4.5 Silas kick.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Right in the mean bean machine.]]
Soon after the bungled operation in which MECH teamed with Airachnid, Silas set out to get his revenge on Jack, directing his men to blow up schools. This eventually succeeded in drawing out the boy and Silas encountered Jack while blowing up [[Franklin High School]]. Trapping him in flames, Silas headed for the roof to evacuate by helicopter, only for Jack to follow him via the fire escape and deliver a kick to his nether regions. After taking a moment to recover, Silas took advantage of the helicopter to leave Jack on the roof of the burning building. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.5|School Is... Out!}}

Silas was pleased when [[Novo|Agent Novo]] discovered a [[neuron refractor]] in China and retrieved the schematics. As a reward, Silas gave Novo the privilege of being the one to have their mind transferred into the results of [[Project Mechanoid]], but as the refractor was in danger of overload, Silas's callous disregard for Novo's life resulted in his subordinate rebelling. Despite Silas's attempt to regain control of the situation, he had to retreat and the facility was destroyed. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

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===Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Cleanup}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-BumblebeevsStarscreamSilas.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|We demand Sierra next.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents''' (Entertainment Pack, 2012)
: This ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' multi-pack comes with [[Slug figure|figurines]] of Silas and a [[MECH#Toys|MECH soldier]], both armed with non-removable assault rifles. Although sculpted in the same style and [[scale]] as the previous Entertainment Pack figures of [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]], and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], Silas has neither an articulated head, nor is his figure stand removable. Silas' distinctive facial scars are not represented by either sculpting or [[paint operation]]s.

: Also included in this set are Deluxe Class figures of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#EntertainmentPack|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (WFC)#EntertainmentPack|Starscream]], as well as a DVD containing the episodes, "[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]", "[[Sick Mind]]", and "[[Out of His Head]]". This Entertainment Pack was also available in Australian markets virtually unchanged, except the DVD was replaced with a booklet including short (and by that, we mean one sentence) bios as well as [[Tech Spec]]s for [[Breakdown (WFC)|most]] [[Airachnid (Prime)|of]] the characters.

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[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-SilasBreakdown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Black tuxedo, a monocle, and polished metal. ''Classy.'' Just don't show them your chest tattoo.]]
*'''Silas Breakdown''' (Voyager, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])
**''ID number'': '''AM-24'''
**''Accessories'': "Magi" Arms Micron
: Part of the eighth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, "Silas Breakdown" is a [[Black repaint|black]] and gray [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of AM-12 [[Breakdown (WFC)#Prime|War Breakdown]], and transforms into a massive armored truck. He uses [[sticker]]s for some of his details.

: As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Silas comes with [[Magi]], a robotic praying mantis who transforms into a dual-bladed weapon. Silas has a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck, and is covered with an incredible number of [[5 mm post|5mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns to. Magi is also covered in 5mm posts and holes.

: Since he's intended to depict Silas after being merged with Breakdown's severed body, he has been retooled with a few additional details. He has a new, bashed-up head, with his right eye being modified to depict Breakdown's missing optic. His grill has been replaced with a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]], spiked bullbar (preventing it from folding inside his chest for [[robot mode]], despite it still being jointed). Finally, an additional sculpted plastic panel depicting Silas' head being surrounded in machinery has been attached to the inside of his chest.

: The original version of this mold was redecoed/retooled into [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]], and this version was retooled further to make [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|''Timelines'' BotCon 2015 Megatron]].
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==Notes==
*Silas seems to have a penchant for naming his projects after [[Project Chimera|Greek]] [[Project Damocles|myths]].
*Leland Bishop's surname was originally going to be [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sumdac]].<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/aligned-continuity-panel-at-tfcon-charlotte.1053596/page-3#post-13037062|name=Chopperface|site=TFW2005|quote=More tidbits from a friend of mine who took notes at the panel: [...] Silas' last name was originally Sumdac|year=2015|month=10|day=18}}</ref>
*Silas became part of Breakdown's chest in order to give ''Prime'' a new character (sort of) and a new story arc without having to make any new models.<ref>{{citesocial|link=http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2016/06/episode-177-mairghread-scott-talks-till-all-are-one/|name=Mairghread Scott|site=TransMissions|year=2016|month=06|day=21}}, 58:30 to 59:10</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Silas''' (サイラス ''Sairasu''), '''Leland Bishop''' (リーランド・ビショップ ''Rīrando Bishoppu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:MECH]]
[[Category:Prime humans]]
[[Category:Cyborgs]]
[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category:Vampires]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Airachnid (One)

2025-12-31T08:15:45Z

BattleBlade: /* Studio Series */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Airachnid}}
:''Airachnid is a [[Transformer]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''
[[File:TFOne-Airachnid.jpg|right|thumb|left|upright=1.66|[[Scarlett Johansson|She]] should have been '''MY''' voice actress!]]

'''Airachnid''' is [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]]'s surveillance officer and primary enforcer. To call her "no nonsense" would be an understatement; the only time she smiles is when she's causing suffering or going in for the kill. She is an unrelenting and humorless hunter and spy with a vast array of receptors and scanners at her disposal, which allow for her to keep tabs on anything—and anyone—that might jeopardize Sentinel's claim to power.

Aided by her squad of [[Tracker|Death Trackers]], there's nothing on Cybertron that she doesn't see, and no 'bot she won't dispatch if her boss only wills it.

{{bigquote|You can't win, miner! I see ''EVERYTHING''!|Airachnid to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]|''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
[[File:TFO_Airachnid_laugh.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{voiceactor|[[Vanessa Liguori]] (English), [[Ryōka Yuzuki]] (Japanese)|[[Dilara]] (German), [[Irene Jiménez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Laura Monedero]] (Spain Spanish), [[Angela Brusa]] (Italian), [[Audrey Sourdive]] (European French), [[Olena Svitlytska]] (Ukrainian), [[Masza Wągrocka]] (Polish), [[Jeong-mi Bae]] (Korean), [[Regina Maria Maia]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
Airachnid was Sentinel Prime's first lieutenant, using her multitude of eyes to record and keeps tabs on nearly everything around her. As a member of Sentinel's administration, she was well aware of his betrayal of the Primes and subservience to the [[Quintesson]]s. After an [[Iacon 5000]], Airachnid paid a visit to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] after their disastrous entry and near-victory in the race, sizing up the pair before Sentinel arrived to greet them. When Sentinel professed an amused appreciation for the two's efforts, Airachnid reluctantly joined along with the best laughter she could manage, though it hardly convinced Orion and D-16 given how stilted it was. Sentinel congratulated the pair for increasing morale and production among the miner class before he and Airachnid departed.

[[File:TFO_Airachnid_and_Alpha_Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|left|thumb]]
Later, Airachnid traveled with Sentinel and some of their troops to deliver the latest tribute to the [[Quintesson High Commander]], with Airachnid promising to keep a close eye on everything at her boss's request. Airachnid joined her cohorts in bowing before the Commander and observing as it threatened Sentinel upon noticing the tribute was light. As Sentinel bargained with the Commander, Airachnid narrowly missed the sight of Orion, D-16 (whose caused a brief shine due to his metal head), [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]], and [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]], who were watching from a nearby mountainside, before her attention was returned to the meeting. Once the Commander left, Airachnid was deployed to investigate what she had caught a glimpse of, and soon she and the troops went after the miners. However, [[Alpha Trion]] met them in battle, but while he decimated the rank-and-file troopers, he was caught off guard by a sneak attack from Airachnid. She quickly detained the old Prime and brought him before Sentinel, who quickly executed him.

[[File:TFO_Airachnid_memory_recovery.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
Airachnid tracked down the miners to the camp of the exiled High Guard, leading an assault that saw her capture D-16, B-127, and [[Starscream (One)|Starscream]] and many of his troops. Airachnid brought them all before Sentinel and watched as Sentinel sadistically taunted and tortured his captives until the rest of the High Guard attacked. Airachnid went into battle, clashing with Elita before she was finally defeated. Realizing that Airachnid's nonstop recording of everything she saw was the key, Orion forcibly displayed her memories of Sentinel's true nature to all of Cybertron, resulting in a mass uprising and the fall of Sentinel's regime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}
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===''One: New Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Yuneidy Reyes]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{stub}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Airachnid was a sadistic [[Triple Changer]] who enjoyed indulging her cruel impulses. Although she was a close ally of Sentinel Prime, she only barely tolerated Sentinel's other allies like [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]]. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Toys==
===''One''===
[[File:TF-One-Cog-Changers-Airachnid.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You may not like it, but this is what the ideal spider body looks like.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Airachnid''' (Cog Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Cog Power Change Airachnid''' (コグパワーチェンジエアラクニッド)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''OCP-03'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 12]], [[2024]]

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' Cog Changers, Airachnid transforms in a single step from robot to mechanical spider, instead of the drone-like vehicle mode she sports in the film.

: Though undocumented in her instructions, her arm guns are [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]] compatible. However, these are only "useable" in alternate mode, as her arms are fixed and pointed at the ground while in robot mode.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-One-Airachnid.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Spiders aren't real! Wake up, Iacon!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Airachnid ''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''''' Transformers One'''''
:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 24]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPi02SMMSo Transformers Studio Series Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
:Released as part of the first wave of the 2026 ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe lineup, Airachnid is based on the character's appearance in ''Transformers One'', and transforms into a film accurate drone, complete with rotating propellers. Unfortunately, she is much shorter than her film counterpart (who was a bit taller than Sentinel) due to being based on an early scale chart.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=At the time when we were developing her, from the height chart, that made the most sense|name=Evan Brooks|link=https://youtu.be/uaPi02SMMSo?t=2711|site=Youtube|title=<nowiki>Transformers Studio Series Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse</nowiki>|year=2025|month=6|day=24}}</ref> The turrets on her forearms are on universal ports and can be detached as handheld pistols.

:Due to the unique design of her legs, she has sculpted-in heels not present in her CG model to help the figure stand.

:She, alongside [[Alpha Trion/toys#Studio Series|Alpha Trion]], was revealed in [[prototype]] form on the [[June 24]], [[2025]] fanstream, before being shown off in full color at that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. Strangely, she is marketed as a [[Decepticon]], presumably thanks to the faction of her [[Airachnid (Prime)|namesake]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Oneairachnidspiderart.jpg|thumb|A giant spider requires a giant newspaper.]]
* Though Airachnid turns into a drone in the film, the ''One'' toyline and concept artwork feature a mechanical spider as her alternate mode. Her portrayal in the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game]] splits the difference by straight up making her a [[Triple Changer]] that transforms into ''both'' a drone and a spider.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Airachnid''' (エアラクニッド ''Earakuniddo'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:One Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Transformers]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Megatron (G1)/toys

2025-12-25T03:28:22Z

BattleBlade: /* Kre-O */

{{suite}}
[[File:G1 megatron boxart.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.95|CROTCH ACTIVATE!]]
Many toys have been made of '''[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''. So many, in fact they have to get their own page!

Due to the popularity of the character and the evergrowing Generation 1 continuity family, this article had become far too large, causing internet browsers to struggle loading all of its contents—and in the most extreme cases—crashing entirely. For the sake of a nice clean split, we have opted to move all of Megatron's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys into a separate article which can be found '''[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys|here]]'''.

==''The Transformers''==
[[File:G1Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|This photo needs an orange cap or someone might shoot the wiki. (''Hasbro release'')]]
[[File:G1toy japanese megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I blue myself. (''Takara release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Decepticon Leader, 1984 / 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories (Hasbro release)'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/"fusion cannon", "high-density infrared [[laser cannon]]"
:*''Accessories (Takara release)'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] and [[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the first year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, Megatron transforms into an accurate replica of a Walther P-38 pistol... specifically, the unique Walther pistol seen in the popular 1960s spy television series ''{{w|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.}}'',<ref>"U.N.C.L.E. Special" Carbine at CIA Museum, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100324191047/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/spy-fi-archives/item08.html archived version]</ref> with its specialized scope, silencer and stock. In robot mode, the sight doubles as his signature arm-mounted [[fusion cannon]], but can also be combined with the other attachments to form either a "[[Particle beam cannon|Particle Beam Cannon]]" weapons emplacement that Megatron can man, or a "Telescopic Laser Cannon" that connects to the figure as an over-shoulder weapons array. Megatron also came with a chromed silver "high-density infrared laser cannon" that plugs into either of his hands.

: The toy was originally the Takara ''[[Microman]]'' "Gun Robo - P38 U.N.C.L.E." (it also came in other colors with other accessories, which will come up later), which had several features that were altered or omitted from the Hasbro version. The Gun Robo featured a spring-loaded firing mechanism that allowed the toy to shoot ([[for safety reasons|dangerously small]]) plastic bullets one at a time from its barrel. A similar launching mechanism was also built into the stock piece, which could launch the bullets when the accessories were configured into their weapons emplacement mode, or attach to its hip when in robot mode and launch the bullets through his barrel. This feature was removed completely from the Hasbro release of the toy (rather than merely weakened like most launching gimmicks), though the ports into which the bullets were inserted are still present. The stock/scope/silencer pieces can also form a turret that a ''Microman'' figure can sit on and operate (that's what the tiny handles on Megatron's fusion cannon are for), but this feature was naturally left out of the ''Transformers'' version's instructions.

: Megatron has had several variations, reissues and [[redeco]]s released down through the years; this article strives to list each distinct edition of the toy under its own respective series. The earliest variation of the toy came in 1985, when (like all toys originally available in 1984) a factory-applied [[rubsign]] was added to Megatron's right arm, while another version had the rub sign on his left hip guard.

: The following year, when he was no longer a part of the toy assortment sold at retail, Megatron was made available as a mail-away item in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed in with boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $21.50 and five [[Robot Point]]s. To coincide with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated movie]] release, he was also offered in "[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]" mail-away pamphlet and came with a special "Movie Edition Certificate" and a round sticker that read "Movie . Edition . Transformer" with the Autobot symbol in the middle; this item is now considered particularly rare.

: Perhaps the most significant variant of Megatron released in these early years was the version of the figure released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in Japan. Instead of using the ''Microman'' "U.N.C.L.E." figure as Hasbro had, Takara released the ''standard'' version of the Gun Robo P-38 ''Microman'' figure, in its grey color scheme, which featured flat grey plastic on the chest and arms (where Hasbro's toy was chromed), and blue plastic on the inner arms and legs (where Hasbro's was red). Most notably, like that standard ''Microman'' figure, Takara's Megatron did not come with the stock, silencer and scope accessories (lacking even the attachment point for his cannon on his right arm), but instead came with a silver-chromed sword, and retained his original bullet-firing mechanism. Takara's [[package art]] for the figure was an entirely different illustration from the Hasbro version, showing this toy's accessories, but it still erroneously showed the figure with red plastic on its limbs. This coloration was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] by [[e-HOBBY]] for a new character named [[Megaplex#Toys|Megaplex]].

: Megatron is probably the most troubled ''Transformers'' toy in all of ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> history, due to being originally developed in a country which had different toy [[For safety reasons#Firearm replicas|safety laws regarding firearm replicas]]. The measures required to alter the toy to not look a realistic firearm enough to be legally sold at retail vary from region to region, with even ''completely un-gun-like colors'' not being enough in some areas. This has of course prevented any reissues of the toy to be released in the US, where it is distressingly easy to own a ''real'' Walther P-38 handgun. Japan, on the other hand, has no such safety laws, and thus Megs gets reissued there quite often.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
::*[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=ngAuAAAAEBAJ Patent info]
{{G1MegatronMold}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy VS Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSX'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets

: In Japan, Megatron was also made available in a special two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases. In Megatron's case, that means unchromed gray plastic, blue instead of red, and a functional firing mechanism and sword, instead of the scope, silencer and stock.

: This box also used an altered version of the individual release's box-art, turning his head sideways to face Prime, as opposed to the original's camera-facing head position.

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[[File:G1toy gb megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''The world can be one together, Cosmos without hatred. Stars like diamonds in your eyes...'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Good Bye Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets, targeting sight/fusion cannon

: Megatron was released again as part of a special "Good Bye" set to commemorate his passing ([[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|of sorts]]) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]] (who also was now no more). Although it still lacked the chrome seen on the Hasbro version of the toy, this edition of the figure replaced the blue plastic seen on previous Takara releases with Hasbro's show-accurate red, and included the fusion cannon accessory for the first time with a Takara release, complete with the mounting point now added to Megatron's right arm. Though still lacking the silencer and stock, the toy retained its Japanese-exclusive sword accessory and its bullet-firing mechanism, with one modification: the bullets, formerly blue, were now red.

: Despite the change to the toy's colors, the box art on this set, the same art used for the [[Hasbro]] releases, was recolored to match the blue of the ''previous'' releases. Whoops.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Decepticon [[City Commander]], 1986)}}</ul>
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[[File:Neutro-fusiontanktoy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Uh-oh! Visual interest!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Neutro-Fusion Tank with Megatron''' (Action Master Decepticon Attack Vehicle, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Neutro-Fusion Tank, 4 missiles, "twin laser cannon"
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the seventh and final year of the US ''Transformers'' line (sixth and non-final in Europe), [[Action Master]] Megatron is a 3¾-inch non-transforming action figure based heavily upon the character's animation model design. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: He came packaged with the [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]], a large tank vehicle whose hull could transform into a base/gun emplacement, with the turret forming a flight pod.

: In a fairly notable omission, ''Action Master'' Megatron did not come with the character's iconic fusion cannon accessory. In 1992, however, a Japanese fan sculpted his own cannon accessory, which could plug into the figure's arm using the shoulder peg-hole (seen in the image at right). In a surprising move, Takara gave this cannon their approval and allowed it to be officially sold with their copyright stamp at a Japanese convention {{fact|which one?}} for only one day, at the price of 2000 yen.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Action Master Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy 2000 megatron reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Destron, 2001)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16-S'''
:*''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

: This reissue of the original Megatron figure combines the best aspects of the Hasbro and Takara versions into the most "complete" version of Megatron available at that point. The set features the chromed chest/arms and red plastic of the Hasbro release, and includes the silencer, stock and sight/cannon, while also coming with Takara's sword and functional bullet-firing mechanisms (and bullets, of course).

:This reissue was redecoed to make the simultaneously-available exclusive "Megatron Black Version" (see below).
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==''Collector's Edition''==
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[[File:G1toy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Black redeco|Blacktron]], nemesis of the Space Police.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Black Version''' (Destron, [[2001]] / [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16-S'''
:*''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/"fusion cannon", "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

: Where the original Takara Megatron toy made use of one of the two color schemes of the original ''Microman'' MC-12 Gun Robo P38 toy, this redeco of the 2000 reissue Megatron is an homage to the ''second'', black color scheme for the ''Microman'' toy, though serving more as a "What If" for the black MC-12 if it had received the U.N.C.L.E. upgrade with chrome and red plastic like its grey and blue brother. Available exclusively through [[e-HOBBY]] and pre-orders at [[BotCon Japan 2000]], "Megatron Black Version" features dark gunmetal chrome, black plastic instead of grey, and distinctive metallic brown gun handle-grips, fists and "inner helmet". The chrome replaces the flat black plastic chest and arms of the original ''Microman'' toy, while the original MC-12's blue has been swapped to traditional Megatron/U.N.C.L.E. package red. The toy was limited to 1000 pieces.

: Sadly, the metallic brown plastic is the sparkly, swirled type and suffers from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Pegging the sword or rifle into the robot hands or attaching the stock to the handle in gun mode is highly inadvisable unless you only want to do it once.

: This set shipped out to buyers in February of 2001. e-HOBBY later reissued Megatron Black Version in February 2009, now in [[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]] packaging. This release includes a [[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.|mini-comic]] explaining the story behind the redeco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Destron/BlackMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron Black Version at TFU.info]''
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|G2 Megatron is always ready for tank combat in one of Earth's many green and purple jungles.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Decepticon, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Owing to Hasbro's [[for safety reasons|inability]] to re-release the original Megatron because that toy was a pistol, ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' instead saw the release of an entirely new Megatron toy in 1992, now as a large green M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. His main gimmick is his gravity-fed cannon, which holds four of his missiles at once (the remaining two can store in clips inside his legs) and can rapidly launch them one after the other. Pulling back on the cannon's tab drops a missile into the firing tube and triggers a "lock and load" sound effect, and pressing the launch button is accompanied by a firing sound effect. In tank mode, pressing a panel on his forward section trigger's the toy's infamous battle cry of '''"Megatron Attack!"''', while pressing down on the tank body while it is on a flat surface activates engine noises.

: In robot mode, Megatron is, by the standards of the time, a very large robot, towering over all ''Generation 2'' incarnations of Optimus Prime. His legs are immobile, but he has upper shoulder rotation and elbow joints; when raised, his left arm triggers an electronic laser sound effect. His cannon and all its sound effects still work in this mode, as does his "Megatron Attack!" sound effect, now triggered by pressing down on the figure's head. Megatron also features an autotransforming gimmick on the head, as it pops out once the cannon is slid to the right.

: This sculpt was slightly [[redeco]]ed (with new stickers) as ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Megastorm#Toys|Megastorm]].

: Furthermore, a [[retool]]ed version of the toy's lock-and-load shoulder cannon (or a new sculpt heavily based on it) was used as the main cannon on the [http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/panther.shtml I.R.O.N Panther Tank] in the very short-lived 1995 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' line ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles''.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Generation 2 Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G2-toy Megatron Hero.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|By this point, the purple had almost completely taken over his body.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Hero, 1993)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Megatron Missile Tank''' (メガトロンミサイル夕ンク)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-2'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 air-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Megatron was released again the following year as [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Megatron: a smaller, but similarly styled tank based off the M1 Abrams. In both modes his main cannon is attached to a bellows that launches the included air-propelled missiles when quickly compressed. Both missiles can be kept on Megatron thanks to clips on his turret, which become his robot mode arms, which can also kinda simulate the "classic" Megatron arm cannon to boot by turning them so their warheads point backwards.

: Hero Megatron was designed with articulation in mind, so he is loaded with multiple swivel and universal joints, giving him far greater movement compared to his original ''Generation 2'' toy. However, it's really just friction that keeps his joints tight and his parts together in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] (no pegs or clips) so after a bit of time and play, he turns pretty floppy. The joints connecting his biceps to his shoulders are also reportedly easy to break due to overly-tight tolerances, so caution is advised.

: In Europe, this toy was released as the nigh-identical [[Archforce#Toys|Archforce]], minus the ''amazing'' "MEGATRON RULES!" detail on its chest sticker.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Hero Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Megatron-G2GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'd be a better shot if he could only see over his hood-chest. (''Hasbro release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Go-Bot, 1995)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second assortment of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], this version of Megatron is a mild [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]], transforming into a 1:64-scale sports car similar to a {{w|Porsche 959}} and through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines.

: Megatron and Blowout share the same blue and black inner robot colors, but Megatron uses opaque silver plastic with a shiny metallic silver paint overcoat, as opposed to Blowout's smoky-clear plastic. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; Blowout and [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]] became new versions of Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] respectively, while [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

: In Europe, this deco was sold as Blowout himself rather than Megatron (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant).

:[[File:G2-toy Megatron GoBotTakara.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|(''Takara release'')]]

: Megatron was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the ''G-2'' line, but it was a... weird release. His hood was tampographed with a stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo set within the top bar, the same deco that appears on Go-Bots [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]], as well as the Japanese release of Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]]. These three toys were sold on cards that were nigh-identical to the Hasbro cards on the front, rather than the usual ''G-2'' style packaging, with only a small bit of Japanese text on the front in the logo. The back side is stylistically close to the ''Generation 2'' packaging, but a "generic" cardback used for all three toys and entirely in Japanese. It's unclear why these toys were released this way; it's possible these were sold in convenience stores or some other similar outlet rather than in conventional toy stores/departments, and the toys are not even present in the normal ''G-2'' pack-in catalogs. Even more oddly, the Megatron shown on the cross-sell is actually a Frenzy with the car panels hand-painted back to silver, and lacks the "T" on the hood.

: This sculpt was also redecod for the third wave of Go-Bots to become [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Frenzy]], and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Hot Shot]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Go-Bot Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CombatHeroMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I AM POWERED BY UNOBTAINIUM!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Hero, <s>[[1995]]</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': rifle, 2 air-launch missiles

: This Megatron was to be a kinda-sorta "arctic"-camo version of the [[#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy. Packaged samples of this toy were produced, but it was ultimately never released.

: Since much of the advertising for the ultimately unreleased redeco used an older, outdated name for the "Heroes" assortment, "Combat Heroes", Megatron and an [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroRecolorOptimusPrime|equally unreleased redeco of "Hero" Optimus Prime]] are commonly referred to by fans as "Combat Heroes" compared to the original "Heroes" releases, although all evidence suggests that Hasbro had never actually intended such a distinction, instead treating them as mere color variants. Though the packaging is mostly unchanged (including a reuse of the existing packaging art depicting the original release's color scheme), one of the few minor alterations sees the addition of the name "Hero" (rather than "Combat Hero") to Megatron's name above the (otherwise unchanged) UPC barcode.

: At [[BotCon 1996]], a donated Hero Megatron redeco was one of the items in the charity auction, along with several other canceled ''Generation 2'' toys.

::*''[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/HeroMegatronProtoMOSC.html "Combat Hero" Megatron in packaging at Super Toy Archive]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/camoflague+megatron/3725 Image gallery of a loose "Combat Hero" Megatron at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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[[File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cancelled?! This is all YOUR fault, Starscream!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Advanced Tactical Bomber Megatron''' (Decepticon, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 12 missiles, 2 missile launchers

: A redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]], this two-pack of Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] was about as close to "cancelled" as a toy can get while still seeing the light of day at all: released only in test markets in [[Ohio]], USA in very limited quantities, and never getting a wider release. Some of the few known specimens have [[KB Toys|Kay-Bee Toys]] price stickers on their boxes. Megatron and Starscream combine to form a "flying wing" Advanced Tactical Bomber, with an under-slung six-missile gatling cannon that can rapid-fire six missiles by twisting the back end. Each wing can store three more missiles, which can "carpet-bomb" targets below by pressing the pressure-launch buttons above each. Removing Starscream from the jet mode triggers an autotransformation mechanism in Megatron's wings, folding them up and starting him on his way to his third mode as a treaded "tank." According to the Toy Fair 1995 Transformers presentation, the toy's missiles were intended to [[Glow-in-the-dark|glow in the dark]].

: This toy's deco was modified to make ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars]]'' [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys|Starscream]] out of the same mold-set. Importantly, ATB Megatron uses light gray plastic rather than BB's silver plastic, lacks chrome on his wings, and has pale, supposed-to-glow-in-the-dark missiles rather than bright yellow. The missiles are also [[retool]]ed with a different, pointier back-end, indicating the launchers' interiors were also retooled; this tooling is completely different from the retooling done to each individual later use of the mold, meaning ''none'' of the missiles are interchangeable between them. Of course the stickers are also different, but those can be replicated and put onto a BB, so heads up!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/issue02/atbmegs.htm ATB Megatron in packaging at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/+megatron+atb/3590 Image gallery of a loose ATB Megatron at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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==''Beast Wars''==
{{Note|Very early in the life of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline (before the debut of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon), Hasbro treated the series as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and so Megatron was presented as being the same character as Generation 1 Megatron.}}

[[File:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Go Gators!]]
*'''Optimus Primal VS Megatron''' (Basic Class Two-pack, [[1996]]/[[1997]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''VS-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The initial version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Megatron transforms into a green alligator. The toy shares a mold with [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], sporting different beast and robot mode heads and lacking the lizard's frill (though the screw hole for the frill bracket remains); as the two toys were released at the same time, it is unknown if one is a [[retool]] of the other, or if the mold was designed for both simultaneously. Megatron transforms via a spring-loaded one-step process, and his removable [[beast mode]] tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode.

:This mold was redecoed into the purple Megalligator ([[#CDgator|see below]]), released individually to be his own character [[Megalligator]] and a different redeco was proposed for the unproduced [[Albitron]]. The Iguanus version of the mold was redecoed into [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/MegatronGator/megatron.htm More information on ''Beast Wars'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Bwmegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't call him Barney.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Ultra Class, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "poisonous paralyzer fluid" water-squirting gun
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: This version of Megatron transforms into a purple organic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', and is loaded with multiple play features. His dinosaur head, which becomes his right hand in robot mode, features a [[water-squirting gimmick]] activated by opening the dinosaur's mouth, while his tail folds into a working plunger-operate pincer that forms his left arm. The outer shells of his dinosaur thighs conceal spring-loaded missile launchers that fire anchor-shaped projectiles, and like all larger ''Beast Wars'' figures of the era, he features a [[mutant head]], formed from two bat-like wing adornments that fold around his robot head.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[T-Wrecks#Toys|T-Wrecks]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''T. rex'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CDMegaligator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Because a solid grey alligator would just be silly.]]
*'''Amazon Showdown''' (Two-pack, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail

:This figure is a purple [[redeco]] of Megatron's alligator form ([[#Hero|likely taking his colors from the ''G-2'' Megatron toy]] released in Japan), and was sold with a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSS1|red and white redeco]] of the bat version of Optimus Primal. This toy was released with a bio that indicates him to be Generation 1 Megatron, having been a "Walther P38-type pistol robo" who evolved into a new form by scanning an alligator. The set also came with a CD-ROM featuring tech specs and video clips of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon cast and images to color.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Destron/MegagatorJapan/megatron.htm More information on Amazon Showdown Megalligator at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://ameblo.jp/aburachoujin/entry-12545863577.html Review including CD-ROM images at aburachoujin's blog]''
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==''Machine Wars''==
[[File:MW-toy Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And that's why Thundercracker turned green.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Basic Class, 1997)
**''Accessories'': 2-part rifle

: Sharing a mold with his concurrently-released ally [[Megaplex#Toys|Megaplex]] (using the [[#G2Flipchanger|above-described mold]] developed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''), ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Megatron transforms from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet]] to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation. The two halves of his rifle store in the back of his robot mode legs.

: Oddly, the ''Machine Wars'' stock photos (and even the boxart) portray Megatron as the gray F-22 jet and Megaplex as the blue one, the ''opposite'' of the actual toys. This means that either the package designers made the mistake, or the toys were packaged on the wrong cards. The latter is more likely, since gray is more associated with Megatron than blue... but we list them how they were packaged, oh well. Like most other toys in the line, the boxart was recycled from an earlier figure, in this case from the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Machine Wars Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Choro-Q Robo''==
[[File:Choroq megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Does he really count as ''Mega''tron at this size?]]
*'''Megatron TV Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/03'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Megatron is a small, cutesified transforming figure of the Decepticon leader. He is the only ''Choro-Q Robo'' Transformers figure that does not come with a weapon accessory, but after all, he does turn ''into'' a gun. In a bizarre and hilarious touch, Megatron has wheels on his base and barrel, so that he can share the common feature of the ''Choro-Q Robo'' figures: a pull-back motor!

:Sadly, Megatron's gray plastic is ''extremely'' prone to [[Photodegradation|yellowing]] even when not exposed to sunlight and becomes brittle just as quickly, shattering to bits easily. Some copies of the black version also have embrittlement issues.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Destron/ChoroQMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Choro-Q'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron Black Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/04'''

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Megatron is a redeco of the first, decked out in a metallic color scheme based on the "Black Version" of the reissue of the Generation 1 figure released earlier that year.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Destron/ChoroQBlackMegs/megatron.htm More information on ''Choro-Q'' Black Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''The Transformers Collection''==
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[[File:G1toy tfc megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I LOVE YOU KITCHEN GUN]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets, [[energon mace]], mouse pad
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was again reissued in 2002 as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series. This release was identical to the previous "D-16 Special" reissue above, in that it featured the colors of the Hasbro release of the toy and all the accessories of both the Hasbro and Takara versions, but this time it also included a new [[energon mace]] weapon which plugs over Megatron's hand, as used by the Decepticon leader in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]". Much like the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|"New Year Special"]] version of Optimus Prime released the previous year, Megatron also came with a sheet of Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers of different sizes, and a Decepticon mouse pad.

: If ordered in several non-Japan sites like BigBadToyStore, Megatron comes with an orange tip installed on his barrel.

: This version of the toy was used to make [[Megaplex#Collector's Edition|Megaplex]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Transformers Collection Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFC09ScreamerHoldingMegs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sometimes I just... want to be held.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Transformers Collection, 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''9'''

: A diminutive version of Megatron in his Walther P-38 mode was included as a new accessory with the ''Transformers Collection'' release of Starscream. Needless to say, he doesn't transform, but can be held by Starscream in both modes. Megatron's handle disconnects to reveal a peg, which can then be inserted into either of Starscream's fists, which were specifically resculpted for this purpose. Each fist also features a tab on its underside, into which Megatron's handle can be inserted, completing the effect. Megatron can also attach to Starscream's jet mode; the right-hand side of Megatron's handle features a square peg which is designed to fit snugly in gaps in Starscream's pectorals, as in the Generation 1 episode, "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]". Unfortunately, this peg has, for no fathomable reason, been cast in the same sky blue color as Starscream's hands, unnecessarily making it ''as obtrusive as humanly possible''. An additional tabbed right fist for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] (complementing his then-upcoming ''Transformers Collection'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Convoy]] release) was included as well.

: Megatron's post is compatible with [[5 mm post|5 mm post]] fist holes, provided there is sufficient clearance for both the trigger and the back of the gun, and if you don't mind not using the handle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Commemorative Series''==
[[File:TF-Commemorative-Series-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|Did NOT kill Squadron X.|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (<s>200?</s>, unreleased)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]]}}

: Hasbro attempted to include the original Generation 1 Megatron toy in their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of reissues, but his realistic-gun-ness posed [[for safety reasons|a challenge]]. In an attempt to convince Toys"R"Us (the retailer through whom the line was exclusively available) to carry the toy, ''Transformers'' Lead Designer, [[Aaron Archer]] worked on a proposed extensive redeco of the figure, replacing its silver chrome with blue and its grey plastic with bright orange, including the tip of his silencer, in accordance with standard safety measures taken with toy guns. Even this was not enough to convince the chain to release the figure and it was shelved, but the design was shown to fans at [[BotCon 2002]], where it was noted that a potential way to the market the unusually-colored toy would have been to brand it as "'''Lava Megatron'''", depicting the Decepticon leader after his dunk in lava at the end of the cartoon episode, "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Fans, however, had another nickname for it that became better known: "'''Safety Megatron'''". Notably, this version of the toy would apparently have come with Megatron's Japanese-exclusive sword accessory.

:The same images were later shown at [[BotCon 2005]]. Sadly, photography was not allowed at either panel the toy was shown at.

:*''[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=177341559109628&set=a.129078730602578.24553.129076873936097&type=1&theater Images of "Safety Megatron" on The Spacebridge's facebook page]''
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==''Smallest Transforming Transformers''==
[[File:STFMegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime's gun.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 07'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

: ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Megatron was released in the second wave of the diminutive Takara toyline, including only his fusion cannon. Easily the most complex of the ''Smallest Transforming'' figures, Megatron is a just-barely-simplified version of his original Generation 1 toy, possessing the same [[transformation scheme]] and retaining most of his articulation. The transformation step involving sliding his chest upwards away from his hips is extremely difficult and will usually result in the chest popping off; this is fixable.

:Just as ''Smallest Transforming'' Optimus Prime's trailer was released as a separate figure in the line, so too were a set of silencer and stock attachments originally intended to be released for Megatron in the line's third wave. Unfortunately, this wave, and most of the other original figures it was set to contain, was cancelled, and so Megatron was left under-armed.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Destron/SmallestMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wst vsx megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

:Available exclusively as a freebie through the September 2004 issue of [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine, this ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' two-pack contains both Optimus Prime and Megatron, in homage to the original 1984 "VSX" giftset containing the original versions of the two leaders. While Optimus is unaltered from his original release, Megatron takes the homage a little further, removing the swirled pattern from the original figure's chest and replacing the red plastic with blue to emulate the original Takara version of the full-size Generation 1 figure.
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==''Robotmasters''==
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[[File:RMtoy reverse convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My Convoy counterpart is nearby. Real nearby.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Reverse Convoy''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-24'''
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: The only release in the seventh wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Reverse Convoy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#Hero|"Hero Megatron" toy]], transforming into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new "[[Reverse Convoy]]" head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

: The original version of this mold was use to make [[Archforce#Toys|Archforce]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|Bludgeon]] (which has been [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to also be ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]]) and [[Yellow Megatron]].

: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Brightes]] and as [[Blue Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Masterpiece''==
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[[File:GunmodeMegsMasterpieceConvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bang bang! He shot me down! Bang bang! I hit the ground...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2003/2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime included an accessory of Megatron in his classic Walther P-38 altmode. Although non-transforming, it is quite detailed and includes the individually removable silencer / barrel extension, scope, and (hinged) stock. Although notionally [[scale]]d to be wielded by Prime, Megatron is really rather small, so a diagonal sliding joint is added to his handle, allowing it to be lengthened and narrowed enough so that Prime can actually hold it. Both the stock and the sliding butt-end of the handle are made of a soft, rubbery vinyl, compared to the hard plastic of the other pieces. The stock extension connecting clamp is prone to breakage, much to the chagrin of owners who keep theirs sealed and untouched.

:Needless to say, the later-released ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] (and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|his]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|redecoes]]) can also hold this version of Megatron, and each include a small round clip that plugs in under their nosecones, allowing them to wield Megatron while in jet mode, as Starscream did in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]".

:As the ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime mold has been has re-released multiple times, so too has Megatron. He was made available again without changes as an accessory for Takara's MP-4, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy Perfect Edition]]" and MP-1L, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP1L|Convoy Last Production]]", and Hasbro's "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20thDVD|DVD Edition]]", but has also been redecoed several times: these distinct new versions of Megatron are listed below.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MPtoy gold megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This thing was badass in ''GoldenEye''.]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw Figure, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPGold|''Masterpiece'' Prime]] is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The same is true of the Megatron accessory, who is all chromed golden save for the butt of his handle and his stock, which are metallic golden plastic.

::*''[http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/ More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com]''

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[[File:MPtoy magnus megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-2'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:When ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime was recolored to become [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ultra Magnus]], Megatron received a new coat of paint as well: the black and brown color scheme of his ''Micro Change'' progenitor, which had previously been used on the e-HOBBY exclusive "Megatron Black Version".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Masterpiece Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MP05 megatron.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|You will pay dearly for this. Literally and metaphorically...]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[March 29]], 2007)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-5'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Scaled to the same height as ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime and designed in only twelve days by [[Hisashi Yuki]],<ref name="mpmegsdev">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-masterpiece-47/takaratomy-staff-interview-hisashi-yuki-on-masterpiece-180888/ TakaraTomy Staff Interview - Hisashi Yuki on Masterpiece]: - I hear the first Masterpiece figure you created was MP-5 Megatron and you hold the fastest development record with it.
[Yuki]: That is right. (*laughs) I was not assigned to be in charge of it initially, but due to the circumstance within the company I was unexpectedly handed down the project. The schedule came with it and I was stunned when I realised that I was only given 12 days, about 2 weeks...To make it worse, at the time of my receiving the task, even the product size wasn't decided. (*tears)</ref> ''Masterpiece'' Megatron is a very complex figure, one of the most complicated ''Transformers'' toys at the time of its release—designed to depict a fairly [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Megatron capable of transforming into a realistic (if oversized) Walther P-38. In achieving this seemingly impossible goal, Megatron winds up with the least articulation of the ''Masterpiece'' line, as well as a notably low percentage of die-cast metal.

: Like Prime before him, Megatron comes with several of his iconic accessories from the Generation 1 cartoon: his energon mace from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2", the energy dagger and laser pistol used in his duel against Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and a tiny translucent [[Kremzeek#Masterpiece|Kremzeek]] figure. His fusion cannon also contains a powerful red LED activated when the round detailing on the side of his cannon is pressed. Unfortunately, Megatron lacks the extended-stock and silencer parts to complete his gun mode, leaving him as a standard pistol aside from the mounted-scope made from his Fusion Cannon.

: Due to concern surrounding updated realistic toy gun laws, some online importers modified ''Masterpiece'' Megatron in order to safely get the toy through United States customs. This customarily involved inserting plugs into the tip of the toy's barrel, from rounded red ones affixed by adhesive to [[:File:HLJplug.jpg|flat-tipped yellow ones]] that could be easily removed. Ultimately, there were no reports of problems with the toy making its way into America, but Australia was another matter. Considered a replica gun and therefore a "restricted import" by Australian Customs, both mass shipments and individual packages of the toy were seized, requiring buyers in some areas to obtain a special permit to own him.

: Given the relatively thin clips throughout the toy to hold it tightly together in gun mode, Megatron's plastic components are particularly prone to breakage, especially on the clips on the upper black grip plates and some of the silver sections near the trigger. Many owners of this figure have also reported rust and tarnish problems on what few metal pieces he has; if your Megatron is a sufferer, check out [http://seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?t=16106 this guide] for solutions.

:The mace's chain was was reused 16 years later for [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Deathsaurus]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/bGfJQ62ImYc?t=1765] EP1 test shot walkthrough with [[Evan Brooks]]</ref>

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MPMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Masterpiece Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MPtoy eldedroid megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... Don't suppose these are [[Megaplex#Collector's Edition|Megaplex]]es now, are they?]]
*'''Convoy Black Ver.''' ([[November 21]], 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1B'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The version of Megatron included with this black redeco of Prime—representing a mass-produced [[Eldedroid]]—was much the same as the original accessory, but with dark metallic silver paint.

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[[File:MPtoy sleep mode megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now even ''more'' breakable!]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (June 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:Just as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#sleepmode|this release]] of Optimus Prime was recolored in the faded black and grey hues of he took on with his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', so too did his Megatron accessory get a movie-themed makeover: this Megatron is cast entirely in translucent purple plastics, evoking the scene of his transformation into Galvatron from the film, in which he is first reduced to a transparent purple wireframe model.

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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave-MegatronGun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-13'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:A [[repaint]] and [[retool]] of the Megatron gun originally included with MP-01 and his redecos, the '''Megatron gun''' included with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-13 Soundwave]] has been retooled in response to the breakage issues the original version suffered from. Both the sliding butt-end of the handle and the stock have been molded in hard plastic instead of the soft rubbery vinyl of the MP-01 version. A joint has been added to the stock connection point on the handle; for the joint in the stock itself, a straight pin has replaced the original rivet-style pin the softer plastic required. The stock itself no longer emulates the transforming accessory from the G1 toy, and instead features a smaller cylindrical shaft that more closely resembles the original U.N.C.L.E Special. In terms of deco, the minute red paint application on the scope is omitted.

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*'''Soundwave''' (2013)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The [[Hasbro]] version of ''Masterpiece'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]] also comes with the Megatron gun. It is seemingly unchanged.

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[[File:Megatron mp-13b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now in cherry flavor.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' ([[February 22]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-13B'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:A [[repaint]] and [[retool]] of the Megatron gun originally included with MP-01 and his redecos, the '''Megatron gun''' included with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#MP13B|MP-13B Soundblaster]] features the same retooling as the version released with MP-13 Soundwave, although this time the pieces are cast in translucent red plastic. The only paint application is a silver Decepticon symbol.

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[[File:MasterpieceGoldMegs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Does not come studded with Swarovski Elements]]
*'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (December 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-5G'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure, [[Reflector (G1)#MP5G|Reflector]] figure

: A gold redeco of the original MP-5 mold, Megatron Gold Version is a Hasbro Asia release under the TakaraTomy label (making it the first TakaraTomy Masterpiece to not be released, thus far, in Japan). It comes with all the same accessories as the original release as well as a new, non-transforming Reflector in camera mode.

: This toy was used as "[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Gold Megatron]]," Megatron's super-iest duper-iest [[Super Mode|super mode]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

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*'''Skywarp''' (January [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11SW'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The Asia only MP-11 version of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP11SW|Skywarp]] comes with the original MP-1 version of the Megatron gun.

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*'''Destron Laserwave''' ([[March 26]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-29'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right fists, translucent right fist, gun barrel (opaque and translucent), saluting right hand (opaque and translucent), "Laser Vulcan", stand, die-cast Megatron Gun accessory (Asia reissue)

:When reissued by Hasbro Asia in 2016, ''Masterpiece'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Laserwave]] included a non-transforming diecast Megatron gun accessory which could be held by Laserwave. The accessory is similar, but not identical, to the Megatron gun included with MP-01/MP-13. Of particular note, the very detailed single-piece accessory is sculpted with the barrel extension and scope, but not the stock, and features the loop/swirl pattern found on the original toy's robot mode chest.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|US/Australia import ban awaiting to happen.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[April 1]], [[2017]]/[[January 27]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-36'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, energon mace, jointed chain for mace, angry face, smiling face, neutral face, damaged face, chestplate, damaged chestplate, clone control helmet, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Key to Vector Sigma#MP36|Key to Vector Sigma]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:The second ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' version of Megatron transforms from a more accurate-looking and well-articulated robot mode into a more realistically-sized gun; those extra design goals make this figure's transformation even more challenging than the 2007 figure (and, really, anything else). He comes with the stock and silencer parts for the gun that the MP-5 mold was missing, which can be combined to create both the "telescopic laser cannon" and "particle beam cannon" arrays the pieces were capable of forming on the Generation 1 toy; the stock also transforms into a "flight stand" that can support the figure in mid-air. In addition to his "regular" face, Megatron has alternate angry and smiling faces, plus a fourth, damaged face that, together with an alternate damaged chestplate, replicates his injuries from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. When his face is removed, it exposes a detailed recreation of the interior of his head as it was shown during the "x-ray" sequence in the film, when he was reformatted into Galvatron.

:Like the previous ''Masterpiece'' figure, Megatron comes with the pistol and energy dagger used during his battle with Prime in the movie, and his energon mace from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2," which this time comes with a jointed plastic chain that allows the weapon to be posed dynamically, in addition to a regular, "real" chain. Finally, he also comes with a diecast Key to Vector Sigma from the [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|two]]-[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2|part]] Generation 1 cartoon episode of the same name, and the clone control helmet he wore in "[[A Prime Problem]]."

:Unfortunately, this figure is prone to paint damage on areas that scrape together during transformation. Significant care must be taken when covering the robot face with the chestplate (or you can just take the face off beforehand as a precaution). It is apparently impossible to attach the silencer without scraping some paint off the gun barrel, not helped by the fact of some copies having the silencer stuck due to the inner plastic piece meant to slide inside the gun barrel being too thick.

:Megatron holds the distinction of being the first ''Masterpiece'' figure with a soundbox, activated by pressing a button on the fusion cannon, with a red switch to give a selection. The three positions of the cannon's sliding switch now denote a singular laser noise, the transformation sound effect (played forwards and backwards), and five speech clips by his Japanese voice actor, [[Seizō Katō]]: "Wa-ha-ha-ha, kono orokamono-me!" (Bwah ha ha ha! You fools!), "Eei, Cybertron o hineri-tsubuse!" (Hrr--crush the Autobots!), "Kono yaku-tatazu mono ga!" (You're all useless!), "Eei, hakai shite kureru wa!" (Grrah, I'll destroy you!), and "Destron gundan, transform!" (Decepticon army, transform!). Due to Katō's death three years prior, Megatron's clips were reused from the [[2005]] [[reissue]] [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Galvatron]].

:When purchased in some non-Japanese online stores like [[BigBadToyStore]], Megatron comes with an orange plug.
{{note|DAMMIT!}}

:On the other hand, Megatron also comes with a [[collector coin]], if bought in Asian countries outside of Japan.

:This figure was reissued by TakaraTomy on [[January 27]], [[2018]].

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP-36+Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| I have fewer accessories than the other one while being more nostalgic, I'm just as difficult to transform, but your money is in your hands right now, oh whatever shall you do?]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[December 29]], [[2018]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-36+'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, toy-accurate face, neutral face, angry face, smiling face, chestplate, cartoon-accurate chestplate

:A redeco of MP-36, this Megatron replicates his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy's appearance]], complete with vacuum-metalized parts and several stickers. Subsequently, most of the original MP-36 accessories are omitted, such as the Key to Vector Sigma, Clone Control Helmet, and the 1986 movie accessories. However, it maintains all face plates based from the MP-36 mold, but with yellow eyes, and suitable for either figure, as well as adding a shiny chromed version of the cartoon-accurate chest plate, for those who prefer to interpret the Megatron's coloring in the cartoon as silver rather than gray.

:In aid of the "toy-accurate" theme, Megatron's gun barrel is now nominally positioned next to his right hip rather than on his back; this required no retooling as it can also be achieved with the regular MP-36. Among the toy-accurate deco enhancements is the addition of Decepticon logos onto the handle of the gun mode. Due to the transformation pattern, these logos end up [[Wikipedia:tramp stamp|amusingly placed]] on his butt.

:When purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, MP-36+ comes with a collector coin. The coin and the card it's mounted on appear almost identical to the one included with the original version, except for a "+" added on the reverse side of the coin, and the "2018" date stamp on the back of the card.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream Ver. 2.0''' ([[June 26]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-52'''

:The all-new-for-2021 ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]] includes his own Megatron gun mode accessory, produced without a removable scope or stock. Megatron can peg underneath Starscream's fuselage in his vehicle mode, or his handle can extend for Starscream to wield him in robot mode.

:Despite a history of many ''Masterpiece'' Starscreams and many gun mode Megatron accessories, this is the first time that a ''Masterpiece'' Starscream has actually ''included'' a Megatron!

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp Ver. 2.0''' ([[December 25]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-52+'''

:MP-52 Starscream's redeco [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]] also includes the same Megatron accessory, now painted in a slightly darker grey.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumGIJoeHeroesMegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|THE BOX OF DOOM.]]
*'''Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the very first wave of six-inch ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toys, Megatron was inspired by [[Dreamwave Productions]]' first ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe]]'' comic book series, set in an alternate-reality World War II. Since the gun mode Megatron sported in that story was nonviable as a toy, this toy features a newly-designed tank alternate mode of made-up model. The backstory of the Megatron from the crossover, including references to Cobra, was retained on the package, make it the first U.S. figure ever produced as part of a ''G.I. Joe / [[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' crossover.

:The toy suffers from a number of unusual shortcomings, and proved a rather hefty [[shelfwarmer]]. Notably, due to a large number of [[design flaw]]s, it is known to fall apart very easily, with the crotch coming undone with minimal force and the arms and legs often popping off over the course of basic transformation or even movement. In particular, the lower body is attached to the torso by very thin open clips, unsuited for holding up the weight of entirely [[die-cast]] legs, and the lower arms, which need to be pulled out, are extremely liable to disconnect from their balljoints rather than extending properly. Many of the joints are also extremely loose, owing to both poor construction and the excessive weight of the limbs.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Titanium Megatron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/tmegs/ Packaging images and text at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Megatrontitaniumtww.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|THE... NAP OF DOOM?]]
*'''War Within Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield, stand with nameplate
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:The second ''Titanium Series'' Megatron is based on his [[Transformers: The War Within|''War Within'']] design and was initially shown at [[BotCon 2006]], and was released in spring of 2007. Like the original comic book design, his robot mode has a removable arm cannon and shield. In contrast to his previous ''Titanium'' toy, this Megatron has a more posable robot mode, but a fairly unimpressive alternate mode with a transformation that consists of little more than lying the toy on its back and attaching the gun/shield. There is a small clip on the back of the toy which designer [[Don Figueroa]] said was to hold his sword, seen in the comic book, but that accessory was ultimately not produced.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitTWWMegatron/megatron.htm More information on War Within Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Titanium war within 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|NAP OF DOOM ''IN'' A BOX.]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titanium|Optimus Prime]] figures along with a copy of [[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]] with an exclusive variant cover. Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, the display bases which came with the individual releases of the figures are not included.

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, this two-pack release Megatron was initially more widely available than the individually-sold one. The pack itself was available in two variations: One version has the Optimus Prime figure more or less identical to its individual release, whereas the other one drops the additional black paint weathering, making him much cleaner-looking.
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==''Classics''==
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[[File:Class06-toy Megatron Voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Foam Darts Sold Separately]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2006)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:After years of tanks and jets, ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Megatron finally found a way to take Megatron back to his root as a transforming gun, complete with a working crosshairs in his scope and a spring-loaded clicking trigger. Described on-package as a "fusion blaster", Megatron's gun mode is apparently based on a [[:File:N-strike maverick.jpg|Nerf N-Strike Maverick blaster]], and decked out in a [[for safety reasons|safety-regulation-friendly]] color scheme consisting of lots of green and purple (in an apparent homage to his old ''Generation 2'' colors), plus bright orange on both the tip of the barrel and the scope. Years later, it would be discovered that, for currently unknown reasons, the bright color of this orange plastic would fade over time, even if not directly exposed to sunlight.

:Early [[stock photography|official Hasbro photographs]], including those appearing on the toy's [[packaging]], show the gun mode's trigger and other small parts as being orange, those parts were gray in later stock photography and the final release. They also depict Megatron with noticeably different "eyebrow" [[paint operation]]s that matched those of the original Megatron toy, consisting of two small black triangles on his gray plastic forehead. The finished toy inverts this, painting most of his forehead black and leaving the triangles unpainted grey.

:In a glaring example of poor [[quality control]], the back of the packaging reads "working scope becomes anti-proton pulse ''[[canon]]''!"<ref name="canon">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/classics/megatron/928/2/20/ ''Classics'' Megatron's packaging misspells "cannon" as "canon".]</ref>

:''Classics'' Megatron was redecoed in Japan [[#Henkei! Henkei!|as part of]] the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' line by [[TakaraTomy]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Voyager Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Former moonwalker extraordinaire.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: "Ultimate Battle" Megatron evokes his ''Generation 2'' form as a green tank. Like his pack-in partner, who has a spinning "power punch" action, Megatron features a similar "spinning dervish action" gimmick, his right arm ending not in a fist but a bladed polearm which whirls around with the press of a button at his shoulder. At best, it looks silly, but at worst, it comes off easily. He comes with a small rifle with a rather pointless flip-out stock extension. The tip of his cannon is a detachable piece and can ''very'' easily become lost if care is not taken.

: Megatron is [[misassembly|misassembled]] in-package, with his feet swapped and attached backward. Although not immediately noticeable because the [[:File:MegatronUltimateBattle.jpg|promotional]] and box-art photography also show this misassembly, any attempt to transform Megatron into tank mode immediately demonstrates the mistake, which is easily corrected by unscrewing his lower legs, reversing the foot pieces, and attaching each to the opposite leg (as has been done in the picture at right).

:In the United States, Megatron was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Optimus Prime toy]], and the specially-produced "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD (which is, inappropriately enough, entirely about the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]). The two-pack (including the DVD) was also available as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] "Bonus Value" version with two randomly selected members of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], in the combinations [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]/[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]], Overcast/[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] and Deepdive/Longarm. International markets, including European countries, saw the two-pack in a considerably smaller, differently-shaped box that was lacking the DVD case (in the [[United Kingdom]] and the Netherlands, the DVD just came in a paper sleeve; in other European countries, it was instead made available separately). In addition, the two figures were also sold on [[#cardedultbattle|individual cardbacks]] in some countries (see below). For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and [[#universeultbattle|re-released]] in the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'']] line in 2007, and [[#2010ultimatebattle|again in 2011]] for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] line.

:Not initially released in Japan, this sculpt only got a TakaraTomy release six years later when it was redecoed into "[[#UnitedTank|Tank Megatron]]" for TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsDVDMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron carded.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" version of Megatron was also sold on his own in several countries: Mexico, Singapore, and some European countries including the [[United Kingdom]], the Netherlands, Hungary and also Russia.

