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Elita One (G1)

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:''Elita One is a [[Female Transformer|female]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MCA-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|Sexy posing is an important part of her characterization. (By "important," we mean "nonexistent.")]]

'''Elita One''' is a devoted Autobot and powerful warrior, fearless in the face of the enemy, but compassionate to those who need her help.

She was the simple manual laborer '''Ariel''' who became a renowned Autobot resistance leader, a female counterpart to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Elita One leads the [[Female Autobots]] in a desperate gamble to keep Cybertron out of the hands of the Decepticons. She is sometimes the wielder of a great special power: the ability to stop time through the creation of a field with a fifty foot radius around her. Sadly, this ability drains all of her [[Spark|life force]] and is thus almost assuredly fatal, leaving her to only use it in the most dire of situations.<ref>[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3361592162_05cf8e1a7b_b.jpg Elita One's Diamond Select profile]</ref>

She's always very, very pink.

She sometimes combines with other Transformers to become '''Elita-Infin1te'''.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Marlene Aragon]] (English), [[Samantha Newark]] (Ariel, English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese), [[Eiko Hisamura|Eiko Yamada]] (Ariel, Japanese)|[[Yu Hong]] (Chinese)}}

[[File:ArielWarDawn1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Robots with plunging necklines and ponytails... somehow.]]
Nine million years ago, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a [[Golden Age|peaceful, prospering world]], and within this era lived a young dockworker called Ariel. She had a boyfriend named [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] and shared a good friend with him in their colleague [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. Among the many developments brought forth during their lifetime was the invention of [[flight]], which fascinated Orion and Dion to no end. However, as mere dockworkers, they didn't have much expectation of seeing the results in action themselves anytime soon.

One day, Orion brought a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of five visitors]] he just met into the [[storage yard 67|energy storage facility]] they were working at. Ariel was introduced to them, after which Orion was called outside by Dion and she and the visitors followed. It turned out that Dion had spotted "[[Decepticon|flying robots]]" travelling overhead, the sight of which prompting him and Orion to voice their wish to meet them. The visitor [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] gave his doubt that an impressive ability necessarily made for a person they would want to know, to which Ariel added she had heard that the flying robots had put together an army and attacked one of Cybertron's outer cities. Dion laughingly dismissed her as gullible, and Orion remarked that even if true, they had [[Guardian robot]]s to protect them, so it wasn't any of their concern. With that, the three left the Aerialbots and resumed work.

A short time later, Orion again brought a visitor along, this time no one less than one of the flying robots, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Chaos followed soon after, when Megatron suddenly ordered for his [[Dropkick (G1)|transport drone]]s to attack and aimed the first shot at Orion. In the midst of the assault, Ariel ignored Dion's plea to not interfere and tried to stop Megatron from further harming Orion, only to be gunned down herself by the Decepticon.

[[File:TSFAT Elita One in headquarters.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Optimus Prime's sister from the same transistor.]]
Fortunately for her, the Aerialbots returned to help them. They picked up the deactivated Orion and brought him to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who recreated the young robot as the first of Cybertron's new defenders — [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Optimus and the Aerialbots then asked Alpha Trion to try reconstructing Ariel too. Agreeing to send some droids for her, Alpha Trion mused to himself that "Elita One" would be a [[Renaming|good name]] for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

Elita One combatted her way through the next five million years of warfare, until the launch of an [[Ark (G1)|Autobot starship]] that would go in search for [[energon|energy]] for the starving planet. It would be captained by Optimus Prime himself. As [[Great Dome|Iacon]] came under Decepticon attack during the launch, Elita tried to board the ship, wishing to be with her partner. While she and Optimus discussed the matter, the bombardment got a good hit near the ship, to all present seemingly destroying Elita One and several other soldiers.

[[File:G1 Prime Elita energy transfer.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Waw chikka bow bow, chikka chikka...]]
In truth, she dodged [[death]] once more. In the next four million years, Elita One held command of a team of [[Female Autobots|six Autobots]] that continued the fight on Cybertron, utilizing their exaggerated deaths to work under cover of secrecy. [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]'s carelessness eventually revealed their continued existence, a piece of knowledge Megatron appreciatively used to set up a trap for Optimus Prime. He sent a unit consisting of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to Cybertron to capture Elita One as soon as Shockwave would succeed in [[Sentinel (G1)|locating]] their base. Though Elita was already taking preparations to relocate after first winning advice from her mentor, Alpha Trion, the Decepticons arrived too soon. Elita subsequently fought three of them, forced into battle by Rumble's [[Earthquake (event)|actions]] that endangered her team still within the base and as a bonus to the Decepticons prevented them from coming to their leader's aid.

Elita One was taken captive and used as bait to lure Optimus Prime to Cybertron, where he easily was captured too. Upon seeing him, Elita attempted an escape, but was shot down by Starscream. The enemy [[Air Commander]] prepared to execute her on the spot, but Shockwave had "a better idea". Optimus was hung over a vat of acid while Elita would be spared only long enough to see her beloved perish. Desperate, Elita triggered her time-stopping power, which allowed her to save Optimus... but expended nearly all her life force doing so.

Following Elita's [[Alpha Trion's base‎|directions]] to bring her to Alpha Trion, Optimus begged the ancient Autobot to save her. Alpha Trion then revealed to Optimus that only ''he'' could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that, which Alpha Trion deemed an educated guess.

[[File:ElitaVehicle01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Yeah, this is all you see.]]
After Elita One was re-energized, she and Optimus Prime arrived in time to save both a group of [[Earth]]-stationed Autobots who had followed Optimus to Cybertron plus Elita's own troops from certain death at the hands of the Decepticons. Elita shot down Shockwave, while Optimus scared off the Earth-stationed Decepticons. The two leaders were thanked with much jubilation by their troops.

Though sharing his regrets that they'd be apart again so soon, Elita elected to continue her duties in the war fought on Cybertron while Optimus and his troops returned to the battle on Earth. With their original secret base discovered and in ruins, Alpha Trion quickly set Elita's team up with a new, better one. Goodbyes were exchanged not much later, the situation not preventing Elita from telling her partner not to stay away TOO long... {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====MC Axis comics=====
[[File:Elita One MC Axis Comic Prease.jpg|thumb|left|200px|She actually says "prease".]]

Elita One and her team toppled a colossal Decepticon warrior. Though her team was jubilant at their victory, Elita knew that this one victory was far from enough to win the war, and longed for Optimus to return so they could re-take their homeworld. {{storylink|The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|The Transformers: Elita One}}
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=====''Legends''/''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-heroladies.jpg|thumb|Why does one of those robots have to be a ''dude''? Robots don't have gender! Bloody tokenism.]]
Elite One was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers, assuring him she'd keep him safe using her secret power. (Elita, no! It'll kill you!) {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

When [[Megaempress]] attempted to use her secret power to brainwash Optimus, the Autobot leader resisted by shouting the name of his true love, Elita. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:BattleLines1-DionOrionAriel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Nine million years ago, Ariel, along with her friends Orion Pax and Dion, worked at [[storage yard 67]]. This idyllic period in her life was cut short when she and her friends were murdered by Megatron and his growing Decepticon army. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} She was present when Optimus's team prepared to go track down Megatron. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} A week later, she was part of the Autobot forces at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s city walls as the Decepticons broke through with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} The battle was won, but several Autobots died in the process, including Dion.

Five million years later, to gather energy for the sapped Autobots, a crew was formed to pilot the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Elita One was to be part of the crew, but a Decepticon attack blocked her and others from reaching the ship before it departed. Soon after, as their current reserve of energies was dangerously low, Elita joined her comrades still on the planet in [[stasis hibernation pod]]s to await the return of energy resources to their planet. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TheRouteOfAllEvil Elita One.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Optimus likes 'em with some armor-plating on their circuits.]]
Elita One was the leader of an elite squad of five warriors under the command of the [[Quintesson]]s. The team was waiting for intel from their Autobot sleeper agent, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], in preparation for a mission on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When Arcee reported on the awaited situation, the rest of the team was called in to prepare for departure. As the Quintessons were gloating about how smooth matters were proceeding, Elita One entered and aggressively threw her [[lance]] through the screen then displaying [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], one of the mission's objectives. The Quintessons found this amusing. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Elita One used a [[space bridge]] to get to the [[Autobase]] on Cybertron, where she was discovered by Hot Rod. Hot Rod attempted to shoot the intruder down, but Elita knocked the guns out of his hands and challenged him to hand-to-hand combat. Hot Rod confidently accepted, but was taken out with ease. [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] witnessed this, and Gnaw urged Wheelie to run. Elita contacted her team on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] and the remaining three followed after their leader to Cybertron. Seeing this, Gnaw opened attack, but was taken out by [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and Elita One. Elita One ordered [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to take an unconscious Hot Rod with her to Quintessa, whereas Moonracer and [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] were to join her into the Autobot facility. Soon after, the trio found [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s badly damaged body in a [[CR chamber|repair chamber]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Elita-1 Botcon 2007.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Elita WHAT?]]
Elita-1's {{sic}} existence was a surprise to everyone but [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], who quietly added the female Autobot to the crew aboard the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]''. Everyone had an idea about where she came from, but Grimlock kept her origin a secret. Since the others knew so little about her, Elita felt she had to work harder to gain their respect, and so she took unnecessary risks. In battle, she carried a hyper-concussive missile launcher that converted into an EMP scrambler. She could blend into her surroundings due to her camouflaging skin made of mimetic alloy armor, which could also refract laser fire into blinding bursts of light. {{storylink|#Timelines|BotCon 2009 Elita-1 profile card}}

Elita-One {{sic}} was one of the ''Graviton''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crewmembers who manned the controls as the team chased [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]'s [[Decepticon]]s to [[Earth]]. Reminding the others of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s orders to stay incognito on populated worlds, she and [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] were sent out to spy on Bug Bite's crew up close while the rest remained on a safe distance. For a moment, her team was slightly worried she had been spotted when it seemed the Decepticons were looking for something, but it turned out to be [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] who had been found. As the Decepticons left with Mirage as their prisoner, Grimlock ordered Swoop and Elita to track them. Through this, the two stumbled upon [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Ark (G1)|hideout]].

[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Grimlock? Mirage? You don't look so good."]]
Elita-One [[Circuit-Su|fought]] the sentry, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], to gain passage for the team. She was sent ahead again to the command center to check on the situation and the odds of saving Mirage. Upon her findings, the team burst in, saved Mirage and completely wrecked the place. {{storylink|Games of Deception}}

Later, [[Acid Storm]], [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] were waiting on a dusty planet when Elita-1 and the rest of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{quote|Just because I will not lie does not oblige me to correct every lie I hear.|Elita One|"[[Heavy]]"}}
[[File:AllThatRemains-ElitaOne.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Don't ask her to decorate your living room.]]
An erroneous account placed Elita One at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]'s funeral. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

In actuality, however, Elita One was a descendant of the [[Liege Maximo]]'s tribe. This group of Transformers had turned against their evil master following [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s murder of Solus Prime {{storylink|Heavy}} and sworn an oath to keep their former leader detained aboard his own [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Vigilem]]: repurposed into "Carcer", a nomadic living prison. {{storylink|Rubicon}} Elita One became the captain of this prison ship and the "First One", ruling from a throne made of her people's greatest heroes, all of whom had sacrificed their lives and bodies to maintain their ship. {{storylink|All That Remains}} {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Under Elita's command, the straitened Carcerians valued three core tenets that defined their existence: security, efficiency, and truth. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} Another law she upheld was that Carcer would never again transform, for fear of releasing the Liege Maximo. {{storylink|Desperate Measures}}

When Elita's second-in-command [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] reported to her that [[combiner]]s from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had briefly touched their Titan, Elita One took the news with amusement, {{storylink|All That Remains}} concluding that Cybertron had devolved into a civilization of conquerors looking to enslave her people. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

When representatives from Cybertron arrived a few weeks later, Elita One posted an armed detachment around her Titan's [[space bridge]], which intercepted [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] as they appeared on her ship. Claiming that her ship was in fact the lost Titan [[Tempo]], Elita led them through her home while explaining her people's straitened lifestyle. Starscream offered Elita an idea of a perfect Cybertron, and tempted her with the ideas of rich resources and land for the Carcer's leader. Like any normal bot, she called Starscream out on his lying by putting a gun to his head and prepared to execute him. Windblade salvaged the situation by persuading her that Carcer needed Cybertron; Starscream was a scumbag and that killing him would bring war. Elita One believed Windblade and let Starscream go free, but she gave them a warning about lying on her ship, unaware that Windblade knew that ''she'' was lying about the heritage of her vessel. Regardless, Elita One sent representatives to Cybertron to the [[Council of Worlds]] signing with [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] as the delegates. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

[[File:DesperateTimes-carcerwonttransform.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don't ask her to transform Carcer.]]

When Starscream declared [[Chosen One Day]] day to be a thing, Elita One's troops celebrated by throwing a parade in her honor. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

With Carcer now a member of the Council, the Titan's crew began ordering new parts from Cybertron to repair their home. One shipment, however, was delayed by a [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgical]] attack on a Decepticon supplier. Elita One ordered Obsidian to mention the attack at the next meeting of the Council. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

When a horde of undead Titans attacked Cybertron, Elita coordinated the space battle from atop her throne. Starscream contacted her to request that Carcer be transformed to robot mode and brought down to the surface of Cybertron to aid [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Elita politely but bluntly refused before hanging up. {{storylink|Ping}} Starscream called back and she refused again stating that the whole galaxy could be destroyed but that Carcer would never access his robot mode again. She later contacted Starscream to ask him in the ship off the port bow were attacking Carcer. They were. As [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] began attacking the ship, Elita ordered Obsidian to attack before shooting down his idea to inform the Cybertronians of the Titan's true nature. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Elita remained on her throne until Obsidian informed her of Windblade leading a team to the armoury. Enraged, Elita went to confront the group herself, easily defeating them only to learn that "Windblade" was actually [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] under a holographic cloak much to her anger. {{storylink|Desperate Measures}}

[[File:Rubicon-ElitasOath.jpg|thumb|left|300px|And don't ask her to perform brain surgery, either.]]

Unaware of the danger she was unleashing, Windblade established a [[Cityspeaker]] link with "Carcer"... only to discover that she had awakened a very angry Vigilem, who immediately began transforming into his robot mode. Ordering her crew to hold off the Liege Maximo for as long as possible, she made her way to the Titan's brain chamber, where she found that Vigilem had regained full control of his body and wormed his way into Windblade's consciousness. The sight was enough to prompt Elita into action, opening fire on Vigilem's brain module and killing him. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Elita received great praise from the people of Cybertron for her releasing of "Carcer" to save Cybertron and his subsequent "sacrifice". She was soon called to a meeting by Starscream where he demanded to know why she'd kept Maximo a secret. She responded by telling them the tale of Liege Maximo's rise to power and his subsequent fall and ending with the justification that knowledge of him was too dangerous to spread in the fear that an idiot would try to free him in the hopes of gaining power. She then brushed off the Council's concerns and simply said that all Cybertronians would need to begin preparing for Maximo's return before she went off to turn Vigilem's corpse into something useful. At some point after these events, Elita replaced Strika as a delegate on the Council. {{storylink|Heavy}}

When reforging Starscream's spark into a mental copy of his true form, Elita was of the many spectres that Windblade called on to fight Vigilem as Elita had had a significant impact on Starscream's life. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

[[File:FirstStrike4-goodfaith.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I mean, if you're into that.]]

Elita was present as a Carcerian delegate when [[Earth]] had appointed [[Marissa Faireborn]] as their representative to the [[Council of Worlds]]. When [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]] launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Elita was in the [[Spire]] with Starscream where they exchanged accusations of treachery back and forth before Elita decided to kill all humans starting with Marissa to restore order to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Though Optimus insisted the problem was his fault (something which Elita agreed to), the femme had made up her mind before Marissa gave Elita the scolding of a lifetime prompting the Carcerian to contact her ship for reinforcements. Much to her rage however the [[Space Knight]]s of the [[Solstar Order]] had arrived in orbit, detecting unusual [[Dire Wraith]] energy signatures emanating from Cybertron's surface and broadcasted a message saying Cybertron was under quarantine. Unwilling to challenge the Solstar Order, Elita glumly informed a not entirely convinced Starscream that they were on their own. {{storylink|First Strike issue 2|First Strike #2}} After [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] brought members of [[M.A.S.K.]] and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] before the Council, Elita ordered them executed. {{storylink|First Strike issue 3|First Strike #3}} The decision was quickly overruled prompting Elita to suggest mass deportation instead which was again overruled before she and Optimus traded words. Though [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] supported Elita, Starscream declared his authority over Cybertron and voiced that if the humans had Soundwave vouching for them, they were likely telling the truth before declaring all suspicious humans to be locked up. When [[Scarlett]] protested, Elita asked what Colton's plan only for the human to reveal she did not know save that it involved getting to the core. When Optimus tried again to make his voice heard, Elita scoffed at him for starting this whole debacle with his annexing Earth. {{storylink|First Strike issue 4|First Strike #4}}

After Optimus had gone rogue and broken the humans out of jail, Elita brought the information to Starscream who sent Ironhide after him with orders that there be no casualties. Though Elita agreed on the surface with Starscream's decision and offered herself and Obsidian as additional support, she revealed to her subordinate that she planned to see all [[human]]s dead. {{storylink|First Strike issue 5|First Strike #5}}

[[File:FirstStrike6-releasemetraitor.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Optimus is the only one who remembers that time they went on a date to Bumper and Fastback's funeral.]]

The Council taskforce caught up with the terrorists near Cybertron's core and Elita fired her weapon, breaking up the fight between Scarlett and Colton. Before she could kill them however, the [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and [[Shazraella]] rammed into her allowing Optimus to seize her. At Scarlett's order, [[Matt Trakker]] then infected Elita with a techno-virus that placed her systems under [[Gloria Baker]]'s control forcing her to attack her allies. Nonetheless Elita's mind was still her own and she ordered Obsidian to kill all invaders. Elita was then forced into combat against Shazraella before [[Storm Shadow]] stabbed Baker freeing the Carcerian who joined Starscream in beating down Optimus. After Garrison Kreiger had revealed himself to be an alien wizard known as [[Merklynn]] and created [[New Prysmos]] within Cybertron, he teleported all combatants back to Iacon where Elita stood behind Starscream when Colton "confessed" his crimes before she aimed her weapon at [[Miles Mayhem]] to shut him up. She then joined [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] in escorting the [[Iron Ring]] to their cells. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

When discussing the unpalatability of Cybertron's energon in the wake of the crisis, Elita proposed repaying the humans' kindness and invade [[Earth]] for its resources before Marissa shut her up. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

[[File:TheChosenOne-timebeginsnow.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Vote for me and you'll live longer!]]

After Windblade revealed [[Liege Maximo]]'s freedom to the people, Elita pushed Starscream for elections, garnering enough signatures to secure herself as a candidate. The night before the debates, Obsidian reported the polls suggested a victory for Elita before she ordered him to prepare battle plans for Maximo's return while she prepared her speech. After Windblade's speech however, Starscream confessed to all his crimes with Windblade emerging victorious as a result. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

The Council later assembled to oversee Optimus delivering a shipment of [[Ore-13]] before Liege Maximo finally returned to Cybertron but as a prisoner of [[Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}}

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==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
During the mission on [[Zel Samine]] in 2003, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was reminded of Elita One by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s exasperation over [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s behaviour. He lamented he hadn't seen her in a long time and wondered what she was doing.

Also, apparently Optimus likes to be scolded by Elita. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|One butt cheek is worth 7000 hit points, apparently.]]
Long ago, Ariel was an archivist in the [[Iacon Archives]] working alongside Orion Pax. They and their dock worker friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] encountered a group of time-traveling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], following which the Archives fell under attack by Decepticons. Gravely wounded, Pax and Ariel were taken to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] by the Aerialbots, and the old bot rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Elita One respectively. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

Elita 1 and her team attacked Decepticon bases but were thwarted by Decepticon hunting parties led by [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]]. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}}

Following the return of the Aerialbots from a trip to Cybertron, they told Optimus and Elita One about how they'd encountered Orion Pax and Ariel. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}

In response to Flamewar's squad's retaliatory attacks on a number of Autobot bases, Elita dispatched [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] to deal with the female Decepticons. {{storylink|Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
After Ratchet had a therapy talk with Seaspray, he told Nurse Elita One to prepare the screens. {{storylink|Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seapsray Research}}
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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Elita1WoH.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Barbie dream boat!]]
*'''Elita-1''' {{sic}} (BotCon attendee figure, 2009)
** ''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 2 missiles , Earth Cyber Planet Key

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]], Elita-1 transforms into a speedboat of undetermined model via [[Shellformer|shellforming]]. She has a small, rotating (non-firing) machine gun and a large missile rack on a rotating and elevating base in this mode. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back of the missile rack opens it up to reveal a spring-loaded missile launcher, which uses the torpedoes mounted under her hydrofoils as ammunition. The rack becomes a hand-held weapon for her robot mode. She comes with a pink-bordered Cybertron-style key. Limited to 2000 sets, Elita-1 came bagged with [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]. In contrast to the previous few years' worth of attendee sets, Elita and Razorclaw did not sell out at [[BotCon 2009|BotCon]], and were available on the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] online store for several months after the convention.

: This mold was also used to make [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of [[Scylla#Beast Wars: Uprising|Scylla]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCElita-One/elita-one.htm More information on Elita-1 at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
[[File:POTP-Voyager-Elita-1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|''Ariel'' Bot.]]

*'''Elita-1''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''PP-26'''
:*''Accessories:'' Two blasters, Prime Armor/combiner feet, Autobot Enigma
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class toys, Elita-1 is a retool of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Starscream]], and she transforms from a jet to a robot. Elita-1 can form the torso of Elita-Infin1te using any selection of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' or ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class figures as limbs. She also includes Prime Armor that can hold a [[Prime Master]] and can turn into feet for Elita-Infin1te. Like all the other Voyager Class figures, Elita-1 includes an [[Enigma of Combination]] (dubbed the ''Autobot Enigma''), based on a Prime Master, which can attach to her via the previously mentioned Prime Armor or the combined mode chest. An interesting note is that the stickers on each side of her chest read "Ariel Evolved".
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==Merchandise==
===MC Axis Kit===
[[File:ElitaOne-MCAxiskit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|So that's how it's spelled!]]
*'''Elita One''' (1996)

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by [[MC Axis]], and was also the first official product made of Elita One. The packaging gave her [[Tech Spec]] numbers as well as an official spelling of her name. (The spelling/pronunciation was a point of contention in the early online fandom. See [[#Notes|Notes]] below.) It also included among the paperwork a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|single-page comic strip]] starring Elita One and the rest of her squad. It is not known for its exceptional quality control - numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

{{note|The resin parts need to be washed '''first''' to prevent the paint from smearing off.}}

:* ''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
:*''[http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/02/takara-mc-axis-elita-one-resin-model.html Photos and review of unpainted and unused complete Elita One kit at HeroicDecepticon.com]
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===Diamond Select Transformers===
*'''Elita-One''' {{sic}} (2009)

[[File:G1Elita One DiamondSelect bust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|And Optimus thought Elita would be scared by [http://www.marshmallowsupernova.com/2008/10/armada-real-story_26.html his lack of feet].]]
: Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2009, Elita-One was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It was exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]]. The sculpt is based upon her cartoon appearance, though some creative liberties have been taken, such as the fact she carries a large rifle that is similar in design to Optimus Prime's instead of the small pistol she was most commonly seen with. The schematic of her [[Alternate mode|altmode]] on the back of the base of the bust is the [[#Notes|first time]] the vehicle has been seen in full, though it is equally not an accurate depiction of the cartoon version. The bust gives Elita-One a second tech spec, with numbers that drastically differ from the first set of numbers. Her attributes are as follows: Strength 8.5 Intelligence 9.0 Speed 8.0 Endurance 7.0 Rank 9.5 Courage 8.0 Firepower 9.0 Skill 9.0
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===EX Gōkin===
*'''Elita One''' (2017?)

: A non-transforming Elita One action figure produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line. It was first revealed at the Japanese 2014 Transformers Expo alongside [[Arcee (G1)#EX Gōkin|Arcee]].

{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Generations-CybertronBattle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|All hell breaks loose!]]
*Elita One's name is one of the most troubled in all of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' history. As it is intended, her name mirrors her male counterpart's in both spelling and root meaning as "Best First". Furthermore, "Elita" is derived from "elite", which comes from the Latin ''electa'', meaning "chosen". So her name also translates as Chosen One. It seems simple enough, but since the debut in 1985, the actual spelling and thus meaning of Elita One's name was the subject of much fandom debate for years to follow. The MC Axis kit was the first product to reveal an official spelling for the name, which was later confirmed by the episode scripts<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/5821789ca800431a/68758ddf3993e5ac Secrets of the Original Scripts, Part Five]</ref> and the [[production bible]]<ref>[http://tfarchive.com/cartoons/bible/#085 The original G1 cartoon bible, page 85.]</ref> to be correct. Despite this, younger canon continues to feature the name in alternative forms, most commonly as either "Elita-One" or "Elita-1", names by which her "namesakes" from other [[franchise]]s are known. In addition, more contrived varieties such as "Eleta-1"<ref>''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|Transformers: The Not-So-Ultimate Guide]]''</ref> and "Aleta-1"<ref>The episode description booklet of [[Shout! Factory]]'s ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition</ref> have also occasionally shown up.
* A Cybertronian battle scene in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' depicts Elita One fighting the Decepticons alongside other pre-Earth Autobots. It was reprinted in ''[[Transformers Generations]]'', along with a sketch version that reveals she wasn't originally planned to be included in the scene.
* According to writer [[David Wise]], he did ''not'' intend for Ariel to be rebuilt as Elita One when writing "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040806162116/iesb.net/collecting/collecting63004.htm Interview with David Wise]</ref> In fact, he did not even know who Elita One was at that time! Ariel was originally supposed to die as a way of adding weight to the episode, her eventual survival being the result of other writers noticing the similarity between her and Elita One.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Moonbase2 interview with David Wise]</ref>
* Elita One's [[alternate mode]] was never depicted in its entirety during the original cartoon. As shown above, only the very front end was seen, the rest hidden by Optimus Prime's truck mode. Her bust by [[Diamond Select Toys]] does display the entire vehicle, but it is an appearance the artist created himself, as the [[Character model|model sheets]] for all of the Female Autobots have yet to resurface.
* In "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", the dancers shown in the post-[[Quintesson]] peace era share Elita's model.
[[File:TWW4 ElitaOne.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Wouldn't that be a great opening line for Optimus though? "Hey, you look just like the sexy lady silhouette on my mudflaps."]]
* In the ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 4|#4]], Elita One's silhouette is depicted on Optimus Prime's mudflap in vehicle mode, similar to the "[[Wikipedia:Mudflap girl|Trucker Lady]]" silhouette decal seen on modern vehicles. Optimus Prime also has a bobble-head of her inside his cab. ''The War Within'' takes place long before he'd meet her in the Dreamwave continuity, so these images are [[Easter egg]]s.
*Elita 1's character artwork in ''Transformers Legends'' caused quite a bit of controversy due to its overly sexualized "boobs and butt" pose. A game update changed the art to cover up some of the art's more outrageous aspects.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Elita One''' (エリータ・ワン ''Erīta Wan''), '''Ariel''' (エリアル ''Eriaru'')
*''Italian:'' '''Elita Uno'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Elita''' (艾莉塔 ''Aìlìtǎ''), '''Jīn-yīn Yí-hào''' (Taiwan ''Generation 2'' cartoon, 精英一號, "Elite One")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Elita Um''' (Brazil cartoon)
*''Russian:'' '''Elita''' (Элита)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Elita Persha''' (Еліта Перша, "Elita The First")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Crossbar

2016-03-14T01:38:28Z

Betsumei: Replacing the mainpic template with an image.

:''Crossbar is a Cybertronian from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Mtmte37 crossbar.jpg|thumb|250px|Crossbar is the thoroughly Whirled one on the right.]]
'''Crossbar''' is a complete nobody.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Crossbar had the misfortune of being arrested by [[Rodion]] police officer [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]. Despite being no one of consequence, Whirl always remembered him as the last 'bot he brought in before he himself was arrested for attempting to kill [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

[[Category:Comic-only Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformers]]

File:Mtmte37 crossbar.jpg

2016-03-14T01:33:39Z

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Talk:Remembrance Day

2016-03-12T11:09:32Z

Betsumei:

If both the (titled) prologue and (untitled-in-the-issue) main story are on this page, shouldn't it be at [[More than Meets the Eye issue 14]]? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 14:49, 6 March 2013 (EST)
:Eh, it's kind of debatable, I'd say. 'Signal to Noise' was a separate story, whereas 'A Functionist Calls' is explicitly a prologue for the main story. We wouldn't split off the prologue of a novel to a separate page, so I'd (personally) say that the same holds here. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 14:56, 6 March 2013 (EST)
::Indeed, such was my thinking. The prologue is part of this story, "Signal to Noise" is a separate story to "Cybertronian Homesick Blues." - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 18:25, 6 March 2013 (EST)

== Kind Of Thing? ==

Is anyone else getting a Father & Son thing from Megs and OL?{{unsigned|Phantom}}

== NAIL ships ==
I see in the fleet on page 17 a [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Defiant_class Defiant class] ship in the top right and a [http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Galor_class Galor class] a bit down and left from it, anyone know what the rest are? --[[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] ([[User talk:Betsumei|talk]]) 06:09, 12 March 2016 (EST)

Talk:Hardtop (Movie)

2016-03-07T10:33:19Z

Betsumei: Created page with "Is it worth noting that on at least one release of the toy, the bio on the instruction sheet lists him both as an Autobot and as a Decepticon? Like, the words are a centimetre..."

Is it worth noting that on at least one release of the toy, the bio on the instruction sheet lists him both as an Autobot and as a Decepticon? Like, the words are a centimetre apart, and only in the one place that I can see, but I dunno if that's a big enough error to warrant inclusion as a footnote or something. --[[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] ([[User talk:Betsumei|talk]]) 05:33, 7 March 2016 (EST)

Ununtrium

2016-01-31T08:54:08Z

Betsumei: Fixing a couple of spelling errors and editing a link to no longer hit a disambiguation page.

[[File:MtMtE14-Ununtrium.jpg|thumb|Lord Dark Wind will be sending in his lawyers shortly, [[Wolverine (superhero)|Bub]].]]
Drawn from the compacted subatomic matter of a collapsed star, '''Ununtrium''' is an incredibly rare, [[Adamantium|indestructible metal bonded to the endoskeletons]] of [[Warriors Elite]] to massively increase their durability.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Ununtrium was bonded to the endoskeletons of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Heretech]] and [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]]. [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]] of the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] also possesses a number of Ununtrium-coated blades in his stomach cavity.

One million years into the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], in the [[Foundry]] while preparing to infuse [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], the [[Decepticon]] scientist [[Rossum]] noted to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] that he thought there was no more ununtrium to be found anywhere, and was concerned that it might be "wasted" on Overlord, who was born on [[Luna 2]] rather than [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, given the arduous process which involved superheated [[propex]], heating the Transformer to almost the point of death. Megatron dismissed the concerns, and the metal was successfully infused, bonding to Overlord's endoskeleton "in excess of 90% coverage" and rendering him virtually indestructible. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}}

Sixshot would boast that his armature was forged from metals drawn from the compacted subatomic matter of a collapsed star as part of a list of why he was so tough. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|''Devastation'' #4}}

==Notes==
*While [[wikipedia:ununtrium|ununtrium]] is an actual element - element [[113 (disambiguation)|113]], to be precise - it does not occur in nature, and no isotope has yet been synthesised with a half-life of more than twenty seconds. As no elements heavier than lead (element 82) have known stable isotopes, it's unlikely a non-radioactive isotope exists. [It probably ain't indestructible either.]
*Ununtrium (meaning literally one-one-three-ium) is just its [[wikipedia:Systematic element name|temporary name]] until [[wikipedia:RIKEN|RIKEN]], the institute [[wikipedia:Ununtrium#Naming|currently credited with its discovery]], settles on a proper name. It's the lightest element not yet to have received a permanent name.

