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2020-06-12T01:41:13Z

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Slipstream (G1)

2020-06-10T00:29:56Z

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{{disambig3|Slipstream}}
:''Slipstream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:LegendsSlipstreamArt.jpg|thumb|300px|Stole her missiles from [[:File:Timelinestoy-SlipstreamPrime.jpg|another universe]].]]

The only thing sharper than '''Slipstream'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s acerbic tongue is her keen mind—whether as a soldier or a spy-for-hire, she gets that job done and always keeps her true agenda shielded. Sometimes she's known to be a [[Cloning|clone]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]; in other times and places, nobody knows where she comes from at all. Who ''is'' Slipstream? Someone fast, deadly, and able to shield her energy signature is all ''you'' need to know.

Slipstream keeps herself a blank slate, but she's certainly got Starscream's legendarily volcanic temperament!

==Fiction==
===''Transformers: All Spark''===
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] returned from a previous defeat, Slipstream was among his new troops. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
:*''First appearance:'' [[The Change In Your Nature Part Three|''Transformers'' issue #15]]

Slipstream was a top lieutenant of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the radical terrorist organization [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}} [[Security Operations]] learned of her membership following [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s investigation of the memorial crater. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}}

She was hiding out at one of The Rise's more remote bases when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] paid a visit. Summoned to the armory along with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], Slipstream bore witness to the senator beating the scrap out of Shockwave in order to assert his dominance over both the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]s and The Rise. When Shockwave agreed to fall into line, Megatron asked if anyone else required an explanation, with Slipstream noting that the situation was quite clear to her. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Three}}

The Rise next launched a strike on a [[Titan Net]] subsidiary hub. Slipstream led [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Tracer (G1 Decepticon)|Tracer]], [[Blackjack]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]], [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]], [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] to the remote outpost. They subdued any resistance and prepared a [[data-bomb]] to upload into the Titan Net, disabling all the massive Cybertronians in orbit. The only exception was [[Vigilem]], to whom Skystalker was bonded as a [[Cityspeaker]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} At Skystalker's direction, Vigilem prepared to make an attack on the [[Winged Moon]]. Their mission accomplished, Slipstream cleared out her squad from the hub, returning to their staging ground for the next mission. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Slipstream and [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]] were tasked with hunting down and capturing [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s squadron of [[Female Autobots]] that was attacking Decepticon bases. They succeeded at stopping the Autobots. {{storylink|Fatal Furies}} Secretly allying herself with the [[Quintesson]]s, Slipstream entered the [[Galactic Olympics|Galactic Games]] in an effort to disrupt the spirit of cooperation the games represented between the Autobots and their allies. She was eventually found out and stopped by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|The Galactic Games}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:SlipstreamEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|]]

When Megatron was moping over Octopunch's failure on Aquatron, Slipstream suggested that he shouldn't send out his most incompentent, "rusty" soldiers next time, which he didn't take too well. And she didn't mean the Contructicons. Megatron then threatens to compress his troops into crystals if they didn't find more Ocean Amethysts for Shockwave's reseach. Slipstream made a remark on how "effective" his typical brute force solution was.{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Shark Bait Event}}

*'''Class:''' Aerial
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Slipstream fires her null rays at a target from short range.
*'''Ability:''' '''Fusion Bomb''' - Drop a fusion bomb on the target. If the target is destroyed within 20 seconds, the bomb explodes dealing massive damage to adjacent targets.
**'''Cost:''' 3 ability points + 3 for reuses.

*[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:slipstream Slipstream at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===Legends===
[[File:Legendstoy-Slipstream.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Slipstream''' ([[October 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG16'''
**''Accessories'': 2 guns
{{note|The ''Legends'' version of ''Animated'' [[Slipstream (Animated)#Legends|Slipstream]] was repurposed as Generation 1 Slipstream in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]''.}}

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Slipstream is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]] with a new head, chest, and [[Null-ray|forearms]] based on her cartoon design. She transforms into a jet with tilting, spinning VTOL fans and fold in front landing gear. She features new arm-mounted weapons instead of Windblade's sword and scabbard. She was packaged with [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|volume 16]] of the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends Bonus Edition]]'' comic.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir [[Airazor (BW)#Generations|Airazor]], and served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Stiletto (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stiletto]].

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:SDCC2018Slipstream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Slipstream//Strategic Seeker''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1C: Convention Pack 2018'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number:'' '''T02/T02'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Slipstream//Strategic Seeker was one of the preview cards for the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] and was available alongside [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]//Renegade Warrior, as well as the battle cards All-Out Attack and Tandem Targeting System in an exclusive pack available initially at [[San Diego Comic-Con|SDCC]] 2018, and later briefly on Hasbro Toy Shop.

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[[File:EESlipstream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Slipstream//Strategic Seeker''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1C: Convention Pack 2018'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number:'' '''T02/T02'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Convention Pack 2018's Slipstream//Strategic Seeker. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Dan Khanna]].
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==Notes==
*''Legends'' and ''Earth Wars'' used different bios: the former having her as a quick-to-rage Starscream clone à la [[Slipstream (Animated)|''Animated'']], the latter as a mysterious enigma spy, drawing on her [[Slipstream (WFC)|Aligned counterpart]]'s ''Timelines'' profile (which was rather circumstance-specific; see her page for details). We've bashed them together until they fit.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slipstream''' (スリップストリーム ''Surippusutorīmu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Huá Liú''' (滑流, "Slipstream")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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*[[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]], the female [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone of Starscream]] from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon Seeker from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}

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Pyra Magna (G1)

2020-06-01T23:59:26Z

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{{disambig3|Pyro|Pyra}}
:''Pyra Magna is a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:PyraMagna-modelsheet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Paragon 'til death.]]

A tough, serious, thoughtful commander, '''Pyra Magna''' excels at making the hard choices and transforming challenges that would break others into advantages. Though she has been shaped by the hardships of the [[Rust Sea]], her true strength comes from deep within her Spark. Pyra Magna's soul burns with a powerful flame that fuels her absolute, relentless will to survive. Devout to the point of fanaticism and driven by her personal convictions, Pyra Magna places great faith in the [[Thirteen]] and their legacy—including the divine [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Pyra's piety, combined with her boundless ambition, have led her to wonder if, perhaps, ''she'' might be better off becoming the next bearer of that most sacred [[Autobot]] artifact.

As the leader of a group of [[Torchbearer]]s, her personal team of "Rust Renegades" from [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] are explorers who seek out Cybertronian artifacts for preservation. She is dedicated to her job and to the [[Mistress of Flame]]. Following the recovery of [[Enigma of Combination|one ancient artifact]], she gained the ability to [[combiner|combine]] with her teammates to form the goliath [[Victorion]].

Pyra's internal water system has been compromised by corrosive gasses. She utilizes this unfortunate circumstance to power her Corrosion Cannons, weapons that weaken enemy armor and jam up their gears.

{{bigquote|I exist to '''light''' the '''way'''. There's nothing wrong with wanting to light the entire '''galaxy.'''|Pyra Magna reflects|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===

:*''First Appearance:'' [[An Uneventful Night|''Transformers: Combiner Hunters'' #1]]

[[File:GhostStories-pyraanddustup.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee."]]

'''Pyra''' originally served under the previous incarnation of the Torchbearers, keeping the peace on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] under the command of [[Praesidia Magna]], servants of the [[Mistress of Flame]] and disciples of the [[Way of Flame]]. Their adventures took them far and wide across their homeworld, and though other Torchbearers fell in the line of duty Pyra remained unswerving in her devotion to the lineage of the Primes. On one fateful excursion, she and the team travelled to the impoverished village of [[Parvus Oppidum]] on the request of Torchbearer fangirls [[Dust Up|Dustup]] and [[Jumpstream]]. The Torchbearers found themselves under assault by [[Maximal|mechanical beasts]], who killed both Praesidia and fellow Torchbearer [[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]]. Pyra herself came under attack by their leader, a massive winged monster, who threatened to drag her into a singularity that had appeared in the middle of the town; despite locking eyes with the creature, she passed out, and by the time she came to the fight had reduced the town to nothing and the attackers had vanished.

[[File:GhostStories-pyramagnavehiclemode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Traumatized by her failure, Pyra suffered a series of nightmares where the monster recited an ancient poem from a Camien text as she repeatedly watched Praesidia die on the surface of a barren world. In the waking world, Pyra eventually struck up a friendship with [[Rust Dust]], who had been named after the same poem that now haunted her dreams. Eventually, she came to strike up a friendship with [[Rust Dust]], who had taken her name from the poem in the holy text known as the [[Light of the Forgefire]], and sought out the Mistress of Flame for guidance. The Mistress explained that she and Praesidia had once visited the planet [[Antilla]] together, though she was unable to explain why her friend had perished with the dead world in her mind. As Pyra continued to dream, however, she came to realize that the "black angel" who haunted her nightmares was none other than [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], one of the legendary [[Thirteen]].

Pyra realized that, if Onyx fled while she was unconscious because he feared further confrontation, it meant that the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] could not be the infallible figures depicted in Camien religion. Galvanized by these revelations, Pyra stepped up to take command of the Torchbearers, recruiting Jumpstream and Dust up into the team, and taking on the mantle of "Magna," ready to face the threat of the Primes, even if it meant blaspheming the will of the Mistress. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Pyra Magna continued to lead the Torchbearers for many years, at one point helping out in the village where [[Aileron]] lived. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Pyra Magna was present when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] re-established contact with Caminus after millennia of isolation, and watched [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] set foot on Caminus, revealing the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the assembled crowd. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} The Mistress of Flame believed that Optimus was the incarnation of [[The Arisen]], the legendary thirteenth Prime; Pyra and her team considered the matter to be more complex. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-PyraMagnanowords.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Soon after Caminus joined the [[Council of Worlds]], The Torchbearers travelled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to search for the remains of [[Crystal City]]. While combing the [[Rust Sea]], Magna was alerted to a bunch of other Transformers entering the area. Curious, she ordered her team to investigate and fought [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] attacking [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Attacking ''a [[Cityspeaker]]''?! Windblade told them to leave it but an angry Pyra Magna ordered her team to intervene. She also tried to hold Windblade back when Arcee threatened to destroy some object, as she couldn't allow a Cityspeaker to risk herself for it, until that object turned out to be the legendary [[Enigma of Combination]]. One accident later, and Pyra Magna was part of a new combiner!

After a new and angry Victorion was convinced to stand down and separate, Magna apologized to Windblade for their brief rampage. She also apologized to Arcee, but told her not to call their new state an "abomination"; while she sympathised with Arcee's fear that people would be forced into becoming gestalts, she said they ''had'' become one and had the right to be "what we are". {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

The Torchbearers opted to remain in the Rust Sea for a time, still learning to control their new powers. The inhabitants of the wasteland soon learned to avoid them. On one occasion, Pyra Magna and her team appeared to scare off a group of zombified [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

They remained in exile until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]–seeking answers about what it ''truly'' meant to be a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], decided to visit the group. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Merging into Victorion, the Torchbearers tested Optimus's physical and spiritual resolve. Optimus's agnosticism about the [[Matrix of Leadership]] prompted Victorion to lay claim to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]; though Pyra believed that Optimus was ''not'' the legendary [[The Arisen|Thirteenth Prime]], the Torchbearers vowed to build Optimus into a worthy Prime anyway. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-killthehumans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|It's always polite to ask permission.]]
Pyra Magna led the Torchbearers back to Iacon, where they combined and joined Starscream's forces in quelling a Decepticon riot at the space bridge. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} After Optimus declared [[Earth]] a member of the [[Council of Worlds]], the Torchbearers—still combined—took part in a skirmish against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s splinter force of Decepticons, but had to fall back after [[China]] deployed its anti-Transformer weaponry. As the Autobots regrouped at [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s old house, Pyra Magna argued with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

As a show of good faith, the Autobots began patrolling impoverished and troubled regions around the world. Pyra Magna and the other Torchbearers defended a Middle Eastern girls' school from religious fanatics. The Torchbearers would later travel to the [[White House]] after Aileron went rogue, forming Victorion and extricating the Autobots from the White House lawn. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} The Torchbearers participated in Optimus and Soundwave's joint operation on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Victorion was torn apart by Galvatron's planetwide Enigma of Combination, and her components were knocked unconscious. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} By the time that the Torchbearers had regained consciousness, the fight had already moved offworld. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} Pyra Magna led her team as they helped mop up the stragglers, {{storylink|White Light}} but were forced to combine again after the [[Earth Defense Command]] launched an attack on the exhausted Autobots. {{storylink|White Heat}}

[[File:Informed-PyraMagnaAndWindblade.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pyra Manga.]]

The Earthbound Autobots continued to settle into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], until [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] abruptly went dormant and stopped communicating with the Autobots. Pyra Magna and Soundwave called Windblade to Earth to see if her cityspeaking talents could help them pinpoint what had gone wrong. The trio worked for many days trying to diagnose each of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s systems, but their search turned up nothing. {{storylink|Informed}} Soon, the Torchbearers were called into action to defend Arcee and [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in [[Oregon]], using Victorion's gravity powers to harmlessly take down human aircraft in the wake of Soundwave's EMP attack. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

Back at Autobot City, Pyra Magna's idle speculation about the state of Metrotitan allowed Windblade to correctly deduce that Metrotitan was merely ignoring them, waiting to speak to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Pyra Magna watched as Windblade merged her consciousness with the Titan's, and when Windblade's mind returned from [[Microspace|another dimension]] she and Pyra Magna requested help from Optimus Prime to save the ailing universe from a destructive {{i|Entropy Cloud|entropy cloud}}. {{storylink|Informed}} Days later, the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[M.A.S.K.]] besieged Autobot City for the deposits of [[Ore-13]] beneath; although Victorion swung into action to defend the base from the monstrous [[Baron Karza]], she was forced to split into her components to deal with an army of Dire Wraiths and even the odds. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen-torchbearers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the crisis had been dealt with, the Autobots and their allies—including some recently arrived colonists with religious aspirations—turned their attention back to stabilizing the increasingly volatile Earth. Following some peacekeeping in [[Mexico City]], Pyra Magna reported that a large spaceship of alien origin was approaching Earth. She and the Torchbearers accompanied Optimus Prime when they travelled to the [[Matterhorn]] and intercept the craft. There, she explained to Optimus that the Matrix's supernatural glow was merely a reaction to fragments of [[Ore-13]] in the mountain, not so subtly hinting that her true feelings that ''she'' shoud bear the Matrix. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} The spacecraft, as it turned, out, was carrying a load of [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] refugees. Pyra Magna and her team formed Victorion while Optimus made diplomatic overtures to their leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

A series of diplomatic roadblocks prevented Optimus Prime from carrying out his twin goals: helping the wandering Junkions rebuild their [[Junkion (planet)|shattered homeworld]] through the use of [[Ore-13]], and allowing Earth to join the Council of Worlds. To this end, he engineered a diplomatic crisis that would force the Council to bring Earth into their membership. When Pyra Magna overheard this—and Optimus telling Aileron that he placed no religious faith in the Matrix—Pyra punched Prime in his faceplate and accused him of manipulating the faith of others to further his own ends. Pyra recanted her earlier vow to help Optimus, reasserting that she, a true believer, should be holding the Matrix. The following morning, Pyra and the Torchbearers attended Prime's summit between humans, Cybertronians, and Junkions, which was interrupted when the Junkions sicced a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s on all assembled. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

Though supremely dissatisfied by the way that Prime had managed the crisis, Pyra nevertheless led her Torchbearers into the fight by deploying Victorion and using her gravity powers to lay into the oncoming Junkions. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} The fighting came to a head before Optimus, realizing that he had overstepped his bounds as a Prime, successfully brokered a new peace between all sides and successfully convinced their enemies to lay down their arms. Autobots, Junkions, and Sharkticons alike relocated to the abandoned EDC base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] begin the construction of "[[Little Cybertron]]." Optimus, sensing the growing rift between them, appointed the Torchbearer to oversee construction in the hopes of giving the two some time apart. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} As construction began, Pyra watched the city take shape with [[Slide]], who was still unable to forgive the Junkions for killing her [[twin]] [[Oiler]] in the recent battle. Pyra encouraged the young Transformer to question Optimus's judgement, noting that "true" Primes stood for justice. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