: This release is identical to the two-pack version, down to his misassembled feet.
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==''Universe'' (2003)==
{{anchor|universeultbattle}}[[File:Universetoy ultimate battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2007/2008)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" two-pack, sans DVD, was [[rebranding|rebranded]] for inclusion in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy line, and one was one of the last releases to come out of the line, several years after it had ceased regularly releasing figures. The set appeared in liquidation outlets like Big Lots! and Dollar General stores in Fall 2007, then later in [[KB Toys]] in Summer 2008. The figures remain identical to their previous releases, with Megatron's feet still coming assembled backwards.
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==''Sports Label''==
[[File:Nikeatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Some idiots thought I was going to be life-sized! Fools! Foooools!!!]]
*'''Megatron featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories:'' two-part gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Megatron is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Sports Label|''Sports Label'' Convoy]], one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products in that he transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Megatron is primarily black and silver in his alternate mode as a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces (characterized as "electrical discharge cables" in his bio). In robot mode, he sports some additional red paint applications and a somewhat uniquely-shaped yet instantly recognizable Generation 1-inspired head. Also in this mode, Megatron's feet are sculpted in the likeness of his own sneaker mode, making it seem like he's wearing himself!

:His gun splits into two halves and stores inside his [[kibble]] in shoe mode. It can be held in his hands or mounted on his forearm in traditional Megatron fashion. In an undocumented feature, it has two handle pegs on opposite sides, so that it can be held either at its far end or halfway along its length. The gun halves can also be plugged together in two different ways.

:This mold might have been planned for a redeco into [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Sports Label|''Sports Label'' Starscream]], but that's a bit vague.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/SLMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Sports Label'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Encore''==
[[File:Encoretoy megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was reissued yet again in 2007 as part of TakaraTomy's new line of ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissues. Like previous reissues, this Megatron features the Hasbro colors and the accessories from both Hasbro and Takara editions of the figure, with the distinguishing new feature of a tan shade to both his gray plastic and his chrome.
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==''Henkei! Henkei!''==
[[File:Henkeitoy megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Megatron's palette must be swapped... no matter the cost."]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[March 13]], [[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Megatron is a redeco of the ''Classics'' Voyager Class mold. Not bound by the safety regulations that necessitated ''Classics'' Megatron's more colorful appearance, ''Henkei'' Megatron features a significantly different color scheme of black, silver and red designed to make him resemble his original Generation 1 appearance, including translucent red plastic to replicate his classic cartoon "Decepticon red" eyes. All ''Henkei'' toys feature (somewhat randomly-applied) vacuum-metalized chrome parts; in Megatron's case, his chest plate and kneecaps are chromed silver.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Henkei Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Universe'' (2008)==
{{anchor|2008legend}}[[File:Megatronlegend2008.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His shoulders hurt too, buddy!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:A [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] version of Megatron inspired by [[#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' tank design]], although featuring a more realistic shade of green.

:Sadly, because of his transformation, when transformed into tank mode his turret doesn't turn around. Some of Legends Class Megatron's transformation shares several similarities to his Generation 2 toy.

:Although his first stock photography features a slightly long turret, the final product had it shortened.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Universe Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008-toy SEMegatron.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|"Psst, my cannon shoots Nerf darts."]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''SE-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:This "Special Edition" of Megatron is a redeco of the "Ultimate Battle" Megatron from ''Classics'', this time featuring a Generation 1-inspired deco of grays, red and black. This new deco takes advantage of the toy's mould break-up to add a fifth plastic colour (where the original only had four), dividing the parts which were dark grey on the original version between light grey, red and black plastic. Also marking this figure as a particularly "special" edition is the fact that it's the first release of the figure to assemble his feet the correct way around. Amusingly, his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts him as ''missing a part'': his cannon's detachable tip is missing, and the tip of the cannon's stub is painted red to somehow compensate for that.

:Like all the figures in the small Special Edition line, Megatron was designed for Australasian markets and features a bookbox style packaging with black-and-white boxart, retailing at about 150% of the price for a normal deluxe outside of the United States. He was not available at retail in North America, but was for sale on Hasbrotoyshop.com, like the other Special Edition toys. Years later, Hasbro liquidated excess stock of the special edition figures through Marshall's stores and were sold for a fraction of the original prices.

:Oddly enough, this Megatron and the three other Universe Special Edition toys were included in Taiwanese special value packs each containing a [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video|''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Special Edition Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Alternity''==
[[File:Alternity Megatron Toy Blade Silver.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Behold, my Inertia Manipulating Device under my Skirt Armor!!!]]
*'''Megatron [Blade Silver]''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}
:The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Megatron toy transforms into a 1:32 scale model of a Nissan 370Z and features die-cast metal parts and rubber tires. The figure wields two "tesseractal swords" which can be pegged at its hips, or stored under the car in vehicle mode. Each forearm features a flip-out "gravital blade."

: In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, each figure from this line represents a distinct version of a character from a separate [[universal stream]], but which precise Megatron the "Blade Silver" toy embodies has not been disclosed. Upon its initial release, this toy was also available in blue (see below), and later redecoed in a black variant as well. It was later redecoed into ''Alternity'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Galvatron]].

:[[:File:Alternity Megatron Cannon.jpg|Early concepts]] for ''Alternity'' showed him with the trademark fusion cannon rather than his twin swords, as well as a pronounced Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest.

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[[File:Alternitytoy blue megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron [Premium LeMans Blue]''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

: "Premium LeMans Blue" Megatron is a blue redeco of the "Blade Silver" version, representing the Megatron of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with the "Blade Silver" version, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.

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[[File:Alternitytoy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron [Diamond Black]''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

: Another redeco of ''Alternity'' Megatron, this time transforming into a black car with robot parts in red and gold, and specifically representing the Megatron of universal stream [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. It was released several months after the first two Megatrons and featured a new package illustration.
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==''United''==
[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-04'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon/missile launcher, energy-blast missile

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' product, "Cybertron Mode" Megatron is a [[redeco]] of the Deluxe Class [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Generations|''War for Cybertron'' Megatron toy]], transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovertank|hovertank]] configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm.

:Megatron is cast in a deep dark metallic gray plastic rather than the light gray plastic of the Hasbro version. He also features a blood red metallic paint instead of the more traditional red used on the Hasbro version. Other notable differences include the Decepticon symbol upon his chest as well as lacking paint on the sliding mechanism within his fusion cannon.

:This mold was also used to make [[Darkside Megatron]].

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[[File:United Megatron voyager toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, I didn't direct any of the ''Taken'' films!]]
*'''Megatron''' (December 25, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-09'''

:The second ''United'' Megatron (but still part of the first assortment) is a redeco of the Voyager Class mold from ''[[#Classics|Classics]]''/''[[#Henkei! Henkei!|Henkei!]]''.

:This release of Megatron features an extensive silver paint job, as well as metallic crimson for details. This figure's deco is based on the G1 cartoon model, removing any extraneous painted details from the previous releases. The face and eyebrow crest are painted white, giving it an appearance very similar to the initial solicitations of ''Classics'' Megatron.

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[[File:Unitedtoy thunder megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Megatron rules!" isn't written anywhere on my body, so doesn't that technically make me [[Archforce]]?]]
*'''Tank Megatron''' ([[January 28]], 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-25'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:Tank Megatron is the first Japanese release of the "Ultimate Battle" Deluxe Class Megatron mold from ''Classics'', in a new color scheme paying homage to his [[#Hero|''Generation 2'' "Hero" deco]]. The connection is strengthened by the [[:File:United Megatron Rules.jpg|photo on the back of the packaging]], which depicts Megatron standing in a ruined, burning landscape, surrounded by over a dozen "Megatron Rules" signs.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Tank Megatron's package feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.

:Like the [[#UniSpecEd|''Universe'' Special Edition figure above]], Tank Megatron features correctly assembled feet. He was originally solicited as "'''Thunder Megatron'''".
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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Safety first!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends Class, 2011)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line]]'s "[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]" Legends Class toys, this toy is based on Megatron's Generation 1 cartoon appearance (with a little inspiration from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' design around the abdomen), transforming into a variation on Megatron's original gun mode (referred to as a "blaster" on Hasbro's website). As he was part of Reveal the Shield, he has a [[rubsign]] on his chest.

[[File:MP Acid Storm-Chronicle gun Megatron-Pull My Trigger.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|To hell with safety!]]
: In a fit of complete awesomeness, the figure is sculpted with notches in its handle that specifically allow the ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] mold to grip it. Additionally, the slightly thicker portion of the barrel closer to the main body can be held by the clip included with ''Masterpiece'' Starscream and attach to his jet mode. Unfortunately, Megatron can only be held vertically.

: Despite his tiny size, Hasbro had to cast much of the gun (his arms, the barrel/fusion cannon, and the upper half of his torso) in orange plastic [[for safety reasons]] (not helped by the fact that [https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-tiniest-cutest-guns-that-shoot-real-bullets-1683682859 functional small guns do exist]). Official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] and early [[prototype|samples]] from China had the orange plastic on the barrel fully painted over in gray, yet the final toy leaves the end of the barrel unpainted.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/RTSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010toy ultimate battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: ''Another'' [[rebranding|rebranded]] re-release of the ''Classics'' "[[#UltimateBattle|Ultimate Battle]]" set, again lacking the DVD and featuring [[misassembly|misassembled]] feet on Megatron.

: This particular release of the set was available as a "shared exclusive" between Dollar General stores and online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]]. This set was also available at Canadian Tire stores in [[Canada]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends Class, 2012)}}</ul>

: A [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Legends Class Megatron]] without changes (besides the packaging) was released as a "Dollar Store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging packaging alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]].

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==''Kre-O''==
[[File:KreO Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2011)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''30688'''
:*''Pieces'': '''310'''
:*''Kreons'': Megatron, [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Shockwave]], [[Specialist]], [[Police Officer]]
:*''Accessories'': Clip-on Megatron cannon

: While the large brick-built Megatron in this ''[[Kre-O]]'' set is based on the [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film Megatron]] in his ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' body, the accompanying Megatron [[Kreon]] is very much a Generation 1 Megatron, at least from the neck down. The helmet is definitely a "cleaner" take on the movie-style helmet, but those [[tampograph]]s are a simplified version of the [[#Generation 1|original Megatron toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy MegatronCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gwilled, gwilled, gwilled, gwilled cheese, if you pwease.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A6088'''
:*''Pieces'': '''36'''
:*''Accessories'': Rack, clip-on Megatron cannon, bazooka, Cobra Commander pistol, wing-pack, claw attachment, double-bladed staff

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Megatron 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, and his plastics have a slight metal-flake sheen. His "normal" helmet and arm cannon are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms and a wing-pack (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable bazooka, a small pistol (originally [[Cobra Commander]]'s from the ''Kre-O [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' series), a claw-attachment for his wrists, and a double-headed staff weapon.

: The cross-sell advertisement from the back of the packaging features a bizarre error: [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Custom|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Custom|Starscream]] are mislabeled. Soundwave is labeled as Starscream, while Starscream is labeled as Megatron.

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[[File:Kre-O-Gashapon-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Transformers Kreon Gashapon, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Cobra Commander pistol

: In late 2014, twelve Kreons were sold through TakaraTomy's "[[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S]]" [[Gacha]] capsule-toy machines in Japan. Thankfully for the rest of the world, these Kreons are all basically identical to previously-released ones in the Hasbro lines. The Gacha release of Megatron is basically the base Custom Kreon Megatron using his clear-plastic helmet and carrying the Cobra Commander pistol, lacking his fusion cannon (and of course all those other parts and accessories).
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[[File:KreO-Toy MegatronC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Of course we take class pics on a bad helm day.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Best Frenemies (With Starscream)
:*''Accessories'': Clip-on Megatron cannon

: The [[Kreon Class of 1984]] version of Megatron is ''even more'' toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions, including his face detailing. Yes, it's a whole new tampograph layout. He's also mostly in metallic silver plastic, yet his helmet remains light flat gray.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "Kreon Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Brick Box''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B2961'''
:*''Pieces'': '''88'''
:*''Accessories'': Megatron clip-on cannon

: Sold only at discount chains like Family Dollar, this version of Megatron uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons. He also features entirely new face and chest tampographs. So version number four of the same base design.

: The set comes with two bags of ''Kre-O'' parts, one coming from the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|first-year Starscream kit]] (mostly all the small bits and landing gear), the other "new" with some basic bricks and plates. The set has no instructions, as it's just a box of bricks to make whatever with.

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[[File:KreO-toy Megatron BattleChanger Tank.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime VS Megatron''' (Battle Changers 2-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set Number'': '''B1508/B0564'''
:*''Pieces'': ''198''
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: Available in a two pack set with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleChangers2pack|Battle Changers Optimus Prime]], this Megatron uses a base Kreon torso, but the limbs and backpack are extensively built up, allowing him to transform into a Cybertronian tank without removing any parts. His chest tampographs include various bits of battle damage.

: All of the 2015 ''Transformers Kre-O'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.
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==''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''==
[[File:JoevsTF megatron accessory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's nice, but where's the [[Joey Slick]] figure?]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) with Cobra Commander''' (2011)

: Produced exclusively for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this redeco of the ''G.I. Joe'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] jet plane [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|into Starscream colors]] comes with a 3.75" [[Cobra Commander#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Cobra Commander]] pilot figure, among whose accessories is a non-transforming gun mode Megatron.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/11/cobracommander47.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v47) (with Megatron) at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Ninja Force Megatron toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What'sss thisss? A Megatron for antsssssssss????"]]
*''' G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers''' (2017)
:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|Legends Class Megatron]] in G2 colors was included in a crossover set sold by [[Fun Publications]]. The toy is translucent to represent a 3D hologram of Megatron's design schematics, thus giving a reason for why it is so small in relation to the other figures in the set. Also included is a redeco of the above gun mode Megatron accessory.

:Also in the box set were [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ratbat]], the ''Joe'' figures [[Scarlett#NinjaForce|Ninja Force: Scarlett]], [[Sidney Biggles-Jones#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], and [[Cobra Commander#FubPub|Cobra Commander]], a figurine of [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Black Cat]], and accessories of [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Toaster]] and three [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/megatron.shtml More information on Megatron (v1) at YoJoe.com]''
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==''Chronicle''==
[[File:Chronicletoy ez megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:A redeco of the 2010 ''Transformers'' Legends Class Megatron was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection line. Due to Japan's different gun laws, he is instead cast in gray plastic, with the barrel being fully painted. The gray paint on the aforementioned barrel is also darker and metallic, (instead of Hasbro's glossy light-gray paint) his red [[paint operation]]s are darker, and he replaces the rubsign with a full-color Decepticon symbol [[tampograph]]. This toy was only available [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]].

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[[File:Chronicletoy-CH02G1Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 Megatron & Movie Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH02'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Megatron toy comes in a two-pack with a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Megatron]]. This version of Megatron is made to the specifications of the 1986 "[[#GoodBye|Goodbye Megatron]]" release, featuring red plastic (as opposed to the original Takara blue) but lacking any silver chrome, including his fusion cannon but not his stock and silencer, armed with his laser cannon and sword, and retaining his bullet-firing mechanism. Like most Megatron reissues, the toy features a slight variation in plastic colors from previous releases, this time giving him a darker warmer gray than normal. In a new twist, this version of Megatron features tampographed symbols on his chest and back.
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[[File:Chronicletoy ez series2 megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trukk not munky|Gunn not Tank]]!...no wait, tank is cooler.]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Megatron, this time inspired by his smaller ''Generation 2'' "Hero" tank design.
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==''Generations''==
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==''Bot Shots''==
[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP004 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Nemesis Prime / Megatron / Acid Storm''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''170'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''820'''
***''Sword strength'': '''625'''

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 three-packs, Megatron is a teeny tank that borrows some elements from both the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Megatron designs. He has [[Autotransformation|a spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front is pressed, and has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels.

:He comes with [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Super Bot Acid Storm]]. He shares parts with [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)#Bot Shots|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BS3pkMegatron/megatron.htm More information on 3-pack Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-MegatronLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''530'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''900'''
***''Sword strength'': '''210'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 Launchers, this is a [[redeco]] of the ''Bot Shots'' tank Megatron mold in bronze. He comes with a large "trailer" tank body extension that transforms into a battle station with flip-out cannons and a launching mechanism. The large, main cannon on the launcher has detailing reminiscent of the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]], such as the "dials" on the sides.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSLMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Launcher Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot_Shots_Super_Bot_Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''285'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''465'''
***''Sword strength'': '''870'''

:Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, "Super Bot" Megatron transforms into a semi-truck with trailer, taking inspiration from the ''[[Kre-O]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Megatrons. As a Super Bot, he has more lopsided stats (sorta), and was [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] one per case.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]]. He shares parts with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Optimus Prime]] and Nemesis Prime.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSSBMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Super Bot Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-BattlefortheMatrix-LauncherMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''875'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''330'''
***''Sword strength'': '''415'''

: This redeco of the tank version of Megatron is cast in a warmer, non-metallic shade of black, with bronze details, a brighter silver face, and brighter red eyes. He comes with a redeco of his launcher, also in black, bronze, and silver.

: The set also comes with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Optimus Prime with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], and a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]] prize.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSBFTMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Battle for the Matrix Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-CybertruckMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron doesn't ''need'' your puny windshields.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B018'''
***''Fist strength'': '''800'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''520'''
***''Sword strength'': '''300'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, this Megatron is a redeco of Super Bot Megatron in opaque plastics and with a painted "tanker" trailer section. The online Bot Shots checklist refers to this toy as "Megatron Cybertruck", a name not found on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSB018Megatron/megatron.htm More information on "Cybertruck" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Dragon Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Dragon Track''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''UB002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''480'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''735'''
***''Sword strength'': '''405'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher

:Available only with the [[Dragon Track]] set, this version of Megatron is a Flip Shot, changing into a purple jet with animalistic styling on its nose, and featuring a robot mode that's inspired more by ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' Megatron. An impact to the front of the jet will cause Megatron to flip back into robot mode. He comes with a launcher that can be connected to the track, as well as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DragonTrack|Flip Shot Optimus Prime and his launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDTMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Dragon Track Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots FireAssault Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I—I stayed out in the sun too long, okay!?"]]
*'''Decepticon Fire Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T016'''
***''Fist strength'': '''290'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''868'''
***''Sword strength'': '''462'''

:A redeco of the original Megatron mold in red and orange, this version of Megatron was available in a five-pack with similar redecos of [[Shockwave (Movie)#FireAssaultTeam|Shockwave]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Starscream]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Barricade]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)#FireAssaultTeam|Lockdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDFAMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Fire Assault Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SpinShotMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|At least, we think it's a car.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''725'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''220'''
***''Sword strength'': '''675'''

:Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, this Megatron transforms into a vaguely-animalistic black-and-silver car with wings, and with a robot mode that's also inspired by ''Prime'' Megatron. 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.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSSSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Spin Shot Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''BeCool''==
[[File:BeCool TankLorry.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Tank Lorry (Megatron)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B18'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Tank Lorry" is a redeco of the ''Bot Shots'' truck [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|Megatron]] mold in orange with metallic silver paint on his head, chest, windshield and tanker section. Instead of game stats, the stickers in his chest spinner feature drawings of his vehicle mode, a gas pump and the {{w|kanji}} for "danger" (危).

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[[File:BotShots_BeCool_HyperTankBaseMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In Japan, it's Megatron who gets ''[[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|ANGRY]]''.]]
*'''Hyper Tank and Hyper Tank Base (Megatron)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS04'''

:"Hyper Tank" is a redeco of the tank [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Megatron]] mold in bright green that comes with the Hyper Tank Base, a dark green and bronze redeco of the Megatron Launcher. His chest stickers now display pictures of the launcher in base mode, Megatron pulling it in trailer mode, and a compass, and he also comes with an additional sticker sheet for decorating the trailer.
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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
[[File:EZC-toy Megatron Gum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
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*'''Megatron''' (Candy toy, 2012)
**''ID number'': '''4'''
**''Release date'': [[July 30]] 2012

: Part of the ''[[EZ Collection]] Gum'' [[candy toy]] collection made by TakaraTomy A.R.T.S., this Megatron is another redeco of the Universe Legends Class Megatron toy. While the paint application layouts and general color scheme are identical to the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-inspired [[#Chronicle|''Chronicle'' version]] of the toy, all of his purple plastics are absolutely ''covered'' in metallic purple paint, and his dark gray parts are a glossy-metallic plastic.

: As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.

: His on-package tank mode stock photo is mistransformed: the arms are not folded up to form his tank turret. Whoops.
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==''GT''==
[[File:GT Megatron.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*'''GT-R Megatron''' ([[July 27]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''GT-03'''
**''Accessories:'' "EX. Cannon", [[Noa]] race queen figure

: ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' "GT-R Megatron" is a heavy retool of the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] toy, transforming into a 1:32 scale replica of the S Road REITO MOLA GT-R race car used by [http://www.mola-international.co.jp/mola.cgi?field=%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84%3C%3E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E4%BD%93%E5%88%B6 MOLA] in the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. He features die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. His armaments include flip-out non-firing blasters on his arms as well as a handheld gun called the EX. Cannon, a weapon designed to resemble the fire extinguishers used at races. Like all ''GT'' toys, Megatron also comes with a [[GT Sister]], a poseable human figure themed after a {{w|race queen}}, his partner being a lady named Noa.

: This mold was also used, with different heads and accessories, to make the other ''Transformers GT'' toys: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Prime]], [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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==''Go!''==
[[File:Transformers-Go-G09-Hunter-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The ultimate apotheosis of Megatron, apparently. Don't tell the [[#Alternity|Alternity]] guys.]]
*'''Hunter Ratchet''' ([[August 31]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''G19'''
**''Accessories:'' Drill
{{note|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Go.21|''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the final form of Megatron in "[[Cybertron Magna Convoy]]" and the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comic.}}

:Part of the fourth wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Ratchet is a green, black, and translucent-red redeco of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Ratchet toy. Unusually, he's identified as a Decepticon, complete with [[insignia]]! According to a translated version of the bio, Ratchet was captured by the Decepticons, and forcibly exposed to Dark Energon thus mutating him into a Decepticon.

:This toy was previously repurposed as [[Green Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/HunterRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Hunter Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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==Nike==
[[File:NikeMegatronRises.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''"Peace through touchdowns."'']]
*'''Calvin Johnson Megatron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': 2 wings (combine to form fusion cannon), football
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Calvin Johnson Megatron was available with the purchase of {{w|Nike, Inc.|Nike}}'s CJ81 Megatron Trainer Max, inspired by American football player {{w|Calvin Johnson}}, who is [[Megatron (human)|nicknamed]] after the Decepticon leader. A redeco of his [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|''Generations Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toy]], Megatron transforms from robot to stealth bomber, with his wings detaching to form a fusion cannon in robot mode. He features Johnson's signature printed on his chest, and also includes an American football accessory redecoed from the one included with Red Dog in the 2011 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set" which Megatron is totally incapable of actually holding, though since the ball has a divot carved in one side it can be neatly pegged onto the two prongs on the ends of his forearms.
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*'''Megatron Rises 3-Pack''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': 2 wings (combine to form fusion cannon), football
:The Calvin Johnson Megatron figure was also available in the "Megatron Rising 3-Pack", which includes three pairs of Megatron-themed shoes: the Nike CJ81 Megatron Trainer Max, the Megatron Nike Air Trainer SC II, and the Nike CJ81 Megatron Elite TD Cleat, the last of which is exclusive to the pack. The pack was limited to 81 pieces, in reference to Johnson's shirt number, and available only from Nike's 21 Mercer Street store in [[New York City]], select Nike Yardline stores, and Nike.com.
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==''Construct-Bots''==
[[File:Megatron Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Elite Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: [[Construct-Bots]] Megatron transforms into a wheeled tank-like vehicle. He includes the same parts as the Ultimate Class figure however his armor is translucent purple plastic and he features numerous paint differences. He includes giant red swords, blasters, and a projectile-launching gun.
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[[File:ConstructBots 2pack Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
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*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist), [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Megatron's Elite Class toy was packed alongside his eternal nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]. This version is identical to his Elite-Class single release in construction, but this version features a more Generation 1-based paint scheme. He retains the gimmickry of the Elite-Class version but also includes a myriad of extra parts; enough to switch his alternate form from a tank to a jet if one were so inclined.

:Megatron's blaster was later redeco/reused for [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Thundercracker]] and one of ''Timelines'' [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s weapons.
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==''Hero Mashers''==
[[File:HM-toy Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I will destroy Optimus Prime! Then use his arm as a back scratcher!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Backpack, spring-loaded cannon, missile, blaster, energy flail, 2 blaster-pods, "Skywarp" right forearm

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Megatron is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. His design is mostly based on Generation 1 Megatron, but with angles and styling very evocative of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

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

: While he is (roughly) the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with a lot more parts and gimmicks. Both of his hands are removable, which allows for accessories to be placed in his wrist sockets, notably his "energy flail" piece. His ''massive'' "fusion cannon" piece is a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Skywarp]]'s right forearm, which is a [[redeco]] of ''Hero Mashers'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Starscream]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/HMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''EZ Collection''==
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[[File:EZ-Collection-EG-06-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG-06'''

:Another [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class Megatron, this individual carded release of ''EZ Collection'' Megatron features gray plastic with purple-painted hands. His stock photography retains the G2 Decepticon symbol, though the toy proper has original Decepticon symbols.
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==''Bearbrick''==
[[File:Bearbrick Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm an ''intensive'' care bear.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[July 17]], 2014)

: A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Megatron transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like Megatron to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

: This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used for the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|G1 Optimus Prime]] and the later released [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime]] and the exclusive [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Bearbrick|G1 Nemesis Prime]], and was further retooled into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Transformers'' (2014)==
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Class-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legion Class, 2014)

:Another re-release of the ''Universe'' Legends Class Megatron sculpt, this time with a slightly lighter shade of green and darker shade of purple camouflage patterns from its previous iterations. Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is taken from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Megatron/Chop Shop two-pack's packaging and half-heartedly recolored–ignoring the black and yellow safety striping from the design the art was originally made for–to match the broad strokes of this figure's deco.

:In the United States, Megatron was found at at discount stores such as Big Lots and Family Dollar. In Australia, he was available at general retail, however was packaged alongside the previous wave of Legion Class figures instead of the wave he was intended for. For unknown reasons, the wave that Megatron was intended to be in was released at general markets in Europe, but did not include Megatron himself.
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==Mega Drive Megatron==
[[File:MegaDriveMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|MEEEEEGAAAAA]]
*'''16-Bit Mega Drive Megatron''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge, cap

: Released under the "TakaraTomy Arts" banner alongside a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation|Sony PlayStation version of Optimus Prime]] and outside of any other toyline, Mega Drive Megatron transforms from robot to a scaled-down Japanese [[Sega]] {{w|Sega Genesis|Mega Drive}} video game console... which coincidentally is about the size of a real-life Mega Drive cartridge. He comes with a gamepad with pushable buttons which splits in two and attaches to his back like a pair of wings. The left side of the console detaches and transforms into an arm-mounted cannon attached to his back via the gamepad's cord. He also includes a cartridge depicting the Japanese release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' that slots into the console/his chest.

: This figure includes what is most likely the smallest accessory to ever be included with a Transformers toy; a small cap that covers the hole left if one does not insert the gamepad into the console mode. The piece is sculpted to resemble an open slot for a gamepad and is a teensy bit ''smaller'' than even the fist parts for a ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]].

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[[File:SegaGenesisMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blast processing.]]
*'''Sega Genesis Megatron''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge

: Sega Genesis Megatron is a redeco and slight retool of Mega Drive Megatron in the form of its North American release, the Sega Genesis. In addition to the changes to the console, the red on Megatron's robot mode has been replaced with purple, and the art on the ''Sonic'' cartridge has been changed to match its American release. Even the packaging is changed to evoke Genesis packaging, right down to featuring (awkwardly translated) English text on the back. This version of Megatron is a TakaraTomy Arts online store exclusive.

: Curiously, the promotional pictures of Sega Genesis Megatron appear to show the retooled "16-Bit" panel molded to read "1'''5'''-Bit", but the final release has it correctly molded.

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[[File:MegaDriveMegatronGold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megadroid's strangest body yet.]]
*'''Mega Drive Megatron Gold Ver.''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge

: A [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] gold chrome redeco of Mega Drive Megatron was one of the prizes in a lottery open to those who purchased the ''{{w|Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives}}'' [[Nintendo 3DS]] game. For this release the cartridge art was changed to that of ''Bare Knuckle'', the Japanese release of ''{{w|Streets of Rage}}'' and one of the games included in ''Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives''. The lottery was open from December 18, 2014 to January 31, 2015, with only 5 golden Megatrons up for grabs.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
[[File:QTransformers Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[April 25]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-20'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Megatron is a small [[super deformed]] toy that transforms from Lamborghini Veneno to robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Megatron as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

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[[File:QTransformers BlackMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Black Megatron''' ([[November 14]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-32'''

:Released appropriately alongside [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]], Black Megatron is a redeco of the previous toy in darker colors with red highlights in new places, blue windows and a Lamborghini logo in place of his Decepticon insignia.

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the figure as well.

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*'''Decepticons 3-Figure Set''' (2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-02'''

:During the second ''Q-Transformers'' series, the Megatron toy was available in a three-pack alongside [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Shockwave]]. He is identical to the original ''Q-Transformers'' toy.
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==''Legends''==
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[[File:Tf-legends-lg-13-megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[May 30]], [[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG13'''
**''Accessories'': 2 guns (combine to form rifle)

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Megatron is a redeco of the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Megatron]] toy. Aside from the show-accurate paint applications, he also features some changes slightly different from the Hasbro release: Several numbers of his red plastic are replaced with grey, and his Decepticon insignia (slightly larger than Hasbro's) is now tampographed on his chest. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 13]] mini-comic. Unlike the original mold, Megatron's Mini-con styled post on his crotch panel/rear tank area has been omitted, which also results in a less secure connection.

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[[File:Legendstoy-MegatronHM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Who shrunk me?! This is all YOUR fault, Starscream!]]
*'''Galvatron''' ([[July 23]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG23'''
**''Accessories:'' Megatron Headmaster, cannon

:Available with ''Legends'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legends|Galvatron]], Megatron is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] and transforms into Galvatron's head. He features paint applications to resemble his appearances in the cartoon, while his Headmaster mode features silver paint on his face, and some purple details.

:This mold was also used to make ''Legends'' [[Megalligator#Legends|Megaligator]].

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[[File:Legendstoy-LG63-G2Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Beast Wars ''and'' G2? What is this, [[Alignment]]?]]
*'''G2 Megatron''' ([[February 24]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG63'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, rifle, Headmaster, [[Noble (BM)#Legends|Noble]] Partner Drone

:''Legends'' G2 Megatron is a redeco of the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager Class figure]] in his "[[#Hero|Hero]]" colors. He also comes with [[Noble (BM)#Legends|Noble]], who is redecoed from [[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Fangry]]'s drone accessory.

:The [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|accompanying manga]] depicts this toy as a transtector body initially owned by [[Megatron (BW)/toys#LG63|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] before coming into Generation 1 Megatron's possession. In reference to this dual-purposing, the toy comes with a sheet of stickers, so buyers can cover the Decepticon insignia on its chest with either a G2 Decepticon badge or a sticker replicating the original toy's "MEGATRON RULES!" decal. Two Predacon insignia stickers are also included, with their place of application left to the owner.
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==''au x Transformers''==
[[File:INFOBAR-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ring ring, It's TYRANNY calling!"]]
*'''INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in conjunction with Japanese cellphone maker au,<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p170201.pdf TakaraTomy au x Transformers Project press release]</ref> ''[[au × Transformers]]'' INFOBAR Megatron is a retool of the same line's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Optimus Prime]], with a new head and decoed in traditional Megatron colors.

:The INFOBAR figures celebrate 15 years since the 2002 au Design Project that resulted in the INFOBAR cellphone, as well as the 10th anniversary of the [[Live-action film series|live-action films]]. He transforms into a (non-functional) scaled-down replica of the 2002 au INFOBAR, and in lieu of cellphone functions, the figure can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is also non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. He features articulated hands for grasping the included tiny flip-phone accessory (which can flip open) that is stored in the bottom of the cell phone mode. The figure also includes a display stand.

:The project was crowdfunded through Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/transformers-x-au-transforming-phones-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-332289 Transformers x au Transforming Phones Launch Crowdfunding Campaign at TFW2005.com]</ref> Both Megatron and Bumblebee could only be obtained by contributing 16,200 yen to the project to receive a package of all three INFOBAR figures; at the 5,400 yen level, contributors received only INFOBAR Optimus Prime. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was differently retooled, with another head, and redecoed into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]''
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Megatron at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:Authentics 5inch Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Good luck turning me into a blaster.]]
*'''Decepticon Megatron''' (Bravo, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' "Decepticon Megatron" is a figure roughly the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy. He changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a tank in just six steps, with his fusion cannon doubling as the tank mode's cannon.

:He features two 5 mm-compatible hands, and his head is made out of a slightly soft, rubbery plastic. Like [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Authentics|Starscream]], he actually has elbows, and like all ''Authentics'' toys, Megatron features sculpted insignias on his chest and the sole of his right foot; the latter is visible in tank mode while the former is visible in robot mode.

:Unfortunately, Megatron does not have any functional small wheels on his painted treads (although the rear treads do have slots cut into them for some reason), making them prone to chipping if he is "rolled" along. Sadly, the forearms and the cannon's posts are ''not'' 5 mm/3 mm compatible.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-2024-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Despite everything, you're still more articulated than your [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Authentics|arch enemy]].]]
*'''Megatron''' (Bravo, 2024)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon
:Released in the seventh wave of ''Authentics'' Bravo figures, Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian tank in five steps. He features ball-jointed shoulders and hips, though his forward hip movement is obscured by his skirt armor. His fusion cannon can be mounted on his arm, or held in his fists.

:Due to the ball joints, Megatron's limbs, primally his lower legs, are prone to falling out of their joints.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Alpha-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Megatron''' (Alpha, 2018)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon

:Part of the second wave of ''Authentics'' 7-inch toys, this Megatron is functionally an upsized copy of the 5-inch toy above, though with several modifications like the reversed chest, rotating waist, and flip-out chest panel with a head-tucking gimmick, which allows him to transform into vehicle mode from the front view. He also features functional small wheels for the treads.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Alpha-2024-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, they made a ''good'' Authentics toy?!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Alpha, 2024)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon, missile packs

:Similar to the previous Alpha figure, this Megatron is an upscaled version of the concurrently released 2024 Bravo class figure, with a more elaborate transformation scheme from robot to tank in 13 steps along with greatly increased articulation. However, unlike the 2017 figure, the tank mode lacks small wheels inside the treads. The smaller missile packs on his sides are removable. The design of the tank is loosely inspired by ''Revenge of The Fallen'' Megatron's tank form.

:Like the Alpha class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Authentics|Starscream]] figure, Megatron has trouble standing up due to his small heels, although this can be remedied by rotating the panels of his shins so that the slanted part is facing down. His legs are decently articulated, though his waist impedes forward movement of his legs.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Titan Changer, 2019)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon

:Part of the first wave of ''Authentics'' Titan Changers, Megatron changes from a thin robot to a tank. The Fusion cannon can be mounted on either arm or held in either fist via a 5 mm post. Like most Titan Changers, he only features articulation in his ball-jointed shoulders.
:This figure was primarily only available in dollar stores like Family Dollar and similar chains.
:Megatron was re-released in 2022 in Wave 3, and repackaged unchanged in 2023 as his [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|live-action film incarnation]] for the ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' toyline. In 2024 he was [[Megatron (One)#One|repackaged again]] for the ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' toyline.

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[[File:TF Authentics 2026 Prime Changer Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm still ahead in the game, Prime! ''I'VE GOT A NEW MOLD!'']]
*'''Megatron''' (Prime Changer, 2026)
**''Accessories:'' Mace, [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]]

:Part of 2026's "Prime Changers" line of ''Authentics'', Megatron is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms into a tank in 16 steps. He comes with a mace accessory along with a blast effect that can be plugged into his cannon in robot mode and vehicle mode.
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==''Street Fighter II × Transformers''==
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 VegaBison.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|YES! '''YES!''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' (Two-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, rifle, Headmaster

:Part of the Japan-exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, Megatron is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|Megatron]] in [[M. Bison]]'s traditional colors, fleshy bits and all. He transforms from robot to tank to fighter jet (both made-up models), complete with [[Shadaloo]] [[insignia]]. The smaller [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit's robot mode is also painted to resemble Bison.

:Like all Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. However, those parts heavily restrict his neck articulation when deployed; unlike many others in his size class, his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for a better range of movement. Due to the nature of his transformation, it is possible to transform the figure into tank mode without removing his head.

:His cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Headmaster vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the cannon. The cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5 mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place.

:Megatron was only available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Convoy]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was set as well: if 3000 units were pre-ordered in total, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.

:This two-pack was later brought to the West in 2022 as part of the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released as a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the United States. These releases are functionally identical to the Takara versions; the Hasbro versions have new manufacturing tampographs, but are otherwise the same. They even have all of the Takara packaging ''inside'' the new Hasbro outer packaging!
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==''Vintage G1''==
[[File:TF-Walmart-exclusive-G1-Starscream-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (exclusive reissue, 2018)

:A slight redeco of the Megatron accessory that came with the [[#TFCStarscream|Takara ''The Transformers Collection'' Starscream reissue]], this version of Megatron was included with the [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|G1 Starscream]] reissue under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' label.
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==''Classic Heroes Team''==
[[File:ClassicHeroesTeam-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Drill Nuts|Drill? Nuts!]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Megatron converts from robot mode to a drill tank in two steps -- one for the usual automatic transformation, and a second step which points the drill arm forward at the elbow hinge. The drill does not spin.
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[[File:ClassicHeroesTeam-Megatronalligator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cowards! Put a Predacon logo on me!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Classic Heroes Team, [[2023]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:This Megatron converts from robot mode to alligator in two steps -- though the second step is just reorienting the tip of his tail. In alligator mode, he has an articulated jaw and a cannon on his backside. He's an entirely mechanical alligator with a Decepticon logo and sold as "Megatron," so he's probably not [[Megalligator]] no matter how much we want him to be.
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==''Transformers Retro''==
[[File:TFRetro-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (Walmart exclusive reissue/redeco, [[2023]])

:Walmart once again [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|reissued the original Starscream toy]] in 2023–now in more cartoon accurate colours–under the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' label. He retains the gun mode Megatron accessory first included with ''The Transformers Collection'' Starscream.

:Unlike the original versions of Starscream's fists from ''The Transformers Collection'' reissue, the fists from this version are cast in black plastic and ''painted'' blue. The added paint makes the post on the bottom of his fists thicker than they should be, so attaching the lower portion of the Megatron gun can be difficult.

*'''Thundercracker''' (Walmart exclusive reissue/redeco, 2023)

:The same Megatron accessory was included with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|''Retro'' Thundercracker]] a few months later with no notable changes.

*'''Skywarp''' (Walmart exclusive reissue/redeco, 2023)

:The same Megatron accessory was included with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|''Retro'' Skywarp]] later with no notable changes.

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==''Dramatic Capture Series''==
[[File:TF-DCS-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Watch me dazzle like a diamond in the rough'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Bridge''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March]] 2024
:*''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, tank turret/bladed weapon, tank-filler part/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as the first entry of the ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' line by TakaraTomy, this Megatron is a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|mold]] in Generation 1 cartoon-accurate colors, notably slathering him in silver paint.

:Megatron's turret doubles as a melee weapon, though it must be forearm-mounted in order to use the blade. The blade can be a shield if paired with the sword from the ''Siege'' toy. To try and reduce his alternate mode's resemblance to an H-tank, he has a [[Partformer|partsforming]] piece that is attached between his shins. The melee weapon can plug into his back as a back-mounted cannon, much like his G1 cartoon design, and the filler part can be a forearm-mounted shield or mounted onto the bladed weapon.

:It can be difficult to pull his head out while transforming him to robot mode; the strain of doing so can cause the ball joint socket to crack, and form stress marks on his cheeks. This can be remedied by pushing the flap up from beneath using the filler/shield piece tabs. This version of Megatron appears to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold degradation]], with reports of very loose knees, hips, and shoulder tabs.

:Megatron is packaged with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Laserbeak]], and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]]. Also included is a throne/command chair, a reuse of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]]'s throne, which was based on the command chair of the ''Nemesis'''s bridge to begin with.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February 2026

:The later ''Dramatic Capture Series'' set "Decepticons Part 2" consisted of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]]. Included among its accessories was a gun-mode Megatron with removable silencer, a slight redeco of [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#E33|the version]] that had first been included with the [[Centurion droid#War for Cybertron trilogy|Centurion Droid]] [[Weaponizer]] pack.
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==''Robosen Flagship Edition''==
[[File:RobosenFlagshipMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Nobody summons Megatron!'' jk lol go for it]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Auto-Converting Robot''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying Case, Sword, Mace, 4 tank shells, Optimus Prime paper target, [[Collector coin]]

: ''[[Robosen]]'' Megatron is a high-end programmable interactive transforming robot. Responding to user voice commands or the Robosen app, Megatron transforms from a 21" tall robot into a tank with functioning treads and firing cannon. His robot mode is highly evocative of the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Leader-Class ''Combiner Wars'' Megatron]] figure, including the vertically-mounted tank treads on his back. Features include 112 different [[LED]] functions, 36 servo [[battery-powered motor|motors]], 118 microchips and over 200 lines of dialogue from [[Frank Welker]]. Unlike previous ''Robosen'' robots, Megatron has a battery level indicator on his chest, and the ability to react to the user's touch. However, like the previous robots, he is unable to stand when powered off in robot mode due to the joints having gone limp. It is, therefore, best to power him off in tank mode. MSRP was $1200 but a special "early bird" price of $899 was available until May 25th.
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==''Synergenex''==
[[File:TF T-SPARK Synergenex Megatron Type Godzilla.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''History shows again and again / How nature points out the folly of men'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Megatron Type Godzilla''' (メガトロン Typeゴジラ, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[May 31]]
:*''Accessories:'' blaster, 3 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect part]]s

:Part of [[T-SPARK]]'s ''[[Synergenex]]'' line of collector-targeted crossover toys celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the ''[[Godzilla]]'' franchise, "Megatron Type Godzilla" is a retool of ''[[Studio Series]] 86'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]], decked in colors representing the King of Monsters during the [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Millennium_era Millennium era]. His dino neck is cast in translucent blue plastic partially painted black to evoke the charging of Godzilla's Atomic Breath, and he also includes stackable blast effect parts, of the same set first introduced for ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]], to represent this fiery attack. He has a new robot head, designed to resemble [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. His blaster, carried over from Grimlock, is now cast in silver plastic.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/godzilla Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Megatron Type Godzilla]
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==''MixMashers''==
[[File:TF-MixMashers-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Are you sure those tank treads doesn't [[Transformers (2023) issue 14|belong to Starscream?]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Left arm/Energon Mace, sword, 2 tank treads, flight pack, 2 blasters

:''[[MixMashers]]'' Megatron is a 5-inch non-transforming action figure modeled after his evergreen design. Like the previously released figure from the ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' line, he features 10 detachable base body parts (which includes the shoulders, something that is not featured in the ''Hero Mashers'' line), all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint with soft ratchets. Megatron also comes with his signature Fusion Cannon, an Energon Mace arm (with ''very soft'' plastic chain and ball) that can only be mounted onto his left arm due to the forearm panel, a sword, and a pair of tank treads. He is additionally packaged with a pair of black-colored blasters and an orange flight pack that is intended to go with his wave mate [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MixMashers|Optimus Prime]], who in turn includes a pair of purple blasters and something like a large gray "mega cannon".

:As there are no instructions on how to attach it, good luck finding options for attaching the "mega cannon" to Megatron himself, as the weapon only has a peg hole instead of a clip-peg. If you're creative enough, it can potentially replace one of his arms or be mounted onto the elbow pegs to form an underslung cannon weapon. The black pistols can also attach to the backpack as shoulder cannons.

:Though likely due to inferior glue, the front end of Megatron's Fusion Cannon barrel can be (unintentionally) detached from it.
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==''Swapticons''==
[[File:TF Swapticons Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|C'mere, cupcake!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron / Shockwave''' (Two-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Cannon

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Swapticons]]'', Megatron is a small, rectangular figure that transforms into the front half of a treaded assault vehicle. While his nominal placement is as the front half of a tank-like vehicle with his pack-in partner [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Shockwave]], he can attach to any other Swapticon, front or back, to make whatever silly abomination you feel like unleashing. His side panels/arms are on a hinge, allowing them to swing outward to look like he wants a hug while his head can swivel. His face is a sticker that wraps all the way around his head.

: His treads are connected by a pivot joint just below the arm, but due to the shape and placement of the parts they cannot move in any useful way. He also includes a tank turret to be placed on the top of his vehicle mode. While he and all other Swapticons lack hand holes to wield it, the peg is 3mm so several Core class figures can.
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==Transformers Fan Book==
*'''''[[Transformers Fan Book 2025]]''''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2025)
**''Release Date'': September 29, 2025
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/Tank Barrel

:Sold as a bundle with the 2025 issue of the ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'', "Silver Tank Megatron" is a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Megatron_(G1)/Generations_toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Kingdom|Core Class]] mold. Differences between the original release include the replacement of the unpaintable gunmetal plastic with a lighter, silvery gray, and the paint on the stomach detail has been omitted. However, as the left forearm still uses black plastic, it results in greater asymmetry between the two forearms.

:Megatron features his trademark Fusion Cannon, attached with a mushroom joint. He includes a blaster resembling his original pistol alternate mode, which forms his (rather unconvincing) tank mode's barrel and has a stacked peg with 3-millimeter and 5-millimeter portions for compatibility with other Core figures as well as larger size classes. As shown in the instructions, but not specifically pointed out as such, the gun can plug into his back to replicate the gun barrel from the G1 figure. As with the base mold, Megatron also suffers from a mildly annoying issue regarding his shoulder joints; the hook tabs can barely lock into place, and they can be dislodged if his arms are bent back in robot mode. Fortunately, the shoulder ball-and-socket joints are loose enough (though not to a greater extent) to counter this.

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==Notes==
[[File:MicroChangeGunRoboWalther.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|[[Megaplex]] Black Version?]]
[[File:Skywarpatron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Skywarp really DID need close supervision.]]
[[File:UnmadeVideoCameraMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*To date, an exact copy of the black ''[[Microman]]'' ''[[Micro Change]]'' Walther P-38 toy has not been reissued as a Transformer. The e-Hobby version replaced the blue plastic with red and most of the black plastic parts with dark silver chrome.
*It seems that no one could get Megatron's [[package art]] right in Japan. His standard release used edited box art from the standard Micro Change P-38 toy's black deco, recolored to Megatron's US toy color scheme with shiny "chrome" and red on his legs and arms instead of the Japanese toy's flat gray and blue. The VS-X art replaced the red with blue, but kept the "chrome". The art on the "Goodbye Megatron" set used edited US box art (which in turn was the Micro Change P-38 UNCLE art with an added sigil) that replaced the red with blue, yet this toy used red plastic.
*In a fit of madness, a triple changer was proposed that would switch between [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]] (possibly mistaken for Starscream), Megatron, and Skywarp's jet mode.
*In a slightly more sane attempt, [[:File:Megalvatron.jpg|another triple changer]] was proposed which would switch between Megatron, a very awkward [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]], and a Walther P-38 handgun with a futuristic silencer and laser sight.
*Two kitbashed mock-ups of Megatron as a '90s video camcorder exist, one using the ''Generation 2'' tank Megatron mold to showcase a robot mode, and a nontransforming camera model. According to [[Vincent D'Alleva]], during the short turbulent period after G2 and before Beast Wars, one of the ideas floated was going back to highly realistic electronics for the line, and camcorder Megatron was a proof of concept model before it was decided that Beast Wars was the more viable option [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRZdx1fFz8&ab_channel=TheToyFilesPodcast]. The mock-up 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 from a former Hasbro employee's collection.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/MegatronVideoCameraMock1.html Megatron Video Camera at Toyarchive.com]</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1783/Generation+2/Megatron+ATB.html Gallery of ATB Megatron with comparison to BB at Transformers At the Moon]
*[http://www.theunclegun.com/ Unclegun.com - The Walther P-38 as seen in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]
*[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=ngAuAAAAEBAJ Megatrons patent]

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Ratchet (Animated)

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:''Ratchet is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Animated continuity family]].''
[[File:AniRatchetPromoModel.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Rassa-frassa [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|KIDS]] with their [[Bumblebee (Animated)|loud music]] and their [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|rocket-powered axes]]...]]

Before the [[Great War (Animated)|Great Wars]], '''Ratchet''' was a [[Protihex Medical Mechanics University|civilian mechanic]], and one of the best on all of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. But war is hell, and Ratchet learned that all too well. It left him bitter and cynical. After the war, he got himself placed in a dead end position of repairing [[space bridge]]s, seeing it as a chance to get away from what he had experienced. And in his experience, "hero" is another word for casualty, because that's what most of the heroes ended up being. Still, he knows one when he sees it, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] definitely is one.

His main "weapons" are two electromagnets that can extend from his forearms. With them, he can move metal-based objects, levitate downward from high heights, manipulate or tear apart metallic objects in midair, or create magnetic shields. More recently, he won his [[electromagnetic pulse]] generator back from [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] the bounty hunter, a device capable of knocking out a [[Transformer]].

He enjoys grumbling about almost everything, being sarcastic, and having war flashbacks, just like any old man.

{{quote|You're a ''tough'' old model, aren't you?|[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] shows his grudging respect|"[[This Is Why I Hate Machines]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Tōru Ōkawa]] (Japanese)|[[Horst Lampe]] (German), [[Dariusz Stach]] (Polish), [[Sidney Lilla]] (Portuguese), [[Stefano Albertini]] (Italian), [[Javier Rodríguez]] (Latin American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Eleazar Osorio]] (Latin American Spanish, season 3), [[Javier López]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Chae-heon Im]] (Korean), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish), [[Sylvain Lemarié]] (French)}}

[[File:BotsofScience-RatchetOilslick.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Millions of years ago, knee-insignia were all the rage.]]
''Millions of years ago, Ratchet arrived at [[Hydrax Plateau]] looking for survivors of a Decepticon chemical attack, which had slaughtered soldiers from both sides. The only survivor was a Decepticon named [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]. Against orders, Ratchet tried to save his life. Oil Slick, however, revealed he had the formula for an antidote to the chemical, known to the grunts as "[[Cosmic Rust (disease)|cosmic rust"]], but he lacked the equipment to create it. Ratchet warily agreed to help, and as they worked, tried to learn a little bit more about who was fighting. Once the cure was complete, Ratchet used it on Oil Slick, who promptly revealed he had created the cosmic rust, didn't care if his own soldiers got killed, and infected Ratchet before driving off. However, Ratchet had managed to snag some of the antidote, so he used a little on himself and took the rest back to headquarters for mass production, regretfully realizing he'd learned a little bit about a good deception that day.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3#"'Bots_of_Science"|'Bots of Science}} {{storylink|Bots of Science}}

[[File:Ratchetanimatedthrill.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Before the gut.]]
Some time later, Ratchet was sent by [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] on a wartime mission to recover Autobot intelligence officer [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]], who was carrying important security codes in her memory core. Shortly after he found her, the pair were captured by the [[Decepticon]]-affiliated bounty hunter [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]. The hunter made a habit of collecting the powers of defeated enemies as trophies and did so with Ratchet's medical EMP device. Before he could attach it, Arcee was able to pass the device to Ratchet, and she begged him to use it on her to wipe the codes and preserve their safety. In the ensuing skirmish with Lockdown, the device accidentally produced a wider blast, erasing Arcee's entire memory. Ratchet would have flashbacks of the incident for centuries to come. During the skirmish, Ratchet lost his hold on his EMP generator, Lockdown claiming it as a trophy. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[File:TransWarped-youngRatchetArcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|In your heeeeeaad, in your heeeeead, zombie zombie zombie-ee-ee...]]
After returning Arcee to Autobot territory, Ratchet was ordered by Ultra Magnus to perform open processor surgery on Arcee to retrieve the access codes. As the operation began, Arcee uploaded the codes into Ratchet's processor, so he was conducted to a secret hangar and introduced to [[Project Omega]] a.k.a. Omega Supreme. [[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]], along with [[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] and Ultra Magnus, explained that Omega was the Autobots' last line of defense against the Decepticons and that the codes that Arcee was carrying were for Omega's activation. Arcee was supposed to be Omega's mentor to imprint upon and take orders from, but now Ratchet had inherited her role. Hearing that Omega had been built with a simple processor in order to carry out his duties with no remorse, Ratchet refused to teach him to be a weapon of mass destruction and instead tried to instruct him to be an Autobot.

[[File:TransWarped-Ratchetaltmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Ratchet's older than the wheel.]]

Upon winning the Great War against a massive Decepticon onslaught, Omega was damaged extensively and at risk of losing his Spark. Ratchet was able to put him into a modified stasis until he could repair the giant. Before going into stasis, Omega questioned how he could be an Autobot but destroy like a Decepticon. The best assurance Ratchet could offer was, "We do what we must, even though sometimes it doesn't make sense", and he coaxed the giant Autobot to rest. {{storylink|TransWarped}} Ratchet stayed with Omega after he'd been repurposed as a space bridge repair vessel. During one repair, Ratchet dropped an explosive down a shaft, destroying [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s [[Dawn Treader|starship]], leading the cyber-ninja to sign onto the crew for a lift back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

During a routine repair assignment with Optimus Prime's crew, Ratchet and the rest of the group found the [[AllSpark]]. His first reaction upon seeing it was to urge the others to throw it through the space bridge. However, events soon overtook them when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] arrived and tried to claim the AllSpark. The Autobots took their ship through the space bridge, where Prime defeated Megatron, and the crew was forced to go into stasis to avoid injury in a crash-landing on [[Earth]].

Awakening fifty years later, the Autobots went to help battle a renegade nanomachine construct, while Ratchet studied a specimen of the construct on the ship. Learning that it was vulnerable in its command centers, Ratchet sent a kill program to the Autobots to place in the monster. His program worked.