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 substances]]
[[Category:Metals]]

Stakeout (G1)

2015-11-26T02:39:45Z

Betsumei: Typo

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambigr|Stakeout|the Power Core Combiner Commander|Stakeout (PCC)}}
:''Stakeout is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Stakeout cardart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Frag the Miranda rights.]]
'''Stakeout''' ''used'' to be the leader of the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]. His overzealous attitude and willingness to break the rules he's supposed to enforce began to get the entire Patrol in trouble with Autobot command. It didn't help that he was contemptuous of non-combat units.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #2</ref> However, it was his discussions with his non-combat teammate [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] that opened Stakeout's optics to his faults as a commander. He soon ceded leadership of the Patrol to Fixit, much to the medic's surprise. Now a much more reasonable officer, Stakeout works hard to support the Patrol's current leader.<ref>''More Than Meets The Eye'' #6</ref>
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Stakeout yesterdays heroes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
''Stakeout and his partners were some of the earliest Micromasters—tough go-getters who got things done. That pencil-pusher [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] wanted them to destroy the captured [[Battle Patrol]] so the Decepticons couldn't gain Micromaster technology, but Stakeout and his crew disobeyed those orders.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

Stakeout led the Rescue Patrol during a series of fuel raids on Cybertron alongside [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] and the recently revived [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} The Rescue Patrol were later sent to clean up [[Earth]] alongside the [[Classic Pretender]]s, but by accident they ended up inside Cybertron staring at the face of [[Primus]]. They fought those [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] punks but were unable to stop Primus being woken up (noise pollution - three month sentence!) & Unicron heading towards the planet. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

''Stakeout later led a catch-team to get that murdering creep [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]]—no [[Christmas]] peace & goodwill for crime!—and took on those [[Air Strike Patrol]] punks. But [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|City Hall]] got their panties in a bunch over the damage being caused and called Stakeout back to base.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}
{{-}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
Stakeout was among the "new age" Autobots who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] about their more brutal methods. When Grimlock threatened to quit the Autobots, Prime seemed all too willing to let him, and the two of them actually came to blows. After beating some sense into each other, however, Optimus Prime agreed to allow Grimlock his autonomy, to lead "Earthforce" while he and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew took off for space. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}}}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Rescue patrol destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
{{noterg1}}
Fixit and the rest of the Rescue Patrol were sent to [[Nebulos]] in help repair the damage [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] inflicted upon that planet's population. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Stakeout recipe for hate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Stakeout was watching security monitors at [[Autobase]] when he noticed that the [[Battle Patrol]] wouldn't let the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] enter and report crimes taking place in [[Little Iacon]]. He took the Hot Rods' side on the matter, and while he couldn't convince the Autobots to let them in, he could at least support them by providing them with weaponry. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{spoiler|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|December 25,2015}}
Sometime after the [[Last Stand of the Wreckers]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] entrusted Stakeout with watching over [[Verity Carlo]]. At some point, he wound up choosing to keep an eye from a distance for her safety, and five years later, he kicked a bear in the face outside [[Nome]], Alaska to save her after getting a message from her that she'd been trying to blackmail [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. While she was warming up in his back seat, he was shot by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who was looking for Verity to find information on Prowl's disappearance. Shortly afterwards, he showed up at Arcee's hideout with the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], interrupting Verity's interrogation.{{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-Zone-toy Stakeout-Holi.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Half machine. Other half machine. All cop.]]
*'''Rescue Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1989]])

:Stakeout transforms into a black Ford Taurus police car. He was only available as part of the Rescue Patrol, along with his teammates [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], [[Red Hot]], and [[Seawatch]].

:This toy was sold in Japan without changes as [[Holi]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Stakeout/stakeout.htm More information on Stakeout at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Stakeout's vehicle mode appears to be inspired by the [[Detroit]] police department's Ford Taurus patrol cars as depicted in the movie ''RoboCop''.
*Stakeout is gang molded with his teammate Seawatch, sharing the same plastic colors.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Embûche''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Beta'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]

Stakeout (G1)

2015-11-26T02:38:15Z

Betsumei: Adding a recent fiction appearance

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambigr|Stakeout|the Power Core Combiner Commander|Stakeout (PCC)}}
:''Stakeout is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Stakeout cardart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Frag the Miranda rights.]]
'''Stakeout''' ''used'' to be the leader of the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]]. His overzealous attitude and willingness to break the rules he's supposed to enforce began to get the entire Patrol in trouble with Autobot command. It didn't help that he was contemptuous of non-combat units.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #2</ref> However, it was his discussions with his non-combat teammate [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] that opened Stakeout's optics to his faults as a commander. He soon ceded leadership of the Patrol to Fixit, much to the medic's surprise. Now a much more reasonable officer, Stakeout works hard to support the Patrol's current leader.<ref>''More Than Meets The Eye'' #6</ref>
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Stakeout yesterdays heroes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
''Stakeout and his partners were some of the earliest Micromasters—tough go-getters who got things done. That pencil-pusher [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] wanted them to destroy the captured [[Battle Patrol]] so the Decepticons couldn't gain Micromaster technology, but Stakeout and his crew disobeyed those orders.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

Stakeout led the Rescue Patrol during a series of fuel raids on Cybertron alongside [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] and the recently revived [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} The Rescue Patrol were later sent to clean up [[Earth]] alongside the [[Classic Pretender]]s, but by accident they ended up inside Cybertron staring at the face of [[Primus]]. They fought those [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] punks but were unable to stop Primus being woken up (noise pollution - three month sentence!) & Unicron heading towards the planet. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

''Stakeout later led a catch-team to get that murdering creep [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]]—no [[Christmas]] peace & goodwill for crime!—and took on those [[Air Strike Patrol]] punks. But [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|City Hall]] got their panties in a bunch over the damage being caused and called Stakeout back to base.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}
{{-}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{Earthforcefiction}}
Stakeout was among the "new age" Autobots who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] about their more brutal methods. When Grimlock threatened to quit the Autobots, Prime seemed all too willing to let him, and the two of them actually came to blows. After beating some sense into each other, however, Optimus Prime agreed to allow Grimlock his autonomy, to lead "Earthforce" while he and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew took off for space. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{TransformersComicMagazin}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 14|Transformers in Action: The Countdown to a New Space Age!}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 16|Transforming Robots in Action: The Case of Optimus Prime}}}}
{{-}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Rescue patrol destiny.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
{{noterg1}}
Fixit and the rest of the Rescue Patrol were sent to [[Nebulos]] in help repair the damage [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] inflicted upon that planet's population. {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Stakeout recipe for hate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
Stakeout was watching security monitors at [[Autobase]] when he noticed that the [[Battle Patrol]] wouldn't let the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] enter and report crimes taking place in [[Little Iacon]]. He took the Hot Rods' side on the matter, and while he couldn't convince the Autobots to let them in, he could at least support them by providing them with weaponry. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{spoiler|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|December 25,2015}}
Sometime after the [[Last Stand of the Wreckers]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] entrusted Stakeout with watching over [[Verity Carlo]]. At some point, he wound up choosing to keep an eye from a distance for her safety, and five years later, he kicked a bear in the face outside [[Nome]], Alaska to save her after getting a message from her that she'd been trying to blackmail [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. While she was warming up in his back seat, he was shot by [[Arcee (G1|Arcee]], who was looking for Verity to find information on Prowl's disappearance. Shortly afterwards, he showed up at Arcee's hideout with the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], interrupting Verity's interrogation.{{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-Zone-toy Stakeout-Holi.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Half machine. Other half machine. All cop.]]
*'''Rescue Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1989]])

:Stakeout transforms into a black Ford Taurus police car. He was only available as part of the Rescue Patrol, along with his teammates [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], [[Red Hot]], and [[Seawatch]].

:This toy was sold in Japan without changes as [[Holi]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Stakeout/stakeout.htm More information on Stakeout at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Stakeout's vehicle mode appears to be inspired by the [[Detroit]] police department's Ford Taurus patrol cars as depicted in the movie ''RoboCop''.
*Stakeout is gang molded with his teammate Seawatch, sharing the same plastic colors.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Embûche''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Beta'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]

Raksha

2015-11-23T10:40:00Z

Betsumei: Sorry, missed the second link to that page. Also archive.org since her site is down.

[[Image: Raksha.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Apparently there is at least '''one''' beast she likes...]]
'''Raksha'''<ref>Yes, that is her legal name. Her birth name is '''Jovanka Kink'''.</ref> was a prominent figure in ''Transformers'' [[fandom]], circa the mid-1990s. She was rather controversial due to her opinions and actions supporting her view of the [[Decepticon]]s in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] (namely, that they were an oppressed minority driven to acts of terrorism by their Autobot oppressors and were, in fact, the actual "good guys") and intense dislike for later media, such as ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.

She organized [[BotCon 1995]], and created the character [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]].

{{quote|Beast Wars was irredeemable any way you turn it, of course. Even had Megatron’s name not been besmirched by the presence of the Pretender, even had the series not spit upon everything that was ever excellent about Transformers, there were no worthwhile characters in the mix. I’m told there’s practically no Usenet discussion at all anymore about BW characters. They failed to capture the imagination and incite the passion that the multi-faceted, compelling, and awe-inspiring G1 characters were capable of. Beast Machines was an amusing side-trip into the back alleys of obscurity, serving only to invalidate Beast Wars further, and with that I have no complaint - but there were certainly no merits of characterization to be found. For all the clamor the Beast-series caused, no sooner were the shows off the air, than the flash in the pan sizzled out. It is a most fitting journey into extinction.|Raksha on how Beast Wars [[Ruined FOREVER|forever ruined]] the brand<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121231025338/http://www.theplumedserpent.com/ConQuest/cquntransformable.html "Untransformable"], an essay by Raksha.</ref>}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
The time-traveling [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] described herself as [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s doom, his destruction, and his worst enemy.

Megatron naturally assumed this meant she was Raksha, his worst enemy. Antagony corrected this misunderstanding. {{storylink|Visitations}} Raksha may have been in league with [[Ben Yee|Wonko the Sane]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
* In an interview on [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' DVD set, [[David Kaye]] mentioned an encounter with Raksha at a [[BotCon]] convention:

{{quote|I didn't know it was such a huge deal. And there was one fan, she had a snake around her, I found out she was a big G1 fan and she didn't like the new series, and that's fine. But then I found out that, wow, some people ''really'' don't like what we do... ''huh''. It kinda deflates you but then you realize it's the fan thing, some people like it, some people don't, whatever.}}

*In similar fashion to the numerous other references to the fandom included in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, an homage to Raksha was planned for the episode "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", in which the Cybertronian word for a [[blank]] [[protoform]] would have been given as a "Roc-shaan". The term didn't make it into the episode. 

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121231025432/http://www.theplumedserpent.com/ The Serpent's Lair, Raksha's homepage]
*[http://botcon.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at botcon.com]

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Designers]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Real people]]

Raksha

2015-11-23T10:36:41Z

Betsumei: Replacing a defunct link with a link to the last archive.org snapshot

[[Image: Raksha.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Apparently there is at least '''one''' beast she likes...]]
'''Raksha'''<ref>Yes, that is her legal name. Her birth name is '''Jovanka Kink'''.</ref> was a prominent figure in ''Transformers'' [[fandom]], circa the mid-1990s. She was rather controversial due to her opinions and actions supporting her view of the [[Decepticon]]s in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] (namely, that they were an oppressed minority driven to acts of terrorism by their Autobot oppressors and were, in fact, the actual "good guys") and intense dislike for later media, such as ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''.

She organized [[BotCon 1995]], and created the character [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]].

{{quote|Beast Wars was irredeemable any way you turn it, of course. Even had Megatron’s name not been besmirched by the presence of the Pretender, even had the series not spit upon everything that was ever excellent about Transformers, there were no worthwhile characters in the mix. I’m told there’s practically no Usenet discussion at all anymore about BW characters. They failed to capture the imagination and incite the passion that the multi-faceted, compelling, and awe-inspiring G1 characters were capable of. Beast Machines was an amusing side-trip into the back alleys of obscurity, serving only to invalidate Beast Wars further, and with that I have no complaint - but there were certainly no merits of characterization to be found. For all the clamor the Beast-series caused, no sooner were the shows off the air, than the flash in the pan sizzled out. It is a most fitting journey into extinction.|Raksha on how Beast Wars [[Ruined FOREVER|forever ruined]] the brand<ref>[http://www.theplumedserpent.com/ConQuest/cquntransformable.html "Untransformable"], an essay by Raksha.</ref>}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
The time-traveling [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] described herself as [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s doom, his destruction, and his worst enemy.

Megatron naturally assumed this meant she was Raksha, his worst enemy. Antagony corrected this misunderstanding. {{storylink|Visitations}} Raksha may have been in league with [[Ben Yee|Wonko the Sane]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
* In an interview on [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' DVD set, [[David Kaye]] mentioned an encounter with Raksha at a [[BotCon]] convention:

{{quote|I didn't know it was such a huge deal. And there was one fan, she had a snake around her, I found out she was a big G1 fan and she didn't like the new series, and that's fine. But then I found out that, wow, some people ''really'' don't like what we do... ''huh''. It kinda deflates you but then you realize it's the fan thing, some people like it, some people don't, whatever.}}

*In similar fashion to the numerous other references to the fandom included in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, an homage to Raksha was planned for the episode "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]", in which the Cybertronian word for a [[blank]] [[protoform]] would have been given as a "Roc-shaan". The term didn't make it into the episode. 

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121231025432/http://www.theplumedserpent.com/ The Serpent's Lair, Raksha's homepage]
*[http://botcon.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at botcon.com]

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[[Category:Designers]]
[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Real people]]

Talk:The Trigger, Part 2

2015-11-03T11:00:39Z

Betsumei:

Is the sex change "joke" that 203.59.171.19 added in "Revision as of 03:44, 13 July 2009" really necessary? --[[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] ([[User talk:Betsumei|talk]]) 03:39, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Nope! In fact I'm surprised it wasn't removed at the time. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 03:49, 2 November 2015 (EST)
::I'm willing to chalk it up to a combination of it being REALLY HARD to keep track of every edit and that jsut slipped through the cracks, and editing staff being less... couth six years ago. Mostly the former tho. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 04:18, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:::Thank you both of you for this response. It's very much appreciated. --[[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] ([[User talk:Betsumei|talk]]) 06:00, 3 November 2015 (EST)

Talk:The Trigger, Part 2

2015-11-02T08:39:47Z

Betsumei: Created page with "Is the sex change "joke" that 203.59.171.19 added in "Revision as of 03:44, 13 July 2009" really necessary? --~~~~"

Is the sex change "joke" that 203.59.171.19 added in "Revision as of 03:44, 13 July 2009" really necessary? --[[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] ([[User talk:Betsumei|talk]]) 03:39, 2 November 2015 (EST)

User:Betsumei

2015-11-02T08:37:27Z

Betsumei:

[http://www.shmax.com/View_Collection/1/125 My collection]

Protoform

2009-05-24T01:50:01Z

Betsumei: added reflist

:''Protoforms are part of a Transformer's [[life cycle]] in many Transformers continuities.''

[[Image:Protoforms2.jpg|right|300px|thumb|TeH Nekkid AiRrazzer!1! L@@K]]

'''Protoforms''' consist of an unspecified, free-flowing, metallic matter layered over basic robotic systems. In many universes, a protoform is the first stage in a [[Transformer]]'s [[life cycle]]. These protoforms only await a life-giving [[spark]] and the alt-form information necessary to transform them into fully functional, living Transformer beings. Often, protoform modes are used to transport Transformers on intergalactic journeys.

Protoforms are transported or stored in [[stasis lock]], in which state they look like smooth, robotic humanoids. When not in stasis lock, protoforms are a roiling mass of liquid metal around their internal frame.<ref>Protoform states seen in "[[The Spark]]".</ref>

In some universes, existing Transformers can place their sparks in a newly created protoform in order to assume a new form, or to recreate their old one. This is one way of rapidly repairing even the most extreme damage, by virtue of totally replacing the body.

:''Japanese name:'' '''Prototype''' (''Beast Wars''), '''Cyberdrone''' (''Car Robots'')

==Fiction==
{{cleanup|March 2009|Needs storylinks for all the stuff mentioned here}}
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
Protoforms are often contained within [[stasis pod]]s and dropped into unexplored worlds. The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' carried many such stasis pods for exploration reasons. When a protoform lands, it scans for compatible life-forms. When a suitable lifeform is found, the protoform is reformatted by hitherto unknown means.

===''Beast Wars II'' cartoon===
[[Image:Protoforms1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Pretty spry for globs of pudding]]
[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] protoforms were shown moving about the Predacon warship using their own power, though they were not shown to speak or have any kind of personality. After the Predacons had gathered enough information about the machines of [[Gaea]]'s past, they then fed the information into the protoforms via energy waves. The protoforms were then altered into the [[Autoroller|Autorollers]].

The atmosphere of the Planet Gaea could have caused the protoforms to rust.

{{Note|Given that the Autorollers were apparently extant veterans, this would be a case similar to that of [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]] in "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]", in which an already living Cybertronian had been downloaded into a new protoform body.}}
{{-}}

===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Autobots (and possibly Predacons) can change into a protoform state during long journeys, presumably to conserve energy. Attributes of an Autobot's original form remain in whatever new form the being takes. For instance, [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] retained the ability to detect [[O-Part]]s.

A downside to the protoform process is that it leaves the Autobots vulnerable to tampering. [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] was able to use his [[spark]]'s energy to turn Autobot protoforms into [[Decepticon|malevolent entities]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' comics===
Protoforms are the first step in most (if not all) Transformer life. Convicted criminals are sometimes reduced to Protoform state, such as the [[Combaticon]]s. {{Storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''G.I. Joe vs the Transformers''===
A traditional Cybertronian song features the lines "Protoform/ Protoform/ What will you be?" {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===
Protoforms are the first stage of Transformer life, which is usually followed by [[primary programming]].

===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[Image:Movie OptimusPrime protoform.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Optimus Prime's protoform]]
Protoforms are more than just the first stage of a Transformer's life, they are the "base" form that exists inside each robot. Protoforms are made of an ultra-dense, liquid metal material and are extremely hard to damage.

In the rare case they are not actively practicing their natural proclivity for chameleon-like disguise (usually only when engaged in interstellar travel), Transformers shed their exo-structure and return to their protoform state. This protoform is capable of transforming into its [[transition form]]: an armored, cometary shape capable of interstellar travel. Upon landing on a new world and transforming back into a protoform, the Transformer immediately begins [[trans-scan]]ning for new alternate forms to adopt. When one is chosen, the protoform draws on its own ultra-dense substance and any extraneous matter nearby to generate a new exostructure disguise. {{Storylink|Transformers: The Movie Guide}}

{{Note|"Protoform" is used as a term for the movie continuity Transformers' Cybertronian forms, although this is also a chosen appearance for the [[self-regenerating molecular armor]] formed by the protoform.}}
{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Image:TransWarpedProtoform.jpg|thumb|right|My Meebas live inside this tube, we grow and change with help from you!]]
New Transformers are created by putting protoforms into pre-built robot shells, which they "fill" out, then using the AllSpark to bring them to life. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}} The same templates could be used for multiple protoforms, leading to [[Redeco|similarities]] in body form and transformation schemes. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}} {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

"Protoform" seems to be a derogatory nickname amongst Cybertronians, translating roughly to "baby" or "kid". The word "protoform''ed''" has been used, presumably in reference to a protoform's coming into existence.

A large number of protoforms were in the care of [[Yoketron]], either to be Cybertron's next generation or a last resort if [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Project Omega]] failed. [[Lockdown]] went on to attack and steal most of them {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} for the Decepticons, who would place them inside the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

A protoform somehow appeared in [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s lab. After Isaac touched it, the protoform became [[Sari Sumdac]], a technorganic Transformer. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats protoforms for breakfast. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

The protoforms stored on the ''Nemesis'' were used by [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] to create a barrage of clones of himself. The spark of life was provided by slivers of the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] fragment embedded in Starscream. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}} More clones were constructed later: [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]], [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the [[Female Starscream]], and the [[Liar Starscream]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Megatron used a few of the stolen protoforms and an AllSpark fragment to create the [[Lugnut Supreme]]s. Starscream used one to create himself a new body. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

==Toys==
Toys representing transitional protoform modes have been made for several characters from the [[Movie (franchise)|live-action Movie]] universe:
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie ProtoformOptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Munkytruck feet!]]
*'''Protoform [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''' (Deluxe Class, 2007), later [[Redeco|redecorated]] as Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition. This form is usually Optimus Prime's pre-Earth body in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics.

*'''Protoform [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]''' (Deluxe, 2007), later redecorated as Protoform Starscream Fusion Cluster Edition. This form is usually Starscream's pre-Earth body in IDW's ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics.

* '''Trans Scanning [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]''' (2008)
* '''Trans Scanning Optimus Prime''' (2008)

:Both Trans-Scanning Bumblebee and Optimus Prime feature a highly articulated protoform robot mode that can transform into its comet-like transition mode. Snap-on armour based on their Earth robot and vehicle modes represent the characters after they have trans-scanned vehicles.

===Robot Heroes===
*[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Protoform Autobot Jazz]] vs. [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]]

==Notes==
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s Cybertronian form depicted in ''Transformers'' comics and toys greatly resembles a protoform, presumably because it was Hasbro's only reference for an alien Autobot appearance.

{{Reflist}}

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Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)

2009-05-03T14:59:02Z

Betsumei: /* "Other" Beast Wars */

{{disambig2|the real-world franchise|the historical event within the fiction|Beast Wars (event)}}

{{Nav-BW}}

'''''Beast Wars''''' is a Transformers [[franchise]] that began in 1996, following the end of ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''. It was a massive reinvention of the [[Transformers brand]], featuring robots that changed into realistic, organically-styled animals instead of the traditional vehicles or mechanical beasts. It also did the seemingly unthinkable and replaced the original two factions, the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, with the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Though originally [[Ruined FOREVER|decried by fans]], the ''Beast Wars'' dramatically reinvigorated the brand, whose sales had been flagging under the ''Generation 2'' franchise.

In Japan, ''[[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' were created as companion series. In the US, ''Beast Wars'' was directly followed by the ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'' franchise.

"Beast Wars" is also frequently used as a catchall term for the [[Beast Era]] in which ''Beast Wars'' and other series occur.

{{bigquote|In the beginning came the beasts, and all that creeps, crawls and flies - but nature lies, they're robots in disguise!|[[Commercial]] narrator [[Victor Caroli]] ushers in the new era}}

==Franchise elements==
The ''Beast Wars'' franchise features the following primary components:

* [[Beast Wars (toyline)|A toyline]] — (1996-2000)
* [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|A cartoon series]] — (1996-1998) called ''Beasties'' in many overseas markets.<ref>At the time many markets in the European Union banned shows with excessively violent titles. (Has this changed? The Wikipedia article for ''TMNT'' indicates "ninja" is no longer banned, but nunchucks still are...? The depiction of Nunchucks is allowed, the wielding of them, notsomuch.)</ref>
* [[Beast Wars Metals (manga)|A manga series]] to go with seasons 2/3 - Japan only, 'natch.
* [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|A video game]] for PC and PS based on ''Beast Wars''.
* [[Transformers Beast Wars: Transmetals|A video game]] for PS and N64 based on ''Beast Wars''.

===Expanded universe===
There are several 'expanded' ''Beast Wars'' storylines featuring events taking place 'just offscreen' of the cartoon series. Though the ''events'' of cartoon series are understood to occur just as had been portrayed, the ''context'' may be different, taking place in different time periods, etc. These contradictory stories all co-exist within the vast Transformers [[Continuity#Multiverse|Multiverse]].

Most of these exist mainly through [[Beast Wars (comic)|Beast Wars comics]].

Highlights include:

* From 1997-2004, [[3H Productions|3H]] featured a series of comics, toy-exclusives and text stories set in the same continuity as the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' cartoon series, continuing into the ''[[Universe (2003 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' series.
* IDW Publishing has produced 2 series and a profile sourcebook This continuity is notable for including toys and events from several Japanese Beast Wars series. (See [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)]])
* [[Fun Publications]] [[Timelines]] imprint (2005 — ?) has published several ''Beast Wars'' comics and text stories.

==Prehistoric Earth==
The Beast Wars' time period (like its exact location,<ref>Visual evidence suggests Northern Africa, but that would of course be impossible given some of the distances shown being covered on foot. (The main reason their location was left vague, thus, was a narrative one.)</ref>) was never established during the cartoon's original run. In the years ''after'' the cartoon ended several official dates have been given:

* 3,000,000 years ago — [[Micromaster Collection|Reissue Sixtrain Booklet]]<ref>The Japanese dating of the events of Beast Wars as "3 Million Years Ago" appears to stem from mis-reading Optimus Primal's statement in the episode "[[Optimal Situation]]" that they would have four million years to "scrape Megatron off the walls" as a literal rather than figurative timeframe. Regardless, 3 million years is unquestionably 'correct' ''for'' ''[[Micromaster Collection]]'' continuity... it was the age of wreckage discovered from that era.</ref> — (August, 2003)
* 180,000 [[wikipedia:Anno Domino|BC]] — [[Primeval Dawn Part 2]] — (July, 2004)
* 70,000 [[wikipedia:Anno Domino|BC]] — [[The Gathering issue 2|Beast Wars: Gathering #2]] — (March , 2006)

Each of these dates applies to a different [[continuity]] or "alternate dimension" within the Transformers Multiverse, so they do not ''conflict'' with one another. The Maximals and Predacons in those dimensions simply crashed at different times, but had otherwise identical adventures. (Generally with different events taking place 'offscreen' unique to each [[expanded continuity]].)

Though Earth's geology and biology seen in the cartoon does not fit any single era, the loose "window" of 70,000-180,000 B.C. seems to represent two extremes that are "about right."

=="Other" ''Beast Wars''==
* The initial toys and the [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|mini-comic]] packed with the basic Optimus Primal VS Megatron two-pack toy strongly implied that ''Beast Wars'' was a continuation of the previous [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] conflict on present day Earth, with Primal and Megatron simply new forms of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]]. This setting was abandoned when the 1996 cartoon established its futuristic setting. This remains an intriguing [[micro-continuity]].
* A version of the ''Beast Wars'' occurred in the past of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]]. One text story ("[[Fire in the Dark]]") in the 2004 [[Transformers Legends]] anthology is set in this version of ''Beast Wars''.

{{see|Beast Wars (Armada)}}

* The [[Movie (franchise)|2007 live-action movie franchise]] has a version of the ''Beast Wars'' in its past.<ref>[[Sector Seven]] had the shattered [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|golden disk]] (and possibly the [[Covenant of Primus]]) in its archives 1898, some 80 years before the disk's creation.</ref><ref>The [[Sector Seven (game)|Sector Seven Alternate Reality Game]] indicates Sector Seven is at least partially aware of the events of the ''Beast Wars'' as early as 1983, as they are mentioned in the [[Hungry Dragon|Takara Agreement]].</ref>

==A Dramatic Change==
The major change in direction for Transformers followed organizational changes within [[Hasbro]]. Hasbro had acquired rival toy manufacturer [[Kenner]] as part of their 1991 [[Tonka]] acquisition<ref>http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ci_history_hasbro</ref>, and in 1995 they transferred their boys' toy lines from the Hasbro headquarters in Rhode Island to Kenner's Cincinnati, Ohio offices. Kenner was asked to revitalize the brand with new ideas, and that is exactly what they did.

''Beast Wars'' was the first complete reinvention of the [[Transformers brand]], discarding the previous setting/characters/factions to create a new story, set several hundred years in the future. Transformers in the Beast Era are much smaller (often human-sized) and transform into 'fleshy' non-robotic animals. Initially met with [[Trukk not munky|outrage]] by many fans (for a variety of reasons) ''Beast Wars'' would eventually become highly regarded, largely due to the exceptional quality of the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|cartoon series]]. It is now not unusual for even longtime ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' fans to consider ''Beast Wars'' to be their favorite Transformers franchise.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Beast Era]]
[[Category:Beast Wars]]
[[Category:Franchises]]

Decepticon Air

2009-05-02T16:48:48Z

Betsumei: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|series=Anitoon
|image=TFAni Decepticon Air Decepticons Freed.jpg
|caption=
|ep=39
|title="Decepticon Air"
|airdate=[[May 2]], 2009
|written by=[[Michael Ryan]]
|directed by=[[Kalvin Lee]]<br>[[Shigeharu Takahashi]]
|animation studio=[[Mook]]
}}

==Synopsis==

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (2)
*[[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] (8)
*[[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] (9)
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] (12)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (13)
*[[Perceptor (Animated)|Perceptor]] (14)
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (15)
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] (16)

|c2=
*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (5)
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (6)
*[[Lugnut]] (7)
*[[Liar Starscream]] (10)
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (11)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (17)
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (18)

|c3=
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (3)

|c4=
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (4)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Sentinel Prime''': All due respect, Alpha Trion, the Council should concern itself with more important matters, like beefing up security for the Decepticon prisoners that...ahem...''I'' captured.<br>
'''Cliffjumper''': I thought that was [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]].
:—Actually, they're [[Lockdown|both wrong]].

"Those bureaucratobots couldn't find their own [[Anatomic euphemism#Diode|diode]]s with a bitmap and a homing beacon."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' talks behind the council's back.

"Enough talk! Let's kick some Autobot skid-plate! ''Yeah!!''
:-'''Hothead Blitzwing''' wants some real action.

==Notes==

===Animation or technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* So, the time it takes for Swindle's escape pod to get away from the shuttle is also all the time the shuttle requires to fly all the way back to Earth?

* Safeguard is able to create a tornado in outer space?

===Transformers references===
[[Image:TFAni Decepticon Air BoxScream ConeScream.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The fanwank in this episode is amazing.]]
* Swindle claims to have visited [[Quintessa]], [[Nebulos]], and [[Pz-Zazz]].

* His reference to a "personal storage dimension" from which accessories can be pulled at a moments' notice hearkens back to the concept of [[subspace]].

* To help tell the Starscream clones apart, Swindle gives "Ramjet" a [[conehead]] accessory and Sunstorm a boxy helmet resembling those of the [[Generation 1]] [[Seeker]]s.

* Sentinel's adoring public consists of [[Tracks]], [[Huffer]], [[Autrooper]], [[Rosanna]], [[Beachcomber]], [[Mainframe (Animated)|Mainframe]], [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]], [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Animated)|Red Alert]], [[Tap-Out]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]].

* Sentinel, the Autobot Council, and the captured Decepticons are carried upon two [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus-es]] (Grandi?). One of them has yellow detailing, which ''may'' be a reference to this toy's well-known vulnerability to [[photodegradation|plastic yellowing]].

===Real-world references===
* The title is a play on ''[[wikipedia:Con Air|Con Air]]'', a Nicolas Cage movie where prisoners being transported by plane get free and do bad things.

* Speaking of action movies, Optimus crawling through an air shaft while sarcastically complaining about how much fun he's having is very similar to a famous sequence from ''[[wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]]''. And then when he drops out of the air shaft suspended by a wire harness, it's similar to a famous sequence from ''[[wikipedia:Mission Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible]]''. And finally, Prime "accidentally" revealing to his enemies that he has a small chamber he can use to trap them, only for them to doublecross him and force him inside instead, only for him to ''triplecross'' them when in fact the chamber is the only safe place from the real trap, has just got to be a direct nod to the end of ''[[wikipedia:Superman II|Superman II]]''.

* Sari's fingers extending and separating when she types are a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Ghost in the Shell|Ghost in the Shell]]''.

