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Optimus Primal (ROTB)

2023-06-12T21:01:28Z

Bhamber: fixed a typo

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:''Optimus Primal is the [[Maximal]] leader from the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTB-Optimus-Primal-Render.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

Leader of the [[Maximal]]s, '''Optimus Primal''' has been living on Earth disguised as a 13-foot-tall mechanical gorilla. Having kept vigil from within the Peruvian jungles for the return of an evil they've been waging eternal war with across many galaxies, he's seen enough tragedy to compel a gentle, resolute wisdom. Of course, the better part of wisdom is knowing when to use your giant ape fists to protect the innocent. And when to give heroic speeches.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsJxYC_rP6T/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Optimus Primal's Instagram bio]</ref>

He has swords that can combine into a dual-ended staff.

{{bigquote|There is a darkness coming.|Optimus Primal|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Perlman]] (English), [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Japanese)|[[Michel Vigné]] (European French), [[Emmanuel Jacomy]] (European French, first trailer), [[Patrick Chouinard]] (Canadian French), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Riccardo Lombardo]] (Italian), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Dláigelles Silva]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

{{spoiler|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|July 9, 2023}}

[[File:PrimalROTB-teaserrobot.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Aren't you tired of being nice?]]

Optimus Primal—named in honor of the famous [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]—was one of the Maximals who inhabited a [[Jungle Planet (colony)|distant jungle world]]. When [[Unicron]] and the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s attacked, Primal and a small group of Maximals fought their way through to meet their leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], guardian of the [[Transwarp Key]] that allowed their race to cross time and space. Aware that the Terrorcon leader [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]] would try to claim the key, Apelinq passed both the mantle of command and the Transwarp Key to Optimus, who used the key to escape their doomed world moments before Unicron devoured their home. Optimus and the three remaining Maximals—[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], and [[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]—fled across space and time to ancient [[Earth]], where they established a new base of operations in southern [[Peru]]. Originally, Optimus established a hidden tomb where they stored the Transwarp Key; in time, however, the Maximals came to befriend the humans who took up residence in the region and entrusted them with the device instead.

The Maximals remained in hiding for many thousands of years, until, in the year [[1994]], a sequence of events set in motion by the accidental discovery of the Transwarp Key Earth led a team of Autobots and their human allies [[Noah Diaz]] and [[Elena Wallace]] to the jungles of South America. After a brief standoff with Optimus Prime, Primal agreed to help them retrieve the second half of the Key before the Terrorcons retrieved it, and led them to a nearby village to meet with the latest guardians of the key.

However, the next morning, Scourge's corruption finally overcame Airazor, who'd been previously infected with his corrosive powers during a prior confrontation, and after a brief battle Primal was forced to put his infected teammate down for good. However, the battle allowed Scourge to get a hold of both halves of the Transwarp Key, and used them to open a portal through which to summon Unicron to Earth. The Autobots and Maximals took part in the final battle to retrieve the Transwarp Key and close the portal, with Primal killing a disarmed [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] by smashing his head to bits with his own wrecking ball. Although Optimus Prime successfully killed Scourge and destroyed the key, the imploding transwarp portal forced Primal and his allies into a retreat. However, just when it seemed Noah's attempt to rescue Optimus Prime from the imploding portal ended in failure, Primal arrived in the nick of time to help pull the Autobot leader to safety. With the evil defeated, the three remaining Maximals chose to stay behind in Peru while the Autobots returned to America. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}

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==Toys==
===''Rise of the Beasts''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Primal-Voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Make your pecs dance, you deserve it!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])
**''Accessories'': 2 swords

:Released in the first wave of "Core" ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' Voyager Class figures, Optimus Primal is based on his appearance in the movie, and transforms into a mechanical gorilla with both bipedal and quadrupedal arrangements. Primal comes with two swords very similar in design to those of his original incarnation's, and likewise both can be wielded in one hand. The swords store on two slots on his back.

:This figure was first sighted in Mexico before any announcement from Hasbro.
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====Beast Alliance====
[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersOptimusPrimalArrowstripe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Hey, Tigatron, could you come here for a second?" "Sure, Optim-HEY WHAT ARE YOU OW OW OW OW-"]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe''' (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Set Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCS-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 15]], 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This simple 5-inch Optimus Primal toy converts from robot to gorilla in 7 steps, and comes packaged with [[Arrowstripe]], a 3-inch Beast Battle Master toy that can convert from tiger to crossbow in 5 steps. Optimus Primal can wield Arrowstripe in crossbow mode.

:Like the same line's Prime, the stock photo of his packaging depicts him being positioned on the left (with Arrowstripe on the right) before the actual product swaps their positions. The promotional render on the back of the box also depicts Arrowstripe's tail as being painted blue, which it is not on the finished toy.

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[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastCombinersOptimusPrimalSkullcruncher.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron’s gonna see this and flip a desk.]]
*'''Optimus Primal & Skullcruncher''' (Beast Combiners, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Armor Set Optimus Primal & Skullcruncher'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCAS-03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 24]], 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Optimus Primal converts simply from robot to gorilla in 7 steps, and is packaged with [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)|Skullcruncher]], who Primal can be armored with after he's converted in 6 partially [[autotransformation|autotransform]]ed steps.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Battlemaster-Primal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''His coconut gun'' ''Can fire in spurts'' ''If he shoots ya, it's gonna hurt!'']]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Beast Battle Masters, 2023)
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Beast Battle Master Optimus Primal is a 3-inch figure that transforms from gorilla to a blaster in 5 steps. Like other Beast Battle Masters, he features a 5mm peg on his blaster mode that allows it to be held by other figures. While stock photos depict his gorilla mode standing on two legs, it is actually designed to look more natural in a quadrupedal stance.

: This figure was first found listed on Canadian store kidtoy.ca's website, prior to any announcement by Hasbro.
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====2-in-1 roleplay====
[[File:ROTBtoy-2in1maskOptimusPrimal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I've heard of [[Apeface]], but this is ridiculous!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2-in-1 Mask, 2023)

: This Optimus Primal converts from robot to a wearable mask of Optimus Primal's gorilla mode face in 12 steps.
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====Smash Changers====
[[File:ROTBtoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrimal.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Heyo, look out down below! Here he comes, banana slamma, Kongo Bongo's hero!]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Smash Changers, 2023)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''''Papapatto'' (Quick) Change Optimus Primal'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BPC-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': April 15, 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: This 9-inch (the same height as the ''Beast Wars'' Ultra Class figure) Optimus Primal toy changes automatically from gorilla to robot by tapping his feet against a surface three times -- once to unlock his auto-rotating waist into a standing pose, and twice more to convert him further after turning him face-forward.

:[[TakaraTomy]] elder statesman and designer of most of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Kōjin Ōno]] considers this toy a triumph of engineering. Yes, really.<ref>Interview with [[Kōjin Ōno]] in ''[[Figure King]]'' No. 303 (April 2023 issue)</ref>
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====Ultimate====
*'''Optimus Primal''' (2023)
**Accessories: 2 Cyber Blades, 2 Missiles

:Released in the same size as the pre-''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Leader Class figures, this Optimus Primal transforms into a mechanical gorilla that can assume both bipedal and quadrupedal stances. He features poseable knuckles, a built-in interchangeable face mask, pop-out forearm plasma cannons, and even a pair of pressure-launch missiles for the toy's back cannons (a first for a new-mold Transformers toy since ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Drift (Cyberverse)#WarriorDrift|Warrior Class Drift]] in 2019). Aside from the palms, Primal features additional 3mm ports on the shoulder armors, forearms, and lower legs for extra playability.

: Ultimate Optimus Prime was first revealed by Hasbro for the [[Hasbro Pulse]] store, with [[TakaraTomy Mall]] putting up preorders a few days later. TakaraTomy Mall also added the "[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Cheetor]]" Battle Master as a [[campaign item|freebie]] with preorder.

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====Command and Convert====
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==Merchandise==
===Yolopark===
[[File:Yolopark-OptimusPrimal.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''He has no style'' ''He has no grace'' ''Th-this Kong has a funny face'']]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (model kit, 2023)
**''Accessories'':
: [[Yolopark]]'s poseable, 8-inch snap-together pre-painted model kit of ''Rise of the Beasts'' Optimus Primal comes with his two swords, various replaceable hands, and an alternate face with a mouth.

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===Printables===
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Print-in-place figure, 2023)
: A 3D printable model of Optimus Primal in gorilla mode was made available for free by Paramount Pictures on Printables. Once printed, the figure features ten points of articulation on its arms and legs.
::*''[https://www.printables.com/model/496012-optimus-primal-print-in-place-figure More information on print-in-place Optimus Primal at Printables.com]''
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*'''Optimus Primal''' (Bust, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Stand
: Another 3D printable model of Optimus Primal available on Printables, this time of his gorilla head on a stand. The stand features a prominent Maximal insignia.
::*''[https://www.printables.com/model/495875-optimus-primal More information on the Optimus Primal bust at Printables.com]''
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==Notes==
[[File:TLK Primal concept.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|Mmm... monkey]]

*Optimus Primal was originally conceived for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight]]''. His design in ''Rise of the Beasts'' is actually a heavy modification of [[Furio Tedeschi]]'s unused concept art from said film. Aside from the removal of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|AOE]]/TLK Optimus Prime-like helmet and the addition of organic components (like leather and fur), the most notable differences are a more brown-ish paintjob, green eyes and a more anatomic chest with a Maximal insignia. While the concept art intends for him to be larger, standing at least at 50 feet tall compared to a [[human]], the [[Official sizes and heights#Transformers: Rise of the Beasts AR Statue Experience stats|official AR statue]] website app depicts Primal at 13'2" in beast mode.
*As a contrast to the more static faces of the Autobots, [[Steven Caple Jr.]] needed Primal's beast mode face to be more expressive. He had the graphics team split the face into myriad slivers so the mouth and eyebrows could move expressively, without subtracting the fact that he was supposed to be a robot in disguise.<ref name="Straits Times">[https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/what-it-feels-like-to-take-second-billing-in-transformers-sequel-after-a-big-metal-alien]</ref>
*In the Japanese and Italian dubs of ''Rise of the Beasts'' Optimus Primal has his original Beast Wars dub voices of their respective languages while in the German dub he has his Beast Machines dub voice.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Primal''' (オプティマスプライマル ''Oputimasu Puraimaru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Falkavezér''' ("Pack Leader Optimus")

==References==
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[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Maximal leaders]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Maximals]]

Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys

2023-04-21T11:17:48Z

Bhamber: /* Rise of the Beasts */ The beast mode Optimus figure said Bumblebee instead of Optimus Prime, so I corrected it

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[[File:TLK-Optimus-Prime-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]

'''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]''' starred in a film series that made billions of dollars. Woohoo!

==''Transformers'' (2007)==
As a tribute to his immense popularity, Optimus Prime is the only ''Movie'' Transformer with a toy in every regular category (Legend, Fast Action, Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader).

===Legends Class toys===
[[File:Movie Legends Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shortening the smokestacks is good; [[For safety reasons|it makes the toy safer]]. But removing ONE and keeping the other? Crazy.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2007)
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Optimus Prime'''

: Legends class Optimus Prime is an ''extremely'' simplified toy of the extremely complex movie design. As such, he features numerous unavoidable inaccuracies, such as not transforming or even looking very much like the original design or the larger toy versions in [[robot mode]]. However, proportionally Legends class Optimus Prime is not far off from the real truck and the Leader class toy's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], aside from missing a smokestack on the driver's side. He is articulated at the shoulders and upper legs via [[ball joint]]s. His hands are designed to hold 3mm-compatible weapons.

:The toy was also later released as part of the blind-packed EZ Collection lineup, distributed via TakaraTomy's subsidiary Subarudo.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/LegendsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Say, have we met?" "No, I'm not from around here." "I can tell. You look ''way'' more realistic than I do."]]
*'''Generations Legends''' (Target exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A [[Target]] [[exclusive]], this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Transformers (2007)|Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime]], Movie Legends Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Transformers (2007)|Legends of Cybertron Megatron]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Movie Legends Megatron]].

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[[File:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Get ready for the safety recall, folks.]]
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys"R"Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of Optimus Prime, [[Jazz (Movie)#TRULegendsPack|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Starscream]], and [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#BftAS|Barricade]].

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[[File:Movie Legends Nightwatch Prime .jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Be afraid, Decepticons, because I hide in the shadows!]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

: The previously-released Legends Class Optimus Prime toy is redecoed to match the Leader class Nightwatch Optimus Prime deco. He comes with a predominantly black and silver redeco of [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Starscream]]. The stock photo for his robot mode is mistransformed: his body is not collapsed down to the waist.

:In Asia, at least some units (often separated from Starscream) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsNightwatchOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legends Nightwatch Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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===Deluxe Class toys===
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[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Until I find my feet, I have to use these giant robot hands.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, missile, flame attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro)}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the Movie, Protoform Optimus Prime transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides, and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology|automorph]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:He resembles previous Optimus characters in robot mode: his angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth, with an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble saying "Exclusive movie poster!". It is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:Aaron Archer designed this toy in a single day; it was the last toy he personally worked on. He prefers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLK-Protoform|the redeco from ''The Last Knight'']].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Because of a late change in the #transformersmovie line, I had to design this toy in one day back in 2006. It was the last transformers toy I hands-on worked on. It is not a strong design so i was surprised to see a redeco at #toysrus yesterday. The color choices on this one are WAY better than the original.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BYQfgk0nipz/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2017|month=08|day=26}}</ref>

:This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as a [[Prima|member]] of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]]. His alternate mode served as a basis for the [[Vok|Vok Novaroids]] for [[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:FusionClusterOptimusStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Made out of sculpted wildberry Slurpee.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime Fusion Cluster Edition''' (C3xHobby Convention exclusive Deluxe, Japan 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, missile, flame attachment

:An extensive redeco of the Protoform Optimus Prime mold that was exclusively available at the Japanese C3xHobby Convention in August of 2007, and later offered by [[e-HOBBY]] in limited quantities. Most of the body is made out of transparent turquoise plastic in order to mimic its frozen state in the "coldness" of space, while orange paint is used on the front end of the "entry" mode, mimicking the heat effects of sudden atmospheric entry. The flame attachment is made out of clear ''blue'' plastic, with the tail end being covered in ''gold'' paint.

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[[File:Movietoy jazz optimus brawl 3pk.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Deluxe three-pack''' (multi-pack, UK 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment

:This three-pack, which was available at general retail in the United Kingdom, contains an unchanged Deluxe Class Protoform Optimus Prime together with equally unchanged Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#JazzPrimeBrawl3pack|Autobot Jazz]] toys.

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[[File:Movietoy gold protoform optimus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Expectation VS Reality.]]
*'''Gold Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Gun with missile and flame attachment

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] (save for his black joints, which they were made out of unpaintable plastic) Protoform Optimus Prime figure was featured as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] giveaway (along side similarly gold vac-metal versions of Voyager class Optimus Prime and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#LuckyDrawProtoform|Protoform Starscream]]) in the December 2007 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Released in 2008, only 5 pieces were made, making it one of the rarest Lucky Draw figures; the images at right represent the only known photographs of it.

::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/movie+japanese/gold+protoform+optimus+prime+/3696 More information on Gold Protoform Optimus Prime at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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===Voyager Class toys===
[[File:Movie Voyager OptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The last one of you out of here gets a... gets a lead salad!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Twin Blaster Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2007]]-[[Calendar|8]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MA-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third wave of [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime transforms into an amalgamation of the Kenworth W900 and the Peterbilt 379, making this toy fairly inaccurate to the actual vehicle Optimus Prime turned into on-screen. His driver cabin now features a small interior with an opening driver-side door with a non-removable [[Peter Cullen|cowboy-hat-bedecked driver figurine]] that flips out of the seat when the driver's side door is opened.

: Optimus Prime is armed with two large rifles formed out of a combination of both smokestacks and fuel tanks. These rifles peg onto his lower arms with grips for his open hands. The under-slung fuel tanks can fire spring-loaded projectiles. In vehicle mode, both smokestack rifles can be deployed as twin cannons, and this mechanism can also be used to store the rifles and deploy them as shoulder guns in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/VoyagerOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie Robovision OptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We'd hate to see what those smokestacks looked like BEFORE Hasbro shortened them.]]
*'''Robo-Vision Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

: A Target-exclusive redeco of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime toy, this limited edition version boasts a "Supermetal finish", resulting in silver metallic paint covering much of his paintable gray/silver plastic, a much higher contrast in his red and blue plastic colors and improved 'flame' paint decorations.

: Unusually for the smaller Voyager Class of toys, [[Robo-Vision]] Optimus Prime comes packed in robot mode in a special hexagonal column box with many windows, similar to the original packaging for ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime. The package also includes a Robo-Vision Decoder. Strangely, this Target exclusive preceded the release of the regular Voyager by a large margin, coming out on [[June 2]], 2007 with the initial wave of movie toys.

: This toy has been retroactively declared part of the ''Premium Series'' of more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] redecos of core characters from the movie.

:All international versions came in the same packaging, but lacked the "Only at Target" sticker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Robo-VisionOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Robo-Vision Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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{{anchor|BeePrimePack}}[[File:Movietoy bee and optimus 2pk.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee and Optimus Prime''' (Argos exclusive two-pack, Hong Kong/UK/Australia/France 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A two-pack, available as a mass retail release in Hong Kong, as an Argos exclusive in the United Kingdom, as a Kmart exclusive in Australia, and with undetermined distribution in France. Contains an unchanged Voyager Class Optimus Prime and an equally unchanged Deluxe Class Concept Camaro [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeePrimePack|Bumblebee]].

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[[File:SamsClubMovieVoyagerBattleDamagedOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Given later events, probably less "battle damaged" than "covered in the <s>blood</s> fuel of his enemies".]]
*'''Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime''' (Sam's Club exclusive three-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A three-pack, exclusive to [[Sam's Club]] stores, consisting of redecos of Voyager Class Optimus Prime and Deluxe Class [[Arcee (Movie)#Battle3pack|Arcee]], both with a battle damage deco, and an unchanged Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]]. The Optimus figure would later be released on its own in international markets; see below.

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{{anchor|#LuckyDraw2007Voyager}}[[File:Movietoy gold voyager optimus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Gold Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A gold-chromed version of the Voyager Optimus Prime toy was available as part of the same Lucky Draw contest as the Golden Protoform Optimus (see above) in the December 2007 issue of ''TV Magazine''. Limited to only 3 pieces, it is insanely rare. The photographed sample here features a chromed truck grill, while a boxed unit has an unchromed grey grill; the owners of both pieces, the Mapes Brothers of [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/ Transformers @ The Moon], believe both are genuine TakaraTomy toys, so it unsure if the one with the chromed grill is a testshot or a production variant.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/content.php?/transformers-lucky-draw/toy-gallery/1979/Gold+Optimus+Prime.html More information on Gold Optimus Prime at Lucky Draw Transformers]''
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[[File:Movie Voyager Firststrike OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is ''this'' good enough for [[GEEWUN|you]]?]]
*'''First Strike Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

: Released as part of the ''Allspark Power'' refresh of the movie line, First Strike Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of Voyager class Optimus Prime in a colour scheme based upon ''Generation 1'' and ''Classics'' Optimus Prime. The included toy bio describes this coloring as Prime paying tribute to the markings he wore as a young soldier when the war began. Due to the [[transformation]], this figure actually ends up being ''less'' like its G1 counterpart in robot mode, a sacrifice made for the slavish redeco of the vehicle mode. You can't have your cake and eat it too, folks.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/FirstStrikeOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on First Strike Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MovieVoyagerBattleDamageOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' ("international market" exclusive Voyager-sized toy, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:A single-packed version of the battle damaged Voyager Optimus Prime toy from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack. Although the assortment number and the general packaging style (which are both the same also used for the [[Premium Series]] redecos of Voyager Class [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Premium|Autobot Ratchet]] and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#VoyagerPremium|Megatron]]) seemed to indicate that this might be a Best Buy exclusive, it was later confirmed to be an "international market" exclusive. It was released in Hasbro's Southeast Asian markets, but was not available in the USA outside the Sam's Club three-pack.

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[[File:TF2007-Screen-Battles-Freeway-Brawl-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|NOW WITH 8% BLUE!]]
*'''Freeway Brawl''' ("Screen Battles" two-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: A second Target-exclusive redeco of the Voyager Class Optimus Prime toy, the gray molded pieces were recolored beige-grey, and multiple parts that were previously molded in blue and red (the chest, shoulder pads, and leg interiors) had their mold colors swapped, with extra [[paint operation]]s to make up the difference. As such, the toy has very few visual differences from the regular release of the sculpt, in a "doing things differently to achieve a very similar end result" sense. This version was only available in a pack with an unchanged Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#FreewayBrawl|Bonecrusher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/ScreenBattlesOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Freeway Brawl Optimus Prime at TFU.info.]''

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===Leader Class toys===
[[File:TF07-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Y'think Prime got a makeover? We have it on good authority that Movie [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] is a kicked-out low-rider with a jammin' sound system and neon-purple undercarriage lighting.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Leader Class toys, Optimus Prime toy, this Optimus Prime, at the time, was the most accurate representation of the CGI designs' complex transformation sequence. He transforms into a heavily-customized [http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379] conventional extended-hood, and unusually for a mainline figure, he has rubber tires on all his wheels. His [[Ion blaster]] weapon is stored in the rear of the truck's bunk, exposed like an engine block. Though Optimus has no trailer, he has a hole where the fifth wheel hitch is sculpted in the rear of the truck. Due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]], the tips of his long smokestacks are made of rubber. A switch on top of the cab roof activates horn sounds and window lights.

:Featuring a complex transformation, the front and back ends of the truck essentially fold and converge to become Optimus Prime's legs, as much of the truck rear is connected to the robot thighs via a series of folding panels. The rear wheel cowlings feature a hinge joint in the middle of them so they do not impede his knee articulation. The halves of the rear cabin of the cab, directly connected to the smokestacks, rotate and connect to his torso and unfold into his arms.

: As with most mainline Movie toys, Optimus Prime features [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gimmicks, and due to his price point, he has three of them. Firstly, during initial transformation, rotating his front fenders to become his heels flips the top parts of the grill to become his toes. Secondly, sliding out the double-barrel cannon in his right forearm flips out his spring-loaded Ion Blaster, which lands into place for his right hand. (The Ion Blaster can actually be popped off his forearm fairly easily, as it is held in place by a simple clip.) Optimus's final Automorph, located in his torso, is activated by flipping the silver lever on his stomach, activating a series of spring-loaded actions where the truck windows are pushed apart and the lever between them is raised, enabling the head to spring up from the chest cavity. At this point, yellow LEDs light up the chest windows and Optimus Prime's eyes, accompanied by a "powering up" sound effect.

:Optimus Prime has a wide range of articulation for a relatively bulky figure. He has ratcheting joints in his shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees, with swivel joints and ball joints supporting them in his biceps, lower knee joints, and ankles. His hands even have individually articulated fingers and thumbs!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Leader Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:2007MovieOptimusPrimeCostCoBonusPack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cylinders are the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime bonus pack''' ([[Costco]] exclusive multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:A Costco exclusive special pack of Leader Class Optimus Prime with Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CostcoPrimeBonus|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#CostcoPrimeBonus|Autobot Jazz]] as bonus figures. All three toys are unchanged from their respective original releases.

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[[File:Movie G4Contest Chrome OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Completists, eat your heart out!]]
*'''Chrome Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:Two custom-made pieces (presented in robot and vehicle mode) by the [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' team as the grand prize for G4TV and [http://www.jumpcut.com Jumpcut]'s contest for fans to remix selected Transformers clips. Won by [http://www.TFW2005.com/ TFW2005.com] member James Zahn, this one-of-a-kind (well, two-of-a-kind) piece is an almost fully [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] Leader-class Optimus Prime in red, silver and blue (based heavily upon Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]), presented with a custom display base with an embossed silver Autobot insignia and a perspex display case.

:It is certainly one of the rarest Transformers toys ever, and unless you are James, you will never own one.

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[[File:Movie Leader Nightwatch OptimusPrime 2007.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is either [[Ultra Magnus (Movie)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#The Last Knight film|Nemesis Prime]].]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, UK 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''MA-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:The first Nightwatch Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of the previously released Leader-class Optimus Prime, replacing most of his red and blue with different shades of blue and black. In fact, he resembles the original [[Diaclone]] Powered Convoy color scheme of ''Generation 1'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]'s truck cab. The previously blue and red flames have been replaced with silver flames, while various other decos have been replaced by copper.

:This version was released in the UK several months before the ''AllSpark Power'' version. Available exclusively through Argos stores, it came in an American-style box with the original Movie packaging design. This version was also released by [[TakaraTomy]] in Japan.
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[[File:TF-2007-Lucky-Draw-Gold-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Now that is what I called a gold-plated kill."]]
*'''Gold Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:A gold vacuum-metallized Leader class Optimus Prime was available as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] prize figure in [[Japan]], as well as being a promotional competition figure for various [[Hasbro]] branches elsewhere in the world. Only 88 pieces were made.

:Although the figure can transform, the feet were fixated to accommodate with the stand.

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[[File:Movie Leader Nightwatch OptimusPrime 2008.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ultra Prime or Nemesis Magnus?]]
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, USA 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:The second Nightwatch Optimus Prime was released as part of the "[[AllSpark Power]]" second half of the Movie line. He is similar to the UK version of Nightwatch Prime, replacing most of his red and blue with different shades of blue and black, retaining his resemblance to Diaclone Powered Convoy in most respects. However, the subdued black and copper on the first Nightwatch Prime have been replaced with gold and a ''very'' bright blue, to signify the All Spark energy affecting the Transformers. The translucent parts were also cast in purple translucent plastic instead of black translucent plastic.

:Another difference is that this version comes in an ''AllSpark Power''-style box instead of the original style.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/NightwatchOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Nightwatch Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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[[File:Premium movie OP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Bunny-ears]] Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ("Premium Series" Leader Class, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Detachable, Retractable "energy sword"

:The Premium Series Optimus Prime is both a [[retool]] and a redeco of the Leader Class Optimus Prime toy. The major selling point is a more movie-accurate head sculpt with longer ears and detailing based on the final CG head design, and a flip-out energy sword to replace the ion blaster that was included with previous versions of the toy. This energy sword is detachable and attaches where the Ion Blaster did, compatible with non-premium Optimus Prime Leader-class-based releases. Because his ears are much longer, the truck roof panel that hides his head now has two holes cut into so the head can fit inside the cabin.

:The paint deco is... unfocused, to say the least. In vehicle mode, the grill, headlights, and bumpers (and thus his feet) are painted silver, yet the red in the small Autobot insignia has been removed. There is silver paint on the fuel tanks (toy battery cover), but not on the other tool boxes and equipment in the same location. There is also silver paint on all 6 wheel rims, the air cleaners, and the windscreen visor. In robot mode, the silver paint is mainly located on his thighs and crotch, though in order to save on costs, the dark blue and gold paint on his thighs and knee joints have been sacrificed.

:Unlike the initial ''Premium Series'' toys, this one was available as part of the regular mass retail Leader class assortment. The instructions still depicts the original Leader Class mold's head.

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*'''Transformers Commemorative Box Set (Autobots)''' (2008)

:Released an an exclusive for Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong (ACG, also known as Ani-Con) 2008, The ''Premium Series'' Optimus Prime toy is released without any changes along with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|''Premium Series'' Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (Movie)#Premium|''Premium'' Jazz'']], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#VoyagerPremium|''Premium'' Ironhide]], and a [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|regular Ratchet]]. The toys are packaged with a synthetic, leather-like box, and it comes with a sheet of Certificate of Authenticity.

:The boxsets are limited to 100 pieces.

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[[File:Movie Leader OptimusPrimeBattleMode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He loves his lips so much, he won't let anyone sculpt them on his toys.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Battle Mode''' (Leader Class, 2008)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-21'''
**''Accessories:'' Detachable, Retractable "energy sword"

:The TakaraTomy version of Premium Series Optimus Prime has a considerably different deco from Hasbro's release. Similar to the unique chrome Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime Battle Mode features vacuum-metallized parts for nearly all of the silver truck parts, for a greater resemblance to the polished chrome on the real prop trucks. Unfortunately, as his feet are the front fenders and grill, this will likely lead to chipping. In robot mode, he retains several decos that were removed from Hasbro's Premium Optimus Prime for cost reasons, such as the blue and gold decos on his thighs. Finally, the flip-out energy sword is coloured gold to reflect its "powered up" appearance.
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===''Fast Action Battlers''===
[[File:Movie FAB OptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Okay mommy, me got my backpack and big gun thingy. Me go to robot school now?"]]
*'''Power Hook Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''QC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 1 Missile

:[[Fast Action Battlers|Fast Action Battler]] Power Hook Optimus Prime is a (roughly) Deluxe-class made for children of younger ages than the rest of the mainline and was designed to have quick conversion and action feature. He has a little string attached to his missile that was tied to his "backpack" for easy storage and so the little ones wouldn't lose the missile.

:Unsurprisingly, he is rather inaccurate to the film's design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/FABOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Power Hook Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Movie LeaderfortheAges 2pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]
*'''Leader for the Ages''' (Wal*Mart exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' 1 gun, 1 Missile

: This Wal*Mart-exclusive two-pack contains the ''Fast Action Battler'' Power Hook Optimus Prime toy, designated "2007 Optimus Prime", and the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2007)|Optimus Prime]] toy from ''The Ultimate Battle'' DVD two-pack. Both toys are identical to their normal individual releases.

: For some reason, the ''Classics'' Optimus toy is designated "1984 Optimus Prime" on the packaging, even though it was released in 2006... well, he ''looks'' like Prime from '84, so hey, what the hell.

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[[File:Mov2007-toy FAB FireBlastPrime.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus]], is that you?]]
*'''Fire Blast Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 1 Missile

: Fire Blast Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the previously released Power Hook Optimus Prime fast action battler. The color scheme is loosely based upon ''Generation 1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]], explained rather oddly in the card bio as being the camouflage Optimus took while hunting Decepticons on Mars post-movie... because there are so many long-nose cabs driving around Mars. Yeah.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/FABOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Fire Blast Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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===''Cyber Slammers''===
[[File:Movie CyberSlammers Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Okay, let the bumper car battle begin! One shall stand, one shall...get knocked back a few metres.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: [[Cyber Slammers]] Optimus Prime is an amazingly cute truck that transforms into an amazingly cute Autobot. "Slam" his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then snaps back up into robot mode. Sure to please the toddler you brought with you to the PG-13 movie! Like most Cyber Slammers, Prime manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cyber Slammer Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Trans-Scanning''===
[[File:TransScanningOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The Optimus Prime of your nightmares.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TS-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand, set of truck mode armor, set of protoform armor, open-palmed hands

: [[Trans-scan]]ning Optimus Prime is a Japanese-exclusive figure with many interchangeable parts. At its most basic, the figure is a spindly skeleton referred to as a "[[core body]]". To this skeleton, two sets of armor pieces can be attached to create one of two forms for Optimus Prime: his [[protoform]] mode or his Earth mode.

: The protoform mode consists of eight pieces of metallic blue plastic that plug into the arms, chest, pelvis and legs of the figure. With these pieces attached, the figure can be transform into his meteor-like "entry mode". This mode can be mounted on a three-piece stand that comes with the figure, allowing you to display it in mid-plummet.

:Optimus Prime's Earth mode, meanwhile, is made up of many armor pieces that form a rather [[Kibble|kibbly]] robot mode, which can then transform into a truck approximating a Peterbilt 379. Compared to the overly simple transformation of the protoform mode, his truck mode's transformation can be described as an abominable, unintuitive, parts-massaging ''mess''.

: Optimus Prime also includes a pair of interchangeable, open-palmed hands that can be swapped out for the clenched fists that are in place in-package. The Core Body mold was re-used for the simultaneously released Trans-Scanning [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Trans-Scanning|Bumblebee]] figure.

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===Optimus Prime Figure===
[[File:SpychangerMovieOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The shoulders house a kickin' stereo system.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Spychanger, 2007)

:"Optimus Prime Figure" (オプティマスプライム・フィギア)<ref>Named as such in ''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 2, page 52.</ref> is a redeco of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] Spychanger [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], painted to resemble ''Movie'' Optimus Prime. Of note is the [[tampograph]]ed detailing on his chest resembling ''Movie'' Prime's distinctive chest design. Like most Spychangers, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly.

:He was only available exclusively in Japan with a pre-order for the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' DVD and HD-DVD.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/DVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Optimus Prime Figure" at TFU.info]''
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==''Revenge of the Fallen''==
===Legends Class toys===
{{anchor|ROTFlegend}}[[File:ROTF Legends OptimusPrime.jpg|301px|thumb|AT LAST! Two smokestacks!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-01'''
[[File:ROTF Legends Prime Jetfire combo.jpg|thumb|left|Don't I look awesome with my corpse backpack?]]

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Legends class Optimus Prime is an all-new, much more accurate mold compared to the 2007 Legends class Prime, having a much greater accuracy in both robot and vehicle mode. In particular, his vehicle mode isn't inexplicably missing one smokestack like the 2007 toy. It should be noted that he was molded in only one paintable plastic color, with red and blue deco patterns decked on it. The top of the truck's bunk (ending up on his back in robot mode) has a slot to combine with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]. For some reason, this isn't mentioned in the instructions, though they're hardly needed.

: Compared to the final product, stock photos of the figure loses blue paint operations on his knee armor. This mold was also used to make [[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

: During the [[May 30]] launch event for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline in [[Japan]], Legends Optimus were given out to attendees. The only difference is a sticker on the packaging commemorating the event. Optimus also saw release as a blindpacked figure for the first wave of the Revenge of the Fallen EZ Collection sets. And like all the first waves, he comes with a flyer advertising the TakaraTomy releases of the Revenge of the Fallen toyline. His pair of legs is also mistranformed to fit in the bubble.

:In Malaysia, this toy is also one of the four Legends Classes to be released as promotional merchandise for the Petronas Gas Station. He can be obtained starting from the 12th of July, via RM30 ($7.04) worth of gas or RM15 ($3.52) worth of foods and items in the Mesra Shop.

:Anyone looking to buy this figure on the aftermarket be warned, there is a very convincing-looking [[knockoff]] that's been making the rounds. While the paint applications are pretty much identical to the real deal, the pegs on the legs/trunk front can be a little too tight when attached. in some worst cases; it can break off if attempted to pull off by force.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/LegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF Legends OptimusPrime Battledamage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A little blue paint goes a long way.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Damage Version''' (Legends, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-09'''

: A "Battle Damaged" variant featured in the second wave of EZ Collection (the Japanese name for Legends class toys), with more elaborate, weathered paint applications.

: This redeco is also the first mold to utilize the slightly retooled Fuel Tank/elbow tabs, which is slightly smaller than the first release.

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[[File:ROTF-toy Legends PowerArmorPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's certainly power armor... the kind that hasn't been finished yet.]]
*'''Power Armor Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2009)

:This [[redeco]] of Legends class Optimus Prime features a slightly darkened color scheme and red legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/LegPowerArmorOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legends Power Armor Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:EZCollectionDefenderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Here to mend and defend! ... hahaha, no, really, hand your face over. '''Now.''']]
*'''Defender Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, March 2010)

:A redeco of Legends Optimus Prime replacing his red plastic with more blue and silver, but sprucing things up a bit with red flame [[paint operation]]s. Defender Optimus Prime (ディフェンダーオプティマスプライム) was only available in Japan as part of their ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' promotion in March 2010. It was given away for free to customers who purchased ''Animated'' merchandise at Edion, Bic Camera and Yodobashi Camera stores.

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[[File:EZCollectionOptimusPrimeSpecialColor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Clear Ver.''' (EZ Collection, April 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EZ-21'''

:Optimus Prime Clear Ver. (オプティマスプライムクリアVer.) was only available blindpacked as part of TakaraTomy's EZ Collection Vol. 3. It is a clear version of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' mold, cast in (entirely colorless) clear plastic with opaque paint operations (which is the same paint mask from the original Legends Class toy albeit slightly darker) on the details. This redeco also uses the slightly small fuel tank/elbow tabs from the Battle Damaged release.

:The toy had a preliminary name: "Optimus Prime Tokubetsu Color" (オプティマスプライム特別カラー, "Optimus Prime Special Color").
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===Voyager Class toys===
{{anchor|ROTFvoyager}}[[File:ROTF Voyager OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look! I got a tan! ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-ROTF-Tokyo-Toy-Show-2009-Optimus-Prime-Revenge-Edition.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Tokyo Toy Show 2009 TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Optimus Prime Revenge Edition'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:Voyager Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|first movie's toyline]]. Like several redecos or retools of 2007 movie toys, there has been some effort to make this release noticeably different from the previous releases, though the toy ends up looking less accurate to the actual movie appearance than those previous releases. Optimus Prime has a sort of faded Autobot [[insignia|logo]] on the side of the truck's bunk, and kanji (Chinese characters) on the roof (ending up on his knee in robot mode.) The word "上海将军" means "Shanghai General", while "大将" means "Grand general". The beige-gray plastic used for this toy is similar to his Screen Battles toy, only with a slightly reddish hue.

:The Japanese version of the toy, named "Optimus Prime Revenge Edition", was exclusively available at Tokyo Toy Show 2009, and later also from [[e-HOBBY]]. Despite being sold in Hasbro packaging like the mass retail ''Revenge'' toys in Japan (plus the addition of Japanese stickers marking it as a Japanese market release and containing Japanese safety warnings and manufacturer information), it slightly differed from the Hasbro version insofar as it lacked the [[tampograph]]ed kanji lettering.

:::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/VoyagerOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Two-pack, 2010)

:An "Asia" version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager-Class Optimus Prime (see above) was released in a two-pack, except with different writing on him. The writing on this version "勇猛果敢武士道" means "brave and fierce, resolute and courageous, bushido",<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2010/01/30/revenge-of-the-fallen-optimus-prime-and-ravage-redecos-169082</ref> which is very fitting for Optimus Prime. Alongside with a slightly modified version of the ''Movie'' Deluxe-Class "[[Premium Series]]" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PrimeBee2Pack|Bumblebee]]. This two-pack has been confirmed to have been released in Malaysia and was apparently also sold in Indonesia and India.

:Like his pack-in mate Bumblebee, a near-identical [[knockoff]] of the 2-pack has been making the rounds since the 2010s, with Optimus Prime being one of the dead giveaways; He possesses a lighter shade of opaque blue paint on the thighs.

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[[File:ROTF Voyager DefenderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Kaboom, yo. Ka-friggin-boom.]]
*'''Defender Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles

:This redeco of Voyager-Class Optimus Prime swaps out the red and some of the silver plastic with black and blue, changes the blue flames to red and silver, lightly nodding towards [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|his Generation 2 Laser incarnation]].

:Defender Optimus Prime also comes with two packaging variants: aside from his default packaging, the other was packed in robot mode in a vertical packaging similar to the Leader Class figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/DefenderOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Defender Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF Voyager JetPowerOptimusPrime toy.jpg|upright=2.66|thumb|Use your friends wisely.]]
*'''Jet Power Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MR-01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rifle/smokestack-fuel tank assemblies, 2 missiles, sword, Jetfire armour parts

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|Unite for the Universe]]'' Optimus Prime would have been a redeco of the 2007 Optimus Prime Voyager-Class mold in a similar style to the Leader-Class Buster Optimus Prime (see below), with a much more accurate and detailed paint scheme, including white stenciled flames. He would have come with a set of [[Jetfire (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Jetfire]] armour parts to form the powered-up Optimus Prime seen at end of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', and due to not having to form Jetfire's robot mode or his jet mode, the armour parts are far more accurate to the movie's design of them than the leader class Jetfire toy could manage. While not combined to Optimus Prime, the armour can be arranged to form a sort of weapon emplacement mode or a jet engine on the back of Optimus's vehicle mode.

:Both Jet Power Optimus Prime and the accompanying redeco of Voyager-Class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#UniteMegatron|Megatron]] would have come with an issue of the [[Unite for the Universe issue 1|''Unite for the Universe'' comic book]], but due to the cancellation of both figures, the comics were eventually included with the [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Movie Masterpiece]] releases of Leader-Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Bumblebee]]. Of amusement is the fact the comics are essentially showcasing toys that have been canceled.

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[[File:ROTF mini figure Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He won't be [[Decapitation|taking]] [[The Fallen|anybody]]'s faces at THAT size.]]
*'''Stratosphere''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-17'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:Voyager-Class [[Stratosphere]] comes with a transformable Optimus Prime mini-figure that deploys from his cargo bay, based upon scenes from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. The articulation is limited to hinges on his arms, legs and shoulders, all three of them being contingent from his transformation.

:Towering at only barely over two inches, this is actually not just the smallest movie-verse Optimus but even the smallest transformable figure of Optimus Prime for a while - ironically enough, being even slightly tinier than the [[Smallest Transforming Transformers]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/MiniOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on mini Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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===Leader Class toys===
[[File:ROTF Leader OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I will not stop telling you that I am Optimus Prime. Ever!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Leader-class Optimus Prime is an entirely different mold from the first movie's Leader-class Optimus Prime.

:Like the previous Prime, it is loaded with features, though it ditches the first movie's [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]ing for the new [[Mech Alive]] gimmick. When a grey tab on his midriff is pressed, Prime's entire pectoral region "flexes", lights in his chest and eyes glow, and he declares "I am Optimus Prime" in [[Peter Cullen]]'s voice. For the European release of the figure, to get past the language barrier, the Cullen sound clip is abbreviated to just "Optimus Prime"; in some regions, including Quebec and the UK (but only after a month or two), both versions were made available. A transformation sound effect activates when his torso is transformed, and once Prime is in truck mode, an almost unnoticeable button (a small square located beside the screw for the battery compartment, undocumented in his instructions) is revealed, which activates engine-idling noises.

:Each arm features flip-out blades that trigger when a button on the forearm is pressed. Each of these blades has a [[Cyberglyphics|Cyberglyphic]] symbol on it. The blades severely restrict Prime's arm articulation when retracted, as they get in the way of the kibble, but as there is very little one can do with Prime's arms without causing the blades to deploy, this is hardly noticeable.

:One detail not reflected in most of Hasbro's photos is that the sun visors above Prime's windows are mounted on ball joints and can be positioned like they are in his CG design. The hood halves on his arms can slide up on their hinges and the blue panels at the back of Prime's lower legs can be pulled out slightly as well for further screen accuracy.

:Overall, the robot mode of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' leader class Optimus Prime toy is slightly taller and considerably more athletic-looking than the 2007 ''Transformers'' Leader-class Optimus Prime toy.

[[File:ROTF Leader Jetfire PowerUpPrime toy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Who's your daddy? He is.]]
:Optimus Prime can also combine with Leader-class [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] to form Jetpower Optimus Prime by slightly transforming his backpack and feet. Sadly, this takes away from his leg articulation, because otherwise he could never support the massive backpack he has in this mode. However, fans have created alternate configurations that increase leg articulation and movie-accuracy.

:Like several new-mold ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys, Optimus Prime suffers from some cost-cutting measures that affected the final production version of the mold. According to Hasbro's stock photos/back-of-box photo of the hand-painted [[prototype]], the toolboxes on the sides of his legs were designed to fold away further for a sleeker, cleaner look. Additionally, the rear tires would have been able to split in half, with the inner half of the tire going inside the outer half to recreate the thin tires seen on Prime's CG design. Some articulation was lost on the toy between Hasbro stock photography and the final release. His fingers are no longer articulated; instead, the entire hand is now one molded piece. Finally, the lower arms appear to have been originally designed so that his hands could slide in or out of them during transformation. Sadly, he also lacks rubber tires, which the original movie Prime did have. Meanwhile, the articulated fingers was later used for the ''Asia Premium Series'' & ''Movie The Best'' releases.

:As a result of striving for vehicle realism and painstaking accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action films, this Optimus Prime ends up being ridiculously complex. Transforming him back into a truck is probably more complicated than shown in the movie and can only be considered ''torture''. Very unfortunately, the [[instructions]] for this toy are infamous for being amazingly vague and unclear in their visual depiction of the transformation steps, making transformation even ''harder''. Also, let us not forget that, upon transforming him back to robot mode, he will declare his identity over and over and over and over and over until you're finished.

:The TakaraTomy release of Optimus Prime replaces the red plastic from his neck down to the middle of his pectorals with gray plastic. The smokestacks also are a different shade of gray, and are more opaque than the Hasbro release. This version can also attach [[Energon star]]s.

:The entire mold also became a victim of [[Knockoff|counterfeiting]], ranging from upscaled (and sometimes simpified) molds to high-quality clones. Several of his redecoes/retools below also suffers from this too.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Leader Class Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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*'''Limited Edition Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)

:This release of Optimus Prime was available at the May 23, 2009 midnight launch of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toyline at the [[Shanghai]] Toys 'R' Us. Limited to 576 pieces, this piece was presented in a wooden box with a numbered certificate, Autobot sigil dog tag, and of course, the leader class Optimus Prime toy. The toy itself was unchanged.

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[[File:ROFTOptimusWCamshaft.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Who are you, again?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' with '''Autobot Camshaft''' (Leader value pack, 2009)

: This [[Walmart]] exclusive value pack featured an unchanged Leader-class Optimus Prime sold with an unchanged [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] from the first movie toyline. They came packaged in a special wider box and were sold for the same price as a normal Leader toy.

:Leader-class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Megatron was available in a similar value pack at the same time, which likewise included Camshaft.

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[[File:ROTF Leader OptimusPrime BlackVersion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's like Optimus and The Fallen had some illegitimate love child.....]]
*'''Optimus Prime Black Version''' (Leader, Japan 2009)

:An [[exclusive]] to Amazon.co.jp, this redeco of Optimus Prime is bundled with the Japanese release of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD. He is another in a long line of [[black repaint]]s, swapping most of his red and blue plastic for black, some of his bright grey plastic for a cool grey and blue, and is covered with gold and silver flames. His orange blades are now translucent blue.

:TakaraTomy improved upon the original Leader-class Optimus Prime instruction sheet by including supplementary photographed steps that were previously vague or neglected in the original release.

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[[File:ROTF Leader BusterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Reinforcing the belief that Takara makes better toys than Hasbro.]]
*'''Buster Optimus Prime''' (Leader, Japan 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RA-24'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This version of Leader-class Optimus Prime features a new lower face sculpt that lacks a [[Mouthplate]], as well as the replacement of his fuel tank/exhaust assemblies with new, transforming versions that can combine into his ion blaster/barrage cannon. To the simultaneous pleasure and displeasure of people who had already purchased the first release of Leader-class ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime, Buster Optimus Prime features an extensive paint job that closely matches Prime's appearance on the big screen, including covering almost all of his grey plastic with silver paint or chrome, expanding and outlining all of the flame tampographs white for greater accuracy to [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]]'s computer model, and generally painting in small details, nooks and crannies that were neglected on the first release due to cost-cutting reasons. The red and blue plastic colors also vary from the original release, to better match his film appearance.

:As with Optimus Prime Black Version, Buster Optimus Prime uses the improved instructions.

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[[File:ROTF-JetpowerOptimusPrime2Pack-OptimusPrimetoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There, my lips are gone. You all can stop stealing and repainting the original's head now.]]
*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]
[[File:ROTF-JetpowerOptimusPrime2Pack-CombinedMode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

:This [[TakaraTomy]] Asian market-[[exclusive]] Leader Class two-pack consists of a redecoed [[Jetfire (Movie)#JetfireBuster|Jetfire]] and a slightly altered Buster Optimus Prime. Buster Optimus Prime is almost identical to the single-pack Japanese release of the toy, but unlike the standalone Buster Prime, has a head with a faceplate, itself containing more paint details than the first release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader-class Optimus Prime. The flames are outlined with light blue instead of white for accuracy to the physical truck prop (though it ends up being inaccurate in robot mode). Jetfire has a subtle, more [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] colour scheme.

:Despite the fact that this is a TakaraTomy release, this version ''doesn't'' use the improved version of Optimus' [[instructions]], using instead the original (and less helpful) version.

This release of Buster Optimus Prime was susceptible to a paint scraping issue on the silver painted slide-out barrel of his blaster. This problem was fixed for the [[#DOTMJetfireBuster|DOTM Re-release]] by relocating the silver paint app from the barrel to the inside wall of an exposed gas tank that had been previously left as unpainted grey plastic. The black paint app on the barrel was left unchanged.

:In mid 2010, this set was released in Australia. In early 2011, it was released in the Philippines. In late 2011, [[#DOTMJetfireBuster|this set]] was [[Rebranding|re-released]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[packaging]].

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[[File:FamilyMartClearColorPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Making one of the most complex Transformers ever entirely out of clear plastic? What could POSSIBLY go wrong?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Limited Clear Color Edition''' (Leader, 2010)

: This translucent plastic version of Leader class Optimus Prime is Prize A in a "Family Mart" convenient store chain competition beginning in October, [[2010]]. Punters can purchase entries into the competition for 500 yen each.

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*'''Optimus Prime Gold Version''' (Leader, 2010)
: This gold redeco of Leader Class Optimus Prime was offered as a Lucky Draw in the December 2009 edition of TV Magazine, and is limited to a mere 3 pieces, making it one of the lowest production run Lucky Draw Campaign Toys.

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===''Fast Action Battlers''===
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[[File:ROTF FAB OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Two blades means ''twice'' the [[Decapitation|fun]]!]]
*'''Double Blade Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile
{{toydesigner|[[Alex Androski]] (deco artist)}}

:Double Blade Optimus Prime is an all-new [[Fast Action Battlers]] version of Optimus Prime, with a much more accurate sculpt and a less-inaccurate transformation. He features two spring-loaded energy swords and a projectile launcher with a single [[missile]].
:For [[design change|whatever reason]], his elbows have been molded so as not to bend, despite actually having real pinned elbow joints. The plastic section in the way, however, can be easily sliced out to restore full functionality.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/FABOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Double Blade Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-toy FAB PowerArmorOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime was under the impression that melting bots down into different layers counted as armor. Those who questioned him were soon found with missing faces.]]
*'''Power Armor Optimus Prime''' (Fast Action Battler, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Power Armor Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of Double Blade Optimus Prime, coloring much of the toy black. Intended to represent him combined with Jetfire.

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===''Battle Chargers''===
[[File:ROTF BattleChargers OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's the return of the bumper cars, only this time we can sit down.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:[[Robot Powered Machines|Battle Charger]] Optimus Prime is, much like the first movie line's [[Cyber Slammers]] Prime, a super-deformed truck from which a robot mode springs up as you play. The toy uses a [[pull-back motor]], and when pulled back and released, the toy's roof will flip open and Optimus Prime's cutesified robot mode will pop up.

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[[File:ROTFBattleChargersCyberArmorOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Oh great, the front is silver. Well THAT'S a big difference...]]
*'''Cyber Armor Optimus Prime''' (Battle Charger, 2009)

:A redeco of the first Battle Charger with parts of the truck colored silver, such as the hood and wheel wells.

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===''Gravity Bots''===
[[File:ROTF GravityBots OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh no, Optimus let himself go [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|again]]!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Gravity Bot, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GB-01'''

:''[[Gravity Bot]]s'' Optimus Prime is an extremely simplified version of Optimus with a small tab on the bottom of his feet so that when he is placed on his feet he automatically transforms robot mode. There is also one on his back side that will transform him to vehicle mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/GBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Gravity Bots'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ROTF-toy GravityBots BattleSteelPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|feeling' a little blue about the mass here.]]
*'''Battle Steel Optimus Prime''' (Gravity Bot, 2010)

:A redeco of ''Gravity Bots'' Optimus featuring a gray hood with red flames, which is inspired by his Defender redecoes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/GBBattleSteelOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Gravity Bots'' Battle Steel Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
===Legends Class toys===
[[File:TF2010 ROTF Legends Fireburst Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime can't deal with you!]]
*'''Fireburst Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2010)

:''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]: [[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' Fireburst Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime, with its coloration inspired by ''Generation 1'' Ultra Magnus. The toy retains all the functionality of the previous releases, including the undocumented ability to combine with Jetfire.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/FireburstOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Fireburst Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-2010-VotF-Legends-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Looks like we're surrounded, Jetfire." "Who's 'we', Autobot?"]]
*'''The Victory of The Fallen''' (Kmart Exclusive Legends Class 5-pack, 2010)

:Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Optimus Prime with predominately red forearms and red/silver thighs, which it was meant to be a ''Generation 1''-inspired deco. He comes bundled with redecos of [[The Fallen#Transformers (2010)|The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 3|Megatron]], [[Jetfire (Movie)#Legends Class toys 2|Jetfire]], and [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 3|Starscream]] in a [[Kmart]]-exclusive five-pack. To date, this is the only Hasbro release of this figure that acknowledges the combining feature between Jetfire and Optimus Prime.

:This redeco is also re-released as part of the ''Chronicle'' EZ Collection lineup. ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|See below]].)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/KMLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Victory of The Fallen Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:EZCollectionVol5OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|EVILLLLLL PRIME.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:This Japanese exclusive release of Optimus Prime features much more black coloring than the previous releases, and it's (coincidentally) based on the Fast Action Battlers Power Armor Optimus Prime toy, so as to be used with the similarly-repainted Legends Jetfire figure to form the Optimus' powered up combination. For some reason, he has red eyes. This redeco also uses the slightly small fuel tank/elbow tabs from the Battle Damaged release.
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===Voyager Class toys===
{{anchor|BattleBlades}}[[File:TF2010 ROTF Voy BattleBladesOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|GIVE ME YOUR, UH... MONEY! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Aa-01-battle-blades-prime-japanese-version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I call these bad boys the [[Grindor (ROTF)|"face takers"]] ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Battle Blades Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2010)
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AA-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 Fuel Tank-Gun assemblies, removable Energon Swords

:Battle Blades Optimus Prime is a brand new sculpt that attempts to replicate his Leader Class design. He is much more movie accurate than the previous Voyager incarnations. He features two [[Dual Energon Swords|energon swords]] made of soft plastic, similar to his Leader Class incarnation, albeit not spring-loaded. They can be detached from the mushroom joints they're on, although doing this excessively may cause them to warp.

:He also has a removable [[Matrix of Leadership]] in his chest which is made of unpainted gray plastic. In an awesome homage, the Movie matrix rests on a stand molded to look like its G1 incarnation.

:His fuel tanks can also separate from the truck panels and become two [[barrage cannon]]s. Oddly enough, these guns are mentioned nowhere on the box even though they would normally be a selling point.

:The [[instructions]] neglect to mention that the entire roof of the cab is on a concealed hinge which greatly eases the difficulty of Prime's transformation. For whatever reason, the instructions treat the toy as if the hinge does not exist, going so far as to show Prime's head magically clipping through his chest to transform. The instructions also neglect to mention that his heel/bumper pieces must be slid out until they ''click'', making the figure just that bit more stable, and that the rotating truck door panels on his upper arms can be pulled further out (but not off) from their sockets, allowing more space for the panels to swing around his hood-arms during transformation. It should be noted that the chest windows on all releases of this sculpt are prone to slight cracking, often out of the packaging.

:The TakaraTomy "Autobot Alliance" release of this toy has some significant differences, including casting the red plastic in a darker shade, making his shin and wheel joints grey rather than Hasbro's bronze, painting the Matrix of Leadership silver, and swapping out the dual energon swords for battle hooks, similar to 2010's Leader Class Optimus Prime (see below). However, due to the Japanese release retaining the Hasbro packaging, the box still advertises the dual energon swords rather than the hooks. He retains the masked face used for the Hasbro release.

:This mold was also used to make ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BattleBladesOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle Blades Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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===Leader Class toys===
[[File:TF2010 ROTF LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Reinforcing the belief that Hasbro makes better toys than Takara.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2010)

:This retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class Optimus Prime features the head from Buster Optimus Prime and has had his blades replaced with semi-articulated Battle Hooks for face-destroying action! He has a darker paint job and sports black splotches on his body and head to signify battle damage. However, due to these extra "battle damage" paint applications, some other paint applications that were present on the Revenge of the Fallen release were omitted. He also sports a new voice box in robot mode, replacing the infamous "I am Optimus Prime!" with "We must stop the Decepticons!" The international release, however, retains the same abbreviated "Optimus Prime" sound clip as the original release. To the annoyance of many fans, this version was the main version released just about ''anywhere'' outside the United States (all of Canada, Latin America, Europe, and Asia). The box also mentions racing sounds, which may or may not be referring to the button-activated diesel engine noises carried over from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' version of the figure.
:This version uses the TakaraTomy version of the instructions, which improved upon the original Leader-Class Optimus Prime instruction sheet by including supplementary photographed steps that were previously vague or neglected in the original release.

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===''Activators''===
[[File:TF2010-toy Activators OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With just one button push, he's ready to steal your fa-I mean the Cons' faces.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Activator, 2010)
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

:A small and simple toy, ''[[Activators]]'' Optimus Prime features [[autotransformation]] from truck to robot, activated by a button on his roof. It has no weapons or any other [[gimmick]]s. Then again, Prime's hands are molded into clenched fists.

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[[File:TF2010-toy Activators RallyRumbleOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's Flash cosplay almost went swimmingly.]]
*'''Rally Rumble Optimus Prime''' (Activator, 2010)

:Rally Rumble Optimus Prime is a redeco of the first ''Activators'' toy above, in ''Generation 1''-inspired color scheme (at least for the truck mode) and rally-themed markings like lightning bolts and the number 01.

: During the period between [[December 26]] 2010 and [[January 31]] 2011, Hasbro ran their "[[Supercharge Your Holidays]]" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list was "Transformers Activator & Speed Stars Mini Vehicle". According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Rally Rumble Optimus Prime (as the figure is listed in the thread) was one of the figures distributed.
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==''EZ Collection Real''==
[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-Real-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Real Color Ver.)''' (2011)
*'''Optimus Prime (Metallic Color Ver.)''' (2011)
:Released as part of The blindpacked ''EZ Collection Real'' by TakaraTomy's "TakaraTomy A.R.T.S", this Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure, sharing the same paint mask with the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LegendsBattleDamage|Battle Damaged]] figure sans the weathering. Like all land-based vehicles in this line, He features an extra paint applications on the wheels rims, which is only seen in the stock photo compared to the final product, which is left bare due to being molded with unpaintable plastic. This redeco also uses the slightly small fuel tank/elbow tabs.

:Like his EZ Collection Real brethren, Optimus Prime comes with two different variants: The "Real Color" features a flat shade on the plastic colors and paint, while the "Metallic Color" features metallic paint and plastic instead.

:Stock photos showed that his blue paint applications being brighter. This could be a trick of a lightning, since the final product's blue paint applications is still the same dark blue color seen in the Battle Damaged figure.
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==''Dark of the Moon''==
===''Cyberverse''===
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[[File:DOTM CyberverseCommander OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Steer clear of hanging cables.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV04'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Jet pack]], two rifles, 3-D glasses (Preview Pack)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro), [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Commander class figures, this Optimus Prime is a roughly Scout-sized figure.He comes with a jetpack that can combine with both his truck and robot modes. The jetpack attaches via [[C joint]] clips, and the jetpack can transform in and out of a winged configuration when Optimus is in truck mode. Optimus himself features C joint bars for his smokestacks and trailer hitch, as well as bars on the top of his headache rack, while his hands and jetpack can hold/mount his rifles via C joint-related 3mm clips/holes.

[[File:DOTM 3DPreview Cyberverse OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|150px|These glasses allow Optimus to see the aliens in his midst. Wait a minute..]]
:Optimus was first released as a "Limited Edition Preview" in [[Calendar|March]] [[2011]], over two months before the full release of the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline on [[May 16]], 2011. He comes packaged with a pair of {{w|Anaglyph image|Anaglyph}} 3-D glasses for use on the transformers.com website, but they cannot be used to view 3D movies in cinemas.

:This toy is also notorious for being a shelfwarmer in a small number of Walmart stores for 8 years.

:The figure also saw regular release, with no changes of the figure but lacks 3D glasses.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/CommanderOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Cyberverse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM CyberverseActionSet OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Perfect for fighting queen xenomorphs.]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''004'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV12'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:This release is a redeco of the Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime figure, with a lighter gradient paint job that lacks the flames, and with Optimus sporting a G1 insignia. Instead of his jetpack and guns, he comes with his trailer/[[Armored Weapons Platform#Cyberverse|Armored Weapons Platform]], which can transform into a base and exo-suit. The trailer itself features movie-style insignias.

:Like the other Cyberverse Action sets, there is an included cardboard backdrop for display.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/AWPOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Armored Weapons Platform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:DOTMCVComBattleSteelOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"WHAT'S THAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY? I CAN'T HEAR YOU WITH THESE MASSIVE CANNONS FIRING BESIDE MY HEAD!"]]
*'''Battle Steel Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''008'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV20'''
**''Accessories:'' Dual Cannons, two Energy Swords
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:This release is ''another'' redeco of Cyberverse Optimus Prime, this time with a predominately navy scheme with black accents (which vaguely resembles his Generation 1 colors), and a pair of [[barrage cannon]]s that can be either held or mounted on his smokestacks, as well as a pair of [[Dual Energon Swords|handheld swords]]. He is compatible with all his previously released Cyberverse accessories, but not all at once.

:The official [[stock photography|stock photo]] of the toy in its packaging featured its name as simply "Optimus Prime", but the final version of the toy available at retail is named "Battle Steel Optimus Prime". He is also mis-transformed in the [[stock photography|stock photo]] to the right: His legs haven't been extended.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/CommanderBSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle Steel Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:DOTMBITMCVACOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fighting evil by moonlight / winning love by daylight / never running from a real fight / He is the one named Sailor Prime.]]
*'''Battle in the Moonlight''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:A [[Walmart]] exclusive set featuring a [[redeco]] of Optimus Prime in swapped red and blue with light gray and his Cyberverse [[Armored Weapons Platform#Battleinthemoonlight|Armored Weapons Platform]] in dark "night sky" themed colors and stickers.

:The set also includes redecoes of [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Battleinthemoonlight|Ratchet]] and [[Crankcase (DOTM)#Battleinthemoonlight|Crankcase]], as well as a large, badly photoshopped diorama featuring a photo of a daytime city with a night backdrop and a ruined Dodge Neon on the right side, complete with Dodge insignia.

:The [[stock photography]] shows the trailer with an intentional defacement mark that does not appear on the retail release. Oops.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMCommanderOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Battle at the Moonlight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:DOTMUGCVCOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime in his early [[Units of time|cycle]]s. His interest in playing Autocops and Robbercons seemed so innocent back then...]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Jetpack, two rifles

:A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] set featuring a [[redeco]] of the first Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime figure, featuring moderately brighter colors and paint, while his jetpack and rifles are now black, with the jetpack's wings having silver flames. He also lacks the flame pattern on top of his hood, and features different flame patterns on the sides of the hood.

:As with Battle Steel Optimus Prime, his legs haven't been extended in the stock photo. His Jetpack/rifle combo is also installed in the wrong way.

:He comes in a 5-pack with redecos of [[Crowbar#Ultimategift|Crowbar]], [[Powerglide (DOTM)#Ultimategift|Powerglide]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Ultimategift|Bumblebee]], and [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Ultimategift|Sideswipe]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMUGSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Ultimate Gift Set Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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===Deluxe Class toys===
{{anchor|walmartdlx}}[[File:DOTM Optimus Deluxe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Energon Battle Axe

:Exclusive to [[Walmart]], this Deluxe Class Optimus Prime is an all-new mold, close in scale to Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|Megatron]]. He has a high range of motion, with ball jointed shoulders and hips, swivels at the neck, knees, and feet, and double swivels in the elbows. As a result of the transformation process, he can also rotate at the waist, though this is hindered considerably by his "backpack" [[kibble]]. This can be remedied by pointing the truck nose downward, as it is in the packaging. Optimus Prime also features the spring loaded "Automorph" feature in his head, if the truck kibble pushes the small grey switch from his back before splitting the chest into half. And due to how close the head of the faceplate and the front unpaintable piece is, Optimus' "nose" section has a tendency to chip off after many transformations.

:Optimus Prime features a [[MechTech]] Blaster that can convert into an Energon Battle Axe reminiscent of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Generation 1 character]]'s [[Energon-axe|iconic weapon]], though the weapon cannot be locked in battle axe mode. There is also a pair of C joint rods on the underside of both forearms. His MechTech blaster can plug into the port on each of his arms or be held in either hand in robot mode, or plug into one of two holes on his truck roof/robot shoulders.

:After step 5, the instructions did not mention that you should fold back the shoulder panels to form the sleeper part until the 11th step. Care must be taken while transforming the legs: the small peg located on the lower leg can be snapped off due to the peg being slightly thick to accommodate with the hole. Also, take note that Optimus Prime cannot wield 5mm weapons with longer posts, as the way that his pinky finger is molded prevents the post from pegging down through his hands. Also, take note that the legs' sculpted small rectangle peg (the one that locks the robot mode legs in place) is prone to warping if care is not taken during transformation.

:The hand-painted prototype photos from both the packaging and the instructions shows that Prime had long smokestacks, but it was shortened for safety reasons in the final product.

:His MechTech weapon was redecoed from [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Mudflap]]'s weapon. This figure is currently being sold in Universal theme parks in new packaging based on the ride. He is advertised as a Universal Studios Exclusive, despite having no visible changes from his original widespread release.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMDlxOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Dark of the Moon Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTMLunarfireOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Astronaut not included.]]
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*'''Lunarfire Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Cannon

:This redeco of the aforementioned Deluxe Class Optimus Prime toy is also exclusive to Walmart, features gold flames and highlights, as well as more prominent blue areas. He comes packed with a red version of ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech Voyager Class Optimus Prime's Ion Blaster/Cannon.

:Apart from the package art, Lunarfire Optimus Prime's stock photos are extremely difficult to find with an exception of the one included in the magazine pictured here.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMLFOPtimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Dark of the Moon Lunarfire Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (MILK Magazine exclusive Deluxe, 2011)
*'''Optimus Prime (Black)''' (MILK Magazine exclusive Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Mechtech Blaster/Energon Battle Axe
:These Redecos of the aforementioned Deluxe Class Optimus prime are exclusives to Hong Kong's [[Milk Magazine]]. They are officially licensed items produced in association with Hasbro Hong Kong to celebrate the magazines' 10th year anniversary in [[2011]].

:The "Standard" version sports an extremely detailed "premium" and screen-accurate paint job, while the Black version sports a black deco that makes him look very much like [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|if he is dead]].

:Each figure was sold separately in a black box with a black movie Optimus Prime silhouette that is visible thanks to the "Exclusive Optimus Prime" and the Milk's 10th anniversary logo. The outside of the box prevents anyone from seeing the figure inside, meaning that you have to open to see if the version that you've got is the "Standard" version or the Black version.

:They come packed with the same Mechtech weapon from the first release. The stock photos shows the gun with the same colors from the first release of the mold but all chromed all over when in reality it's all silver.
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===Voyager Class toys===
{{Note|All Japanese releases of the toy (excluding prize figures) come with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.}}
[[File:DOTM Voyager OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77|Yeah, I'm compensating... for YO MOMMA.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Space Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2011]]-[[July 16|07-16]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA-17'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Battle Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyagers, Optimus Prime transforms into an unlicensed modified Peterbilt 379 semi-truck, with heatshield details in his sculpting and translucent solar panels on various parts of his body and huge gas tanks. Optimus himself is differently proportioned, having larger feet and a smaller torso and arms. He also features some [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-kibble/parts]]: His actual windshield chest is being covered by a sculpted panel featuring his characteristic deformed windshield-chest, and a pair of sculpted tires on his thighs. His pair of optics is designed to have a light-piping gimmick, but it was rendered useless since it was painted in smoke gray on top of the colorless transparent plastic.

:He comes with a large [[MechTech]] Ion Blaster that can convert into a "Battle Cannon". Like all of the MechTech Voyager class toys, this deployed form can lock into place. Specifically, the weapon must be pressed all the way in and rotated to lock it.

:In Japan, he was released as "Space Optimus Prime",

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information of ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-DOTM-MechTech-DA-03-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Omae no kao o kure!]]
*'''Optimus Prime / MechTech Trailer''' (MechTech Voyager, [[May 14]], 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA-03'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:Release exclusively in Japan, This Optimus Prime is a [[retool]] of the figure above, removing the heat shield and solar panels, as well as replacing any rocket booster parts (such as his heels) and gas tanks with normal truck parts. His light-piping eyes are painted in translucent light blue.

:He also has a new [[MechTech]] Ion blaster with a flip-out [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]], and like all Voyager Class MechTech weapons, it can lock into place by latching one of the levers to the body of the gun.

:His MechTech [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|trailer]] opens up much like Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer (as well as being able to stand up to harken back to the Generation 1 [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]'s upright mode), includes storage for many MechTech weapons inside and out, and is able to transport up to two Deluxe class (or one smaller Voyager) Autobots.

:The flame deco on Optimus' forearm parts (hidden by the wheels) are flipped in the stock photos, which is present in the vehicle mode. The updated version of the photo (seen in the packaging) features the correct deco. Meanwhile, all of the stock photos of the Ion Blaster/Energy Blade (sans the extra step instruction) depicts the blade as a painted opaque piece.

:The instructions also depict his fuel tank assemblies being positioned like the first figure's gas tanks, though you can swivel them frontwards for a better appearance, as seen in the stock photo.

:The figure omits the extended pieces of the side doors in vehicle mode (the ones which can be seen above the gas tanks in robot mode), leaving the sides of the robot mode's chest exposed. There was a variant version which has the extended pieces, covering the gaps behind the front wheels in truck mode.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze-p4S9Lm7c]</ref>

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[[File:DOTMtoy-OptimusPrimeVoyagerwithComettor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''They don't want to hurt me 
''Or my dad or my mom. 
''All they want to do is 
''Take me to the prom.'']]

*'''Optimus Prime''' / '''Includes Deluxe Class Comettor''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 fuel tank gun assemblies, removable Battle Hooks

:This [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] redeco and retool of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] [[#Voyager Class toys 3|"Battle Blades" Optimus Prime toy]] features the Japanese release's hooks (instead of swords), plus an all-new [[mouthplate]]-less, mouthed face. As part of the set's lunar theme, reflections of stars are painted across his vehicle mode sides and on his windshield, with a sharp reflection of [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in one of his windows. This time, his [[Matrix of Leadership]] is cast in orange plastic.

:This exclusive has a peculiar and common error in that the arm hooks' hubs stick out farther than they should, causing a gap that runs down the middle of the cab's nose in vehicle mode.

:This Optimus Prime cannot tow the [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|Mechtech trailer]], as the original mold has no trailer hitch to begin with.

:Optimus comes with a "bonus value" Deluxe Class toy, [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]]. The pair together cost a dollar less than a regular Voyager Class toy. It was also available at Galeria Kaufhof department stores in Germany, with Comettor ''not'' highlighted as a "bonus" figure.

:In [[Australia]], this release was available at [[Kmart]] for a considerably lower price than a regular Voyager Class toy.

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[[File:DOTM MechTechVoyager FireburstOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Give me your..." ''[Deploys axe]'' "'''SOUL!!'''"]]
*'''Fireburst Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA24'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Rifle/[[Cybertanium]] Battle Axe

:Fireburst Optimus Prime is a redeco of the standard ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime, sporting a darker shade of blue and a "burning" color scheme that includes replacing all translucent blue parts with translucent orange. Because of this, his light-piping eyes were neutered by opaque light blue paint.

:He comes with a MechTech rifle that converts into a large battle axe, and can be locked in by pulling the lever all the way in and tilting it into a gap to the left. The rifle has a separate flip-out handle, while the axe uses the rifle's long barrel as the handle, meaning that Optimus can grip the axe with both of his hands. This weapon was also retooled in a running change, adding a stop to the handle instead of relying solely on the gear system to prevent the locking assembly from flying off into parts unknown.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/FireburstOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Fireburst Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DOTM Voyager LuckyDraw TritaniumOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Tritanium Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:This gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] version of Voyager Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime (with [[Armored Weapons Platform#TritaniumPrime|trailer]]) is a prize in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] campaign. To qualify for winning this toy, one needed to have entered all three ''Dark of the Moon'' campaigns (beginning on [[May 14]], 2011). This toy is limited to 100 pieces.

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*'''Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager-Class two-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Battle Cannon

: This [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack contains an unchanged ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime alongside [[Shockwave (Movie)#CyberArmour|a unique redeco of Voyager-Class Shockwave]].

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[[File:DOTMVoyOptimusStreetsideBotBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Streetside Bot Brawl''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Cybertronian Cannon A, Cybertronian Cannon B

:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this is a battle-damaged redeco of the initial ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime toy. Unlike the other figures in this set, Optimus received a different set of MechTech weapons from his standard release: he was given redecos of [[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Laserbeak]]'s cannons.

:He was sold with a grey and purple redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager-Class [[Shockwave (Movie)#StreetsideBotBrawl|Shockwave]] and a battle-damaged redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/TRUSBBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Streetside Bot Brawl Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron-Con-2012-Voyager-OP.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't mind me, just pelvic thrusting over here.]]
*'''Optimus Prime with Mechtech Trailer Special Edition/Optimus Prime Universal Studios Edition''' (Cybertron Con 2012 exclusive, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Ion Blaster/Energy Blade, MechTech trailer

:Available as a [[Cybertron Con 2012]] exclusive, this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the Takara Tomy retool of the Voyager Class figure. While the individual Optimus figure shares the same paint operations, his trailer was decorated with a Universal Studios & Transformers: The Ride logo patterns. It included a new collector coin.

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===Leader Class toys===
{{anchor|StrikerOptimus}}[[File:DOTMSupremeStrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mobile Armored Strike Kommander.]]
*'''Striker Optimus''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 17]] 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA28'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms [[Mega Striker]]), shield/battle shield

: Labeled as a "[[Triple Changer]]", Striker Optimus is a redeco and retool of ''Dark of the Moon'' Supreme Class Jetwing Optimus Prime, with new weapons. The base figure has most of the same mold changes as Jetwing Optimus Prime (see below), but has been altered further; in particular, the transforming smokestacks and fuel tanks/ion blaster parts have been replaced with retooled regular tanks that now function as mounts for the new accessories. The colors on the toy are darker than Jetwing Optimus, with a different flame deco that extends farther along the sides of the toy. Additionally, two new 5mm holes have been added to the gray hinge behind the cab in order to accommodate the [[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us Japan]]-exclusive battle blade accessories. The "I am Optimus Prime" saying of Buster Optimus Prime has also been replaced with the "We must stop the Decepticons!" saying of 2010 ''Transformers'' Optimus Prime, although batteries are not included.

:He comes with a shield with a fold-out handle, allowing Optimus to hold onto it with either hand in robot mode. It has a simple transformation gimmick for vehicle mode which is activated by pressing a button at the top of the shield, causing the sides to spring outwards. In vehicle mode, the shield can be laid flat across the bed of the truck, attaching via a post on the back onto the truck’s trailer hitch. Alternatively, the bumpers on the shield can be rotated outwards, and the front can be bent down in order to form a new front end and hood for "battle vehicle mode", resembling the [[Stealth Force]] vehicle modes seen in ''Dark of the Moon''.

:The figure also comes with two gun accessories, the "Eliminator Gun" and "Assault Blaster", which combine into the "Mega Striker", a rifle that closely resembles the one used in ''Dark of the Moon''. The separate guns also have a MechTech-style transformation, and pulling a lever transforms them into alternate crossbow-like shapes. In "battle vehicle mode", the sides of the truck are rotated up, and the guns can be attached by small pegs to holes in the modified smokestacks, or they can plugged into any of the standard connection points with their [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s... except the ones on the hinge behind the cab, since those are supposed to be for his Energon battle blades.

:As with all Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' releases, this set comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his new rifle in its combined mode for the MechTech Wars online game.

:Due to the remolding of the smokestacks, Striker Optimus cannot use the Jetwing pack in robot mode.

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[[File:TakaraTomy-Jetpower-Optimus-Prime-2-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into [[Ion blaster]]

:A re-release of the [[#JetfireBuster|Jetpower Optimus Prime two-pack]], this time in ''Dark of the Moon''-branded packaging.

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[[File:Rotf_vs_dotm_jet_power_buster_optimus_prime_blaster_paint_apps.jpg|left|upriught=1.4|thumb|left|ROTF Buster/Jetpower silver painted barrel vs. DOTM Jetpower unpainted grey plastic barrel.]]