[[File:TFA Home Spark assembly attack.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Ratchet had the most difficulty getting used to Earth's customs, as the humans kept interrupting his stasis naps to put parking tickets on him. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}} To make things more complicated, those annoying camera bots followed the Autobots everywhere. Always watching, waiting... Ratchet was sure to make his displeasure over the Autobots' current situation heard as he helped assemble their new secret base. He was nonetheless exposed to some of Earth's culture when Sari came over to have a "slumber party" with them. The activities only served to confuse Ratchet further on Earth's customs. The sleep-over was interrupted by the base's machinery going haywire and attacking the Autobots. Despite trying to shield himself with his magnetic powers, Ratchet was damaged in the attack, sidelining him for most of it. Thankfully, Bumblebee managed to shut down all of the machinery. One last act of sabotage had to be dealt with however, and Ratchet worked in tandem with Bulkhead, Prowl and Optimus to get rid of a leaking fuel tank before it blew all of them to smithereens. In the attack's aftermath, Ratchet pointed out that they had dealt with an intelligence sophisticated enough to merge their base's security sensors with its assembly line. Things eventually simmered down, and Ratchet looked on as the team's younger 'bots played a game of Twister™ with Sari. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

Ratchet joined Optimus, Prowl and Bulkhead in an attempt to learn more about Earth customs by watching television, only to stumble across a broadcast of Bumblebee wrestling [[Colossus Rhodes]]. When it became apparent that Rhodes had gone berserk, Ratchet and the Autobots sped to Bumblebee's aid. Ratchet used his magnetic powers to prevent his tiny team-mate from being smushed flat by a car Rhodes hurled at him. Smarting over the public embarrassment, Rhodes's employer and Isaac Sumdac's rival [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black]]—aka the acidic mutate Meltdown—sought revenge, sabotaging Sumdac's new police drones; Ratchet was able to expose Black's involvement when Sari brought him a piece of drone to examine, and he observed the effects of a powerful corrosive on it. Seeking to protect Sumdac from further reprisals by Black, the Autobots headed for Sumdac Tower, only to find that Black had already been sealed inside with Sumdac by a force-field security system. Ratchet used his magnetic powers to open a small hole in the field, allowing Bumblebee and Sari to enter and deactivate it while Ratchet and the others held off Colossus Rhodes. Using her key, Sari then channeled the tower's force-field through Ratchet's magnets, allowing him to trap Black in a force-field bubble and end his threat. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

[[File:AttentionSurplusDisorder-RatchetandBulkheadrescueBlimp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
''Ratchet was with the rest of the team when they watched a news broadcast, showing Prowl and Bumblebee inadvertently exposing the [[Wraith]]'s modus operandi. Later, when Bumblebee apprehended Colossus Rhodes, Ratchet helped sign autographs for the grateful Detroiters. Later still, when the Autobots saw "Bumblebee" attack Michigan Stadium, Ratchet helped clear the little Autobot's name by halting what was really a plot by the increasingly jealous and irrational Wraith.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2|Attention Surplus Disorder}}

[[File:Stiletto-RatchetandPrimeavertdisaster.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
''Ratchet joined the rest of the Autobots into investigating a theft at Sumdac's laboratories. They found out that the crime in question had been committed by an industrial saboteur going by the name of "[[Stiletto (Animated)|Stiletto]]". She soon attempted to collapse Detroit's Ambassador Bridge, prompting the Autobots to leap into action. During the confrontation, Ratchet helped repair the bridge to prevent it from collapsing beneath their feet. He then stopped Stiletto from making a quick getaway, using his magnetic abilities to grab her motorcycle from beneath her. Ultimately, Optimus managed to capture Stiletto, and Ratchet would later be seen helping fix the Autobots injured during the battle at their headquarters.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}

[[File:Insincerest-BulkheadandRatchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
''Ratchet and the other Autobots had to calm Bulkhead down when Porter C. Powell began to market the template for Bulkhead's altmode as a vehicle for the everyday citizen, and further rubbed salt in the wound by using highly-doctored footage to have Bulkhead "promote" the vehicle. After Bulkhead had a confrontation with the Angry Archer and Professor Princess, Ratchet examined a piece of a Bulkhead retrieved from the crime scene by the same-named Autobot. His analysis proved that the vehicles were highly unsafe for day-to-day commute. Sari and Bulkhead worked together to prove that the Bulkheads were unsafe, and Powell was forced to recall the line. Afterwards, Ratchet pondered as to who in their right processor would be willing to parade about in one of the garish paint-jobs that many Bulkheads had been customized with... only for Bumblebee to enter the room with an equally garish new color-scheme.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4|The Insincerest Form of Flattery}}

Sari invited the Autobots to visit her father's theme-park, "[[Dino Drive]]", which featured robotic dinosaurs. Being his usual curmudgeon self, Ratchet was sure to make it known that he wasn't impressed by how old the Dinosaurs were... after all, the Autobots were much older! Though their first visit ended in disaster for the animatronics, the Autobots' second visit to the park was a little more eventful, as the animatronics attacked back! Teaming up with Bumblebee, Ratchet unleashed an electro-magnetic pulse to shut down the "[[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]". But when Sari used her key to boost their attack, she unwittingly granted the trio Sparks. Later, the Dinobots awoke in full consciousness, and began running wild in Detroit, leading to yet another confrontation against the Autobots. An EMP blast didn't work against [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] this time around, and Ratchet found himself completely overwhelmed. Thankfully, Bulkhead managed to trap the Dinobots in a tar pit, nullifying the threat they posed to the city. {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

[[File:TFA Thrill Hunt Ratchet Lockdown reunion.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Duh-nananana... waw ''waw'' waw.]]
To Ratchet's horrified disbelief, Lockdown appeared on Earth and captured Optimus Prime, intending to hand him over to the vengeful remaining Decepticons for the bounty offered against him. The Autobots attempted a rescue, with Ratchet initially absent due to haunting flashbacks over his last encounter with the bounty hunter. He was forced to intervene after Lockdown incapacitated [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. Ratchet was able to free his commanding officer and retrieve his EMP device, using it to send [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown's ship]] crashing back to Earth. After reinstalling Prime's stolen gadgets, the veteran finally opened up to the younger soldier. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

After Sari "borrowed" a couple of rocket prototypes from her father's workshop, Bumblebee pleaded with Ratchet for him to attach the devices to his chassis. Ratchet refused, stating that it could only lead to Bumblebee causing more damage to himself than usual, which Ratchet would be forced to fix. Too bad Sari went ahead and upgraded Bumblebee with her Key anyways. Later, Ratchet helped nab the super-thief [[Nanosec]] after he had stolen a sample of unstable [[Destronium]] from Sumdac Laboratories. The capture ran into quite a few problems, most of them caused by Bumblebee's uncontrollable boosters. Ratchet had the sense to advise Bumblebee to transform into robot mode, stopping him from running wild. When Nanosec was finally stopped, and the Destronium was in the Autobots’ possession, Ratchet inspected the canister. His scans revealed that the Destronium could explode at any moment. Bulkhead and Prowl helped Bumblebee get into the upper atmosphere, where the Destronium detonated harmlessly; and Ratchet and Optimus slowed Bumblebee's descent as he came plummeting back to Earth. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

Ratchet and the other Autobots attended Sari's eight birthday party. There, Ratchet showed an... unusual amount of enthusiasm over Sari smashing her piñata. He was less impressed by Bulkhead's clumsy attempt at joining in the activity. Though Ratchet wound up entertaining Sari's guests, Sari herself was left behind with Bulkhead. A few days after the event, [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], once one of Sari's toys, now a Decepticon menace, took control of Detroit's automatons in an attempt to subjugate the human population. Ratchet teamed up with Prowl to fight back against the hostile robots, but between their sheer numbers and Soundwave interfering with the Autobots’ comm-links, he found himself being overwhelmed. Once Bulkhead took care of Soundwave, the automatons returned to their normal state, and the fighting came to an end. {{storylink|Sound and Fury (episode)|Sound and Fury}}

When the Decepticons [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, the Autobots were quickly bested by the duo. Prime realized that the AllSpark was no longer safe on the planet and decided that they should leave Earth and return to Cybertron. [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] was not pleased by this, but Ratchet's response was a gruff, "Grow up". When Optimus asked Sari to help, Ratchet was displeased with the thought of working with a "[[protoform]]", but Optimus silenced them by making it an order. Once aboard the Autobots' ship, Sari accidentally opened an airlock, nearly flooding the hold, then admitted that she had tried to sabotage the ship, not wanting them to leave. In a moment of empathy, Ratchet told her the Autobots didn't want to leave either, but they had to, or else the Decepticons would wipe out the humans, including Sari, and Ratchet couldn't live with himself if that happened. With the help of a now-willing Sari, Ratchet brought the ship's weapons back online, defeating Lugnut and Blitzwing. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

Seeing as Sari would likely be a target for the Decepticons in the future, the Autobots decided to train her in combat techniques. When Captain Fanzone found out about this, after Sari had been abducted from her room, he expressed disbelief over the fact. Ratchet responded gruffly that it was better the Autobots teach Sari "ninja nerve blows", rather than she pick it up on the street. Once Sari was rescue however, her training was discontinued, as she proved capable of taking care of herself, in her own unique way. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

After his latest rescue mission ended in destructive disaster, Bulkhead attempted to pick up painting, to prove he could create as well as destroy. Unfortunately, Ratchet didn't "get" Bulkhead's art. As a point of contention, Ratchet pointed out that art was a waste of time, since it couldn't be used to save anyone. Later, [[Headmaster (Animated)|Henry Masterson]], aka "The Headmaster" stole Bulkhead's body, and used it to hold the entire city at ransom, threatening to overload the local [[Sidney Biggles-Jones Memorial Solar Fusion Plant|power plant]]. The Autobots battled the villain, but found themselves overwhelmed by the sheer destructive power that The Headmaster unleashed with Bulkhead's body. After an arduous struggle, The Headmaster fled, leaving Bulkhead's body behind. But at this point, the power plant was ready to blow. Working together, the Autobots quickly built an "art piece" robot, who took the fatal trip into the plant's core, and halted the chain reaction within. Bulkhead pointed out that Ratchet had been wrong, as "art" had indeed saved the city of Detroit. Ratchet must have acquiesced the point somewhat, as he accompanied Bulkhead to his art show later that day. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

[[File:Megatron Rising 1 Ratchet Blitzwing Key.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Hey! I'm still using that!]]
After receiving a report on increased Decepticon activity from [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]], Optimus ordered Ratchet to remove the [[AllSpark Key]] from Sari's possession forcibly, as it was no longer safe in the hands of a [[Human|dumb stubby]]. Ratchet was hesitant to take the object from the girl, but followed his superior's orders with a gruff, professional "Yessir." After Sari fled the base in tears, Optimus then told Ratchet to take the Key to the Autobots' ship, under [[Lake Erie]], in order to protect the [[AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, the medibot was intercepted by Blitzwing and Lugnut, who demanded that he hand over the Key. He stoically refused, challenging them to take it from his "cold, offline servo". Icy Blitzwing complied by blasting Ratchet and the surrounding scenery with an ice beam. He switched to Random Blitzwing, made a smart remark, and wrenched the Key (and the arm holding it) from Ratchet.

Despite this handicap, the mechanic was able to break free from his icy prison, report the AllSpark Key's theft to Optimus, single-handedly bring the ship online (pun intended), {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}} rescue Sari from Blackarachnia, pick up the rest of the team at Sumdac Tower, and still participate later in the battle against [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] and his forces. Once Optimus dispersed the AllSpark and defeated Megatron, Sari used her key to restore Ratchet to full working order. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Though the Autobots managed to drive off the Decepticons, Detroit was damaged throughout the battle. Optimus's crew helped restore the area best they could, but they found that the humans now viewed them as potential menaces, instead of heroes. Ratchet understood why the humans would have trouble differentiating Autobot from Decepticon after such destruction befell them. Then the [[Sigma Supreme|Elite Guard's ship]] touched down nearby, and Ratchet drove off with the others to meet its occupants. But these new arrivals didn't treat Ratchet and the gang as heroes either. Ultra Magnus, Jazz, and especially Sentinel Prime didn't trust Optimus's crew, and doubted their story on what had transpired on Earth. Ratchet and the others got their chance to shine in their superiors' presence when a Sumdac plant went haywire, necessitating the Autobots to intervene before a flood of berserk police drones spread into the city. Ratchet helped keep the drones occupied while Optimus, Prowl and Jazz stopped the plant's assembly line, ending the crisis. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}}

Ratchet later helped stop a runaway train powered by an AllSpark fragment. When Starscream stopped by again, Bumblebee and Ratchet again combined their powers to attack him with an electromagnetic pulse, but the AllSpark-powered Decepticon shrugged it off like it was nothing. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

[[File:Wreck-garisgoodforonlyonething.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Wreck-Gar wouldn't get off his lawn.]]
While helping to dispose of garbage in the city, Ratchet's crotchety attitude became such a problem that Optimus asked Sari and Bumblebee to help him work on developing a more positive attitude. His experience in helping a [[Spike Witwicky (Animated)|young]] [[Carly Witwicky (Animated)|couple]] who were in the process of making a protoform did not help with his attitude, and things got even worse when some trash-toting nuisance named [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] came along, spouting that he was an Autobot. Telling the newly sentient [[Transformer]] that he was only good for garbage, Ratchet unwittingly inspired him to deliver garbage to the people of Detroit. Unfortunately, Wreck-Gar also had a sample of [[Sumdac Systems]]' new and improved nanobots, designed to disintegrate garbage. Fearing what the AllSpark-infused nanites might do, Ratchet apologized to Wreck-Gar, saying that the befuddled newcomer could be whatever he wanted, including a hero. Wreck-Gar did become a hero—after he vacuumed up the microbots, they exploded, causing Wreck-Gar to fall into the river. Ratchet assumed he was dead. When [[Porter C. Powell]] said that Ratchet had ruined his presentation, Ratchet forced him and [[Augustus Edsel|Mayor Edsel]] to make a compromise by threatening to have them join Wreck-Gar in the river. They came to an agreement, and Ratchet assumed that the bystanders were cheering for him, leaving him with the assumption that he ''did'' have people skills. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

Ratchet helped search for an AllSpark fragment, only for the mission to be interrupted by a group of illegal street racers, the Street Demons, zooming by. When one of the racers caused two others to crash, Ratchet stopped to help [[Ming-Li]] out of her wrecked vehicle. Captain Fanzone then came by and arrested her. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}

The Autobots' ongoing efforts to fix up Detroit continued. As they repaired an overpass, the group spotted Blitzwing and Lugnut trying to sneak off with some construction supplies. Ratchet attempted to stop them from taking off, though he only managed to trip them up, inadvertently causing more damage to the overpass. The Autobots were forced to stay late to repair it. Again. Later, Bulkhead brought two new 'bots back to Autobot headquarters: [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]. Though they were insufferable to begin with, the Constructibots became an actual threat when they allied themselves with Megatron. They attempted to snatch away the Autobots' AllSpark fragments for their new boss, but the Autobots were ultimately able to drive off the Constructibots and retrieved the fragments. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

When there were reports of rampages coming from Dinobot Island, Ratchet loaned Prowl his EMP Generator as a just-in-case measure. When Prowl discovered that a spike was wedged into [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]'s foot, Ratchet instructed him on how to use the EMP to remove it. Later, when Prowl decided to go off on his own after Starscream, Ratchet, along with Prime, told him to turn his shuttle around, but Prowl faked some static and cut the transmission, though Ratchet thought his fake static was less-convincing than Bumblebee's. Later, the Autobots managed to find Prowl, equipped with new Samurai armor, tied up in the middle of the street, and freed him. Ratchet blamed himself for the whole mess, as he was the one who loaned Prowl the EMP. The Autobots next encountered Clone [[Clone number 2716057|#2716057]], who tries to propose an alliance with them, but Prowl easily rejects the alliance and attacks the clone. During the fight, Prowl accidentally destroys a bird's nest, which snaps him back to reality, and causes him to realize that he doesn't need the armor, but he won't get rid of it until he captures Clone [[Clone number 3370318|#3370318]]. Ratchet and the other Autobots followed Prowl to a warehouse, where they discovered that the Starscream clones were armed with bombs, and watched Prowl use his armor to launch the clones into the sky, right into the flight path of the fleeing Decepticons. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

After Bumblebee alerted the rest of his team that [[Swindle (Animated)|a Decepticon]] had built a machine that could slow to a halt any electronic machine within its range, including Autobots, Ratchet and the others sped out to take on the threat. They were all affected by the device's power before they could reach their destination, and were only able to take on Swindle once Sari had deactivated his weapon. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

Ratchet and the other Autobots gathered to listen in on an all-points bulletin from Ultra Magnus, alerting them that the criminal [[Wasp]] had escaped from prison. Later, Bumblebee told the rest of his team that he had stumbled upon a Decepticon transmission, and they reported his findings to the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

Ratchet learned that Meltdown was broken out of prison through a news report. He stayed behind at the Autobots' headquarters while Optimus, Prowl and Bumblebee dealt with the escaped criminal. After Meltdown had been dealt with, Ratchet accompanied Optimus and the others to explain what had transpired to Captain Fanzone. {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

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Ratchet was watching television with Bumblebee when Optimus informed them that Scrapper and Mixmaster had resurfaced. The Autobots looked high and low throughout Detroit for the Constructibots, but without Sari's key to track their AllSpark signatures, the search proved fruitless. Then, Blitzwing dropped out of the sky and took on the whole crew. During the fight, the Autobots learned that Sari was dealing with the Constructibots on her own back at headquarters. But having to deal with Blitzwing, they couldn't head back... until Blitzwing suddenly decided to ditch the battle. The Autobots then headed back to help Sari immediately. Returning to base, they found out that Sari had taken care of the intruders all by herself. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home}}

When Bulkhead was kidnapped by Megatron, Bumblebee brought Autobot intelligence agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] to the plant, who revealed that Megatron was building a space bridge to conquer Cybertron from within. Realizing they'd need more firepower, Prime ordered Ratchet and Sari to get the ship operational. Unfortunately, their efforts failed to get it back online. Running out of time, Ratchet decided that they'd need to perform open [[spark]] surgery. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

After placing the remaining AllSpark fragments in the ship's spark core, Ratchet explained that the ship was once a living Autobot who sacrificed himself to help win the wars. Ratchet's gamble succeeded, and the ship was brought back to life. Getting it to the Decepticons' base, Ratchet and Sari provided enough power (and encouragement) to allow the ship to transform into [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega defeated the Decepticons, but sacrificed himself to save the Autobots by being sucked into a blind space bridge portal. Once the Autobots escaped, Ratchet was left to mourn Omega Supreme a second time, but Bulkhead was optimistic that he was still alive, somewhere out in space.

Unfortunately, any effort to locate Omega Supreme was put on hold when Sari noticed that the skin of her right arm had been torn...revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

[[File:TFAni TransWarped Ratchet Repairs Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Well, if the patient really wants to live, the surgeon never can do anything about it!]]
Because Sari was reluctant to submit to a full diagnostic, Ratchet was only allowed to perform the most basic scans on her. He was able to determine that Sari was part basically organic, but with Cybertronian circuitry. Following a period of no contact with Bulkhead and Bumblebee, who had traveled to the mine to salvage space bridge equipment to contact Cybertron, Ratchet went to check up and help them out. What he found was a damaged Bulkhead and no sign of Bumblebee. Bringing Bulkhead back to the plant, he then attempted to repair Bulkhead, only to have Sari's Key overshadow his medical expertise, leaving him feeling unappreciated. Soon afterward, a giant [[Rock Lord]] was transported to Detroit after Bulkhead tried to bring back a transwarping Bumblebee. Ratchet equipped his EMP generator, which he hadn't used since he won it back from Lockdown, to help his team take down the creature and rescue Bumblebee, only to witness a newly upgraded Sari defeat the monster and save her friend instead. However, the Key's power overwhelmed Sari and caused her robotic systems to go berserk, blowing up everything she touched and even accidentally attacking Bumblebee. Ratchet initially requested Sari's Key to help him save Bumblebee, but discovered it no longer had any power after Prowl retrieved it. Despite the setback, he managed to save Bumblebee from going offline without the Key's aid. When the others failed their attempts to stop Sari from exploding and save Detroit, Ratchet used his EMP generator to subdue her, even though he was unsure what the effects would have on a technorganic.

Afterward, he operated on Sari to subdue the extra AllSpark energy she had stored in her body. When Omega Supreme reappeared on Earth, Ratchet was shocked to discover that his old friend had been taken over by Starscream and Megatron. Forced to take action, Ratchet upgraded Bumblebee's stingers to a more powerful battle-grade mode, even though such a modification was illegal for non-combat bots. When Optimus ordered Ratchet to reverse Sari's operation in order to use her AllSpark energy against Omega Supreme, Ratchet refused and instead aided his teammates directly in the heat of battle. He tried reasoning with Omega to help the titan gain control of his body, but was afraid that he might have to use his EMP on his old friend. Omega was able to fight off Starscream's control long enough to insist that Ratchet use the EMP to let him sleep again, echoing Ratchet's own advice from the last time the medic had put him in stasis. However, despite Ratchet's new resolve, Starscream's Allspark-fragment-powered consciousness rendered him immune to the blast. Once Bumblebee and Optimus planted a [[plasma dynamic thruster]] to make Omega transwarp around space randomly, Ratchet saved the pair from falling to their deaths.
{{storylink|TransWarped}}

While Bulkhead and Professor Sumdac began constructing a space bridge, Ratchet and the other Autobots focused on hunting down the remaining Decepticons on Earth. The first one they found was Lugnut, who was defeated and [[stasis cuffs|stasis cuffed]] after a drawn-out battle. Unfortunately, this left the Autobot force trying to pull the massive Decepticon out of the deep crater he had caused during the fight—a daunting task that they spent the rest of the night working on. Before any real progress could be made, Ratchet and the others were called away to help Bulkhead, who had been dragged into an oil-stealing scheme by the Constructicons. Upon arriving at the [[Fossil Fuel]] oil refinery, the Autobots found themselves needing to exercise caution, so as to not light the oil around them aflame A collision between Scrapper and Mixmaster led to a spark setting fire to a large pool of oil anyways, and the Autobots were forced to transwarp an entire oil tank (with the Constructicons on it) out to Lake Erie, where it exploded. They then returned to finish hauling away Lugnut, only to find he had escaped in their absence. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd (episode)|Three's a Crowd}}

Later, when Wasp arrived on Earth, and attacked Bumblebee in the plant, Ratchet witnessed Bumblebee wake up from the attack colored like Wasp. Bumnblebee tried and failed to convince the Autobots that it was him, and when he failed, Ratchet prepared to arrest him. Bumblebee escaped as the Elite Guard arrived, and made it very clear that they were going to arrest Wasp. Optimus assigned Ratchet to go with him, and while looking for Wasp, they encountered [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], who were also going after the renegade Autobot. Assuming them to be Decepticons, Prime and Ratchet tracked the pair to a dark alley and attacked them. Their fight was interrupted by [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], who revealed that Jetfire and Jetstorm were flying Autobots. Ratchet then proceeded to follow Sentinel, [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], and Prime around the city, and responded to Jetstorm's call claiming that Bulkhead and Prowl are Wasp's "fellow-double-agents". Ratchet then witnessed the video-game face-off between Bumblebee and Wasp to determine who was who, and also witnessed Wasp threaten the real Bumblebee's life. When Wasp escaped, Ratchet was one of the many Autobots to run outside, where they found Bumblebee back in his original colors, and witnessed Sentinel finally accept [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]] was the REAL Decepticon traitor. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

Ratchet turned out with the other Autobots to see off Sentinel and his team as they left Earth for Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

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On Christmas Eve, Ratchet was seriously doubting that Santa could deliver billions of presents in just one night, but Sari told him not to worry about it. Later, after drinking oil nog that Sari had made (which was altered by one of [[Sound Wave|Soundwave's toys]]), Ratchet, along with the rest of the Autobots, suddenly felt very tired, and Ratchet was the first one to head off for a stasis-nap. What was even more mysterious was that, the next morning, the Autobots discover that they had been transformed into humans, and there was no rational explanation as to why. When Prime suggested that their minds had been implanted into the human bodies, Ratchet questioned where their Cybertronian bodies were. The Autobots then headed off to Sumdac Tower, and while they decided to stop at Burger-Bot for a bite to eat, they hear a noise outside, which turned out to be a Decepticon attack. Ratchet helped Optimus Prime get a woman out of a burning building, but was useless in trying to ward off Starscream, and when Optimus Prime's leg was broken, Ratchet was forced to help get him to a paramedic. The Autobots eventually got to Sumdac Tower (via City Bus), only to look up and see none other than...CYBERTRON! Not only that, but after the planet settled, Decepticons began to swarm down from it. Prime and Prowl figured out that none of it was happening, and that everything was fake, including the Decepticons. This established, the Autobots discovered that they could slag the Decepticons surprisingly easily. After they defeated the Decepticons, the Autobots managed to transform back into their Cybertronian forms, but just after that, they were attacked by a giant [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

After managing to escape the giant Soundwave, the Autobots were transformed back into humans, much to Ratchet's annoyance. When Bulkhead tried to escape the virtual reality by trashing the virtual city, Ratchet told him it didn't work that way, and that they needed to find Soundwave's interface, which just conveniently turned up at that point. The Autobots decided to follow the vehicle driving nearby vehicles which happened to match their respective vehicle modes only to find that driving wasn't as easy as it looked. Ratchet though disagreed, though he was actually driving backwards (Nice one, Ratchet!). The Autobots eventually cornered the vehicle in a drive-in movie-theater parking-lot, but soon discovered that they had been lured into a trap, and were successfully reprogrammed by Soundwave. Ratchet's body later went up against Snarl, who defeated him by wrapping him up, immobilizing him. Afterward, Ratchet joined the Autobots in standing around and watching the Disposal Droids (and Wreck-Gar) clean up the city. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

Later, as Ratchet attempted to calibrate Bulkhead's space bridge to locate Omega Supreme, the bridge powered up and sucked in a visiting [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]]. Seeing a potential problem in this turn of events, Ratchet followed him into the bridge and found himself back on Cybertron. At first overjoyed to be back home, Ratchet's mood soon soured when he discovered that his favorite watering hole, [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], had been shut down, a victim of the paranoid reign of [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]], who had been placed in charge of the planet following the near-fatal attack on Ultra Magnus by the Decepticon deep-cover agent, [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]. Just as Sentinel was in the middle of reprimanding Ratchet for bringing Fanzone to the planet, however, Omega Supreme made a sudden appearance in the skies overhead, his body now under the control of Megatron once more. Ratchet's refusal to support Sentinel's plan simply to blast Omega out of the sky left him branded a traitor, and he and Fanzone fled into Cybertron's underground tunnels, where they stumbled upon Shockwave's hideout. In the course of the brief battle that ensued, Ratchet discovered that Shockwave was in search of Arcee, intending to use the activation codes for Omega Supreme stored in her processor to wipe clean his mind and put all of his systems in Megatron's hands. With a little help from [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], Ratchet and Fanzone were able to get to Arcee first, but alas, in the process, they unwittingly wound up leading Shockwave right to her. The pair battled again, and although Ratchet was able to recover Ultra Magnus's stolen [[Magnus Hammer]] from the Decepticon, he failed to prevent Shockwave from escaping with Arcee in his clutches. Despite Sentinel Prime's protestations, Ratchet brought the Magnus Hammer with him back to Earth. {{storylink|This Is Why I Hate Machines}}.

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Upon the discovery that Megatron had control of Omega Supreme, Ratchet began to stress the fact that they needed to rescue him and Arcee from the Decepticons, and that they needed to use the Magnus Hammer to aid them in doing so. He was shocked when Prime asked him to build him a jetpack, stating that Autobots didn't fly. Though hesitant, Ratchet, along with Sari and Prof. Sumdac, proceeded to build Prime a jetpack that he could use to go up against Megatron. After the failure of the initial test of the jetpack, Ratchet added stabilizer wings to it, which gave Prime control when flying. Unfortunately, the flying Optimus Prime attracted the attention of [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], who proceeded to shoot Prime out of the sky. Ratchet then simply repaired Prime, and just in time, as just then, the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s arrived on Earth {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

Ratchet was sent to the moon with Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Sari to take back Omega Supreme to stop the Lugnut Supreme drones. With advice from Sari, he was able to reactivate Arcee and in turn able to take control of Omega Supreme. After Starscream's plan came into action, he took Omega Supreme in to try and stop the "Starscream Supremes" from self-destructing, successfully taking down one but unable to take down the other. He was present with Optimus Prime on their return to Cybertron with the Decepticon prisoners, holding Prowl's casket with Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Jazz. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

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''Ratchet built a pair of laser swords for Arcee... He had originally intended for them to be pointers to help her teach, but he got carried away.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}

''Ratchet attended the Stunti-Con's show in Kaon, unaware that the entire affair was a Decepticon plot to break Megatron out of the nearby Trypticon Prison. Thankfully, [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] and [[Cheetor (Animated)|Cheetor]] interrupted the show, and with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]]'s help thwarted the Decepticons' plans.'' {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}

===''Be the Hero'' books===
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====''Prime Suspect''====
After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] saved a [[You|young human]] from being run down, Ratchet was stuck with checking the youngster over for injuries. When evidence was discovered at the scene of the crime Prime was accused of, he paid the Autobot ship a visit to conduct a scan, leading the Autobots to [[HomeTech]]'s main warehouse. Ratchet joined them there and helped them break in. He stayed out of the battle until the end, trapping [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] in a magnetic field and unraveling the Decepticon's plan. {{storylink|Prime Suspect (Animated)|Prime Suspect}}
====''Quest for the AllSpark''====
When [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] took control of [[Detroit]]'s robot workforce in an attempt to find the [[AllSpark]], Ratchet and Prime came up with a daring plan to create false AllSparks and hide them in various locations. Ratchet took his to [[Paris]] to hide, and was attacked as soon as he set foot in [[France]]. After winning that fight, he returned to the Autobot base and beefed up the defences to prevent Megatron from ever gaining access to it, and ended up battling [[Crush-A]] with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}
====''Web of Deception''====
Ratchet and Optimus were in the Autobot ship at the bottom of [[Lake Erie]] when it was struck by a number of [[Sparkseeker]] missiles and Prime was abducted. Once he recovered, Ratchet was able to detect [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]'s ship parked near [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. While the other younger bots went to rescue Prime, Ratchet stayed on board the ship and eventually detected the holotransmitter that [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] was using. He was able to track it back to its source and rescue Prime. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}
====''Time-Quake''====
When strange time effects began taking place across Detroit, Ratchet made special detectors to trace the source of the temporal energy. After Bulkhead and a human discovered the time machine that was causing the odd effects, Ratchet assisted in taking down the perpetrator. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}

===Titan ''Animated'' comic===
He was the only person to realise the earthquakes plaguing Detroit couldn't be natural as it wasn't on a fault-line. He got to zap the villain responsible, [[Quake-Maker]], once everyone else had done all the hard work. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1#Burnout|Burnout}}

Ratchet oversaw a mission to Dinobot Island with Sari, Bumblebee, and [[Afterburn]], to investigate a Rage virus infection in the Dinobots. Soon after landing, the group were jumped by [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] and Ratchet was soon pinned; luckily, Sari reminded him of the magnetic powers he uses all the time, and he was able to get Snarl off.

The Dinobot had stolen his spare oil thermos in the process though and, wanting to see if Afterburn was really up to joining them, lied to his friends and told them a vital component had been ripped out and ''he was dying''. They risked their lives getting the thermos back on top of curing the Dinobots, and after hearing why they'd been made to do it, Afterburn shook Ratchet's hand for being an emotionally manipulative bastard. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 2|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Upon meeting an [[Ratchet (G1)|alternate-universe version of himself]], Ratchet was sure to tell the younger 'bot about the importance of experience, and how he should learn to appreciate it. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
[[File:TheCoolRatchetExplosion01.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Run, Bumblebee! The Japanese sound effects are exploding!]]

Witnessing the mysterious Allspark being uncovered, Ratchet along with the rest of Optimus Prime's crew fled through a space bridge gate in order to keep the artifact out of Decepticon clutches. Unfortunately, Megatron was able to board their ship and left Ratchet defeated on the floor, leaving Optimus to deal with the Decepticon leader by himself. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3|The Cool Extra #3}}

Ratchet was among the Autobots who traveled to the [[Earth]] city of [[Detroit]] in order to protect the [[AllSpark#Animated|AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] attacked, Ratchet joined in the fray, pitting his magnet pincers against Lockdown with the aid of [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s stingers. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}

The Autobots were unable to prevent Starscream from seizing the AllSpark, however, and Ratchet was helpless to defend himself from Starscream's AllSpark-powered aerial attacks. When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] died stopping Starscream, and was subsequently revived by the power of [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]]'s [[AllSpark Key|key]], Ratchet was the first to greet him (and tell him he was dead for a minute). {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}

Ratchet later took part in defending [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] from a Decepticon raid. Ratchet expressed displeasure at [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s aerial bombardments, not thinking the Autobots could hold out much longer. Once the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s saved the day, however, he saw them off along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

Ratchet was present at [[Sumdac Systems]] headquarters when Megatron was reborn. Megatron blasted Ratchet away with his [[fusion cannon]] easily, though Ratchet survived the fight. He later joined in greeting the [[Elite Guard]] to Earth. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}

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Ratchet later joined the Autobots in a battle against [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]]. Though Prowl defeated the clone, Ratchet berated his comrade for destroying an entire park in the process. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

Along with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]], Ratchet piloted the ''[[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Orion]]'' toward the battle for the Decepticon [[Space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]]. Intensely, Ratchet urged his comrades to hold out long enough for him to arrive. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

They arrived in time and Ratchet immediately activated Code Omega and transformed the ''Orion'' into his old friend, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega vanquished the army of [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clones]] then chose to sacrifice himself to stop the overloaded Space Bridge. Ratchet pleaded with his old friend not to do it, as they'd only just been reunited. Omega thanked Ratchet for everything and then vanished in the vortex. After the battle, Ratchet solemnly bid his departed friend farewell. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

When Ratchet returned to Cybertron to oversee Ultra Magnus's recovery, the Autobot leader believing himself on his deathbed, requested that Ratchet let Optimus know that unto him the Magnus Hammer would be passed on. Ratchet was to deliver the hammer to him and let Optimus know that he was to rejoin the Elite Guard, having been dismissed from it cruelly. Ratchet nonetheless insisted that Ultra Magnus should tell this to Optimus himself, but the moment was interrupted by another assassination attempt from Shockwave! The Decepticon spy was nonetheless defeated through a combination of Ratchet using his magnetic powers to pummel him with the Magnus Hammer, and Ultra Magnus activating the hammer's electrical powers at a key moment, frying Shcokwave dead. Upon his return to Earth, Ratchet informed Optimus that it was now the time to put the hammer in Optimus's possession to good use against their Decepticon enemies. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1|The Cool Extra #1}}

When Starscream attacked Detroit in Omega Supreme's body, Ratchet expressed shock at the sight of seeing his friend alive. Prowl was quick to point out to him that Omega was merely a puppet of Starscream's. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}

Upon Megatron's defeat, Ratchet accompanied the rest of the Autobots back to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they were all hailed as heroes by the citizenry and even [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}

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==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English)|[[Martial Le Minoux]] (French)}}
[[File:TFAnimated Game Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|134px|"Darn it, my shoulder kibble fell off again."]]
Ratchet took up the task of giving hints to Optimus, Bumblebee and Bulkhead as they tried out an obstacle course. He picked up a Decepticon signal, which turned out to be a [[Decepticon Transmitter Drone]]. After [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] retrieved the drone, Ratchet was able to use it to intercept some Decepticon transmissions indicating that [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] was planning to make a move on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He attempted to contact [[Cybertron Command]] to warn them, only to find the communication network was down. Ratchet rigged the transmitter drone to return to base, so the Autobots could track it back to the hidden Decepticon lair, but it escaped before they could do so. Once Optimus located the base, Ratchet sent the Teletran-1 probe to act as a temporary repair drone. After Optimus's team returned triumphant from Cybertron, Ratchet wondered if Optimus's processor needed looking at, as their leader had turned down a position in the [[Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}

===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===
{{note|Ratchet is featured as a playable game card. He is a red card, has a value of 3 points, and has the following power: "+2 to any Autobots in play".}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}
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==Toys==
===''Animated''===
====Deluxe Class====
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[March 27]], 2010
:*''Accessories'': Hammer, wrench, screwdriver, can opener
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: First shipping in the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxes, Ratchet transforms into a stylized ambulance. In robot mode, his "magnets" are simulated by spring-loaded pieces in the underside of his forearms that flip up through his open hands. He also features a veritable arsenal of fix-it tools that attach to the undeployed magnets to simulate him holding them, so you too can experience the glee of having the old coot savagely beat someone with a servo-wrench. These tools can be stored in his backpack in robot mode, but cannot be stored in his vehicle mode. Ratchet features an [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] on the head, which pops out when the car roof is flipped back while transforming into robot mode.

:[[File:Takara animatedratchet.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|Pimp My Ride: Detroit EMS Edition ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: The "war wound" on his left forearm is actually a socket into which one may peg the EMP generator included with the Deluxe [[Lockdown (Animated)#Toys|Lockdown]] toy. Early releases of the Ratchet toy had the peg slightly too long, forcing the EMP to pop out of the socket. Later releases (basically most everything beyond the original "test market" release) had a shorter peg, allowing the EMP to clip in just fine.

: At least on some samples of the toy, his vehicle mode does not hold together very well at all. His legs are also prone to popping off at the thigh swivel, though, fortunately, since they're simple mushroom pegs, they pop right back on.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] release of Ratchet, in the first wave of their [[Transformers Animated (toyline)#TakaraTomy Animated toyline|''Animated'' toyline]], features a far, ''far'' shinier paint job. Ratchet's hood, roof, and legs are painted in a metallic red, and the non-metallic red paint apps are considerably glossier than the Hasbro toy. The toy is also cast in a lighter, off-white plastic instead of the Hasbro version's sorta-tannish-gray white, and also possesses a full-color Autobot symbol with white outline.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm More information on Deluxe Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Animated-toy RescueRatchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Lemony-fresh goodness!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rescue Ratchet''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Hammer, wrench, screwdriver, can opener
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: This version of Ratchet is a [[redeco]] of his Deluxe toy, now in primarily emergency-colors yellow; the photo of the toy on the back of the packaging shows a fairly obvious [[homage]] to the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] incarnation of [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], with bright green instead of yellow and movie-inspired zig-zagged stripes, but the toy-as-released is in yellow, using the same tampographs as the original ''Animated'' deluxe. He retains all of his original toy's [[gimmick]]ry, and features metallic paint on his front bumper. The hinged clip portion of his tools is cast in the same color plastic as he is, to prevent accessory cross-contamination with the original deluxe toy. His "magnets" are ''also'' cast in the same yellow plastic, making him look like an aye-aye when deployed.

: He was only availabe in a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] box set, with two [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends-class]] figures: [[Prowl (Animated)#Legends Class|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (Animated)#Legends Class|Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RescueRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Rescue Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Animatedtoy-RatchetCybertronMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Just take the slaggin' EMP, Lockdown. It doesn't stay in any way. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Mode Ratchet''' (Deluxe, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ratchet Cybertron Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''TA-40'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 18]], 2010
:*''Accessories'': Two shock paddles

: "Cybertron Mode Ratchet" is based on his pre-Earth form seen in many flashbacks, transforming into a quad-treaded van-like thing. He comes with two "shock paddles" which peg over his fists, and his right fist punches forward when a tab on his elbow is pushed. The "shock paddles" plug into the rear of his vehicle mode. The toy also has a socket on his left forearm to accommodate Deluxe [[Lockdown (Animated)#Toys|Lockdown]]'s EMP weapon, just like the previous Deluxe mold. However, how well that accessory actually ''fits'' in the socket seems to vary wildly from sample to sample.

:[[File:Takara animated ratchetcybertronmode.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|"You morons have just hung vacancy signs on your afts, and my foot's looking for a room!" ''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]

: In the Hasbro line, he was originally planned to be released in the regular retail line, but ended up as part of the first wave of [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive Deluxes, alongside [[Arcee (Animated)#Toys|Arcee]].

: In TakaraTomy's vesion of the line, version of "Cybertron Mode" Ratchet was released as a normal mass-retail item in the eighth wave of ''Animated'' products. It has a shiny metallic crimson paint job on his chest, hood and boots, and a full-color symbol to match the original Takara version of Ratchet. His red plastics are also a brighter shade. Included in the package in addition to the usual trading card and instruction booklet, is an "Autobot Database" pamphlet, which contains information about the character squeezed into the spaces between advertisements for other toys.

: This mold was also [[retool]]ed to make [[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Ironhide]] and the [[BotCon 2011]]-exclusive [[Ironfist (Animated)#Toys|Fisitron]] and [[Autotrooper (Animated)#Toys|Autotrooper]] toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/CybertronianRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Cybertron Mode Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fated Showdown: Ratchet / Lockdown''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[March 27]], 2010
:*''Accessories'': Hammer, wrench, screwdriver, can opener

: In the Takara ''Animated'' line, Ratchet was also available in a "Fated Showdown" (因縁の対決 ''in'nen no taiketsu'', also called "Sworn Enemies" in English on the box-back) two-pack with [[Lockdown (Animated)#Toys|Lockdown]].

: Released in the first wave of ''Animated'' products, both toys are identical to their individual releases.
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====Bumper Battlers====
{{anchor|BumperBattler}}
[[File:BumperBattlers Ratchet toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|It's just ''water retention, DAMN IT!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Bumper Battlers, 2008)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Vickie Stratford]] (Hasbro)}}

: An even ''more'' simplified version of Ratchet, the [[Bumper Battlers]] version also features a spring-loaded transformation from ambulance to robot. However, in this instance, when the front bumper of the ambulance mode is pushed in, the spring-loaded roof/sides of the vehicle flip up to reveal a relief of Ratchet's robot mode (complete with magnet-clamps), as well as activating electronic sound effects.

: Pressing his Autobot sigil activates numerous randomly-selected sound effects and original voice samples, including a very disturbing laugh.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/BBRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Bumper Battlers Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CanceledBBAniRatchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Thank you for dialing WHINE-one-one. If you hold the line, a WAAAAAAAAAHmbulance will be over shortly.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Bumper Battlers, <s>2009</s>)}}</ul>

: A [[redeco]] of Bumper Battlers Ratchet was evidently planned, as the instruction sheet for it made its way to Hasbro.com's instruction archive. As the instructions reuse the packaging art from the [[Target]]-exclusive Rescue Ratchet (see above), it was presumably going to share its color scheme.

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====Activators====
{{anchor|Activator}}
[[File:Ratchetanimatedactivators.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Grampulance.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (Activators, 2008)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: A smaller, simpler version of Ratchet, the [[Activators]] Ratchet toy has a spring-loaded [[autotransformation]] [[gimmick]] that springs him from ambulance mode to robot mode in one easy step.

: Pre-release samples of the toy (used for the stock photography seen on the packaging and in online solicitations) show Activators Ratchet to have an unbroken right crest on his head, contrary to his [[character model]]. The final released version of the toy has the broken crest as he should.

: Interestingly, this figure seems to take engineering cues from the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Hoist]]/[[Hubcap (MW)#Toys|Hubcap]] mold, which had a similar spring-loaded transformation ''waaaaay'' before Activators were even a thing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/ActRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Activators Ratchet at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sunstorm VS Autobot Ratchet''' (multipack, 2009)}}</ul>

: Activators Ratchet was packaged with Voyager [[Sunstorm (Animated)#Toys|Sunstorm]] in a [[Target]]-exclusive multipack.

: There are no notable differences between this and the original individual release of the toy.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Animated Super Collection Vol. 1''' (multipack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[October 2]], 2010

: Released in the ninth wave of TakaraTomy's ''Animated'' line, the "Animated Super Collection Vol. 1" giftset contained slight redecos of Activators Ratchet, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)#Activators|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Animated)#Activators|Megatron]] and [[Lockdown (Animated)#Activators|Lockdown]].

: Basically, the only change to each toy is the line-wide change to full-color, white-outlined faction symbols rather than the plain silver/gold/black ones used in the Hasbro line.
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====McDonald's====
{{anchor|McD}}
[[File:Animated happymeal ratchet.jpg|upright=1|thumb|The only toy version of Ratchet without a paunch and he's used to sell transfat-laden fast-food.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Ratchet''' (McDonald's Happy Meal Toy, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''McNumber'': Week 5

: A simple version of Ratchet with a very basic transformation sequence, this toy was (naturally) part of the McDonald's ''Transformers Animated'' Happy Meal promotion.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/McRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on McDonald's Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of the Primes''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Animated Ratchet''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
*''Accessories:'' Arm-mounted electromagnets, wrench, can opener, hammer, screwdriver

:Part of the second 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe figures, "Animated Ratchet" is an extensive retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Earthrise|Hoist]], inspired by his cartoon appearance and transforming into an ambulance of made-up model.
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==Merchandise==
===''Animated''===
{{anchor|TakaraKeychain}}
[[File:Animated ratchet keychain.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I caught my fancy in my zipper once. Eee-ouch.]]
*'''Autobot Medic Ratchet''' (Key chain, 2010)
:Key chain Ratchet is an adorable, brightly painted, tiny figure of robot mode Ratchet in a super-deformed visual style. He includes a ball chain to attach him to your keys, rear-view mirror, or anywhere else that might catch your fancy.
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==Notes==
[[File:AllSparkAlmanacII-SeasonFour-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|With a hint of lime.]]
* The Autobot medical officer was originally conceived as a female robot named [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]].<ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-interview-transformers-animated/8992/news.html</ref> Even after it was decided to make the character male later in development, he retained the name "Red Alert" until executive producer [[Sam Register]] was able to convince Hasbro that "Ratchet" was a more identifiable name for the character. Because of this, Ratchet's final design carries influences from various [[Red Alert (disambiguation)|Red Alert]] incarnations. In particular, [[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]] was inspired by the box art for [[Red Alert (G1)|G1 Red Alert]]'s ''[[:File:BTAAlert toy.jpg|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' incarnation.<ref>http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html#cutid1</ref>
* The "war wound" on his left arm (seen in his main picture, above) was briefly gone after "The Thrill of the Hunt", apparently representing the replacement of his arm-mounted EMP generator. However, it has since returned in several instances. The "real world" reason is probably the animators sticking to the original animation model. Within story context, he apparently didn't carry the EMP generator around as standard until "[[TransWarped]]", when Prowl (who borrowed it [[A Fistful of Energon|once before]]) notes that he hadn't "taken it into battle since [he] got it back from Lockdown". It later emerges ''from'' the wound in "[[Endgame, Part II]]".
* There is a potential contradiction between "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]" and "[[The Arrival issue 3#"'Bots of Science"|'Bots of Science]]", as both stories depict Ratchet's right-hand chevron being broken off - by Lockdown's haymaker in the former and Oil Slick's roundhouse in the latter. This could be a continuity error, or it could be the case that Ratchet had his chevron broken on one occasion, repaired it, and then after it was broken a ''second'' time he allowed it to remain broken. It would certainly appear that the comic story took place before the Lockdown encounter since Ratchet still has his EMP generator in ''Bots of Science''.
**Curiously though, Ratchet's chevron is shown to already have some kind of crack or weld-line running across it prior to Oil Slick's kick, which could indicate that it was already on the verge of breaking.
* The toys of ''Animated'' Ratchet, [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Movie Ratchet]] are caught in a web of cross-referencing [[redeco]]s:
** In 2008, the original Generation 1 Ratchet mold got a green redeco as "Ratchet Emergency Green" in obvious reference to his yellowy-green [[Ratchet (Movie)|movie cousin]].
** Around the same time, two of "Movie series" Ratchet's toys got a red and white ambulance redeco as "Rescue Ratchet" to ape [[Ratchet (G1)|Generation 1 Ratchet]].
** ''Animated'' Ratchet, his original design already referencing both predecessors with Generation 1 Ratchet's chevron and coloring and movie Ratchet's squiggly EEG symbol, had a further homage to the latter with a yellow redeco as (another) "Rescue Ratchet". You'd think they'd all be too busy patching up wounded 'bots to get so much personal detailing done.
* He can pinch with his magnet-clamps.
* He has microscope lenses that can be activated in either eye.
* His windshield chest can act as an image projector in robot mode, as seen in "This Is Why I Hate Machines".
* Ratchet wears the [[256-OZU-004]] [[body-type]].
* In the Japanese dub, Ratchet speaks with a {{w|Kagoshima dialect}}. That particular dialect has been gradually phased out over the decades due to standardized education and is generally only spoken by older people in the region. As such, in popular Japanese media, the Kagoshima dialect is easy shorthand for "old person".
*In the Transformers Animated profile shorts, Ratchet is introduced to the audience by Bumblebee in "[[Meet Ratchet]]" and likewise introduces Optimus in "[[Meet Optimus Prime]]".
* Corey Burton's voice for Ratchet is a mix of {{w|Rip Torn}} and {{w|DeForest Kelley}} as [[Leonard McCoy]]. <ref>https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM5Vixgq0zZ/?igsh=MWhnYmo3d3MzejdrZA%3D%3D</ref>
*Had season 4 been produced, Ratchet's white would have been recolored hazard/lime green and (most) of his red in black, to more closely resemble his [[Ratchet (Movie)|live-action counterpart]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ratchet''' (ラチェット ''Rachetto'')
*''Russian:'' '''Chrapovick''' (Храповик, "Ratchet")

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Ratchet/ratchet.htm Ratchet at TFU.info]

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Transformers: Age of the Primes

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BattleBlade: /* Toys */

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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]]. Both subgroups 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 smaller toys can attach to.

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

==Toys==
===Deluxe Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr6|[[Maccadam#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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#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="25%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Solus Prime]][[File:AOTP-QuintusPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Quintus Prime]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jalopy|Junkion Jalopy]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]]}}
{{Bp-pr10|[[Quintus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Quintus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Targetmaster Sureshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Age of the Primes|Spoilsport]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Age of the Primes|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Animated Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Age of the Primes|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Age of the Primes|Swerve]]}}
</ul>
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Wave 5}}

===Voyager Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-AOTP-Voyager-Prima-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Voyager Class Prima Prime]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr9|[[Amalgamous Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Amalgamous Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Junkion Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#AOTPArmada|Sideways]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Mini-Con Crosswise]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Swindle]]}}
</ul>
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Waves 5 and 6}}

===Leader Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr8|[[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Onyx Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Big Convoy#Age of the Primes|Maximal Big Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (Universe)#Age of the Primes|Razorclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP Megatronus the Fallen.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class Megatronus the Fallen]]
|}
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===Big ticket items===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Silverbolt]] (2025)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Onslaught]] (2026)}}
</ul>
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|width="50%" 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]]) (2025)}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTPTitanStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|200px|Titan Class Star Optimus Prime]]
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Combaticon Onslaught}}

==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 mold 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|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Sandstorm]] vs. [[Slugslinger (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Age of the Primes|Caliburst]])}}
{{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>
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|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]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl]] / [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Dinobot Swoop]] / [[Sludge (G1)#Age of the Primes|G2 Dinobot Sludge]]}}
</ul>
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|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]] (w/ [[Kreb#Age of the Primes|Kreb]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP_Deluxe_Sideways.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Sideways]]
|}

==''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 [[Maccadam#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>
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|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[2025]] [[December 27]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr5|AOTP-16 [[Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|Micronus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-17 [[Venom (G1)#Age of the Primes|Venin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-18 [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Age of the Primes|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-19 [[Fireflight (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-pr3|AOTP-20 [[Alpha Trion/toys#Age of the Primes|Alpha Trion]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[2026]] [[January 31]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-21 [[Flatline (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Flatline]]}}
{{Bp-pr8|AOTP-22 [[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|Onyx Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[2026]] [[March 28]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr10|AOTP-23 [[Quintus Prime#Age of the Primes|Quintus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-24 [[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-25 [[Sureshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Sureshot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|AOTP-26 [[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-27 [[Jalopy#Age of the Primes|Junkion Jalopy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-28 [[Sideways (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[2026]] [[April 25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr9|AOTP-29 [[Amalgamous Prime#Age of the Primes|Amalgamous Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-30 [[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-31 [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Junkion Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[2026]] [[May 30]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|AOTP-32 [[Big Convoy#Age of the Primes|Maximal Big Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-33 [[Razorclaw (Universe)#Age of the Primes|Razorclaw]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wrmas|AOTP-EX [[Sandstorm (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Sandstorm]] vs. [[Slugslinger (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Age of the Primes|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-wrmas|AOTP-EX [[Carnivac (G1)#Age of the Primes|Carnivac]] vs. [[Ironfist (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fisitron]] (w/ [[Survivor (AOTP)#Toys|Decepticon Survivor]])}}
{{Bp-wrmas|AOTP-EX [[Spinister (G1)#Age of the Primes|Spinister]] vs. [[Topspin (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Topspin]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]], [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]], and [[Freezeout (TR)#Age of the Primes|Freezeout]])}}
|}

{{comingsoontoy}}

==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’s roster (and many of their designs and artifacts) are pulled from [[2013]]’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]]''.
*The Thirteen's boxes feature subtly distinct livery from the "mortal" figures in the line: their names and transformation step callouts are rendered in gold rather than the usual white, and their [[Insignia/Gallery#Religious symbols|personal sigils]] developed for [[2018]]'s ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' take the place of faction symbols.
*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.
*Due to ''[[Studio Series]]'' taking the Titan Class slot, 2026 is the first year since the inception of the price point where the main [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] imprint has gone without a Titan Class figure.

==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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Kid-appeal character

2025-12-20T08:31:36Z

BattleBlade:

[[File:TF40thMovie-HumanFriends.jpg|right|thumb|right|upright=2|Cue the hijinks.]]''Transformers'' is mostly a kid-oriented franchise. While pretty much all the characters in the franchise are designed to be marketed to kids, many franchises feature one or more '''kid-appeal character'''s, characters specifically notable for their interactions with the show's cast of [[human]] protagonists. They might be specifically coded as "younger" then the rest of the cast, or possess a specific [[alternate mode]] that makes it easier for their human friend to catch a ride. Many of their adventures end with them completely failing to learn their lesson, and then doing it again. And again, and again and...

{{quote|This isn't another one of those "'''Bumblebee makes a friend'''" stories, is it?|[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on the concept|"[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party]]"}}
{{--}}

==List of kid-appeal characters==
[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Finally, a kid-imitable weapon.]]

===Generation 1===
'''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]]'''

*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] spent a good deal of time with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first]] [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|three]] [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|episodes]], but was soon supplanted by...
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], who stayed with Spike for most of the series.
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s closest friend at the beginning of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This lasted for all of eighty minutes, as Hot Rod's upgrade into Rodimus Prime made him no longer "hip" enough, and he was replaced.
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] took over for the show's third season. Wheelie and Daniel went off on adventures like [[Surprise Party|stealing a ship to figure out when Ultra Magnus's birthday was and nearly getting killed repeatedly in the process]]. Exactly the sort of thing we want kids identifying with.
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], the girl, filled in for the Daniel's Best Friend part in the final three episodes.
{{--}}

'''''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'''''
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] was still a companion to Daniel, even though they spent most of their time insulting each other.

'''''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'''''
*The [[Headmaster Junior]]s were unique in that they served both as the token young humans and the kid-appeal Transformer characters.

'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'''''
*[[Holi]] was [[Jan Minakaze]]'s pal.

===Beast Era===
[[File:Nightscreambm.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Actual popularity with kids optional.]]

'''''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'''''
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was not only yellow, he had the impulsiveness and disregard for authority every kid-appeal bot needs. The only thing he lacked was a human friend, until [[Chak]] and [[Una]] showed up in the show's third season. Except for the [[Transmetal 2]] upgrade, and the whole of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', he was a pretty friendly guy, annoying the others with his childish enthusiasm.

'''''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]]'''''
*[[Tasmania Kid]] was the [[yo-yo]]-playing youngster and impulsive go-getter of the [[Lio Convoy Unit]], notably being the only aside from [[Lio Convoy]] to have interaction with the animal he scanned his beast mode from.
*[[Scissor Boy]] was the youngster among the [[Insectron]]s and pointedly got matched with Tasmania Kid in "[[Danger! Scissor Boy]]".
*[[Lio Junior]] became the new youngster starting "[[Enter Lio Junior]]", effectively with Tasmania Kid's blessing. Lio Junior's arc was largely about earning the acknowledgement and approval of his father, Lio Convoy.

'''''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'''''
*[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] replaced Cheetor as the youngster of the Maximals since Cheetor had matured. Hasbro had such high hopes for this kid appeal character, that they made his toy a giant Ultra class figure! Unfortunately, his character was angry and bitter, so he didn't get much love. He never had a human friend either, since ''Beast Machines'' had no humans at all. He hung out with [[Noble (BM)|Noble]], though, so that's something.

{{--}}

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] (2001)''===
*[[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] was the young, excitable hero who was hotheaded and naive, but was being primed for leadership.
*However, it was [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], the ''other'' naive, excitable young hero, who had the special friendship with [[Koji Onishi|a human]].

{{--}}

===[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]===
[[File:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|right|thumb|Hot Shot passes the kid-appeal torch.]]

*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was the token kid-appeal character of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', hot-headed, unwilling to listen to his superiors, and suddenly thrust into a leadership role that lasted all of three episodes. Unfortunately, he ''grew up'', something no kid-appeal character should ever have to do, and was shortly replaced.
*[[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] took over once ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' rolled around. His tenure was mostly spent getting kicked by... uh... [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]. They got along eventually, though.
*Hot Shot was young and goofy again in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]],'' but the series' kids spent more time with the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]], particularly [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (the only one who could speak English).