===Trivia===

[[Category:Animated episodes]]

Talk:Transformers Animated (toyline)

2009-04-06T04:48:49Z

Betsumei:

I've just gotta say, I love that caption on the voyager prime pic.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 13:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
==Price Points and Sub-lines?==
So, I see Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader price points. I see an "[[Activators]]" sub-line. What's their schtick? Is "Roll-Out Command" a sub-line, or just a unique Optimus toy filling his Leder-class gap? I assume "Legends" and "Scout" will still exist? [[User:JW|JW]] 14:34, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:"Activators" are the renamed "Fast Action Battlers" if I recall. Toyline for younger kids.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 14:55, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
::Not quite that, though they sort of fill the same niche. FABs are chunkier versions with simpler transformations and spring-loaded missile gimmicks. Activators are chunkier, simpler versions with one-touch, spring-loaded transformations and no other gimmicks (as far as I can tell). So far, the "Roll-Out Command" OP does appear to be unique in having that title.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 15:30, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
:::I think the Activators are also Basic-sized, unless the guy in the video Thy took has HUGE hands. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 15:55, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
Hasbro's site calls the activators "scout-scaled" toys. They will also release a handheld video game type thing ''and'' the OP battle-rig gun as Animated prime. Also, the new movie legends figures, combined with the universe's announced legends-class figures, make it seem inevitable it will include legends, and quite possibily robot heroes (even though the other '08 property ''[[Crossovers (toyline)|Transformers: Crossovers]]'' has no evidence of either of the last to sublines).--[[User:Autobotx1010|Autobotx1010]] 21:13, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

== Release Date: March 25? ==

So, there's [http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=12606 a news report] over on Seibertron.com saying that the first wave of Transformer Animated toys will be out next week. Anyone know if this is true? [[User:JW|JW]] 19:03, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Maybe someone should correct the "To be released in June" bit, since some of the toys are officially out in the US now by the sounds of it?
Anyone know what the UK release date is? [[User:Shadow Mask Prime|Shadow Mask Prime]] 17:26, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

==SkyWarp Voyager?==
Just noticed that SkyWarp seems to have been added to the Voyager list. Is that Official, or someone doing some eduacated guesses?
I'm guessing that this is something that could quite easily have just been revealled at BotCon, but I just wanted to be sure.[[User:Shadow Mask Prime|Shadow Mask Prime]] 17:26, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
:As of BotCon, it is now confirmed.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 18:17, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

==eBay Animated Madness==
Just wondering. Should we include a small paragraph about the way the Animated Line toys have been appearing on eBay for several Months before their official release, en mass; and how Hasbro is now taking legal action against these sellers? I don't have a source for the latter, other than a friend buying them on eBay, and after the last couple he brought and paid for, he got an email form the seller saying he had had to cancel the remaining auctions, and he didn't have to pay if he didn't want to; due to some warning he had received (though he had already paid, and they arrived, and Grimlock is awesome.... Gaaahhh! I want a UK release date!).[[User:Shadow Mask Prime|Shadow Mask Prime]] 17:40, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
:If we can get some more info (like a copy of the C&D letters Hasbro is sending out), this would be worth mentioning, sure, either here or in the [[eBay]] article. [[User:JW|JW]] 17:43, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
::The only toys sellers recieved warnings for were the Botcon ones. It's likely that your seller assumed the warning counted for Animated as well. [[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 21:37, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
:::I'm not aware of Hasbro itself sending out warnings to sellers (or atleast no one's stepped forward), looks like it's just Brian Savage. Ryan from Seibertron.com had an auction for a prototype Bulkhead removed from eBay at Hasbro's request, but they didn't contact him personally. eBay just sent him a form letter saying the auction violated someone's intellectual property, and told him he couldn't sell that there. --[[User:70.190.251.10|70.190.251.10]] 22:32, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

== Omega Supreme ==

Has Omega Supreme been announced, or is this more speculation? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 16:32, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
:Speculation which lost credibility. The same message that mentioned Omega Supreme also stated that blitzwing would be deluxe. [[User:Rhinox555|Decepticon Rhinox]] 16:48, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
:: True. On the other hand 1) the Arc really does look like it could turn into Omega that list aside and 2)When asked about him, Hasbro "No Commented", if there was nothing to it wouldn't they have just said so... --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 18:43, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Just because Hasbro might be thinking about it, doesn't mean it will actually happen. We don't predict the future here. [[User:JW|JW]] 19:25, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Oh, I agree, it doesn't belong here until it's official, I was just saying I think it has a good chance still of eventually being true.--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 22:59, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::Oh, yah, granted. And happy fanboy noises will ensue from me and others. [[User:JW|JW]] 03:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

== Sentinel prime's toy ==

I seem to remember Sentinel prime's action figure being a voyager class toy. Does anyone know why he is now a deluxe and very out-of-scale? - [[User:St.Hound|St.Hound]]
:The things you remember are lies. He's a Deluxe. - [[User:RolonBolon|RolonBolon]] 02:28, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
::Well, okay then. - [[User:St.Hound|St.Hound]]

== Stealth Ninja Jazz bumper battler ==
I'm pretty sure I saw him at Zellers (West Edmonton Mall) yesterday. Coloured to look kind of like movie Jazz, with a Sting Racer Bumblebee cosell... Should it stay in Future Waves with the Future Release template? [[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] 00:48, 6 April 2009 (EDT)

The Route of All Evil

2009-04-05T04:02:09Z

Betsumei: Fixed templates, spelling

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|next=Dreamwave (unreleased issues)
|image=G1 Vol.3 Issue10 1.jpg|caption=I swear to [[Primus|God]], [[Brad Mick|Brad]]!<br />I don't [[Pat Lee|have your money]]!
|title="The Route of All Evil"
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|date=December 1, 2004
|coverdate=December 2004
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'''Megatron violently arrives on Earth. Autobots begin construction of Autobot City, and the true reasons for the Great War are revealed. Dreamwave dies.'''

==Synopsis==
On a rainy [[Earth]] island, Starscream grills his soldiers, the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]], regarding their sloppy performance against [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Starscream introduces the team's new training partner: a restrained Sky Lynx. The combat exercise begins, and Sky Lynx separates into his dual beast modes, easily besting the poorly performing Combaticons. With the exercise failed, Starscream reactivates the energy dampers installed on Sky Lynx. Unable to defeat Sky Lynx, the Combaticons have no hope against the newly arriving Predaking.

At the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon base]], Soundwave ignores Starscream's radio call for help, and having changed sides once again, is now loyal to Megatron.

At [[wikipedia:The_Pentagon|The Pentagon]], Marissa Faireborn comes under pressure from one of her superiors for the loss of the [[EDC]] Night Unit. Marissa defends her performance, making a point to mention dear, sweet Jazz. The Colonel disregards Marissa's crush and instructs her to reactivate [[Nathaniel Faireborn|her grandfather's]] [[Project Centurion|Project: Centurion]]. Marissa objects, but Buster convinces her otherwise.

[[Image:RouteofAllEvil Bruticus.jpg|left|250px|thumb|So the Planet Bruticus storyline leads to World War Bruticus and then...]]
In Alaska, Brawn and Ratchet bring Jazz's team of Autobots to Prowl, who shows the Autobots to the future site of [[Autobot City]], a massive (permanent?) establishment to house the Autobots on Earth. In the background, Omega Supreme is aiding in the construction, showing the scale of the endeavor.

The Combaticons fight valiantly against Predaking, combining into Bruticus. Starscream tries to retreat, and Bruticus covers his commander's escape by crumpling Predaking's wings. The two titans lay into each other, but using spiked knuckles to rend metal, Predaking wastes Bruticus (like downloading the classic movie ''[[wikipedia:Hackers_(film)|Hackers]]'' wastes bandwidth).

Starscream returns to base and comically slips on the floor. Soundwave, instead of helping, aims a familiar gun and fires a shot that blows through Starscream's torso. With Starscream leaking mech fluid, Megatron reveals himself. Even injured, Starscream is able to gloat about his knowledge of Megatron's plans involving the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Megatron reveals that even Shockwave has been enslaved, and to level everybody's perspective, he explains how everything started.

[[Image:Fledglingcause.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Let's hope nobody in the crowd tosses a Ratbat on stage.]]
Millions of years ago and prior to the Great War, Megatron, a champion gladiator, noticed that the Cybertronian sports he was participating in were distracting the public from the [[Council of Ancients]]' forbidding the Transformers from accessing the more ancient areas of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Investigating the purpose of this, he ignored the restrictions and ventured deep into the planet.

There, he found the ruins of a long-lost era of Transformers, and from within he recovered [[Golden Disk (ancient)|an artifact]] and evidence that the recorded origin of the species was a myth placed to cover the truth that the Council of Ancients were corrupted by the Quintessons. Returning to his home, Megatron fought off an attempt on his life sent by the Council to silence his revelation; this act of aggression led Megatron towards the formulation of [[Decepticon|his army]].

[[Image:Sixshotg1dw.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I see a little silhouette of a man.]]
On Cybertron, a familiar shadow recovers Blitzwing's head.
As Megatron finishes his revelation, Starscream mentions Sunstorm. Megatron knew of Sunstorm, and a prophecy that matches Sunstorm's M.O. With more questions, the two turn to answers from Sunstorm's creator, Shockwave.

In the "Handle" of the [[Autobase (G1)|Autobase]], Ultra Magnus appoints Kup and the Dinobots to establish a moon base facility. Hot Rod is disappointed to be put on security, jealous that Springer is free to get to know Arcee. Observing the appointments through the eyes of a spy, the Quintessons ready [[Female Autobots|their extraction team]].

==Featured characters==
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|c1=*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] (3)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (11)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (12)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (13)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (14)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (15)
*[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (16)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (17)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (18)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (19)
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (20)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (22)
*[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (23)
*[[Wheelie]] (24)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (26)
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (27)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (28)
*[[Twin Twist]] (29)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (30)
*[[Elita One]](32)
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*[[Combaticon|Combaticons]] (2)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (4)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (5)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (6)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]* (21)
|c3=*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (9)
*[[Buster Witwicky]] (10)
|c4=*[[Gnaw]] (25)
*[[Quintesson|Quintessons]] (31)
}}
''(* deactivated)''

==Notes of interest==
* Starscream's reference to the Combaticons' rebirth on an island is a nod to the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]".
* Colonel Witwicky is clearly [[Buster Witwicky]], who in the [[Lost and Found (comic issue)|previous issue]] was mentioned by [[Spike Witwicky|Spike]] to have joined the military. Look, you can see a picture of presumably Spike and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] (RIP) on his desk. Naturally, he's pissed at the Transformers for the death of his father in the ''[[Ark II]]'' explosion.
* ''Project Centurion'': Colonel Witwicky's computer displays an [[Exosuit]] as Spike and [[Daniel Witwicky]] wore in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Art from unpublished issues revealed a large number of these suits developed.
* Autobot City is clearly going to be [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], as some of the Autobots working on the construction are looking at a holographic schematic of Metroplex.
* Soundwave manages to talk again.
* Starscream believes Megatron has plans for the Matrix? Does the Matrix have some connection to that big [[Original Sin|glowing purple goo pit thing]]? Sure.

[[Image:DaiAtlas cameo.jpg|right|165px|thumb|Atlas Comics.]]
[[Image:Megatrong1gladiator.jpg|right|150px|thumb|How come all the other issues didn't have so many panel scans on this wiki?]]
* Megatron's flashback:
* Hey, that's Megatron's design from ''[[The War Within]]'', with a few extra paint apps.
* In gladiatorial combat, Megatron is defeating [[Cy-Kill]], as he would do again in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Megatron Origin]]''.
* Hey, a [[Golden Disk (ancient)|Golden Disk]]—possibly the third one to be introduced into the continuity, not including the two from ''[[Beast Wars]]''.
* The two giants (statues? deactivated Transformers?) are [[Dai Atlas]] and [[Deathsaurus]], from the Japanese lines.
* Weird that the last (chronologically) issue that [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ever published has a flashback leading into [[The War Within|the very first]].

* The shadow recovering Blitzwing belongs to [[Sixshot]], who was last seen as a tank that the Dinobots hijacked from [[Octane]].
* [[Female Transformers|Chicas]]!
* On the "Prime Transmissions" page, reader mail is answered by Copy Editor [[Matt Hansen]].
* The "Next issue" blurb on the "Prime Transmissions page", the teaser image for next month is the cover to #10 instead of #11.
* The "Wavelengths" page has a column from the desk of [[Ernst Dabel]].
* The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are drawn to be incredibly HUGE. [[Kup]] is as tall as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]'s waist and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s knee. [[Wheelie]] is roughly the size of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s hand (hmmmmmmmm). [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] is the only non-Dinobot in the room that is not dwarfed by them.
*This issue set up numerous interesting plotlines involving the [[Female Autobots]], Shockwave's experiments, Sunstorm's relation to the ''Covenant of Primus'', Megatron and Earth's connection to Cybertron... And then the company fell through. DAMN YOU ALL TO HADES!

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* [[No Exit|''Energon'' #30]]
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* [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|''The Age of Wrath'' #4]], which was never released
* Dynamic Forces Dreamwave exclusive covers
* A five-page special preview for ''Warlands: Malagen's Campaign''
* [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|''Transformers: Generation '' ongoing #12]], which was never released (back cover)

[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 issues]]

Arcee (Movie)

2009-03-31T03:43:30Z

Betsumei: Fixed templates

{{disambig3|Arcee}}
{{factions|autobot}}
:''Arcee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Arceemovie.jpg|right|250px|thumb|No girls allowed.]]
Though small compared to many of her peers and adversaries, '''Arcee''' compensates with speed and aggressive maneuvers, making her one of the most dangerous Autobots around. Moreover, Arcee is a born hunter. She honed her speed hunting [[Turbofox|turbofoxes]] with other speedsters, challenging herself to get as close as possible before tagging them with her bow. She's a crack shot with said crossbow weapon, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] has trained her to use her speed to her advantage in battle, striking suddenly and swiftly and then vanishing away again as fast as she appeared.

The events at [[Tyger Pax]] created a nagging doubt in Arcee about her abilities. She carries some guilt about Bumblebee's injuries, and part of what drives her is the desire to prove herself, not only in the optics of her friends and comrades, but most importantly in her own.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
Many, many years in the past, Arcee was a member of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus's]] science division, in charge of excavation site LT34 near the temple of [[Simfur]]. While Optimus was showing Lord High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] around, her team discovered a mysterious relic with a [[Decepticon|strange symbol]] etched into it. She led her superiors to the ancient relic and watched as Megatron and Optimus began to argue when the former demanded the relic be relocated to his private quarters, Optimus relenting due to a sudden alien attack. Arcee assisted with its evacuation from the dig site. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance issue 1}}

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{{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

[[Image:MoviePrequel1 Arcee Bumblebee.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Can I say something?" "Whatever it is now is not the right time!"]]
During the war, Arcee was one of a handful of Autobots under the command of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] who desperately fought against Megatron's vast army at [[Tyger Pax]]. She was captured and interrogated by the Decepticons but survived the ordeal. She recounted to their Autobot rescuers Bumblebee's heroics in delaying Megatron, preventing Megatron from intercepting the wormhole-bound [[All Spark (Movie)|All Spark]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 1}}

Many years later, following the death of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the destruction of the All Spark on [[Earth]], Arcee was in command of an Autobot assault team on [[Mars]] and led [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] and others in an attack on Starscream's ship. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Two|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Two}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream4 Arcee.jpg|left|150px|thumb|She's so happy to be home, she doesn't even care that Payload's looking up her dress.]]
While her team made short work of the [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones the Decepticons sent against them, Arcee killed the Decepticon sniper [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] before he could snipe [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]. Her teammates were unprepared for the arrival of [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], however, and he quickly slew [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and wounded [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]]. Remembering her failure at Tyger Pax, Arcee leapt into action, and soon she and Cliffjumper had Thundercracker at their mercy. The arrival of Starscream changed that, as he killed Smokescreen and Air Raid and badly damaged Cliffjumper. As she attempted to pull the last surviving member of her team to safety, Arcee was kicked aside by Starscream. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Three|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Three}}

However, Arcee recovered an instant later. The Decepticon starship was already taking off, but she jumped and grabbed onto a piece of landing gear, holding on tight...through the [[space bridge]]. Wow. Later, she made her way back to an Autobot facility, where she unexpectedly met [[Clocker (Movie)|Clocker]] and [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]]. Along with a large force of Autobots, the three moved in on the Simfur temple, where Starscream was using captured Autobots for a strange project of his. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Four|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Four}}

She split her troops into two forces: One would attack the city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] as a diversion, while the other moved in on Simfur. Arcee and her team could only watch helplessly as Starscream drained the life out of the Autobot prisoners strapped onto the replica All Spark, despite her friend [[Elita-One]]'s pleas for mercy. An opportunity to cause havoc presented itself when [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]'s forces attempted a coup. Arcee lined up her sights on the generator holding the life energy of the deceased prisoners, dedicated the shot to Elita, and destroyed it, annihilating the Cube and sending the Decepticons into disarray. Arcee's team fought their way through the disorganised Decepticons, linked up with [[Wingblade]]'s team, and rolled out just as the crippled 'starship came crashing down on the city. With the destruction of the capitol and the defeat of a significant portion of the Decepticon drone army, Arcee considered this to be the turning point of the war, but as long as Starscream was alive, he was a thread that she had to track down. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Five|The Reign of Starscream Issue Number Five}}
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===Target Robovision bio===
Arcee was on [[Earth]] for a short time at the beginning of the conflict there, presumably arriving shortly after Bumblebee. When the situation on Earth began to ramp up into out-and-out combat, she was reassigned elsewhere, where her stealth skills would be of more use.

Now she fights in the [[Charii system]] against a Decepticon splinter cell working on a star-breaking weapon. If she has her way, the only things breaking will be their heads.

{{note|As with most toy biographies (including [[Robovision]]), this is assumed to be a [[micro-continuity]].}}
===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===
'''Note:''' ''Arcee's appearance in [[IDW]]'s [[Movie Prequel (2007)|2007 Prime Directive movie prequel]] is in continuity with the following appearance in [[Titan]]'s comics.''

Originally, Arcee didn't serve either faction, working alone to solve injustices in her own way. [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] personally decided to make an example of her, and only an Autobot extraction team led by [[Kup (Movie)|Kup]] saved her life. This debt saw her join the Autobots. She's chimerical in nature and is constantly changing her alt-mode in an effort to go as fast as possible. She previously had a hover-car form, but on Earth takes a modified bike mode. Once you earn her trust, she's [[Rick Astley|never going to let you down]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

'''Note:''' ''The following events occur in an alternate timeline/continuity where Megatron won the battle of Mission City.''

[[Image:Titan13 Arcee.jpg|right|150px|thumb|She's pissed off that she hasn't got her cool live-action design.]]
Arcee was one of the six Autobot reinforcements hiding on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked them, the quick-thinking Arcee was the one who took command and rallied the troops. When this still failed to work, she ordered them to Earth (following [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm's]] initiative) and their prearranged targets. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Alongside [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]], she guarded [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] while he destroyed the captive [[All Spark]] and thus saved Earth from being cyberformed. When the other Autobots had believed they'd lost, Arcee was the only one who outright refused to accept defeat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

And, of course, they didn't lose. However, Arcee was left bewildered by the idea that Humanity would not trust and love the Autobots, and Optimus explained to her that, from a human point of view, all the Transformers are alien horrors fighting on their planet. Following this, she guarded the [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]] shelter and was caught in [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] ambush. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

Among other engagements to protect the American infrastructure, she served with Bumblebee in protecting an Alaskan pipeline. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

She was later part of Ironhide's team in retrieving [[Nucleon]] from Cybertron, which ran afoul of [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} She acted as Bumblebee's distraction, drawing [[Storm Surge]] and [[Fracture]] away, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} and doubled back to regroup with Ironhide (and pull him out of rubble) when [[Unicron]] arrived. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Later, she got Optimus Prime up to speed on the situation. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

Following the Decepticon re-conquest of Savannah, Arcee was part of the raid to rescue [[Mikaela Banes]]. She got off one bit of bravado about how hitting things was her kind of shindig before [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] hit ''her''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Scout Class toys====
[[Image:Arceemoviescout.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not Chromia.]]
*'''Arcee''' (Target exclusive Scout Class, 2007)
*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, "energon" chip
: Arcee is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], replacing her pinks and most of her whites and blacks with blue, and her translucent red with smoky brown plastic. She transforms into a "superbike"-type racing motorcycle. Unusually for a Transformer, she does not hold her weapon in her hands as most figures do. Instead, her Energon Bow mounts on a peg on either arm, with her hands being positioned to give the appearance of her using the bow. The bow itself is spring-loaded, firing a grey "arrow" missile.
:Arcee (and the rest of the Scout wave) were [[exclusive]] to Target stores, where they were all part of a [[Robo-Vision]] promotion. Arcee came with a [[Robo-Vision Decoder]] which allows you to see the Robo-Vision Code ("BULLSEYE") printed on her cardback. Starting [[June 2]], 2007, Target's website allowed users to input those codes to access exclusive content, a concept similar to the online [[Cyber Planet Key]] info from the ''Transformers: Cybertron'' toyline.
: This mold also was used to make ''Superlink'' Ariel Paradron Type, as well as the [[BotCon 2005]] ''[[Descent into Evil]]'' set's [[Chromia]], [[Flamewar]], [[Flareup]], and the fellow Target-exclusive movieverse [[Elita-One]].

====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Deluxe Arcee toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Pretty in...purple?]]
*'''Arcee''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-11'''
*''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile
: Deluxe Arcee transforms into a purple 2006 Buell Firebolt XB12R motorcycle, genericised to get around licensing issues. Arcee has references [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on her vehicle mode, such as her motorcycle's model name, "RC 1100", and her Massachusetts license plate marked TF7407, the original release date of the movie.
: Arcee's [[Automorph|Automorphing]] feature is located in her crossbow weapon (formed out of the seat/storage area of the bike), activated when the projectile (the bike's tailpipe) is inserted, which pushes out the recurved lath parts on the sides of the weapon. The rectangular peg which is supposed to be used to attach her weapon to her forearm in robot mode is sometimes a poor fit, and the weapon may pop off. As an alternative, the round peg by which the weapon is attached in ''vehicle'' mode can also be used in robot mode, with a little rearranging of parts.
: Undocumented in the instructions, the two shoulder-mounted half-wheels contain a small niche on the edge of the tires. By folding the wheels down with the hubcaps pointing towards the chest and turning the tires towards the shoulders, one can feel the wheels gently click into place via the tire niches and hidden tabs in the shoulders, allowing the wheels to remain in place and more closely resemble the figure as pictured on its packaging.
: As with most larger Transformers toys that become motorcycles, Arcee has a kickstand on the left side of the bike; unfortunately, it's mounted so low that she will fall in the opposite direction if it is fully extended.

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*'''Battle damage three-pack''' (Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, 2007)
*''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile
:A three-pack, exclusive to Sam's Club stores, consisting of redecos of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Deluxe Class Arcee, both with battle damage deco, and an unchanged Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]].

<span id="BlackArcee"></span>
[[Image:Movie Arcee Black toy.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Not Flamewar and not Nightbird.]]
*'''Black Arcee''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-20'''
*''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, Allspark cube
: This Japan-only [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Arcee is cast in black in an attempt to match the look of the motorcycle [[Lennox]] rides near the end of the film. Surprisingly, it is not [[Black repaint|evil]].
: Like all Japanese "Allspark Power" toys, black Arcee comes with a small Allspark cube accessory.

<span id="PinkArcee"></span>
*'''Arcee Limited Special Color Version''' (Deluxe-sized toy, 2008)
*''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile
:This Arcee is decoed in pink and white, in homage to Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], and was exclusive to the Wonder Festival 2008 Winter in Tokyo, Japan.

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==Trivia==
[[Image:Movie scale chart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|In the time before time...]]
* As part of [[BotCon 2007]]'s Hasbro tour, fans viewed "Robot Scale Chart v03", dated 11.22.05, which showed Arcee's height as 9' (2.7m). However, all of the designs on this chart were very early and later heavily revised (though [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] was revised far less than the others).

* Arcee was originally going to be a member of the live-action movie's Autobot cast, but was later replaced by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. According to screenwriter Roberto Orci, they would have needed to explain the point behind female robots, which there wasn't any time for in the movie.<ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/801/801098p3.html Roberto Orci explaining the reasons for Arcee's removal from the script in an interview with IGN.]</ref> In another interview, Alex Kurtzman cited "scale issues" as an additional reason for dropping Arcee; allegedly, Michael Bay simply considered her too small as compared to the rest of the Autobots.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070714214451/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/movies/transformersmovie/005082421.cfm?page=1 Wizard interview with Kurtzman and Orci]</ref> It's commonly assumed that Arcee's big part in the movie would have been the scene in which [[William Lennox]] starts his solo assault on [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] using an abandoned motorcycle. However, the screenwriters rejected that notion, stating that this scene wasn't written until ''after'' Arcee had already been dropped from the script—but if she ''had'' remained in the movie, that scene ''would'' have probably featured her as the motorcycle.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/2288318-post539.html Orci once again clearing up the story between Arcee and the motorcycle Lennox uses during the final battle]</ref>

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==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
{{-}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/TargetArcee/arcee.htm Arcee at TFU.info]

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[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Movie characters]]
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In the National Interest

2009-03-31T02:58:54Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Showdown!
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #74–77
|next=Target: 2006
|image=MarvelUK-74.jpg|You guys just have to destroy '''everything''', don't you?
|title="In the National Interest"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[August 16|16th August]] – [[September 6|6th September]] 1986
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Will Simpson]]
|inks=[[Dave Hine]] (75), [[Tim Perkins]] (76)
|colours=[[John Burns]] (74-76), [[Tony Jozwiak]] (77)
|lettering=[[Annie Halfacree]]
|editor=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Joy Meadows and the Dinobots are going to blow the whole Robot Master story wide open, but the Decepticons and Triple I don't want this to happen.'''

==Synopsis==
Joy Meadows is on a [[Television|TV]] talk show announcing that she will expose the claims of [[Robot Master]] that he leads the Transformers for the sham that is. Meanwhile [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] are watching and decide that she must be silenced. At the same time, Professor Morris is standing trial for murder, when the courtroom is invaded by four armed men who kidnap Morris. He then finds out he has been captured by Triple-I to control their new mechanism, Centurion, in order to stop Joy wrecking their Robot Master scenario.

Meanwhile, back at the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are bored, as they are confined to the [[Autobot]] base because their forms make them too conspicuous. Grimlock decides they need to go find some action, when Sludge rushes in and states that he's seen Joy on TV. The Dinobots go out to find Joy and are just in time to save her from an ambush laid by Triple-I. Grimlock tells Joy about the fights between the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] and works out that Robot Master is a puppet of the government. Joy sets up an interview with one of the Dinobots, and Swoop sets off to pick up her film crew.

The Decepticons (who are searching for Robot Master) pick up the signal, and Swoop gets involved in a fight with Megatron while picking up the film crew. Swoop is saved by the arrival of Centurion (controlled by Morris, who is disobeying Triple-I's orders and has sealed himself in the control room), but as Swoop flies off, he is hit by a homing beacon fired by a Triple-I employee. The signal from this leads the Decepticons to the Dinobots' location.

Centurion arrives as the Dinobots are getting defeated and attacks the Decepticons, bringing the battle back into the balance. Soundwave takes the recordings from the film crew and destroys them, threatening the humans with an unpleasant fate if they ever try to compile further evidence. The Decepticons leave, and the Dinobots lick their wounds.

Meanwhile, Morris decides that he is going to bury Triple-I once and for all.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (10)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (11)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (12)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (13)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (14)
|c2=*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (5)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (16)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (17)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (18)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (19)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (20)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (21)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (22)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (23)
|c3=*[[Joy Meadows]] (1)
*[[TV host]] (2)
*[[Donny Finkleberg]] (3)
*[[Forrest Forsythe]] (6)
*[[Walter Barnett]] (7)
*[[Attorney]] (8)
*[[Professor Morris]] (9)
*[[Grady]] (17)
*[[Rick]] (18)
|c4=* [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] (15)
}}
==Errors==
* The Dinobots complain that they're confined to the Ark by the other Autobots because their dino modes make them look conspicuous. This appears to reference the US version of the dialogue in "[[Command Performances]]", where the Dinobots' absence in recent stories is explained the same way. However, the UK version of "Command Performances" actually has altered dialogue that purposefully ignores that explanation, since the Dinobots had previously been focused on in several UK stories, and thus, no explanation of an absence was needed. So basically, this issue of the UK comic adopts a plot point from the US comic that the UK comic previously chose to ignore.

==Items of note==
* "OOH, 'ECK! DECEPTICONS!" Slag has the campest warning ever.
* Centurion would then hang around with the Dinobots for a while before being destroyed by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. The Dinobots must have liked him, because Grimlock ordered [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to rebuild him ahead of other Autobots when Grimlock became leader.
* Reprinted as part of [[IDW]]'s ''[[Best of UK: Dinobots]]''.

==Back-up Stories==
'''Issue #74:'''
*[[Hercules]] — "For the Love of Gods" Part 1
*[[Robo-Capers]] - A [[Robo-Capers issue 74|special edition]], revealing the new host of the letters page — Grimlock, guest written by Simon Furman.

'''Issue #75:'''
*Hercules — "For the Love of Gods" Part 2
*Robo-Capers

'''Issue #76:'''
*Hercules — "For the Love of Gods" Part 3
*Robo-Capers

'''Issue #77:'''
*Hercules — "For the Love of Gods" Part 4
*Robo-Capers

==Reprints==
* Reprinted as a back-up story in UK issues #302-307 from late 1990 until February 1991.
* Reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] trade paperback "Dinobot Hunt" in May 2004.
* Reprinted as part of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Best of UK: Dinobots]] series in late 2007 and early 2008.
* The IDW reprints were inevitably collected in a trade paperback, released in May 2008.

==Covers (23)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-74.jpg|'''UK issue #74'''
Image:MarvelUK-75.jpg|'''UK issue #75'''
Image:MarvelUK-76.jpg|'''UK issue #76'''
Image:MarvelUK-77.jpg|'''UK issue #77'''
Image:MarvelUK-302.jpg|'''UK issue #302'''
Image:MarvelUK-303.jpg|'''UK issue #303'''
Image:MarvelUK-304.jpg|'''UK issue #304'''
Image:MarvelUK-305.jpg|'''UK issue #305'''
Image:MarvelUK-306.jpg|'''UK issue #306'''
Image:MarvelUK-307.jpg|'''UK issue #307'''
Image:TitanDH.jpg|'''Transformers: Dinobot Hunt'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 4a .jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #4 A'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 4b.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #4 B'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 4ri a.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #4 RI-A'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 4ri b.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #4 RI-B'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 5a .jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 A'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 5b.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 B'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 5ri a.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 RI-A'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 5ri b.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 RI-B'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 6a .jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #6 A'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 6b .jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #6 B'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 6ri.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #6 RI'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots TPB.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots TPB'''
</gallery>
*'''UK issue #74:''' Grimlock, Sludge and Slag burst through the cover, by [[Alister Pearson]].
*'''UK issue #75:''' while Megatron is about to destroy Swoop, Guardian looms up behind him, by [[John Stokes]].
*'''UK issue #76:''' Swoop carries off the LCTV van, by [[David Hine]].
*'''UK issue #77:''' composite of the story's major players, by [[Phil Gascoine]].
*'''UK issue #302:''' [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] & [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]] & [[John Burns]].
*'''UK issue #303:''' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], by Stewart Johnson & [[Robin Bouttell]].
*'''UK issue #304:''' [[Circuit Breaker]] & Starscream, by [[John Marshall]], [[Bambos Georgiou]] & Robin Bouttell.
*'''UK issue #305:''' Shockwave, by [[Richard Fisher]].
*'''UK issue #306:''' a contemplative Optimus Prime, by Stewart Johnson & Robin Bouttell.
*'''UK issue #307:''' [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] being punished by [[Unicron]], by [[Andrew Wildman]] & Robin Bouttell.
*'''Transformers: Dinobot Hunt cover:''' the Dinobots crush some log cabins, by ???
*'''Best of UK: D.inobots #4 cover A:''' Sludge holding Joy, art by [[Nick Roche]], colors by [[Rob Ruffolo]]
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #4 cover B:''' scene from "[[Victory!]]", by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #4 Retailer Incentive cover A:''' panels from "Victory!", by Geoff Senior.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #4 Retailer Incentive cover B:''' sketch of cover A, by Nick Roche.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 cover A:''' Grimlock brandishing sword over defeated Decepticons, art by Nick Roche, colors by [[Liam Shalloo]].
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 cover B:''' scene from UK issue #75, by [[Will Simpson]].
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 Retailer Incentive cover A:''' panels from UK issue #76, by Will Simpson.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #5 Retailer Incentive cover B:''' sketch of cover A, by Nick Roche.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #6 cover A:''' Guardian leading the Dinobots, by [[Josh Burcham]].
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #6 cover B:''' Guardian beating up the Constructicons, by Josh Burcham.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #6 Retailer Incentive cover:''' panels from UK issue #77, by Will Simpson.
*'''Best of UK Dinobots TPB:''' Grimlock, by Nick Roche.