[[File:WhatItsReallyLike-PyraAndSlide.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

At some point, Pyra began communicating with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], sending him data packets. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Several days into the job, Pyra criticized [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] for spending more time playing with his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] than helping with the construction work. Her criticisms caught the attention of [[Marissa Faireborn]]; sensing a kindred spirit, Pyra Magna invited Marissa to take a ride around the city with her to discuss recent events. After the Torchbearers helped some Junkions out of a pile of rubble, Pyra confessed that she was hoping to depose Optimus Prime so that she could take command and guide Earth towards a brighter future. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Not long after that, she approached Slide once again after the young [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisien]] had been left behind by her friends. Pyra reminded her that though everyone else had forgotten her pain, ''she'' hadn't. When Optimus decided to briefly withdraw from Earth in the face of mounting political opposition, he invited Pyra Magna to accompany him so they could talk out their differences. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

The pair travelled to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s singularity in the heart of the Rust Sea, where they discussed their recent adventure and the nature of faith. Pyra listened to Prime's tale about how [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] came to join the Autobots. Pyra found the moral of Prime's tale too saccharine, and recounted her own story: the tale of Praesidia Magna's doomed expedition to Parvus Oppidum, and her own subsequent crisis of faith. Though Optimus was not a believer, he took Pyra's words at face value, and the two agreed to put their pasts behind them and face the future together. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} When the two made their way back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Aileron]] brought the news that Earth had finally chosen an ambassador to speak for them on the [[Council of Worlds]]. To pass the time until the [[United Nations]] finalized their choice, the two payed a visit to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] where he recounted the unification of the [[Thirteen]] Primes. After the tale concluded, the [[President of the United States]] called to reveal that Marissa Faireborn had been chosen. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:UnificationDayDawn-brightfuture.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

At the grand ceremony, Pyra flanked Optimus (and in [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]'s opinion was totally winning on the red carpet) before the [[Iron Ring]] struck. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Pyra leapt right into battle, atomizing a contingent of [[Iron Grenadier]]s with her pick-axe. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}

Having survived the invasion, Pyra was approached by Arcee after [[Joe Colton]] had been brought to justice, looking to recruit the Torchbearer for a mission into the wilderness. Pyra declined, feeling a pressing need to return to Earth as a result of being part of a combiner. Before departing, Pyra asked Arcee about her relationship with Prowl, and his role among the Autobots, before wondering aloud whether Arcee, who had once fought alongside the Thirteen that Pyra worshipped, could fill that role and keep both her and Optimus in check. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} After exiting the Space Bridge, Pyra quickly excused herself and informed Prowl of the political rumblings on Earth and Cybertron before Prowl warned her about a group of [[Maximal|marauding bestial Cybertronians]]. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

[[File:SurfeitOfPrimes-torchbearers.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

Once Optimus had returned to Earth, he oversaw the opening of an [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]] to help deal with Cybertron's recent energy crisis. As he took the shipment through the Space Bridge, Pyra offered to take the [[Colonist Soldiers]] down to the mine to help them truly understand what Optimus was trying to accomplish on Earth. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} No sooner had they touched down did [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] receive a summons from Cybertron, prompting Pyra to remain on alert should the aid of the Torchbearers be needed. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} No sooner had Soundwave departed to deal with the return of Onyx Prime and his beasts to Cybertron than did Metrotitan himself bridge to Cybertron, carrying the Torchbearers with him, only to be immediately felled by his fellow Titan [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

Believing that his forces had killed Metrotitan, Onyx Prime—now unmasked as the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]—ordered his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], to lead his Maximals to the impact site and pick off the survivors. While Arcee held off the Maximals, Pyra and her fellow Torchbearers combined into Victorion to take on [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his religious faith reawakened in the face of the apocalypse, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} and were eventually able to crush their opponent under a fatal gravitational onslaught.

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Decombining once more, Pyra and the other Torchbearers stormed Metrotitan's still-functioning Space Bridge, intent on confronting Onyx Prime and rescuing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]... only to learn the truth: "Onyx" had never existed, and the time-travelling Shockwave had used his identity as a convenient disguise as he orchestrated millnennia of Cybertronian history. Pyra realized that Shockwave had deliberately baited her to this spot; having cast Optimus Prime into the singularity that he controlled, Shockwave freed the minds of both Optimus and Bumblebee from [[infraspace]], allowing them to escape into the [[antespace]] that Pyra Magna was a part of, thanks to her time as Victorion. Despite their many differences, both Pyra and Optimus found a common purpose in stopping Shockwave, and Pyra was able to tackle Shockwave and rip his gun-arm off. Despite all three of them desiring to kill Shockwave, it was Pyra who realized that, in order to prove herself the right-thinking 'bot that she held herself to be, she would need to bring in the Decepticon scientist alive. Pyra thus delivered her prisoner to the care of the Council of Worlds, revealing to the assembled colonists that Shockwave had stripped all of Cybertronian history as a great lie. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

Some time later, Wheeljack was able to safely transfer Optimus and Bumblebee's consciousnesses out of antespace and back into their own bodies—though the incoming threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] meant that there was little time for her to acclimatize before all three boarded the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' to rescue [[Elonia]], homeworld of [[Rom]] the [[Space Knight]], from the planet-eater. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Piloting the ship through the mayhem, Pyra and Soundwave worked together to help triangulate the location of a signal that blocked Wheeljack's Space Bridge pylons, learning that it belonged to the long-lost Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. Despite evacuating two thirds of the planet, however, they were ultimately unable to prevent the monster planet from devouring Elonia. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} On the way back to Cybertron, Pyra revealed that she had already been in contact with Prowl, who revealed that, based on his own estimations, Unicron would—after consuming [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]]—move on to Pyra's homeworld of Caminus. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

[[File:StrangerEons-nomatterhowharditry.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"[http://i.pinimg.com/originals/b9/a3/6e/b9a36ea366570246184bab4b3e0afcc4.jpg And every boy...sooner or later...must put away his toys...and become '''a man'''!]"]]

As Optimus led what remained of the [[Autobot fleet]] to Caminus, to engage the endless Maximal hordes, Pyra, Aileron, and the Torchbearers helped coordinate evacuation efforts on the surface of the besieged planet, shrugging off the Mistress of Flame's repeated efforts to assure the fleeing Camiens to have faith—for Pyra's faith in any higher power had died with Metrotitan. Optimus and his forces were once again unable to defeat Unicron, and as Caminus fell so did the Mistress of Flame. Bequeathing her [[Forgehammer]] to Pyra, the Miress gave her life to allow her people to flee through the Space Bridge to Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} On Cybertron itself, Pyra mulled over the meaning of the artifact, before bitterly concluding that the Mistress had bequeathed the hammer to her as a final jab against her broken faith, and defiantly stabbed the weapon into the surface of Metroplex. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The respite was short-lived; as Unicron approached Cybertron, intent on continuing his mission of extinction, Pyra Magna and the other Torchbearers were called into action by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] as part of a final, do-or-die strike on the monster. As Vicotrion, the team pummeled their way through [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s mutated [[Decepticon Justice Division]], only to be themselves overpowered by the monstrous [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], [[Stormclash]] ripped from the gestalt and killed, and Pyra herself badly wounded. {{storylink|Our Finest}} The defeated Torchbearers tumbled onto the hull of Bludgeon's flagship, where they remained even after Unicron's destruction of Cybertron as the battle spilled over onto Earth. {{storylink|Road's End}} As the D.V.D. appeared over Earth, the five watched as Bludgeon deployed Monstructor once more to take on the assembled forces of Earth, Elonia, and Cybertron. {{storylink|Assembly}} Bludgeon's ship soon peeled away from the fight to drop into Earth's atmosphere, pursued by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and the [[Colonist Soldiers]]; from [[Mount Rushmore]], Soundwave's unleashing of the energies of the Enigma of Combination caused its energies to run amok, and Slide, a combiner herself, was inexorably drawn to the Torchbearers. Together, they were able to reform Victorion, with Slide standing in for Stormclash, and, teaming up with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the two successfully brought down Monstructor.

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In the aftermath, Prime was forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to destroy Unicron, the two dying tougher, and as the combatants regrouped at the foot of Mount Rushmore. There, Pyra realized the true nature of the Mistress's token: faith was not what you told someone to believe, but could only come from within. Taking up the mantle of the new Mistress of Flame, Pyra invited Slide to join the Torchbearers, and the young Devisien tearfully acknowledged that they had both been wrong about Optimus Prime: the Autobot leader had never sought to lead them, but had merely hoped to build a better world for all. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Some time later, Pyra Magna had yet to settle into her new role as the Mistress of Flame, helping to give advice to Cybertronians as the Transformers settled into life on their new homeworld of Earth, though her attempts to help [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] with their [[Chic Chips]] business were overshadowed by the more pressing issue of Prime's funeral. On Little Cybertron, Pyra, having finally come to understand the true nature of the Way of Flame, joined Windblade in presiding over the ceremony, interring Prime's mouthplate into the soil of his adopted homeworld. {{storylink|Post}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Pyra Magna, legendary for her escapades in the Rust Sea, was [[Magna Stampede]]'s great-aunt. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
One of the Great Generals, Pyra Magna fought in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}} Pyra Magna killed Cyclonus's friend Paragon, under as-yet obscure circumstances. Cyclonus would emphatically state that she didn't have to, and never should have, but Pyra did so anyway. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} At the command of [[Nominus Prime]], Pyra was sentenced to stasis imprisonment, only ever woken as a reminder that she was a prisoner. After Nominus passed the Matrix on to Sentinel Prime, he agreed with his predecessor's decision, and Pyra's sentence remained unchanged. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] paid a visit to [[Termagax]], the visionary sarcastically asked if Pyra Magna had been released. Already knowing the answer was negative, Termagax declined to return to society. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} When the Ascenticons took down the Tether, Megatron cited Pyra Magna's fate, refusing to let himself share it. Elsewhere, Orion Pax tried appealing to Sentinel to have Pyra Magna released, due to her experience as the last of the Great Generals, which he felt could be used to fight the Rise quickly and decisively, but the Prime angrily refused. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Pyra_MagnaEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
Pyra Magna came to Earth before most of the other Torchbearers to help out in the cause on Earth and get the [[Fractal Map]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Lost Map Campaign}} {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

Pyra Magna and the torchbearers were in the sector closest to Polyhex, when they went to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Dinobot Sludge. It wasn't until she found a broken cerebro shell that they knew who was behind the attack. Attempting to contact Autobot base about the missing Autobot, they were contacted by Drift, who told them the Dinobot is in fact named Slog, not Sludge.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Polyhex Saga}}

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weaponry:''' Pyra uses her cudgel (Bat'leth on a stick?) to attack defenses.
*'''Ability: Fire Rush:''' Rushes into combat and spreads fire along the way dealing some damage over a few seconds.
**'''Cost:'''4 ability points. +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:pyra-magna Pyra Magna at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-PyraMagna.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Yes, I am a normal firetruck that is not a robot. I do not have a large robot head where the bucket should be. That would be absurd and is not something that I have, no sir.]]
*'''Victorion''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Cudgel

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Pyra Magna is a [[retool]] of Voyager Class [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]] from the same toy line, with a new head, forearms, chestplate, and some different ladder-boom parts. She transforms into a fire truck resembling a modified Rosenbauer Panther 6x6, with a working ladder-boom. She can also form the torso to super-robot [[Victorion]], which officially also includes her teammates [[Stormclash#Generations|Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)#Generations|Skyburst]], [[Dust Up#Generations|Dust Up]], [[Jumpstream#Generations|Jumpstream]], and [[Rust Dust#Generations|Rust Dust]], though in this mode she can also use any combination of ''Combiner Wars''-style limb-bots. Her cudgel forms the hilt of Victorion's sword.

:Many (if not all) samples of Pyra Magna come with [[Misassembly|misassembled]] knee struts. They are reversed on both legs, preventing her knee assemblies from locking in properly for robot mode. This issue was shared with [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BruticusSet|''Generation 2'' Onslaught]]. In an undocumented feature also shared with Onslaught, the backs of her feet can flip out to provide better support, something absent from Hot Spot and [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|Inferno]], though unlike them, Victorion's head doesn't open into a bucket and sprayer, making it more obvious than others.

:Like the rest of her Torchbearers, Pyra Magna features Cybertronic tampographs on her vehicle mode, which reads "''If Cybertron''" on her right and "''Be your home''" on the left.

:Pyra Magna was only available as part of a Victorion box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Canada, was both sold at Toys"R"Us stores and available via Amazon Canada. In the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK Toys"R"Us website (but never sold in stores), whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

:This version of the sculpt was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megaempress#Toys|Megaempress]].
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==Notes==
*"Pyra magna" is (roughly translated) Latin for "great fire".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pyra Magna''' (パイラマグナ ''Paira Maguna'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jù Yàn''' (巨焰, "Great Flame")

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Pyra Magna (G1)

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:''Pyra Magna is a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:PyraMagna-modelsheet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Paragon 'til death.]]

A tough, serious, thoughtful commander, '''Pyra Magna''' excels at making the hard choices and transforming challenges that would break others into advantages. Though she has been shaped by the hardships of the [[Rust Sea]], her true strength comes from deep within her Spark. Pyra Magna's soul burns with a powerful flame that fuels her absolute, relentless will to survive. Devout to the point of fanaticism and driven by her personal convictions, Pyra Magna places great faith in the [[Thirteen]] and their legacy—including the divine [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Pyra's piety, combined with her boundless ambition, have led her to wonder if, perhaps, ''she'' might be better off becoming the next bearer of that most sacred [[Autobot]] artifact.

As the leader of a group of [[Torchbearer]]s, her personal team of "Rust Renegades" from [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] are explorers who seek out Cybertronian artifacts for preservation. She is dedicated to her job and the [[Mistress of Flame]]. Following the recovery of [[Enigma of Combination|one ancient artifact]], she gained the ability to [[combiner|combine]] with her teammates to form the goliath [[Victorion]].

Pyra's internal water system has been compromised by corrosive gasses. She utilizes this unfortunate circumstance to power her Corrosion Cannons, weapons that weaken enemy armor and jam up their gears.

{{bigquote|I exist to '''light''' the '''way'''. There's nothing wrong with wanting to light the entire '''galaxy.'''|Pyra Magna reflects|"[[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===

:*''First Appearance:'' [[An Uneventful Night|''Transformers: Combiner Hunters'' #1]]

[[File:GhostStories-pyraanddustup.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"For it is in passing that we achieve immortality. Through this, we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee."]]

'''Pyra''' originally served under the previous incarnation of the Torchbearers, keeping the peace on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] under the command of [[Praesidia Magna]], servants of the [[Mistress of Flame]] and disciples of the [[Way of Flame]]. Their adventures took them far and wide across their homeworld, and though other Torchbearers fell in the line of duty Pyra remained unswerving in her devotion to the lineage of the Primes. On one fateful excursion, she and the team travelled to the impoverished village of [[Parvus Oppidum]] on the request of Torchbearer fangirls [[Dust Up|Dustup]] and [[Jumpstream]]. The Torchbearers found themselves under assault by [[Maximal|mechanical beasts]], who killed both Praesidia and fellow Torchbearer [[Fastbreak (G1)|Fastbreak]]. Pyra herself came under attack by their leader, a massive winged monster, who threatened to drag her into a singularity that had appeared in the middle of the town; despite locking eyes with the creature, she passed out, and by the time she came to the fight had reduced the town to nothing and the attackers had vanished.

[[File:GhostStories-pyramagnavehiclemode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Traumatized by her failure, Pyra suffered a series of nightmares where the monster recited an ancient poem from a Camien text as she repeatedly watched Praesidia die on the surface of a barren world. In the waking world, Pyra eventually struck up a friendship with [[Rust Dust]], who had been named after the same poem that now haunted her dreams. Eventually, she came to strike up a friendship with [[Rust Dust]], who had taken her name from the poem in the holy text known as the [[Light of the Forgefire]], and sought out the Mistress of Flame for guidance. The Mistress explained that she and Praesidia had once visited the planet [[Antilla]] together, though she was unable to explain why her friend had perished with the dead world in her mind. As Pyra continued to dream, however, she came to realize that the "black angel" who haunted her nightmares was none other than [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], one of the legendary [[Thirteen]].