===[[Live-action film series]]===
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was the first Autobot to arrive on Earth. His mission to search for the [[AllSpark]] led him to [[Sam Witwicky]], a boy whom he befriended over the course of his mission, and stayed with once it was over. Sam repaid him by making out with [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] on top of him. Huh.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] provide the kid appeal in scenes with the older, more serious, Autobots and [[NEST]] soldiers since Bumblebee is with Sam, and subsequently tag along on the main adventure and even get an action sequence with [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] to themselves - all while being foul-mouthed.
*For ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', [[Izabella]] and [[Sqweeks]] were hyped up as the main kid-friendly characters on the block, as well as the baby Dinobots. While this did hold true for the first hour of the film, the plot pretty much forgets about them for the next hour of the film, leaving them without an appearance until the climax in which they don't do too much. Poor Sqweeks ended up being a complete shelf-warmer with his signature large-scale RC toy still clogging toy shelves until the end of the 2018 holidays!
*In ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', the kid-appeal character is... well, we're going to let ''you'' figure this one out.
*''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' sees Bumblebee take more of a backseat, with [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] being the new primary Autobot and kid-appeal character, usually seen as a nuisance by his more serious comrades, and also forming a bond with both [[Noah Díaz]] and his young brother [[Kris Díaz]].

===''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (detecting a pattern yet?) is [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s closest friend, human and bot alike. Once again, he is irrational and impulsive, which has only helped endear him to his small, fleshy friend (assuming, of course, she is fleshy...). Bumblebee was also originally supposed to be named Hot Shot, another yellow kid-appeal bot.

===[[Aligned continuity family]]===
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] returns, though [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|this time]] he's not the only character with a guardian robot dynamic, as [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] are tasked with taking care of the [[Jack Darby|older]] [[Miko Nakadai|children]]. Regardless, as Bumblebee's friend is 12-year old [[Raf Esquivel]], he is the Autobot his age group are meant to relate to.
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] is the eager new recruit that joined Team Prime in late season two. While he didn't have a human friend, he was [[Jack Darby|occasionally lent one.]] He replaced Bumblebee as the youngest member of the group.
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Our favorite yellow bot]] returns yet again for [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|the sequel]], but this time he's all grown up and the leader of a team. He still acts like a kid [[Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!|sometimes]]. Furthermore, Bumblebee seems to pass the mantle, though this time it seems to be arguably shared by his teammates: [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] and [[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]], the latter two of which ''never'' seem to get along.
*All five of the protagonists from ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' ([[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]], [[Whirl (RBA)|Whirl]], [[Hoist (RB)|Hoist]], [[Medix (RB)|Medix]], and [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]]) could count as this, as they all learn basic morals aimed at young children, and generally act younger than the other Cybertronians in this continuity. They're even [[scale]]d like children to the other bots!

===''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''===
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] ''*sigh*'' yet again regains his position as the king of kid-appeal characters. Bonus points for Season 2 managing to add both [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] ''and'' [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] into the mix. Hot Rod even takes center stage for most of Season 3, becoming the show's main star by that point.
* The show's distinct lack of human characters (despite spending a lot of time on Earth in the first season) means no human sidekick kid-appeal characters happened.

===''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (franchise)|EarthSpark]]''===
*Virtually all the [[Terran]]s, who form an adopted sibling relationship with human protagonists [[Robby Malto|Robby]] and [[Mo Malto]]. [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] himself is cast in the role of a slightly older sibling.

==Notes==
*They have an overwhelming tendency to be yellow.
*Since 2007, they also have an overwhelming tendency to be named [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|Bumblebee]]. We're [[Transformers (film)|not sure why]].
*Had [[trademark]] issues not gotten in the way at the time, ''Armada'' Hot Shot would have also been named "Bumblebee". After the 2007 movie had made "Bumblebee" an A-lister again (following a changed trademark situation enabling Hasbro to use the name again), this resulted in a reverse situation with the kid-appeal character from ''Animated'' having his name changed from "Hot Shot" (as that name had been established by the [[Unicron Trilogy]]) into "Bumblebee" (although [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] later appears as a separate character in ''Animated'', with more similarities to his UT predecessor).
*''Animated'' Bumblebee was [[Bee in the City|once transported]] into the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] universe, where he was often mistaken for other kid-appeal characters, including Wheelie, Cheetor, and Side Burn.

==External links==
*[[tvtropes:Main/KidAppealCharacter|TV Tropes article on Kid Appeal Characters]]

[[Category:Fan terminology]]

Polar Claw

2025-12-19T04:50:47Z

BattleBlade: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

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

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

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

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
[[File:Terminus-PolarClaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Hey, do I go up and touch ''your'' face?]]
During the final battle with [[Shokaract]], several realities converged into a single, apocalyptic timestorm. Beast Warriors from alternate realities emerged, including [[Cybershark]], [[B'Boom]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Transquito]], [[Air Hammer (BW)|Air Hammer]], Polar Claw, and unidentified others, though all of them were summarily defeated. {{storylink|Terminus (issue)|Terminus}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{BW Shell Game}}
After the Maximals left prehistoric Earth at the end of the Beast Wars, Magmatron travelled to the organic world to activate all protoforms that had been left behind, planning to turn them into Predacons in the process. Polar Claw was among the protoforms activated to this end, but was not reprogrammed into a Predacon thanks to Razorbeast's interference. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}
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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWTheGathering1 PolarClaw Spittor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He hasn't gotten along well with the other Transformers since the Oscars.]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reanimated through Vok science, Polar Claw joined the rest of the Children of the Vok in an attack on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' only for the group to withdraw following the death of their masters. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-PolarClaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's always taken pride in his aim, ever since his days on Cybertron.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Polar Claw''' (Mega, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-2'''
:*''Accessories'': [[Batscout|robotic bat]]/paw
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

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

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

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

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

{{-}}{{anchor|VS2}}{{anchor|VsScorponok}}
[[File:VS2-PolarClawScorponok.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Arctic Showdown"? Good luck, Scorp.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Hokkyoku no Taiketsu: Whiteclaw VS Scorpos''' (Vs set, 1996)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-2'''
:*''Accessories'': "Bat Scout"/paw

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

: Amusingly, both toys are packaged in beast mode with their smaller partners deployed, making it look like the fight isn't going so well for Whiteclaw.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''===
[[File:Polarclawmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|You think ''he's'' scary, you should see his brother: Bi-Polar Claw.]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Polar Claw was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Kabaya===
*'''Whiteclaw''' (1997)

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

{{charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
[[File:BW-MegaPromo.jpg|thumb|Collect all the nonexistent toys!]]
* The [[Grizzly-1|Barbearian]] toy was actually the "prototype" deco for Polar Claw. The first solicitations for the ''Beast Wars'' Megas featured the bear mold brown and yellow (as well as a differently-colored [[Scorponok (BW)#Notes|Scorponok]]). The back of the first ''Beast Wars'' catalogue from the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]]/[[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]] two-pack called him "Grizzly-1", while solicitations sent to magazines used "Barbearian". The reasons for the changeover to a polar bear are unknown.
* [[Simon Furman]] has a [[Earthforce#Notes|noted love of polar bears]], which is probably why Polar Claw got the most panel time (by far) out of all of the dimension-displaced Beast Warriors in "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]". Furman's affection for the creatures might also explain why, when Polar Claw appeared in IDW's 2021 [[Transformers: Beast Wars|''Beast Wars'' comic]], he picked up the speech patterns of Furman's original character [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], yes?
*Polar Claw was initially planned to receive a toy in ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' as part of [[John Warden]]'s plans, but was dropped in favor of [[Tigatron#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tigatron]] as the Hasbro ''Transformers'' team changed.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/07/28/sdcc-2023-hasbro-show-floor-qa-legacy-studio-series-video-games-more-488215|quote=It was something John Warden had planned. But when team transitions happened, it was decided release-wise that it makes more sense to do a Voyager Tigatron than Polar Claw at that scale.|site=TFW2005|year=2023|month=07|day=28|name=Evan Brooks}}</ref> Remnants of this original plan include Polar Claw's appearance in a [[:File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|concept poster]] for ''Kingdom''.

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

Saberback (BW)

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BattleBlade: /* 2021 Beast Wars comic */

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:''Saberback is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:SaberbackNeo.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|I summon my Sabersaurus in attack mode!]]
To describe '''Saberback''' (セイバーバック ''Seibābakku'') in one word, he is "enigmatic". He is a cunning charlatan and a compulsive liar, so much so, that his fellow [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] don't know what to believe. Rather than go out of his way to get his hands too dirty, Saberback would rather bury himself underground and relax while luring his unsuspecting enemies in with his "Claw Trap Mode"—his tail sticking out of the ground and disguised in the form of a mysterious flower. However, Saberback sometimes finds himself ''too'' relaxed and falls asleep, missing the chance to capture Maximals with his powerful claw.

Saberback is known to [[You|fool others]] into believing bold-faced lies such as him being able to use "[[magic]]", especially the not-so-smart Predacon [[Sling (BW)|Sling]], whom Saberback takes great pleasure in teasing endlessly. He is also quite fond of using the simple dichotomy of "beautiful" (美しい ''utsukushii'') and "not beautiful" (美しくない ''utsukushikunai'') to describe the world around him.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kazuki Yao]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Saberback1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"You [[Sling (BW)|idiot]]. I don't ''see'' the way. I listen to the voices of the gods of heaven and earth."]]

Saberback was among the Predacons stationed on [[Gaia]], along with his commander [[Magmatron]]. When they noticed five new [[Maximal]] recruits landing on the planet’s surface, he was ordered, along with the others, to deal with them. They immediately began to fire on the inbound Maximals, destroying their transport vessels and sending them crashing down. He then rendezvoused with the other Predacons, surrounding their hostage, [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]]. When the Maximals tried to rescue their teammate, Saberback, along with his teammates, confronted them, but were suddenly frozen in place by [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]]’s freezing of time. Held still for long enough for Heinrad to take back Stampy, once things returned to normal, he was left stunned by the events that had just unfolded. Once Magmatron and [[Big Convoy]] began to duke it out, [[Guiledart]] took precautionary measures and demanded that [[DNAVI]] teleport them back to HQ before things got messy, taking all Predacons away from combat. Saberback, along with the other Predacons, was lectured by DNAVI for their failure in combat. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

Later on, Saberback was stationed on the planet [[Godbless]], and utilized the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] capsule discovered there to create an illusion of the natives’ god, so that they would bend to his will, and provide him with oil. He used this same power over apparitions to fool the approaching Maximals into thinking that they were seeing their own god, causing them to crashland to the surface of the planet. Saberback reported the discovery of the Angolmois Energy and the disabling of the Maximals to Magmatron, claiming that he had done the latter through magic. The Predacon leader dismissed these claims of wizardry, however, stating that the stunning of the Maximals was only possible through the power of Angolmois, forcing Saberback to concede that he wasn't truly a mystic. Saberback then suggested that, before he came back with the Angolmois, he finished harvesting the natural resources that the locals were providing him with, to which Magmatron agreed.

When the Maximals [[Colada]] and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] closed in on Saberback, he attempted to make the illusion of the “[[God of the Maximals]]” once more, but this time they saw through it. As a last ditch effort, he transformed into his flower mode, hiding in the ground before the pair discovered him. He then leapt out and transformed, attempting to escape the planet with the Angolmois, and calling to be teleported back to the ship. When Magmatron told him that teleportation was impossible, Saberback was instead provided with backup in the form of Sling, [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]], and [[Guiledart]]. Guiledart praised Saberback on his competency, and ordered him to hand over the Angolmois so that he could deliver it to Magmatron personally. Saberback refused, seeing through Guiledart’s ruse, and told him off for wanting to steal credit. As the two began to bicker, Maximal reinforcements arrived, causing both Saberback and Guiledart to lose their quarry. Guiledart blamed the loss on Sling, but Saberback came to his defense, saying that Guiledart was the real reason for failure. Before things could escalate, Magmatron had DNAVI teleport them off of Godbless before more harm could be done to them. {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}

Saberback was on the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', and was on board with Guiledart’s plan to retrieve the Angolmois capsule located on the frozen planet of [[Solid]]. His first move upon arrival was to bury the main Maximal group underneath the snow with Sling. The two Predacons then rendezvoused with Dead End while the ammonite Predacon worried about potentially damaging the Angolmois by losing it under the water. When Sling suggested they help him, Dead End dove in himself to retrieve it. As the ice around Saberback and Sling started to melt, they requested that DNAVI teleport them offworld. The AI demanded that they call her “Anastasia” before she helped them. Despite both he and Sling’s frustration, they agreed, and were taken back to the ''Dinosaur''. {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}

Saberback participated in Guiledart's plan to attack the Maximals on [[Maderan]] to give them more time to search the planet for the Angolmois capsule located there. He was teamed with Dead End, and tasked with trapping and taking down Colada and Heinrad. They succeeded, and Saberback mocked the Maximals and their inability to fight back. Stampy was able to temporarily free them, but they were captured again with the arrival of Magmatron. Big Convoy then showed up to free the Maximals, and before things could get ugly, Magmatron had DNAVI teleport all of the Predacons back to the ''Dinosaur''. {{storylink|Hang in There, Stampy}}

When the Predacons were in orbit of the planet [[Donovan]], Saberback was originally chosen to go and retrieve the Angolmois capsule located there. He shifted his responsibility to Dead End, who then shifted it to Sling, much to the dimetrodon's dismay. Later, when Sling required assistance in a battle between him and Colada, Saberback beamed down to Donovan with Guiledart and Dead End, with the latter assisting Sling, while Saberback and Guiledart tried to find the capsule. Once they discovered it, they got into a scuffle with the Maximals, who came out victorious thanks to Big Convoy and his "Big Cannon". Saberback was subsequently sent flying back into the sand as the Maximals took off with the capsule. {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} {{storylink|Planet of Time}} {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} {{storylink|Ship's Log}} {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}
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===''BomBom'' comic continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' comic====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' comic====
[[File:bwn-saberback-manga-03-tarrot-death.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Nice try, but by attacking my Sabersaurus, you've activated my trap card!]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The 5 Rookies}} {{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}} {{storylink|100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!}} {{storylink|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}} {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}}}
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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscendSaberbackPunched.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Saberback was a compulsive liar, unable to trust anyone, not even himself. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

During one of his astral journeys, [[Magmatron]] witnessed Saberback throttling [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]], only for [[Killer Punch]] to clobber Saberback in turn. Moments later, Saberback was seen punching [[Killer Punch]] in retaliation. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Intersectionality SaberbackApelinq.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Saberback was a navigation specialist aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'' in the Cybertronian space fleet. He joined an away team responding to a distress call on the planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]]. While planetside, he responded to the siren call of [[Metascan Omega]], the font of near-infinite knowledge once placed on the planet by the [[Logicon]]s. He and his superior officer [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] entered a digital realm and performed a pilgrimage to the Eve of Providence. Once there, Saberback supplicated himself before Metascan Omega and became its avatar in communication with Apelinq. As Apelinq employed Metascan Omega to learn about the trials their crew faced on the planet's surface and in orbit, he asked it to intercede on their behalf. The Metascan Omega program intended to deny the request, in concordance with its programming directives, but Saberback managed to appeal to the program's desire for balance. The [[tractor beam]] of Metascan Omega had been misused by [[Lord Imperious Delirious]] to draw the Cybertronians to the planet; Saberback convinced the program to balance the equation by using the tractor beam to save his friends.

The ''Dinosaur'' crashed to the planet, never to fly again, but survived as a new colony dubbed [[Dinosaur City]]. Saberback remained behind at the colony while several members of the crew returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} In the years that followed Dinosaur City became a thriving mecca for Cybertronians and alien species. Saberback remained part of the city's people more than a decade after the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]] back home. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Legends World===
Saberback of the [[Legends World]] was a teacher at the school where [[Magmatron]] was the principal. He attended a staff meeting where [[Big Convoy|Big]] suggested changing the "HR" for "home room" to "TF" for "''Transformers''". {{Storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei#Very Strange|Very Strange}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-SaberbackKillerPunch.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
Saberback was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals that fell under the command of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a force against Unicron to prevent him from eating [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Saberback was sent out to attack. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:IDW-Saberback-BW-2021.jpg|thumb|200px|Language Barrier Magic Touch Go!]]

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

Part of the "[[Children of the Vok (group)|Children of the Vok]]", {{storylink|Children of the Vok}} Saberback was sent out to capture [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], accomplishing his task via [[Hologram|holographic]] manipulation while [[Polar Claw]] detained [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Primal Rage}}

When the two leaders awoke, the Children explained that the Vok sought to be rid of the Cybertronians until their experiments on the planet were complete and Saberback suggested that both crews could go into [[stasis lock]] until such time. The Children then took their leave, hiding in another of Saberback's holograms until Primal and Megatron realized they could escape while in their [[beast mode]]s. However, the Children caught them during the attempt. Though Saberback initially fought Optimus Primal, he turned his focus to Megatron after the Predacon killed Polar Claw. Saberback cast a hologram cloak over himself and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], but Megatron had gotten wise to the trick and reached through the field to grab the smaller mechanoids. Before Saberback could even finish his pleas for mercy, Megatron snapped him in two. The Child's death prompted [[Pakak]] to speak directly to Megatron. {{storylink|Children of the Vok}}

Reanimated through Vok science, Saberback joined the rest of the Children of the Vok in an attack on the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' only for the group to withdraw following the death of their masters. {{storylink|The End (BW)|The End}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Saberback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Feeeeed me, Seymour!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Saberback''' (Deluxe, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-30'''
:*''Release date'': January ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Triple Claw" tail-weapon
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept art)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Saberback is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms from an organic ''Stegosaurus'' into a robot with Plains Indian or Aztec-styled design. In [[robot mode]], his tail detaches to become a hand-held, non-firing "[[Triple Claw]]" blaster. Also featured is a cow skull on his chest that, when lifted, reveals his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[spark crystal]].

: He also features a third "Claw Trap Mode", which is achieved by splaying out the dinosaur mode limbs, so that he is on his belly, then raising up his spine/ponytail section with his tail opened up into the Triple Claw configuration; thus making him look like a foreign-world flower.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] ''[[Striker#Toys|Striker]], and the [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Snarl (Dinobots)#Toys|Snarl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Saberback/saberback.htm More information on Saberback at TFU.info]''

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{{Twoimages|File:BWN-toy VS-30-box.jpg|w1=200
|File:DX-02 Cobrio VS Stegorat Sonokong.jpg|w2=100|caption='''Left:''' ''Takara packaging pictured'' '''Right:''' ''Sonokong packaging pictured''|float=right}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Desert Showdown: Colada VS Saberback''' (VS set, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''VS-30'''
:*''Sonokong ID number'': '''DX-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': January ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Triple Claw" tail-weapon

: Saberback was also available in a "Desert Showdown" (砂漠の対決 ''Sabaku no Taiketsu'') two-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Colada#Toys|Colada]], also released in the first wave of ''Neo'' toys. Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this vs-pack in [[South Korea|Korea]]n ''Beast-War Neo'' markets. "'''Stegorat'''" is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases of Saberback, other than the packaging and [[Tech Spec]] cards.
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==Merchandise==
===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Saberback''' (candy toy, 1999)
:A snap together model kit of Saberback was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from blue and yellow plastic. He could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into his component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

==Notes==
* In ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' continuity, Saberback's pre-beast vehicular body is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Beast Hunters|Bumblebee]] toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Stegorat''' (스테고라트 ''Seutegorateu'')

==References==
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Blast Off (G1)

2025-12-19T03:09:14Z

BattleBlade: /* Age of the Primes */

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:''Blast Off is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEBlastOff.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Ground control to Major Denial.]]
'''Blast Off''' doesn't need a write-up in some pathetic, [[Main Page|grubby little human database]]. It might matter to [[Sky Lynx (G1)|''some'' robots]] what others think of them, or if they think of them at all, but Blast Off couldn't care less. No, he's literally and figuratively above your average Cybertronian riff-raff. The other Combaticons could completely forget he's up here, orbiting so far above the Earth, distant and alone... with only the empty void for company... and he couldn't care less. No, certainly not.

Lesser robots could hardly understand the joy... yes, that's it, the joy, he finds in efficiently and remorselessly annihilating targets from such a great distance. Blast Off was quite simply "built better" than the rest, you see, and so needs nothing from those tiny beings moving about so... so very... far away below. Blast Off... Blast Off is quite happy with his superior position, yes, quite happy and... and quite alone.

Blast Off condescends to combine with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

{{bigquote|Did you see me out there? I was magnificent. You might even say stupendous!|Blast Off|"[[Starscream's Brigade]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Milt Jamin]] (English), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), [[Eiji Yanagisawa]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth") |[[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Aerial Assault" & "Starscream's Ghost"), [[Olivier Destrez]] (European French, "Starscream's Brigade" & "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Éric Etcheverry]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4"), Unknown (European French, "Chaos"), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "The Rebirth, Part 3"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese), [[Olney Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4")}}
[[File:RevengeBruticus BlastOff Brawl.jpg|left|thumb|"You ever think about what you want to do after graduation?"]]
Blast Off was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. The transplant caused the vehicles to immediately reconfigure themselves: Blast Off in particular went from being a {{w|B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17 bomber}}<ref>"Starscream's Brigade" shooting script</ref> to being a space shuttle, of all things (though he still thought that it was a "crude carcass"). Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; in the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Their exile would prove to be short-lived. With Blast Off providing the locomotion, the Combaticons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they defeated [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] and his [[Sentinel (G1)|drone army]]. It took a temporary Autobot-Decepticon alliance to defeat the Combaticons, and the Autobots believed them destroyed after Cybertron's sort-of liberation. In reality, Megatron had Bruticus (and thus, Blast Off, we guess) reprogrammed to be more loyal. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:AerialAssault BlastOff Aerialbots.jpg|thumb|"Are you sure this is where we parked?"]]
The Combaticons later ambushed the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] in a Middle Eastern country, and Blast Off heavily damaged [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] during the battle. He and the others then went off to help Megatron with his scheme to steal fighter aircraft from the country, and to protect his [[Giant Purple Griffin]]. Blast Off somehow failed to notice the Autobot [[insignia]]s on the stolen and disassembled Slingshot and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] before deeming both jets "cheap junk" and leaving. Although to be fair, he probably would've said that even ''if'' he knew who they were. Blast Off participated in the following battle against the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but lost when they ignited an oil well, creating an explosion that sent Bruticus flying. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

Later, Blast Off and his teammates were driving (despite his obvious lack of wheels) around a city before abruptly forming Bruticus and just as abruptly getting blown to scrap by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Only [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] was left in one piece, and he quickly took the opportunity to sell the parts of Blast Off and the others to various [[El Presidente|people]]. As soon as Megatron found out, he forced Swindle to get them back, and Blast Off was soon repaired. Then Bruticus was defeated by the Autobots again. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

In [[2006]], the Decepticons were driven off Cybertron and took refuge on [[Chaar]], with Blast Off and the others starved for [[energon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Blast Off joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the Decepticons were offered energon by the [[Quintesson]]s, the Combaticons joined up with them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} For this decision, Blast Off was shot in the back by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and quickly re-pledged his loyalty to him. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Blast Off was among those Decepticons sent to Earth to prevent the Autobots from delivering a new [[Tranformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but they failed in that attempt. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:Chaos RunamuckonBlastOff.jpg|left|thumb|"Heigh-ho, Blast Off, away!" 
"Aw, shut up, Runamuck!"]]
Later, Blast Off was patrolling a litter void in Decepticon territorial space when he found a [[Skuxxoid]] on a rocket sled making target practice out of the junk. After running the little punk to ground, Blast Off "convinced" him to give over his impressive blaster cannon. In addition, the alien told him how to find the weapon's rare ammunition, [[death crystal]]s, from Quig Mountain on the planet [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. When the Autobots came to investigate, Blast Off and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] attempted to chase them off the scene. [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], another egotistical space shuttle, gave them a merry chase, but Runamuck managed to blow up a comet to cover their escape. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:SurpriseParty GiantBlastOff.jpg|thumb|Determined to one-up Astrotrain, Blast Off grows big enough to transport his teammates and their combined form.]]
The Combaticons later failed to assassinate Decepticon exile [[Octane]] at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Blast Off followed Galvatron to [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] to track down [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], where they temporarily formed an alliance with [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]]. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} The Combaticons showed off some guerrilla tactics by appearing out of nowhere to damage a peace conference shuttle before escaping aboard Blast Off. {{storylink|Surprise Party}} Blast Off served as transport for Soundwave when the Decepticons attacked the planet of [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} When the Decepticons conquered [[Paradron]], Blast Off and Swindle guarded jail cells, but didn't do very well when Rodimus Prime and his troops arrived to rescue the prisoners. Meanwhile, Blast Off was somehow also part of Bruticus, who was watching the whole affair alongside Galvatron. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} As part of Bruticus, Blast Off battled Defensor in [[Japan]], but the Combaticons were forced to separate and scatter when [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] arrived on the scene. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

In [[2007]], the Combaticons were infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Later that year, the Decepticons attacked Cybertron in order to take control of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. As the other Combaticons built a giant engine on the planet's surface, Blast Off shot down [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] before reporting to Galvatron that the Aerialbots had been vanquished. He then ripped out [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[power pack]] to fuel the engine. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
{{--}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
The Combaticons were dispatched to assist the Stunticons in a battle against the Aerialbots. Together, the two teams overwhelmed the Autobot fliers, but before they could finish their enemies off, they were defeated by the newly constructed [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:FWCOTS Blast Off.jpg|thumb|wwhatevver]]
In the year [[2011]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] ordered a large-scale Decepticon assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to get his hands on [[Vector Sigma]]. The Combaticons were part of the attack forces, and Blast Off was seen bombing random targets until he was shot out of the sky by [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle continued, Blast Off merged with his team to form Bruticus, but even alongside the other Decepticon combiners, he was no match for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The Combaticons were driven away, and were instead sent to Earth with orders to stop [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] from bringing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Before they got very far, they were ambushed by the Protectobots and were buried in a rockslide in the ensuing battle. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Blast Off subsequently helped defend [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] against [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]]'s infiltration, but the Autobot spy snuck past when the Combaticons were distracted by the timely arrival of the Aerialbots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Blast Off later participated in another attack on Cybertron, this time because Galvatron wanted [[Cybertonuron]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} The Combaticons ended up facing Defensor yet again, and Bruticus was defeated by a swift kick to the neck. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} As part of Bruticus, Blast Off later defended a giant carnivorous plant in [[San Francisco]] from [[Raiden]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] then took command of the Combaticons, who sent them to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Florida|Miami]] alongside the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} They also unleashed Bruticus at Sixshot's order as he continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:IRMLFE Decepticon cheer.jpg|thumb|left]]
When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] officially took over [[Decepticon leader|leadership]] after Galvatron's death, Blast Off was amongst the cheering Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} On the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Bruticus later tried to divert attention away from the Decepticon base, to no avail. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} Later, back on Earth, Bruticus stood by and laughed as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] sank the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' in the Atlantic Ocean. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Blast Off was present at the massive Autobot-Decepticon battle in the [[Arctic]], if only as part of Bruticus. The combiner fled into space when it seemed Scorponok was going to tear Earth apart for [[plasma energy]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
During an illegal arms trading market hosted by the Combaticons, Blast Off inspected a treaded launch platform being sold by [[Ali (Sunbow)|Ali]]. {{storylink|Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!}}

=====''Zone''=====
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. Blast Off was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Blast Off and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. Blast Off was seen flying into battle with his onetime partner, [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} Later on, The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving [[Angolmois Energy]]. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself, including Blast Off. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

The makeshift combiner separated, but Blast Off and other Decepticons later followed the Terrorcons through a portal to the [[Precursor World]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} He helped [[Turtler]] form the [[Scramble 7]] combination. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
As part of Bruticus, Blast Off came to the Stunticons' aid when their new command outpost was attacked by the Aerialbots and Protectobots. Together with Menasor, Bruticus defeated Defensor, only for the two combiners to get their leg components shot off by Superion. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] took control of Bruticus's legs and flew away with Blast Off, Vortex and Onslaught, planning to drop them off somewhere over the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Blast Off later joined the Combaticons in hunting down an [[Battle Dog|escaped dog]] on which the Decepticons had experimented. He reacted with horror when the [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot warriors]] came to stop their evil activities, and the Combaticons combined into Bruticus. However, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], imbued with the dying dog's energy, defeated the giant using the [[Minibot combiner|"Minibot Warrior Spiral Attack"]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Blast Off participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Bruticus in order to battle alongside Menasor and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Bruticus and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Blast Off only appears as a component of Bruticus}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Blast Off and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Onslaught's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Combaticons then merged into Bruticus to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
Blast Off formed the right arm of [[Scramble 7]], a Decepticon combiner using various combiner team members in a supposedly "ideal" configuration. Scramble 7 attacked the Autobot base on [[Athenia]], but was defeated by [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]], [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], and [[Ranger]] thanks to their use of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
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. Blast Off was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. As the Autobots evacuated off-planet, Blast Off was one of the many space-worthy Decepticons who pursued them into orbit and attacked. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Blast Off graduated from the [[Autobot Military Academy]] and was drafted into the [[Elite Guard]]. He underwent the flying upgrade program to become a Space Warrior, but was curiously outfitted with a rather situation-specific (''re: useless'') [[alternate mode]] as a planetary orbiter. [[Magnum]] and [[Sentinel Major]] recruited him into the Guard's Special Ops Team, the Combaticons. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

On their first mission, the Combaticons were teamed with [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] and his Elite Guard Strike Team. In the rundown city known as [[Median]], an archeological dig had uncovered a powerful artifact known as the [[Heart of the Dragon]], and the Decepticon raiders from [[Quarex]] called [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]] were planning to swipe it. The Elite Guard arrived in Median to plan a defense and protect the dig team from the coming attack.

It was slow going converting the dilapidated ruins into a sturdy bunker to hold off an attack. Blast Off, [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] worked with the dig's security chief [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] on the fortifications, but Blast Off's prissy manner made him little help. He bemoaned the perils of manual labor, while also complaining about his useless orbiter mode which kept him from being useful during manual labor. When the Stormtroopers arrived, [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his minions made it past Metalhawk's crew because he made the mistake of trying to take them alive. The operation went downhill from there, and the Decepticons soon escaped with the Heart.

Tracking the Stormtroopers back to their mobile base, the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], Blast Off and the others fought their way through Rage's bizarre creations, the [[Minotoron]]s. Seeing an opportunity to sneak inside, Blast Off, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and Dion mounted the creatures when they were summoned back inside the Metrotitan. Inside the mechanimals pen, however, the only possible exit was an enclosed observation booth far above their heads. Once again, Blast Off lamented the uselessness of his alternate mode, since he could only fly straight up, unable to maneuver enough to get them into the booth. It was up to Dion to use his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] boosters as a makeshift jetpack to reach the upper levels.

Once the team had reassembled inside, they were forced to confront [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], a small but powerful Transformer with atom-smashing breath, brought to life by the Heart of the Dragon. They engaged in an accelerated advance to the rear long enough for the Strike Team's <s>mad bomber</s> weapons specialist [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] to cobble together his explosives and blast Brimstone to [[J'nwan]]. The blast didn't kill the creature, but it did upset his delicate energy containment protocols, causing him to explode from the inside out. Blast Off and the Elite Guard managed to escape the blast radius, and reported back to Magnum about a job well done. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

The Combaticons and Strike Team continued to work together on many missions over the following weeks. After successfully eliminating [[Shadowcaster]], Blast Off and the Combaticons broke off from their partners to control patrolling the area and search for further leads on the [[Decepticon Warlord]]s. Instead, they ended up being captured by [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

Deathsaurus saw potential in the Combaticons, and manipulated them into abandoning the Elite Guard and siding with him. For Blast Off, the manipulation required little more than the promise of a [[Triple Changer]] upgrade with both land AND space modes so he wouldn't have to be so... lonely up there... {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 4}}

Blast Off and the Combaticons led a squadron of Deathsaurus's troops in battle against the Elite Guard headquarters. Four Elite Guard teams returned to base quickly enough to eliminate the threat of most of the Decepticons. The Combaticons had one last ace to play, however, and used Deathsaurus's new combination technology to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], killing Sentinel Major and starting the slaughter anew. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Bruticus managed to slaughter pretty much all of the Guard before [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] blinded the giant, forcing them to separate. They headed back to Deathsaurus's base for repairs. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

Repairs proceeded, but the Combaticons were startled to learn that Deathsaurus could force them to combine into Bruticus at will. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} They still turned out to help defend the base against the remnants of the Elite Guard. Blast Off found himself grappling with [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], but gained the upper hand when the Autobot was distracted by the sight of a sword-wielding [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]]. The Combaticons attempted to merge, only to be blasted mid-combination. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} In the resulting confusion, Blast Off was bound and sat on by Side Burn, preventing the Combaticons from forming Bruticus again and ultimately resulting in their capture by the Elite Guard. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

In the hands of the compromised [[Gyronian Sentry|Gyronian Sentry Team]], the Combaticons were whisked away to Deathsaurus's fortress, now under Megatron's control. Though Megatron gave them the option, none of them cared to help Deathsaurus, and they were imprisoned and their personality components subsequently interred in the Decepticon Detention Center. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Buster combaticons second generation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
''[[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], who had held the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] inside his mind, once experienced nightmares of strange new Transformers, [[Special Teams]] with the ability to merge into a giants. Blast Off and his Combaticon teammates appeared in one of Buster's earlier dreams, before he sought help from the Autobots. To make sense of these dreams, Buster linked his mind with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s. They then both witnessed a scenario where the Combaticons and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] lost against their Autobot counterparts, the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], in a battle over the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. However, the dream was also spied into by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], and so the Decepticons started building the Decepticon Special Teams seen in the vision.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[File:Afterdeath Vortex BlastOff.JPG|left|upright=0.9|thumb|"Hey, Vortex! Let's give these... clouds a surprise that will kill 'em all!"]]
Blast Off and the other Combaticons were led by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to steal a [[hydrothermocline]] energy device from [[Energy Futures Industries]], only to be faced with Optimus Prime and his Protectobots. After some advice by a nearby human named [[Ethan Zachary]], the two groups decided to fight [[Multi-World|virtually]] rather risk damage to the power plant. Transferring his mind into a computer, Blast Off teamed up with [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and ambushed [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] in the area called the "Cloud-Steppes". They did well at first with Blast Off hitting Blades with his [[x-ray laser]], until the local AI turned against them and distracted the two fliers with a cloud, allowing Groove to blind them with his [[photon pistol]] so that they crashed into each other and lost the game.

That's right. Blast Off, Lord of the Skies, was beaten up by a cloud. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

When the Decepticons successfully acquired the hydrothermocline, they planned to relocate it to the Florida Keys. Megatron assembled a convoy to travel in disguise by road down to the Keys, and so Blast Off joined the convoy. Of cars. Traveling from Wyoming to Florida. While flying in shuttle mode. Down U.S.-1 at less than 100 mph. And yet, the Decepticons called ''Megatron'' mad for expecting an Autobot attack..? {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

''On a mission for Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], Blast Off and the Combaticons secured a volcano where the nemeses [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had been found frozen in the cooled lava like flies in amber. Shockwave saw Galvatron as a threat to his power base and wanted the volcano destroyed with Galvatron stuck inside it. The Combaticons' mission was interrupted, however, by several female fleshlings trying to save Ultra Magnus. They sent a speeding jeep towards Blast Off and his comrades, but the Combaticons stopped the vehicle easily. However, they didn't fare as well against a tank the women had appropriated, which fired at the jeep and set off the storage of explosives the women had put inside it.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}}

[[File:UsedAutobot BlastOff Groove.JPG|thumb|Blast Off demonstrates for Groove how some toys fail the drop test.]]
He and his fellow Combaticons were sent on a hunting mission by Decepticon command and spent several weeks tracking and tormenting [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and the [[Throttlebot]]s, who had recently interfered with their schemes. They were interrupted by both the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and a squadron of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] soldiers, though, and engaged in battle with the first of these two groups. Blast Off demonstrated his unmitigated superiority by beating up a [[Groove (G1)|pacifist]]. Darn peace-niks. Blast Off's team was unable to secure their targets while so occupied however, and beat a retreat after the humans had taken off with the Throttlebots themselves. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} Blast Off and his teammates chose to pursue the Protectobots, and tracked them on their return journey to the Ark. Ambushing them in a sprawling train yard, the Combaticons joined to form Bruticus, successfully bringing down the similarly merged [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] after a prolonged battle. But the dim-witted combiner was then tricked into lowering his guard by Blaster, who knocked out his opponent by collapsing an electrical tower atop of him. Afterwards, Blast Off was slapped with a mode-lock device so that Blaster could remote-control him, taking his four [[Spacehikers|newfound human friends]] for a spin around Earth's orbit. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} Unfortunately, Blaster was at odds with Autobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] at the time as well, and Blast Off and his passengers were forcibly captured by the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} The Decepticon later either escaped Autobot custody on his own or was rescued along with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s victims by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

''The Combaticons eventually wound up under the leadership of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. On his orders, they staged a raid on the [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]]. There, they secured two armed warheads and components from an advanced guidance computer. The Protectobots intervened part-way through the theft, but Blast Off managed to clear the area with the loot while his teammates provided cover, bringing his cargo all the way to Scorponok's orbital headquarters.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In [[2006]] of an alternate future, Blast Off was drawn to a battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] after succumbing to the hypnotizing effect of a [[Quintesson]] signal. After the Autobots managed to disable the signal, returning all combatants to their senses, he helped the Decepticons retreat from the planet by serving as their transport. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
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In [[2008]], Blast Off was briefly seen racing through the skies with his fellow Decepticons on the way to attack [[Autobase]]; the Decepticons had been fed information that the Autobots had mostly left Cybertron, leaving their territories vulnerable. This turned out to be a Quintesson ruse, and the aliens ambushed the Decepticons in a bid to forcefully colonize the Transformer homeworld. The Decepticons wound up having to temporarily join forces with the Autobots to thwart them. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
As the Decepticons attacked a series of oil refineries, Blast Off and the Combaticons formed Bruticus to battle Superion. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
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Blast Off was one of the Decepticons who fell back under Megatron's command after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was destroyed. He was among the crowd of Decepticons Megatron whipped up into a warrior frenzy before first confronting [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and his second-generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} He later showed concern when Onslaught buckled over in pain, despite no cause for it being apparent. Onslaught insisted he was fine, and sharply told Blast Off to leave him alone. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} Blast Off and his fellow Combaticons were the first Decepticons aboard the [[Warworld]] to meet the boarding party of Cybertronians led by the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. He likely died alongside his fellows in the skirmish that ensued. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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===The Special Teams===
Blast Off and the rest of the Combaticons were created by Starscream on a remote Pacific island, by combining military vehicles with Energon cubes. They then drove to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], passing Optimus Prime en route, though the Autobot leader was none-the-wiser to the Decepticons in disguise. Blast Off crossed paths with Fireflight and Skydive in the air, who recognized Blast Off's Decepticon badge. Their cover ruined, Onslaught ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When the humans discovered a city buried beneath the ice, Blast Off and the Decepticons came looking for an opportunity to loot it. Initially blamed for shooting down a research plane, Blast Off and the Combaticons fought the Aerialbots until [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] alerted them that the [[city-dweller]]s were the true enemy of them all. After the Autobots and Decepticons worked together to neutralize the city-dwellers, Blast Off transformed to shuttle mode and ferried his fellow Combaticons and Ravage back to Megatron. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Blast Off was monitoring things on the Decepticon's derelict space cruiser when he spotted one of the Autobot [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s though a doorway. Blast Off rushed towards him, only to be clocked on the head by the other Clone and rendered out cold. It was not a good day for Blast Off. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Blast Off and the rest of the Combaticons served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Blast Off and the other Decepticons often underestimated you, which often led to them losing to the Autobots, leaving them either stranded on Barrenikon, or fleeing after they received too much damage. That is, if you somehow didn't get yourself killed at their hands. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Shortly after [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] became the new Autobot Supreme Commander, Blast Off took part in the Decepticon assault upon [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} He attacked the [[Decagon]], dogfighting with [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} and was later at Shockwave's side when he ordered his troops to make the final push. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} Blast Off rushed to the front lines as the Decepticons managed to breach the last of the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the [[Dark Ages]] of Cybertron's civil war, while footage of a brawl between Defensor and Devastator was caught on-camera by Prowl's computers in his Autobase, Blast Off was also spotted by one of the hub's screens. {{storylink|Escalation}}

Millions of years later, Blast Off, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisoned by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} until they were released by Starscream. In a plot to plunder Earth of its resources, Starscream planned to abscond with the dormant Combaticons while Shockwave regime was in the midst of being overthrown by the Autobots. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Returning to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' via an uncooperative [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he ever hoped to get the ''Nemesis'' flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} When the attack on the ''Ark'' was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the ''Ark'' freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

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Damaged or not, the Combaticons soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in the Autobot supply ship ''[[Orion]]''. In the aftermath, Bruticus's barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal, where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. Starscream ordered them to defeat the Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] as a means to train themselves for greater battles. Blast Off ordered Vortex to "take Sky Lynx down", but unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the Autobot split into his two forms, and Blast Off was embarrassingly grabbed in the flying form's jaws.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
As part of [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces, Blast Off defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Blast Off combined with his fellow Combaticons in order to square off against [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}
Blast Off is the second-in-command of the Combaticons. {{storylink|Applicable Skills|''Till All Are One'' #2 Cast List}}

[[File:Stormbringer4 Decepticonfliers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"Whoever hits [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gets the Cybertron Clearing House."]]
When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took command of the Decepticons, the Combaticons rebelled and left Cybertron, becoming mercenaries. While breaking into a weapons vault on the [[Presidium (planet)|Presidium]] they were approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and offered ample payment for returning to the Decepticon fold, which Blast Off and the other Combaticons accepted. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

Blast Off was part of the troop complement aboard the Decepticon warship ''[[Thanatos]]'' under the command of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. With respect to the desperate defense the [[Wreckers]] were mounting against [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Razorclaw sent out two squads of Decepticons to assist the Autobots; Blast Off was among the aerial forces led by [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

[[File:SpotlightArcee BlastOff.jpg|left|upright=1.95|thumb|Now that's just rude.]]
He was later reassigned to the Combaticons operating under [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]'s [[Decepticon Secret Service]]. The Combaticons were used as an elite storming brigade in the attack on the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary in an effort to capture the prison's [[Pretender Monster|newest inmates]] and their so-called [[Combiner|gestalt technology]]. Blast Off was right in the middle of chortling over the fun of killing folk when he was skewered by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. The other Combaticons carried him out with them when they evacuated with their prizes. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

After a deal was negotiated between Arcee and Banzai-Tron, Blast Off and the other Combaticons later helped her in an attempt to recapture [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who had been stolen by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]]'s forces), though the insane Autobot disappeared mid-battle. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

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While Blast Off didn't participate in the Combaticons' [[North Korea|adventures]] on [[Earth]] for reasons unknown, he resurfaced years later on Cybertron as one of the Decepticons imprisoned by the Autobots following the end of the war. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} After the captive 'cons had gotten some level of freedom, Blast Off was part of a Cybertronian crowd recruited by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to pressure [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] into revealing a secret discovery below ground. Following Starscream into the cave, they witnessed a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] declare him the Cybertronian destined to unite their whole race. He and the other Cybertronians celebrated afterwards with Starscream. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} Once [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] appeared in Iacon, Blast Off and the other Decepticons threw the peace aside and began rioting for a return to the good old days. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Blast Off joined the riot for [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s space bridge under Swindle's claims that a better life was possible on Caminus. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} He later rejoined his fellow Combaticon teammates as they stewed over Starscream's leadership of Cybertron, with Blast Off being particularly angry about his attempts to sweep the past aside. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} A mysterious informant, DC-357, had already told them that Swindle might be a prisoner rather than a corpse {{storylink|07:00:00}} and they sprayed "SWINDLE LIVES" on a nearby wall as a statement of intent. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

To mark Chosen One Day, the Combaticons bought Onslaught a new grenade! {{storylink|Choose Me}}

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Months in, Blast Off and the others became worried Onslaught was wasting his time in the Swindle search. Blast Off tried and failed to get him to stop. After Onslaught stormed out, it was Blast Off that saw a new DC-357 message come in and inform them that he'd left a [[Badgeless]] disguise outside. Hoping to finally shake the tree, as already the Badgeless' violence was provoking resentment, Blast Off donned the garb, joined a patrol, and as soon as he got a chance he shot a Decepticon escapee dead and sent footage of it to the press. {{storylink|07:00:00}} As riots broke out, a sickened Blast Off headed home telling himself it had to be done.

To his dismay, Onslaught decided ''not'' to exploit the Badgeless killing as he felt it could be a Starscream plot to draw them out and so Blast Off had to come clean. This led to a new plan: the Combaticons arranged a march on the government while they waited for an opening. When [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] emerged to say he was now in charge of reforming the Badgeless and he was throwing the doors open to anyone, Onslaught and Blast Off organised a 'fight' where Blast Off would protect Ironhide, denounce Onslaught's methods, and ask to join the coppers. It worked so well, Blast Off even found [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] offering him a new place to crash. He then checked if Onslaught was alright and was told his boss was proud of him for such a sweet con. {{storylink|Applicable Skills}}

While undercover, Blast Off quickly became a star pupil of Ironhide, even becoming "good friends" with the other officers. After a while, his snooping paid off; he learned that [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] had moved Swindle's body after his death. He quickly informed Onslaught and shortly later, he and Vortex were dispatched to capture Wheeljack. They were intercepted by Chromia but used her to convince Wheeljack into coming with them. Wheeljack and Rattrap informed them that Swindle was brain dead, and Blast Off tried to make Onslaught stop as it was now pointless, but to no avail. Blast Off followed Onslaught into the inner workings of Metroplex regardless and soon they found Swindle, hooked up to life support. Rattrap then came back and gave Onslaught the Enigma of Combination, who told Blast Off that after this, they won't need anyone else ever again. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

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The Combaticons merged and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was formed, Blast Off serving as the right arm. Because of the brain dead Swindle, the combiner was very unstable, leaving it up to Blast Off to try and keep everyone unified. He fought with Onslaught for control over Bruticus, saying that there is no point for this level of violence against civilians. Eventually Bruticus was stopped by Ironhide, and when the gestalt divided into its components, Blast Off apologized to Onslaught for not being able to save him before passing out. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Blast Off and the other Combaticons were imprisoned and awaiting trial, though Ironhide was reluctant to prosecute them if their mental scarring proved too great. {{storylink|Ping}}

[[File:ThePriceOfYou-smoochy.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.35|''Our love is a spiral Our <s>blood</s> oils are a spiral And our <s>blood</s> oils shall be exchanged!'']]
The Combaticons were still comatose when Starscream told the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] to turn them to his side as one of his combiners. In Blast Off's mind he woke up next to Onslaught, revealing that Blast Off had a thing for Onslaught. It was soon revealed by Starscream who was also there that this was all a dream, and that if Blast Off took his offer to help him sway the Combaticons for his side he could make this a reality. All he needed in exchange was for Blast Off to be aware of the false memories and to cover any holes in their story should the others get suspicious. Initially revolted by the idea of living a lie, Blast Off soon relented after Starscream reminded him that Onslaught would never let the past go or ever take any real interest in him. As a result, Onslaught and the others were made to believe that Onslaught's original deal with Starscream had worked out, with the Combaticons having been his secret and loyal bodyguards, and that their forming of Bruticus had been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life with Starscream's approval.

Once Onslaught woke up, he saw Blast Off watching over him. He then touched Blast Off's hand, revealing Starscream kept his promise to make Onslaught notice him. {{storylink|The Price of You}} Onslaught mistook Blast Off's guilt for worry, and Blast Off assured him that he was glad things had worked out. Soon the Combaticons "resumed" their work of protecting Starscream, and Blast Off and Onslaught arranged a date. After the latter's first day "back", Starscream questioned how things were working, mocking Blast Off on how terrible things must be for him now. Blast Off claimed he had never wanted this, but Starscream retorted that he shouldn't pretend it wasn't. Frustrated, Blast Off demanded to see Swindle to make sure Starscream had kept his word to have him repaired. As Airachnid was finishing up on manipulating and repairing him, Swindle greeted his teammate, thanking Blast Off for how far he and the others had apparently gone to save him. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

Vortex and Blast Off later stood guard outside Starscream's office as Windblade confronted Starscream, and Blast Off was disturbed at Vortex's suggestions as to what was going on. During the final debate, Starscream revealed all of his crimes to the public, including the manipulation of the Combaticons. As a result, all of the Combaticons were imprisoned for their rampage as Bruticus, and because of his role in their manipulation, Blast Off was ostracized by the others, being shunned by his former lover as a bittersweet aftertaste. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons infiltrated [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguised as their vehicles, with Blast Off taking on the form of a transport plane. During the Decepticon-[[Cobra]] attack on the [[United Nations]], the Combaticons revealed themselves and combined into Bruticus to fight [[GIJONIN]]. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Combaticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Combaticons]] fought multiple tours together. On the first one, Blast Off changed his Cybertronian spaceship mode into an Earth-styled space shuttle. It's likely that this was when the other Combaticons changed their alternate modes as well. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

The team often needled and frustrated [[Brawl (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Brawl]] in order to make better use of his focused battlefield fury. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}} They also knew better than to trust [[Swindle (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Swindle]] with ''anything''. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}

Bruticus as a combined form was created by [[Shockwave (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Shockwave]] for the express purpose of pummeling Autobots. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave's bio}}

Blast Off's preferred fighting style from a distance left him isolated, easy to capture and imprison on Cybertron so the Autobots could take Bruticus out of the picture.

He was eventually reunited with the rest of the team. [[Onslaught (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Onslaught]] subsequently mandated that he switch his alternate mode once again in order to stay close, so - much to Blast Off's anger - he reformatted into a fighter jet. Onslaught welcomed this new temperment because he considered his subordinate to be a more effective soldier afterwards. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}} He was equally happy blasting Autobots from space as he was planet-side, so this anger was likely a form of [[mode attachment]]. {{storylink|#PWTSE|''Special Edition'' Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

The Combaticons were posted on Cybertron during the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Vortex's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}}

===''Win If You Dare''===
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Open Comms|''Transformers Valentine's Day Special'' backup strip]]}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron BlastOffCosmos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Literal star-crossed couple.]]
Blast Off ran transit runs near Cybertron, and struck up a friendship over long-range communications with a lonely [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} As a member of [[The Rise]], Blast Off came to pickup the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] along with the [[Energon]] cubes they had produced off of [[Mayalx]] with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]. He asked [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] what would happen to [[Constructicon (G1)|those chumps]] on Mayalx that they left behind, to which Shockwave responded that he'll contact them again when their services are needed. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

Following the severing of the [[Tether]] and the [[Winged Moon]] being saved from [[Team Stream]], Cosmos remained behind but asked [[Lancer]] to pass on a request to Blast Off to join him on the Moon. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}} Upon receiving the message, Blast Off flew off before the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] could stop him. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

Blast Off rendezvoused with Cosmos, and they spent some quality time alone together making the Winged Moon hospitable again. After the Autobots left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], they headed for the Winged Moon. Cosmos eagerly waited to greet the new arrivals, but Blast Off was just grumpy that their alone time was at an end. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===Energon Universe===
Blast Off and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] chased down [[Elita One (G1)#Energon Universe|Elita One]], cornering her. Before he could follow [[Onslaught (G1)#Energon Universe|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (G1)#Energon Universe|Brawl]], the [[Autobot]] shot the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] severing the connection between the two worlds. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9}}

==Commercial appearances==
Blast Off and the rest of the Combaticons charged down a ravine to face-off against [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As they neared him, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and took to the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When a team of Autobots led by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] went on the offensive, Blast Off, Swindle, and Vortex used superior military tactics to fight them off. {{storylink|War Dawn (Legends)|War Dawn}} Blast Off was among the Decepticons who joined with the Quintessons in an attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Blast Off participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, (20 Event Cores,) and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Able to roam the spaceways in his shuttle mode, Blast Off feels above his fellow Combaticons in every sense.
To him, the travails of others are small, petty things, and his aloof and superior manner aggravate the heck out of everyone. But he doesn't care. Everything is remote to Blast Off, including the fate of his victims, blasted from orbit. That way, he never feels a trace of remorse. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Blast Off Bio}}

Along with the other Combaticons, he was summoned to Earth by Megatron. He feels he should have been the one to get to earth first instead of Swindle.

Blast Off can also form the right arm of Bruticus when he is in his 3star/4 star limb mode.
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*'''Class''': Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 1 star
*'''Weapons''': Blast off uses his Ionic rifle to blast enemy defenses.
*'''Ability: Air Strike''': Shoots 4 powerful rockets at a target dealing moderately high damage.
**'''Cost: 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:blast-off Blast Off at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOBlastOff.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Blast Off is featured as a boss battle in the sixteenth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots. He appears once the player reaches 32,300,000 points.
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Blast Off was a member of the Combaticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

On Earth, Blast Off and the other Combaticons acted as a liaison between the Decepticons and the forces of Cobra, offering them advanced alien technology in exchange for their full cooperation. While meeting with [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] in southern [[France]], the Autobots attacked and only narrowly escaped after Onslaught wounded Bumblebee. The Combaticons, minus Swindle, spent days pursuing the battered Autobots before bumping into a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] encampment; leery of their advanced weapons and unable to form Bruticus, the Combaticons retreated. {{storylink|Cobra/Con Fusion}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Blastoff toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What are you talking about? I see brown space shuttles being used by the army all the time.]]
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, [[1986]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C3'''
**''Takara/GiG ID number'': '''D-65'''
**''Accessories'': left & right [[sonic cannon]]s, [[ionic blaster]]
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Blast Off transforms into an {{w|Space Shuttle|International NASA Space Shuttle}}. In this mode, he is armed with two laser cannons mounted to his engines. In [[robot mode]] Blast Off is armed with a small laser pistol and his two laser cannons, which are now mounted on his legs. He usually forms Bruticus' right arm, but as a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style toy, he can be connected with any limb slot on Bruticus.

:The initial release of Blast Off had a [[die-cast]] metal chest, but like several other 1986 toys, later releases replaced this with colored plastic. In [[1987]], he came packaged with a random Decepticon [[Decoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Blast-Off/blast-off.htm More information on Blast Off at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, [[1985]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-69'''
**''Accessories'': left & right sonic cannons, ionic blaster
:In addition to his single release, Blast Off was also sold in a "Bruticus" [[giftset]] alongside the other Combaticons. The gift set was never available in the USA or Canada, but only in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].

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

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*'''Decepticon Blast Off''' ([[1991]])
**''Accessories'': left & right sonic cannons, ionic blaster
:Blast Off was re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version uses the plastic chest, and his [[rubsign]] indent has been filled in for this release. Another change on this mold is that the inside of his arms does not contain the peg needed to attach to the other arm, as a result, in shuttle mode his arms do not lock together.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy BlastOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Actually ''closer'' to a realistic Space Shuttle color scheme than the original.]]
*'''Blast Off''' (Combaticon, [[1994]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C3'''
**''Accessories'': left & right [[x-ray laser cannon]]s, ionic blaster
:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Blast Off was [[redeco]]ed white with purple camouflage... for all the times you need purple camouflage in space.

:This version of the toy keeps all his accessories and functionality from the original release, but lacks any decal detailing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/BlastOff/blast-off.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Blast Off at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-G2BlastOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He didn't see the snowstorm coming until it was too late.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Box set, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': 2 hand-held blasters/tailfins
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}
:Part of a giftset [[exclusive]] to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]], this version of Blast Off is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Blast Off (FOC)#Generations|Blast Off]] in ''Generation 2'' colors. He can form any arm or leg of Bruticus, but his nominal placement is as the right arm, as usual.

:This toy was retooled into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Topspin (FOC)#Toys|Autobot Topspin]].
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy BlastOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|SHUTTOL NOT TANKK!]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' ([[2008]])
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Blast Off is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]]/[[Blight (Energon)|Blight]] sculpt, transforming into a brown [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gepard/gepard1.html Gepard] anti-aircraft tank. His markings include his initials on his tread housings and a five-pointed star which, combined with his color scheme, gives his tank mode a somewhat Soviet feel. When combined with the other Combaticons, Blast Off is nominally Bruticus Maximus's right arm, though he can be used in any other limb position.