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Showdown!

2009-03-31T02:46:51Z

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{{disambig2|the Marvel Comics issue|the ''Cybertron'' episode|Showdown (Cybertron episode)}}
{{comicstory|
|prev=Command Performances!
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #20
|next=Aerialbots over America!
|prev2=Command Performances!
|seriesissue2=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)#Marvel_UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #72–73
|next2=In the National Interest
|image=MarvelUS-20.jpg
|caption=Brokeback Cybertron
|title="Showdown!"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=May 1986
|coverdate=September 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Herb Trimpe]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Donny Finkleberg tries to escape from Ravage, and gets some help from Skids and a new friend.'''

==Synopsis==
Donny Finkleberg is on the run from the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], and Ravage is hot on his trail. Stumbling across a temporarily vacant camp site, Donny steals some clothes and buries his old costume. Realizing that he needs to find the [[Autobot|Autobots]], Donny unwittingly passes the injured Skids by. Not far behind him, Ravage destroys the campsite, momentarily fooled by the abandoned Robot Master uniform.

Elsewhere, in a small town several miles away, register girl Charlene is given a lift by her co-worker Wendell, as her car has recently broken down. On the drive she discusses with him how she wants some adventure in her life, and persuades him to pull over so they can explore an old trail. There, they find Skids with his radio playing, and arrange to have him taken to [[Wendell#Cousin_Bob|Bob's Service]]. Bob gets the van up and running, and Charlene drives off, leaving Wendell with the bill.

As she pulls out, the van catches the eye of Jake Dalrymple, who recognizes it from [[Command Performances!|an earlier encounter]] and tries to run it off the road. Skids takes over the driving, outmaneuvering Jake and leaving him with a windscreen of green paint. On the outskirts of town, Skids reveals himself as a [[Transformer]], explaining to Charlene that he had been trying to find peace as her car. He goes on to reveal he was a scientist, and had no desire to [[Furmanism|fight or die]], that all he wants to continue his scientific studies with her. Meanwhile Jake is ranting about the crazy van and its driver, which gives Donny a clue...

The next day, Skids asks Charlene about her old west memorabilia. She tells him of how it was a great time of adventure, and even though she didn't live then, she can still dream of it. Skids laments that all his dreams are memories of war so the pair go out to make him some new ones. The pair grow closer, with Charlene brushing off Wendell's invitation to see a new movie to give Skids a wash (which they both enjoy [[Robot-fleshling romance|waaaay too much]]). Before Charlene can give Skids his wax and buff job they are (thankfully) interrupted by Donny, who had been listening in on her talking to her 'ordinary van'.

Skids' attempt to stay hidden is finally undone by Ravage who pounces at Donny, firing. Charlene and Donny dive into Skids who speeds off at top speed. The two humans argue — Donny patting himself on the back for finding an Autobot, and Charlene pointing out that he only found Skids because Ravage is trying to kill them. Rushing through the town (and past Jake), the trio head to an abandoned mining town to battle their pursuer away from civilization.

[[Image:Showdownskidsdream.jpg|left|250px|thumb|It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.]]
Arriving in the town, the Autobot tells the [[Human|humans]] to hide, but just after they leave, Jake arrives and smashes his windscreen with a tire iron. Rendered unconscious, Skids has a dream that he has to face Megatron in a showdown to save Charlene. He realizes even though he doesn't want to fight, he has to to protect her... unfortunately, it doesn't go so well for him, but it was only a dream. Back in reality, Charlene and Donny argue with Jake, but a renewed attack by Ravage scatters them. Before Ravage can finish Skids, he is rammed by Jake in his Lamborghini, giving the others enough time to bring the Autobot around. His resolve to fight strengthened by his need to protect Charlene, Skids fights a desperate battle with Ravage, eventually tricking the Decepticon into falling down an abandoned mine shaft.
With Ravage gone, Charlene tries to convince Skids to come back with her but he says he is going with Donny back to the Autobots. He cannot avoid his responsibility, and he would be living in a dream if he stayed, no matter how much he wants to. Charlene tells him she'll miss him, but he did better than the last car she loved — its transmission went and she junked it.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
* [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (3)

|c2=
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (8)

|c3=
'''Regulars'''

* [[Donny Finkleberg]] (2)

'''Guests'''

* [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] (4)
* [[Wendell]] (5)
* [[Wendell#Cousin_Bob|Cousin Bob]] (6)
* [[Jake Dalrymple]] (7)
}}
==Errors==
* Although he is depicted as such here, Skids is ''not'' a van, but a much smaller [[wikipedia:Honda_City_Turbo|Honda City Turbo]] (a vehicle virtually unknown in the United States).
* Skids' torso is colored red on the cover.
* On page 17, Charlene's top is colored orange instead of pink.
* The damage to Skids' windscreen disappears on page 20 in panels 1 and 4 and again on page 21, panel 5.
* His whole windscreen / door back [[kibble]] is missing on page 21, panel 6 — though this is likely deliberate to allow the picture to show Ravage pouncing.
* In Skids' dream, Megatron says he'll crush Charlene if he wins their duel, but he is quite clearly shown dropping her.

==Items of note==
* Ravage breathes fire now apparently.
* On page 11, Wendell is shown watching Charlene around a corner which could be taken that he's got the hots for her and is simply <s>a bit creepy</s> trying to figure out if she's seeing someone else. However he was just inside talking to her — she's even still talking to him as she gets behind the wheel — so there's no reason he couldn't follow her out to talk.
* A more logical explanation is that Wendell was incorrectly drawn in place of Donny Finkleberg — it would explain how he found Charlene at her home (which was shown to be somewhat isolated earlier), as he could have reasonably spent the day looking for a blue van like the one Jake was talking about in the diner, before following them as they left.
* Ravage remained underground until [[Time Wars]] (in the UK continuity. His return in America is vague, but his presence in post-[[Underbase]] stories implies that he at least stayed out of that battle).

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-20.jpg|'''US issue #20''' - Megatron is cheating again, he doesn't even ''own'' a holster
Image:MarvelUK-072.jpg|'''UK issue #72''' - Ravage doesn't brush after meals.
Image:MarvelUK-073.jpg|'''UK issue #73''' - The things you do for women...
</gallery>

* '''US cover:''' Megatron and Skids as cowboys, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
* '''UK issue #72 cover:''' Ravage with Robot-Master costume in his mouth, by [[Geoff Senior]].
* '''UK issue #73 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover.

===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

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Second Generation!

2009-03-31T02:38:24Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Devastation Derby!
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #63–65
|next=The Smelting Pool!
|image=MarvelUK-064.jpg
|caption=...and he must let the world think that he is dead until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him.
|title="Second Generation"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[May 31|31st May]] - [[June 14|14th June]] 1986
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[John Stokes]] (63-64), [[Tim Perkins]] (64), [[Jeff Anderson]] (65)
|colours=[[Jane Firmin]] (63), [[W & D]] (64), [[Tony Jozwiak]] (65)
|lettering=[[Mike Scott]] (63-64), [[Annie Halfacree]] (65)
|editor=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]}}
'''The Autobots and Decepticons learn the secrets of the next generation of combining Transformers due to a <s>commercial</s> message left in Buster’s mind by the Creation Matrix.'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|This story follows up (in part) on the events of [[Victory!]] from the [[Transformers Annual 1987|1987 UK Annual]].}}
After discovering that the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] had left a message in the head of Buster Witwicky giving details of future [[Transformer|Transformers]], the [[Autobot|Autobots]] attach him to scanning equipment to try and decipher the message. This causes Buster to dream that he is being chased across a desert by Shockwave. Buster is eventually rescued by Superion, who blasts Shockwave, only to be floored by Menasor. During the confusion Buster escapes but is ambushed by the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]] who combine into Bruticus. The fear causes Buster to jolt awake.

In order to better interpret and control the dreams Buster and Optimus Prime are linked together mentally. Little do they know that the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] are tapping into the images by using the equipment that Shockwave designed to extract the Matrix from Prime’s disembodied head. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

The new vision shows the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] evacuating an unnamed power plant. Blades then spots what he believes to be a group of human vehicles heading towards the plant. The Protectobots move to head them off only to find that it is the [[Stunticon|Stunticons]]. The Stunticons combine into Menasor, much to the delight of the watching Shockwave, who is impressed with the quality of the combination compared to the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]].

The Protectobots combine into Defensor and quickly gain the upper hand. Soon, however, the Combaticons arrive and merge into Bruticus. Menasor and Bruticus overpower Defensor but are caught unaware when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrive and combine into Superion. Superion and Defensor quickly gain the upper hand and defeat the Decepticons. At this point Optimus Prime and Buster awake, impressed by what they have seen.

Meanwhile Soundwave is reporting events to Megatron who he is secretly in contact with. Megatron decides that it is time he retook control of the Decepticons from Shockwave. Megatron and Shockwave engage in battle, with [[Robot-Master]] providing commentary as the battle is broadcast to the world.

At the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Autobots watch the battle but decide not to interfere, devoting their energies to developing the new Special Teams. Prime's work is interrupted by an alarm in the medical bay... the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] have finally awoken, and are back to their old cranky selves.

At the coal mine, Soundwave note that the two combatants are equally matched, and are basically making a laughingstock of themselves. Their battle only ends when Soundwave impertinently tells them to stop. Equally outraged, Megatron and Shockwave allow Soundwave to show them how similar they are, and they agree to a joint leadership.

Meanwhile, an electronic signal arrives at the distant world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]...

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (3)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
* [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (6)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (19)
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (20)
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (21)
* [[Blades]] (22)
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (23)
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (24)
* [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (31)
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] (32)
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] (33)
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] (34)
* [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (35)
* [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] (36)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (38)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (39)
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (40)
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (41)
* [[Swoop (G1)]] (42)
* [[Slag (G1)]] (43)
|c2=* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (1)
* [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (7)
* [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] (8)
* [[Blast Off]] (9)
* [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] (10)
* [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (11)
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] (12)
* [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (13)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (17)
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (25)
* [[Breakdown]] (26)
* [[Motormaster]] (27)
* [[Drag Strip]] (28)
* [[Wildrider]] (29)
* [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (30)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (37)
|c3=* [[Buster Witwicky]] (2)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (14)
* [[Jesse|Jessie]] (15)
* [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] (18)
}}
==Errors==
* At one point Menasor orders Dead End (as his right arm) to shoot Superion. However it is Drag Strip that is drawn. This was corrected in the [[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Collected Comics]] reprint but the [[Titan Books]] reprint uses the original page.
* Vortex appears colourised as Blades on his arrival. Soundwave explained in a letters page that he has special circuitry which allows him to change his colour to disguise himself as Blades, but also made it clear that he had just made that explanation up on the spot.
* Cybertron was originally in orbit around Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to our own Sun at 4.37 light years' distance. It is therefore ''highly'' unlikely that Cybertron now resides in "a galaxy far, far beyond our own". It's more likely that it is in a ''solar system'' far beyond our own, given the high frequency with which [[Primal Fear|"solar system" and "galaxy" are confused]] in ''Transformers'' fiction.

==Items of note==
[[Image:Stokesswipes.jpg|right|200px|thumb|On a single page, you can find three John Stokes panels (above) swiped from panels from a single page of Herb Trimpe's work in "Prime Time!".]]
* Issue #63 came with a free gift, a fold out pamphlet themed around the [[Special Teams]]. The pamphlet had spaces to stick collectors cards which were included in the following issues up to issue [[Command Performances!|#70]].
* Artist John Stokes constantly "swipes" art from previous US issues, such as panels from [[Ricardo Villamonte]]'s work in "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]", [[Herb Trimpe]]'s work in "[[Prime Time!]]", and [[Don Perlin]]'s work in "[[I, Robot-Master!]]".
* Seriously, these swipes litter the book.
* The power plant section of this story was used along with elements from the cartoon series episodes, "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|The Key to Vector Sigma]]", "[[War Dawn]]" and "[[Starscream's Brigade]]" to produce the UK audio story "[[The Special Teams (Audio)|The Special Teams]]".
* This story was written because Hasbro UK specifically requested that the Special Teams be given a prominent story, despite them not yet having appeared in the US comic.<ref>Simon Furman: "There were odd occasions where Hasbro UK would actually get it together and coordinate a story with a toy release. The Special Teams (in UK #63-65) story was one such instance, and in that case (because we were some way off reprinting the corresponding US issues) we had to work them in somehow (chronologically ahead of time)." [http://transfans.net/interviews_furman.php TransFans.net - Interviews: Simon Furman - Part 1 'The Past'].</ref> So as to avoid a future major continuity clash the option of a vision of the future was taken.
* In the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] Soundwave would often say "Puttup!" The word is revealed here to be the sound he makes when spitting. And no, it's not clear how he can spit without a mouth.
{{-}}

==Back-Up Stories==
'''Issue #63:'''
* [[Rocket Racoon]] - "The Book of Revelations" Part 2
* [[Robo-Capers]]

'''Issue #64:'''
* Rocket Racoon - "The Book of Revelations" Part 3
* Robo-Capers
* [[Matt and the Cat]]

'''Issue #65:'''
* Rocket Racoon - "The Book of Revelations" Part 4
* Robo-Capers
* Matt and the Cat

==Reprints==
* This story was reprinted in Collected Comics #10. For this printing the Drag Strip/Dead End error was corrected.
* The story was reprinted again by Titan Books in the trade paperback "Second Generation". The Drag Strip/Dead End error appeared again.

==Covers (5)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-063.jpg|'''Issue #63'''
Image:MarvelUK-064.jpg|'''Issue #64'''
Image:MarvelUK-065.jpg|'''Issue #65'''
Image:Tfcolcom10.jpg|'''Collected Comics #10'''
Image:TitanSG.jpg|'''Transformers: Second Generation'''
</gallery>
*'''Issue #63 cover:''' Superion & Menasor [[package art]], by [[Richard Marcej]]?
*'''Issue #64 cover:''' Buster and Prime share a vision of the [[Special Teams]], by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''Issue #65 cover:''' Megatron vs. Shockwave with commentary from Robot-Master, by [[Robin Smith]].
*'''Collected comics 10 cover:''' Bruticus emerges, by [[Bryan Hitch]].
*'''Transformers: Second Generation cover:''' Superion vs. Bruticus, by [[Lee Sullivan]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Articles in need of images]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Devastation Derby!

2009-03-31T02:14:06Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Robot Buster!
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #61-62
|next=Second Generation!
|image=MarvelUK-061.jpg
|caption=Constructicheerleaders
|title="Devastation Derby"
|publisher'=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=17th May 1986 - 24th May 1986
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Will Simpson]]
|colours=[[John Burns]]
|lettering=[[Mike Scott]]
|editor=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Soundwave and the Constructicons attempt to abduct Buster Witwicky.'''

==Synopsis==
Soundwave is training Devastator after his disappointing first battle. Shockwave then sends them to capture Buster, who is attending a demolition derby with Jesse. Sparkplug, meanwhile, shows Prime a drawing Buster did while having a nightmare. Prime sends a team led by Smokescreen to watch over the human. The Constructicons arrive and battle the Autobots, before forming Devastator. Just then, Buster collapses.

While Devastator delays the Autobots, Soundwave is able to scan Buster's mind. Smokescreen is able to confront the Decepticon, but is surprised when Soundwave immediately offers to retreat. The Autobots take Buster back to the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', while Soundwave reports to Shockwave, telling him thanks to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], Buster has a vision of the future of the Transformers race.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (15)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (16)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (17)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (18)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (19)
|c2=*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (1)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (2)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (3)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (4)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (5)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (6)
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (7)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (8)
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (9)
|c3=*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (10)
*[[Buster Witwicky]] (11)
*[[Jessie]] (12)
}}
==Errors==
'''Issue #61:'''
*There's a blank speech bubble on page 3.
*Shockwave's eye is purple instead of yellow throughout.
*Long Haul's name is spelled "Longhaul".

'''Issue #62:'''
*Soundwave's eyes are uncoloured on page 7, and in the first frame of page 8.

==Items of note==
Buster had mental possession of the Matrix earlier in the series.

==Back-Up Stories==
Issue #61:
* [[Rocket Racoon]] - "Masque of the Red Breath" Part 4
* [[Matt and the Cat]]
* [[Robo-Capers]]

Issue #62:
* Rocket Racoon - "The Book of Revelations" Part 1
* Robo-Capers

==Reprints==
* This story was reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] trade paperback "Second Generation".

==Covers (3)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-061.jpg|61 cover
Image:MarvelUK-62.jpg|62 cover
Image:TitanSG.jpg|Transformers: Second Generation cover
</gallery>
*'''UK issue 61 cover:''' The [[Constructicons (G1)|Constructicons]] discuss Buster's fate, by [[Will Simpson]]
*'''UK issue 62 cover:''' Jesse cradles a prone Buster while the [[Autobot|Autobots]] fight Devastator, by [[Robin Smith]]
*'''Transformers: Second Generation cover:''' [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] Vs. [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], by Lee Sullivan

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Shooting Star!

2009-03-31T02:02:10Z

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{{disambig2|the Marvel comic issue|the Autobot satellite|Shooting Star}}
{{comicstory|
|prev=Prime Time!
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #13
|next=Rock and Roll-Out!
|prev2=Dinobot Hunt!
|seriesissue2=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)#Marvel_UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #51–52
|next2=Rock and Roll-Out!
|image=MarvelUS-13.jpg
|caption=I '''''am''''' the NRA.
|title="Shooting Star!"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=October 1985
|coverdate=February 1986
|writer[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inker=[[Al Gordon]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''A small-time crook's life changes when he finds a special gun.'''

==Synopsis==
A small-time loser named Joey Slick flees through the woods, attempting to escape from thugs trying to kill him. He stumbles across a gun in a stream, but it doesn't work... until the two laughing thugs ''tell'' it to blast them, which it does.

Retreating to an empty warehouse, Joey soon discovers that his gun is a [[Transformer]] called Megatron. Megatron is unable to think for himself, due to damage from his fall during his battle with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and can only respond to what he is told or asked.

Crime lord Jake Lomax, the gangster who sent the thugs after Slick because of an unpaid debt, is incensed that they failed. He orders Slick to be killed immediately.

Returning to his run-down apartment in an immigrant neighborhood, Joey is again attacked by thugs. He uses Megatron to delay them long enough to escape, then flees. Needing money, he holds up a convenience store... then uses Megatron's firepower to stop pursuing police cars. Realizing the possibilities, he soon uses Megatron to strike a one-man crime wave.

Redolent in riches, Joey finds himself surrounded by hangers-on and wannabes. Trying to reconnect with the things that matter, he returns to his old neighborhood, only to find himself feared and worshipped for his "super gun". He realizes he has to face up to his problems.

Joey blasts his way into Lomax's compound and confronts the gangster one on one. Despite his earlier bluster, Lomax pleads for his life. No longer afraid of Lomax, Joey tosses the gun away, and punches him out. Joey throws the owed money at his unconscious form. Joey turns to find Megatron looming over him—the impact reconnected his higher brain functions. Megatron is furious at Joey for attempting to command him, and attempts to kill the impudent fleshling. But when Joey shows absolutely no fear before him, Megatron is impressed and spares him. Megatron leaves to rejoin the Decepticons, and Joey is willingly arrested by the civil authorities.

==Quotes==
[''Joey Slick has just trashed Lomax's estate and holds him at gunpoint'']<br />
'''Jake Lomax:''' "Y-you're not gonna kill me?"<br />
[''Slick punches him out]<br />''
'''Joey Slick: ''' "Heck no! I'm just gonna pay you back what I owe
you—six hundred dollars plus interest. Now we're even, slimeball! Spend
some of it to fix up your house, okay?"

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c2=
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3)
|c3=
* [[Joey Slick]] (1)
* [[Marko]] (2)
* [[Jake Lomax]] (4)
* [[Charlene (pool girl)|Charlene]] (5)
* [[Mr. Kim]] (6)
* [[Clyde]] (7)
* [[Mrs. Perez]] (8)
}}
==Errors==
*None identified.

==Items of note==
* ''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:'' Megatron was defeated by Ratchet in US issue [[Repeat Performance!|#8]]. A front page headline on a newspaper reads, "ROBOTS LEAVE PLANE PLANT," a reference to the Decepticons' defeat in [[Prime Time!|#12]].
* This is one of the few issues of the series in which no [[Autobot|Autobots]] appear, other than Ratchet in flashback.
* Although this story is often criticized by fans, it is one of
few stories in any continuity to make full use of the fact that
Megatron's alternate form is a realistic-looking handgun.
* This issue was reprinted as issue #2 of [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]] series.
* Joey robs a "6-11" convenience store, a parody of 7-Eleven.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-13.jpg|'''US issue #13''' - Look, it's STILL a gun...
Image:MarvelUK-51.jpg|'''UK issue #51''' - A purple Megatron? That is just [[Megatron (BW)|crazy!]]
Image:MarvelUK-052.jpg|'''UK issue #52''' - The UK gets free sticker albums. What do ''you'' get?
</gallery>

* '''US cover:''' Gun mode Megatron Prime, by [[Don Perlin]].
* '''UK issue #51 cover:''' Megatron and Joey Slick, by [[Geoff Senior]].
* '''UK issue #52 cover:''' reuse of art from US cover.

{{-}}

===Advertisements===
[[Image:ShootingStarQuikGoBotsAd.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I'm sure this is cheating somehow.]]
* The original US printing of this issue features not one, but ''two'' advertisements related to the [[Tonka GoBots]]! One is for a Nestle Quik-sponsored contest to win a "complete set of ''GoBots'' toys", while another is for the syndicated Hanna-Barbera ''Challenge of the GoBots'' television series. One must assume that Marvel didn't run advertising approvals by [[Hasbro]]...

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Dinobot Hunt!

2009-03-31T01:56:00Z

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{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #47–50
|prev=The Icarus Theory
|next=Shooting Star!
|title="Dinobot Hunt!"
|image=MarvelUK-050.JPG
|caption=Where's Mothra when you need her?
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[February 8|8th February]] / [[March 1|1st March]] 1986
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Will Simpson]] (47 & 49), [[Barry Kitson]] & [[Tim Perkins]] (50)
|pencils=Barry Kitson (48)
|inks=[[Marc Griffiths]] (48)
|colours=[[Stuart Place]] (47, 49-50), [[Jeff Anderson]] (48)
|lettering=[[Annie Halfacree]] (47-48, 50), [[Mike Scott]] (49)
|editor=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}

'''The Autobots attempt to round up those crazy Dinobots but the Decepticons interfere....'''

==Synopsis==
After finding out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] have probably lost control due to their primary [[cybo-dendrons]] having burnt out {{storylink|The Icarus Theory|The Icarus Theory}}, Optimus Prime assigns the [[Autobot|Autobots]] into teams to capture Snarl, Slag, Sludge and Grimlock before they can harm any [[Human|humans]].

The B-Team (consisting of Mirage, Brawn and Trailbreaker) are assigned to Black Rock (''not'' [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]]) Desert in [[Nevada]] to capture Snarl, which they do (thanks to the help of a prototype molecular disintegration bomb being developed at a secret [[United States Military|army]] base that Snarl destroys). Unfortunately, Laserbeak has been watching, giving the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] knowledge of the Autobots' mission and they make plans to disrupt it as much as possible.

In the waterways of [[Littlewood, California]], Sludge is contentedly being filmed by Joy Meadows while the A-Team (cue music — Windcharger, Gears and Cliffjumper) look for him. Unfortunately, a Decepticon group consisting of Soundwave, Skywarp and Scavenger manage to find and knock out Sludge first. Stumbling upon the unconscious Sludge, the A-Team gets taken out by the Decepticons, pleasing Soundwave greatly.

The Decepticon plan suffers a setback when they are too late to capture Slag in [[Idaho]]. A fried Laserbeak tells them of how Jetfire, Jazz and Ironhide (of D-Team) managed to capture Slag (mainly by blocking Slag's flame-thrower with Laserbeak in an attempt to make Idaho Fried Decepticon. However, Soundwave is unconcerned by this setback.

We soon find out the reason for Soundwave's lack of concern — the Decepticons have found Grimlock before the Autobots and have set Sludge on him. The town of [[Doonstown]] is reduced to a war zone as the two Dinobots fight, plunging into a frozen lake as they do. Bluestreak, Huffer and Sideswipe are early casualties as they try to stop the fight. Summoned by an urgent S.O.S., Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet and Prowl speed to the scene. The first three arrive and Prime attempts to keep the Dinobots in the lake while Ratchet goes to tend the members of C-Team and Bumblebee finds a hidden energy source.

The energy source turns out to be a cloaked [[Ark shuttlecraft|Autobot shuttle]] with Windcharger, Gears, Cliffjumper (as prisoners) and a [[Sonic Lance]] on board. Bumblebee rescues the captured Autobots as Prowl transfers his shuttle's electrical systems to the hull and bails out. The shock knocks out Grimlock, but Sludge, still controlled by the Sonic Lance, lunges for Prime. Bumblebee realizes that the Sonic Lance is probably booby-trapped so he blows the shuttle up, causing Sludge to pass out before he can attack Prime.

Nearby, the Decepticons (having found an oil rig to steal energy from) hear the explosion and an elated Soundwave shouts that the Decepticons have emerged triumphant. Prime hears Soundwave but realizes he can do nothing until his injured Autobots are repaired.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (1)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (2)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (3)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (4)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (6)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]](9)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (10)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (15)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (16)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (17)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (18)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (19)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (26)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (27)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (28)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (29)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (30)
|c2=
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (12)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (22)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (23)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (24)
|c3=
*[[General Carl Thompson]] (11)
*[[Joy Meadows]] (20)
*[[Rick]] (21)
*[[Greg (human)|Greg]] (25)
}}

==Errors==
* On the last page of part 3, Sideswipe is shown to be badly injured before the transmission cuts off. In part 4, he states that he went back to the ship to call for reinforcements, then states that "I'm not totally sure my distress call got through as at that moment one of them decided to chew through my shuttle's fuel tank." Therefore he should not have been injured when talking to Prime.
* Bluestreak's and Sideswipe's injuries change between panels.
* Windcharger, Cliffjumper and Gears are a bit naive (well, stupid) when they get captured. They see blaster fire and find an unconscious Sludge but ponder on what's happened instead of thinking hang on, we're next here.

==Items of note==
* Jazz is seen removing his flame-thrower from a [[Subspace|compartment]] in his hip, in which it is stored in [[Size changing|miniaturized]] form.
* Joy Meadows will team up with the Dinobots again in "[[In the National Interest]]" and also appears in Sludge's dream sequence in "[[Victory!]]"
* Cliffjumper gets to use his [[Glass gas|glass gun]]!
* Bumblebee mentions that he has 8 other senses besides sight.
* Although Jetfire has been featured since UK issue [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|#35]], this is the first time in the UK comic that he is seen as an Autobot with sentience. He also loses his Decepticon [[Insignia|symbol]] in this story.
* The Decepticons win!

==Back-up Stories==
'''Issue #47:'''
*[[Iron Man]] — "From the Ashes" Part 1
*[[Robo-Capers]]
*[[Matt and the Cat]]

'''Issue #48:'''
*Iron Man — "From the Ashes" Part 2
*Robo-Capers
*Matt and the Cat

'''Issue #49:'''
*Iron Man — "From the Ashes" Part 3
*Robo-Capers
*Matt and the Cat

'''Issue #50:'''
*Iron Man — "From the Ashes" Part 4
*Robo-Capers
*Matt and the Cat

==Reprints==
* Reprinted in [[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Collected Comics]] #7.
* Reprinted in the [[Titan Books]] trade paperback "Dinobot Hunt" in 2004.
* Reprinted as part of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[Best of UK: Dinobots]]'' series in 2007.
* The IDW Reprints were collected in the inevitable TPB in 2008.

==Covers (15)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-47.jpg|'''UK issue #47''' - The Dinobot singing group was never a hit.
Image:MarvelUK-48.jpg|'''UK issue #48''' - Not '''that''' [[wikipedia:Swamp_Thing|Swamp Thing]].
Image:MarvelUK-49.jpg|'''UK issue #49''' - Someone get Jetfire a rope.
Image:MarvelUK-050.JPG|'''UK issue #50''' - Me Grimlock say Sludge getting too close for comfort.
Image:Tfcolcom07.jpg|'''Collected Comics #7''' - Me Grimlock say this is very familiar.
Image:TitanDH.jpg|'''Transformers: Dinobot Hunt''' - Crush puny log cabins!
Image:BoUK Dinobots 2a .jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 A''' - Snarl slices and dices!
Image:BoUK Dinobots 2b.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 B'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 2ri a.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 RI-A'''
Image:BoUK Dinobots 2ri b.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 RI-B''' - Snarl slices and dices in glorious monochrome!
Image:BoUK Dinobots 3a .jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots #3 A''' - Slag you all!
Image:BoUK Dinobots TPB.jpg|'''Best of UK: Dinobots TPB''' - Me Grimlock carry big sword.
</gallery>
*'''UK issue #47 cover:''' Snarl, Slag, Sludge and Grimlock by [[David Lloyd]].
*'''UK issue #48 cover:''' Sludge by [[Jeff Anderson]].
*'''UK Issue #49 cover:''' Jetfire vs Slag by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''UK issue #50 cover:''' Grimlock vs Sludge by [[John Higgins]].
*'''Collected Comics #7 cover:''' Reuse of cover of #50.
*'''Transformers: Dinobot Hunt cover:''' The Dinobots crush some log cabins, by ???
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 cover A:''' Snarl brandishing a sword, art by [[Nick Roche]], colours by [[Rob Ruffolo]].
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 cover B:''' Scene from UK issue #47, art by [[Will Simpson]], colours by [[Stuart Place]].
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 Retail Incentive cover A:''' Panels from UK issue #48, art by [[Barry Kitson]], colours by Stuart Place.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #2 Retail Incentive cover B:''' Sketch version of cover A, by Nick Roche.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #3 cover A:''' Slag leaping through flames, art by Nick Roche, colours by Rob Ruffolo.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #3 cover B:''' Scene from UK issue #50, art by Barry Kitson & [[Tim Perkins]], colours by Stuart Place.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #3 Retail Incentive cover A:''' Panels from UK issue #50, art by Barry Kitson & Tim Perkins, colours by Stuart Place.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots #3 Retail Incentive cover B:''' Sketch version of cover A, by Nick Roche.
*'''Best of UK: Dinobots TPB cover:''' Grimlock, by Nick Roche.

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The Wrath of Guardian!