Pyra realized that, if Onyx fled while she was unconscious because he feared further confrontation, it meant that the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] could not be the infallible figures depicted in Camien religion. Galvanized by these revelations, Pyra stepped up to take command of the Torchbearers, recruiting Jumpstream and Dust up into the team, and taking on the mantle of "Magna," ready to face the threat of the Primes, even if it meant blaspheming the will of the Mistress. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Pyra Magna continued to lead the Torchbearers for many years, at one point helping out in the village where [[Aileron]] lived. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Pyra Magna was present when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] re-established contact with Caminus after millennia of isolation, and watched [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] set foot on Caminus, revealing the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership]] to the assembled crowd. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} The Mistress of Flame believed that Optimus was the incarnation of [[The Arisen]], the legendary thirteenth Prime; Pyra and her team considered the matter to be more complex. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}}

[[File:AnUneventfulNight-PyraMagnanowords.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Soon after Caminus joined the [[Council of Worlds]], The Torchbearers travelled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to search for the remains of [[Crystal City]]. While combing the [[Rust Sea]], Magna was alerted to a bunch of other Transformers entering the area. Curious, she ordered her team to investigate and fought [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] attacking [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. Attacking ''a [[Cityspeaker]]''?! Windblade told them to leave it but an angry Pyra Magna ordered her team to intervene. She also tried to hold Windblade back when Arcee threatened to destroy some object, as she couldn't allow a Cityspeaker to risk herself for it, until that object turned out to be the legendary [[Enigma of Combination]]. One accident later, and Pyra Magna was part of a new combiner!

After a new and angry Victorion was convinced to stand down and separate, Magna apologized to Windblade for their brief rampage. She also apologized to Arcee, but told her not to call their new state an "abomination"; while she sympathised with Arcee's fear that people would be forced into becoming gestalts, she said they ''had'' become one and had the right to be "what we are". {{storylink|An Uneventful Night}}

The Torchbearers opted to remain in the Rust Sea for a time, still learning to control their new powers. The inhabitants of the wasteland soon learned to avoid them. On one occasion, Pyra Magna and her team appeared to scare off a group of zombified [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s. {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption|Redemption}}

They remained in exile until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]–seeking answers about what it ''truly'' meant to be a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], decided to visit the group. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Merging into Victorion, the Torchbearers tested Optimus's physical and spiritual resolve. Optimus's agnosticism about the [[Matrix of Leadership]] prompted Victorion to lay claim to the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]; though Pyra believed that Optimus was ''not'' the legendary [[The Arisen|Thirteenth Prime]], the Torchbearers vowed to build Optimus into a worthy Prime anyway. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:OnceUponATimeOnEarth-killthehumans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|It's always polite to ask permission.]]
Pyra Magna led the Torchbearers back to Iacon, where they combined and joined Starscream's forces in quelling a Decepticon riot at the space bridge. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} After Optimus declared [[Earth]] a member of the [[Council of Worlds]], the Torchbearers—still combined—took part in a skirmish against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s splinter force of Decepticons, but had to fall back after [[China]] deployed its anti-Transformer weaponry. As the Autobots regrouped at [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s old house, Pyra Magna argued with [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

As a show of good faith, the Autobots began patrolling impoverished and troubled regions around the world. Pyra Magna and the other Torchbearers defended a Middle Eastern girls' school from religious fanatics. The Torchbearers would later travel to the [[White House]] after Aileron went rogue, forming Victorion and extricating the Autobots from the White House lawn. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} The Torchbearers participated in Optimus and Soundwave's joint operation on the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Victorion was torn apart by Galvatron's planetwide Enigma of Combination, and her components were knocked unconscious. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} By the time that the Torchbearers had regained consciousness, the fight had already moved offworld. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} Pyra Magna led her team as they helped mop up the stragglers, {{storylink|White Light}} but were forced to combine again after the [[Earth Defense Command]] launched an attack on the exhausted Autobots. {{storylink|White Heat}}

[[File:Informed-PyraMagnaAndWindblade.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pyra Manga.]]

The Earthbound Autobots continued to settle into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], until [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] abruptly went dormant and stopped communicating with the Autobots. Pyra Magna and Soundwave called Windblade to Earth to see if her cityspeaking talents could help them pinpoint what had gone wrong. The trio worked for many days trying to diagnose each of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s systems, but their search turned up nothing. {{storylink|Informed}} Soon, the Torchbearers were called into action to defend Arcee and [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] in [[Oregon]], using Victorion's gravity powers to harmlessly take down human aircraft in the wake of Soundwave's EMP attack. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}}

Back at Autobot City, Pyra Magna's idle speculation about the state of Metrotitan allowed Windblade to correctly deduce that Metrotitan was merely ignoring them, waiting to speak to a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Pyra Magna watched as Windblade merged her consciousness with the Titan's, and when Windblade's mind returned from [[Microspace|another dimension]] she and Pyra Magna requested help from Optimus Prime to save the ailing universe from a destructive {{i|Entropy Cloud|entropy cloud}}. {{storylink|Informed}} Days later, the [[Dire Wraith]]s and [[M.A.S.K.]] besieged Autobot City for the deposits of [[Ore-13]] beneath; although Victorion swung into action to defend the base from the monstrous [[Baron Karza]], she was forced to split into her components to deal with an army of Dire Wraiths and even the odds. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

[[File:ToWalkAmongTheChosen-torchbearers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

When the crisis had been dealt with, the Autobots and their allies—including some recently arrived colonists with religious aspirations—turned their attention back to stabilizing the increasingly volatile Earth. Following some peacekeeping in [[Mexico City]], Pyra Magna reported that a large spaceship of alien origin was approaching Earth. She and the Torchbearers accompanied Optimus Prime when they travelled to the [[Matterhorn]] and intercept the craft. There, she explained to Optimus that the Matrix's supernatural glow was merely a reaction to fragments of [[Ore-13]] in the mountain, not so subtly hinting that her true feelings that ''she'' shoud bear the Matrix. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} The spacecraft, as it turned, out, was carrying a load of [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] refugees. Pyra Magna and her team formed Victorion while Optimus made diplomatic overtures to their leaders [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Rum-Maj]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}}

A series of diplomatic roadblocks prevented Optimus Prime from carrying out his twin goals: helping the wandering Junkions rebuild their [[Junkion (planet)|shattered homeworld]] through the use of [[Ore-13]], and allowing Earth to join the Council of Worlds. To this end, he engineered a diplomatic crisis that would force the Council to bring Earth into their membership. When Pyra Magna overheard this—and Optimus telling Aileron that he placed no religious faith in the Matrix—Pyra punched Prime in his faceplate and accused him of manipulating the faith of others to further his own ends. Pyra recanted her earlier vow to help Optimus, reasserting that she, a true believer, should be holding the Matrix. The following morning, Pyra and the Torchbearers attended Prime's summit between humans, Cybertronians, and Junkions, which was interrupted when the Junkions sicced a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s on all assembled. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

Though supremely dissatisfied by the way that Prime had managed the crisis, Pyra nevertheless led her Torchbearers into the fight by deploying Victorion and using her gravity powers to lay into the oncoming Junkions. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}} The fighting came to a head before Optimus, realizing that he had overstepped his bounds as a Prime, successfully brokered a new peace between all sides and successfully convinced their enemies to lay down their arms. Autobots, Junkions, and Sharkticons alike relocated to the abandoned EDC base in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] begin the construction of "[[Little Cybertron]]." Optimus, sensing the growing rift between them, appointed the Torchbearer to oversee construction in the hopes of giving the two some time apart. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}} As construction began, Pyra watched the city take shape with [[Slide]], who was still unable to forgive the Junkions for killing her [[twin]] [[Oiler]] in the recent battle. Pyra encouraged the young Transformer to question Optimus's judgement, noting that "true" Primes stood for justice. {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}}

[[File:WhatItsReallyLike-PyraAndSlide.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

At some point, Pyra began communicating with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], sending him data packets. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Several days into the job, Pyra criticized [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] for spending more time playing with his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] than helping with the construction work. Her criticisms caught the attention of [[Marissa Faireborn]]; sensing a kindred spirit, Pyra Magna invited Marissa to take a ride around the city with her to discuss recent events. After the Torchbearers helped some Junkions out of a pile of rubble, Pyra confessed that she was hoping to depose Optimus Prime so that she could take command and guide Earth towards a brighter future. {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}} Not long after that, she approached Slide once again after the young [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisien]] had been left behind by her friends. Pyra reminded her that though everyone else had forgotten her pain, ''she'' hadn't. When Optimus decided to briefly withdraw from Earth in the face of mounting political opposition, he invited Pyra Magna to accompany him so they could talk out their differences. {{storylink|What It's Really Like}}

The pair travelled to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s singularity in the heart of the Rust Sea, where they discussed their recent adventure and the nature of faith. Pyra listened to Prime's tale about how [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] came to join the Autobots. Pyra found the moral of Prime's tale too saccharine, and recounted her own story: the tale of Praesidia Magna's doomed expedition to Parvus Oppidum, and her own subsequent crisis of faith. Though Optimus was not a believer, he took Pyra's words at face value, and the two agreed to put their pasts behind them and face the future together. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}} When the two made their way back to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], [[Aileron]] brought the news that Earth had finally chosen an ambassador to speak for them on the [[Council of Worlds]]. To pass the time until the [[United Nations]] finalized their choice, the two payed a visit to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] where he recounted the unification of the [[Thirteen]] Primes. After the tale concluded, the [[President of the United States]] called to reveal that Marissa Faireborn had been chosen. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

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At the grand ceremony, Pyra flanked Optimus (and in [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]'s opinion was totally winning on the red carpet) before the [[Iron Ring]] struck. {{storylink|First Strike issue 1|First Strike #1}} Pyra leapt right into battle, atomizing a contingent of [[Iron Grenadier]]s with her pick-axe. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}

Having survived the invasion, Pyra was approached by Arcee after [[Joe Colton]] had been brought to justice, looking to recruit the Torchbearer for a mission into the wilderness. Pyra declined, feeling a pressing need to return to Earth as a result of being part of a combiner. Before departing, Pyra asked Arcee about her relationship with Prowl, and his role among the Autobots, before wondering aloud whether Arcee, who had once fought alongside the Thirteen that Pyra worshipped, could fill that role and keep both her and Optimus in check. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} After exiting the Space Bridge, Pyra quickly excused herself and informed Prowl of the political rumblings on Earth and Cybertron before Prowl warned her about a group of [[Maximal|marauding bestial Cybertronians]]. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

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Once Optimus had returned to Earth, he oversaw the opening of an [[Ore-13]] mine in [[Kentucky]] to help deal with Cybertron's recent energy crisis. As he took the shipment through the Space Bridge, Pyra offered to take the [[Colonist Soldiers]] down to the mine to help them truly understand what Optimus was trying to accomplish on Earth. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} No sooner had they touched down did [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] receive a summons from Cybertron, prompting Pyra to remain on alert should the aid of the Torchbearers be needed. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} No sooner had Soundwave departed to deal with the return of Onyx Prime and his beasts to Cybertron than did Metrotitan himself bridge to Cybertron, carrying the Torchbearers with him, only to be immediately felled by his fellow Titan [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

Believing that his forces had killed Metrotitan, Onyx Prime—now unmasked as the Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]—ordered his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], to lead his Maximals to the impact site and pick off the survivors. While Arcee held off the Maximals, Pyra and her fellow Torchbearers combined into Victorion to take on [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his religious faith reawakened in the face of the apocalypse, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}} and were eventually able to crush their opponent under a fatal gravitational onslaught.

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Decombining once more, Pyra and the other Torchbearers stormed Metrotitan's still-functioning Space Bridge, intent on confronting Onyx Prime and rescuing [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]... only to learn the truth: "Onyx" had never existed, and the time-travelling Shockwave had used his identity as a convenient disguise as he orchestrated millnennia of Cybertronian history. Pyra realized that Shockwave had deliberately baited her to this spot; having cast Optimus Prime into the singularity that he controlled, Shockwave freed the minds of both Optimus and Bumblebee from [[infraspace]], allowing them to escape into the [[antespace]] that Pyra Magna was a part of, thanks to her time as Victorion. Despite their many differences, both Pyra and Optimus found a common purpose in stopping Shockwave, and Pyra was able to tackle Shockwave and rip his gun-arm off. Despite all three of them desiring to kill Shockwave, it was Pyra who realized that, in order to prove herself the right-thinking 'bot that she held herself to be, she would need to bring in the Decepticon scientist alive. Pyra thus delivered her prisoner to the care of the Council of Worlds, revealing to the assembled colonists that Shockwave had stripped all of Cybertronian history as a great lie. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

Some time later, Wheeljack was able to safely transfer Optimus and Bumblebee's consciousnesses out of antespace and back into their own bodies—though the incoming threat of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] meant that there was little time for her to acclimatize before all three boarded the ''[[Ark-Zero]]'' to rescue [[Elonia]], homeworld of [[Rom]] the [[Space Knight]], from the planet-eater. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Piloting the ship through the mayhem, Pyra and Soundwave worked together to help triangulate the location of a signal that blocked Wheeljack's Space Bridge pylons, learning that it belonged to the long-lost Titan [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. Despite evacuating two thirds of the planet, however, they were ultimately unable to prevent the monster planet from devouring Elonia. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} On the way back to Cybertron, Pyra revealed that she had already been in contact with Prowl, who revealed that, based on his own estimations, Unicron would—after consuming [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]]—move on to Pyra's homeworld of Caminus. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

[[File:StrangerEons-nomatterhowharditry.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"[http://i.pinimg.com/originals/b9/a3/6e/b9a36ea366570246184bab4b3e0afcc4.jpg And every boy...sooner or later...must put away his toys...and become '''a man'''!]"]]

As Optimus led what remained of the [[Autobot fleet]] to Caminus, to engage the endless Maximal hordes, Pyra, Aileron, and the Torchbearers helped coordinate evacuation efforts on the surface of the besieged planet, shrugging off the Mistress of Flame's repeated efforts to assure the fleeing Camiens to have faith—for Pyra's faith in any higher power had died with Metrotitan. Optimus and his forces were once again unable to defeat Unicron, and as Caminus fell so did the Mistress of Flame. Bequeathing her [[Forgehammer]] to Pyra, the Miress gave her life to allow her people to flee through the Space Bridge to Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} On Cybertron itself, Pyra mulled over the meaning of the artifact, before bitterly concluding that the Mistress had bequeathed the hammer to her as a final jab against her broken faith, and defiantly stabbed the weapon into the surface of Metroplex. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}}

The respite was short-lived; as Unicron approached Cybertron, intent on continuing his mission of extinction, Pyra Magna and the other Torchbearers were called into action by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] as part of a final, do-or-die strike on the monster. As Vicotrion, the team pummeled their way through [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s mutated [[Decepticon Justice Division]], only to be themselves overpowered by the monstrous [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], [[Stormclash]] ripped from the gestalt and killed, and Pyra herself badly wounded. {{storylink|Our Finest}} The defeated Torchbearers tumbled onto the hull of Bludgeon's flagship, where they remained even after Unicron's destruction of Cybertron as the battle spilled over onto Earth. {{storylink|Road's End}} As the D.V.D. appeared over Earth, the five watched as Bludgeon deployed Monstructor once more to take on the assembled forces of Earth, Elonia, and Cybertron. {{storylink|Assembly}} Bludgeon's ship soon peeled away from the fight to drop into Earth's atmosphere, pursued by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and the [[Colonist Soldiers]]; from [[Mount Rushmore]], Soundwave's unleashing of the energies of the Enigma of Combination caused its energies to run amok, and Slide, a combiner herself, was inexorably drawn to the Torchbearers. Together, they were able to reform Victorion, with Slide standing in for Stormclash, and, teaming up with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], the two successfully brought down Monstructor.