:He was only available as part of the ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus [[giftset]], which also contains [[Brawl (G1)#Universe (2008)|Decepticon Brawl]], another redeco of the same sculpt used for Blast Off. The ''Universe'' version of the giftset was initially intended to be released as a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States, but ultimately ended up being only available in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American markets eventually received a [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of this giftset (with no changes to the toys themselves) in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging (thereby creating a new [[live-action film series]] [[Blast Off (ROTF)|Blast Off]] character as well as a new version of the pre-existing [[Brawl (Movie)#Exclusive figures|Brawl]] character), exclusively available at Target stores in the United States and at Zellers stores in Canada.

:This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], as well as the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' versions of Blast Off (see [[#United|below]]) and [[Brawl (G1)#United|Brawl]]. Another planned redeco, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetBlastOff/blastoff.htm More information on ''Universe'' Blast Off at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''16'''
:A reissue of the original G1 Blast Off toy at first sight, this toy is actually a redeco of the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Movor#Toys|Movor]] retool of the sculpt. This version of Blast Off was only available as part of a Bruticus gift set released under [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of reissues.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailBlastOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Blast Off''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / #008'''
**'''PART 2 OF 5!'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TG03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 26]], [[2013]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 hand-held blasters/tailfins
{{note|The Aligned [[Blast Off (FOC)#Retail|Blast Off]] toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Blast Off in many continuities.}}
:A [[redeco]] of Blast Off from the [[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set was available individually alongside his fellow [[Combaticon (WFC)#Toys|Combaticons]] as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired decoes with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Blast Off replaces the primarily tan colors and purple details of the giftset release with a mainly purple body and yellow detailing, and features new yellow paint operations on his blaster.

:Unsurprisingly for an Aligned toy inspired by Generation 1, ''Fall of Cybertron'' Blast Off appeared in many Generation 1-based stories. The retail Hasbro deco [[Blast Off (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|appeared]] in IDW Publishing's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series<ref>Blast Off's first appearance in "season 1" of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' came in the the 2012 [[Primus: All Good Things|''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], wherein artist [[Andrew Griffith]] drew him according to the contemporary High Moon Studios [[:File:FOC Blast Off.jpg|game model]] that debuted in ''Fall of Cybertron''.</ref> while the TakaraTomy deco [[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: All Spark|appeared]] in ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' and ''[[Transformers Cloud]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BlastOff/blastoff.htm More information on retail Blast Off at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:United Bruticus Maximus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, [[November 7]], [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Energon Gun-radar/hand, Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:Released exclusively by TakaraTomy in non-Japanese Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has colors similar to the previous ''Universe''/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Additionally, the gun-radar/combined mode foot/hand previously cast in translucent colored plastic is now opaque grey, though his energon star remains orange.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots BlastOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Why are you guys complaining about me being a jet in ''Combiner Wars''? I was a jet before! ...Almost.]]
*'''Combaticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2013]]?)
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
***''Fist strength'': '''???'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''876'''
***''Sword strength'': '''???'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jetfire]], Blast Off automatically transforms from a booster-equipped jet to a robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Onslaught (G1)#Bot Shots|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Bot Shots|Vortex]], but this never saw release.

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy BlastOffKreon.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Transforms into himself taking a nap.]]
*'''Blast Off''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2012]])
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Bag number'': '''22851 47'''
**''Accessories'': logo brick, built-up small pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first normal wave of [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, Blast Off is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]]-bagged mini-figure, though a stamped ID number can be found on the back of the bag, top-right corner. He comes with extra parts so he can be rebuilt into a vehicle that vaguely resembles a Space Shuttle.

:However, Blast Off can be built as part of Bruticus, if you have any sense of creativity.

:He uses the [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]] style helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OBlast-Off/blastoff.htm More information on Blast Off at TFU.info]''

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*'''Decepticon Blast Off''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])
**''Collection'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': logo plate, built-up small pistol
:In 2016, Collection 1 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the US as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of these releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Blast Off has the biggest change of all of the remade Kreons, as his dark brown plastics have been turned to an odd greenish-tan, the same color of his pre-release prototype at [[BotCon 2012]]. His torso [[tampograph]] has also been reworked to be slightly more detailed, and the formerly-bare legs now have extra detail tampographing on them. What flat gray paint he did have has been changed to metallic silver. Also the 1x2 "roof" block has been replaced with a 1x2 bare plate, possibly due to a factory change?

: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.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|CombinerWars}}
[[File:CWDlxBlastOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|At least I wasn't replaced by an [[Rook (CW)|APC]] or somethin'...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Blast Off''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': gun, double-barreled gun/hand/foot

: Released in the fifth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxes, "Decepticon Blast Off" is a redeco of [[Slingshot (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]], transforming from robot to what is more or less a Harrier jump jet (thematically fitting with the "Combaticon" moniker). He includes two [[5 mm post|5 mm]] weapon accessories: an "ionic blaster" (sculpted to resemble a flamethrower) and "X-ray cannons" that can also transform into a hand or a foot.

: As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe figure, Blast Off can also transform into an arm or a leg for a Combiner, including forming [[Bruticus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bruticus]] with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Combaticons]]. He can also form with any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager Class figure or even into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs.

:Copies of Blast Off in monolingual English packaging include a copy of [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]], labelled in the indicia as ''Combiner Wars'' #3. 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 showed up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

:Fascinatingly, the original lineart for Blast Off's packaging art uses the [[mouthplate]]d [[Fireflight (G1)#Combiner Wars|Firefly]] head instead!<ref>[https://kenchristiansen.com/index/transformers-packaging-art-bl7a2 "*Blastoff Combiner Wars packaging artwork. Commissioned in Partnership with Hasbro Inc.*" - the art of Ken Christiansen]</ref> The choice to use Quickslinger's head sculpt on the finished product probably has something to do with Blast Off's sort-of-visor coloring error in the Generation 1 cartoon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWBlastOff/blast-off.htm More info on Combiner Wars Blast Off at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CW-toy BlastOff G2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh come on, this deco would have worked perfectly on a Space Shuttle!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bruticus''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': gun, double-barreled gun/hand/foot

: The entire ''Combiner Wars'' Combaticon team was redecoed into close approximations of their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors; let's be real, how hard is it to mess up white and black? Nailed it easy. Unfortunately, he still has the original Decepticon faction symbol, not the ''Generation 2'' style one.

: This version of the team was only available as a large boxed set, which also included a ''Generation 2''-ish version of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#CWG2|Shockwave]]. This was the fourth of five different combiner "Collection Pack" box sets, which were "shared exclusives" sold by numerous online retailers... though many ultimately ended up at US discounters like Ross and TJ Maxx.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2BlastOff/blast-off.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Blast Off at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Combiner-Wars-Special-Edition-Deluxe-Blast-Off.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|That shooting star you wished upon two years ago? Totally me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Blast Off''' (Special Edition, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' gun, double-barreled gun/hand/foot, "[[The Fallen/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatronus]]" [[Prime Master]]

:''Combiner Wars'' Special Edition Blast Off is a redeco of ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Movor#Unite Warriors|Shuttler]], which in turn is a slight retool and reassembly of [[#Unite Warriors|''Unite Warriors'' Blast Off]]. This is the first release of this tooling by Hasbro, featuring a dark brown deco more accurate to his original toy as well as the toy-accurate Shuttler-style reverse chest as compared to the ''Unite Warriors'' release.

:Like Shuttler, this Blast Off features a retooled neck piece that prevents his head from falling off while handling and enlarged tabs on his legs to prevent the vehicle and arm modes from falling apart. Unlike Shuttler, however, Blast Off has his arms swapped at his shoulders' ball joints as opposed to at the bicep swivel; as a result, the protrusions on the shoulders prevents the arms from folding up in properly in arm mode. You can easily reassemble them either to fix this, or if desired, into the same configuration as the ''Unite Warriors'' release.

:As part of a trio of "Special Edition" toys celebrating the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', he is packaged in a premium window box and includes a redeco of the [[The Fallen/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatronus]] [[Prime Master]] (sans [[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Generations|Bomb-Burst]] decoy suit) cast in translucent red plastic. Unlike the other ''Combiner Wars'' Combaticons (including his original ''Combiner Wars'' figure), his hand/foot/gun has metallic silver paint, making it stand out from the dull bare gray plastic of the others.

:He is also mildly mistransformed in the box, as his feet are unfolded into vehicle mode position and the tip of his shuttle nose isn't folded away into his backpack.

:While clearly intended to go with your ''Combiner Wars'' [[Bruticus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bruticus]], his instructions suggest combining him with any ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Voyager class figure instead.

:Blast Off was first publicly revealed via preorder listings on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and several Asia-based toy retailers without a prior announcement from Hasbro. This set was an Amazon exclusive in the U.S. but was available at retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]] in Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Singapore.

:Unlike [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]], this Blast Off didn't have a Japanese release as this mold was already released two years prior.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:Takara-UW-Blast-Off.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Blasting off out of Japan at the speed of light.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (giftset, [[June 25]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-07'''
**''Accessories:'' Blaster, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Sold as part of Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Bruticus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Bruticus]] gift set with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Combatrons]], this version of Blast Off is a new mold that aims closer to his Sunbow cartoon appearance (including the misplaced color application of his animation model visor), transforming into a space shuttle. Blast Off also comes with a newly-sculpted weapon based on his G1 blaster, as well as a new hand/foot/gun accessory that can be used to transform him into an arm or a leg compatible with any ''Unite Warriors''/''Combiner Wars'' combiner teams, or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs. In vehicle mode, his blaster pegs under his nosecone to become landing gear. The shuttle's tailfin is removed during transformation and pegged (in halves) on the robot mode's back, replicating his original character model.

:Blast Off was redecoed into [[Movor#Unite Warriors|Shuttler]] and heavily retooled into ''Unite Warriors'' [[Strafe (G1)#Unite Warriors|Strafe]].
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File: AOTP-BlastOff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|A memory of a time when it was possible to put things in orbit without them exploding on the launch pad.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Combaticon Blast Off''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}} </ul>
:*'''2 of 5: [[Bruticus (G1)#Age of the Primes|Bruticus]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Blast Off''' (ブラストオフ)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-24'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2026]] [[March 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 blasters, tailfin
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: Released as part of the first 2026 wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'', Combaticon Blast Off is a Deluxe Class figure that converts from Sunbow accurate robot mode (so accurate, it replicates the animation error "visor" look) to space shuttle. He comes with two blasters that can be held by his fists, mounted on his forearms, or stored beneath his wings. His vertical stabilizer comes detached in package.

: As you would expect, he combines with his fellow ''Age of the Primes'' Combaticons (or, at least, Onslaught's frame) to form [[Bruticus (G1)#Age of the Primes|Bruticus]]. As with other "frame" combiners made by Hasbro/Takara in recent years, he splits in two to serve as Bruticus's right arm, with the frame providing the joint. No, he doesn't supply the chest plate.

: Blast Off was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025.

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==Merchandise==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2BlastOff watch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Blast Off Watch''' (Watch, [[1995]])
:A non-transforming digital wristwatch of Blast Off's shuttle mode manufactured by [[Ostrum International]] was released during ''Generation 2'', in the same white and purple coloration as his concurrent toy.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components Blast Off, [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:G1OddCombat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
*Blast-Off had the working name of Countdown.
*Blast Off's odd choice of alternate mode compared to his teammates can be chalked down to the Combaticons' original wavemates, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, all possessing jet alternate modes. Hence, the desire to give the two airborne Combaticons unique alternate modes.
*The [[character model]]s of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, heavily made-up. Early models of the team which were a bit more accurate to the toys-except for the heads, oddly enough–have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Blast Off's is still off in some very odd ways. Blast Off's final animation model apparently mis-interpreted his forehead crest as a visor, giving him one funkily arranged face, for example.
*The packaging of the 1991 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original [[Onslaught (G1)#1991Classic|Onslaught]] toy depicted the Combaticons in (mostly) [[:File:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg|new color schemes]], despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.
*In the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity the Combaticons are swayed to the Decepticon side by Deathsaurus appealing to their darker natures, represented by one of the Seven Deadly Sins. As noted above, Blast Off is convinced by the offer of a [[Triple Changer]] upgrade so he'd be, y'know, useful (he already has three different vehicle modes in his various toy representations that all tickle down as Blitzwing). His vice is thus Envy.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blast Off''' (ブレストオフ ''Buresuto Ofu'',<ref>Normally, the word "blast" is rendered in katakana as ブラスト (''burasuto'')—like in [[Strongarm (Energon)|Blastarm]] or [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Broadblast]]. However, the katakana used in Blast Off's Japanese name is most decidedly ブレスト (''buresuto'')—which is usually used to render the English word "breast". This same spelling was later used to render the first part of [[Blast Master]]'s name, an unrelated shuttle character released years later. It is likely that this was simply one of the many name mistransliterations in Generation 1 that stuck.</ref> ブラストオフ ''Burasuto Ofu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bào Zhà''' (爆炸 "Explosion")
*''French:'' '''Propulsio''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kilövő''' ("Launcher")
*''Italian:'' '''Exploder'''
*''Korean:'' '''Blast Off''' (블래스트 오프 ''Beullaeseuteu Opeu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryv''' (cartoon, Взрыв, "Explosion")

==Gallery==
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File:FOC Blast Off.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base for 2012 IDW robot mode
File:FOC-Blast Off-concept art-vehicle mode.jpg|High Moon Studios concept base for 2012 IDW vehicle mode
File:CW Blast Off cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
File:EW-skin-Blast Off-G2.jpg|''Generation 2''-themed skin in ''Earth Wars''
File:Transformers 2023 16 2nd Ptg Cover A.jpg|Skybound comic cover
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

December 16

2025-12-17T04:21:41Z

BattleBlade:

<noinclude>{{cal-date|12|16}}</noinclude>

* '''[[1941]] —''' Journalist [[Lesley Stahl]] is born.
* '''[[1953]] —''' [[Rebecca Forstadt]] (Stand in voice for [[T-AI]] in [[A Test of Metal]]) is born.
* '''[[1954]] —''' [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American Spanish voice of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]) is born.
* '''[[1955]] —''' [[Angelo Maggi]] (Italian dub voice of [[Seymour Simmons]] in the Movieverse) is born.
* '''[[1956]] —''' [[Vesa Hämes]] (Finnish voice of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]], [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]] and [[Mike Franklin]]) is born.
* '''[[1962]] —''' [[Jin Horikawa]] (voice of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Pounce]], [[Fracas]] and others in the Japanese dub of "[[The Rebirth]]") is born.
* '''[[1966]] —''' [[Armando Coria]] (Latin-American Spanish voice of [[Graham]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Saberhorn]], [[Galvatronus (RID)|Galvatronus]], [[Jon Schloder]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'') is born.
* '''[[1968]] —''' Actress [[Nathalie Stas]] (French voice of [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'') is born.
* '''[[1972]] —''' [[Peter Pihlström]] (Finnish voice of [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]]) is born.
* '''[[1974]] —''' [[Beomki Hong]] (Korean voice of [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] and [[Mike Franklin]]) is born.
* '''[[1980]] —''' [[Boris Cabrera]] (actor of [[Marco]]) is born.
* '''[[1985]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episode "[[Masquerade]]" premieres in the US.
* '''[[1989]] —''' ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' is released on Laserdisc in Japan by [[Sohbi Kikaku]].
* '''1989 —''' [[Taras Tsymbalyuk]] (Ukranian voice of [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]]) is born.
* '''[[1990]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' episode "[[God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!|Battle for the Moon]]" premieres in Malaysia.
* '''[[1992]] —''' Designer [[Leandro Martinez]] dies in LA.
* '''[[1998]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' episode "[[Fly Out! Planet Gaia]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[1999]] —''' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Metals]] — We're Back!'' and ''Convoy Reborn'' are released on VHS in Japan by [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]].
* '''[[2000]] —''' The [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'']] episode "[[Savage Noble]]" premieres in [[Germany]].
* '''[[2003]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Uprising (Armada)|Uprising]]" premieres in [[Germany]].
* '''[[2005]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]] — Vol. 07'' is released on DVD in Japan by [[Victor Entertainment]].
* '''[[2008]] —''' Many children can expect their [[Christmas]] to be ruined when they receive a gift of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon Ultimate Collection]]'' DVD set, released today by [[Paramount Pictures]].
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[The Transformers: Bumblebee|''Bumblebee'' ]] [[The Hanging Sword|#1]], ''[[Transformers Animated Volume 12]]'' and [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'']] [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|#2]] (U.S. west coast release only due to shipping delays) are released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''2009 —''' The Diamond-exclusive version of ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' #4, "[[Wings of Honor]]", is released by [[Fun Publications]].
* '''[[2011]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Deus ex Machina]]" premieres in [[Poland]].
* '''2011 —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Sick Mind]]" premieres in [[Germany]].
* '''[[2014]] —''' The announcement is made of the imminent shutting down of ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]''.
* '''[[2015]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Robots in Disguise issue 5|#5]] is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2017]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Prepare for Departure]]" premieres in [[Hungary]].
* '''2017 —''' [[Michael Lucke]] (German voice of [[Megatron (WFC)|Mega]][[Megatron (Movie)/games|tron]]) dies at the age of 62.
* '''[[2018]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' episodes "[[Awaken Sleeping Giants]]" and "[[Eruption]]" premiere in [[France]].
* '''2018 —''' The ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' episodes "[[Sabotage]]" and "[[Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X]]" premieres in [[Germany]].
* '''[[2020]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 3: All Fall Down'' HC is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2021]] —''' [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] (art director and lead character designer for ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'') passes away.
* '''2021 —''' [[Rajvinder Singh]] (German voice of [[Telephone operator]]) also dies at age 65.

Fire Blast effect

2025-12-16T09:42:09Z

BattleBlade:

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[[File:WFC_Kingdom_Tricranius_blast_effects.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|''Kingdom'' [[Tricranius]], god of Fire Blast effects. ''This isn't even all of them.'']]

"'''Fire Blast effects'''" are brightly colored translucent accessories that plug into Transformers [[toy]]s or their [[weapon]]s in order to simulate energy blasts, burning damage, jet exhaust, or other action features. They were first featured as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline and have continued sporadically ever since.

Depending on the toy and their intended placement, these effect parts can be specifically shaped around a corresponding weapon, or have a more universal 3 mm port and/or [[5 mm post]]. Effect parts can be layered to form extra-large simulated fires, explosions, etc., and toys at higher [[Size class|pricepoints]] may include a half-dozen or more. Some, like ''Siege'' [[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Lionizer's]], can be creatively used to represent speed from a [[Micromaster]]-sized vehicle.

Broad types of effect parts include:

*Small gun bursts/impacts
*Melee weapon movement/impacts
*Rocket plumes
*Large gun bursts
*Energy auras

Unfortunately, the chemical composition of their soft bendy [[plastic]] makes them subject to relatively rapid decomposition similar to [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|previous]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|figures]] that relied on softer plastics. Collectors quickly learned that if the effect parts are left attached to more rigid pieces such as guns or jet thrusters for a prolonged period of time, they may become so firmly bonded together that separating them causes physical damage, or more mildly, paint stripping. For this reason, it is recommended to store your effects pieces separately from your figures.

==Fire Blast effect accessories==
{{note|The following sections only cover the different types of Fire Blast effect, grouped by type. For a complete visual gallery of all the effect pieces in all available colors, see '''[[Fire Blast effect/gallery]]'''.}}

===''Generations''===
''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' pioneered effect parts during the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' subline, before they spread into other parts of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and beyond into other lines. Fire blast parts are listed here in the order they were first introduced, matched up with any subsequent redecoes. All of the following accessories feature 3 mm ports and 5 mm posts—usually with the 3 mm port ''inside'' the 5 mm post to act as a universal connector—unless otherwise noted.

[[File:Fireblast Siege Firedrive.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Firedrive]]
*'''''Siege'' Firedrive''' (Battle Master, 2018)
*'''''Siege'' Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Artfire & Nightstick''' (2-pack, 2021)

:''Siege'' [[Battle Master]] [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]] transforms into a double-barrelled blaster, and includes two red fire blast effects in the rough shape of a candle flame. [[Phantomstrike Squadron]] member "[[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Fracas]]" comes with redecoes of these in yellowish-orange, while ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|Trilogy]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Megatron]]'s pack-in partner "[[Pinpointer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Pinpointer]]" includes them in hot pink. ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' [[Artfire#Generations Selects|Artfire]] and [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]] feature them in a pale blue to simulate their firefighting water cannons.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Lionizer.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Lionizer]]
*'''''Siege'' Lionizer''' (Battle Master, 2018)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2020)

:''Siege'' [[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Lionizer]] includes a light blue effect to represent a slashing motion for his sword mode. This piece introduces a different type of connection consisting of two 3 mm ports with a longer groove in the middle, allowing it to clip onto other melee weapons, like the swords included with ''Siege'' Voyager toys [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] and [[Springer (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Springer]] and Battle Masters based on Pteraxadon (see below). This effect is not 5 mm compatible, and while it does attach to standard 3 mm posts, it looks less effective connected to blasters than it does to, say, a Transformer receiving slash damage. With Lionizer's redeco "[[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]]" (''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Megatron's other partner), this effect is hot pink.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Blowpipe.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Blowpipe]]
*'''''Siege'' Blowpipe''' (Battle Master, 2018)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Hotlink''' (Voyager Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Cyclonus and Nightstick''' (multi-pack, 2022)

:''Siege'' [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] comes with a yellow blast effect that begins as an explosive discharge at the base, going up to a rounded tier of fiery tips, with a taller point at the centre. Blowpipe's effect is something of an anomaly in that it can be separated into two pieces, with the explosive discharge section towards the base disconnecting into a ring that can be mounted onto 5 mm posts. This two-part piece is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Tricranius#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tricranius Beast Power]] set, redecoed in bright seafoam blue, and with ''Generations Selects'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#SelectsTargetmaster|Cyclonus]] and [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]] in purple. Elsewhere, the "Fire Twins"–''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Hotlink (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Hotlink]]'s partners [[Heatstroke#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Heatstroke]] and [[Heartburn#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Heartburn]]–each include one of this blast effect in bright orange, deliberately omitting the ring part to accentuate the piece's resemblance to a flame.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Pteraxadon.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Pteraxadon]]
*'''''Siege'' Pteraxadon''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''Kingdom'' Golden Disk Collection Autobot Jackpot / Autobot Sights''' (multi-pack, 2022)
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Decepticon Flamewar / Fireglide''' (multi-pack, 2022(?))

:''Siege'' [[Pteraxadon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Pteraxadon]] transforms into an axe, and so includes a blast effect with the same connection type as Lionizer, allowing it to clip onto other ''War for Cybertron'' melee weapons. Pteraxadon's effect is dark blue, and represents his axe mode impacting with a target or surface. Though it features no 5 mm compatibility, a 3 mm hole in the underside allows it to be used as an explosion or particularly large blaster discharge. This effects piece is also included with Pteraxadon's mold-mate, Phantomstrike Squadron member [[Terror-Daxtyl#War for Cybertron: Siege|Terror-Daxtyl]], cast in yellowish-orange. An orange redeco is included with the ''Kingdom'' "Golden Disk Collection" two-pack containing "[[Jackpot (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Jackpot]]" and "[[Sights (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Sights]]". Another yellowish-orange one comes with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' "[[Flamewar (SG)#Toys|Decepticon Flamewar]]" and [[Fireglide#Toys|Fireglide]], this time with stripe of orange paint across the underside.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Aimless.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Aimless]]
*'''''Siege'' Aimless''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Singe''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Seeker''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Artfire & Nightstick''' (2-pack, 2021)

:''Siege'' [[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]] includes a pair of two similar but slightly different red blaster effects; both are shaped like a wispy beam that splits and recombines near the base. These are included in blue with Aimless' redeco, the Phantomstrike Squadron's [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]]. Afterwards, they see use with the ''other'' Battle Master gun mold, coming in green with ''Siege'' [[Singe#War for Cybertron: Siege|Singe]], and slightly darker green with "[[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]]", a zombie version partnered with ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Sparkless#SparklessSeeker|Sparkless Seeker]]. A pair is also included with ''Generations Selects'' Artfire and Nightstick, in an aquatic blue.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Dazzlestrike.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Dazzlestrike]]
*'''''Siege'' Autobot Greenlight & Dazzlestrike''' (2-pack, 2019)

:While [[Dazzlestrike#War for Cybertron: Siege|Dazzlestrike]] is a very minor [[repaint]] of Lionizer, the two lion bots have completely different effects parts. This piece is shaped like a thin strip of fire, and, like Lionizer's effect, features melee weapon-style connection ports to simulate a flaming slash attack. This piece lacks 5 mm compatibility, and is not especially suited to 3 mm post blaster weaponry–and since Dazzlestrike turns into a "Shadowsteel '''Ice'''blade", perhaps it's not really suited to them either.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Alphastrike Counterforce Trenchfoot.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce Trenchfoot]]
*'''''Siege'' Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (multi-pack, 2019)
*'''''Siege'' Caliburst''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Seeker''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Cyclonus and Nightstick''' (multi-pack, 2022)

:Included for the first time with ''Siege'' [[Firestormer#Generations|Alphastrike Counterforce]] member [[Trenchfoot#War for Cybertron: Siege|Trenchfoot]], this effect is shaped like a conical blast on the end of a twisting tail. Trenchfoot's is in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] Autobot yellow, while [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]'s is in Decepticon purple. Like Singe, Caliburst was zombified into "[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]]", ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Sparkless Seeker's other partner, and he comes with a darker purple piece. Another purple version of this piece is included with ''Selects'' Cyclonus and Nightstick. This effect, in bright seafoam blue, is also one of the ones that comes in the ''Kingdom'' Tricranius set; curiously, the two components to this release of the effects piece are not glued together, resulting in a separate head and tail with limited compatibility to the play pattern (though they can still hold together with friction).

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Smashdown.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Smashdown]]
*'''''Siege'' Smashdown''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Smashdown''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''Legacy: United'' Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2024)

:''Siege'' [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smashdown]] transforms into a hammer, and includes an orange blast effect that plugs into a 5 mm port in the business end to simulate... well, smashing down. Unlike the other ''War for Cybertron'' melee weapon effects, Smashdown's piece does not include the modified groove connection; instead, a 3 mm hole runs through the centre, allowing it to attach to the appropriate posts to serve as a (particularly wide and flat) explosion or blaster discharge, and it has a shallow post in the concave side to fit into 5 mm ports. [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smashdown]] saw a straight [[Rebranding|repackage]] in ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', with this effect still included. When Smashdown was eventually redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Malleus Minotaurus#Toys|Malleus Minotaurus]], he included a redeco of this piece in dark turquoise, as well as [[#Malleus|an additional, unique blast effect]].

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Rung.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Rung]]
*'''''Siege'' Rung''' (Battle Master, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Rung''' (Battle Master, 2020)

:Released at the tail end of ''Siege'', [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rung]] includes a pair of blue blast effects, which are pointed in shape and jagged with an electric-like appearance. Like Smashdown, Rung also received a [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|second release]] in ''Earthrise'', with unchanged blast effects. A prototype of ''Siege'' Rung was displayed with different effects pieces; see the entry for "Battlefield Rung" below for more information.

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Jetfire.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Jetfire]]{{anchor|Jetfire}}
{{collist|2|
*'''''Siege'' Jetfire''' (Commander Class, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Scorponok''' (Titan Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Autobot Ark''' (Titan Class, 2021)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Collaborative'' J. Balvintron''' (2021)
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Jetfire''' (Commander Class, 2021)
*'''''Legacy'' Victory Saber''' (2022)
*'''''Legacy'' Decepticon Deathsaurus''' (2023)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Ironhide / Prowl''' (2023)
*'''''Legacy Evolution'' Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt''' (2023)
*'''''Studio Series'' Brawn / Autobot Ratchet''' (2024)
*'''''Legacy'' TL-EX Starscream Super Mode''' (2024)
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, 2025)
}}
:Now we're into the big leagues. Ringing in the Commander Class, ''Siege'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Jetfire]] includes ''six'' blast effects in the form of a pair of (identical) three-stage rocket plumes. The tip of the plume is a lengthy fireblast. The two lower pieces of each plume feature 5 mm posts underneath and 5 mm ports on top, making them stackable with any other compatible effects and accessories–one could even make a huge five-part rocket blast with just the pieces included in the set. Only one trio of these effects is included with ''Earthrise'' [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Scorponok]], in the same orange colour as Jetfire's. ''Kingdom'' [[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Ark]] includes all six in a deep turquoise, while ''Kingdom'' Tricranius' copies are a bright seafoam blue. Jetfire's rifle accessories are redecoed for inclusion with ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' [[J. Balvintron#Toys|J. Balvintron]], and the blast effects follow suit, decoed in a suitably vibrant gradient of colours. The later ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Jetfire (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Jetfire]] is bundled with all six, this time in a deeper shade of blue. All six pieces in a new, aquamarine color were included with [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]]; the Fire Blasts along with the "V-Lock Cannon" accessory were the "Tier 1" bonus rewards which were unlocked when the project passed 14,000 backers on [[October 6]], [[2021]]. The six pieces, now in Decepticon purple, were also included as a "Tier 1" bonus for the similarly crowdfunded "[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Deathsaurus]]" to plug into his [[Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon]] when his project also passed 14,000 backers on [[December 5]], 2022. The ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]] two-pack comes with all six pieces in dark violet, presumably to be used on the new ports on their retooled chests. The ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' multipack of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyPowerlinx|Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot]] and [[Jolt (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Jolt]] (phew!) also includes all six pieces in slightly orangey red. The ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Brawn (G1)/toys#SStwopack|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#SStwopack|Autobot Ratchet]] two-pack again comes with all six pieces in a purplier, more matte finish. The 40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024-exclusive [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LegacySuper|Starscream Super Mode]] redeco includes all six pieces in bright pink to represent his final [[Null-ray|null laser cannon]] attack from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Cramp]]". ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''{{'}} big ticket item [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|Star Optimus Prime]] comes with all six pieces in yellow-orange, along with [[#Omega|some of these]] and [[#StarOp|one of those]].

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[[File:Fireblast Siege Omega Supreme.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Omega Supreme]]{{anchor|Omega}}
*'''''Siege'' Omega Supreme''' (Titan Class, 2019)
*'''''Earthrise'' Sky Lynx''' (Commander Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)
*'''''Generations Selects'' Guardian Robot and Lunar-Tread''' (Titan Class, 2023)
*'''''Studio Series'' Ultra Magnus''' (Commander Class, 2023)
*'''''Legacy: United'' Beast Wars Universe Magmatron''' (Commander Class, 2024)
*'''''Synergenex'' Megatron Type Godzilla''' (Leader Class, 2024)
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, 2025)

:''Siege'' Titan Class [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]] comes with seven effects pieces, five of which can be stacked via 5 mm posts and ports to form a tall, smoky explosion inspired by a rocket blasting off. The remaining two effects are copies of the explosion's tip, for use as a fiery weapons discharge or damage impact. These are the first blast effects to feature paint, as they are cast in yellow plastic with charcoal paint gradients towards their 5 mm posts to simulate an inner glow. They are unpainted in most subsequent releases: the full set of seven is included with ''Earthrise'' [[Sky Lynx (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sky Lynx]] in bright orange, ''Kingdom'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]] in blue, ''Kingdom'' Tricranius in hot pink, Omega's ''Selects'' redeco [[Guardian robot#Generations Selects|Guardian Robot]] in darker orange, and ''Legacy: United'' [[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]] in purple. The set included with ''[[Studio Series]]'' Commander Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]] comes in an apple-juicy orange, and features flat grey paint applications. ''[[Synergenex]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Megatron Type Godzilla]] includes three of the stackable parts in blue, to represent [[Godzilla]]'s fiery breath. ''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime includes an entire set in dark orange, with stock images showing them being used in conjunction with his Matrix hilt accessory to give him a flaming sword; the toy also comes with a [[#Jetfire|set of these]] and [[#StarOp|a unique effect of its own]].

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[[File:Fireblast_Trilogy_Battlefield_Rung.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Battlefield Rung]]
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #1 (Leader Unboxing, 2020)

:Partnered with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus]] in the first ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack, "[[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Battlefield Rung]]" comes with two pink, flimsy blast effects designed to look like arcs of lightning. When a hand-painted prototype of the original ''Siege'' Rung was displayed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019, he was equipped with [https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=649&size=1&image=55 blue versions of ''these'' blast effects], instead of the ones he actually comes with.

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[[File:Fireblast Earthrise Soundbarrier.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Soundbarrier]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Soundbarrier''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Tricranius Beast Power''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2021)

:The new Battle Master molds introduced in ''Earthrise'' transform from robot into a ramp mode which can be used as a shield by a larger figure, and [[Soundbarrier#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Soundbarrier]] is no exception. With a flat surface destined to get hit during battle for an alt mode, Soundbarrier's included orange blast effect more closely resembles a damaging explosion than previous effects, though it can also be used as a weapons discharge in 5 mm blasters if one chooses. ''Kingdom'' Tricranius includes two copies of this effect in hot pink. The instruction sheet for the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#2021Netflix|third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack]] shows two of these effects as components of [[Skelivore#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Fossilizer Skelivore]]—in particular, they're depicted plugged into Skelivore's 5 mm ports, which the effects actually ''included'' in the set can't do.

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[[File:Fireblast Earthrise Slitherfang.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Slitherfang]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Slitherfang''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #2 (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #3 (Leader Unboxing, 2021)

:Another of ''Earthrise''{{'}}s ramp/shields, [[Slitherfang#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Slitherfang]] includes a round, orange explosion impact with a particularly tall vertical point. Leaning into the idea that these effects should be for damage rather than weapons fire, this accessory lacks the standard 5 mm post, allowing it to sit more flush on Slitherfang's 3 mm posts and against other flat surfaces. A pink version of this effect is included with [[Fangtron#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Fangtron]] in the [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|second ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack]], and a blue one is hidden in the modelling compound of the third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack; according to the instructions, the latter is supposed to interact with Skelivore, but since they completely lack 3 mm posts, you'll have to put it on Megatron instead.

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[[File:Fireblast Earthrise Doublecrosser.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Decepticon Doublecrosser]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Decepticon Doublecrosser''' (Battle Master, 2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #3 (Leader Unboxing, 2021)

:The third and final of the ''Earthrise'' ramp/shields, [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doublecrosser]] comes with a small, orange explosion impact with outward-spreading points. As with Slitherfang, Doublecrosser's piece lacks a 5 mm post to more closely simulate battle damage. A blue copy of this piece is hidden in the modelling compound of the third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack and, as above, is advertised as interacting with Skelivore, but only compatible with Megatron.

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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Hot Rod flames.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod's flame effects]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*<s>'''''Legacy'' Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2022)</s>
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Rodimus / Sideswipe & Decepticon Whisper''' (Multi-pack, 2023)

:As a smaller-sized Voyager toy in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line, "[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Hot Rod]]" fills out the price point with a handful of accessories, including a pair of light blue blast effects shaped like flames. These effects each feature two 3 mm ports shaped to attach to Hot Rod's exhaust pipes in either mode. They can be used on any 3 mm post, but due to their shape, they do not feature a 5 mm post. Hot Rod was due to receive a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Velocitron|G1 toy-accurate redeco]] in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection", with his blast effects coloured orange, though this did not come to pass. The ''Shattered Glass Collection'' redeco, [[Rodimus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rodimus]], comes with two of these effects in eeevil red.

:The ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod mold set also includes an effect for its Matrix, listed [[#Nonstandard blast effects|below]].

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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Scourge.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Scourge]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Scourge''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Studio Series'' Decepticon Sweep''' (Voyager Class, 2021)

:Another "''Studio Series'' 86" Voyager toy, [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]] includes a long, twisting, purple laser blast of varying thickness. Scourge features 3 mm hardpoints on his rifle and... spacey jet engine fin things, meaning that yes, you can attach the blast effect to his head-mounted gun in his secondary vehicle mode configuration. As a retool of Scourge, "[[Sweep (G1)#Studio Series|Decepticon Sweep]]" includes the same laser blast is a marginally variant shade of pinkish purple.

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[[File:Fireblast Kingdom Rodimus Prime exhausts.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime's exhaust smoke effects]]
*'''''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)

:In addition to seven redecoed Omega Supreme blast effects, ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime also comes with two new exhaust pipe smoke effects. Unlike the vast majority of blast effects, these ones are cast in hard plastic instead of the rubberized stuff; oddly, they are made of translucent blue plastic, then painted over entirely black. With a row of two-and-a-half 3 mm ports, they're designed, unsurprisingly, to attach to his vehicle modes' exhausts, which are usually depicted as forearm-mounted blasters in fiction. They can attach to any 3 mm post but, owing to their design, they lack 5 mm interactivity. Rodimus Prime also includes a Matrix aura effect, listed [[#Nonstandard blast effects|below]].

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative X-Spanse weapons.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse's weapons]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse''' (2021)

:As a crossover with the [[X-Men]] franchise, ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' [[Ultimate X-Spanse#Toys|Ultimate X-Spanse]] includes a handful of accessories inspired by the merry [[Mutant (Marvel)|Mutants]]. In terms of blast effects, X-Spanse is armed with two bright pink, 5 mm compatible accessories intended to plug into the back of his hands: one is a [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]-inspired, three-pronged claw, while the other is a blade/blast inspired by {{w|Psylocke}}'s psychic knife. Both of these effects have a small hole in the side so that they can be stored underneath X-Spanse's wings or on his landing gear/robot mode waist; however, unusually for blast effects, neither has a 3 mm port, and so they are incompatible with much of the play pattern. X-Spanse also has another trend-bucking blast effect accessory, which you can read about [[#Nonstandard blast effects|below]].
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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Spike Witwicky.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Spike Witwicky]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Exo-Suit Spike Witwicky''' (Core Class, 2022)

:The diminutive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Spike Witwicky]] released in ''Studio Series'' includes a pair of bulb-shaped boost effects featuring one tall point surrounded by a ring of smaller spikes (no pun intended), cast in translucent, yellow-orange hard plastic. They can be used on the back of Spike's [[exosuit]] in vehicle mode as an eruption of exhaust; the same 3 mm mounting points end up on his elbows in bipedal mode, which stock images show by rotating his forearms around to become wrist blasters. Owing to their small size, these effects are only compatible with 3 mm posts.
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[[File:Fireblast Legacy Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy'' Transmetal II Megatron]]
*'''''Legacy'' Transmetal II Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2022)
*'''''Legacy: Evolution'' Transmetal II Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2023)

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toyline, [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]] comes with a long, orange, kind of flat blast effect in the shape of a billowing plume of fire. It is about the same length as his beast mode's neck, which is no slouch in the size department itself, and it can be plugged into his dragon mouth to simulate fire breath. Stock images also show it being used as a club in robot mode. Unlike most blast effects, this one is made of rigid plastic, and the hole in the 5 mm post is not compatible with 3 mm hardpoints. Megatron received a [[package refresh]] in ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', with no changes to his blast effect.
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Dilophocon.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Dilophocon]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Dilophocon / Autobot JP12''' (2023)

:Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the original ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' film, ''Collaborative'' [[Dilophocon#Toys|Dilophocon]] comes with a translucent blue splurt of a blast effect with pea green paint on the business end. The (presumably 5 mm) post on its underside can be put into position on her handheld blaster, though its primary purpose is horribly maiming [[JP12#Toys|JP12]] by being plugged into her beast mode mouth, simulating the venom spit attack of a real ''{{w|Dilophosaurus}}''! [''citation needed'']

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Code Red.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Code Red]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Code Red''' (2023)

:Another entry in the ''Collaborative'' line, [[Code Red]] is a Surfer Boy pizza delivery Volkswagen vanagon based on the vehicle from ''{{w|Stranger Things}}''. His roof-mounted decorative light becomes a shoulder cannon in robot mode, complete with a blast effect shaped like a billowing plume of flame, cast in translucent blue plastic and with a painted gradient of yellow/orange that becomes more opaque towards the tip.
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Frankentron.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Frankentron]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Frankentron''' (2023)

:Another ''Collaborative'' effort, [[Frankenstein's monster#Toys|Frankentron]] comes with a wildly jagged, cascading blast effect cast in purple, that slips over the orb-end of his Tesla coil cannon, in homage to the lightning that gave Frankenstein's monster life. Weirdly, it also has a diagonal 5 mm post at the base; where this is meant to be used is unclear.
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[[File:Fireblast Legacy United Malleus Minotaurus 2.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy: United'' Malleus Minotaurus]]
*'''''Legacy: United'' Doom 'n Destruction Collection 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2024){{anchor|Malleus}}

:A redeco of [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]], ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Malleus Minotaurus#Toys|Malleus Minotaurus]] not only comes with a redeco of that toy's blast effect piece, but also a squat and square piece to fit over either end of the hammer head to simulate it being covered in melted slag. Both pieces are molded in dark turquoise.
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[[File:Fireblast Studio Series Commander Optimus Prime.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2024)

:The second Commander Class figure of the ''Studio Series'' toyline, this [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] comes with a pair of molded orange blaster effects, each with a spherical base and a long tip. These are compatible with 3 mm hardpoints both on the underneath and on the side, allowing them to mount in dedicated spaces inside the toy's trailer. Prime also comes with a pair of [[#Nonstandard blast effects|nonstandard blast effects]].
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Mandalorian.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter]]
*'''''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter''' (2025)

:This ''Collaborative'' toy changes from an [[N-1 Starfighter]] into the character [[The Mandalorian]] from the [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars'' franchise]]. He comes with four fire blast effects each cast in translucent blue and shaped like fiery plumes. One of these effects is longer than the others for use with his rear blaster weapon, one is short for use with his pistol accessory, and two are at a medium length for his backpack jets–but since they're all 3 mm post compatible, you can swap and change around as you see fit. The Mandalorian also comes with a pair of [[#Nonstandard blast effects|nonstandard blast effects]].
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Kurama.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Kurama]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Kurama & Gamakichi''' (2025)
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[[File:Fireblast Age of the Primes Megatronus the Fallen.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Age of the Primes'' Megatronus the Fallen]]
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Megatronus the Fallen''' (Leader Class, 2025)

:''Age of the Primes'' [[The Fallen/toys#Age of the Primes|Megatronus the Fallen]] comes with four fire blast effects to simulate the character's iconic constantly-ablaze appearance. The smaller pair of effects are wide plumes of flame, each with a 5 mm post at the base (for ports behind Megatronus' shoulders, or anywhere else you want to put them) and a 5 mm port on one side (which the instructions put on his [[Spark fuser]] accessory). The larger pair of effects are L-shaped swathes of fire, each with a 5 mm on the underside, designed to wrap around Megatronus' arms in both modes. Each effect is decoed in a yellow/orange/red gradient. Unlike the majority of ''Siege'' style blast effects, none of the aforementioned 5 mm posts double as 3 mm ports.
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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Wingtail.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Wingtail]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Wingtail & Blue Booster''' (2025)
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[[File:Fireblast Age of the Primes Star Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime]]{{anchor|StarOp}}
*'''''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, 2025)
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===From ''Cyberverse''===
Not to be left out of the fun, when the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline introduced its own [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class assortment]], pitched at slightly older kids than the standard ''Cyberverse'' range, each release included at least one unique blast effect to that character. The accessories listed below are completely compatible with the ''Generations'' play pattern unless otherwise noted (although this range also had a few major departures in that respect; [[#Nonstandard blast effects|see below]] for more information).

[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack''' (Deluxe Class 3-pack, 2022)

:[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Optimus Prime]] comes with a two-piece, deep blue energy blast shaped roughly like a mushroom. It can be separated into the tail (resembling a wide blast) and the head (resembling... a squat splodge) to attach to any of the standard ports, but the main draw here is fitting it into the 5 mm post in his open chest for what the packaging calls his "Matrix Mega Shot". Optimus received an unchanged re-release in the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack]], once again including the blast effect.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Shockwave.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Decepticon Shockwave]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Decepticon Shockwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)

:"[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Decepticon Shockwave]]" is molded with a neon pink blaster shot effect with a long beam and a short explosive discharge near the base. Like Blowpipe's effect above, Shockwave's blast is composed of two pieces; together, they are only compatible with 3 mm ports, but when separated, the beam can also fit into 5 mm holes, and the explosive ring can mount on 5 mm ports. Shockwave's signature attack is the "Shock Blast", achieved by putting the combined blast effect on the barrel of his grey handheld blaster, but why do ''that'' when you can attach the separated beam piece to the 3 mm port on his face to give him a ''frikkin' eye laser''?

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Megatron]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)

:A hot pink blast effect is included with [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Megatron]]. A bit like Blowpipe's and Shockwave's accessories, Megatron's effect is shaped like a thick blast with a discharge near its peg. Similarly, it does separate into two pieces, but since the resulting hole on the beam and the resulting port on the discharge are too big for 5 mm connections, the separation might not be intended. What ''is'' intended is plugging the piece into Megatron's ever-present fusion cannon, forming his "Fusion Mega Shot" Action Attack.

:[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/archive/9/95/20220302134119%21TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Megatron.jpg Some of Megatron's stock photos] omit the longer part of the blast effect.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Grimlock.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Grimlock]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Grimlock''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:As a first for blast effects (but not an isolated case), [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Grimlock]]'s orange plume effect is intended for his ''beast'' mode, plugging into the port in his T. rex mouth to simulate fiery breath for an Action Attack the packaging calls "Chomp Jaw"... for some reason. Grimlock includes no weapon accessories, so to prevent him from being unarmed in robot mode, you can also use this piece in his 5 mm-compatible hands as some kind of flame club.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Hot-Rod.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Autobot Hot Rod]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Autobot Hot Rod''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
*'''''EarthSpark'' Prowl'' (Deluxe Class, 2023?)

:In what seems to be a new tradition for Rodimuses, "[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Hot Rod]]" comes with a pair of flame effects for his exhaust pipes, this time in orange. Unlike the other two sets of flame effects, this Hot Rod's pair is compatible with both 3 mm and 5 mm mounting points. The effects are mirrors of each other, and both feature two teeth towards the base to allow them to clip into grooves ''between'' Hot Rod's three pipes; in robot mode, this becomes his wrist-mounted "Fusion Flame" attack.

:Hot Rod was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' [[Prowl (ES)#Toys|Prowl]], which included the flame effects in yellow.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Arcee.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Arcee]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:[[Arcee (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Arcee]] comes with two long, light blue blast effects, shaped similarly to ''Siege'' Jetfire's plumes. The suggested configuration is putting them on the 3 mm ports on her blaster, resulting in her "Dual Energon Lasers" Action Attack, though their length and 5 mm compatibility mean they could also be used as handheld weapons, if you're feeling the influence of [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|a particular sword lesbian]].

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[[File:Cyberverse-2020-Deluxe-Prowl.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Prowl]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Prowl]] is bundled with two yellow effects parts. While they are similar in length, and both feature explosive discharges near the base, their designs differ: one is a laser with a thin tail and a spearhead-shaped tip, while the other more closely resembles a spray of fire or liquid. With one on each shoulder cannon, Prowl assumes his "Siren Shot" Action Attack position. Owing to the round, bulbous shape of the bases of these pieces, they are only compatible with 3 mm ports.

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[[File:Cyberverse-2020-Deluxe-Soundwave.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Soundwave]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Soundwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:[[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Deluxe|Soundwave]] includes a squat, purple, octagonal effects part with a {{w|triangle wave}} design on its front face. Fittingly, when attached to the "battery" cannon on his right shoulder, this configuration is known as the "Sound Blast" attack.

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[[File:Cyberverse-2020-Deluxe-Starscream.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Starscream]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:Rounding out the ''Cyberverse'' assortment, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Starscream]] comes with three sizeable blast effects. The first two effects are a pair of lengthy, orange bursts for his forearm-mounted null rays. The third effect is a launching cluster of missiles which can attach under his jet mode nosecone or, to enact his "Seeker Strike" Action Attack, it can peg onto his... general chest area. Since all three effects are rather wide around the base, they are only compatible with 3 mm posts.
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[[File:Cyberverse toy Deluxe Class Slug.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Dinobot Slug]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Dinobot Slug''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)

:As part of the line's ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint, "[[Slug (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Dinobot Slug]]" includes an opaque red, twin-headed, combustive blast effect for his double-barrelled blaster. Though it represents two weapons discharges, even featuring a gap between the two shafts of the blast, this effect is one solid piece. Combining his effect, blaster, and Energon axe accessories and mounting them on his back results in the "Blaster Fire Fury" signature attack. This effect is only compatible with 3 mm posts, with it featuring two 3 mm holes in the base. Slug's axe and beast mode horns are cast from the same red plastic, but those don't count as blast effects for obvious reasons (though the handle of the axe has a 3 mm post to attach effects pieces to it in its blaster configuration).
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===Other contemporary 3 mm compatible accessories===
Borne of the same design team, and often made from the same constituent materials, the following accessories are also compatible with the 3 mm posts found in the fire blast effect play pattern—but are not fire blasts in the ''strictest'' sense. So you ''can'' use them as damage impacts and weapons discharge, but they'd look pretty silly.

[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Refraktor-Reconnaissance-Team-Kremzeek.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Siege'' Kremzeek]]
*'''''Siege'' Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (multi-pack, 2019)

:Included with the exclusive ''Siege'' [[Reflector (G1)#3pack|Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack]] is a small rubberised figurine of [[Kremzeek#War for Cybertron: Siege|Kremzeek]], the electric reprobate from the [[Kremzeek!|episode of the same name]]. Each of Kremzeek's feet features a 3 mm hole.

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Ectotron Slimer.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Slimer]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ectotron''' (2019, 2024)
*'''''Collaborative'' MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' (2019)
*'''''Collaborative'' Ectotron''' (2021)

:The inaugural release in ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'', [[Ectotron#Toys|Ectotron]] includes a 3 mm compatible figurine of the [[Ghostbusters]]' troublemaker-cum-mascot, [[Slimer#Toys|Slimer]], in translucent green plastic. Slimer also comes with "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CollabGB|Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]]", this time opaque with a painted mouth and eyes. With the [[Ectotron#Afterlife|second release of Ectotron]], Slimer is once more translucent and unpainted, but in a slightly darker green.

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[[File:Earthrise Arcee blast effect compatibility.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Earthrise'' Arcee]]
*'''''Earthrise'' Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
*'''''Earthrise'' Galactic Odyssey Collection Paradron Medics''' (2020)
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Autobot Elita-1''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
*'''''Kingdom'' Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)

:In the interests of completeness, we'll take the opportunity to note that ''Earthrise'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Arcee]] makes use of 3 mm posts and holes to ride her hoverboard in robot mode. As such, her feet are completely compatible with anywhere you can mount blast effects. This holds true with her "Galactic Odyssey Collection" redeco [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]], her ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' retool "[[Elita One (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Autobot Elita-1]]", and her [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|package refresh]] in ''Kingdom''.

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*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)

:Among many many other accessories, the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] includes two [[Energon cube#Centurion|energon cube]]s. These cubes are made of solid plastic, unlike the majority of blast effects, and each one features a 3 mm port in one corner. The set also contains a miniature accessory of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]]'s microcassette recorder mode, which has a 3 mm hole on the underside.

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[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Kranix.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Kranix]]
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Quintesson Pit of Judgement''' (multi-pack, 2020)

:The unfortunate guest of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]], this small, non-articulated figurine of [[Kranix (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Kranix]] features a blast effect-port compatible 3 mm hole in his left foot. (Incidentally, his right foot has a hole compatible with the [[Titan Master]] pegs found on ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toys.)

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Maverick Volleyball.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Maverick]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Maverick''' (2020)

:Released to tie in with ''{{w|Top Gun}}'', ''Collaborative'' [[Maverick (Collaborative)#Toys|Maverick]] includes an interchangeable pair of hands with 3 mm posts in the palms ''specifically'' so he can hold the included "blast effect" volleyball accessory. That's right – this toy uses a homoerotically-charged beach game as a selling point. ''Transformers'' has peaked.

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[[File:Fireblast Trilogy Spoiler Pack Megatron Allspark.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack Allspark]]
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack''' #3 (Leader Unboxing, 2021)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide''' (4-pack, 2021)

:One of the goodies buried in the compound of the third ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Spoiler Pack, this [[AllSpark#Generations|Allspark]] accessory is bright yellow and just shy of 11 millimetres cubed. Based on the model from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' show, the Allspark features a 3 mm hole in one face so it can peg onto the included Megatron to recreate events from the cartoon. The Allspark's opposite face has a shallow 3 mm post of its own, so other blast effects can be mounted onto it. A redecoed [[AllSpark#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Allspark]], this time in a dark gold colour, is included as an accessory for the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]] included in the baffling ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' "Worlds Collide" multi-pack.

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Muncher.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Muncher]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ectotron''' (2021)

:The second ''Collaborative'' Ectotron is released in promotion of ''{{w|Ghostbusters: Afterlife}}'', and includes a translucent blue figure of that film's <s>hideous</s> cute merchandisable character, [[Muncher#Toys|Muncher]]. As with Slimer, Muncher features a 3 mm port on the underside.

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[[File:Fireblast Legacy Evolution Paradise Parakeet.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy: Evolution'' Paradise Parakeet]]
*'''''Legacy: Evolution'' Beachcomber & Paradise Parakeet''' (Deluxe Class, 2023)

:Receiving top billing alongside ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], "[[Paradise Parakeet]]" is a funny little guy based on Beachcomber's iconic avian friend from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]". The bird's base can perch on 3 mm posts, like on Beachcomber's shoulder, or in any 5 mm ports.
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[[File:Fireblast Legacy United Origin Wheeljack dominator discs.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Legacy: United'' Origin Wheeljack]]
*'''''Legacy: United'' Origin Wheeljack''' (Voyager Class, 2024)

:The ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' toy "[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origin Wheeljack]]", based on the character's appearance from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", includes a pair of "fan blade" accessories that mount on 3 mm posts on his front bumper to represent the scene from that episode in which Wheeljack deploys the rotors against a wall of fire. However, they're more visually based on the [[dominator disk]]s from the episode "[[The Core]]", allowing you to simulate heroic Autobot mind control over any figure that has a 3 mm post.
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===Nonstandard blast effects===
Pretty much the opposite of the previous category, the following accessories are undoubtedly blast effects, but they feature no 3 mm ports or 5 mm posts; instead, these effects often feature unique connections, usually with a singular intended use.

[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
*'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack''' (Deluxe Class 3-pack, 2022)
:''Cyberverse'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]] includes a dark blue, bladed burst effect with an underside designed to fit over the triangular shape of his included 5 mm [[Stinger (weapon)|Stinger]] accessory. The back of the packing calls this the "Sting Shot" Action Attack. Bumblebee received an unchanged re-release in the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Heroes of Cybertron 3-Pack]], once again including the blast effect.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Deluxe-Thunderhowl.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Cyberverse'' Thunderhowl]]
*'''''Cyberverse'' Thunderhowl''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)

:''Cyberverse'' Deluxe [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)#Toys|Thunderhowl]] comes with a long, light blue effect designed to look like overlapping bolts of lightning. This piece is compatible only with Thunderhowl's sword, simulating it surging with electric power, and his beast mode's tongue, a configuration the box calls his "Lightning Blast".

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[[File:Fireblast SS86 Hot Rod Matrix.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod's Matrix glow]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Autobot Hot Rod''' (Voyager Class, 2021)
*'''''Shattered Glass Collection'' Rodimus / Sideswipe & Decepticon Whisper''' (Multi-pack, 2023)

:In addition to the two flame effects detailed above, ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod also features a light blue irregular starburst-shaped effect that clips onto the front of his [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Studio Series|Matrix of Leadership]] to recreate his ascension to Rodimus Prime at the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. His villainous redeco in the ''Shattered Glass Collection'', Rodimus, includes a redeco of this effect cast in eeevil red plastic.
:Given that the majority of Matrices across the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' play pattern are roughly the same size and shape, this effect can also be used with the Matrices from toys based on ''Earthrise'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] and ''Kingdom'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]]... as ''well'' as...