2009-03-30T05:23:11Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Decepticon Dam-Busters!
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #31
|next=The Wrath of Grimlock!
|image=MarvelUK-031.jpg
|caption=No more obscure Jackie Chan movies?
|title=The Wrath of Guardian!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[October 19|19th October]] 1985
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Barry Kitson]]
|colours=[[Gina Hart]]
|letters=[[Annie Halfacree]]
|editor=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]}}
'''Ratchet and the Dinobots return to the Ark to discover that Shockwave has left a nasty surprise for them...'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|This story follows on from [[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]}}
Seeing Guardian holding the battered body of Swoop, the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] charge to avenge him, despite Ratchet's warning. Their frontal assault is effortlessly beaten back, but Ratchet is able to overload Guardian's cranial systems by firing his [[laser scalpel]] into the battle droid's cerebral access port. Guardian flees into the depths of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Grimlock demands that Ratchet repair Swoop immediately, but Ratchet replies that he has an entire Arkload of Autobots to repair, and that Swoop is not at the top of his list of priorities. Telling the Dinobots to keep Guardian occupied while he works, Ratchet storms off. Angry at having lost face and resentful of the dressing-down, Grimlock orders his amused troops into action.

On his way to find his deactivated comrades, Ratchet passes the headless body of Optimus Prime. Ratchet assumes that, as long as Prime is of use to Shockwave, he'll have to keep him alive. At the Blackrock Aerospace Plant, Shockwave tells Prime that he exists only to serve the Decepticons, and that despite his unwillingness, he has given life to six Decepticon brain modules. Prime is privately thankful that giving life to these six used up the last vestiges of [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] power in his mind, and that the power now resides within Buster Witwicky. Meanwhile, Buster is trying to fix a broken tape deck, to be overwhelmed by another terrible headache. As he recovers, he sees that the tape deck is now fixed...

In the Ark, Ratchet has succeeded in reactivating first Prowl and then Wheeljack. Wheeljack is having difficulty concentrating on his task of tracking Guardian using the internal scanners, due to his recent reactivation, but shrugs off Prowl's offer of help. Prowl then returns to Ratchet for a status report. Ratchet observes that some Autobots are badly damaged, and that he had to give up on [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] completely, but that Jazz (his current patient) should soon be up and running. Wheeljack calls Prowl and Ratchet to see the unexpected readings he's picked up. They are suitably shocked...

Elsewhere in the Ark, Snarl and Grimlock are being followed by a decidedly unstealthy Guardian. A sudden and well-executed attack from all four Dinobots inflicts heavy damage, and the Dinobots prepare to finish the job. At the same time, Prowl confirms that there can be no mistake—"there's a high density thermo-nuclear bomb in one of the Ark's corridors. And it's mobile!" Wheeljack gets a visual of the corridor, to reveal the wounded Guardian prostrate at Prime's body, as the Dinobots advance. Grimlock aims his gun at the cranial access port, and Wheeljack confirms—Guardian IS the bomb, booby-trapped by Shockwave. If Grimlock pulls the trigger, the others conclude, he'll not only destroy Guardian, but them, the Ark, and the entire [[Mount St. Hilary|mountain]]!
{{note|This story continues in [[The Wrath of Grimlock!]]}}
==Featured Characters ==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Swoop (G1)| Swoop]] (2)
* [[Sludge (G1)| Sludge]] (3)
* [[Grimlock (G1)| Grimlock]] (4)
* [[Snarl (G1)| Snarl]] (5)
* [[Slag (G1)| Slag]] (6)
* [[Ratchet (G1)| Ratchet ]](7)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)| Wheeljack]] (11)
* [[Prowl (G1)| Prowl]] (12)
* [[Jazz (G1)| Jazz ]] (13)
|c2=* [[Shockwave (G1)| Shockwave ]](9)
|c3=* [[Buster Witwicky]] (10)
|h4=Others
|c4=*[[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] (1)
}}
==Errors==
* Snarl's dinosaur head is colored gray instead of yellow

==Items of note==
*''References to other Transformers continuities/issues:''
*Swoop was injured by Guardian at the end of the previous issue.
*Ratchet uses his laser scalpel as an offensive weapon, with far more effect than in "[[Warrior School!]]". The other mentioned weakness of the Omega class battle droid, vulnerability to a strong magnetic field, was exploited by [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] to defeat Guardian in "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]".
*The scene with Shockwave and Prime foreshadows the events of "[[The Next Best Thing to Being There!]]".
*Sunstreaker was destroyed by Shockwave in "[[The New Order]]" as a graphic demonstration of his power to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].

*The title continues Simon Furman's early predilection for movie titles, this one coming from [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/ The Wrath of Khan].

==Back-up Stories==
* [[Machine Man]]: "If This be Sanctuary?!" part 1
* [[Matt and the Cat]]
* [[Robo-Capers]]

==Fact File==
*[[Bombshell]]

==Reprints==
* The story was reprinted in [[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Collected Comics]] #6, also known as the 1987 Spring Special.
* Reprinted again in the 1994 Holiday Special.

Both reprints omit the page featuring Buster.

==Covers (3)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-031.jpg|'''Issue #31'''
Image:Tfcolcom06.jpg|'''Collected Comics #6'''
Image:Tfcolcom25.jpg|'''1994 Holiday Special'''
</gallery>
* '''Issue #31 cover:''' The Dinobots charging, by [[Will Simpson]].
* '''Collected Comics #6 cover:''' Dinobots charging down a different corridor, by [[Geoff Senior]], originally used on issue [[The Wrath of Grimlock!|#32]].
* '''Holiday Special 1994 cover:''' [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], by [[Staz|Stewart Johnson]], originally used on issue [[All Fall Down|#295]].

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Decepticon Dam-Busters!

2009-03-30T05:13:17Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Repeat Performance!
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #29–30
|next=The Wrath of Guardian!
|image=MarvelUK-029.jpg
|caption=You know, this would look quite good on [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|television]].
|title=Decepticon Dam-Busters!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[October 5|5th October]] - [[October 12|12th October]] 1985
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[John Stokes]]
|colours=[[Steve Whitaker]]
|lettering=[[Richard Starkings]]
|editor=[[Ian Rimmer]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
==Synopsis==
Following their defeat of Megatron, Ratchet and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] are making their way back to the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Grimlock decides to ask a passing [[human]] for directions and is surprised when the man runs away in fear. Ratchet explains that humans can’t distinguish between the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].

Grimlock is baffled and so Ratchet relates a story of a Decepticon attack on [[Sherman Dam]]. The Decepticons attacked the dam while Rumble went under the water to create a tidal wave, increasing the power output which the Decepticons planned to harness.

The Autobots arrived to the rescue and Optimus Prime and Megatron duel atop the dam. Hound meanwhile attempts to stop Rumble by diving down and fighting him. Rumble gained the upper hand and Hound is thrown clear of the water. This distracts Prime who is thrown from the dam by Megatron as a result.

As the Autobots rescue Prime from the water Megatron blasts the dam and makes his escape. The water pouring through the shattered dam rushes down the valley and threatens to sweep away a nearby village.

The Autobots scramble to save the village, first by trying to block the water with a rock fall and when that fails by blasting channels in the ground for the water to drain away into. This eventually works and the Autobots are pleased that they have saved the village.

Their celebrations are cut short by the angry villagers who, unable to distinguish the Autobots from the Decepticons, blame them for the destruction in the first place. The Autobots sadly depart the scene.

As Ratchet finishes his tale, another angry human, Josie Beller lies in a hospital bed and becomes Circuit Breaker. Ratchet and the Dinobots arrive back at the Ark where Swoop is attacked by a Guardian battle droid.
{{note|This story leads straight into [[The Wrath of Guardian!]]}}
==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (1)
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] (2)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] (3)
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (12)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (15)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (16)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (17)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (18)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (19)
|c2=*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (7)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (8)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (10)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
|c3=
* [[Circuit Breaker|Josie Beller]] (20)
* [[G.B. Blackrock]] (21)
|h4=Others
|c4=*[[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] (22)
}}
==Errors==
*The dam is given the name "Sherman Dam" in part 1 but "Boulder Dam" in part 2. This was corrected as "Sherman Dam" for the reprints.
* If the Autobot on page three of part two is Inferno (see below), he has his forearm cannon in place of his left hand instead of his right one.

==Items of note==
*Like many early UK stories, it’s not clear exactly when the dam portion of this story is set. It is presumed to be somewhere during "[[Prisoner of War]]" and "[[The Last Stand!]]"
*This story is basically a retelling of the Sherman Dam incident from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|More Than Meets the Eye]]".
*The title is derived from the film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046889/ The Dam Busters]''.
* On page three of part two of the story, there is a [[Block coloring|block-coloured]] Autobot shown from behind who looks very similar to [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]. This could be an error or an elaboration of Ratchet's storytelling, but equally it could indicate that Inferno was one of the original Autobots who spent the early years almost always off-panel, similar to [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] who is seen in "[[The Enemy Within!]]". Inferno also appears in the story "[[Missing in Action]]" in the [[Transformers Annual 1986|very first annual]], though that story's place in continuity is unclear. When Inferno does eventually appear in the present day in issue #188's "[[Firebug!]]" he is working with members of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] but does not appear to be a member himself and it is possible that he was assigned as a liaison officer by the Earthbound Autobots.

==Back-Up Stories==
'''Issue #29:'''
* [[Machine Man]] - "He Lives Again" Part 3
* [[Matt and the Cat]]
* [[Robo-Capers]]

'''Issue #30:'''
* Machine Man - "He Lives Again" Part 4
* Matt and the Cat
* Robo-Capers

==Reprints==
*Reprinted in [[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Collected Comics]] 5
*Reprinted again in the Winter Special 1993.

==Covers (4)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-029.jpg|'''Issue #29'''
Image:MarvelUK-030.JPG|'''Issue #30'''
Image:Tfcolcom05.jpg|'''Collected Comics #5'''
Image:Tfcolcom24.jpg|'''1993 Winter Special'''
</gallery>
* '''Issue #29 cover:''' Optimus Prime and Megatron fight on Sherman Dam, art by [[John Ridgway]].
* '''Issue #30 cover:''' Ratchet & Prowl rescue Optimus Prime while Megatron destroys Sherman Dam, by [[Jeff Anderson]]?
* '''Collected Comics #5 cover:''' Optimus Prime and Megatron fight using energy weapons, by [[Geoff Senior]].
* '''1993 Winter Special cover:''' Megatron, with [[Straxus (G1)| Straxus]]-Megatron in shadows behind him, by [[Andrew Wildman]] originally used for the cover of issue [[Mind Games|#243]].

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Raiders of the Last Ark

2009-03-30T04:58:18Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=The Enemy Within!
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #18–21
|next=The New Order
|image=MarvelUK-018.jpg
|caption=Tannis development proceeding. Acquire headpiece, Staff of Ra, Abner Ravenwood, US.
|title=Raiders of the Last Ark!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[May 18|18th May]] - [[July 12|12th July]] 1985
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[Mike Collins]] & [[Jeff Anderson]]
|colours=[[Gina Hart]]
|letters=[[Richard Starkings]] (#18, #20-21); [[John Aldrich]] (#19)
|editor=[[Sheila Cranna]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''A Decepticon attack on the Ark prompts the Autobots to activate the shipboard computer Auntie...which promptly threatens to destroy both sides.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] make their first attempt to overrun the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and capture the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. Though the Autobots fight valiantly, Optimus Prime fears defeat is only a matter of time, unless the ship's defences can be activated. To that end, Prime leaves the battle and brings online [[Auntie]], the ship's controlling AI. Megatron follows and is present when Auntie awakens...and brings the battle to a halt by magnetizing the ship's walls, leaving Autobot and Decepticon alike helpless. The damaged computer can no longer distinguish between friend and foe, leaving Prime and Megatron to plead their cases before it.

At the main battle site, meanwhile, Ravage and Windcharger alone are able to circumvent Auntie's magnetic field. With some reluctance, they team up and fight their way past a series of defences toward the computer core.

Prime explains to Megatron that Auntie will likely kill both sides; Megatron responds that he may be able to stop her, and he begins building up power, drawing energy cross-dimensionally from a black hole. But before he can discharge it, Windcharger and Ravage burst in, engaged in combat with Guardian. While Windcharger handles the mechanoid, Ravage destroys Auntie.

Freed, Megatron decides it'd be a shame to waste all the energies he's accumulated. But before he can destroy anything, Windcharger uses his magnetic powers to blast Megatron out of the Ark and into the stratosphere, though he burns himself out in the process. The Decepticons retreat after their leader's exit, but Optimus knows it is but a short reprieve...

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Mirage (G1)| Mirage]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Hound (G1)| Hound]] (7)
*[[Prowl (G1)| Prowl]] (10)
*[[Gears (G1)| Gears]] (11)
*[[Huffer (G1)| Huffer]] (12)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)| Sunstreaker]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)| Jazz]] (15)
*[[Windcharger (G1)| Windcharger]] (17)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)| Bumblebee]] (19)
|c2=*[[Rumble (G1)| Rumble]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)| Megatron]] (2)
*[[Starscream (G1)| Starscream]] (3)
*[[Ravage (G1)| Ravage]] (4)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)| Laserbeak]] (8)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)| Buzzsaw]] (9)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)| Thundercracker]] (13)
*[[Soundwave (G1)| Soundwave]] (16)
|h3=Others
|c3=*[[Auntie]] (18)
*[[Guardian (Marvel)| Guardian]] (20)
}}
==Errors==
* An opening recap of the [[Transformer|Transformers]]' arrival on [[Earth]] shows Auntie computing that a suicide course into Earth is the only logical choice. In the original telling of that story, Optimus Prime reached that decision on his own.

==Items of note==
* The Transformers are drawn straight off their toys, rather than the animation models that would become standard later on.
* The Ark is here referred to as "the last of the great arks", implying a series of such vessels.
* Like the previous two UK stories, this story's exact timing is unclear. It was originally printed between "[[The Last Stand]]" and "[[The New Order]]" when the Autobots and Decepticons were deactivated after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] arrival. It presumably takes place at some point during US issue [[Prisoner of War!|#3]] or [[The Last Stand|#4]].
* You know [[wikipedia:Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark|the source]] from which the issue's title possibly derived.

==Back-Up Stories==
'''Issue #18:'''
* [[Machine Man]] - "Alone Against Alpha Flight" Part 1
* [[Matt and the Cat]]
* [[Chromobots]]
* [[Robo-Capers]]
* [[Planet Terry]]

'''Issue #19:'''
* Machine Man - "Alone Against Alpha Flight" Part 2
* Matt and the Cat
* Chromobots
* Robo-Capers
* Planet Terry
* [[From the Fact Files]] - "Battle of Hastings - The True Story"

'''Issue #20:'''
* Machine Man - "Alone Against Alpha Flight" Part 3
* Matt and the Cat
* Chromobots
* Robo-Capers
* Planet Terry

'''Issue #21:'''
* Matt and the Cat
* Chromobots
* Robo-Capers
* Planet Terry
* From the Fact Files - "The Saga of Erik the Red"

==No reprints==
* This is the only story from the UK comic that has never been reprinted in either the [[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Collected Comics]] specials or the [[Titan Books]] collections.

==Covers (4)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-018.jpg|'''Issue #18''' - WAZ! SPLO!
Image:MarvelUK-019.jpg|'''Issue #19'''
Image:MarvelUK-20.jpg|'''Issue #20'''
Image:MarvelUK-21.jpg|'''Issue #21'''
</gallery>
* '''Issue #18 cover:''' Autobot/Decepticon battle, pencils by [[Mike Collins]], inks by [[Jeff Anderson]].
* '''Issue #19 cover:''' Optimus Prime and Megatron encounter Auntie, by Mike Collins and Jeff Anderson.
* '''Issue #20 cover:''' Windcharger and Ravage caught in the electric field, by Mike Collins and Jeff Anderson.
* '''Issue #21 cover:''' Megatron activates his anti-matter power, by Mike Collins and Jeff Anderson.

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

The Enemy Within!

2009-03-30T04:43:32Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Man of Iron!
|seriesissue=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #13–17
|next=Raiders of the Last Ark
|image=MarvelUK-013.jpg
|caption=What have you done with the real Sideswipe?
|title=The Enemy Within!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|coverdate=[[March 9|9th March]] - [[May 17|17th May]] 1985
|script=[[Simon Furman]]
|art=[[John Ridgway]] (13) & [[Mike Collins]] (14-17)
|colours=[[Gina Hart]]
|letters=[[Richard Starkings]]
|editor=[[Sheila Cranna]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Brawn and Starscream both fall foul of their friends.'''

==Synopsis==
After challenging Megatron’s authority and being savagely reprimanded, Starscream plots Megatron’s downfall. He plans to attack [[Human|humans]] indiscriminately until the [[Autobot|Autobots]] come to their defence. This will force the other [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] to come to his aid, and together they will destroy the Autobots, proving that Starscream’s methods are superior to Megatron’s. Unfortunately, Ravage overhears Starscream’s plotting and rushes to tell Megatron, but he is spotted, and Starscream attacks him and leaves him for dead.

At the same time, in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], the Autobots are moving a heavy piece of machinery when it slips, and a short-circuit causes Brawn to be electrocuted, knocking him unconscious. After his recovers, he begins to act strangely before eventually violently attacking Sideswipe and then abandoning the Ark.

[[Image:RavageEnemyWithinColour.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"Ravage's ALIVE!"]]
Some time later, as Starscream attacks the [[United States Military|US Air Force Base: Oregon Four-Alpha]] the other Decepticons discover the badly damaged Ravage, who reveals Starscream’s treachery. Enraged, the Decepticons race off and capture Starscream during his attack. Starscream demands his right to trial by combat.

Brawn, meanwhile, has gone on a rampage in a small town, believing their cars to be enslaved robots. The Autobots are forced to subdue him. Megatron, unwilling to let Starscream off so easily, plans to take advantage of the situation and suggests to Optimus Prime that they allow Starscream and Brawn to fight each other. Desperate to regain his honour, the now repaired Brawn agrees.

The two battle, unaware that Megatron has stationed Ravage nearby with orders to blast Starscream if he wins the battle. The battle goes against Brawn, and it appears that he has been destroyed. Following his orders, Ravage blows Starscream out of the sky, gaining revenge on him. He then lets the other Decepticons believe that it was the Autobots who attacked Starscream, motivating them to get behind Megatron and attack the Autobots.

Unknown to the Decepticons, Brawn was not destroyed. Instead, Mirage projected a [[hologram]] showing his death, while the real Brawn was taken to safety.

Back at the [[Fortress Sinister|Decepticon fortress]], Megatron is preparing to launch an all-out attack on the Autobots.

{{note|This story leads directly into "[[Raiders of the Last Ark]]".}}
==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Jazz (G1)| Jazz]] (6)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)| Bumblebee]] (7)
* [[Mirage (G1)| Mirage]] (8)
* [[Brawn (G1)| Brawn]] (9)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)| Sunstreaker]] (10)
* [[Huffer (G1)| Huffer]] (12)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]] (13)
* [[Gears (G1)| Gears]] (17)
* [[Red Alert (G1)| Red Alert]] (18)
* [[Ratchet (G1)| Ratchet]] (19)
|c2=*[[Megatron (G1)| Megatron]] (1)
* [[Starscream (G1)| Starscream]] (2)
* [[Rumble (G1)| Rumble]] (3)
* [[Skywarp (G1)| Skywarp]] (4)
* [[Ravage (G1)| Ravage]] (5)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)| Buzzsaw]] (14)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)| Laserbeak]] (15)
* [[Soundwave (G1)| Soundwave]] (16)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)| Thundercracker]] (20)
* [[Tornado]] (21)
* [[Earthquake (G1)| Earthquake]] (22)
|c3=* [[Major Gordon]] (11)}}
==Errors==
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] is shown to be among the Autobots but is never seen again until he appears in further [[Marvel UK]] stories alongside [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] and the other [[The Transformers: The Movie|post-Movie]] characters, beginning with the [[Time Wars]] story arc.

==Items of note==
* This was the first Transformers to be written by [[Simon Furman]]. He has gone on record as saying that he does not think much of this early work and does not wish to see it reprinted, which may explain the story’s absence from the [[Titan Books]] reprints.
* Like "[[Man of Iron!]]" and "Raiders of the Last Ark", it is unclear where this story fits in the Marvel UK continuity. It was originally printed between "[[The Last Stand]]" and "[[The New Order]]", when the Autobots and Decepticons were deactivated after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave’s]] arrival. It is generally assumed to take place somewhere in US issue [[Prisoner of War!|#3]] or [[The Last Stand|#4]], as the Decepticons' encounter with [[Spider-Man]] is mentioned.

==Back-Up Stories==
'''Issue #13:'''
* [[Machine Man]] - "Kill Me or Cure Me" Part 4
* [[Matt and the Cat]]
* [[Chromobots]]

'''Issue #14:'''
* Machine Man - "Kill Me or Cure Me" Part 5
* Matt and the Cat
* Chromobots

'''Issue #15:'''
* Machine Man - "Arms and the Robot" Part 1
* Matt and the Cat
* Chromobots
* [[Robo-Capers]]
* [[Tales from the Fact Files]] - "Trapped Beneath the Waves!"

'''Issue #16:'''
* Machine Man - "Arms and the Robot" Part 2
* Matt and the Cat
* Chromobots
* Robo-Capers
* [[Planet Terry]]

'''Issue #17:'''
* Machine Man - "Arms and the Robot" Part 3
* Matt and the Cat
* Chromobots
* Robo-Capers
* Planet Terry
* Tales from the Fact Files - "The Truth about Alcatraz"

==Reprints==
* This story was reprinted in the ''Transformers Special 1986 ([[Collected Comics (Marvel)|Collected Comics]]'' #4). The story was now printed in full colour and was given a new cover.
*The story was reprinted again in full colour in issues #308-309 & #313-317 of the regular comic. The reprint was interrupted when the plan to give the comic a permanent extra four pages was dropped and there was no room to carry both the reprint and the back-up strip ''Machine Man'' in the same issues.

==Covers (13)==
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUK-013.jpg|'''Issue #13''' - Let's get rrready to Frrrenzy!
Image:MarvelUK-014 COVER.JPG|'''Issue #14''' - "With a mind like yours, I'd try the land crab."
Image:MarvelUK-015 COVER.JPG|'''Issue #15''' - Either Starscream has shrunk, or Brawn has grown.
Image:MarvlUK-016 COVER.JPG|'''Issue #16''' - Geronimoooo!
Image:MarvelUK-017 COVER.JPG|'''Issue #17''' - Is it just me, or is Megatron going bald?
Image:CollectedComics4Cover.jpg|'''Collected Comics #4'''
Image:MarvelUK-308.jpg|'''Issue #308'''
Image:MarvelUK-309.jpg|'''Issue #309'''
Image:MarvelUK-313.jpg|'''Issue #313'''
Image:MarvelUK-314.jpg|'''Issue #314'''
Image:MarvelUK-315.jpg|'''Issue #315'''
Image:MarvelUK-316.jpg|'''Issue #316''' - Colour your own Transformers!
Image:MarvelUK-317.jpg|'''Issue #317''' - [[Emirate Xaaron]] impersonates [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].
</gallery>
* '''Issue #13 cover:''' Brawn giving Sideswipe a suplex, by [[John Ridgway]].
* '''Issue #14 cover:''' Brawn & Optimus Prime, by [[Mike Collins]].
* '''Issue #15 cover:''' Starscream vs. Brawn, by Mike Collins.
* '''Issue #16 cover:''' Brawn vs. Starscream, by Mike Collins.
* '''Issue #17 cover:''' Laughing Megatron, by Mike Collins.
* '''Collected Comics #4 cover:''' Starscream vs the Decepticons & Brawn vs the Autobots, by [[Will Simpson]].
* '''Issue #308 cover:''' [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] chokes [[Mindwipe]], by [[Stephen Baskerville]], [[Leslie Dalton]] and [[Robin Bouttell]].
* ''' Issue #309 cover:''' Ratchet/Megatron fusion, by [[Frances Farmer]].
* ''' Issue #313 cover:''' Shockwave's troops, by [[Stewart Johnson]] and Robin Bouttell.
* ''' Issue #314 cover:''' [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] vs Shockwave, by [[Andrew Wildman]] and Robin Bouttell.
* ''' Issue #315 cover:''' [[Circuit Breaker]] vs Scorponok, by Andrew Wildman and Robin Bouttell.
* ''' Issue #316 cover:''' Scorponok, Shockwave and Prime are transported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the [[Neo-Knights]] watch, by Andrew Wildman.
* ''' Issue #317 cover:''' [[Emirate Xaaron]] as servant of [[Primus]], by Andrew Wildman and Robin Bouttell.

[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Key to Vector Sigma

2009-03-29T22:10:35Z

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{{disambig2|the Key itself|the episode that introduced it|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}
:''The Key to Vector Sigma is an object in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Key to vector sigma bm.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Not a Sky TV remote so don't think about changing the channel.]]
The '''Key to Vector Sigma''' was an ancient device that was connected to [[Vector Sigma]] and allowed a [[Transformer]] to activate the ancient intelligence. It appeared as a small remote with an overdeveloped power circuit and had the ability to control the robotic [[Centurion droid|Centurion droids]] that remained in the lower levels of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and defended Vector Sigma.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
By the [[20th century]], the Key was present in the hands of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] on Cybertron until his home was attacked by the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] who gave the key to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in his quest to imbue five cars with intelligence. Megatron would face some resistance from the guardians below but learned that the Key could reprogram them. He would activate Vector Sigma and give life to the [[Stunticons]]. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} [[Image:KeyVectorSigma2 key metal.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Oh damn... we'll let the cleaners sort that out.]]
When he returned to [[Earth]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] informed him that the Key possessed a different power on Earth which was capable of destroying it. Megatron accidentally learned, while studying the Key, that it was capable of transforming matter into metal. He began the process of transforming Earth into another Cybertron but was defeated by the [[Autobots]]. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] would later destroy the Key after he forced Megatron to drop it which reversed its effect on Earth. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===Beast Machines cartoon===
[[Image:Nightscream Technomatter.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Suddenly everyone realized how those trees on Earth had suffered.]]
Using the [[Diagnostic Drone]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] was able to obtain the code that formed the basis for the Key and materialize copies of it. He shot [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] with it, which caused the [[Maximal]] to turn to [[technomatter]] and go insane. The condition was contagious, as anyone Nightscream touched ''also'' became technomatter. Pleased with the results, Tankor faked his own death, knowing that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] would find the decoy corpse and plunder the Key program from it. Tankor hoped that Megatron would use it to destroy all organic and techno-organic life on Cybertron—including Megatron himself, who still possessed his dragon beast mode.

Eventually, after Tankor gave [[Optimus Primal]] the key to activate the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in an attempt to force Megatron's hand, both Megatron and Primal activated their doomsday weapons, apparently disintegrating all three of them, but (thanks to a last-second change of mind from Primal) leaving Cybertron intact.

Primal would be resurrected by the Oracle shortly afterward, while Megatron would survive in a purely organic form. Rhinox, however, was lost to the Allspark.
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==Merchandise==
===Diamond Select Toys===
* The human-scaled [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] includes a human-scaled Key to Vector Sigma.

===Timelines===
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|right|180px|thumb|So the volley ball and dodge ball are the same thing.]]
* A removable key was packaged with a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a special souvenir item offered [[Exclusive|exclusively]] at [[BotCon 2007]].

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The Transformers (issue)

2009-03-29T22:09:08Z

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{{disambig2|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers|other uses of ''The Transformers''|Transformers (disambiguation)}}
{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #1
|next=Power Play!
|seriesissue2=[[Generation 1 (Marvel Comics)|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #1–2
|next2=Power Play!
|image=MarvelUS-01.jpg
|caption=[[Smallest Transforming Transformers|Largest Transforming Transformers]] Optimus Prime! One of six blind-packed $500,000,000 toys!
|title=The Transformers
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=[[May 8]], 1984
|coverdate=September 1984
|plot=[[Bill Mantlo]]
|script=[[Ralph Macchio]]
|pencils=[[Frank Springer]]
|inks=[[Kim DeMulder]]
|colors=[[Nelson Yomtov]]
|lettering=Higgins, [[Rick Parker]]
|editor=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]}}
'''A group of sentient warring robots crash-lands on Earth four million years ago. When they awake in the present day, their battle begins anew.'''

==Synopsis==
On the Saturn-sized mechanical world of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], life has evolved not through carbon bonding, but via "[[Atechnogenesis|naturally-occurring gears, levers, and pulleys]]". The resultant sentient robots, the [[Autobot|Autobots]], live in peace for many eons, until some of their number fall victim to a lust for power. Rallying behind the banner of the powerful Megatron, these "[[Decepticon|Decepticons]]" rebuild their bodies, allowing them to [[Transformation|change]] at will between a humanoid form and the form of various war machines. The Decepticons unleash a furious war on the Autobots, intending to conquer the planet and rebuild it as a cosmic dreadnought.

Faced with annihilation, the Autobots turn to a noble leader from their own ranks: Optimus Prime. Under his leadership, the Autobots, also now gifted with the ability to "transform", rally and counterattack. And thus, an [[Great War|all-consuming war]] rages across the planet for a thousand years, while the planet itself--dislodged from its orbit by the titanic battles--spins out of control through the cosmos.

Eventually Cybertron enters another [[solar system]] and is faced with destruction as it approaches an asteroid belt. Aboard a huge spacecraft dubbed the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Optimus Prime leads a team of Autobots on a mission to clear a path through the asteroids. After the mission is completed, the Decepticons attack the weakened Autobot warriors. Facing inevitable defeat, Optimus Prime sends the Ark on a suicide course into a supposedly [[Earth|lifeless planet]]. The crash renders all the combatants inert.

[[Image:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Combat Deck bought a junker lot from eBay.]]
Four million years later, a [[Mount St. Hilary|volcanic eruption]] reactivates the Ark's dormant computer, which finds the planet now teaming with mechanical "life". It reactivates the ship's passengers, rebuilding them to resemble the planet's natives. Damaged, the computer does not recognize friend from foe, and thus both factions are restored to life. After [[Introdump|checking themselves over]], the Decepticons flee for other parts, leaving the Autobots to make their home in the crashed Ark. Observing the planet, Optimus notes that they must work to save the planet from the Decepticons, whom they've accidentally unleashed upon it.

Optimus Prime sends a team of five, under the command of Prowl, to scout out the new world and make contact with the natives. En route, they are sighted by Decepticon spy Laserbeak. The Autobots mistake a drive-in movie theater for some kind of religious ritual; Bumblebee over-enthusiastically nudges a "native", violently jostling its teenage occupants Buster, Jessie and "O". As Buster and the others climb out to see what happened, the Decepticons attack, intent on keeping their foes from establishing an alliance with the planet's natives. The Autobots reluctantly transform and defend themselves, turning the drive-in into a battlefield. During the battle, Prowl realizes that the automobiles are not alive at all, but the [[Human|small, pink creatures]] fleeing from them are; the Autobots retreat to draw the Decepticons' fire away from the apparently defenseless fleshlings.

During the battle, Buster hears the damaged Bumblebee cry out in pain, and ends up "driving" him away from the battlefield. That night, his father "Sparkplug" finds him tinkering with the yellow VW Bug in his garage. He's delighted that his son is finally showing some interest in mechanics, but not so amused when the car cries out that it needs help, because it's dying...

{{note|Chronologically, the UK Annual stories "[[State Games]]" and "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]" are set during the early events of this issue.}}
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (10)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (13)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (14)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (15)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (16)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (17)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (18)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (19)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (20)
* [[Bluestreak]] (21)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (22)
* [[Gears]] (23)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (24)
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (25)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (26)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (27)
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (28)
|c2=* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (5)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (6)
* [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (7)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (8)
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (9)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (12)
|c3=* [[Buster Witwicky]] (29)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (30)
* [[Jesse]] (31)
* [["O"|"O"]] (32)}}
==Errors==
* Many coloring errors throughout the issue.