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In the aftermath, Prime was forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to destroy Unicron, the two dying tougher, and as the combatants regrouped at the foot of Mount Rushmore. There, Pyra realized the true nature of the Mistress's token: faith was not what you told someone to believe, but could only come from within. Taking up the mantle of the new Mistress of Flame, Pyra invited Slide to join the Torchbearers, and the young Devisien tearfully acknowledged that they had both been wrong about Optimus Prime: the Autobot leader had never sought to lead them, but had merely hoped to build a better world for all. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Some time later, Pyra Magna had yet to settle into her new role as the Mistress of Flame, helping to give advice to Cybertronians as the Transformers settled into life on their new homeworld of Earth, though her attempts to help [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] with their [[Chic Chips]] business were overshadowed by the more pressing issue of Prime's funeral. On Little Cybertron, Pyra, having finally come to understand the true nature of the Way of Flame, joined Windblade in presiding over the ceremony, interring Prime's mouthplate into the soil of his adopted homeworld. {{storylink|Post}}

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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Pyra Magna, legendary for her escapades in the Rust Sea, was [[Magna Stampede]]'s great-aunt. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
One of the Great Generals, Pyra Magna fought in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}} Pyra Magna killed Cyclonus's friend Paragon, under as-yet obscure circumstances. Cyclonus would emphatically state that she didn't have to, and never should have, but Pyra did so anyway. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} At the command of [[Nominus Prime]], Pyra was sentenced to stasis imprisonment, only ever woken as a reminder that she was a prisoner. After Nominus passed the Matrix on to Sentinel Prime, he agreed with his predecessor's decision, and Pyra's sentence remained unchanged. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] paid a visit to [[Termagax]], the visionary sarcastically asked if Pyra Magna had been released. Already knowing the answer was negative, Termagax declined to return to society. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} When the Ascenticons took down the Tether, Megatron cited Pyra Magna's fate, refusing to let himself share it. Elsewhere, Orion Pax tried appealing to Sentinel to have Pyra Magna released, due to her experience as the last of the Great Generals, which he felt could be used to fight the Rise quickly and decisively, but the Prime angrily refused. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Pyra_MagnaEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
Pyra Magna came to Earth before most of the other Torchbearers to help out in the cause on Earth and get the [[Fractal Map]].
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Lost Map Campaign}} {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

Pyra Magna and the torchbearers were in the sector closest to Polyhex, when they went to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Dinobot Sludge. It wasn't until she found a broken cerebro shell that they knew who was behind the attack. Attempting to contact Autobot base about the missing Autobot, they were contacted by Drift, who told them the Dinobot is in fact named Slog, not Sludge.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Polyhex Saga}}

*'''Class:''' Warrior
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weaponry:''' Pyra uses her cudgel (Bat'leth on a stick?) to attack defenses.
*'''Ability: Fire Rush:''' Rushes into combat and spreads fire along the way dealing some damage over a few seconds.
**'''Cost:'''4 ability points. +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:pyra-magna Pyra Magna at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-PyraMagna.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Yes, I am a normal firetruck that is not a robot. I do not have a large robot head where the bucket should be. That would be absurd and is not something that I have, no sir.]]
*'''Victorion''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories:'' Cudgel

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Pyra Magna is a [[retool]] of Voyager Class [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]] from the same toy line, with a new head, forearms, chestplate, and some different ladder-boom parts. She transforms into a fire truck resembling a modified Rosenbauer Panther 6x6, with a working ladder-boom. She can also form the torso to super-robot [[Victorion]], which officially also includes her teammates [[Stormclash#Generations|Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)#Generations|Skyburst]], [[Dust Up#Generations|Dust Up]], [[Jumpstream#Generations|Jumpstream]], and [[Rust Dust#Generations|Rust Dust]], though in this mode she can also use any combination of ''Combiner Wars''-style limb-bots. Her cudgel forms the hilt of Victorion's sword.

:Many (if not all) samples of Pyra Magna come with [[Misassembly|misassembled]] knee struts. They are reversed on both legs, preventing her knee assemblies from locking in properly for robot mode. This issue was shared with [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BruticusSet|''Generation 2'' Onslaught]]. In an undocumented feature also shared with Onslaught, the backs of her feet can flip out to provide better support, something absent from Hot Spot and [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generations|Inferno]], though unlike them, Victorion's head doesn't open into a bucket and sprayer, making it more obvious than others.

:Like the rest of her Torchbearers, Pyra Magna features Cybertronic tampographs on her vehicle mode, which reads "''If Cybertron''" on her right and "''Be your home''" on the left.

:Pyra Magna was only available as part of a Victorion box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Canada, was both sold at Toys"R"Us stores and available via Amazon Canada. In the United Kingdom, it was available via the UK Toys"R"Us website (but never sold in stores), whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

:This version of the sculpt was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Megaempress#Toys|Megaempress]].
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==Notes==
*"Pyra magna" is (roughly translated) Latin for "great fire".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Pyra Magna''' (パイラマグナ ''Paira Maguna'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jù Yàn''' (巨焰, "Great Flame")

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Afterburner (G1)

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:''Afterburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Afterburner.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You'd be antisocial too if Grimlock was your dad.]]

'''Afterburner''' (aka '''Afterburst'''<ref name="afterburst">"Afterburst" was a substitute name used by Hasbro for a new toy representing the ''Generation 1'' Afterburner character, because the name "Afterburner" is currently not available as a [[trademark]], used only once for a ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] released in 2014.</ref> or '''Afterbreaker'''<ref name="afterbreaker">"Afterbreaker" is yet another substitute name for new toys representing the Afterburner character, first used by [[Fun Publications]] for a non-transforming motorcycle from their ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' line released in 2016, and then by Hasbro themselves for a transforming figure from the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' line released in 2016.</ref>) hates authority, hates being given orders, and is generally a seething cauldron of anger. Even innocuous remarks from teammates can send him into a furious rampage. He is ruthless and relentless in battle, giving him the greatest outlet for his rage. Somehow, he can get his temper under control long enough to form the giant [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] with his fellow [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and it does not affect the combiner's mental processes.

{{bigquote|Mellow out, Afterburner.|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] gives Afterburner some good advice|"[[Grimlock's New Brain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Technobots attack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Afterburner was one of the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' in order to start a new life away from war (maybe he was feeling sick that day). {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} But the Decepticons followed them to their new home on [[Nebulos]]. Afterburner and the other Technobots repelled a [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] attack on the resort city [[Splendora]] {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} before all of the Transformers left Nebulos. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Afterburner was part of the crew of ''Steelhaven'' when they descended on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to watch a ritual combat between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] for overall leadership of the Autobot forces. He never got to see the end result, as the proceedings were interrupted by a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

When [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] took control of the powers of the [[Underbase]], Afterburner was part of the joint Autobot/Decepticon force that challenged him in the city of [[Buenos Aires]], and one of Starscream's many, many victims. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
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In the post-[[Time Wars]] version of [[2009]], Afterburner was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. He was seen racing to the rescue of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and his shuttle crew when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] possessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and turned him against the Autobots. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

In [[2510]] of another future, Afterburner was present when Rodimus Prime announced the official end of the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot/Decepticon war]]. Unfortunately, hostilities were stirred up between the Technobots and the [[Wrecker]]s at the peace ceremony, leading to a NEW war on Cybertron. Don't look at Afterburner—he really didn't have anything to do with it. {{storylink|Peace}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jim Cummings]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Grimlock's New Brain''), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Money Is Everything'')}}
[[File:G1 afterburner moneyiseverything.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|left|Winnie the Pooh's biggest fan.]]
The Technobots were created by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as a countermeasure to the new [[Decepticon]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], using the heightened intelligence the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] had gained through an accident. Once their bodies had been built, Grimlock transferred his powerful intellect into them, returning to his original intelligence settings. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Money-is-everything-afterburner-vehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
The Technobots were soon after stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], to learn how to work with humans. Afterburner was incensed when he observed Scattershot and Strafe being beaten around by Hun-Gurr, and rushed off to assist without waiting for his [[Nosecone (G1)|slow-talking, slow-walking comrades]]. He eagerly attacked their Terrorcon opponent and, with the others' help, drove him off. Later he accompanied [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] captain [[Marissa Faireborn]] on a mission to track down a [[Quintesson]] base within the solar system, threatening along the way to do nasty things to the self-serving smuggler [[Dirk Manus]]. Finding his teammates damaged and under attack by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], he eagerly attacked. His strategy: hit 'em hard! Despite having apparently led the Technobots into a trap, Manus managed to talk his way out of being abandoned by the Technobots; Afterburner wasn't exactly impressed. Thanks to his somewhat underhanded help, the Technobots were led to the Quintesson base and defeated the Terrorcons there. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

The Technobots responded to the Terrorcon attack on [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Combining into Computron, they fought [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but the battle inadvertently injured Morgan's [[Jessica Morgan|daughter]], leading the scientist and his friend [[Gregory Swofford]] to infect the Autobots with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Months later, the Technobots were present for the attack on Autobot City where the Decepticons stole the key to the [[Plasma energy|plasma energy chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Afterburner was later present as Cybertron was re-energized and a new Golden Age was ushered in. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
The Technobots, upgraded with the help of the human scientist Doctor [[Dalton]], faced off against the Terrorcon Abominus, but it was a trap set by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Forcing Abominus to split into his components, the individual Terrorcons spat a mind-controlling substance at Computron. Before Galvatron could get far with his new warrior, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] came to the Technobot's rescue in an [[exosuit]], firing a beam into Computron's eyes that removed the mind-controlling effect. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In [[2011]], Galvatron staged a major attack on Cybertron. Afterburner and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] continued his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Afterburner and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorphose]], a metal-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s were its first victims. Afterburner and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Afterburner and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Afterburner and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Afterburner and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Afterburner and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Afterburner's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with [[energon]] supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

When Fortress was choosing his team to chase after Scorponok and the Decepticons through space, Afterburner was one of the Autobots tapped for service. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} During this extended mission, Afterburner and the Technobots formed Computron to battle [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

After returning to Earth, Afterburner and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Florida|Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop [[Sixshot]]'s assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Afterburner and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Afterburner and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and Raiden obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Afterburner participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Afterburner.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Learning of the human custom of [[Father's Day]], the Technobots decided to throw a party for their own "father", Grimlock. Afterburner and Nosecone were still in the midst of preparing energon goodies and decorations when Grimlock arrived earlier than expected. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Surprise Father's Day Party!!|Surprise Father's Day Party!!}} Afterburner was also one of the guests invited to a rehearsal of the [[Disaster Relief Team]]'s new musical. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]

[[File:Stormbringer2 Nosecone Afterburner.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Don't think, just kiss me. No one will know except the wiki.]]
Afterburner was a crewmember of the Autobot survey ship ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' along with his fellow Technobots and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]. They discovered mysterious signs of active energon on the supposedly dead world of Cybertron, and sent a team down to investigate. Afterburner and Nosecone stayed aboard the Calabi-Yau, but were shot down by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his hidden team of fanatics. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Hunted by [[Centurion droid]]s and worn down by the planet's dangerous radiation levels, the two Technobots managed to survive until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wrecker]]s arrived and took them to safety. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

When Optimus Prime came across a [[Pretender Monster|group of Cybertronians]] who had been [[Combiner|grotesquely re-engineered]] into a [[Monstructor (G1)|combined form]] by the scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], he turned the sextet over to Jetfire and the Technobots for study and possible help. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Afterburner and his science team took up work at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary, until it was assaulted by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] under the command of the [[Decepticon Secret Service]]. Under heavy fire, he and Scattershot were prepared to carry out Prime's instructions and terminate the combiners rather than let them fall into Decepticon hands, but ultimately failed to do so before [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] triggered an orbital bounce and stole the sextet right out from under them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Technobots Working Spotlight Hardhead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Events escalated shortly after that when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Ark-12]] chased an [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|unknown Cybertronian]] to a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]]. The cave was emanating an unusual but powerful energy source, and was guarded by none other than a reactivated [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Afterburner and the Technobots were put to work by Jetfire to do their best to analyze the energy signature despite Thunderwing's efforts to keep them from making direct contact with it. When the Autobots quest for answers led them to the void of the [[Benzuli Expanse]], Jetfire volunteered to try Pretender technology as a means of entering the Expanse safely. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Aboard their new cargo vessel ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', Afterburner and the Technobots rushed to reach [[Cloudburst]]'s team at the edge of the Benzuli Expanse. As they traveled they also worked on perfecting new Pretender carapaces for the journey inside the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They arrived just in time to execute a ship-to-ship transporter beam, pulling Cloudburst and the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to safety. The Technobots provided the carapaces Cloudburst and company needed to enter the Dead Universe and dispose of the [[Nega-Core]]s threatening their universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
After the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Afterburner was reassigned to a platoon under the command of [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]. They successfully defeated the [[Tremorcon]]s on [[Hydrus 5]], thanks largely to the heroic actions of their commanding officer. {{storylink|Bullets}}

He later ended up stationed at [[Kimia Facility]] in time to see [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and his army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] invade the facility and slaughter almost everyone inside. Afterburner and Lightspeed took part in the fight against the Sweeps. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} Despite their stand against the Sweeps, many of the remaining Autobots at Kimia were killed in the fight and soon Cyclonus was using the facility as a massive laser cannon. However, Afterburner and Lightspeed had managed to survive and held against the Sweeps. Realizing what Cyclonus and his Sweeps were doing, the two used charges to destroy the facility from within, sacrificing themselves in the process. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Faced with the might of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Afterburner and his fellow Technobots dodged the huge Decepticon's claws and merged into Computron to fight back, but they were quickly bowled over when Scorponok hurled a mountain at them. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Afterburner, [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]], and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] worked together to project a forcefield to halt a boulder pitched towards them by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]. The Technobots then stood their ground to stave off an attack from the rest of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Because they feared [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]'s power, the Terrorcons ambushed Afterburner and the rest of the Technobots. Fearing the loss of the key to Autobot City, Scattorshot sent Afterburner for reinforcements. {{storylink|Circuit Breaker (Legends)|Circuit Breaker}} The Technobots came to [[Dirk Manus]]'s aid when his ship was attacked by the Terrorcons. Though they managed to repel the first attack, the Terrorcons eventually overcame them, however after the [[Quintesson]]s doublecrossed Manus, he used the [[Recreator]] to repair the Autobot team so they could defeat the Quintessons. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (Legends)|Money Is Everything}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Afterburner.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Afterburner 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 for the "Computron's Challenge" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Afterburner toy.jpg|thumb|"[[:File:ABTF2-GrimlockBirdGardener.jpg|My alt mode is a... wheelbarrow? That can't be right...]]"]]
*'''Afterburner''' (Technobot, [[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''TK1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-90'''
**''Accessories'': "Sonic Blaster Pistol", "Pulse Cannon", "Missiles" launcher

:Afterburner transforms into an orange and white Cybertronic motorcycle, with add-on (non-firing) missile launcher and cannon accessories. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form the limb to any similar-construction super robot, but his nominal placement is as the right arm of Computron. Undocumented in the instructions, a second square peg can flip out from the rear of his vehicle mode, while his vehicle mode's "headlight" is a [[5 mm post|5 mm]] socket. Also undocumented in the instructions are the missile launcher having a 5 mm post on the back and the cannon having a 5 mm barrel. So if you want, Afterburner can have his missile launcher facing forwards mounted above his front tire, or Computron can have a missile launcher for a hand, or Computron can hold Afterburner's cannon by the barrel and wield it like a club.

: There is a later-run [[variant]] of Afterburner with his [[rubsign]] indent filled in.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Afterburner/afterburner.htm More information on Afterburner at TFU.info]''
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*'''Computron''' (Gift set, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-91'''

:All five Technobots were available both separately and in a full-team gift set. The box-set versions are identical to their individual releases.
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy ComputronAfterburstKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"'''...now don't forget. YOUR. <big>BRICKS</big>!'''"]]
*'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7307'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Afterburst" (so named thanks to ever-changing [[trademark]] situations) is a [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt from robot mode to a Cybertronian motorcycle. He uses a pair of clip-on rifles, and uses the "Constructicon" style helmet. His parts are also used to make [[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]].