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[[File:Fireblast Kingdom Rodimus Prime Matrix.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime's Matrix glow]]
*'''''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2021)

:''Kingdom'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]] includes a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#K29|Matrix]] of his own and, in addition to his ''nine'' other blast effects above, also comes with a rich blue Matrix aura with seven points. As with ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod's, this effect is compatible with the other three Matrix molds in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''. Like Rodimus' smoke effects, this Matrix aura is cast in hard, translucent plastic (probably from the same sprue as his vehicle mode windscreen).

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative X-Spanse Psylocke.jpeg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse's "psychic butterfly"]]
*'''''Collaborative'' Ultimate X-Spanse''' (2021)

:As well as his other X-Men-inspired accessories, Ultimate X-Spanse comes with an energy effect based on the butterfly-shaped aura that manifests around {{w|Psylocke}}'s eyes when she uses her psychic powers. Oddly, this effect is too small to attach to X-Spanse's face in this way, and is instead presented by the instructions and stock images as clipping around the waists of the included [[Wolverine (Marvel)#Collaborative|Wolverine]] and [[Sabretooth#Toys|Sabretooth]] mini-figures.

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[[File:Fireblast Studio Series Commander Optimus Prime nonstandard.JPG|right|upright=1|thumb|''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime's launch effects]]
*'''''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, 2024)

:In addition to his more conventional blast effects, ''Studio Series'' Commander Class Optimus Prime comes with a pair of two-piece accessories cast in orange plastic and molded like jets of smoke and flame. These plug into unique ports underneath his truck cab mode to simulate the scene from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in which Prime launches into the sky to transform. These effects can be stored in a dedicated compartment on the underside of the toy's trailer.

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[[File:Fireblast Collaborative Mandalorian nonstandard.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter's engine exhausts]]
*'''''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian/N-1 Starfighter''' (2025)

:In addition to his four blast effects listed above, ''Collaborative'' The Mandalorian comes with two thick fiery exhaust burts for use with his Starfighter mode's engines. These pieces make use of a unique connection with a tapering hole that allows them to slide over the engines' rear finials. The hole on the fiery end of each piece is a standard 5 mm connection, and the underside has grooves to connect it to the Mandalorian's hover pram accessory, giving buyers options on how to display the pram on the toy's flight stand.
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*'''''Studio Series'' Windcharger''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)
:''Studio Series'' Windcharger comes with an effect part representing the character's magnetic powers. Made of hard clear plastic and mostly painted clear yellow, the effect can plug into Windcharger's chest, back, or vehicle mode front using rectangular pegs.
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==Similar accessories in other lines==
The ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toylines may have refined the concept, but fire blast effects are far from unique in the toy industry – nor are they new to ''Transformers''! A good handful of ''Transformers'' toys had previously included similar effects pieces and, following the debut of ''Siege'', their numbers continue to grow. The following accessories are incompatible with the standardised system above unless otherwise noted.

===Pre-''Siege''===
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[[File:Masterpiece-MP14Alert.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Red Alert]]
*'''MP-14 Alert''' (December 15, 2012)
*'''MP-14+ Alert Anime Color Edition''' (September 24, 2016)

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Alert]] includes a spiky, translucent-blue headband that fits over his "horns" and around the back of his head, not unlike earmuffs, to simulate the electric spark damage he received in the episode, "[[Auto Berserk]]". The later, show-accurate redeco [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#MP14Plus|Alert Anime Color Edition]] featured a redeco of the effect in orange. This effect is also compatible with [[Clampdown (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Clampdown]], due to him reusing Alert's head tooling.

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[[File:MP27-Ironhide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Ironhide]]
*'''MP-27 Ironhide''' (January 30, 2016)
*'''MPG-11 DK-2 Guard''' (2025)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ironhide]] includes a gallimaufry of weapon and gadget accessories, among them a jetpack as seen in the episode "[[The Immobilizer]]". The jetpack is complemented by two orange flare effects, which can also peg into Ironhide's battle sled when not in use (pointing straight upward, like he just set his sled on fire).
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[[File:MP-30 Ratchet.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Ratchet]]
*'''MP-30 Ratchet''' (April 23, 2016)

:One of ''Masterpiece'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ratchet]]'s many accessories is a "repair beam emitter" that plugs into his forearm, complete with a yellow repair beam effect. As with Ironhide, it can also store, pointing straight upward, on his separated battle sled.
:The top of the beam is just slim enough to fit into a 5 mm hole, but not securely and ''certainly'' not on purpose.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP33-Inferno.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Inferno]]
*'''MP-33 Inferno''' (November 26, 2016)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]] includes a gushing water-spray effect piece that can plug onto his truck mode ladder nozzle, or onto his wrist barrel blaster, head mounted nozzle, or fire hose accessory in robot mode. This piece is also compatible with Inferno's redeco [[Artfire#Masterpiece|Artfire]], as well as with his retool, [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]], who makes use of the same wrist blaster toolings.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Megatron]]
*'''MP-36 Megatron''' (April 1, 2017)

:Making his second appearance in the ''Masterpiece'' line, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|Megatron]] includes accessories based on weapons he used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' in the form of his energy dagger and small laser pistol. The bright pink blade of the dagger can be removed from the hilt and plugged into the barrel of the pistol to act as a laser blast effect.
:This blast effect makes use of a stepped peg (5 mm for dagger configuration, 3 mm to fit into the pistol), meaning it is also compatible with the relevant ports on ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, provided the inside of the port isn't too shallow!

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-BW-MP-41-Dinobot.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Dinobot]]
*'''MP-41 Dinobot (Beast Wars)''' (July 28, 2018)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Dinobot]] comes a translucent effect representing his characteristic laser eye beams. The piece attaches by friction to only one of Dinobot's four interchangeable faceplates, the eyes of which are clear to allow the [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] bulb inside his head to [[Light-piping|illuminate the beams]].
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====Other lines====
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Transformers'' Protoform Optimus Prime]]
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Deluxe three-pack''' (multi-pack, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Gold Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
*'''''Lost Age'' Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
*'''''The Last Knight'' Optimus Prime 2-Pack''' (multi-pack, 2017)

:Part of the "movie preview" wave of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|first live action film toyline]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Protoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]] transforms into a teardrop-shaped atmospheric entry mode. The included fiery effect piece, cast in translucent orange with the narrow end painted gold, fits to the back of the vehicle mode, creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. In robot mode, the narrow end of the effect can fit into Optimus' included gun, though it is too small to fit into 5 mm ports. This toy and its effect piece saw an unchanged re-release as part of a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|UK exclusive multi-pack]]. Over in Japan, the toy was redecoed as the limited release "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fusioncluster|Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition]]", with the effect cast in blue translucent plastic with a painted gold tip; the later [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LuckyDrawProtoform|Gold Protoform Optimus Prime]]" included the piece in unpainted orange, but since only ''five'' of these toys were ever produced, good luck getting hold of one. Later on, the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Lost Age: Movie Advanced Series]]'' redeco, again named "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]]", included the piece in unpainted translucent blue. Later still, the ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' ''Premier Edition'' "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Optimus Prime 2-Pack]]" included another redecoed Protoform Optimus, this time with a red translucent flame with orange paint.

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[[File:MovieProtoform Starscream toy.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Transformers'' Protoform Starscream]]
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Starscream Fusion Cluster Edition''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*'''''Transformers'' (2007) Gold Protoform Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)

:Released concurrently with the above Optimus, [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Protoform Starscream]] transforms into a similar entry mode, and comes with his own orange and painted gold effect piece to represent his comet-like tail. The narrow end of the piece is cross-shaped, allowing it to fit into Starscream's robot mode missile launcher, though it lacks the ability to be used as a projectile. As with Optimus, Starscream saw two Japanese exclusives made in limited quantities: the redeco "[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Fusioncluster|Protoform Starscream Fusion Cluster Edition]]", with the effect piece decoed in a Bunsen burner-ish translucent blue with gold paint, and the Lucky Draw "[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LuckyDrawProtoform|Gold Protoform Starscream]]", with an unpainted reddish orange effect; only five samples of the latter toy were made.

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[[File:HM-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Hero Mashers'' Electronic Grimlock]]
*'''''Hero Mashers'' Electronic Grimlock''' (Electronic Action, 2014)

: Part of the first (and only) wave of Electronic Action ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Grimlock]] is a non-transforming figure that includes a fire blast effect part that can be slotted into his mouth and illuminated by an LED in his head. The part can be pegged onto any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure.

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[[File:RID15-Warrior-Twinferno.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Robots in Disguise'' Twinferno]]
*'''''Robots in Disguise'' Twinferno''' (Warrior Class, 2017)

:Warrior Class Twinferno includes two opaque flame blast effect parts that can be pegged into the turbines of his jet mode, or held by his dragon-heads/hands via square pegs that are not compatible with other figures.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Leader-Megatron.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''The Last Knight'' Megatron]]
*'''''The Last Knight'' Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2017)
*'''''Movie The Best'' Megatron''' (Leader Class, February 24, 2018)
:''The Last Knight Premier Edition'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKLeader|Leader Class Megatron]] includes two elongated, billowing, orange flame effects. As a pair, they can each be plugged into one of his turbine exhausts in jet mode, or one of them can be used with his wrist-mounted fusion canon in robot mode.
:These pieces make uses of 5 mm pegs, meaning they are compatible with any suitable port! However, like Ultimate X-Spanse's accessories above, these effects feature no 3 mm holes inside their pegs, leaving them incompatible with some of the play pattern.
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===Post-''Siege''===
Though this portion of the list may appear to be a similar length, consider that it took six years for the ''Masterpiece'' toyline to rack up six unique blast effects while, post-''Siege'', the line exceeded that number in less than ''a year''.

====''Masterpiece''/''MPG''====
[[File:Masterpiece-MP-43-Megatron-(Beast-Wars).jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Megatron]]
*'''MP-43 Megatron (Beast Wars)''' (March 30, 2019)

:To represent his robot mode arm cannon, ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]] includes a long, pinkish blast effect that plugs into his ''T. rex'' mode mouth. The effect piece uses an uncommon (unique?) stepped 3 mm/ 4 mm peg that leaves it incompatible with... pretty much anything other than its intended use!

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[[File:MP-18-Plus-Silverstreak.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Streak]]
*'''MP-18+ Streak''' (July 27, 2019)

:This ''Masterpiece'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18Plus|Streak]] release in cartoon-accurate colours includes an innovative set of six modular effects pieces: three swirling yellow laser beam pieces of varying length, and three adaptor pieces to actually attach the beams to Streak's weapons, with one to fit over his dispenser rifle, and one for each of his shoulder-mounted cannons. As a result, each of the three beams is completely interchangeable on each of the adaptors, and since it required no new tooling to the base mold, all of these blast effects are compatible with previous [[Template:MPNissanFairladyMold|''Masterpiece'' Streaks and Prowls]]. Additionally, a bonus fourth adaptor is included to allow the beams to interact with ''Masterpiece'' MP-44 Convoy.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Convoy]]
*'''MP-44 Convoy''' (August 31, 2019)
*'''MP-49 Black Convoy''' (July 25, 2020)
*'''MP-44S Optimus Prime''' (February 2024)
*'''MPG-12 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime''' (2025)
:Among a plethora of other accessories, the third ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th|Convoy]] comes with not one but two orange blast effects compatible with his Ion Blaster accessory. Why two? Because they are ''also'' compatible with the included [[Jet pack#ConvoyV3|jetpack]] accessory, serving as booster flames. The obligatory redeco [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|Black Convoy]] includes only one of the blast effects, now cast in translucent teal plastic.
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-45-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Bumble]]
*'''MP-45 Cybertron Espionage Bumble (Ver. 2.0)''' (November 23, 2019)

:Proving that big things come in small packages, ''Masterpiece'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP45|Bumble]]'s small handgun is paired with an extended yellow laser blast effect that's about twice the length of the gun!

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[[File:MP-47 Hound.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Hound]]
*'''MP-47 Hound''' (December 26, 2019)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hound]] includes a conical blue blast effect, compatible with his handheld gun, to represent the projection of one of his famous [[hologram]]s.
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-19+-Smokescreen-Anime-Color.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Smokescreen]]
*'''MP-19+ Smokescreen''' (January 27, 2020)

:This cartoon-accurate [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#MP19Plus|redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Smokescreen]] includes a large, grey tinted exhaust smoke effect. It can be separated into two pieces and attached under his feet in robot mode and either on his sides or in the tailpipe in altmode.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-51-Arcee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Arcee]]
*'''MP-51 Arcee''' (December 29, 2020)
*'''MP-55 Nightbird Shadow''' (February 28, 2022)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Arcee]] comes with three yellow blast effects: one short, fiery blast that fits around the barrel of her small pistol; one arcing, electrical beam that plugs into her blaster; and one long stream of laser that plugs into her rifle (though the latter two effects are interchangeable between those weapons). All three blast effects, now in purple, are included with Arcee's redeco [[Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightbird Shadow]], though Nightbird doesn't count the rifle among her many accessories.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Starscream.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Starscream]]
*'''MP-52 Starscream Ver. 2.0''' (June 26, 2021)
*'''MP-52+ Thundercracker Ver. 2.0''' (September 2021)
*'''MP-52+ Skywarp Ver. 2.0''' (December 2021)

:The updated ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]] includes five blast effects, all in Decepticon purple. Three of the effects are intended to fit over the muzzles of Starscream's null rays and the barrel of the included [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP52|gun mode Megatron accessory]], and they consist of a squat, rounded discharge, an explosive blast with a short tip but a wide spread at the base, and an elongated laser beam. Starscream also comes with two fiery effects to plug into his jet mode exhausts, or under his feet in robot mode, to simulate him flying. All five of Starscream's effects are included with each of his redecos, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP52|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]], with the sole difference being that their jet exhaust blasts are now in yellow-orange. Fans who purchase all three Seekers will have the opportunity to send away proofs of purchase in exchange for a coronation-themed add-on kit for Starscream, which also includes a pair of jet exhaust blasts, now in bright yellow.

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[[File:MPM-13-Blackout.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Blackout]]
*'''MPM-13 Decepticon Blackout & Scorponok''' (2022)

:This ''huge'' toy of [[Blackout (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Blackout]] comes with two bright orange blast effects; one is a spiky burst of flame, while the other is a small burst with three spearhead-shaped missiles snaking out. Both can be plugged into each of Blackout's weapon accessories interchangeably, as well as a port on the centre of his chest.

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-56-Trailbreaker.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''Masterpiece'' Trailbreaker]]
*'''MP-56 Trailbreaker''' (2022)

:''Masterpiece'' [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Trailbreaker]] includes a spiky, dark yellow blast effect, compatible with either of his wrist nozzles or his shoulder-mounted cannon barrel.

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]]
*'''MP-57 Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
*'''MPG-13 Shattered Glass Jetfire''' ([[2025]])

:Another big boy, [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skyfire]] comes with two long, orange, flame boost-style blast effects for use with his double-barrelled rifle or his booster pack's thrusters.
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[[File:MPM-14-Bonecrusher.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Bonecrusher]]
*'''MPM-14 Bonecrusher''' (2023)

:''Masterpiece Movie Series'' [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Bonecrusher]] includes six orange flamey effects to clip onto specific parts of his body to recreate the scene where he rollerskates through a bus.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-58-Hoist.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Hoist]]
*'''MP-58 Hoist''' (January 25, 2024)

:A heavy retool of Trailbreaker, ''Masterpiece'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hoist]] includes an orange, [[w:Star of Bethlehem|Star of Bethlehem]]-y shaped blast effect that plugs onto his wrist cannon so that its pointy convex side faces forward.

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[[File:MPG-06 Light Sword.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''MPG-06 Trainbot Kaen''' (2024)
*'''MPG-06S Trainbot Raiden''' (2024)
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-56-Riggorus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Masterpiece'' Riggorus]]
*'''MP-56+ Riggorus''' (2024)

:Another retool of Trailbreaker, ''Masterpiece'' [[Riggorus#Toys|Riggorus]] comes with a flat, semi-translucent disc decorated with yellow concentric circles to represent a "force barrier" when attached to his chest. Presumably, it is still compatible with notable forcefield user Trailbreaker.

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[[File:MPM-15-Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
*'''MPM-15 Decepticon Brawl''' (2024)
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-60-Ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
*'''MP-60 Ginrai''' (2024)
*'''MPG-09 Super Ginrai''' (2024)
*'''MPG-14 Godbomber''' (2025)
*'''MPG-14S God Ginrai''' (2025)
*'''MPG-16 Nucleon Quest Super Convoy''' (2025)
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[[File:TF-MPG-10-Lift-Ticket.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''MPG'' Lift-Ticket]]
*'''MPG-10 Lift-Ticket''' (2025)
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====''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''====
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Arcee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Arcee]]
*'''Arcee''' (2021)
:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' series, this toy of [[Arcee (WFC)#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Arcee]] includes her characteristic forearm-mounted blades as accessories; one blast effect is supplied for each blade, sliding onto its sharp end to represent a slash attack. Arcee's stock CG renders show her slash effects variously in translucent purple or the same colour as her blue paint applications, but the toy as released has them in unpainted grey.
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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Cheetor.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Cheetor]]
*'''Cheetor''' (2021)
*'''Galavtron''' (2022)

:''R.E.D.'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Cheetor]] comes with two different blast effects that clip into and around the barrel of his handheld blaster. Both effects are purple in colour; one is a long beam with a small blast at the base, while the other features a much larger discharge at the base and a more pointed tip. Both of these effects were later included with ''R.E.D.'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Galvatron]] in a more pinkish shade, for use with his [[particle cannon]].

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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Bumblebee]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2021)

:''R.E.D.'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Bumblebee]] includes a pair of yellow, billowing laser blast effects to insert into the barrel of his blaster; one is long and thin, and the other is, like Bumblebee himself, short and squat.

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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Coronation Starscream]]
*'''Coronation Starscream''' (2021)
*'''Shockwave''' (2022)
*'''Thundercracker''' (2022)

:''R.E.D.'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Coronation Starscream]] comes with two blast effects to peg onto his null rays. Purpley-pink in colour, these effects are chaotically explosive starting at the base, ending with a wispy tip. A pair of hotter pink blast effects were included with ''R.E.D.'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Shockwave]], proving compatible with either of his interchangeable gun hand barrels or the included pistol mode [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#REDshockwave|Megatron]] accessory. Starscream's redeco [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Thundercracker]] also included both blast effects, now in purple.
:These effects make use of ports that are ''just about'' 3 mm, meaning they are partially compatible with ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and ''Generations'' toys!

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[[File:R.E.D. Prime Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''R.E.D.'' Megatron]]
*'''Megatron''' (2022)

:This ''R.E.D.'' figure of [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|''Prime'' Megatron]] comes with two blast effects, one for each of his characteristic weapons: his blade has a criss-cross of arching, deep purple, [[Dark Energon]]-style electricity that slides over the business end, and his [[fusion cannon]] has a long and girthy blaster discharge in the same colour.
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====''BotBots''====
[[File:BotBots-toy PewPewPew.jpg|upright=1|right|thumb|''BotBots'' Pew Pew Pew]]
*'''Gamer Geeks''' (5-pack, 2023)
*'''Outta Controller''' (vehicle pack, 2023)

:Part of the sixth series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', [[Pew Pew Pew]] transforms from a tiny robot into a blaster pistol/{{w|light gun}} with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Megatron]] theming. He comes with a ''tiny'' little pink blast effect in a similar shape to the one that comes with ''Siege'' Blowpipe, which can plug into his gunbarrel or be held in one of his little hands. The attachment peg is 3mm wide, which makes it compatible with many other toys.

: Pew Pew Pew was released in a [[Gamer Geeks]] 5-pack, and also packaged in with the [[Outta Controller#Toys|Outta Controller]] vehicle.
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====''Cyberworld''====
[[File:TF-Cyberworld-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1|''Cyberworld'' Galvatron]]
*'''Galvatron''' (Armored Cyber Changer, 2025)
: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' Armored Cyber Changers, Galvatron includes a cannon with two opaque flame blast effects molded in purple plastic and painted to resemble flames. The effects can attach to the weapon via 5 mm posts and fan out back and forth when a switch on the gun is pulled.
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===See also===
Many, ''many'' toys of [[missile]]s are shaped like plumes or flame or lasers blasts; even putting aside that assembling a list of every missile would be a fool's errand, missiles are excluded from counting as blast effects as they serve a different purpose: a launching projectile [[play pattern]]. Also excluded are effect-like pieces that are integral to the operation of the toy; for example, the ''Earthrise'' [[Quintesson Judge#Toys|Quintesson Judge]] would not be able to stand up without its "levitation beam" piece. Remember, kids: the moment a part serves more of a function than merely being cosmetic, it is no longer a fire blast effect.

==Notes==
* Though comparatively new to ''Transformers'', this is not the first time one of [[Hasbro]]'s action figure lines have used similar effects accessories. The [[2002]] ''[[fandom:starwars:Star Wars Saga|Star Wars Saga]]'' series in particular made ample use of clear-plastic effects parts. Sadly, those toys use much thinner pegs, making them incompatible with most ''Transformers'' toys.

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[[Category:Studio Series]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy]]

Transformers: Age of the Primes

2025-12-15T14:45:11Z

BattleBlade: /* Toys */

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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]]. Both subgroups 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 smaller toys can attach to.

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

==Toys==
===Deluxe Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr6|[[Maccadam#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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#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="25%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Solus Prime]][[File:AOTP-QuintusPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Quintus Prime]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jalopy|Junkion Jalopy]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]]}}
{{Bp-pr10|[[Quintus Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Quintus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Targetmaster Sureshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Age of the Primes|Spoilsport]])}}
</ul>
|
|}
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===Voyager Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-AOTP-Voyager-Prima-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Voyager Class Prima Prime]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr9|[[Amalgamous Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Amalgamous Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Junkion Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#AOTPArmada|Sideways]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Mini-Con Crosswise]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Swindle]]}}
</ul>
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Waves 5 and 6}}

===Leader Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (2025)
<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="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr8|[[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|The Thirteen Onyx Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Big Convoy#Age of the Primes|Maximal Big Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (Universe)#Age of the Primes|Razorclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP Megatronus the Fallen.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class Megatronus the Fallen]]
|}
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===Big ticket items===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Commander Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Silverbolt]] (2025)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Age of the Primes|Combaticon Onslaught]] (2026)}}
</ul>
|
|width="50%" 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]]) (2025)}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTPTitanStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|200px|Titan Class Star Optimus Prime]]
|}
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{{comingsoontoy | Combaticon Onslaught}}

==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 mold 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|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Sandstorm]] vs. [[Slugslinger (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Age of the Primes|Caliburst]])}}
{{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]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Snarl]] / [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Universe Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|G2 Dinobot Swoop]] / [[Sludge (G1)#Age of the Primes|G2 Dinobot Sludge]]}}
</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]] (w/ [[Kreb#Age of the Primes|Kreb]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOTP_Deluxe_Sideways.jpg|thumb|200px|Deluxe Class Sideways]]
|}

==''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 [[Maccadam#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|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[2025]] [[December 27]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr5|AOTP-16 [[Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|Micronus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-17 [[Venom (G1)#Age of the Primes|Venin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-18 [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Age of the Primes|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-19 [[Fireflight (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-pr3|AOTP-20 [[Alpha Trion/toys#Age of the Primes|Alpha Trion]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[2026]] [[January 31]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-21 [[Flatline (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Flatline]]}}
{{Bp-pr8|AOTP-22 [[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|Onyx Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[2026]] [[March 28]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr10|AOTP-23 [[Quintus Prime#Age of the Primes|Quintus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-24 [[Blast Off (G1)#Age of the Primes|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-25 [[Sureshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Sureshot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|AOTP-26 [[Quickstrike (BW)#Age of the Primes|Quickstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-27 [[Jalopy#Age of the Primes|Junkion Jalopy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-28 [[Sideways (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Sideways]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[2026]] [[April 25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-pr9|AOTP-29 [[Amalgamous Prime#Age of the Primes|Amalgamous Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-30 [[Brawl (G1)#Age of the Primes|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AOTP-31 [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Age of the Primes|Junkion Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[2026]] [[May 30]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|AOTP-32 [[Big Convoy#Age of the Primes|Maximal Big Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AOTP-33 [[Razorclaw (Universe)#Age of the Primes|Razorclaw]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-wrmas|AOTP-EX [[Sandstorm (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Sandstorm]] vs. [[Slugslinger (G1)#Age of the Primes|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Age of the Primes|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-wrmas|AOTP-EX [[Carnivac (G1)#Age of the Primes|Carnivac]] vs. [[Ironfist (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fisitron]] (w/ [[Survivor (AOTP)#Toys|Decepticon Survivor]])}}
{{Bp-wrmas|AOTP-EX [[Spinister (G1)#Age of the Primes|Spinister]] vs. [[Topspin (G1)#Age of the Primes|Autobot Topspin]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Age of the Primes|Hairsplitter]], [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]], and [[Freezeout (TR)#Age of the Primes|Freezeout]])}}
|}

{{comingsoontoy}}

==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’s roster (and many of their designs and artifacts) are pulled from [[2013]]’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]]''.
*The Thirteen's boxes feature subtly distinct livery from the "mortal" figures in the line: their names and transformation step callouts are rendered in gold rather than the usual white, and their [[Insignia/Gallery#Religious symbols|personal sigils]] developed for [[2018]]'s ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' take the place of faction symbols.
*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.
*Due to ''[[Studio Series]]'' taking the Titan Class slot, 2026 is the first year since the inception of the price point where the main [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] imprint has gone without a Titan Class figure.

==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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Jalopy

2025-12-15T04:33:12Z

BattleBlade: /* Age of the Primes */

{{factions|junkion|autobot}}
:''Jalopy is an [[Autobot]] [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] from the [[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:AOTP-Jalopypackaging.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Mark Maher]] 🤝 [[Ron Witwicky]] ‎‎&emsp;‎‎&emsp;‎‎&emsp;Not getting you a [[Porsche]]]]

'''Jalopy''' is capable of splitting into pieces of armor for anyone who fights alongside 'em!

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==Toys==
===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-AOTP-Deluxe-Junkion-Jalopy.jpg|thumb|right|400px|I'm never gonna get to be ''Machine Wars'' Hubcap, am I.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Junkion Jalopy''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Junkion Jalopy''' (ジャンキオンジャロピー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-27'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2026]] [[March 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right engine block halves/blasters, left & right exhaust pipes, left & right thrusters, spiked shield
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxes, "Junkion Jalopy" is... well, they're ''technically'' just a redeco, but not of a single toy. The main base is the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Axlegrease#Toys|Axlegrease]] mold, itself a [[retool]]ing of [[Scraphook#Toys|Scraphook]], transforming into a scrap-parts roadster. However, they use the wheel shield from the Scraphook version of the mold, and the head from ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Tow-Line (RID)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Tow-Line]].

: Their accessories are also a mix of parts from the two mold-sets. They retain Axlegrease's twin rear thrusters/cannons and the two-part engine-block/blasters, and the exhaust pipes shared by both mold-sets, but also has Scraphook/Tow-Line's spiked spare tire. Jalopy is the first version of the mold to not come with the hook.

: Being a redeco/retool of the Scraphook/Axlegrease mold, Jalopy retains the [[Evo-Fusion]] function gimmick, analogous to the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] gimmick from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toylines: Jalopy's body splits apart to form armor and weapon enhancements for their allies. Unlike previous figures of this nature, Jalopy does not need to be disassembled to change from robot to vehicle and back, similar to other ''Legacy'' Junkions.

:This version of the mold body was also used to make ''Legacy: United'' [[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]].

::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP27|Machine translation of Jalopy's TakaraTomy bio]]''

{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jalopy''' (ジャロピー ''Jaropī'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Junkions]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Transformers (2023) issue 27

2025-12-11T10:24:42Z

BattleBlade: /* Synopsis */ Looks more like he's doing some kinda Spider-Man pose than fused into it

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|coverdate=December 2025
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'''With Teletraan back up and running, the long-dormant Autobots are reawakening and have to adjust to this new world... and their new teammates!'''

==Synopsis==
With [[Teletraan I]] repaired, the [[Autobot]]s have begun repairing more of their fallen warriors. However, some such as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] are still far beyond repair. Outside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] talk about taking some time to repair themselves with a dinner away from the whirlwind of action their lives have been lately with the [[Transformer]]s. However, their conversation is interrupted by [[General Flagg]], who attempts to apologize to Carly for capturing and interrogating her, but is halted by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus tells Flagg that it is only out of appreciation for his recent aid that Magnus hasn't told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] about his capture and torture at Flagg's hands. However, Flagg defends his actions as the necessary precautions to defend his people against a hostile alien threat, ending with a veiled threat that Optimus Prime would understand. Magnus is left speechless.

At the [[Hoover Dam]], the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s cause terror, blasting at fleeing humans while [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] siphons their electricity into [[Energon]] cubes. Suddenly, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] teleports in and joins them in their carnage.

[[File:TF2023 no. 27 - Thundercracker Joins Autobots.jpg|thumb|left|Everything's turned upside-down now.|200px]]
Optimus Prime sits with [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who contemplates the cruelty with which his fellow [[Decepticon]]s have conducted themselves. Prime is heartened to know that Thundercracker shares his distaste for how their violence affects the innocents of [[Earth]], and admits that even the Autobots sometimes see the planet as beneath them. Thundercracker agrees, saying he would choose Skywarp over the humans, a mindset Prime does not begrudge.

At the [[Shadow Watch]] Underground Base, General Flagg meets with [[Miles Mayhem]], asking if Mayhem got everything he needs to complete his “little project” from the Transformers. Mayhem is indignant at this assessment, blustering that his technology is far more advanced than anything else on the planet, all thanks to ''his'' brilliance. When Flagg reminds him that [[Matt Trakker]] helped him with the project, Mayhem attacks him. However, Flagg easily dispenses with him, and due to the fact that Mayhem hasn't produced a single prototype, he sees no reason to keep him around as Director of Shadow Watch, ordering a group of soldiers to arrest him.

Back on the Ark, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] pleads with Optimus to let himself get repaired, but Prime continues to put the needs of others before himself, suggesting they begin searching for the rest of the Autobots thrown from the Ark when it crashed. He also considers repairing the remaining Decepticons, but Thundercracker objects, fearing the harm that would come from his reawakened brothers and sisters. Prime agrees and finally decides to be repaired. Outside, Ultra Magnus meets with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and confesses to her that, after everything that has happened to him, he wishes to pass the title of Magnus to her. Inside, with Thundercracker having now replaced his Decepticon insignia with an Autobrand, the fully-repaired Optimus Prime tells his Autobots that they have a new mission: ridding the planet of all Decepticons once and for all!

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] sneaks through Decepticon territory with a handful of recovered pieces of equipment. However, while he can avoid the patrols of Decepticons on foot, he has no idea that his every movement is being watched from above… by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], still alive and atop one of the towers!

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (2)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (3)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (4)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (5)
* [[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]] (6)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (10)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (17)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (18)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (20)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (24)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (25)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (26)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (27)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (28)

|c2=
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (11)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (12)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (13)
* [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] (14)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (15)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (16)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (21)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (22)
* [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] (23)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (29)
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (30)

|c3=
* [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] (7)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (8)
* [[General Flagg]] (9)
* [[Miles Mayhem]] (19)
}}

==Quotes==
"There are those among my Autobots who see my actions on this world as folly. Even they, though good of heart, see this world as '''beneath''' us. '''Unworthy''' of our notice." 
"Is it okay to admit there's a part of me that agrees with them? If I had to choose between Skywarp and a hundred of these creatures, I would choose Skywarp. But that doesn't mean I '''want''' them to die."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Thundercracker'''

"Man! You spend a few million years out cold and the standards sure do change around here! What’s next? [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joining up?"
:—'''Bulkhead''', upon seeing Thundercracker with the Autobrand

"Run, run, little Autobot. I'll peel the steel from your frame soon enough. So swears... '''SHOCKWAVE.'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' returns.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Brawn and Blaster both had hi-and-bye cameos earlier in the series before appearing revived here (in [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|issues #2]] [[Transformers (2023) issue 5|and #5]], respectively).
* Jetfire has been fully repaired after being near-fatally wounded by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in [[Transformers (2023) issue 1|issue #1]] and revived but mode locked in [[Transformers (2023) issue 8|issue #8]].
* Jetfire remarks that there was good in Starscream once, something we saw — along with their friendship — in the flashbacks of [[Transformers (2023) issue 13|issues #13]] and [[Transformers (2023) issue 14|#14]].
* Carly and Ultra Magnus were captured by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]/Shadow Watch in [[Transformers (2023) issue 18|issue #18]].
* As Optimus and Thundercracker talk, we see a fully grown buck in a callback to the infamous deer scene from issue #2.
* Ratchet and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] are the two who have been most critical towards Optimus for his prioritizing of Earth and the humans.
* General Flagg namedrops [[Matt Trakker]] as having worked with Mayhem on his "[[M.A.S.K.|little project]]". Readers were introduced to Trakker in [[G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story|the ''G.I. Joe'' segment]] of the ''[[Energon Universe 2025 Special]]'', wherein he alluded to being on the run and involved in a dangerous secret project and showed awareness of the Transformers.
* Ultra Magnus has been dealing with post-traumatic stress ever since his capture and torture at the hands of Shockwave, as seen in [[Transformers (2023) issue 9|issue #9]].
* Wheeljack says that they've revived everyone who was accounted for in the ship, and that any other missing Autobots are expected to have been thrown from the ship when the Ark crashed. One of those Autobots is [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], who has been keeping busy in the pages of ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]''.
* Shockwave was believed dead when Optimus Prime crushed his head with his bare hands in [[Transformers (2023) issue 12|issue #12]]. It seems he wasn't quite as dead as believed, but his body and head are still in a state of disrepair.

===Transformers references===
* This issue reveals that the "Magnus" part of Ultra Magnus's name is actually a title. While typically "Ultra Magnus" is simply the character's name, there have been instances where this is not the case. ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' used "[[Magnus (rank)|Magnus]]" as the highest rank within the Autobots above [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in a subversion of the usual pattern. The [[2005 IDW continuity]] featured "[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]" as a pseudonym used by a variety of Autobot lawmen after the originator of the name (for whom it was simply his given name) was killed.
* Among the deactivated Decepticons in the Ark are classic Decepticons Blitzwing, Dirge (officially completing the appearances of the [[Conehead]]s in the Energon Universe), and female [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] Slipstream, a character who – like Bulkhead – began life in ''Transformers: Animated'' before making the jump to other iterations.
* While watching Thundercracker display his new Autobot symbols, Bulkhead jokingly wonders if Megatron is next to join them, an obvious reference to [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|the time Megatron ''did'' join the Autobots]].

===Real life references===
* The Hoover Dam is a real location that has appeared in Transformers fiction before, most notably in the [[2007]] ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' film, as well as the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Transformers]]'' issue "[[Aerialbots over America!]]"

===Errors===
* The page after Thundercracker shows off his Autobrand colors his eyes as blue instead of red. We're not sure if this is intentional or not since previous pages, including the page revealing him sporting the Autobot insignia, still had his eyes in red hues. However, we've seen Starscream's eyes change blue to red and back multiple times in this series, as well as Optimus' optics when he was under the influence of Megatron's arm.
* Not an out-and-out error per se... but this issue reveals that several inactive Decepticons, namely Dirge, Slipstream, and Blitzwing, were left on the Ark. So, um...why didn't Starscream, Megatron, or Soundwave, who would have been in need of numbers on their side, bring them up at any point? And why didn't Starscream and Soundwave try to reactivate them during [[Transformers (2023) issue 5|Issue #5]]?

===Other notes===
* Miles says that his full name is "Miles McKane Mayhem."
* This issue's letters page includes a tribute to the late [[Ron Friedman]].
* Energon Experience: Presented by Skybound Executive Editor Ben Abernathy.
** '''Character Spotlight:''' Brawn
** '''Oh, Deer:''' Callback to the deer scene from issue #2.
** '''Creator Spotlight:''' Ben asks Robert Kirkman what his alt-mode would be. Kirkman would love to turn into a jet or spacecraft and fly around, but would probably actually turn into a keyboard or couch. Or his bed.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Soundwave, by [[David Nakayama]]
* '''Cover B:''' Optimus and Thundercracker sit together as the sun sets, by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover C:''' Connecting cover, by [[Jorge Corona]] and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover D:''' Thundercracker wears his new Autobot insignias, by [[Lorenzo De Felici]].
* '''Cover E:''' Design for Soundwave, by Dan Mora and [[Andres Juarez]].

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* 3-page preview of the Quintesson War coming to ''Void Rivals'' #25!

===Reprints===

==External links==

==References==
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Cyclonus (G1)/toys

2025-12-07T05:21:43Z

BattleBlade: /* The Transformers */

{{suite}}
[[File:G1 boxart Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Little known fact: Cyclonus is actually just a [[Conehead]] with a giant metal V stuck in his head.]]
'''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]''' has an armada of toys!

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1CyclonusToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shoulders by {{w|Piet Mondrian|Mondrian}}.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Decepticon Jet, [[1986]]/[[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''D-70'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Oxidating laser]]"

: Released in the third year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]], Cyclonus transforms into a purple Cybertronian fighter craft with forward-swept wings (the first Transformers toy to use such a design). Like fellow 1986 new arrival [[Scourge (G1)/toys|Scourge]], Cyclonus has working hip and knee articulation ''not'' involved in his transformation, uncommon for "Generation 1" figures; these were apparently regarded as important enough for his design that there is an entire transformation step devoted to opening up panels that block leg movement. Oddly, the [[instructions]] list the toy's removable wingtips as though they were an action feature.

: [[Variant|Early releases]] of Cyclonus had his midfrif and part of his "ears" painted blue, while later releases left those areas unpainted; the earlier blue specimens tend to be more in demand to collectors. The soft rubbery [[plastic]] on Cyclonus' nosecone can deteriorate over time, feeling slimy to the touch; this is worsened on specimens that have been [[Mint in sealed box|kept in the original packaging for years]].

:This toy had a notable number of "intermediate" designs that led to some confusion in published materials later on. Like the other new characters created for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Cyclonus was designed for animation first, and had his toy based on these designs. However, while the toy was based on an earlier design (most notably featuring folded back wings), the [[character model|animation model]] underwent further modifications before being finalized. The earlier design was the basis for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|the Marvel Comics version of the character]], and also erroneously appeared in a few instances in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon series]]. The uncertainty of Cyclonus' final design was probably the reason for his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile describing his jet mode as "multi-engine (and perhaps multi-wing)". The [[Toy Fair 1986]] catalogue shows the Cyclonus toy with a different color scheme, including a mainly silver head, that was also seen in his earliest Marvel Comics appearances and the [[Ladybird Books|Ladybird Book]] ''[[Galvatron's Air Attack]]''. Also his name was swapped with [[Scourge (G1)/toys|Scourge]]. Another change from preproduction was the orientation of the stickers situated behind his cockpit windows. Right up until the final toy, all samples showed these arranged so that the orange streaks matched up with those on the wing stickers, and the angle of the leading edge matched the curve of the windows; the final instructions rotated them 180 degrees.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So, to summarise, early mock-ups and pre-production specimens of G1 Cyclonus had mostly handmade stickers and a certain orientation of trapezoidal stickers #1 and #2 off the stickersheet that remained consistent across the box stock photography, catalogues, Toy Fair literature and even the mock-ups and samples themselves. Final stage pre-production samples with almost-final stickers and moulding still shared the same trapezoidal sticker orientation as the earlier mock-ups. For production and retail release, most stickers were updated to feature more distinct detail, but not #1 and #2, they stayed the same as seen in the earliest mock-ups. The instructions, however, now showed a different orientation for stickers #1 and #2 that was then carried forward to the Targetmaster stock photography the following year.|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/09/hasbro-g1-cyclonus-figure-sticker.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Cyclonus - Figure & Sticker History|year=2019|month=09|day=22}}</ref>

:Cyclonus was [[Classics (Europe)|reissued in Australia]] in his original packaging in 1990.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Cyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on Cyclonus at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{Anchor|Targetmaster}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Targetmaster, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Nightstick" Targetmaster partner/"[[black beam gun|black-beam gun]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released the following year, the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] release of Cyclonus (still lacking the blue paint) had his fist holes widened to accommodate his [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Nightstick (G1)#Toys|Nightstick]], who replaced his previous handgun. An additional [[5 mm post|5mm hole]] was added to the top of his vehicle mode, just in front of his [[rubsign]], to accommodate Nightstick in this mode.

: This version of the toy was not released in [[Japan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Cyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on Targetmaster Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:ExpandedUniversetoy-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] gone, things went kind of screwy for the poor guy...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Ultra Class, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, 2 drone-missiles

: ''[[Transformers: Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]]'' Cyclonus is a redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Jetstorm (BM)#BMUltra|Ultra Jetstorm]], transforming into a Cybertronic fighter jet. His jet mode cockpit/neck is geared up with the pop-up gun turret on his back so that both turn in the same direction when moved. This turret launches two spring-loaded missiles, and has a [[Light-emitting diode|light-up feature]] - the latter noteworthy as being the ''only'' BotCon exclusive toy to ever retain such a feature, since as a rule electronics tended to get removed to save money.

: Cyclonus has both a "normal" bipedal robot mode and a "flight robot mode" with pop-out thruster engines. His [[spark]] crystal was [[tampograph]]ed with a Decepticon sigil, covering up the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] symbol beneath.

: Cyclonus was available [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2002]].

: This mold was also planned for a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy of [[Jetstorm (BM)#Universe (2003)|unknown name]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/BCCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on BotCon Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:UniverseCyclonusCorrected.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|...and now that Galvatron is back, he is happy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Generation 1 Series
:*''Accessories'': "Nightstick" Targetmaster partner
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist), [[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the fourth wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008's ''Universe'']] Deluxes, Cyclonus once again transforms into a forward-swept-wing Cybertronian jet-fighter. He also comes with his [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Nightstick (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nightstick]]. Oddly, Cyclonus's right hand is the only one with a hole to hold Nightstick in, a very rare feature amongst two-handed ''Transformers'' toys. An undocumented feature (in both the Hasbro and Takara versions) is that Nightstick can also mount to either of Cyclonus's wrists by leaving the hands folded in, exposing a tab-slot, a la ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''... in which Cyclonus wasn't a Targetmaster. Tsk.

:[[File:Universecyclonusbeige.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Dodged a bullet! (''Pre-release image'')]]
:At one stage shortly before mass production, Cyclonus's nosecone and Nightstick were cast in beige plastic. Because the [[Hasbro]] [[stock photography|promotional photos]] that depict a [[prototype|pre-release]] sample and a packaged sample featured these colors, it created some [[fandom]] [[Ruined FOREVER|angst]] in its wake. The plastic color was fixed to purple before the figure went into mass production, and thus far only one packaged sample sporting the "error" color has surfaced.<ref name="beige">[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=370804&postcount=6208 Sample of ''Universe'' Cyclonus with "error" color] at the Ozformers forums.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFUCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on Universe (and Henkei) Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Universe2008toy-ChallengeatCybertronCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|As you scroll down, watch this toy slowly become the Easter bunny.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Challenge at Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
:*''Accessories'': "Nightstick" Targetmaster partner

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Cyclonus and [[Nightstick (G1)#ChallengeAtCybertron|Nightstick]] was released in the "[[Challenge at Cybertron]]" multi-pack along with redecoes of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1 Series|Rodimus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#G1 Series|Galvatron]]. This version of Cyclonus, like the ''Henkei!'' figure below, is intended to be accurate to the cartoon's colors, though it carries through the concept differently.

:The set was first released at [[Cybertron Con 2010]] in China and then in other South-East Asian markets by Hasbro Malaysia. A small number were also provided directly by Hasbro for the [[United Kingdom|UK]]'s [[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly 2010]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/CACCylonus/cyclonus.htm More information on Challenge at Cybertron Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Cyclonushenkeitoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Also available in pastels.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Deluxe Class, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 22]], 2009
:*''ID number'': '''D-07'''
:*''Accessories'': "Nightstick" Targetmaster partner
{{toydesigner|[[Naoto Tsushima]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released in the ninth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' toyline (and the only new product in said wave), this Cyclonus is a redeco of the ''Universe'' toy above with a mostly cartoon-based colour scheme, casting much of the toy in a lavender plastic balancing between the toy's purple and cartoon's purple-blue, and includes a painted face.

: Like all ''Henkei'' toys, he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vac-metalized]] plastic, specifically his purple wings and much of the [[Nightstick (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Nightstick]] Targetmaster weapon.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|thumb|upright=1|It was either the whole box or a photoshopped pic of what's above.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Battle in Space''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Nightstick" Targetmaster partner
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:This release of the ''Universe'' Cyclonus is a modified version from the Asia market-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" 3-pack, replacing his Decepticon sigil with a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]]. His wings are painted a more flat purple compared to the semi-gloss of the Universe "Challenge at Cybertron" release, and his lower thighs are less purple-tinged (matching his upper thighs better).

: The set also comes with a similarly-modified [[Nightstick (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Nightstick]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Rodimus]] from the "Challenge at Cybertron" set, the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] accessory from the 2002 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special Convoy]] reissue of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and "[[Rodimus vs. Cyclonus]]", a new comic book created specifically for this set by [[IDW Publishing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/RTSCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on "Battle in Space" Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:United-CyclonusRedPurpleClearVer-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Psst... it was Bombshell...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Set''' (Multi-pack, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Nightstick" Targetmaster partner

: Dubbed "Cyclonus Red Purple Clear Version", this [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Cyclonus mold (see above, boy they used the ''crap'' out of this mold) is cast in transparent purple plastics, emulating the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' where Cyclonus is created from some dead Decepticon (no, we won't get into that here).

: Oddly, and unlike his box-mates, Cyclonus's deco is based on the Hasbro "Challenge at Cybertron"/"Battle in Space" release rather than the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' release.

:This version was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] three-pack with clear-plastic versions of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#United|Galvatron]], [[Nightstick (G1)#United|Nightstick]], and [[Scourge (G1)/toys#UnitedClear|Scourge]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]], 2010, and closed on [[January 11]], 2011, and shipped in April.

:This figure was available with a Galvatron pin and ''[[Macrocosmic Seekers]]'' booklet directly from e-HOBBY, he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Destron/Cyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on ''United'' Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy CyclonusKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Initial version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''4'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 36'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand-brick, small pistol, 2 clip-on rifles
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Cyclonus can be rebuilt into a space jet.

:[[File:KreO-Toy CyclonusLavKreon.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|''(Variant version pictured)'']]
: Unusual for Kreons, there is actually a [[variant|running change]] in Cyclonus's original production run, leading to two distinctly different versions without any kind of packaging change. One version matches the [[stock photography]] on the bag-back (mostly), with a light lavender base plastic and leg-paint, which made him look a ''lot'' like Galvatron. The other is darker purple more matching the [[Cyclonus (G1)#Toys|original Cyclonus toy]]. Initially, the lavender version had only been found in bags marked "'''40131 36'''", while the darker version was found in ''all'' bag-number variations, ''including'' the 40131 batches.

: "Initially" because later releases of Collection 4 —which lack the individual-identifying bag codes— brought the lavender Cyclonus back, but this time with his cuffs painted dark purple to match the stock photography where the original lavender Cyclonus had lavender cuffs. Oy! He also has the 2014 [[retool]]ing to the arms the make them better as studs.

:He uses the [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Inferno]]-style helmet... just like Galvatron does! Awwww.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:GenerationsCW-Cyclonus.jpg|He really takes Galvatron's words to heart.|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Voyager Class, 2015)}}</ul>
:*'''3 of 5: [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]]'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, shield, 2 tailfins/daggers
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyagers, Cyclonus is a [[redeco]] and hefty [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Combiner Wars|Silverbolt]], transforming into a dark purple Cybertronian fighter craft surprisingly close to his original animation model, given existing mold constraints. He also gains two small tailfins, held in Cyclonus' exposed hands in vehicle mode, which plug into the [[5 mm post|5mm holes]] on Cyclonus' forearms to mimic the original character model's forearm fins. These tailfins can also be used as dagger weapons in robot mode. He includes a silver version of Silverbolt's rifle, which can be held in Cyclonus's or Galvatronus's hands, or mounted underneath Cyclonus's nosecone in fighter craft mode (although it won't insert fully, thanks to the placement of one of the nosecone's screws). The winged rear section of the rifle can be detached and used by Cyclonus as a shield.

: He also transforms into the torso of [[Galvatronus (CW)#Toys|Galvatronus]]; any combination of limb-bots counts as "Galvatronus", regardless of faction.

: As seen on the photo at the right, the vehicle mode's vertical fins are assembled incorrectly, with the control surface detailing facing forward. This can easily be fixed by popping them off their hinges and flipping them around.

:Like many Hasbro projects in the modern era, ''Combiner Wars'' Cyclonus had a "pretooled" alternate head that wound up unused. In the case of Cyclonus's body tooling, the alternate head was that of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Notes|Starscream]].<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127888-tfss-50-live-update-now-open-to-formers-members-2012-and-on/?p=3441580 Post by Powered Convoy on The Allspark Forums, 13 February 2017]</ref>

:The Silverbolt mold was also retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Scattershot (G1)#Generations|Scattershot]] and [[BotCon 2016]] [[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| So, does this mean he'll try to [[Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary|murder Rodimus Prime for hogging all the energon he needs to be whole?]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada of Cyclonus''' (Platinum Edition 3-pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 commemorating the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Cyclonus is a redeco of his [[#Universe (2008)|2008 ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy]], featuring transparent plastic on several parts (unlike the full-body translucent [[#United|''United'' release]]) to evoke his reformation in the movie. The translucent nosecone spike is now ''very'' soft, with the consistency of a "Wacky Wall-Walker" toy. Nightstick is absent from this figure, replaced with a translucent version of the [[musket laser]] originally included with ''Generations'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]], though lacking the ball-jointed [[C joint]] of the original. And for the first time, this mold's left hand has been retooled to have a [[5 mm post|5mm fisthole]], though [[:File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Cyclonus-Stock.jpg|stock photography]] incorrectly shows the original left fist.

:Cyclonus was released as part of three-pack with [[Scourge (G1)/toys#ArmadaOfCyclonus|Scourge]] and "[[Sweep (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Sweeps]]", named "Armada of Cyclonus". Despite officially being touted as "available online" by Hasbro at [[BotCon 2016]], thereby implying a "shared exclusive" between multiple online retailers for the United States market (which would usually include the likes of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], [[BigBadToyStore]], Entertainment Earth, and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]), it was ultimately only ever listed and stocked by two US-based online stores, namely TFSource and Scramble Core, both of whom obtain their stock through Asian vendors. The set ''did'' see a somewhat more widespread release in Hasbro's Asian markets (most notably Singapore) and, more surprisingly, was even officially released in Canada (where it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and also made available via [[Walmart]]'s Canadian website, though never sold in stores) and the United Kingdom (where it was available via the UK [[Toys"R"Us]] website). It was also listed very early on by Amazon's Spanish subsidiary, but was ultimately never stocked by them.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:UW-toy CyclonusTactician.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is cool and all, but when do we get an IDW style toy of Cyclonus?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Grand Galvatron''' (Giftset, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[April 30]], 2016
:*''ID number'': '''UW-06'''
:*''Accessories'': 2-part cannon/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: A [[redeco]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[#Generations|Cyclonus]], "Tactician Cyclonus" features a metallic pale-blue color scheme intended to replicate his far lighter animation model. His weapon is cast in translucent orange and heavily painted over save for the cannon barrel, homaging his master's [[particle cannon]]. The deco of Cyclonus's torso mode more closely adheres to the appearance of the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Toys|original Galvatron toy]]; funny, given the animation-based Cyclonus deco. This release also features the retooled and improved combiner head joint.

: He was only available as part of the [[Grand Galvatron#Toys|Grand Galvatron]] giftset, along with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]], and [[Roller (G1)#UW06|Wandering Roller]]. This set was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, the third of six ''Unite Warriors'' exclusive box sets.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So... Skyshell? Bombwarp?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K9'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-07'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': "Oxidating Laser", Golden Disk card
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (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>

: Released in the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' Voyagers to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', Cyclonus is a 7-inch-tall mold that is unprecedentedly accurate to his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon. His reveal press release describes him as having been reformatted from "[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]/[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]/Both/[[Life Spark|Neither]]". Mechanical details are sculpted into the seams of his shoulder swivels, visible when his arms hinge at the side. His oxidating laser can be plugged into the top of his jet mode, similar to his ''Universe'' toy. His jet mode can also deploy landing gear at the nosecone and thruster areas.

:His [[Hasbro]] stock photos are mistransformed, with the hands not hidden away in vehicle mode, and the wings only half-folded into shape behind the shoulders in robot mode. Additionally, the image of his vehicle mode on the back of his packaging shows his Oxidating Laser plugged into a port that doesn't exist.

:If one folds either of Cyclonus' hands into his forearms to reveal the [[5 mm post|5mm-compatible thrusters]] for his vehicle mode, it is possible to attach weapons with a backward-facing 5mm peg onto the wrist-nozzle in a way similar to his ''Universe'' figure. However, his Oxidating Laser lacks the backward-facing peg that would allow the weapon to point forward while pegged in.

:Cyclonus' unpaintable plastic seems to suffer from a very slight [[photodegradation]] in certain conditions, causing it to have a visibly yellowed tone. One can easily tell if this has happened by comparing the color of his gray plastic to the adjacent silver paint.

:Cyclonus comes with a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] card that "[[Source:Golden Disk destinies|reveals a possible destiny of a key character]]", with each character having three possible destiny variants. Cyclonus was later heavily retooled into ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution (2023)|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]] and ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: United|Legacy: United]]'' [[Ferak#Legacy|Ferak]].
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Behold Galvatron Cyclonus.JPG|thumb|upright=1|]]{{anchor|War for Cybertron Trilogy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>

:''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Cyclonus is a non-transforming and immobile [[Slug figure|micro-figure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#HasLab|HasLab Unicron]] figure and its clear display base.

: This was one of a set of fourteen microfigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#BeholdGalvatron|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].

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[[File:Generations-Selects-Voyager-Class-Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll bet that you'll repurpose your already bought figure as one of my Armada.]]{{anchor|SelectsTargetmaster}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus & Nightstick''' (Voyager Class, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''Legacy''
:*''Accessories'': "Oxidating" Laser, 3 [[Fire Blast effect]]s, "[[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]" Battle Master partner
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy), [[Mark Maher]] (deco only) (Hasbro)}}

:A ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' add-on figure to ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'', this version of Cyclonus is a redeco of the [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|above ''Kingdom'' toy]] in a [[#Toys|"Generation 1" toy-inspired]] color scheme, complete with an optional [[sticker|sticker sheet]] in a similar fashion to [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|''Selects'' Galvatron]].

:Cyclonus comes with a redecoed blaster and his little [[Battle Master]] buddy [[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]], a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]. The set includes Blowpipe's original blast effect, which can be split apart into two pieces, and the one included with his redeco, ''Siege'' [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]], both now in purple.

:Initial sample photos depicted lower leg stickers that would block the jet landing gear, but stickers were properly cut on the final release. The final sheet includes alternate Decepticon insignias to better mimic the G1 toy's jet mode—though these would then be upside down in robot mode. Surprisingly, the stickers behind his cockpit are designed to match preproduction samples of Cyclonus' toy, as evidenced by the correctly oriented orange streaks that match the wing stickers.

:There were widespread reports of this piece having loose shoulder joints, making it difficult to pose it with frontward-raised arms. Multiple specimens also surfaced with the two fuselage attachment clips having been molded from two noticeably non-matching shades of purple plastic.

:Cyclonus & Nightstick were revealed on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] [[Australia]] prior to their official reveal by only over 12 hours.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
*'''Cyclonus''' (1986)
:A small [[glow-in-the-dark]] rubber figurine of Cyclonus—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''Transformers 2010''-themed assortment of ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' candy toys. Cyclonus came with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, yellow, blue and green.
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===''Transformers Choco''===
*'''Cyclonus''' (1986)
:Released in the fourth ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Transformers 2010]]''-centric wave of Kabaya's line of ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' [[candy toy]]s, this version of Cyclonus is a small, transformable model kit made of one solid color plastic; specimens are believed to have been available in blue, red, grey, or green. As with all the ''Transformers Choco'' figures, he came with "Chocolate Dots", small candies similar to M&Ms.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His head comes off, too!]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': stand
:A PVC figurine of Cyclonus was part of the eighth act of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series in 2002. Each case of twelve PVCs had two Cyclonuses; one in full-color, the other pewter-finish.