==Items of note==
* '''Cameos:''' an Autobot Elder who [[Retcon|may or may not]] be [[Tomaandi]].
* Advertised as part #1 in a 4-issue limited series.
* Printed on high-quality [[Mando paper]].
* On [[May 22]], the [http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/msg/1cdaf7df610e0376?dmode=source&hl=en first Usenet post about Transformers] is posted by Ted Nolan to net.comics, regarding this issue. Capsule review? "Worst comic of the year."
* The cover price is 75 cents, which would be $1.50 when adjusted for inflation to 2007 dollars. In November, 2007, [[IDW Publishing]]'s Transformers comics currently cost $3.99.
* Over the course of the series, some of this issue's early details would be retconned away or simply ignored. Among them are the notion of a Saturn-sized Cybertron, the "naturally evolving" origin of the Transformers, and the toy-based appearance of several characters, such as Ratchet, Ironhide, Bumblebee and Brawn.

===Covers (3)===
<gallery>
Image:MarvelUS-01.jpg|'''US issue #1''' - First he will crush the planes, then he will crush the giant floating heads.
Image:MarvelUK-1.jpg|'''UK issue #1''' - Is Soundwave on [[Ultra-Energon]]?
Image:MarvelUK-2.jpg|'''UK issue #2''' - Is this girl '''that''' into her doll that she didn't see the [[Michael Bay|giant f*cking robots]]?
Image:Complete works 1 cover.jpg|'''The Complete Works Part 1'''
Image:MarvelUS-01-25years.jpg|'''US issue #1''' (25th Anniversary Optimus Prime pack-in)
</gallery>
* '''US issue #1 cover:''' gigantic Optimus Prime, tiny Starscream, Gears, Laserbeak and the Witwickys, by [[Bill Sienkiewicz]].
* '''UK issue #1 cover:''' Soundwave and Buzzsaw kick Prime's ass, by [[Jerry Paris]].
* '''UK issue #2 cover:''' the Autobots depart the Ark, by [[John Ridgway]].
* '''The Complete Works Part 1 cover:''' reuse of UK issue #1's cover.
* '''25th Anniversary Optimus Prime cover:''' now including tiny disclaimer: "Headline from original comic; this reissue is not part of a series."

===Generics===
This issue features a broad range of [[generic]] Transformers, from peace-loving Autobots to a Decepticon raiding party. As the brand was in its infancy at this stage, [[Character model|character models]] were not yet fixed and coloring tended to veer towards the random, so some of these generics may have been [[Author intent|intended]] to represent actual characters. Whether they do so is probably best left [[Personal canon|up to you]].

{{main|Big Red}}

<gallery>
Image:Generic autobots marvel 1.jpg|The first glimpse of the Transformers. The Autobot on the far right may represent a pre-war Optimus Prime (Orion Pax/Optronix?) while the others share design elements (if not colors) with the 1984 [[Autobot Cars|Autobot cars]].
Image:Generics marvel 1.jpg|Since he is called out in the caption box, it is probably fair to assume that the robot armed with the [[ion blaster]] represents Optimus Prime. That may be Sideswipe to his right, armed with a [[fusion cannon]].
Image:Generic decepticons marvel 1.jpg|In one of the more famous mistakes from this issue, a robot resembling a miscolored Optimus Prime leads the Decepticon raid on the Ark.
</gallery>
===Advertisements===
* None yet identified.

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====UK====

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The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson

2009-03-29T21:51:46Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Car Show Blow Up
|seriesissue=[[Big Looker|Big Looker storybook]]
|title=The Story of Wheelie, Wild Boy of Quintesson
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|date=1986
|written by=[[Sonia Black Woods]]
|art by=[[Earl Norem]]
}}
'''A lone Autobot boy is stranded on the planet Quintesson!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Mr. Rogers never said there'd be days like this!]]
Somewhere in space, a spiral-shaped ship spins out of control. Out of fuel, landing gears jammed, the ship crashes on the dangerous planet of Quintesson. Only an Autobot boy, Wheelie, survives; his parents perish in the crash.

The Quintessons find Wheelie, decide he must be a spy, and throw him in a dungeon. Wheelie awakes cold, lonely, and surrounded by alien freaks. The Quintessons tie him up and lead him to a pit full of Sharkticons. Realizing he's about to become shark food, Wheelie uses the gangplank as a springboard to escape. Wheelie runs out of the Quintesson fortress and escapes into the jungle, taking up the life of a survivalist. Over time, the Quintessons make many attempts to recapture him, but all fail.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Hot Rod doesn't have to live in a jungle and avoid crazed aliens. He's got friends and a great easy life! Hot Rod, Kup, Arcee and the Dinobots are preparing to go on a supply mission to the space station on one of Cybertron's moons. Unbeknownst to Kup, Grimlock piles on extra cargo, overloading the ship. Somewhere in space, the ship begins to rattle and shake, going out of control. The Autobots manage to land safely in a jungle somewhere. Kup recognizes their location: Quintesson!

Suddenly, a scream pierces the air, and Wheelie bursts out of the jungle, lobbing fireballs over their heads at the Quintessons who were sneaking up behind them. The Quintessons retreat, and everyone makes Wheelie's acquaintance. Wheelie leads them away, but the Quintessons find them. Another battle ensues, this time with the Sharkticons.

The Dinobots hold off the Sharkticons, while Wheelie leads Hot Rod to his old ship. Hot Rod easily repairs the damage, and fires up the ship. The roar of the engines attracts the Autobots, who happily board the vessel. Wheelie starts to wave good-bye, but Hot Rod urges him to come with them. Wheelie watches Quintesson recede into the distance with relief.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
|h2=Others
|c2=* [[Quintesson|Quintessons]]
* [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]]}}
==Notes==
* The design of Wheelie's ship is actually a Quintesson corkscrew cruiser.
* Both Hot Rod and Wheelie are described as "boy Autobot".
* Wheelie has a necklace of Sharkticon teeth. ''Badass.''
* Wheelie's "parents" die, but there's no mention of what happened to their bodies.
* Oh, also, his parents ''die''. What a happy little children's storybook!

===Errors===
* The space station... ON the moon? Whah?
* The Autobot ship looks a ''lot'' less damaged than Wheelie's ship. How come it would have been so much harder to fix?

==External links==
* [http://www.insecticons.com/wheeliequint1.html "Wheelie, Wild Boy of Quintesson"] at Insecticons.com

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[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Audiobooks]]

Car Show Blow Up

2009-03-29T21:21:24Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=Insecticon Attack!
|seriesissue=[[Big Looker|Big Looker storybook]]
|next=The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson
|image=Carshowblowup frontcover.jpg
|caption="Too much ''fun'', ah guess....<br />THEY ALL BLEW UP!!!"
|title=Decepticon Hijack
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|date=1986
|written by=[[Dana Rosenfeld]]
|art by=[[Earl Norem]]
}}
'''The Decepticons' greatest conquest yet will come if they can steal a human made robot car!'''

== Summary ==
[[Image:DecepticonsCarShow.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I think the Jetson house is over there.]]
It's late afternoon in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] is complaining about the long day of work. Autobot leader [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] uncharacteristically laughs at that and implies that it's rare for Hoist to work at all. [[Hot Rod]] and [[Kup]] zoom in to interrupt all this witty banter. They've heard about a human car show that'll be featuring a voice-controlled robot car. The Autobots are impressed enough by this primitive tech that they want to check it out.

Nearby, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], his loyal lieutenant [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and the other Decepticons are spying on Autobot City from the shadows. Galvatron envies the way the Autobots collect energy from it, but can't spare his warriors to build his own such city. On learning of the car show, Galvatron devises a brilliant plan to steal the robot car, "rip apart its circuitry, and use it to create an army of robots who will build Decepticon City for me."

Hot Rod sings "Wheeeee!" as he races towards town. "Come on, Kup! I'm beating you!" Hot Rod and Kup reach the car show and see the Decepticons arrive. They don't like the look of it, and Kup tells Hot Rod to "scoot", 'cause this is too dangerous for a young'un like him.

Meanwhile, the Decepticons decide that, rather than risking a serious beating at the hands of the sort of horrible and war-hardened humans that attend suburban car shows, they'll play with the fuse box to cause a blackout and then grab the robot car in the confusion.

The seasoned veteran Kup is able to sneak in successfully, but then speaks his thoughts to himself aloud and is caught by Starscream. The Decepticons hand Kup some really lame put-downs, then tie him up rather half-heartedly and leave him in the corner so he can be sure to foil their plans later.

Hot Rod arrives home to report on what's going down. He's driven so fast that he's out of breath. Back at the car show, Rumble summarizes the Cons' plans: "Just pull this thing here, and all the lights will blow. Poof! Surprise! All dark." The Autobots roll into the stadium in car mode, but the Decepticons are too excited about the fuse box they've found to notice.

Kup heroically sticks out his leg and trips Galvatron as he goes to push the switch. Galvatron falls down with a comical "OOF!" right in front of Magnus. Galvatron is a hostage! But so is Kup. Starscream threatens to start shooting people if the Autobots don't release his beloved leader right away. But suddenly, Hot Rod sneaks in and frees Kup! The Autobots leap to freedom. The Decepticons are so surprised they forget to fire, and minutes later are running away for their lives. The audience and the robot car are safe!
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==Quotes==
""We will steal the robot car, rip apart its circuitry and use it to create an army of robots who will build Decepticon City for me. That's what I need, robots so simple that they do not question my orders, but do as they're told -- a race of slave robots!"
:-'''Galvatron''' unveils his master plan

"Really now. I may not be the youngest Autobot around, but I don't steal cars, like you rotten Decepticons are planning to do."
:-'''Kup''' skewers Starscream with his rapier wit.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]
* [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]
* [[Tracks]]
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
* [[Sunstreaker]]
|c2=* [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
* [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and/or [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
}}
==Notes==
* Like many 1986 storybooks, this story is not obviously part of any major continuity. Ultra Magnus and Galvatron are the leaders, while older characters such as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] are still alive and following their orders.

* Even though Norem had painted his characters with Autobot and Decepticon symbols, black line symbols were superimposed over them in a very cheap manner. This appears to have been a process applied to artwork by other artists like [[John Speirs]] who didn't apply the faction symbols to his characters, and so was redundantly done to later books by Norem too.

* Warning: no actual car shows blow up over the course of this story. In fact, nothing does.

* Even for a little kid's book, the Decepticon plot is pretty nonsensical. 1) They already have way more advanced technology than a remote-controlled car. 2) If they "rip its circuits apart," they can't use it for much of anything, can they. 3) How would they build an "army" from the parts of one car? It's okay, they were still probably thrown off by Ultra Magnus laughing a few pages back.)

== Errors ==
[[Image:Carshowblowupkup.jpg|right|150px|thumb|See, this guy says I look better in black too.]]
*Starscream is painted like [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] on one page when he has captured Kup.
*Windcharger's head is colored red instead of gray.

==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/big-looker/carshow.html "Car Show Blow Up"] at Steve-o's Transformers Site

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Books]]

Battle for Cybertron

2009-03-29T21:13:07Z

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{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Big Looker|Big Looker storybooks]]
|next=The Great Car Rally
|seriesissue2=[[Kid Stuff|Kid Stuff audiobooks]]
|next2=The Great Car Rally
|title=Battle for Cybertron
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]], [[Kid Stuff]]
|coverdate=1984
|written by=[[Scott Siegel]]
|art by=[[Earl Norem]]}}
'''The Autobots leave Cybertron to save their planet, but are attacked by their Decepticon enemies and crash-land on Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
The Autobots leave Cybertron to clear an asteroid-field but end up fighting the Decepticons and crashing on Earth. Four million years later, they are awakened by a volcanic eruption and are rebuilt by the ship's computer.

==Quotes==
==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
|c2=* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
|c3=* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]
* [[Spike Witwicky]]}}

==Notes==
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] is colored red and blue.
* The art is really gorgeous.
* Optimus is drawn with a [[mouthplate]], so no [[The Great Car Rally|smiling]] here.

==External links==
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/big-looker/battle.html Battle for Cybertron] at Steve-o's Transformers Site

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Books]]

Malignus (G1)

2009-03-29T21:08:06Z

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[[Image:Malignus symbol.png|right|180px|thumb|Rah! I'm a mon-stah!]]
'''Malignus''' is the name of an evil faction of Cybertronians. Its known members include:

* [[Camaro]]
* [[Jipe (Malignus)|Jipe]]
* [[Pick-Up (Malignus)|Pick-Up]]

==Fiction==
===Timelines===
{{storylink|Gone Too Far|Gone Too Far}}
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==Toys==
The Malignus faction came from [[Estrela]]'s Brazilian version of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 toyline]]. The toys were redecos of various Mini-Bots:

* [[Camaro]] (redeco of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]])
* [[Jipe (Malignus)|Jipe]] (redeco of [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]])
* [[Pick-Up (Malignus)|Pick-Up]] (redeco of [[Gears]])

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[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:South American-original characters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Decepticon Hijack

2009-03-29T21:06:53Z

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{{comicstory|
|prev=The Great Car Rally
|seriesissue=[[Big Looker|Big Looker storybook]]
|next=Insecticon Attack!
|title=Decepticon Hijack
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|date=1985
|written by=[[Regina Weyn]]
|art by=[[John Speirs]]}}
'''The Decepticons will rule Earth if they manage to seize the ultimate fuel source... a tanker truck!'''

==Synopsis==
Optimus Prime is having a great morning, standing "proud and triumphant", bathed in the rising sun atop a jutting cliff. Then he checks his watch and sees that it's 8:00 am and time to head to work. Really. Meanwhile in the camp below Ratchet and Huffer are already hard at work trying to repair all the badly damaged Autobots from the last battle with the Decepticons. Thankfully huge numbers of [[Generic]] Autobots are also mulling around apparently helping out.

Suddenly the Seekers blaze by overhead. After they go by and everyone has already noticed, a totally off-model [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] runs around yelling "Decepticon Alert!' in everyone's face. Glad they have him around. Oddly the Seekers just circled and didn't attack. Just then Shooting Star phones in with the answer: The Seekers were just a distraction while, nearby, Blitzwing was trying to steal an ordinary Earth oil tanker truck. With this oil the Decepticons could RULE THE EARTH FOREVER!<ref>Actual Megatron quote.</ref> Blitzwing's sword has de-powered the truck but Sunstreaker re-powers it and the drivers take off. Megatron grabs the precious truck from behind but thankfully the wildly coiffed Swoop sweeps to the rescue and drops an "air to air missile launcher" (yes, you read that right, no it makes no sense to me either) on the 'Cons, saving the day. The humans pass out, Swoop is a hero, and Starscream and some generics retrieve the scrap that used to be Megatron and their teammates.

==Quotes==
==Featured characters==
*''Major characters (in order of appearance):'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Seekers]], [[Shooting Star]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Bombshell]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]

==Errors==
* Pretty much every 1985 character featured in this story is at least somewhat off-model, some of them like Red Alert very much so.

==Notes==
* This is Shooting Star's one and only appearance. Given the early off-model versions of several other [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Season 2]] characters within, it is possible he originates in an early take on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], though that is only speculation.

==External Links==
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/big-looker/hijack.html "Decepticon Hijack"] at Steve-o's Transformers Site

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Books]]

The Great Car Rally

2009-03-29T20:27:41Z

Betsumei: Fixed templates

{{comicstory|
|prev=Battle for Cybertron
|seriesissue=[[Big Looker|Big Looker storybook]]
|next=Decepticon Hijack
|prev2=Battle for Cybertron
|seriesissue2=[[Kid Stuff|Kid Stuff storybook]]
|next2=Satellite of Doom
|image=GreatCarRallyRecord.jpg
|caption=Raise your hand if you know what one of these is.
|title=The Great Car Rally
|publisher=[[Kid Stuff]]
|date=1984, 1985
|written by=[[Dwight J. Zimmerman]]
|art by=[[Earl Norem]]
|continuity=Don't hold your breath.}}
'''The Autobots enter a race to win free gas and oil for a year. But the Decepticons have a little surprise for them!'''

==Synopsis==
Cliffjumper shows Mirage a billboard advertising the "Big Car Rally", for which first prize is free gas and oil for one year. The Autobots decide to inform their commander, but unbeknownst to them (but knownst to us) the evil [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] just happens to be hiding in the bushes next to that very billboard, listening to their entire conversation. While Mirage and Cliffjumper go off to tell Prime, Soundwave likewise informs Megatron of the Autobots' plan.

The Autobots examine a map of the race and decide who will run each of the three stages of the rally. Mirage is assigned the winding coastal road portion, the mountainous section will be traversed by Hound, and Cliffjumper is assigned the final stretch. When the race begins, Spike and Sparkplug watch as Mirage takes an early lead. Spike is excited, but Sparkplug wisely cautions that the Autobots have a long way to go before the race is over. Almost as if Sparkplug has some sort of supernatural clairvoyance, Skywarp appears and attacked Mirage. Mirage counterattacks and defeats the [[Seeker]], but in the course of the fighting, he has gone from first place to last.

[[Image:KidsCliff1.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Megatron has the most awesome Ultra Pretender shell ever!]]
Mirage meets Hound at the start of the mountain stage, and warns his ally to watch out for Decepticons. Hound starts his part of the race with confidence, but up ahead, Rumble awaits his approach. Thinking Hound will be too busy watching for threats to keep his optics on the road, Rumble collapses a bridge so Hound will fall into the chasm. Huffer shows up and puts the bridge back together after Rumble leaves, and the racers proceed to the end of the stage without interruption.

At the start of the final stage of the race, Thundercracker attacks, planning to ambush Cliffjumper before he even gets going. Hound foils the Decepticon's plan, sacrificing himself by jumping into the path of the missiles meant for Cliffjumper. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] arrives and begins reassembling Hound as Cliffjumper speeds away. The little red Autobot makes his way to the front of the pack, with only an ominous black car between him and the lead. When he pulls even, the black car's driver reveals himself to be none other than the Decepticon leader, Megatron!

[[Image:KidsPrime1.jpg|right|180px|thumb|And good times were had by all.]]
Megatron opens fire on Cliffjumper as a concerned Bumblebee watches from near the finish line. After Bumblebee explains the situation to his commander, Optimus uproots a nearby utility pole, telling Bumblebee that the way to deal with bullies like Megatron is to use a bigger stick. Prime then proceeds to swing his impromptu bat at Megatron, sending the Decepticon and his car beyond the horizon. With Megatron out of the race, Cliffjumper cruises to an easy victory, and the Autobots celebrate their win. Spike declines to share a portion of the Autobots' prize, opting for [[human]] food instead.

==Featured Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (1)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (2)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (13)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (14)
|c2=*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (4)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (5)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (9)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (10)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (12)
|c3=*[[Spike Witwicky]] (7)
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (8)}}
==Quotes==
"You sure go all to pieces when a missile hits you, Hound."
:—Oh, that '''Ratchet''', what a comedian.

==Notes==
* Owing to its different author and its origin as a [[Big Looker]] storybook, this book differs quite a bit in style and tone from subsequent [[Kid Stuff]] books. Among other things, it has more than the normal stable of four speaking characters.
* Sparkplug's son is called "Spike", but the illustrations look like his other son, [[Buster Witwicky|Buster]], or possibly his other other son, [[Butch Witwicky|Butch]]
* Rather than affording him invisibility, in this story Mirage's Electro-Disrupter seems to function like [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster's]] Electro-Scrambler.
* Even if one assumes that the bridge he destroys is only one lane wide, and the trees he's standing next to are saplings, Rumble appears to be quite a bit bigger than his normal roughly-human-sized portrayal.
* Megatron is drawn in his [[Megatron (G1)|pre-production design]] with the black helmet. The text even mentions Megs pulling the trigger of his [[Fusion Cannon|cannon]].
* Prime casually yanks a telephone pole out of the ground, probably cutting off telephone and electrical service to untold numbers of local residents in the process. What a jerk.

===Errors===
* At one point Cliffjumper is referred to as "Blow-Out".
* At the start of the third stage, the car next to Cliffjumper has its number '12' reversed.
* All appearances of Optimus show him with a mouth rather than his usual [[mouthplate]], leading to the ''really'' creepy open-mouthed grin on the last page.

==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/kidstuff/rally.html The Great Car Rally] at Steve-o Stonebraker's site.

[[Category:Generation 1]]
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Audiobooks]]

Self-regenerating molecular armor

2009-03-29T20:15:04Z

Betsumei: Oops. Forgot to add the {{reflist}}. As Optimus Prime (Movie) might say, "my bad".

:''Self-regenerating molecular armor is a part of Cybertronian anatomy in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Self-regenerating molecular armor''' is a description of the armor layer of a Cybertronian exoskeleton. Any damage taken by it, up to 105 mm shells in the case of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], will heal fully if the energy is available. The armor can however be destroyed by high-temperature weapons equal to or greater than "a 6000 degree magnesium burn".<ref>[[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' (2007) film]]</ref>

This exostructure/skeleton is generated by the core [[protoform]] of a Transformer out of its own ultra-dense liquid metal mass and any nearby matter it can capture. It can be altered in mere moments when a [[trans-scan]] of a new alternate form is taken. <ref>[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]], by [[Simon Furman]]</ref>

==Footnote==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Self-regenerating molecular armor

2009-03-29T20:13:23Z

Betsumei: Fixed references

:''Self-regenerating molecular armor is a part of Cybertronian anatomy in the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] [[continuity family]].''

'''Self-regenerating molecular armor''' is a description of the armor layer of a Cybertronian exoskeleton. Any damage taken by it, up to 105 mm shells in the case of [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], will heal fully if the energy is available. The armor can however be destroyed by high-temperature weapons equal to or greater than "a 6000 degree magnesium burn".<ref>[[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' (2007) film]]</ref>

This exostructure/skeleton is generated by the core [[protoform]] of a Transformer out of its own ultra-dense liquid metal mass and any nearby matter it can capture. It can be altered in mere moments when a [[trans-scan]] of a new alternate form is taken. <ref>[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]], by [[Simon Furman]]</ref>

==Footnote==
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' (2007) film]]
<li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> [[Transformers The Movie Guide]]</ol>

[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Silverbolt (Fuzor)

2009-03-29T20:11:16Z

Betsumei: Removed a stray <center> tag

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{{disambig3|Silverbolt}}
{{picsneeded|Universe toy}}
:''Silverbolt is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[Image:Silverboltfuzor.jpg|right|350px|thumb|He was on "The Daily Show" before Jon Stewart. For real.]]
"Pure, strong, and fast," '''Silverbolt''''s sense of right and wrong is so overdeveloped his fellow Maximals wonder if his programming has a glitch. He speaks in lofty platitudes of chivalry, nobility, and idealized heroism; his speeches make even [[Optimus Primal]] roll his optics. His conviction is both his strength and his weakness. He sees the world in black and white—and not just because his beast mode is partly canine. The only gray area for Silverbolt is [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. His fierce love for the "evil" [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] causes him to question his preconceived notions of right and wrong. He was very proud of his ability to convert Blackarachnia to the Maximals, and, though most of the Maximals are skeptical of her loyalty to the cause and to him, he has nothing but faith in her.

Despite his usual naiveté, Silverbolt has apparently been able to "[[wikipedia:fourth_wall|break the fourth wall]]" by describing himself as a "heroic character."

{{bigquote|Though threatening your own comrade is no doubt business as usual in the Predacon guide to villainy... it is simply unacceptable behavior in ''my'' book!|Silverbolt|"[[Bad Spark]]"}}

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Vif-Argent'''
:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Yín Láng''' (銀狼, "Silver Wolf" in ''Beast Wars''), '''Yín Shǎn-dìan''' (銀閃電, "Silver Bolt" or "Silver Lightning" in ''Beast Machines'')
:''Italian name:'' '''Grifo'''
:''Spanish name:'' '''Lobo Plateado''' (cartoon), '''Rayo De Plata''' (toy)
:''Polish name:'' '''Srebrny Grom'''

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Japanese), [[Bruno Rocha]] (Portuguese)

[[Image:Coming of the Fuzors 1 Megatron fuzors.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The more you know! ''(da da da daaaaa)'']]
The explosion caused by the destruction of the [[Vok]] [[Planet Buster]] sent all stasis pods crashing to Earth. Some pods' scanners were damaged in the shock wave and eventual crash-landing, resulting in the Fuzors, a blend of two beast forms and the advanced Transmetal technology. One of these Fuzors was the winged wolf Silverbolt, while his neighbor was the violent, psychotic cobra-scorpion [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], who immediately picked a fight with the peaceful Silverbolt upon their activation. The fight was interrupted by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], who tricked both Fuzors and recruited them into the Predacons. Silverbolt felt the faction's activation code and Megatron's orders to attack the passing [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] to be distasteful (seeing how the cat had not attacked them), earning furious punishment from the Predacon leader. Soon, he and the other Predacons faced the remaining Maximals in battle. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

However, Silverbolt felt out of place with so treacherous and cruel a group. After witnessing Maximal compassion and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]'s own admission of defection, he made an important decision and joined the Maximals, saving the newly reborn [[Optimus Primal]] from Megatron. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[Image:Tangled Web Silverbolt.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Brave, strong, fast ... and never without utensils.]]
Soon afterwards, while on patrol with the much more laid-back [[Rattrap]] (who spent a lot of the time pointedly ignoring Silverbolt's lines of honor and virtue), Silverbolt encountered the alluring Blackarachnia
when [[Tarantulas]] and Quickstrike were attempting to set up a forward base. She was somewhat surprised by his complete refusal to strike her simply because she was a female and used it to her advantage to attack him. However, the Maximal had no such compunction against fighting the coarse Quickstrike. {{storylink|Tangled Web|Tangled Web}}

Soon, Silverbolt found himself reluctantly sneaking off to aid Blackarachnia in constructing a small airship out of a fallen stasis pod. When it was complete, she ran off at first word of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] being discovered, Silverbolt in tow. He pleaded with her to join the Maximals, and refused to leave until she did, even after she shot him in the thigh.

[[Image:BWSilverbolt Blackarachnia OptimalSituation.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Damn you, [[Salazar]]! DAMN YOU, SALAZAAAARRR!]]
When Megatron arrived, Silverbolt was the playing card to convince Blackarachnia to open the doors to the Ark and allow him inside. Soon after, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was injured enough to cause a time storm, Blackarachnia used Silverbolt to put everything right and defected to the Maximals soon after. {{storylink|Optimal Situation|Optimal Situation}}

Most of the time thereafter, Silverbolt stayed by Blackarachnia's side, more than happy that the subterfuge was over. He was extremely pleased when Blackarachnia was converted fully into a Maximal (and a Transmetal 2 as well). {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon|Crossing the Rubicon}}

{{charstubfiction}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Japanese), [[Marcus Jardym]] (Portuguese)

When the Maximals found themselves back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] running for their lives from armies of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon drones]], their memories of their past had been tampered with. Even [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] could not remember Silverbolt fully until she hacked into the memory backup on their ship. {{storylink|Fires of the Past|Fires of the Past}}

[[Image:Silverboltjetstorm.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Sadly, this was the coolest Silverbolt would get in ''Beast Machines''...]]
Blackarachnia began to suspect that Silverbolt's [[Spark|spark]] might be inside one of the [[Vehicon general|Vehicon generals]]. At first, she erroneously thought it was within [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], but after a mishap with some technorganic goop, Silverbolt's spark was proven to be inside [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] (and Thrust turned out to be [[Waspinator]], whose amorous advances were tragically spurned by the arachnid chick). For a precious few moments, Silverbolt's consciousness was completely awoken within Jetstorm's body, reverting him to his old personality, until the goop was absorbed completely and Jetstorm's [[Shell program|shell program]] reasserted itself. {{storylink|The Catalyst|The Catalyst}}

Obsessed with bringing Silverbolt back, she hounded Jetstorm, demanding he remember their shared love and return to the Maximals. Needless to say, Jetstorm was vexed by this. When [[Rattrap]] created a gizmo that would help them transfer the stolen Transformer sparks into new bodies, Blackarachnia stole it. Leading Jetstorm into the planet's organic core, she attached the gizmo to his back and trapped the Vehicon in a pool of the technorganic goop with her webs. After much screaming, reformatting, and brilliant light, Silverbolt was reborn as a condor, having scanned skeletal remains inside the cavern in the process.

[[Image:Silverboltbm.jpg|left|180px|thumb|...for he later became...Purplebolt! the World's Deadliest Peacock!]]
Counter to Blackarachnia's expectations, Silverbolt was not pleased. Gone was the Maximal who exemplified honor and chivalry, replaced with one who desired only retribution and vengeance. "I was a fool back then," he once said. "I ''believed'' in things." Distraught, Blackarachnia managed to convince him to come along with her to help rescue [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] from inside [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Grand Mal|Big Floating Head]], but Silverbolt did not accompany her for their friends, as he was not interested in them. He went to confront Megatron.

Megatron, seeing that his General had been reformatted into a Maximal, tried to seduce Silverbolt back to his side. Silverbolt was told he was a creature of honor who fought for just causes, and that Megatron gave Silverbolt not only a just cause (the technological purity of Cybertron), but also the power and strength to fight for that cause. Blackarachnia countered at every point, pleading with Silverbolt to remember their love and friendship. Silverbolt ignored her, bitterly retorting that Megatron had given him ''nothing''. With nearly insane fury, he let loose a volley of feather bombs, disrupting Megatron from within. Cheetor and Primal were rescued, and Silverbolt was dragged away from the battle.

[[Image:Silverboltblackarachniaseedsofthefuture.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now that we've won, we can bang like everyday ordinary really ugly people.]]
Slightly calmed, Silverbolt was later approached by Blackarachnia. He confided in her the real reason for his anger: it was not what Megatron had done to him, but that he'd been freed from his code of honor and ''enjoyed'' the experience. He did not trust himself any longer. This did not deter Blackarachnia. She believed, no matter what, that Silverbolt had goodness in his heart. {{storylink|In Darkest Knight|In Darkest Knight}}

Silverbolt's return to the Maximals was not without its hiccups, however. When he formally returned to the group, Megatron used giant mechanical drill-tentacles to damage the city and get the Maximals' attention... as well as activate a new strain of the ancient [[Hate Plague]] virus hidden in Silverbolt. After infecting everyone and nearly scrapping each other, they managed to cure themselves. Silverbolt was bummed about being used, but Optimus gave him a pat on the shoulder and said "Hakuna matata". Or words to that effect. {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold|A Wolf in the Fold}}

When a spaceship was shot down and crashed into the city, Silverbolt was teamed with Nightscream to reach it from the air, and he had to endure the young Maximal's harsh words and attitude, brought on by the Hate Plague incident. Silverbolt fought against the [[Botanica|crazed space plant]] on the shuttle, then against a horde of Tank Drones in their underground base, and his actions finally allowed Nightscream to warm up to him. {{storylink|Home Soil|Home Soil}}

As time went on, Silverbolt began to become more comfortable with his past. With the final defeat of Megatron and the reformatting of Cybertron, his old personality reemerged—only for him to ruin the moment by saying the corniest line he could think of. And more power to him. {{storylink|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future|Endgame Part 3: The Seeds of the Future}}
{{-}}
====''Universe'' comic====
[[Image:Silverbolt tfu.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Angsty Redux]]
One year after [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s Great Reformatting, five great Autobot heroes ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], [[Shadow Striker]], and [[Roulette]]) returned home to a peaceful planet. Amidst a media blitz and celebration, Silverbolt, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], and [[Rattrap]] were among the Maximals to greet them.

However, what appeared to be celebratory fireworks struck Silverbolt and Blackarachnia and also the five Autobots. They were transported to the firey [[Pit]] deep within [[Unicron]], where all but Trailbreaker were rebuilt painfully into new bodies. Silverbolt was piece-by-piece reassembled into a version of his
original [[Fuzor]] form.