The DOTM packaging release of this 2-pack features an altered paint application on Optimus Prime's ion blaster/barrage cannon. On the original ROTF packaging release, the slide-out barrel on Prime's blaster is painted silver with a black paint spray app to simulate usage of the weapon, and the exposed inside wall of the gas tank at the top of the blaster is left as unpainted grey plastic (exactly like the blaster on the original single-boxed ROTF Buster Optimus Prime). After receiving numerous reports from customers that the silver paint on the slide-out barrel was easily scraped off by merely transforming it from gas tank to blaster, Takara-Tomy briefly stated in an interview that they had addressed the issue for the Dark of the Moon packaged version by swapping the placement of the silver paint application. Thus, the Dark of the Moon packaged version now features the slide-out barrel on Prime's blaster as unpainted grey plastic with an unchanged black paint spray app to simulate usage of the weapon, and the exposed inside wall of the gas tank at the top of the blaster is now painted silver.

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*'''Optimus Prime versus Megatron''' (Leader 2-pack, 2012)
:A re-release of the ''Movie'' Leader Class toy, Optimus Prime comes in a Taiwanese-exclusive two-pack alongside the ''Movie'' Leader Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#DOTMMovie2Pack|Megatron]] toy.

===Supreme Class toys===
[[File:DOTM MechTech JetwingOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Insert [[John DiMaggio|Aquaman]]'s rousing song of heroism right here.]]
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Supreme, Australia: [[June 11]], Japan: [[June 18]]-[[June 19|19]] 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA15'''
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Jetwing Optimus Prime is a retool of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader class Buster Optimus Prime, with an accompanying large jet pack and massive dual Gatling Cannons. The base Optimus Prime figure has several modifications including: a new stomach area and elbow flares to reflect the changes to Optimus Prime's CG model in ''Dark of the Moon'', modified lower arms to incorporate MechTech ports and clips for the cannons, and a retooled area under his back so the jet pack can fit on more securely. The dual energon blades mounted on his arms have been removed. The toy retains Buster Optimus Prime's electronics, but batteries are not included.

:The Jetwing jet pack attaches onto Optimus Prime via a part that hooks onto one of the hinges behind his neck, and a spring-loaded clamp that latches onto a recessed area under Optimus' back. The fuel tanks that form Optimus' Ion Blaster must be removed for this mode, and they can be stored inside the engines for the jet pack. The Jetwing can be used on previous Leader Optimus Primes from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' onwards, but due to the lack modifications seen in Jetwing Optimus Prime, the combination isn't as stable. The jet pack features four MechTech ports on the main wing articulation points, and two [[C joint]] mounting points on each wing. The Gatling Cannons both feature two MechTech ports and 2 C joint mounts on either side of each cannon.

:The design of the Jetwing jet pack and its cannons were based upon earlier concept art for Optimus Prime's flight tech for ''Dark of the Moon'', and as such are not accurate to how his equipment appears in the movie itself.

:As with all Japanese ''Dark of the Moon'' releases, this set comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

:Jetwing Optimus Prime was available for early purchase in Japan at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2011 (held at Tokyo Bic Sight) on [[June 18]] to [[June 19|19]], shortly before its wide release in July.

:However, the toy was available in [[Australia]] a week before the Tokyo Toy Show, packaged in translated English packaging and instructions by Tomy Asia.

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[[File:BlackJetwingOptimusPrimeJapan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

:Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version was to have been a Japanese raffle prize exclusive to Circle K<ref>http://tyouhen2.seesaa.net/article/194776966.html</ref> stores, along the lines of the clear ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Optimus Prime (see above). No official information about it or the other raffle prizes ever appeared after the initial images surfaced.

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[[File:DOTMDarkNightwatchJetwingOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Despite his [[Scourge (RID)#Notes|color]], we can assure you this one is not a bad guy.]]
*'''JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

:JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver. is a black, teal, and [[Vacuum metallizing|chrome]] redeco of Jetwing Optimus Prime exclusive to the Asian market. He appears to have been based on the cancelled TakaraTomy contest prize Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version (see above), with a few color alterations here and there, plus the obvious addition of chrome. It was originally solicited by online retailers as the far goofier-sounding "Dark Nightwatch Jetwing Optimus Prime".

:It comes in packaging identical to TakaraTomy's Jetwing Optimus Prime figure, with the exception of an additional sticker on the front denoting the toy's name.

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[[File:DOTMtoy-JetwingOptimusPrimeAmazon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Violently'' shoots rainbow-colored Nerf darts when fired.]]
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Supreme, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B

:This redeco of Jetwing Optimus Prime is a North American [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] and 2013 [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive. Among other deco changes, he features Generation 1-style trailer stripes on his Jetwing jet pack, Movie-style flame color gradient on his Gatling Cannons, and [[AllSpark Power]] blue paint on the mechanical detailing.

:The box seems to have been created rather hastily from the Japanese original. It is roughly identical to the Tomy release, but with the Japanese text edited out... mostly. Random Japanese text remains floating in space on the top of the back panel and underneath the "Jetwing Optimus Prime" name on the front. Curiously, the left flap has been rewritten to eliminate mention of [[NEST]] and the jetpack's ability to detach, while the right flap has been (badly) edited to remove all mentions of [[MechTech]].

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===Ultimate===
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[[File:DOTM UltimateOptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Truck forearms of '''DOOM'''!]]
*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA32'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Billed on his packaging as "BIGGEST Optimus Prime Toy!", Ultimate Optimus Prime consists of an articulated tractor-trailer. The cab can transform into a "normal" Optimus Prime on its own, roughly equivalent to a Voyager in size and complexity, though with a lower degree of screen-accuracy than most large Optimus toys. Prime has 5mm fist holes, as well as additional 5mm ports on his front wheel wells and both sets of external fuel tanks. Four of these remain available in robot mode. The trailer has twelve more 5mm ports. Despite this, the toy comes with no weapons scaled such that the cab-only robot can usefully wield them.

:The real selling point of the toy, however, is the colossal Omega Combat Armor. [[Armored Weapons Platform#Ultimate|Optimus' trailer]] transforms into nearly two feet of limb extensions, armor, and wings. The armor remains completely integrated (except for the Ultimax Super Cannon) during transformation, with no [[Partformer|partsforming]], although this renders the final power-up robot mode somewhat limited in articulation, having no leg articulation whatsoever aside from swinging the hips out slightly and twisting at the ankles for maximum stability. The armor adds six more 5mm ports of dubious utility around the feet, retains the four from the cab robot and the eight from the trailer (on the backs of the wings), and has his own pair of 5mm fist holes. In trailer mode, it can support itself using folding blue landing gear, although the attached ball-jointed struts make it somewhat less than realistic.

:The centerpiece of the power-up robot mode is Prime's gigantic Ultimax Super Cannon, an electronic light-and-sound weapon the size and mass of a Deluxe figure. The whole cannon attaches to a special socket slightly behind Prime's shoulders, can store on the back or flip over to be gripped in both fists in armor mode, or stored upside-down underneath the trailer in truck mode. When pointed forward, the cannon has a larger helmet styled after Prime's own with a large translucent face shield featuring a painted targeting system. The weapon has three electronic modes: each of two small buttons plays its own weapon-firing noise and flashes one set of lights, while the large pull-switch in the cannon's center plays the sounds of a powerful barrage, flashing both sets of lights and (every third time) finishing off with the declaration "I am Optimus Prime". The Ultimax Super Cannon also has two of its own 5mm ports for even more MechTech firepower. When mounted on his back, the Cannon has two hook-like sections that securely lock into the "backpack", allowing the Ultimax weapon to serve as a handle for Optimus' imaginary "flight" operations.

:Although the trailer is made exclusively for the cab with which it comes, it is scaled much more closely to and can be pulled by Optimus Prime's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader class iteration.

:In Japan, Ultimate Optimus Prime comes with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/UltimateOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Ultimate Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SDCCUltimateOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

:Available exclusively at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and their booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this version of Ultimate Optimus Prime is presented in vehicle mode, packaged into a large, foil-embossed bubble packaging (similar to late ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' packaging) styled after Optimus Prime's trailer, with an additional foil-embossed sleeve styled after the hood of Optimus Prime's truck. Exclusive to this release is a set of stickers one can apply to [[Armored Weapons Platform#SDCCUltimatePrime|the trailer]]. The toy itself is otherwise identical to the regular retail release.

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[[File:DOTMtoy-UltimateOptimusPrimeYOTD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh, there's ''going'' to be fireworks...]]
*'''Ultimate Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Ultimate, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Omega Combat Armor, MechTech Ultimax Super Cannon

:This is a redeco of Ultimate Optimus Prime. While Prime himself only features a red grill, the [[Armored Weapons Platform#YOTDPrime|trailer]] has been extensively redecoed, with an ornate golden Chinese dragon being painted on the trailer panels, and the various gray parts of the trailer panels, armor, and cannon being replaced by blue, red, gold, and burgundy. The toy was released as a "{{w|Dragon (zodiac)|Year of the Dragon}}" Special Edition in [[2012]], since the Chinese Zodiac sign for that year is the Dragon.

:While the original Asian release of this figure was sold in [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/Chinese packaging, it was later made available in North America as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive, this time in English-only packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/YOTDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Year of the Dragon Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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===''Robo Power''===
====''Activators''====
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[[File:DOTM Activators OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

:As with other Dark of the Moon Activators toys, this Optimus Prime (released under the [[Robo Power]] subline) is a very simple one-step transformation toy. You simply slam him down on the big blue button on the back end of his truck mode and he transforms thanks to spring-loaded mechanisms. To transform him back, just slam him down again on the same blue button.

:Shockingly, he actually has arm articulation! Swivels at his shoulders allow you to rotate his arms 360 degrees! Go little Prime! Unfortunately, because his big blue button sits right under his feet, his robot mode is a little unstable when it comes to standing.

:Prime was packaged in vehicle mode on an open, bubble-less card and tied down with twist-ties around the body of his truck form so that he couldn't be transformed in package.
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====''Bash Bots''====
[[File:TF-DOTM-Bash-Bots-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Autobot.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Vs Starscream''' (2011)
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''Bash Bots'' Optimus Prime is a small, rock-em-sock-em-styled toy that transforms from a super-deformed truck into a robot by pulling or pushing the lever below it's built-in stand. He & his stand can connect with any Bash Bots to fight with, especially the included Starscream (instead of his nemesis Megatron).

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====''Go-Bots''====
[[File:DOTMGoBotsOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|woobwoobwoobwoobwoob]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
:[[Robo Power#Go-Bots|Go-Bot]]s Optimus Prime is built around the same pull-back and auto-transform mechanisms as all the ''Dark of the Moon'' Go-Bots toys. Prime's pull-back motor can be used in either robot or vehicle mode.

:In robot mode, the motor gimmick really comes to the fore—his head, shoulders, and legs move in time with his forward movement. His legs pump up and down, his shoulders pump up and down, and his head rocks side-to-side. This gives the toy the illusion that it's running, rather than just rolling.

:The other gimmick for Prime is his auto-transform gimmick. From truck mode, push him down on his back bumper and his bonnet automatically folds back and his arms automatically pop out. He needs to be transformed back manually.

:In robot mode, Go-Bots Optimus Prime has a limited swivel joint for head articulation, and while he has other movable joints, all of them are spring-loaded and unable to hold a pose.
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==''Asia Premium Series''==
[[File:APStoy-APS01StrikerOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|I even cost the same as [[#Leader Class toys 4|the other guy]]. It pays to wait, doesn't it?]]
*'''Striker Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Leader, [[November 6|11-06]]-12)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS01'''
**''Accessories:'' Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms [[Mega Striker]]), shield/battle shield, two battle blades

:The first release in the Asian-exclusive ''[[Asia Premium Series]]'' toyline is an extensive redeco of the previously-Japanese exclusive [[#Leader Class toys 4|Striker Optimus]]. He features a comprehensive paint scheme directly based on [[#JetfireBuster|Jetpower Optimus Prime]], with blue pinstriped flames, lots of silver paint, and [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, although his hands are left unpainted in favor of painting his mirrors silver. Along with his standard accessories, he also comes with 2 battle blades, which were previously exclusive to Toys"R"Us Japan. He features the "We must stop the Decepticons!" voice chip, but batteries are not included. Rather helpfully, his instructions are supplemented with text instructions written in English for all the steps, as well as the additional photographs used for the previous Striker Optimus toy.

:Originally set for a September 28th release, it ended up being delayed to 6th November instead.
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[[File:TF-Asia-Premium-Series-APS-01U-Ultimate-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|and the fandom rejo-where's the faceplate?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultimate Edition, 2015)
**''Asia ID number:'' '''APS-01U'''
**Accessories: Eliminator Gun & Assault Blaster (forms [[Mega Striker]]), shield/battle shield, Tank A & Tank B (forms Ion Blaster), Jetwing jet pack, Arm Gatling Cannon A & B, Leg Armor A & B, Knuckle, 2 Battle Blades, 2 Battle Hooks

:[[Asia Premium Series]] Optimus Prime Ultimate Edition is an extensive screen-accurate redeco of Jetwing Optimus Prime (with a maskless head from Buster Optimus Prime), this figure features '''loads''' of accessories from the Striker & Jetwing figures, and includes brand-new knuckle and battle hooks based on the HFTD Optimus', which can be installed in either hand. The figure lacks the chrome of previous releases, instead opting for silver paint. The pin-striping is also absent, but he does have painted pupils. The figure also features 2-2-1 articulated fingers, which the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|first Leader Class]] did not have due to budget cuts. The ion cannon included lacks the black paint application, leaving it completely silver. When purchased from select retailers, this toy will also include a shiny metal number plate and a bonus mini [[AllSpark]] cube accessory. His instructions depict a weaponized mode which has some clearance issues, as his Gatling guns are shown attached to the Jetwing, which pushes against his arms. His Eliminator Gun and Assault Blaster cannot tab into the Gatling gun tightly either.

:Mold degradation is evident in this release, as the bumper of the vehicle mode is notably bent.
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==''Chronicle''==
[[File:EZCollectionChronicleOptimusPrimeToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wait, you bought the Victory of the Fallen set already? how about a [[A Prime Problem|race]] with your set's Prime?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Optimus Prime toy, which color scheme is ''the same'' as (or probably a re-release of) his Victory of The Fallen 5-pack toy. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.

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[[File:TF-Chronicle-CH01-Movie-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He decided to take that weapon since [[Jolt (ROTF)#IDW movie comics|Jolt's absence]].]]
*'''G1 Optimus Prime & Movie Optimus Prime''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH01'''
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Blaster/Hand Cannon, trailer

:''Chronicle'' "Movie Optimus Prime" is an e-Hobby exclusive redeco of the Deluxe-Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Optimus Prime figure, and comes in a two-pack with a reissue of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1MoviePrime|Optimus Prime figure]]. The center rectangular section of the inside of the trailer can be pulled out and flipped to reveal a round indent on the underside, sized to fit a bottle cap figurine. Instead of the blaster/axe MechTech weapon the original release of the figure came with, Prime is armed with a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Jolt (ROTF)#Dark of the Moon|Jolt]]'s Blaster/Hand Cannon weapon.

:The set comes with a deluxe-scaled version of Prime's ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Armored Weapons Platform#Chronicle|trailer]], which is compatible with both figures, and sports [[5 mm post|5mm post]]-holes that will hold (among many other things) G1 Prime's laser rifle and the [[MechTech]] weapon Movie Prime is armed with.

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==''Kre-O''==
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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus542pc.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Nigh-infinite configuration possibilities, and somehow a WORSE base mode than pretty much every other Optimus's trailer-bases. Wow.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30689'''
**''Pieces'': '''542'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bluestreak, Skywarp, two Stunt Drivers
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, weapons sprue (sniper rifle, pistol, submachinegun, handcuffs, radio, ammo box), large tool sprue (shovel, hammer, electric drill, clamp), small tool sprue (socket wrench, screwdriver, wrench, hatchet), 2 traffic cones

: Naturally, Optimus Prime got the biggest of the sets in the first year of ''Kre-O''. The set can be built into a large long-nose tractor-trailer rig with a removable "sleeper" cab that hides a computer station, and a trailer that can carry the set's two motorcycles or open up to carry larger car builds. The robot mode build includes a huge Optimus, based largely on the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus]], though with a head based almost directly on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Voyager Optimus]]. He is armed with a distressingly plain brick that fires pressure-launched missiles (aka his smokestacks). Most of the leftover parts in robot mode become a "headquarters" which is mostly just a random assemblage of mismatched-color panels and a pair of barricades. Both main builds leave numerous parts unused if you go expressly by the instructions, but hey, it's a building kit, surely you can find ''someplace'' to apply most of them.

: The set comes with a bevy of [[Kreon]]s, including Optimus Prime (this one based heavily on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus]]), [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]], and a pair of human [[Stunt Driver]]s. A packaging error resulted in some releases of this set to come with the promotional "Matrix chest" Optimus (see above) rather than the normal version pictured here.

:Speaking of errors, the instruction manuals (he has two) both have errors in their parts listings, showing numerous pieces in the wrong colors or not making it clear that some parts are, well, clear. Making things more confusing, not all of these miscolors are reflected in the step-by-step instructions, while a couple new ones are added there.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kreo-Toy AoE Kreon Optimus evasion.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shotgun optional.]]
*'''Cell Block Breakout''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6951'''
**''Pieces'': '''135'''
**''Kreons'': Evasion mode Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CellBlockBreakout|Bumblebee]], [[Vehicon (Kre-O)#AgeOfExinction|Vehicon]]

:The Optimus Prime Kreon in this set is based on the character's rusty, crusty "evasion mode" from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' movie. He has a ferrous-metal backpack, which is used to interact with the magnetic parts in the various sets. In this specific set's case, it's so he can be grabbed by the buildable [[Strafe (AOE)#Kre-O|Strafe]]'s dino-claws, once Strafe uses said claws to open up the "laser" cage made to contain Optimus. (Yeah, we know Strafe appears way after Optimus ditched this look in the movie.)

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[[File:KreO-Toy AoE Kreon Optimus gold.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Grimlock Street Attack''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6955'''
**''Pieces'': '''196'''
**''Kreons'': Gold Knight Optimus Prime, Vehicon x2
**''Accessories'': Buildable spear

: "Gold Knight Optimus Prime" is based on the character's less-screen-accurate-and-toy-only gold knight design, carrying a built-up long spear with which to prod on the huge buildable [[Grimlock (AOE)#Kre-O|Grimlock]] t-rex.

:Some promo photos show Optimus with a [[tamopgraph]] on the mouthplate, but the final version is blank.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OGSAOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Grimlock Street Attack Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy AoE Kreon Optimus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Galvatron Factory Battle''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A6952'''
**''Pieces'': '''388'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#GalvatronFactoryBattle|Bumblebee]], Vehicon, [[Dr. Littleman#Kre-O|Dr. Littleman]], 2 KSI workers.
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

:The Optimus Prime Kreon in this set is based on the character's design from the Age of Extinction movie. This set also includes a buildable Dinobot beast and a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Galvatron]] super-robot.

:The stock photos shows that his mouthplate was unpainted.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE DinoHauler.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime Dino Hauler''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7796'''
**''Pieces'': '''275'''
**''Kreons'': [[Ratchet (Kre-O)|Ratchet]], Vehicon x2, human Autobot Driver.

: The centerpiece of the "[[Optimus Prime Dino Hauler]]" set is a buildable vehicle mode Optimus Prime in longnose truck form, with a cage-like trailer, designed to carry the buildable Dinobot beast [[Snarl (Kre-O)|Snarl]]. Curiously, this set does ''not'' come with an Optimus Kreon, but it's not like there's not a ton of them in other sets.

: He comes with a driver mini-Kreon who can be [[Cade Yeager]] if you like.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE CustomKreon.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Axes and guns but no sword.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7836'''
**''Collection'': '''Collection 1'''
**''Pieces'': '''30'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, blaster, battle-axe, smokestack backpack, wing-pack, extra body parts

: Part of the first wave of ''Age of Extinction'' Custom Kreons, this Optimus comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His "normal" helmet and blaster are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens) plus a spare hand, as well as a buildable battle-axe, a buildable smokestack-pack, and an extra [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]]-style wing-pack.

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[[File:Kre-o-grimlock-unleashed-optimus-prime-kreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grimlock Unleashed''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8600'''
**''Pieces'': '''333'''
**''Kreons'': [[Grimlock (AOE)#Kre-O|Grimlock]], Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (Movie)#Grimlock Unleashed|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Grimlock Unleashed|Galvatron]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Grimlock Unleashed|Lockdown]]
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

:This Kreon of Optimus Prime is very, very similar to both the "[[Galvatron Factory Battle]]" and the "[[Decepticon Replicator]]" Optimus Kreons. This one however has silver hands, a light smirk under his facemask, and lacks the clip-on smokestacks.

:This set popped up at Toys"R"Us a few short weeks after the initial product without any advance warning... and retailed for a mere $25, despite the size of the set.

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[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusPrimeDinobotRide.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Optimus Minor?]]
*'''Dinobot Ride''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''46'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, robot sword

: This version of Optimus uses the micro-Kreon build introduced in the ''Kre-O Cityville Invasion'' sets. He comes with a mini-build of dino-mode [[Grimlock (Kre-O)#DinobotRide|Grimlock]] as part of a small bagged kit.

: This set was only available on [[June 28]] as part of a special promotion at Toys"R"Us, given away free from noon to 2pm (roughly) as part of an in-store building event that coincided with the opening weekend of ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' and the final day of a buy-one-get-one-half-off sale on all ''Transformers'' product.

: The building set also comes with a poster with a preview of all Kre-O Transformers products released in 2014. Remaining stock of the kit (new condition, of course) is later dumped to several Hobby Shops in Asia.

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[[File:Kre-O-Decepticon-Replicator-Optimus-Prime-Kreon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Replicator''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8601'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]], Optimus Prime, "Scientist", [[Stinger (AOE)#Kre-O|Stinger]]
**''Accessories'' Optimus rifle

:This iteration of Optimus is incredibly similar to the "[[Grimlock Unleashed]]" and "[[Galvatron Factory Battle]]" Optimusses. In fact, the ''only'' difference between this Kreon and the Factory Battle Optimus is the face: this one has a closed-mouth frown and blue eyebrows.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE SilverKnight.jpg|upright=1.67|right|thumb]]
*'''Silver Knight Autobots''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8602'''
**''Kreons'': Drift, Optimus Prime, Hound, Crosshairs, Bumblebee
**''Accessories'': Spear

: This Optimus takes on the "Silver Knight" deco of so many toys. He comes with a dual-bladed spear, .

: He was only available in a five-pack of Kreons of main Autobots from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', but with all of them in "Silver Knight" decos ''not'' from that movie.

: This set was made available at the "[[Transformers Exhibition]]" event in Taipei, Taiwan from [[June 27]] to [[July 6]], but was available at "normal" retail elsewhere.

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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus Universal4pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Kreon 4-Pack''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A9370'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Universal4pack|Bumblebee]], [[Evac (Ride)#Kre-O|Evac]] (pre-2020 releases), [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|Megatron]], Optimus Prime, [[N.E.S.T. Sentry]] (2020 release)
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

:This version of "movie" Optimus is based on his ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' incarnation, as that's how he appears in "[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]" and as a mascot character on the park grounds. He is available exclusively in a box set sold at The Ride's gift shop at [[Universal]] Studios theme parks. After several years of ''only'' being available at the park proper, the four-pack was eventually added to Universal's online store.

: In 2015, a new run of the set was produced, this time using the revamped-from-the-head-down 2015-style Kreon bodies. Optimus's [[tampograph]]s are slightly sharper, with thinner black outlines, but are otherwise unchanged. This set would later see slight production changes; all of the figures' tampographs have gone back to thicker lines and being a bit sloppier, while Optimus's medium-pearlescent-gray plastics (his arm-mounted smokestacks) have been lightened considerably and lost a significant amount of metallic sheen.

: In mid-2020, the set was revamped again ''again'', now removing Evac and replacing him with the [[N.E.S.T. Sentry]]. This version of the set uses the latter version of the other three characters with the thicker tampograph lines and lighter medium-gray plastic.

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-AOE DVD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Yes, this is different from all the others.]]
* '''Transformers: Age of Extinction Blu-ray and KRE-O pack''' (2014)

: This version of the Optimus Prime Kreon is based on the "knight armor" version of Optimus from late in the movie. That's about it.

: He was only available in the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive Blu-Ray + DVD release of the ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' film, packed in with an exclusive [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Galvatron]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Bazooka, [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]], Uzi, scoped pistol, [[Klingon]] blaster

:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Optimus comes with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville''-syle mini-Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

: One of the Mini-Con limb-bots (Soundwave helmet) is based on the original movie version of Optimus. The main torso-bot is based on Generation 1 Optimus's original body. Two of his limbs are based on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]; one "normal" (Inferno helmet), one pre-[[Earth]]-body (Knock Out helmet). And the remaining one (Ironhide helmet)... actually looks to be based on the Optimus-like-but-not-Optimus [[Micromaster]] [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]! The heck?

:[https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=400&size=1&image=29 First shown at New York Toy Fair 2015], the Mini-Con Combiners were apparently cancelled without fanfare... a decision that must have come late in the day, as they went on to star in their own promotional animation, "[[Stuck in a Tree]]", released about eight months after the trade show.

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==''Movie Trilogy Series''==
[[File:MovieTrilogyOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' [[Armored Weapons Platform#Movie Trilogy Series|Trailer]]

:Another redeco of Deluxe-Class ''Dark of the Moon'' Prime, this release uses a darker grey, a less magenta-y red, and less gold on the front end. Included is the trailer originally available with the ''Chronicle'' release. The trailer holds up to seven MechTech or similar 5mm peg accessories. Four holes are located on the top-front end of the trailer, with another three inside. The door also folds down to become a ramp, and the inside of the trailer is big enough for several Legion or Commander Cyberverse toys, or one smaller-end Deluxe figure. Two [[C joint]] bars also run along the bottom of both sides.

:The center section of the inner trailer floor has been retooled so it can no longer be pulled out and flipped over, since bottle cap figurines aren't really sold in the West outside of import shops. However, the framework on the bottom of the trailer can be unscrewed to allow this piece to be flipped or, for the more industrious fan, have the tabs removed to restore the function. There is still an indent to make flipping the sliding section up easier, hinting at the neutered feature.

:Unlike both the Walmart exclusive Deluxe figure and the Japanese release, no weapon accessories are included.

:Amusingly, the packaging still showcases 3 canceled Movie Trilogy Series Deluxe class toys.

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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-Gum-2014-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection Gum, 2014)

:Released as part of the blindpacked ''EZ Collection Gum'' series, this Optimus Prime is basically a clean version of the "battle damaged" figure seen in the second wave of the EZ Collection set.

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==''Age of Extinction''==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2014)===
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[[File:Smash-and-Change-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm a little teapot short and stout. Here is my handle, here is... okay, maybe not.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Smash and Change, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' [[Sword of Judgment]]

:Smash & Change Optimus Prime is a simple figure that transforms by "smashing" the rear end of the truck/the robot's feet into the ground. He features only elbow articulation in robot mode and includes a sword accessory that can be held in his hand or mounted on the side of his truck mode. The handle on the rear of his truck mode is molded to emulate his Vector Shield.

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[[File:AoE smash and change Silver Knight Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (Smash and Change, 2014)
**'''28 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgment
:A Target-exclusive redeco of the Smash & Change Optimus Prime toy featuring silver plastic & painted parts.

:Smash & Change Silver Knight Optimus Prime also shares the same ''Thrilling 30'' number as ''Platinum Edition'' Silver Knight Optimus Prime below.

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[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (One Step Changers, 2014)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Similar to the ''[[Activators]]'' toyline, One-Step Changer Optimus Prime features a spring-loaded transformation. He features swivel articulation in the head and both arms. He shares a similar (not identical) transformation with his fellow One-Step changer, Hound. Also, due to his transformation scheme, his shoulders can be pushed forward (the arms is pushed on the same time), which also allows him to wield a close ranged weapons with longer handles with both hands.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OSCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on One-Step Changer Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection''' (One-Step Changer six-pack, 2014)

:The "Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection" set includes a Silver Knight redeco of the One-Step Changer Optimus Prime toy.

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[[File:Power-battler-optimus-prime.jpg|upright=1.66|right|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Power Battlers, 2014)

:Power Battlers Optimus Prime is a simplified, deluxe-class sized toy with a 'Blade Strike' gimmick in robot mode when his legs are squeezed. Due to his gimmick, he ends up having ''four'' arms. Unfortunately, Power Battlers Optimus Prime has ''very limited'' articulation on his shoulders.

:His stock photos are slightly mistransformed: his legs were not folded out. This mold was later redecoed into Power Battler [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/PBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Power Battlers Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Stomp-and-chomp-grimlock-optimus-prime-statue.jpg|200px|thumb]]
*'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock''' (One Step Changers, 2014)

:The included static non-transforming Optimus Prime figure (in the size of a Commander Class figure) can ride Stomp & Chomp Grimlock in dinosaur mode, and the toy is able to detect if the said rider is Autobot or Decepticon and change its electronics effects accordingly.

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[[File:AoE dino sparker Optimus and Grimlock.jpg|thumb||upright=1.66|Warning: Sparks may shoot to your ''face''.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Dino Sparkers, 2014)
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:Dino Sparkers Optimus Prime is a static, non-artiulated figure of Optimus Prime's "evasion mode" body, wielding a sword and riding on a translucent chunk of plastic that sorta resembles [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]'s [[beast mode]]. Pulling back and releasing it causes [[sparking gimmick|"cold" sparks]] to flash inside the dino's back end.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/DSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Dino Sparker Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
===="First Edition" toys====
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[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you paid 80 bucks for this... you have our condolences.]]
*'''First Edition Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**'''14 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgment, Sentinel Shield

: First Edition Optimus Prime is, as his title suggests, the first toy available to the public from the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|''Age of Extinction'' toy line]]. Prime is a Leader Class-sized figure, featuring his new Western Star "5700 OP" concept truck vehicle mode and his updated robot mode from the film (well, mostly based on his initial design rather than the final design in the movie). His transformation is much simpler than his counterparts from the previous three movie lines, being billed as transforming in "15 easy steps." His torso, shoulders, upper legs, and the vehicle mode grill are all completely chromed with the exception of minor blue and red details painted on his chest. However, this comes at the expense of his smokestacks and wheels being bare gray plastic, whereas they are chromed in the film. His [[shellformer|simplified transformation]] also comes at the expense of having a very bulky "backpack" of [[kibble]] composed of the rear of the truck cab and the fuel tanks, limiting his shoulder and hip [[articulation]]. His truck kibble can be detached from the main figure to form the majority of his vehicle mode on its own, though this is not an intended feature of the toy.

:He includes the Sword of Judgment and Sentinel Shield accessories, which he can respectively wield and mount on his left forearm, all via a 5mm post. In truck mode, the sword is stored underneath, while the shield mounts onto the trailer hitch. The sword also features a [[5 mm post|5mm post]] on its hilt. Interestingly, the truck mode is able to pull G1 Optimus Prime's trailer.

:He was only available as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, but was also released at brick and mortar retails in Australia and Hasbro's Asian markets, such as Singapore. Oddly enough, even though the official press release for the figure identifies it as "14 of 30" in Hasbro's ''[[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30]]'' campaign, the [[packaging]] does not sport any such markings.<ref name="fepress">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/Transformers-Movie-4-Optimus-Prime-Action-Figure-First-Edition.cfm Official Hasbro press release for ''Age of Extinction'' First Edition Optimus Prime]</ref> To complicate matters further, a later retrospective by Hasbro on Facebook identifies ''another'' product as "14 of 30", which doesn't sport any such markings on its packaging ''either''.<ref name="retro">[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/743925055677691 Hasbro Thrilling 30 retrospective] on Facebook, mirrored [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/hasbro-transformers-30th-anniversary-thrilling-30-exclusives-retrospective-gallery-181598/ here] on TFW2005.</ref>

:Some units lack the silver paint on the sword and shield, and the grey plastic is a lighter shade.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/FEOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on First Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-SilverKnightOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Surprise! You get to buy ''two'' of me!]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**'''28 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgment, Sentinel Shield

:A redeco of First Edition Optimus Prime in the 'Silver Knight' scheme, molded in dull Silver (or light grey) plastic and sporting paint operations, and the sword & shield is molded in clear light blue plastic. Like all of the AOE "Silver Knight" Optimus Prime toys, this was a Target exclusive.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/TargetPlatinumSKOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Silver Knight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''.

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[[File:AOEPlatinumOptimusPrimeTrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=2.10|Surprise! You get to buy ''three'' of me! And now with 25% more chrome!]]
*'''Optimus Prime with Trailer and Sideswipe''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgement
:Another redeco of First Edition Optimus Prime with a retooled faceplated head and minor changes to the flame colors that are slathered in chrome. Comes in a two-pack with a redecoed ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (Movie)#Age of Extinction|Sideswipe]], using the alternate [[Swerve (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Swerve]] head, along with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]]/[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]] trailer without [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]].

:In the United States, this set was a "shared exclusive" between [[BigBadToyStore]], [[Toys"R"Us]], and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]. In Canada and Singapore, it was exclusive to Toys"R"Us, whereas in Australia, it was a Myer exclusive. In Taiwan, it was made available for purchase during an event celebrating the launch of ''[[Transformers Rising]]''.
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====Legion Class toys====
{{Note|All of the Legion Class Optimus Prime toys features an undocumented feature of him combining with Legends Class Jetfire.}}
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[[File:Lost Age OptimusPrimeClearVersion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"It's true. This mould is back!" "Yes, consumers, and this time no force in the universe can stop me."]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Clear Ver.)''' (EZ Collection, 2014)
:One of the very first toys to be released as a freebie for the ''[[TV Magazine]]'', Optimus Prime (Clear Ver.) is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Optimus Prime in black and clear blue plastic, available only in the August 2014 issue of the said magazine. His only paint operations are on his abdomen and face, but stickers for additional detail are included on the issue's sticker sheet. Optimus Prime has been slightly retooled to include a magnet in his right foot, allowing him to interact with ''Lost Age'' Battle Command Optimus Prime and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' Stomp & Chomp [[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]].

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart legion Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2014)
:The single carded release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Optimus Prime, exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US and [[Asda]] in the UK. Deco changes included in this toy are the top half of the knee armor's blue being omitted and an Autobot insignia tampographed on the left knee, and similar to the Legends Class Power Armor Optimus Prime: the red arms, and the abdomen was replaced into blue.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WMLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Walmart Legion Class Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:AoE Wal-Mart 2-pack legion Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I got my old paint job back, can you [[Hasbro|guys]] give me retooled hands now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Legion Class two-pack, 2014)
:Optimus Prime is another redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class Optimus Prime, features gunmetal-stque grey plastic, and his paint operations being similar to the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys 2|first ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toy]]. He is also packaged with [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]], himself a redeco of none other than [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']] [[Cruellock]]. Like other Legion-themed product, he is exclusive to Walmart in the US and Asda in the UK.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/WMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Legion Class 2-pack Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class toys====
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[[File:Lost Age AD-09 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You know you want me.]]
*'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD09'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun, missile, flame attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}
:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Movie Advanced Series|Lost Age: Movie Advanced]]'' toys, this Japanese-exclusive redeco of [[#Deluxe Class toys|2007 ''Transformers'' Protoform Optimus Prime]] is given a ''Generation 1''-styled color scheme (which is ''also'' based on his appearances in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Foundation]]'' comic-book mini-series). It was unclear whether the now-blue flame effect was meant to represent his jetpack blast effect or his atmospheric entry heat effect, which is for no reason: entirely blue instead of hot red.

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[[File:AoE Target 2-pack deluxe Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shinybots! Roll Out and Be FABULOUS!]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2014)
**'''29 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword
:A redeco of the ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class toy, this Optimus Prime has large portions of his body, mostly his truck parts, vacuum metalized silver, and his light-piped eyes were neutered by blue paint. He comes with a redeco of Generation 1 [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'s sword, which can be wielded by his 5mm-compatible hands (Although not shown in the instructions). As his body, legs, and front truck kibble were chromed, care must be taken while transforming, ''especially'' with the shoulder kibble & the bottom leg's posts (This can be amended if you slightly widen the holes with 3mm hand drills). As with the original ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class figure, the instructions did not mention about forming the sleeper part until step 10, the pinky finger prevented the sword to peg down through his hands, and of course: his truck mode can attach with the Armored Weapons Platform included in the ''Chronicle'' or the ''Movie Trilogy Series'' figure. This figure has slightly loose shoulder joints.

:This figure was only available in a two-pack with a Voyager Class [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]] figure. The two-pack was exclusively available at Target stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia, at Tesco stores in the United Kingdom and Hungary and at Galeria Kaufhof department stores in Germany.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/TargetDlxOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Deluxe Silver Knight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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====Voyager Class toys====
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[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-EvasionModeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Continuing Megatron's legacy of being a drifting, shotgun-toting hobo hiding from the feds. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Lost Age AD-02 Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A little less blue goes a long way. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Evasion Mode Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''M4 / #001'''
**''Japanese Name'': '''Classic Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD02'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[May 17|05-17]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''Age of Extinction: [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, "Evasion Mode Optimus Prime" is an all-new figure based on the character's initial form in the film, transforming from a cab-over semi-truck into a robot mostly similar to his previous movie design. The truck mode is heavily based on Generation 1 Optimus Prime's White Freightliner WFT alt mode in both sculpt and deco, although it draws a few details, such as the singular smokestack and wheel designs, from the heavily faded Marmon 97 seen on-screen. In robot mode, he sports faux-kibble windows and, amusingly, ''two'' false smokestacks. Unfortunately, due to the way his arms transform, he lacks actual elbow joints, which makes the lower forearm the only poseable section. Optimus can wield weapons with longer posts while his hands are in a "default" 90° position. Also, while you transform him back to truck mode, his hands must be in the same sideways position to ensure the truck kibble is properly flushed.

:Optimus includes a spring-loaded missile-firing "ion cannon" modeled after Megatron's shotgun from ''Dark of the Moon'', with the missile features a sculpted shotgun nozzle on the front section. It can be held in his hand or attached to the top of the truck cab or truck bed via 5mm post, and, in an unadvertised feature, sports tabs on the rear-most handle that allow the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Megatron toy]] to wield it.

:In time-honored tradition, Prime's instructions depict the toy with an alternate "[[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretooled]]" head – in this case, a version with the faceplate deployed, used on the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' and "Rusty" releases of the figure (see below). Additionally, his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts him with extra white/silver [[Paint operation|paint detail]]s, especially on his chest and wheel rims, as well as having gray upper arms with red details, among other differences.

:Despite his relatively small truck mode (which is almost as small as a Deluxe class toy, but slightly larger than his ''Generation 1'' toy's truck) he is quite tall. Due to the lack of molded trailer hitches, Evasion Mode Optimus Prime cannot tow the [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|Mechtech Trailer]], though it can be hooked with the truck's cavity, albeit slightly lifted up.

:The TakaraTomy version, part of the first wave of ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' toys, is dubbed "Classic Optimus Prime", and opts for a deco closer to Prime's previous on-screen appearances, omitting the blue paint on his feet and hands to reveal the gray plastic underneath, and adding new paint details all over. Instead of painting it in clear light blue, his light-piping eyes are neutered with opaque light blue paint.

:The faceplated version of the mold was used to make [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/EMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Evasion Mode Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Lost Age AD-12 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More like ''Revenge of the Fallen Paint Apps'', amirite?]]
*'''Revenge Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD12'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[May 17|05-17]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, 2 Fuel Tank-Gun assemblies, removable Energon Swords
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' lineup, Revenge Optimus Prime is redeco of the 2010 ''Transformers'' Battle Blades mold, featuring darker plastic, a pair of flip-out swords (the second release of this mold since [[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Darkside Optimus Prime]].) from the Hasbro release, and chromed fuel tank-guns & sun visors. His shins & wheel joints are bronze from the Hasbro release as opposed to the grey of Takara's ''Autobot Alliance'' release.

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[[File:Evolution2PackAOEOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Evolution 2-Pack Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Two-Pack, 2014)
**'''23 OF 30'''
**''Japanese Release Date'': [[2017]]-[[October 3|10-3]]
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:A Voyager-class two pack of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]], representing the Generation 1 version of the character, and a redeco of ''Age of Extinction'' Evasion Optimus Prime representing the Movie character (The deco patterns is most likely to emulate the character's design in 2007, with vague results). Like Rusty Optimus Prime (seen below), he features flames on his vehicle mode doors.

:Unlike the stock photography, the actual toy doesn't feature a [[mouthplate]]. In October, the two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release. The robot mode stock photo lacks the gun nozzle/missile.

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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|For a bot who's supposed to be in hiding, he's sure got a lot of chrome.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Platinum Edition Voyager 2-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:Released as a two-pack with Voyager Class [[Grimlock (AOE)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]], ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is a redeco of Evasion Mode Optimus Prime with chromed shoulders, fists, pelvis, lower stomach and leg sides. He features a headsculpt with a mouthplate. His truck stripe is now white.

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[[File:Milk-Magazine-Evasion-Mode-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Counselor Prime, what do you think?"]]
*'''Optimus Prime Battle Damage Color''' (Milk Magazine exclusive, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle

:This hand-made custom of the Evasion Mode Optimus Prime figure is exclusive to Hong Kong's Milk Magazine. It's an officially licensed item produced in association with Hasbro Hong Kong. The weathering was done by Ori Toy.

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[[File:Lost Age TRU JP rusty Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Can't believe people are willing to pay a fortune for a dirt-covered Ultra Magnus cab that's missing its trailer-armor.]]
*'''Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[August 18|08-18]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:A redeco of the Voyager Evasion Mode toy, Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime features extensive paint applications to give him a screen-accurate vehicle mode, and was released as a Toys"R"Us Japan-exclusive. It uses the alternate, faceplated head mold.

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[[File:Takaratomy-gold-classic-optimus-prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No wonder why [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] is hunting him.]]
*'''Limited Color Optimus Prime'''{{sic}} (Battle Command Campaign, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:Limited to 10 pieces, Limited Color Optimus Prime (限定カラークラシックオプティマスプライム) is a gold chrome redeco of the Voyager Class figure, and he's released as part of the Transformers Battle Command Campaign given away to ten winners via a lucky draw. The initial phase for entry was operated in July 2014, when those wishing to enter the draw had to mail in the proof of purchase from the Takara-Tomy Lost Age Optimus Prime. The actual mailing out of prizes was to take place on November 2014.

:In December 2014, Two additional copies were produced for the [http://paramount.nbcuni.co.jp/transformers/campaign/ Transformers: ''Age of Extinction'' DVD lucky draw campaign], with the buyers using the included application postcard on each DVD they purchased to win the item. Depending on the buyer's luck, they'll win a Nicola Peltz (Tessa) and Jack Reynor (Shane) B2 poster (limited to 10 pieces) or the ''Movie Advanced Series'' release of the Evasion Mode Optimus Prime (limited to 38 pieces) instead.

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[[File:Autobots-united-optimus-prime.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEdZ-yjxHLI That's what I'm talkin' about.]]]
*'''Autobots United''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:The Autobots United 5 Pack includes another redeco of Voyager Class Evasion Mode Optimus Prime. This release features the faceplated headsculpt and, unlike the rest of the set, which strives for screen-accuracy, features a heavily Generation 1-inspired deco. Deco changes include replacing most of the blue & grey plastic into red, with blue paint applied on it, and his dark grey plastic is now a lighter shade. His Ion Cannon is now painted black to resemble his ''Generation 1'' toy's blaster, color-wise.

:He came in the BBTS shared exclusive "Autobots United" set along with screen-accurate redecos of [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]].

:In the picture to the right, he is mistransformed, his shoulders are not folded.

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[[File:Platinum-edition-breakout-battle-optimus-prime.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Cookies and Cream Prime.]]
*'''Breakout Battle''' (Platinum Edition, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle
:The "Breakout Battle" set includes another take on a screen-accurate "Scrapyard Optimus Prime", featuring a brown paint wash on tan plastic. The set was a shared exclusive between Toys"R"Us, online retailers such as Big Bad Toy Store, and Myer in Australia. The set was released in Australia, Singapore, and Canada but never actually made it to retail in the U.S. The set also includes [[Rollbar (AOE)|Rollbar]] and a [[Vehicon (AOE)|Vehicon]].

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====Leader Class toys====
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[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-LeaderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77|No one makes fun of Prime's <s>security</s> ''survival'' backpack and gets away with it! ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Lost Age AD-01 Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.77|And it's a Buster right outta the gate! ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''M4 / #001'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD01'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''2014-[[May 17|05-17]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco, TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''Age of Extinction: Generations'' Leader Class toys, this is yet ''another'' completely new "big" Optimus Prime figure. While smaller than the First Edition toy, this one features more silver and chrome paint in vehicle mode, a more poseable robot mode, and a Vector Shield accessory instead of the Sentinel Shield. Unlike the First Edition figure, Leader Class Optimus Prime's pauldrons and hip-skirts are formed from truck kibble, giving him a marginally smaller backpack. His accessories have roughly the same functionality as the First Edition toy, with his sword being hand-held and pegged onto his hands or storing underneath the truck, and his shield mounting onto his left forearm or storing on the back of the truck. Additionally, the sword sheath underneath the truck can be folded up and used in robot mode.

:It should be noted that this Optimus Prime can accommodate the [[Dual Energon Swords#Dark of the Moon|Battle Blade]] accessories to recreate the scene of him fighting against Galvatron.

:This figure was only made available as a store [[exclusive]] in parts of Europe, at least in the United Kingdom (at Argos) and Germany (at Rossmann drug stores).

:Apparently, early plans for the shield were to have it colored gold and silver, but it was later changed to gray and red. When a hand-painted [[prototype]] of the toy was first displayed at the 2013 New York Comic Con, the shield was colored yellow and silver; in addition, the original versions of the official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] also depict the gold color, but the versions featured on the back of the toy's [[packaging]] were edited so they would accurately depict the final toy's colors for the shield. Meanwhile, the versions of the stock photos provided to websites and online retailers depict the shield in its final colors for the robot mode, whereas the vehicle mode photo is the unedited version featuring the shield's original colors. Furthermore, UK-based retailer Argos also featured unedited versions of the stock photos for both modes in one of its catalogs, causing some confusion among fans.<ref name="argos">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/991761-uk-getting-different-leader-decos-optimus-yellow-vector-shield.html TFW2005 thread] about outdated stock photos used in Argos catalog.</ref> Sometimes, the spring loaded "[[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]" feature in his head is too strong and causes the head to fly off...

:Some units feature a darker tone on the red paint applications.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2014/05/17/transformers-4-age-of-extinction-generations-leader-optimus-prime-variant-found-180019</ref>

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the first wave of ''Lost Age: Movie Advanced'' toys, features numerous silver paint details, and alters the deco on his chest to be more screen-accurate, among many other changes. This figure's Vector Shield accessory is later redecoed as the "Golden Vector Shield", as the giveaway item for the 2nd ''The Last Knight'' Campaign in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GoldPlatedOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22|This time, NO ONE dared to transform it.]]
*'''Gold Plated Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Sword of Judgement
:This gold vacuum metallized version of Optimus Prime is a prize in Hasbro's Asia Age of Extinction campaign. To qualify for winning this toy, one must be the biggest spender of the day during the midnight launch of the AoE toyline at specific Toys"R"Us or participate in a lucky draw. This toy is limited to 7 pieces. 2 are in mainland China, while Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan each have one.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Lucky Draw Leader Class, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:Released as a prize figure for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|first Leader Class figure]], albeit unlike the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LuckyDraw2007Leader|first lucky draw figure]], this release features a more balanced deco consists of chromed paintable plastic and gold unpaintable plastic, and it doesn't need to be fixated with a stand. To qualify for winning this toy, one must spend about 3,000 yen and up on various Transformers toys to enter the lucky draw event.

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*'''Leader Class Grimlock & Leader Class Optimus Prime''' (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield

:Platinum Optimus is a redeco of the Leader Class Optimus Prime. Optimus' color palette is now darkened with some additional paint details. His "Sword of Judgment" is now a light blue. Optimus features more chrome on his "Vector Shield", chest, and on his head. The set was a shared exclusive, available from BigBadToyStore and Toys"R"Us, and was also sold during a Taiwanese event celebrating the launch of ''[[Transformers Rising]]''.

:Initial [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/06/TF4-Leader-2pack-Optimus-bot_1403963168.jpg prototype] [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/06/TF4-Leader-2pack-Optimus-truck_1403963168.jpg photos] shows that Optimus' blue plastic is casted in translucent blue, which is not present in the final product.
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[[File:Movie-Advanced-Series-AD-31-Armor-Knight-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Transforming my mouth is terrifying.]]
*'''Armor Knight Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AD31'''
**''Accessories'': Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (deco artist)}}

:Armor Knight Optimus Prime is a retool of ''Age of Extinction: Generations'' Leader Class Optimus Prime. It features a new head sculpt with a rotatable faceplate (one side with the mask, the other without, the whole part rotates), along with other remolded body parts (such as his skirt, feet, and chest), giving it a more screen accurate appearance. He includes more movie-accurate weapons, featuring a new sword and shield, albeit in not-so-accurate colors (the sword's transparent orange blade was also a nod to the [http://www.joshnizzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/P_OptimusV2_Sword_130225_v003_JN.jpg sword's "heat up" mode in the concept art].). He is covered in metallic paint, along with additional chrome details on his rims and bumper.

:The new Sword of Judgement accessory is later redecoed in screen-accurate colors, as the giveaway item for the 1st ''The Last Knight'' Campaign in Japan.
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[[File:AOEBlackKnightOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Gotta admit, this is ''awesome''.]]
*'''Black Knight Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2015-[[August 3|08-03]])
**''Accessories'': Nemesis Sword, Sphere Shield

:Black Knight Optimus Prime is a [[black repaint]] of Armor Knight Optimus Prime (which is a retool of the first Leader Class Optimus Prime) in [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]]'s colors with an Autobot symbol, which is also a double reference to [[Eldedroid]]'s colors. His entire clear parts were cast in red.

:Black Knight Optimus Prime is a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive.
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===''Lost Age Series''===
[[File:Takara-lost-age-series-battle-command-optimus-prime.jpg|thumb|Am I awesome?|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime''' ([[July 19|07-19]][[2014|-2014]]/4-[[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA01'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 Sword-Guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgement
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A roughly Voyager-sized mold of Optimus Prime. He transforms into a Western Star "5700 OP" concept truck as seen in the film, in ''4 steps'':
::1. Press 2 buttons on the truck steps make the side panels pop out in position.
::2. Fold down the front section to transform it's robot mode legs.
::3. Fold back the rear parts to form the kibble.
::4. Position the arms into place, and Optimus will announce "Transform!", with a classic transformation sound effect.
:Like Stomp & Chomp Grimlock, his truck kibble from the back can accommodate One-Steps and Power Battlers (Both Hasbro and TakaraTomy), activating his various voice clips and flashing lights by interacting with the magnets in their feet. He is notably less kibble than other AOE Optimus Primes...from the front, at least. The back and sides are not so promising with large chunks of Western Star truck kibble hanging off his legs, making him look as if he's wearing a petticoat. At least the jetpack helps balance the whole thing out...

:The Sword of Judgement included with this toy is the same mold as the weapon included with the ''Age of Extinction'' leader class Optimus but cast in flat grey rubbery plastic rather than the transparent plastic and paint operations of the initial release. This Optimus Prime erroneously features blue paint on his feet instead of the screen-accurate red.

:This Optimus Prime can tow the [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|Mechtech Trailer]], though it lets the wheels lift off the ground.

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*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime & Bumblebee Strongest Tag Set''' (Multi-pack, [[October 18|10-18-]]2014)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA14'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 Sword-Guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgement, 1-step Changer High Octane Bumblebee

:A re-released version of the figure above, packaged with a One-Step Changer High Octane Bumblebee, unchanged from its original Hasbro release.

:As with the Final Battle set below, this toy also won the Japan Toy Awards 2014 ceremony, which is indicated by a small, golden sticker on the left side.

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*'''Final Battle 4-Figure Set''' (Multi-pack, 2014-[[October 18|10-18]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''LA-SP'''

:The Japanese release of the Silver Knight Optimus Prime from the ''Age of Extinction Collection'' 6-pack set is bundled with 1-Step Helicopter Drift, Galvatron, and Slug.

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==''Construct-Bots''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Dinobot Riders, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun
: A smaller toy that can ride on Dinobots. He includes a small gun.

:His nominal Dinobot steed (if it wasn't already abundantly obvious) is [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]].
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*'''Dinofire Grimlock''' (Dinobot, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun
:Available only in the "Dinofire Grimlock" set, this Optimus is a slight redeco of the individual Dinobot Riders Optimus Prime, featuring a brighter shade of red and blue.
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*'''Optimus Prime with Gnaw''' (Dinobot Warriors, 2014)
: Optimus Prime transforms from a truck-thing to a robot. He includes a sword weapon and his Dinobot partner [[Gnaw (AOE)|Gnaw]] who can turn into a backpack, arm and chest armor, and a ''gigantic'' axe.
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*'''Grimlock with Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Accessories'': Gun, Sword
:Bundled with a redecoed Grimlock, Silver Knight Optimus Prime is a redeco of the Dinobot Riders Optimus Prime. He also comes with an extra sword accessory.

:The set was currently released as a Target exclusive.
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==''Legend Commander Collection''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LC-04'''
:Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of the "One Step Changer" Optimus Prime, retaining the pin from the original mold. Remaining stock was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

:This mold was also used to make Silver Knight Optimus Prime from the One-Step Collection.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
[[File:QTransformers AOE Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-01E'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[super deformed]] toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' design, transforming into a cute little Western Star 4900 SB. It was sold as an exclusive at Transformers Expo months before the proper release of the toyline.

:This mold was also used to make ''Q-Transformers'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Q-Transformers|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/QTOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Q-Transformers'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014-[[December 26|12-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-01'''

:This standard retail version of ''Q-Transformers'' Prime is identical to the Transformers Expo release.

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*'''Optimus Prime (Watashi ni ii kangae ga aru)''' (2015-[[July 25|07-25]], 2016-[[January 30|01-30]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-23''', '''QTF-01'''

:This Optimus Prime is a new mold that matches the character's more cartoony and simplified appearance in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (cartoon)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' cartoon. The "Watashi ni ii kangae ga aru" added to his name means "I have a good idea" (私にいい考えがある). A line originally spoken by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus Prime]] at various times in the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], it has a reputation as a catchphrase of his among Japanese fans and has been reused by many Optimus Primes since, including the Prime in the ''Q-Transformers'' cartoon.

:This toy was re-released with a new ID number as part of the second ''Q-Transformers'' series.

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*'''Q-Transformers Protagonists 3-Figure Set''' (2016-01-30)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-01 '''

:The second Optimus Prime toy was also sold in a three-pack with fellow cartoon main characters [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Q-Transformers|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Q-Transformers|Lockdown]]. They come with a cardboard backdrop to be displayed on that depicts a typical service area of a Japanese expressway, much like the real locations the characters stand around in in the cartoon.

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the set as well.
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==Bearbrick==
[[File:Bearbrick AOEOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)

: A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime is a redeco of Bearbrick [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|G1 Optimus Prime]] in a deco based on his ''Age of Extinction'' appearance. He transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like himself to a bear-eared robot and comes with no accessories, but holes in his [[robot mode]] hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

: This mold was redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]] and then further retooled with a new chest into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].

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==''Battle Masters''==
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*'''Optimus Prime / Grimlock''' (2015)

:A redeco of the sword-wielding version of ''[[Battle Masters]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Battle Masters)|Optimus Prime]], Silver Knight Optimus Prime is a non-transforming "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots"-like toy with arms that punch through the use of levers in his legs. He can also be placed on the included controller handle, allowing the punches to be activated with a pair of triggers. Optimus Prime was only available in a Target-exclusive two-pack with [[Grimlock (AOE)#Battle Masters|Grimlock]].

::*''[https://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/BMTargetOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Silver Knight Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Movie The Best''==
===Voyager Class toys===
[[File:Transformers-Movie-MB-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[2017]]-[[February 4|02-04]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, projectile/nozzle

:Released as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Movie The Best]]'' toyline to conclude the 10th anniversary of the [[live-action film series]], this Optimus Prime is an extensive redeco of his Evasion mode toy. He also uses the faceplated head and the dark gray-colored Ion Cannon used for the Evolution 2-pack/''Platinum Edition'' 5-pack release. While his deco had taken cues from both the TakaraTomy release of Evasion Mode Optimus Prime and the ''Platinum Edition'' Breakout Battle figure, the weathering pattern bears a similar resemblance to his rusty version of the figure. Unfortunately, this release suffers from ''heavy'' mold degradation, particularly in the form of ill-fitting tabs around the truck front/shoulder area.

:Like the rest of the ''Movie The Best'' figures, Optimus Prime is packaged in vehicle mode.

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*'''Dino Ride Grimlock & Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2017-[[March 25|03-25]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-09'''
:This reissue of Grimlock comes with a new non-transforming Optimus Prime mini figure, standing in the size of an ''Armada'' Mini-con. He also comes with his trademark sword & shield.
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===Leader Class toys===
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[[File:Transformers-Movie-MB-11-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the fandom finally rejoiced for real...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2017-[[March 25|03-25]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-11'''
**''Accessories'': 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into Ion blaster, 2 Energon Swords, 2 Battle Hooks, Knuckle

:This Optimus Prime is an extensive screen-accurate redeco of the ''Dark of the Moon'' Supreme Class/Leader Class Striker retool, using the Ion Blaster accessory from the Buster Optimus Prime and the Toys"R"Us Japan-exclusive battle blade accessories. He also comes with the Knuckle piece and the Battle Hooks and uses the 2-2-1 articulated fingers featured from the second ''Asia Premium Series'' release. He also features a whopping 40 phrases recorded by [[Tesshō Genda]].

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[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-17-Optimus-Prime-Revenge-Edition.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You bought the ''Masterpiece'' Prime already? Come on.]]
*'''Optimus Prime (Revenge Version)''' (Leader, 2018-[[March 24|03-24]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-17'''
**''Accessories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 Battle Hooks, Knuckle, 2 fuel tank/exhaust assemblies - combine into Ion blaster

:Another release of the Leader Class Optimus Prime figure, now redecoed from the original ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class mold, but with the gimmick-less arms from the Supreme Class retool, and a pair of articulated fingers which was not previously used for the original release. He also retains his pair of Energon Swords, Hooks, his Knuckle piece, and the fuel tanks that can combine to form his ion blaster. In terms of deco, he features a darker plastic color and paint (which resulted in two-tone shades of silver & gunmetal), which is meant to go with this line's Jetfire.

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[[File:TF-Movie-the-Best-MB-20-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just in case you don't want to customize your valuable Calibur Prime.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Leader, 2018-[[March 24|03-24]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-20'''
**''Accessories'': Temenos Sword, Calibur Axe, Overshield/Fifth Wheel Hitch

:''Movie the Best'' Nemesis Prime is a redeco of the TakaraTomy exclusive Calibur Optimus Prime figure, with darker paint and plastic, and bright, metallic, purple eyes, and the mark of [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] on his face. As for the weapons, the Calibur Axe uses translucent purple plastic instead of orange, and there is more silver at the base of the blade. The Overshield has black replacing the original's silver and purple replacing the original's bronze.

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==''Masterpiece Movie Series''==
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[[File:MPM4Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...until this came. (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-Takara-MPM-4-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you have bought the Hasbro release, then I have some bad news for you, and ''your wallet''. (''TakaraTomy version pictured'')]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2017]])
**''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''<ref>The packaging actually features a "10 Years" logo, in reference to the anniversary of the first film.</ref>
**''ID number:'' '''MPM-4'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[September 30]], 2017
**''Accessories'': "[[Ion blaster|Rifle]]", 2 "[[Dual Energon Swords|Energy Swords]]", [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM4|Matrix of Leadership]]

:Released to conclude the 10th Anniversary of the live-action film series, [[The_Transformers:_Masterpiece#Transformers_sublines|''Masterpiece Movie Series'']] Optimus Prime is a brand new mold that transforms from a 25 cm-tall robot (a little taller than MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Convoy]]) resembling how the character appeared in the first live action movie into a <s>Kenworth W900</s> modified Peterbilt 379, in 43 steps, with many of the engineering cues being distinctively based and improved on the [[#Leader_Class_toys_2|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class mold]].

:The figure has diecast in its feet, shins, and abdomen. It features pinstriped flames, articulated fingers, a headsculpt with a face that can rotate between masked and unmasked modes in a method identical to Armor Knight Optimus Prime's, and an abdomen that opens to reveal a chamber housing a diecast Matrix of Leadership. He comes with said Matrix, his "Rifle" (aka "Ion Cannon"), and a pair of "Energy Swords" that tab in behind his wrists (the hands unfortunately have to be bent forward to accommodate these). All three weapons can combine and store on the trailer hitch in vehicle mode. Speaking of, Optimus can tow the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]] from ''Masterpiece'' MP-10 Convoy (and its various redecoes). Due to this feature, he is actually too short in robot mode, deviating from the scale much more than his peers.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/mpm-3rd-party-scale-discussion.1194209/page-2#post-17949152 Thread discussion on the MPM scale], which lists Weijiang's upscaled knockoff of MPM Optimus deviating from the scale by being 0.93 cm too short; and taller than the real MPM by 3 inches.</ref>

:Though the figure does a much better job of conveying the on-screen character model than the ROTF Leader Class mold did, there are still a few inaccuracies—most notably the forearm and shoulder pad designs and the head/torso proportions. The final product also lacks certain paint details visible in stock and packaging imagery, such as the blue rings on his feet and the gold on his pelvis. It should be noted that this mold does not combine with [[Jetfire (Movie)#Leader Class toys|Jetfire]].

:The TakaraTomy release replaces the dark gray plastic on the Hasbro version with lighter gray as well as adding the missing paint apps shown on the box.

:In addition, it is very difficult, if not impossible for the vehicle mode to tab together properly. The entire cab assembly breaks apart very easily as the tabs lack sufficient friction to keep it together, resulting in either a gap forming between the front windows and the hood or part of the hood raising up. The pipes that are supposed to connect to the bottom of the smokestacks also don't swing out far enough to properly do so if the feet are tabbed together completely. When attempting to complete the cab assembly, it is advised to apply upward pressure on the front side barrels while pushing the cab downwards. A misassembly error is also present on all versions of the mold, where the roof hinges that connect the sides of the cabin are reversed. Two sets of plastic rings on posts connect each of the shoulders to the torso - the ring that ends up on top in vehicle mode is slightly too thick and often filled with stress marks straight out of the packaging and can create stress marks on the torso piece it's connected to. The same ring can also make it ''extremely'' difficult to tab the cab together. Since the lower ring is on a separate part and still keeps the joint connected, it can be helpful to disassemble the figure and cut away the upper ring to alleviate both problems, but do so at your own risk.

:Much like his ROTF ancestor, he is a frequent victim of [[Knockoff|counterfeiting]], ranging from clones that fix the issues above to high quality upscales.

:[[Starscream (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|As]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|expected]], the [[:File:MPM4Optimus.jpg|Hasbro stock photos]] have the figure mistransformed in both modes. The backpack is a mess, the chest and torso bits aren't properly configured, and the smokestacks in truck mode aren't extended.

:In the United States, Canada, and Hasbro's Asian markets, ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Optimus Prime was exclusively available from [[Toys"R"Us]], whereas in Spain, he saw a wider release, being at least available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour. It's currently unknown if he was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Greece, he was officially available via at least one toy store chain, aptly named simply "Toys-Shop", but again might have been available online only.

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[[File:MPM-12-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nekoptimus Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2021]])
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''ID number:'' '''MPM-12'''
**''Accessories'': "Ion Blaster", [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM12|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The second ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot based on his appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' mid-credits scene into an unlicensed approximation of a 1970s Marmon cab-over truck, rather than the Freightliner he appears as during the film's ending scene, much like the ''Studio Series'' toy [[#SS38|below]]. He comes with his "Ion Blaster" used in the Cybertron sequences in the film, which can be folded and stored behind his cab. He also includes a new [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#MPM12|Matrix of Leadership]], despite the Matrix never appearing or being mentioned in the movie. Similar to the ''Masterpiece Movies Series'' toy above, Optimus Prime can tow the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP44|trailer]] included with MP-44 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|Convoy]].

:Unfortunately, due to reduced parts count and possibly cost-cutting measures, the trigonal [[kibble]] on his shoulders ends up slightly protruding on the vehicle mode. This also results in a somewhat amusing appearance for the truck mode, as the placement of the said kibble looks like it has a pair of cat-ears.

:Hasbro [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLtuM8DJeY9/ stock photography] depicts much brighter and saturated colors, as well as clear blue windows. TakaraTomy stock photography (right), which was revealed months later, features darker, more film-accurate colors, and clear grey windows. The Hasbro box also features the peculiar (''especially'' for a Masterpiece figure) call-out "Articulated Head" depicting Optimus just... turning his head to the left. The photography is also strangely low resolution compared to previous releases in the line, possibly a consequence of 2020 pandemic complications.

:This toy was revealed on February 25, 2021 via live-stream. It is a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States and a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada.

:This figure would be redecoed into MPM-12N [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Masterpiece|Nemesis Prime]].
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==''The Last Knight''==
===''Turbo Changers''===
[[File:TF-TLK-One-Step-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|(In case you didn't know, this is the TakaraTomy stock photo.)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (One-Step Changer, 2017)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Speed Change Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-07'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2017-[[April 29|04-29]]'''

:This Optimus Prime is a ''minor'' redeco of the One-Step Changer figure, ''omitting'' the paint apps on the knees, the flames on his shoulders, and changing the robot mode chest's deco. Along with his wavemate Bumblebee, Optimus Prime loses his pin on his leg, which is used to activate Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's pop-out weapons and gimmicks. As with the first wave of the Turbo Changers, Optimus features a nearly invisible tampograph on his vehicle front, which can be revealed with [[Dragonstorm#MegaTurboChanger|Mega Turbo Changer Dragonstorm]]'s UV-powered Cyberfire gimmick.

:In 2019, the toy was given away free for the school kids who attended the [https://art.parco.jp/parcomuseum/detail/?id=168 ”The World Of Transformers” Exhibition] held at the Parco Museum in Ikebukuro from March 15th to Monday, April 1st, 2019.

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*'''1-Step Turbo Changer 6 Pack''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Axe, Club, 2 spear-like weapons, Scimitar, Shield

:This Optimus Prime is a redeco of the figure above, featuring red wheels and various Tech Spec-sque patterns on the legs & chest which can be decoded with their transparent red weapons, which is molded in a sprue similar to the ones used for the Arms Microns kits & ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' Mini-Con figures. He can use any weapons included in this set, although his primary weapon is an axe.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Knight-Armor-Turbo-Changer-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-TLK-TC-01-Big-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Knight Armor Turbo Changer, 2017/2018)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Big Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-01'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2018-[[February 3|02-03]]'''

:Knight Armor Turbo Changer Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized figure that transforms from truck to robot in just 2-steps: pulling his whole truck kibble to the front then fold down to complete the robot mode, although converting him back requires some few steps. His only articulation is the elbows, and he features 5mm compatible hands. He also features a "Knight Armor" gimmick, which consists of his mask popping out to his head with the press of the button on his chest. Take note that you need to flip back the mask manually before you turn him back into Truck Mode.

:The TakaraTomy release of the figure features extensive paint applications to resembles his on-screen appearances, and his pop-out mask is now vacuum metallized with some gold details.

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===''Tiny Turbo Changers''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Series'': '''1''' & '''2'''
**''Bag Code'': '''I'''
:[[Tiny Turbo Changers]] Optimus Prime is a small, stumpy, soft-plastic [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] mini-figure that changes from robot to a licensed Western Star 5700 OP Truck with just a few simple steps. He features ball-jointed shoulders and hands that are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other 3mm post accessories. Like all Tiny Turbo Changers, his vehicle-mode tires do not spin, sorry.

:Being only an inch and three quarters half, he is the second smallest transformable movie version of Optimus Prime around, only losing the first spot to the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Q-Transformers|Q-Transformers]] version. Much like the normal-colors [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TinyTurboChanger|Bumblebee]], he was available in both Series 1 and 2 of the line, with no noteworthy changes between releases. Not even their bag codes were altered. Their instruction books were updated to say "Series 2".

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*'''Optimus Prime / Steelbane / Bumblebee''' (3-pack, 2017)
**''Accessories'': "Autobot" weapons sprue (2 swords, flail-axe, left shield-half), "Decepticon" weapons sprue (2 cutlasses, knife, right shield-half)
:Released as part of the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] ''Reveal The Shield'' subline, this Tiny Turbo Changer 3-pack contains a [[redeco]]ed Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#RtSTinyTurbo3pack|Bumblebee]] (in their first non-blindpacked release) and a new [[Steelbane#TinyTurboChanger|Steelbane]] figure. This version of Optimus features red wheels & [[Tech Spec]]-esque patterns on his robot mode chest and... groin-flaps, though the ''real'' decoding is on his vehicle mode roof, which when seen through the attached clear-red weapons (or similar plastic device) reveals... an Autobot symbol. Surprise.

:Despite being a store-exclusive, the 3-pack containing this figure absolutely choked store shelves thanks to their [[shelfwarmer|inability to sell]], and were still available in plentiful numbers two years after the film's release.
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===''Titan Changers''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changers, 2017)

:''Titan Changers'' Optimus Prime is an all new mold that transforms from a tall robot into a truck in just 4 easy steps!

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===Legion Class toys===
{{Note|All versions of the Legion Class Optimus Prime toys feature an undocumented feature of him combining with Legends Class Jetfire.}}
[[File:TF-TLK-Legion-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With this toy, I will make people think that I went back to my old body like Bumblebee has!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2017)

:Legion Class Optimus Prime is a redeco/retool of the first ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class figure, with the deco resembling the paint job from Optimus Prime's Western Star "5700 OP" concept truck. While the main body is identical to the figure, the arms and legs are newly tooled, with simple assemblies for the wheels. The retooled legs now features a more solid stopping point, which prevents the center front grill/legs to swing back further. It should be noted that his flame decals are ''painted over'' the side windows.

:The newly tooled legs also feature unreasonably long pegs to secure their connection in vehicle mode. They have a tendency to snap off over time, though this doesn't affect the toy too much.

:In 29th August to 29th September, the entire 1st wave of ''The Last Knight'' Legion Class figures that almost ''massively'' shelfwarmed in Malaysia's Toys"R"Us stores was sold as a giveaway item for the customers who purchased ''The Last Knight'' toys in a price of RM200 (approx $46) in a single receipt. Optimus is one of the four.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Walmart-Legion-2-pack-Optimus-Prime-and-Ravenspar-box.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who are you, again?]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Ravenspar''' (Walmart 2-pack, 2017)

:This unchanged release of Legion Class Optimus Prime was available in a two-pack with [[Ravenspar]], a redeco of [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse|''Prime'' Cyberverse Soundwave]], under the ''Autobots Unite'' subline imprint.

:This set was ''intended'' to be [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] stores in the United States, but although it ''was'' stocked by the Walmart US online store, it supposedly never actually made it to brick and mortar Walmart stores, instead ending up at US discount retailers, primarily Ross stores. Internationally, it was available in Hong Kong (possibly as a non-exclusive general retail release), at Walmart's subsidiary Asda in the United Kingdom, as a Prisma exclusive in Finland, and as a Walmart exclusive in Mexico. It was also listed at the websites of Dutch retailers Bart Smit and Intertoys (owned by the same parent company), but again, it's unsure if it was ever actually released in the Netherlands.

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*'''Optimus Prime & Grimlock''' (Toys"R"Us 2-pack, 2017)

:Available with Grimlock, this Optimus Prime is a redeco (or possibly a repaint) of the figure above, featuring extra paint applications on the chest and thighs, and he features a different flame pattern on his side doors. His Autobot insignia is now tampographed on his right arm. The cyberglyphs on his front hood is confusingly translated as "PRIME". The 2-pack also comes with a card, which the glyphs being decoded as "DINOBOTS". Optimus Prime and Grimlock also saw release as a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive, making this Optimus Prime redeco/slight retool to be first sold at Japanese markets.

:The final product retains the simple-assembly wheels rather than being assembled with rivet pins seen in the stock photos.
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*'''Optimus Prime (Clear Ver)''' (2017)

:This Legion Class Optimus Prime is a transculent redeco of the mold above, utilizing the retooled pegs and the deco pattern from the Toys"R"Us 2-pack. He is made available for the [http://www.doll-museum.jp/4524 Transformers 35th Anniversary exhibition held at Yokohama Doll Museum], given away for elementary school students who purchased the tickets.

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*'''Transformers Fanbook 2020''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2020)

:This release of the Optimus Prime figure is unchanged from the "Optimus Prime and Grimlock" 2-pack, bundled with a slightly redecoed Megatron as part of the "Battle Set" freebie included in this book released by Kodansha.
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===''Allspark Tech''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Starter Set, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Cube, USB cord

:''Allspark Tech'' Optimus Prime transforms from a Rescue Bots-styled robot into a deformed Western Star truck and back. As a Starter pack, he comes with electronic Allspark Cube that can fit on his chest cavity, which gives him different sound effects for his robot & vehicle modes. He also comes with a USB cord, mostly used for recharging.

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*'''Shadow Spark Optimus Prime''' (Starter Set, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Cube, USB cord

:''Allspark Tech'' Shadow Spark Optimus Prime is a redeco of the figure above, based on his Nemesis Prime alter ego seen in the movie. His electronic cube could probably feature different sound effects.

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===''Premier Edition''===
====Deluxe Class toys====
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*'''Optimus Prime 2-Pack''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': MechTech Blaster/Energon Battle Axe, Gun/missile/flame attachment

:This 2-pack release of Optimus Primes are redecoes of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|''Transformers'' (2007) Protoform Optimus Prime]], and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|''MechTech'' Deluxe Class Optimus Prime]].

:"Cybertron Optimus Prime" new features a darker grey plastic, and mostly shares the same paint mask to the original Deluxe class figure, with added paint details on his head and the mesh-like pattern on the front of his "entry" mode. The silver paint on his chest was slightly changed from the original and he lacks the paint on his feet, his "headlights", and the top of his "entry" mode. Lastly, he features Cyberglyphics on his vehicle mode windows, and the rear sides of the vehicle. His flame attachment is now cast in translucent red plastic with orange sprays.

:Although ''MechTech'' Optimus Prime's deco is similar to the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|first Deluxe Class figure]], some of his parts (robot shoulder flaps, chest piece/truck front) were recast in blue plastic (with the chest being painted red), and his paint applications on the pelvis, headlights & thighs are omitted. His front truck hood/backpack's deco is altered: the truck steps and the fenders were painted blue, and the gold gradients on the flame tampographs are removed, while he features additional flame tampos on both sides of his front hood, and an Autobot Insignia on his left robot shoulder. He still retains the light-piping gimmick, but cast in clear plastic, with the eyeballs being (halfheartedly) painted with clear blue. His MechTech weapon is cast in transparent orange plastic, with the exception of the scope/lever and the gun barrel, which remained opaque silver plastic due to being cast with unpaintable plastic. He also features Cyberglyphics on the left side of his vehicle mode front hood.

:All Cyberglyphs in this set translate to "PRIME"
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====Voyager Class toys====
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[[File:TF-TLK-Voyager-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"No, I'm way more awesome than [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|you]]!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Voyager-sized Optimus Prime is an all-new mold (with a similar transformation scheme to [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Class Galvatron]], notably the shoulders, rooftop backpack, and the leg/wheels combo) based on his Leader Class figure. He features a similar but different transformation scheme, which results in a somewhat clean robot mode, although most of his vehicle kibble hangs on his back. He also features the sword & the shield based on his final design in the movie, albeit the sword being painted similarly to the Armor Knight Optimus Prime's sword. His Sword can store underneath his Vehicle mode or his robot mode backpack, while the shield can be stored on the truck's fifth wheel hitch, which can also tow the trailer included from the Japanese exclusive [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerTrailer|Mechtech Voyager]]. Although the pectoral armor can be slightly pushed up a little bit further, the pieces have to actually stop at where the rectangular peg holes are located.

:Surprisingly, this was also the first Hasbro exclusive transforming Movie Optimus Prime figure to be based on the final design seen in ''Age of Extinction''. He even features the forearms that Prime had before obtaining the Sword of Judgement, which unfortunately means that he is inaccurate to his appearance in the battle of Hong Kong and the entirety of ''The Last Knight''. The sword's blade is still painted as the heated-up version from the concept art.