:He was only available in the Computron [[Micro-Changer]] Combiner set, along with [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Kre-O|Lightstorm]], [[Scattershot (G1)#Kre-O|Scattershot]], and [[Strafe (G1)#Kre-O|Strafe]]. The wave Computron came in was mostly available through online outlets rather than through standard brick-and-mortar stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAfterburst/afterburst.htm More information on Afterburst at TFU.info]''
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===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
[[File:TimelinesToy marissa and afterburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"'''But I don't wanna be a non-transforming bike!'''"]]
*'''Marissa Faireborn with Afterbreaker''' ([[2015]])
**''Accessories'': Wheel

:''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' "Afterbreaker" (renamed due to trademark issues) is a non-transforming futuristic bike [[redeco]]ed from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Retaliation'' [http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/wheelblaster/ Wheel Blaster Bike] toy. True to the toy's name, the front wheel can be launched as a projectile at targets.

:Available exclusively through the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] store (as well as the G.I. Joe Collector's Club Store) in 2015, he is packed with [[Marissa Faireborn#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Marissa Faireborn]] in homage to her work with the Technobots in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]".
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Afterbreaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Now that is something you don't see everyday."]]
*'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Scattershot's rifle, shield, Afterbreaker's two rifles, Lightsteed's gun, Nosecone's drill-gun, Computron hands and feet, Cybaxx Targetmaster

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "Afterbreaker" is a retool of [[Groove (G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]] from the same toy line, featuring a new canopy section that more closely resembles his G1 alternate mode apart from being green. The rest of his deco, meanwhile, is largely inspired by his G1 toy. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figure, he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the ''Combiner Wars''/''Unite Warriors'' lines or with [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]] and form either an arm or a leg for the gestalt form, but his official purpose is to combine with his fellow Technobots and serve as the right arm of [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]].

:The early [[stock photography|stock CG render]] depicted on the set's packaging not only featured a much redder deco than the final toy but also used the original Groove head, but the toy itself features the same new head as the ''Unite Warriors'' release.

:Afterbreaker was only available as part of a Computron box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-Afterburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Computicon''' ('''Computron''') (Multi-pack, 2016-[[August 27|08-27]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''UW-08'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons (combine to form a larger gun for Computicon), Techbot weapons/extremities

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Afterburner is a redeco of his ''Combiner Wars'' counterpart. His color scheme is heavily based on the animation where Afterburner tended to be more red than tan. Rather than reusing Groove's guns, he has two newly-molded guns based on the 'Pulse Cannon' and 'Missiles' launcher that were included with [[#Generation 1|his Generation 1 counterpart]]. Like the original figure, both guns can mount on the side of his vehicle mode, but unlike the original figure he can now hold these while in robot mode. The packaging assigns him the [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]/[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Wheeljack]] HFG accessory, rather than the [[Alpha Bravo#Generations|Alpha Bravo]]/[[Blades (G1)#Generations|Blades]]/[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Vortex]] one previously associated with Groove.

:As a ''Unite Warriors'' limb he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the ''Combiner Wars'', ''Unite Warriors'', and ''Power of the Primes'' sublines or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with his pack-in Technobots to form [[Computron (G1)#Unite Warriors|Computicon]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Afterburnerback.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|Yeah, just stick that anywhere.]]
*Like all his fellow Technobots, Afterburner's rear-view [[character model]] was designed without any reference beyond the front-facing model. Consequently, it's an entirely made-up design, with the added goofs of omitting his rear wheel, and misinterpreting the position of his front wheel, which is made to jut out of his left shoulder, instead of projecting from the middle of his back. This model featured only in [[AKOM]]-animated episodes of the original series; in episodes animated by [[Toei]], a corrected model that adjust the position of the wheel is used. Unfortunately, the incorrect model was used throughout the entirety of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''.
*Since Computron's animation model was designed with a picture of the toy at the correct angle for reference, ''it'' positions Afterburner's wheels correctly.
*Afterburner's Generation 1 bio has the peculiar last line [http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs/autobot/1987/ts_afterburner.jpg "Combines with fellow Combaticons to form Computron."] This was corrected in the tech spec on the giftset box.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Afterburner''' (アフターバーナー ''Afutābānā'')
*''French:'' '''Postpyro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Radarbot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Làotiě''' (China, 烙铁, "Flatiron")
*''Russian:'' '''Astrofakel''' (Астрофакел, "Astrotorch")

===References===
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[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Technobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Afterburner (G1)

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:''Afterburner is an [[Autobot]] [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TFU Afterburner.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You'd be antisocial too if Grimlock was your dad.]]

'''Afterburner''' (aka '''Afterburst'''<ref name="afterburst">"Afterburst" was a substitute name used by Hasbro for a new toy representing the ''Generation 1'' Afterburner character, because the name "Afterburner" is currently not available as a [[trademark]], used only once for a ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] released in 2014.</ref> or '''Afterbreaker'''<ref name="afterbreaker">"Afterbreaker" is yet another substitute name for new toys representing the Afterburner character, first used by [[Fun Publications]] for a non-transforming motorcycle from their ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' line released in 2016, and then by Hasbro themselves for a transforming figure from the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' line released in 2016.</ref>) hates authority, hates being given orders, and is generally a seething cauldron of anger. Even innocuous remarks from teammates can send him into a furious rampage. He is ruthless and relentless in battle, giving him the greatest outlet for his rage. Somehow, he can get his temper under control long enough to form the giant [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] with his fellow [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and it does not affect the combiner's mental processes.

{{bigquote|Mellow out, Afterburner.|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] gives Afterburner some good advice|"[[Grimlock's New Brain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Technobots attack.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8]]
Afterburner was one of the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' in order to start a new life away from war (maybe he was feeling sick that day). {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}} But the Decepticons followed them to their new home on [[Nebulos]]. Afterburner and the other Technobots repelled a [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] attack on the resort city [[Splendora]] {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} before all of the Transformers left Nebulos. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Afterburner was part of the crew of ''Steelhaven'' when they descended on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to watch a ritual combat between [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] for overall leadership of the Autobot forces. He never got to see the end result, as the proceedings were interrupted by a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

When [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] took control of the powers of the [[Underbase]], Afterburner was part of the joint Autobot/Decepticon force that challenged him in the city of [[Buenos Aires]], and one of Starscream's many, many victims. {{storylink|Dark Star}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Afterburner peace.jpg|thumb]]
In the post-[[Time Wars]] version of [[2009]], Afterburner was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. He was seen racing to the rescue of [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and his shuttle crew when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] possessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and turned him against the Autobots. {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}}

In [[2510]] of another future, Afterburner was present when Rodimus Prime announced the official end of the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot/Decepticon war]]. Unfortunately, hostilities were stirred up between the Technobots and the [[Wrecker]]s at the peace ceremony, leading to a NEW war on Cybertron. Don't look at Afterburner—he really didn't have anything to do with it. {{storylink|Peace}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jim Cummings]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Holger Schwiers]] (German, ''Grimlock's New Brain''), [[Reinhard Brock]] (German, ''Money Is Everything'')}}
[[File:G1 afterburner moneyiseverything.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|left|Winnie the Pooh's biggest fan.]]
The Technobots were created by [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as a countermeasure to the new [[Decepticon]] [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], using the heightened intelligence the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] had gained through an accident. Once their bodies had been built, Grimlock transferred his powerful intellect into them, returning to his original intelligence settings. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Money-is-everything-afterburner-vehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
The Technobots were soon after stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]], to learn how to work with humans. Afterburner was incensed when he observed Scattershot and Strafe being beaten around by Hun-Gurr, and rushed off to assist without waiting for his [[Nosecone (G1)|slow-talking, slow-walking comrades]]. He eagerly attacked their Terrorcon opponent and, with the others' help, drove him off. Later he accompanied [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] captain [[Marissa Faireborn]] on a mission to track down a [[Quintesson]] base within the solar system, threatening along the way to do nasty things to the self-serving smuggler [[Dirk Manus]]. Finding his teammates damaged and under attack by [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], he eagerly attacked. His strategy: hit 'em hard! Despite having apparently led the Technobots into a trap, Manus managed to talk his way out of being abandoned by the Technobots; Afterburner wasn't exactly impressed. Thanks to his somewhat underhanded help, the Technobots were led to the Quintesson base and defeated the Terrorcons there. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything}}

The Technobots responded to the Terrorcon attack on [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Combining into Computron, they fought [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but the battle inadvertently injured Morgan's [[Jessica Morgan|daughter]], leading the scientist and his friend [[Gregory Swofford]] to infect the Autobots with the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Months later, the Technobots were present for the attack on Autobot City where the Decepticons stole the key to the [[Plasma energy|plasma energy chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Afterburner was later present as Cybertron was re-energized and a new Golden Age was ushered in. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
The Technobots, upgraded with the help of the human scientist Doctor [[Dalton]], faced off against the Terrorcon Abominus, but it was a trap set by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. Forcing Abominus to split into his components, the individual Terrorcons spat a mind-controlling substance at Computron. Before Galvatron could get far with his new warrior, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] came to the Technobot's rescue in an [[exosuit]], firing a beam into Computron's eyes that removed the mind-controlling effect. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
In [[2011]], Galvatron staged a major attack on Cybertron. Afterburner and the Technobots joined the Dinobots on the front lines of defense. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] continued his search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] gathered Afterburner and the Technobots to prevent the Decepticons from hampering his quest. When Hot Rod finally located the Matrix, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] confronted him with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and Terrorcons, but the Technobots arrived to help even the odds. Scattershot ordered them to form Computron, and the mighty giant occupied the Decepticons so that Hot Rod could make a break for the [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Later, Galvatron launched [[Metamorphose]], a metal-twisting meteorite, and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s were its first victims. Afterburner and the Technobots were sent out to recover their damaged comrades for repairs, but they were intercepted by the Terrorcons. The fighting escalated with new arrivals on both sides, as the Decepticons tried to keep their foes occupied until the meteorite reached [[Athenia]], destroying the Autobots completely. The [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] eventually arrived to carry the Headmasters into space to confront the meteorite, and so Afterburner and the Technobots formed Computron and covered their retreat. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

When [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] took root in [[San Francisco]], Ultra Magnus sent Afterburner and the Technobots to deal with the incident. The plant proved to be extraordinarily resilient, however, and it was also guarded by the Decepticons. The Technobots were distracted by combat with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], first as individuals and later combined as Computron and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} After the Trainbots ran into trouble on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Afterburner and his team were on the way to help when [[Sixshot]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] intervened. The Earthbound Decepticons succeeded in occupying the Technobots so that they couldn't make it to Mars. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Afterburner and the Technobots were part of a strike team that flew to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to disrupt Scorponok's gathering of Decepticons. They immediately formed Computron upon entering the battle. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Afterburner's regiment later helped load the Trainbots with [[energon]] supplies for the destitute planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. They were attacked by the greedy Decepticons and fought back both as the mighty Computron and as individuals, using the Trainbots' large vehicle modes as a shield. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

When Fortress was choosing his team to chase after Scorponok and the Decepticons through space, Afterburner was one of the Autobots tapped for service. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} During this extended mission, Afterburner and the Technobots formed Computron to battle [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on the planet [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

After returning to Earth, Afterburner and the Technobots reassociated with Ultra Magnus at Autobot City on Earth. They were sent to [[Florida|Miami]] to counter a Decepticon attack, and battled Abominus as Computron. Unfortunately, the attack was a ruse to draw them away from Autobot City, and they were unable to stop [[Sixshot]]'s assassination of Ultra Magnus. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} The Decepticon attacks continued even after Magnus's death, as Sixshot launched five separate strikes at once around the world. Afterburner and the Technobots were dispatched as Computron to one of the many battle sites. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Afterburner and the Technobots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure. On one occasion, they located Sixshot's old command base. By combining into Computron, the Technobots helped Defensor and Raiden obliterate the base, wiping out all trace of the Decepticons' presence. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

As part of Computron, Afterburner participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[File:UniteWarriorsOffshot Afterburner.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Learning of the human custom of [[Father's Day]], the Technobots decided to throw a party for their own "father", Grimlock. Afterburner and Nosecone were still in the midst of preparing energon goodies and decorations when Grimlock arrived earlier than expected. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Surprise Father's Day Party!!|Surprise Father's Day Party!!}} Afterburner was also one of the guests invited to a rehearsal of the [[Disaster Relief Team]]'s new musical. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|Transformers: Stormbringer #1]]

[[File:Stormbringer2 Nosecone Afterburner.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Don't think, just kiss me. No one will know except the wiki.]]
Afterburner was a crewmember of the Autobot survey ship ''[[Calabi-Yau]]'' along with his fellow Technobots and [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]. They discovered mysterious signs of active energon on the supposedly dead world of Cybertron, and sent a team down to investigate. Afterburner and Nosecone stayed aboard the Calabai-Yau, but were shot down by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his hidden team of fanatics. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} Hunted by [[Centurion droid]]s and worn down by the planet's dangerous radiation levels, the two Technobots managed to survive until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wrecker]]s arrived and took them to safety. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

When Optimus Prime came across a [[Pretender Monster|group of Cybertronians]] who had been [[Combiner|grotesquely re-engineered]] into a [[Monstructor (G1)|combined form]] by the scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], he turned the sextet over to Jetfire and the Technobots for study and possible help. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Afterburner and his science team took up work at the [[Garrus-9]] penitentiary, until it was assaulted by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] under the command of the [[Decepticon Secret Service]]. Under heavy fire, he and Scattershot were prepared to carry out Prime's instructions and terminate the combiners rather than let them fall into Decepticon hands, but ultimately failed to do so before [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] triggered an orbital bounce and stole the sextet right out from under them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:Technobots Working Spotlight Hardhead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3]]
Events escalated shortly after that when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Ark-12]] chased an [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|unknown Cybertronian]] to a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]]. The cave was emanating an unusual but powerful energy source, and was guarded by none other than a reactivated [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. Afterburner and the Technobots were put to work by Jetfire to do their best to analyze the energy signature despite Thunderwing's efforts to keep them from making direct contact with it. When the Autobots quest for answers led them to the void of the [[Benzuli Expanse]], Jetfire volunteered to try Pretender technology as a means of entering the Expanse safely. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Aboard their new cargo vessel ''[[Nightbird (ship)|Nightbird]]'', Afterburner and the Technobots rushed to reach [[Cloudburst]]'s team at the edge of the Benzuli Expanse. As they traveled they also worked on perfecting new Pretender carapaces for the journey inside the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}} They arrived just in time to execute a ship-to-ship transporter beam, pulling Cloudburst and the ''[[Mirror-Manifold]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew to safety. The Technobots provided the carapaces Cloudburst and company needed to enter the Dead Universe and dispose of the [[Nega-Core]]s threatening their universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Afterburner and Lightspeed Numbers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
After the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], Afterburner was reassigned to a platoon under the command of [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]. They successfully defeated the [[Tremorcon]]s on [[Hydrus 5]], thanks largely to the heroic actions of their commanding officer. {{storylink|Bullets}}

He later ended up stationed at [[Kimia Facility]] in time to see [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and his army of [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] invade the facility and slaughter almost everyone inside. Afterburner and Lightspeed took part in the fight against the Sweeps. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} Despite their stand against the Sweeps, many of the remaining Autobots at Kimia were killed in the fight and soon Cyclonus was using the facility as a massive laser cannon. However, Afterburner and Lightspeed had managed to survive and held against the Sweeps. Realizing what Cyclonus and his Sweeps were doing, the two used charges to destroy the facility from within, sacrificing themselves in the process. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Faced with the might of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], Afterburner and his fellow Technobots dodged the huge Decepticon's claws and merged into Computron to fight back, but they were quickly bowled over when Scorponok hurled a mountain at them. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Afterburner, [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]], and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] worked together to project a forcefield to halt a boulder pitched towards them by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]. The Technobots then stood their ground to stave off an attack from the rest of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Technobots and Terrorcons|Technobots and Terrorcons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Because they feared [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]'s power, the Terrorcons ambushed Afterburner and the rest of the Technobots. Fearing the loss of the key to Autobot City, Scattorshot sent Afterburner for reinforcements. {{storylink|Circuit Breaker (Legends)|Circuit Breaker}} The Technobots came to [[Dirk Manus]]'s aid when his ship was attacked by the Terrorcons. Though they managed to repel the first attack, the Terrorcons eventually overcame them, however after the [[Quintesson]]s doublecrossed Manus, he used the [[Recreator]] to repair the Autobot team so they could defeat the Quintessons. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (Legends)|Money Is Everything}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Afterburner.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Afterburner 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 for the "Computron's Challenge" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Afterburner toy.jpg|thumb|"[[:File:ABTF2-GrimlockBirdGardener.jpg|My alt mode is a... wheelbarrow? That can't be right...]]"]]
*'''Afterburner''' (Technobot, [[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''TK1'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-90'''
**''Accessories'': "Sonic Blaster Pistol", "Pulse Cannon", "Missiles" launcher

:Afterburner transforms into an orange and white Cybertronic motorcycle, with add-on (non-firing) missile launcher and cannon accessories. As a [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style combiner, he can form the limb to any similar-construction super robot, but his nominal placement is as the right arm of Computron. Undocumented in the instructions, a second square peg can flip out from the rear of his vehicle mode, while his vehicle mode's "headlight" is a [[5 mm post|5 mm]] socket. Also undocumented in the instructions are the missile launcher having a 5 mm post on the back and the cannon having a 5 mm barrel. So if you want, Afterburner can have his missile launcher facing forwards mounted above his front tire, or Computron can have a missile launcher for a hand, or Computron can hold Afterburner's cannon by the barrel and wield it like a club.