Seeing an arena up ahead, the seven moved towards it, only to be attacked by a swarm of shape-shifting, lava-like creatures. Silverbolt and the others were overwhelmed and taken into the arena (or the [[Cauldron]]), where they were caged along with a multitude of Transformers kidnapped from across the multiverse. {{storylink|Abduction|Abduction}}

During this time, Blackarachnia was corrupted by Unicron to become one of his warriors. Silverbolt vowed to bring her back to the light again, as she had done for him. {{storylink|Escape (Universe comic)|Escape}}

When the whole place went to pot after the formation of the [[Unicron Singularity]], Silverbolt escaped with the rest of the prisoners, taking Blackarachnia with him. Presumably, they returned to their own time and universe. {{storylink|Revelations Part 2|Revelations Part 2}}

{{-}}
===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Silverbolt was upgraded into a [[Transmetal]] and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]], far away from the other [[Maximal|Maximals]] and presumed dead by [[Rattrap]]. After [[Optimus Primal]] was reborn, Silverbolt could be seen staring poetically at the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere on the planet. {{storylink|Raise the Curtain for Beast Wars Metals!!|Raise the Curtain for Beast Wars Metals!!}}

===''Universe'' CD-ROM===
Silverbolt followed Optimus Primal in fighting against [[Reptilion|Reptillion]] and his Decepticon forces. He engaged [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] in combat, but was probably defeated by him as the latter moved on to fight [[Striker]]. After the Decepticons were abducted by Unicron's ship, Silverbolt asked his leader just what that thing was. {{storylink|Universe CD-ROM|Universe CD-ROM}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:Silverboltfuzortoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Watch out for my deadly spoons!]]
*'''Silverbolt''' (Deluxe Fuzor, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-41'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right feather-missiles

: Part of the first wave of [[Fuzor|Fuzors]], Silverbolt transforms into a wolf with the wings, fore-legs and tail of an eagle. In either mode, pulling his tail activates a spring-loaded "wing flap" gimmick. Moving the wings far enough forward triggers their built-in spring-loaded missile launchers. Silverbolt's missiles are also designed to be held in his hands like clubs. They also happen to look like spoons.

: For his Japanese release as part of ''Beast Wars Metals'', Silverbolt's grey plastic was made much lighter, and the wolf eyes were given painted irises and pupils.

: This mold was used to make [[BotCon 1999]]'s [[Windrazor (BW)|Windrazor]] and Silverbolt's [[Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Redeco|redeco]].

{{-}}
===Beast Machines===
[[Image:Silverboltbmtoy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Guess why I was packaged in robot mode!]]
*'''Silverbolt''' (Basic, 2000)
**''Accessories'': Wing-pack/sword

: ''Beast Machines'' Silverbolt transforms into a technorganic condor. His wings have a snap-together feature, and the entire wing assembly detaches to form a hand-held shield-blade for robot mode. His condor mode looks so awkward (no place for the robot legs to go!) that it is possible his real [[Alternate mode|altmode]] was originally intended to be a [[:Image:Silverboltbmtoygriffin.jpg|griffin]].

{{-}}<span id="BMJ"></span>
[[Image:Silverboltbwrtoy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Like lipstick on a... condor... thing.]]
*'''Silverbolt''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-10'''
**''Accessories'': Wing-pack/sword

: In 2005, the ''Beast Machines'' toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] for the [[Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars Returns]]'' series in a much more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] purple color scheme. He was only available at Toys "R" Us stores.

{{-}}
===Universe (2003)===
*'''Silverbolt''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Left & right feather-missiles

: A [[Giant Purple Griffin|purple]] redeco of the original Fuzor toy and part of the very first assortment of ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' product, Silverbolt once again transforms into a wolf/eagle fusion. He retains all of his previous [[Gimmick|gimmicks]]. This version also adds an Autobot sigil to his tummy-gem.

{{-}}
==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroessilverboltmegatron.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He will beat you to death with his mighty wheat!]]
'''Silverbolt vs. Transmetal Megatron''' (2008)

: Part of the "Beast Wars Series," Silverbolt comes packaged with [[Transmetal]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. He has the standard shoulders-and-neck articulation.

{{-}}
==Notes==
* In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Silverbolt was not portrayed as a stereotypical "knight in shining armor" as he was in the West. Instead, his unique character quirk was that he was ''psychotically polite'' and always happy no matter what—even in the one scene in "[[Optimal Situation]]" where he thought Blackarachnia was dead. He ended nearly every sentence in a loud, stressed '''"desu!"''' which made every sentence of his needlessly over-polite. [[wikipedia:List_of_Rozen_Maiden_characters#Suiseiseki|Suiseiseki]] would be proud desu.

* According to various [[Hasbro]] representatives, ''Universe'' Silverbolt's colors (and those of pretty much the entire first wave of ''Universe'' product) were done by Hasbro employees from outside the ''Transformers'' team.

* Silverbolt's robot mode in ''Beast Machines'' was heavily designed after a traditional Japanese samurai.

* According to one of the [[Steven Melching|writers]]' commentaries on one of his [[Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|episodes]], he made the changes to Silverbolt based on the evolution of the Adam West Batman into the Dark Knight.

* Silverbolt has the dubious distinction of being the only Maximal who has not taken out Waspinator, instead being taken down by the bug twice. Ouch.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Silverbolt/silverbolt.htm Silverbolt at TFU.info]

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Return to Cybertron (sticker book)

2009-03-29T20:07:07Z

Betsumei: Fixed templates

{{disambig2|the sticker book|the Kid Rhino VHS tape|The Original Transformers Volume 5: Return To Cybertron}}
{{comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Sticker Adventures]]
|next=Revenge of the Decepticons
|image=Returntocybertron-decepticonconquest.jpg
|caption=[[Raksha]], eat your heart out.
|title=Return to Cybertron
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|date=1984
|written by=[[Suzanne Weyn]]
|art by=[[Charles Nicholas]]}}
'''Optimus Prime returns to find Cybertron under Decepticon control.'''

==Synopsis==
Optimus Prime and Prowl are working on a "mysterious spaceship". Despite their advanced astroengineering know-how, they still need assistance from Sparkplug, who is building a device to track the spaceship's journey. The ship is a single-seater, preprogrammed to take its passenger directly back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Sparkplug gripes that Earth is a perfectly fine planet and he doesn't see any reason to leave, which leads Prime to regale him with yet another retelling of how the Autobots came to Earth in the first place.

[[Image:Returntocybertron-ohsnap.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Then it hit me that Sunstreaker was really just a leg, with the round part just the way you would expect.]]
Since the Autobots have been gone so long, it is imperative that they re-establish contact, even if it's just to ensure that Cybertron still exists.
The discussion is disrupted by a Decepticon assault. [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and the [[Seekers]] blast through the Autobots' encampment, and a direct shot takes Prime out of commission.

Prime awakens to find his comrades slaughtered. Knowing there is nothing he can do alone, he takes the one-man ship back to Cybertron in hopes of finding reinforcements. Unfortunately, the planet is fully under Decepticon control! Prime meets an [[Ancient Autobot survivor]] who tells Prime of the Decepticons' conquest of their homeworld. Prime relates that the Autobots of Earth have fallen as well, just as the pair are ambushed by Decepticon police! The Decepticons blast Prime...who awakens in the Autobot repair bay, surrounded by his teammates. Prowl and Bumblebee tell him that IT WAS ALL A DREAM. This only steels Prime's resolve to defeat the Decepticons once and for all.
{{-}}

==Quotes==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (2)
*Unidentified Autobots in flashback (5-10)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (12)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (17)
*[[Ancient Autobot survivor]] (18)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (20)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (21)
|c2=*Unidentified [[Seeker]] in flashback (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (13)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]](15)
*[[Decepticon Police officer]] (19)
|c3=*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (3)}}
==Notes==
[[Image:Returntocybertron-soundwave.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Sadly, not the first time this has happened.]]
* Prowl is described as Optimus Prime's "helper."

* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] have non-speaking roles. Sunstreaker's appearance consists of "being a corpse."

* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] refers to himself (and his fellow Seekers) as "beautiful mechanical birds of the sky." Oookay.

* In the flashback to ancient Cybertron, we see a guy who looks like [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] with a red helmet and a [[Seeker]] colorscheme that is entirely original - blue with purple tailfins and trim.

* Megatron is conspicuously absent.

* On the last page, Prime is shown with his arms around his fellow Autobots, Bumblebee and... Soundwave?

* Autobot Soundwave has googly eyes.

* This book was used in the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs Spaceballs]'' with a large Spaceballs sticker over the cover.

==External links==
[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/sticker/return/return.html Return to Cybertron at Steve-o Stonebraker's site.]

[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]

Revenge of the Decepticons

2009-03-29T20:00:40Z

Betsumei: Fixed templates

{{disambig2|the sticker book|the VHS cassette|The Original Transformers Volume 2: Revenge Of The Decepticons}}
{{comicstory|
|prev=Return to Cybertron
|seriesissue=[[Sticker Adventures]]
|next=Battle on the Junk Planet
|image=Revengeofthedecepticons-cover.jpg
|caption=Ravage, Laserbeak, you guys be sure to stay in your stock poses, alright?
|title=Revenge of the Decepticons
|publisher=[[Marvel Books]]
|date=1985
|written by=[[Suzanne Weyn]]
|art by=[[Charles Nicholas]]}}
'''The Decepticons steal all of the Autobots' fuel. DOOM.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Revengeofthedecepticons-drinkup.jpg|left|150px|thumb|"Roll out the barrel..."]]
The Autobots are fending off a Decepticon attack. Huffer, Hound, Cliffjumper, and Optimus Prime drive away Laserbeak and the [[Seekers]]. While the Decepticons lick their wounds, the Autobots continue repairs on their damaged spaceship, hoping to return to Cybertron.

Optimus Prime and Sparkplug Witwicky depart in search of necessary equipment to repair the ship, at which point Ravage steals ''all'' of the Autobots' fuel supply! Megatron gloats—with Prime away on a voyage and the rest of the Autobots running on empty, victory is in their clutches. The Autobots attempt to send Windcharger to search for more gas, but it's too late; the Decepticons strike the weakened Autobots, and carnage ensues.

In the nick of time, Prime and Sparkplug return with barrels of gasoline. The Autobots drink up rather quickly and send the Decepticons packing. The day is won!

==Quotes==
===Featured characters===
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (4)
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (5)
*Unidentified Autobot (6)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (8)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (9)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (10)
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (11)
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (12)
*[[Gears]] (14)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (15)
|c2=*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and an unidentified [[Seeker]] (1, 3)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (2)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (16)
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (17)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
|c3=*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (13)}}
==Notes==
[[Image:Revengeofthedecepticons-primetruck.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Hahahahahah, awesome.]]
* The cover advertises the title as ''The Revenge of the Decepticons,'' while the title page reads ''Revenge of the Decepticons''.
* On the first page, Huffer gives Cliffjumper's dialogue, and Hound responds... as Optimus Prime!
* Megatron's appearance here is based on his early animation model, with the black helmet and bazooka-like cannon. Everyone else is more-or-less on-model.
* Sunstreaker is red. Brawn is yellow.
* What happened to the special parts Prime was going to look for?
* At one point, Prime is depicted mid-transformation, as a semi cab with a robot head poking out the top.
* Ravage steals ALL OF THE AUTOBOTS' FUEL SUPPLY. AND NOBODY NOTICES. Holy crap!

==External links==
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/sticker/revenge/revenge.html "Revenge of the Decepticons"] at Steve-o's Transformers Site

[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Generation 1]]

Void (disambiguation)

2009-03-29T19:49:59Z

Betsumei: Wikified

{{disambig}}
The term '''Void''' can refer to several different things in Transformers:

;Locations
* [[Void|Void, The]] — The <small>(nigh)</small> '''Absolute Nothingness''' that remains after [[Unicron]] consumes an entire Universe.

;Comic books
* [[The Void! (UK)]] — Marvel UK story set in the year 2009 and 2010.
* [[The Void! (US)]] — Marvel US story retelling Unicron's origin

Talk:Void

2009-03-29T19:36:57Z

Betsumei: /* Someone fix the image so it links to Void (disambiguation) as it should */

Much like the "Things that don't exist" category, I think this page should be left blank on principle. -[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 14:50, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I was going to link "Unicron" to his article, but, on the other hand, the fact that this page is on the "Dead-end pages" list is really kind of appropriate.
[[User:JW|JW]] 13:34, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

This is now a fucking awesome page. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 01:54, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

:Thanks. Once the idea occurred to me, it was like... how could the page be anything else? - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 02:07, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

::...Nevermind. This works better. -[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] 14:10, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Oh wow. This page is so informative. It has opened by eyes up to the world. --[[User:-Sledgehammer-|OMG SLEDGE]] 23:30, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I added more blank space... I think it's the longest page in the TF wikia now... and it's almost empty.

==Hey Interrobang==
Why do you delete a little bit of negative space every two months? Are you stealing it for your own nefarious purposes? Don't lie. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 21:50, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
:I'm not sure how that happened. All I did was add a category. I did preview the page without the break tag to see what would happen, but I didn't delete the space. Honest, guv'. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:03, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
::It seems to be some weirdass function of the software. All I did was change one letter, and it removed a space without me touching it. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 00:07, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
:::For every space removed from [[Void]], a character is added to [[Dead Universe]]. The Expansion is upon us!--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 01:35, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

:::I told you not to lie, space-thief. Nevertheless, I see you've returned it, so things are set aright... for the moment. But believe me, I'll be keeping a close eye on conflated punctuation from now on. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 01:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
::::Life enroaches onto the void!
::::(To answer your question, I made it so clicking on the image takes you to a sub-page, in case anyone ever gets a hankering to do an actual Void article.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 06:45, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

== Someone fix the image so it links to [[Void (disambiguation)]] as it should ==

In the google cache, the image links to [[Void (disambiguation)]]. I can't get it to do that. - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 14:23, 27 March 2009 (EDT)
:Done. [[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] 15:36, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

==Transparency==
How can we make the page go back to looking like a normal page? I get the idea, but I think the massive blue swath on the background ruins the gag. I've tried previewing it with no code except the image, and it still looks see-through. I have no idea where the code for this even ''is.'' - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 01:51, 28 March 2009 (EDT)

Void

2009-03-29T19:35:49Z

Betsumei: Made the image link to Void (disambiguation), as someone mentioned the cached version does on the talk page

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[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Religion]]
[[Category:Unicron]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Transformer clothing

2009-03-29T19:19:34Z

Betsumei: Fixed up the Rattrap picture, wikified a spot of HTML

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For more images, please visit the '''[[Transformer clothing/Gallery|Gallery]]'''.</div>
One way that non-Transformer species seem to have influenced [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] culture is the relatively rare occurrence of [[Transformer|Transformers]] wearing clothing.

==Capes==
[[Image:BlasterG2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Optimus and Megatron: Slaves to Fashion]]
From time to time, some high-ranked Cybertronians tend to wear capes. Presumably, they are a symbol of office, as only generals, commanders, and other such leaders have been seen sporting them. Exactly what material these capes are made from is unknown, but one presumes that Earth-style fabrics are likely extremely rare on Cybertron (which could make the capes even ''more'' special, considering).

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] wore capes while serving as the leaders of the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. Prime's was purple (the Decepticon color), while Megatron's was red (the Autobot color). Whether this was a symbol of high office or just a desire to look pretty is unknown.

* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wore a cape, large shoulder pads, and a crown at his coronation as Decepticon leader. The crown alone survived [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s blast, only to be crushed under his feet.

* The [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] mostly wore capes (except Trypticon, who wore a Batman-like cowl) in the ''Zone'' story pages.

* The members of the [[Maximal High Council]] wear capes, too.

* ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] wore a large, body-obscuring cloak when he first arrived on [[Earth]].

*[[:Image:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg|Seriously]].

==Trenchcoats==
[[Image:Micromastercoats s.jpg|right|200px|thumb|You better accept the terms, or...]]
Quite a few characters have been depicted wearing trenchcoats, mostly when involved in detective work or similarly secretive activity.

* [[:Image:MarvelUK-230.jpg|wearing a trenchcoat and fedora]], due to their connection with detective fiction. He pulls it off pretty well, actually.
* The [[Air Strike Patrol|Micromaster Air Strike Patrol]] wore trenchcoats and fedoras while trying to pass as human professional wrestlers. Interestingly enough, these coats somehow obscured large physical protrusions on their bodies (jet intakes, wings, etc.). {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

==Pretenders==
[[Image:Nomates.jpg|right|150px|thumb|No, really, thanks. I got to go now.]]
* Most of the [[Pretender]] toys have clothing molded onto their Pretender shells. Naturally, it's only pretend clothing, being part of the Transformers' shells (which themselves might be considered a form of clothing).
* In the TV commercial for the Pretenders, the human Pretenders can take off and reveal the muscle of the outer shells.
* In [[Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]], human Pretenders wear clothes in their everyday lives as normal humans.
* [[Cloudburst]] also wears normal clothing in [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|Marvel Comics continuity]]. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!|Recipe for Disaster!}}

{{-}}

==Helmets and masks==
[[Image:MegatronOrigin2 Megs hair.jpg|right|150px|thumb|This didn't happen. This didn't happen. This didn't happen.]]
*[[Cohrada]] wears a hat in [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|"Beast Wars Neo" manga]].

*In [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] wore a removable face-mask that resembled the face of his original toy. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within issue 6}} He was later shown to have integrated a similar mask into his head proper. {{storylink|Skyfire (comic issue)|Skyfire (comic issue)}} [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was also shown to wear a removable face-mask that resembled his toy's face. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons|Night of the Combaticons}}

*During the [[The War Within: The Dark Ages|Dark Ages]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sported a face-mask resembling his original toy, which was later upgraded into a fully removable helmet that he wore along with detachable armor. {{storylink|Skyfire (comic issue)|Skyfire (comic issue)}} He would also wear a helmet (based on that of his Classics toy) during the events of [[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]].

*In [[Dawn of Future's Past]], [[Rattrap]] is seen wearing a removable cap-like helmet.

[[Image:Timelines-rattrap.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A cap-like helmet]]

* Back in the [[Megatron Origin|dim and distant past]] on Cybertron, it was revealed that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s "bucket-head" is in fact a helmet, presumably a hangover from his mining days. After his first [[Cy-Kill|kill]] in the [[Gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]] at the [[Forge]], Megatron removed his helmet to reveal a crest of hair-like panels underneath, while the crowd cheered him on. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin issue 2}}

* Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] was seen (in a cameo) at [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]'s funeral having removed his head/helmet as a mark of respect, along with his unnamed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|albino twin]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin issue 3}}

{{note|The significance of the principal two Transformers' heads really being helmets (in [[IDW continuity]], at least) has not been expanded upon.}}
{{-}}

==??????==
[[Image:LiveActionJazz-Skywarp01.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Robot dancing!?]]
Sometimes, people on [[Earth]] wear clothing to look like [[Ramjet (G1)|various Transformers]]. Sometimes this is hot, sometimes this is sad.
{{-}}

==Others==
[[Image:Windcharger flash.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Hey, cover up! There are children watching!]]
* In an early plan to trap the Decepticons, the Autobots had to run around in lab coats. It was very silly. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}
* The magic of [[:Image:Christmasprime.jpg|dress up]] in a festive outfit. Obviously, the big guy is a little too open to suggestion. The same holds true for [[:Image:Biggrim christmas.jpg|Grimlock]], it seems.

[[Image:GrimlockManga.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Me Grimlock say it fun to learn! (Because knowledge is power!)]]
* [[:Image:Biggrim me king.jpg|a crown]], [[:Image:Biggrim.jpg|a bandana]], an [[:Image:Madman Paradise Grimlock drinks.JPG|apron]], and... err...
* The [[Maximal Elder|Maximal Elders]] wear robes. They have their reasons, and they do not concern you.
* The [[Exo-structure|exo-structures]] of the members of [[Council of Ancients]] resemble robes. They also have their reasons.
* The [[Jointron]] brothers have been shown wearing ponchos and sombreros, as well as using mariachi-style guitars and maracas. This is both hilarious ''and'' racist.
* ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] wore a cloak for his first few appearances for little reason other than the animators probably thought it looked cool.
* In his Unicron-created dream world, ''Armada'' [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] wore a crimson sash around his shoulders. He was apparently the ruler of all Cybertron in his dream, so it was probably ceremonial.
* The [[Space Mini-Con Team]] and [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] have disguised themselves as humans using large, heavy jackets, coats, baseball caps, hats, sunglasses, and other items of clothing to try to blend in with other people in robot mode.

[[Image:Heinrad timecop.jpg|right|100px|thumb|And yet, somehow not as ludicrous as the other Time Cop.]]
* [[Heinrad]] wears his God of Time agent's uniform in the end of [[Beast Wars Neo (manga)|Beast Wars Neo manga]].
* [[Six-Speed]]'s curiosity about human clothing led him to examine the closets of his [[human]] friends [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] and [[Coby Hansen|Coby]]. However, his attempt to dress like a human basically amounted to putting random articles of clothing on his limbs, looking more ridiculous than clothing-wearing Transformers normally do. Which is kinda amazing.
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] wore a robe before his wrestling match with [[Colossus Rhodes]], likely more to keep with human tradition than actual need. {{storylink|Total Meltdown|Total Meltdown}}
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] made a seemingly metaphorical reference to footwear called [[proton boots]].
*[[Lockdown]] wore a poncho when he showed up on the remains of the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' in reference to the Man With No Name from the spaghetti western ''A Fistful of Dollars''. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon|A Fistful of Energon}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] wore a beret while indulging in his artistic tendancies.

{{-}}

==Toys==
* SCF '''Starscream''' (2002)

:This highly articulated, non-transforming version of Starscream, part of the Japan-exclusive Super Collection Figures series, comes with removable shoulder pads and cloak. He also has a choice of normal head or a head with a crown.

*''Armada'' '''Starscream''' (Supreme, 2005)

: Supreme Starscream, a colossally upscaled version of the ''Armada'' line's Voyager-class Starscream toy, comes with a Decepticon "Crown of Leadership" obviously based on the one worn by the original Starscream in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 movie]].

*''Star Wars Transformers'' '''Darth Vader/Death Star''' (2007)

:The sole Supreme-class figure of the ''Star Wars Transformers'' toyline, this gigantic Darth Vader mech includes an actual cloth cape that can attach to the back of the figure in robot mode.

{{-}}

*''Masterpiece'' '''Grimlock''' (2009)
*''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-8'''

: ''[[Masterpiece]]'' Grimlock comes with an intelligence transfer helmet accessory, based upon the device Grimlock used to transfer his super-intelligence into [[Computron]] in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]". He was originally going to come with a crown commonly featured in the [[Grimlock (G1)| Marvel Comics]], but that accessory has since been omitted.

==Merchandise==
* '''Starscream''' (2002)

: Originally a chase figure in Japan, this remold of the regular figure includes a cape, newly molded limbs, and a head with the crown as seen in the movie.

* '''Coronation Starscream''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Coronation Starscream was an exclusive to on-line retailer Action Figure Xpress. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It features Starscream decked out in the royal crown, cape, and big honkin' shoulder pads he wore (albeit briefly) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

{{-}}

==See Also==
*[[Christmas]]

==External link==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/oddities/oddities_clothes.htm "Transformers that aren't nude" at Obscure Transformers]

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Action Blast 1

2009-03-29T18:53:19Z

Betsumei: Fixed templates

{{episode|
|series=Universe (cartoon) 
|ep=1
|image=Actionblast1matrix.jpg
|caption=Look what we found under the couch!
|title=Action Blast 1 Part 1
|airdate=[[November 10]], 2008}}
'''It's like "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", only in Flash and with random character models!'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] relates a history of the early war with all the excitement and eloquence of someone using a teleprompter for the first time. He tells how [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] once was at peace, but political corruption led to an energy crisis that split the [[Transformer]] race in two and began an unstoppable war. At this point, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arose to take command of the [[Decepticons]]. Thankfully, the [[Autobots]] happened to stumble upon a lost ancient relic known only as the "[[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]", and it provided the Autobots with a new leader of their own: Optimus Prime. Searching for more [[Energon (G1)|energon]], the Autobots took to space, and the Decepticons followed. They battled in space, and the Autobot ship crashed on modern-day [[Earth]]. Everybody survived and [[Trans-scan|trans-scanned]] Earth vehicles with their eye-beams, and now their war continues...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (1)
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (2)
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (3)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (4)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (13)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (14)
|c2=*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (6)
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (7)
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (8)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] or [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (9)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (10)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] or [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (11)
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (12)}}
==Other notes==
===Animation and/or technical glitches===
* Not really a glitch, but it is rather primitive Flash animation. No one moves so much as [[Armada (cartoon)|glides across a static backdrop]].
* Likewise, there is little flow to the art style, which seems to change from scene to scene.

===Continuity errors===
* Note that the continuity presented here is clearly based on early [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], especially the beginning of "More than Meets the Eye", but in its short run time, it manages to throw enough new spanners into the works that it decidedly does not fit any pre-existing continuity.

===Transformers references===
* Although the identity of the actor remains unknown, Optimus Prime very much appears to be voiced by the same guy who did the doofy fake voice for the soundbox included with the 2006 [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys|"DVD" release]] of the [[Optimus Prime (G1) toys|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure]], as well as the early version of the [[Movie (franchise)|movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie) toys|Optimus Prime Voice Changer helmet]].
* Character models seem pulled at random from a variety of sources: ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'', ''Generation 1'', ''[[Alternators]]'', [[IDW continuity|IDW comics]], and just plain made up outta nowhere.
* Headscratchingly, not a single character shown is based on an actual ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toy. Even Starscream, whose ''Classics'' toy was [[Redeco|redecoed]] in ''Universe'', has his ''Classics'' deco.
[[Image:Actionblast ark.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Gah! Smoke overlays! Can't see!]]
* The Autobot and Decepticon ships are clearly the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]]. The Ark, in particular, is nothing more than an especially blatant re-drawing of the ship's original animation model.
* The Transformers arriving on modern-day Earth (rather than 4 million years ago, as in ''Generation 1'' material produced in the '80s) and scanning vehicles themselves that they are then immediately able to transform into (as opposed to using external technology and having to be physically rebuilt) are concepts that were likely borrowed from latter ''Transformers'' series. Optimus Prime's scanning mirrors his [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Armada counterpart's]] in this respect.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* What exactly ''is'' an "[[Blastification|action blast]]"?

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/monkeybartv/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Videos/VideoSelect&aid=3823 Action Blast 1 Part 1 at MonkeybarTV]

{{epstub}}

Template talk:Utility/tvseries

2009-03-29T18:49:57Z

Betsumei: New page: Looks like someone's working on it right now, but it might be nice if Universe (2008) got included. Not that it's got more than one episode or anything :P ~~~~

Looks like someone's working on it right now, but it might be nice if [[Universe (cartoon)|Universe (2008)]] got included. Not that it's got more than one episode or anything :P [[User:Betsumei|Betsumei]] 14:49, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

Bumblebee (Animated)

2009-03-29T18:32:08Z

Betsumei: Wikified

{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Bumblebeeanimated.jpg|thumb|300px|Little. Yellow. Different.]]
'''Bumblebee''' is the youngest, yellowest, and most energetic of the Autobots...[[Bumblebee (G1)|as]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)|usual]]. A hyperactive wisecracker, Bumblebee is quite convinced he's the fastest—and coolest—thing on four wheels. He has a tendency to bite off more than he can chew, so it's a good thing he pals around with the massive [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. He does ''not'' take well to being called short, and his over-eager ways can get on [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet's]] nerves all too easily. Still, Bumblebee is good people, as evidenced by his fast friendship with [[Sari Sumdac]].

{{bigquote|I may be small, but I'm scrappy! And I can ride circles around your big, old, rusty chassis!|Bumblebee to Bulkhead|"[[Total Meltdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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:''Voice actor:'' [[Bumper Robinson]] (English), [[Santiago Ziesmer]] (German)

[[Image:Autobot_Cadets.jpg|thumb|left|250px|There's a [[Wasp|green me]] and a [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|red me]]!]]
Early in his career, Bumblebee dreamed of becoming a member of the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. He joined the [[Autobot Boot Camp]], but things didn't exactly go as planned - his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|drill sergeant]] was a jerk, [[Wasp|most]] of his [[Ironhide (Animated)|classmates]] bullied him and the only bot willing to befriend him was a complete [[Bulkhead (Animated)|mudflap]]. His luck seemed to change, however, when he accidentally overheard someone communicating with a Decepticon. He then saw fellow classmate [[Wasp]] walk out, which aroused his suspicions. After taking the advice of [[Longarm Prime|Longarm]], Bumblebee attempted to weed out the spy, but Sentinel Minor got in the way twice. Needless to say, this resulted in many transform-ups for his squadron. After Wasp and Ironhide tore off his legs and put him in a closet, he was saved by Longarm, who encouraged him not to give up. Later that day, the group was put through their first training exercise—combat in a simulated battlezone. When somebody switched the turret settings to fire actual lasers, it was Bulkhead who saved him. However, they accidentally knocked over a building in the process, flattening Sentinel.

When Sentinel was conducting a surprise locker inspection, Sentinel discovered a Decepticon communicator in Wasp's trunk, ousting him as a traitor. Sentinel was prepared to put Bumblebee on an Elite Guard fast track program. Sadly, his new friendship with Bulkhead forced him to throw it all away in order to prevent his new buddy being kicked out, and they both wound up working on space bridges. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

[[Image:Bumblebeeanimatedpreearth.jpg|thumb|250px|Wait...who are [[Hot Shot (Animated)|You]]?]]
Stellar cycles later, Bumblebee and Bulkhead were assigned to [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s space bridge repair crew, fixing malfunctioning [[Space bridge|space bridges]]. 'Bee proved agile enough to help [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], who had managed to lodge a wrecking ball in an asteroid. Even though he expressed significant fear of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], he still managed to crack wise at the [[Decepticon leader]]'s appearance once they were face-to-face. The humor vanished when Megs pulled out his sword. After Megatron was thrown off the ship, Bumblebee entered stasis with the rest of the crew just before [[Teletran-1|the crew's ship]] crash-landed on [[Earth]].

Fifty years later, Teletran-1 awoke the crew to alert them to the intrusion of a nanite-powered bug-slug. Sending out a probe to find local disguises, the probe scanned [[Captain Fanzone]]'s [[Captain Fanzone's car|car]] amongst other things. Bumblebee was given the car for his new bodyform. Lucky him.

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Upon noticing [[Sari Sumdac|"a little creature"]] struggling with her [[Sparkplug (robot dog)|"owner"]], 'Bee and Mr. Bulk showed their unfamiliarity with organic life by assuming the owner/pet relationship was reversed. Their speculation was interrupted by the attacks of the giant, nanite-fueled bug monster, and Bumblebee intervened to get Sari out of the way. Later in the battle, Bumblebee was called on to deliver the override command to the beast's nanites, as he was the fastest and most nimble of the crew.