:Like the larger ''First Edition'' figure, this toy is a rather egregious [[shellformer]], to the point where you can actually separate the robot mode from his vehicle shell if you ''really'' wanted to.

:While he can tow the [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|Mechtech Trailer]], it cannot turn left or right due to the gray trailer hitch slightly pressing against the trailer's landing gear joints, and it ''slightly'' lifts the trailer with the front-rear tires lifting off the ground. The 2018 giveaway event-exclusive [[Quad Barrel Shotgun#Generations|Quad Barrel Shotgun]] accessory can be used for this figure.

:The Hasbro stock photos of the toy are ''slightly'' mistransformed: his pectoral armor is not folded correctly in robot mode. At least a ''very small'' number of units feature a faceplate-less head sculpt which was probably intended for a later retool, but there is no news about this pretool being released in the future. This figure was also released in Toys"R"Us Japan on May 1st, 2017 as a store exclusive, likewise identical to the Hasbro release.

:The CG stock photos feature extra silver paint apps on the lower thighs and hands, which the final product does not feature.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Toys"R"Us Giveaway, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield

:Released as one of the prizes from the "Midnight Madness" event in a Toys R'Us in Singapore, this Optimus Prime is a redeco (of sorts) of the Voyager Class figure. The figure's deco is unchanged from the standard release, but he now has weathered battle damage paint all over him (yes, this includes applying to unpaintable plastic). In addition, the bright yellow paint is applied onto the blade.

:In some countries like Malaysia, Prime could be obtained by buying some certain items in an expensive price, given away along with a similarly 'battle-damaged' redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]. He was also released as a prize figure for the Transformers Atrium Fair in Takashimaya B2 Atrium located in Singapore from 13 till 26th June 2017.

:He was also available at the movie launch event in a Toys R'Us in Hong Kong, as a prize for spending HKD$1,500 on Transformers-related products.

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*'''Dark Optimus Prime''' (Omni7 exclusive Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield

:This exclusive redeco of Optimus Prime features darker shades of red and blue than his other releases and has extensive paint applications to resemble his on-screen appearances in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', particularly his Nemesis Prime alter ego seen in the film. To that end, he features movie-accurate flame patterns, which are larger and more elaborate than the ones on the regular release or the SDCC exclusive, on his vehicle mode exterior and robot pectoral armor. His eyes and sword are also painted metallic purple, but his shield is completely unpainted for some reason.

:Dark Optimus Prime could be purchased along with advance tickets for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' via movie cards from June 25, 2017, on the Omni7 website, and from September 29, 2017, if the item was purchased without advance tickets.

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[[File:TF-TLK-MyNews-Lucky-Draw-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Ksatria Emas.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MyNEWS Lucky Draw Prize, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword

:Available as a Lucky Draw prize for the Malaysian news and convenience store MyNEWS, this Optimus Prime figure features a gold chrome finish on ''every'' plastic on him (and yes, this ''probably'' includes unpaintable plastic).
:The only way to obtain the prize was:
:#Purchase any Transformers product worth RM30 (approx $7 in the US) in a single receipt from any myNEWS store (Well, the only TF-related items in this store were ''Robots in Disguise'' Tiny Titans, ''The Last Knight'' Tiny Turbo Changers, and ''Generations'' Alt-modes)
:#Take a photo with your Transformers collections.
:#Like their Facebook page, and post your photo and your receipt as a comment under the contest’s posting on the official Facebook page with their ''The Last Knight''-related hashtags.
:#And finally, submit your entry by emailing your photo and receipt to their e-mail address.

:And oh, not to mention that the figure was limited to 10 pieces, so uh, good luck.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (SDCC 2017 exclusive Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield, Tire piece

:The ''San Diego Comic-Con 2017'' exclusive Optimus Prime figure is another redeco of the ''Premier Edition'' figure, which aims for a more movie-accurate look than the original by still sharing the same paint masks, but replacing the chest's deco with flames and adding extra paint applications on the legs, arms, chest, head, tire rims, both sides of the engine compartment, and the sword and shield... but for some reason still sports the movie-inaccurate blue 'collar', as well as the smaller, less accurate vehicle flame tampographs instead of the more movie-accurate ones used on Dark Optimus Prime. His Autobot insignia is also moved on the upper back section of the air dam. He is packaged in a stylish, display-case-like-box similar to later ''Transformers: Alternators'' releases and the Hasbro Toy Shop/SDCC 2011 exclusive figure.

:Hilariously, Optimus Prime also comes with an ''authentic tire piece'' from a Western Star 5700XE truck (no seriously, look it up.). His stock photo is also ''slightly'' mistranformed: his pectoral armor is not rotated properly in robot mode. Also, the fifth wheel hitch pieces seem to be missing on his robot mode stock photos.

:Remaining stock was sold through Hasbro Toy Shop.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Reveal the Shield Voyager Class, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
:This redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime]] figure features a really unusual deco pattern consisting of red transparent tires, the vehicle front grill and fuel tanks (the fenders remained opaque red due to unpaintable plastic). Some of his parts like the vehicle front hood and the truck roof feature a pattern similar to the ones used for the [[Tech Spec]]s in the ''Generation 1'' toys. He features a new sword and shield accessory, which can be used to decode the patterns.

:In the United Kingdom, this Optimus Prime was released as an Argos exclusive along with several other sets branded as part of the ''Reveal the Shield'' [[subline imprint]]. His United States release was initially claimed to be exclusive to [[Target]] by online retailers from Asia, but even though the other ''Reveal the Shield'' products eventually became available at Target, Voyager Class Optimus Prime was released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States instead, complete with a "Toys"R"Us exclusive" sticker. Also, both his United States and Asian releases lack the "Reveal the Shield" logo the United Kingdom release has (but still feature the "Reveal hidden images" call-out).

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*'''Optimus Prime Clear Version''' (2017)
**''Release Date'': 2017-[[November 13|12-13]]
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield

:This limited edition redeco of ''Premier Edition'' Optimus Prime features almost entirely clear plastic (some parts remain opaque due to unpaintable plastic), and he was available as a 7net online shop exclusive. He can be obtained if the customers purchase the movie's different releases:
:1. Blu-Ray + DVD + Special Features Blu-Ray.
:2. 3D + Blu-Ray + Special Features Blu-Ray.
:3. 4K + + Blu-Ray + Special Features Blu-Ray.
:4. 5 Movie Collection either Blu-Ray or DVD versions.

:This version of Prime shares his paint masks with Dark Optimus Prime (see above), but uses silver instead of charcoal gray for the painted sections.

====Leader Class toys====
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*'''Shadow Spark Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield

:Released exclusively in Asia, Shadow Spark Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Leader Class Optimus Prime]], featuring dark grey plastics, weathered deco patterns, and some opaque plastic which was recasted from transparent plastics. He features a scratched Autobot insignia on the right side of his sleeper-cab, and a Cyberglyphic on the left side of the front hood. Some weathered parts does not match well with some other parts (the fenders, for example).

:In May 2017, the figure was released as a lucky draw item by Coca-Cola, along with the limited edition cans, as part of China's promotion for the movie. On the other hand, Shadow Spark Optimus Prime also became a ''massive'' shelfwarmer in several Asian Toys"R"Us stores.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Sword of Judgement, Vector Shield
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a somewhat/nearly screen-accurate redeco of the Leader Class figure, but uses the original Leader mold instead of the Armor Knight retool unfortunately. In comparison to the first ''Age of Extinction'' Leader Class figure, his vacuum-metalized front truck bumper, sun visors, robot mode chest, smokestacks and side tanks chest was omitted, revealing the grey plastic underneath. His chromed chest was also stripped of chrome for adding paint operations, his shield was unpainted, and both of his sword and truck mode windows were casted in colorless plastic. He also features some extra silver paint on his robot mode forehead, and his white-colored Autobot insignia is slightly tampographed on the left. And lastly, his light-piping eyes is neutered by blue paint.

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*'''Calibur Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2017-[[July 15|07-15]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TLK-15'''
**''Accessories'': Temenos Sword, Calibur Axe, Overshield/Fifth Wheel Hitch, Energon Sword (limited edition)

:Calibur Optimus Prime is a retool of the Armor Knight Optimus Prime figure, itself a retool of the original ''Age of Extinction'' Leader Class figure. In clever bit of [[partformer|partforming]], the fifth wheel hitch now forms a handheld shield based on the one used in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]], which results in a backpack-less robot mode. As such, the shield that came with prior versions has been omitted. The figure can be transformed without partsforming if so desired, leaving a backpack like the orginal leader, but the sword will not store on his back due to the remolding. He also comes with an axe based on the one used in the third film.

:The initial release of the figure comes with a limited edition Energon Sword. According to [https://amzn.asia/d/9lU57nG Amazon Japan's page] and the instructions, the included Energon Sword & Axe is compatible with ''Movie the Best'' MB-11 Optimus Prime figure (seen above), which basically makes Calibur Optimus Prime a weapon expansion pack for said figure.

:The back of the packaging features a small typo, notably the word "kinetic" being written as "''Kinetic'''k'''''". The bio also denotes the elemental metal as "Cyber-Matter" living metal, which is a term that originates from the [[Aligned continuity family]]. Oddly, TakaraTomy's stock photo of the robot mode figure was later used as a cutout "battle figure" included with Telebi Magazine's [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TVMagazineEZ|Burning Megatron]].

:The Calibur Axe was later redecoed into "Bronze Calibur Axe", as a giveaway accessory for the 3rd ''The Last Knight Final Battle Campaign'' in Japan. In 2018, Optimus Prime is released along with [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKLeader|Megatron]] as part of the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive "Optimus Prime VS Megatron" set.

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===''Turbo Change Series''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''[[April 21]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-06'''
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Optimus Prime toy is mostly identical to ''The Last Knight'' Turbo Changer toy, but with new packaging. Like most of the wave's Turbo Changers, Optimus Prime's pin on the leg is most likely to be restored for activating the second Battle Command Optimus Prime toy's (See below) gimmicks.

:In 2019, the toy was given away free for the school kids who attended the [https://art.parco.jp/parcomuseum/detail/?id=168 ”The World Of Transformers” Exhibition] held at the Parco Museum in Ikebukuro from March 15th to Monday, April 1st, 2019.

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*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime''' (2018)
**''Japanese Release Date'': '''April 21, 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-09'''
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Optimus Prime toy is a slight redeco/retool of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|''Lost Age Series'' toy]]. Deco changes include omitting the flame tampos on his legs and shoulder, and added blue pinstripes on the Trailer/Wing Backpack to evoke his ''Generation 1'' toy's trailer. It also omits the gun/swords that came with the original release. This toy also features some new parts like the screen-accurate forearms, the command deck for the smaller ''Turbo Change Series'' toys, and the trailer's adapter. His usual Sword of Judgment is now replaced with a screen-accurate mold that is similar to the Armor Knight toy's sword, and he now features a new Vector Shield piece, which can convert into a battle axe.

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*'''Battle Command Optimus Prime - Strongest Directive Set''' (Multipack, 2018)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-13'''
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Wing Backpack/Battle Station, 2 Hound's guns, 2 Sword-Guns, 2 face-guns, Sword of Judgment, Vector Shield
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Battle Command Optimus Prime is later re-released, along with redecoes of Bumblebee and Drift.

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[[File:TF-Turbo-Change-Series-TC-14-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In an alternate reality, the KSI succeeds on creating their own [[Optimus Prime clone]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[December 27]], 2018'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TC-14'''
:This ''Turbo Change Series'' Optimus Prime is an all-new mold, sharing the same transformation scheme with the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|One-Step Changer Galvatron]]. Like the ''Bumblebee'' Speed Series [[#Energon Igniters|Optimus Prime]] and Leader Class [[#Leader Class toys 8|Legendary Optimus Prime]] toys below, this toy is not accurate to his appearance in the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'' film]].

:Unfortunately, this Turbo Change Optimus Prime suffers from poor quality control, which consists of seemingly fragile arms & faulty transformation.
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==''Tribute''==
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[[File:TF-Tribute-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|After 10 years, it's time to buy me again.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2017]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 31]], 2017
**''Accessories'': Removable Ion blaster, 1 missile

:''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#Leader_Class_toys|2007 Leader Class toy]], to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the [[live-action film series]]. While the deco's paint mask is the same as the said figure, he features a more saturated blue and red, and chromed feet/front grills and front fenders used for the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LeaderMA21|MA-21]] redeco, and he also features chrome on both sides of the stomach. While the Hasbro stock photo shows that his feet are ''slightly'' mistransformed in robot mode, the Takara stock photos shows his feet correctly flipped out.

:He was initially released in some Asian countries without any prior announcement from Hasbro itself. He was also released as an Amazon Japan exclusive.

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[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Orion-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Look into my eyes and it's easy to see: one and one make two, two and one make three, it was destiny.]]
[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Once every hundred-thousand years or so, when the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow and the grass doth grow...]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Orion Pax''' (Evolution Pack, 2017)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TLK-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': August 31, 2017
**''Accessories'': Orion Pax's 2 guns, Titan Master, Optimus Prime's gun

:Released as part of a new line called ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'', Orion Pax is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]], and transforms from a red-and-blue Cybertronic pickup truck which is also an homage to <s>Generation 1 [[Crosshairs (G1)#Generation 1|Crosshairs]]'s vehicle mode</s> [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax's original e-HOBBY toy]]. His Titan Master, retooled from [[Recoil (G1)#Generations|Flintlock]], features a new face that is based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax toy]]. As a redeco of the Kup mold, Orion Pax still suffers the leg panel misassembly.

:The set also includes a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|''Generations War for Cybertron'']] Optimus Prime figure, which changes the original figure's dark red plastic to a brighter, more vibrant red, changes the gray plastic to a darker charcoal tone, changes the "windows" from gray to nearly black, and replaces most of the original figure's pink-ish red paint details (which were yellow on the redeco from the "Rage over Cybertron" three-pack) to teal.

:The use of a G1-based Orion Pax design and an Aligned-based Optimus Prime design with Movie Optimus Prime packaging art makes it hard to know where on the wiki this should go, but given the general movie-themed bent of the ''Tribute'' line, we're putting it here. Continuing the tradition, the 2-pack was first released in some Asian countries like Taiwan without any prior announcement from Hasbro itself. A few months after the 2-pack's release, ''Tribute'' Optimus Prime & Orion Pax saw worldwide release through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], including an Amazon Japan listing bearing a ''The Last Knight'' ID number.
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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Studio-Series-05-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The face-taker returns...]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2018]])
**''Movie'': '''''Revenge of the Fallen'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''05'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-05'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 28]], 2018
**''Accessories'': Two [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]]s, "Forest Fight" backdrop (1st version)

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a Peterbilt 379 semi-truck. He comes with a pair of [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]]s, which can be mounted onto his arms or store on the back of his robot mode or truck mode. The figure combines engineering concepts from his ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Class figure with techniques previously used on ''Prime: First Edition'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Prime: First Edition|Optimus Prime]]. He also features a more subdued color scheme compared to other Optimus Prime figures. Like the rest of the ''Studio Series'' figures, the figure prioritizes robot mode [[scale]] and thus stands shorter than his Voyager Class wavemate [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Starscream]]. The CG renders depict him possessing long smokestacks, but the final product has them shortened... again. He also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting the forest battle from ''Revenge of the Fallen''.

:While the 5mm compatible arms can fit with most weapons with the same post size, some of the weapons' handles can barely fit on it due to either the slightly thickened tab or sculpted thin panels.

:The rear truck cabin/back kibble can turn slightly floppy over time in robot mode, as there are no tabs and holes to secure it. Despite being labeled as the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' version of the character, this mold is not meant to combine with the later released [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio_Series|Jetfire]], although it can be achieved with some [[Fan mode|fiddling]]. However, it ''can'' carry (but not combine with) ''Studio Series'' 44 Optimus Prime's trailer.

:While stock photos and renders show the figure with a faceplate, this [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606.36631.146805978722938/1859790330757819/?type=3&theater image] posted by the Transformers Facebook page shows him with his mouth exposed. This was later found as a variant at least [http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/05/07/transformers-studio-series-optimus-prime-faceplate-less-variant-images-363449 once]. A running change was made, [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/variant-transformers-studio-series-optimus-prime-with-blade-colour-difference/41133/ changing the blades to be more translucent]. The semi-translucent blades release features a date code "73461", whereas the translucent orange blades version features a date code written as "80171".

:TakaraTomy's stock photo of the robot mode is mistransformed on the right elbow: His forearm is bent ''backwards'' instead of forwards.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Voyager-Class-2007-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the people who complained about my first release above.]]
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* '''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
**''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''32'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-25'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 23]], [[2019]]
**''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster]], "Highway Showdown" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (though sold under the first ''Transformers'' film's branding), this ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime is an extensive retool of the figure above, featuring many new parts, namely a new backpack, chest piece, back of thighs, forearms, a (removable) abdominal area, and lower legs with a pair of non-transforming fenders. These new parts lead to [[Show-accuracy|a better resemblance to his appearance in the first two movies]] and allow him to combine with ''Studio Series'' [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio_Series|Jetfire]] to form "Jetwing Optimus Prime," while resulting in a somewhat more involved transformation. His color scheme features a much higher contrast than the previous release. Inexplicably, he has silver paint apps added on his forearms that actually make him ''less'' accurate than if it were left as the bare red plastic underneath. Unfortunately, as a trade-off for having a more accurate robot mode, his vehicle mode suffers; his front drive tires lift off the ground, he’s missing the toolboxes behind his fuel tanks, some of his robot mode kibble is exposed beneath his doors, and several of the floodlights above his windshield are gone.

:Instead of Energon Swords, he now comes with an [[Ion blaster]] like that used in the battle of [[Mission City]]. It can be stored on various rectangular peg holes on Prime's vehicle mode or on the larger rectangular pegs on his cab nose/forearms or on the robot mode's back. While this Optimus can use the first mold's blades, the new molding prevents the swords from being properly stored on the robot back, and using the intended "underslung" grip displaces his forearm armor slightly. He also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting the highway fight with [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] from the first ''Transformers'' film. Since the Leader Class figure below is a redeco of this one, it should come as no surprise that this one is fully compatible with the trailer and jet pack.

:The panels with the fuel tanks are connected to his back by small friction pegs, and have a tendency to pop off during transformation, though they can easily be reattached. This was fixed in later versions of the mold. As the front grills rely on a hook-and-tab assembly to complete the truck mode and combined with the fact that they're molded in translucent plastic completely painted over in silver, the painted tabs can wear down and break off during transformation, leaving a gap in the front of the truck mode. Care must be taken when combining him with Jetfire, as it can place much stress on the hinges that the grills are connected to.

:The packaging stock photo features him having a misassembled hip, which is facing backwards. Speaking of misassembly, a small amount of Optimuses have two left or right upper arms. These errors prevent the front section from fully transforming. This can be identified by viewing the front section while he's still in-package.

:His rear wheels were later reused for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]], while the front wheels appear to have been slightly retooled for use on the ''Earthrise'''s trailer as well.

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[[File:Studio-Series-38-MVBB-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|''[[Legislator|Nineteen eighty-four.]]'']]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''38'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 27]], 2019
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, "[[Golden Gate Bridge|San Francisco Bridge]]" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The third ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime is based on his appearance in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', and as such closely resembles the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Optimus design]]. He transforms into an unlicensed approximation of a 1970s Marmon cab-over truck, rather than the Freightliner he appears as during the film's final scene. Optimus comes with the [[Ion blaster]] he is seen wielding in the film's Cybertron sequences and a backdrop featuring the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] where he meets up with Bumblebee.

:While his truck mode scales with most of the ''Studio Series'' brethren, Optimus's robot mode shares the same height as the other Optimuses in this section, which means that he towers over his original size in the film. Unlike his appearance in the movie, this Optimus's design closely resembles [[Mark Yang]]'s concept art of the character, complete with flat feet. Unlike most of the ''Studio Series'' figures, this Optimus doesn't have any insignia tampographed or sculpted on. The silver weathering on his stomach varies from figure-to-figure.

:Unfortunately, the grey lower leg panels tend to disconnect/dislodge if the feet are swiveled, or if the pressure is applied downwards while standing. The silver-painted hinged panels on the sides of his truck mode (and to an extent, the painted crotch) are prone to chipping due to being involved in the transformation.

:This Optimus Prime cannot tow the [[Armored Weapons Platform#Voyager Class toys|MechTech Trailer]] due to the still-too-far-forward hitch port. It can, however, hitch up properly with the ''Studio Series'' Leader Class trailer below, though the fifth wheel's 5mm hole isn't wide enough to properly connect with the 7mm hitching peg. Placing the peg in the hitch holds it loosely in place, which is fine for static posing but is likely to fall off with play.

:This toy was one of the items that was released as part of Hasbro's Transformers 35th Anniversary promotional mailer box<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/21/transformers-35th-anniversary-promo-box-in-hand-388546</ref> and was also given a repaint as part of TakaraTomy's own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#35th Anniversary|35th Anniversary exclusive set]].

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[[File:SS-Leader-DOTM-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Takes your wallet ''and'' your face.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2019)
**''Movie'': '''''Dark of the Moon'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''44'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Jetwing Optimus Prime'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-39'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 31]], 2019
**''Accessories'': Trailer/[[Armored Weapons Platform]]/Omega Combat Armor, 2 cannons, [[Energon-axe]], [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]], Shield, Ion blaster, abs piece, "Battle of Chicago" backdrop (2nd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a redeco/retool of the second toy with a new stomach area that is molded to be accurate to his appearance in ''Dark of the Moon'', complete with a new trailer forming his weapons platform and combat armor. His arsenal includes two cannons, an energon axe, an energon sword, a shield, and a slightly redecoed (de-decoed?) Ion blaster from the second toy, losing its blackened barrel. He also comes with a unique backdrop depicting his confrontation with the [[Driller]] in the Battle of Chicago. His fellow Leader Class Autobot, [[Jetfire (Movie)#Studio_Series|Jetfire]], comes packaged with a replacement ''Transformers'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen''-accurate abdomen piece, allowing them to combine... though the piece is color-matched to Optimus's first ''Studio Series'' 05 release, a figure that lacks this figure's new molding and is thus incompatible with Jetfire. In addition to the new deco and molding, the hinges on his back that the panels with the fuel tanks are attached to now have pins, preventing the pieces from popping off when swiveling them into position during conversion. Care should still be taken when transforming the front grill, as the tab needed to hold it together still has the potential to break on this version of the mold.

:In terms of deco, Optimus features gradient orange paint on his forearms/truck front which the Voyager Class release didn't have, while the formerly transparent parts are now cast in opaque blue plastic, with both his real and [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux windows]] painted silver. Meanwhile, the CG stock renders feature several color and deco details that are inaccurate to the final toy; notably, the joints on his grille section are shown to be orange rather than gray, the windows are shown to be transparent rather than opaque, and all the weapons are shown to be painted, even though the only weapon that actually features ''any'' paint on the final toy is the sword. Conversely, both the CG render ''and'' the near-final stock photo of the robot mode show the new abdomen piece as being painted in a single red color, while the final product (including the TakaraTomy stock photos) have the details in the center section painted in movie-accurate silver.

:The CG render on the front packaging is a rather lazily-edited version of the Optimus Prime art (complete with ''Revenge of the Fallen''-styled abdomen), with the Jetwing unit slapped on his back. There are also a few obvious design oversights, with no actual means of attaching the shield to Prime's arm in a shield-like manner, the handle of the axe colliding with the arm panel if pushed in all the way, and no official instructions on how to store the Ion blaster in the trailer. At least for the blaster, it can still use the ports on the truck as before, and there is sufficient space in the trailer itself to store the blaster or a few other accessories. And while Prime himself has been improved to prevent parts popping off, the dark grey "shoulder straps" on the Jetwing have a frustrating tendency to pop off due to the raised rectangular details directly under them, meant to hold them in place with friction but instead causing the part to flex and deform under pressure.

: Despite the figure's size classification, Prime himself is Voyager-sized (obviously, seeing as he's a retool of a previous ''Studio Series'' Voyager). The Leader Class price point comes from the extra accessories that he comes packaged with.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-TF2007-15th-Multipack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You'll need to wait until ROTF's 15th anniversary for another chance at [[Jetfire_(ROTF)#Studio_Series|Jetfire.]]]]
*'''''Transformers'' 15th Anniversary''' (Multi-pack, 2022)
**''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''32'''
**''Accessories'': Two Energon Swords, "Autobots Arrival" reversible backdrop
:"15th Anniversary" Optimus Prime is a redeco of the second ''Studio Series'' figure, featuring slightly minimized/altered paint applications and plastic color changes. Aside from that, he doesn't come with the Ion blaster included with the regular release but instead comes with the two swords included with the original ''Revenge of the Fallen'' version of the mold, cast in a slightly more reddish clear orange and painted a brighter silver instead of gunmetal. In terms of deco, Optimus's metallic gray plastic is replaced with a light shade of grayish silver, the paint operations on his forearms and lower legs are omitted, and the previously-colorless plastic used on the real/faux truck windows are now translucent black. The new blue paint used for most of the torso/truck cab is a noticeably different shade compared to the blue plastic, whereas the blue paint on the original release was a much closer match to the plastic.

:Interestingly, the robot mode stock render and photo show Optimus wielding his swords with the blades on the inside of the arms instead of the outside. Unlike the original SS-32 release, this release comes with the securely pinned back hinges used for the Leader Class figure. There has been one instance of yellowing on the grey plastic used, but it is not known if it is a widespread issue or an isolated instance. As with previous versions of this mold, the tabs that hold the front grill together in truck mode have the potential to break.

:This figure comes in an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive 5-pack alongside redecoes of ''Studio Series'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS15thAnniversary|Ratchet]] and [[Jazz (Movie)#SS15thAnniversary|Jazz]], released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first live-action [[Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' film]]. The pack comes with a unique reversible backdrop depicting the alley where the Autobots first met Sam on one side and the exterior of Sam's house on the other.

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==''Movie Edition''==
[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Silver-Knight-Optimus-Prime.jpg|300px|thumb|Anyone remember the live action Scrappy-Doo?]]
*'''Silver Knight Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'': '''3'''
**''Bag code'': '''I'''

: Released in series 3 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Silver Knight Optimus Prime is a redeco of the series 1 figure based on the Silver Knight [[Target]] exclusive subline from ''Age of Extinction''. By this point in the mold's life, weardown has set in and many copies have incredibly loose balljoints that pop out easily.

: US retailers appear to have skipped this assortment (so far), though it has appeared in large numbers in European markets.

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[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Second'' closest thing you can get a Movie-verse [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''4'''
**''Bag code'': '''I'''

:Released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Optimus Prime is a redeco with an almost entirely red body while retaining some blue on his head and the rear half of his legs, which results in a ''Generation 1''-inspired deco on his vehicle mode and a very bland robot mode.

: And the mold degradation continues, with many samples having popped-off limbs still in-package.

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[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Series-5-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Bag code'': '''H'''

:Released in series 5 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Optimus Prime is based off his appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' film.
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==''Bumblebee''==
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.66|If you buy me, I won't take your face.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changer, 2018)
:Optimus is a repackage of his Last Knight Titan Changer mold.
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===Leader Class toys===
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[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Leader-Legendary-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dear diary: JACKPOT!]]
*'''Legendary Optimus Prime''' (2018)
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''BB-02'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
:Released exclusively in Japan, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Legendary Optimus Prime is a Leader Class-sized mold, taking many cues from the ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic/Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]] mold. His head can switch between maskless and masked faces. His Ion Blaster can be held in his [[5 mm post|5 mm]] compatible hands or store on his back. His truck mode can tow [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Convoy]]'s trailer. This figure was later redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Bumblebee|"Bumblebee" Nemesis Prime.]]
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===''Energon Igniters''===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersSpeedOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Speed Series, 2018)
:Released as part of the ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniter's Speed Series line, this Optimus is a Legends/Legion-sized mold that transforms from robot into a Cab-over truck with the transformation scheme shared with the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers (2010)]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal The Shield'' Legends Class toy]], and he features 3mm compatible hands. Optimus' truck mode can also be attached with the Energon Igniters core, and due to the toy being lightweight, it can propel his vehicle mode forward very quickly, making him a fast-moving truck.

:Due to its simplified transformation, Optimus' robot shoulder parts ended up sticking out from his truck mode, and his upper cabin panel ends up being integrated with his head. Unlike most Speed Series toys, he also shares a similar pivoting shoulder articulation from his ''Reveal the Shield'' counterpart, and his Energon Igniter port ends up under his right foot in robot mode rather than on his knee.

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[[File:TF-BB-TV-Kun-exclusive-Red-Fire-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The ''Actual'' Closest thing you'll get to a movieverse Fire Convoy]]
*'''Red Fire Optimus Prime''' (Speed Series, 2019)
**''Release date'': [[April 1]], [[2019]]

:Red Fire Optimus Prime is a clear red redeco of the figure above, released as a freebie for the May 2019 issue of Telebi-Kun Magazine, along with a buildable paper Tyramigo and a ''Super Sentai Data Cardass'' KishiRyuOh Five Knight card from ''Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger'', a ''Ganbarizing'' Kamen Rider Zi-OTrinity Card, and a Kamen Rider Buttobasoul Zi-OTrinity Medal. The head, grill (only 80% of it) & window paint applications remain.

:Red Fire Optimus Prime is once again available for the Wonder Festival 2019 event, provided by Takara Tomy at their booth.

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[[File:TF-BB-Transformers-Test-Commemorative-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Are you sure this is not a fan-painted custom?]]
*'''Transformers Proficiency Test Optimus Prime'''{{sic}} (2020)

:Released as a commemorative item for the ''Transformers Proficiency Test'' event held in Tokyo and Osaka on February 16, 2020, this Optimus Prime is an extensive repaint of the Speed Series figure, featuring additional paint operations on the legs, side windows, and the silver striping on his forearm/truck kibble. The paint is more matte than the original figure's metallic paint.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Power Series, 2018)

:Power Series Optimus Prime is a redeco/retool of the Power Plus Series toy below, featuring new truck parts and maskless robot head, though the faux robot chest is retained from that mold. The CG stock photo for his robot mode depicts him having slightly longer "ears" than the final product.

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[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Plus-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Energon core
:Released as part of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Power Plus Series|Energon Igniters Power Plus Series]] subline, this Optimus Prime is a Scout-sized mold that converts from robot to truck based on his evasion mode appearance from ''Age of Extinction'' in just a few steps. His only articulation is the swiveling upper arms & pivoting arm joints, and his fuel tanks also doubles as a flip-out cannons, activated in vehicle mode. As with all Nitro and Power Plus figures, Optimus also comes with an energon core, which allows his vehicle mode to propel forwards.

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[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Nitro Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Energon core
:Released as part of the first wave of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Nitro Series|Energon Igniters Nitro Series]], Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized figure that converts from a robot based on his ''Age of Extinction'' evasion mode body into a truck in 11 steps, and he features 5mm-compatible hands & articulation on his head, arms, and [[Brick (term)|only his upper legs]]. He also features built-in Ion Cannons in this lower leg panels, activated in vehicle mode. He also comes with his own energon core, which is a different mold from his Power Plus toy.
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==''35th Anniversary''==
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*'''Convoy & Optimus Prime Set''' (2-pack, 2019)
**''Release Date'': December [[2019]]
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:Released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS38|third ''Studio Series'' mold]] with a focus on increased accuracy to the ''Bumblebee'' movie. To this end, he features less swirly, flat grey plastic and additional paint operations on the hand dorsals, the front windows' joints, the lower legs' grey plastic, and the stomach section (with the weathering removed). The gunmetal on his forehead and faceplate is now silver, the knees' details are omitted, and he features tampographed Autobot insignias on his shoulders. In preliminary stock imagery such as the images to the right the shoulder insignias were depicted as only white outlines on the red plastic without the 'face' and 'eyes' filled out in red and white respectively, but the actual product had the insignias correctly colored.

:Optimus Prime is packaged in a box designed to evoke the original Generation 1 toyline with new '84-style package art to boot, and is only available as a set with (but packaged separately from) [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th Anniversary|Convoy]].
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PF-SS-02-BB-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sentient beings, buy me again! I have some toils of war.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[November 27]], [[2021]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF SS-02'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''SS-02'''
**''Accessories'': "Ion Blaster"

:As part of the second wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|''Premium Finish'']]'' subline, Optimus Prime is yet another detailed redeco of the [[#SS38|third ''Studio Series'' mold]] with an ''even greater'' focus on increased accuracy to his appearance in [[Bumblebee_(film)|the ''Bumblebee'' movie]], even moreso than the 35th Anniversary figure above. Hence, unlike the 'clean' approach taken by the 35th Anniversary figure, this Optimus is cast in less saturated colors and features additional paint operations replicating the slight amounts of weathering and grime that were present on his CG model. He also includes the same ion blaster weapon as the other releases of this mold, now cast in gunmetal plastic.

:Oddly, the stock photos lack silver paint on the front of the vehicle mode that the [[#SS38 |original mold]] has.
:Some versions of this figure feature tabs on the top of the inside of the front window frame, that have no hole to peg into on the robot torso, seeming to be remnants of a late-stage design change, that do interfere with vehicle mode holding together.

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[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFSS-05-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You were expecting a repaint of the more-accurate version that combines with Jetfire, weren't you? Too bad, you got me again!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[July 30]], [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF SS-05'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''SS-??'''
**''Accessories'': 2 Energon Swords, 2 Ion Blasters

:This ''Premium Finish'' Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[Optimus_Prime_(Movie)/toys#Studio_Series|SS-05]] mold, replacing the more subdued color with additional silver paint operations (notably the head and gas tanks) and extensive details to closely resemble his on-screen appearance in the second film. Despite this, he is missing notable red and silver paint apps on his inner legs and still has incorrectly colored forearms much like his Studio Series counterparts. He comes with two of the same Ion Blaster accessory included in the [[Optimus_Prime_(Movie)/toys#SS32|second ''Studio Series'' Voyager mold]] in addition to the two swords from the first release. The paint on the Energon Swords' 5mm handles are slightly reduced to prevent possible paint chipping.
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==''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''==
[[File:Buzzworthy Bumblebee Energon Escape 2 pack.jpg|thumb|200px|Not even Optimus could escape Bumblebee's grasp]]
*'''Energon Escape''' (Multi-pack, 2022)
**''Series'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Accessories'': two Energon Cores

:This two-pack is a re-release of Energon Igniters [[#Power|Power Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee_(Movie)/toys#BuzzEE|Power Plus Bumblebee]], both without any known changes, though Optimus now comes with his own Energon core.

:Initial stock photos for this pack had ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' co-branding, but due to the movie being delayed another year, it was changed to ''Bumblebee'' branding instead. Later stock photos reflected this change.

{{-}}{{anchor|BW44}} [[File:Optimus prime reissue.jpg|thumb|200px|right|As a defense mechanism against scalpers, this creature uses the most cluttered box art known to man]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2023)
**''Movie'': '''''Dark of the Moon'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''44 BB'''
:A [[package refresh|packaging refresh]] of the ''Studio Series'' [[#SS44|Leader Class figure]] released under the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' branding to account for the demand for the original figure and the high aftermarket prices it commanded as a result. While the mold is unchanged, there are some very slight deco differences. The blue plastic is slightly darker and red slightly lighter, while the red paint used on the abs is a lot more matte and desaturated. Oddly, the instructions states that the set transforms in 63 steps, whilst the original lists 44.

:In the United States, it is exclusive to [[Target]] stores like the rest of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line, though a small quantity was also offered for preorder via [[Hasbro Pulse]].

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* '''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2023)
**''Movie'': '''''Rise Of The Beasts'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''TBC BB'''

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==''Rise of the Beasts''==
[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Prime-Voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2023)
**Accessories: Ion Blaster

:Released as part of the mainline ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' lineup, this Voyager Class figure of Optimus Prime is based on his appearance in the movie, and he comes with his Ion Blaster accessory, which can be wielded in his hands, or mount onto the trailer hitch for storage. Unlike previous figures (including the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line), this Optimus Prime is almost entirely molded in gray plastic, requiring almost all of his red and blue to painted on.

:This Optimus Prime was first sighted in Taiwan before any announcement from Hasbro.

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[[File:Cyberversetoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Smash Changers, 2023)
**Japanese Name: '''''PapaPap'' (Quick) Change Optimus Prime'''
**TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
**TakaraTomy ID Number: '''BPC-02'''

:Smash Changers Optimus Prime changes from a garbage truck/military cargo truck hybrid to robot in three kinetic auto-transforming steps. Manually converting the toy back into truck mode takes eleven steps. He features limited articulation on the elbows.

:Due to the delay of the film, this toy ended up being released first under the ''[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Smash Changers|Cyberverse Dinobots Unite]]'' line the year prior.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Nerf-Optimus-Prime-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not a [[Targetmaster]]...oh wait, maybe I am!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Blaster''' (2023)
**Accessories: 2 foam darts

:Released as a collaborative item with [[Nerf]], the "Optimus Prime Blaster" is a foam dart-firing toy that converts from an Optimus Prime robot into a...well, a blaster.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Mode-Optimus-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|So would this mean Lio Convoy is Prime's true descendent?]]
*'''Beast Mode Optimus Prime''' (Beast Mode, 2023)
**Accessories: Sword
: This larger Optimus Prime toy converts from a garbage/military cargo truck hybrid (again) into robot mode in 19 steps. Squeezing his legs activates his third "lion beast-mode", giving him wings while a translucent white lion head bursts out of his chest. He includes button-activated lights and sounds. He also comes with an orange sword which can store on the side of his vehicle mode.

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===Beast Alliance===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Battle-Changers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Changers, 2023)
**Japanese Name: '''Awakening Change Optimus Prime'''
**TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
**TakaraTomy ID Number: '''BC-01'''

:Released as part of the "Battle Changers" subline for ''Rise of the Beasts'', this Optimus Prime is a 4.5-inch toy that converts from a robot into some sort of hybrid of a garbage truck and a military cargo truck in just a few steps. His right arm also features a flip-out Energon Sword.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-BCS-02-Beast-Weaponizers-Prime-and-Chainclaw.jpg||thumb|upright=1.66|Parry ''this'', Leon!]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Chainclaw''' (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)
**Japanese Name: '''Awakening Change Set Optimus Prime & Chainclaw'''
**TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
**TakaraTomy ID Number: '''BCS-02'''

:The "Beast Weaponizer" Optimus Prime toy converts from a 5-inch (roughly the size of a Warrior/Deluxe Class toy) robot to a truck in 7 steps and comes packaged with [[Chainclaw (ROTB)|Chainclaw]], a 3-inch Beast Battle Master toy that can convert from wolf to a chainsaw in 5 steps. Prime can wield Chainclaw in chainsaw mode.

:Like the same line's Primal, the stock photo of his packaging depicts him being positioned on the left (with Chainclaw on the right) before the actual product swaps their positions. The stock renders depict his front robot crotch being bare silver before the actual product features a spot of black paint on it.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiner-Optimus-Prime.jpg||thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Lionblade''' (Beast Combiners, 2023)

: Released in the second wave of "Beast Combiners", Optimus Prime converts from a robot to a non-distinct flat-nosed truck. He is packaged with [[Lionblade#Beast Alliance|Lionblade]], which combines into Prime's armor. Lionblade's tail section detaches to form an axe for Prime to hold.

: This 2-pack was featured in an Australian toy catalog, prior to any official announcement by Hasbro.

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===Autobots Unite===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Autobots-Unite-Optimus-Prime-3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Spark Racer, 2023)

:The [[Optimus_Prime_(Movie)/toys#Energon_Igniters|Energon Igniters Speed Series]] Optimus Prime gets a ''Rise of the Beasts''-themed re-release for the "Autobots Unite" subline.

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==Notes==
*The original design for what would become ''Dark of the Moon'''s [[#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime]] toy was significantly different. As Hasbro's toy designers did not know the purpose of the trailer in the film yet, they created a trailer that opened up to reveal a rotating cannon that Optimus would sit in. Once it was revealed to become a jetpack, the designers had to rush to redesign the toy. Takara's take became [[#Supreme Class toys|Jetwing Optimus Prime]], though it is currently unknown if theirs was also a last minute change.<ref>[https://twitter.com/playwiththistoo/status/1595146431534600199?s=46&t=VjjZuzu_z9bqdTf2qZrMvQ Twitter thread] where [[Rik Alvarez]] talks about Ultimate Optimus Prime's development.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series_id=64&f_subgroup=&f_name=optimus&f_type=exact Galleries of various different Optimus Prime toys from the Movie]
*[http://www.tfu.info/toytables/movie_optimusprime.htm Optimus Prime at TFU.info]

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Nightbird (ROTB)

2023-03-23T11:31:53Z

Bhamber:

{{disambig3|Nightbird}}
{{factions|terrorcon}}
:''Nightbird is a [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''

[[File:Nightbird Render.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Tonight, you will die, with HONOR!!!!!]]

'''Nightbird''' is a sword-wielding Terrorcon.
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==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
{{Voiceactor|[[Michaela Jaé Rodriguez]] (English)}}
{{comingsoon|when=June 9, 2023}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}

==Toys==
===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
*'''Jungle Mission 3-pack: Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack''' (Multipack, [[2023]])
**''Accessories'': Sword, rake claw blade
: Released as part of a Target-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Jungle Mission 3-pack, Nightbird is a Deluxe Class figure that converts to an unlicensed sports car mode in 19 steps. She includes a sword that forms an asymmetrical spoiler for her car mode. She also comes with a small rake claw weapon that can attach to either of her wrists.

:Nightbird comes packaged with [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]].

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightbird''' (ナイトバード ''Naitobādo'')

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Terrorcons]]

Battletrap (ROTB)

2023-03-23T11:28:10Z

Bhamber:

{{disambig3|Battletrap}}
{{factions|terrorcon}}
:''Battletrap is a [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[movie continuity family]].''
[[File:ROTB-Battletrap-Render.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I had more punch at a birthday party."]]

'''Battletrap''' is a mace-wielding Terrorcon.
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==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
{{Voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English)}}
{{comingsoon|when=June 9, 2023}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}

==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-99-Voyager-ROTB-Battletrap.jpg|thumb|300px|Mater took a dark turn years after being told he was the last straw in why the ''Cars'' franchise went downhill.]]
*'''Battletrap''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])
**''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''99'''
**''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''SS-104'''
**''Accessories'': Mace, "Attack at the Museum" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl2O7UksJlG/ Design notes on ''Studio Series'' Battletrap] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram</ref>

:A Voyager-scaled release, the Terrorcon Battletrap converts into a licensed GMC tow truck, and comes with a mace accessory, which can be wielded in both modes. His tow truck crane converts into forearm enhancements when in robot mode.

:Intriguingly, his box render shows him sporting a Decepticon insignia on his forehead. It is currently unknown as to whether this is a mistake, early concept art, or simply the possibility that he may have been a Decepticon before joining Scourge's Terrorcons.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl2O7UksJlG/ Designer commentary on ''Studio Series'' Battletrap from Sam Smith]''
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battletrap''' (バトルトラップ ''Batorutorappu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Terrorcons]]

Brawl (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:50:38Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */ Added one word

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Brawl}}
:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I carry around these twin cannons on my back... and my default weapon is an assault rifle. Sigh.]]

'''Brawl''' is rage incarnate. It's not that he doesn't love his job—he does—it's just that he has so little control over the destruction he brings to the battlefield. His rage is so great, it's been suggested that when he combines with his fellow [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s to form [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]], it's his rage alone that fuels the titan. But fortunately for Brawl, he has no problem with this. Best to love what you aren't capable of controlling in the first place, eh?

{{bigquote|Real Decepticons roll on treads.|Brawl on car alt-modes|[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]] }}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

The Combaticons remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. Brawl and his comrades fought against the [[Wreckers]] to help [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] maintain control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Brawl was one of the many Decepticons that pursued the Allspark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)''===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)|[[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Iñaki Alonso]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

During the final days of the war, Brawl served aboard a Decepticon starship under [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], who was seeking the [[Dark Energon]] guarded by the neutral Sky Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He was part of the bridge crew, along with [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] as Megatron laid siege to the orbiting station where Starscream hid the supply of Dark Energon. After Megatron gained entry to the station (by ramming his starship into it, no less), Brawl and Barricade then helped Megatron fight his way into the station, past Starscream's soldiers. Starscream's constant taunting irritated Brawl, to the point he requested permission to rip off Starscream's head. He even said please. The Decepticons eventually reached the supply of Dark Energon and prevented Starscream from destroying it, and as his reward, Brawl was infused with the corrupted Energon's power by Megatron.

[[File:WFC-Brawlhammer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|BRAWL SMASH!]]

Later, during the Decepticon assault on the Autobot capital of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Brawl had the honour of commanding and spearheading the ground attack while Starscream (his head sadly still attached) commanded the aerial forces and Megatron personally led a small strikeforce into the heart of the city. Megatron's team eventually reunited with Brawl and his forces outside the Iacon Vaults, where Autobot leader [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] had taken refuge. Despite being heavily out-numbered (and being dogpiled by numerous Autobots), Brawl held out until Megatron, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] arrived to assist. Brawl complained about Starscream's refusal to give his ground troops air support, but Megatron wasn't interested in excuses.

When even Megatron's Dark Energon powers failed to open the massive doors to the Vaults, the enraged Decepticon ordered a bombing run. Brawl attempted to protest, since the Autobots' anti-aircraft defenses were still active, but Megatron would not be convinced. After the bombing attempt failed miserably, Brawl tactfully suggested they first take the anti-aircraft guns in order to guarantee success. Megatron noted this was 'an excellent suggestion' and commanded him to see to it.

[[File:WFC-Brawlvehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Bite my shiny metal cannons. If not, then I tread you first, then blast.]]

The Decepticons successfully disabled the anti-aircraft guns and Brawl once again called down a bombing run, only to be bluntly refused by Starscream. Taking issue with Starscream referring to the bombers as 'his ships', Megatron cut in and ensured the bombing run would take place. However, Brawl and his comrades now had to hold off a massive Autobot counterattack until the bombers arrived. Despite fighting and killing numerous Autobots (including several Heavy Soldiers and [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]]), it seemed as though the Decepticons would be overwhelmed by nothing less than the entire Autobot army. Brawl, keeping track of the bombers' progress, started counting down the last few seconds verbally, and the Decepticons watched as the Autobots realized their doom, too late to retreat to safety. Megatron ordered Brawl to hold his position while he led his team to 'discuss' matters with Zeta Prime.

Brawl followed his orders to hold his ground to the letter. In fact, while Megatron, Breakdown and Soundwave were being attacked by [[Destroyer (WFC)|a huge Autobot]], Brawl watched, no doubt confident that his master would be victorious.

He probably wasn't too happy when Starscream claimed leadership when Megatron was apparently killed by a [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|huge heavily armed ship]]. That was fixed soon enough, though.

Brawl then journeyed with Megatron and the rest of the Decepticons to Cybertron's [[core]], watching as Megatron corrupted the core and cowered from falling debris. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron - Decepticon'' (DS)===
Brawl, Megatron, and [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]] captured an Autobot training facility during the waning days of the Great War. He later accompanied Megatron during the capture of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Space Station]] - a station which could manufacture Dark Energon. After a field test, the Dark Energon enhanced the Decepticons' stamina and strength. However, the Decepticons had to journey to Cybertron's core to get the fuel to make more Dark Energon. Brawl helped in an all-out assault on Iacon City to find the [[Omega Key]], the key to Cybertron's core - but upon taking it from Zeta Prime, it activated the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme, who quickly decimated the Decepticons. Brawl followed his leader, and defeated Omega Supreme, gaining total supremacy over Cybertron.

Later, the Autobots, with their new leader [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], came to the Core to flush out the Dark Energon. Brawl had been lying in wait for such an attack, and unleashed his full power upon them. But the Autobots defeated Brawl, and the Decepticon retreated. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)''===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}

[[File:FOC Brawl legged tank.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Does this mean I'm a [[Triple Changer]]?]]
Brawl joined the Combaticons in the closing battles of the Great War. He and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] helped Starscream ambush Optimus under one of the [[Warp Cannon]]s, and dragged him before Megatron. After Megatron was mashed into the ground by Metroplex, he along with the rest of the Combaticons fell under Starscream's command. They began a mission to assault an Autobot tanker, loaded with Energon the Autobots had managed to steal from the Decepticons. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]'s plan called for the team to split up, as [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] eliminated enemy scouts, [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] would clear a path for Brawl to arrive on a transport and destroy the supports to the bridge the tanker was headed for, diverting it into an ambush led by Starscream. Once the path was clear, Brawl headed in, but his artillery was unable to penetrate the shields around the bridge's supports. Vortex brought down the shields on the two side supports for him though the bridge remained standing, and Brawl had to blast a hole in the central support so Vortex could head in and take it out with a [[detpak]].

After Swindle disabled the tanker's anti-air guns, the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] so they could smash through the rest of the defenses surrounding the bridge. They disassembled to take the bridge itself, but the tanker was so badly damaged, they could do little more than attempt to guide its crash landing. Following the crash, Brawl was arrested alongside his teammates by Starscream's henchmen.

Brawl was later released alongside everyone else who opposed Starscream after Megatron was resurrected by Soundwave. He oversaw the destruction of a Starscream statue, which he had wanted to destroy ever since the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s were ordered to build it. Brawl was aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' before the Decepticons' assault on the fleeing [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], and became part of Bruticus as the giant attacked the Ark's engines. Bruticus killed off dozens of Autobots before being taken down by the combined effort of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s and was last seen flying off the Ark, fate unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Brawl is also a playable character in the 'Downfall' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Quake (FOC)|Quake]] and fellow Combaticons [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]]. He is able to deploy Battle Sentries, which fire at enemies.}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
Brawl was presumably with the other Combaticons, fighting juuuuuust off-screen while Swindle escorted [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and the [[Dark Spark]] to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When the Autobots launched a final desperate assault that included mobile artillery and numerous [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]s, Brawl joined the other Combaticons to form Bruticus and lay waste to the attackers. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Stefan Ashton Frank]]}}

[[File:Tu-character-art brawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Admit it. You'd buy toy me.]]

Brawl is a Decepticon commander and adviser for PvE modes ([[Dispatch]] and [[Crisis (Prime)|Crisis]]). He will occasionally comment on the objective assigned to the player. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Brawl-(FoC).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Brawl (FoC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward to 55 leagues in the "Bruticus' Chaos" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=3|I'm not [[neon]]...]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, [[2012]])
:*''Accessory:'' rifle
: The first version of "Decepticon Brawl" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) was made available as part of a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]" [[giftset|gift set]] that contains all five Combaticons in [[show-accuracy|game-accurate colors]]. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and made available at the store's website a few days later.

: Brawl's [[alternate mode]] is a green "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]]" hover tank with a twin-barreled turret. Unlike most other Transformers toys with tank alternate modes, Brawl sports ''no'' wheels whatsoever. His [[robot mode]] rifle can be attached to the turret (between the two cannon barrels) and thus serve as an additional weapon. In [[robot mode]], Brawl can hold his rifle (which features a [[5 mm post|5mm post]] as its handle) in either hand.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Brawl can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the left leg. (He features "fingers" attached to his feet via hinges which are not addressed by the instructions, but ''are'' required for his [[retool]] [[Twintwist]], who serves as [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]]'s left arm.) Brawl is noticeably the only limb-forming member of the team with no elbow articulation in his arm mode. His rifle can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.

: A [[redeco]] of Brawl in more "flashy" colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Brawl (G1)#G22012|Brawl]] character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into Twintwist, as mentioned above.
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[[File:Generationstoy-RetailBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|... but I am!]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#007'''
**'''PART 5 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG05'''
**''Accessory:'' rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[redeco]] of Decepticon Brawl from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

: Aside from the colors, mass retail Brawl is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sonic Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Decepticon Bruticus" is a seemingly-identical re-release of his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 toy. He comes with a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]].

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==Notes==
*Despite his [[Brawl (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] being nothing more than a battle-hungry bundle of rage and his [[Brawl (Movie)|live-action movie counterpart]] being a heavily armed, battle-hungry bundle of rage (both being shock-troops to be unleashed on the enemy), this Brawl is intelligent enough to act as overall ground commander. He even makes a calm, well-thought out suggestion during the Iacon battle, advising Megatron to disable the anti-aircraft guns. However...
*While his tank mode, color, and lust for battle are pure Brawl, his intelligence, strategic outlook, and command ability are more in line with the Combaticon commander [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. The twin barrels on his back even harken back to his old boss, as the original Brawl only had one barrel (though the original Brawl toy DID include a double barreled weapon for his vehicle mode).
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Brawl's colors appeared in a dark gunmetal-gray color scheme, and he was not classified as a Combaticon. It was not until the game's sequel he was labeled as a Combaticon, along with his colors changing to a muted shade of green. Besides his hover tank alt-mode, in ''Fall of Cybertron'' he also displayed the ability to change into a tripod-legged stationary cannon mode, although this is unusable by the player in any form of gameplay.
*Brawl gets a smaller role every time he shows up. He's a major character in ''War for Cybertron'', but is reduced to a supporting character in ''Fall of Cybertron'', before simply showing up without a word to form Bruticus's leg in ''Rise of the Dark Spark''.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Brawl''' (ブロウル ''Burōru'')
*''Russian:'' '''Grom''' (Гром, "Thunder")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chǎo nào''' (China, 吵闹, "Brawl")

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Onslaught (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:49:45Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added one word

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:''Onslaught is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC Onslaught bot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Status as roaring and/or a dudicus: unconfirmed.]]

The [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s are a fairly unruly mob, and it takes a strict leader to keep them in check. Thankfully, '''Onslaught''' fills that role nicely. Precision, strategy, and cunning are his watchwords, and they'll be necessary to reign in his troops. Submitting himself to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[combiner]] experiments, he became the core of the dangerously unstable gestalt form known as [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]].

==Fiction==
===''Aligned'' novels===
Onslaught was put into [[stasis lock]] under [[Crystal City]] with the rest of Bruticus Maximus when Shockwave's combination experiment proved unsuccessful. After [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] destroyed Crystal City, Bruticus was revived and sent to [[Kalis]]. But the Autobots won, with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] taking down the giant. Sideswipe boasted he tore off Bruticus's head, which was formed by Onslaught. Bruticus was later repaired and deployed at [[Praxus]] and spearheaded the [[Nova Cronum]] massacre. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===

The Combaticons remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. Onslaught and his comrades fought against the [[Wreckers]] to help [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] maintain control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Onslaught and the rest of the Combaticons had the ability to merge into the mighty Bruticus! It is not known whether they followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the Allspark or if they remained behind on Cybertron, as they had yet to have been seen adopting an Earth vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===

{{Note|Onslaught is a downloadable content character,<ref name="WFC DLC listing">[http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/07/first-transformers-war-for-cybertron-dlc-contains-all-three-preorder-characters/ First Transformers: War For Cybertron DLC Contains All Three Preorder Characters, Kotaku.com, July 3 2010]</ref> made available by downloading the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}

{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Brad Davidorf]] (English)|[[Bruno Carna]] (French)}}
[[File:WFC Onslaught vehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Noticeably lacking in fandom shout-outs.]]

{{Note|Onslaught is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version]] of ''War for Cybertron'' (Decepticon version), unlocked by finding a disc in the mission "Reactivating the Energon Bridge" (requires Heavy and Light class characters). Like the other unlockable characters, he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode.}}

Onslaught defended the [[Dark Energon]] injection machines. Wielding a large hammer, he introduced himself to his foes with a simple "Get ready for an ONSLAUGHT!", but was eventually defeated by the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)}}

[[File:FOC-OnslaughtStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Now available in lime.]] Onslaught joined the Combaticons in the closing battles of the Great War. He and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] helped Starscream ambush Optimus under one of the [[Warp Cannon]]s, and dragged him before Megatron. After Megatron was mashed into the ground by [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]], he along with the rest of the Combaticons fell under [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s command.

They began a mission to assault an Autobot tanker, loaded with Energon the Autobots had managed to steal from the Decepticons. Onslaught's plan, which he had to keep reminding Starscream was his, called for the team to split up, as [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] eliminated enemy scouts, [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] would clear a path for Brawl to arrive on a transport and destroy the supports to the bridge the tanker was headed for, diverting it into an ambush led by Starscream. However Starscream bungled the plan by continuing the air assault despite the heavy anti-air guns, and Onslaught decided to continue on despite Starscream's retreat order. Once the tanker's anti-air guns disabled, the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] so they could smash through the rest of the defenses surrounding the bridge. They disassembled to take the bridge itself, but the tanker was so badly damaged, they could do little more than attempt to guide its crash landing. Following the crash, Onslaught was arrested alongside his teammates by Starscream's henchmen, despite his protests that destroying half of the Energon inside was better than letting the Autobots have all of it.

Onslaught was later released alongside everyone else who opposed Starscream after Megatron was resurrected by Soundwave. He offered to lead the Combaticons after the fleeing Starscream, but Megatron had other plans; to recover [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s power core. During the assault, Onslaught combined with the others again to assist their leader. Onslaught was aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' before the Decepticons' assault on the fleeing [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], and became part of Bruticus as the giant attacked the Ark's engines. Bruticus killed off dozens of Autobots before being taken down by the combined effort of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and was last seen flying off the Ark, the Combaticons' fate unknown.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Onslaught is also a playable character in the 'Downfall' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Quake (FOC)|Quake]] and fellow Combaticons [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]. He is the team's [[Medic (FOC)|Medic]], with a heal beam that can be used to revive an injured teammate and replenish their health.}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)}}

When Shockwave went missing while trying to transport the [[Dark Spark]] back to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Onslaught and the Combaticons were dispatched to track him down. Vortex found the missing scientist along with a [[Sharpshot|new recruit]]. Taking the info in stride, Onslaught quickly took charge, issuing orders to Swindle to escort Shockwave and his precious cargo while the other Combaticons covered their flanks. Swindle attempted to complain, but Onslaught cut him off by reminding him who was in command.

Just as Swindle and Shockwave reached the Gates of Kaon, the Autobots under the command of Jazz launched a desperate assault in order to prevent Megatron from getting his hands on the artifact. Onslaught took cover while discussing options with Shockwave and the others, with a shell landing dangerously close by. When Blast-Off's suggestion that he simply fly the Dark Spark in was belayed by Shockwave's warnings of its volatility, Onslaught concluded that the only option was to push through.

While coordinating the defense, Onslaught ordered Shockwave to stay put and tasked Swindle with seeing he made it in one piece. As they drew closer, Onslaught personally defended the Gates and came under fire from an Autobot [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]. Once Swindle destroyed the Titan, Onslaught praised him for a job well done. At that moment, Vortex and Blast Off also arrived and Onslaught quickly gave the order to combine into Bruticus. The combiner quickly ravaged the Autobot ranks until seizing [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] as a hostage and forcing the Autobots to stand down. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Onslaught-(FoC).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Onslaught (FoC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward for 20 leagues in the "Bruticus' Chaos" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Onslaught.jpg|right|thumb|upright=3|He has caused many a teenage girl's squeal, and probably even more thirty-year-old men's squeals.]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Twin-barreled cannon
: The first version of Onslaught released was made available as part of a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]" [[giftset]]. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and made available at the store's website a few days later.

: Onslaught's [[alternate mode]] is a four-wheeled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] "Missile Carrier" truck, with the main color being a dark, dull shade of ocher, with some [[paint operation|painted]] highlights in a muted shade of green. Although the general vibe of the set is [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]] colors, Onslaught is actually substantially ''less'' accurate as an individual, sacrificing his own colors to better serve as Bruticus's head and torso. His twin-barreled cannon can be attached to two small pegs on top of the vehicle mode, completing his "missile carrier" mode.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Onslaught can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus, serving as the gestalt torso. Bruticus's head is permanently attached to Onslaught's body. The most obtrusive indicators of Onslaught's combiner capability are the two pegs for attaching the Combaticons that form the gestalt arms, which are placed on the outsides of the front wheels, making them stick out rather prominently in vehicle mode.

: Onslaught's twin-barreled cannon can either be attached to Bruticus's back (although as the result of a [[design flaw]], two small tabs that are very prone to showing stress marks, and eventually breaking, are used to attach the cannon more securely), mimicking the cannon barrels on [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s back, which were also characteristic elements of ''Generation 1'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s design, or can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.

: A [[redeco]] of Onslaught in more "flashy" (and, in his case, somewhat more game-accurate) colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the ''Generation 1'' Onslaught character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into [[Impactor (Prime)#Generations|Impactor]].
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[[File:Generationstoy-RetailOnslaught.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now you know how [[Hulk]] feels.]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#004'''
**'''PART 1 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG07'''
**''Accessories:'' Cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[redeco]] of Onslaught from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. Overall, these versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]-inspired decoes with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Onslaught, however, is an exception to this: Although his colors are brighter and more vivid, the colors themselves are more game-accurate, replacing the dull shade of ocher with dark blue as the main color.

: Aside from the colors, mass retail Onslaught is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.
: The TakaraTomy Japanese release features a shade of dark blue similar to Hasbro's. Naturally, it features more paint applications, such as blue on the wheels and painted "light" details.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Onslaught/onslaught.htm More information on retail Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sonic Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Decepticon Bruticus" is a seemingly-identical re-release of his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 toy. He comes with a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]].

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==Notes==
[[File:Mark-brassington-onslaught-skin.jpg|300x200px|right]]

* At one point, ''Exodus'' refers to Onslaught as a Constructicon, but this seems likely to be an error as the Combaticon name is used later.
* Onslaught is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the ''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS. Used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* A glitch causes Onslaught (or rather [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] class characters using his "Tactical Rig" model) to be immune to the [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]'s Mark target ability in ''War for Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s competitive multiplayer while in robot mode, but it works when in vehicle mode.
*In the game files of ''[[Transformers Universe]]'', Onslaught's portrait is among the many playable characters portraits. Further, [[Mark Brassington]] uploaded images of Onslaught's model on Artstation, even though Onslaught was never officially announced to ever be included in the game.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Onslaught''' (オンスロート ''Onsurōto'')
*''Russian:'' '''Shturmovik''' (Штурмовик, "Stormtrooper")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xíjí''' (China, 袭击, "Raid")

==References==
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Starscream (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:43:05Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added his Escalation appearance

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:StarscreamPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|In a cruel twist of fate, perhaps the most legitimately competent Starscream ever, but no one will take him seriously for even a minute.]]
'''Starscream''' was an Air Commander of the [[Energon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s finest air warriors. His dream was to recover the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and become the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] that would return the Transformers to the [[Golden Age]], and he saw opportunity with the rebel upstart [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. A patient and polite schemer, Starscream used to wish Megatron would drop the heroic anti-[[caste system|caste]] charade and be more honest about his lust for power.

These days, he alternatively wishes Megatron would stop being obsessed with ''his'' lust for power and chafes under having to work for such a madman. While he serves as Megatron's right-hand man, he constantly looks for a way to become the commander himself and Megatron knows it: Starscream's extremely volatile personality means he is not adept at hiding his true intent. Fortunately for Megatron, Starscream is prone to panic, cowardice and bombastic gestures, meaning that it'd take exceptional circumstances for Starscream to actually manage to get behind him to shove the knife in.

He may be a scientist, but [[#Notes|we're not quite sure]].

{{quote|That shot was perfect, much like the one who fired it!|Starscream after achieving a headshot|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Starscream may or may not have had a history as a scientist. Regardless of what he did prior, in the early days before the war began he was one of the leaders of the Cybertronian Air Command. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] fell into chaos following bombings by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] followers, Starscream was posted as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]]'s bodyguard. He was with the Prime at [[Altihex]] Casino during a performance by comedian [[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]] when the Decepticons attacked. Sentinel's attempt to flee rather than fight back made Starscream ashamed of his leader, so he had [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] take him to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison rather than the safety of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. This earned him loyalty with Megatron, but wary of how sour a revolution could quickly turn Starscream opted not to be directly involved in the gladiator's operations, posting his Seekers at [[Moonbase One|Moon Base One]] and [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. Megatron was intrigued by why Starscream wanted to occupy "that semi-sentient pile of junk" but despite [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]]'s research they found no clues, with information regarding the Station seemingly censored.

Whenever Starscream's Seekers were present, the Decepticons were victorious in battle against the [[Autobot]]s. Starscream however, found Megatron's strategies overly convoluted. As the war devolved into a siege of Iacon, Megatron and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], by probing into forgotten areas of the [[DataNet]], discovered Trypticon was a storage of [[Dark Energon]], the life essence of [[Unicron]]. When questioned, Starscream explained since even the Air Command was not sure what Dark Energon was, he had forbidden its use, fearing the damage Megatron's gladiators would unleash. Megatron forgave Starscream, noting how he "was smart enough to be afraid of it", and was granted access.

Starscream sent a message to the Autobots proposing a meeting. Optimus only granted him a communication channel. Starscream stated if the Autobots did not know what Dark Energon was (they did) they would need to find out — and asked what would he could expect from them if something happened to Megatron. Optimus replied that he sought a just peace. Starscream said he understood, broke off the conversation and flew to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Prison where Sentinel was held. Starscream offered Sentinel a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. The ultimate aim of this road to becoming Decepticon leader was to become [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] in a peace settlement with Optimus, and lead Cybertron back to its [[Golden Age]]. Starscream then flew to Moon Base One when Megatron ordered him to Trypticon, where he found the Decepticons had invaded the Station and slaughtered and maimed his scientists.

Megatron and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] forced Starscream to select two survivors to absorb [[Dark Energon]], for what was a successful experiment. Requiring more for the Decepticon war effort, Megatron ordered Starscream to capture the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]], below the ruins of [[Crystal City]]. Empowered by his first taste of Dark Energon, Starscream activated the device that transmitted Energon to the Station for it to be Darkened. But the Bridge still did not produce enough, and Starscream was ordered to find the [[Code Key]] of Power and Key of Justice to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[High Council Tower]] in Iacon. Starscream decided it was time to release Sentinel, renouncing Dark Energon after realizing Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts. Starscream found the Key of Power within the [[High Council Tower|Hall of Justice]] and flew underground to find his plan had failed, as Megatron had mortally wounded Sentinel. He could see within Sentinel's body was the Key of Justice, but was prevented from taking it by [[Blackout (WFC)|Blackout]]. Megatron fought Starscream to a standstill, sparing him because he realized he was a better soldier than a would-be example.

As Megatron entered the Chamber, [[Teletraan-1 (WFC)|Teletraan-1]] activated the legendary [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly it away. Aware Starscream had a better chance of escaping Omega's awakening, Megatron ordered Starscream and his Seekers to down Omega, in exchange for more Dark Energon. Giving up on his attempt to give up his addiction, Starscream gleefully accepted and they successfully blew Omega out of the sky, allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the Chamber and corrupt the [[core]]. As Cybertron became uninhabitable, the Autobots left on the largest starship ever built - the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Starscream left the planet with Megatron as they gave pursuit on Trypticon, now a ''Nemesis''-class supercruiser. The two ships entered a [[space bridge]], which separated the two ships to unknown parts of space... {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Starscream's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}} {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Starscream lead the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in the Battle at [[Tyger Pax]]. Focused on taking the pressure off the Decepticons' vulnerable rear, Starscream opened fire on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to protect [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], and then forced the Autobot into a retreat, despite [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]'s attempts to bring Starscream down.

After the [[AllSpark]] was launched into space, Starscream, stunned and damaged, tumbled out of control and crashed on the surface of Tyger Pax, though he recovered in time to retreat with Megatron. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW Aligned comics====
Visiting [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s citadel to check up on his research, Starscream was annoyed to find that the scientist was prioritizing his experiments on [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] over supplying the Decepticon war effort with more energon. He failed to see how the "bugs" would win them the war but gave up on trying to convince Shockwave otherwise, choosing to let Megatron deal with him instead. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} Starscream later participated in Megatron's assault on [[Metroplex (FOC)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|Last Stand}} {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

While [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s mind was suffering from Shockwave's experiments, he had a vision of himself being approached by Starscream and throwing him into a nearby console. {{storylink|Fall}} This vision eventually came to pass, and Grimlock was able to escape from Shockwave's lab by exploiting Starscream's greed and lust for power. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

[[File:Primecomic-Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I am okay with the events that are unfolding currently.]]
Starscream had been on [[Earth]] at some point, but was assigned by Megatron to scour the galaxy for remnants of space bridge technology. Returning to their dead homeworld, Starscream built a weapons lab in Kaon and began building a space bridge. He was informed by his [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s elsewhere they had apprehended the Autobot spy [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. Later, after basking in the glory of successfully activating the space bridge that would return them to Earth and its [[Energon]], Starscream realized Cliffjumper was present. The Autobot claimed to be freed by his captors after defecting to the Decepticons, and warned them of [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]: this ruse successfully distracted Starscream long enough for Arcee to activate and overload the space bridge, but he jumped in after them moments before the lab was blown sky high.

Falling to Earth, a dazed Starscream picked up a [[bunny rabbit]], commenting that [[human]]s were smaller than he remembered. [[Scanning]] a fleet of jets flying overhead, he found Cliffjumper and Arcee driving on a road and launched a missile at them. He picked up Arcee's blown off arm and started battering Cliffjumper with it, but the Autobot blew up the rock formation above them and crushed Starscream with the rubble. Having received Starscream's signal, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] came to his rescue, and the duo pursued and overwhelmed the Autobots. Just as Starscream was about to send them back to the [[AllSpark]], Optimus jumped and landed on him, while gunning Breakdown away. As Starscream greeted his opponent, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] tapped him on the shoulder and sent him flying. Optimus opted not to finish the job, allowing Starscream to escape and fight another day as he got Cliffjumper and Arcee to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
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[[File:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|One look sells him as Starscream.]]
Before Starscream joined Megatron and the Decepticons, he was commander of a squadron of Energon Seekers on Cybertron. {{Storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}} During the War, Starscream was present at [[Tyger Pax]] when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] interrogated the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

Following the [[Great Exodus]], Starscream intercepted a coded Autobot transmission and managed to trap [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. When his interrogation methods failed to extract anything he could use to decode the transmission, he took them to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee and revealed the transmission to be from Optimus Prime on [[Earth]]. Upon being questioned by Cliffjumper of his lack of bravery, Starscream tried to kill the Autobot only to be captured by Arcee. Upon being threatened by Arcee, he cracked and revealed Shockwave's plan; to build a space bridge under Kaon. Starscream was then knocked out but regained contentiousness and pursued the two Autobots to the space bridge. Unfortunately, the space bridge was destroyed with Shockwave, Cliffjumper, and Arcee still inside, but Starscream was able to escape. Starscream presumably took the Decepticons to Earth via the Nemesis soon after. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

When the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Starscream scouted an old Decepticon ship called the ''[[Harbinger]]'' that had crashed landed years back. However, he failed to record the coordinates of the crash site or find the [[Immobilizer]]. {{Storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}} In time, Megatron departed Earth to gather an army out in space, leaving Starscream in charge. Starscream spent his time sending out [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon grunts]] to search for [[Energon]] deposits{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}, and managed to set up a lucrative energon mine in secret. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Three years later, one of Starscream's energon searches was interrupted by Cliffjumper. Once Cliffjumper was defeated by the Vehicons, Starscream personally killed the Autobot. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] alerted him to Arcee's location, and Starscream decided she would be their next target. Later, when Soundwave received a signal from deep space, Starscream hesitantly opened the space bridge for Megatron's return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Megatron revealed to Starscream that he'd brought back [[Dark Energon]], and Starscream provided Cliffjumper's corpse so they could test the substance's reanimation properties. When the undead Cliffjumper's signal led the Autobots to the mine, Starscream blew the facility up on Megatron's orders. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:DarknessRising3-interrogateFowler.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"No, Mister Fowler, I expect you to be saved at the last minute!"]]
Following a test of Dark Energon on himself, Megatron took off for parts unknown, leaving Starscream in charge once more. When Soundwave picked up [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]]'s transmissions, Starscream had the human captured and began trying to extract the location of the Autobot base from him. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} The interrogation almost succeeded, but for the arrival of Arcee, Bumblebee and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] who, after a standoff, forced Starscream to retreat. Once Megatron returned to the ship, he was outraged at Starscream's actions and proceeded to beat his subordinate for "delaying his plans". Starscream managed to quell his master's anger by announcing he had a way to get their plans back on course. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-ohgeez.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh my God. It's called toothpaste, use it.]]
As it turned out, his plan was to send Soundwave down to use the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope on Earth to set the space bridge's target. Once the bridge was properly targeted, Starscream opened it so that Megatron could throw the chunk of Dark Energon though. Starscream moved the ship back to a safe distance when the fighting on the rim of the space bridge became more intense, while imploring his master to withdraw as well. Alas, the space bridge exploded, apparently taking Megatron with it, and Starscream gave a brief eulogy before declaring himself leader {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} and danced in celebration while imploring the troops to chant his name. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}
[[File:Patch Starscream dances.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What'cha doin' on your back?! You should be dancing, YEAH!!!!]]