: There is a later-run [[variant]] of Afterburner with his [[rubsign]] indent filled in.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Afterburner/afterburner.htm More information on Afterburner at TFU.info]''
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*'''Computron''' (Gift set, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-91'''

:All five Technobots were available both separately and in a full-team gift set. The box-set versions are identical to their individual releases.
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy ComputronAfterburstKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"'''...now don't forget. YOUR. <big>BRICKS</big>!'''"]]
*'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7307'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Afterburst" (so named thanks to ever-changing [[trademark]] situations) is a [[Kreon]] who can be rebuilt from robot mode to a Cybertronian motorcycle. He uses a pair of clip-on rifles, and uses the "Constructicon" style helmet. His parts are also used to make [[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]].

:He was only available in the Computron [[Micro-Changer]] Combiner set, along with [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Kre-O|Lightstorm]], [[Scattershot (G1)#Kre-O|Scattershot]], and [[Strafe (G1)#Kre-O|Strafe]]. The wave Computron came in was mostly available through online outlets rather than through standard brick-and-mortar stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OAfterburst/afterburst.htm More information on Afterburst at TFU.info]''
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===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
[[File:TimelinesToy marissa and afterburner.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"'''But I don't wanna be a non-transforming bike!'''"]]
*'''Marissa Faireborn with Afterbreaker''' ([[2015]])
**''Accessories'': Wheel

:''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' "Afterbreaker" (renamed due to trademark issues) is a non-transforming futuristic bike [[redeco]]ed from the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Retaliation'' [http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/12/wheelblaster/ Wheel Blaster Bike] toy. True to the toy's name, the front wheel can be launched as a projectile at targets.

:Available exclusively through the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] store (as well as the G.I. Joe Collector's Club Store) in 2015, he is packed with [[Marissa Faireborn#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Marissa Faireborn]] in homage to her work with the Technobots in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]".
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===Generations===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Afterbreaker.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Now that is something you don't see everyday."]]
*'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Scattershot's rifle, shield, Afterbreaker's two rifles, Lightsteed's gun, Nosecone's drill-gun, Computron hands and feet, Cybaxx Targetmaster

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "Afterbreaker" is a retool of [[Groove (G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]] from the same toy line, featuring a new canopy section that more closely resembles his G1 alternate mode apart from being green. The rest of his deco, meanwhile, is largely inspired by his G1 toy. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figure, he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the ''Combiner Wars''/''Unite Warriors'' lines or with [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]] and form either an arm or a leg for the gestalt form, but his official purpose is to combine with his fellow Technobots and serve as the right arm of [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]].

:The early [[stock photography|stock CG render]] depicted on the set's packaging not only featured a much redder deco than the final toy but also used the original Groove head, but the toy itself features the same new head as the ''Unite Warriors'' release.

:Afterbreaker was only available as part of a Computron box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.
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===Unite Warriors===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-Afterburner.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Computicon''' ('''Computron''') (Multi-pack, 2016-[[August 27|08-27]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''UW-08'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons (combine to form a larger gun for Computicon), Techbot weapons/extremities

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Afterburner is a redeco of his ''Combiner Wars'' counterpart. His color scheme is heavily based on the animation where Afterburner tended to be more red than tan. Rather than reusing Groove's guns, he has two newly-molded guns based on the 'Pulse Cannon' and 'Missiles' launcher that were included with [[#Generation 1|his Generation 1 counterpart]]. Like the original figure, both guns can mount on the side of his vehicle mode, but unlike the original figure he can now hold these while in robot mode. The packaging assigns him the [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]/[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Wheeljack]] HFG accessory, rather than the [[Alpha Bravo#Generations|Alpha Bravo]]/[[Blades (G1)#Generations|Blades]]/[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Vortex]] one previously associated with Groove.

:As a ''Unite Warriors'' limb he can combine with any Voyager Class toys released as part of the ''Combiner Wars'', ''Unite Warriors'', and ''Power of the Primes'' sublines or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs but is, of course, intended to be combined with his pack-in Technobots to form [[Computron (G1)#Unite Warriors|Computicon]].
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==Notes==
[[File:Afterburnerback.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|Yeah, just stick that anywhere.]]
*Like all his fellow Technobots, Afterburner's rear-view [[character model]] was designed without any reference beyond the front-facing model. Consequently, it's an entirely made-up design, with the added goofs of omitting his rear wheel, and misinterpreting the position of his front wheel, which is made to jut out of his left shoulder, instead of projecting from the middle of his back. This model featured only in [[AKOM]]-animated episodes of the original series; in episodes animated by [[Toei]], a corrected model that adjust the position of the wheel is used. Unfortunately, the incorrect model was used throughout the entirety of ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''.
*Since Computron's animation model was designed with a picture of the toy at the correct angle for reference, ''it'' positions Afterburner's wheels correctly.
*Afterburner's Generation 1 bio has the peculiar last line [http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/techspecs/autobot/1987/ts_afterburner.jpg "Combines with fellow Combaticons to form Computron."] This was corrected in the tech spec on the giftset box.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Afterburner''' (アフターバーナー ''Afutābānā'')
*''French:'' '''Postpyro''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Radarbot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Làotiě''' (China, 烙铁, "Flatiron")
*''Russian:'' '''Astrofakel''' (Астрофакел, "Astrotorch")

===References===
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[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Gunners]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Technobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]

Alpha Trion/Generation 1

2020-06-01T01:30:47Z

Bjj8383: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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:''Alpha Trion is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:AlphaTrionG1-Legendsartclean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm sure I'm just a wise old sage and nothing any more complicated or cosmic than that!]]
'''Alpha Trion''' is one of the oldest living Transformers, and with that age comes a nuanced understanding of his race and their place within the universe. In his youth, he went by the name '''A-3''', and in this time, he helped lead the enslaved Cybertronians in their rebellion against their cruel masters, the [[Quintesson]]s. As a result, he was instrumental in first establishing [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an independent planet.

In his older years, he has found a comfortable role in serving as advisor to other Transformers. Though not taking part in the battles of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he is firmly on the side of the Autobots, serving as a mentor and guide, especially to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He is an enigmatic old robot, though he is known to be the guardian of [[Vector Sigma]] and the custodian of its [[Key to Vector Sigma|circuit key]]. His sage-like manner paints him in almost a mystic tone, and possible connections between Alpha Trion, [[Primus]], and the history of Cybertron itself have boosted him into legendary status.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Corey Burton]] (English, "War Dawn"), [[Tony Pope]] (English, "Forever Is a Long Time Coming"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, "War Dawn"), [[Hiroshi Naka]] (Japanese, "The Rebirth")|[[Chen Chun]] (Chinese), [[Wolfgang Mascher]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime" pt. 2 and "The Rebirth" pt. 2), [[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, ''The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, ''The Rebirth, Parts 2 & 3'')}}

[[File:YoungA3.jpg|left|thumb|Silverbolt never misses a chance to check out A-3's rugged mustache.]]
11 million years ago, a mechanoid named A-3 was part of the [[Autobot Rebellion|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s on a [[Cybertron (planet)|factory world]], creating a device called the [[Coder Remote]] that would stop their [[Dark Guardian]]s. Due to a timerift created by Quintessons from the future, he was briefly pulled from his position in the [[Empty Lands]] into the year 2006. Fortunately, his partner [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] managed to start the rebellion as scheduled, and A-3 was soon returned by future [[Autobot]]s to fulfill his role in Cybertronian history. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Alphatrionagesbackwards.jpg|thumb|He grew a beard, picked up the Matrix, shaved his beard, and then built Optimus, apparently.]]
Years later, he would be given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] by the dying [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], but Alpha Trion himself did not become Autobot leader. It would sit in his possession, unused, until the coming of the next Autobot leader. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} In the meantime, Alpha Trion developed plans to rebuild Autobots to better combat the escalating [[Decepticon]] menace.

The next Autobot leader would actually come to ''him'' when a [[Aerialbot (G1)|group of time-travelers]] lugged a dying youth named Orion Pax to his repair center. Reluctant at first, Alpha Trion sensed a strong spirit in Orion Pax, and decided to rebuild him entirely... into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. When Prime asked if Alpha Trion could rebuild his fallen girlfriend Ariel as well, Alpha Trion agreed, and mused that [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] would be a good name for a female warrior. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[File:AlphaTrion.jpg|left|thumb|Alpha Trion has secret liquor stashes in the strangest of places.]]

Over the intervening millennia, Alpha Trion's two greatest creations, whether by design or coincidence, forgot their relationship to the ancient Autobot. Five million years after his creation, Optimus Prime was lost when his spacecraft crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, but Alpha Trion kept in contact with Elita One, acting as a sagely advisor to her team of [[Female Autobots]] as they spent the following four million years stealing [[energon]] from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Eventually, in the Earth year 1985, Shockwave caught the Female Autobots in the act and tracked them back to their headquarters, prompting Elita One to consult with Alpha Trion on a course of action. Trion suggested they move their headquarters, telling Elita to scout for a new location alone, but in the event that she encountered the Decepticons, warned her not to use her life-draining time-freezing power. Alas, Elita was captured, and used by the Decepticons to lure Optimus Prime into a trap. To save her beloved's life, Elita used her fatal power, and the Autobot leader was forced to track Alpha Trion to [[Alpha Trion's base‎|his secret base]] in hopes that he could save her. Alpha Trion repaired her to the best of his ability, but revealed to Optimus Prime that only Prime could save Elita by interfacing to her with his power filter. An astonished Optimus Prime stated that only his creator could know that! {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|thumb|"Hey"]]

A short time later, while he was looking for a [[10.2 ultra-drill|misplaced tool]], Alpha Trion was attacked in his workshop by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his Decepticons, who demanded that he hand over the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]. Trion pled ignorance, but Megatron knew better, and the elderly Autobot was soon overpowered while the Decepticons made off with the key. Alpha Trion was rescued from the chunk of metal the Decepticons left him stuck in by Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and after his injuries were repaired by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], he journeyed with them into Cybertron's depths, leading the way to Vector Sigma's chamber. Their way, however, was barred by [[Centurion droid]]s that Megatron used the Key to command, and Alpha Trion helped reactivate some discarded worker robots to fight the droids off. The droids had done their job, however, and prevented the Autobots from reaching Megatron before he used Vector Sigma to bring his newest Decepticons, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to life. To combat these new land-based Decepticons, Optimus Prime hit on the idea of creating some new aerial Autobots, and Alpha Trion set to work reconstructing some Cybertronian aircraft. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} When the work was done, Alpha Trion professed that he had another key to Vector Sigma "on him," and he would use it to reactivate the computer so that it could bring the jets to life. His "key," however, was his own life force: as a first generation product of Vector Sigma, his computation matrix could interface with the computer and bring it back online, at the cost of his own continued existence. Optimus Prime tried to stop him, but Alpha Trion refused to listen, reminding Prime that he was his creator and insisting that the jets were more important that he was. Prime relented, and Alpha Trion merged with Vector Sigma, which activated and brought the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to life. Before Prime and the Autobots departed for Earth, Alpha Trion spoke to them through Vector Sigma, warning them of a fact merging with the computer had revealed to him: on Earth, the Key to Vector Sigma had even greater power. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Many years later, when the [[Hate Plague]] was raging throughout the universe in the year 2006, Optimus Prime entered the Matrix to consult the ancient Autobots within on a possible cure. Alpha Trion was the first Prime spoke to, but he had no information to give, save a warning that Prime should take care on his journey into the Matrix, lest he be unable to return. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

The following year, after the Decepticons stole the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]], Optimus Prime used the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma so that he could converse with Alpha Trion, hoping that the old sage knew something more about what was going on. Alpha Trion revealed to Prime that Vector Sigma had ''allowed'' [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to become aware of the key's existence, as the chamber was key to the dawning of a new [[Golden Age]] for Cybertron... as was the merging of an [[Cerebros (G1)|Autobot]]'s life with that of a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|human]]'s. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus one final time, urging him to preserve the key at all costs, as it would be vital in fulfilling Vector Sigma's prophecy. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese)}}
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in the Japanese timeline as described above, except that the events of 2006 take place instead in 2010, and "The Rebirth" does not occur. Japanese continuity inserts many additional stories into the timeline, only one of which features Alpha Trion.}}

[[File:AlphaTrionGhost.jpg|thumb|Alpha Trion's Spooooooky Ghost]]
In the year 2011, one year after Optimus Prime released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, Vector Sigma began to destabilize as a result. Optimus Prime voyaged into the planet's depths to try and bring the computer back under control, but the mission seemed doomed to failure, as he did not have the Matrix to help him. While the other Autobots searched Earth for the Matrix, which had been hidden away to recharge, the spectral form of Alpha Trion appeared to Optimus Prime to help lead him through the many dangers blocking the path to Vector Sigma's chamber. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When they finally reached their goal, however, it turned out the Decepticons had beaten them there. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] was not far behind, with the recovered Matrix in his grasp, and when the young Autobot arrived, Alpha Trion instructed him to hold the talisman aloft. Trion's ethereal form flowed into the Matrix, completing its recharging process and transforming [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] back into Rodimus Prime, who joined Optimus in thrashing the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}
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=====Wars manga=====
The incorporeal Alpha Trion sensed a threat to [[Vector Sigma]] from inside the Matrix, and rematerialized on the physical plane to address the problem. He discovered [[The Fallen]] attempting to steal and assume the power of Vector Sigma for himself. Downplaying his own importance, Alpha Trion attempted to advise [[Shouki]] and the other Autobot defenders present. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

Upon recovering Vector Sigma from the Fallen, Alpha Trion once again sacrificed his physical form to merge with Vector Sigma, giving it the drive necessary to reformat Shouki into a "train bazooka" mode, powerful enough to defeat the Fallen. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

=====''G-2'' story pages=====
[[File:G2StoryPageReconfigurationMatrix1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
When Optimus Prime was fatally injured in battle with Megatron, the spirits of Alpha Trion and former leaders residing within the Matrix activated its [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] mechanism, reviving Prime as Battle Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 5}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
Alpha Trion and the Matrix—possibly the Reconfiguration Matrix again—had a hand in Rodimus Prime's transformation into a [[Micromaster]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