:The color version of Cyclonus came with the right leg of the Act's "build-a-figure", [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]]. These parts could be in either full color or pewter, packed at a ratio of six color parts per four pewter parts.

: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.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/PewterCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on pewter Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (2003)
:Cyclonus was later released as part of the third wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line in 2003. This release was cast in transparent red plastic and painted over (in a more lavender tone than the ''SCF'' version's light blue), leaving his eyes and back of his head unpainted to try for a [[light-piping]] effect, though the result ends up on him having a visor. The mold was also modified to have the pointed edges on his horns and wing-tips rounded off [[for safety reasons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''Hard Hero''===
[[File:HHCyclonus bust.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|Galvatron needs my legs? Then I shall GIIIIIVE till it HUUUUUURTS!]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (2005)
:In May 2005, [[Hard Hero]] released a Cyclonus polystone bust based upon his cartoon appearances. It is roughly six inches tall and was limited to 1000 pieces.
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[[File:HardHero CyclonusMetallic.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|I'm just a useless bunny, only good for my metallic paint.]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (2005)

:Hard Hero also made a limited run of 100 Cyclonus busts painted metallic purple as an exclusive for the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Unofficial conventions|TransformersCon]] convention.
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''9/12'''
:Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Cyclonus is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, brandishing [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] in gun 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.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TTCyclonus/cyclonus.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Cyclonus at TFU.info]''
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===''ReAction''===
[[File:ReActionCyclonus.jpg|upright=.66|right|thumb|You / The guy she tells you not to worry about.]]
*'''Cyclonus''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': oxidating laser
:Released in the sixth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Cyclonus is a non-converting figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Cyclonus comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"...and his Saboteur-mada!"]]
*'''Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''009/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Blue/Black'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{U}{B}''' (front), '''{5}{U}{B}''' (back)

:"Cyclonus, the Saboteur" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter", representing Cyclonus in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Cyclonus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Cyclonus]].

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===''Flame Toys''===
*'''Cyclonus''' (?)
:[[Flame Toys]] revealed a prototype of Cyclonus as part of their high-end ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' figures in 2022.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:FunkoPopCyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Now he's just ''asking'' for it to be ripped off.]]
* '''Cyclonus''' (2025)
**''ID number:'' '''148'''

: Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko]] Cyclonus is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original G1 toy... though with blue eyes for some reason.
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Cyclonus''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: Sold as part of the fifth wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Defender Version'' blindbox kits, this Cyclonus is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. He only comes with his blaster molded after Blitzwing's Gyro-Blaster Rifle, which Sideswipe, Jetfire, and Viewfinder also used.

:Like most of the larger Galaxy Version kits, Cyclonus features a simple neck joint that is colored to match his optics, allowing it to be see-through from his head's eye holes.

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==References==
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[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]

Snarl (Cyberworld)

2025-11-24T16:39:20Z

BattleBlade:

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{{Disambig3|Snarl}}
:''Snarl is an [[Autobot]] from [[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]].''
[[File:CWep3-Snarl boasts.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Diruto, son of Boruto, son of [[Kurama|Naruto]].]]

'''Snarl''' is quite the scrapper. Though he's definitely the smarter and more patient of the two [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]s trapped in the mysterious [[Cyberworld (location)|Cyberworld]], he still defers to the larger and more impulsive [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] as they eke out an existence in the digital jungle. His proficiency and creativity with a sword should not be underestimated.

{{bigquote|Whilst [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|he]] was out digging holes in the sand, I was studying the blade.|Snarl establishes his credentials|"[[That's Gotta Sting (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Cyberworld'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[James Alexander]] (English)|[[Luis Hurtado]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Dláigelles Silva]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
Snarl, alongside fellow Dinobot [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]], were the first to see a crate drop in the Jungle are of Cyberworld, with Grimlock noting that they hadn't seen one in forever. After some mild contemplation, Grimlock headed the charge towards the crate drop, with Snarl running alongside him to the drop- unaware that [[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|two]] [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|eavesdroppers]] were listening in on their conversation.
[[Image:SnarlRun.jpg|left|180px|thumb|[https://youtu.be/Z9G1Mf6TZRs?si=7JSZyaoXr06Ov788 GOTTA GO FAST! GOTTA GO FAST! GOTTA GO FASTER FASTER, FA-FA-FA-FA-FASTER!]]]
Finding the Crate Drop, Snarl and Grimlock walked in on Bumblebee and Optimus Prime. Following Grimlock once more, the two attacked Optimus and his "little friend", Snarl riding Grimlock into battle until his legs were caught by a vine Optimus threw, leading to Snarl jumping off of his compatriot to attack Bumblebee with his sword. Bumblebee was found to be too quick to hit, and, when enraged, Snarl leaped up into the air to strike down his opponent- which was then interrupted by Optimus Prime, ramming into him with his truck form. Sent flying back, Snarl regained his footing and telling Grimlock to give him a hand, which the large Dinobot took literally, transforming into his robot form so he and Snarl could attack Optimus Prime together.
Facing small rocks being thrown by Bumblebee upon the surrounding mountain, Grimlock threw Snarl up at the yellow opponent with his strong Dino-hand, allowing for Snarl to take Bumblebee off of the cliff-edge to face him head-to-head, chasing after the yellow fellow with his sword in-hand.
Confident in being able to perform a killing blow, Snarl remarked on Bumblebee and Optimus' disharmony- though his own harmony with Grimlock proved to slow him down by a fair margin, with Bumblebee and Optimus fooling the duo into getting stuck in the mud.
In a desperate race for the crate, Grimlock and Snarl utilized a nearby steam spout to rocket their way up the mountain, with the duo transforming into their Dino modes to attack. Unfortunately, Bumblebee reached the crate, giving Optimus and his little yellow friend ample firepower to fend off the Dinobots. Frustrated and tired, Grimlock and Snarl stormed off, with Grimlock giving the Autobots a warning to stay out of his and Snarl's way. {{storylink|Crate Point, Well Fought}}

Snarl found himself in Starscream's City while following the Autobots, recording Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, [[Elita-1 (Cyberworld)|Elita]] and [[Mirage (Cyberworld)|Mirage]] looking at the [[Tech Specs]] of Scorponok. {{storylink|Screamer City Arena}}

[[Image:SnarlKnows.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Snarl even saw Swoop's loooooooooooong legs. They go on for miiiiiiiiiiiiiiles.]]
With Optimus Prime and his Autobots searching from Grimlock, Snarl was their best lead towards finding the big guy. Stalking him in the forest, the Autobots unknowingly fell for a trap the Dinobots had laid down, with all three of them being caught in a net. Grimlock, speaking from the shadows, revealed that he knew what Optimus Prime and his Autobots were after, having a recording of the Autobots finding Scorponok's tech specs in [[Starscream (Cyberworld)|Starscream's]] city. Commenting on how weird this recording was, Bumblebee was horrified at the implication that Snarl had seen everything the group was doing. Giving Bumblebee a long, dark stare, his fears were confirmed. Snarl sees all.

Breaking free from the Dinobots' trap, Optimus challenged Grimlock to a game of Hunter VS Hunted, pledging that, if he were to lose, the Dinobots would have their undying loyalty. Confident in his chances, Grimlock joined the game, leaving Bumblebee, Elita, and Snarl to commentate over the match. Snarl remarked on Grimlock's tactical genius, confident that he would win the game—though his dreams were crushed when Optimus managed to come out on top. Grimlock, respecting Optimus' ingenuity, joined his group of Autobots—though Snarl had doubts, with this alliance potentially having dire consequences for the rest of Cyberworld—a mysterious truce now being broken because of it. Snarl slinked away into the forest, with no confidence in Grimlock's plan.
{{storylink|Hunter vs Hunted}}

Snarl returned to save Optimus and Grimlock from the hands of [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] when it looked like he was going to kill them and left along with Grimlock after the latter came to the conclusion that Prime was not a worthy leader. {{storylink|Storm the Desert}}
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==Toys==
===''Cyberworld''===
[[File:CybW-toy Snarl.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The Thagomizeerrr]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dinobot Snarl''' (Cyber Changer, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Environment'': Jungle
:*''Accessories'': Tail-sword

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (toyline)|Cyberworld]]'' Cyber Changers, Snarl is a [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]-themed robot who transforms into a robotic ''Stegosaurus'' in 4 steps. His dino tail detaches to become a hand-held sword/club/hitty-thing and his beast mode mouth features a movable lower jaw (with sculpted tongue!). Snarl as a 5 mm port on each arm and two on his back, alongside a 3 mm port for a [[flight stand]]. You can store his tail on his back but it has to stick straight out like, well, a tail.

: As appears standard for ''Cyberworld'' figures, he has limited articulation with ball-jointed shoulders, hips and hinged knees, and is designed to fit into sections of the larger toys (like [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)#Toys|Grimlock]]), riding them and interacting with their gimmicks.

: Snarl [[Retool#Shared engineering|shares his transformation scheme]] with his wavemates [[Megatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Megatron]] and Armored Cyber Changer [[Galvatron (Cyberworld)#Toys|Galvatron]].

==Notes==
* At various points in the ''Cyberworld'' cartoon, Snarl does that "ninja run" thing where his torso leans forward and his arms go straight back.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0gBB_WtG4Y Character reveal]

[[Category: Cyberworld Autobots]]
[[Category: Dinobots]]

Alpha Trion/toys

2025-11-20T07:02:13Z

BattleBlade: /* Age of the Primes */

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[[File:Alpha Trion Titans Return web bio by Marcelo Matere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a <s>wise old sage</s> barbarian god-king and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]
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==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
*'''Alpha Trion'''
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

:A redecoed [[Lio Convoy#Beast Wars|Lio Convoy]] was also considered by [[3H Productions|3H]] for Alpha Trion around the same time, and it was sort of this version that briefly appeared in the comic book ([[Alpha Trion#3H comics|see here]]). Though the toy [[Prototype|mock-up]] used Snarl, 3H hoped they could finagle the use of the Lio Convoy mold. The wireframe appearance of "Alpha Lion" in [[Departure|''The Wreckers'' #1]] used Lio Convoy's body, but Snarl's head, hopefully allowing 3H to fudge either way, should they come to a decision. They didn't!

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/universe/alpha+trion/3368 Image gallery of the Alpha Trion Snarl redeco purchased from the Hartmans]''

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not evil! Honest!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Alpha Trion / Weirdwolf''' (Souvenir two-pack, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Alpha Trion was one of the core figures of that set. Cybertron Vector Prime was the obvious choice. We though having his minicon be Vector Sigma, and cast in gold vac metal, would be fun. When released, they went with a simpler color scheme, and changed the Minicon to Beta Maxx.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370390171200413699|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=12}}</ref>

: The first actual toy of Alpha Trion (well, sorta, we'll get to that in a moment) is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here's some Transformers Legends Alpha Trion card art I pencilled for the game. ( colors by Volta studios ) They based this off the Botcon 2007 toy. ( where I designed a new head for the Vector Prime mold.) https://t.co/hfDwLjQHlc|link=https://twitter.com/DantheArtguy/status/1326732569140977669|name=DantheArtguy|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=11|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref> He transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold. His starship mode also has a socket to snugly fit his pack-in partner [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]].

: Released under the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' banner, he was only available in a bagged "souvenir set" with Beta Maxx and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] at [[BotCon 2007]], limited to 1400 pieces.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of Generation 1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card ''very vaguely'' describes the [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. And roughly a year after its release, the ''Timelines'' fiction made the big reveal that yes, this was the villainous incarnation. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system (back when we had Alpha Trion’s different incarnations split across multiple pages), but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", making this toy officially [[Repurposing|double]] as both G1 and ''Shattered Glass'' Alpha Trion.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン, <strike>[[2015]]</strike>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Presumably 2 handguns

: A mock-up of a Japanese "Alpha Trin" toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1]]'' as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. In the [[Fan polls#Generations Magazine Exclusive Character Popularity Vote|fan poll]] held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations (Japan)|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> The accompanying text notes that he would have come with a Vector Sigma accessory, presumably to be a golden redeco of [[Eggbot (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Eggbot]] as seen in the volume's manga story, "[[Train Wars]]".
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''4'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fourth Collection of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Alpha Trion can be rebuilt from a humanoid to a starship seemingly based on the [[BotCon 2007]] Alpha Trion toy (above). His vehicle-mode bits are rebuilt into a massive spear/sword/thing weapon for robot mode. His jet mode is the only Micro-Changer to fully remove the Kreon's arms in alternate mode.

:He uses the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] helmet... which covers his eyes when pushed all the way down on the noggin.

: This Collection was passed by most larger brick-and-mortar stores, appearing at [[Walgreens]] drug stores first and largely being relegated to similar outlets. Later releases of this wave lost the individual bag codes, meaning you either felt parts through the bag or buy blind.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
:*''Accessories'': Longsword

: This version of Kreon Alpha Trion has more intricate, cartoon-accurate detailing, and uses the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] helmet. He also comes with the longsword accessory from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' series for... some reason.

: He also uses the updated 2015-style Kreon body, making almost all of his parts incompatible with previous years' Kreons.

: He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon box set, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Class of '85 Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother ''and'' father figure?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (ウルトラマグナス, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-14'''
:*''Release date'': [[2015]] [[September 9]]
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovercar|Cybertronian hovercar]], which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trin can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Robby Musso]] (packaging art)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Alpha Trion is the first transforming toy of the character to be released at mass retail, and the first to be designed with Alpha Trion in mind from the beginning. Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, he is a [[Triple Changer]], with spring-loaded adornments that bulk out his [[Titan Master]] head at the push of a button (in his case, the transparent crystal in his chest). Both his alternate modes are references to Alpha Trion's previous BotCon toys: the unproduced lion from [[3H Productions]], and the spaceship from [[Fun Publications]]. In fact, the circular detail on the toy's chest and the intricate surfaces thus originate with [[Vector Prime]]'s design, rather than Alpha Trion's cartoon appearance; it's also possible that the sweeping silver curves on his chest, the sword, and upwards orientation of the lion paws are inspired by [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#BotCon2014|Alpha Trizer]], though none of the details are a definitive match. His Titan master [[Sovereign]] is sculpted in homage to [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]], who in turn was a [[redeco]] of [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]].

:Alpha Trion's sword forms the tail of the lion mode, slotting into a bespoke connection point. In an [[Instructions#Undocumented features|undocumented feature]], the triple-barrelled gun (which, as usual, has a seat for a Titan Master) can also stow away in this mode, using slots to attach to a pair of tabs atop the transparent cockpit. The toy has a [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] on the back of each shoulder and on the back of the waist, along with a 3 mm port for a [[flight stand]].

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:In Canada and Australia, Alpha Trion along with his wavemate [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] were prominent shelfwarmers, while finding Alpha Trion anywhere in the US was a great deal more difficult.

:Alpha Trion is a [[Retool#Shared parts|pretool]] of ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Titans Return|Broadside]], sharing various parts—most obviously the front of the aircraft-carrier mode, which becomes the front of Alpha Trion's spaceship mode. However, the toy has an amount of distinct tooling that was nigh-unprecedented at the time, with the second alternate mode being completely different. Broadside was in turn retooled with a new face as ''Titans Return'' [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return|Tidal Wave]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled with a new face as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s Ancient Sword.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2018]] [[October 27]]
:*''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alpha Trion is a [[Prime Master]] with [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s shell. Alpha Trion/Landmine is a [[retool]] of [[Vector Prime#Power of the Primes|Vector Prime]]/[[Metalhawk (G1)#Power of the Primes|Metalhawk]], with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front.

: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.

:Quality control on the Landmine armor varies: many units' arm holes are slightly too small, warping the connector joints in-package and making the arms pop off when posing. Copies with normal-sized holes can be identified by viewing the package sideways to see whether the joints are warped. There have also been some reports of copies with just one flawed arm.
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===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:CV-toy AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not content with merely stealing Thunderblast's kibble, Alpha Trion escalated to stealing her alternate mode. Next up, her credit card number.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Ultra Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Action Attack'': "Laser Beam Blast"

:Released in the fourth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra class figures, under the ''Power of the Spark'' banner, Alpha Trion transforms into a Cybertronian starship. Pressing a button on the rear of the ship mode causes a molded, non-removable double "Laser Beam Blast" effect to flip out of each wing. The mechanism does not lock in too well, so the laser blasts are prone to deploying all the time in this mode.

: The flaps on his legs that form the spaceship nose are even more prone to popping off, especially when they get in the way of posing his limited legs. Alpha Trion only features outward moving articulation at his shoulders and hips, making his knees difficult to employ meaningfully, leaving his elbows as the only useful point of articulation. Just like a real old person.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Please, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|my son]], he is very sick..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''A Hero is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]], [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|Key to Vector Sigma]], stand
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Alpha Trion is a hefty [[retool]] of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scourge]], transforming into a Cybertronian hovercraft in 21 steps. This release uses new "wing" pieces in robot mode to resemble his cape from the original animation model; unfortunately, due to clearance issues with his new chest, those pieces do not fold up neatly into the vehicle mode undercarriage, so they just kind of sit there awkwardly and make him tilt forward when placed on a flat surface. Alpha Trion also utilizes two newly sculpted [[5 mm post]]-compatible open-palm hands with rounded fingertips rather than having either of the previous molds' pointy and asymmetrical open/closed hand arrangements. This mold was also retooled into [[Ratbat_(G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

: Alpha Trion was only available in the "A Hero Is Born" two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Orion Pax]], as well as a Vector Sigma accessory and the Key to Vector Sigma. The set went up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing at stores in Hong Kong shortly afterward.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?<ref>{{citesocial|quote=People in Taiwan that preordered Haslab Victory Saber through Hasbro TW is getting their preorders cancelled because their batch had too much water damage during transport to be rendered acceptable. They're getting a full refund and a free Alpha Trion set to compensate. (2022) https://t.co/h2A26ZDcS0|link=https://twitter.com/TF_Moments/status/1570857553503948800/photo/1|name=Crazy ass moments in Transformers History|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=09|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref>
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===''One''===
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[[File:Prime_Changers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Genderbent [[Twilight Sparkle]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Changers, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Deluxe Class Alpha Trion''' (デラックスクラスアルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OD-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[July 13]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:Released as part of the [[Transformers One (toyline)|''Transformers One'']] Prime Changers line, Alpha Trion is roughly Deluxe Class-sized and is cast almost entirely in pearlescent plastic, and almost all of his paint applications (except on his weapons) use metallic or glittery paint. He transforms from a robot to a horned lion in 15 steps with his tail and horn being wielded as weapons in robot mode. They can be stored inside the "cape" formed from the halves of his beast-mode head. There is a 3 mm flight stand port on the back of his pelvis, though it is blocked off in beast mode by his tail.

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[[File:Robot_Battlers_Alpha_Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither giant nor a [[Giant Purple Griffin|griffin]], but it'll have to do.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Alpha Trion''' (Robot Battlers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn, base
: Released as part of the Robot Battlers line, Alpha Trion transforms from a robot into a robotic horned lion. Instead of an Energon sword like other Robot Battlers, Alpha Trion's weapons are his detachable tail and horn. The figure can be placed on a base to perform action moves by sliding the finger slots to knock an opponent's figure off of their base.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cybertron Rush Battle: Hero-tachi no Tatakai''' (サイバトロンラッシュバトルヒーローたちの戦い, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''OCR-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[October 12]]
:*''Accessories:'' Energon tail whip, Energon dagger/horn
:The Robot Battlers Alpha Trion was released in Japan as part of the Cybertron Rush "Battle of Heroes" 3-pack with [[Bumblebee (One)#RobotBattlers|Bumblebee]] and [[Sentinel Prime (One)#RobotBattlers|Sentinel Prime]], but does not come with his base.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.67|300px|thumb|''Hello 
My name is Elder Trion 
And I would like to share with you 
The most amazing book'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr3|'''The Thirteen Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]]) }}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-20'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[December 27]]
:*''Accessories'': [[Quill#Age of the Primes|Quill]], [[Covenant of Primus#Age of the Primes|Covenant of Primus]], shield, [[Coder Remote|Autobot insignia]], shoulderpad nubs
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name = "AOTPstream">[[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, Alpha Trion transforms from a robot based heavily on his younger-than-usual appearance in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] flashback episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" to a spaceship resembling [[:File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|an unused alternate mode]] created for his [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW]] comic incarnation. The spaceship features an opening cockpit, in which a [[Titan Master]] can be seated. While he lacks wrist swivels, he had an exceptional amount of flexibility in his torso - the joint used to transform him can bend forward as well as backward, allowing him to appear hunched over or even almost reach his toes. His neck swivel is also on top of a hinge that allow him to look down farther than most modern figures. His fingers are hinged as a single piece, and need to be opened slightly to allow him to hold his accessories.

:For accessories, he comes with his Quill and a copy of the Covenant of Primus to write in, and a shield that can be attached to the bottom of his alternate mode or to his back in robot mode to form a cape. The Autobot insignia on his torso is removable, representing the [[Coder Remote]] utilized by an even younger A-3 in the episode "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]."<ref name="AOTPstream"/> In vehicle mode, his shield opens up to become the fins on the sides of his altmode, but the small tabs that are meant to connect them to his knee armor do not actually securely hold. The Quill can be stored on the underside the the shield in either mode, except when it's configured into an actual shield. It can also be stored on his back in robot mode by folding the sides of the shield behind the center panel, then placing is "cape" over top of it. The Quill stores on narrow tabs on either side of the shield and can even be kept there while the shield is on his back.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DLi9iXqMTLp/ Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Alpha Trion from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP20|Machine translation of Alpha Trion's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-ONE-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|300px|Mmmm... mossy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Alpha Trion ''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''''' Transformers One'''''
:*Accessories: Tail/Whip
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 24]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaPi02SMMSo Transformers Studio Series Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
:Released as part of the first wave of the [[2026]] ''[[Studio Series]]'' lineup, Alpha Trion is based on his appearance in ''Transformers One''. He converts into a horned lion. Unlike previous releases, this figure is modeled after his decrepit present-day appearance. However, he lacks his signature cape or a makeshift version of it, and unlike the Prime Changer toy, he also lacks ankle joints.

:He, alongside [[Airachnid (One)|Airachnid]], was revealed in [[prototype]] form on the [[June 24]], [[2025]] fanstream, before being shown off in full color at that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The first "toy" of Alpha Trion ever made, this three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine was available in "Act 8" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a metallic-silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: 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.

: Additionally, the pewter version of Alpha Trion came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] collectible "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/AlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterAlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on pewter Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EX Gokin Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'd be scolding young 'bots too if you had a pole in your aft...]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A-3 head, two A-3 shoulders, display stand

:Produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''[[EX Gōkin]]'' line, this Alpha Trion is a 6-inch tall posable figure based on his cartoon [[character model]]. He comes with a plethora of extra hands and has an articulated cape that splits in two pieces for easier posing. Alpha Trion can (sort of) be turned into his younger self, A-3, by use of an alternate head based on his appearance in "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" and two smaller, spike-less shoulderpads.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11

: Alpha Trion, Cybertronian Sage is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Alpha Trion''' (2020)
{{picsneeded}}
: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Alpha Trion is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. Unlike most releases in this line, he lacks an accessory (but both of his hands are open to enable him to hold one), but he does have a thin vinyl cape which is not removable (at least, not without breaking it).

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Alpha Trion comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Matrix and Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trin & Convoy Set''' ([[April 22]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''49 & 50'''

:Released as part of the seventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Alpha Trin" and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] touting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#49|Translation of Alpha Trion's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===Jada Toys===
*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
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:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Alpha Trion 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]].

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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV07-TFO-Alpha-Trion.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Alpha Trion''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 07 - One Wave 2'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Fists/Weapon-holding, open palm), Energon tail-whip

:Part of Blokees' 7th entry for their Galaxy Version blindbox kits, this Alpha Trion is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Prime Mentor. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Alpha Trion has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, he also comes with his 2-piece Energon Tail-whip. In addition, Alpha Trion features a ball-jointed waist similar to his wave mates, and he also uses the underslung peghole forearms from the 5th wave.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

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==References==
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Drag Strip (G1)

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:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
{{charstubfiction}}

=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
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. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} The Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
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. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

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

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

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

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. 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}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

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

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe. Eat it Autobots!]]
Dragstrip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Dragstrip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Dragstrip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Dragstrip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Dragstrip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Dragstrip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Dragstrip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Dragstrip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Dragstrip Research}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]] with custom paint applications.
*'''Ability: Holo Assault''': Send out 5 holographic drones of Dragstrip to hit 5 targets around the target area, dealing 70 damage to buildings (Level 1) Deals ''DOUBLE'' damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost''': 7 Ability points +2 for extra usage

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). 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> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</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, Dragstrip 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>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior 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, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior 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 Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons 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 (G1 Aerialbot)|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) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
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Superion (G1)

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:''Superion is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Superion studioox.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I MUST SUCCEED!]]
As the first of the [[Autobot]] [[combiner]]s, '''Superion''' is an imperfect warrior at best. In other gestalt Transformers, the mental aspect of combination has famously resulted in instability and insanity, as disparate personalities have been meshed into one mismatched whole. Superion aims to overcome this not by achieving a more thorough melding of the minds, but rather, by ''shutting out'' all the different, conflicting personalities of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] who compose him. He suppresses absolutely everything save for his dedication to the destruction of the [[Decepticon]]s, and his rival [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] in particular—something that he is especially good at, despite the fact that his strangled thought processes leave him struggling to innovate or adapt to new tactics in battle. Other Autobots mistakenly interpret this single-mindedness and inability to engage on a social level as aloofness, as if Superion considered himself to be above his teammates, but he is truly physically and mentally incapable of giving any more of himself.

Superion is made up of the five Aerialbots:

*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (torso)
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (left arm)
*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (left leg)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (right arm)
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (right leg)

In some universes, [[Airazor (Universe)|Airazor]] or [[Alpha Bravo]] replace Slingshot on the team, and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] transforms into Superion's weapon.

{{quote|You lack the '''killer instinct!'''|quote2=You're '''wrong''', Menasor! For you I have '''nothing else!'''|'''Menasor''' and '''Superion'''|"[[Heavy Traffic!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
:{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Ed Gilbert]] (English), [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Nilton Valério]] (Portuguese), [[Mário Monjardim]] (Portuguese, "War Dawn"), [[Sílvio Navas]] (Portuguese, "The Big Broadcast of 2006")}}

[[File:KTVS2 superion vs menasor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Taken seconds before he teabagged Menasor.]] When the five Aerialbots were created on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and brought to life by [[Vector Sigma]]—reactivated through the sacrifice of [[Alpha Trion]]—[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] slyly alluded to Superion's existence by noting that ''six'' Autobots had been born that day. The other Autobots soon learned the true meaning of their leader's words when, during a battle back on [[Earth]], the Aerialbots merged to become Superion for the first time to counter the threat posed by Menasor. At first, Superion was able to match Menasor, but the Decepticon combiner's sheer aggression soon turned the tide. Struck by a building and trapped by a landslide, Superion was nearly run through by a factory smokestack until, at the last moment, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept Menasor's attack. Helped free by Omega, Superion joined him in defeating Menasor, sending the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Wardawn superion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Weeks later, back on Cybertron, Superion engaged a damaged [[guardian robot]] in battle, and found himself tossed around like a rag doll by the giant's immense strength. Summoning up all his power, Superion delivered a punch so explosive that the guardian was hurled up into the air, out of the building they were fighting it, and then shattered into pieces when it crashed back down. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

During a battle in the Middle East against [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and the Decepticons' [[Giant Purple Griffin|new flying fortress]], the Aerialbots were at a disadvantage, unable to combine into Superion thanks to the unexplained absence of Fireflight. Fortunately, their missing member soon turned up, and they formed Superion and promptly kicked the fortress out of the air. Turning his attention to Bruticus, Superion found himself flung to the ground, but as Bruticus lunged towards him, he quickly separated into his component parts to get out of the way, sending the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] combiner sprawling. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} Soon after, Superion got another crack at defeating Menasor while helping in the Autobot effort to defend the [[Statue of Liberty]]. This battle went a lot better for him than their last, as he singlehandedly defeated Menasor and destroyed Megatron's [[Lightning Bug]] weapon. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:ForeverLongTime superion fires.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
In the year 2006, Superion accompanied [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in investigating reports of [[Quintesson]] activity on an asteroid. Superion brought his prodigious power to bear against the aliens' starships and forced them into retreat, but this meant the aliens were unable to close the [[Time Window]] they had constructed on the asteroid. A robot named [[Alpha Trion|A-3]] emerged through the window, who was then hurled into space by an explosion caused by the attack of the returning Quintesson force. Superion managed to follow and grab him, but was then pinned down by Quintesson fire, and believe that he was doomed. As time began to unravel thanks to chronal energy leaking from the unclosed time window, A-3 transformed in Superion's very hands into his future self, revealing that he was actually Alpha Trion, whose life Superion ''had'' to save, so that his ''own'' could come to pass. The effect of the chronal energy then struck Superion himself, causing him to exist in two places at once, giving him double the firepower to repel the Quintessons once again. The duplicate Superion then faded away, and the Autobots soon returned A-3 to his proper place in time and closed the window. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:BurdenHardest superion in flight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It's a bot! It's a plane! It's Superion!]]
Hounding [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] through an asteroid field, the Aerialbots formed Superion to really bring the pain. The two Decepticons rushed the getalt at the moment of his combination and were able to knock him aside long enough to escape through a nearby vortex. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} Later, Superion was part of a team led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] that prevented the Decepticons from using a comet to destroy [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. After the group was shot down over [[Eurythma]], Superion continued to fight the Decepticons until [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] incapacitated all of the Autobots using a [[Harmony|harmonic weapon]] he'd obtained from the [[Eurythman|natives]]. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}

The Aerialbots were sent to investigate strange activities by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]], and formed Superion after coming under fire from both the Junkions and the Quintessons. Superion shrugged off the Quintesson fire, rammed their ship with his fists and shot through the ship's protective shield, hurting himself in the resulting explosion. [[File:ROOP1 superion hateplague.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]] The giant Autobot managed to send a distress call to Cybertron and was carried back to the planet with help from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Just before passing out, Superion warned Rodimus Prime of the Quintesson interference. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}} Some time later, Superion joined in the Autobot effort to defend [[Japan]] against Decepticon attack, separating into his component Aerialbots to blast [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] before he collided with a speeding passenger train. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

When attempting to recover [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body, the Aerialbots were infected with the [[Hate Plague]]. While infected, they combined into Superion, who smashed a hole through the roof of the lab they had entered. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] led a team of Autobots to attempt to subdue Superion, but they were shot down by the raging gestalt. Later, Defensor was helping evacuate a bridge when Superion attacked. Defensor was able to knock Superion away, but he bounced off the bridge cables, making contact with Defensor and spreading the infection further. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Superion was cured when the resurrected Optimus Prime unleashed the power of the Matrix to neutralize the plague. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage7 superion vs triplechangers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Around the time the Autobots initiated their "[[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]" initiative to construct a mobile battle fortress, Superion battled Astrotrain and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], easily overpowering the two [[Triple Changer]]s with his massive hands. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 7|Story page #7}} The combiner did not fare so well in his next battle, against Menasor, but managed to achieve victory by dividing into the Aerialbots and binding the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] gestalt, allowing him to be bombarded by Scramble City's arsenal. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:ScrambleCity superions wrong trousers.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Ssssssssss........aaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!]]
As the Autobots' Scramble City project was nearing completion, the location of the secret cavern in which they were finishing the battle station's construction was discovered by the Decepticons. The Aerialbots repelled the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] with an aerial barrage, but when the Stunticons came rolling onto the scene, they merged into Superion to deal with their old foes. A single kick from Superion tore up the ground beneath them and briefly buried the Stunticons, but they soon extricated themselves and formed Menasor to fight back. Tackled to the ground by the Stunticon combiner, Superion deftly separated into his component 'bots to avoid being stomped, then re-combined in an alternate configuration for more power. Menasor seized Superion out of the air as he attempted a flying kick and hurled him aside, so the Aerialbots tried switching configurations again, only for Fireflight to forget which limb he was supposed to be forming and fall off. Menasor exploited the opportunity to have [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] forcibly combine with Superion as the Autobot's missing leg, crippling him with great pain. A timely blast from Optimus Prime removed the Stunticon, allowing Fireflight to rejoin Superion, but the arrival of the Combaticons proceeded to tip the battle in the Decepticons' favor. Restrained by Menasor and pummelled by Bruticus, Superion had to eventually give up and split back into the Aerialbots to escape, but thankfully, Defensor and Metroplex soon showed up to win the day. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Following Metroplex's arrival, Superion watched as he battled [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
Superion and Defensor did not fare well against the Decepticons' newest combiner, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} They probably would have preferred to enact a hypothetical scenario that proposed what would happen if the Autobot combiners could make peace with the Decepticons; in this "imaginary tale", Superion sported [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] for a right arm, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] as his left arm, Wildrider as his right leg, and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] for his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Ken Yamaguchi]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:HMep1 superion vs abominus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
During the Decepticon invasion of Cybertron in the year 2011, the Aerialbots assembled as Superion to defend the planet against Galvatron's forces. Superion fought fiercely against [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], and was almost shot in the back by the underhanded [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], but luckily, Optimus Prime was watching out for the giant warrior and Abominus wound up on the receiving end of the shot instead. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle continued, Superion, Defensor and [[Raiden]] came under heavy fire from the Decepticon combiners until the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] dropped from the skies to rain down terror and artillery fire on the Decepticons. The battle proceeded to spread to Earth as the Decepticons endeavored to stop Hot Rod from recovering the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]; Superion engaged Menasor in the Arctic to keep him from interfering with the young Autobot's quest. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, Superion fought with Bruticus outside Trypticon, staging a distraction so that [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] could break into the Decepticon base and retrieve vital information. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:HM16 autobot combiners.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
He was formed again, on Cybertron, during the Decepticon raid for the new super-metal [[cybertonuron]], this time scattering the Stunticons like tenpins. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} During the fight, he again clashed with Abominus (again) until Devastator accidentally shot his comrade (again). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attempted to usurp command of the Decepticons following the disappearance of Galvatron, the Aerialbots were among the Autobot forces who attacked his leadership rally on [[Moon (moon)|Earth's moon]]. They formed Superion to enter the fight, but the tide turned when Galvatron made an unexpected return and galvanized his troops to strike back, resulting in Superion getting zapped hard and fleeing with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Superion joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Superion 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=====
[[File:Metrowars superion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Superion was stationed at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] while it was under reconstruction after an attack from [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. When Metrotitan and the Decepticons attacked again, the reborn Metroplex transformed and Superion manned one of Metroplex's cannons with [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s help. With Metroplex's firepower, the Decepticons were sent retreating. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

=====e-HOBBY comics/''Legends''=====
When the war began anew in the wake of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]'s collapse, the Aerialbots adopted new bodies and fought with Bruticus in the form of Superion. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

In the 2030s, Superion was charging into a battle against the Decepticons when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] dropped in via a tear in space-time and forcefully combined with four of the Stunticons. Recognizing that the new arrival was a dire threat, Superion attempted to take him down, only to be thoroughly trounced by the rogue Decepticon. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} He was saved by the arrival of [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], who loosened Grand Scourge's grip and allowed the Aerialbots to split apart and escape. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], a battle raged against the [[Quintesson]]s' creation, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s. The Aerialbots formed Superion when the Terrorcons first arrived, bombing the area with metal-eating gas. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}} Later, Superion, Defensor and Computron tried to triple-team the Terrorcon combiner, [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but were blown apart by the creature's mastery of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:FSRLF5 superion and communicator.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
When the Stunticons and Combaticons began tearing up a baseball stadium, [[Kenji]], the Autobots' young human ally, used his Superion [[wrist-communicator]] to call for help from the airborne combiner himself, as well as the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. The Protectobots were first on the scene, but Superion soon came swooping in to back them up, only for Bruticus to join the fight as well. On Kenji's advisement, Superion blew the leg combination joints out from under the Decepticon combiners with his rifle, allowing the Protectobots to forcibly link up with them as new legs, flying the evil gestalts off and dropping them in the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

The Aerialbots' powers of flight made them the ideal choice to speed to the aid a group of Autobots in need of reinforcement on an island the Decepticons were using as a staging base for the launch of their counter to Scramble City, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Charged predominantly with protecting the local wildlife, the Aerialbots were joined in the mission by Protectobot medic [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (replacing a miffed Slingshot), who took up position as Superion's left leg to fly to the island. The combiner was nearly crushed by Trypticon, but the saurian city was distracted by the sudden appearance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Scramble CIty's robot form. Superion detached Air Raid, who buzzed Trypticon and taunted him into attacking Metroplex... who turned out to be a giant hologram courtesy of [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], through which Trypticon fell into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Superion joined Defensor and Omega Supreme in battling Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator on the planet [[Feminia]], but were powerless before the Decepticons' trump card, Predaking. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
The Aerialbots were deployed to rescue the alien scientist [[Dalton]] from captivity within Trypticon, forming Superion on approach. Unfortunately for them, the battle-station modes that [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] had adopted to hook up to Trypticon's city mode allowed them to launch the Stunticons and Combaticons into battle so rapidly that Superion was torn limb from limb mere moments after his combination. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}
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====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
[[File:FullThrottle superion vs menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The original Combiner Wars]]
The Aerialbots formed Superion to stop Menasor from stealing energy from a power plant, but the Decepticons had an extra trick up their sleeves: their new [[Omega Wave Cannon]], which threatened to shut down the Autobot combiner's whole body with its deadly electromagnetic beams. Though by all rights the two direct hits he took from the weapon should have knocked him offline, Superion's components redistributed their power to keep on fighting, hitting Menasor with a full-power blow. Unfortunately, the damage done by the Omega Wave Cannon had weakened Superion enough that Menasor was able to withstand his attack, and worse still, he was unable to change his limb configuration to counter Menasor's follow-up attack. Fortunately, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left Menasor momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to get the upper hand. Disengaging Slingshot, Superion had him knock Wildrider loose from Menasor and take his place, immobilizing the Decepticon combiner so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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====''The Animated Movie'' ====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Superion was unable to come to the aid of the stricken city, as he was defending [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] alongside Omega Supreme and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against an attack by Menasor and Bruticus. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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[[File:Superion drawing devastation derby.jpg|thumb|I feel so sketchy.]]
''Superion was first depicted in a series of visions experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend who had once contained the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] itself within his brain. After a particularly serious nightmare, Buster subconsciously drew the image of a five-jet combiner robot, a design far more sophisticated than what had been achieved by Cybertronian science up 'til that point.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''Another series of surreal dream images from Buster's mind saw the jet combiner in action, first destroying the Decepticon commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] who had recently bedeviled Buster, and then fighting against a new car-robot combiner. Realizing these dreams were in fact unfocused visions from the Creation Matrix itself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] decided to mind-link with Buster during his next bout of REM sleep, guiding the visions into a more coherent stream of information. The link was successful, and Prime and Buster observed Superion fighting alongside his fellow combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against their Decepticon opposite numbers, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Relating this information to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Optimus and his chief engineer began planning on how to make these dreams into reality.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

[[File:Superion aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Able to leap tall dams in a single bound!]]
Using information recorded on the combination sequence of the Decepticons' Devastator, Wheeljack reverse-engineered and refined the process to create the Aerialbots. Unfortunately, the team was called into action at Hoover Dam before any of its members, save Silverbolt, had their personality programming completed. When the Aerialbots were forced to combine in order to destroy a massive energy drill sent over by the [[space bridge]], Superion was confronted with a human pawn named [[Ricky Vasquez]] carrying [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in gun mode, infused with a [[cerebro-shell]] that forced him to obey the Decepticons' will. Still, Vasquez had begun to fight the Decepticons' control over him, and he tried to resist Megatron's order to shoot Superion. Seeing the human as a danger to his mission, Superion attempted to crush Vasquez and end the threat, but Silverbolt loudly cried out against that course of action inside his head. Strangely, Vasquez and Superion ended up not fighting each other, but themselves, frozen in mid-action as they fought against their own inner drives. Ultimately, Silverbolt forcibly disengaged Superion rather than risk harming an innocent life. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

[[File:Menasor superion heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'm fading, I'm fading!]]
Following the near fatality at Hoover Dam, the Autobots erased the Aerialbots' programming and memories, reconstructing their minds from scratch and giving them an infusion of Matrix energy to start over again. Superion next saw action against the Decepticon combiner known as Menasor, fighting to protect his comrade [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and their human ally, [[Donny Finkleberg]]. Their fight was cut short, however, when the monomaniacal [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] agent named [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] used her powers to overload Superion's circuitry, leaving him open to a blast from Menasor's [[cyclone gun]]. The RAAT agents managed to dismantle the combiner into his separate Aerialbot bodies and took them all captive along with several other Autobots. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}} The Autobots were only released after Circuit Breaker was forced to make a deal with them in order to end the threat of the rampaging [[Battlecharger]]s. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:Superion blood on the tracks.jpg|thumb|left|We are here to attack other Hasbro properties.]]
When Optimus Prime determined that a new human construction named [[Power Station Alpha]] might tempt the Decepticons into action, he sent Bumblebee to attend the unveiling as a precautionary surveillance measure. Sure enough, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] made an appearance, and so Optimus sent Silverbolt and the Aerialbots as back-up. They arrived just in time to see Bumblebee being blown away by the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team guarding Power Station Alpha. Assuming their Superion form, the Aerialbots attempted to threaten the humans into allowing them to retrieve Bumblebee's body. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} An intense but one-sided conflict raged between Superion and the Joes until he received a signal from [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], conveying the horrific news 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}} A short time later, the Autobots joined forces with both G.I. Joe and [[Cobra]] against the Decepticons, who planned to use Power Station Alpha to destroy the world. The Aerialbots entered the battle and became Superion to pit their strength against the mighty Devastator. Superion eventually scored the winning shot when his [[stress fracture cannon]] caused a malfunction in Devastator's coupling links, forcing him back into his individual Constructicon modes. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

[[File:Menasor superion perchance to dream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Who says I lack killer instinct?!]]
''Later, the Aerialbots confronted Menasor again, only this time their fusion into Superion let slip Silverbolt's secret shame: the mental merging allowed the other Aerialbots to learn of their leader's fear of heights. Horrified at being found out, Silverbolt caused Superion to lash out at Menasor with such savagery that they very nearly harmed the very humans they had come to save.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

''Still doubting the Aerialbots because of their various neuroses, Optimus placed [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] in temporary command of the unit and had him psychologically test them in the field. When Jetfire was gunned down by Decepticons, they formed Superion: once again, he was left crippled by the combination of personality flaws and could only concentrate on combat, tearing into the enemy and causing plenty of collateral damage. When [[Danny Phillips|a bystander]] screamed at him to realise what he was doing, the giant proved incapable of computing anything beyond his mission to destroy his enemies. However, because Jetfire had been offline at the time, he remained unaware of the issues with Superion.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}}

====Earthforce====
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[[File:Superion inside story.jpg|thumb|left]]
At one point after the Aerialbots joined Earthforce, Superion was struck with a [[cerebro-shell]], courtesy of the Insecticon named Bombshell, and he began to run amok, crashing through sparsely populated areas on a beeline towards major human population centers. The Autobots were unable to stop him through sheer force, so they enlisted the help of a human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]], giving him instructions on how to infiltrate Superion's exo-structure and manually pull the cerebro-shell out of his circuitry. Spoon succeeded in the nick of time, freeing Superion's thought processes right as he reached a local township. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] reported these events back to [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], prompting them to send in the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}
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====The Big Broadcast of 2006====
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[[File:Superion quintesson cruiser big broadcast of 2006.jpg|thumb]]
After receiving reports from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] that the [[Quintesson]]s were up to no good on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] sent 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}}
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===The Special Teams===
The Aerialbots were created on Cybertron by Vector Sigma, but briefly defected to the Decepticons upon arrival on Earth. When they returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron compensated for the loss of Superion's power by creating the Stunticons. The two teams clashed in battle over the [[Pullen Power Plant]], each assuming their combined form; Superion was able to deal Menasor a crippling blow with his stress fracture cannon, forcing him to withdraw. The Aerialbot combiner then disengaged to pursue Starscream, who had been observing the fight, but the Decepticon Air Commander outpaced Superion's components. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:GalvatronsAirAttack superion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
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}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Superion participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base. Though he tried to shoot down Cyclonus, he wasn't able to get a bead on his target.{{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:PrimeDirective4 superion bombed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Aerialbots were among the Transformers on the [[Ark II]] when it crashed in 1999 thanks to the machinations of [[Robert Hallo]] and [[Lazarus|Adam Rook]], but were not among those unfortunates that Rook subsequently rounded up and reprogrammed. Having apparently merged into Superion prior to the craft's impact, they and a handful of other Autobots lay deactivated at the bottom of the ocean until 2002, when they were reawakened by Optimus Prime, emerging from the waters in their combined form. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

Superion assured Prime he would be part of the coming battle. Soon after, while Superion and the other Autobots engaged the Decepticons in battle in the frozen wilderness of Canada, the US government dropped a bomb on both factions. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} Ironically enough, it was a metallic [[cyber-virus]] unleashed by Megatron's virus that saved them, solidifying around the dome of the explosion; [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was concerned about the amount of effort it would take to extricate Superion from the metal dome, but the combiner put his worries to rest by punching his way out with sheer force.

Superion proceeded to fly the Autobots to [[San Francisco]] on his back, for a final showdown with Megatron's forces. Superion took on Devastator during the city-shaking battle, but was forced back into his component robots by an airstrike courtesy of the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] and their unstoppable [[triangle formation]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}}
[[File:DWPrimeDirective6 Superion nuke.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"They couldn't hit [[Big Convoy|an elephant]] from this dist—"]]
The conflict came to an end when Hallo launched a nuclear missile at the city in an attempt to destroy all the Transformers; seeing no other recourse, the Aerialbots assembled into Superion and sacrificed their lives by flying straight into the missile, detonating it over the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Superion's faceplate was recovered from the ocean depths and incorporated into [[Hugo Fortuna]]'s private collection of Cybertronian and Cybertronian-derived technology. Fortuna's collection was uncovered by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Franklin Townsend]] while they were investigating the mysterious disappearance of several Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}'' Like Devastator, Superion's remains were later [[:File:Superion dreamwave.jpg|taken in]] by the [[Earth Defense Command]] for study. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Superion DW GIJoe 5.jpg|left|thumb|Superion in WWII-era guise]]
After the Aerialbots awoke in [[1939]], they formed Superion during the battle against [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons on the [[Fera Islands]]. The giant saved [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] from falling off a cliff to their doom, before being sent onwards to the front lines. {{storylink|Wolves}} Superion waded towards the [[Terrordrome]], but was ordered to halt when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] noticed that Cobra were using their slaves as a human shield. Cobra used this opportunity to open fire on Superion with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s massive cannon mode. {{storylink|Trenches}} However, Superion stood strong, shielding his allies against enemy fire for as long as he could. He was eventually destroyed, but his sacrifice gave [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] a chance to rescue the slaves and get into the Terrordrome. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Night and the City|''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' #9]]; [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Transformers: Windblade vol. 2'' #1]] (with Powerglide & Alpha Bravo)

[[File:IDW RID9 the superion.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.50| Superion heeds the call of the better Ironhide]]
Dissatisfied with [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s governance of the rebuilt [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] following the reformatting of Cybertron, the Aerialbots seceded from his ranks and left the city, venturing out into the untamed wilderness the rest of the planet had become. {{storylink|Stick Together}} There, they were found by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who elected to use them as test subjects, exposing them to the mysterious energies that had previously been responsible for creating the "[[Deceptigod]]" combiner. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} The Aerialbots first succumbed to rage and madness, but then, the four smaller 'bots began to unify in purpose, hunting down Silverbolt, who resisted the process for longer. {{storylink|Night and the City}} To cope, the Aerialbots' minds and bodies—like those who combined into the Deceptigod before them—spontaneously reconfigured of their own accord, fusing the five Autobots together into "The Superion". {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Dismissing the newborn combiner as insane, Megatron left Superion in the wilderness, using the data he had gained from the experiment to perfect the combination process and create a new version of Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

[[File:PlanForEverything-ThisIssueSuperionDies.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Oof! Right in the Slingshot...]]
When [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] came looking for the missing Aerialbots, the prehistoric Autobots soon succumbed to the energy's effects as well. Ironhide fled, following a recording message from Silverbolt that led him to Superion, who rescued him from his pursuers. {{storylink|Night and the City}} With a sufficiently large number of Transformers now in one place, the energies Megatron was broadcasting became too diluted to have any effect, restoring everyone to their right minds, {{storylink|Second Exodus}} and Ironhide then led them all back to Iacon to help save the city from Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Superion grappled with the new Devastator and was able to bring him down after the death of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], who was controlling him from afar, caused his mind to shut down. However, as Superion turned his attention elsewhere, the Decepticon combiner rose again under the control of ''himself'' and attacked the Aerialbot combiner from behind, tearing him in half and killing Slingshot in the process. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}} The rest of the Aerialbots, still fused into Superion, were carried to a makeshift medical center in Iacon, where they were placed on emergency life-support. {{storylink|Three Monologues}}

After Megatron's defeat, Starscream seized control of Iacon and exiled those who would not renounce their factions from the city. The injured Superion was allowed to remain in the city until he was repaired enough to make a decision for himself. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} Once the Constructicons became loyal to [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], however, Starscream realized that all major factions now had access to combiners except the neutrals, and decided to make Superion theirs, drafting the two volunteers [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] into the team to replace Slingshot. Starscream revived and recruited [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], who agreed to rebuild the combiner. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} The [[Enigma of Combination]] accelerated the repair job. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

[[File:IDWRID33-repairingsuperion.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH_6iFYiryY Da-na-NUM, da-na-NUM].]]

The new team of Aerialbots were deployed over [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] to combat the similarly rebuilt Menasor, who had teamed up with Swindle and were planning to rob the planet blind. Superion's greater mental stability and dexterity allowed him to outwit his rival, even splitting his body around one of Menasor's devastating haymaker punches, stumbling the Decepticon and allowing Superion to pummel him. Superion was glad to help the Camiens, although he mused that they should have called him sooner. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Starscream later showed off "his" new combiner to the Camiens as part of his opening remarks. During the reconstruction process, Superion chatted with Optimus Prime about Starscream's political ambitions and what it was like to be a combiner, although Superion was unable to articulate his feelings on the latter. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Things quickly took a turn for the worse when Prowl and the Constructicons came knocking and merged into Devastator, aiming to shut down the Space Bridge and cut off contact with the colonies. Superion moved to stop him, but the Autobot combiner and his modular limbs were no match for Devastator's brute strength. Devastator dragged his quarry back through the Space Bridge, but was distracted by Chromia, Ironhide, and the Decepticons. In the meantime, Starscream resuscitated his warrior with the Enigma, and created a new combiner—Defensor—from a group of nearby Autobots. Together the duo were able to temporarily take down Devastator. {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}}

[[File:ThePossibleLight-showingoffsuperion.jpg|left|thumb|200px|This is how we all felt when we finished our first ''Combiner Wars'' figure.]]

In the aftermath, Starscream stationed Superion and Defensor on Caminus, guarding the vital spacebridge to Cybertron. Much to Optimus Prime's concern, Superion had not willingly separated himself since his first fight with Menasor; Prowl commented that for all intents and purposes Superion ''was'' the new default form for the Aerialbots. Eventually, Menasor attacked once again, and he was joined by a rebuilt Devastator. Believing that Devastator, who now incorporated [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], was still loyal to Prowl, Defensor tried to fight him, sparking a brawl between the combiners. The battle sent all four combiners hurtling through the damaged space bridge and onto a distant alien planet. The quartet battled until a [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|new combiner]] arrived, promising to put a stop to the mayhem once and for all. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} This was easier said than done, and Defensor and Superion had to protect an uncertain Optimus Maximus from a berserk Devastator, even as Superion tried to remind Devastator of Scoop's loyalty to Starscream. Optimus Maximus finally managed to reach a consensus with his components, and the three combiners battled Devastator and Menasor in a fight that spanned across the colony worlds. Optimus, Defensor, and Superion managed to surround Devastator and tear him back into his component parts after the gang reappeared at Caminus. With Prowl in custody, Superion was saddened to think that Optimus Maximus might never form again. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Superion later resumed his post at Caminus's spacebridge, intending to safely transport Devastator offworld. {{storylink|Now and On Earth}} He later travelled to [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] with Starscream; his presence impressed the natives and inspired them to join Starscream's [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

When Decepticons raided the space bridge chamber, Optimus Prime summoned Superion for crowd control. Despite Starscream's efforts to remain in command of the combiner, Superion followed Optimus Prime to Earth as a show of force to annex the planet for the Council of Worlds and prevent Galvatron and the Decepticons from seizing it for themselves. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Superion and the Autobots engaged the Decepticon invaders, but Galvatron's forces were mostly conquered by the [[mindbomb]] effect controlled by [[Earth Defense Command]]. Galvatron then teleported away via [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], leaving the Autobots to deal with the unhappy Chinese defense forces. Prime's aide [[Aileron]] retrieved his ''[[Skyroller]]'' from Cybertron, and the Autobots loaded aboard, taking the Space Bridge with them as they fled. Superion and Prime's forces relocated to [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s old residence while considering their next move. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

[[File:AsAboveSoBelow-giantsuperion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Superionsize me.]]

Superion subsequently accompanied the combined Autobot/Decepticon strikeforce as they moved on Galvatron's underwater base in the [[Indian Ocean]]. While Superion initially held up well against the onslaught of [[Seeker clone]]s, tag-teaming them alongside [[Victorion]], the two combiners were unprepared for Galvatron's ace in the hole: thanks to the machinations of G.B. Blackrock and his [[Onyx]] software, Galvatron had hijacked the Enigma of Combination and spread its powers across the Earth. Superion was thus caught by surprise when Galvatron began mish-mashing the combatants together, creating a combiner of his own in the form of [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]]. Seconds later, Victorion was taken out of action by Galvatron's newfound ability to forcibly ''de-''combine combiners through the Enigma, leaving Superion alone and facing down Galvatronus and [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}}

Galvatron then tried to turn the Enigma's power on Superion—however, Superion had ''not'' been created through the energies of the Enigma, allowing him to fend off the mental assault and stay together. As the other Autobots watched, Superion struggled to deactivate the Engima's adaptive code before coming up with a solution; by overwriting part of the source code into his own cortex, he could harness the Enigma's energies for his own, using it to force the other combiners to separate at he cost of losing control of his [[Size changing|mass displacement]], temporarily growing even larger and using his super-size to smash the ''Nemesis'' apart.

[[File:Ceremony-SuperionVsMonstructor.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
The threat vanquished, Superion separated; by de-combining, Superion had deactivated a vital part of the source code and nullified the power of the Earth-Enigma... so long as he never re-formed. Upon splitting, Silverbolt officially declared that Superion was "dead". {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

Years later, however, Superion was called back into action during [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on the galaxy; following the destruction of Cybertron, the Aerialbots escaped to Earth with the other Transformer refugees, Superion was unleashed to tap into the powers of the Enigma once more. As the battle for Earth raged, however, Superion was forced to go up against [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], mutated by the power of [[Ore-11]], but after joining forces with Victorion the pair successfully brought him down for good, with Superion blasting a hole through the evil combiner's torso as Victorion rammed her fist through his head.