[[File:Masters&Students-SoundwaveStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|*ping*"FINE! FINE! I'LL WRITE A THANK-YOU NOTE!"]]
Starscream's speeches were poorly received. Intending to find more potentially-loyal warriors, Starscream took Soundwave to try to revive the long-dormant [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]]. To Starscream's disappointment, Skyquake was loyal only to Megatron, and interested only in fighting the Autobots who arrived. A signal detected by Soundwave sent Starscream to the location of the space bridge explosion, where he found Megatron's body and ripped the sliver of Dark Energon from it. He was forced by the observing [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to return the body to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', where he also learned that Skyquake had been terminated by the Autobots. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] arrived on Earth, Starscream had him captured and substituted [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] with the mission to open the Autobot [[GroundBridge]] to let the Decepticon forces into the Autobot base. Unfortunately Wheeljack broke free before the plan could succeed, and as a result, Makeshift was expelled from the Autobot base onto the ''Nemesis'' hull with an activated grenade. Starscream vacated the hull before Makeshift exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} After Soundwave picked up on [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System|another Autobot operation]], Starscream figured it was a good opportunity to get rid of the Autobots while they were distracted, and sent a squadron of Vehicons on a search and destroy mission. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Screamer grins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"We've had too much Energon shed. I think that a cleansing is in order."]]
To Starscream's discomfort, the crew held a vote and he was obliged to call in [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] to aid in Megatron's recovery. The discovery that an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in an museum on Earth was all the excuse Starscream needed to put that on hold, and the other Decepticons soon obtained the device for him. While they were testing it in [[Greece]], Bulkhead attacked them and destroyed the Harvester. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Starscream was irritated by Knock Out's participation in street racing, and eventually decided to make an example of him. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutOfHisHead-grabby.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's ''not'' how ATB Megatron and Starscream combine!]]
Some time later, after the ship's electromagnetic shielding failed, Starscream put the Vehicons to work fixing it. Offering Knock Out a post as second-in-command, Starscream persuaded him to help convince Soundwave that Megatron was a lost cause. They were interrupted by Arcee and Bumblebee, who were doing something with Megatron's corpse, and after chasing the two Autobots off, they discovered that Megatron no longer had any brain activity. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} Overjoyed at this, Starscream began a new plan, constructing a heat ray which he attempted to use to melt a glacier to get to a huge [[energon]] deposit. Unfortunately, not only did the Autobots arrive and destroy the heat ray, but Megatron was resurrected and dragged the protesting Starscream away for punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[File:Shadowzone-gah.jpg|thumb|225px|Damn, in [[Starscream (Movie)|another continuity]] the arm comes off and they mock it in this one.]]
Starscream ended up in the infirmary as a result of Megatron's punishment, but continued undaunted in his plans. He took the chunk of Dark Energon he'd been hiding, and went to the site of Skyquake's grave, intending to resurrect the warrior as well as imbuing himself with Dark Energon. Unfortunately the Autobots arrived before Skyquake rose, and Starscream had to retreat through the Decepticon GroundBridge, albeit minus his right arm. After subjecting himself to treatment from Knock Out, Starscream returned to the site to confirm whether Skyquake had risen, only to be attacked by Skyquake's zombified right arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured to [[MECH]], Starscream's suggestion they rescue their comrade was turned down by Megatron. Starscream went anyway, and found Breakdown had already been rescued by Bulkhead, but escorted Breakdown back to the ship. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} At an old energon mine, Megatron confronted Starscream about his many transgressions and prepared to terminate his subordinate. Starscream was only saved by the arrival of the Autobots, but on escaping the collapsed mine, realized that he would have to go back in and attempt to rescue Megatron, or face his master's possible wrath later. Venturing back inside, he ended up tangling with the Autobots, and when Megatron later found him, he had been left supporting a large boulder. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

[[File:Partners-ScreamPrisoner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Why am I always seen like this? Chest and lower body off to one side, head towards y'all.]]
Starscream was sent with [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] to locate the ''Harbinger'' wreck, only for the spider to leave him webbed up when it turned out the ship was broken in half and the weapon they sought was in the other half. Starscream was found by the Autobots and attempted to convince them he wanted to switch sides, even pointing them to the location of the weapon Airachnid was after. Unfortunately he let slip he'd been the one to kill Cliffjumper, provoking Arcee into attacking him. After fighting her, he was able to limp away, though he decided from then on he would be an independent. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

Many months later, Starscream snuck on board the ''Nemesis'' to steal [[energon cube]]s and blundered into the workroom that was being used by the recently-amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream soon realized what was going on, but when more Vehicons arrived, he was wounded while fleeing the ship. He contacted the Autobots to exchange information for medical help. When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] and Bulkhead arrived, it turned out they already knew about Optimus's situation, but were interested in what he knew about the space bridge, so he was able to trade the information for aid. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Silas meets Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wanna know how I got these scars?"]]
Tracking a signal, Starscream stumbled upon a MECH trap already sprung by Bumblebee. He was intrigued and followed the MECH helicopter and watched as they tried to install the [[transformation cog|T-cog]] they'd taken into a robot. When their attempt to make the robot work failed, Starscream revealed himself and managed to strike a partnership with them. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} With Starscream's help, MECH secured a source of energon and Starscream was there when they used it on their robot. As Bumblebee came looking for his T-cog, Starscream helped defend it, but when it looked like Bumblebee might get it back, Starscream blasted it and left. Unfortunately Silas was less than impressed, and after a short nap thanks to MECH's weapons, Starscream woke up minus his own T-cog. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth looking for Skyquake, Megatron informed him of Skyquake's passing, noting that Skyquake had perished under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[File:Crossfire Starscream injured.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ouch.]]
While scavenging for energon, Starscream found that Airachnid had been cast out from the Decepticons and obtained a pet in the form of an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. She spurned his suggestion that they team up to defeat Megatron, and he barely escaped with his life. Wounded, he employed his previous trick to get medical help from the Autobots in exchange for information about Airachnid's activities, and even later saved Arcee from Airachnid, sparing her life like she spared his much, much earlier. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

Starscream returned to the ''Harbinger'' in search of energon, and instead found a laboratory containing five [[protoform]]s and the equipment necessary for [[cloning]]. He had soon whipped up five [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscream clone]]s, which he dispatched to dispatch Megatron. Unfortunately he soon discovered that he could sympathetically feel every injury they suffered, which gave him a good idea how the mission was going. When the last clone returned to report failure, Starscream sensed the clone's treachery and blasted it. Fully aware of the effect on him, he terminated the clone, screaming in their shared pain as he did. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

[[File:Triangulation Starscream Apex armor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Starscream SMASH!]]
He was about to operate on himself to install the clone's T-cog when the ship detected the Decepticons sending teams out to locations around the globe. Intrigued, he used the ship's GroundBridge to reach [[Antarctica]], only to be captured by Dreadwing, whom he at first mistook for Skyquake. Eventually, Optimus arrived, and after Dreadwing was buried in an avalanche and the Vehicons accompanying him were dispatched, Starscream now found himself as Optimus's prisoner. The two followed a trail to a human research station where the relic everyone was after was being held. Dreadwing soon arrived and another battle between him and Optimus took place. As they fought, Starscream freed the relic, the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], from the ice block containing it and claimed it as his own. Covered in a full body suit and towering over both of them, Starscream used the armor to fight both Optimus and Dreadwing, a fight in which he was the aggressor for once in a long time. Though Starscream had enhanced strength and was rendered invulnerable, he still couldn't fly, and a few of Dreadwing's bombs created a hole in the ice which he fell through. He was subsequently forced to plod along the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|Triangulation}}

[[File:NewRecruit-Starscreammonkey.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Next on his list of cat-related videos is Nyan Ravage.]]
Back at the ''Harbinger'', Starscream discovered a photo of [[Red Energon]] on the [[Internet]], as well as a dancing monkey which came as much amusement to him. He took the Apex Armor with him, tracking the substance down to a dockyard where he was confronted by Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee. Donning the armor, he attempted to retrieve the Red Energon first, and managed to rip a chunk off after Optimus knocked him off the crane. While he was trying to tip the crane over, [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] arrived, and using a [[phase shifter]], removed Starscream from the Apex Armor. The Decepticon responded by firing a missile at the three Autobots on the crane and escaping with a chunk of Red Energon. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

Starscream set about refining the Red Energon, though the process was slow and only yielded enough for one or two doses. Alerted to a Decepticon operation by the ''Harbinger''{{'}}s computers, he used it on himself and soon found Smokescreen had uncovered a relic. Using his new hyperspeed to blindside him, Starscream was able to obtain one of the [[Omega Key]]s, which he later overheard Bulkhead describing as a way to revitalize Cybertron. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[File:TFP Inside Job Starscream fistful of keys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|SQUEE! I've collected all four!]]
Though thinking of restoring Cybertron and ruling it himself, Starscream decided that he didn't have the proper resources to do so. Coming up with a plan, Starscream lured Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead to a remote location with the promise of the key he'd found in return for the installation of the T-Cog from his clone. In reality, he used his remaining Red Energon to allow him to infiltrate the Autobot base while leaving the clone behind for the Autobots to find. While stealing the other three keys from, the Autobots figured out his clone was a ruse, and Starscream only just managed to get back through the Ground Bridge. After taking a moment to taunt the Autobots, the Red Energon wore off, and he quickly bridged away to the ''Nemesis'', with the Omega Keys as a peace offering to Megatron. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

[[File:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4| This feels familiar...]]
Requesting to rejoin the Decepticons, the unconvinced Megatron subjected Starscream to a cortical psychic patch and began rummaging in his memories to determine his true motives. Despite the incriminating nature of most of the memories, Megatron's analysis of Starscream's strengths and weaknesses (including the loss of his T-cog and the fact that Starscream is not the only untrustworthy Decepticon on the Nemesis), has him decide to allow Starscream to serve by his side, as he is better with him than against him. Starscream was so relieved by the turn of events that he thanked the All Spark, but Dreadwing was not so pleased about this development. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

[[File:RegenerationOmegaKeysHologram.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| now he can find the [[Cyber Planet Keys]] again]]
Knock Out restored Starscream's T-Cog, though immediately afterwards Starscream was attacked by a murderous Dreadwing and had to be saved by Megatron. After Starscream helped Knock Out unlock the secret of the Omega Keys, Megatron left him in charge of the ''Nemesis''. Starscream used information gathered by Soundwave to kidnap the Autobots' three human friends and took them to Cybertron for Megatron to use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

After handing over [[Jack Darby]] in exchange for two of the keys, Starscream took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the explosion caused by the Lock's destruction at Optimus's hand, and when Knock Out attempted a quip, knocked the medic down and demanded he tend to Megatron. Starscream returned to Earth with Megatron to take part in an attack on the Autobot base, during which he shot down Wheeljack's ship, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'', with Wheeljack still inside. Following the attack, he and Megatron landed in the remains of the base. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

While the other Decepticons dug around in the ruins, Starscream more productively had Wheeljack pulled from the wreckage of the ''Jackhammer''. When human military forces turned up, Starscream offered to unleash the armada on them, but Megatron dealt with the matter using [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]]'s fusion cannons. His interrogation of Wheeljack did not go nearly as well. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

With the arrival of Shockwave, Megatron appointed the newcomer second lieutenant in charge of science, usurping Starscream's role slightly. Starscream attempted to get his own back by discovering a photo of Ratchet on the internet, only to be embarrassed when it was switched for a picture of a dancing monkey by Raf. He attempted a new gambit—allowing Wheeljack to escape with a tracking device, believing it would lead them to the other Autobots, however Wheeljack discovered the bug and turned the tables on the pursuing Decepticons. Megatron's anger was only stemmed by Shockwave bringing [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon he cloned]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Starscream complained to Knock Out about the pressures of his position. When the Predacon returned from its flight to catch Autobots empty-handed, Starscream noted it was a pity the beast couldn't tell them why it failed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Starscream was pleased when Decepticon monitoring finally bore fruit and located the Autobots. Unfortunate this turned out to be a series of diversions designed to have the Decepticons spread their forces out, and Megatron was not happy that Starscream fell for it. Darkmount subsequently came under attack and though Starscream did his best to coordinate a defense, the battle ended with him ordering a retreat to the ''Nemesis'' as the base was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}} When it looked like the Decepticons were about to embark on another scavenger hunt, Starscream was dismayed, but fortunately it turned out that Shockwave had micro-chipped all his creations, and the fossils they needed would be easy to find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[File:ChainOfCommandInForItNow.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The hills are alive with the sound of Starscream's butthurt.]]
Following the surprise return of the existing Predacon, Starscream was dismayed to find it put in his charge. He had immense trouble controlling the beast and resorted to using the Apex Armor to protect himself from its attacks. Megatron sent Starscream and the Predacon to [[Scotland]], where they found the Autobots had destroyed a team of Decepticons hunting for bones there. While the Predacon took on the Autobots, Starscream found Miko trying to reach Magnus's ship and accidentally lost the Apex Armor to her. Battle ensued, but when the Predacon left for the ''Nemesis'', Starscream and his two seekers found themselves outnumbered by Autobots and retreated. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} In Megatron's bad books again, Starscream was further inconvenienced when the Predacon damaged the ship's communication dish. Though he tried to have it repaired by the Vehicons, it didn't go so well, and Megatron eventually found out. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}}

Starscream found Knock Out in the middle of experimenting with [[Synthetic Energon]], and had the medic add Dark Energon to the mix, believing it would allow Megatron to control the results. Instead the new mix transformed Cylas into an energon-sucking zombie and created a plague which resulted in Knock Out and Starscream being chased through the ship. Confronted by Megatron, they were forced to admit what they were done, and were sent to locate and destroy Cylas. They eventually found he had already been dispatched, but to Starscream's dismay, the deed had been done by the recently freed Airachnid. Fortunately he didn't have to deal with her as well, but he later had to face Megatron's wrath over his part in the affair. {{storylink|Thirst}}

When Megatron took him to another abandoned mine, Starscream assumed his demise was near, but they were merely visiting Shockwave's off-site laboratory. The Predacon unexpectedly arrived and Starscream hit it with a metal bar, only for it to transform and vocally threaten to return with physical violence. The Decepticons quickly realized that despite Predaking's loyalty, it would not take him and his fellow Predacons long to realize their superiority to the Decepticons, so Starscream hatched a plan to kill two birds with one stone, luring the Autobots to the laboratory so its destruction could be blamed on them. The plan succeeded, and in the aftermath, the Decepticons discovered that the synthetic energon stored at the base had created cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}} Starscream managed to talk his way out of being disfigured by Shockwave over not warning the latter that the Autobots were attacking the lab. As Shockwave was put in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, Megatron assigned Starscream to gather technology to repair the Omega Lock, which they would need for a delivery mechanism. {{storylink|Minus One}}

After establishing the location of the Autobot base when they kidnapped Ratchet, Starscream was sent with his armada to destroy the hanger. He did so with aplomb, unaware that the Autobots had swapped the letters on the hangers and he'd destroyed the wrong one. {{storylink|Persuasion}} The error came back to bite him when the Decepticons detected an [[Chip|Autobot probe]] carrying Laserbeak's transponder. Starscream went out and personally destroyed the probe before fleeing through a GroundBridge to escape Optimus. Back on the ''Nemesis'', when Predaking found out about the Decepticons' earlier treachery and went on a rampage, Starscream aided Megatron by blasting Predaking in the back. Though the Predacon was defeated, the ship next came under attack by Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

Starscream took his squad of Vehicons and encountered Arcee and Bumblebee. They battled the two Autobots, but were driven back to the Omega Lock room where Starscream tried unsuccessfully to get his hands on the Star Saber which Smokescreen had brought along. Starscream watched in horror as Megatron was killed by Bumblebee, but his desire to avenge his leader was unable to be fulfilled, as Shockwave dragged him away. The pair escaped the ship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

[[File:Predaconsrising-Starscreamupthecreek.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|No! Bad pets! Bad! Don't you want to know what the fox says?!?]]
As Shockwave continued to try to clone Predacons, Starscream searched for more bones, and was soon assisted by [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]]. The two Predacons eventually led him to a whole burial ground of Predacon remains, but as they were gathering their find up, they were witness to the apparent return of Megatron. Unfortunately it instead turned out to be Unicron using Megatron's body, and as the dark god created an army of undead Predacons, Starscream fled.

Finding the warship, he freed Knock Out and some Vehicons and attempted to retake the ship, only for Knock Out to betray him. He was locked in a cell, however when the warship crashed during the battle against Unicron, he was freed. Once Megatron was free of Unicron's will, Starscream approached him, believing he would resume leadership of the Decepticons, but Megatron was no longer interested in the Decepticon cause. Starscream therefore went to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to take his own rightful place as Decepticon ruler, only for Predaking, Darksteel, and Skylynx to arrive looking to settle scores with him. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:Titan4.6 Starscream holding president.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The president's been kidnapped by Decepticons! Are you a bad enough dude to save the president?]]
Starscream accompanied [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] on a trip to [[Antarctica]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']]. He carried the [[static lance]] that Megatron intended to use to detonate the ship's nuclear reactors, and when the Autobots arrived to intercede, Starscream used the weapon to knock [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] out. He tried to do the same to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], but the Autobot dodged the blow and kicked him in the head, taking the lance himself and ruining the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Tasked by Megatron with trying to draw the Autobots out, Starscream attacked and captured [[Air Force One]], taking it to the [[Grand Canyon]]. He sent a message demanding Optimus Prime's surrender in exchange for the safe return of the [[President of the United States|President]], but the Autobots turned up in force. Starscream's accompaniment of Vehicons was soon quashed, and Optimus rescued the President, whom Starscream was using as a human shield, by chopping the Decepticon's left arm off. Defeated, Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Starscream was appalled when Megatron revealed the latest plan—pitting the Vehicons against each other in a series of deathmatches to ensure their army contained only the toughest. He was even more shocked when Megatron expected ''him'' to fight against [[Fearstorm]]. Starscream was able to defeat the much-larger Decepticon through application of his wits; he first managed to snap off the pointed end of on the bars enclosing their match, then used it to pin Fearstorm's arms to the ground. Fearstorm was thus incapacitated, leaving Starscream easy access to the key that granted him victory; his opponent's spark. Afterwards, Megatron was content to let Starscream return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}}

On Soundwave's prompting, Starscream set up an ambush for the Autobots in [[The Wave]]. When it predictably went badly for the Decepticons, Starscream demanded his companion take matters into his own hands. Soundwave did, and as a result Starscream had to later help Soundwave look for his missing hand. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}
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====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
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====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Gas skunk blackarachnia jetstorm leobreaker starscream war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]
As the [[Dark Matrix|Dark Matrix creature]] tortured [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] with visions of his [[Sparkplug Witwicky|dead father]] in [[Zero Space]], cracks began to appear in the membrane of infinite worlds. Starscream could be seen through one, alongside [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Gas Skunk]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
When Heatwave was captured by Chumley, Kade came looking for him. Kade called out asking if Heatwave was there, causing Heatwave to ask sarcastically if he was expecting Starscream. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Daisuke Hirakawa]] (Japanese)|[[Jiang Ke]] (Chinese), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Nicolas Dubois]] (French), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Nestor Chiesse]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:MightyBigTrouble Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hello, I'm SpaceNapoleHitler. Give me the thing!]]
Starscream managed to survive his encounter with the Predacons by <s>strategically luring them</s> sheer dumb luck, stumbling upon a weapons cache with enough power to repel [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]] and [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]. He then explored the fortress and found the laboratory where the Decepticons had bred the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and sought to use them to take revenge on Megatron for his cruel acts towards him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Starscream then reformatted himself {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} to his old body type, before he freed the Mini-Cons but they managed to escape him. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} The Autobots believed him to be dead following his encounter with the Predacons, but he was remembered as a dangerous Decepticon in the records of the War. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

After he had "helped save the universe, from Starscream, Megatron, and Dark Energon", [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] refused to be defeated by [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} When Bumblebee attempted to inspire his team with an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] impression, [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] instead believed Bumblebee to be going for a bad Starscream. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

In his hunt for the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Starscream hired [[Shadelock]], [[RoughEdge]], and [[Razorhorn]] to procure them. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} His hunt forced the Mini-Cons off [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and led them to joining a group of [[Scavenger (RID 2015)|scavengers]]. {{storylink|History Lessons}} He tracked them down to the planet Earth, where Shadelock found [[Tricerashot]]. Starscream ordered him to follow the Mini-Con to lead them to the remainder of them. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}} He tracked the Mini-Cons to a human ship, missing them by seconds. There he found the scavengers and the [[Dark Star Saber]]. He immediately claimed the weapon as his own intending to use it for conquest before he noted that it seemed to be operating at less than full power. Nonetheless he still desired the Mini-Cons and ordered his minions to track them and bring them to him. His minions brought him the wrong Mini-Cons. [[Fixit (RID)|One of them]] accidentally revealed [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] was back on Earth and Starscream was able to take the yellow Autobot prisoner by threatening the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}}

[[File:RiD 2015 Worthy One-Winged Seeker.jpg|thumb|left|280px|At least he's not a giant screaming head this time.]]
When Bumblebee was aboard, Starscream gloated about his good fortune before the Autobot escaped only to be quickly recaptured. With his captive now in [[stasis cuffs]], Starscream monologued about his cunning escape from the Predacons and his plan to use the Weaponizer Mini-Cons and the Dark Star Saber to not only kill Megatron but conquer the galaxy. He then resumed scanning for his "little doomsday devices" before Bumblebee began taunting him that no one, not even the Dark Star Saber, took him seriously. Starscream swore that everyone would take him seriously, aiming the cursed blade at Bumblebee's throat. A nearby battle between Autobots and scavengers caught his attention where he used his ship's tractor beam to abduct the Weaponizer Mini-Cons before flying off and gloating to Bumblebee of his imminent victory. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} Unfortunately it turned out he only had six of the seven Mini-Cons needed, with an attempt at merging resulting in failure. Luckily the last Mini-Con needed turned up at his ship with the Autobots, and he was able to obtain it by knocking everyone out with the Dark Star Saber. He successfully merged with the Mini-Cons, only to lose [[Aerobolt]] thanks to a signal initiated from the ship by Fixit. Starscream managed to fly clear of the ship and engage Optimus and Aerobolt, now merged, in combat until the Autobots succeeded in dragging him back into range of the signal. Separated from the Mini-Cons, Starscream fell comatose and was loaded onto [[Prime Force One|Optimus's ship]] for transport back to Cybertron for justice. {{storylink|Worthy}}
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====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
Years ago, Starscream assigned three Vehicons to construct an [[energon]] mine near the [[Sierra Ridge]] mountains, {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}} and left them with a bomb triggered by a dead man's switch as an "explosive insurance policy".

At some point after [[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Cybertron's restoration]], Starscream's severed arm was brought to Earth with [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] fought Predaking for the arm, so they could convince the three Sierra Ridge Vehicons that [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] was not their superior officer. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

===Toy bios===
Once upon a time, Starscream was an honorable soldier who fought to defend Cybertron. His long isloation aboard an orbital platform changed all that, making him greedy and ambitious, and he jumped at the chance to join Decepticons and get to lead troops again. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Generations Starscream}} This path would lead to him binging on Dark Energon, revelling in the power it gave him! {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Dark Energon Starscream}}

Starscream, whatever you might think, ''isn't'' running away all the time: he's actually making calculated retreats and when the enemy is going "ha ha Starscream's run away", he comes back without warning and wipes them out. {{storylink|Starscream (WFC)#Prime|Voyager Starscream}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
When [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] returned from a battle with the news that [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had apparently perished in a mysterious explosion, everyone on the ''Nemesis'' assumed Starscream was to blame, simply because he had repeatedly expressed an interest in becoming Decepticon leader. He had to go on the run, all the while Megatron would turn up alive so his name would be cleared. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}} Dreadwing managed to track him down, but he convinced Dreadwing that he was not the one who eliminated Megatron, on the grounds that he would immediately take [[Decepticon leader]]ship, rather than flee, should Megatron die by his hands. Dreadwing believed him, and ordered his assistance in finding Megatron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 14}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
After the Transformers had made their way to Earth, Starscream encountered Bumblebee. Not fooled by the Autobot's vehicle disguise, Starscream pursued the Autobot scout. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)|[[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Cyrille Monge]] (French), [[Olaf Różański]] (Polish)}}
[[File:WFC Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Where are your stupid Macross jokes now?!]]

{{quote|Have no fear, Lord Megatron. Under my leadership, Decepticon victory is assured!|Starscream being all modest|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

For the last thousand years of the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], Starscream was in charge of an orbital facility that had the capability of producing [[Dark Energon]], though they maintained only a small stockpile because of its unpredictable and uncontrollable nature. The station's force of neutral soldiers were no match for Megatron's invading forces, while Starscream and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]'s repeated warnings that no one could control Dark Energon had no effect on Megatron's determination. Instead, Megatron tempted Starscream with knowledge of his past, reminding him of his demotion from Sky Commander to a mere guard over an all-but-derelict station, and offered to let him join the Decepticons, something Starscream scoffed at — at least, at first. Starscream attempted to destroy the station's stock of Dark Energon before the Decepticon leader could reach it, but failed, and watched, first with amusement as Megatron entered the storage chamber...and then with shock as Megatron infused himself with the substance and bent it to his will within moments. Starscream quickly volunteered his services for the Decepticon cause, causing Jetfire to label him a traitor and leave to warn [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]. Megatron sent him with [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge|Energon Bridge]]. Starscream performed the mission successfully using his trademark style, flair, and modesty, never mind Megatron's taunting and unreasonable impatience, or Thundercracker's warning him of the danger of certain courses of action, or even Skywarp's cluing in to his constant insults.

During the Battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Starscream led the Decepticons aerial squadrons and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] led the Decepticons' ground assault, while Megatron, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] went behind enemy lines and tried to secure the [[Omega Key]]. When Megatron's group met up with Brawl, Starscream refused to send Dark Energon bombers, saying that he wouldn't let Brawl waste anymore of "his ships". Megatron took issue with Starscream dubbing the bombers his, and overrode Starscream's refusal. Later that evening, while looking for the "real" Omega Key, they ran into it: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Starscream assumed Megatron was killed when Omega attacked a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] Megatron was heading for and declared himself Decepticon commander. Shortly afterward, Megatron managed to communicate with Starscream and ordered him to attack Omega Supreme, getting the massive Autobot off Megatron's back. By the time Megatron's group were heading for the Autobot turrets, Starscream was ready to sound a retreat, which Megatron overrode with the threat of marking any retreating Decepticon as "kill on sight". Fortunately, Megatron arrived moments later and managed to defeat Omega Supreme, making the retreat unnecessary. Later on, he was present at the [[Core]] of Cybertron as Megatron corrupted it with Dark Energon.

As the Battle of Iacon continued, Starscream fought through Jetfire and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]], and attacked [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]]'s group in the [[Decagon]]. However, the Air Commander was injured by Optimus's [[Energon-axe]] and forced to retreat. The wound was apparently bad enough to cause him to sit out the remainder of the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|Sam Riegel (English)|Gianluca Iacono (Italian)}}
Starscream had been in control of Trypticon Space Station for years, until Megatron and his forces invaded. Megatron wished to revive the Dark Energon project to aid him in his conquest of Cybertron, but Starscream would have none of it. Megatron was able to fight his way to Starscream himself, and after a brief battle, Starscream had lost. He begged for mercy, and Megatrons spared Starscream in exchange for loyalty to the Decepticons. Starscream obliged and Megatron was taken to the core of the station.

After a test run of the Dark Energon's effects on Decepticons in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only destroy the host. A furious Megatron set Starscream to work on fixing the problem, with Starscream continuously bickering with Barricade over his usefulness. The problem was eventually solved in time for an attack on Iacon City. When Megatron felled Zeta Prime and found the Omega Key, the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme was unleashed upon the Decepticons, quickly crushing them with ease.

Megatron was downright furious with Starscream, declaring he had brought Omega Supreme's rampage upon them all. Starscream retorted that if it wasn't for Megatron and his blind troops, none of this would've happened. Starscream invited Megatron to kill him, but warned him it wouldn't do a thing about Omega Supreme out for their blood. Megatron for the moment let it go, and finally felled Omega Supreme, gaining total dominance over Cybertron.

Sometime later, Starscream ambushed an [[Autobot rookie|Autobot recruit-in-training]], and would've killed him if it wasn't for Optimus charging to the rescue. He wasn't seen again after that.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)|[[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian)}}

Being Megatron's "right-hand man," he wonders how the war could have changed if HE were to be the leader, not Megatron. Still he was ordered by Megatron to do his dirty work, and growing jealous, he waits for the right time, to take his place, as leader of the Decepticons.
{{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Sam Riegel]] (English)}}
{{quote|Megatron will rue the day he made a fool of me. He can keep his precious army. I will build one of my own.|Starscream planning an obviously failed attempt at army building|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''}}

Under Megatron's orders, Starscream and the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] ambushed and captured Optimus Prime under the ruins of Iacon during the assault on the Ark. Starscream's gloating on how he defeated Megatron's nemesis would earn him a blast from the Decepticon's leader's fusion cannon. Starscream's luck would take an uphill turn, however, for Megatron was soon crushed by Metroplex, leaving him the new leader of the Decepticons. At the urging of both Prime and Metroplex, Starscream ordered the Decepticons to retreat.

Starscream's reign as a leader was lackluster at best. He used most of the Decepticon energon and supplies to further his own ego and cover the Decepticon bases with portraits and effigies of himself and constantly broadcasting self glorifying speeches to his troops. Anyone who wasn't on board with Starscream's reign was thrown into the prisons of Kaon. Needless to say, the prisons were full to bursting as barely a handful of Decepticons had any faith in their new leader. When the Autobots acquired the entire energon supply the Decepticons kept in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. Starscream sent the Combaticons to stop the transport. When the transport was out in the open, Starscream ordered an assault on it, despite the fact the anti-aircraft guns were still functional. As the Decepticons suffered heavy losses, Starscream aborted the mission and ordered a full retreat. The Combaticons ignored the order and brought the transport down, at the cost of half the energon on board. Despite the fact that the Combaticons had saved the mission he had abandoned, Starscream accused them of failing and had them arrested.

Later, Starscream decided to have a coronation for himself (despite the fact he had been in charge for some time now). Though sadly it was not to be, as [[The Transformers: The Movie|a newly rebuilt Megatron crashed the event]] and took his crown back from the would-be king, much to everyone else's elation. Luckily, the Air Commander escaped Megatron's wrath, swearing revenge.

Seeking the means to get back at Megatron, Starscream made his way to Shockwave's lab. He came across [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and promised to free him and his team if they would serve him. The Dinobot kindly refused the offer by throwing him into the control panel, freeing himself. This apparently knocked Starscream out as he didn't get back up. What happened to him afterwords is unknown, since most of Decepticons that might have arrested him were cut to pieces by Grimlock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Starscream also appears as a playable character in the Escalation Map, 'Oblivion'. He is the team's [[Ammo Supplier]] and fights alongside [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]].}}

===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Cyrille Monge]] (French)}}
Starscream was present when the Decepticons were hauling in an asteroid rich with Dark Energon heading toward Earth. When the Autobots came to stop them, he witnessed the asteroid explode and the Autobots fall out of orbit. He then mocked their inability to fly, which annoyed Megatron. He commissioned Knock Out and Airachnid to seek and retrieve the Autobots, joining in the hunt himself.

Starscream found Bulkhead and Miko in some sort of tomb, and played on his life by nearly collapsing the whole cave on him. Bulkhead escaped the falling cave, and the big guy unleashed tenfold on him. However, one of the Vehicons managed to swipe Miko and take her captive, and Starscream retreated with them.

Starscream later assisted Megatron in finding a missing component of Thunderwing's, and managed to run into his old pal Bulkhead again. Unfortunately, Bulkhead bested him again, this time taking him captive in his own ship! The treacherous Decepticon tricked Bulkhead, however, into bringing him into a room where he was ambushed by Vehicon troopers. Yet again, Bulkhead came out on top of the pile with Starscream retreating in defeat.

Starscream quickly installed the biggest component in Thunderwing, which resulted in him attacking Megatron... ''Megatron used Starscream as a shield.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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===''Transformers Online''===
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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====3DS====
{{Charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate the Nemesis to snatch away the Decepticons' Energon stores, Starscream faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Starscream was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the Energon in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
Starscream led a battalion of Vehicon drones to the town of [[Jasper]] in order to secure Dark Energon from a nearby mine. His efforts were thwarted by Arcee. Starscream then attempted to escape from an abandoned military installation with the Vehicons under his command, only to be stopped by both Arcee and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Starscream and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Using his jet mode to fire upon the Autobot leader, and leaving floating "aerial mines" behind him, Starscream fought it out against Optimus Prime in the skies over a lush tropical forest. Optimus managed to drive off Starscream nevertheless, and Starscream howled back that he wouldn't forget his defeat as he sped away. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Starscream-(WFC).jpg|thumb|400px|So I'm ''Cybertron'' Starscream as WFC Starscream, introduced in a WFC event with seekers from ''Cybertron''. Confused? ''Good!'' '''*Hotshot 47 BLAM!*''']]
Starscream participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who was available as a reward in the "Cybertron Episode 2 - Seekers" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|For some reason, the Legion Class version of the character is not included in the character selection.}}
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===''Power Up for Battle''===
[[File:RID2015 Power Up for Battle gameplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
Starscream engaged in battle against Optimus Prime for control over the Weaponizer Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Power Up for Battle}}
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==Commercial appearances==
===''War for Cybertron''===
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], Starscream, and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]] and play "[[The Touch]]." Starscream was displeased with Shockwave's choice of song, but Shockwave told him that once he got a higher hit percentage than his own, then Starscream could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FOC Starscream face broken trailer.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*As Starscream transformed from jet mode and equipped his sword to slice at Optimus Prime carrying the injured Bumblebee, Ironhide intercepted the Decepticon and punched him in the face. The force of the punch broke a good chunk of Starscream's face and threw him to the ground. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
*Starscream, alongside Shockwave, intercepted Optimus, who was running towards Megatron. The Autobot leader blocked Starscream's slashing attacks with his arm and subsequently shot him in the face from point blank range. This event happened on the surface of the city mode of Metroplex. As Optimus ordered Metroplex to awaken, the city-bot started transforming while Starscream's defeated body was still lying on his surface.
{{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' E3 Trailer}}
{{Note|The story of the FOC E3 Trailer seemingly follows on from the FOC VGA Cinematic Trailer.}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Starscream (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Starscream (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:Tfprimestarscreamjet.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''ooooo-ooooo/We fade to grey!'']]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Fabulouscream.]]
[[File:Screamer_dashboard.jpg|thumb|right|Nintendoscream.]]
*Starscream's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Energon Seeker-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available to Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Arclight-type components.
*Starscream's backstory in ''Exodus'' is self-contradictory:
:''"Not even Starscream, who had spent much of his scientific career in the labs contained within these refracting walls..."'' (p. 78).
:''"See what?" Starscream asked. Neither Starscream nor Megatron were scientists."'' (p. 158).
:*When asked via Twitter, Exodus's writer [[Alex Irvine]] stated "Let's say he's always been scientifically curious."<ref>[http://twitter.com/alexirvine/status/36051088754868224 Twitter post]</ref>
:*In ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', when Starscream sarcastically remarks how Shockwave is "ever the scientist", Shockwave replies with "as you once were". This implies that Starscream had been a scientist at some point in time, but has since left that field.
*Starscream's thin body and narrow, upward-swept wings in [[robot mode]] recalls [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' Starscream]], but his colour scheme, Igor-like posture and subservience to Megatron recalls the [[Starscream (Movie)|live-action incarnation]]. The game design has the movie bulk but with a [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1]] head and colours.
**And an unintentional one at that, according to the [[New York Comic Con]] Transformers: Prime panel.
*[[Steve Blum]] said he was a fan of [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Tom Kenny]]'s portrayals of Starscream, and had Adler give him his blessing after he got the part.<ref>[http://sknr.net/2011/04/20/steve-blum-talks-transformers-prime-guild-wars-2-bulletstorm-more/ Skewed magazine Steve Blum interview.]</ref> Coincidentally, Blum, Adler, and Kenny are all in ''The Super Hero Squad Show''. Blum would later take over the role of Adler's [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] for the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon]]'' game.
*Starscream's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Starscream parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*In Starscream's dedicated level in ''Fall Of Cybertron'', a secret room on the exterior of Shockwave's tower complex contains a very G1-esque gold crown that can be picked up by the player and worn for the remainder of the level. Words cannot describe how awesome this is...
*Starscream's Hasbro bio takes Fowler's comment "Starscream is his own worst enemy", a little too literally as it lists his arch-enemy as himself. And his ally is Optimus, for some reason...
*In one of the rare noticeable instances of physical change within the "Aligned" continuity family, Starscream's appearance in ''Robots in Disguise'' is changed to be more similar to his ''Fall of Cybertron appearance'', but this time is inspired by both his [[Starscream (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] and his [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|G1 cartoon counterpart]]'s look during the coronation scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

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

*'''Full Weapon Mode''' (フルウェポンモード ''Furu Wepon Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Gul, Jida, Zori
:Starscream's box-back Arms Up mode has him using the [[Laser Gunblade]] on his right arm, the [[High-Defense Shield]] on the left, and [[Zori]] in "Flexible Rod Mode" (yyyyeah) on his back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')
*''Korean:'' '''Starscream''' (스타스크림 ''Seutaseukeurim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānwángxīng''' (Taiwan, 天王星, "Uranus"), '''Hóng Zhīzhū''' (China, 红蜘蛛, "Red Spider")
*''Russian:'' '''Starscream''' (''War for Cybertron'', ''Prime'', Старскрим), '''Skandalist''' (''Fall of Cybertron'', Скандалист, "Troublemaker")

==Footnotes==
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Shockwave (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:36:26Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added one word

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|SPM seeking abominations of science. Turn-ons: dinosaurs, logic.]]

'''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.

Shockwave naturally only serves his one true master: logic. He's willing to ignore petty squabbles and jabs at him, and will only do what he finds logical. Megatron is pleased by his dedication and his competence stemming from it, starkly contrasting with the egotistical and gloating [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. His passive nature to goings-on around him may paint him as apathetic, but whoever believes that is writing their death warrant. Shockwave is as brutal and fierce as any Decepticon warrior, and has the strength and durability to withstand everything from explosions to Autobot assault. He does '''not''' take well to attempts on his life or his experiments failing or being tampered with. [[Primus]] help you if you actually do break his seemingly eternal calm.

{{quote|Shockwave, you would bring down all of creation just to satisfy your own ambition.|Alpha Trion|''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Shockwave emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or prior to the [[Age of Wrath]]. Shockwave was among the earliest rebels to oppose their [[Quintesson]] "masters", and he rejected both the invaders and their puppet government. Shockwave's genius led him to be the first Cybertronian able to translate the Quintesson language.

Even after the fall of the Quintessons, Shockwave remained on the outskirts of Cybertronian civilization, never taking any official position with the government or its council, despite his brilliance. He eventually became a member of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s Decepticons as war broke out against the Autobots. After the Ark departed, Megatron left Shockwave behind to oversee Cybertron in his stead.

Shockwave's brilliant but unhinged mind caused him to see other Cybertronians and society itself as a Petri dish for his experiments. He was responsible for creating a new underclass of Cybertronians known as the [[Forged]], test subjects so mentally and physically damaged by his experiments that they forgot their original designations. Shockwave worked with his Insecticon swarms and also was responsible for creating the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s. He restored the only remaining [[Space bridge]] on Cybertron, powering it to warp space and time in order to look back on Earth during the Cretaceous Era as inspiration for his experiments. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.

[[File:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]

During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors.

Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Shockwave's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}}}

On Cybertron, Shockwave established his rule out of the remains of Iacon, building a massive [[Tower of Shockwave]] as his personal citadel. Although he employed [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]] and other Decepticons ostensibly to patrol the city, in reality Shockwave preferred chaos in the streets to continue producing new variables for him to explore and exploit.

Shockwave eventually decided to seize the historian, Alpha Trion, and use him for his experiments. Shockwave recognized Alpha Trion as a Prime, one of the original [[Thirteen]], and thought to use the old bot's systems to gain access to the [[Vector Sigma]] super-computer. However, Shockwave was unaware that his data-tracs had been remotely hacked by the Quintessons, who intended to use his work with Alpha Trion to instead repower the space bridge, allowing their invading army to arrive from [[Aquatron]].

Shockwave recognized his mistake far too late, and General [[Tyrannicon]] led an army of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s to Cybertron. Despite his best efforts, even [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] and [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] failed to defend Shockwave's rule. He hoped to loot the [[Hall of Records]] for weapons or artifacts, only to discover Alpha Trion had jettisoned them into space long before. Fortunately, the actions of Megatron across the galaxy on Aquatron ended the threat of the Sharkticons for him. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW Aligned comics====
[[File:LastStand-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And as purple as he is logical.]]

Shockwave had been put in charge of a remote Decepticon base in the middle of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where he was to oversee a reportedly unlimited source of [[Energon]], a potentially amazing advantage in the waning days of the war for Cybertron. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] had been dispatched to investigate this mysterious Energon-rich Decepticon base when he overheard a conversation between Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Starscream was concerned that Shockwave's attentions were diverted away from the Energon discovery and was wasting his talents on examining the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s he'd discovered and the "cosmic secrets" he had learned. Shockwave's Insecticon horde discovered Swoop's presence, and the Autobot was captured. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}

Predictably, the other members of Swoop's Autobot team, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] arrived in hopes of retrieving Swoop. Shockwave confronted the four and boasted that this action on their part was central to his plans. The Lightning Strike Coalition Force would make "perfect test subjects" for his experiments, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} and as their leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], fought back, Shockwave thanked him for not alerting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] of their whereabouts. The five would be fashioned into the ultimate weapon for the Decepticon cause! He then quickly fell Grimlock with surgeon-like precision, all the while gloating that the Coalition's absence from the front lines would allow the Decepticons to easily take Autobot City from Optimus Prime's control. {{storylink|Last Stand}}

Shockwave was waiting when Grimlock awoke, strung up in his laboratory. He explained that he had discovered ancient Transformers technology, a [[space bridge|bridge that could traverse both space and time]]. This "space bridge" had offered him a glimpse of many worlds, but most relevantly Shockwave had seen into the past of a certain [[Earth|small blue planet]] where [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|amazing and terrible creatures]] once stalked its lands. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}} {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 3|Beast Hunters #3}} Having already experimented in recreating dinosaurs organically in the past, Shockwave went to work reconstructing the Dinobots in their image. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 4|Beast Hunters #4}} As Shockwave's machinery took Grimlock apart, he told the Autobot that he and his team would be rebuilt into weapons for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}} As Grimlock was being reformed, through his pain he saw visions of the future, of being unwittingly unleashed by Starscream and ultimately taking his revenge on Shockwave. Shockwave quelled these visions by breaking into Grimlock's mind, reducing the once fiercely intelligent leader to nothing but a feral berserker. {{storylink|Fall}}

The events in Grimlock's vision came to pass nonetheless, and Shockwave was left battered by the Dinobot as they escaped from him. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

After Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s group of warriors had left the planet, Shockwave remained behind and fashioned a new faction known as [[Forged]]. He commanded this group through [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], a former Decepticon whom he had experimented on and granted a draconic [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] altmode. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|Rage of the Dinobots #2}} Ser-Ket reported to Shockwave after the Forged had captured [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}} an event that led to the Forged base being attacked by Grimlock's Dinobots, who killed Ser-Ket. Sending a remote-control avatar [[drone]] in time to witness the battle, Shockwave didn't think much of his underling's death, explaining to the Dinobots that she had overestimated her role in his machinations. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 3|Rage of the Dinobots #3}} By strategic use of a force field and an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP grenade]], he defeated the Dinobots and brought them to one of his labs to finish what he had started by purging them of their sentience once and for all. As he began to work on Grimlock, however, the other Dinobots broke out of captivity and ripped his avatar to pieces. The real Shockwave then contacted them via hologram to let them know they had only destroyed one of many avatars in one of many labs, but one day they might come face to face with the real deal once again. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)|[[Liu Beichen]] (Chinese), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Gergely Horváth-Töreki]] (Hungarian), [[Uli Krohm]] (German), [[Jorge Badillo]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Luis Vicente Ivars]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Jussi Wahlgren]] (Finnish, season 2), [[Osku Ärilä]] (Finnish, season 3), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish, "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]"), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French), [[Jean-Marc Delhausse]] (French, a few episodes in season 3), [[Maurizio Trombini]] (Italian), [[Mauro Castro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Prime-Shockwave&Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Logic dictates that there is a small chance that I will kill you, here and now... but I'm gonna shoot anyway.]]

During the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]], Shockwave cloned a small army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] and had them micro-chipped so he could track them at all times. On Megatron's orders, he dispatched them to Earth to destroy the Autobots stationed there and secure any energon they could find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

While most of the population left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Great Exodus]], Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineer [[space bridge]] technology. His efforts had come to fruition when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. By using his own invention, the [[cortical psychic patch]], on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to [[Earth]]. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Caught inside the space bridge as it exploded, {{storylink|Out of the Past}} Shockwave found himself back on the abandoned planet Cybertron, blinded. He repaired his injuries and continued his experiment, using recovered CNA to clone a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]].

Years later, Shockwave detected the energy surge caused by the [[Omega Lock]] and went to investigate, encountering [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] who had come on an unrelated mission. {{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave returned with him to [[Earth]], where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had created [[Darkmount (Earth)|a fortress]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With Starscream's interrogation of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] failing to yield results, Shockwave attempted a cortical psychic patch, but was similarly unable to gain any information. The continuing failure to track down the scattered Autobots led Shockwave to reveal the fruits of his cloning work—a [[Predaking (Prime)|huge Predacon]]. {{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave gave the creature a whiff of Wheeljack's energon before unleashing it, however it eventually returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Logic dictates that my altmode should look ''awesome''.]]
When Darkmount came under attack, Shockwave suggested unleashing the Predacon, only for the beast to be defeated moments after it entered battle. Though Starscream took the opportunity to get some mocking in, Shockwave simply turned and jumped his way down the outside of the fortress before defeating the Autobots himself. The victory was short-lived, as once Optimus Prime turned up, the Autobots turned on their captor. Despite holding his own against them, Shockwave retreated through a GroundBridge once the citadel was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Shockwave then began retrieving Predacon remains from the clones previous sent to Earth, so that he could clone them again and form a new army of Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the Predacon returned safe and well to the ''Nemesis'', Shockwave was content for Megatron to place it under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} While he was retrieving Predacon remains in [[Texas]], he was attacked by [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Optimus Prime. Soundwave arrived through a GroundBridge to give Shockwave support, keeping Prime busy while Shockwave grappled with the other two Autobots. Though the fossil broke apart during Shockwave's fight, thanks to Soundwave a fraction of it was GroundBridged back to the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. Upon returning to the ship and at Megatron's urging, Shockwave opted to let Starscream retrieve further genetic material. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Shockwave's cloning process neared completion, but the revelation that the existing Predacon was intelligent resulted in the Decepticons rethinking the entire plan, as [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] might turn against them. Shockwave agreed it was logical that they should use the Autobots to terminate the clones, however Starscream lured the Autobots to the off-site laboratory while he was still purging sensitive information from the computers. He retreated, and after the laboratory was destroyed, discovered that the [[Synthetic Energon]] they'd been storing in it had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}
[[File:ShockwavePunishesScreamer-MinusOne.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.66| Happy birthday, Starscream!]]
Shockwave almost put out one of Starscream's eyes over the early arrival of the Autobots, but was talked out of it in time. The Decepticons decided to repair the Omega Lock as a launch mechanism, with Shockwave in charge of perfecting Synthetic Energon. When they realized that Ratchet would be helpful in perfecting the formula, Shockwave instructed Laserbeak to track [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] to find the Autobot base. Meanwhile, Shockwave himself took part in a raid on the [[Solaris particle collider]]. {{storylink|Minus One}} Unfortunately [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] proved too much for Shockwave to handle, and he had to be rescued by Predaking.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', he used a cortical psychic patch on Ratchet in an attempt to learn the completed Synth-En formula, but came up empty handed. As a result, the Decepticons had to switch tack and attempt to persuade Ratchet to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} While Ratchet was put to work on the Synthetic Energon formula, Shockwave was called away to oversee the completion of the Omega Lock. As a result, he was not there when Ratchet attempted to escape, but he was able to salvage the completed formula from the mess Ratchet left, and began the process of synthesizing enough to power the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Shockwave's attempts to activate the Omega Lock were hampered by having to fight Ratchet and the other Autobots who turned up. Following Megatron's demise, he grabbed the protesting Starscream and the pair made a run for it. They escaped the warship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

Shockwave resumed his experiments, though he had to relocate his lab a number of times to avoid detection, and successfully created [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]]. He was summoned when the two Predacons led Starscream to a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the upheaval of Cybertron's rebirth, however as they were gathering up the bones, they were witness to the unexpected return of Megatron. It turned out to be [[Unicron]] using Megatron's body, and after the dark god raised an army of undead Predacons, the horde's first act was to swarm the terrified Shockwave.

He somehow survived, and later approached Predaking and the other two Predacons as they fought each other, suggesting they might instead like to go fight Unicron, only to disappear as mysteriously as he appeared. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Shockwave cloned [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a [[Hyperevolution Chamber]], unaware his subject could hear everything he said. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} On awakening [[Ripclaw]], Shockwave told the Predacon that [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] was in danger from the [[Autobot]]s. Ripclaw promptly took off out of the laboratory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 8}} Sometime later, Shockwave realized that the Predacons were as big a threat to the Decepticons as to the Autobots and decided to shut down the cloning project. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}} He found [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] sneaking around his laboratory {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}} and came up with a new plan to blame the laboratory's destruction on the Autobots, hopefully causing Predaking to eliminate Prime's team. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}} Smokescreen and Shockwave's battle caused some of the Predacons in nearby evolution vats to awaken, and [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]] soon joined the conflict. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 12}} Ultimately, Smokescreen escaped from Shockwave with several data discs in hand. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13}}

Deciding to cut his losses and run, Shockwave enlisted [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s help in packing up his laboratory. The pair took the last two remaining Hyperevolution Chambers with them to Cybertron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 20}}

===''Full of Fire!''===
Shockwave revealed to Megatron that more Predacons had been cloned. The scientist dispatched five new Predacons with Predaking to test the Autobots and record data on the enemy's combat effectiveness. When all six were defeated, Megatron believed the data to be useless as the Autobots now knew the extent of the Predacon army, only for Shockwave to reveal that he had many more Predacons ready to go. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Whereas most Transformers left Cybertron for Earth in pursuit of the Allspark, Shockwave remained behind. He acted as Megatron's steward over Cybertron, occupying his time by rebuilding his prisoners into weapons of war. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===Precursor World===
[[Primus Vanguard|Warriors of the Seven Lights]] resembling multiple incarnations of Shockwave were members of the [[Purple Order]]. One listened through a screen as their commander [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] received word of the fall of the [[Blue Order]] and the threat of the [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] from the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s [[Primus#The_old_universe|eponymous supreme leader]].

Another oversaw the containment of Megatron and his turncoat [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] followers by the Order's [[Pretender Monster]] creations such that Wicked could propose an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Marc Alfos]] (French)}}

[[File:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]] {{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Marc Alfos]] (French)}}

{{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}

Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}
[[File:FoCShockwave2.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.66|He's being scouted for potential membership into the Legion of Doom.]]
When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an large energon supply. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] called Space Bridges. Using the observatories of the ancients that used to reside in the Sea of Rust, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, and found [[Earth|one]] rich in raw energy. He also began experimenting on several [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] which had started coming onto the planet's surface, and took three unusually intelligent Insecticons, [[Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and [[Sharpshot]], under his command. He later used them to capture [[Dinobot (FOC)|five Autobots]], whom he gave new forms based on the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|large reptiles]] he saw on the planet.

After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was killed during siege on Iacon, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took command of the Decepticons. The two argued over the use of a lake of Energon near the Space Bridge tower, and though Shockwave attempted to convince him of its potential usefulness, Starscream simply wanted to drain the lake. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] disrupted the fuel line leading to the tower, Shockwave unleashed an army of Insecticons upon them while he attempted to rectify the problem. He failed to do so, but luckily he had already built a replica tower in Kaon. Following [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s resurrection of Megatron, Shockwave went to Kaon meet him and informed him of his discovery of the Space Bridge and the planet they could plunder. Megatron subsequently went to retrieve [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s power core so that they could power a craft to get them there, while Shockwave went to finalize the completion of the tower.

Later, Starscream infiltrated Shockwave's facility and watched as Shockwave and his Insecticons tortured [[Grimlock (WFC)|one of the Autobots]] he had experimented on, before he attempted to recruit Grimlock, which failed and resulted in the Autobot being freed. Shockwave decided to consider the breakout a test of Grimlock's new abilities, and monitored him closely as he fought his Insecticon minions, and proceeded to tear apart every one of them. Much later, Grimlock had attempted to attack Shockwave at the Space Bridge, but he was quickly restrained. Shockwave taunted Grimlock saying that he wouldn't create such a powerful weapon without a means to control it, calling him a pet, and contacted Megatron to let him know the tower was active and the portal was open. After Megatron assigned Shockwave to take charge of the Decepticons in his absence, Grimlock was enraged enough for him to transform into his Tyrannosaurus mode and attack Shockwave, tearing his left arm off and ''swallowing it'' before knocking him away with his tail. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Shockwave is also a playable character in the 'Oblivion' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He is the team's [[Medic (FOC)|Medic]], with a heal beam that can be used to revive an injured teammate and replenish their health.}}
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===''Transformers On Your Street''===
Shockwave arrived on [[you]]r street from space in jet mode. He fought [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and landed a blow against him while you watched through your blinds. Grimlock retaliated by transforming into dinosaur mode, the sight of which sent Shockwave flying away. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}

===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
Shockwave infused protoforms with ancient PRedacon CNA to create powerful monstrous troops for the Decepticons. However, they proved uncontrollable, and broke free of their restraints. Shockwave sent out a transmission to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to warn him that his Predacon experiments had escaped his lab despite his best efforts to contain them. As he explained that the beasts were heading towards Earth, he was overpowered by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], bringing his transmission to an end. {{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Beast Creator''===
When Shockwave left his technology unattended, you could use it to custom-create your own monstrous Predacon! {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Beast Creator|Beast Creator}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Shockwave used his tank mode's impressive firepower to do battle against Optimus Prime in the middle of a lush tropical forest environment. Boasting that logic would prevail, Shockwave was nonetheless sent fleeing after sustaining too much damage at the hands of the Autobot leader. Shockwave later returned to aid Megatron in his own fight against Optimus, but the Decepticons were defeated once more, and sent fleeing. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
Prior to the launch of the ''Ark'', Shockwave, Soundwave and Starscream were tasked to locate and bring the [[Dark Spark]] to Megatron. As the trio searched for the Dark Spark. When the trio arrived at the ruins of [[Crystal City]], they were beset upon by the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]]. After the three had breached the ruins and beaten back the swarm, Shockwave followed the drones back to Hardshell, Kickback and Sharpshot, the three alphas of the swarm. Managing to defeat the three, Shockwave inducted them into the Decepticons.

Sending the Insecticons on patrol, Shockwave reunited with his allies in time to advance through the final layer of security around the Dark Spark. When they returned to the final vault after unsealing it, the Decepticons found that [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] had already claimed the Dark Spark and fled. The Decepticons pursued the Autobots, managing to rig the Autobots' escape train with a bomb. Following, Shockwave was informed by Sharpshot that Ironhide, not Optimus Prime, had the Dark Spark. After claiming it, Shockwave, escorted by Sharpshot, made for Decepticon territory where they were found by the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]], who further reinforced them. Through the power of [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]], the Decepticons managed to push through to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] where Shockwave gave the Dark Spark to Megatron.

Having taking Cliffjumper prisoner, Shockwave designed an experiment to use the Dark Spark to remove the Autobots' will to fight. Before this could be tested however, Optimus Prime freed Cliffjumper. Instead, the Dark Spark was used to control [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Despite these reinforcements, Megatron failed to match Optimus Prime's experience with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which managed to blast the Dark Spark out of Megatron, knocking him into stasis, Shockwave dragging his master away. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Shockwave participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! That is, if he was ever released, but he never made it into the game. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Marie]] considered Shockwave among the coolest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Splatoon}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English)}}
[[File:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]
Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." "Acknowledged, Master Control." "End of line."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01 / #003'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5 mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5 mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, and tabbing the cannon onto the revealed wrist socket. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large Y-shaped muzzle that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The muzzle stays on the cannon through friction and, depending on the [[quality control]], can fit rather loosely and slide off if pointed downward. (A bit of double-stick tape wrapped around the end of one of the barrels will help it stay in place without permanent changes.) The muzzle part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of [[jet pack|jet-pack]] exhaust.

:Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the Y-shaped muzzle part, effectively serving as an extension of the muzzle in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).

:The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. This mold was also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Fireflight (FOC)|Air Raid]] and [[BotCon 2014]] [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]. His weapons were later reused for the Million Publishing mail-away exclusive [[Starscream_(G1)/toys#Generations_.28Japan.29|Infiltrator Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Narrator|It is the year 2005...]]]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2012-[[December 15|12-15]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''
**''Accessories:'' "Bido" Arms Micron

: Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Shockwave is a redeco/retool of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, and is the only release of said toy in Japan. His wings have been retooled with additional 5mm posts and ports, and he has been redecoed to have a brighter, metallic shade of purple plastic. Additionally, he has brighter silver [[paint operation]]s, and some of his other paint operations have been replaced with customer-applied [[sticker]]s.

: Instead of his two-piece laser cannon, he now comes with an [[Arms Micron]], [[Bido]], who transforms from a robotic rhinoceros beetle into [[Sling Shock#Prime|Shockwave's cannon]] and vehicle fuselage. Bido features numerous 5mm ports and posts for mounting, but can only be used as a hand-held cannon, and is unable to replace Shockwave's hand. Sorry.
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====''Beast Hunters''====
[[File:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shockwave's early attempt at indoctrinating the Predacons to the Decepticon cause involved wearing dragon costumes. It... didn't go over so well.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''02 / 003'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class toys, Shockwave transforms into a Cybertronian tank. He features numerous 5mm ports, such as his shoulder-pads, right hand, and right forearm in robot mode, and his feet in vehicle mode. His rear treads are made of rubberized plastic, and the left tread unfurls to become a hose that attaches to the permanently attached "[[Hyperflux Cannon]]" that makes up his left forearm. By repeatedly pressing down on the trigger on top of the cannon, the barrel of the cannon spins while opening and closing, revealing more of its translucent red tip.

:For accessories, he comes with three "beast armor" pieces—a three-eyed chest-plate and two claw-shaped panels—that can be attached to Shockwave in both robot and vehicle modes, with the "claw" pieces attaching to his shoulders and feet via 5mm post.

:His instructions forget to mention that the "spike" panels on his tread [[Kibble|backpack]] need to be swung up for robot [[show-accuracy]], and that the treaded portions themselves are on [[Slide joint|telescoping joints]], and need to be pulled apart and extended for tank mode. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11|eleventh chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Shockwave (G1)|It is only logical.]]]]

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*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (SDCC 2013 exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Shockwave in brighter G1 coloring, this set depicts Shockwave's creation of [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], complete with a lab playset and a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class [[Predaking (Prime)#SDCC|Predaking]] in translucent and opaque blue. Despite what the stock images suggest, the fuchsia highlights were largely replaced with black on the actual figure.

:This set was exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], and is considered the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30]] exclusive 02.

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*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (Cybertron-Con 2013 exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: Exclusive to Cybertron-Con, this Shockwave's Lab set is essentially unchanged from the San Diego Comic Con version, the only difference being that the [[Predaking (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predaking]] figure is now in translucent and opaque orange. This set is considered the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30]] exclusive 06.
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Impersonating a stalemate associate. I just added that to the list. It's a list I made of all the things you've done. Well, it's a list that I '''AM''' making, because you're still doing things right now, even though I'm telling you to stop. Stop, by the way."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Cyberverse Commander Class, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''03 / 007'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Missile]]
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Shockwave is a [[Size class|smaller-scale]] mold. His right hand is compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and his left forearm is a "Hyperflux Cannon" that can launch its missile via pressure launch.

:Care must be taken on the legs' swivel joints: the construction between the lower side of the left leg's upper thighs is somewhat prone to warping due to it's ''very'' tight construction.

:This mold was later retooled to make [[Bludgeon (Prime)|Bludgeon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybCommShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Cyberverse Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeBH-PredaconsRising-toy-Cyberverse-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Okay. I guess emotional outbursts require more than one point six volts. Now we know that. We just need to relax. We're still going to find out what the hell's going on here. But calmly."]]
* '''Bombshock & Shockwave ''' (Commander Class 2-pack)
**''Accessories'': Missile

: A [[redeco]] of Shockwave in colors more reminiscent of his ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|precursor]], this version of Shockwave was only available as part of a "[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Exclusives 2|Predacons Rising]]" Commander Class 2-pack with [[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]], which, as a second [[wave]] ''Predacons Rising'' release, was only available as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the United States (and not in Canada, Australia or Europe), even though it was used in official advertising by BigW in Australia (who ultimately only stocked the wave 1 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Target2pack|Predaking]] two-pack).

:Curiously, like all ''Predacons Rising'' multi-packs featuring redecoed ''Cyberverse'' figures, this set doesn't identify the figures as ''Cyberverse'' products anywhere on the [[packaging]].

:As shown by an official [[stock photography|stock photo]],<ref name="targetlisting">[http://www.target.com/p/transformers-predacons-command-shockwave-figure/-/A-14575734 Target listing] for the Shockwave/Bombshock set, depicting the packaging with mixed up names.</ref> the packaging in its original presentation featured the name "Shockwave" in front of Bombshock, who is placed on the left, and "Bombshock" in front of Shockwave, who is placed on the right. By the time the two-pack hit stores, this was remedied by stickers with the correct names covering up the wrong ones. However, the side panels retain the old names and the "wrong" set of tech specs.<ref name="stickers">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/953415-predacon-rising-bombshock-shockwave-found.html "Predacon Rising Bombshock and Shockwave found"] thread at TFW2005, showing the stickers.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PRShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Predacons Rising'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:Kre-O-Autobot-Command-Center.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Did you know that people with guilty consciences are more easily startled by loud noise--[train horn]--"]]
*'''Autobot Command Center''' (2013)
**''Set number'': '''A5412'''
**''Pieces'': '''461'''
**''Kreons'': [[Arcee (WFC)#AutobotHQ|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#AutobotHQ|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#Kre-O|Ratchet]], Shockwave, [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]] mystery figure

:The ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Autobot Command Center]] set comes with a Shockwave [[Kreon]] to put in the Autobot jail cell. He has a new deco based on ''Prime'' Shockwave.

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changer-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm sorry, I don't know why that went off. Anyway, just an interesting science fact."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Battle Changer, 2015)

:Released as part of the second wave of ''Battle Changer''s, Shockwave is a massively built-up Kreon that transforms from robot to Cybertronic tank and back without removing any parts! His robot mode is based on [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Generation 1 Shockwave]] while his vehicle mode is based on ''Prime'' Shockwave.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/Kre-OBCShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Battle Changer Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots BH Shockwave.jpg|thumb|300px|More spikes and hard angles than a Bayformer.]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Beast Hunters Elite Class, 2013)
: Shockwave transforms into a purple truck with a huge cannon on top. The figure's imposing cannon can be placed on either forearm and even includes a rubber hose! He includes an array of bladed weapons and 2 different types of projectile for his cannon.

:Like pretty much all ''Beast Hunters'' Construct-Bots, Shockwave never saw release in the United States.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBHShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on the Beast Hunters version of Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
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[[File:BotShotsS2 Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Oh. Hi. So, how are you holding up? Because '''I'M A POTATO.'''"]]
*'''Shockwave''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B003'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''645'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''865'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''110'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, this new mold Shockwave transforms from a robot with a cannon hand, into a tank. As a Jump Shot, he springs up when auto-transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSJSShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Jump Shot Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShotsS2 3pack Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I can't move. And unless you're planning to saw your own head off and wedge it into my old body, you're going to need me to replace him. We're at an impasse."]]
*'''Bumblebee / Shockwave / Skyquake''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BP003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''710'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''790'''
***''Sword strength'': '''115'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, this is a redeco of Jump Shot Shockwave in a lighter, more-bluish purple, with bronze details. He comes with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShot3pack2|Jump Shot Bumblebee]] and [[Skyquake (Prime)#BotShot3pack2|Super Bot Skyquake]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on three-pack Jump Shot Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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===''Go!''===
[[File:Transformers-Go!-G-13-Hunter-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Shockwave (Movie)|He lost his teeth.]]]]
*'''Hunter Shockwave''' (2013-[[April 27|04-27]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G13'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Shockwave is a redeco of the [[#Beast Hunters|''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class Shockwave]] toy cast in a darker, metallic shade of purple plastic. He features additional metallic blue paint applications. His armor pieces are now black.
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==Merchandise==
===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Shockwave''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #22'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Shockwave was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Shockwave figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Thrilling 30|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Thrilling 30|Wheeljack]], [[Soundwave (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]] and an [[Insecticon (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Insecticon]].

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==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.
* As noted above, Shockwave's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Retaliator-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available for Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Defender-type components.
* Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* In the Xbox 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon, but in the DS version, it's his ''right'' arm.
* The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such.
* For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him: "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."
* The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of [[Stan Bush]].
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...
* Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. This is most probably because the mission he is unlocked in features his Autobot counterpart, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.
* The ''Prime'' writers admitted that, not knowing what to do with the character, Shockwave was not going to survive his debut episode, before eventually coming up with a way to incorporate the character as a regular during the third season.
* In the Japanese dub of ''Prime'', actor [[Kenta Miyake]] channels the unique personality of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] in that he's a grizzled old man with a gravelly voice and a short temper. Unlike the Japanese Generation 1 Shockwave, ''this'' Shockwave has a new verbal tic in which he endlessly punctuates sentences by bellowing the word ''"Shock!"''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhènbō''' (Taiwan, 震波, "Shockwave"), '''Zhèndàngbō''' (Mainland China, 震荡波, "Shockwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Shockblast]], the murderous Decepticon berserker from [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

==References==
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Soundwave (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:36:08Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added one word

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:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Soundwave Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<center>"..."</center>| No eyes...always watching...]]

'''Soundwave''' (aka '''Soundblaster''') is the spy master of the Decepticons. One of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s earliest followers, and, many believe, instrumental to his rise, he uses his tentacles and a veritable army of [[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s to learn everything there is to know about his allies and his enemies. He was never very chatty, but these days, on [[Earth]], he's become near silent, communicating by playing back recordings of other people's conversations. He just sneaks about, patiently looking for Autobot transmissions and creeping [[Starscream (WFC)|you]] out.

Soundwave often finds himself acting as a restraint on [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], reining in his rather volatile emotions, and ensuring that Starscream's less than subtle ambitions are held in check. Indeed, this applies to every soldier amongst the Decepticon ranks. Even a treacherous schemer like Starscream has very good reason to fear Soundwave; his ferocity and strength from his gladiator days have not lessened in the slightest, rendering him a deadly foe to any Autobot, or [[Airachnid (Prime)|treacherous Decepticon]] seeking to usurp Megatron. This undying loyalty to his master, as well as their long history together, has won him a high position in the Decepticon hierarchy. While [[Dreadwing (Prime)|others]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|may]] have officially held the rank of [[second-in-command]], Soundwave may be the true bearer of that distinction, out of sheer loyalty to the Decepticon leader. As long as Soundwave is around, Megatron has nothing to fear.

It's not just loyalty to Megatron that makes Soundwave such an effective soldier, however. Soundwave wouldn't be caught dead employing ''Bond'' villain tactics; he is concise and pragmatic in all of his endeavors. If he doesn't personally harm you during an outing, don't consider it an act of mercy or decency. You're not a part of his mission and not worth considering. [[Primus]] help you if you're in the way or you ''are'' his mission.

Soundwave has the ability to receive transmissions from anywhere on the planet, bar the shielded Autobot Base. This allows him to spy on every being on the planet in the hopes of picking up Autobot-related communications. He is also adept in his use of [[GroundBridge]]s during combat, dealing many a foe a frustrating defeat by virtue of them simply not being able to get to him.

Although he usually works with [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], Soundwave's range of Mini-Con subordinates also includes [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Ravage (WFC)|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], [[Zori]], [[Stuntwing]], [[Trickout]], [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]], and [[Goldgear]].

{{quote|Watch out for the quiet ones.|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]|"[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Soundwave emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Age of Wrath]]. As the [[Quintesson]]s took control of Cybertron, they helped establish civilization across the planet, and a ruling body of Cybertronians to oversee the day-to-day activities the Quints wished the Cybertronians to perform. An election was held that named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta]] as Prime, and Soundwave became a member of his council of thirteen.

As the age went on, however, Sentinel and his council became suspicious of the Quintessons and ultimately began to plot against the totalitarian rule of these "benevolent invaders". Although the council kept their true intentions secret, active cells of rebellion broke out independently on Cybertron. A scientist named [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was the first to translate the Quintesson written language for the rebels, and Soundwave's surveillance abilities acquired this information for the council as well.

After the Quintessons were eventually overthrown, Soundwave and the council ushered in the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, reverse-engineering Quintesson technology and making their own innovations. A [[Space bridge]] network was used in conjunction with cyberforming equipment to create [[Cybertronian colonies]], carrying Cybertronians to the stars. A mechanism was even discovered for carrying the Well's life-giving power to other worlds, allowing energon and Cybertronian life to flourish there as well. Soundwave was present at the lighting of the ceremonial torch that carried the spark of the Well to the first colony world of [[Archon]].

But then, disaster. A [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] sprang up on the colonies, virulent and incurable. The council made the dark decision to destroy the space bridges, cutting their colonists off forevermore. What followed was the so-called [[Age of Rust]], where Cybertron failed to find new inspiration after the disastrous end of their colonization program, and a metaphorical rust settled in to the population as well. Soundwave was the most vocal member of the council in trying to find something, ''anything'', to strive for and renew the population's interest. But the council's ennui was deep by this point, and they lacked the drive to push forward any new plans. As the other councilors talked about more research, more time, Soundwave denounced them all as doing nothing BUT talk, and renounced words altogether. He abandoned his position on the council and took a vow of silence, letting his actions speak for him from that point forward. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Soundwave was a gladiator from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] who almost bested [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] in combat, an act that created mutual respect between the two. Soundwave saw in Megatron a desire to return to the swashbuckling spirit of the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, when Cybertronians emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] having to escape from the [[Underworld]]'s monsters rather than being put into a [[caste system|caste]]. He was appointed Megatron's lieutenant with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. Though Megatron despised Minicons, Soundwave insisted on having them around to spy on their gladiators, including the time when Megatron's librarian friend [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came to visit. He was suspicious of Orion and even asked permission from Megatron to tail him as he returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

After [[Decepticon]]s bombed Cybertron in Megatron's name, Soundwave sent [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in [[Crystal City]] (a place which design he always found self-indulgent). Soundwave was not sure whether he should have bothered, as he was not superstitious and wondered what use a piece of a [[Star Saber (Prima)|broken sword]] could be. Instead he got chilling indications Crystal City's scientists were planning to revive [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

[[File:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Yeah, this look is cool now, but I don't think I'll have it ''forever'': I mean, who'd like to [[GEEWUN|see things looking the same for over twenty five years]], right guys? ...guys?"]]

Soundwave attended Orion and Megatron's hearing before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. During this meeting, Soundwave helped to sow discord and tension by loudly shouting his complaints over security breaches that, in truth, he himself had caused. The Council noted that they were aware someone had tried to find the Matrix, and they appointed Orion [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and requested he find it. This tore Orion and Megatron's movement in two.

During the final days of the war, Soundwave and his minions' research changed the fate of Cybertron. It was they who found the areas of the [[DataNet]] that [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] had overlooked and not deleted, revealing the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. It was he who remembered the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below Crystal City that allowed for the mass transportation of Dark Energon between Cybertron and Trypticon. And it was the evidence he got from Rumble and Frenzy when they infiltrated Crystal City that revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] and its two [[Code Key]]s, which enabled Megatron to poison the [[Core]] of Cybertron.

When Optimus removed the Chamber from the Core, beginning the planet's slow healing process, Soundwave boarded the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' into the unknown reaches of space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Soundwave's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

Soundwave regained consciousness on board the ''Nemesis'' after emerging from the energy field created by the Space Bridge explosion over Cybertron. While Megatron demanded a status report, Soundwave was already deep at work in a console attempting to determine the answer. Along with Starscream and Megatron, Soundwave examined the tracking reports and confirmed Starscream's assumption that the ''Ark'' was likely not too far away. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] feared that if he or [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] knew the whereabouts of the [[AllSpark]], Soundwave would be able to find it. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Fall of Cybertron'' toy bios===
When Soundwave was severely damaged, his loyal Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and Soundwave was revived. To reflect the fact that he was no longer content with just being the Decepticons' communications specialist, he renamed himself "'''Soundblaster'''", and took on a more combative role. {{storylink|Soundwave (WFC)/toys#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Olivier Cuvellier]] (French), [[Tim Moeseritz]] (German), [[Carlos Campanile]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
When a gladiator calling himself Megatronus vowed to challenge Cybertron's leadership, Soundwave was his first follower and chief amongst them. Soundwave remained at Megatronus' side, now Megatron, as the conflict escalated into a war. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After finding out that the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had used Rumble and Frenzy as test subjects in his experiment to swap the sparks of Decepticons between different bodies, he demanded that Shockwave return them to their original bodies, to which Shockwave complied. {{storylink|Unreliable Narratives}} Following the [[Great Exodus]], when the Decepticons were trying to decrypt an encoded Autobot transmission, Soundwave suggested they should let Shockwave have a shot at interrogating [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The Decepticons later arrived on [[Earth]]. During a Decepticon attack on Cliffjumper, Soundwave intercepted Arcee's comms talk. He later played it back to Starscream, prompting the Decepticon leader to send the drones after her. He later detected transmissions coming from deep space, that prompted the Decepticons to fire up the [[space bridge]], allowing Megatron to return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-Soundwaveturn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Voice actor:'' [[Snake-Eyes]] (English).]]
Shortly after Megatron left the ship on a mission, Starscream wondered aloud if Megatron had a touch of space madness, and Soundwave reminded him that their absent leader was still in charge. Starscream told him to step up global surveillance. Soundwave subsequently intercepted a transmission from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] and, on Starscream's order, dispatched [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to capture the agent to learn the location of the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} When the Autobots attacked the ''Nemesis'' to retrieve Fowler, slaughtering dozens of their soldiers, Soundwave hid. He simply watched when Megatron returned and took his fury out on Starscream on the bridge for not waiting on his command. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Starscream sent Soundwave to the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope in [[Texas]] as they needed to use the array to target the space bridge at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Soundwave hacked into the computer network at the site, but after he had lined up the dishes, someone realigned them. In response to Starscream's demands as to what was happening, he tapped into the base's security system and discovered that the Autobots' three human friends were in a nearby room, similarly accessing the computer. He extended a tentacle into the room they were in and attacked them. When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] tried to chop the tentacle with an ax, Soundwave took it from her and used it to sever the computer system's hardline, locking the dishes on Cybertron. The three kids entered the room in time to see him leaving, and Miko and Soundwave snapped photos of each other.

[[File:MastersStudents-Soundwavesradar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|See how much more convincing I am as a [[:File:Cybertronsoundwave.jpg|communications tower]] with this look?]]

Because of Soundwave's success, the Autobots resorted to sabotaging the space bridge, blowing it up and taking Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} At Starscream's order, Soundwave activated the comm system so Starscream could give a speech to the troops, declaring himself leader. Failing to impress the Vehicons, Starscream pressed Soundwave's sensors into locating [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], a Decepticon secreted in a pod in the desert. Starscream and Soundwave reactivated Skyquake, only to find he wasn't receptive to Starscream's leadership, and instead set about fighting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Soundwave detected a Decepticon signal from the site where the space bridge exploded, and when Starscream went to investigate, Soundwave sent Laserbeak to keep Starscream honest while he himself filmed the battle between Skyquake and Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Though the outcome of the fight was not favorable to the Decepticon cause, Soundwave was able to ensure that Starscream returned Megatron's barely-functioning body to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Soundwave intercepted a transmission from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] who was heading for Earth. At Starscream's order, he downloaded the necessary information to [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who took on Wheeljack's form and infiltrated the Autobot base. As Starscream and Soundwave paid a visit to the captive Wheeljack, Soundwave prevented his leader from terminating their prisoner, as he might be of use later. The two 'Cons retired to the ship's top deck to wait for Makeshift to activate the [[GroundBridge]], however Wheeljack broke free and started trashing the Vehicons. When Wheeljack escaped through the ground bridge and sent back Makeshift with his grenade activated, Soundwave and Starscream made sure to get well clear before he exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} During another Autobot operation, Soundwave listened in on their comm chatter, prompting Starscream to send some Vehicons to attack. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:Deusex-Soundwavecrouching.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And that's why there's no [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]].]]
When [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] mentioned seeing an [[Energon Harvester]] in a fresco in [[Greece]], Soundwave was able to track the device's location to a museum. Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] kept the Autobots busy in front of the museum while Soundwave sneaked in the back. He ran into [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who were already in the process of stealing the Harvester, and grabbed it from them before making a getaway in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SickMind-Soundwaveobjects.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"Let me see some tenderness connected with a death, or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left just now, will be forever present to me."]]