To counter the rise of [[Galvatron II]], Battle Convoy contacted the spirit of Alpha Trion within the Matrix and requested his help in reviving [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. Locating Magnus among the spirits of former leaders residing in the Matrix, Trion convinced him he was needed in the world of the living and entered his chest, using his unique connection with the Matrix to act as a substitute Matrix and bring both himself and Magnus back to life. Trion was restored in a tiny body that popped out of Magnus's chest. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} Granted the ability to predict the future by his merging with Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion then foresaw that Megatron would return to his evil ways in the [[Legends World]] he had settled in. Seeking to stop this, the sage himself traveled to this other universe, using his diminutive body to disguise himself as a janitor at the [[Axalon Trading Company]] while waiting for Megatron to make his move. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

When the employees of Axalon Co. got curious about Metroplex—who'd ended up as their new office building after getting summoned into the Legends Universe—Alpha Trion taught them about the city-bot's past. He accidentally blew his cover by explaining he knew this much because he was from "the other world", though fortunately(?) the employees wrongly assumed he meant the world of the dead. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} Alpha Trion was present when Megatron made his move, teaming up with [[Megatron (Armada)|Armada Megatron]] to conquer the Legends World. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter|The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter}} In response, he cast his disguise aside and used an [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] to summon Ultra Magnus from their home universe. At first Magnus told Trion to get back in his chest, but the sage assured him he no longer needed Trion's Matrix power but had to rely on his own strength. After the Megatrons were defeated by Magnus, Alpha Trion confirmed to a curious [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] that he could indeed predict the future, and had had a vision of the imminent arrival of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] as well. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

Alpha Trion later confirmed to a curious Rattrap that his new body was a [[Mini-Con]]-type one, though he got defensive when asked to display the third weapon mode Mini-Cons are supposed to have. Transforming into his hovercar mode, he claimed it was ''clearly'' a shield and displayed its usefulness by shielding Ultra Magnus from a barrage of lasers. Unfortunately his size meant he only took a fraction of the blasts, and Magnus was gunned down. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Alpha Trion Chapter|Alpha Trion Chapter}} Armada Megatron later bought an Ultra Magnus toy in order to examine it for the Autobot's weaknesses, defending his purchase of a non-Mini-Con toy to [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] by pointing out the Alpha Trion accessory. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Armada Megatron Chapter|Armada Megatron Chapter}}

Thanks to Alpha Trion's premonitions, the Autobots were prepared for Slipstream's arrival in the Legends World and easily defeated her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}} While doing janitor work at [[Tera-Kura Co.]], he overheard Megatron talk about his plan to steal energy from people, and summoned [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] into the Legends World as reinforcement. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}} When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]] attempted to sacrifice himself to prevent [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] from destroying the Legends World, Alpha Trion opened a portal to Starscream's home universe and brought forth [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] to stop him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}}

Alpha Trion was later contacted by the [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] of his home universe, who requested to be brought to the Legends World. {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} Following Springer's arrival, Trion had his ultra-drill stolen by a jealous [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}} He was later caught up in Megatron's attack on the city when the Decepticon briefly returned to being Galvatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Aware that Alpha Trion contained the power of the Matrix, [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] had [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] capture the sage as part of a bid to take over Tera-Kura, but he was freed when the Matrix energies overloaded and exploded Scourge's [[transtector]]. He went on to teach Scourge and his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] how to be proper janitors. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} When Tera-Kura purchased Metroplex from Axalon, Alpha Trion joined the Decepticon company so that he could stay with Metroplex. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}}

Alpha Trion was pretty careless with his ultra-drill; after Tigatron, it was also stolen by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 33|Bonus Edition Vol. 33}} and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] to serve their own needs. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} He was present when [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] tried to force his way into Tera-Kura Co., {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} and later had his drill nabbed again by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When Weirdwolf's Decepticon faction attacked Tera-Kura to nab Metroplex's [[transformation cog]], Alpha Trion did his best to fight off [[Apeface]]. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Weirdwolf used the cog to rebuild [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], so Trion responded by summoning [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], who had previously bested the monster. Following Trypticon's defeat, he also called for the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to rebuild [[Akihabara]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} Alpha Trion was later kidnapped by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], who forced him to summon the six [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners lost in the G1 World. He did as instructed only to find that the Targetmasters were emitting lethal amounts of [[plasma energy]], so he instead put the drill in reverse and scattered the six across the Legends World for everyone's safety. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

During a battle between Ultra Magnus and [[Sixshot]], Alpha Trion entered Magnus's chest to lend him his power. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} He contacted the [[Wrecker]]s for help when the city came under attack from a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]-controlled Windblade. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter|LG65 Twin Twist Prologue}} During the battle with [[Majin Zarak]], whom fate decreed could not be destroyed, Alpha Trion hooked his ultra-drill up to [[Twin Twist]]'s Drill Base in order to generate a giant portal that Zarak could be pushed through. Megatron then had him open portals all over the Legends World so the doomed world's citizens could be evacuated to the G1 World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

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After the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'' was shot down on [[Beta-Nine]], the proemial Alpha Unit of the [[Elite Guard]] managed to retrieve its cargo. The [[Matrix of Leadership|mysterious item]] was then delivered by [[Magnum]] to its custodian, Alpha Trion. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

Over the next ten years, the Decepticon insurrection became more fierce. Councilor Magnum continued to champion his Elite Guard, a series of strike teams dedicated to hunting down the [[Decepticon Warlord]]s to cut the many heads off the serpent. Councilor Alpha Trion, however, favored his own Prime Initiative, a general of sorts who would oversee the entire Autobot army as a unified force against the Decepticons. {{Storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

Despite their political differences, Alpha Trion and Magnum worked together as the situation called for it. When a group of civilian scientists and historians needed demolitions assistance at a dig site in [[Median]], Alpha Trion requested the help of Magnum's Elite Guard for the job. Of course, he neglected to mention some of the finer points of the mission, but such is politics. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

After [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] and [[Magnum]] were injured in a Decepticon attack, they were taken to Alpha Trion. He was only able to save one of them, rebuilding the survivor into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. As the war drained Cybertron's energy to dangerously low levels, Optimus left the planet on a mission to find more energy. Alpha Trion prepared stasis pods within which most of the remaining Autobot population would hibernate. As they placed the other Autobots in the pods, he warned [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] that remaining online during periods of low energy as he intended to do would greatly accelerate the aging process. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

When Optimus Prime and the other Autobots aboard the Ark were considered lost, Alpha Trion set about uniting the divided Cybertronian through other means. Using the remains of a Decepticon deep-space shuttle, he built [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and brought him to life with the power of Vector Sigma, instructing the super-computer to imbue him with a need to unite Cybertron under one banner. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|''Wings Universe'' Jhiaxus profile}}

Centuries later, after the [[Great Reformatting]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] dedicated himself to interfacing with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] in search of guidance from [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. After many failed attempts, Cheetor finally succeeded, instead meeting with Alpha Trion. Trion told Cheetor of his true destiny: to lead Cybertron into a new age of peace. Cheetor accepted his destiny and thus merged with Alpha Trion, becoming Alpha Trizer. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag|Alpha Trizer's profile}} In [[2984]] C.E. as Alpha Trizer engaged in combat against the [[Star Seeker]]s, the faces of Optimus Primal and Alpha Trion flashed through his mind. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] ended up sacrificing himself to defeat [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megascream]] and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. In the following [[Autobot]] celebration, Optimus Prime saw a vision of Alpha Trion and Rodimus Prime as equals within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and swore to never question its ways. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Letters page continuity====
[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] said that the events of "War Dawn" sounded like it happened, though he'd "never heard of this Alpha Trion character but then who am I?" {{storylink|Flashback!|268's Dread Tidings}}

===3H comics===
[[File:DepartureBetrayal-AlphaTrion.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Alpha Trion was various lions for all of two seconds, in one person's mind.]]
In the distant past, during the Cybertronians' rebellion against their Quintesson oppressors, A-3's mettle was tested in an encounter with a [[Dark Guardian]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}

During [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s rule of Cybertron, Alpha Trion was seemingly resurrected and/or reformatted as a lion by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] to guide [[Primal Prime]] and his [[Wrecker]] in much the same way as he aided many previous Autobot leaders. {{storylink|Departure}} It is unclear whether this new form ever existed physically; its only appearance was as a vision in Primal Prime's head. {{storylink|Betrayal}} The ancient Autobot reached out and made contact with Primal Prime's spark, but his messages came through garbled and incomplete. Of the small amount of information he was able to transmit to Primal Prime was the fact that the Wreckers should believe in Primus's vision, and that their creator sometimes worked in mysterious ways... {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

[[File:Alphatrionuniverse.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|He said he was reformatted into a [[beast mode]], but he was lyin'.]]
Alpha Trion did not make a physical appearance after this enigmatic reintroduction until [[Unicron]] posed a new threat to the balance of the multiverse. Alpha Trion, though technically still merged with [[Primus]]/[[Vector Sigma]]/Whatever, was again in his original body (but now with a cape!). He/they pulled Cybertron's greatest hero, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], back from the dead in order to rescue recently abducted Cybertronians from the center of the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Abduction}}

Thoug Primal was at first taken aback by the enormity of the task he had been assigned, Alpha Trion's pontification goaded him on in accepting the mission. When Primal succeeded at this monumental task, {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} he confronted the [[Maximal Elder]]s with one of his overblown speeches and was thrown in jail. Alpha Trion sent [[Snarl (BM)|Snarl]] to stage a small rescue of his own, and Primal was returned to the center of Cybertron. Here, Alpha Trion presented Primal with a window into the past, present, and future of the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], from which he could pluck any warrior, whether they be living or dead. Primal chose [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depthcharge]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], the former of whom rejected Primal's calling. Alpha Trion quieted Primal's disappointment, letting Depthcharge go, expecting him to return of his own accord. To take his place, Alpha Trion pulled [[Omega Prime]] from [[Viron 903.0 Beta|a Viron universe]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Alphatriondw.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Most people kill their prizes before hanging them on their wall. Shockwave is not most people.]]
Eons ago, Alpha Trion kept watch over the Transformers when Primus entered his eternal sleep to hide Cybertron from Unicron. However, a nomadic alien race eventually conquered Cybertron, and Alpha Trion was forced into hiding. Thousands of Transformers were slaughtered, and Alpha Trion was unable to act. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} Alpha Trion performed actions that would make him known as the savior of his race. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Alpha Trion was attached to the supercomputer Vector Sigma, and was its caretaker from the [[Golden Age]] to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. He was considered the only Transformer capable of accessing all of the computer's functions. In his position, he disagreed with the [[Council of Ancients]]' esoteric mysticism, wishing to make the Transformers' place in the cosmos more known. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} Despite this, he was a secret guiding force behind the Council and its selection of Primes. He was fond of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], both with whom he had a special bond. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

After the [[Great Shutdown]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] was awakened. Soon after, he met [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], who somehow led the [[Decepticon]] to Alpha Trion. Alpha Trion was incapacitated and hung on a wall in Shockwave's laboratory for analysis, to assist Shockwave in his attempt to control Vector Sigma. The ancient Cybertronian constantly foiled his attempts to analyze him; nevertheless, Shockwave swore that the savior of their race would become its "greatest destroyer". {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} As Shockwave's plans reached fruition, the last remaining "ancient program" for him to decode was Alpha Trion. However, Shockwave's machinations were foiled by his apparent and untimely demise. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Alpha Trion's last days were recorded to be deep within Cybertron, preparing the Transformers and Cybertron for their darkest hour. {{Storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Historyofcybertron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Trukk... and munky?]]
When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] downloaded some of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s memories, he saw Alpha Trion and his role in the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|rebellion]] against the [[Quintesson]]s. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]] (cameo); [[Any Old Iron|''Transformers: Ironhide'' #3]] (full appearance)

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In the years that followed the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Alpha Trion emerged as one of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s, leading one of the [[Thirteen Tribes]] some twelve million years ago. He was well known as a chronicler and record-keeper of Cybertronian history; {{storylink|The Crucible}} though he did not have the same heroic reputation as the other Primes, he was a well-versed historian, librarian, and orator. {{storylink|White Light}} In his youth, he studied some of the mythical [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] that would come to be wielded by the Primes, such as the ancient [[Enigma of Combination]], {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} and learned as much as he could about the primitive tribes that inhabited prehistoric Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

Alpha Trion would join forces with four other Primes: [[Alchemist Prime|Alchemist]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Solus Prime|Solus]], and [[Nexus Prime]], and together they established a village they called the [[Crystal City]]. As a storyteller and keeper of legends, Trion encouraged the tribes to work together by regaling them with tales of [[Primus]] and the [[Guiding Hand]], believing that the kernels of truth passed down through his tales could inspire others to perform great deeds.

[[File:OriginMyths-AlchemistPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Go home Alchemist, you're drunk."]]

Their early efforts were threatened by the advancing armies of the [[Darklands]]; shortly after the Darklanders slaughtered [[Septimus Prime]] and sacked [[Protihex|Protohex]], another Prime, going by the name of "[[Onyx Prime|Onyx]]", arrived to propose an alliance, bringing with him his comrade [[Liege Maximo]] and an army of [[Beast mode|bestial]] warriors. "Onyx" professed scorn for Trion's belief in the Guiding Hand, but Trion spoke to him privately and made him see the inspirational power that his stories possessed. Onyx pressed him to convince the other Primes into allying with him; once united, their forces took to the field against the Darklanders. As the battle raged, events took an unexpected turn when three [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the depths of the planet. In the impromptu ceasefire, Onyx was able to reach the enemy leader [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and convince him to lay down arms and agree to a proper truce. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

The other Primes never learned the truth about Onyx Prime: the bestial Prime was an identity of convenience assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]; using Megatronus as a catspaw, he had deliberately engineered the war between the Darklanders and the Crystal City in order to bring the Primes together under a single banner, one of many historical paradoxes he would engineer using his foreknowledge of Cybertron's long history. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In the ensuing celebration, Trion soon became wary of his new ally: "Onyx" had begun telling "stories" of his own, thus seeding history with more paradoxes, including the "[[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]]" prophecy that his younger self would one day study and attempt to bring about. Trion's concerns were echoed by the Darklander warrior [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], who believed that the Primes would eventually grow drunk on their own superiority and become tyrants. Trion solemnly told Arcee that it would be the job of their followers to keep the Primes in check. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

[[File:OmegasConundrum-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Because he's the wise sage Cybertron deserves, but not the one it needs right now.]]

Determined to see as much of his planet as he could before it all changed, Trion befriended the Titan [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and the pair set off to explore and chart Cybertron. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Over the next two million years, the initial coalition of Primes were joined by five more, and thus united the Primes became the alliance known as the [[Thirteen]], led by [[Prima]]. {{storylink|Heavy}} In the ensuing era of peace, Trion became known as "The Trion" and developed his famed reputation for storytelling. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Other Primes had grown arrogant, however and began spreading rumors that only a Prime could kill another Prime, to ensure their reign would last forever. {{storylink|The Crucible}} None of the twelve Primes ever suspected that "Onyx Prime" had continued to manipulate them, and, as he had once brought them together, planned to tear them apart once more. Indeed, "Onyx" soon realized that he could permanently keep Trion's suspicions at bay simply by spinning one convincing story after another. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

"Onyx" set his plans in motion by encouraging Prima to commission an interstellar mission of goodwill, designed to share the "enlightened" civilization of Cybertron with their neighbors. Alpha Trion joined the voyage as its official record-keeper, and joined by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and his [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]], the Cybertronian expedition set off for the organic world of [[Antilla]], its resources making it ripe for colonization. When the detachment arrived however, the [[Antillan]]s fought back against the invaders. Over the course of this brief war, "Onyx"—despite Trion's misgivings—announced that this world now belonged to Alpha Trion, the first of Cybertron's thirteen "colonies". When recording these events however, Trion would write that the Antillan mission had been one of peace and that the natives had been the ones who fired first. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

On returning to Cybertron, "Onyx" continued to secretly sow discord, and manipulated events so that a furious Megatronus would slay [[Solus Prime]] in an attempted coup against Prima. Alpha Trion agreed that Liege Maximo, who had seemingly masterminded the coup that had led to her death, had forfeited his right to live on Cybertron and watched as his fellow Primes imprisoned Liege Maximo aboard [[Vigilem]].