His defeat of the monster seriously impressed Sari, who decided to befriend him. Sari's definition of befriending included cajoling him into sneaking her aboard the Autobots' ship. Of course, Sari wouldn't stay still as Bumblebee asked, compelling him to jettison her into a ventilation shaft. After introducing her to the group, Sari and 'Bee became fast friends. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] attacked [[Detroit]], Bumblebee took a shot intended for Sari, allowing Screamer to capture Bumblebee, [[Isaac Sumdac]], [[Captain Fanzone]], and the Mayor. Sari, with [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s help, managed to rescue them. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out!}}

{{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

At one point, Bumblebee took part in a match against [[Colossus Rhodes|Cyrus "Colossus" Rhodes]]. Unfortunately, Cyrus [[wikipedia:Hulk_(comics)|hulked up]], then proceeded to beat the [[Slag (slang)|slag]] out of Bumblebee. The other Autobots were forced to rescue him, using it as a chance to riff on his small stature. However, only Bumblebee was able to get into [[Sumdac Tower]] when [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] went to kill Isaac Sumdac. Bumblebee managed to get him to the ground floor, but Meltdown arrived. Bulkhead tried to stop him, but Meltdown threw a glob of acid at Bulkhead, which Bumblebee took instead (basically, 'Bee is a human shield). Bulkhead offered his apologies over his comments, saying he was only having a little fun—which sent Bumblebee into declaring his good moves and speed. He's going to be pretty impossible to live with for a while. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

{{storylink|Blast from the Past}} {{storylink|Thrill of the Hunt}}

[[Image:TFA_Nanosec_Bumblebee_turbo_boosters.JPG|thumb|250px|BB got back!]]
After Bumblebee showed a lack of ability (or inclination) to be subtle on Earth, Prime had Prowl try to teach Bumblebee how to blend in. This ruined some plans with Sari, as she wanted to attach some turbo-boosters to him to make him go even faster. During the exercise, they encountered [[Nanosec]], a crook that had gained Professor Sumdac's new speed suit via [[Megatron (Animated)|unknown patrons]]. Unable to keep up with Nanosec, Bumblebee was convinced by Sari attach the turbo-boosters against Prime's orders. Unfortunately, he couldn't control them in vehicle mode, allowing Nanosec to escape from the Autobots twice. Worse, he was carrying enough [[Destronium]] to destroy all of Detroit. Overhearing Bulkhead and Prowl's comments on his change of appearance, Bumblebee realized that the suit was causing him to age the more he used it, so he purposefully ran him into old age (cold, Bee). With the Destronium about to go critical, Bumblebee, with help from Prowl and Bulkhead, managed to use his turbo-boosters to head into the outer atmosphere and get the Destronium away from the city before detonating. The whole experience seems have given Bumblebee a bit more respect for subtlety. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

{{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} {{storylink|Sound and Fury}} {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}} {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}} {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

[[Image:Megatron_rising_1_Starscream_freakout.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!"]]
When Decepticon activity was detected in high levels, Bulkhead spilled the beans on what he and Prowl had done with the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]], and Optimus Prime pretty much lost it. Ranting that all he had was a group of insubordinate malfunctions, he told Ratchet to take Sari's [[AllSpark]]-infused [[key]] from her, saying it wasn't safe in her hands. As she ran off crying, Bumblebee defended her, and Prime pointed out that Bumblebee wasn't a good character witness. Bumblebee mouthed off that their situation meant that Prime wasn't fit to command, and then went looking for Sari. Heading to [[Sumdac Tower]], Bumblebee spotted Starscream, and disobeyed Prime's order to hold off. Heading up the elevator (which could not only fit him, but also carry his weight), Bumblebee charged, firing his stingers at Starscream. All it really did was interrupt his speech, which made Starscream ''seriously'' freak out. However, a crane pulled Starscream, who was holding Bumblebee, up to the roof, where the two fought it out...right until Megatron burst through the roof of the tower. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

After Megatron's restoration, Starscream absentmindedly beat on Bumblebee for a while, then threw him aside when Megatron called the Decepticons to him. Once he'd been repaired with remaining key energy in Professor Sumdac's lab, Bumblebee called Prime on his previous statements, and Optimus apologized, saying he'd been out of line. When Ratchet brought the Autobots' ship to them, the Autobots and Sumdacs boarded the vessel in an attempt to lead Megatron and the Decepticons off-planet, but were shot down and crashed on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]]. As the Autobots rallied to defend the AllSpark, Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Prowl took on [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. Ratchet and Bumblebee teamed up again to create an [[electromagnetic pulse]], causing him to crash. After shelling them in tank mode, Blitzwing again took to the air for some strafing runs. Prowl noticed a connection between Blitzwing's alternate modes and personalities, so they had Bumblebee use his greatest strength, his obnoxious personality, to cause Angry Blitzwing to emerge. Taunting the triple changer, Bumblebee got him to transform accidentally into tank mode and crash into the lake. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

[[Image:Super_secretary.jpg|thumb|250px|"[[Aaron Archer]]'s office. Please hold."]] {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}} {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}} {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}}

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Bumblebee became involved in the illegal street races organised by the criminal [[Master Disaster]]. Believing himself to be the fastest things on wheels, Bumblebee was unsurprisingly shocked after getting thrashed in a race by a [[Blurr (Animated)| Mysterious Blue Race Car]]. Following this, AllSpark traces, and the appearance of Blitzwing at the race track, Bumblebee became determined to get to the bottom of the mystery (although deep down he just wanted another chance to beat the Unknown Racer.) He made a deal with Master Disaster to appear in his races. Enlisting the help of Sari, Bumblebee returned to the track, and, to cut a long story short, ending up being pursued by the maniacal Blitzwing. After nearly being frozen one minute and melted to slag the next, Bumblebee was eventually rescued by the Mysterious Racer driving into Blitzwing. The excitement wasn't over for Bumblebee yet, as when returning to Master Disaster's trailer for answers, he and his pal Bulkhead (who had angrily followed Bumblebee there for defying him) had to face off against Blitzwing (he was desperate for that AllSpark fragment...), and had to be rescued once again... although this time it was Sari using Master Disaster's controlling device. {{storylink|Velocity}}

Later, he went on a trip to the Five Banners Roller Coaster Kingdom theme park with Sari. Optimus, fool that he is, believed him when he called it "an important fact-finding mission". {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

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On another occasion, Bumblebee was attempting to clear up the streets of Detroit by catching some of their [[Nanosec|small]] [[Angry Archer|time]] [[Professor Princess|criminals]]. However, in each case, whenever Bumblebee came close to the capture, he froze up completely, and allowed the baddies to escape. It later became apparent that this was due to the AllSpark-infused timepiece belonging to [[Slo-Mo]]. After revealing himself and snatching the timepiece, [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] froze all of the Autobots and looked set for victory. However, after being lifted to Sumdac Tower by Sari and the members of the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy|SUV]] and repaired, Bumblebee took on Swindle (even managing to floor him at one point with his stingers.) After getting the timepiece back from Swindle, Bumblebee was double-crossed by the SUV, but fortunately for the Autobot, the rest of his pals were back online by now, and managed to get the criminals arrested. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

After learning of Wasp's escape, Bumblebee felt a stirring of his old dreams, and dragged Bulkhead off to trace a signal leaked to them, containing a conversation between Megatron and his spy. As they tracked it down, Bumblebee fell into old habits, and started putting Bulkhead down, just like in the old days. It took a nasty fall to remind him that Bulkhead was the best friend he'd ever have, and he didn't need to spend his time chasing big dreams. Together, the two headed home, never realizing they were just outside of the carbon mines where the Decepticons were hiding.

Later, Bumblebee relayed the information they'd gathered to his old friend, Longarm, now Longarm ''Prime'', head of Cybertron Intel. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

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Due to his inability to stay quiet, Prowl placed a bet on Bumblebee—that he couldn't go 10 [[Cycle|cycles]] without talking. Should he keep to this, a sweet can of axle grease would be his! However, the poor bot just couldn't do it. Prime took 'Bee and Prowl with him to Dinobot Island to investigate Meltdown's prison break, and the plucky yellow bot vowed he would win the axle grease. However, the bet was put on hold after both he and Prowl were off-lined by [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia's]] cyber-venom. After the day was saved, Prime used the antidote on the bots, and 'Bee pointed out he'd been quiet for ages! Prowl dryly noted it took 'Bee being comatose to achieve this, but the yellow bot didn't care—he just wanted his grease! {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)| Black Friday}}

After insulting Bulkhead's latest painting of Sari, Bumblebee realized that he was wrong and actually apologized for his comments. It didn't go over very well, and that was before Megatron showed up with Professor Sumdac. Though Bumblebee suspected that Sumdac was a willing accomplice, Sari refused to hear it. At that moment, the mysterious blue racer appeared. Thinking he was a Decepticon, Bumblebee rolled after the racer, running him off the road. It was only at this point that the racer revealed that he was [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], a member of the Elite Guard sent to keep tabs on Decepticons and Prime's crew. Worse, Bumblebee's actions allowed Bulkhead to be kidnapped by Megatron. Once Optimus Prime was informed that the Decepticons were building a [[space bridge]] to attack Cybertron, 'Bee went with the Autobots to rescue Bulkhead and destroy the bridge. During a brief skirmish with Lugnut and Blitzwing, Bumblebee admitted that he'd lost his title as "fastest thing on wheels" to Blurr. Unfortunately, when they confronted Megatron himself, the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] managed to incapacitate the pair...just in time for Starscream and his [[Starscream clone|clones]] to attack. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Managing to escape the Decepticons, the Autobots went for the clones, apparently deciding that they were the greater evil. The battle went poorly for them, as Blurr was lost in the space bridge and Bumblebee was cemented to a wall. When Isaac Sumdac decapitated Starscream and took his body with the [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster unit]], Bumblebee was convinced that he was working for the Decepticons, though Sumdac revealed that it was to destroy Megatron. That didn't work out too well. After Megatron explained his plan to the captive Autobots, the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] revealed that he was Longarm Prime and that Bumblebee had sent an innocent Wasp to the stockade. Fortunately, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] arrived, reactivated thanks to Sari and Ratchet, and sacrificed himself to save the Autobots and Sumdacs. With the threat passed, Sumdac revealed that he had been forced to help the Decepticons, and Bumblebee's mistrust of the professor presumably faded away—only to return when Sari saw that the skin of her right arm had torn...revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Despite the revelation that one of his best friends was a robot, Bumblebee actually remained focused on the larger picture: namely, Shockwave's presence on Cybertron. Optimus reasoned that since Bulkhead was a genius with regards to space bridges (something Bumblebee said he'd never get used to, revealing his high opinion of his other best friend), so the two headed out to the mine. Bumblebee managed to find a recall beacon generator, which was needed to locate the position in space, and the plasmadynamic thruster, which generated the transwarp field. Unfortunately, the thruster activated before Bumblebee could give it to Bulkhead, sending him across the galaxy. After catching another transwarp wave, he was again transported to another part of the galaxy—where he was swallowed by a rock alien.

Fortunately, Bulkhead was able to capture Bumblebee's signal, and reel him in. Sadly, it also brought the alien to Detroit. As the Autobots struggled to figure out how to defeat the monster and save Bumblebee, Sari used the Key on herself to upgrade with new weapons and a teenage appearance. Sari quickly trounced the monster, freeing Bumblebee. Unfortunately, Sari didn't remove the key after the upgrade, causing her to overload and lose control of her abilities. Bumblebee made a mad dash to try to remove the key, but Sari's defenses systems registered him as a threat, and Sari horrifically watched as she stabbed Bumblebee through the chest and blasted him across the street. Ratchet immediately went to work, saying that he could repair Bumblebee without the Key. However, the damage was severe, and Bumblebee's spark was fading fast. Even when they got the Key, Ratchet was still hard pressed, as the Key had been burned out upgrading Sari. Fortunately, Ratchet managed to stabilize Bumblebee with his magnets, but Ratchet was forced to deactivate Sari with his EMP generator.

After Ratchet made what repairs he could, the Autobots allowed Professor Sumdac some time alone with Sari. Lamenting on how troubled their day had been, Bumblebee tempted fate by asking how much worse it could get. On cue, the plasmadynamic thruster began to power up, but Bulkhead manged to shut it down. Unfortunately, Omega Supreme soon arrived, under the control of Megatron. Bumblebee was given an illegal stinger upgrade to help against Omega Supreme, but it still did little good. Optimus and Prowl managed to sneak inside and remove Megatron's control while Bumblebee and Bulkhead served as <s>bait</s> a distraction. However, Starscream managed to gain control, and soon moved to conquer Cybertron. Bumblebee came up with the idea to throw the plasmadynamic thruster inside Omega to send the three randomly warping across the galaxy, managing to reach the altitude with his turbo boosters (why Optimus let him keep those is unknown). Later, Sari was awakened, and all was well with the Autobots...except for being out of contact with Cybertron, but still, it's the thought that counts. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

===Toy bios===
At some point, Bumblebee began taking stealth lessons from Prowl, presenting him with a new battle tactic: sneaking up from behind instead of racing fender-first into danger. To further that end, Bumblebee apparently painted himself as a police patrol car. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Animated)#ActivPatrol|Patrol Bumblebee}}

After "getting up close to members of the AUTOBOT Elite Guard", Bumblebee decided more than ever that he wanted to join their ranks. He had Sari borrow some of her dad's auto-painting robots so that he could truly look the part of an Elite Guard team member. He also began doing combat training with Prowl, and may have gotten his energy stingers enhanced. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Animated)#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee}}

{{note|Presumably Bumblebee's "getting up close to members of the AUTOBOT Elite Guard" refers to the events of the episodes [[The Elite Guard]], [[The Return of the Headmaster]] and [[Mission Accomplished]]. However, at the time of those episodes, Isaac Sumdac was missing and Sari no longer had access to Sumdac Systems technology, so, uh... just go with it.}}

===Titan Magazines===
In battle with new villain [[Quake-Maker]], Bumblebee got to not only mock the villain but fight alongside the super-cool new Autobot [[Afterburn]]. {{storylink|Burnout}}

The two later went on a mission to Dinobot Island to stop a Rage virus infection, a mission that had Bumblebee nervous. During the mission, Bumblebee screwed up a landing that Afterburn aced, got thrown into a mud puddle by Swoop, was left with an incredibly dirty finish, and generally looked worse than Afterburn and on ''four separate occasions'' got put down by him. This made him sad. {{storylink|Ratchet & Grimlock Are DEAD?}}

==Toys==

===Animated===

====Activators====
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*'''Bumblebee''' (Activator, 2008)

[[Image:Activators_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
: Part of the first wave of [[Activators]], this small version of Bumblebee [[Autotransform|automatically transforms]] from vehicle to robot mode via spring-loaded releases when you press his top-mounted police light. Interestingly enough, this toy is probably the closest to "proper" scale in robot mode when compared to the Deluxe Prowl and Ratchet, the Voyager Optimus, and Leader Bulkhead. Like the Deluxe class toy, Bumblebee was intended to be molded with a benign sideways smile on his face, but at this small of scale the effect does not come off as intended, leaving Bumblebee looking rather more like he's grimacing. Furthermore, his insignia is ''also'' grimacing; for some reason this toy was given the [[Insignia#2007_movie|movie Autobot "angry eyes" insignia]], rather than the standard "neutral expression" insignia found on most other ''Animated'' Autobots. Add him to the list of Transformers who just need a hug.

:This mold was later [[Retool|retooled]] to make [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]].

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[[Image:Activators_PatrolBumblebee_toy.JPG|thumb|200px|Bumblecade]]
*'''Patrol Bumblebee''' (Activator, 2008)

: A police-themed redeco of Activators Bumblebee, instead of his current "undercover" markings, he gets full-on black-and-white deco with "POLICE" lettering across his doors.{{-}}

====Deluxe====
[[Image:Bumblebee_anim_toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Awwww, it's so adorable...]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*''Accessories:'' Left & right rocket boosters

: Bumblebee transforms from a small yellow hatchback with a single red flasher to a scrappy robot with a smile on his face. He has a fake car roof on his chest (but to be fair, so does his cartoon counterpart.) in robot mode, and the two halves of his stinger weapon, stored in his forearms, can be flipped out and pegged together. In both robot and car mode, his two booster rockets can be attached on his back.

: Due to support struts added inside his forearms to ensure durability, his stingers do not recede all the way back into his arms. There have also been some complaints that the socket in his left arm tends to crack easily, which makes the arm impossible to pose.

: This mold was also used to make [[#EliteGuard|"Elite Guard" Bumblebee]].

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[[Image:Deluxeeliteguardbumblebee.jpg|thumb|180px|Back from his internship with Donald Trump. Sentinel Prime, YOU'RE FIRED!]]
*'''Elite Guard Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2008)
*''Accessories:'' Left & right rocket boosters
: A [[redeco]] of [[#Deluxe|Deluxe Bumblebee]], this figure represents Bumblebee after getting Sari to help paint him up in [[Elite Guard]] deco as part of his anticipated ascension into their ranks. Dare to dream! He retains all the play-gimmicks of the original, and his arm has been remolded to allow the stingers to recede fully. The color scheme of the toy bears a little resemblance to [[Bumblebee (Movie) toys#Deluxe Class toys|Stealth Bumblebee]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Movie]] franchise.

: Oddly, the head on the retail version of the toy is coloured black, despite being depicted as yellow in both the stock photography and the [[packaging art]].

====Voyager====
*'''Hydrodrive Bumblebee''' (Voyager, 2009)
:A new sculpted and downscaled figure of Bumblebee in much the same style as Samurai Prowl. He comes with a jet/submarine that can be configured into some sort of battle armour/jet-pack. He can be placed in it in both robot and alt mode.
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====Other====
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*'''Bumper Battlers Bumblebee''' (Bumper Battlers, 2008)

[[Image:BumperBattlers_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Does this make him [[Bumper (G1)|Animated Bumper]]?]]
: Part of the first wave of [[Bumper Battlers]], this very simple version of Bumblebee is meant for the much younger set. About the same size as the Deluxe Bumblebee in car mode, pressing the Autobot [[faction symbol]] on his hood activates the toy's sound feature, using a seemingly randomized assortment of sound effects and original voice samples from [[Bumper Robinson]]. Pressing the car mode's front bumper in activates the simple spring-loaded one-step transformation to robot mode... "properly" activated by using the toy's [[pull-back motor]] [[gimmick]] to propel it forward into an obstacle.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (McDonalds Happy Meal toy, 2008)

[[Image:Bumblebrick.png|thumb|180px|Bumblebrick.]]
: A simple version of Bumblebee with a very simple transformation sequence, one of six toys available as part of the McDonald's ''Transformers Animated'' promotion (held concurrently with the ''Littlest Pet Shop'' promo). You transform him by pulling out the arms from the sides, pulling down the legs and rotating them around and flipping up the head. The arms hold the legs in place, and need to be pulled out before his legs. His vehicle mode is accurate to the show, and his robot mode is reasonably accurate, although rather on the "bulky" side.{{-}}

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*'''Sting Racer Bumblebee''' (Bumper Battlers, 2008)

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: This Bumper Battlers Bumblebee has a blue stripe in place of the black one, and blue electrical marks on his sides.{{-}}

*'''Stealth Lockdown''' (Animated 3-pack, 2008)

: A ''Universe'' [[Legends of Cybertron|Legends-class]] Bumblebee came packaged with this Target-[[exclusive]] clear version of [[Lockdown#Stealth|Lockdown]], as well as a Legends [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]. This Bumblebee is ''almost'' identical to the individual ''Universe'' release, except this version has a silver [[faction symbol]] rather than the ''Universe'' release's red.

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*'''Cyber Speed Bumblebee''' (Power Bots, 2008)

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: A large, non-transforming figure of Bumblebee in bulky, child-friendly form. He comes with lights and sounds, including a stinger sound on the right arm, which has the stinger deployed, and a "punching" sound and extending fist on the left. He also speaks a slew of phrases, including "Bring it on, Decepticons!" and "Hi, I'm Bumblebee!", again using Bumper Robinson voice clips. He is, of course, utterly adorable.{{-}}

*'''Street Patrol Bumblebee''' (Power Bots, 2009)

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: This Bumblebee has red stripes on his stinger arm and his stripe is dark blue.
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*'''Shockwave VS Bumblebee''' (multipack, 2009)

[[Image:Shockwavepurplebumblebeetoys.jpg|thumb|200px|Hey, they said I was supposed to meet Longarm here. Who are you?]]
: Activators Bumblebee packaged with a purple redeco of Voyager [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] in a Target-exclusive multipack.
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===Transformers (2007 movie line)===
*'''Legacy of Bumblebee''' (Deluxe class multi-pack, 2008)

: A Walmart [[exclusive]] three pack, the ''Legacy of Bumblebee'' collector's set comes with [[Bumblebee (G1)|''Classics'']], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Movie]] Deluxe Class Concept Camaro ([[Premium Series]]) and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' Bumblebee figures. While the movie and ''Animated'' Bumblebees are identical to their original, single carded releases, the ''Classics'' Bumblebee has been redecoed to more closely resemble his movie and ''Animated'' counterparts, changing his white stripes to black, and his grey/silver plastic to yellow, similarly to ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bumble.

===Universe (2008)===
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2008)
[[Image:Legends_bb_sized.jpg|thumb|127px|Is that size-accurate enough?]]

: A smaller, simplified Legends-scale Bumblebee toy, released under the ''Universe'' toyline.

: This toy can also be found as part of the ''Animated'' [[Lockdown|Stealth Lockdown]] three-pack with Legends [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]], and as part of a ''Universe'' three-pack with Legends Optimus Prime and Legends [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]].{{-}}

==Trivia==
[[Image:Bumblebeeanimatedkibble.jpg|thumb|150px|My real windshield is on my heels!]]
* Bumblebee's arm-mounted shock stingers are very likely inspired by an early weapon concept from the 2007 movie [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].

* The character who would become Bumblebee was originally conceived as [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but changed to Bumblebee at the insistence of incoming supervising director [[Matt Youngberg]] and art director [[Derrick J. Wyatt]]<ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=1516366009698858110&isPopup=true]</ref>. This explains why his character is more like Hot Shot and less like... well, Bumblebee. He also arguably shares personality traits with other, similarly brash "ADHD" characters such as [[Hot Rod]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. Cut from the same cloth, at any rate.

* Bumblebee appears to have a fake car roof on his chest in both his toy and on his [[character model]]. Not only does Bumblebee transform like his toy in his drawn-out animated transformation sequences, with his legs forming the top of the vehicle and the rest forming the underside, but his "real" windshield is drawn on the back of his legs, just like the toy. Plus the headlights on Bumblebee's feet are upside-down, just like the toy's. However, Bumblebee's vehicle mode stripe doesn't change sides like on the toy. Cheatsy!

* In addition to the above, in "[[Thrill of the Hunt]]," Bumblebee reaches under his '''fake''' car roof kibble to get out his air freshener and fuzzy dice. This would mean that he had kept them in his back seat or trunk. Interestingly enough, on the Deluxe toy, you can actually store small items in his chest thanks to his opening 'trunk'.

* He likes to swear a lot. [[Slag (slang)|Slag yeah!]]

[[Image:TFA_Bumblebee_Elite_Guard_promoimage.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] was so horrified his scream blew out [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]'s audio sensors...and Jazz was in another building at the time.]]
* He apparently got his name for being a bumbler in [[Autobot boot camp]].

* On the Transformers Animated Season One DVD set, the "Season Two Sneak Peek" special feature shows Bumblebee's character model colored in the Elite Guard Bumblebee toy's deco. Bumblebee did not actually ''use'' that color scheme in Season 2, so its inclusion in a Season Two gallery is puzzling at best...

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm Bumblebee at TFU.info]
* [http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/news/transformers//Transformers_Draw_Bumblebee.pdf Hasbro.com - How to Draw: Animated Bumblebee]

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category:Autobots]]

Fangry (G1)

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:''Fangry is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DW G1Fangry.jpg|right|250px|thumb|But what happens if you ORDER him to be an ass?]]
No Decepticon leader wants '''Fangry''' under his command. The rebellious, foul-mouthed Fangry explodes violently against any being who dares give him an order. He has attacked almost as many unfortunate Decepticons as he has their actual enemies, the Autobots. A Decepticon with a healthy sense of self-preservation will give Fangry orders in the form of mild suggestions or reverse psychology.

Fangry has complete faith in his judgment and his alone. He is unwilling to listen to advice, and his tactics are notoriously flawed. Furthermore, he's likely to be abandoned on the battlefield when in trouble. The mere act of coming to his rescue implies he needs help at all—and, well, you know how he reacts to that idea.

Fangry's [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster partner]] is [[Brisko]].

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Croc''' (Fang)
:''Italian name'': '''Belva''' (Wild Beast)

==Fiction==
===Commercial animation===
[[Image:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|An oddly smug Fangry.]]
Fangry, [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay]] burst through a wall, [[Brisko]] became Fangry's head as they transformed, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] noted that their new Headmasters would give the Decepticons "more brainpower than ever." Galvatron clearly hadn't interacted with Fangry yet. Or the other two, really. [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hf-MDd7cdi0] {{storylink|Commercial|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
[[Image:Headmasterscashandcarnage.jpg|left|250px|thumb|This'd be funnier if they were the Autobot Headmasters.]]Fangry and his Headmaster partner, Brisko, oversaw part of the [[Z Foundation]]'s attempt at recruiting [[Human|humans]] to take down the Autobots for them. Their pawns, the [[Roadjammer|Roadjammers]], ended up overstepping their boundaries and double-crossed the Decepticons. Though the Roadjammers did use the jammers they were provided to capture three Autobots, they used a frequency splitter to jam three more Transformers—namely, Fangry and his companions [[Squeezeplay]] and [[Horri-Bull]]. The Decepticons' plans were scrapped when the Roadjammers used their jammer to control all six jammed Autobots and Decepticons to attack [[Zarak (Nebulan)|Mr. Z]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Overwhelmed, the Decepticons' anti-jammer was required to free them all, allowing Fangry and the others to escape. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-Nage!|Ca$h and Car-Nage!}}
''Shortly thereafter, Fangry joined his fellow Decepticons in recovering [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s head from [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], but was then shunted into [[Limbo]] to make way for the time-traveling [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], leaving him out of the [[Time Wars]]. {{storylink|Time Wars|Time Wars}}''

[[Image:Fangrythousandterribledeaths.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Fangry read The Beast Within and vowed the Dinobots would pay. Grimlock's not too concerned.]]
As the threat of [[Unicron]] neared, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] surrendered his Autobots to Scorponok's Decepticons on Earth in order to facilitate an alliance against the Chaos Bringer, and Fangry helped the Autobots unload their weapons and partners. {{storylink|Surrender!|Surrender!}} While a second [[Decepticon Civil War]] soon broke out, Fangry was ordered by Soundwave to head topside along with [[Weirdwolf]] and [[Misfire]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2|...All This and Civil War 2}} Later, Fangry was surprised that Soundwave was suggesting they lay down their arms and join forces with the Autobots against Unicron, unaware that Soundwave had been hypnotized by [[Mindwipe]] (who had himself been coerced by [[Kup]]). But before Fangry could react further, he and every other Transformer on Earth was instantly transported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!|Out of Time!}} There he and the others gathered to hear Primus (speaking through [[Emirate Xaaron]]) tell the history of the rivalry between him and Unicron. {{storylink|The Void! (Marvel US comic)|The Void!}}

Fangry survived the Transformers' battle with Unicron {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!|On the Edge of Extinction!}}, and when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] assumed command of the Decepticons, Fangry was quick to assert his independence. Like many Decepticons, he was wary of the Autobot/Decepticon alliance that had tenuously been forged in the aftermath of Unicron's destruction. The new Autobot commander, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], didn't make things any easier by throwing cups of oil at Fangry's head to shut him up. Later that night, Fangry tried to jump Grimlock, but bit off more than he could chew, as Grimlock had just received his spiffy new [[Action Master]] upgrade.

Fangry's public humiliation did serve a purpose, however, as it gave Bludgeon a rallying point to ensure his fellow Decepticons were willing to end the alliance abruptly and leave the Autobots stranded on Cybertron. {{storylink|Exodus!|Exodus!}} Fangry accompanied Bludgeon and the Decepticons to the massacre on planet [[Klo]] {{storylink|The Last Autobot?|The Last Autobot?}}, and after the Autobots arrived and were successfully ambushed, Fangry served as lead tracker hunting the remaining five Autobots. He again tried to attack Grimlock, who dispatched him with a single punch through the chest and out the back. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Fangry's origin is unknown. He was not one of the original Nebulan-bonded Decepticon Headmasters, so either Zarak recruited more Nebulan partners for the Decepticons behind the scenes in ''Headmasters'' #4, or he returned to Nebulos for a recruitment drive at some later date.}}
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
''In 1995, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] led Fangry, Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull in investigating an alleged "Autobot secret weapon", and instead found a feminist rally where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] was unveiling the new female Autobot, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. Unfortunately for them, Fangry and his pals underestimated Arcee's prowess, and she ended up mopping the floor with them. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!|Prime's Rib!}}''

====''Another Time and Place''====
After the disaster on Klo, Fangry attempted to challenge Bludgeon's leadership. The Pretender had him down on his back and a sword at his throat before Fangry even finished the sentence. The Decepticons' next move was to track Grimlock and the Dinobots to [[Hydrus Four]], and lay claim to the [[Nucleon]] supply there. Bludgeon planned to revive the glorious [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but Fangry didn't much care either way. Bored, he went looking for something to kill. After catching sight of something glimmering in the water, he leaned over to have a closer look...only to be knocked into the water by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and dismembered by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and an Autobot raiding party that was lying in wait. {{storylink|Another Time and Place|Another Time and Place}}

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Fangrybumblebeeghosts.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Fangry picks easy targets.]]
Apparently repaired after having most of his chest and back smashed through by Grimlock's fist on Klo, Fangry was one of countless Decepticons under Bludgeon's command when they fought the Autobots over ownership of a cache of weapons on an unnamed barren world. The Decepticons were easily overpowering the Autobots; Fangry, in particular, was having no problem throwing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] around, though he did suffer a karate chop from another Autobot. Bludgeon ordered a retreat when a gigantic, monstrous creature who guarded their quarry warned them away. {{storylink|Ghosts|Ghosts}}

Nevertheless, Bludgeon's progress continued, and Fangry and the other Decepticons raided other ships to build themselves a frightening [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|Old Evils|Old Evils}} Later, Fangry and the other Decepticons were ordered to rampage across Earth in order to get Optimus Prime's attention. Fangry, like his comrades, enjoyed this job very much. {{storylink|Tales of Earth Part One|Tales of Earth Part One}} Their "work" was interrupted when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned in a powerful new body with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in tow. When Megatron challenged Bludgeon for leadership of the Decepticons, Fangry bet against Megatron in a quiet wager with Starscream. Fangry lost that wager. {{storylink|Tales of Earth Part Two|Tales of Earth Part Two}}

[[Image:Fangryg2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Follows orders when insubordination would distract from the plot.]]
After Megatron assumed command, he immediately attacked [[Tykos]]'s [[Rheanimum]] facility. Fangry helped out by biting the arm of one of the mechanoids while digging his claws into its skull. Soon after the acquisition of the Rheanium, Megatron's forces clashed with [[Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian Empire]]. Megatron declared war against them as Fangry and the other Decepticons cheered him on. Their feelings changed, however, when the Warworld was attacked. Fangry and the others fought the Cybertronians on the surface of the Warworld, but they were getting massacred. With the apparent defeat of Megatron at the hands of Jhiaxus, the Cybertronians pulled out, sparing Fangry but leaving several others dead. {{storylink|New Dawn|New Dawn}}

Megatron miraculously survived and quickly allied himself with Optimus Prime's Autobots. The Autobots fared little better against the Cybertronian Empire on [[Ethos]], but when Fangry and the other Decepticons arrived to help, the tide was turned. {{storylink|Escalation!|Escalation!}}{{-}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Fangry''' (Headmaster, 1988)
*''Accessories:'' "Brisko" Headmaster driver, "ion pulse gun", wings/shield

[[Image:G1 frangry toy.jpg|left|180px|thumb|WE ARE GARGOYLES!]]
: Like the other 1988 Decepticon Headmasters, Fangry's [[alternate mode]] is a mix of different animals—in his case, he is a bat-winged wolf with a reptilian tail. (Though some might say he more resembles a rat - these people don't voice their opinion within Fangry's earshot, though...)

: Fangry's robot mode has a panel on his chest which shows a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. Unlike the larger Headmasters this meter doesn't have a cover, and all three readings are on a single tumbler. The tumbler is activated when Brisko (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. Brisko has Fangry's face plainly visible on his back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, he lacks the flip-down panel that covers the face featured on larger Headmasters. In beast mode, Brisko can fit inside a compartment in Fangry's stomach. In robot mode, Fangry can hold the wings accessory as a shield.

:Due to his design, Fangry permanently leans a little bit, his robot mode legs unable to hold a perfectly upright pose.

: This toy was sold in Japan without changes as [[Wilder]].{{-}}

==Trivia==
*It's never really been explained why Fangry has an alternate mode which seems rather organic. A Pretender/Headmaster seems unlikely.{{-}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Fangry/fangry.htm Fangry at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Fangry Fangry's Transformers Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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