Starscream and Knock Out made a concerted attempt to convince Soundwave that Megatron was beyond saving, and that the only option left to them was euthanasia. Soundwave remained skeptical, and pointed out the patch cable that Arcee and Bumblebee were using to access Megatron's brain. Megatron's life support was damaged during the ensuing confusion, and though it seemed Starscream and Knock Out were content to leave Megatron flat-lining, Soundwave pressured them into reconnecting the cable sustaining their master. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

After Megatron's resurrection, Soundwave kept him informed regarding Starscream's activities, including his attempt to resurrect Skyquake with the Dark Energon shard ripped from Megatron's chest, and the loss of his arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Soundwave watched as Breakdown was captured by [[MECH]], and reported back to Starscream. He was on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' when Starscream passed the news on to Megatron, who was less than impressed that Breakdown had been taken by a bunch of humans. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} He detected the magnetic anomaly caused by the [[polarity gauntlet]], causing Megatron to send Breakdown to go look for it. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Megatron and Starscream headed to a stripped Energon Mine to discover mining drills still there. Starscream attempted to blame this on Soundwave. Megatron told Starscream that Soundwave had been filling him in on the second-in-command's activities. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Soundwave listened to Starscream's confessions after Megatron nearly terminated the second-in-command. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

[[File:SoundwavePlayingSparkbeat..jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|He's playing Dubstep.]]
When the new Decepticon space bridge was nearing completion, Soundwave supplied a diagram of the last component they needed. After they obtained said component, Megatron left the ship on a mission of his own. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] began searching the ship for the Decepticon leader and Megatron instructed Soundwave to send Prime to him. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Soundwave translated tremors coming from the [[Earth's core]] into sound, revealing it to be a heartbeat. Megatron did not appreciate this, as it was making his head hurt. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} After Megatron left the ship to talk to [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], Soundwave monitored the comms channels for his master's return. When [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] suggested considering a future without Megatron, Soundwave ominously looked at her. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:Soundwavelayingdownthelaw.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|left|YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!]]
Soundwave continued to try to find some sign of Megatron. When Airachnid announced Megatron wasn't coming back and ordered the ship to [[Regulon Four]], Soundwave decided it was time to lay down the law. He defied Airachnid, who angrily attacked him, but the Decepticon spy master quickly proceeded to defeat Airachnid. Upon Unicron's defeat, Soundwave detected Megatron's signal and activated the GroundBridge, bowing in respect with the other Decepticons as Megatron entered the bridge of the ship. He had to hold Breakdown back when they saw that Megatron was accompanied by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

With Optimus amnesiac and believing himself to be archivist Orion Pax, Soundwave made sure the ship's data core was clear of any incriminating evidence so Orion could be put to work decrypting information they'd stolen from the Iacon archives. When Arcee managed to get on board the ship to look for the lost Autobot leader, Soundwave made deft use of the GroundBridge to get her back off before Orion could see her. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} When Orion eventually learned the truth, Soundwave relayed the news to Megatron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} He also notified Megatron when activity was detected on Cybertron, indicating that the Autobots had gone there in an attempt to help Optimus. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

When Megatron was angry after having had the [[spark extractor|latest find]] snatched from his hands, Soundwave reminded him there were still two more sets of coordinates to investigate. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Soundwave was present when Megatron unsuccessfully tested the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} He played back footage of Skyquake's demise for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

Soundwave continued to try to decode more data from the Iacon archives, in a continuation of Orion Pax's work. When Airachnid requested Megatron's approval to take point in the hunt for the relics, Megatron requested that Soundwave remind him of her previous words when she planned to abandon him. Later, after Dreadwing and Breakdown's failure to execute her, Soundwave began tracing Airachnid's location during her communication to the ''Nemesis'' for Megatron. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Soundwave reviewed security footage and discovered that Bulkhead had been the one to cause it. Megatron brought it back online using Dark Energon, though the ship's guiding intelligence proved uncontrollable by the Decepticons. Soundwave plugged himself into the flight console in an attempt to regain control, but was zapped into stasis. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

[[File:Triage Soundwave visor reflection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You--cracked--my--visor! [[Knock Out (Prime)|Prepare for sur...]] wait, wrong line.]]
He was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Knock Out left to find the first of the four relics decoded by the ship, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and saw Dreadwing off to find the second relic as well. {{storylink|Triangulation}} After Megatron received word from Hardshell that the artifact he had been sent to retrieve was [[Tox-En]], {{storylink|Toxicity}} Soundwave was dispatched to find the last of the four relics. Soundwave encountered the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and used Laserbeak as a distraction. He soon uncovered the [[Resonance Blaster]], only to be attacked by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. Though the Autobot managed to crack his visor, Soundwave triumphed, and was only stopped from dispatching Wheeljack by an SOS from Laserbeak. He picked up Laserbeak and returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Knock Out discovered a grenade implanted in the deployer. Once the offending item was removed, Soundwave returned to his work decrypting the Iacon database, unaware that the Autobots had also implanted a virus in Laserbeak, which passed into the computer and began transmitting the database to the Autobots' mainframe. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} He returned to the bridge to listen to Megatron complain about how ineffective everyone else was, and watched [[Hardshell]] and Knock Out argue. {{storylink|Hurt}}

When [[Silas|Cylas]] came to the Decepticons with the offer of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, Soundwave was sent to a military base in [[Colorado]] to get the codes so they could control the satellite from the ''Nemesis''. He hacked into the computer, giving him the ability to use the satellite even as he was downloading the codes for it, but failed to stop Raf from knocking the satellite out of orbit. He retreated as the Autobots reached his position. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

With new information about where the Autobots' human friends lived, Soundwave had Laserbeak patrol the area around [[Jasper]]. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} Soundwave succeeded in decoding another set of coordinates, and Megatron sent him with a decoy Iacon relic to draw the Autobots off. While he managed to keep Optimus Prime's team occupied for a lengthy period of time, it was not long enough, and by the time he returned to the ''Nemesis'', Optimus had gotten hold of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} Continuing his work, Soundwave decoded more coordinates and reported them to Megatron while the latter forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

When Megatron returned from victory, he told Soundwave, in great detail, how he had destroyed the Star Saber with his own blade. He soon had two more sets of coordinates downloaded, resulting in Knock Out securing an [[Omega Key]]. When the final set decoded into an image of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], Soundwave joined Laserbeak in the field to capture the Autobot rookie. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} He was on hand to show the image he'd decoded to Smokescreen. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After firing up the space bridge so Megatron could go to Cybertron, Soundwave told Starscream about what he'd discovered regarding the location of the Autobots' human allies. He later helped Starscream kidnap the three kids and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After handing over Raf in exchange for an [[Omega Key]], Soundwave took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the lock's destruction at the hands of Optimus Prime, and returned to Earth with the others. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

During the hunt for the scattered Autobots, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to monitor an attempt to off Jack Darby. The attack resulted in an explosion that took out Laserbeak, and though Soundwave worked, he was unable to retrieve any further surveillance data from the salvaged, charred Deployer. He opened a space bridge to Cybertron, through which Knock Out returned from a mission accompanied by the long-missing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Soundwave was present when Starscream proudly showed off the dancing monkey picture he'd found and later when Shockwave brought [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}} {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} As Starscream dispatched troops to deal with a number of Autobot signals, Soundwave tried to point out that their army was being spread thinly. He suggested that the Autobots were likely to be using the ''[[Harbinger]]'' as a base, but [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack before the Decepticons had a chance to act on the information. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

He was forced to repair the ''Nemesis'' communication dish after the Predacon damaged it. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} Soundwave GroundBridged to Shockwave's aid in [[Texas]], when the other Decepticon came under attack from Autobots. With the help of Laserbeak, Soundwave managed to take down Optimus Prime and deftly GroundBridged a fragment of Predacon remains back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots could get their hands on it. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

When a plague inadvertently engineered by Knock Out and Starscream began spreading through the Vehicon population, Soundwave oversaw cleanup efforts. His group of Vehicons and Insecticons moved through the ship, destroying the infected, until the Insecticons suddenly broke off from the operation. He followed them, and on discovering that Airachnid was out of stasis and controlling them once more, used the space bridge to transport both her and the Insecticons to one of Cybertron's moons. {{Storylink|Thirst}} Soundwave hung around during a Decepticon meeting to determine what to do about the potential threat of the Predacons. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:Soundwave Mocks.jpg|thumb|left|:)|upright=1.4]]
As the Decepticons gathered resources to rebuild the Omega Lock, Soundwave monitored some Vehicons stealing materials. He activated the GroundBridge for them when the Autobots turned up, but he himself was shot down by Optimus Prime and crashed into power lines, disabling himself. The Autobots took him back to their shielded base and attempted to interrogate him to find out what Megatron's plans were, but Soundwave merely erased his data and crashed his own hard drives before breaking his vow of silence to convey a message:

{{bigquote|''Soundwave superior. Autobots inferior.''}}

Soundwave remained offline until Laserbeak arrived and reactivated him with new orders—capture Ratchet. {{storylink|Minus One}} After returning to the ''Nemesis'' with Ratchet, Soundwave helped attempt to persuade his prisoner to cooperate by showing him pictures of the kids and the current Autobot base. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

The Decepticons were puzzled when they picked up Laserbeak's signal outside the warship, as Laserbeak was still attached to Soundwave's torso. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Stationed on the bridge during the Autobot attack on the warship, Soundwave used the GroundBridge to send the Wreckers to a different part of the ship. When the bridge was next attacked by Miko wearing the Apex Armor, Soundwave opened another GroundBridge and advanced on her menacingly, only for Raf to open a second GroundBridge directly behind him. The conflicting energies trapped Soundwave in the [[shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]]. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:Titan4.2 Soundwave listen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| You look different, Soundwave. Did you do something different with your entire face?]]
During the war, Soundwave took part in a mission led by Megatron to invade [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and destroy the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. The team had barely made it in before Soundwave detected that they'd been spotted and the five Decepticons had to take cover. Following a failed gambit which expended the other three team members, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb. While his leader caused a distraction, Soundwave ran to plant the bomb, only to be struck by blasts from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one of the defenders]]. Megatron picked up his wounded second-in-command and helped him to safety, along with the other three Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotise Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} When Soundwave's plan to ambush the Autobots in [[The Wave]] went badly, he fired his remote-controlled hand at [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The hand lodged in the scout's chest and later emerged when Bumblebee and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] were asleep. Despite trying its best to kill Bumblebee, Soundwave's hand was strapped to a firework and shot high into the air. Starscream and Soundwave later scoured the desert for the missing hand and managed to find at least one finger. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Megatron had Soundwave broadcast his intent to wreck the [[Statue of Liberty]] to the world's media. Unfortunately the US military intercepted all the transmissions before they could be received, leaving Megatron very unhappy with his communications officer. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

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====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Roman Kretschmer]] (German), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Esteban Desco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:TRID E 36 Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Team Bee can't touch this.]]
Trapped in the Shadowzone, Soundwave followed Megatron back to Earth, but got stuck on the planet after Megatron departed. {{storylink|Portals}} Some years after Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Soundwave was constructed. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} His role in the war as Megatron's top lieutenant, and his fearsome reputation as a tactical genius, were well documented on Cybertron, as was his entrapment in the Shadowzone during his final battle aboard the starship ''Nemesis''.

[[File:TRID E 66 Soundwave powered up by three Neo-Forges.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Designation: Soundwave. Operation: New Genesis.]]
After wandering aimlessly for an unspecified amount of time, Soundwave finally got his chance to escape the Shadowzone after [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] activated a malfunctioning GroundBridge, creating a portal to the Shadowzone. Soundwave flew through the rift and, along with Laserbeak, overwhelmed Bumblebee's team, throwing the yellow Autobot into the Shadowzone and knocking out [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] with his tentacles. That job done, Soundwave set to work constructing a radio array, hoping to contact Megatron and spark a mass Decepticon exodus to Earth. He was hampered by the antics of Fixit, [[Denny Clay|Denny]], and [[Russell Clay|Russell]], who managed to distract him long enough for Grimlock and Strongarm to come to their senses. The two Autobots renewed their assault on the Decepticon, prompting Soundwave to portal them away with Laserbeak. While the Autobots and humans regrouped and conferred with Bumblebee, Soundwave finished constructing his device. On the Autobot team's next attempt to hinder him, Soundwave chased Denny into a crane with his tentacles while Russell stole the last component of his communicator. Soundwave fired a barrage of portals at the human, until they overlapped and opened another Shadowzone portal, allowing Bumblebee to return and fight the Decepticon. Denny knocked Soundwave back through his portal with his crane, and Fixit kept the portal open long enough for Strongarm and Grimlock to return Laserbeak to the same realm. {{storylink|Portals}}
[[File:TRID E 66 Soundwave new vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Laserbeak, unite. Operation: Panzer Unit.]]

At some point during Soundwave's imprisonment, he was provided with a group of genetically modified Activator Mini-Cons by [[Autobot High Council|an unknown group]] to collect [[Decepticon Hunter|weapons]] for him. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} After obtaining Bumblebee's Decepticon Hunter, [[Stuntwing]] returned it through a GroundBridge portal to Soundwave. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} Soundwave dispatched [[Trickout]] through another portal to find more of the weapons, {{storylink|Defrosted}} and the Mini-Con returned to him some time later with a second Decepticon Hunter that he obtained from [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} When [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] returned without a weapon, Soundwave was unhappy and threatened to terminate the Mini-Con, who fled. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}} [[Goldgear]] would later succeed where Hi-Test failed, leaving Soundwave one step closer to completing his "project". At the same time, the Autobots began to realize that there was a connection with the thefts of their Decepticon Hunters. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

After [[Steeljaw's Pack]] was sprung from custody by a group of mysterious "benefactors", Soundwave contacted them through a portal, revealing that he was associated with said benefactors and directing them to prepare for their arrival on Earth or face painful deactivation. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}}

[[File:TRID E 66 Soundwave new robot mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Power depleted. Suggested tactic: Retreat.]]
After [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] obtained some nuclear fuel rods, Soundwave, now reformatted to a new body and vehicle mode, used the Decepticon Hunters to escape the Shadowzone and rendezvoused with him at a demolition derby. There, he revealed a transgalactic beacon generator constructed from wreckage in the Shadowzone which he planned to use to summon Megatron back to Earth. He dismissed the resulting destruction of life on Earth as a result of the radiation from the rods as collateral damage, much to Steeljaw's disgust. Forcing Steeljaw to retreat, Soundwave proceeded to take the generator to the highest point in the city, the Crown City Bank Building. Detecting Autobots, he sent Laserbeak in pursuit of Optimus Prime before being engaged by Bumblebee's team. Using the combined Hunters weapon to freeze Bumblebee and Strongarm, he found himself being disarmed by Sideswipe before Bumblebee, freed by Grimlock, used the weapon to first cut off the ends of Soundwave's tentacles to bring him to his knees and then freeze his body. As the generator started to fire up, Soundwave declared that Megatron would return before it was suddenly destroyed by a missile from Optimus, who had linked with Hi-Test. His mission failed, Soundwave went into stasis. He was then taken back to Cybertron by Optimus onboard ''[[Prime Force One]]'' so that Soundwave could stand trial at long last. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:Soundwave Ultimate Pop-Up Universe.jpg|thumb|170px|]]
Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Soundwave intercepted a message between [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] indicating that the pair were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to tail the two Autobots, Soundwave monitored events on [[Earth]] to make sure no one else was following. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} When Predaking came back alone with the news Megatron had apparently perished in an explosion, Soundwave and the other Decepticons immediately suspected [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was responsible. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Soundwave was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian), [[Paul Borne]] (French), [[Guillermo Morante]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Maciej Słota]] (Polish)}}
[[File:Soundwave WfC GameInformer Concept Art.jpg|upright=1.66|So Soundwave, you ever going to use that giant missile pod on your shoulder?
"Well there was that [[Spotlight: Soundwave|one time."]]|thumb]]
Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.

Later, Soundwave notified Megatron that access to the core was impossible, as it was guarded by the Omega Gate. He and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] accompanied Megatron as they led the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], through which they would find and take the [[Omega Key]], opening the Omega Gate and allowing the core to be infused with Dark Energon. On their way to the [[Stellar Galleries]], Soundwave reported [[sniper (WFC)|sniper]]s, and after taking them down, Megatron infused the entrance with Dark Energon and took his team into the security station. Soundwave noticed that the batteries fed the security grid, and the trio infused each of them with Dark Energon, deactivating the security measures. Soundwave then detected the Omega Key behind their next door, and after opening it, the Decepticons arrived at the Stellar Galleries. They opened the container, finding not the key, but a message from [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], who announced that he had taken the Omega Key, anticipating Megatron's plan. Zeta sent Autobot attack forces against them, but they were swiftly taken down. Megatron ordered Soundwave to trace Zeta Prime's broadcast, and Soundwave found it came from 12.7 cycles ahead. He then noted a weak wall, and the Decepticons broke it down and entered the cities' subsystems, providing a direct route to Zeta, and the Omega Key.

The group descended down a shaft and went through a tunnel, avoiding trains on the way, and after breaking down a door in a ventilation area, they were ambushed by Autobot cloakers. Soundwave dispatched them and infused Dark Energon into the batteries. Megatron congratulated him, and then ordered him to unlock the exit. Soundwave obliged, and the trio found themselves in another tunnel. Breakdown challenged Soundwave to a race, to which the Decepticon responded, in his trademark monotone, "Negative." Tough crowd. Rushing through the tunnel, this time full of moving trains, the group came to a station where they infiltrated Iacon's lower levels. Soundwave detected the Omega Key at last, and suggested proceeding through the logistics station. Roughing it through the Autobot attackers, Soundwave finally determined that the key was beyond the train tunnels.

Soundwave and his teammates arrived at Iacon's main streets, where they met up with [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] outside of Zeta Prime's vaults, which were impervious to the small amount of Dark Energon Megatron was capable of channeling. After Megatron's squad helped Brawl clear the area, Brawl called in the Dark Energon bombers, but they were spectacularly shot down by the planetary guns. Brawl suggested disabling them, and Soundwave assisted in carrying out the plan. Autobots advanced all around, but Soundwave and the others managed to hold them off until the next wave of bombers arrived, clearing the street and destroying the Vault doors. Soundwave joined the others on their way to the entrance, but the squad was intercepted by a [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]]. Soundwave and Breakdown split from Megatron to flank him, and eventually they rendered him non-functional. Inside the vault, they avoided Zeta's traps and finally reached the Omega Key—but it too was a trap. Zeta then attacked them, using a giant hologram and controlling the chamber to his advantage, dropping the ceiling and sending holographic brutes to attack for him while safe within an impenetrable energy shield. (Even during the battle, Soundwave was impressed by the creation of endless energon clones, to which Breakdown responded, roughly, "NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!") Soundwave's dorkiness proved useful in discerning the weakness of Zeta's machines—that the core rapidly overheated after prolonged use, and needed to open up in order to cool, rendering it vulnerable to attack. After the battle, Megatron plucked from Zeta's hand the "key"...which started to blink its lights and chirp. Zeta Prime informed them that the "key" he was actually a device that activated the real key: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

As the three Decepticons flew away to track Omega, Soundwave noticed that the "key" was coming for them. Omega Supreme attacked, and thrust the Decepticons' star cruiser into a wall. Crash-landing, Megatron had a change of plans; force Omega Supreme to open the Omega Gate. Soundwave noticed a Decepticon [[Dropship (WFC)|Dropship]] across the bridge, but when the squad went to investigate, Omega Supreme intercepted them. Soundwave reported that his weapons were ineffective; Megatron told his soldiers to destroy the bridge supports, causing Omega Supreme's vast bulk to collapse it. But he transformed to his ship mode, flew back up, and forced the Decepticons to retreat inside. In a frenzy, Breakdown noted that the next door was locked, and Soundwave proposed that Dark Energon could open the door, which it did. Inside, Soundwave picked up a transmission from Starscream, who announced that he would be replacing the "deceased" Megatron as Decepticon leader. Enraged, Megatron threatened Starscream, but Soundwave informed his leader that communication to the surface had been cut off, so Starscream could not hear him.

The trio arrived at the lift, but found it to be locked down. Breaking the locks got the lift back to working condition, but on their way up, Omega Supreme returned and blasted it, forcing the Decepticons down the shaft at breakneck speed. Omega was still out there, so the emergency brakes' destruction was the Decepticons' only hope. At the bottom, they continued their journey to find a way to fight Omega Supreme—Soundwave noted that at the top of the tower were several heavy weapons emplacements which could at least theoretically damage Omega—but Omega Supreme didn't know the meaning of the word quit. (He really doesn't; not much in the processor department.) He grabbed the Decepticons, but Soundwave helped out in shooting Omega Supreme's hand, forcing him relinquishing the three from his grasp. They retreated inside a fortified Autobot position, and in order to prevent detection, Soundwave jammed their signals. Slaying the Autobots inside who dared attempt to counterattack, Soundwave unlocked the exit, which only let in more Autobots. They too, met their demise, but as Soundwave and his comrades escaped, he noticed that the Autobots' security was countering the effects of Dark Energon. Destroying the sentries turned to be a worthwhile solution, but then the Decepticons had to deal with Omega Supreme mining road. Soundwave's sensors indicated the presence of a bridge nearby, and though Breakdown was unsure, Megatron was willing to follow Soundwave's advice. Once again, Omega Supreme continued to stalk them, but Soundwave led his group to an alternate route...a dead end, to be precise, which Megatron was irritated with. Soundwave revealed that breaking a structurally-weak sealed doorway nearby took them to Iacon maintenance tunnels leading straight to the bridge terminal. When they arrived through the power conduits, Soundwave and the others fought through more Autobots and finally activated the bridge.

Racing across the bridge, they barely avoided Omega Supreme's pursuit, and Soundwave located another cargo lift that would transport them straight to the heavy ion turrets. On the lift he picked up several Autobot/Decepticon signals, a sign they were approaching the battle on the surface. Soundwave participated in the slugfest, and his analysis proved that the turrets nearby had enough firepower to legitimately damage Omega Supreme. Then, he showed no mercy using the turrets to breach Omega's armour and finally topple him to the ground below.

Soundwave, Breakdown, and Megatron followed Omega, and at the bottom, they were surprised to see him survive and transform into his mighty [[robot mode]]. Soundwave noted that energon batteries produced from within Cybertron were the source of Omega's limitless endurance, and further advised the team on battling Omega; avoiding his tractor beams would allow them to live, and his turrets were vulnerable, making them the prime target. When the turrets were blown, Soundwave saw that the batteries were being used to repair them, and so it became an objective to corrupt them with Dark Energon. When Omega Supreme used the batteries to heal himself, he was instead weakened, allowing the Decepticons to critically injure him. Omega Supreme was still alive even after all of that, but much weaker. Soundwave observed that his chest plating had been damaged, and Megatron ordered Soundwave and Breakdown to blast it, and Omega Supreme fell at last. Soundwave advised Megatron that now would be a good time to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, but Megatron told Captain Obvious to shut up and did as he would have done even if Soundwave hadn't brought it up, laughing all the way.

After Cybertron's Core had been infected with Dark Energon, Soundwave was reassigned as head of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s prison, and watched over (i.e., tortured) Zeta Prime in his spare time. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving the safety of his position to revive and retrieve each Minicon, showing uncharacteristic concern for other living beings. Eventually, defeated and critically damaged, Soundwave desperately attempted to restore himself by absorbing life force from Zeta's very own spark. His attempt to fully heal was halted by Optimus, who even took a shot from the Decepticon intended to finish off Prime. Although Soundwave and his minions fled, the damage had already been done and Zeta Prime expired moments later. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave hacked into the Autobot mainframe and, while Megatron and some other Decepticons kept the Autobots distracted, downloaded intel indicating the location of the Trypticon space station. As they approached the station in Megatron's ship, Soundwave reported that the inhabitants were taking up defensive positions and docking would not be possible. Though Megatron was confident they could ram the station, Soundwave turned out to be right, and they could only get close enough to drop a small team off on the debris surrounding the station. When the station was conquered and Dark Energon in Megatron's hands, Soundwave suggested it might be a good idea to test the stuff prior to use. It turned out to be unstable, and he warned it could result in destruction of its host. The Decepticons set up Kaon Prison as a testing ground and, after eleven failures, established that the Dark Energon could be used. When Barricade asked what happened to the failures, Soundwave would only say that their remains laid in the prison and creepily ask Barricade to get in the chair so he too could be infused with Dark Energon.

Trypticon station required more power, so the Decepticons sent a team to Cybertron's core to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Soundwave did not anticipate the activation of latent defense systems, triggered by the Decepticon presence, because he hadn't studied the same ancient files as Starscream. Megatron ordered Soundwave to give Starscream whatever he needed, and they succeeded in activating the bridge. Soundwave reported that they were only at 37% power — the Autobots had severed the bridge's link to the core using the Omega Key. Lazerbeak intercepted an Autobot transmission indicating that Zeta Prime was hiding the Omega Key, and Megatron ordered Soundwave to assemble a strike force to obtain it. They managed to find and defeat the Autobot leader, but the Omega Key he had was only the key to awaken the real key — Omega Supreme. Once the Decepticons fought their way through the Autobot defenses, Soundwave reported they had reached Omega Supreme himself. The Decepticons defeated the giant, reestablished the link to the core and infused it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}

Soundwave discovers that the Autobots have infiltrated the Datacore. Megatron sends him and Barricade to take care of the intrusion. The two speed out, and Soundwave must navigate a highway overgrown with Dark Energon crystals while dealing with swarms of Aerialbots before they can shut off access to the Datacore. An Autobot Destroyer blocks Soundwave's path and brings the roof down, forcing him to take an alternate route. He makes his way to a security station and downloads the information on the Autobots' advance, radioing Barricade to meet him at the assigned coordinates. When Soundwave arrives, though, he finds Barricade in the middle of a shooting gallery. The Autobots are soon joined by an aerial Destroyer, but the pair make short work of it. Soundwave intercepts a data download but cuts it off quickly, and races to intercept the escaping Autobots. Weaving his way through Dark Energon crystals and moving walls (huh?), he reaches the intercept point in time, causing Ironhide and Bumblebee to skid out of control... and right into a fusion blast from Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave was present when Optimus was brought to Megatron by Starscream and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]. He watched as [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]''' pulverised''' Megatron. He was the only one who hesitated in following Starscream. He secretly salvaged and with the help of Laserbeak, Rumble and an [[E.D.K. TechVolt]], rebuilt his glorious leader, improving on his original design. He infused Megatron with Dark Energon, and pointed his leader in the direction of Starscream. He took part in the assault on the factory the Autobots had built in the crater where Trypticon crashed, and once Megatron had rebuilt the giant Decepticon, came to power up Trypticon's power core. On Megatron's orders, Soundwave rebuilt Trypticon into the ''Nemesis'', a ship strong enough to make it towards [[Earth|the planet]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had chosen. When the Autobots launched the Ark, the ''Nemesis'' soon caught up, and Soundwave spearheaded the assault on the other ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Soundwave is also a playable character in the 'Oblivion' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He is able to deploy Battle Sentries, which fire at enemies.}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate one of the Decepticons' Dark Energon mines to snatch away the Decepticons' Dark Energon shards, Soundwave faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Soundwave was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the shards in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
[[File:SoundwaveTerrorconDefense.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As awesome as he looks here, he's probably waltzing off after Bumblebee blasted him ''again''.]]
Soundwave attempted to retrieve Dark Energon from a mining area but despite his army of Vehicons and Terrorcons, Bumblebee managed to stop him. He returned with more Vehicon troops in tow to procure more Dark Energon and transport it to an abandoned military base. His efforts were once again thwarted, this time by both Arcee and Bumblebee. He then aided Megatron on his final assault on the Autobots' headquarters. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Wait, I thought Daft Punk had two guys in it.]]
After [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] saved Miko, and Raf- he had to shut down the reactors in which Soundwave set up to keep Raf from hacking into the Decepticon Database. Ratchet had to shut down each reactor as Soundwave deployed Vehicons, and blocked them with forcefields. Eventually towards the end the two ended up battling; ending with Ratchet defeating Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Soundwave and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Soundwave and Laserbeak engaged Optimus in aerial combat over a snowy terrain. Upon Optimus's approach, Soundwave boasted aloud that he had been observing the Autobot leader, and knew exactly how to defeat him! Despite Soundwave peppering the skies with laser-blasts and cluttering them with floating "aerial mines," Optimus made short work of both Soundwave and his Deployer. As Soundwave flew off, he declared that more surveillance was need, but Optimus's defeat would nonetheless be inevitable. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundwave-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|For once, Soundwave felt inferior.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundblaster-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Uh, should we really continue with the yellow highlights? It doesn't look evil enough.]]
Soundwave (and Soundblaster) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Soundwave (FOC)'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini events, and could be could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Soundblaster (FOC)'' — This Epic character was available to 2500 players in a "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Marie]] considered Soundwave among the coolest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Splatoon}}

==Commercial appearances==

===Transformers: War for Cybertron===
[[File:WFC Gamestop Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The toy can do this if you try hard enough.]]
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]]. Soundwave changed into Cybertronian boombox mode and played [[The Touch]]. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===
[[File:Jazz blasts Soundwave FOC trailer.jpg|thumb|120px]]
During a large battle, [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] fired a close range shot at Soundwave's gut. Subsequently, Soundwave exploded. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
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===Transformers: Prime===
*Soundwave knows that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, Megatron's favorite song is the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship Is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}}

*Megatron was embarrassed when seeing [[Twilight Sparkle]] become a princess on ''My Little Pony'' caused him to cry in front of Soundwave. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

==Toys==
{{main|Soundwave (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:TfprimeSoundwavePredator.jpg|thumb|But can he replay footage of "[[Operation: Firestorm]]"?]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderSoundwave.jpg|thumb|Deep Desert Soundwave.]]
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian truck during gameplay, and his toy does the same, having only one [[alternate mode]]. However, the game also features a Cybertronian boombox mode, seen during a cutscene and the credits (in addition to a commercial for the Shockwave pre-order bonus), which the toy can approximate with some fiddling. In a ''Fall of Cybertron'' easter egg, he also briefly adopts a Cybertronian lamp post, in homage to [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the first episode of the Generation 1 cartoon]].
*Despite his toy and concept art appearance, Soundwave has a [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|yellow]] visor in the ''War for Cybertron'' game. This was changed to red for ''Fall of Cybertron'' and ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' (perhaps displaying, in-universe, his furthered dedication to the Decepticon cause?).
*[[Duane Capizzi]] said Soundwave can speak, but just chooses not to for his many appearances in ''Prime'' and his ''Robots in Disguise'' debut. The decision was to contrast Soundwave with the overly talkative Starscream,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/bonus-q--a-with-transformers-prime-creators---answered-171430/ TFW2005 Q&A January 2011]</ref> and at [[BotCon 2011]], the staff compared Soundwave to [[Boba Fett]]. Instead, he records what he overhears and replays it with a mechanical echo that is very similar to the echo of his G1 counterpart. <s>Sorry, [[Frank Welker|Frank]], only [[Megatron (WFC)|one character]] for now...</s>
**When Soundwave ''does'' talk in "Minus One", he sounds a lot like Frank Welker. Surprisingly, Soundwave drops his vow of silence altogether in his later appearances in the "[[Combiner Force]]" portion of ''Robots in Disguise''.
*Soundwave's prehensile tentacles are reminiscent of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|"movie series" Soundwave]], although they are significantly less naughty. Another similarity that "Aligned" Soundwave has with his movie namesake is that, as mentioned in the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] biography, he is susceptible to [[Cyber Missions 1|too many sonic booms]].
*According to the Hall of Fame Biography, Soundwave deleted his emotions to process information more quickly, something that is actually based off [[Perceptor (Animated)|''Animated'' Perceptor]].
*Soundwave's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Soundwave parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*The manner in which Soundwave deploys Laserbeak in ''Prime'' is similar to that the [[Breastforce]] from ''Transformers: Victory''.
*In one of the rare noticeable instances of physical change within the "Aligned" continuity family, Soundwave's appearance in ''Combiner Force'' is heavily influenced by his ''War for Cybertron'' body, though he retains his head design from ''Prime''.

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

*'''Night Attack Mode''' (ナイトアタックモード ''Naito Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Jida, Zori
: In this mode, shown on his box-back photo, Soundwave uses the two-Micron weapon [[Spike Hammer Rod]], while [[Jida]] in "Defense Shield" mode hangs on his left shoulder. What exactly makes all this ideal for nighttime attacks is anyone's guess.

*'''Jet Mode''' (ジェットモード ''Jetto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora (x2), Zori
: Meant simply for flying in fast and blowing crap up, this heavily modified version of Soundwave requires some real work. Because of all the recycled non-''Transformers'' parts in this mode, TakaraTomy designer [[Takashi Nakase]] has nicknamed this version "Recycle Mode". Two jet thruster/fuel tanks are created using bottles from a Japanese "common yogurt drink" and a pair of [[Gora]]s painted up silver, with snipped Arms Micron sprues added on for detail. Soundwave also carries a large weapon made from Zori, a plastic fork, and more sprues. Yes, a plastic fork. You read that correctly.
: There is also a vehicle mode configuration for this Arms Up Mode, with the massive turbines on the end of Soundwave's wings and the weapon on top of the main body. The whole shebang can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJUMhgggH-Q in this TakaraTomy developer video on YouTube].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu''), '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shēngbō''' (Taiwan, 聲波; China, 声波, "Soundwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Barkhan''' (Бархан, "Dune")

==References==
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[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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Soundwave (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:34:42Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added his Escalation appearance

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:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Soundwave Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|<center>"..."</center>| No eyes...always watching...]]

'''Soundwave''' (aka '''Soundblaster''') is the spy master of the Decepticons. One of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s earliest followers, and, many believe, instrumental to his rise, he uses his tentacles and a veritable army of [[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s to learn everything there is to know about his allies and his enemies. He was never very chatty, but these days, on [[Earth]], he's become near silent, communicating by playing back recordings of other people's conversations. He just sneaks about, patiently looking for Autobot transmissions and creeping [[Starscream (WFC)|you]] out.

Soundwave often finds himself acting as a restraint on [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], reining in his rather volatile emotions, and ensuring that Starscream's less than subtle ambitions are held in check. Indeed, this applies to every soldier amongst the Decepticon ranks. Even a treacherous schemer like Starscream has very good reason to fear Soundwave; his ferocity and strength from his gladiator days have not lessened in the slightest, rendering him a deadly foe to any Autobot, or [[Airachnid (Prime)|treacherous Decepticon]] seeking to usurp Megatron. This undying loyalty to his master, as well as their long history together, has won him a high position in the Decepticon hierarchy. While [[Dreadwing (Prime)|others]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|may]] have officially held the rank of [[second-in-command]], Soundwave may be the true bearer of that distinction, out of sheer loyalty to the Decepticon leader. As long as Soundwave is around, Megatron has nothing to fear.

It's not just loyalty to Megatron that makes Soundwave such an effective soldier, however. Soundwave wouldn't be caught dead employing ''Bond'' villain tactics; he is concise and pragmatic in all of his endeavors. If he doesn't personally harm you during an outing, don't consider it an act of mercy or decency. You're not a part of his mission and not worth considering. [[Primus]] help you if you're in the way or you ''are'' his mission.

Soundwave has the ability to receive transmissions from anywhere on the planet, bar the shielded Autobot Base. This allows him to spy on every being on the planet in the hopes of picking up Autobot-related communications. He is also adept in his use of [[GroundBridge]]s during combat, dealing many a foe a frustrating defeat by virtue of them simply not being able to get to him.

Although he usually works with [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], Soundwave's range of Mini-Con subordinates also includes [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Ravage (WFC)|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], [[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]], [[Zori]], [[Stuntwing]], [[Trickout]], [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]], and [[Goldgear]].

{{quote|Watch out for the quiet ones.|[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]|"[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Soundwave emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or before the [[Age of Wrath]]. As the [[Quintesson]]s took control of Cybertron, they helped establish civilization across the planet, and a ruling body of Cybertronians to oversee the day-to-day activities the Quints wished the Cybertronians to perform. An election was held that named [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta]] as Prime, and Soundwave became a member of his council of thirteen.

As the age went on, however, Sentinel and his council became suspicious of the Quintessons and ultimately began to plot against the totalitarian rule of these "benevolent invaders". Although the council kept their true intentions secret, active cells of rebellion broke out independently on Cybertron. A scientist named [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was the first to translate the Quintesson written language for the rebels, and Soundwave's surveillance abilities acquired this information for the council as well.

After the Quintessons were eventually overthrown, Soundwave and the council ushered in the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, reverse-engineering Quintesson technology and making their own innovations. A [[Space bridge]] network was used in conjunction with cyberforming equipment to create [[Cybertronian colonies]], carrying Cybertronians to the stars. A mechanism was even discovered for carrying the Well's life-giving power to other worlds, allowing energon and Cybertronian life to flourish there as well. Soundwave was present at the lighting of the ceremonial torch that carried the spark of the Well to the first colony world of [[Archon]].

But then, disaster. A [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Rust Plague]] sprang up on the colonies, virulent and incurable. The council made the dark decision to destroy the space bridges, cutting their colonists off forevermore. What followed was the so-called [[Age of Rust]], where Cybertron failed to find new inspiration after the disastrous end of their colonization program, and a metaphorical rust settled in to the population as well. Soundwave was the most vocal member of the council in trying to find something, ''anything'', to strive for and renew the population's interest. But the council's ennui was deep by this point, and they lacked the drive to push forward any new plans. As the other councilors talked about more research, more time, Soundwave denounced them all as doing nothing BUT talk, and renounced words altogether. He abandoned his position on the council and took a vow of silence, letting his actions speak for him from that point forward. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Soundwave was a gladiator from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] who almost bested [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] in combat, an act that created mutual respect between the two. Soundwave saw in Megatron a desire to return to the swashbuckling spirit of the [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron, when Cybertronians emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] having to escape from the [[Underworld]]'s monsters rather than being put into a [[caste system|caste]]. He was appointed Megatron's lieutenant with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. Though Megatron despised Minicons, Soundwave insisted on having them around to spy on their gladiators, including the time when Megatron's librarian friend [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] came to visit. He was suspicious of Orion and even asked permission from Megatron to tail him as he returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

After [[Decepticon]]s bombed Cybertron in Megatron's name, Soundwave sent [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in [[Crystal City]] (a place which design he always found self-indulgent). Soundwave was not sure whether he should have bothered, as he was not superstitious and wondered what use a piece of a [[Star Saber (Prima)|broken sword]] could be. Instead he got chilling indications Crystal City's scientists were planning to revive [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

[[File:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Yeah, this look is cool now, but I don't think I'll have it ''forever'': I mean, who'd like to [[GEEWUN|see things looking the same for over twenty five years]], right guys? ...guys?"]]

Soundwave attended Orion and Megatron's hearing before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. During this meeting, Soundwave helped to sow discord and tension by loudly shouting his complaints over security breaches that, in truth, he himself had caused. The Council noted that they were aware someone had tried to find the Matrix, and they appointed Orion [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and requested he find it. This tore Orion and Megatron's movement in two.

During the final days of the war, Soundwave and his minions' research changed the fate of Cybertron. It was they who found the areas of the [[DataNet]] that [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] had overlooked and not deleted, revealing the existence of [[Dark Energon]] on [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station. It was he who remembered the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below Crystal City that allowed for the mass transportation of Dark Energon between Cybertron and Trypticon. And it was the evidence he got from Rumble and Frenzy when they infiltrated Crystal City that revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] and its two [[Code Key]]s, which enabled Megatron to poison the [[Core]] of Cybertron.

When Optimus removed the Chamber from the Core, beginning the planet's slow healing process, Soundwave boarded the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' into the unknown reaches of space. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Soundwave's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

Soundwave regained consciousness on board the ''Nemesis'' after emerging from the energy field created by the Space Bridge explosion over Cybertron. While Megatron demanded a status report, Soundwave was already deep at work in a console attempting to determine the answer. Along with Starscream and Megatron, Soundwave examined the tracking reports and confirmed Starscream's assumption that the ''Ark'' was likely not too far away. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] feared that if he or [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] knew the whereabouts of the [[AllSpark]], Soundwave would be able to find it. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===''Fall of Cybertron'' toy bios===
When Soundwave was severely damaged, his loyal Deployers set to work repairing him. Utilizing the ancient, mysterious science of an alien world, they succeeded, and Soundwave was revived. To reflect the fact that he was no longer content with just being the Decepticons' communications specialist, he renamed himself "'''Soundblaster'''", and took on a more combative role. {{storylink|Soundwave (WFC)/toys#GenerationsSoundblaster|Voyager Class Soundblaster}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Olivier Cuvellier]] (French), [[Tim Moeseritz]] (German), [[Carlos Campanile]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
When a gladiator calling himself Megatronus vowed to challenge Cybertron's leadership, Soundwave was his first follower and chief amongst them. Soundwave remained at Megatronus' side, now Megatron, as the conflict escalated into a war. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After finding out that the Decepticon scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had used Rumble and Frenzy as test subjects in his experiment to swap the sparks of Decepticons between different bodies, he demanded that Shockwave return them to their original bodies, to which Shockwave complied. {{storylink|Unreliable Narratives}} Following the [[Great Exodus]], when the Decepticons were trying to decrypt an encoded Autobot transmission, Soundwave suggested they should let Shockwave have a shot at interrogating [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The Decepticons later arrived on [[Earth]]. During a Decepticon attack on Cliffjumper, Soundwave intercepted Arcee's comms talk. He later played it back to Starscream, prompting the Decepticon leader to send the drones after her. He later detected transmissions coming from deep space, that prompted the Decepticons to fire up the [[space bridge]], allowing Megatron to return. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:DarknessRising5-Soundwaveturn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''Voice actor:'' [[Snake-Eyes]] (English).]]
Shortly after Megatron left the ship on a mission, Starscream wondered aloud if Megatron had a touch of space madness, and Soundwave reminded him that their absent leader was still in charge. Starscream told him to step up global surveillance. Soundwave subsequently intercepted a transmission from [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] and, on Starscream's order, dispatched [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] to capture the agent to learn the location of the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} When the Autobots attacked the ''Nemesis'' to retrieve Fowler, slaughtering dozens of their soldiers, Soundwave hid. He simply watched when Megatron returned and took his fury out on Starscream on the bridge for not waiting on his command. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Starscream sent Soundwave to the [[Giant Sized Array]] radio telescope in [[Texas]] as they needed to use the array to target the space bridge at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Soundwave hacked into the computer network at the site, but after he had lined up the dishes, someone realigned them. In response to Starscream's demands as to what was happening, he tapped into the base's security system and discovered that the Autobots' three human friends were in a nearby room, similarly accessing the computer. He extended a tentacle into the room they were in and attacked them. When [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] tried to chop the tentacle with an ax, Soundwave took it from her and used it to sever the computer system's hardline, locking the dishes on Cybertron. The three kids entered the room in time to see him leaving, and Miko and Soundwave snapped photos of each other.

[[File:MastersStudents-Soundwavesradar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|See how much more convincing I am as a [[:File:Cybertronsoundwave.jpg|communications tower]] with this look?]]

Because of Soundwave's success, the Autobots resorted to sabotaging the space bridge, blowing it up and taking Megatron with it. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}} At Starscream's order, Soundwave activated the comm system so Starscream could give a speech to the troops, declaring himself leader. Failing to impress the Vehicons, Starscream pressed Soundwave's sensors into locating [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], a Decepticon secreted in a pod in the desert. Starscream and Soundwave reactivated Skyquake, only to find he wasn't receptive to Starscream's leadership, and instead set about fighting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. Soundwave detected a Decepticon signal from the site where the space bridge exploded, and when Starscream went to investigate, Soundwave sent Laserbeak to keep Starscream honest while he himself filmed the battle between Skyquake and Optimus and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. Though the outcome of the fight was not favorable to the Decepticon cause, Soundwave was able to ensure that Starscream returned Megatron's barely-functioning body to the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Soundwave intercepted a transmission from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] who was heading for Earth. At Starscream's order, he downloaded the necessary information to [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]], who took on Wheeljack's form and infiltrated the Autobot base. As Starscream and Soundwave paid a visit to the captive Wheeljack, Soundwave prevented his leader from terminating their prisoner, as he might be of use later. The two 'Cons retired to the ship's top deck to wait for Makeshift to activate the [[GroundBridge]], however Wheeljack broke free and started trashing the Vehicons. When Wheeljack escaped through the ground bridge and sent back Makeshift with his grenade activated, Soundwave and Starscream made sure to get well clear before he exploded. {{storylink|Con Job}} During another Autobot operation, Soundwave listened in on their comm chatter, prompting Starscream to send some Vehicons to attack. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

[[File:Deusex-Soundwavecrouching.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|And that's why there's no [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]].]]
When [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] mentioned seeing an [[Energon Harvester]] in a fresco in [[Greece]], Soundwave was able to track the device's location to a museum. Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] kept the Autobots busy in front of the museum while Soundwave sneaked in the back. He ran into [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Jack Darby|Jack]], who were already in the process of stealing the Harvester, and grabbed it from them before making a getaway in his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SickMind-Soundwaveobjects.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"Let me see some tenderness connected with a death, or that dark chamber, Spirit, which we left just now, will be forever present to me."]]

Starscream and Knock Out made a concerted attempt to convince Soundwave that Megatron was beyond saving, and that the only option left to them was euthanasia. Soundwave remained skeptical, and pointed out the patch cable that Arcee and Bumblebee were using to access Megatron's brain. Megatron's life support was damaged during the ensuing confusion, and though it seemed Starscream and Knock Out were content to leave Megatron flat-lining, Soundwave pressured them into reconnecting the cable sustaining their master. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

After Megatron's resurrection, Soundwave kept him informed regarding Starscream's activities, including his attempt to resurrect Skyquake with the Dark Energon shard ripped from Megatron's chest, and the loss of his arm. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}} Soundwave watched as Breakdown was captured by [[MECH]], and reported back to Starscream. He was on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' when Starscream passed the news on to Megatron, who was less than impressed that Breakdown had been taken by a bunch of humans. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} He detected the magnetic anomaly caused by the [[polarity gauntlet]], causing Megatron to send Breakdown to go look for it. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Megatron and Starscream headed to a stripped Energon Mine to discover mining drills still there. Starscream attempted to blame this on Soundwave. Megatron told Starscream that Soundwave had been filling him in on the second-in-command's activities. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Soundwave listened to Starscream's confessions after Megatron nearly terminated the second-in-command. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

[[File:SoundwavePlayingSparkbeat..jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|He's playing Dubstep.]]
When the new Decepticon space bridge was nearing completion, Soundwave supplied a diagram of the last component they needed. After they obtained said component, Megatron left the ship on a mission of his own. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] began searching the ship for the Decepticon leader and Megatron instructed Soundwave to send Prime to him. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Soundwave translated tremors coming from the [[Earth's core]] into sound, revealing it to be a heartbeat. Megatron did not appreciate this, as it was making his head hurt. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} After Megatron left the ship to talk to [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], Soundwave monitored the comms channels for his master's return. When [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] suggested considering a future without Megatron, Soundwave ominously looked at her. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[File:Soundwavelayingdownthelaw.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.1|left|YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!]]
Soundwave continued to try to find some sign of Megatron. When Airachnid announced Megatron wasn't coming back and ordered the ship to [[Regulon Four]], Soundwave decided it was time to lay down the law. He defied Airachnid, who angrily attacked him, but the Decepticon spy master quickly proceeded to defeat Airachnid. Upon Unicron's defeat, Soundwave detected Megatron's signal and activated the GroundBridge, bowing in respect with the other Decepticons as Megatron entered the bridge of the ship. He had to hold Breakdown back when they saw that Megatron was accompanied by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

With Optimus amnesiac and believing himself to be archivist Orion Pax, Soundwave made sure the ship's data core was clear of any incriminating evidence so Orion could be put to work decrypting information they'd stolen from the Iacon archives. When Arcee managed to get on board the ship to look for the lost Autobot leader, Soundwave made deft use of the GroundBridge to get her back off before Orion could see her. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} When Orion eventually learned the truth, Soundwave relayed the news to Megatron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} He also notified Megatron when activity was detected on Cybertron, indicating that the Autobots had gone there in an attempt to help Optimus. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

When Megatron was angry after having had the [[spark extractor|latest find]] snatched from his hands, Soundwave reminded him there were still two more sets of coordinates to investigate. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Soundwave was present when Megatron unsuccessfully tested the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} He played back footage of Skyquake's demise for [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

Soundwave continued to try to decode more data from the Iacon archives, in a continuation of Orion Pax's work. When Airachnid requested Megatron's approval to take point in the hunt for the relics, Megatron requested that Soundwave remind him of her previous words when she planned to abandon him. Later, after Dreadwing and Breakdown's failure to execute her, Soundwave began tracing Airachnid's location during her communication to the ''Nemesis'' for Megatron. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Soundwave reviewed security footage and discovered that Bulkhead had been the one to cause it. Megatron brought it back online using Dark Energon, though the ship's guiding intelligence proved uncontrollable by the Decepticons. Soundwave plugged himself into the flight console in an attempt to regain control, but was zapped into stasis. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

[[File:Triage Soundwave visor reflection.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You--cracked--my--visor! [[Knock Out (Prime)|Prepare for sur...]] wait, wrong line.]]
He was on the ''Nemesis'' bridge when Knock Out left to find the first of the four relics decoded by the ship, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} and saw Dreadwing off to find the second relic as well. {{storylink|Triangulation}} After Megatron received word from Hardshell that the artifact he had been sent to retrieve was [[Tox-En]], {{storylink|Toxicity}} Soundwave was dispatched to find the last of the four relics. Soundwave encountered the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' and used Laserbeak as a distraction. He soon uncovered the [[Resonance Blaster]], only to be attacked by [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. Though the Autobot managed to crack his visor, Soundwave triumphed, and was only stopped from dispatching Wheeljack by an SOS from Laserbeak. He picked up Laserbeak and returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Knock Out discovered a grenade implanted in the deployer. Once the offending item was removed, Soundwave returned to his work decrypting the Iacon database, unaware that the Autobots had also implanted a virus in Laserbeak, which passed into the computer and began transmitting the database to the Autobots' mainframe. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}} He returned to the bridge to listen to Megatron complain about how ineffective everyone else was, and watched [[Hardshell]] and Knock Out argue. {{storylink|Hurt}}

When [[Silas|Cylas]] came to the Decepticons with the offer of a [[Project Damocles]] satellite, Soundwave was sent to a military base in [[Colorado]] to get the codes so they could control the satellite from the ''Nemesis''. He hacked into the computer, giving him the ability to use the satellite even as he was downloading the codes for it, but failed to stop Raf from knocking the satellite out of orbit. He retreated as the Autobots reached his position. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

With new information about where the Autobots' human friends lived, Soundwave had Laserbeak patrol the area around [[Jasper]]. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} Soundwave succeeded in decoding another set of coordinates, and Megatron sent him with a decoy Iacon relic to draw the Autobots off. While he managed to keep Optimus Prime's team occupied for a lengthy period of time, it was not long enough, and by the time he returned to the ''Nemesis'', Optimus had gotten hold of the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} Continuing his work, Soundwave decoded more coordinates and reported them to Megatron while the latter forged the [[Dark Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

When Megatron returned from victory, he told Soundwave, in great detail, how he had destroyed the Star Saber with his own blade. He soon had two more sets of coordinates downloaded, resulting in Knock Out securing an [[Omega Key]]. When the final set decoded into an image of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], Soundwave joined Laserbeak in the field to capture the Autobot rookie. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} He was on hand to show the image he'd decoded to Smokescreen. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

After firing up the space bridge so Megatron could go to Cybertron, Soundwave told Starscream about what he'd discovered regarding the location of the Autobots' human allies. He later helped Starscream kidnap the three kids and transport them to Cybertron for use as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} After handing over Raf in exchange for an [[Omega Key]], Soundwave took part in the activation of the [[Omega Lock]]. He survived the lock's destruction at the hands of Optimus Prime, and returned to Earth with the others. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

During the hunt for the scattered Autobots, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak to monitor an attempt to off Jack Darby. The attack resulted in an explosion that took out Laserbeak, and though Soundwave worked, he was unable to retrieve any further surveillance data from the salvaged, charred Deployer. He opened a space bridge to Cybertron, through which Knock Out returned from a mission accompanied by the long-missing [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Soundwave was present when Starscream proudly showed off the dancing monkey picture he'd found and later when Shockwave brought [[Predaking (Prime)|a Predacon]] to Earth. {{storylink|Scattered}} {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} As Starscream dispatched troops to deal with a number of Autobot signals, Soundwave tried to point out that their army was being spread thinly. He suggested that the Autobots were likely to be using the ''[[Harbinger]]'' as a base, but [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]] came under attack before the Decepticons had a chance to act on the information. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

He was forced to repair the ''Nemesis'' communication dish after the Predacon damaged it. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} Soundwave GroundBridged to Shockwave's aid in [[Texas]], when the other Decepticon came under attack from Autobots. With the help of Laserbeak, Soundwave managed to take down Optimus Prime and deftly GroundBridged a fragment of Predacon remains back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots could get their hands on it. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

When a plague inadvertently engineered by Knock Out and Starscream began spreading through the Vehicon population, Soundwave oversaw cleanup efforts. His group of Vehicons and Insecticons moved through the ship, destroying the infected, until the Insecticons suddenly broke off from the operation. He followed them, and on discovering that Airachnid was out of stasis and controlling them once more, used the space bridge to transport both her and the Insecticons to one of Cybertron's moons. {{Storylink|Thirst}} Soundwave hung around during a Decepticon meeting to determine what to do about the potential threat of the Predacons. {{storylink|Evolution}}

[[File:Soundwave Mocks.jpg|thumb|left|:)|upright=1.4]]
As the Decepticons gathered resources to rebuild the Omega Lock, Soundwave monitored some Vehicons stealing materials. He activated the GroundBridge for them when the Autobots turned up, but he himself was shot down by Optimus Prime and crashed into power lines, disabling himself. The Autobots took him back to their shielded base and attempted to interrogate him to find out what Megatron's plans were, but Soundwave merely erased his data and crashed his own hard drives before breaking his vow of silence to convey a message:

{{bigquote|''Soundwave superior. Autobots inferior.''}}

Soundwave remained offline until Laserbeak arrived and reactivated him with new orders—capture Ratchet. {{storylink|Minus One}} After returning to the ''Nemesis'' with Ratchet, Soundwave helped attempt to persuade his prisoner to cooperate by showing him pictures of the kids and the current Autobot base. {{storylink|Persuasion}}

The Decepticons were puzzled when they picked up Laserbeak's signal outside the warship, as Laserbeak was still attached to Soundwave's torso. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Stationed on the bridge during the Autobot attack on the warship, Soundwave used the GroundBridge to send the Wreckers to a different part of the ship. When the bridge was next attacked by Miko wearing the Apex Armor, Soundwave opened another GroundBridge and advanced on her menacingly, only for Raf to open a second GroundBridge directly behind him. The conflicting energies trapped Soundwave in the [[shadowzone (dimension)|Shadowzone]]. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:Titan4.2 Soundwave listen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1| You look different, Soundwave. Did you do something different with your entire face?]]
During the war, Soundwave took part in a mission led by Megatron to invade [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and destroy the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. The team had barely made it in before Soundwave detected that they'd been spotted and the five Decepticons had to take cover. Following a failed gambit which expended the other three team members, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb. While his leader caused a distraction, Soundwave ran to plant the bomb, only to be struck by blasts from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|one of the defenders]]. Megatron picked up his wounded second-in-command and helped him to safety, along with the other three Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotise Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} When Soundwave's plan to ambush the Autobots in [[The Wave]] went badly, he fired his remote-controlled hand at [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. The hand lodged in the scout's chest and later emerged when Bumblebee and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] were asleep. Despite trying its best to kill Bumblebee, Soundwave's hand was strapped to a firework and shot high into the air. Starscream and Soundwave later scoured the desert for the missing hand and managed to find at least one finger. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Megatron had Soundwave broadcast his intent to wreck the [[Statue of Liberty]] to the world's media. Unfortunately the US military intercepted all the transmissions before they could be received, leaving Megatron very unhappy with his communications officer. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

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====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' Comics====
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====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Lin Dongfu]] (Chinese), [[Roman Kretschmer]] (German), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Esteban Desco]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:TRID E 36 Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Team Bee can't touch this.]]
Trapped in the Shadowzone, Soundwave followed Megatron back to Earth, but got stuck on the planet after Megatron departed. {{storylink|Portals}} Some years after Cybertron's rebirth, a statue of Soundwave was constructed. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} His role in the war as Megatron's top lieutenant, and his fearsome reputation as a tactical genius, were well documented on Cybertron, as was his entrapment in the Shadowzone during his final battle aboard the starship ''Nemesis''.

[[File:TRID E 66 Soundwave powered up by three Neo-Forges.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Designation: Soundwave. Operation: New Genesis.]]
After wandering aimlessly for an unspecified amount of time, Soundwave finally got his chance to escape the Shadowzone after [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] activated a malfunctioning GroundBridge, creating a portal to the Shadowzone. Soundwave flew through the rift and, along with Laserbeak, overwhelmed Bumblebee's team, throwing the yellow Autobot into the Shadowzone and knocking out [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] with his tentacles. That job done, Soundwave set to work constructing a radio array, hoping to contact Megatron and spark a mass Decepticon exodus to Earth. He was hampered by the antics of Fixit, [[Denny Clay|Denny]], and [[Russell Clay|Russell]], who managed to distract him long enough for Grimlock and Strongarm to come to their senses. The two Autobots renewed their assault on the Decepticon, prompting Soundwave to portal them away with Laserbeak. While the Autobots and humans regrouped and conferred with Bumblebee, Soundwave finished constructing his device. On the Autobot team's next attempt to hinder him, Soundwave chased Denny into a crane with his tentacles while Russell stole the last component of his communicator. Soundwave fired a barrage of portals at the human, until they overlapped and opened another Shadowzone portal, allowing Bumblebee to return and fight the Decepticon. Denny knocked Soundwave back through his portal with his crane, and Fixit kept the portal open long enough for Strongarm and Grimlock to return Laserbeak to the same realm. {{storylink|Portals}}
[[File:TRID E 66 Soundwave new vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Laserbeak, unite. Operation: Panzer Unit.]]

At some point during Soundwave's imprisonment, he was provided with a group of genetically modified Activator Mini-Cons by [[Autobot High Council|an unknown group]] to collect [[Decepticon Hunter|weapons]] for him. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}} After obtaining Bumblebee's Decepticon Hunter, [[Stuntwing]] returned it through a GroundBridge portal to Soundwave. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}} Soundwave dispatched [[Trickout]] through another portal to find more of the weapons, {{storylink|Defrosted}} and the Mini-Con returned to him some time later with a second Decepticon Hunter that he obtained from [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]]. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} When [[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] returned without a weapon, Soundwave was unhappy and threatened to terminate the Mini-Con, who fled. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}} [[Goldgear]] would later succeed where Hi-Test failed, leaving Soundwave one step closer to completing his "project". At the same time, the Autobots began to realize that there was a connection with the thefts of their Decepticon Hunters. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

After [[Steeljaw's Pack]] was sprung from custody by a group of mysterious "benefactors", Soundwave contacted them through a portal, revealing that he was associated with said benefactors and directing them to prepare for their arrival on Earth or face painful deactivation. {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}}

[[File:TRID E 66 Soundwave new robot mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Power depleted. Suggested tactic: Retreat.]]
After [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] obtained some nuclear fuel rods, Soundwave, now reformatted to a new body and vehicle mode, used the Decepticon Hunters to escape the Shadowzone and rendezvoused with him at a demolition derby. There, he revealed a transgalactic beacon generator constructed from wreckage in the Shadowzone which he planned to use to summon Megatron back to Earth. He dismissed the resulting destruction of life on Earth as a result of the radiation from the rods as collateral damage, much to Steeljaw's disgust. Forcing Steeljaw to retreat, Soundwave proceeded to take the generator to the highest point in the city, the Crown City Bank Building. Detecting Autobots, he sent Laserbeak in pursuit of Optimus Prime before being engaged by Bumblebee's team. Using the combined Hunters weapon to freeze Bumblebee and Strongarm, he found himself being disarmed by Sideswipe before Bumblebee, freed by Grimlock, used the weapon to first cut off the ends of Soundwave's tentacles to bring him to his knees and then freeze his body. As the generator started to fire up, Soundwave declared that Megatron would return before it was suddenly destroyed by a missile from Optimus, who had linked with Hi-Test. His mission failed, Soundwave went into stasis. He was then taken back to Cybertron by Optimus onboard ''[[Prime Force One]]'' so that Soundwave could stand trial at long last. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:Soundwave Ultimate Pop-Up Universe.jpg|thumb|170px|]]
Soundwave was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Soundwave intercepted a message between [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] indicating that the pair were heading for a derelict starship in the [[asteroid belt]]. As [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to tail the two Autobots, Soundwave monitored events on [[Earth]] to make sure no one else was following. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} When Predaking came back alone with the news Megatron had apparently perished in an explosion, Soundwave and the other Decepticons immediately suspected [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was responsible. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 7}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Soundwave was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Part 2|Finale 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian), [[Paul Borne]] (French), [[Guillermo Morante]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Maciej Słota]] (Polish)}}
[[File:Soundwave WfC GameInformer Concept Art.jpg|upright=1.66|So Soundwave, you ever going to use that giant missile pod on your shoulder?
"Well there was that [[Spotlight: Soundwave|one time."]]|thumb]]
Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.

Later, Soundwave notified Megatron that access to the core was impossible, as it was guarded by the Omega Gate. He and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] accompanied Megatron as they led the assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], through which they would find and take the [[Omega Key]], opening the Omega Gate and allowing the core to be infused with Dark Energon. On their way to the [[Stellar Galleries]], Soundwave reported [[sniper (WFC)|sniper]]s, and after taking them down, Megatron infused the entrance with Dark Energon and took his team into the security station. Soundwave noticed that the batteries fed the security grid, and the trio infused each of them with Dark Energon, deactivating the security measures. Soundwave then detected the Omega Key behind their next door, and after opening it, the Decepticons arrived at the Stellar Galleries. They opened the container, finding not the key, but a message from [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], who announced that he had taken the Omega Key, anticipating Megatron's plan. Zeta sent Autobot attack forces against them, but they were swiftly taken down. Megatron ordered Soundwave to trace Zeta Prime's broadcast, and Soundwave found it came from 12.7 cycles ahead. He then noted a weak wall, and the Decepticons broke it down and entered the cities' subsystems, providing a direct route to Zeta, and the Omega Key.

The group descended down a shaft and went through a tunnel, avoiding trains on the way, and after breaking down a door in a ventilation area, they were ambushed by Autobot cloakers. Soundwave dispatched them and infused Dark Energon into the batteries. Megatron congratulated him, and then ordered him to unlock the exit. Soundwave obliged, and the trio found themselves in another tunnel. Breakdown challenged Soundwave to a race, to which the Decepticon responded, in his trademark monotone, "Negative." Tough crowd. Rushing through the tunnel, this time full of moving trains, the group came to a station where they infiltrated Iacon's lower levels. Soundwave detected the Omega Key at last, and suggested proceeding through the logistics station. Roughing it through the Autobot attackers, Soundwave finally determined that the key was beyond the train tunnels.

Soundwave and his teammates arrived at Iacon's main streets, where they met up with [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] outside of Zeta Prime's vaults, which were impervious to the small amount of Dark Energon Megatron was capable of channeling. After Megatron's squad helped Brawl clear the area, Brawl called in the Dark Energon bombers, but they were spectacularly shot down by the planetary guns. Brawl suggested disabling them, and Soundwave assisted in carrying out the plan. Autobots advanced all around, but Soundwave and the others managed to hold them off until the next wave of bombers arrived, clearing the street and destroying the Vault doors. Soundwave joined the others on their way to the entrance, but the squad was intercepted by a [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]]. Soundwave and Breakdown split from Megatron to flank him, and eventually they rendered him non-functional. Inside the vault, they avoided Zeta's traps and finally reached the Omega Key—but it too was a trap. Zeta then attacked them, using a giant hologram and controlling the chamber to his advantage, dropping the ceiling and sending holographic brutes to attack for him while safe within an impenetrable energy shield. (Even during the battle, Soundwave was impressed by the creation of endless energon clones, to which Breakdown responded, roughly, "NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!") Soundwave's dorkiness proved useful in discerning the weakness of Zeta's machines—that the core rapidly overheated after prolonged use, and needed to open up in order to cool, rendering it vulnerable to attack. After the battle, Megatron plucked from Zeta's hand the "key"...which started to blink its lights and chirp. Zeta Prime informed them that the "key" he was actually a device that activated the real key: [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]].

As the three Decepticons flew away to track Omega, Soundwave noticed that the "key" was coming for them. Omega Supreme attacked, and thrust the Decepticons' star cruiser into a wall. Crash-landing, Megatron had a change of plans; force Omega Supreme to open the Omega Gate. Soundwave noticed a Decepticon [[Dropship (WFC)|Dropship]] across the bridge, but when the squad went to investigate, Omega Supreme intercepted them. Soundwave reported that his weapons were ineffective; Megatron told his soldiers to destroy the bridge supports, causing Omega Supreme's vast bulk to collapse it. But he transformed to his ship mode, flew back up, and forced the Decepticons to retreat inside. In a frenzy, Breakdown noted that the next door was locked, and Soundwave proposed that Dark Energon could open the door, which it did. Inside, Soundwave picked up a transmission from Starscream, who announced that he would be replacing the "deceased" Megatron as Decepticon leader. Enraged, Megatron threatened Starscream, but Soundwave informed his leader that communication to the surface had been cut off, so Starscream could not hear him.

The trio arrived at the lift, but found it to be locked down. Breaking the locks got the lift back to working condition, but on their way up, Omega Supreme returned and blasted it, forcing the Decepticons down the shaft at breakneck speed. Omega was still out there, so the emergency brakes' destruction was the Decepticons' only hope. At the bottom, they continued their journey to find a way to fight Omega Supreme—Soundwave noted that at the top of the tower were several heavy weapons emplacements which could at least theoretically damage Omega—but Omega Supreme didn't know the meaning of the word quit. (He really doesn't; not much in the processor department.) He grabbed the Decepticons, but Soundwave helped out in shooting Omega Supreme's hand, forcing him relinquishing the three from his grasp. They retreated inside a fortified Autobot position, and in order to prevent detection, Soundwave jammed their signals. Slaying the Autobots inside who dared attempt to counterattack, Soundwave unlocked the exit, which only let in more Autobots. They too, met their demise, but as Soundwave and his comrades escaped, he noticed that the Autobots' security was countering the effects of Dark Energon. Destroying the sentries turned to be a worthwhile solution, but then the Decepticons had to deal with Omega Supreme mining road. Soundwave's sensors indicated the presence of a bridge nearby, and though Breakdown was unsure, Megatron was willing to follow Soundwave's advice. Once again, Omega Supreme continued to stalk them, but Soundwave led his group to an alternate route...a dead end, to be precise, which Megatron was irritated with. Soundwave revealed that breaking a structurally-weak sealed doorway nearby took them to Iacon maintenance tunnels leading straight to the bridge terminal. When they arrived through the power conduits, Soundwave and the others fought through more Autobots and finally activated the bridge.

Racing across the bridge, they barely avoided Omega Supreme's pursuit, and Soundwave located another cargo lift that would transport them straight to the heavy ion turrets. On the lift he picked up several Autobot/Decepticon signals, a sign they were approaching the battle on the surface. Soundwave participated in the slugfest, and his analysis proved that the turrets nearby had enough firepower to legitimately damage Omega Supreme. Then, he showed no mercy using the turrets to breach Omega's armour and finally topple him to the ground below.

Soundwave, Breakdown, and Megatron followed Omega, and at the bottom, they were surprised to see him survive and transform into his mighty [[robot mode]]. Soundwave noted that energon batteries produced from within Cybertron were the source of Omega's limitless endurance, and further advised the team on battling Omega; avoiding his tractor beams would allow them to live, and his turrets were vulnerable, making them the prime target. When the turrets were blown, Soundwave saw that the batteries were being used to repair them, and so it became an objective to corrupt them with Dark Energon. When Omega Supreme used the batteries to heal himself, he was instead weakened, allowing the Decepticons to critically injure him. Omega Supreme was still alive even after all of that, but much weaker. Soundwave observed that his chest plating had been damaged, and Megatron ordered Soundwave and Breakdown to blast it, and Omega Supreme fell at last. Soundwave advised Megatron that now would be a good time to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, but Megatron told Captain Obvious to shut up and did as he would have done even if Soundwave hadn't brought it up, laughing all the way.

After Cybertron's Core had been infected with Dark Energon, Soundwave was reassigned as head of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s prison, and watched over (i.e., tortured) Zeta Prime in his spare time. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]], and [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving the safety of his position to revive and retrieve each Minicon, showing uncharacteristic concern for other living beings. Eventually, defeated and critically damaged, Soundwave desperately attempted to restore himself by absorbing life force from Zeta's very own spark. His attempt to fully heal was halted by Optimus, who even took a shot from the Decepticon intended to finish off Prime. Although Soundwave and his minions fled, the damage had already been done and Zeta Prime expired moments later. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave hacked into the Autobot mainframe and, while Megatron and some other Decepticons kept the Autobots distracted, downloaded intel indicating the location of the Trypticon space station. As they approached the station in Megatron's ship, Soundwave reported that the inhabitants were taking up defensive positions and docking would not be possible. Though Megatron was confident they could ram the station, Soundwave turned out to be right, and they could only get close enough to drop a small team off on the debris surrounding the station. When the station was conquered and Dark Energon in Megatron's hands, Soundwave suggested it might be a good idea to test the stuff prior to use. It turned out to be unstable, and he warned it could result in destruction of its host. The Decepticons set up Kaon Prison as a testing ground and, after eleven failures, established that the Dark Energon could be used. When Barricade asked what happened to the failures, Soundwave would only say that their remains laid in the prison and creepily ask Barricade to get in the chair so he too could be infused with Dark Energon.

Trypticon station required more power, so the Decepticons sent a team to Cybertron's core to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Soundwave did not anticipate the activation of latent defense systems, triggered by the Decepticon presence, because he hadn't studied the same ancient files as Starscream. Megatron ordered Soundwave to give Starscream whatever he needed, and they succeeded in activating the bridge. Soundwave reported that they were only at 37% power — the Autobots had severed the bridge's link to the core using the Omega Key. Lazerbeak intercepted an Autobot transmission indicating that Zeta Prime was hiding the Omega Key, and Megatron ordered Soundwave to assemble a strike force to obtain it. They managed to find and defeat the Autobot leader, but the Omega Key he had was only the key to awaken the real key — Omega Supreme. Once the Decepticons fought their way through the Autobot defenses, Soundwave reported they had reached Omega Supreme himself. The Decepticons defeated the giant, reestablished the link to the core and infused it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)|[[Claudio Moneta]] (Italian)}}

Soundwave discovers that the Autobots have infiltrated the Datacore. Megatron sends him and Barricade to take care of the intrusion. The two speed out, and Soundwave must navigate a highway overgrown with Dark Energon crystals while dealing with swarms of Aerialbots before they can shut off access to the Datacore. An Autobot Destroyer blocks Soundwave's path and brings the roof down, forcing him to take an alternate route. He makes his way to a security station and downloads the information on the Autobots' advance, radioing Barricade to meet him at the assigned coordinates. When Soundwave arrives, though, he finds Barricade in the middle of a shooting gallery. The Autobots are soon joined by an aerial Destroyer, but the pair make short work of it. Soundwave intercepts a data download but cuts it off quickly, and races to intercept the escaping Autobots. Weaving his way through Dark Energon crystals and moving walls (huh?), he reaches the intercept point in time, causing Ironhide and Bumblebee to skid out of control... and right into a fusion blast from Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English)}}
Soundwave was present when Optimus was brought to Megatron by Starscream and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]. He watched as [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]''' pulverised''' Megatron. He was the only one who hesitated in following Starscream. He secretly salvaged and with the help of Laserbeak, Rumble and an [[E.D.K. TechVolt]], rebuilt his glorious leader, improving on his original design. He infused Megatron with Dark Energon, and pointed his leader in the direction of Starscream. He took part in the assault on the factory the Autobots had built in the crater where Trypticon crashed, and once Megatron had rebuilt the giant Decepticon, came to power up Trypticon's power core. On Megatron's orders, Soundwave rebuilt Trypticon into the ''Nemesis'', a ship strong enough to make it towards [[Earth|the planet]] [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] had chosen. When the Autobots launched the Ark, the ''Nemesis'' soon caught up, and Soundwave spearheaded the assault on the other ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Soundwave is a playable character in the 'Oblivion' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He is able to deploy Battle Sentries, which fire at enemies.}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
When Bulkhead infiltrate one of the Decepticons' Dark Energon mines to snatch away the Decepticons' Dark Energon shards, Soundwave faced off against the Autobot before he could take his leave. Soundwave was defeated, and Bulkhead took off with the shards in hand. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
[[File:SoundwaveTerrorconDefense.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|As awesome as he looks here, he's probably waltzing off after Bumblebee blasted him ''again''.]]
Soundwave attempted to retrieve Dark Energon from a mining area but despite his army of Vehicons and Terrorcons, Bumblebee managed to stop him. He returned with more Vehicon troops in tow to procure more Dark Energon and transport it to an abandoned military base. His efforts were once again thwarted, this time by both Arcee and Bumblebee. He then aided Megatron on his final assault on the Autobots' headquarters. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
[[File:TransformersPrimeTheGame Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Wait, I thought Daft Punk had two guys in it.]]
After [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] saved Miko, and Raf- he had to shut down the reactors in which Soundwave set up to keep Raf from hacking into the Decepticon Database. Ratchet had to shut down each reactor as Soundwave deployed Vehicons, and blocked them with forcefields. Eventually towards the end the two ended up battling; ending with Ratchet defeating Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Soundwave and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Soundwave and Laserbeak engaged Optimus in aerial combat over a snowy terrain. Upon Optimus's approach, Soundwave boasted aloud that he had been observing the Autobot leader, and knew exactly how to defeat him! Despite Soundwave peppering the skies with laser-blasts and cluttering them with floating "aerial mines," Optimus made short work of both Soundwave and his Deployer. As Soundwave flew off, he declared that more surveillance was need, but Optimus's defeat would nonetheless be inevitable. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundwave-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|For once, Soundwave felt inferior.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Soundblaster-(FOC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Uh, should we really continue with the yellow highlights? It doesn't look evil enough.]]
Soundwave (and Soundblaster) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Soundwave (FOC)'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini events, and could be could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Soundblaster (FOC)'' — This Epic character was available to 2500 players in a "Cybertron: Episode 4" mini event, and could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Marie]] considered Soundwave among the coolest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Splatoon}}

==Commercial appearances==

===Transformers: War for Cybertron===
[[File:WFC Gamestop Commercial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The toy can do this if you try hard enough.]]
[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to a location where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], and Soundwave were battling Autobots. Megatron left, leaving Shockwave in charge. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to [[Transformation|Transform]]. Soundwave changed into Cybertronian boombox mode and played [[The Touch]]. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameSpot's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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===Transformers: Fall of Cybertron===
[[File:Jazz blasts Soundwave FOC trailer.jpg|thumb|120px]]
During a large battle, [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] fired a close range shot at Soundwave's gut. Subsequently, Soundwave exploded. {{storylink|Commercial#Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' VGA Cinematic Trailer}}
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===Transformers: Prime===
*Soundwave knows that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, Megatron's favorite song is the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship Is Magic'' [[theme song|theme]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Song|Megatron's Favorite Song}}

*Megatron was embarrassed when seeing [[Twilight Sparkle]] become a princess on ''My Little Pony'' caused him to cry in front of Soundwave. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Ask Megatron|Ask Megatron}}

==Toys==
{{main|Soundwave (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:TfprimeSoundwavePredator.jpg|thumb|But can he replay footage of "[[Operation: Firestorm]]"?]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderSoundwave.jpg|thumb|Deep Desert Soundwave.]]
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian truck during gameplay, and his toy does the same, having only one [[alternate mode]]. However, the game also features a Cybertronian boombox mode, seen during a cutscene and the credits (in addition to a commercial for the Shockwave pre-order bonus), which the toy can approximate with some fiddling. In a ''Fall of Cybertron'' easter egg, he also briefly adopts a Cybertronian lamp post, in homage to [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the first episode of the Generation 1 cartoon]].
*Despite his toy and concept art appearance, Soundwave has a [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|yellow]] visor in the ''War for Cybertron'' game. This was changed to red for ''Fall of Cybertron'' and ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' (perhaps displaying, in-universe, his furthered dedication to the Decepticon cause?).
*[[Duane Capizzi]] said Soundwave can speak, but just chooses not to for his many appearances in ''Prime'' and his ''Robots in Disguise'' debut. The decision was to contrast Soundwave with the overly talkative Starscream,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/bonus-q--a-with-transformers-prime-creators---answered-171430/ TFW2005 Q&A January 2011]</ref> and at [[BotCon 2011]], the staff compared Soundwave to [[Boba Fett]]. Instead, he records what he overhears and replays it with a mechanical echo that is very similar to the echo of his G1 counterpart. <s>Sorry, [[Frank Welker|Frank]], only [[Megatron (WFC)|one character]] for now...</s>
**When Soundwave ''does'' talk in "Minus One", he sounds a lot like Frank Welker. Surprisingly, Soundwave drops his vow of silence altogether in his later appearances in the "[[Combiner Force]]" portion of ''Robots in Disguise''.
*Soundwave's prehensile tentacles are reminiscent of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|"movie series" Soundwave]], although they are significantly less naughty. Another similarity that "Aligned" Soundwave has with his movie namesake is that, as mentioned in the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] biography, he is susceptible to [[Cyber Missions 1|too many sonic booms]].
*According to the Hall of Fame Biography, Soundwave deleted his emotions to process information more quickly, something that is actually based off [[Perceptor (Animated)|''Animated'' Perceptor]].
*Soundwave's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Soundwave parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
*The manner in which Soundwave deploys Laserbeak in ''Prime'' is similar to that the [[Breastforce]] from ''Transformers: Victory''.
*In one of the rare noticeable instances of physical change within the "Aligned" continuity family, Soundwave's appearance in ''Combiner Force'' is heavily influenced by his ''War for Cybertron'' body, though he retains his head design from ''Prime''.

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

*'''Night Attack Mode''' (ナイトアタックモード ''Naito Atakku Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Jida, Zori
: In this mode, shown on his box-back photo, Soundwave uses the two-Micron weapon [[Spike Hammer Rod]], while [[Jida]] in "Defense Shield" mode hangs on his left shoulder. What exactly makes all this ideal for nighttime attacks is anyone's guess.