Using the powers of ''both'' Enigmas and [[Stardrive]]'s [[magic]], [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] was able to tap into the afterlife, communing with the spirits of the deceased and using them to bolster Optimus Prime as he struggled against [[Unicron's creator]] in [[infraspace]]. When the battle had been won, Superion rejoined Metroplex and the other heroes as the assembled Cybertronians gazed out at their new homeworld. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
The Aerialbots formed Superion in order to defend the [[Metroplex (G1)|Autobot base]] from [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], but the Decepticons knew his weakness and began tossing him into the air, making him too scared to fight back. In response, the Aerialbots separated and re-combined at ground level, where Superion could safely roll into the Decepticons' legs and defeat them. Unfortunately he couldn't ''stop'', and was still rolling off into the distance even as [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] was trying to thank him. {{storylink|Kre-O Micro-Changers Combiners comic}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
When [[King Sombra]] was unleashed on Cybertron, he cast his mind-control spell on the Aerialbots, enthralling them to his will. When they combined into Superion, the result was the combiner being singularly focused on enforcing Sombra's will. When Superion began beating down the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], [[Spike (MLP)|Spike]] appealed to the individuality of each Aerialbot, allowing them to break free of Sombra's control and decombining. {{storylink|The Mightiest Dinobot}}

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 21 - Enter Superion.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
When the Decepticons attacked the ''Ark'', the newly reconstructed Aerialbots formed Superion in response to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s advance. Dropkicking the Decepticon combiners to the ground, Superion carried the other Autobots on his back and prepared to fly them to safety. Just then, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], being wielded in gun mode by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], blasted Superion's left arm off. Slingshot fell to the ground, offline, as his teammates were forced to retreat from the advancing Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 21|Transformers #21}} The now one armed Superion, unable to keep flying, crashed and separated back into the remaining Aerialbots.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}
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==Commercial appearances==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G2superion commercial.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*The Aerialbots formed Superion to engage Menasor in battle on a rocky landscape, exchanging a ferocious volley of laser blasts before closing for hand-to-hand combat. Menasor flipped Superion, but as he moved in to finish him off, the Aerialbot combiner quickly countered with a blow that sent the Decepticon crashing backward into a cliff-face. As Menasor was buried beneath the rocks, Superion roared in triumph. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*The Aerialbots received a message from Optimus Prime alerting them that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] was wrecking havoc in a human city, and that the threat was "bigger than ever." They combined into Superion to better combat the Decepticon, who posed heroically after Menasor's defeat. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}

===''Generation 2''===
{{voiceactor|[[Garry Chalk]] (English)}}
*Attacked by Bruticus in a suburban area, the Aerialbots merged into Superion and opened fire on the enemy combiner, downing him only long enough to give himself time to move the unnamed human cheering him on back to safety. As Bruticus launched back into action, Superion shoved him away, and the pair exchanged some explosive punches. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Aerialbots and Combaticons|Generation 2 Aerialbots and Combaticons commercial}}
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==Games==

===Miniworld x transformers===

Mini world: Superion appears as a playable character as a collaboration of the miniworld game with the transformers, it can be obtained by paying with coins

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Mighty Eagle#As Superion}}
Superion appears as the second Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events or with a gem purchase. His head is Mighty Eagle’s. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSuperion.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
Superion participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He could be recruited if all five of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
The Aerialbots merged into Superion in order to fight back against Menasor when the Decepticons attempted to transform Earth into a new Cybertron using the power of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Superion was victorious and the Decepticons were sent fleeing. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[File:Devastation-Autobot-Combiners.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Truly, theirs was the most significant story contribution of all.]]{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]] (English)}}
Following the destruction of the [[Ferrotaxis]], [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and Superion contacted Optimus via [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] to show support for his new plan to finally end the Great War. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:SuperionEarthWars.jpg|thumb|left|250px| Superion better than [[Devastator (G1)|Big Green Giant.]]]]

Silverbolt, along with his team of [[Alpha Bravo]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Fireflight (G1)|Firefly]], and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] arrived on Earth at relatively the same time.

When Optimus Prime got the [[Enigma of Combination]], he combined the latter bunch into Superion. Superion then smashed many Decepticon outposts. After another Decepticon base was destroyed, Wheeljack and Perceptor thought Megatron was acting aloof, and that the minerals they found in the destroyed base were strange. The next outpost they attacked had Devastator show up, and Superion had a LARGE scale fight with the green bozo. After their battle, Superion had expended too much of the Autobots' energon reserves, so they had to find a new potent fuel to better give Superion more energy. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars - Combiner Wars Campaign}}

To permanently obtain Superion, one had to collect all six three- or four-star Aerialbots and combine them in the Combiner Lab.

*'''Class:''' Combiner
*'''Abilities:'''
**'''Rush and Smash:''' Rush into combat smashing walls along the way. Deals heavy damage to the final target.
**'''Rocket Swarm:''' Fire a swarm of rockets dealing damage over a large area.
**'''Death Ray:''' Fire a powerful beam that deals massive damage to a single target. Cannot be used on the HQ.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:superion: Superion at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki ]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Superion was the first Autobot combiner. Although he was a powerful and dedicated fighter, his single-track mind meant that he struggled to adjust to changing battlefield variables. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:Superion toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Guaranteed to break within 10 minutes of play.]]
*'''Superion''' ([[1986]]–[[1987|87]], [[1990]], [[1991]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, "blast shield" chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Silverbolt's "electrostatic discharger rifle", ramp, small Aerialbots' individual guns
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Superion is formed out of all five Aerialbot toys, with [[Silverbolt_(G1)#The_Transformers|Silverbolt]] serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Superion's hands and feet. A helmet covers Silverbolt's head and a red waist plate attaches onto his chest piece. He carries Silverbolt's [[electrostatic discharger rifle]], though his own [[bio]] describes his weapon as a "[[stress fracture cannon]]". As a "Scramble City"-style combiner, Superion's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant.

:Due to Silverbolt forming his torso, his design weaknesses are carried over to Superion. Additionally, as Silverbolt has rather thin legs, this leads to Superion having very thin thighs. His height coupled with the weight of his limbs can make Superion lean back, putting stress upon Silverbolt's weak and flimsy waist hinges.

:Along with Metroplex, Menasor, Bruticus, and Defensor, Superion was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' subline that would have been called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line. Based on the extent to which the combination process detailed in Superion's patent design<ref>[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=O1Y8AAAAEBAJ&dq Patent #JP61-115590]</ref> differs from the finished toy (to say nothing of the fact that Silverbolt appears as a fighter jet like the other Aerialbots, rather than a passenger plane), it is fair to assume that he was the first "Scramble City"-style combiner to be designed.

:In his original release year of 1986, Superion's five Aerialbot components could be purchased either individually, or in a [[giftset]]. The individual Aerialbots were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990, and were offered as mail-in promotional figures in [[Japan]] during 1991's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991_.28Return_of_Convoy.29|Return of Convoy]]'' line.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on G1 Superion at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy actionmaster superion art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Superion''' (Action Master, unproduced)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, jetpack
:Artwork for an unmade Superion [[Action Master]] was featured in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''. As with all Action Masters, this non-transforming figurine of Superion was based on a combination of his animation model and his toy, and would have been armed with a gun and a winged jetpack. Superion would have been included with a motorcycle based on [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]]'s [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] that combined with Superion's accessories to form a gun emplacement he could have manned.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2superion toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guaranteed to break within 10 seconds of play... DAMN YOU SLINGSHOT!]]
*'''Superion''' ([[1994]])
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, "blast shield" chest plate, "deflector shield" waist plate, Silverbolt's "electrostatic discharger rifle", 2 missile launchers, 3 missiles, ramp, small Aerialbots' individual guns
{{toydesigner|[[Jeffrey Mangiat]] (packaging artist)}}

:As part of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Superion was [[redeco]]ed in colours deemed popular in products of the time, or something like that. Silverbolt's white is replaced by light blue, Slingshot is gold, Fireflight a much darker red, Skydive silver and Air Raid blue. In addition to still wielding Silverbolt's handgun, Superion was now armed with two spring-loaded missile launchers that came with Silverbolt, which he could either carry in his fists, or could mount jauntily on his hips by plugging into ports on Silverbolt's wings.

:Because Slingshot is so notorious for having [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] you might be better off not merging this guy at all. Or throw [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] in there as a limb. Or even paint a G1 Slingshot gold and add the G2 decals. That might work better, yeah.

:Unlike his original release, ''Generation 2'' Superion was only available by purchasing all five Aerialbots separately.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on G2 Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|After '''14 years''', I can finally play with you for ''11'' seconds.]]
*'''Superion''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' Four [[energon star]]s, four [[energon weapon]]s

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Superion is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Superion Maximus]], formed from his components in the classic "Scramble City" manner, with individual multi-configuration energon weapons forming a hand or foot for each of his limbs. Although most of the original Aerialbot [[character]]s return in this set, [[Airazor (Universe)#Toys|Airazor]] replaces [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]; while the brief character description on the back of the box fits Slingshot, Hasbro [[Hasbro Q&A/October 2009: Answers|stated in a Q&A session]] that Airazor is a new character designed "in memorium" {{sic}}. Superion's components suffer some mostly [[for safety reasons|safety-related]] [[mold]] changes, including the severe blunting of Air Raid and Airazor's nosecones.

:Like the Storm Jet version of the sculpt, Silverbolt features several instances of [[misassembly]]: The more obvious one affects his inside legs, which are swapped so that the knee joint faces the wrong way. Although a swap (involving tiny pieces and springs) fixes this, at least a few specimens reportedly had one leg assembled correctly, and the other one incorrectly, making repair impossible. Furthermore, his shoulders are also misassembled, since there is a sculpted chevron...in his armpit. A fix for this requires removing metal pins, which is at least easier than on the original Storm Jet version of the sculpt, since Silverbolt's pins have the ridged section on one end, rather than in the center.

:Like the simultaneously released [[Bruticus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Bruticus Maximus]], Superion was initially intended as a ''Universe'' [[Target]] [[exclusive]], but these plans were cancelled in favor of releasing the toy in the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline instead, now representing the separate character of [[Superion (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Superion]] by this wiki's standards. A few non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore did receive the toy in ''Universe'' packaging, however, so it manages to make it onto this article.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on Universe Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[Image:KreO-Toy Superion.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Superion''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A2226'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:One of the first [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets. The four component Kreons, [[Silverbolt (G1)#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Kre-O|Skydive]], and [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]], can be rebuilt into their alternate modes. They can also be rebuilt into Superion by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:[[Slingshot (G1)#Kre-O|Quickslinger]] can be combined with Superion if you have any sense of creativity.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Superion comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing & a Kre-O logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the Kre-O logo sticker. Also, Superion's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:Superion happens to be the only Wave 1 Micro-Changer Combiner who doesn't need 'flak jacket' parts on any of his components. Even Quickslinger (who's not included in this set) doesn't have one, because Superion is ''that'' awesome.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OSuperion/superion.htm More information on Superion at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''

:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generations cw superion.JPG|thumb|"Now we can finally toss that extra Fireflight. About time you got here, Air Raid."]]
[[File:Generations cw superion quickslinger.jpg|thumb|"Yo, guess who's back? Alpha who? Ain't never heard of that scrap!"]]
*'''Air Raid''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Skydive''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Silverbolt''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
*'''Alpha Bravo''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
:*'''Quickslinger''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Firefly''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Autobot Powerglide''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Released under the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint|subline]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Superion is new combiner consisting of a set of new sculpts, namely a Voyager Class leader/torso ([[Silverbolt (G1)#Generations|Silverbolt]]) and four Deluxe Class limbs, each sold separately. Initially, new member [[Alpha Bravo#Toys|Alpha Bravo]] replaced Slingshot and was released as part of the general retail Deluxe Class assortment in the same [[wave]] as teammates [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] and "[[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]]" (Fireflight renamed for [[trademark]] reasons). [[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]], a [[retool]] of Skydive, was released in the subsequent wave. Designed in the "Scramble City" style, they can, once again, be combined into Superion, with each Deluxe alternatively serving as an arm or a leg. Each comes with a double-barrelled gun that can transform into either a foot or a fist to complete the limb, dubbed a "hand/foot/gun" (or "HFG" for short) by fans. The toys' packaging places Skydive and Air Raid as the left and right arms and Firefly and Alpha Bravo as the left and right legs. On top of that, the concurrently released Legends Class [[Powerglide (G1)#Generations|Powerglide]] has a third "weapon" mode, which can be held by Superion, using Powerglide's front landing gear as a handle; unfortunately, his overall weight makes it largely impossible for him to be held by any combiner in a firing pose without falling over or pulling the arm down.

:As Air Raid was not released part of the first wave, the figures' instructions and packaging depicted [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Dragstrip]] in his place as right arm, while one of Superion's two [[Stock photography|stock photos]] [[:File:Generationstoy superion.jpg|depicted him with a second Firefly as his other arm]]. The individual numbering the figures received, however, made it clear that a fifth Aerialbot would be coming in later waves to complete the "proper" Superion formation. Even ''later'' than that, "[[Slingshot (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]]" (Slingshot renamed for trademark reasons similar to "Firefly") was announced and subsequently released as part of a "shared online exclusive" promotion named "May Mayhem", serving as an alternate limb for Superion and completing the original Aerialbot roster.

:Oddly, the hand-painted [[prototype]] of Superion on display at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 featured some coloring and detailing differences from the final product that are unique to that one sample. Even the hand painted prototype used for early [[stock photography|stock photos]] is closer to the final figure. Notably, Superion's hips (which are formed out of Silverbolt's shoulders) were painted ''red'', with the trapezoid sections in the center painted silver. Another difference shared with the prototype from the stock photos is that the Autobot insignia on the side of his chest was smaller and colored red with a white outline, rather than entirely white.

:Unlike the original ''Generation 1'' toy, ''Combiner Wars'' Superion is designed to have his legs attached with the aircraft fuselage facing forward as opposed to backwards. While the legs can be attached backwards to achieve a look similar to the G1 design, Silverbolt's fists necessitate untabbing the nose cones (or in Alpha Bravo's case, his tailfin) in order to fit, in addition to the fact doing so will rob Superion of his functional knees.

: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, Superion 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> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Quickslinger or Powerglide, however.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWSuperion/superion.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Superion at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generations-Combiner-Wars-Generation-2-Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Hope you're not [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|crumbling]] this time, Quicksling--"crack" Ow, my neck!"]]
*'''Superion''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, individual Aerialbots guns/fists/feet
:''Generation 2''-themed redecos of the ''Combiner Wars'' Aerialbots including Quickslinger instead of Alpha Bravo, as well as [[Powerglide (G1)#CWG2|Powerglide]] (sporting a new, made-up deco), were released as a [[giftset]], including a collector card and a cardstock poster (of ''Combiner Wars'' Superion in his original, Generation 1-inspired colors). Though [[Slingshot (G1)#CWG2|Quickslinger]] doesn't seem to crumble like [[Slingshot (G1)#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Slingshot]] did, there are scattered reports of [[Silverbolt (G1)#CWG2|Silverbolt]] having some breakage problems due to his thin combiner head joint.

:He is a thing of glorious, [[Neon|eye-searing]] 90's beauty.

:Similar to the "May Mayhem" single release of [[Slingshot (G1)#|Quickslinger]], the Superion "Collection Pack" was also a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers and the online storefronts of major "big box" retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets.
::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWSuperion/superion.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UniteWarriors}}
[[File:TakaraTomy-Unite-Warriors-UW-01-Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Wait, you had an extra Fireflight? What did you do with it? I'll trade you a Slingshot!"]]
*'''Superion''' (giftset, [[June 27]], [[2015]] (reissued [[February 23]], [[2019]]))
**''ID number:'' '''UW-01'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, individual Airbots' guns/hands/feet
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors#Toys|Unite Warriors]]'' lineup, Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Superion features a more cartoon-accurate paint scheme. He includes Sling (alternatively also named "Slingshot" on his bilingual packaging) instead of Hasbro's Alpha Bravo. Despite being announced shortly before Hasbro's Quickslinger, he was ultimately released later. Printed on his instructions is the first chapter of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. Powerglide is not included in the set as ''Unite Warriors'' does not include Legends Class molds.

:The giftset included a [[collector coin]] when purchased in markets outside Japan. Superion was also released in Australia, as a Toys"R"Us exclusive.

:''Unite Warriors'' Superion was re-released by TakaraTomy on [[February 23]], 2019. Unfortunately, the rerelease did not include a retooled head piece to resolve the earlier breakage issue.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
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[[File:AOTP Superion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| Is he a menace? or...]]
*'''Superion''' ([[2025]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Slingshot (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Slingshot]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Air Raid (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Air Raid]]'''
**'''3 of 5: [[Silverbolt (G1)#Age of the Primes|Aerialbot Silverbolt]]'''
**'''4 of 5: [[Fireflight_(G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|Aerialbot Fireflight]]'''
**'''5 of 5: [[Skydive_(G1_Aerialbot)#Age_of_the_Primes|Aerialbot Skydive]]'''
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>

: Revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Superion is formed from four Deluxe Class limbs and a Commander Class Silverbolt within a large frame, à la ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]. Silverbolt forms the core of the torso, and additional frame pieces fill out a skeletal Superion capable of standing on its own. The smaller jets attach to the frame pieces to create a complete combiner. Unlike Menasor, his arms are capable of swapping places. Though his and Menasor’s limb-bots are incompatible with each other’s frames, the frames themselves can be swapped between the two combiners. However, Vortex from the upcoming Age of the Primes Bruticus ''is'' compatible with the Superion frame. Additionally, while their frames are generally compatible, due to a size difference in Superion's legs compared to Menasor's, a matching set of legs is required; otherwise, the combiners will be lopsided<ref>https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:SuperionCompatibility.jpg</ref>.
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==Merchandise==
===Watchbot===
[[File:Superion watch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Superion''' (1986, [[1993]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''W-1'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Superion was one of three characters released as digital watches in Japan by Takara in 1986 to promote the [[Fight!_Super_Robot_Lifeform_Transformers_(toyline)#1986_.28Scramble_City_and_2010.29|''Scramble City'' toyline]] (the others being [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]). Cross-promoted in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|''TV Magazine''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s manga]] as a [[wrist-communicator]] ([[#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic|see above]]), "Watchbot" (ウォッチボット) Superion is a small representation of the combiner with a clock in his chest. With the push of a lever he "transformed" into a full tiny figure complete with legs, standing up on the watch band. The figure cannot be removed from the watch, but the arms do rotate.

:Takara originally planned a North American release of the Superion watch toy in 1986 and photographs of it were shown in their 1986 US product catalog. For unknown reasons, its intended 1986 release in the US was cancelled.

:Superion and the other watches were later re-released in 1993 as part of an expanded line of Transformers watches that was sold directly in North America by Takara as ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' merchandise.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Superion/superion.htm More information on watch Superion at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers Ramune''===
*'''Superion''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:An unpainted figurine of Superion was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Superion was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

[[File:Superion keshigomu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Ramune'' figure on the left, ''Forms Robo'' on the right.]]
*'''Superion''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Superion was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] promotion, Superion and his wave-mates saw no American release.

===''Forms Robo''===
*'''Superion''' (1986)
:Superion was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Superion was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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===Collegeville Costumes===
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[[File:Collegville superion costumes.jpg|thumb|I am a robot! I was built to scare you!]]
*'''Superion Halloween costume''' (1986)
:However odd his selection to receive the honor may seem, Superion was one of a small number of ''Transformers'' characters upon whom [[Collegeville Costumes]] based a [[Halloween]] costume. This two-piece set consisted of a sculpted thin plastic mask held over the wearer's face with elastic, and a smock with a picture of Superion's [[package art]] and his name on it. A fairly common packaging error with this costume seems to have been the Superion mask being swapped for a [[Silverbolt (G1)#costume|Silverbolt's]].

*'''Superion mask''' (1986)
{{anchor|mask}}
:Collegeville also immortalized Superion in their line of ''Transformers'' [[Face-Lift]] masks. Made from flat styrofoam, the mask featured a hinge that allowed the wearer to lift it up and down, transforming from kid to robot in the blink of an eye!
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===''Gaia Scramble/Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Kabaya superion.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (2013)
:This incarnation of Superion is formed by combining the separate Aerialbots available in two of [[Kabaya]]'s lines of [[candy toy]]s: Slingshot, Air Raid, Fireflight and Skydive were available as part of the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line, while Silverbolt was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. All five figures are snap-together model kits that use stickers for details and come with a stick of gum; Fireflight and Slingshot share a mold, as do Air Raid and Skydive, each kit affecting slight differences in how they are assembled to differentiate the figures beyond color.
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Superion.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Superion''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''4/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Superion is a very small, soft-plastic figure of the Aerialbot combiner.

: 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.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/TTSuperion/superion.htm More information on ''Tiny Titans'' Superion at TFU.info]''
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Superion.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Superion, Sky Protector''' (2019)
**[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Air Raid]], Fearless Flyer
**[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers Trading Card Game|Alpha Bravo]], Airborne Special Ops
**[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Fireflight]], Sky High Recon
**[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Silverbolt]], Aerialbot Leader
**[[Skydive (G1_Aerialbot)#Transformers Trading Card Game|Skydive]], Air Warfare Specialist
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Superion, Sky Protector can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Aerialbot Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Superion, Sky Protector's art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Superion, with [[Alpha Bravo]] replacing [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]].
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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 (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|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==
[[File:Metrodome TFTheMovie DVD.jpg|thumb|Ah, wonderful idea.]]
[[File:Superion-prototype-collage.jpeg|thumb|]]
* 'Superion' is a partial Latinization of {{w|Hyperion (mythology)|Hyperion}} (Ὑπερίων), the name of a Titan in Greek mythology associated with the sun. The fully Latinized form would be 'Superio'. If following classical pronunciation, the last syllable of 'Superion' should be pronounced 'own', not 'on'.
* Marvel UK is notable in how it ''really'' ran with Superion's tech spec, and its description of him having limited, "kill the enemy" mentality and being a "fierce and frightful machine". Of the four times he appeared in UK strips, ''three'' times have him turning out to be an uncontrollable threat (and the other time was a dream sequence!).
* Superion appears on the cover of [[Metrodome]]'s 2003 edition of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' but he isn't in it. Yay...
* A preliminary or alternative packaging mural by Takara for 1985 featuring many oddities (such as the [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|black Honda City Turbo]]), includes the preliminary design for Superion (at right).
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===Character models and appearance===
[[File:WarDawn superion combination.jpg|thumb|Everyone remembers Silverbolt, but does anyone remember that jet dude, the other jet dude, that jet guy, and Aerialbot #5? I think not!]]
* Being made up of very similar-looking planes did not help Superion when it came to firmly establishing which member of the team formed which of his limbs. Unlike the other combiner teams, with their unique modes and shapes, when simplified down for Superion's [[character model]], the Aerialbots' limb forms are essentially identical, differentiated only by color, which in turn made errors very easy to make as well (as you can see from our sampling of Marvel Comics images). Broadly speaking, most depictions of Superion—the Generation 1 cartoon paramount among them—replicate his appearance as seen in his box art. In an odd quirk, however, the team's combination sequence in the cartoon would often show the individual members moving into position in accordance with the toy's ''instructions''—Fireflight and Slingshot as the legs, and Air Raid and Skydive as the arms—only for them to change colors to match the "box art" layout at the moment of linking up, as shown in the sequence from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" illustrated at right.
** Japanese media was a little more thorough on this, with "[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]" animating the combination in much more detail that clearly showed the correct Aerialbots moving into place, and a diagram in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|issue #5]] of the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' comic labeling the limbs as such. However, that did not stop [[Studio OX]] from creating a mix-and-match Superion model that made Slingshot and Air Raid the arms, and Fireflight and Skydive the legs which they used through their works, and which you see at the head of this article.
* In terms of animation, Superion has an ''astonishingly'' inconsistent character model. The colors on his arms and legs leap and jump about all over the place—they're ''vaguely'' consistent, in that, uh, the right arm is mostly red and the left arm is mostly white, but the specific details are constantly shifting around from shot to literal shot. The same goes for the boxes on the fronts of his legs, and it's a toss-up whether or not they'll remember to color in his black "shorts" or not. Check out our screen captures in the cartoon sections of this article—literally no two are alike!
** But it's hard to blame the animators when his character model is as badly drawn as it is, with various areas of impenetrable visual gibberish around his gun, torso, and left shoulder that don't seem able to logically exist in three-dimensional space. In particular, his rifle is so clumsily drawn that it has become a forearm-mounted cannon, leading to nearly all material that uses the model illustrating it the same way.
** If his model wasn't baffling enough, the wings on his left forearm are positioned differently between the front and back views. From the front, the wings appear to be folded against his arm, but from the back, they are drawn wide open. As this was a similar issue with Fireflight's character model, the animators would often draw the wings on that arm in both configurations from scene to scene. Fireflight's left arm also appears to be missing from Superion's model.
* Superion's appearance varies in media. The Generation 1 toy's head has a sculpted mouth which is absent in most depictions, replaced by a boxy [[mouthplate]]. Studio Ox and various Japanese illustrations retain the mouth and colored the face silver. The ''Combiner Wars'' and ''Age of the Primes'' versions of Superion split the difference, keeping the faceplate but painting it silver.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Superion''' (スペリオン)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szuperion''', '''Superion''' (Marvel Comics)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentajet''' (toy line and season 3)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Superion''' (Taiwan, 速伯利昂 ''Sùbólìáng''), '''Dàwúwèi''' (China, 大无畏, "Great Dauntless")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Superior''' (Brazil comic)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Autobots]]
[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Combiners]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars 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:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Earthforce]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Watches]]

Viper (CW)

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BattleBlade: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon|cobra}}
{{disambig3|Viper}}
:''Viper is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GenerationsViper-packagingart.jpg|thumb|right|250px|He's come to vipe your vindows.]]

'''Viper''' is well named. Among his very "serpentine" qualities are attacks and transformations that hit like the lightning fast strike of a cobra. His venomous bite often takes the form of a barrage of lethal acid pellets. Yet an even better word to describe him would be "Toxic." Viper's personality is so destructively malevolent that just being around him negatively affects the mental health of his allies as well as his enemies. This emotional collateral damage concerns the "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" Viper not at all.

Sometimes he combines with other Decepticons to form the dread combiner [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]], and sometimes he is a tough [[drone]] airframe carrying a healthy supply of firepower into battle.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Viper, the "[[DeceptiCobra]] Alliance Incarnate", joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in attacking a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] searching for [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The two jets were defeated when Omega turned out to be the very road below them, which coiled up and grabbed them out of the air. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

===''Legends'' comic===
The [[Concurrence]] utilized multiple mindless Vipers and used them in taking over [[Tera-Kura Co.]] and invading the [[Legends World]]. However, thanks to the efforts of the [[Decepticon]]s residing in that universe, the Concurrence was repelled. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}}

Vipers continued to be used by the Concurrence in several battles with [[Greatshot]] and [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Greatshot Bonus Edition}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Viper.jpg|thumb|Watch out, XCOM!]]
Viper participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him!

He was a "Common"-rarity character who could be recruited after collecting 24 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:ViperEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67| Acid gas Veterans. BUUURN them to a crisp!]]

If there's one word that describes Viper it's 'toxic'. Not only for his serpentine qualities, which include a lightning fast attack, dual transformation and a lethal barrage of acid pellets, but also for his sheer malevolent presence, which seems to infect the mental wellbeing of teammates almost as much as enemies. He's not nice to be around, and he doesn't care. This bot is mad, bad and dangerous to know. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper Bio}}

During "Operation Snakebite", Sideswipe embarked on a covert-operation that discovered an entire military base of suspicious origin, cut off from the world. However, his recklessness left a trail, and an unforeseen threat soon followed: Viper. The Autobots knew little about this new enemy, but it seemed like the Decepticons had made an alliance with [[Cobra|someone...]]

Viper was a prototype experiment of Cobra, who lobotomized him after they found his Acid Rain ability to be unsatisfactory. One way or another, Viper ended up joining the Decepticons in their Earth Wars.

When Rodimus Unicronus and Straxus attempted to take over Cybertron, Viper was part of a team of Decepticons sent to stop them. He was more than eager to attack a group of Autobots before everyone decided to team up for a common goal. Once Unicron left Rodimus' body and possessed Cybertron, Viper was one of the few to be swallowed up by the planet. Luckily, he survived and departed for Earth once Unicron was defeated. Afterwards, Viper decided to stick by Starscream and observe as the Seeker interfered with Beast Wars Megatron, Armada Megatron, and Deathsaurus' attempts to possess the Enigma of Combination, and thus leadership of the Decepticons.

During the Decepticon's alliance with Cobra, Viper didn't know about it until he reported to Megatron that the Autobots had aligned themselves with GI Joe. When Cobra decided to ditch the Decepticons after a battle with the Autobots/GI Joe alliance went pear-shaped, Viper was allowed to indulge in some payback for his lobotomy. But sometime before that, he received some major improvements to his ability, room in his cockpit to house the Baroness, and some Cobra decals to boot.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

;'''Viper (Pre-Cobra Event)'''
*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Viper uses his acid gas gun to fire at the target from short range.
*'''Ability:''' '''Acid Rain''' - Strikes the area across the target with acid pellets, and deals a large amount of damage over time across all targets..
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +4 for reuses.

;'''Viper (Post-Cobra Event)'''
*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Viper uses his acid gas gun to fire at the target from short range.
*'''Ability:''' '''Corrosive Air Strike''' - Fire 4 powerful rockets at a target building dealing some damage and sets the target on fire for extra damage over 5 secs.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:viper Viper at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-toy Viper.jpg|300px|thumb|Pictured: Hasbro's entire 2015 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' line.]]
*'''Decepticon Viper''' (Legends Class, 2015)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class figures, "Decepticon Viper" is a [[retool]] of [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generations|Powerglide]], transforming into a modified-for-legal-reasons approximation of an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt II assault plane]]. He can also transform into a multi-barreled cannon that can be held by larger toys.

: Viper's deco is an overt [[homage]] to the Cobra [[Rattler]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', including two [[Cobra]] insignias (with [[:File:GI_Joe_vs_Transformers_hc.jpg|integrated]] [[:File:Cobra_Decepticon_symbol.png|Decepticon]] [[:File:TF2015-Legends1.jpg|insignia]], no less), and the "ZØ6" marking of Rattler pilot [[Wild Weasel]]'s personal Rattler on his right wing. His new face is even styled after Wild Weasel's flight mask.

: His packaging identifies him as an adjunct to [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]].

: The mold was redecoed to make ''Adventure'' [[Dogfight (RID)|Dogfight]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWLegViper/viper.htm More information on Viper at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/decepticonviper.shtml Additional information at YoJoe.com]''

==Notes==
* Viper appeared in the ''Battle Tactics'' game before his toy was announced, leading some to believe he was an original character to the game. That didn't last long.
* When introduced at [[Toy Fair 2015]], Viper was referred to as a "[[generic]]" style Transformer (i.e. fully-sentient, but with a shared design, such as [[Omnicon]]s or [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s). This characterization is intended to facilitate [[army-building]], recalling his [[Cobra Viper|namesake]].
* Viper's product description on [[Hasbro]]'s website describes him as having robot, jet, and "quick-strike drone" modes, presumably the result of some inexplicable misinterpretation of his gun mode.
* The line used to describe Viper in that bio "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" is a famous historical description of the English Romantic poet and rebellious, pro-Satan bad-boy, {{w|Lord Byron}}.
* The only physical difference between Viper's toy and the original release of the figure (Powerglide) is a different head, which also includes a different nosecone for the plane mode. Bizarrely, the new nosecone omits the onboard Gatling cannon, one of ''the'' most notable features of the real life A-10 Thunderbolt II or the original Cobra Rattler to which Viper is an homage! Since the A-10 is essentially a flying tank, this would make Viper the equivalent of a tank without a turret. Whoops.
* Writers [[Greg Sepelak]] and [[Trent Troop]] never canonically specified ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)| Shattered Glass]]'' [[Powerglide (SG)|Powerglide]]'s colors, as they were hoping to use the [[Cobra]] [[Rattler]] color scheme, but weren't sure Hasbro would go for it.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hooo.. If I remember correctly we didn't specify Powerglide's colors because we were pushing for SG Powerglide to be in Cobra Rattler colors but didn't know if Hasbro would go for it, and wanted to be able to pivot otherwise.|link=https://twitter.com/TrentTroop/status/1088211685394075648|name=Trent Troop|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=01|day=23}}</ref> Presumably, their idea would've looked very similar to Viper!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Viper''' (バイパー ''Baipā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kuíshé''' (蝰蛇, "Viper")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cobra members]]
[[Category:Cobra subgroups]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends subgroups]]

Main Page/schedule

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* '''[[October 6|Oct 6]]''' — [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] voting for 2025 ends.
* '''[[October 8|Oct 8]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 25|#25]] and ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]] [[The Transformers Compendium|Compendium]] [[The Transformers Compendium Volume 2|Volume 2]]'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[October 10|Oct 10]] —''' The [[Hasbro]] Transformers Toy panel takes place at [[New York Comic Con|NYCC]].
* '''[[October 11|Oct 11]] —''' The Transformers & G.I. Joe: A New Era for The [[Energon Universe]] panel takes place at [[New York Comic Con|NYCC]].
* '''[[October 15|Oct 15]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 12|#12]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[October 22|Oct 22]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 24|#24]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[October 25|Oct 25]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' AOTP-14 [[Vortex (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Vortex]], AOTP-15 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Age of the Primes|Sky-Byte (RID 2001 Universe)]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Timelines (2025)|Timelines Optimus Prime]] / [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Timelines (2025)|Timelines Starscream]], and ''[[Transformers: Wild King#Toys|Wild King]]'' WKEX-01 [[World Dragnus#Toys|World Dragnus]].
* '''[[November 5|Nov 5]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 13|#13]] and ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]] Volume 2: Bludd's Revenge'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[November 12|Nov 12]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 26|#26]] and ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 4: Conquer and Control'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[November 19|Nov 19]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 14|#14]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[November 26|Nov 26]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]] Volume 4: First Chosen'' TPB is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[November 29|Nov 29]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Studio Series]]'' TS-08 [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Scavenger]], TS-09 [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Mixmaster]], TS-10 [[Starscream (One)#Studio Series|Starscream]], TS-11 [[Elita-1 (One)#Studio Series|Elita-1]], TS-12 [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Megatron]], ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' Decepticons Part 1 (w/ [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Thundercracker]] and [[Reflector (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Reflector]]), and [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-16]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPG|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]].
* '''[[December 3|Dec 3]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 15|#15]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[December 10|Dec 10]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 27|#27]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[December 17|Dec 17]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 16|#16]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[December 24|Dec 24]] —''' ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 25|#25]] is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[December 27|Dec 27]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' AOTP-16 [[Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|Micronus Prime]], AOTP-17 [[Venom (G1)#Age of the Primes|Venin]], AOTP-18 [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Age of the Primes|Skydive]], AOTP-19 [[Fireflight (G1)#Age of the Primes|Fireflight]], AOTP-20 [[Alpha Trion/toys#Age of the Primes|Alpha Trion]], and ''[[Missing Link]]'' C-09 Cybertron Hero Set (w/ [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Bumble]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Cliff]]).

==2026==
* '''[[January 31|Jan 31]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-17]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPGStyleGen|Optimus Prime Style Gen.]], TS GE-02 [[Thundercracker (WFC)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]], TS-13 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS116|Bumblebee]], AOTP-21 [[Flatline (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Flatline]], and AOTP-22 [[Onyx Prime#Age of the Primes|Onyx Prime]].
* '''[[February 25|Feb 25]] —''' ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]] [[The Transformers Compendium|UK Compendium]] [[The Transformers UK Compendium Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' TPB is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[February 28|Feb 28]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases ''[[Missing Link]]'' C-01N [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]] (w/[[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]]) ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' Decepticons Part 2 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]] and [[Insecticon (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Insecticons]] ([[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], and [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]]).
* '''[[March 28|Mar 28]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases [[The Transformers: MPG|MPG-18]] [[Hauler#MPG|Road Hauler]] and ''[[Missing Link]]'' C-10 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Ultra Magnus]] (w/[[Deerstalker]]).
* '''[[April 1|Apr 1]] —''' ''[[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)|G.I. Joe]] Volume 3: Dreadnok War'' TPB is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''[[June 17|Jun 17]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]] - [[Bot Swap!]]'' is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].
* '''[[June 30|Jun 30]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Worst Bot Ever]] - [[Bot Swap!]]'' (digital) is released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment|Skybound Comet]].

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Atari Hitotonari

2025-09-21T11:26:03Z

BattleBlade: /* Kiss Players */

{{disambigr|Atari|the publisher of the ''Armada''-based ''Transformers'' PS2 game|Atari, Inc.}}
{{factions|edc|kiss}}
:''Atari Hitotonari is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Atari.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

'''Atari Hitotonari''' (人隣当梨'' Hitotonari Atari'') is submissive, passive, immature even for her young age, and quite weak both in terms of physical strength and constitution, being prone to fits of motion sickness. As you can see, she's not off to a good start as far as defining characteristics go...so what's she good for? Well, she is fairly bright (she's second in her class), and she hates to see others suffer, an emotion mostly borne from the fact that she is so terrified of being hurt herself that she doesn't want to see anyone else feel pain either. In fact, she so deplores hurting other beings that she is a strict vegetarian, though she does like to gorge herself on doughnuts and other sweet desserts.

Atari's most important feature is that she is a hugely powerful [[Kiss Player]]. It was this ability that led her to join the [[Earth Defense Command]] and take part in its effort to eliminate the threat that [[Transformer]]s pose to all on Earth.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Kiss Players''====
{{voiceactor|[[Satomi Akesaka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Kissplay1 atari fuses.jpg|225px|thumb|left]]

When the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] crash-landed on [[Earth]] in the year 2005, his impact utterly obliterated the city of [[Tokyo]] and shattered [[Transformer]]-human relations. The [[Earth Defense Command]] reverse-engineered Galvatron's corpse to create man-made Transformers named "[[Autorooper]]s", and forced all Transformers off of Earth, keeping them from returning to the planet by surrounding it with an [[anti-electron]] field. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}} Galvatron's cells scattered from the crash, and created what came to be known [[Kiss Player]]s, humans with the power to fuse with Transformers, by infecting them. Atari was one of those humans and came to possess the highest potential of a Kiss Player.

In 2006, EDC Commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]], who sought to resurrect [[Shizuku Amaō|her daughter]] who had died in the impact, through a fusion between a powerful Kiss Player with an Autorooper, found out about Atari's Kiss Player's abilities. She asked Atari's parents to hand her over and, when they refused, had them killed. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}} The murder was covered up as a Transformer-related accident, leaving the young girl alone, despondent, and resentful toward the giant robots. While alone one day, her mind consumed with the tragedy that had recently destroyed her life, she tumbled from the narrow wall on which she was walking. This proved to be as much as she could take, and she cried aloud that she wished to die, so she could be with her parents in the next world. But Atari did not expect that someone would answer her, when a voice emanated from a nearby car that inquired if that was what she truly wished. As the terrified Atari watched, the car transformed into a robot form: It was, in actuality, a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]], one of many monstrous creatures created when Galvatron's cells were dispersed into the atmosphere upon his impact and bonded with other animals and machines.

Faced with the very real possibility of death, Atari realized that she truly wished to live, and in answer to her prayers, an E.D.C. Autorooper appeared, barrelling into the Legion and smashing it aside. Before it could finish the creature off, however, the Autorooper dropped to its knees and disgorged E.D.C. member [[Shaoshao Li]], one of the organizations' "Kiss Player" operatives (humans who had been infused with Galvatron's cells and given the power to bond with other organisms containing them), right on top of her. As the Legion righted itself to continue its attack, the Autorooper instructed Atari to kiss it or she would die, but Atari hesitated, and the Legion tore the Autorooper's arm off. Realizing that inaction would only cause others pain in addition to herself, Atari kissed the Autorooper and discovered that she too was a Kiss Player as she merged with the robot, repairing its injuries and allowing it to decapitate their mutual enemy messily. Shocked by what she had done, Atari vomited and passed out.

Having observed the battle, E.D.C. commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]] took custody of the girl and brought her to E.D.C. headquarters. She awoke in an unfamiliar room, where she was greeted by [[Ringo Chikuma]] of the [[Ne Squad]], who proceeded to unveil her sociopathic tendencies by biting Atari in order to "taste" her abilities. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}}

Atari subsequently formally joined the E.D.C. and was partnered with Shaoshao's Autorooper Ne-04, which left her cursed to live in the absent Shaoshao's impressive shadow. She bemoaned the fact that she had wound up partnered with a robot with a car mode when she was prone to car sickness, but she resolved to do her best to protect the Earth from Transformers. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 3|Kiss Players #3}} She was disappointed that a robot had been the recipient of her first kiss and was thoroughly embarrassed by the whole kiss-fusion process, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 6|Kiss Players #6}} but she had great respect for her Ne Squad teammates {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 15|Kiss Players #15}} and fought Legions alongside them. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 12|Kiss Players #12}}

Atari had a particularly unlucky experience when she ate an omelet that contained a minuscule Legion creature. The tiny monster immediately began causing havoc in her stomach, so Atari kissed her Autorooper, inexplicably causing it to shrink so that it could enter her body and fend the Legion off. Atari was not exactly in favor of the plan, but in typical fashion, acquiesced after only the weakest of protestations. As the battle played out in her guts, she grew even more embarrassed when the Autorooper discovered the remains of various desserts she had snuck out to eat the night before. The Autorooper eventually destroyed the Legion by hurling it into her digestive fluid, and then talked Atari into sticking her finger down her throat and vomiting him up. She wasn't happy. {{storylink|Atari-chan's Critical Moment!?}} Atari wondered about the surprising shrinkage of her Autorooper, and read in a book that some Transformers simply possessed that power. Atari was later horrified when the shrunken Autorooper crawled inside her shirt while she was daydreaming about desserts. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 21|Kiss Players #21}}

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While visiting the bathroom one day, Atari suddenly found herself possessed by the ghost of the Decepticon Air Commander [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had learned of the power of Kiss Players from the memories of [[Teletraan 15]]. Starscream burst from the bathroom in control of Atari's body and immediately began threatening the other Kiss Players, but found that none of them were taking him seriously...because he'd forgotten to pull up Atari's underwear. {{storylink|Starscream? Volume 3}} Starscream kept his hold on Atari, and through her, tracked down his old ally [[Doctor Arkeville]], who converted a jet fighter into a new body for him. Atari kissed the jet and transferred Starscream's ghost and herself into it, but it was almost immediately destroyed by the E.D.C.'s forces. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 27|Kiss Players #27}}

When the E.D.C. were put in charge of transporting the dead body of [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into [[Tokyo]], Atari was among the troops providing an escort. Soon, a commando unit led by [[Marissa Faireborn]] attempted to reclaim Prime's body, and Atari was rendered helpless when Marissa sliced her clothes off with a knife, fused with the resurrected Prime and ran away. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

Life within the E.D.C. progressively proved harder and harder for Atari, as Ringo continued to subject her to repeated acts of whim-driven cruelty, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 30|Kiss Players #30}} and the mysterious disappearance of Shaoshao weighed heavily on her mind. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 18|Kiss Players #18}} In civilian life, she found a friend in Marissa Faireborn, but this only lasted until the two girls each discovered who the other truly was and sadly accepted that their positions made them enemies. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 13|Kiss Players #13}} Nevertheless, Marissa and Optimus Prime proceeded to save Atari from Legion threats several times, but this only made Atari worry that Marissa must be a better kisser that her, if her robot partner was stronger. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 9|Kiss Players #9}}

Depressed over the fact that she had yet to achieve a second successful fusion with her Autorooper since that first fateful day, Atari was moping around E.D.C. headquarters when her Autorooper surprised her by silently raising its palm and offering her a flower. Angry and miserable, Atari smacked the flower from the robot's hand and ran away. Atari's fellow E.D.C. Kiss Player, [[Kayu Michikusa]], observed the clash and followed Atari out of the base, catching up to her on a hill overlooking the city and presenting her with a flower chain made using the bloom the Autorooper had picked. Having experienced an all-too-rare act of genuine friendship, Atari's spirits began to rise. Sadly, it didn't last long, as she returned to base still wearing the flower chain and immediately caught Ringo's sadistic eye. The deranged girl began eating the flowers and tried to share them with Atari by kissing them into her mouth. Atari was literally saved by the bell as an alarm went off, signalling a Legion attack, and Ringo scampered away to respond.

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Her status quo of perpetual misery restored, Atari composed herself and followed, discovering the source of the crisis: Optimus Prime and Marissa were leading an army of Legions down on E.D.C. headquarters! Before the Ne Squad could attack, a further surprise occurred: the Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] arrived on the scene, now Kiss Player partners with the missing Shaoshao! The E.D.C.'s Kiss Players fused with their Autoroopers, save for Atari, and plunged into the middle of the battle, but were sent flying by a swing of Prime's sword. Fearing for the safety of her friends, Atari made an impassioned plea to her Autorooper to help her save them, and at last, the robot responded to her and transformed to robot mode, kneeling so it could be kissed. Atari did so, and finally, the pair fused together once again and sprang into action, turning back the Autobots and Legions. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|Kiss Players #3}} Realizing that she felt a sense of humanity within her Autorooper, Atari no longer believed that it was just a machine. Rather, she fully believed that both she and her Autorooper had become true partners. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 24|Kiss Players #24}}

Her friendship with Kayu growing, Atari made plans to go on a trip with the girl. But as one relationship improved, another deteriorated, as Ringo's torture sessions grew worse and worse. Atari's pleas to Kayu for help fell on deaf ears, and so Atari spitefully broke off the trip. The next day, however, Atari discovered that Kayu had been transferred to another squad, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 33|Kiss Players #33}} and she soon realized that Kayu had previously been subject to Ringo's "attentions" before Atari came along. This discussion was cut short by a sudden emergency: Kayu's Autorooper was running amok. Atari believed that she could hear Kayu's voice coming from within the robot, but Ringo sprang into action and mercilessly gunned it down despite Atari's pleas. Overcome with emotion, Atari blacked out...and when she awoke, she could hear Ringo screaming...and her Autorooper's hands were stained with blood. In losing control of herself and her Autorooper, it appeared, Atari had taken revenge for herself and her friend. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 36|Kiss Players #36}}

When Optimus Prime staged another attack on E.D.C. headquarters, backed by a phalanx of Legion, Atari fused with her Autorooper to join the fight. When her fusion time expired, she discovered Marissa and Shaoshao in the middle of the battlefield, having just finally set aside the differences that had caused them to fight up until now. Together, the three girls vowed to uncover the mysteries lying at the heart of the E.D.C. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 37|Kiss Players #37}} Venturing into the [[Genital System]] facility beneath the E.D.C. building, the girls and their robot partners discovered the remains of Galvatron, before a door came slamming down, separating Atari from the rest of the group. Commander Amaō appeared before her and explained the full extent of her plans regarding the resurrection of her daughter, and had originally selected Shaoshao for the process. Amaō began her plan, but Atari fought against the fusion process, remembering her friendless childhood and how far she had come. Fusing with her Autorooper, she seized Galvatron's body and blasted off into the air, causing the complex to collapse and kill Amaō. All of Galvatron's cells from the girls, their partners, the Legions and the Autoroopers were absorbed back into Galvatron's body, and Atari flung the reconstituted Decepticon leader into space. Before her own powers faded, she looked down upon the Earth, and smiled in happiness. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}}

[[File:15gogo sparkbots appear.jpg|left|215px|thumb|On the Kiss Players' side of the reality barrier, that's probably one heck of a light show.]]

Following the deactivation of the anti-electron field, the Autobots returned to Earth in early 2007, but Transformer-human relations were still in tatters. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] came up with the idea of a Transformer-human singing group to try and repair relations and spread goodwill between the two races, and to that end, Atari joined with Marissa, Shaoshao, and [[Mini-Cassette|cassette Transformers]] [[Glit (KP)|Glit]], [[Sundor]], and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] to form this group, the "[[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]".

[[File:Atari meets optimus primal.jpg|115px|thumb|Oh, that reminds me to ask; Why universe hate Atari?]]

While on their world goodwill tour, the Kiss Players arrived in North America to perform at [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], but just before the concert began, three mysterious glowing orbs appeared before the band and telepathically spoke to them. Introducing themselves as the [[Sparkbot]]s [[Star Dust]], [[Angela]], and [[Zangetsu]], they instructed the three girls to kiss them. When they did so, the girls and Brave Maximus were suddenly whisked off through time, rematerializing at [[Sherman Dam]] in the year 1985, where they witnessed Optimus Prime's historic battle with Megatron atop the structure. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 39|Kiss Players #39}} The Sparkbots explained to the Kiss Players that the "[[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]" had been scattered throughout space and time, and that their mission was to recover its fragments by kissing Autobot leaders from different time periods, starting with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 40|Kiss Players #40}}

The Kiss Players adventures through the timestream soon led them to the year 2011, where they fell into the clutches of the [[Quintesson]]s. Even the power of {{w|Moe (slang)|moe}}, despite transforming Atari into a hamster-girl in a swimsuit who called the judge "big brother" and asked his permission to use the potty, was not enough to spare them from the Quintesson judge's verdict of "not guilty." Fortunately, Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] came to their accidental rescue, and the Kiss Players' voyage continued. {{storylink|Kiss Players Picture Story Show}}

Following this hair-raising experience, Atari was sent on her first solo mission to recover an AllSpark fragment, alongside Star Dust. Appearing in the vicinity of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] later in the year 2011, Atari watched as the planet [[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears|exploded]], then kissed the Autobot leader of the era, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], as he emerged from the conflagration. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 42|Kiss Players #42}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}}

Atari delighted in her next mission, when she was taken into the past and found herself surrounded by animals. She never expected that one of the animals was a Transformer: [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]! Atari and Star Dust proceeded to hop through time to see Optimus Primal's various forms to his body in the war against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], although she was initially hesitant to do so until Star Dust explained that this was not the Optimus ''Prime'' with whom she was familiar. When the task was done, however, he Allspark fragment recovered was suddenly seized by an invisible force and stolen away. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} These thefts continued as the Kiss Players tried to gather more fragments, forcing the girls to give chase across the timestream, only for Brave Maximus to crash into the "[[Wall of Time]]", scattering the team across the multiverse. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 47|Kiss Players #47}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}}

Atari found herself in the parallel reality of the [[Aurex 103.10 Alpha|MD World]], on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moon at the height of the Transformers' war for the [[Mini-Con]]s. Encountering native Mini-Con [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], Atari found she could understand the little robot's beeping and booping, and she learned that he had become [[Alliance|separated from his partner]]. As the moon trembled beneath Atari's feet, they realized that they were standing on the body of [[Unicron]], but before they could do anything to help Blackout, the invisible force returned to bring Atari back to her home universe. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 48|Kiss Players #48}} The "force", it transpired, was [[Primus]], god of the Transformers, who had gathered the other Kiss Players. Primus explained that he had been responsible for stealing the Allspark fragments away—because they were actually portions of Unicron's shattered [[Angolmois Energy|lifeforce]], and the Sparkbots were his servants, trying to resurrect him! {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} Thankfully, Primus was able to trap Unicron's lifeforce within the Earth, but he would not answer the Kiss Players' questions about their own future. As his last act before he transformed into a [[Vector Sigma|golden sphere]], Primus returned the Kiss Players to the present day of 2007, mere moments after they had left on their adventure. Realizing that their future was not defined by Primus or any god, Shaoshao and Marissa made vows for the future, while Atari remained unsure of what she would do next, but realized at last the importance of truly living. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 51|Kiss Players #51}} {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}}

====Train Wars====
Atari eventually ended up being a student of [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], and assisted him in creating two sets of [[Trainbot]]s. When one, [[Shouki|Mach]], asked her what purpose he had in life, Atari simply told him to think about it and decide on his choices for himself. After three finalized Trainbots were activated, their facility was invaded by the escaped [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], but Mach was able to save his [[human]] creators, noting to Atari that he had made his choice. Once Nightbird's actions were foiled, Atari congratulated Mach on his choice of saving his comrades. {{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}}

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====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Artemis Moon Atari Legends.jpg|thumb|]]

Atari was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}

By [[2039]], Atari had become involved in robotics, working alongside [[Chip Chase]] as part of [[Project Gaia]] that also involved the discovery and use of [[Angolmois Energy]]. With the help of technology from the [[Transformer]]s, Atari developed a series of androids, the latest of which was [[Artemis]], and also the leporine [[Moon (BW)|Moon]]. Atari was alarmed when, at their unveiling, Artemis immediately set to bonking Moon with her hammer. Despite the android's frequent bursts of cartoon violence, Atari continued working on the two. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
By [[2050]], Professor Hitotonari had helped in the manufacture of the [[Selector]]s, a new breed of Transformer created to serve humanity. However, she grew uneasy with the use of Angolmois Energy after some robots had negative reactions to it and relayed her misgivings to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] when he visited [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

Atari, Shaoshao and Marissa were shocked that the Technobots were siding with the Selectors as they rebelled outside. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO_Shaoshao_Atari.jpg|thumb|left|50px]]
Atari and [[Shaoshao Li|Shaoshao]] were among the humans who witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s demand for all the blocks of [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!}}
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==Toys==
===''Kiss Players''===
[[File:Atari big pvc.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Atari × Autorooper''' (2006)
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Like all the ''Kiss Players'' girls, Atari's figures were pre-posed PVC figurines, unlike Marissa and Shaoshao, she got ''two'' figures, and in different sizes. Her first figure, sculpted by series designer [[Yuki Ohshima]], was the unusual one, much larger than a standard ''Kiss Players'' figure and depicting Atari apparently recoiling from something. It came packaged with a tiny transforming Autorooper figure, representing the character after he had been shrunk, and a CD containing episodes 6-10 of the ''Kiss Players'' radio drama, as well as the exclusive audio adventure, "[[Atari-chan's Critical Moment!?]]"

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[[File:Atari small figure.jpg|thumb|I, You, and the Spinning... spinning... spinning... uuurk!]]
*'''Autorooper × Atari''' (2006)
:''Accessories'': Interchangeable arms
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Atari's second figure was at the standard size for ''Kiss Players'' figurines and came packaged with the larger, 1:24 scale transforming Autorooper figure. She can sit in either the Autorooper's driver's seat or on his shoulder, but not a lot else, although she ''does'' come with a pair of alternate arms clutching a barf bag. She even has (what we hope is) a little bit of barf sculpted on her chin. Released on the week that followed the broadcast of the cliffhanger ending to the first year of the ''Kiss Players'' radio drama, the set included a CD containing episodes 21-30 of the series and the exclusive chapter that concluded the year's storyline, "[[I, You, and the Spinning Earth]]".

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[[File:Atariscream pvc.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Atariscream''' (2007)

: A [[redeco]] of the first Atari PVC figurine, "Atariscream" (あたりスクリーム) places Atari in a black uniform with a [[Decepticon]] insignia on her armband instead of the E.D.C.'s logo. Only available as an online-order exclusive from ''[[Dengeki Hobby]]'' magazine, the figure represents Atari while she was possessed by Starscream's ghost.
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==Notes==
*According to series writer [[Yuki Ohshima]], Atari was originally going to be an elementary school student (ages 6 to 11). However, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] objected, pointing out that an elementary school student would not be legally eligible for a driver's license.<ref>''[[Kiss Players/15 Go! Go!|Transformers: Kiss Players/Transformers: Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!]]'' design notes for Atari × Autorooper</ref> Yes, you read that correctly.

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'''''Missing Link''''' (ミッシングリンク ''Misshingu Rinku''), occasionally styled '''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]: Missing Link''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマーミッシングリンク ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Toransufōmā Misshingu Rinku''), is a [[2024]] [[reissue]]-adjacent [[TakaraTomy]] toyline that commemorates the 40th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] with 1:1 recreations of original Generation 1 toys re-engineered from the ground up with top-of-the-line contemporary articulation, paintwork, and accessories. The line also features all-new packaging illustrations from original Generation 1 artists [[Shin Ueda]] & [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

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==Notes==
*''Missing Link''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]] schema plays into the theme: the numbering system of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Japanese toyline]] restarted in its second year beginning with "C-50" (Cybertron #50) for [[Autobot]]s and "D-50" (Destron #50) for [[Decepticon]]s. This leaves C-01 to C-49 and D-01 to D-49 "missing," thus ''Missing Link'' starting with C-01.

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