*'''Jet Mode''' (ジェットモード ''Jetto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora (x2), Zori
: Meant simply for flying in fast and blowing crap up, this heavily modified version of Soundwave requires some real work. Because of all the recycled non-''Transformers'' parts in this mode, TakaraTomy designer [[Takashi Nakase]] has nicknamed this version "Recycle Mode". Two jet thruster/fuel tanks are created using bottles from a Japanese "common yogurt drink" and a pair of [[Gora]]s painted up silver, with snipped Arms Micron sprues added on for detail. Soundwave also carries a large weapon made from Zori, a plastic fork, and more sprues. Yes, a plastic fork. You read that correctly.
: There is also a vehicle mode configuration for this Arms Up Mode, with the massive turbines on the end of Soundwave's wings and the weapon on top of the main body. The whole shebang can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJUMhgggH-Q in this TakaraTomy developer video on YouTube].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu''), '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shēngbō''' (Taiwan, 聲波; China, 声波, "Soundwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Barkhan''' (Бархан, "Dune")

==References==
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[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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Shockwave (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:30:56Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added his Escalation appearance

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:PrimeShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|SPM seeking abominations of science. Turn-ons: dinosaurs, logic.]]

'''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.

Shockwave naturally only serves his one true master: logic. He's willing to ignore petty squabbles and jabs at him, and will only do what he finds logical. Megatron is pleased by his dedication and his competence stemming from it, starkly contrasting with the egotistical and gloating [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. His passive nature to goings-on around him may paint him as apathetic, but whoever believes that is writing their death warrant. Shockwave is as brutal and fierce as any Decepticon warrior, and has the strength and durability to withstand everything from explosions to Autobot assault. He does '''not''' take well to attempts on his life or his experiments failing or being tampered with. [[Primus]] help you if you actually do break his seemingly eternal calm.

{{quote|Shockwave, you would bring down all of creation just to satisfy your own ambition.|Alpha Trion|''[[Transformers: Retribution|Retribution]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===
Shockwave emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] sometime during or prior to the [[Age of Wrath]]. Shockwave was among the earliest rebels to oppose their [[Quintesson]] "masters", and he rejected both the invaders and their puppet government. Shockwave's genius led him to be the first Cybertronian able to translate the Quintesson language.

Even after the fall of the Quintessons, Shockwave remained on the outskirts of Cybertronian civilization, never taking any official position with the government or its council, despite his brilliance. He eventually became a member of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s Decepticons as war broke out against the Autobots. After the Ark departed, Megatron left Shockwave behind to oversee Cybertron in his stead.

Shockwave's brilliant but unhinged mind caused him to see other Cybertronians and society itself as a Petri dish for his experiments. He was responsible for creating a new underclass of Cybertronians known as the [[Forged]], test subjects so mentally and physically damaged by his experiments that they forgot their original designations. Shockwave worked with his Insecticon swarms and also was responsible for creating the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobot]]s. He restored the only remaining [[Space bridge]] on Cybertron, powering it to warp space and time in order to look back on Earth during the Cretaceous Era as inspiration for his experiments. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}

===Aligned novels===
Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.

[[File:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]

During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos (polity)|Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors.

Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{note|Shockwave's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]."}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}}}

On Cybertron, Shockwave established his rule out of the remains of Iacon, building a massive [[Tower of Shockwave]] as his personal citadel. Although he employed [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]] and other Decepticons ostensibly to patrol the city, in reality Shockwave preferred chaos in the streets to continue producing new variables for him to explore and exploit.

Shockwave eventually decided to seize the historian, Alpha Trion, and use him for his experiments. Shockwave recognized Alpha Trion as a Prime, one of the original [[Thirteen]], and thought to use the old bot's systems to gain access to the [[Vector Sigma]] super-computer. However, Shockwave was unaware that his data-tracs had been remotely hacked by the Quintessons, who intended to use his work with Alpha Trion to instead repower the space bridge, allowing their invading army to arrive from [[Aquatron]].

Shockwave recognized his mistake far too late, and General [[Tyrannicon]] led an army of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s to Cybertron. Despite his best efforts, even [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] and [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] failed to defend Shockwave's rule. He hoped to loot the [[Hall of Records]] for weapons or artifacts, only to discover Alpha Trion had jettisoned them into space long before. Fortunately, the actions of Megatron across the galaxy on Aquatron ended the threat of the Sharkticons for him. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW Aligned comics====
[[File:LastStand-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|And as purple as he is logical.]]

Shockwave had been put in charge of a remote Decepticon base in the middle of the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], where he was to oversee a reportedly unlimited source of [[Energon]], a potentially amazing advantage in the waning days of the war for Cybertron. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] had been dispatched to investigate this mysterious Energon-rich Decepticon base when he overheard a conversation between Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Starscream was concerned that Shockwave's attentions were diverted away from the Energon discovery and was wasting his talents on examining the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s he'd discovered and the "cosmic secrets" he had learned. Shockwave's Insecticon horde discovered Swoop's presence, and the Autobot was captured. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}

Predictably, the other members of Swoop's Autobot team, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] arrived in hopes of retrieving Swoop. Shockwave confronted the four and boasted that this action on their part was central to his plans. The Lightning Strike Coalition Force would make "perfect test subjects" for his experiments, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} and as their leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], fought back, Shockwave thanked him for not alerting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] of their whereabouts. The five would be fashioned into the ultimate weapon for the Decepticon cause! He then quickly fell Grimlock with surgeon-like precision, all the while gloating that the Coalition's absence from the front lines would allow the Decepticons to easily take Autobot City from Optimus Prime's control. {{storylink|Last Stand}}

Shockwave was waiting when Grimlock awoke, strung up in his laboratory. He explained that he had discovered ancient Transformers technology, a [[space bridge|bridge that could traverse both space and time]]. This "space bridge" had offered him a glimpse of many worlds, but most relevantly Shockwave had seen into the past of a certain [[Earth|small blue planet]] where [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|amazing and terrible creatures]] once stalked its lands. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}} {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 3|Beast Hunters #3}} Having already experimented in recreating dinosaurs organically in the past, Shockwave went to work reconstructing the Dinobots in their image. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 4|Beast Hunters #4}} As Shockwave's machinery took Grimlock apart, he told the Autobot that he and his team would be rebuilt into weapons for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}} As Grimlock was being reformed, through his pain he saw visions of the future, of being unwittingly unleashed by Starscream and ultimately taking his revenge on Shockwave. Shockwave quelled these visions by breaking into Grimlock's mind, reducing the once fiercely intelligent leader to nothing but a feral berserker. {{storylink|Fall}}

The events in Grimlock's vision came to pass nonetheless, and Shockwave was left battered by the Dinobot as they escaped from him. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

After Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s group of warriors had left the planet, Shockwave remained behind and fashioned a new faction known as [[Forged]]. He commanded this group through [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], a former Decepticon whom he had experimented on and granted a draconic [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] altmode. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|Rage of the Dinobots #2}} Ser-Ket reported to Shockwave after the Forged had captured [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}} an event that led to the Forged base being attacked by Grimlock's Dinobots, who killed Ser-Ket. Sending a remote-control avatar [[drone]] in time to witness the battle, Shockwave didn't think much of his underling's death, explaining to the Dinobots that she had overestimated her role in his machinations. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 3|Rage of the Dinobots #3}} By strategic use of a force field and an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP grenade]], he defeated the Dinobots and brought them to one of his labs to finish what he had started by purging them of their sentience once and for all. As he began to work on Grimlock, however, the other Dinobots broke out of captivity and ripped his avatar to pieces. The real Shockwave then contacted them via hologram to let them know they had only destroyed one of many avatars in one of many labs, but one day they might come face to face with the real deal once again. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese)|[[Liu Beichen]] (Chinese), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Gergely Horváth-Töreki]] (Hungarian), [[Uli Krohm]] (German), [[Jorge Badillo]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Luis Vicente Ivars]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Jussi Wahlgren]] (Finnish, season 2), [[Osku Ärilä]] (Finnish, season 3), [[Jari Salo]] (Finnish, "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]"), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French), [[Jean-Marc Delhausse]] (French, a few episodes in season 3), [[Maurizio Trombini]] (Italian), [[Mauro Castro]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Prime-Shockwave&Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Logic dictates that there is a small chance that I will kill you, here and now... but I'm gonna shoot anyway.]]

During the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]], Shockwave cloned a small army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] and had them micro-chipped so he could track them at all times. On Megatron's orders, he dispatched them to Earth to destroy the Autobots stationed there and secure any energon they could find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

While most of the population left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Great Exodus]], Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineer [[space bridge]] technology. His efforts had come to fruition when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. By using his own invention, the [[cortical psychic patch]], on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to [[Earth]]. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Caught inside the space bridge as it exploded, {{storylink|Out of the Past}} Shockwave found himself back on the abandoned planet Cybertron, blinded. He repaired his injuries and continued his experiment, using recovered CNA to clone a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]].

Years later, Shockwave detected the energy surge caused by the [[Omega Lock]] and went to investigate, encountering [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] who had come on an unrelated mission. {{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave returned with him to [[Earth]], where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had created [[Darkmount (Earth)|a fortress]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With Starscream's interrogation of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] failing to yield results, Shockwave attempted a cortical psychic patch, but was similarly unable to gain any information. The continuing failure to track down the scattered Autobots led Shockwave to reveal the fruits of his cloning work—a [[Predaking (Prime)|huge Predacon]]. {{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave gave the creature a whiff of Wheeljack's energon before unleashing it, however it eventually returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Logic dictates that my altmode should look ''awesome''.]]
When Darkmount came under attack, Shockwave suggested unleashing the Predacon, only for the beast to be defeated moments after it entered battle. Though Starscream took the opportunity to get some mocking in, Shockwave simply turned and jumped his way down the outside of the fortress before defeating the Autobots himself. The victory was short-lived, as once Optimus Prime turned up, the Autobots turned on their captor. Despite holding his own against them, Shockwave retreated through a GroundBridge once the citadel was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Shockwave then began retrieving Predacon remains from the clones previous sent to Earth, so that he could clone them again and form a new army of Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the Predacon returned safe and well to the ''Nemesis'', Shockwave was content for Megatron to place it under Starscream's command. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} While he was retrieving Predacon remains in [[Texas]], he was attacked by [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Optimus Prime. Soundwave arrived through a GroundBridge to give Shockwave support, keeping Prime busy while Shockwave grappled with the other two Autobots. Though the fossil broke apart during Shockwave's fight, thanks to Soundwave a fraction of it was GroundBridged back to the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. Upon returning to the ship and at Megatron's urging, Shockwave opted to let Starscream retrieve further genetic material. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Shockwave's cloning process neared completion, but the revelation that the existing Predacon was intelligent resulted in the Decepticons rethinking the entire plan, as [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] might turn against them. Shockwave agreed it was logical that they should use the Autobots to terminate the clones, however Starscream lured the Autobots to the off-site laboratory while he was still purging sensitive information from the computers. He retreated, and after the laboratory was destroyed, discovered that the [[Synthetic Energon]] they'd been storing in it had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}
[[File:ShockwavePunishesScreamer-MinusOne.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.66| Happy birthday, Starscream!]]
Shockwave almost put out one of Starscream's eyes over the early arrival of the Autobots, but was talked out of it in time. The Decepticons decided to repair the Omega Lock as a launch mechanism, with Shockwave in charge of perfecting Synthetic Energon. When they realized that Ratchet would be helpful in perfecting the formula, Shockwave instructed Laserbeak to track [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] to find the Autobot base. Meanwhile, Shockwave himself took part in a raid on the [[Solaris particle collider]]. {{storylink|Minus One}} Unfortunately [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] proved too much for Shockwave to handle, and he had to be rescued by Predaking.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', he used a cortical psychic patch on Ratchet in an attempt to learn the completed Synth-En formula, but came up empty handed. As a result, the Decepticons had to switch tack and attempt to persuade Ratchet to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} While Ratchet was put to work on the Synthetic Energon formula, Shockwave was called away to oversee the completion of the Omega Lock. As a result, he was not there when Ratchet attempted to escape, but he was able to salvage the completed formula from the mess Ratchet left, and began the process of synthesizing enough to power the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Synthesis}} Shockwave's attempts to activate the Omega Lock were hampered by having to fight Ratchet and the other Autobots who turned up. Following Megatron's demise, he grabbed the protesting Starscream and the pair made a run for it. They escaped the warship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

Shockwave resumed his experiments, though he had to relocate his lab a number of times to avoid detection, and successfully created [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and [[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]]. He was summoned when the two Predacons led Starscream to a Predacon burial ground uncovered by the upheaval of Cybertron's rebirth, however as they were gathering up the bones, they were witness to the unexpected return of Megatron. It turned out to be [[Unicron]] using Megatron's body, and after the dark god raised an army of undead Predacons, the horde's first act was to swarm the terrified Shockwave.

He somehow survived, and later approached Predaking and the other two Predacons as they fought each other, suggesting they might instead like to go fight Unicron, only to disappear as mysteriously as he appeared. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Shockwave cloned [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a [[Hyperevolution Chamber]], unaware his subject could hear everything he said. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} On awakening [[Ripclaw]], Shockwave told the Predacon that [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] was in danger from the [[Autobot]]s. Ripclaw promptly took off out of the laboratory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 8}} Sometime later, Shockwave realized that the Predacons were as big a threat to the Decepticons as to the Autobots and decided to shut down the cloning project. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}} He found [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] sneaking around his laboratory {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}} and came up with a new plan to blame the laboratory's destruction on the Autobots, hopefully causing Predaking to eliminate Prime's team. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}} Smokescreen and Shockwave's battle caused some of the Predacons in nearby evolution vats to awaken, and [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]] soon joined the conflict. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 12}} Ultimately, Smokescreen escaped from Shockwave with several data discs in hand. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 13}}

Deciding to cut his losses and run, Shockwave enlisted [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s help in packing up his laboratory. The pair took the last two remaining Hyperevolution Chambers with them to Cybertron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 20}}

===''Full of Fire!''===
Shockwave revealed to Megatron that more Predacons had been cloned. The scientist dispatched five new Predacons with Predaking to test the Autobots and record data on the enemy's combat effectiveness. When all six were defeated, Megatron believed the data to be useless as the Autobots now knew the extent of the Predacon army, only for Shockwave to reveal that he had many more Predacons ready to go. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Whereas most Transformers left Cybertron for Earth in pursuit of the Allspark, Shockwave remained behind. He acted as Megatron's steward over Cybertron, occupying his time by rebuilding his prisoners into weapons of war. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===Precursor World===
[[Primus Vanguard|Warriors of the Seven Lights]] resembling multiple incarnations of Shockwave were members of the [[Purple Order]]. One listened through a screen as their commander [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] received word of the fall of the [[Blue Order]] and the threat of the [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] from the [[Primus Vanguard]]'s [[Primus#The_old_universe|eponymous supreme leader]].

Another oversaw the containment of Megatron and his turncoat [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] followers by the Order's [[Pretender Monster]] creations such that Wicked could propose an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Marc Alfos]] (French)}}

[[File:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]] {{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)|[[Marc Alfos]] (French)}}

{{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}

Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}
[[File:FoCShockwave2.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.66|He's being scouted for potential membership into the Legion of Doom.]]
When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an large energon supply. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] called Space Bridges. Using the observatories of the ancients that used to reside in the Sea of Rust, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, and found [[Earth|one]] rich in raw energy. He also began experimenting on several [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] which had started coming onto the planet's surface, and took three unusually intelligent Insecticons, [[Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and [[Sharpshot]], under his command. He later used them to capture [[Dinobot (FOC)|five Autobots]], whom he gave new forms based on the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|large reptiles]] he saw on the planet.

After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was killed during siege on Iacon, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took command of the Decepticons. The two argued over the use of a lake of Energon near the Space Bridge tower, and though Shockwave attempted to convince him of its potential usefulness, Starscream simply wanted to drain the lake. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] disrupted the fuel line leading to the tower, Shockwave unleashed an army of Insecticons upon them while he attempted to rectify the problem. He failed to do so, but luckily he had already built a replica tower in Kaon. Following [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s resurrection of Megatron, Shockwave went to Kaon meet him and informed him of his discovery of the Space Bridge and the planet they could plunder. Megatron subsequently went to retrieve [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s power core so that they could power a craft to get them there, while Shockwave went to finalize the completion of the tower.

Later, Starscream infiltrated Shockwave's facility and watched as Shockwave and his Insecticons tortured [[Grimlock (WFC)|one of the Autobots]] he had experimented on, before he attempted to recruit Grimlock, which failed and resulted in the Autobot being freed. Shockwave decided to consider the breakout a test of Grimlock's new abilities, and monitored him closely as he fought his Insecticon minions, and proceeded to tear apart every one of them. Much later, Grimlock had attempted to attack Shockwave at the Space Bridge, but he was quickly restrained. Shockwave taunted Grimlock saying that he wouldn't create such a powerful weapon without a means to control it, calling him a pet, and contacted Megatron to let him know the tower was active and the portal was open. After Megatron assigned Shockwave to take charge of the Decepticons in his absence, Grimlock was enraged enough for him to transform into his Tyrannosaurus mode and attack Shockwave, tearing his left arm off and ''swallowing it'' before knocking him away with his tail. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Shockwave is a playable character in the 'Oblivion' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He is the team's [[Medic (FOC)|Medic]], with a heal beam that can be used to revive an injured teammate and replenish their health.}}
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===''Transformers On Your Street''===
Shockwave arrived on [[you]]r street from space in jet mode. He fought [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and landed a blow against him while you watched through your blinds. Grimlock retaliated by transforming into dinosaur mode, the sight of which sent Shockwave flying away. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}

===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
Shockwave infused protoforms with ancient PRedacon CNA to create powerful monstrous troops for the Decepticons. However, they proved uncontrollable, and broke free of their restraints. Shockwave sent out a transmission to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to warn him that his Predacon experiments had escaped his lab despite his best efforts to contain them. As he explained that the beasts were heading towards Earth, he was overpowered by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], bringing his transmission to an end. {{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Beast Creator''===
When Shockwave left his technology unattended, you could use it to custom-create your own monstrous Predacon! {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Beast Creator|Beast Creator}}

===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Shockwave used his tank mode's impressive firepower to do battle against Optimus Prime in the middle of a lush tropical forest environment. Boasting that logic would prevail, Shockwave was nonetheless sent fleeing after sustaining too much damage at the hands of the Autobot leader. Shockwave later returned to aid Megatron in his own fight against Optimus, but the Decepticons were defeated once more, and sent fleeing. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
Prior to the launch of the ''Ark'', Shockwave, Soundwave and Starscream were tasked to locate and bring the [[Dark Spark]] to Megatron. As the trio searched for the Dark Spark. When the trio arrived at the ruins of [[Crystal City]], they were beset upon by the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]]. After the three had breached the ruins and beaten back the swarm, Shockwave followed the drones back to Hardshell, Kickback and Sharpshot, the three alphas of the swarm. Managing to defeat the three, Shockwave inducted them into the Decepticons.

Sending the Insecticons on patrol, Shockwave reunited with his allies in time to advance through the final layer of security around the Dark Spark. When they returned to the final vault after unsealing it, the Decepticons found that [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] had already claimed the Dark Spark and fled. The Decepticons pursued the Autobots, managing to rig the Autobots' escape train with a bomb. Following, Shockwave was informed by Sharpshot that Ironhide, not Optimus Prime, had the Dark Spark. After claiming it, Shockwave, escorted by Sharpshot, made for Decepticon territory where they were found by the [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]], who further reinforced them. Through the power of [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]], the Decepticons managed to push through to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] where Shockwave gave the Dark Spark to Megatron.

Having taking Cliffjumper prisoner, Shockwave designed an experiment to use the Dark Spark to remove the Autobots' will to fight. Before this could be tested however, Optimus Prime freed Cliffjumper. Instead, the Dark Spark was used to control [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. Despite these reinforcements, Megatron failed to match Optimus Prime's experience with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which managed to blast the Dark Spark out of Megatron, knocking him into stasis, Shockwave dragging his master away. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
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{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Shockwave participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! That is, if he was ever released, but he never made it into the game. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Splatoon''===
[[Squid Sisters|Marie]] considered Shockwave among the coolest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Splatoon}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English)}}
[[File:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]
Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." "Acknowledged, Master Control." "End of line."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01 / #003'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5 mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5 mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, and tabbing the cannon onto the revealed wrist socket. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large Y-shaped muzzle that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The muzzle stays on the cannon through friction and, depending on the [[quality control]], can fit rather loosely and slide off if pointed downward. (A bit of double-stick tape wrapped around the end of one of the barrels will help it stay in place without permanent changes.) The muzzle part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of [[jet pack|jet-pack]] exhaust.

:Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the Y-shaped muzzle part, effectively serving as an extension of the muzzle in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).

:The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. This mold was also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Fireflight (FOC)|Air Raid]] and [[BotCon 2014]] [[Brimstone (G1 Star Seeker)|Brimstone]]. His weapons were later reused for the Million Publishing mail-away exclusive [[Starscream_(G1)/toys#Generations_.28Japan.29|Infiltrator Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Narrator|It is the year 2005...]]]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe Class, 2012-[[December 15|12-15]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''
**''Accessories:'' "Bido" Arms Micron

: Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Shockwave is a redeco/retool of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, and is the only release of said toy in Japan. His wings have been retooled with additional 5mm posts and ports, and he has been redecoed to have a brighter, metallic shade of purple plastic. Additionally, he has brighter silver [[paint operation]]s, and some of his other paint operations have been replaced with customer-applied [[sticker]]s.

: Instead of his two-piece laser cannon, he now comes with an [[Arms Micron]], [[Bido]], who transforms from a robotic rhinoceros beetle into [[Sling Shock#Prime|Shockwave's cannon]] and vehicle fuselage. Bido features numerous 5mm ports and posts for mounting, but can only be used as a hand-held cannon, and is unable to replace Shockwave's hand. Sorry.
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====''Beast Hunters''====
[[File:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shockwave's early attempt at indoctrinating the Predacons to the Decepticon cause involved wearing dragon costumes. It... didn't go over so well.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Voyager Class, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''02 / 003'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class toys, Shockwave transforms into a Cybertronian tank. He features numerous 5mm ports, such as his shoulder-pads, right hand, and right forearm in robot mode, and his feet in vehicle mode. His rear treads are made of rubberized plastic, and the left tread unfurls to become a hose that attaches to the permanently attached "[[Hyperflux Cannon]]" that makes up his left forearm. By repeatedly pressing down on the trigger on top of the cannon, the barrel of the cannon spins while opening and closing, revealing more of its translucent red tip.

:For accessories, he comes with three "beast armor" pieces—a three-eyed chest-plate and two claw-shaped panels—that can be attached to Shockwave in both robot and vehicle modes, with the "claw" pieces attaching to his shoulders and feet via 5mm post.

:His instructions forget to mention that the "spike" panels on his tread [[Kibble|backpack]] need to be swung up for robot [[show-accuracy]], and that the treaded portions themselves are on [[Slide joint|telescoping joints]], and need to be pulled apart and extended for tank mode. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11|eleventh chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

[[File:Shockwave's-Lab-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Shockwave (G1)|It is only logical.]]]]

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*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (SDCC 2013 exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Shockwave in brighter G1 coloring, this set depicts Shockwave's creation of [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], complete with a lab playset and a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class [[Predaking (Prime)#SDCC|Predaking]] in translucent and opaque blue. Despite what the stock images suggest, the fuchsia highlights were largely replaced with black on the actual figure.

:This set was exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], and is considered the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30]] exclusive 02.

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*'''Shockwave's Lab''' (Cybertron-Con 2013 exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Lab Playset

: Exclusive to Cybertron-Con, this Shockwave's Lab set is essentially unchanged from the San Diego Comic Con version, the only difference being that the [[Predaking (Prime)#Cyberverse|Predaking]] figure is now in translucent and opaque orange. This set is considered the [[Thrilling 30#30 exclusive toys|Thrilling 30]] exclusive 06.
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Impersonating a stalemate associate. I just added that to the list. It's a list I made of all the things you've done. Well, it's a list that I '''AM''' making, because you're still doing things right now, even though I'm telling you to stop. Stop, by the way."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Cyberverse Commander Class, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''03 / 007'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Missile]]
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Shockwave is a [[Size class|smaller-scale]] mold. His right hand is compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and his left forearm is a "Hyperflux Cannon" that can launch its missile via pressure launch.

:Care must be taken on the legs' swivel joints: the construction between the lower side of the left leg's upper thighs is somewhat prone to warping due to it's ''very'' tight construction.

:This mold was later retooled to make [[Bludgeon (Prime)|Bludgeon]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybCommShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Cyberverse Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeBH-PredaconsRising-toy-Cyberverse-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"Okay. I guess emotional outbursts require more than one point six volts. Now we know that. We just need to relax. We're still going to find out what the hell's going on here. But calmly."]]
* '''Bombshock & Shockwave ''' (Commander Class 2-pack)
**''Accessories'': Missile

: A [[redeco]] of Shockwave in colors more reminiscent of his ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|precursor]], this version of Shockwave was only available as part of a "[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Exclusives 2|Predacons Rising]]" Commander Class 2-pack with [[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]], which, as a second [[wave]] ''Predacons Rising'' release, was only available as a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] in the United States (and not in Canada, Australia or Europe), even though it was used in official advertising by BigW in Australia (who ultimately only stocked the wave 1 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Target2pack|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Target2pack|Predaking]] two-pack).

:Curiously, like all ''Predacons Rising'' multi-packs featuring redecoed ''Cyberverse'' figures, this set doesn't identify the figures as ''Cyberverse'' products anywhere on the [[packaging]].

:As shown by an official [[stock photography|stock photo]],<ref name="targetlisting">[http://www.target.com/p/transformers-predacons-command-shockwave-figure/-/A-14575734 Target listing] for the Shockwave/Bombshock set, depicting the packaging with mixed up names.</ref> the packaging in its original presentation featured the name "Shockwave" in front of Bombshock, who is placed on the left, and "Bombshock" in front of Shockwave, who is placed on the right. By the time the two-pack hit stores, this was remedied by stickers with the correct names covering up the wrong ones. However, the side panels retain the old names and the "wrong" set of tech specs.<ref name="stickers">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/953415-predacon-rising-bombshock-shockwave-found.html "Predacon Rising Bombshock and Shockwave found"] thread at TFW2005, showing the stickers.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/PRShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Predacons Rising'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:Kre-O-Autobot-Command-Center.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Did you know that people with guilty consciences are more easily startled by loud noise--[train horn]--"]]
*'''Autobot Command Center''' (2013)
**''Set number'': '''A5412'''
**''Pieces'': '''461'''
**''Kreons'': [[Arcee (WFC)#AutobotHQ|Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#AutobotHQ|Bumblebee]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#Kre-O|Ratchet]], Shockwave, [[Knock Out (Prime)#Kre-O|Knock Out]] mystery figure

:The ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Autobot Command Center]] set comes with a Shockwave [[Kreon]] to put in the Autobot jail cell. He has a new deco based on ''Prime'' Shockwave.

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changer-Shockwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm sorry, I don't know why that went off. Anyway, just an interesting science fact."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Battle Changer, 2015)

:Released as part of the second wave of ''Battle Changer''s, Shockwave is a massively built-up Kreon that transforms from robot to Cybertronic tank and back without removing any parts! His robot mode is based on [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#BattleChanger|Generation 1 Shockwave]] while his vehicle mode is based on ''Prime'' Shockwave.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/Kre-OBCShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Battle Changer Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots BH Shockwave.jpg|thumb|300px|More spikes and hard angles than a Bayformer.]]
* '''Shockwave''' (Beast Hunters Elite Class, 2013)
: Shockwave transforms into a purple truck with a huge cannon on top. The figure's imposing cannon can be placed on either forearm and even includes a rubber hose! He includes an array of bladed weapons and 2 different types of projectile for his cannon.

:Like pretty much all ''Beast Hunters'' Construct-Bots, Shockwave never saw release in the United States.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBHShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on the Beast Hunters version of Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
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[[File:BotShotsS2 Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Oh. Hi. So, how are you holding up? Because '''I'M A POTATO.'''"]]
*'''Shockwave''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B003'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''645'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''865'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''110'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, this new mold Shockwave transforms from a robot with a cannon hand, into a tank. As a Jump Shot, he springs up when auto-transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSJSShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Jump Shot Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShotsS2 3pack Shockwave.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I can't move. And unless you're planning to saw your own head off and wedge it into my old body, you're going to need me to replace him. We're at an impasse."]]
*'''Bumblebee / Shockwave / Skyquake''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BP003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''710'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''790'''
***''Sword strength'': '''115'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, this is a redeco of Jump Shot Shockwave in a lighter, more-bluish purple, with bronze details. He comes with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShot3pack2|Jump Shot Bumblebee]] and [[Skyquake (Prime)#BotShot3pack2|Super Bot Skyquake]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on three-pack Jump Shot Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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===''Go!''===
[[File:Transformers-Go!-G-13-Hunter-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Shockwave (Movie)|He lost his teeth.]]]]
*'''Hunter Shockwave''' (2013-[[April 27|04-27]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G13'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Shockwave is a redeco of the [[#Beast Hunters|''Beast Hunters'' Voyager Class Shockwave]] toy cast in a darker, metallic shade of purple plastic. He features additional metallic blue paint applications. His armor pieces are now black.
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==Merchandise==
===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Shockwave''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #22'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Shockwave was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Shockwave figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Thrilling 30|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Thrilling 30|Wheeljack]], [[Soundwave (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]] and an [[Insecticon (WFC)#Thrilling 30|Insecticon]].

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==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.
* As noted above, Shockwave's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Retaliator-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available for Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Defender-type components.
* Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* In the Xbox 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon, but in the DS version, it's his ''right'' arm.
* The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such.
* For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him: "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."
* The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of [[Stan Bush]].
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...
* Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. This is most probably because the mission he is unlocked in features his Autobot counterpart, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.
* The ''Prime'' writers admitted that, not knowing what to do with the character, Shockwave was not going to survive his debut episode, before eventually coming up with a way to incorporate the character as a regular during the third season.
* In the Japanese dub of ''Prime'', actor [[Kenta Miyake]] channels the unique personality of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] in that he's a grizzled old man with a gravelly voice and a short temper. Unlike the Japanese Generation 1 Shockwave, ''this'' Shockwave has a new verbal tic in which he endlessly punctuates sentences by bellowing the word ''"Shock!"''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhènbō''' (Taiwan, 震波, "Shockwave"), '''Zhèndàngbō''' (Mainland China, 震荡波, "Shockwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")

==See also==
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*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Shockblast]], the murderous Decepticon berserker from [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|''Energon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Go! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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Warpath (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:25:28Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added his Escalation appearance

{{disambig3|Warpath}}
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:''Warpath is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC-Warpath.jpg|right|thumb|300px|BAM! POW! SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT?]]

'''Warpath''' is brash and boastful, always keen to show off his prowess with his giant cannon. Not only is it violently powerful, but it's extremely accurate, even over a range of a mile and a half. It gives him the confidence to charge headlong into battle against the [[Decepticon]]s. Unfortunately said cannon has also made him slightly deaf, so speak up, would ya?

{{quote|I've only got one setting, old timer: KABLAAM!|Warpath to [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

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

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]] (English)|[[Marc Alfos]] (French), [[Miguel Ángel Montero]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Krzysztof Bochenek]] (Polish)}}

Warpath was among the many Autobots who defended the [[Decagon]] during the [[Decepticon]] invasion of Iacon and helped clear a path for the future [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and his team. After Optimus became Prime following the death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]], Warpath joined Optimus and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] on a mission to Cybertron's infected core. After successfully cleansing the core and defeating a corrupted Spaceslug, it turned out that their journey was pointless; the core had to deactivate itself in order for the planet to survive, which would take millions of years. As Warpath and Ironhide displayed worried glances after Optimus proclaimed that the Autobots must leave Cybertron in order for them to survive, they bore witness as Optimus received the Matrix of Leadership from the core.

He later helped evacuate Cybertron during the big shutdown, surviving [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s rampage. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]]}}

Warpath was indulging in some target practice on a shooting range in an Autobot base when [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] gave a rookie Autobot some basic shooting training.

{{Note|Warpath is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron'']] and can replace any of the other characters on the Autobot team. Warpath can be unlocked by obtaining a data disk in "Destroying Trypticon Station". An air character is required.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamieson Price]]}}

Six days before the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], Warpath got word that [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and some other Autobot techheads were trapped in Autobot City's nerve center. He and Optimus took some troopers to fight off the Decepticons attacking the center. Despite heavy resistance, they cleared the area and Optimus sent Warpath back to organize the Ark's defenses. Unfortunately, the Decepticons launched a massive assault on the Autobot launch pad and it was only when Optimus got the neutron gun and [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] online that the Decepticons were eventually repelled. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

It is unknown whether he boarded the Ark on its take off or stayed behind with the Autobot resistance.

{{note|Warpath also appears as a playable character in the Escalation Map, 'Ignition'. He fights alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. He is able to deploy Battle Sentries, which fire at enemies.}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{Note|Warpath appears as an Escalation-only character.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFUniverse warpath concept.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
* In "Gathering Troops" on the Autobot DS game, and "The Plot forms" on the Decepticon DS game, he is seen using a solid ranged weapon in the combat range, but once you play as him, he uses a plasma ranged weapon.
* In the Xbox 360/PS3/PC version of the ''War for Cybertron'', during Chapter VIII: 'To the Core', he actually says, "I'll show you what a Defender can do!" Coincidentally, "Defender" is also the name of the chassis representing the form of Warpath in the multiplayer.
* Warpath was planned for the ''[[Transformers Universe (Jagex)|Transformers Universe]]'' online game before it was canceled. Character designer [[Theo Stylianides]] would [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/d0B8w3 post his concept art] of Warpath online (at right).

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Tomahawk''' (Томагавк ''Tomagavk'', "Battleaxe") - FOC & ROTDS only

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
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[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Bumblebee (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:22:12Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added his Escalation appearance

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{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
{{suite}}
:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:Bumblebee-Prime-stock-render.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... and, from the Planet of the Mimes, the Copper Kidd!]]
'''Bumblebee''' is a young and eager Autobot, a member of the last generation to be created before the loss of the [[AllSpark]]. He's full of energy and determination to do the right thing, and can always be counted on to volunteer for action. His small size, matched with his impressive speed, made him an excellent scout and messenger on war-torn [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Grievously injured and rendered mute by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] during the war for Cybertron, Bumblebee was haunted by the loss of his [[voice box]] for many years, creating a ruthless streak at odds with his otherwise friendly personality. Determined to prove himself, Bumblebee kept fighting even after the Transformers' age-old war spilled over to [[Earth]].

Earth was a far cry from the ravaged wasteland of his birth, and Bumblebee adapted to his new home faster than any of his fellow Autobots. He's grown to like and understand [[human]]s, particularly [[Raf Esquivel]], and [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay]]. In befriending the natives, Bumblebee also developed a love for human culture, be it the historical exploits of Earth's cowboys or [[Rear Axle|cheesy hair-metal bands]]. In some ways, he considers the planet to be his adopted homeworld.

Towards the end of the war, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] would officially promote Bumblebee to a full-fledged warrior. Years later, Lieutenant Bumblebee would wind up in charge of his own team. In his new role as commander, Bumblebee's old gung-ho enthusiasm has been tempered by his newfound maturity and the burdens of leadership... and doubts about whether or not he can fill the shoes of his mentor. That said, he's learning through trial and error to lead in his ''own'' way, and slowly but surely Bumblebee is stepping out of Optimus's shadow to become a capable leader in his own right.

Sometimes he works with the [[Mini-Con]]s [[B.B. (Prime)|B.B.]], [[Buzzstrike]], [[Ironjam]], or [[Stuntwing]]. He can also combine with [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] to form [[Beeside]] and with [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] to form [[Bumblegrim]], and they can combine even further with the rest of the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] to form [[Ultra Bee]].

Bee quickly grew wise from his experience leading the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]], and he quickly implemented it by mentoring [[Rescue Bot]] recruit [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]].

{{quote|Bumblebee, it wouldn't kill you to exercise caution.|[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Bumblebee was part of the last generation of Cybertronians that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after it had stopped producing life in a lull at the beginning of the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war. Like all born during the war, he joined the Autobots. He became part of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s inner circle with [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]], and also befriended [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], learning first aid skills from him in the few battles they fought together.

When Optimus ejected the [[AllSpark]] from the Well into space, Bumblebee distracted [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] at [[Tyger Pax]], and paid the ultimate price when the tyrant destroyed his vocoder. Ratchet repaired it, but Bumblebee was only able to speak from time to time. When Megatron stole the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] underneath the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]], Bumblebee followed him to the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] below the ruins of [[Crystal City]] and witnessed him use it to corrupt Cybertron's [[core]] with [[Dark Energon]].

Bumblebee informed Optimus of what he saw, but first he had to serve as part of the extraction unit in Optimus's rescue of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] from [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Afterwards Optimus, Bumblebee and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] journeyed to the core through the Well. Due to the heavy buildup of Dark Energon, Bumblebee found it a distressing experience and lost it when they reached the core, silently tearing out the protruding Corruption Spikes. Though fearful of what would happen, Optimus was able to remove the Chamber and begin Cybertron's healing.

Back at [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Optimus announced [[Ark (WFC)|Project Generation One]] to evacuate Cybertron, for the planet could not sustain a fraction of the life it currently supported if it were to survive. Bumblebee boarded the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' with the other elite Autobots and drew out and entered [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Avoiding Trypticon's corridor drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] they blew up the Dark Energon Facility, causing him to crash. Bumblebee boarded the ''Ark'', which flew him and his friends through the last [[space bridge]] to a [[Milky Way|spiral galaxy]] with the AllSpark detected nearby. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After passing through the unstable [[space bridge]], Bumblebee and the Autobots aboard the Ark found themselves in the vicinity of a Cybertronian colony world called [[Velocitron]]. Bumblebee was part of Optimus Prime's initial landing team, who made contact with the planet's rulers, [[Override (Prime)|Override]] and [[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]. It was a time of great stress between Velocitron's rulers, and the Autobots' arrival from mythical Cybertron only exacerbated the situation. Although the Autobots secured an ally in Override, they left Velocitron on the brink of civil war during their departure.

The next leg of their journey through the Space Bridge brought the Autobots to fabled [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], a world composed entirely of space junk. Bumblebee and the Autobots met [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] and his ever-busy people, the Junkions, who maintained an entire planet made of derelict ships and space junk that gravitated together over time. Optimus Prime's Matrix-induced visions led him on a quest through one of the four Space Bridge nodes surrounding Junkion, and he selected Bumblebee and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] to accompany him. Through the Bridge they came across the lonely tomb of [[Solus Prime]], fabled artifacer of the [[Thirteen]]. Her holographic spirit was called forth by the Matrix and informed the Autobots that the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], most deadly of her creations, rested on Junkion and must be kept out of Decepticon hands.

Returning to Junkion, Bumblebee joined the other Autobots in a struggle with the Decepticons aboard the newly arriving ''Nemesis''. The Requiem Blaster was uncovered inside a ship at the planet's core. A weapon capable of drawing infinite power from nearby stellar sources, the Requiem Blaster had its own gravity field, and had literally been the core around which Junkion's "junk" had formed. The fighting over the Requiem Blaster ripped the planet apart, but both sides eventually called off the melee and abandoned the Blaster after learning the location of the Allspark itself. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and the rest of the Autobots boarded the Ark and began the long race to reach their civilization's greatest prize before Megatron could. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

As the ''Ark'' travelled deeper into unknown space, the Autobots came across the mysterious planet of [[Aquatron]]. Along with [[Kup (WFC)|Kup]], Prowl, and [[Rodimus (WFC)|Rodimus]], Bumblebee was part of the initial away team aboard the ''Ark''{{'}}s dropship, sent to scout out the planet. They discovered a civilization of benevolent amphibious robots skilled in the art of processing Energon, and made contact with [[Inquirata (Prime)|the Curator]], who claimed to be an emissary sent to welcome the to Aquatron. When Optimus Prime and some other Autobots arrived as a larger greeting envoy, Optimus collapsed and was rushed to a nearby medical center for diagnostics. Rodimus, Kup, and Bumblebee set off on the dropship to see if the Aquatronians were as benevolent as they claimed. Their dropship malfunctioned and sank, stranding them in a large underwater complex. Bumblebee used his navigational skills to try and plot a safe route back to the surface, and on the way up the trio stumbled across an armada of dormant [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s. Before they could report their find to Optimus, they also encountered the [[Hydratron]], which hypnotized them into submission. They were then restrained while the Curator tampered with their minds, and subsequently released on the surface without any memories of the event.

When the Aquatronians revealed themselves to be servants of the [[Quintesson]]s and arrested both Autobots and Decepticons, Bumblebee was one of the Cybertronians called to testify against his leader in the Quintesson's kangaroo court. The Curator's tampering caused Bumblebee, Kup, and Rodimus to denounce Optimus Prime as a warmonger and a tyrant. Bumblebee eventually snapped out of his trance when the Autobots and Decepticons were forced into an uneasy alliance in their battle to escape from Aquatron. In the aftermath, the Autobots and Decepticons, still in a temporary truce, peacefully departed Aquatron to continue their search for the Allspark. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====Bumblebee at Tyger Pax====
During the war on Cybertron in [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Bumblebee caught Optimus's attention by distinguishing himself at the [[Tagan Heights]] stalemate and the Autobot victory at [[Kalis]].

He attended a meeting of Optimus's most trusted lieutenants, where the Autobot leader announced his plans to keep the AllSpark from Megatron by launching it into space. Bumblebee was uneasy with this course of action, but did not argue after Ironhide told him to trust in Optimus.

When they neared the Well of AllSparks, Optimus, Bumblebee, and the others learned that Megatron was moving in much earlier than expected. Bumblebee volunteered to act as the group's secondary line of defense should Megatron get past the Wreckers. Optimus granted Bumblebee's request, though he had Cliffjumper join him. On their way to their post, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper ran afoul of Barricade. They engaged the Decepticon, and after a brief tussle, left him behind beaten and unconscious. In doing so, they helped disrupt the Decepticons' entire field position.

When the Decepticons' main force arrived at the Well's brim, Bumblebee gunned for Megatron until the AllSpark was launched. Bumblebee then laughed in Megatron's face over the Decepticons' failure to secure the artifact. Megatron responded by telling Bumblebee that he would never mock anyone else again, and crushed his voice box with a squeeze to the throat. Bumblebee was left to rejoin his team, mute and crippled, only because Megatron abhorred creating another martyr for the Autobots to rally around. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===Coloring pages===
Bumblebee was the first Autobot to arrive on [[Earth]], having been sent there to scout things out.<ref>Bumblebee's [https://web.archive.org/web/20120616234434/http://www.hubworld.com/hubworld/specials/transformers-prime-downloadables/printables/tprime-bumblebee-coloring-page.pdf online coloring page] at hubworld.com</ref>

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English),<ref>''Frank Welker records actual words written for Bumblebee which are later replaced with sound effects.'' -- Revealed in "The Autobits Edition" of [[Darkmount, NV|episode 53]].</ref> [[Will Friedle]] (English, "[[Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock]]", "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]")|[[Zhou Nanfei]] (Chinese), [[Su-jin Gang]] (Korean), [[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Carlos Larios]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Ludovic Faussillon]] (French), [[Roland Wolf]] (German), [[Hossam Adel]] (Arabic), [[Riku Korhonen]] (Finnish, "[[Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock]]"), [[Petri Hanttu]] (Finnish, "[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]"), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Márcio Araújo]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian)}}

[[File:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hey Cliff, aren't you supposed to be a red version of me?]]
During the Great War, Bumblebee was captured at [[Tyger Pax]]. The interrogation by Megatron was brutal, but he was later found and a [[Ratchet (WFC)|field medic]] saved his life, though his [[voice box]] was a loss. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Bumblebee and Cliffjumper invaded [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s lair to rescue Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Bumblebee blasted a couple of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, but they were too late to save Tailgate. They carried Arcee out as she told them she'd been unable to save her partner. {{storylink|Predatory}}

Years later, after the war, Bumblebee was stationed on [[Earth]] under Optimus Prime's command. He was patrolling a desert area when Optimus ordered everyone back to [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|base]] so that they could use the [[GroundBridge]] to provide Cliffjumper with backup. They did so, but arrived at the battle site too late—Cliffjumper had been taken by the Decepticons, and apparently killed. The Autobots held a brief memorial for their friend.

[[File:Bumblebee Bulkhead Arcee Darkness Rising 1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.95|''Voice actor:'' [[R2-D2]] (English)]]

When Arcee and [[Jack Darby]] were pursued by Decepticons, Bumblebee joined in the chase as it moved onto the freeway. After a brief attempt to slow the Decepticons, he joined Arcee in facing the foe in a drainage canal, accidentally crushing a toy car belonging to [[Raf Esquivel|Rafael Esquivel]]. During the fight Bumblebee was knocked to the ground, and only Raf's timely distraction allowed him to temporarily get the better of the Decepticons, until [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] arrived and helped them scare the Decepticons off.

Optimus was disappointed that humans had gotten involved, and had Bumblebee and Arcee bring them back to the base. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} When [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] detected Cliffjumper's signal, Bumblebee was part of the team that went to try and rescue their comrade. Though he and the others valiantly fought through the multitudes of Decepticons at an energon mine, their mission was ultimately a failure, and they had to return to base hastily as the mine exploded. Prime later assigned him to watch over Raf to keep the boy safe from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:DarknessRising3-BumblebeeArceevehicles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Drive on the right side of the road, Bumblebee!]]

The next day, Bumblebee discovered that he was a lot better than Raf at computer games, though Raf blamed it on Bumblebee's greater experience in driving. When they reached the base, Optimus and Ratchet left on a mission, placing Arcee in charge. Arcee promptly went out on patrol, taking Bumblebee with her and leaving Bulkhead in charge. As they drove through the Nevada desert, Bulkhead reported that [[William Fowler|Fowler]] had been abducted by the Decepticons. When it turned out there was no one left at base to bridge them back, Arcee and Bumblebee were forced to drive back. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[File:DarknessRising4-Bumblebeeshoot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Sting like a bee = die by fire]]

Bumblebee and Arcee arrived at the Decepticon ship in time to rescue Raf and Jack from a pair of Decepticons. They quickly located Bulkhead and [[Miko Nakadai]], also moving through the ship, but after it became obvious that the humans were in too much danger as they fought their way through the ship, the Autobots cleared out the ship's bridge for the kids to hide out in. They eventually reached the brig where Fowler was being held, and Bumblebee and Bulkhead burst through the main door while Arcee slipped in through a top vent. A standoff ensued, until Fowler distracted Starscream long enough for the Autobots to start firing. Starscream chased off, the Autobots took off with Fowler and rescued the kids on the way out. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

Once the Autobots had located the whereabouts of the Decepticon [[space bridge]]—Earth orbit—Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee used the GroundBridge to reach it. They were spotted by Megatron and Starscream, who sent a force of flying Decepticons to attack them. While they battled, Ratchet determined a way to destroy the space bridge, so Bumblebee and Bulkhead covered Arcee while she followed his instructions. They committed the necessary act of sabotage before Megatron fired on them, hitting Arcee. As the Autobots jumped back into the GroundBridge, Bumblebee collected Arcee's drifting body and carried her back to base where she recovered enough to stand on her own. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[File:Masters&Students-BeeQuake.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblebee comes up with his own version of punch buggy blue.]]
Bumblebee helped Raf with his science project, building a small replica of a volcano while they discussed how Bumblebee had not yet risen to the rank of Warrior. As Optimus pointed out, Bumblebee still had much to learn before he could reach that level. Optimus subsequently picked Bumblebee to go on a mission to investigate Decepticon activity, but warned the smaller Autobot to hold back. When Optimus came to blows with [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]], Bumblebee decided to disregard the earlier order and charged into battle. Though he was no match for Skyquake, he and Optimus led the Decepticon into a trap and seemed victorious, until Skyquake [[scanning|scanned]] Fowler's jet. Bumblebee managed to end the fight by jumping onto Skyquake's jet form and causing critical damage, jumping to Fowler's jet as Skyquake crashed to the ground. After some repairs, Optimus commended him on his performance. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Bulkhead and Bumblebee discovered a strange pod in the [[Arctic]] which they brought back to base. When the kids arrived at base, Bumblebee was keen to play some video games with Raf, but he and Bulkhead were roped into helping Ratchet repair the GroundBridge, which broke shortly after Optimus and Arcee used it to go to the Arctic. The cause of the problem was revealed when Raf found a [[Scraplet]], which started gnawing on Bumblebee. Raf killed it with a crowbar before it could do much more damage, but Bumblebee ended up having to search the base with Raf for more of the Scraplets. After finding quite a lot of Scraplets, they returned to the control room, where another mass of them overwhelmed Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Ratchet. Though the kids were able to get rid of the attacking Scraplets, Bumblebee was out of it for the rest of the incident, and ended up on a repair bed, being tended to by the kids. {{storylink|Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap}}

When [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] landed on Earth, Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee turned out to welcome him and arrived in time to see him trash some Vehicons. The Autobots celebrated their new friend's arrival, and Bumblebee and Raf danced The Robot to Miko's guitar playing. Bumblebee also stood around a lot while Bulkhead proved that "Wheeljack" was a Decepticon spy and the real Wheeljack turned up. After everything was resolved, the Autobots had another party to welcome the real Wheeljack, and Bumblebee got to bust out some more dance moves. He and Arcee turned out with Bulkhead to see Wheeljack off when the Autobot returned to space. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[File:Convoy-Bumblebeeboxing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Jazz (Movie)|YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?! YOU WANT A PIECE?!]] And please don't say you want two, because I know you're not Megatron. ]]

Bumblebee took part in the Autobot convoy to transport Fowler's [[Dynamic Nuclear Generation System]] across the US countryside. When [[MECH]] attacked them, he bashed into one of the cars they were using, flipping it over. The Autobots successfully passed the D.N.G.S. over to a train, but were shortly after confronted by a squadron of flying Vehicons, and were forced to return to their [[robot mode]]s to fight. Bumblebee got to try out some boxing moves on a Vehicon, but while the Autobots were occupied, MECH made another attempt to obtain the D.N.G.S. which was foiled by Optimus. {{storylink|Convoy (episode)|Convoy}}

When an [[Energon Harvester]] was located in a museum, the Autobots surrounded the building while the kids went in to steal it. [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared at the front of the museum to attack Optimus, and as Breakdown charged at the museum, Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to stop him. Bumblebee was hit by a missile, sending him tumbling, and then by Arcee who'd just missed catching another missile. He, Arcee and Prime later attempted to track down the Decepticons before the Harvester could be used, but they ended up coming to Bulkhead's rescue after he found and stopped the Decepticons himself. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I want a new dance partner.]]
When Arcee refused to go street racing with Jack, Bumblebee was more receptive, though they asked Raf's permission beforehand. Unfortunately also participating in the race was Knock Out, who started firing on Bumblebee. After calling base and letting them know what was up, Bumblebee used an oil slick to slow down Knock Out, and hid under a bridge. They would have escaped detection had another human, [[Vince]], not confronted Jack about apparently pulling out of the race, and Vince was subsequently captured by Knock Out. After Arcee and Bulkhead arrived, the three Autobots pursued Knock Out to a storage facility, where Bumblebee and Bulkhead were ambushed by Breakdown. They defeated Breakdown and caught up with Knock Out. The other 'Con had already been stopped by Optimus, who was very interested in some explanations. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

When Optimus was infected with [[Cybonic plague]], Bumblebee and Arcee GroundBridged to the ''Nemesis'' to find a cure. Bumblebee discovered Megatron had survived their last battle and was recovering in sickbay. Unable to find the cure on the Decepticons' computer, Bumblebee offered to use the [[cortical psychic patch]] to enter Megatron's mind and locate it. Finding himself in a [[Kaon (polity)|Kaonian]] dreamscape, Bumblebee saw Megatron killing Optimus repeatedly. Megatron realized he could not harm Bumblebee and demanded to know why he was intruding on his mind. Bumblebee reminded him of the space bridge explosion and implored him to give him the cure, playing on his desire to kill Optimus for real rather than have him succumb to a virus. Megatron showed him the cure but demanded Bumblebee help him out of his stasis lock. Ratchet was recording what Bumblebee saw though, and because they had the cure, Arcee disconnected Bumblebee and GroundBridged back to base. However, Megatron's spark had left his body and escaped into Bumblebee's... {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

[[File:OutOfHisHead-evileye.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|He is no longer the boy you once knew, [[Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan]].]]
Bumblebee began to experience visions of Megatron, causing him to stop dead during a [[basketball]] game with Bulkhead. After Megatron forced him to crush one of Ratchet's devices, Bumblebee told Ratchet about the visions, and Ratchet induced a power down to give Bumblebee's mind time to recover. Bumblebee reactivated, under the control of Megatron, and, retrieving a piece of Dark Energon from an old battlefield, bridged to the Decepticon warship over the Arctic. Although Ratchet and Raf tried to stop him, even managing to get Bumblebee to reassert control for a few moments, Bumblebee successfully brought Megatron back online and transferred his mind back to his body. Free of Megatron's influence, Bumblebee beat a hasty retreat with Ratchet and Raf. Later at base, Ratchet checked Bumblebee was completely free of Megatron, and the small Autobot thanked Raf for coming to help him. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}}

After a Dark Energon signature was detected, Optimus took a team including Bumblebee to investigate. They instead found Starscream trying to resurrect Skyquake. During the ensuing conflict, the Autobots discovered their human friends had followed them to the battlefield, and the three kids were caught in a freak GroundBridge accident, causing them to disappear.The Autobots returned to base to try and locate their friends, but it wasn't until Bumblebee suggested trying to ring the kids that they found Miko's cellphone, and the kids were able to send a text to it. Ratchet subsequently engineered a portal to rescue the kids from the other dimension they'd become trapped in. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by MECH, Bumblebee and the others were more than happy to leave them to it, but Optimus insisted that they rescue the Decepticon to avoid Cybertronian technology falling into MECH hands. The team arrived in [[Kamchatka Peninsula]] and Bumblebee spotted some vehicle tracks, but they opted instead to follow the energon signal Ratchet had detected. After they escaped the bomb that the trace led them to, the team tracked down Bulkhead in time to chase off Starscream and some Vehicons. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

Arcee and Bumblebee were in the middle of a fight with some Vehicons when Arcee got a call informing her she had to be in Jack's garage ASAP. After checking if Bumblebee could handle it, Arcee left. Evidently he was able to, as he was later in the Autobot base when Jack and Arcee turned up with [[June Darby]]. {{storylink|Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross}}

[[File:Partners-BeepunchesAirachnid.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|{{w|Cyborg (comics)|Boo-yah}}!]]
Bumblebee was part of the team that investigated the wreck of a crashed [[Harbinger|Decepticon ship]] and found Airachnid and Starscream. He guarded the bound Starscream while the others decided what to do with the Decepticon. Prime, Bulkhead and Bumblebee went to check out the rear half of the ship, crashed some distance away, and were ambushed by Airachnid who had found an experimental weapon named the [[Immobilizer]]. She froze Prime and Bulkhead, but Bumblebee managed to trick her by kicking up a dust cloud with his guns, and then pretending to be frozen after she fired the Immobilizer into it. Once she turned her back, he crept up and sucker punched her before blasting the Immobilizer. After she fled, Bumblebee went back to find Arcee, and interrupted her when she was about to offline Starscream. They returned the pieces of Immobilizer to base, along with Bulkhead and Optimus, and Ratchet was able to repair the device and unfreeze their comrades. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}}

Bumblebee accompanied Prime and Arcee as they tried to retrieve a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] before the Decepticons did. Ultimately the Decepticons made off with the cylinder, and later Bumblebee listened as Ratchet told them the cylinder's contents had ended up in Bulkhead's brain, though the Autobots were excited to find that the equations being scrawled by Bulkhead were a set of formula for synthetic energon. Unfortunately it later turned out that the data was eating Bulkhead's brain. Bumblebee and Arcee accompanied Optimus on an unsuccessful attempt to get the cylinder back from Megatron, and they ended up fighting a bunch of Vehicons. Later they came to Miko and Bulkhead's aid to save the pair from Knock Out and Breakdown, and were present when Miko managed to rouse the comatose Bulkhead with her guitar. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

During a mission to stop Knock Out and Breakdown who were transporting energon, Bumblebee, Prime and Bulkhead were separated from Arcee. They caught up to find that Ratchet had already dealt with the Vehicons who'd been attacking Arcee, and they returned to base where Ratchet revealed he'd taken the synthetic energon he'd been working on. Ratchet, amped up on the substance, insisted on going on their next mission, which meant Bumblebee got left at base operating the GroundBridge. The other Autobots returned minus Ratchet, who had gone to tackle Megatron on his own. Once they'd gotten a fix on Ratchet's signal, they left Bumblebee at base again. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[File:PrimeEp23-BumblebeeRaf.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|I didn't mean to break it]]
Bumblebee was taking Raf to play with Raf's remote-control car when he was called on to join the battle at a military base. Unfortunately Megatron found them before he could drop Raf off, and Bumblebee was hit by a blast from Megatron's cannon. Though Bumblebee himself was mostly unaffected, Raf was gravely injured. Bumblebee arrived at the battle and had to be restrained from attacking Megatron so he and Arcee could take Raf back to base. Bumblebee watched helplessly as Ratchet and June Darby tried to save the boy. At one point, the frustration became too much, and he knocked a chunk out of the wall with his fist, but Arcee talked him down, and eventually Ratchet worked out that an energon infusion would save Raf. Bumblebee gave some of his own energon for the procedure, which was ultimately successful. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}}

After the other Autobots saved Optimus from Megatron, Bumblebee bridged them back to base. June decided to take Raf to the hospital, and didn't intend to bring him back, so Bumblebee had to sadly watch them drive from the base. When it transpired that the Dark Energon volcano was causing global disasters, he went to find June and Raf, and managed to save them from a tornado by grabbing the front end of their car. After he returned to base with them, the assembled Autobots and humans worked out that [[Unicron]] was at the center of the Earth. He and the other Autobots began investigating the sites of the earthquakes Unicron had generated. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Though Optimus ordered the other Autobots to remain at base, Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead joined him anyway. They fought increasingly larger stone Unicrons, until to their surprise, help came in the form of Megatron. When Optimus gave the other three Autobots the choice of whether to accompany him and Megatron to [[Earth's core]], Bumblebee opted to go for Raf's sake. He, Arcee and Bulkhead greeted Megatron to the Autobot base by aiming their guns at him. Before long, they stepped through the GroundBridge once again, directly into Unicron himself. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

As they made their way through Unicron's internals, they encountered [[Unicron's antibodies|anti-bots]] which aggressively attacked them. When during the fight Bulkhead almost fell to his doom, Bumblebee grabbed his arm and held him long enough for Optimus to help. He, Bulkhead and Arcee remained outside Unicron's spark chamber to hold off the anti bots, but after Unicron's defeat, they entered to find Optimus had lost his memory. The trio had to GroundBridge back to base without their leader. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Autobots puzzled over how to get their leader back but made little progress. When Fowler warned them of an attack on a military base, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee went to try and deal with it, but Knock Out and Breakdown succeeded in getting away with the power source they needed. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Bumblebee and the others fruitlessly searched for the space bridge until a breakthrough came in the form of information from Starscream. Using said information, the Autobots stormed the mine containing the space bridge and secured it so they could send Jack and Arcee through to Cybertron. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Ratchet, Bulkhead and Bumblebee monitored Jack's progress from the Earth end of the space bridge. When Megatron arrived to take back control, Bumblebee was grabbed by the head and tossed aside. Luckily it all turned out, and Bumblebee and the others returned to base with Optimus Prime restored. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee1 Bumblebee's new ride.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Privacy please"]]
During a mission to retrieve a Cybertronian artifact, Bumblebee followed Megatron into the Decepticon GroundBridge and snatched the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]] right out of his hand. Responding to another signal, Bumblebee was ambushed by MECH, who took his [[transformation cog|T-cog]]. Unable to transform, he became more and more testy despite the attempts of Raf to cheer him up. Bumblebee finally talked Bulkhead into taking him along on a mission to find another artifact, only for his lack of a T-cog to become a liability as he tried to chase Knock Out. The pursuit ended when Bumblebee plunged out-of-control off a cliff. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Bumblebee damaged T-cog.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|My precious...]]
When he came around back at base, Optimus restricted him to base. After an attempt to transplant Ratchet's T-cog into him was aborted, Bumblebee was pointed in the direction of the MECH base and opted to go on a one-bot assault. Though he floored Starscream and MECH in the process of getting the cog back, the vital component was blasted by Starscream. After some repair work by Ratchet, the T-cog was reinstalled in Bumblebee, and his ability to [[transformation|transform]] restored. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

Bumblebee and the others came to Wheeljack's aid when he returned to Earth to battle [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]]. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} Bumblebee was part of an Optimus-led mission to an abandoned energon mine in [[South America]], where they found Megatron fighting an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]. When the fight was finished, the Autobots surrounded the exhausted Megatron, but were prevented from finishing him off by the arrival of Dreadwing. Though they trashed a bunch of Vehicons, Megatron and Dreadwing escaped them. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

When Fowler was attacked by a truck resembling Optimus, Bumblebee caught his car as it plunged from a bridge. Returning to base, they established the truck was a MECH-created clone of Optimus, and began searching for the MECH base. Bumblebee found the hideout, but after alerting the other Autobots, was knocked out by [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]]. Following Optimus's defeat of MECH, the Autobots returned to base for repairs. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}} Bumblebee went with Optimus and Arcee to investigate some Decepticon activity and found Airachnid sending out a swarm of Insecticons. He and Optimus ended up having to fight a bunch of them and won. They got to return to base with Airachnid, whom Arcee had stasis-locked. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

After the ''Nemesis'' crashed, Bumblebee took part in an attack on it with the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]], only to be put into stasis by its weapons. He recovered back at base once the kids disabled the ship. {{storylink|Flying Mind}} Bumblebee was sent to [[New York City]] with Arcee, Jack and Miko to look for one of the Iacon relics. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} {{storylink|Toxicity}} In the subway, they ran into Knock Out and an Insecticon, the latter of which temporarily floored Bumblebee. He recovered in time to pursue Knock Out, catching up with the Decepticon and getting the relic back. The relic turned out to be a [[phase shifter]], which saved Bumblebee from being hit by an out-of-control sweeper train. After they chased Knock Out off, Bumblebee and Arcee were introduced to [[Vogel]]. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}}

They returned to base to find Bulkhead critically injured after his mission, and Bumblebee and Arcee helped get the Wrecker to the medical bay. {{storylink|Hurt}} During Bulkhead's recovery period, Bumblebee arrived back at base to find Miko was upset at her friend's lack of progress. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} Bumblebee was part of Optimus's team investigating a crashed escape pod when they encountered [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. When Raf discovered the presence of [[Red Energon]] on Earth, Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee headed to a dock to retrieve it, only to run into Starscream and the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]. Bumblebee and Arcee attempted to scale the crane but were attacked by Starscream, and Smokescreen had to come to their rescue using the phase shifter. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

When Fowler notified them that a [[Project Damocles]] satellite had been stolen by Breakdown and Silas, Optimus took a team including Bumblebee to a military base in the hope of securing the satellite control codes before the Decepticons could get them. Instead they found themselves facing both Decepticon troopers and the orbital death ray itself, controlled by Soundwave. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} During an energon hunt, Bumblebee tried to stop Smokescreen harassing a human, resulting in them both getting their picture on the net. Bumblebee later accompanied Optimus on a search for another Iacon relic, which turned out to be a Decepticon hoax, and helped secure the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:HardKnocksBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, it's not a couch, but... it'll have to do.]]
After Optimus received a message from [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] revealing the existence of the [[Omega Key]]s, Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead were happy that they might soon be able to restore Cybertron, but quickly realized there would be a downside in that they would have to leave their friends on Earth behind. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Bumblebee was sent with Arcee to retrieve one of the keys, but they encountered Knock Out. Bumblebee was significantly damaged by the [[Resonance Blaster]] before the Decepticon got away with the key, and had to undergo repairs when the two Autobots returned to base. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After Smokescreen escaped the ''Nemesis'' with two of the Omega Keys, the Autobots received a message from Starscream offering a trade for the fourth and final key. Bumblebee guarded the base with Smokescreen and Arcee, but using Red Energon, Starscream was able to infiltrate the base and steal their three keys anyway. {{storylink|Inside Job}}

As the Autobots equipped themselves to go to Cybertron in a last-ditch attempt to stop the Decepticons from using the [[Omega Lock]], Bumblebee took the [[polarity gauntlet]] from storage. During their battle with the Decepticons, he used it to reclaim the Omega Keys. The Autobots subsequently found the Omega Lock, only for the Decepticons to unveil their trump card in the form of the three kids as hostages. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} Bumblebee was forced to hand over his Omega Key in exchange for Raf. After Optimus destroyed the Omega Lock to prevent Megatron destroying Earth, Bumblebee returned with the others to base, only to find that the Decepticons were attacking it. The Autobots were forced to abandon base, and Bumblebee and Raf bridged to a point somewhere in the US. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

[[File:DarkmountNV-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Fired?]]
After changing his paint scheme to foil the searching Vehicons, Bumblebee headed back towards Jasper with Raf. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} When Raf discovered a photo of Ratchet on a conspiracy website, the pair tracked him down in a junkyard and tried to convince him to help them use the ''Harbinger''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> systems. Apparently failing, Bumblebee and Raf went to the derelict ship themselves, and were joined shortly afterwards by Ratchet, who had had a change of heart. {{storylink|Scattered}} They managed to get some of the ship's systems working before Bumblebee spotted a starship incoming, which turned out to be [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] with most of the rest of Team Prime. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} Bumblebee and Arcee joined the attack on [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], acting as a "stealth team" and infiltrating the citadel under cover of a diversion. Unfortunately they ran into heavy resistance and were taken captive, but when Optimus Prime arrived to join the assault, they renewed their attack on the Decepticons. Following the destruction of Darkmount, the Autobots assembled at a human military base. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

When it turned out the Decepticons were aiming to clone more Predacons, Optimus took Bumblebee and Smokescreen with him to [[Texas]] to investigate Decepticon activity. Despite the trio's best efforts, they were unable to prevent Shockwave and Soundwave obtaining more Predacon [[CNA]]. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Bumblebee and the others took time out from hunting for Predacon fossils to secure some energon supplies, unaware it was part of a Decepticon plan to deceive the newly-intelligent [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Evolution}} He became upset when Smokescreen suggested that his broken voicebox was his "signature", as he would prefer to have his own voice back. He and the other Autobots attempted to stop the Decepticons from executing a series of raid on human technology, and were caught in a fire fight at the [[Solaris particle collider]] in Antarctica. {{storylink|Minus One}} Though they fought their way through the Decepticons, they were ultimately unable to stop the Decepticons stealing the needed technology, and on top of this, when they returned to base it was to find Ratchet had been abducted by Soundwave. {{storylink|Persuasion}} They launched the probe and monitored it and Optimus's progress from the base. Though the probe was destroyed, Ratchet was able to send them the coordinates to the Decepticon warship, and Bumblebee and the others geared up in preparation to assault the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[File:Tfp bee down.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://www.toonzone.net/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation/ "When we kill a character, we kill a character."]]]
Bumblebee joined Arcee and Smokescreen in heading for the Omega Lock control room, though Smokescreen left them for a mission of his own. Despite encountering heavy resistance from Starscream, Arcee and Bumblebee made it to the control room, and when Smokescreen arrived with the Star Saber, Bumblebee attempted to pass the weapon to Optimus. As he jumped, he was hit by three blasts from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] and died, however, he fell into the Omega Lock's energy field which restored him, including his damaged voice box.

Bumblebee took the opportunity to impale Megatron with the Star Saber, killing the Decepticon leader. With the ''Nemesis'' secured, the Autobots were able to take the ship to Cybertron, where they used the Omega Lock to restore their home world. Bumblebee gave Raf a sad farewell before he and the other Autobots returned home. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}

In the aftermath of Cybertron's rebirth, Bumblebee was promoted to warrior, shortly before Optimus went off to find the AllSpark. With the discovery that there were two new Predacons on the loose, Bumblebee led a team of Autobots to find Predaking, but was unsuccessful in persuading him to help them. After encountering Unicron, in possession of Megatron's rebuilt form, the Autobots realized that the dark god intended to destroy their world. After foiling an attempt by Starscream to retake the warship, the Autobots attempted to defend the Well of All Sparks from Unicron's onslaught. It was only when Optimus returned that Unicron was defeated, and Bumblebee was later present when Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the AllSpark to Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====''Rescue Bots'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Nicole Dubuc]],<ref>Like in ''Prime'', Nicole Dubuc recorded placeholder dialogue for Bumblebee during recording sessions in the first two seasons, which was replaced with sound effects in the episodes themselves.</ref> [[Will Friedle]] (English, "[[Uninvited Guest]]")|[[Alessandro Bevilacqua]] (French), [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[César Marchetti]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Bttr bumblebee blades.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|My name is Bumblebee, and I approve this crossover.]]
Bumblebee tracked a meteor to [[Wayward Island]], and ran into the [[Rescue Bot]]s and their attendant humans during his search. After joining up with them to find the meteorite, he returned with them to [[Griffin Rock]] and reported back to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], who ordered him to spend some time with the team. When three of the Rescue Bots were stricken with a strange virus, Bumblebee helped out in a rescue, following which he accompanied the humans back to Wayward Island to deal with the meteorite. He ended up stuck in an undersea trench after rescuing [[Graham Burns]], and was himself rescued by [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]. Faced with an out-of-control bomb, the two Bots used it to destroy the meteorite, but were infected by the virus themselves. Luckily Bumblebee had picked up a sample of the meteorite which was used to find a cure to the virus, and after some photos, Bumblebee returned home. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (RB)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

[[File:BumblebeeToTheRescue Bumblebee vehicle mode.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
When the Rescue Bots were sent back in time to [[1939]], Bumblebee and Optimus went to Griffin Rock to embark on a journey back in time to help. They arrived in time to rescue the four Bots from [[Doctor Morocco]] and returned with them to the [[Temporal Station|time machine]]. Back in the present, however, they found themselves in a Griffin Rock overrun with [[MorBot]]s. {{storylink|It's a Bot Time}} Optimus and Bumblebee were kept busy trashing MorBots while the Rescue Bots worked out what was going on. By the time the pair ran out of MorBots, the team was ready to return to 1939, where they rescued [[Dither]] from Morocco, restoring the timeline to normal, before traveling back to the present. {{storylink|Bot to the Future}}

Optimus and Bumblebee visited Griffin Rock as part of a relic hunt. Bumblebee found himself teamed up with [[Dani Burns]] after her pilot license expired, resulting in a blossoming jealousy on Blades's part, however once Bumblebee saved Dani from some quicksand, Blades was happy he'd been there. {{storylink|Odd Bot Out}}

Several years later, Bumblebee had his voice back, along with a new team and mission. While on a solo mission in [[Drift (RID)|Drift]]'s ship, Bumblebee hit a meteor and had to crashland at the new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] on the mainland. As the Rescue Bots took him on a tour of the center, it turned out that the meteor he'd hit had contained an [[energon eater]]. Bumblebee ended up teaming up with Blades and [[Cody Burns]] to capture the creature as it tried to hunt them through the center. Before leaving with the energon eater in a stasis pod, he invited Blades to join his team on a mission. {{storylink|Uninvited Guest}}
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====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Will Friedle]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Sun Ye]] (Chinese), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Alessandro Bevilacqua]] (French), [[Hossam Adel]] (Arabic), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Riku Korhonen]] (Finnish), [[Márcio Araújo]] (Portuguese), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian)}}

[[File:RID-CybertronianBumblebeeStrongarm.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Oh, joy. [[Rattrap (BW)|Cyber-puberty]].]]

During the war, Bumblebee took part in an operation which resulted in the capture of the Decepticon spy [[Overload (RID)|Overload]], but was badly injured. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}}

When Bumblebee [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|first arrived on Earth]], he frequently felt homesick for Cybertron. He managed to overcome his grief by learning about and adopting various Earth customs. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}} He maintained a video diary for a time, {{storylink|History Lessons}}, and, as he learned more about Earth, he developed an interest in Earth cowboys, {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}, exercise videos, {{storylink|History Lessons}}, and the band [[Rear Axle]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

After Cybertron was repopulated with Autobots, Bumblebee was effectively given the role of a beat cop due to being blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for being a supporter of Optimus Prime, {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} though he was still renowned as a war hero for his part in Cybertron's restoration. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} While patrolling Kaon City, {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}} with his parter, Cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], Bumblebee was responding to a criminal act on the part of [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] when he experienced a vision of Optimus telling him to go to Earth. With the unwelcome company of Strongarm and Sideswipe, Bumblebee made illegal use of a space bridge in the [[Cybertron History Museum]] to reach Earth, where they discovered [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] and the remains of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', which had crashed and scattered its Decepticon prisoners. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Pursuing the Decepticon [[Underbite]], Bumblebee found his team joined by [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] and the humans [[Denny Clay|Denny]] and [[Russell Clay]]. They managed to prevent Underbite reaching nearby [[Crown City]] and lured him to a quarry, where Optimus Prime unexpectedly manifested to aid them in capturing the Decepticon. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}}

When the Autobots received a distress call from the oil tanker ''[[Windward]]'', Bumblebee took Grimlock with him to investigate. The pair tussled with [[Hammerstrike (RID)|Hammerstrike]] and though their first encounter didn't go well, they subsequently tracked him to a nearby oil refinery and managed to catch him in a barrel. {{storylink|Trust Exercises}}

[[File:WWOD Bumblebee's Prime impression.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Auto... Auto... Auto... AUTOBOTS, ROOOOOOOOOLL!]]
After the successful capture of [[Bisk (RID)|Bisk]], Bumblebee and his team went in search of a Decepticon at an airfield. They were unprepared for [[Chop Shop (RID)|Chop Shop]]'s ability to split into component bugs and during their next encounter, the Decepticon claimed Fixit as a replacement arm. The team eventually tracked him to his hideout where Bumblebee managed to get Fixit to fight back against the Decepticon, resulting in (most of) Chop Shop being captured. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}} As Bumblebee had more and more trouble commanding his team, he attempted to emulate Optimus Prime, with little success. He and his team visited the [[Crown City Museum of Natural History and Sciences]], where they tangled with [[Terrashock]]. A vision from Optimus inspired Bumblebee to lead in his own way, and the team managed to track down and capture the Decepticon, cowboy style. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}}

Bumblebee's attempts to deal with [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]], a Decepticon who was attempting to build a space bridge, was complicated by Sideswipe's laziness. The pair managed to overcome Thunderhoof and destroy his space bridge before it could threaten Earth by creating a black hole. {{storylink|As the Kospego Commands!}} Bumblebee and his team later encountered [[Filch]], who complicated matters by being flight capable. When Strongarm felt particularly out of place on Earth, Bumblebee told her about his first time on the planet, hoping to cheer her up. {{storylink|Collect 'Em All}}

[[File:TrueColors Bumblebee vehicle mode.jpg|thumb|left|280px]]
After Grimlock turned on the other Autobots and stole Underbite's stasis pod, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm tracked him to the [[Crown River Dam]], where they discovered he had been under the control of the Decepticon [[Minitron]]. {{storylink|True Colors}} Bumblebee let Strongarm go on a solo mission, but then followed her anyway much to her dismay. He insisted on accompanying her as "an observer", and ended up helping her capture [[Springload (RID)|Springload]]. {{storylink|Rumble in the Jungle}} A visit from [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] was interrupted by Bumblebee and his team having to pursue the Decepticon [[Ped (RID)|Ped]]. Ped's digging almost caused part of Crown City to collapse, forcing Bumblebee and Strongarm to prop it up. They later successfully captured Ped. {{storylink|Can You Dig It?}}

[[File:BumblebeeSitting Bumblebee sees TV.jpg|thumb|right|360px|Bumblebee watches "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]"]]
A run-in with [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]'s toxic spines caused Bumblebee to regress in maturity, and he began playing elaborate pranks on his teammates. Drawn to a nearby carnival, Bee enjoyed the rides and inadvertently helped capture Quillfire in the process. Fortunately for all concerned, Quillfire's toxin eventually wore off and Bee returned to normal, although he had no memory of his escapades. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

When [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] and [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] arrived on Earth to collect the bounty on Bumblebee, Bee saved Drift's life and found the Autobot now owed him a life debt. That mostly meant Drift followed him around constantly, however when Fracture captured the other Autobots, Bee reminded Drift that honor also meant helping friends. After Fracture's defeat, Drift considered the debt repaid. {{storylink|Hunting Season}} Bumblebee attempted to find his calm place as his team continued bickering during the pursuit of [[Malodor]]'s [[Skunkticon]] gang, and was eventually able to use a mantra to clear his mind enough to find a solution to the problem and capture the four Decepticons. {{storylink|Out of Focus}}

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Feeling anxious at the lack of Decepticon activity, Bumblebee got the action he craved when their attempt to capture [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] led the Autobots to tangle with Steeljaw's gang. Though the gang ultimately got away, Bumblebee found a carwash to be relaxing. {{storylink|Sideways (episode)|Sideways}} One night, Bumblebee, Denny, and Fixit headed out in search of more energon. On returning to the scrapyard, they discovered multiple Decepticon signals in a nearby cave system; believing it to be Steeljaw's gang Bumblebee and his team headed there. The signal turned out to belong to [[Nightstrike]] and his hostage Chop Shop. Nightstrike captured the Autobots and immobilized them with his fear-inducing scream- Bumblebee experienced a nightmare about disappointing Optimus Prime. Bumblebee was able to escape with the unexpected help of Chop Shop and managed to capture Nightstrike after deactivating his audio receptors. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}

Bumblebee and the other Autobots headed to Crown City's subway system after Sideswipe scouted it out. On arriving, they discovered that the mad scientist [[Vertebreak (RID)|Vertebreak]] had hijacked Sideswipe's body. Thanks to Sideswipe's guidance, Bumblebee and the team managed to knock Vertebreak unconscious, and captured him after outrunning an oncoming train. {{storylink|Some Body, Any Body}} After Jetstorm returned to Earth and claimed Russell as his new sensei, Bumblebee was left in an awkward predicament as he tried to negotiate with Drift and Slipstream. The escape of Quillfire and Springload complicated things further. Bumblebee and his team chased the duo, who had stolen a human tank, across a local highway and eventually managed to bring them in. {{storylink|One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing}}

Bumblebee oversaw a training exercise for his teammates. Later, the team went underwater in pursuit of [[Octopunch (RID)|Octopunch]], who was planning to steal an abandoned Cybertronian spaceship. After fighting off the ship's various security measures, Bumblebee and Grimlock went up against Octopunch himself, and managed to best him by knotting his tentacles together. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Bumblebee and the team, minus Grimlock, went after [[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundpounder]] and his cheating manager [[Headlock (RID)|Headlock]], who were posing as remote-controlled robots in the [[Rumbledome]]'s demolition derby. Unfortunately, the GroundBridge malfunctioned, first stranding the team in the Arctic and then depositing them outside the city limits. Bumblebee and the others were held up by traffic while Grimlock and Fixit fought the two Decepticons. {{storylink|The Champ}}

[[File:TroubleWithFixit Fixit versus Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|350px|In hindsight, Bumblebee shouldn't have bought Fixit those Flintstones DVDs.]]
Fixit's glitches began worsening, and Bumblebee had no choice but to order repairs on the damaged Mini-Con. Denny's attempts to repair Fixit only reactivated his sentry protocol. Bumblebee was forced to deal with the scrapyard's various security measures and the escaped Chop Shop, but with Denny's assistance he managed to force Fixit to stand down after the Mini-con incapacitated Chop Shop. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} Bumblebee and the Autobots helped Denny set up a rollercoaster he had purchased on the scrapyard. The job was cut short after they detected [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]], who had been captured by Steeljaw to serve as bait for the Autobots. After returning to the scrapyard, Bumblebee discovered that Steeljaw and his crew had taken over the scrapyard and set up a subsonic pulse to prevent them from entering. While Denny and Russell distracted the Decepticons, Bumblebee and Drift built a catapult and launched Slipstream and Jetstorm into the scrapyard. Bumblebee tangled with Steeljaw again and managed to see him off. {{storylink|Lockout}}

Bumblebee welcomed Grimlock back from a routine patrol, only for Grimlock to break down and confess that he had let the Decepticon [[Scowl (RID)|Scowl]] walk away free. After searching up Scowl's extensive criminal record, the Autobots tried to track him down. Instead, Scowl flattened them with a tree and headed out to wreck a train station. Bumblebee tried to talk Scowl down, but the Dinobot would have none of it and began smashing the tracks. Bumblebee's attempts to shore up the destroyed structure were unsuccessful, and eventually the Autobots were forced to grab the train and redirect its path. After Grimlock prevented Scowl from attacking a local spa, Bumblebee consoled Grimlock, who had hoped he could change Scowl's ways. {{storylink|Similarly Different}}

Bumblebee listened to Strongarm's presentation about the dangers of horses, although he was skeptical of its significance. The newly arrived [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] won over most of his team, and even impressed Bumblebee by coming up with a catchy motto. Along with Windblade, Bumblebee and his team worked together to re-capture [[Zizza]] and safely redirect human aircraft away from Zizza's brainwashed human pilots. {{storylink|The Buzz on Windblade}} When his team felt homesick for Cybertron, Bumblebee tried to cheer them up by reminding them of Earth's many interesting locations, and offered to take the team on a vacation. Since an erupting volcano proved unpopular, the team visited the abandoned town of [[Edmondville]]. After scaring off a busload of human tourists, Bumblebee and his team ran afoul of [[Pseudo]], who first tried to off Bumblebee and Grimlock with a cart of dynamite. Bumblebee and his team chased Pseudo into the town's old mines, and temporarily cornered him. Pseudo managed to escape again, but Bumblebee and the team chased him down. {{storylink|Ghosts and Impostors}}

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When Strongarm and Sideswipe were taken hostage by the Decepticons, Bumblebee realized that they'd have to mount a rescue mission. This was made easier by the reappearance of Windblade, and together the group prepared to raid the Decepticon's steel mill base. After Windblade was also taken out of the fight, Bumblebee, Grimlock and Drift headed to the [[Crown City Colossus]], where Steeljaw's portal was nearing construction. The trio arrived too late, and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] was freed from his dimensional prison. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

Bumblebee's team was reinforced by the arrival of a reborn Optimus Prime; while Optimus dueled with Megatronus, Bumblebee and the other Autobots worked to stave off Steeljaw's gang. After Optimus was badly injured and sent flying, Bumblebee tried to help him come round. Fortunately, Bumblebee's [[Decepticon Hunter]] gave him, Sideswipe, and Strongarm an additional boost of power. Working with Optimus, the group managed to pin Megatronus beneath the Colossus's severed arm, and a concentrated burst of energy destroyed Megatronus's body. Back at the scrapyard, Bumblebee told his team that they were free to return to Cybertron, although all of them opted to stay. Prime congratulated Bumblebee on his leadership skills, and also agreed to stay on Earth — as Bumblebee's equal, rather than his leader. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

After the Primes took back Optimus's extra power, Bumblebee attempted to sideline Optimus without success. Optimus joined the team Bumblebee assigned to hunt Decepticons far from the scrapyard. While the away team was away, Overload arrived at the scrapyard, and despite the best efforts of Bumblebee and the others, they were unable to stop the Decepticon. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 1}} After tracking Overload to a parking lot, Bumblebee assumed a recent battle there had been between Overload and the two missing [[Cyclone]] Mini-Cons, and sent the others off while he continued after Overload on his own. As it turned out, Overload and the Mini-Cons were still together, however Bumblebee managed to convince [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]] and [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] to turn on the Decepticon and captured all three. {{storylink|Overloaded, Part 2}}

Bumblebee and his team pursued [[Saberhorn]] and discovered the Decepticon didn't appear in the ''Alchemor'' database. They proved unable to capture him after Bumblebee was almost melted down thanks to Russell getting taken hostage. {{storylink|Metal Meltdown}} When Strongarm became demoralized during the pursuit of [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] and [[Slicedice]], Bumblebee failed to encourage her by getting her to help Fixit. He and Grimlock attempted to deal with a fire caused by the two Cons, and managed to get Strongarm out of the scrapyard to join them in saving some humans. {{storylink|Suspended}}

[[File:MisdirectionCrazyboltBumblebee-Ride.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bumblebee wants to make his own [[How to Ride Your Dinobot]] videos]]Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Grimlock captured the Mini-Con [[Torpor]], though the mission was nearly botched when Grimlock stumbled in on the other two Autobots as they strategised, tipping their target off to their whereabouts. After Grimlock gained super-intelligence from a data cylinder, Bumblebee was reluctant to let him join on a hunt for [[Simacore]], only agreeing to it after Grimlock pointed out that the mission had a low chance of success without him. During the attempt to capture the Con, Bumblebee and Strongarm were placed in peril by being restrained against a particle accelerator. However Fixit was able to restore Grimlock's brain to normal, and the Dinobot rescued them through brute force, taking down Simacore in the process. {{storylink|Brainpower}} When a wounded Steeljaw turned up at the scrapyard, Bumblebee, Strongarm and Grimlock followed the trail of energon he'd left behind to a disused drive in. There, the Autobots saw [[Scorponok (WFC)|Scorponok]], Crazybolt, and Slicedice arrive, and by eavesdropping on their conversation, Bumblebee discovered that Steeljaw had been feigning to gain access to the scrapyard. Bumblebee sent Strongarm back to the base while he and Grimlock took care of the Decepticons, and Bumblebee managed to distract his opponents long enough with a magic trick he'd learn from Russel for Grimlock to pummel them. However, he returned too late to prevent Steeljaw from freeing a bunch of the prisoners and escaping with them once more. {{storylink|Misdirection}}

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After weeks of trying to track down the new group of Decepticons, Bumblebee accidentally shot Grimlock during an encounter with Springload. With the entire team mentally taxed, Denny suggested the Autobots take a break, but Bumblebee was unwilling to do so while there were still Decepticon plots to foil. Fixit suggested that Bumblebee could do both; another lead pointed towards soundboards being stolen, the Decepticons' next likely target being a Rear Axel Concert. Bumblebee staked out the show with Russell, which led to him fighting Bisk on stage while the band played. Luckily the audience assumed it was part of the show, and Bisk was apprehended alongside the Mini-Cons [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] and [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}} Following a near disaster, where Grimlock was spotted by several children at a carnival while trying to apprehend [[Silverhound]], Bumblebee banned Grimlock from being part of their field missions. Subsequently, Bumblebee and Strongarm attempted to capture Quillfire, only to be knocked out by his quills. They awakened dazed and booted in an impound lot, requiring Denny and Russell to bust them out. The Autobots resumed pursuing the Decepticon and his two new Mini-Con partners, [[Back]] and [[Forth]]. Upon catching up with them, Bumblebee was flabbergasted to see Grimlock out in the field, sporting a construction crane disguise for his dino mode. Having no time to argue with his teammate, Bumblebee and the others once more engaged Quillfire. With Grimlock's help, the Decepticons were captured before they could retrieve the auto parts they were after, and Bumblebee gave his approval of the Dinobot's new disguise, allowing him once more to go out on missions. {{storylink|Impounded}}

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After the newly repaired GroundBridge malfunctioned, Soundwave returned to Earth and trapped Bumblebee in the [[shadowzone (dimension)|shadowzone]]. Bumblebee was still able to communicate with the rest of his team by radio and tried to dissuade Denny, Russel, and Fixit from taking on Megatron's former right-hand-bot, thinking the Decepticon was out of his team's league. However, a fumbled first attempt at destroying a long-range communicator Soundwave was building inspired Bumblebee to come up with a plan of his own to defeat Soundwave. Using the fact that Soundwave was out of practice in creating portals to their advantage, Bumblebee coordinated his team to create another door to the shadowzone, escaped back to normal space through it, and returned both Soundwave and Laserbeak to their other-dimensional prison. {{storylink|Portals}} After returning from a mission in an area that interfered with Fixit's communication equipment, Bumblebee learned that Optimus and the away team had been pinned down by [[Stockade (RID)|Stockade]]'s troops and sent Grimlock to assist them. {{storylink|Graduation Exercises}}

Though the Autobots were reunited as a single unit once the stealth team returned to the scrapyard, Bumblebee found his orders were being double-guessed by Optimus at every turn. Despite Strongarm's insistence that he should talk it out with the Prime, Bumblebee found no time to do so, as events began to unfold more and more quickly around him. A chance encounter reunited the team with Ratchet, and soon afterwards the Autobots got help in the form of the Mini-Con [[Toolbox]], recent escapee from "Decepticon Island." The Autobots used a ruse to infiltrate the crash of the rest of the ''Alchemor'', separated from Fixit's section upon its arrival on Earth, and since taken over by its prisoners. Though they made good headway at first, Optimus and Bumblebee strained for leadership at a crucial juncture during the infiltration; Optimus wanted to pause and liberate several more Mini-Cons kept as slaves, whereas Bumblebee wanted to press on to disable all of the Decepticons with a stasis bomb. This hiccup stalled the Autobots long enough for the Decepticons to take notice of them, and Bumblebee's team soon found themselves surrounded by Steeljaw and his troops. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

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Optimus and Bumblebee began to argue once more, with Bumblebee wanting them to stay their ground and fight while Optimus wanted to allow themselves to be taken prisoners to plan for a counter-strike. The choice was taken out of their hands by Windblade, who flew up and provided the rest of the team with the distraction necessary for them to slip away. The Autobots then split up into smaller groups, with Bumblebee taking Optimus and Toolbox to fix a [[cryo-gas]] bomb to the ship's ventilation hub. After sorting out their leadership issues, Optimus agreed to allow Bumblebee to helm the rest of the mission on his own. Before they could set up their bomb however, they were confronted by Steeljaw, who used three Decepticon hunters to greatly empower himself. Bumblebee and Optimus held off against their opponent long enough for the now freed Mini-Cons to come to their assistance and wrestle the Decepticon Hunters from Steeljaw's grip. Bumblebee then took hold of the weapons himself, and used them to melt Steeljaw into the floor, leaving him unable to escape as the cry-bomb detonated. Bumblebee, Optimus, and the Mini-Cons escaped just in time to be outside of the bomb's range, before it froze everyone on the ship.

In the aftermath of the Decepticon threat being dealt with, several Autobots decided to return to their homeworld. Bumblebee was not among them, as he announced it was time to establish a permanent base on Earth. Strongarm, Sideswipe, Drift, Jetstorm, Slipstream, and Grimlock joined him in this endeavor, and the team sped off together. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

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With the Decepticons no longer a problem, Bumblebee took his team on a tour of Earth, ending up in a visit to the remains of Output Omega One where they stumbled on a bomb. The team split up, and Bumblebee and Sideswipe stumbled on the scavengers [[Paralon (RID)|Paralon]] and [[Buzzstrike]], who were trying to find useful artifacts. Though Bee was knocked out cold after being controlled by Buzzstrike, he managed to prevent the bomb from doing any major damage. Unfortunately Sideswipe found his old diary, which included the exercise video he'd made. {{storylink|History Lessons}}
[[File:HistoryLessons Bumblebee exercise vid.jpg|thumb|left|350px|How you doin'?]]
After it became clear that an unknown group was looking for, Bumblebee split up the team to search Cybertronian sites and personally went to western [[Africa]]. He and the rest of the team were accidentally GroundBridged back to the scrapyard instead of [[Mount St. Hilary]] because Denny and Russell couldn't work the controls. {{storylink|Strongarm's Big Score}} Continuing the search, Bumblebee and Sideswipe ended up in a desert. They later joined Grimlock when the Dinobot encountered [[Thermidor]] and [[Tricerashot]], however when Thermidor threatened to bring down a ski lift, Bumblebee's impatience resulted in him being defeated by the scavenger and it was down to Grimlock to retrieve the artifact. Bumblebee later worked on learning patience from Brother [[Gunter]]. {{storylink|Pretzel Logic}}

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Bumblebee and his team retrieved a [[high energy pulse generator]] from [[Egypt]], only to have to destroy it when it threatened to fry their brains. Following the invasion of the scrapyard by the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, Team Bee's Mini-Con members were mistakenly abducted by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s men, and Starscream then used them to force Bumblebee to surrender himself. {{storylink|Mighty Big Trouble}} After an aborted attempt to escape and find the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee was tied up on the bridge of [[Starscream's ship]] and forced to listen to the Decepticon's rambling. He did manage to distract Starscream when Jetstorm got free. {{storylink|Mini-Con Madness (RID)|Mini-Con Madness}} He was eventually freed by Fixit, Jetstorm and Slipstream and joined by Optimus and the rest of Team Bee, fought Starscream's men. They eventually managed to defeat Starscream, despite him successfully merging with the Weaponizer Mini-Cons, by dragging him down into range of Fixit's signal so he could be de-merged. After farewelling Optimus and the Mini-Cons, Bumblebee and his team split up to search more Cybertronian sites. {{storylink|Worthy}}

[[File:KingOfTheHillPart2-UpgradedBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Let's see [[Matt Trakker]] beat ''this''.]]
When a Decepticon was detected, Bumblebee was confident that Sideswipe and Strongarm could handle it. Bee and the rest of the team had to join them when it turned out they couldn't. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 1)}} During the battle against [[Heatseeker]], Bumblebee found himself unexpectedly linked to [[Stuntwing|a Mini-Con]] which gave him a flight mode, and an explosion resulted in the entire team being merged into [[Ultra Bee|one robot]] while unconscious. In the aftermath, Bumblebee realized he'd lost his Decepticon Hunter. {{storylink|King of the Hill (Part 2)}}

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He searched for his weapon in the scrapyard, fruitlessly, though his search was put on hold when the team had to head to one of Windblade's caches in [[Antarctica]] to secure [[Crustacion]]. {{storylink|Defrosted}} While trying to secure another cache, the team encountered Rescue Bot [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]], resulting in Bumblebee having to handle Sideswipe being paranoid about being replaced. As a result, they had to chase down [[Ragebyte]] after the Sharkticon prisoner escaped. {{storylink|Blurred}}

Bee and the rest of his team found themselves coveting the [[Sphere of Doradus]] thanks to the energies the artifact was giving off, and had to resist it so they could capture Springload. {{storylink|Sphere of Influence}} Bumblebee became jealous of the rapport Blurr and Sideswipe had, and his attempts to be cool caused trouble as the team tried to apprehend [[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]] and [[Wildbreak]]. {{storylink|Bee Cool}}

During another attempt to capture Drag Strip, the team once again inadvertently merged, and in the aftermath found themselves having to cope with two Sideswipes. {{storylink|The Great Divide}} As the team investigated a series of Decepticon thefts, Bumblebee encouraged Strongarm to cultivate her detective skills, leading them to capturing three Decepticon brothers: [[Boostwing]], [[Pilfer]], and [[Jacknab]]. {{storylink|Get a Clue}}

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When Drift's old mentor [[Shadow Raker]] showed up on Earth, Bumblebee and the team helped Drift recover his Mini-Con students after the Decepticon kidnapped them. {{storylink|Out of the Shadows}} Another of Fixit's combiner experiments led to the Autobots temporarily switching bodies. Stuck in Grimlock's body, Bumblebee was forced to sit out the subsequent road race mission to defeat the Stunticons. {{storylink|Disordered Personalities}} Bee and the rest of the team attempted to help Strongarm's friend [[Nightra]] after she turned up apparently being pursued by [[Blastwave]], only to discover that Nightra was the criminal and Blastwave was an Autobot bounty hunter. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

Bumblebee took Fixit with him to an English island where they encountered [[Flamesnort]] and had to shut down the Decepticon's [[seismic-shock warhead]] before it destroyed Earth. {{storylink|The Golden Knight}} After an experiment led to Grimlock developing super speed, Bumblebee confined him to base. During an attempt to recapture Simacore, Bee had to contend with Grimlock turning up to help as well. {{storylink|The Fastest Bot Alive!}} 'Bee and his team prevented the Stunticons from stealing the power supply of a mag-lev train. {{storylink|Railroad Rage}}

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Now unhappy about their progress (or lack thereof) in stopping the Decepticon team, Bumblebee began imposing strict discipline on his team and micro-managing every aspect of their mission as they attempted to stop the Stunticons from stealing a satellite dish. The team combined into Ultra Bee with the apparent help of Fixit's equipment, allowing them to defeat [[Menasor (RID)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}} After a message from Windblade alerting the team to a cache on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], the team was joined by Optimus Prime for a mission to space. 'Bee and his team were able to not only combine into Ultra Bee without the aid of Fixit's equipment, but defeat the Stunticons once and for all, returning to Earth triumphant. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

During an assault on the scrapyard, Bumblebee was forced to go back and rescue Sideswipe after the GroundBridge was destroyed. The team found safe haven in the nearby caves, however Decepticon signals led them to Crown River Dam, where they found Steeljaw's pack trying to endanger human lives by breaching the dam. {{storylink|Exiles}} With the Autobots unhappy at their new cave, Bumblebee went to find new accommodations only to be captured by Steeljaw's pack. Tortured and interrogated, Bumblebee only gained the upper hand when Strongarm and Sideswipe freed themselves from the cargo container they'd been captured in, and helped him. {{storylink|Breathing Room}}

The team again tangled with Steeljaw's pack as the latter attempted to steal nuclear fuel waste from a disposal site, {{storylink|Prepare for Departure}} and again as the pack stole fuel rods from the nuclear plant. {{storylink|Prisoner Principles}} The arrival of Optimus Prime (again) resulted in the team discovering where their missing Decepticon Hunters had gone—Soundwave was back from the Shadowzone with the intention to bring back Megatron. During the battle to prevent Soundwave from irradiating the planet in the process, Bumblebee reclaimed the Decepticon Hunters and defeated Soundwave in combat. {{storylink|Collateral Damage}}

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When the rest of his team were grousing about the "grunt work" they were having to do, Bumblebee took it on for himself, resulting in him towing Grimlock's trailer as the team pursued the escaped Underbite, who was randomly teleporting thanks to a consumed piece of GroundBridge. They eventually managed to corral the tricky Decepticon, and Bumblebee admitted he had underestimated how tough the grunt work was. {{storylink|Something He Ate}} An attack by [[Wingcode]] left Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Strongarm incapacitated and slowly deteriorating until Grimlock and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] managed to capture the Decepticon so Fixit could create a cure. {{storylink|Sick as a Bot}} During another chase to capture Steeljaw, Bumblebee and his team found themselves arrested by [[Dropforge]], who it turned out was under the influence of a mind control signal originating from Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Fugitives}}

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Optimus returned to Earth once more to fill Bumblebee and his team in on events on Cybertron—the Autobot Council has been mind-controlling the planet's population. As Optimus's team would be recognized, the Bee Team headed to their home planet in Prime's ship with Bumblebee assuming a new color scheme as a disguise. Partway there, they discovered that Steeljaw had stowed away and though Bumblebee was reluctant to let him help, Steeljaw assisted their passage through Cybertron's defenses. The group was immediately surrounded by council forces on landing. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}} They were bailed out by Dropforge, who covered for them while they infiltrated the [[High Council Tower]] with Steeljaw's help. Discovering that the council were actually disguised Decepticons led by [[Cyclonus (WFC)|Cyclonus]], 'Bee and his team merged into Ultra Bee to combat the Decepticons' own combined form while Fixit disabled the Decepticon mind control. A protracted battle followed, but the Autobots prevailed, and in the aftermath, Optimus assigned the Bee Team as ambassadors to Earth. The team returned to the planet they now regarded as home, and found themselves again pursuing Steeljaw. {{storylink|Freedom Fighters}}
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====''Robots in Disguise'' shorts====
Bumblebee watched Grimlock and Fixit perform in a talent show. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}} He tried into the night to think up a new catchphrase, but couldn't find a rhyme for orange. {{storylink|To Catch a Phrase}} He regretted giving Denny a ride after the human left him covered in food. He washed off in the car wash, only to be promptly covered in mud by Sideswipe. {{storylink|Sticky Situation}} Bumblebee electrified a would-be car thief. {{storylink|Carjacked!}}

He was present with the rest of his team when Fixit picked up the signal of an open stasis pod, formerly containing the [[Cyclone]] Mini-Cons [[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] and [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]. [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] called "dibs" on capturing the Cyclones, which concerned Bumblebee, as it seemed a big job for a lone Mini-Con. Drift assured him that he was okay with Slipstream taking on the task. {{storylink|The Power of Dibs}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English)|[[Alessandro Bevilacqua]] (French)}}
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When [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] got word of a visitor coming, he eagerly assumed it was Bumblebee, but to his disappointment, it was [[Lad Pioneer|Teen Pioneer]] [[Wes]]. {{storylink|Driving a Wedge}} After introducing himself to the other recruits, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] accepted their story request and told them of how Bumblebee won a race and stopped a bank robbery at the same time. {{storylink|The Secret of Flight}} Bumblebee was one of the bots featured on a card in the [[Heroes of Cybertron (cards)|Heroes of Cybertron]] trading card series which Wedge owned. {{storylink|Battle of the Bots}}

Bumblebee was with the Rescue Bots for an offworld mission. Wedge requested Heatwave relay greetings. {{storylink|All Washed Up}} Wedge was maintaining a Bumblebee shrine in one of the Academy's many rooms. Blades later brought Bee to the Academy as a guest teacher, which had Wedge extremely excited. Bumblebee tasked the recruits with carrying out maintenance before heading into [[Griffin Rock]] with Blades to pick up supplies. Blades filled him in on recent events as they shopped, however Wedge had followed them in an attempt to impress Bumblebee. Returning to base, Bumblebee rewarded the recruits with a rescue sim, during which Wedge was hindered by his lack of maintenance and Bumblebee revealed he'd seen Wedge's failed attempts to impress him. Lesson learned, Bumblebee had Wedge conduct the necessary maintenance. {{storylink|Bee Prepared}}

At the start of year two of the recruits' training, Bumblebee was selected to be Wedge's mentor and surprised the student by showing up at the ceremony. {{storylink|Back to School}} He and Wedge practiced adventure training, which included zip-lines. {{storylink|In Training}} Bumblebee took Wedge on a space mission to save some rock creatures from a meteor shower. When it turned out they needed some calculations to be made so they could successfully move the ice chunks the creatures lived on, Bumblebee called in [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] for help. The collaboration went so well that Bumblebee organized to have Perceptor join the Academy as a teacher. {{Storylink|Need to Know}}

Bumblebee took part in the rescue of Doc Greene and [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] when a force field dome trapped the two humans in the lab. {{storylink|Partners (RBA)|Partners}} Bumblebee teamed up with Wedge for a mountain climbing rescue and invited the recruit to a "rescue-athon" that evening, unaware Wedge had already promised to help [[Wes]] with a first responder exam. Wedge later backed out of the rescue-athon in favor of helping Wes, and invited Wes to be Bumblebee's partner in the rescue-athon. {{storylink|First Responder}}

Noticing that Wedge was using his new car mode a lot, Bumblebee suggested he should pick the appropriate mode for the situation. This later proved valuable advice when the pair saved a train, and Wedge had to carry blocks of ice back to Griffin Rock. Bumblebee was able to repair the train tracks and arrived back in town riding the train in time to see the end of the ice sculpting contest. {{storylink|The Icebot Cometh}} Bumblebee joined Heatwave and Grimlock in responding to a meteor strike on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]]. {{storylink|Dino-mite Duo}}

Bumblebee was among the observers as the recruits undertook their final test of year two. He later attended the party aboard [[Citadel Secundus]], and was put into stasis lock when an asteroid hit the Titan and created an anti-energon field. {{storylink|Space Party}} He and the rest of the teaching staff were revived after Secundus was landed safely on Earth, and attended the recruits' graduation ceremony. {{storylink|Crash Of The Titan}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|Japanese continuity does not include the final season of ''Prime'' nor the final season of ''Robots in Disguise''.}}

=====Japanese ''Prime'' bios=====
[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] planted the [[Dark Energon]]-infected [[Arms Micron]] [[Zori]] at an excavation site as a trap for any inquisitive Autobots, which resulted in Bumblebee being turned into a rampaging, rage-fueled monster! {{storylink|#Terrorcon|''Prime'' Terrorcon Bumblebee's packaging bio}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
Bumblebee appeared on an advertisement for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers Adventure]]'' during [[Christmas]] season. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} In one of [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s dreams, Bumblebee and his friends responded when Optimus Prime called their names in a display of his [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|new toy]]'s speaking gimmick, then joined Optimus in dancing to "[[Try☆Transformers Adventure↑↑↑]]". {{storylink|TAV21 Optimus Prime Now on Sale!}}

Later in the real world, Bumblebee was shocked by Rattrap and [[Tigatron]]'s sudden appearance among his Autobots. {{storylink|Go! Adventure}}

=====''Adventure'' side story=====
Bumblebee was attempting to prepare to fight [[Phantomjaw]] with the assistance of Drift. He was having little luck until one of Drift's sword strikes sent him flying into mud, the dark color of which hid him from the samurai. There was little time to contemplate this, though, as Phantomjaw himself arrived, quickly putting Bee on the defensive. Thinking quickly, Drift told him to scan a nearby black car, and his new "Black Knight" coloration hid him from the Decepticon much as the mud had previous hidden him from Drift. Thus cloaked, Bumblebee made short work of Phantomjaw. {{storylink|Birth! Black Knight Bumblebee}}

====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:PrimeComicBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I have a mouth?!]]
Bumblebee and Optimus were on [[Earth]] when they detected [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]'s arrival and went to their rescue. After Optimus crushed [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], Bumblebee sent the Decepticon flying with a single punch, and escorted the others back to base. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:Titan4.3 Bumblekick.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|BUMBLEKICK!]]
Bumblebee took part in the testing of Ratchet's newly developed [[Safe]]. After Bulkhead uncovered a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] which attracted the attention of some Vehicons, Bumblebee, Optimus and Arcee went out to deal with the 'Cons. As Bumblebee knocked the Vehicons into the air, Optimus and Arcee blasted them, though Bumblebee was less than happy with the arrangement as he wanted to get to shoot them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.1|The Safe and the Failsafe}}

During some downtime, Optimus took the other Autobots, including Bumblebee, on a trip to [[Valley of Fire State Park]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

Bumblebee was playing video games with Raf when Fowler reported that the Decepticons had commandeered a [[Yamal|nuclear-powered ship]] near [[Antarctica]]. Optimus, Bumblebee and Ratchet GroundBridged to the ship, but on arrival Ratchet was knocked out by Starscream's [[static lance]]. Bumblebee attacked the Decepticon, dodging a swipe of the [[lance]] and then delivering a kick. Once he had possession of the lance, Bumblebee threw it to Optimus, who used it to defeat Megatron. After guiding the ship to its destination, the trio returned to base, which had been turned into an ice rink by Arcee and Bulkhead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

Raf and Bumblebee stopped off at [[Plug and Play]] to pick up Raf's copy of ''[[Invasionauts II]]''. Later at the base, Bumblebee found that Raf had let a bunch of Vehicons into the base, and was about to shut the [[GroundBridge]] down, when Raf stopped him. Raf, who had been temporarily hypnotised by the game, instead shut the bridge down in a way that sucked the remaining Vehicons back through and kept the location of the base concealed from the enemy. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}}

[[File:Titan4.9 Bumblebee and Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I R serious Bee. this is serious wiki.]]
After the [[President of the United States]] was kidnapped, the Autobots traced the culprit, Starscream, to the [[Grand Canyon]]. Bumblebee and Arcee teamed up to take out the cannons manned by Vehicons that Starscream had brought along. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}} Bulkhead and Bumblebee retrieved Knock Out's [[neuron refractor]] from China, unaware that a MECH agent had stowed away in it. After [[Novo|Agent Novo]] kidnapped Miko, the Autobots searched for the two humans, and located the MECH base in time for Novo, now occupying a mechanoid body, to return Miko. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.9|The Novo Incident}}

Bumblebee was on a team which went to the [[Deep Driller]] oil rig and fell into [[Rufus Madison|General Madison]]'s trap, finding themselves facing soldiers in [[robotic battle suit]]s. Bumblebee was able to defeat a couple of them by tricking them into bringing a crane down on themselves. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.10|Mad Dogs & Autobots}} After Bulkhead was abducted by the Decepticons following a solo mission, Bumblebee accompanied team Prime to the ''Nemesis'' to rescue him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

During a battle in [[The Wave]], Bumblebee tried to protect the three kids, only to be knocked down by a projectile from [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]. Ratchet patched him up and sent him back to base with Raf, but after the pair fell asleep watching a horror cartoon, Soundwave's disembodied hand crawled out of Bumblebee's chest wound and tried to kill them. Raf helped Bumblebee dispose of the hand by strapping it to a firework from [[Miko's Party Kit]], leaving their next task to explain to the arriving Autobots why the base was in such a mess. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.12|The Evil Shred}}

Bumblebee and Prime went on a stealth mission to stop Megatron destroying the [[Statue of Liberty]], but it wasn't long until they were spotted by the enemy. As Megatron immediately began climbing the statue, Optimus left Bumblebee to deal with the other Decepticons on his own. Despite Optimus's misgivings on doing so, Bumblebee claimed he was brave enough to handle the task at hand. As Megatron was about to decapitate the statue, Bumblebee threw one of the Vehicons at him, almost knocking him off. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

Bumblebee accompanied Miko, Jack and Raf to Devil's Cove when Raf surmised that sightings of a "monster" there might actually be a Decepticon. As he kept watch on the kids, he noticed a large object heading for them underwater and jumped in to save them, only to find himself face-to-face with the Decepticon [[Piranacon (Prime)|Piranacon]]. He engaged him in battle, but was quickly defeated by the mighty combiner, escaping when a boulder from the kids' escape plan fatally wounded Piranacon. He then made a successful attempt to save the trio from a watery grave, and relaxed on the beach for the remainder of the day {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.16|Fury from the Deep}}
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====Mega-Mouth====
One of Arcee's nicknames for Bumblebee is "the Big Buzz". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|Mega-Mouth #14}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
After successfully halting a Decepticon attack, the Autobots drove into a GroundBridge opened by Raf, only for the bridge to malfunction. {{storylink|On Thin Ice}} Separated from the other Autobots, Bumblebee splashed-down in a lake and was promptly pulled out by Breakdown and Knock Out. Aiming to settle [[Speed Metal|a score]], Knock Out challenged Bee to a race around a disused paint factory with Breakdown as referee. Aware that he'd be finished off afterwards, Bumblebee belted Breakdown halfway through the race and then knocked yellow paint on Knock Out. While the dazed Breakdown attacked his own comrade, Bumblebee took a GroundBridge back to base. {{storylink|King of the Road}} Bumblebee later joined in a battle in space to stop Soundwave hijacking [[COMSAT-1]]. {{storylink|Horrible TV}} He was also around when Ratchet had to repair Bulkhead's T-Cog. {{storylink|Cell}}
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====''Beast Hunters'' comic====
Bumblebee, Arcee, and Bulkhead encountered [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], who lead them back to the other [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]] as well as the Autobots who escaped the quakes which had accompanied the revival of Cybertron, scaring off a Predacon upon arrival. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 7|Beast Hunters #7}} Bumblebee then assisted the other Autobots in dealing with the remaining [[Forged]]; the Dinobots then proposed to go back to Kaon while the 'bots from Earth filled in on what happened during their stay on Earth and Optimus Prime's sacrifice. After the Predacon attacked again, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] came up with a plan to trap it underneath a Decepticon bunker; when the plan was successful Bee asked why Grimlock didn't kill it, to which he replied he had seen enough destruction. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 8|Beast Hunters #8}}

====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
[[File:IDWRID1 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|290px|Bumblebee loved his new backscratcher.]]
During his time as a street cop on Cybertron, Bumblebee arrested the crime boss [[Clipshade]]. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}} Unbeknownst to Bumblebee, Clipshade was really an Autobot double agent under the employ of Ultra Magnus; the entire operation had been staged. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}}

When Grimlock and Strongarm were tracking a Decepticon whom Fixit identified as [[Flamefeather (RID)|Flamefeather]], Bumblebee headed out to join them with Denny. They tracked Flamefeather to the [[Fun-A-Rama]] amusement park where they managed to capture their quarry before the morning crowds showed up. {{storylink|Fire, When Ready!}} After their squabbling compromised a training session, Bumblebee send Strongarm and Sideswipe out to investigate a destroyed transformer. After they returned empty-handed, Bumblebee came up with a new plan, having the team appear completely disorganized and taking [[Spinhead]] by surprise. In the aftermath of the battle, Bumblebee was shocked to learn that Arcee and Bulkhead had been secretly spying on him and his team. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 1|Robots in Disguise #1}}

Following the capture of [[Transit (RID)|Transit]], Bumblebee asked Fixit for a report on investigations into Team Prime, only for Ultra Magnus, Arcee and Bulkhead to arrive, wanting to question prisoners over the whereabouts of Clipshade. Bumblebee insisted on his team taking part in the capture, however afterwards Magnus announced they were taking Clipshade back to their ship. Bumblebee subsequently had a vision from Optimus telling him to trust his instincts regarding his old team. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

Fixit's investigation of Clipshade resulted in Bumblebee and his team capturing [[Overhead]], another [[Cybercomrade Sect]] member. She supplied them with a distress beacon she claimed would attract the leader of the sect, however when Bumblebee and Grimlock used it, Clipshade turned up. After a brief fight, it turned out Clipshade was an Autobot double-agent who'd been trying to find out the real sect leader, who it turned out was Overhead herself. They soon returned to Strongarm to find that Overhead had escaped, and Ultra Magnus arrived to provide some explanations. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 3|Robots in Disguise #3}} Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus argued for a while about their priorities and the competence of Bumblebee's team, but Magnus eventually relented and invited Team Bee to join forces with his own team. The group headed to the abandoned [[Petrosynthesis Chemical Plant]] to bring in Overhead and stop her plan to build a new space bridge. While Ultra Magnus's team handled [[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] and [[Razorgrille (RID)|Razorgrille]], Bumblebee grappled with Overhead. Overhead detonated the bridge out of desperation, creating a miniature black hole. Although Bumblebee tried to shut it down, Overhead revealed that only she possessed the means to turn it off; taking the direct route, Bumblebee smashed Overhead into the control panel and shut down the space bridge.

[[File:RID6 Prime Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|350px]]
With Overhead and the rest of the Cybercomrade Sect now recaptured, Bumblebee bid farewell to Ultra Magnus and his team, noting that he and the others still had unfinished business on Earth. Magnus congratulated Bumblebee on his leadership skills and noted that he was on the way to becoming an accomplished leader. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4|Robots in Disguise #4}}

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Bumblebee's brief moments of relaxation were interrupted when Optimus and Windblade took off on a mission from the Primes, and Decepticon signals were detected at [[Fort Tucker]]. Bumblebee and his team found themselves battling a pair of Vehicons, only to discover the whole thing had been a distraction while Steeljaw and [[Steve (Vehicon)|Steve]] abducted Fixit and Russell from the scrapyard. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 5|Robots in Disguise #5}}

Returning to base, the team found empty stasis pods and the computer trashed, and were forced to resort to their own wits to work out where Steeljaw was. They successfully located the cave, rescuing Fixit and Russell before engaging Steeljaw's crew. Bumblebee attempted to wrestle a bomb away from Steve, until the three Vehicons realized that Steeljaw was not part of Megatron's command. In the aftermath Bumblebee's team was left with the majority of Steeljaw's team as prisoners. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 6|Robots in Disguise #6}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' books====
During training, Bumblebee had to contend with Sideswipe and Grimlock playing lob-ball with Fixit as the ball. When the Autobots detected [[Scuzzard]] on the loose, Bumblebee came up with a plan which, despite going slightly wrong, still netted them Scuzzard. The Decepticon was snatched from them by the newly escaped Filch, and the Autobots were forced to track down and capture both of the birdbots. {{storylink|Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard}} Detecting Autobot signals at the docks, the Autobots stumbled on a fight between Underbite, Thunderhoof, and [[Slink]]'s gang. Despite falling foul of [[Sneak]]'s underarm odor, Bumblebee helped Grimlock take down Underbite, and the team subsequently managed to capture Slink and her gang. {{storylink|Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof}}

Despite a failed attempt at running a drill, Bumblebee was able to lead his team in the capture of [[Forager]], whose comments led him to suspect that Drift might be a Decepticon. Bumblebee and his team were captured a short time later when [[Foxtrot]] and [[Stilts]] took over the scrapyard and put the team in stasis pods. The team was eventually freed with Drift's help, and turned the tables on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Drift's Samurai Showdown}}

Bumblebee began seeing strange visions of Optimus Prime claiming to have become a Decepticon, distracting him during a mission to capture [[Skinkbomb]] and resulting in Sideswipe becoming seriously injured. Fixit thought that Bumblebee might have developed brain rust, but Bumblebee was sure that it was a trick intended to distract him. The next time the false Optimus appeared, Bumblebee was able to keep ordering his team and capture Skinkbomb, and the real Optimus later filled him in on events. {{storylink|The Trials of Optimus Prime}}

Bumblebee, Grimlock, and Strongarm attempted to arrest the Decepticon [[Brakepad]], only to fall foul of his lethargy-inducing powers. After they returned to the scrapyard empty-handed, Denny and Russell had to force them to go back out into the field and capture Brakepad. {{Storylink|Autobot World Tour}}

====Signature ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
{{Charstubfiction}}{{Storylink|Signature Robots in Disguise issue 1|Look Before You Leap}}

===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Searching for a way to combat [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], Bumblebee stumbled on data stored with an Iacon relic pointing to the location of a derelict starship containing a cache of weapons, hidden in the [[asteroid belt]]. He contacted [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 1}} and the pair blasted off in the [[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} After finding the ship and the weapons it contained, the two Autobots discovered that they'd been followed by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and Predaking. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] soon came to their aid via GroundBridge {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} and was able to keep the enemy busy long enough for Bumblebee and Wheeljack to escape with some of the weapon crates. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}} Bumblebee was nonetheless left injured and unable to go on further missions. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}}

When Bumblebee finally recovered, Ratchet assigned him to light duties patrolling with [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]. Resenting the fact that everyone else was off fighting Predacons, Bumblebee was almost resigned to the most boring mission ever when Megatron turned up. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} Bumblebee didn't get to take part in the fight though, because Prowl opted to let Megatron duke it out with the swarm of Predacons which promptly attacked the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

===Full of Fire!===
[[File:FullofFire BB Ratchet and Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
As part of preparations to fight back against the new Predacon, Bumblebee was given an [[Eagleshot Bow]] constructed by Ratchet. He, Ratchet and Bulkhead went out into a [[New Mexico]] desert to test the Autobots' new weapons, and Bumblebee used his bow to hit a target 2.76 miles away. When the trio were joined by Optimus Prime, Bumblebee suddenly detected a signal incoming, which turned out to be no less than six Predacons. Luckily the new weapons gave the Autobots the edge they needed, and Bumblebee was able to use his bow to take out [[Twinstrike (Prime)|Twinstrike]]. The enemy soon fled, though Optimus was pessimistic about the victory. {{storylink|Full of Fire!}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Pursuing the AllSpark after it had been launched into space, Bumblebee was one of the many Autobots that found their way to Earth. He encountered Starscream, who wasn't fooled by Bubmblebee's vehicle disguise. He later participated in a great battle within a human settlement against the Decepticons. He was wounded on the battlefield, and tended to by Ratchet. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Bumblebee was weirded out by [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[My Little Pony|ponies]], and an {{w|Strawberry Shortcake|underage baker}} singing Christmas carols. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Carolers1|The Hub Carolers}}
*Bumblebee leapt into a theatre to watch some family movies alongside various other cartoon characters. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Family Movie|Hub Family Movie commercial}}
*Fowler summoned the Autobots for a vague special mission, where they would be backed up by [[Batman]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Impossibly Awesome|Mission: Impossibly Awesome Marathon}}
*Bumblebee received some new secret weapons from Ratchet, and then proceeded to use his shoulder-mounted guns to mow down some Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Weaponizers|Weaponizers commercial}}
*Ratchet took Bumblebee through a tour of the Autobots' armory which culminated in Ratchet presenting [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)|Optimus Maximus]]. The two of them then rode the mech into battle, plowing through ranks of Vehicons. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Optimus Maximus|Optimus Maximus commercial}}
*Bumblebee donned a bumper sticker to show his appreciation for {{w|Fraggle Rock|Fraggles}}. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJbptASG9uU 2013 Fraggle Rock-a-Thon marathon promo]</ref>
*Optimus, Bumblebee, [[Boulder]] and Predaking attended a pool party with various entities from other universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Pool Party|Hub Network Summer Pool Party}}
*Toy versions of Optimus and Bumblebee came to life to duke it out against toy versions of Predaking and [[Lazerback (Prime)|Lazerback]] in a child's room. Bumblebee and Optimus came out victorious, and bumped fists while their restrained opponents dangled beneath them. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Beast Hunters toys|Beast Hunters toys commercial}}
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]], Bumblebee, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Chase (RB)|Chase]], [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Boulder]] rushed out of [[Fire Station Prime]] in response to a nearby fire. They watched Heatwave put out the blaze, then all posed heroically in a v-formation. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Rescue Bots toys commercial}}
*Optimus and Bumblebee joined the Rescue Bots in response to a fire emergency. Once on-scene, Bumblebee energized his jackhammer, and used it to clear away some rubble. {{storylink|Commercial#Rescue Bots|Energize figures commercial}}
*When a child holding a Bumblebee toy came under threat from Steeljaw, Bumblebee rushed to the boy's rescue. Bumblebee tossed the Decepticon into a nearby body of water, telling him to "cool off" before turning to his admirer and giving him a "thumbs up." {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise One-Step and Three-Step toy commercial}}
*Bumblebee dueled against Steeljaw once more, but this time as "Super Bumblebee!" Towering over his opponent, Bumblebee picked him up and transformed the Decepticon into his vehicle mode as though he was just a toy. {{storylink|Commercial#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Robots in Disguise Super Bumblebee commercial}}

==Games==

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)|[[Mikhail Tihonov]] (Russian), [[Renato Novara]] (Italian), [[Nessym Guetat]] (French), [[Jesús Barreda]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Filip Bochenek]] (Polish)}}

[[File:WfC-IGN-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The time has come and so have I... I'll laugh last 'cause you came to die.]]
During the Decepticons siege of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]], Bumblebee volunteered to be a message courier when communications became unreliable. Bumblebee was searching for the one called [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus]] when he was caught by a pair of Decepticons, only to be saved by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Informing Optimus of the death of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Ratchet to a command center where they were contacted by [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], who was leading the aerial counterattack and wanted Zeta to activate the [[planetary gun]]s. After informing Jetfire of Prime's death, Bumblebee helped Optimus and Ratchet make their way to the orbital defenses control room, where they activated the guns. Their next stop was the [[Decagon]], where they could reestablish communications and coordinate Iacon's defense. They hit serious Decepticon resistance, including several [[Decepticon war machine]]s, but ultimately, with help from Jetfire and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], the three made their way to the Decagon, where they faced the last obstacle: [[Air Commander|Sky Commander]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Beating the traitorous Seeker, Bumblebee witnessed a desperate communication from Zeta Prime, who was being held in the [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] [[Kaon Prison Complex|Prison Complex]]. Optimus resolved to rescue Zeta, and Bumblebee accompanied him.

[[File:WFC Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Autobots... [[Johnny Yong Bosch|It's Morphin' Time?"]]]]
Bumblebee, Optimus, and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] allowed themselves to be captured raiding supplies outside Kaon, and taken to the prison within the city. [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ordered them taken to recycling. Bumblebee didn't think that sounded bad, until Sideswipe told him to consider ''what'' they were recycling. As they made their way through the prison, Bumblebee's horror grew, until he was in a near panic when they placed against the firing wall. Fortunately, [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]] finally arrived and killed the [[Heavy Soldier]]s about to execute them. Air Raid was forced to let himself be captured to let the others escape. Finally finding some weapons, the three made their way to a [[wall crawler]] and descended into the prison. Bumblebee asked if this was good or bad, and Optimus replied that it was purely a matter of perspective, while Sideswipe said he was enjoying himself. Soon, they reached a room where Megatron revealed that he had allowed Zeta's message to be broadcast simply to lure Optimus into a trap. After they fought off some Decepticons, Megatron simply teleported them to a prison cell without their weapons. Fortunately, Optimus managed to break the wall with his axe, freeing them. Optimus then explained he could not open the other prisoners' cells, despite Bumblebee's pleas. Heading to retrieve Air Raid, the three Autobots rescued the flier, who took them to the control which would open all the prison's hard locks. Unfortunately, Zeta was trapped under the facility, so the control wouldn't release him. While Air Raid took the freed Autobots back to Iacon, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus and Sideswipe underground to free Zeta, racing through the caverns as the Decepticons blew out the ground. Reaching Zeta Prime's cell, Optimus, Bumblebee, and Sideswipe had to fight through Soundwave's minions to rescue the Autobot leader, but Soundwave stole some of Zeta's life energy and fled, killing the Prime. Taking his body back to Iacon, Bumblebee and Sideswipe bore witness to the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] declaring that Optimus was now Optimus [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], leader of the Autobots.

During the evacuation of Cybertron, Megatron used Trypticon Station to fire on the Autobots' escape pods. After the Aerialbots destroyed Trypticon's conversion cog and sent him plummeting to the planet's surface, Bumblebee accompanied Optimus Prime and Ironhide to look for the crash site. Once Trypticon was found to still function, Bumblebee assisted in fighting him, overloading his shoulder cannons with energon batteries and destroying his heat vents. After greatly damaging Trypticon, Optimus Prime declared Trypticon had lost and knocked him into an energon lake with his axe. Afterward, Bumblebee was present at the unveiling of the Ark, where he reminded Optimus Prime that Megatron was "still out there". {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)}}
{{quote|Watch out, Decepticons! I'm kind of a big deal!|Bumblebee}}
[[File:WFCDS Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|89px|Small, but noisy.]]
When a distress call from Zeta Prime was received by the Autobots, they sent Bumblebee to find Optimus so they could repair the communications system. Bumblebee and Optimus were seen battling Decepticons together by an Autobot rookie when he arrived at the Autobot base. When Optimus was later disabled by [[laser guard]]s, Bumblebee was instrumental in reviving him, and helped him defeat [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]]. After the Autobots retook [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Bumblebee exploded verbally at Ironhide, complaining that they'd already lost the war. Optimus told him that that attitude was just what Megatron wanted.

Prime's transmissions led the Autobots to infiltrate Kaon Prison, a place Bumblebee found terrifying to the point where Ironhide had to try and calm him and Optimus told them both to quiet down. They eventually found Zeta Prime, in time for their leader to expire. After Optimus was made the new Prime, the Autobots tried to enlist the help of [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]. Bumblebee slyly goaded Grimlock into challenging Optimus to a contest, however instead the Autobots ended up rescuing Swoop who'd been kidnapped by the Decepticons. The Autobots were forced to venture down to Cybertron's core to disable the Dark Energon corruptors, so that Cybertron's core could begin repairing itself, however the planet was left unable to sustain Transformer life.

As the Autobots began to evacuate in arks, Trypticon station began firing on them. Optimus prepared to take a team to the station to attack it from the inside, and Bumblebee was the first to volunteer to go along. They infiltrated the station and destroyed its power core, causing it to plunge from orbit. To the Autobots' surprise, the station transformed into a monster which Bumblebee found terrifying, but he still took part in the battle to destroy it. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (English)|[[Renato Novara]] (Italian)}}

In order to find out more about "Trypticon", Bumblebee and Ironhide were ordered to infiltrate a Decepticon datacore and extract the info stored inside it. Looking for a back way in, Ironhide uncovered a transit shaft, but it was too small for him to reconnoiter. Splitting up, Bumblebee took the shaft while Ironhide circled around to find another way in. Inside the datacore, they retrieved the intel on Trypticon, but were unable to escape without being noticed. The ruckus they raised in Kaon caught Megatron's attempt, and he arrived to fell both Autobots before they made it out of the city-state. Megatron subjected Bumblebee to a neural scanner to forcibly extract Autobot secrets from his mind. Bumblebee struggled to resist the scanner, but still unwillingly gave up some intel before Ironhide broke them both free. They eventually made it out of Kaon in one piece, thanks in part to the air support provided by Air Raid.

After the power supply was cut off to Trypticon from the Geosynchronous Energy Bridge, the Autobots began to prep supplies for their evacuation of the planet. On one such supply convoy, Bumblebee ran defensive reconnaissance to protect the convoy from Decepticon attack. Bumblebee blamed himself for allowing the Decepticons to access his mind using the neural scanner, and was extra dedicated to the mission in his effort to redeem himself, even if only in his own eyes. He uncovered an ambush plot on the roadway, and alerted Optimus to the threat. Taking point, he intervened on several other ambush attempts along the way.

After Trypticon Station fell to Cybertron's surface and revealed itself as a gi-normous transforming creature, Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime and Ironhide in racing to the crash site to finish him off. They were separated during the journey, and had to fight through multiple Decepticon vanguards before even reaching Trypticon. Eventually, it was the combined firepower and teamwork of the Autobot forces that brought down the dangerous dinosaur. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (PC/PS3/PS4/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One)===
{{Note|Bumblebee is available in Escalation Mode and has the Ammo Supply Core as his default ability.}}

Bumblebee waited with Optimus at the train station for Ironhide and Sideswipe to retrieve the [[Dark Spark]]. When the first train came, Bumblebee was the only one who made it on board, due to it having a timer. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:FOC-GameInformerPrimeBumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh my God, they killed Kenny! You bastards!]]
As the Autobots worked towards preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch, the Decepticons attacked the city. Bumblebee was helping out [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] with the wounded when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] arrived, and helped with an injured soldier. He was part of the bridge crew when the ship launched, and when they were intercepted by the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', defended the bridge alongside Optimus. Prime left to tend to the engine room, and Bumblebee was sent to replace a [[moleculon fuse|fuse]] so they could get the defense systems back up and running. He succeeded, allowing the ''Ark'' to start returning fire on the Decepticon ship, and began heading for the engine room. By the time he got there, Optimus and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] were engaged in a ferocious battle, with Optimus losing. As Megatron fired off a killing shot, Bumblebee threw himself in the way and took the shot to the chest. Enraged, Optimus renewed his assault on Megatron, but a short time later both ships were sucked through the [[space bridge]] portal. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Bumblebee also appears as a playable character in the Escalation Map, 'Ignition'. He is an [[Ammo Supplier]] and fights alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]].}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense''===
When an earthquake unearthed an Energon mine, Bumblebee was deployed to stop the Vehicon hordes from plundering it. Even after he successfully defended the mine, one of the Vehicons escaped. Bumblebee followed it to an abandoned building that the Decepticons were using as an Energon processing plant. He fought off the Vehicons here as well. He then accompanied Arcee in order to help her stop the Vehicons from reaching an abandoned military base.

Bumblebee could summon "Cannon Turrets," "Corrosion Turrets," and "Energy Beam Turrets" through the Ground Bridge to aid him in his fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Terrorcon Defense}}
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===''Transformers: Prime - The Game''===
[[File:Transformers prime the game bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I should probably say something...but that might be difficult.]]
The Autobots detected a massive asteroid of Dark Energon headed toward Earth, and intercepted the ''Nemesis'' crew attempting to retrieve the asteroid when bridging to the location. At the climax of the battle, the asteroid began to split apart and exploded. Team Prime fell to Earth and scattered across the country.

Bumblebee was captured by the Decepticons at some point, likely by Knock Out. However, when Raf had detected Bumblebee's life signal on Earth, he had come to rescue his friend. Freed by the human, Bumblebee followed Raf's directions in order to escape. Eventually, Bumblebee encountered Knock Out and Raf was kidnapped by the Decepticons while he was distracted.

Optimus dispatched Bumblebee and Arcee to investigate a part of the asteroid that landed on Earth being checked by a Decepticon signal, though Bumblebee scouted ahead and found that the signal was Dreadwing unearthing one of Thunderwing's missing components. Arcee helped Bumblebee in grounding Dreadwing, though he was the one who did the work in defeating him. Later, Arcee joined Bumblebee in bridging to the Nemesis to save Ratchet and the children, who had been captured by the Decepticons over this period of time. He was met yet again by Knock Out, and through trial & error had defeated him by driving him off the Nemesis.

The team regrouped, though missing Optimus, and Ratchet dispatched Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Arcee to chase Thunderwing in order to give him time to create a device to corrupt his Dark Energon core. Bumblebee was pretty shaken up by Megatron. Bumblebee later joined the rest of the team in watching the sun set after a day's hard work. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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===''Transformers Online''===
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===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
When the Decepticons constructed an [[Energon Drain]] in an asteroid field, Bumblebee and the Autobots countered it by building a [[Pulsar Dish]] from debris. While the dish was under construction, Bumblebee and Raf could help out by causing more power-ups to drift towards the dish. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===Transformers Universe===
[[File:Tu-character-art bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bumblecat?]]
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{{Note|Concept art of Bumblebee was produced, but he did not appear in the game prior to its cancellation.}}
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===''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
{{note|The Starter Bumblebee is already unlocked when the game is turned on for the first time.}}
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When Crown City was overrun by Decepticons as a result of a stasis pod modified to clone an army, the Autobots were forced to battle them throughout the city and surrounding landscape. They eventually found that Steeljaw and another Decepticon had constructed a [[space bridge]] and defeated the pair. {{storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise}}

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

===''Bike Rider DX3: Time Rider''===
[[File:Bike Rider DX3 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Bumblebee raced through Crown City attempting to reach his goal as quickly and smoothly as possible, dodging various Decepticons and other obstacles along the way. {{storylink|Bike Rider DX3: Time Rider}}
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===''Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker''===
Bumblebee was a spectator for a soccer match between Autobots and Decepticons. He enjoyed whenever players would tackle one another. {{storylink|Transformers Super Mini-Con Striker}}

===''Power Up for Battle''===
[[File:RID2015 Power Up for Battle gameplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
Bumblebee provided a selection of Weaponizer Mini-Cons for Optimus Prime to use against Starscream. {{storylink|Power Up for Battle}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Bumblebee-(WFC).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Bumblebee (WFC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character available as a reward in the "Cybertron: Episode 1" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
{{main|Bumblebee (WFC)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
[[File:PrimeBee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0]]
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBumblebee.jpg|thumb|Cheddar-flavored.]]
*''War for Cybertron'' Bumblebee was designed by [[Jim Daly]], and it's that specific character concept art that won [[Hasbro]] over on giving [[High Moon Studios]] the game.
*Bumblebee's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Runner-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Recon-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*[[Alex Irvine]] wrote the short story ''[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]'', expanding on how Bumblebee lost his vocoder in ''Exodus''.
*In the end credits for WFC, Bee drives up, and '''HALF''' of the Autobots get out. Weird. Guess his father was a clown car.
*Bumblebee's [[license plate]] in "[[Speed Metal]]" is "'''936 SOH'''".
*Bumblebee's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Bumblebee parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. Unlike most of his peers, who were hue-shifted into different colors, Bumblebee seems to look exactly the same as he always does.
*Bumblebee is a guest on the DVD/Blu-ray commentary for "Shadowzone". [[Dave Hartman]] apparently shares Raf's ability to understand him.
*According to the Autobits version of "[[Darkmount, NV]]", [[Frank Welker]] records words for Bumblebee, which are then replaced with the character's normal beeping sounds.
*Prior to Will Friedle's casting on an interview with ''[https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/25/will-friedle-on-playing-transformers-primes-bumblebee-ultimate-spider-mans-deadpool-and-his-thoughts-on-girl-meets-world IGN]'', he had originally gone in to audition for a character called "[[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]," but was later given the role of Bumblebee when they were ready to supply him with a voice.
*For [[Christmas]] [[2013]], [[Hub Network|The Hub]] aired a special "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" video yule log. This hour-long special consisted of music and cameo appearances by several characters or pieces from Hub properties in addition to the ponies themselves. Among the characters who made cameos were Beast Hunters Bumblebee (who beeped as he drove across the screen), [[Blades (RB)|Rescue Bots Blades]] (who stumbled onto the screen before being pulled back off), Strawberry Shortcake, Lil' Bat (mascot for The Aquabats), a Sorry! game piece, Niblet from "Pound Puppies", the main lead from "SheZow!", and several characters from the "Littlest Pet Shop" cartoon. This special was aired back-to-back for four hours on Christmas morning, possibly as a means of giving the bulk of the network staff a chance to spend Christmas morning with their families.
*Given his voice actor and [[Evergreen|design]] in ''Rescue Bots Academy'', Bee in said show is essentially a transplanted [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Bee]]. Despite this, [[:File:Bumblebee-RBA-design progression.jpg|preliminary concept art]] had Bee's design drawing from his original ''Rescue Bots'' character model.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrdongó''' (''Rescue Bots'', ''Rescue Bots Academy'', "Space-Bumblebee")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (大黄蜂, "Hornet")
*''Russian:'' '''Bumblebee''' (''War for Cybertron'', Бамблби ''Bamblbi''), '''Shershen'''' (''Fall of Cybertron'' and ''Rise of the Dark Spark'', Шершень, "Hornet")

==See also==
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*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the voiceless yellow one-man franchise from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], the amnesiac yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]].''}}

==References==
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[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots Academy Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Transformers Online Autobots]]
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Cliffjumper (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:13:49Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */ Removed an incorrect word

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:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:PrimeCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Cliffjumper will take you down to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!]]

'''Cliffjumper''' ('''Cliff''' to his chums) isn't your run-of-the-mill Autobot freedom fighter. Armed with six-cylinder ion cannons, a quantum-sensitive multiphase targeting system that would make [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling [[Decepticon]]s with his fists, Cliffjumper prefers to liven up the day with firefights while retrieving enemy intelligence. He more than lives up to his name: He'll fearlessly leap ''long'' before he bothers looking!

{{bigquote|Need backup?|[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]}}
{{bigquote|Do I ''ever'' need backup?|Cliffjumper tempting fate|"[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wreckers]] later escorted [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Cliffjumper was with the Wreckers when they went on mission to help Optimus Prime guard the Well of Allsparks from Megatron's encroaching forces. He was partnered up with Bumblebee, and tasked with harrying the Decepticons should they get passed the rest of the Wreckers. On their way to their post, they ran afoul of Barricade. They engaged the Decepticon, and after a brief tussle, left him behind beaten and unconscious. Cliffjumper and Bumblebee then doubled back to help the Wreckers flank the incoming Decepticons. In doing so, they helped disrupt the Decepticons' entire field position. The pair got separated during the battle.

After the AllSpark was launched into space and the Decepticons retreated, Cliffjumper would learn that Bumblebee had gotten his vocoder crushed while keeping Megatron at bay. {{storylink|Bumblebee at Tyger Pax}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
When the Decepticons returned to their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper went in with all guns blazing to investigate. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s piled onto him, grappling him until he was unconscious. He awoke to find himself in their base, which Cliffjumper commented looked like the sort of lair [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] would design. A Vehicon said Cliffjumper would live until he was no longer useful, and asked him to decode an offworld Autobot signal. It came from none other than Optimus himself, ordering his forces to gather on a planet called [[Earth]]. Awed, Cliffjumper then turned to his interrogator and said all the decoded message said was, "Megatron smells like [[Unicron]]'s armpit." The infuriated Vehicon ordered Cliffjumper's demise just before [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] burst in, slaughtering the Decepticons.

[[File:Primecomic-Cliffjumpershoot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Trademark move: Sharpshooter]]
Cliffjumper tried to greet his old colleague, but she told him to be quiet, coldly informing him she had not come to rescue him, but to tap into the Decepticons' communications. Finding the coordinates of the enemy's weapons lab in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], she was prepared to go by herself until Cliffjumper convinced her that Kaon was too dangerous for her stealthy ways, and that she needed his brawn to back her brain. Entering the city through its maintenance tunnels, Arcee opened a secret passage. As he travelled up an ancient staircase, Cliffjumper's suspicions were confirmed when he saw Starscream overseeing the reactivation of a [[space bridge]]. Arcee wanted to destroy the device, but Cliffjumper saw it as their ticket to Earth. He distracted Starscream by going straight to him and his Vehicons, claiming he wanted to join them. Arcee activated the device, and when Starscream noticed, Cliffjumper jumped his pretense and started a fight, then jumped with Arcee into the space bridge.

As he plummeted, Cliffjumper momentarily wondered if he was one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee confirmed they had fallen onto Earth. Finding a ghost town, they [[scanning|scanned]] their alternate modes. Cliffjumper disdained a passing travel trailer (which he found too ugly) and a truck (which was too bulky) before selecting a muscle car, which Arcee found suitably noisy. He added horns on the hood of his new alternate mode as a finishing touch. As the two drove to find Optimus, Starscream—who had also jumped into the space bridge—attacked them, blasting off Arcee's arm. Cliffjumper fought Starscream and buried him under a pile of rocks, but then [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared. It seemed like the end, but Optimus and Bumblebee came and fought off the two Decepticons before opening a [[GroundBridge]] to their base and sending Arcee through for repairs. Optimus told Cliffjumper his journey was over, but a new battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}
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====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Dwayne Johnson]] (English, "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"), [[Billy Brown]] (English, "[[Out of the Past]]"), [[Frank Welker]] (English, [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper), [[Noriaki Sugiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Shen Lei]] (Chinese), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Robin Kahnmeyer]] (German), [[Sergio Gutiérrez Coto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Miguel Ángel Pérez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Andrea Bolognini]] (Italian), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish), [[Rodrigo Araújo]] (Portuguese, "Darkness Rising, Part 1"), [[Luiz Laffey]] (Portuguese, "Out of the Past"), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian)}}

[[File:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|We know who's {{w|Redshirt (character)|expendable}}.]]

During the Great War, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] invaded the lair of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who had captured Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety. {{storylink|Predatory}}

[[File:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|He's not solving murders with [[James Remar|Harry Morgan]].]]
Following the [[Great Exodus]], Cliffjumper was investigating reports of a Decepticon operation on the deserted Cybertron when he was captured by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s forces along with Arcee. When interrogated, he held out and faked a shutdown, being thrown into the same cell as Arcee. The pair were taken to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee to decode the transmission—a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to Earth. Cliffjumper subsequently kept Starscream busy long enough for Arcee to free herself and the pair went to destroy the [[space bridge]] that Shockwave had build. Cliffjumper distracted the Decepticons while Arcee sabotaged the bridge though Shockwave caught them in the act. Cliffjumper ended up fighting the Decepticon scientist and came off second best, though he was saved by Arcee. The two Autobots jumped through the space bridge, encountering Shockwave one last time mid-bridge before they ended up on Earth. As the pair went off to find Optimus, Cliffjumper regaled Arcee with the story of the time he was lost in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} The duo were unaware that Shockwave survived their encounter. {{storylink|Scattered}}

Three years after the last reported Decepticon activity on Earth, Cliffjumper was still marooned on the planet with his fellow Autobots. Still a strong-willed individual, Cliffjumper had sometimes run afoul of human authorities, resulting in receiving multiple traffic tickets and once having a [[Denver boot|boot]] affixed to his tire due to a parking violation. As he chatted with Arcee over the radio, she admonished him for his stubborn bullheadedness. He countered that Earth was so boring that sometimes he just had to stir things up.

[[File:DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|If you think he looks ornery now, you should see him later.]]
Just as Cliffjumper noted that he was starting to miss the Decepticons, his scanners caught nearby activity. He declined Arcee's suggestion for backup and sped off in the direction of the disturbance. He was surprised to find a wide crater full of [[energon]], and even more surprised to find it guarded by the Decepticons! Overwhelming [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon forces]] demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']], the Decepticons' warship, and thrown in front of Starscream. The interim Decepticon commander did not respond well to Cliffjumper's irreverence, and the Autobot was stabbed through the chest. Starscream then ordered his troops to clean up the body.

The remaining Earthbound Autobots arrived on the scene too late, and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] confirmed that Cliffjumper's [[spark]] had gone offline. Finding one of Cliffjumper's horns in the dirt, Arcee took the piece of her friend to the Autobots' memorial service. The loss of Cliffjumper hit her the hardest, and she stormed off amidst their eulogies, preferring to honor Cliffjumper's memory by keeping Earth safe. Ratchet confided in [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[File:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|He's not supposed to die!]]
Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test [[Dark Energon]]'s resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming [[zombie]] that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine.

The initial Dark Energon stabbing did briefly bring Cliffjumper's spark back online, but when Ratchet's sensors picked this up, he dismissed it as a glitch. Regardless, Arcee wanted to investigate. After the Autobots mounted an attack on the Decepticons, Arcee found the top half of Cliffjumper strewn about, but was horrified to see the monster that he had become. Whatever this thing was, it was no longer Cliffjumper, so the zombie was left behind as the Decepticon base exploded. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Predatory}} Later, at Cliffjumper's memorial, Arcee said she had not given up on finding the Decepticon responsible for his death. When she discovered their prisoner Starscream was responsible, she attempted to kill him, only to stop when a shocked Bumblebee convinced her to stop and let him escape. She reflected to Optimus that her desire for vengeance had not brought the solace she sought. {{storylink|Partners (Prime)|Partners}} While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more proactive in preventing. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

In an effort to make small talk with a [[MECH]] operative, Starscream mentioned that he had personally "snuffed" an Autobot, referring to Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} When Arcee learned that Bulkhead and Ratchet repaired Starscream's wounds after getting intel on [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s location, she became angry, saying that Starscream had also taken a partner from her. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

Miko, frustrated at Bulkhead's slow pace in recovering from the effects of [[Tox-En]] poisoning and the blast [[Hardshell]] gave him, stormed out of the base to cry at the top of the mesa where the Autobot base was located. Arcee tried to help Miko through her grief by telling her the story of how she first partnered up with Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} When the Autobot base was destroyed by the ''Nemesis'', Cliffjumper's memorial was destroyed in the explosion. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} When confronted by [[Miko Nakadai]] in the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]], Starscream brought up his slaying of Cliffjumper only for the human to boast of her killing Hardshell. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

When Cybertron was reborn, Optimus honored all those who had made it possible, Cliffjumper among them. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
Despite his death, Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots blacklisted by the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] for associating with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy (RID)|Enemy of My Enemy}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFCDS-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85|If Bumblebee were John Boehner.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}

{{quote|Decepticons deserve a traitor's death!}}
Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of Decepticons preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into Jetfire... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

{{note|Cliffjumper is an unlockable character in the Autobot version of the game, and as such, can be used as a playable character in the story and arena missions. He is unlocked by finding a data disk in the "Infiltration of Kaon" level.}}

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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
[[File:FOC-Cliffjumper.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|They laughed when we said our ''War for Cybertron'' Cliffjumper toys sounded like The Rock, but who's laughing now?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}

After [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] met Cliffjumper and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins. After encountering a number of Decepticon [[Guardian (FOC)|Guardians]], Cliff got the opportunity to save Jazz's life when the other Autobots was caught under debris during a rust storm. They followed a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz insisted on going down alone, though Cliff kept in contact with him via radio. Cliffjumper ended up facing the hordes of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s that poured out of the pit when Jazz flooded it, but with the other Autobot's help, survived. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. Cliffjumper attempted to sneak up on the Decepticon, only to end up trapped behind a [[force field]]. While Jazz faced the swarm of Insecticons outside, Cliffjumper reversed the flow of toxic waste into the facility, escaping just before the place exploded. After being picked up by Sideswipe, they reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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{{note|Cliffjumper also appears as a playable character in the Escalation map, ancients. He fights alongside [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]], [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]. Strangely, Cliffjumper is the team's [[Tank (FOC)|Tank]].}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}
When [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] and [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] were returning to Kaon, Dark Spark in hand, Cliffjumper led an Autobot attack in a desperate gambit to retrieve the Dark Spark from them. Unfortunately, he was defeated and forced to retreat, reporting to Optimus as he did so. Cliffjumper later tried to redeem himself on the outskirts of Kaon. Attempting to stop [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]'s rampage, Cliffjumper attempted to place a det pack on the combiner, but was crushed for his troubles. The Decepticons then retreated into Kaon with Cliffjumper's unconscious body. Optimus Prime and Jazz then proceeded to infiltrate Kolkular to rescue Cliffjumper. They succeeded in freeing Cliffjumper, and, despite Cliffjumper's pleas, Optimus ordered Jazz to evacuate Cliffjumper while he went on to face Megatron alone. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Cliffjumper Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Voted "Most Likely To Be Bought For Ulterior [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Classics|Head-Swiping]] Motives."]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2010)
**''Accessories'': handgun
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoya Miyake]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Cliffjumper is a red [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round "Cybertronian racer mode". His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted, flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode. Like the original mold, His legs are generally loose at the mid-thigh joint due to being used for transformation.

: The [[instructions]] for Bumblebee depicted him with Cliffjumper's head sculpt, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced, a continuing trend in the ''Generations'' line.

: This toy was also (slightly) redecoed to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Prime''===
====''First Edition''====
{{anchor|FirstEdition}}
[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeFirstEdition.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|I have more toys which ''aren't'' made from Bumblebee molds than toys which ''are''. Something is seriously wrong here.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''004'''
**''Takara release date:'' [[December 28]], 2011
**''Accessories:'' Stand
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of wave 1.5 of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Cliffjumper transforms from a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger into a robot and back, and features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily [[Swivel joint|rotate]] up to 90 degrees. He features [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake sculpted wheels]] on the backs of his thighs.

: The Japanese version of this toy was packaged in robot mode (sans stand, despite the package call outs) and features a richer metallic red. His rear lights are also painted red instead of silver.

: He and the rest of the ''Transformers: Prime'' First Edition Wave 1 toys were released far earlier in Asia than the rest of the world. He was initially not released in the US, forcing fans to import him from Canada in order to get the Hasbro version. However, in late 2013, he started showing up at ToysRUs stores in the US, along with First Edition figures of Starscream and Bumblebee.

: This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generations|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/PrimeCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-FETerrorconCliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|What he's cooking? Brains, apparently.]]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''005'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: First Edition'' toys, [[Terrorcon (Prime)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper is a redeco and retooling of First Edition Cliffjumper, with unpainted wheel rims, purple translucent parts, a new, bashed-up head, and "[[Dark Energon]]" battle-damage [[paint operation]]s.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him with silver-painted wheel rims.

: The second wave of ''First Edition'' toys was initially only released in the Asian market in mid-2012. Terrorcon Cliffjumper was noticeably absent in this particular release, and was believed to be canceled. ([[TakaraTomy]] would then do their own drastically different interpretation of the toy, see below.) In late 2012, Wave 2 was finally released in its entirety in Hasbro's Asian markets, and [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up these toys, along with most of the "First Edition" line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for the holiday season.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/PrimeTerrorconCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Terrorcon Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperCyberverse.jpg|right||thumb|upright=1.67|Wait, is this a gun?]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number:'' '''2/005'''
**''Takara release date:'' [[March 31]], 2012
**''Takara Number:'' '''EZ-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle blade
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Legion-class toys (and the first wave in Japan), Cliffjumper transforms into his low-riding cruiser mode. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons. The battle blade he comes with is the same as Cyberverse [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'s, being modeled after the doctor's scalpel-weapons. The blade, in the same color, is also used by Cyberverse ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Dino#Cyberverse|Mirage]], while a green version is used by [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]], and a purple version is used by [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]].

: This sculpt was also used to make [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyberverse Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Prime-EZ-Collection-Deception-Set-Terrorcon-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stiffjumper.]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blade

: Released as part of the EZ Collection Decepticon Set, "[[Terrorcon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper" is a translucent-purple redeco of his Cyberverse toy. He was only available in a TakaraTomy six-pack with [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]].

: Despite being marked as a Decepticon, the zombified Cliffjumper has no alignment in-show. Also, the stock photos depict his purple plastic as either molded metallic or painted metallic.

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====''Robots in Disguise''====
[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeRID.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Lot of toys for a guy who bit the dust five minutes in. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''(TakaraTomy Arms Micron Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)
**''Series/Number'': '''1 / 002'''
**''Takara release date:'' [[March 31]], 2012
**''Takara ID number:'' '''AM-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/hammer (Hasbro only), "C.L." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Wave one of the "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class assortments includes an entirely new Cliffjumper mold. Unlike the first Cliffjumper toy, this Cliffjumper's transformation into robot mode involves stowing much of the car's roof on his back, while featuring a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake car roof]] as the robot mode's chest. He is geared to have a "dramatic head reveal"; pulling his car-hood parts down into arm configuration pushes his robot head up into place. His battle hammer can also become a gun, which stores in vehicle mode on either the roof or in an additional peghole on the vehicle's rear right-hand side.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Cliffjumper has some very significant differences. Released as part of the first wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, his red plastic has a lighter, slightly-orange hue, plus he loses many of his [[paint operation]]s, which have been largely replaced by customer-applied foil [[Sticker|decal]]s. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] play-pattern, he has been [[retool]]ed to include [[5 mm post]]-hole mounts on his doors, driver's-side rear wheel hub (as there's already a post-hole on the passenger side from the Hasbro version), and robot mode shoulders. Rather than the hammer/rifle, he comes with his Arms Micron partner [[C.L.]], who transforms into an over-sized version of Cliffjumper's triple-barreled wrist-blaster... who unfortunately cannot be ''used'' as a wrist-blaster, the closest you can get to that is to use him as a hand-held cannon.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Robots in Disguise'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Think he looks edible? He'd probably think the same way about you... you know, if he ''could'' think.]]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, 2012-[[April 28|04-28]])
**''ID number:'' '''AM-08'''
**''Accessories:'' "Jida" Arms Micron

: This version of the undead [[Dark Energon]]-infused Cliffjumper is available in the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, and was released in the second assortment. "Terrorcon" Cliffjumper is a translucent-purple and opaque-brown redeco and retooling of the "First Edition" Terrorcon Cliffjumper mold, with several added [[Mini-Con]] mounting points on his vehicle mode trunk and hood. As with the other toys in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, much of the toy is unpainted, (including his cannons) and relies on [[Sticker|decal]]s to add color detail, such as the windscreens, with a pair of unused Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers also being included. He comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner, [[Jida]].

: Early [[stock photography]] showed Terrorcon Cliffjumper as being primarily opaque blue-purple plastic.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/PrimeTerrorconCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Arms Micron Terrorcon Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Sadly, you can't wear the head as a mask. It woulda been a great companion piece to the previous year's wearable Matrix.]]
*'''Rust In Peace Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[July 12]], 2012)
**''Accessories'': Dark Energon shard, "embedded" Dark Energon shard

: A [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 [[exclusive]], "Rust In Peace" Cliffjumper is a much more extensively-decoed and premium-packaged version of the "Terrorcon Cliffjumper" retool of the "First Edition" Cliffjumper mold, which was originally canceled worldwide, but was eventually released as an Asian market and [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive. Whew! His paint operations have been expanded from the original retail plans to give him more battle damage deco. He comes with two Dark Energon accessories; a long shard of the stuff, and a shorter, more rubbery one ending in an "energy splash" that can grasp around the edges of his chest to represent, well, him being stabbed with Dark Energon to bring him back to "life."

: He comes in a special case shaped like Cliffjumper's zombified head, which itself comes inside a box with Cliffjumper's chest printed on the front. Gruesome!

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==Merchandise==

===Eaglemoss cards===
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==Notes==
[[File:FOC-HMS-render-Cliffjumper-robot mode.jpg|thumb|right]]
[[File:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|right|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]
* In ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, Cliffjumper's one unique body part (his head) is usable by [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters as an Eliminator-type component. Amusingly, while that head is designed to look very much like the one seen in ''Prime'' for both alignment reasons and to distinguish him further from Bumblebee, Hasbro released the War for Cybertron figure two years earlier sporting a very G1 head sculpt.
* Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the ''Prime'' cartoon's publicity material, and he had a starring role in the comic released before the show's premiere. That, combined with the fandom's excitement over the news of his voice actor (an announcement that was actually very low-key,<ref>[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=16332 Toy News International's notes on a Hasbro investors' webcast]</ref> but you know, ''fandoms''), made his death in the opening minutes of the pilot episode come as quiiiiiiite a shock to just about everyone. ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister show, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord, but they gave that character more than five minutes to develop a personality and an attachment to the audience. Of course, later on, Ripcord was found alive.
* Cliffjumper has been mentioned in more episodes than he's appeared in, and mostly by ''Starscream''.
*This is not [[Cliffjumper (SG)|the first Cliffjumper to die and become a zombie]].
*In the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|3DS version of ''Rise of the Dark Spark'']], there are obvious hints at a relationship between Cliffjumper and Arcee. Cliffjumper constantly refers to Arcee as, "darling," and Hound flat out says to Arcee, "I see why Cliffjumper likes you, boss."
*Cliffjumper's role was originally going to [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], who was planned to die in the [[One Shall Rise, Part 3|season 1 finale]] instead of the [[Darkness Rising, Part 1|premiere]].

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

*'''Full Burst Mode''' (フルバーストモード ''Furu Bāsuto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': B.B., C.L., O.P., R.A.
: Cliffjumper's "Arms Up Mode" pictured on his box-back is dubbed "Full Burst Mode", which has him brandishing a combination weapon formed from [[O.P.]] and [[B.B.]] in one hand, and another formed from C.L. and [[R.A.]] in the other.

*'''Death Mode''' (デスモード ''Desu Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Jida
: Terrorcon Cliffjumper's box-back "Arms Up Mode" uses [[Jida]] in "Big Saw" mode while also lugging around the [[Killer Bite]] weapon.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Cliffjumper''' (クリフジャンパー ''Kurifujanpā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēi Gùo Shān''' (飞过山, "Flying across a Mountain")
*''Russian:'' '''Skalolaz''' (Скалолаз, "Rock-climber")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Brawl (WFC)

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Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC) */ Slightly reworded his Escalation appearance so that Quake isn’t listed with the Combaticons

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{{disambig3|Brawl}}
:''Brawl is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I carry around these twin cannons on my back... and my default weapon is an assault rifle. Sigh.]]

'''Brawl''' is rage incarnate. It's not that he doesn't love his job—he does—it's just that he has so little control over the destruction he brings to the battlefield. His rage is so great, it's been suggested that when he combines with his fellow [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s to form [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]], it's his rage alone that fuels the titan. But fortunately for Brawl, he has no problem with this. Best to love what you aren't capable of controlling in the first place, eh?

{{bigquote|Real Decepticons roll on treads.|Brawl on car alt-modes|[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]] }}

==Fiction==
===''The Covenant of Primus''===

The Combaticons remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. Brawl and his comrades fought against the [[Wreckers]] to help [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] maintain control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Brawl was one of the many Decepticons that pursued the Allspark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)''===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)|[[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Iñaki Alonso]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

During the final days of the war, Brawl served aboard a Decepticon starship under [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], who was seeking the [[Dark Energon]] guarded by the neutral Sky Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. He was part of the bridge crew, along with [[Barricade (WFC)|Barricade]] as Megatron laid siege to the orbiting station where Starscream hid the supply of Dark Energon. After Megatron gained entry to the station (by ramming his starship into it, no less), Brawl and Barricade then helped Megatron fight his way into the station, past Starscream's soldiers. Starscream's constant taunting irritated Brawl, to the point he requested permission to rip off Starscream's head. He even said please. The Decepticons eventually reached the supply of Dark Energon and prevented Starscream from destroying it, and as his reward, Brawl was infused with the corrupted Energon's power by Megatron.

[[File:WFC-Brawlhammer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|BRAWL SMASH!]]

Later, during the Decepticon assault on the Autobot capital of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Brawl had the honour of commanding and spearheading the ground attack while Starscream (his head sadly still attached) commanded the aerial forces and Megatron personally led a small strikeforce into the heart of the city. Megatron's team eventually reunited with Brawl and his forces outside the Iacon Vaults, where Autobot leader [[Sentinel Zeta Prime]] had taken refuge. Despite being heavily out-numbered (and being dogpiled by numerous Autobots), Brawl held out until Megatron, [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] arrived to assist. Brawl complained about Starscream's refusal to give his ground troops air support, but Megatron wasn't interested in excuses.

When even Megatron's Dark Energon powers failed to open the massive doors to the Vaults, the enraged Decepticon ordered a bombing run. Brawl attempted to protest, since the Autobots' anti-aircraft defenses were still active, but Megatron would not be convinced. After the bombing attempt failed miserably, Brawl tactfully suggested they first take the anti-aircraft guns in order to guarantee success. Megatron noted this was 'an excellent suggestion' and commanded him to see to it.

[[File:WFC-Brawlvehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Bite my shiny metal cannons. If not, then I tread you first, then blast.]]

The Decepticons successfully disabled the anti-aircraft guns and Brawl once again called down a bombing run, only to be bluntly refused by Starscream. Taking issue with Starscream referring to the bombers as 'his ships', Megatron cut in and ensured the bombing run would take place. However, Brawl and his comrades now had to hold off a massive Autobot counterattack until the bombers arrived. Despite fighting and killing numerous Autobots (including several Heavy Soldiers and [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]]), it seemed as though the Decepticons would be overwhelmed by nothing less than the entire Autobot army. Brawl, keeping track of the bombers' progress, started counting down the last few seconds verbally, and the Decepticons watched as the Autobots realized their doom, too late to retreat to safety. Megatron ordered Brawl to hold his position while he led his team to 'discuss' matters with Zeta Prime.

Brawl followed his orders to hold his ground to the letter. In fact, while Megatron, Breakdown and Soundwave were being attacked by [[Destroyer (WFC)|a huge Autobot]], Brawl watched, no doubt confident that his master would be victorious.

He probably wasn't too happy when Starscream claimed leadership when Megatron was apparently killed by a [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|huge heavily armed ship]]. That was fixed soon enough, though.

Brawl then journeyed with Megatron and the rest of the Decepticons to Cybertron's [[core]], watching as Megatron corrupted the core and cowered from falling debris. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron - Decepticon'' (DS)===
Brawl, Megatron, and [[Dirge (WFC)|Dirge]] captured an Autobot training facility during the waning days of the Great War. He later accompanied Megatron during the capture of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon Space Station]] - a station which could manufacture Dark Energon. After a field test, the Dark Energon enhanced the Decepticons' stamina and strength. However, the Decepticons had to journey to Cybertron's core to get the fuel to make more Dark Energon. Brawl helped in an all-out assault on Iacon City to find the [[Omega Key]], the key to Cybertron's core - but upon taking it from Zeta Prime, it activated the titanic Autobot Omega Supreme, who quickly decimated the Decepticons. Brawl followed his leader, and defeated Omega Supreme, gaining total supremacy over Cybertron.

Later, the Autobots, with their new leader [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], came to the Core to flush out the Dark Energon. Brawl had been lying in wait for such an attack, and unleashed his full power upon them. But the Autobots defeated Brawl, and the Decepticon retreated. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)''===
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}

[[File:FOC Brawl legged tank.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Does this mean I'm a [[Triple Changer]]?]]
Brawl joined the Combaticons in the closing battles of the Great War. He and [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] helped Starscream ambush Optimus under one of the [[Warp Cannon]]s, and dragged him before Megatron. After Megatron was mashed into the ground by Metroplex, he along with the rest of the Combaticons fell under Starscream's command. They began a mission to assault an Autobot tanker, loaded with Energon the Autobots had managed to steal from the Decepticons. [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]'s plan called for the team to split up, as [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] eliminated enemy scouts, [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] would clear a path for Brawl to arrive on a transport and destroy the supports to the bridge the tanker was headed for, diverting it into an ambush led by Starscream. Once the path was clear, Brawl headed in, but his artillery was unable to penetrate the shields around the bridge's supports. Vortex brought down the shields on the two side supports for him though the bridge remained standing, and Brawl had to blast a hole in the central support so Vortex could head in and take it out with a [[detpak]].

After Swindle disabled the tanker's anti-air guns, the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] so they could smash through the rest of the defenses surrounding the bridge. They disassembled to take the bridge itself, but the tanker was so badly damaged, they could do little more than attempt to guide its crash landing. Following the crash, Brawl was arrested alongside his teammates by Starscream's henchmen.

Brawl was later released alongside everyone else who opposed Starscream after Megatron was resurrected by Soundwave. He oversaw the destruction of a Starscream statue, which he had wanted to destroy ever since the [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]]s were ordered to build it. Brawl was aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' before the Decepticons' assault on the fleeing [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], and became part of Bruticus as the giant attacked the Ark's engines. Bruticus killed off dozens of Autobots before being taken down by the combined effort of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbot]]s and was last seen flying off the Ark, fate unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Brawl is a playable character in the 'Downfall' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Quake (FOC)|Quake]] and fellow Combaticons [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]]. He is able to deploy Battle Sentries, which fire at enemies.}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
Brawl was presumably with the other Combaticons, fighting juuuuuust off-screen while Swindle escorted [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] and the [[Dark Spark]] to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. When the Autobots launched a final desperate assault that included mobile artillery and numerous [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]s, Brawl joined the other Combaticons to form Bruticus and lay waste to the attackers. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Universe''===
{{voiceactor|[[Stefan Ashton Frank]]}}

[[File:Tu-character-art brawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Admit it. You'd buy toy me.]]

Brawl is a Decepticon commander and adviser for PvE modes ([[Dispatch]] and [[Crisis (Prime)|Crisis]]). He will occasionally comment on the objective assigned to the player. {{storylink|Transformers Universe}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Brawl-(FoC).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Brawl (FoC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward to 55 leagues in the "Bruticus' Chaos" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=3|I'm not [[neon]]...]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, [[2012]])
:*''Accessory:'' rifle
: The first version of "Decepticon Brawl" (named so for [[trademark]] reasons) was made available as part of a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]" [[giftset|gift set]] that contains all five Combaticons in [[show-accuracy|game-accurate colors]]. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and made available at the store's website a few days later.

: Brawl's [[alternate mode]] is a green "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]]" hover tank with a twin-barreled turret. Unlike most other Transformers toys with tank alternate modes, Brawl sports ''no'' wheels whatsoever. His [[robot mode]] rifle can be attached to the turret (between the two cannon barrels) and thus serve as an additional weapon. In [[robot mode]], Brawl can hold his rifle (which features a [[5 mm post|5mm post]] as its handle) in either hand.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Brawl can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus and serve as any of the gestalt robot's four limbs, though his official configuration shown in the [[instructions]] is the left leg. (He features "fingers" attached to his feet via hinges which are not addressed by the instructions, but ''are'' required for his [[retool]] [[Twintwist]], who serves as [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]]'s left arm.) Brawl is noticeably the only limb-forming member of the team with no elbow articulation in his arm mode. His rifle can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.

: A [[redeco]] of Brawl in more "flashy" colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Brawl (G1)#G22012|Brawl]] character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into Twintwist, as mentioned above.
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{{anchor|Retail}}
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|... but I am!]]
*'''Decepticon Brawl''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#007'''
**'''PART 5 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG05'''
**''Accessory:'' rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[redeco]] of Decepticon Brawl from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

: Aside from the colors, mass retail Brawl is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Brawl/brawl.htm More information on ''Generations'' Brawl at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sonic Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Decepticon Bruticus" is a seemingly-identical re-release of his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 toy. He comes with a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]].

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==Notes==
*Despite his [[Brawl (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]] being nothing more than a battle-hungry bundle of rage and his [[Brawl (Movie)|live-action movie counterpart]] being a heavily armed, battle-hungry bundle of rage (both being shock-troops to be unleashed on the enemy), this Brawl is intelligent enough to act as overall ground commander. He even makes a calm, well-thought out suggestion during the Iacon battle, advising Megatron to disable the anti-aircraft guns. However...
*While his tank mode, color, and lust for battle are pure Brawl, his intelligence, strategic outlook, and command ability are more in line with the Combaticon commander [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]. The twin barrels on his back even harken back to his old boss, as the original Brawl only had one barrel (though the original Brawl toy DID include a double barreled weapon for his vehicle mode).
*In ''War for Cybertron'', Brawl's colors appeared in a dark gunmetal-gray color scheme, and he was not classified as a Combaticon. It was not until the game's sequel he was labeled as a Combaticon, along with his colors changing to a muted shade of green. Besides his hover tank alt-mode, in ''Fall of Cybertron'' he also displayed the ability to change into a tripod-legged stationary cannon mode, although this is unusable by the player in any form of gameplay.
*Brawl gets a smaller role every time he shows up. He's a major character in ''War for Cybertron'', but is reduced to a supporting character in ''Fall of Cybertron'', before simply showing up without a word to form Bruticus's leg in ''Rise of the Dark Spark''.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Brawl''' (ブロウル ''Burōru'')
*''Russian:'' '''Grom''' (Гром, "Thunder")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chǎo nào''' (China, 吵闹, "Brawl")

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Onslaught (WFC)

2023-03-15T14:05:12Z

Bhamber: /* Transformers: Fall of Cybertron */ Added his Escalation appearance in a note

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Onslaught}}
:''Onslaught is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:WFC Onslaught bot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Status as roaring and/or a dudicus: unconfirmed.]]

The [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticon]]s are a fairly unruly mob, and it takes a strict leader to keep them in check. Thankfully, '''Onslaught''' fills that role nicely. Precision, strategy, and cunning are his watchwords, and they'll be necessary to reign in his troops. Submitting himself to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[combiner]] experiments, he became the core of the dangerously unstable gestalt form known as [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]].

==Fiction==
===''Aligned'' novels===
Onslaught was put into [[stasis lock]] under [[Crystal City]] with the rest of Bruticus Maximus when Shockwave's combination experiment proved unsuccessful. After [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] destroyed Crystal City, Bruticus was revived and sent to [[Kalis]]. But the Autobots won, with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] taking down the giant. Sideswipe boasted he tore off Bruticus's head, which was formed by Onslaught. Bruticus was later repaired and deployed at [[Praxus]] and spearheaded the [[Nova Cronum]] massacre. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===

The Combaticons remained behind on Cybertron after the launch of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and the [[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]. Onslaught and his comrades fought against the [[Wreckers]] to help [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] maintain control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Onslaught and the rest of the Combaticons had the ability to merge into the mighty Bruticus! It is not known whether they followed Megatron to Earth in his quest for the Allspark or if they remained behind on Cybertron, as they had yet to have been seen adopting an Earth vehicle mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===

{{Note|Onslaught is a downloadable content character,<ref name="WFC DLC listing">[http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/07/first-transformers-war-for-cybertron-dlc-contains-all-three-preorder-characters/ First Transformers: War For Cybertron DLC Contains All Three Preorder Characters, Kotaku.com, July 3 2010]</ref> made available by downloading the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}

{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Brad Davidorf]] (English)|[[Bruno Carna]] (French)}}
[[File:WFC Onslaught vehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Noticeably lacking in fandom shout-outs.]]

{{Note|Onslaught is an unlockable character for the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Nintendo DS version]] of ''War for Cybertron'' (Decepticon version), unlocked by finding a disc in the mission "Reactivating the Energon Bridge" (requires Heavy and Light class characters). Like the other unlockable characters, he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode.}}

Onslaught defended the [[Dark Energon]] injection machines. Wielding a large hammer, he introduced himself to his foes with a simple "Get ready for an ONSLAUGHT!", but was eventually defeated by the Autobots.
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)}}

[[File:FOC-OnslaughtStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Now available in lime.]] Onslaught joined the Combaticons in the closing battles of the Great War. He and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] helped Starscream ambush Optimus under one of the [[Warp Cannon]]s, and dragged him before Megatron. After Megatron was mashed into the ground by [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]], he along with the rest of the Combaticons fell under [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s command.

They began a mission to assault an Autobot tanker, loaded with Energon the Autobots had managed to steal from the Decepticons. Onslaught's plan, which he had to keep reminding Starscream was his, called for the team to split up, as [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] eliminated enemy scouts, [[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] and [[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] would clear a path for Brawl to arrive on a transport and destroy the supports to the bridge the tanker was headed for, diverting it into an ambush led by Starscream. However Starscream bungled the plan by continuing the air assault despite the heavy anti-air guns, and Onslaught decided to continue on despite Starscream's retreat order. Once the tanker's anti-air guns disabled, the Combaticons merged into [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] so they could smash through the rest of the defenses surrounding the bridge. They disassembled to take the bridge itself, but the tanker was so badly damaged, they could do little more than attempt to guide its crash landing. Following the crash, Onslaught was arrested alongside his teammates by Starscream's henchmen, despite his protests that destroying half of the Energon inside was better than letting the Autobots have all of it.

Onslaught was later released alongside everyone else who opposed Starscream after Megatron was resurrected by Soundwave. He offered to lead the Combaticons after the fleeing Starscream, but Megatron had other plans; to recover [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s power core. During the assault, Onslaught combined with the others again to assist their leader. Onslaught was aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' before the Decepticons' assault on the fleeing [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]], and became part of Bruticus as the giant attacked the Ark's engines. Bruticus killed off dozens of Autobots before being taken down by the combined effort of [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] and was last seen flying off the Ark, the Combaticons' fate unknown.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

{{note|Onslaught is a playable character in the 'Downfall' Escalation map. He fights alongside [[Quake (FOC)|Quake]] and fellow Combaticons [[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]. He is the team's [[Medic (FOC)|Medic]], with a heal beam that can be used to revive an injured teammate and replenish their health.}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
====Console====
{{voiceactor|[[Travis Willingham]] (English)}}

When Shockwave went missing while trying to transport the [[Dark Spark]] back to [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Onslaught and the Combaticons were dispatched to track him down. Vortex found the missing scientist along with a [[Sharpshot|new recruit]]. Taking the info in stride, Onslaught quickly took charge, issuing orders to Swindle to escort Shockwave and his precious cargo while the other Combaticons covered their flanks. Swindle attempted to complain, but Onslaught cut him off by reminding him who was in command.

Just as Swindle and Shockwave reached the Gates of Kaon, the Autobots under the command of Jazz launched a desperate assault in order to prevent Megatron from getting his hands on the artifact. Onslaught took cover while discussing options with Shockwave and the others, with a shell landing dangerously close by. When Blast-Off's suggestion that he simply fly the Dark Spark in was belayed by Shockwave's warnings of its volatility, Onslaught concluded that the only option was to push through.

While coordinating the defense, Onslaught ordered Shockwave to stay put and tasked Swindle with seeing he made it in one piece. As they drew closer, Onslaught personally defended the Gates and came under fire from an Autobot [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]. Once Swindle destroyed the Titan, Onslaught praised him for a job well done. At that moment, Vortex and Blast Off also arrived and Onslaught quickly gave the order to combine into Bruticus. The combiner quickly ravaged the Autobot ranks until seizing [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] as a hostage and forcing the Autobots to stand down. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

====3DS====
{{Charstubgames}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Onslaught-(FoC).jpg|thumb|400px]]
Onslaught (FoC) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be acquired as a reward for 20 leagues in the "Bruticus' Chaos" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Onslaught.jpg|right|thumb|upright=3|He has caused many a teenage girl's squeal, and probably even more thirty-year-old men's squeals.]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (multi-pack, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Twin-barreled cannon
: The first version of Onslaught released was made available as part of a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Decepticon Bruticus]]" [[giftset]]. Like most Hasbro Toy Shop exclusive toys, it was initially sold at the store's booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] and made available at the store's website a few days later.

: Onslaught's [[alternate mode]] is a four-wheeled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] "Missile Carrier" truck, with the main color being a dark, dull shade of ocher, with some [[paint operation|painted]] highlights in a muted shade of green. Although the general vibe of the set is [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]] colors, Onslaught is actually substantially ''less'' accurate as an individual, sacrificing his own colors to better serve as Bruticus's head and torso. His twin-barreled cannon can be attached to two small pegs on top of the vehicle mode, completing his "missile carrier" mode.

: In addition to his robot and vehicle modes, Onslaught can also combine with his fellow Combaticons into Bruticus, serving as the gestalt torso. Bruticus's head is permanently attached to Onslaught's body. The most obtrusive indicators of Onslaught's combiner capability are the two pegs for attaching the Combaticons that form the gestalt arms, which are placed on the outsides of the front wheels, making them stick out rather prominently in vehicle mode.

: Onslaught's twin-barreled cannon can either be attached to Bruticus's back (although as the result of a [[design flaw]], two small tabs that are very prone to showing stress marks, and eventually breaking, are used to attach the cannon more securely), mimicking the cannon barrels on [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s back, which were also characteristic elements of ''Generation 1'' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s design, or can be combined with the other Combaticons' weapons to form Bruticus's Sonic Cannon.

: A [[redeco]] of Onslaught in more "flashy" (and, in his case, somewhat more game-accurate) colors was available as an individually-released mass retail toy (see below), whereas a redeco in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' colors (as the ''Generation 1'' Onslaught character) was released as part of a shared Amazon.com/[[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive [[Bruticus (G1)#WFC|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set. The sculpt was also retooled into [[Impactor (Prime)#Generations|Impactor]].
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{{anchor|Retail}}
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailOnslaught.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now you know how [[Hulk]] feels.]]
*'''Onslaught''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#004'''
**'''PART 1 OF 5!'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG07'''
**''Accessories:'' Cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

: A [[redeco]] of Onslaught from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. Overall, these versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]-inspired decoes with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Onslaught, however, is an exception to this: Although his colors are brighter and more vivid, the colors themselves are more game-accurate, replacing the dull shade of ocher with dark blue as the main color.

: Aside from the colors, mass retail Onslaught is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.
: The TakaraTomy Japanese release features a shade of dark blue similar to Hasbro's. Naturally, it features more paint applications, such as blue on the wheels and painted "light" details.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Onslaught/onslaught.htm More information on retail Onslaught at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sonic Cannon

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Decepticon Bruticus" is a seemingly-identical re-release of his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 toy. He comes with a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Grimlock]].

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==Notes==
[[File:Mark-brassington-onslaught-skin.jpg|300x200px|right]]

* At one point, ''Exodus'' refers to Onslaught as a Constructicon, but this seems likely to be an error as the Combaticon name is used later.
* Onslaught is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the ''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS. Used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* A glitch causes Onslaught (or rather [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] class characters using his "Tactical Rig" model) to be immune to the [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]'s Mark target ability in ''War for Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s competitive multiplayer while in robot mode, but it works when in vehicle mode.
*In the game files of ''[[Transformers Universe]]'', Onslaught's portrait is among the many playable characters portraits. Further, [[Mark Brassington]] uploaded images of Onslaught's model on Artstation, even though Onslaught was never officially announced to ever be included in the game.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Onslaught''' (オンスロート ''Onsurōto'')
*''Russian:'' '''Shturmovik''' (Штурмовик, "Stormtrooper")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xíjí''' (China, 袭击, "Raid")

==References==
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[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Universe game Decepticons]]

Ion blaster

2023-03-09T11:27:04Z

Bhamber: /* Studio Series */ Added Gamer Edition Optimus Prime

[[File:Optimusg1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|I'm a pacifist, but only to a point.]]
The '''ion blaster''' is a kind of [[laser rifle]] and the primary weapon of several [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Primes]]. Only used by the [[Prime (rank)|leader]] of the [[Autobot]]s when all attempts at peace have failed, the ion blaster ensures that freedom is the right of all sentient beings, and strikes fear in the [[spark]]s of the [[Decepticon]]s who are foolish enough to challenge him.

Except [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Only [[Primus]] knows how many times Optimus has shot Megatron and failed to kill him. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] knows that frustration all too well.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:RevengeofBruticus Primefiringguns.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Prime doesn't limit himself to just the one weapon, of course.]]
[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] used the ion blaster against [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] after [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was defeated and brought before [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Optimus Prime's ion blaster was stolen from him a few times. The first was when the Decepticons tried to take over [[New York City]], when he was disassembled by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]. The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] then placed the arm and ion blaster atop the command post of the newly dubbed [[New Cybertron]]. As part of the building's weapons systems, Megatron used the blaster to begin firing on the Autobots. However, when Megatron and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] were removed from the command post, Optimus Prime was able to regain control of the weapon and hit [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] with it, sending him to the hard pavement below. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}

Later, the human-built ninjabot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] stole the ion blaster when she tried to steal the [[World Energy Chip]], but Optimus Prime recovered it rather quickly. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

When both Autobots and Decepticons briefly allied to free Cybertron from the rogue [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], Optimus used his blaster to target [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s weakpoint, felling the [[combiner]]. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Optimus attempted to use it to slay Megatron once and for all only for [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to interfere. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Upon being revived by [[Quintesson]]s, Optimus used the weapon to chase away [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} When properly returned to life, Optimus kept his weapon and used it in the final battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:PrimeDirective5-IonBlaster.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Because the middle of your back is the easiest place to reach.]]
During a fight with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Optimus Prime drove up on the massive robot while removing his ion blaster from a compartment on his back. Then he shot Devastator's face off. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5}}
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====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:OpTransformsSu.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Replacement ion rifle hinges: hard to find.]]

Ion blasters were among the weapons the [[Decepticon]]s smuggled onto [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via [[Hefter]]. [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] grabbed one and shot down a Decepticon enforcer, saving the life of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] later claimed the weapon as evidence in the case. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] fashioned Optimus Prime's ion blaster during his first campaign in the [[Manganese Mountains]], though unfortunately Prime mistook Ironfist for his chief rival, [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

While in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Optimus Prime keeps his (folded up) ion blaster in his cab. When he [[transformation|transforms]], the Ion blaster is ejected, allowing him to grab it in midair. So ''that's'' where it goes. Now if we could only figure out where the [[trailer]] goes... During the course of the battle, a shot from Prime's ion blaster managed to ''blow up'' [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s much-more powerful [[fusion cannon]] by entering through the cannon's barrel. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

He kept the weapon after changing his name back to Orion Pax {{storylink|Syndromica (2)}} before getting a version incorporated into his left arm. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} Despite this, he reverted to the hand held version soon after. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

While speaking to the [[President of the United States]], Optimus regarded the weapon before he handed it off to [[Aileron]] who spent the rest of the day awkwardly carrying around a gun half her size. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}

Optimus' ion blaster was last seen in his possession as he and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] fought through a horde of [[Unicron's antibodies]] as they followed the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] before Optimus sacrificed himself to fell the monster. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
[[Snapper]] swore by "Prime's Ion Blaster". {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

====''Transformers/Ghostbusters''====
After getting a [[proton pack]], Optimus Prime originally channeled the proton stream through his ion blaster before, when confronted by the vengeful [[ghost]] of Megatron, he plugged the pack directly into his systems and manifested the power through his [[energon-axe]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
The Ion blaster (or cannon) was Optimus Prime's primary weapon. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' webpage]</ref> During the War for Cybertron, Optimus used the "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", which was designed by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] And could combine with the "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield" to form the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster" using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Pulse|Autobot weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-optimus-prime-combat-weapons-guide "''Siege'' Optimus Prime C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide" on Hasbro Pulse]</ref> The dark ion blaster was one of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s powers and weapons. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:ROTF Optimus ion blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Any last words?" "The Fallen shall rise again!" "That sounds like an oxymoron." "Your mother is an oxymor-" *Bang*]]
[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s primary range weapon is an ion blaster, though he prefers to use his [[Dual Energon Swords]] in combat, leaving the blaster stored inside his back. Once fired, it releases a wave of radiation condensed into an energy ball that will destroy anything in its path.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bios at Hasbro.com]</ref> During the battle of [[Mission City]], Optimus managed to get off a single shot of his ion blaster at [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] before he was sent flying by the latter's [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

Two years later, Optimus was fighting [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] and critically injured the Decepticon by putting several point blank shots into his head. He later executed the dying [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] with a shot through the optic. Several days later, Optimus shot at Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] with his ion blaster and [[barrage cannon]] while rescuing [[Sam Witwicky]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Three years later, during his battle against [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in [[Chicago]], Optimus Prime tried to defend himself from the Decepticons fighter ships using his ion blaster, but was mostly unsuccessful and apparently lost his blaster in the explosions. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:Prime optimusionblaster.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|aM jUsT fIrInG mA lAzErZ]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] had two ion blasters retracted in each arm which fired powerful energy blasts. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} After being upgraded to a stronger body by the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], Optimus Prime got a new, more powerful ion blaster which resembled a handheld machine gun. Having the same model as his leader, [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] also had two installed, although he never got the cool machine gun. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

While preparing for the battle against [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] reviewed the arsenal aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] which included ion blasters. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

The design of this blaster was also used for Prime's slightly larger and bulkier [[Path Blaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
During the final battle against the Decepticons on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] used his ion blaster to disable [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]'s fusion cannon. The [[Decepticon leader]] attempted to retaliate by taking a swipe at the ion blaster but the weapon survived. {{storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron''===
[[File:WFCionblasterstats.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.4|Elmer Fudd called he wants his Bunny-wabbit hunting gun back!]]
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s signature weapon is a little more powerful than the [[Neutron assault rifle]], but with twice the rate of fire, it makes a suitable weapon for the [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] class. 

'''Carried by:''' Leaders, Optimus
*The blaster has the following in-game stats:
**''Damage:'' 4
**''Range:'' 5
**''Accuracy:'' 4
**''Rate of Fire:'' 10

*Max Load: 300
*Per Mag: 50

==Toys==
===Generation 1 Optimus Prime===
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys}}
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys}}

====''20th Anniversary''/''Masterpiece''====
[[File:TF-MP-1-Convoy-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2003]]/[[2004]])
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2004)
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]], [[2009]])
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' ([[2010]])
:20th Anniversary/''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] was one of the first Optimus Prime toys to refer to his iconic laser rifle as an "ion blaster". The [[TakaraTomy]] Japanese releases of this figure have consistently coloured the rifle dark grey, and while early releases of [[Hasbro]]'s followed suit, they were very quickly changed to black as a [[Variant#Colors and deco|running change]].

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[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[2011]])
:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP28|MP-28 Hot Rodimus]], and comes with a trailer and various accessories, including a smaller, new-mold ion blaster. It can be hand-held or mount onto [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], or store in blaster mode inside the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]], regardless of which configuration the trailer is in. Just like its appearance in ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'', it can fold up and store in its owner's back, [[Autotransformation|automatically transforming]] back into a blaster when pressing on the latch at the back that's holding the spring-loaded mechanisms in place.

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[[File:TF-MP-44-Convoy-Ion-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 24]], [[2019]])

:The all-new mold of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]] also comes with an Ion Blaster as usual, and like the first ''Masterpiece'' figure, it doesn't transform into storage mode. However, the barrel can attach one of the effect parts for the jetpack.

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====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:TF-Titanium-Series-Cybertron-Heroes-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's gun before some decepti-morons spray painted it black.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron Battlepack''' (Multipack, 2007)
:The silver ion blaster that comes with [[Titanium Series]] [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] Optimus Prime featured the first name of its designer, [[Don Figueroa]], sculpted into its sides.
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====''Classics'' (2006)====
[[File:TF-MP-Optimus-Prime-20th-Anniversary-DVD-Edition-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And it's blue [[for safety reasons]]!]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
:When 20th Anniversary/Masterpiece Optimus Prime was released in the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline to commemorate the 20th Anniversary DVD release of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', his ion blaster was coloured ''blue'' for some reason.
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[[File:PepsiOptimusPrime.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Pepsi Optimus Prime''' (Autobot, [[2007]])
:A retool of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, his laser rifle was redubbed the ion blaster to fit in line with Hasbro's modern naming scheme.
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====''Transformers'' (2010)====
[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-IonCannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|So this explains how different characters pull out ridiculous big guns from their behind.]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2012]])
:The [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Masterpiece Optimus Prime]] toy is Hasbro's release of the MP-10 Convoy mold, featuring various plastic color and [[Paint operation|paint detail]] changes. His Ion blaster was re-dubbed into an "Ion Cannon," but is otherwise unchanged.
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====''Generations''====
{{anchor|Legends}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Roller''' (Legends Class, [[2013]])
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations:]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legends|Optimus Prime]] comes with his Ion Blaster which has both [[5 mm post|5mm]] and [[C joint|3mm post]]s, allowing it to peg onto his hands and roof, as well as onto [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Roller]]'s 5mm hole in vehicle mode and onto his 3mm hole in weapon mode. The butt of the Ion Blaster can also be inserted between the barrels of Roller's weapon mode to form a longer weapon.
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe, 2013)
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
:''Generations: Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] comes with his Ion Blaster, which can peg onto 5mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides.
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====''Power of the Primes''====
[[File:TF-Generations-PotP-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2017)
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====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the one you want.]]
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
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====''Collaborative''====
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[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px]]
*'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])
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====''Generations Selects''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|upright=3|thumb|"The Hate Plague is back?" (jams the Matrix on the gun)]]
*'''Star Convoy''' ([[September 28]], 2019)
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====''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''====
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
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[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy''====
[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|upright=1.5|thumb|Get me the smallest Optimus you have. No, that's too small.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|Well]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|gee]], [[Enerax|axe]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|us!]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
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[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Core-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|optimus prall (prime small)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2020)
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===Movie Optimus Prime===
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}
====''Transformers'' (2007)====
=====Leader Class toys=====
[[File:TF07-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Watch out! He's got an ion blaster!" *little plastic balls shoot out*]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2007)
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, UK 2007)
*'''Nightwatch Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, USA [[2008]])
:The initial mold for the ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2007) Leader Class Optimus Prime featured a spring-loaded ion blaster mounted on the side of his arm. It was deployed via [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] by sliding a lever, which caused the gun to flip over and cover his hand. This gun was replaced by an [[Dual Energon Swords|energon sword]] on the "Premium" [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of this toy in 2008.
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=====''Robot Replicas''=====
[[File:Optimusprimemovierobotreplicas.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Robot Replica, 2007)
*'''Megatron vs. Optimus Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
:[[Robot Replicas]] Optimus Prime featured an ion blaster that could replace his right forearm.
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====''Revenge of the Fallen''====
[[File:ROTF Leader BusterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Buster Optimus Prime''' (Leader, 2009)
*'''Jetpower Optimus Prime''' (Leader 2-pack, 2009)
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The [[TakaraTomy]] Japanese/Asia-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Buster Optimus Prime (itself a retool of the regular Leader Class ''Revenge'' Optimus Prime) featured an ion blaster that was assembled from his vehicle mode's fuel tanks and smokestacks. The transforming blaster was designed by [[Hironori Kobayashi]], the TakaraTomy designer best known for his work on the ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]''/''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' and ''Masterpiece'' toylines.
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====''Dark of the Moon''====
=====Deluxe Class toys=====
*'''Lunarfire Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
:This redeco of Deluxe-Class Optimus Prime has a redecoed version of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[MechTech]] Voyager Class Optimus Prime's Ion Blaster/Battle Cannon.
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=====Voyager Class toys=====
[[File:TF-DOTM-Mechtech-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
:This new mold ''Dark of the Moon'' MechTech Voyager-Class Optimus Prime has a MechTech Ion Blaster that converts into a Battle Cannon.
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[[File:TF-DOTM-Mechtech-DA03-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime / MechTech Trailer''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
*'''Tritanium Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)
:This Japanese exclusive retool of MechTech Voyager-Class Optimus Prime, aside from coming with a MechTech trailer, has a new mold of the Ion Blaster that converts into an [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon Sword]].

:As the blaster is painted clear plastic, exercise caution while mounting onto several figures or otherwise: the painted handle is prone to chipping if mounted onto the slightly narrow hands or the trailer's sideways MechTech ports.
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=====Supreme Class toys=====
{{picsneeded|Ion blaster parts}}
[[File:DOTM MechTech JetwingOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime Black Version''' (MechTech Supreme, cancelled)
*'''JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.''' (MechTech Supreme, 2011)
*'''Jetwing Optimus Prime''' (Amazon.com-exclusive MechTech Supreme, 2012)

:A retooled version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Leader Class Buster Optimus Prime with a humongous [[jet pack|jet-pack]] and massive dual Gatling cannons. The transforming fuel tanks/ion blaster parts are retained.

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====''Studio Series''====
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-32-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[2018]])
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[2019]])
:This [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|retool]] of the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|original]] ''[[Studio Series]]'' Optimus replaces his Energon swords with an ion blaster. The Voyager release includes black paint applications on the barrel; the Leader omits these.
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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-SS-38-Optimus-Prime-Ion-Blaster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])

:This new mold of Optimus Prime also comes with a ''Generation 1''-inspired Ion Blaster.
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[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Gamer Edition Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, [[2023]])
:"Gamer Edition Optimus Prime", based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' design, comes with a blaster modeled after the Ion blaster from ''War for Cybertron''. It can swap out with the removable right arms of Optimus and other figures from the ''Gamer Edition'' series, emulating the way characters' arms in-game transformed into their weapons.

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===''Prime''===
While not named in the package, many of these Primes come with a weapon that is molded after the blaster.
====''First Edition''====
[[File:PrimeFEtoy-OptimusPrimeSDCC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe, 2011)
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (Entertainment Pack, 2011)

:The Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime comes with a rifle that is modeled after his in-show Ion Blaster.
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[[File:TF-Prime-First-Edition-Optimus-Prime-Plasma-Cannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)
*'''Shining Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012-[[June 16|06-16]])
*'''Dark Guard Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2012-[[December 1|12-01]])

:See: [[Plasma cannon#Prime 2|Plasma Cannon#First Edition]]

:The Voyager-sized First Edition Optimus Prime also comes with a rifle that is based on his Ion Blaster, but instead it was called a "Plasma cannon"! yeahbutwha?

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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Primetoy-Cyberverse-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)\
*'''Autobot Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, 2012-[[November 24|11-24]])

:This smaller commander-sized mold of ''Prime'' Optimus Prime comes with a pair of "battle cannon" weapons that resembles his Ion blasters, which feature multiple [[C joint|3mm posts and port]]s, allowing them to be held by his hands, or store/mount onto numerous ports on his person.
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====Weaponizer Class Toys====
[[File:Transformers-Prime-Weaponizers-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Weaponizer, 2012)

:This Leader-sized Optimus Prime comes with a pistol-sized Ion Blaster.

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==Notes==
*In the original toy and the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], Prime's weapon was referred to as a '''laser rifle''', but many newer toys have called it an ion blaster.
*One notable aspect of Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Generation 1 and Generation 2 toys]] is that the figure can only hold it by the ammo casing, as the weapon handle is unable to fit in Prime's hand. Also, the gun's rifle butt is too large for Prime to hold it straight, so the gun must be turned at a slight angle. Strangely, this has never been altered in reissues.
*The Japanese-exclusive ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toy packaging calls this weapon the '''Convoy Gun'''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Laser Rifle''' (レーザーライフル ''Rēzā Raifuru'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising weapons]]
[[Category:Bumblebee weapons]]
[[Category:Blasters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Ion weapons|Blaster]]
[[Category:Movie weapons]]
[[Category:Studio Series]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]

Plasma cannon

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[[File:Movie Bumblebee cannon.JPG|upright=2|thumb|Where's your liquid nitrogen NOW, fleshlings?]]
'''Plasma cannons''' are weapons which fire bursts of plasma at opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
[[Quake (G1)|Quake]]'s primary weapon in tank mode is his turret-mounted plasma cannon with a range of 40 miles. His allies would be more impressed with it, if he wasn't just as likely to blow them up as a platoon of Autobots. [[Longtooth]]'s inner robot is armed with a hand-held plasma cannon.

===Beast Wars===
The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' was equipped with a plasma cannon. When it became apparent that the ship was falling into [[Earth|an unnamed planet]]'s atmosphere, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] ordered that the plasma cannon be fired on the fleeing ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]''. The blast successfully crippled the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] vessel. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

The almighty [[Shokaract]] wields his own personal plasma cannon. {{storylink|Shokaract#Beast Wars|Shokaract's toy bio}}

Optimus Primal himself was also armed with Plasma Cannons, mounted on his forearms in his original gorilla body. {{storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}}

Likewise, the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] is himself equipped with plasma weaponry, the thigh-mounted "Plasma-Busters" of his original T-rex body. {{storylink|Megatron Chapter}}

===''Universe''===
A plasma cannon was the [[alternate mode]] of an [[Plasma cannon grannybot|elderly robot]]. {{storylink|The Wreckers: Finale Part 1}}

===Movie continuity===
Plasma cannons are employed by both the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

Upon arriving on Earth, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] used his plasma cannon to destroy an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#|F-22 Raptor]] that he had just [[Trans-scan|scanned]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4}}

[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s primary weapon is a plasma cannon, which he used to great effect against [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]...as well as intimidating his former [[Sector Seven]] oppressors. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

===''Prime''===
[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] wields a plasma cannon, which is usually integrated into and can be deployed from his right arm.

See: [[Ion_blaster#Prime_cartoon|Ion blaster#''Prime'' cartoon]]

===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
A [[plasma thermal accelerator module]] can be used as a plasma cannon. One was located in one of [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]]'s caches, and was retrieved by the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticon]]s who used it for this purpose. {{storylink|Moon Breaker}}

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron''===
[[File:WFC Plasma Cannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
The Plasma Cannon was a favored weapon of [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] and [[Cloaker (WFC)|Cloaker]] class Transformers during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. It released bolts that could be charged to higher intensity levels. The Plasma Cannon was most effective against big, slow-moving targets, like hovering [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldiers]] or [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

{{note|The Plasma Cannon can be charged up by holding down the fire button. It has the following ingame stats:
*Damage: 8
*Range: 8
*Accuracy: 7
*Rate of Fire: 3}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Quake.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Before the Bees took over.]]
*'''Quake''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': "Tiptop" & "Heater" Targetmaster guns, plasma cannon
:Quake transforms into a Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank equipped with a plasma cannon.
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[[File:G1Longtooth toy.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb]]
*'''Longtooth''' (Small Pretender, [[1989]])
**''Accessories:'' Plasma cannon, ionic field generator, carrier wheels/backpack
:Longtooth's Pretender shell uses the ionic field generator while the inner robot uses the plasma cannon.
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-shokaractrobot.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb]]
*'''Shokaract''' (Ultra, [[2000]])
**''Accessories:'' Spring-loaded triple barrel missile launcher, 3 missiles, rifle
:Though Shokaract is denoted as wielding a plasma cannon, it is not specified which of his weapons this designation refers to.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:TF07-Concept-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|"Plasma Cannon converts into Fingernail!"]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[2007]])
*'''Evolution of a Hero''' ([[Target]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack, 2007)
*'''Bumblebee and Optimus Prime''' ([[Argos]]-exclusive two-pack, UK 2007)
*'''Capture of Bumblebee''' (Screen Battles diorama pack, 2007)
*'''All Spark-Enhanced Bumblebee''' (Target exclusive, 2007)
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' ("[[AllSpark Power]]", [[2008]])
*'''Bumblebee''' ("[[Premium Series]]", 2008)
*'''The Legacy of Bumblebee''' (Deluxe-Class multi-pack, 2008)
*'''Bumblebee''' (''Dark of the Moon'' [[Walmart]] exclusive, [[2011]])
:This version of Deluxe-Class Bumblebee in his Concept Camaro form comes with a mostly accurate version of his plasma cannon as it appears in the movie, but for added play value, it can [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. The cannon can be held in either of his hands and can be stored in the gap between his legs in vehicle mode.

:Care should be taken when removing the cannon from Bumblebee's hands, as excessive force can damage the wrist ball joint socket.
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====''Ultimate''====
[[File:Ultimate Bumblebee toy.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb]]
*'''Ultimate Bumblebee''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Missile
:This toy features a plasma cannon integrated into Bumblebee's arm.
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====''Fast Action Battlers''====
[[File:Bumblebeemoviefab.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb| Fast and actiony... you know, for the kids!]]
*'''Plasma Punch Bumblebee''' (2007)
*'''Rally Rocket Bumblebee''' (2008)
:[[Fast Action Battlers]] Bumblebee is a toy intended for the slightly younger set. His main "gimmick" is a spring-loaded missile-launching plasma cannon in his right arm.
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====''Robot Replicas''====
[[File:Movie RobotReplica Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wait while I swap out my arm.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)
:This toy features a plasma cannon integrated into Bumblebee's arm. It can be swapped out for an arm with a regular hand.
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====''Titanium Series''====
[[File:Bumblebeemoviets3.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Movie-style Autobot sigil isplay stand
:This toy features a plasma cannon integrated into Bumblebee's arm.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:TF-ROTF-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee-Plasma-Cannon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[2009]])
*'''Alliance Bumblebee''' (2009)
*'''Crash Landing Attack''' (''Transformers 2010'' Target-exclusive 2-pack, [[2010]])
*'''Bumblebee''' (''Dark of the Moon'' [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, 2011)
:Bumblebee is a retool of the Deluxe-Class Camaro Concept Bumblebee mold. Among various changes, his right arm has been retooled to accommodate a built-in spring-loaded plasma cannon, replacing the converting plasma cannon/blade weapon from the previous version of this mold.

:Strangely, the missile for his right arm was slightly too long for the slot in the arm itself, so it either had to be slightly cut down to fit or the cannon had to be swiveled outwards to accommodate the missile. (This has been fixed in later releases, such as the European market).
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====''Human Alliance''====
[[File:ROTF HumanAlliance Bumblebee%26Sam.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|NOT a headmaster.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' / '''Sam Witwicky''' (2009)
*'''Bumblebee w/ Sam Witwicky''' (''Transformers 2010'', 2010)
*'''Bumblebee''' / '''Sam Witwicky''' (''Dark of the Moon'', 2011)
:Aside from coming with a posable figure of [[Sam Witwicky]], Human Alliance Bumblebee features a spring-loaded plasma cannon for his right arm, which can fire the two missiles the figure comes with. The missiles are stored on the vehicle's running boards.
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====''Ultimate''====
[[File:ROTF UltimateBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb| Now available in expensive.]]
*''' Ultimate Bumblebee Battle Charged''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Missile
:''Revenge of the Fallen's'' Ultimate Bumblebee is a retool of the 2007 version, with updated vehicle mode parts and a more movie-accurate head sculpt. He still has the plasma cannon.
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====''Fast Action Battlers''====
[[File:ROTF_FAB_Pulse_Blast_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6| Faster and Actiony-er... you know, for the kids!]]
*'''Pulse Blast Bumblebee''' (2009)
*'''Sand Attack Bumblebee''' (2009)
:This version of Fast Action Battlers Bumblebee is a retool of 2007's Plasma Punch Bumblebee, with updated vehicle mode parts to reflect the changes in the prop Camaro vehicle, along with a new, more accurate head sculpt. The cannon's still there.
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====''Battle Chargers''====
[[File:ROTF Battle Chargers Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|You know, you shouldn't think too hard about this. Bumblebee giving birth to himself can wreck your mind.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (2009)

:Part of the [[Robot Powered Machines]] subline, Battle Charger Bumblebee is a [[super deformed|super-deformed]] Concept Camaro with a [[pull-back motor]]. When pulled back and let go, the car's roof flips open and Bumblebee's cutesified robot mode pops out, ready to use his equally cutesified plasma cannon.
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====''Power Bots''====
[[File:ROTF PowerBots Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Hello, I'm Bumblebee, and my shoulders hurt.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (''Transformers 2010'', 2010)

:Power Bots Bumblebee also features a gas system-like Plasma Cannon gimmick, which is activated by repeatedly pressing the Autobot insignia on his right hand.
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====''Robot Replicas''====
[[File:ROTF-toy_RobotReplicas_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|Bumblebee played around with [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] in high school.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)

:This ''Robot Replicas'' Bumblebee features a permanently-molded Plasma Cannon.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:TF2010-toy Deluxe Battle Blade Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6| About freaking time, Hasbro.]]
*'''Battle Blade Bumblebee''' (2010)
*'''Special Edition Battle Blade Bumblebee''' (Competition prize, 2010)
:An entirely new sculpt, Deluxe class Bumblebee for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2010)]] toyline has a right hand that can be switched out for his cannon by opening the arm guard, flipping out the cannon barrel, folding away the right hand and folding the cannon over to the wrist.
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====''Battle Ops''====
[[File:TF-2010-Battle-Ops-Bumblebee.JPEG|thumb|upright=1.6|Wanna shake hands with my plasma fingers?]]
*'''Battle Ops Bumblebee''' (2010)
:Battle Ops Bumblebee is a large (roughly leader size) new mold with "guardian" and "warrior" robot modes, which changes weapons and sound effects. He has a right arm that converts to a plasma cannon when his arm is straightened, and lights up and makes blasting noises when a button on his shoulder is pressed.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece_Movie_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2010)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MPM-2'''
:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece Movie]]'' Bumblebee is a redeco of Battle Ops Bumblebee. He still has the plasma cannon, although batteries are not included.

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[[File:TF-TLK-Movie-Masterpiece-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[2017]])
**''Movie'': '''''Transformers'''''
**''ID number'': '''MPM-3'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 29]], 2017

:This new version of ''Masterpiece Movie'' Bumblebee comes with a removable plasma cannon accessory, though it has been renamed as the "[[Stinger Blaster]]" according to the packaging. It can store on his back and underneath the car in vehicle mode.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|He doesn't have gorilla arms now!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
*'''Bumblebee / Mobile Battle Bunker''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
*'''Stealth Bumblebee''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (Walmart-exclusive Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
*'''Cybertronian Warriors''' (Toys"R"Us-exclusive Cyberverse multi-pack, 2011)
*'''Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe''' (Scene Pack, 2014)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legion Class, 2017)
*'''Autobot Hot Rod & Bumblebee''' (Legion Class 2-pack, 2017)
*'''Bumblebee & Megatron''' (Legion Class 2-pack, 2017)
:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Legion class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Bumblebee]] is an all-new, more movie-accurate mold. His right hand is sculpted as his Plasma Cannon.
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[File:DOTM_MechtechDeluxe_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Well, his Attacktix toy got cancelled. He's gotta have ''something.'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)
*'''Bumblebee''' & '''MechTech Holder''' ([[May 14]], 2011)
*'''Silver Bumblebee''' ([[Lucky Draw figure]]/Raffle prize, [[May 13]]-[[May 14]], 2011)
*'''Cyberfire Bumblebee''' (2011)
*'''Tritanium Bumblebee''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2011)
:[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 4|Bumblebee]] is an entirely new figure. In addition to the cosmetic changes made to the vehicle mode and robot mode to resemble the third movie's altered visual design, this Bumblebee also comes with a [[MechTech]] weapon. When a lever is pulled back on the "Blaster" weapon, it opens up into a larger "Plasma Cannon", but it springs back into its original position once the lever is left alone. The MechTech weapon can be held in his hands, attach via [[5 mm post|5mm pegholes]]/MechTech ports on his forearms, or plug in a "concealed" 5mm peghole on the vehicle mode's roof.
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[[File:DOTM_MechTechDeluxe_NitroBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Bumblebee's attempt to join the Wreckers.]]
*'''Nitro Bumblebee''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA18'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Cybertronian Boost Engine/Plasma Cannon
:[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#NitroBee|Nitro Bumblebee]] is an all-new mold, featuring booster engines, armour plating and other Stealth Force-like design elements sculpted onto the vehicle mode.

:He comes with a MechTech Boost Engine, which converts into a Plasma Cannon when the lever is pulled, and although it is similar in function and appearance to [[Skids (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Skids]]'s MechTech blaster, it is in actuality an entirely new mold. He features five MechTech ports in vehicle mode: one on the hood, two of the roof and two behind his rear wheels. In robot mode, both of his arms have one MechTech port each, and the ports from vehicle mode can still be used.
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[[File:DOTMDXBumblebeeStreetsideBotBrawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|WHEN I KILLED YOUR BROTHER, I LOOKED JUST. LIKE. THIIIIIIS!]]
*'''Streetside Bot Brawl''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Plasma Cannon
:Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive "Streetside Bot Brawl" three-pack, this battle-damaged redeco of the initial ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee toy]] was sold with redecos of ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager [[Shockwave (Movie)#StreetsideBotBrawl|Shockwave]] and ''Dark of the Moon'' Voyager [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Optimus Prime]]. He now comes with a redeco of [[Skids (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Skids]]'s MechTech Blaster, which converts into a double-barreled Plasma Cannon when the scope is pulled.
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====Leader Class toys====
[[File:DOTM_MechtechLeader_Bumblebee_toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|...and that's when his plasma cannon became redundant.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (MechTech Leader, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA01'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech backpack
*'''Bumblebee''' (Leader Class, [[2014]])
: An all new mold, this version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Bumblebee]] has the plasma cannon integrated into his arm, among other things. In his [[Stealth Force]] mode, the cannon arm is brought out and its barrel is extended.
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====''Revving Robots''====
[[File:DOTM_RevvingRobots_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)
A translucent orange, permanently deployed version of Bumblebee's trusty plasma cannon. Press a button and it converts into a spinning saw!

====''Robo Fighters''====
[[File:DOTM_Robofighters_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2011)
*'''Elite Guard Bumblebee''' (2011)
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===''Prime''===
====Voyager Class toys====
[[File:TF-Prime-First-Edition-Optimus-Prime-Plasma-Cannon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|OH, NO! NOT THE BEES! NOT THE BEES! AAAAAHHHHH! OH, THEY'RE IN MY EYES! MY EYES! AAAAHHHHH! AAAAAGGHHH!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager, 2011)
:''Accessories:'' "Cybertronian battle sword", "plasma cannon"
:Aside from a sword, Optimus Prime comes with a plasma cannon (based on the in-show Ion Blaster) which can [[5 mm post|peg]] into his hands. The cannon (and the sword, for that matter) completely sheathes his hand, to simulate the appearance of integrated weaponry. It is stored in vehicle mode by pegging it onto either the trailer hitch, or onto each peg-hole beside it, although the [[instructions]] tell [[you]] to nominally peg the cannon facing backwards onto one of the side pegs. Additionally, the cannon features a 5mm peg-hole on the underside of its barrel, allowing the sword (or any other compatible accessory) to mount there as a bayonet.

:His [[stock photography]] shows his plasma cannon as being solid black, when the final cannon is black speckled with silver paint, with slightly more painted silver details on the tips of the barrels.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:TF-AOE-Camaro-2014-Bumblebee-Plasma-Cannons.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2014)
*'''Autobots United''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2014)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2017]])
*'''Bumblebee''' (Toys R'Us "Midnight Madness" exclusive, Deluxe Class, 2017)
*'''Arm Gun Bumblebee''' (Movie The Best, [[March 23|03-23]]-[[2019]])
:This mold of Bumblebee features a flip-out cannon on his right hand. The ''Movie the Best'' release however; features an individual screen-accurate clawed plasma cannon for Bumblebee to wield.

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===''The Last Knight''===
[[File:TF-TLK-Deluxe-2017-Camaro-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2017)
*'''War Hammer Bumblebee''' (Transformers: Movie the Best Deluxe Class, 2017)
*'''Bumblebee Evolution 3-pack''' (Transformers: Tribute Deluxe Class multi pack, 2017)
*'''Bumblebee Then & Now Multipack''' (Studio Series deluxe Class 2-pack, 2018)
:This new mold of Bumblebee features a interchangeable Plasma Cannon (referred as "Stinger Blaster"), which replaces his entire left arm, or store underneath his robot mode back. It probably doubles as a handheld gun. The ''Movie the Best'' release features a mirrored version of the accessory, which allows it to be mounted onto the right hand.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries-01-MV1-Deluxe-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Studio Series Deluxe Class, [[2018]])
*'''Bumblebee''' (TaoBao exclusive giveaway figure, 2018)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Toys"R"US Singapore giveaway figure, 2018)
*'''Bumblebee''' (multi-pack, 2018)
*'''Bumblebee Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage''' (3-pack, 2018)
*'''Clunker Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)

:''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]] in his 1977 Camaro form comes with his own detachable Plasma cannon, which is modified, mirrored, and slightly downsized from ''The Last Knight'' Premier Edition toy. It can store on his back or on the rear of the car mode.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Studio-Series-2007-Bumblebee.jpeg|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, ''Transformers'', 2019)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, ''Revenge of the Fallen'', 2021)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, ''Dark of the Moon'', 2022)
*'''Bumblebee''' (multi-pack, 2022)
:Bumblebee in his newer Camaro forms comes with a Plasma Cannon that can simply be plugged into his hand, without the need to replace his arm. It can store on his back or on the rear of the car mode.
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[[File:Studio-Series-Core-Class-DOTM-Laserbeak.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Laserbeak''' (Core Class, 2022)
:[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], in his pink Bumblebee disguise, comes with a handheld plasma cannon similar to the Deluxe version above. It stores on the roof of the car.
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[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Gamer Edition Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
:"Gamer Edition [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]]", based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' design, comes with two blasters, one of which is modeled after the Plasma cannon from ''War for Cybertron''. It can swap out with the removable right arms of Bumblebee and other figures from the ''Gamer Edition'' series, emulating the way characters' arms in-game transformed into their weapons. It can store on his back or on the roof of his vehicle mode.

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:Movie Bumblebee Allsparkblaster.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee AllSpark Blaster''' (2008)
:The Bumblebee AllSpark Blaster is one of several Movie Roleplay toys. The toy consists of a blaster attached to Bumblebee's (hollow) hand which a child can slip their own hand inside like a glove and wield. Pulling the trigger causes the toy to emit transformation sounds, allowing the user to transform the toy weapon from laser blaster mode to plasma cannon mode, by pulling the handle on the back. Laser blaster mode features laser pulse sounds and a "laser flare beam" (lights), while the plasma cannon mode has "plasma pulse lights" and explosion sounds.
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====''Unleashed''====
[[File:Unleashed movie bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|What are YOU lookin' at?]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2007)

:''[[Unleashed (toyline)|Unleashed]]'' Bumblebee is a sculpture of Bumblebee in his Camaro Concept body, in an action pose, standing with his freshly fired plasma cannon atop the wrecked remains of a somewhat super-deformed car. Like most of the other products in the ''Unleashed'' line, he became a notorious [[shelfwarmer]].
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF Bumblebee PlasmaCannon.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee Plasma Cannon''' (2009)
: The Plasma Cannon is a stylized version of Bumblebee's fist that converts to a plasma cannon roleplay toy when the barrel is slid forward or the trigger is pulled. When fired, a ring of red lights around the barrel flashes (totally awesome). If the trigger is only pulled half-way, a "charging" sound is made. There is also an Autobot sigil on the side that, when pressed, causes sound effects to be heard. These include conversion noises, a revving engine, and clips from [[Stan Bush]]'s "[[The Touch]]" (also awesome, but only in the "Try Me" setting, which is not quite as awesome).
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====''RPMs - Robot Powered Machines''====
[[File:ROTF-toy_RPM_Commander_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Hasbro's '''Bumblebee Plasma Cannon''' is so cool, I bought one myself!"]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)
**''Series:'' '''Commander Series'''
**''Number:'' '''02 of 04'''
:This Bumblebee Mini-Vehicle depicts his Concept Camaro form, and the sculpted robot mode underneath has its battle mask down and is armed with his plasma cannon.
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[[File:ROTF-toy_RPM_Speed_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Hunt, 2010)
:This Bumblebee Mini-Vehicle depicts the Super Sport version seen in the second film, and features Bumblebee without his battle mask. This also features the plasma cannon.
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====''Figure Collection''====
[[File:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Stand
:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Bumblebee depicts him in his concept Camero form, with his cannon deployed on his right arm.
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====''Robot Heroes''====
[[File:Movie RobotHeroes BumblebeevsBarricade.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Back off man! I've got a gun!]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade''' (2007)
:The first ''Robot Heroes'' Bumblebee is based on his Camaro Concept body, with the plasma cannon on his arm. It's also just about the only fiction-accurate RH pack ever made...
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===''Speed Stars''===
====''Mini-Vehicles''====
[[File:SpeedStars_MetalHeroes_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2010)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Hunt, 2010)
*'''Bumblebee''' (N.E.S.T. Global Alliance, 2010)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Stunticon, 2010)
*'''Nightwatch Bumblebee VS Patrol Barricade''' (2010)
*'''Bumblebee Track Set''' (2010)
*'''Bumblebee''' (Beast Machines, 2011)
:These are the many, ''many'' redecoes of the RPM Speed Series Bumblebee mold with less paint details and with the Autobot insignia on the base of his vehicle mode not being included. The plasma cannon remains, though.
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[[File:SpeedStars_RobotRiders_Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|That's... that's not his ''penis'', is it?]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2010?)
**''Series:'' '''Robot Riders'''
**''Number:'' '''0? of 03'''
:Unlike all other ''SpeedStars'' Bumblebees, this one is sculpted in his robot mode. He's in a kneeling position with his gun in front of him, and can roll back and forth due to wheels under his legs. The placement of his plasma cannon is... unfortunate.

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=====''Mini Changers''=====
[[File:SpeedStars_StealthForce_MiniChangers_CrumplezoneVsBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|'''D:<''']]
*'''Stealth Force Crumplezone Vs. Bumblebee''' ([[2011]])
:This 2-pack comes with an unarticulated statue of Bumblebee with limited paint applications.
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==See also==
*[[Plasma pulse cannon]]
*[[Plasma-shell shotgun]]
*[[Plasma blaster]]
*[[Plasma mine blaster]]
*[[Plasma sphere shooter]]

[[Category:Beast Wars weapons]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon weapons]]
[[Category:Cannons]]
[[Category:Movie weapons]]
[[Category:Plasma weapons|Cannon]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen weapons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]

Energon battle pistol

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Bhamber: Added Gamer Edition Bumblebee from Studio Series, and changed a link in the Games section that went to G1 Bumblebee instead of WFC Bumblebee

[[File:EnergonBattlePistolBattleBio.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Direct fire from the '''Energon Battle Pistol''' melts through most armor. It is a decent middle ground between the [[Scatter blaster#War for Cybertron|Scatter Blaster]] and the [[Null-ray#War for Cybertron|Null Ray]]. It zooms 5x and can get off a few good shots during a close-range battle. Just don't pull it out against a Whirlwinding [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class [[Transformer]] and expect victory.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' toy bios===
[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] uses both an Energon Battle Pistol and an [[Energon Blade]]. {{storylink|Bio#Online bios|Bumblebee's Battle Bio}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
Energon pistols were [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s primary weapons. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' webpage]</ref>

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
Energon Battle Pistols were used during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] by [[Leader (WFC)|Leader]] and [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]] class [[Transformer]]s, including [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Gamer Edition Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, [[2023]])
Part of the twentieth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Gamer Edition [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Bumblebee]]" comes with two blasters, one of which is modeled after the Energon battle pistol. It can swap out with the removable right arms of Bumblebee and other figures from the ''Gamer Edition'' series, emulating the way characters' arms in-game transformed into their weapons.

{{--}}

==Notes==
*The Energon Battle Pistol has the following in-game stats:
**Damage: 6
**Range: 8
**Accuracy: 8
**Rate of Fire: 5

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Energon type weapons|Battle pistol]]
[[Category:Pistols]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]

Neutron assault rifle

2023-03-08T22:54:18Z

Bhamber: /* Toys */ Fixed a link that didn’t directly go to the toy

[[File:WFC Neutron Assault Rifle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[S.O.S. Dinobots|My equilibrium... destabilized! RWAAAAH!]]]]
The '''Neutron Assault Rifle''' distorts the equilibrium of its target by blasting it with sonic booms. Once disoriented, the attacker can close in with a melee attack.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' Battle Bios===
[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] uses his Neutron Assault Rifle in combination with his [[Energon War Axe]]. {{storylink|Bio#Online bios|Soundwave's Battle Bio}}

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron''===
Neutron Assault Rifles were one of the most common weapons in use during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. They were well-balanced and used a large clip of ammunition with a decent amount of punch behind its unassuming frame. They were toted by both [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]] and [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]] classes. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}
{{note|
*The rifle has the following in-game stats:
**Damage: 5
**Range: 5
**Accuracy: 5
**Rate of Fire: 8
*Max Load: 244 Rounds
*Per Mag: 32 Rounds
}}

===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:NeutronAssaultRifleFOC.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|The perfect weapon for taking out Jimmy Neutron.]]
They were still in use during the latter days of the war in the lead-up to the launch of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. A newer design was introduced around this time, sporting a whopping six barrels as opposed to the single barrel on the old model.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{note|
*This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
**Damage: 4
**Range: 5
**Accuracy: 5
**Rate of Fire: 8
*This weapon can be modified in multiplayer/escalation with the following upgrades:
**Amplifier Pak - Increases the amount of reserve ammo
**Cyber Optics - Increases weapon accuracy
**Quantum Stabilizer - Completely eliminates recoil
**P.O.K.E Beta - Experimental melee energy blade that one hit kills enemies
}}
{{--}}

''The rate of fire is estimated to be 600rpm''

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-FOCStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])
:Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|Starscream]] comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the Neutron assault rifle from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible.

:In an undocumented feature, Starscream's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.
{{-}}

*'''Skywarp''' ([[May 25]], [[2013]])
:Available in the [[TakaraTomy]] ''Generations'' line, ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] is a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream. He still comes with the cannons/Neutron assault rifle, this time in purple.
{{-}}

[[File:Generationstoy-Thrilling30Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)

:Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]] is a redeco of ''Generations: Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream. He still comes with the cannons/Neutron assault rifle, this time in blue.

:Despite using a mold and deco matching [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]'s appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', this toy ''technically'' represents G1 Thundercracker, thanks to his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] pack-in fiction (a copy of ''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''). Consequently, the toy is [[Thundercracker (WFC)#Generations|listed]] in the former's page as a [[repurposing]].
{{-}}

{{anchor|SDCC2013}}{{anchor|SDCC}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Thundercracker-SDCC.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''
:A pair of small, non-transforming figures of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] in both in robot and vehicle modes were included with an [[exclusive]] version of [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC|Metroplex]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. They're based on the sculpt of the Generations Deluxe figure, and thus are depicted with the Neutron Assault Rife. Both figures are cast entirely in purple plastic, not unlike the [[Decoy]] figures.

{{anchor|ACGHK2013}}{{anchor|HKACGCON}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Thundercracker-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''
:Another version of [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]], this one available at [[Anime-Comic-Game Hong Kong]], included redecos of the San Diego Comic Con figures of Thundercracker's robot and vehicle forms, this time in silver.

*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
:Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Skywarp]] is another redeco of ''Generations: Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream which still includes with the cannons/Neutron assault rifle, now cast in purple and gray plastic.

*'''Decepticon Rebel Infiltrator Starscream''' (2014)
{{toystub}}
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Barricade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Gamer Edition Barricade''' (Deluxe, [[2023]])
Part of the twentieth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Gamer Edition [[Barricade (WFC)#Studio Series|Barricade]]" comes with a blaster accessory based off of the Neutron assault rifle from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]''. It can swap out with the removable right arms of Barricade and other figures from the ''Gamer Edition'' series, emulating the way characters' arms in-game transformed into their weapons.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron weapons]]
[[Category:Neutron weapons|Assault rifle]]
[[Category:Rifles]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]

Neutron assault rifle

2023-03-08T22:11:44Z

Bhamber: /* Toys */

[[File:WFC Neutron Assault Rifle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[S.O.S. Dinobots|My equilibrium... destabilized! RWAAAAH!]]]]
The '''Neutron Assault Rifle''' distorts the equilibrium of its target by blasting it with sonic booms. Once disoriented, the attacker can close in with a melee attack.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' Battle Bios===
[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] uses his Neutron Assault Rifle in combination with his [[Energon War Axe]]. {{storylink|Bio#Online bios|Soundwave's Battle Bio}}

==Games==
===''War for Cybertron''===
Neutron Assault Rifles were one of the most common weapons in use during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. They were well-balanced and used a large clip of ammunition with a decent amount of punch behind its unassuming frame. They were toted by both [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]] and [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]] classes. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}
{{note|
*The rifle has the following in-game stats:
**Damage: 5
**Range: 5
**Accuracy: 5
**Rate of Fire: 8
*Max Load: 244 Rounds
*Per Mag: 32 Rounds
}}

===''Fall of Cybertron''===
[[File:NeutronAssaultRifleFOC.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|The perfect weapon for taking out Jimmy Neutron.]]
They were still in use during the latter days of the war in the lead-up to the launch of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. A newer design was introduced around this time, sporting a whopping six barrels as opposed to the single barrel on the old model.
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
{{note|
*This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
**Damage: 4
**Range: 5
**Accuracy: 5
**Rate of Fire: 8
*This weapon can be modified in multiplayer/escalation with the following upgrades:
**Amplifier Pak - Increases the amount of reserve ammo
**Cyber Optics - Increases weapon accuracy
**Quantum Stabilizer - Completely eliminates recoil
**P.O.K.E Beta - Experimental melee energy blade that one hit kills enemies
}}
{{--}}

''The rate of fire is estimated to be 600rpm''

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-FOCStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])
:Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)#Generations|Starscream]] comes with two spinning, triple-barreled "assault cannons" which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the Neutron assault rifle from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible.

:In an undocumented feature, Starscream's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the two pegs found on the underside of the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.
{{-}}

*'''Skywarp''' ([[May 25]], [[2013]])
:Available in the [[TakaraTomy]] ''Generations'' line, ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (WFC)#Generations|Skywarp]] is a redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream. He still comes with the cannons/Neutron assault rifle, this time in purple.
{{-}}

[[File:Generationstoy-Thrilling30Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)

:Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling30|Thundercracker]] is a redeco of ''Generations: Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream. He still comes with the cannons/Neutron assault rifle, this time in blue.

:Despite using a mold and deco matching [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]'s appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', this toy ''technically'' represents G1 Thundercracker, thanks to his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] pack-in fiction (a copy of ''[[The Hunting Party (IDW)|Spotlight: Thundercracker]]''). Consequently, the toy is [[Thundercracker (WFC)#Generations|listed]] in the former's page as a [[repurposing]].
{{-}}

{{anchor|SDCC2013}}{{anchor|SDCC}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Thundercracker-SDCC.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''
:A pair of small, non-transforming figures of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] in both in robot and vehicle modes were included with an [[exclusive]] version of [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC|Metroplex]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. They're based on the sculpt of the Generations Deluxe figure, and thus are depicted with the Neutron Assault Rife. Both figures are cast entirely in purple plastic, not unlike the [[Decoy]] figures.

{{anchor|ACGHK2013}}{{anchor|HKACGCON}}
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Thundercracker-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''
:Another version of [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]], this one available at [[Anime-Comic-Game Hong Kong]], included redecos of the San Diego Comic Con figures of Thundercracker's robot and vehicle forms, this time in silver.

*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
:Part of the eighth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Skywarp]] is another redeco of ''Generations: Fall of Cybertron'' Starscream which still includes with the cannons/Neutron assault rifle, now cast in purple and gray plastic.

*'''Decepticon Rebel Infiltrator Starscream''' (2014)
{{toystub}}
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-WFC-Barricade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Gamer Edition Barricade''' (Deluxe, [[2023]])
Part of the twentieth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Gamer Edition [[Barricade (WFC)#Studio Series|Barricade]]" comes with a blaster accessory based off of the Neutron assault rifle from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]''. It can swap out with the removable right arms of Barricade and other figures from the ''Gamer Edition'' series, emulating the way characters' arms in-game transformed into their weapons.

[[Category:Fall of Cybertron weapons]]
[[Category:Neutron weapons|Assault rifle]]
[[Category:Rifles]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron weapons]]

File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Fullspeed Released.jpg

2023-02-15T21:27:47Z

Bhamber: Switched Slipstream to Fullspeed as that is who the screenshot was of

{{TF2004cap|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] released the [[Mini-Con]] [[Fullspeed]].}}

File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Fullspeed Released.jpg

2023-02-15T21:23:45Z

Bhamber: Bhamber moved page File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Slipstream Released.jpg to File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Fullspeed Released.jpg: The Mini-Con in the screenshot was Fullspeed and not Slipstream as seen in the trees and grass, which are ...

{{TF2004cap|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] released the [[Mini-Con]] [[Slipstream (Armada)|Slipstream]].}}

File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Fullspeed Released.jpg

2023-02-15T21:15:27Z

Bhamber: Removed the bad image tag cause I've added a better quality image

{{TF2004cap|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] released the [[Mini-Con]] [[Slipstream (Armada)|Slipstream]].}}

File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Fullspeed Released.jpg

2023-02-15T21:11:14Z

Bhamber: Bhamber uploaded a new version of "File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Slipstream Released.jpg": Cropped the screenshot a bit and also reduced the file size

{{badimage|stretched version of already low-quality image}}
{{TF2004cap|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] released the [[Mini-Con]] [[Slipstream (Armada)|Slipstream]].}}

File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Fullspeed Released.jpg

2023-02-15T21:07:34Z

Bhamber: Bhamber uploaded a new version of "File:Transformers 2004 Video Game Slipstream Released.jpg": Got a higher quality screenshot

{{badimage|stretched version of already low-quality image}}
{{TF2004cap|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] released the [[Mini-Con]] [[Slipstream (Armada)|Slipstream]].}}

File:Transformers 2004 Tidal Wave.jpg

2023-02-14T10:47:52Z

Bhamber: Removed the bad image tag cause I've added a better quality image

{{TF2004cap|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] confronts [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]].}}

File:Transformers 2004 Tidal Wave.jpg

2023-02-14T10:22:02Z

Bhamber: Bhamber uploaded a new version of "File:Transformers 2004 Tidal Wave.jpg": Got a high quality screenshot using an emulator

{{badimage|Someone should really get a direct capture from an emulator}}
{{TF2004cap|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] confronts [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]].}}