Determined to bring Solus Prime's killer to justice, Alpha Trion joined "Onyx" and Prima aboard Prima's Titan, [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]]. The three Primes tracked Megatronus to the barren world of [[Tsiehshi]], but Trion stayed behind while the other two Primes went to confront Megatronus in a final duel. Only "Onyx Prime" returned, informing the record-keeper that Prima had sacrificed himself to end Megatronus's life. The reality was more complicated, however: "Onyx" had simply let Megatronus kill Prima, then, his usefulness at an end, killed Megatronus. Trion was once more swayed by "Onyx Prime's" well-told tale, and so this account became the "official" version of events that would find its way into the chronicles of Cybertron... and thus, the inspiration for the lie that the time-travelling Shockwave used to cover up the truth.

Returning to Cybertron, Trion and the five remaining Primes watched as Emissary interred Prima's remains within his body and left Cybertron, unaware that his systems had been sabotaged by "Onyx". {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} With the Primes reduced in number and divided from within, they and their followers soon fell to war with one another in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|Heavy}} the outcome Shockwave had been aiming for all along. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Trion was not an active participant in the war, instead hoping to find a way to end the conflict as bloodlessly as possible. When the warrior [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] slaughtered [[Nexus Prime]] and dispelled the rumors that the Primes were immortal, fear for their own safety prompted the last of the Primes to flee Cybertron, one by one, until only Alpha Trion remained. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

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Determined to bring the war to an end, Alpha Trion approached Galvatron during the [[Battle of Aegiax]] to request his help in bringing peace to Cybertron—promising the bloodthirsty barbarian whatever he wanted in exchange. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}} Trion led Galvatron to the [[Citadel of Light]], former home of [[Prima]] and his tribe, and watched Galvatron and Prima's last follower [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] defeat the remnants of Onyx Prime's forces. When the battle was won, Alpha Trion introduced himself to Nova, who was not quick to believe Trion's claim to Primehood until Trion pummeled him into submission. Together, the trio made for "Onyx Prime's" castle in [[Kalis]] to verify Trion's belief that the other Primes had disappeared. Their way into the castle was barred by the sole remaining warrior, [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox of the Mournsong]], but he was quickly intimidated into letting them pass. Discovering that "Onyx" had indeed vanished, Nova announced his plan to take control of Cybertron and unify its tribes, and Alpha Trion, feeling this was the best course of action for Cybertron's people, gladly stood aside and let Nova assume the title of Prime.

After taking control of Cybertron, Nova directed his attention to decoding the secrets of the Thirteen, beginning with Nexus Prime's Enigma of Combination. Galvatron was the only one of them who ''didn't'' want to uncover the Enigma, and continually insisted that the Enigma was gone, just like its creator. Trion became curious by Galvatron's claims and pointed out that everyone ''except'' Galvatron talked of the Enigma as if it were merely a concept, but Galvatron spoke of it as a physical object. One look in Galvatron's eyes provided Alpha with all the explanation he needed to arrive at the answer. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Over the next few million years, Alpha Trion was content to let himself fade into the background of Cybertronian life, allowing himself to be "forgotten" after the disastrous fall of the Primes. {{storylink|The Crucible}} When Nova Prime and his crew—which included Galvatron—departed Cybertron six million years ago, Alpha Trion blessed their starship, the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Following the disappearance of the ''Ark'', memorial lectures were held in honor of Nova, during which Alpha Trion gave a speech about [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Alpha Trion's various compendiums regarding the early histories of Cybertron were of interest to the younger Senator [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], and thus would go on to form the basis for many of "Onyx Prime's" manipulations to the timeline. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

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Nova Prime, thought dead, would eventually be supplanted by [[Nominus Prime]], and, later, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. Unaware that Sentinel Prime was a false identity constructed by the ancient [[Titan Master]] [[Infinitus]], Alpha Trion was known to have stood up against "Sentinel Prime's" increasingly fascistic ideals. {{storylink|White Light}} At the request of a [[blacksmith]], Trion bore witness to the birth of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], agreeing that there was something special about the newborn. {{storylink|Post}} Four million years ago, as [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]] uprising took shape, Alpha Trion attended the funerals of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

Because of Alpha Trion's intimate knowledge of Cybertron's surface, he accompanied Orion Pax and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on a mission into the treacherous [[Rust Sea|Rust Spot]] to swap Decepticon prisoners for the captured [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. This was merely a ruse to draw out Alpha Trion, who the Decepticons wanted in order to help locate Metroplex. Due to Orion Pax's valiant actions, Alpha Trion and the other Autobots escaped with their lives. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} The Autobots did get something out of Alpha Trion though; confirmation that the Titans were indeed real. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Once Orion Pax had become Optimus Prime, he broadcast a message to all Cybertronians, asking them to join him in the fight against the Decepticons and beginning the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Alpha Trion watched this broadcast with interest from the archives of [[Kutanzuule]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}} He soon came in contact with the young Prime to offer him advice and guidance in his early days as Autobot leader. {{storylink|Derelicts}} When Optimus blamed himself for being unable to stop the [[Exodus (G1)|Exodus]], Alpha Trion assured him that sometimes a leader's role was to let their followers go and make their own decisions. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Alpha Trion was surprised when Optimus rediscovered the long lost [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and advised him to accept that the ancient guardian would not easily reintegrate into society. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

[[File:HelloCruelWorld-AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

500,000 years ago, Alpha Trion chose to leave Cybertron together with Metroplex, partly to keep the Titan and his technology out of Decepticon hands, but also to investigate [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s [[Regenesis]] plan. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} After exploring space for millennia, Alpha Trion came to realize that Shockwave had not seeded his miraculous ores randomly—each had been sent to a planet that Shockwave believed one of the Thirteen had gone after they had fled Cybertron, and the thirteenth planet was the resting place of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

The pair briefly returned to Cybertron in [[1997]]; by this point, the planet had been rendered virtually uninhabitable by war, and so Trion began trying to restore it. Operating out of Metroplex, Trion spent the next decade processing the corrosive elements out of Cybertron's atmosphere, slowly making it habitable again. After 2008, the problem was compounded by a monstrous [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun the planet. Requiring the toughest of the tough to obliterate the swarm, Alpha Trion selected [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] to do the job.

[[File:Ironing Out the Details Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Metal beards are ridiculous! But ''cloth'' beards are super okay.]]

That Ironhide was across the galaxy on Earth mattered little: Ironhide would eventually die some day, Trion rationalized, and so he built a duplicate body on Cybertron into which he could implant Ironhide's spark and memories once he passed on and returned to the "[[Transformer afterlife|core]]". With Vector Sigma having been essentially erased in the event that devastated Cybertron, this took Alpha Trion years and pushed his skills to their limit, but once Ironhide died on Earth in 2010, the ancient Autobot's grand work was complete, and Ironhide returned to life on Cybertron in the new body constructed for him. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Ironhide awoke in confusion, his memories incomplete due to damage he had suffered millions of years beforehand that had disrupted his link to the core, and wandered Cybertron's wastes until Alpha Trion dispatched his [[Scamper|page]] to bring the befuddled warrior to Metroplex's city mode. Alpha Trion took umbrage at the fact Ironhide had never heard of his ancient greatness, and revealed his incredible powers over his own electromagnetic aura by using it to control Ironhide's actions when the ornery Autobot started to get a little rough. Ironhide further tested Trion's patience when he ignored his cautions and ventured out to track down the near-dead [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] (even if Sunstreaker ''had'' heard of him). Finally, Trion relented to Ironhide's constant questioning and explained the reason he had brought him back online: to exterminate the swarm. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}} While Ironhide took out of most of the swarm in a brutal battle, Trion busied himself repairing Sunstreaker. After Ironhide returned, Trion announced that he and Metroplex were leaving Cybertron for parts unknown while Ironhide mopped up the remaining Insecticons. Infuriated by the old 'bots condescending attitude, Ironhide slugged him one, but Alpha Trion let it slide, putting Ironhide in his place by telling him he was just a small playing piece in a very large game. Before departing, however, Alpha Trion softened, congratulating Ironhide on saving the entire planet. After all, the only other Autobot would could make that claim... was he. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

In 2012, Alpha Trion finally deduced that the Enigma of Combination had landed on [[Earth]]. Hoping to recover it before Shockwave could harness its power for his own ends, {{storylink|The Crucible}} Trion left Metroplex to fend off the next stage of Shockwave's ultimate plan by himself. Trion set course for Earth to retrieve what he called the "holy grail", and was thus unable to turn back and help when his Titan companion was infected with an [[alchemical virus]]. After crossing paths with the ''[[Vis Vitalis]]'', he convinced [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] associates, [[Cityspeaker]] [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and her compatriots [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], to use their [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]] skills to aid the Titan in his place. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} Alpha Trion also tasked the three with delivering a simple message for Optimus Prime: "Earth." {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

Shockwave saw Alpha Trion in a vision of things that would come to pass during the Dark Cybertron prophecy. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

[[File:Full Fathom Five Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Alpha Trion made it to Earth shortly before Shockwave enacted the final stage of his plan; unfortunately for him, however, his ship was shot down by the [[Earth Defense Command]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and both he and his vessel were interred at the EDC's primary headquarters in the [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] for study. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} After finally meeting Optimus in person, Windblade passed Trion's message along and Optimus and a group of Autobots travelled to Earth to find him. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

A month later, [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]] infiltrated the EDC base and stumbled on him while investigating the EDC's use of Cybertronian tech. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} Knowing he was hooked up to an alarm and that the EDC's "[[mindbomb]]" couldn't have been created from just ''his'' brain, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] stopped Jazz from rescuing Alpha Trion immediately in order to investigate further. After deactivating the alarms they took Alpha Trion and fled on [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], where a merry Trion's reunion with Optimus Prime was cut short by a coughing fit, prompting [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] to take him away and have a look at his injuries. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}}

[[File:TheCrucible MoonMeeting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Alpha Trion had Optimus Prime take him to the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], away from prying ears, to share with him why Earth was so important. He told the story about how he brought Galvatron and Nova Prime together, shocking and angering Optimus with the fact that he was one of the Thirteen Primes and let Nova Prime's reign happen, before revealing the presence of the Enigma of Combination on Earth. {{storylink|The Crucible}} They subsequently returned to the ''[[Ark-7]]'', where Jetfire found their trip had worsened Alpha Trion's condition and admonished Prime. When Prime then returned to Cybertron for what he claimed were political reasons, Trion poked fun at him until he admitted he also had a personal reason, namely the anniversary of him becoming Prime. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}}

[[File:TheNothingMan-alphatrionwithenigmacode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

When the ''Ark-7'' came under attack and the Autobots lost control of the ship, Alpha Trion recognized why—its computers had been infected with the source code of the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} Joining [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] as they fought their way through the ship's defenses towards its [[Space bridge|spacebridge]], Trion described the Enigma as one of the "metaphors made real" devised by the ancient Primes and that normal Transformers couldn't fight against it. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} They reached their goal only to be greeted by a group of Decepticons who'd arrived through the spacebridge to capture the ship, {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} prompting Sideswipe to hide the still injured Alpha Trion away from harm in a storage compartment. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

After the Decepticons had crashed the ship onto Earth, Trion and the others were recovered by Optimus Prime's forces. Once they'd relocated, he was shocked to hear that Optimus had started a war with Earth in an attempt to annex it, and wondered what his plan was now. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} He was present when Optimus returned after an ill-fated confrontation between [[Aileron]] and the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} When the Autobots joined forces with [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s Decepticons against Galvatron, Alpha Trion's status as another Prime distressed Soundwave. He remained at their [[Monument Valley]] base caring for [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] during the actual attack, but an attack on ''them'' by the humans caused the dog to run off with [[D.0.C.]] {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} As the battle raged on, Alpha Trion encouraged Optimus Prime to search within himself for the reason he had chosen this particular valley as their base, which led to Optimus realizing [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] was hidden beneath the surface and awakening him. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}}

[[File:WhiteLight-trionandinfinitus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Alpha Trion watched Metrotitan transform into [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], the Cybertronian embassy on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} After this he sought another Prime-to-Prime talk with Optimus, but Optimus postponed it in favor of having him coordinate the aftermath of the battle with Galvatron's soldiers. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

While resting at Autobot City, Alpha Trion was confronted by a diminutive Cybertronian who introduced himself as "[[Infinitus]]", decrying Trion as the weakest of the original [[Thirteen]]. Alpha Trion was confused by Infinitus, but as the interloper pontificated about his plan to wipe Cybertron clean of "vermin" and return it to its [[Golden Age]], Alpha Trion realized that his visitor was none other than the 'bot he had once known as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]! Sentinel Prime deployed a set of blades from his forearms and pounced on Trion, decapitating him. While Optimus and Soundwave were waylaid, Infinitus used his [[Titan Master]] powers to puppeteer Trion's body, escaping in its spaceship configuration. {{storylink|White Light}} After using it to fetch [[Sovereign]], herald of Onyx Prime and fellow Titan Master, Infinitus passed control of the body on to him. When Infinitus and Sovereign confronted Optimus Prime and Soundwave, Soundwave used Alpha Trion's sword to remove Sovereign, and Trion's head and body were recovered. They were returned to Cybertron and reunited by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], who explained that the old Autobot would survive. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Alpha Trion then got an apartment and spruced it up with all manner of literary texts. Prior to Earth officially joining the Cybertronian [[Council of Worlds]], he was visited by Optimus, Pyra and Starscream and recounted the tale of the unification of the Thirteen and the "first face". Once he was finished, he defended himself to a skeptical Starscream, saying he simply told the story. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] ran into story difficulties in making [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|his film about Starscream]], he sought out Alpha Trion for his views regarding Starscream being labelled as the "Chosen One". Alpha Trion felt that Metrotitan had been spouting random nonsense in his damaged state with Starscream just having been in the right place to take advantage of it. Nonetheless he gave Thundercracker advice that instead of using his film to spread lies about Starscream, he should instead use the power of stories to present truths that would inspire his audience. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}}

After [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] became ruler of Cybertron, Trion met with the [[Mistress of Flame]] who recounted to him an encounter she had with [[Onyx Prime]] on [[Antilla]]. Alpha Trion had also invited [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] to the discussion in the hopes that the highly religious Mistress and the recently atheist Constructicon could each teach the other something. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 1: Surfeit of Primes|Surfeit of Primes}} Trion joined the subsequent meeting at the [[Spire]], but as tensions mounted between the trio of Primes, the religious colonists, and Soundwave—who refused to let the Primes reassert themselves as leaders—Trion was struck by a devastating epiphany: the 'bot he believed to be "Onyx Prime" was, in fact, Shockwave, who had manipulated him all these years. Before he could warn his allies of "Onyx Prime"'s true intentions, a powerful blast ripped through the Spire and mortally wounded him. Soundwave rushed to his side, but was unable to do anything more than pronounce him dead. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}}

When Optimus himself passed, he remembered all the major moments of his life and pondered if Trion being present at his forging was proof that he'd been [[The Arisen]]. {{storylink|Post}}
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====Vision of the future====
In a vision of the future seen by Ironhide and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] during the reformatting of Cybertron, Alpha Trion lived on a prosperous [[Gorlam Prime]] fifteen million years from now, telling young Transformers the history of their race and their struggles. His closest friend at this time was an aged Ironhide, who Alpha frequently comforted as Ironhide struggled to find his place in the new civilization. {{storylink|Pax Cybertronia (issue)|Pax Cybertronia}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Preditron]] remembered Alpha Trion as an inspirational figure, one who exemplified the best qualities of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] knew the books of Alpha Trion to hold that countless Cybertrons existed in the multiverse. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue}}

While interacting with the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], [[Overshoot]] witnessed flashes of Cybertron's long history, including Alpha Trion wielding his [[Quill]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
As he lay dying, Alpha Trion passed the Matrix of Leadership down to Optimus Prime, an event that would later be plucked from Prime's memories and scrutinized during his [[Quintesson]] trial. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} His spirit passed into the Matrix, where it would later haunt [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he'd stolen the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} The spirits of Alpha Trion and other past Matrix holders manifested again when Optimus Prime took back the Matrix. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When questioned if Alpha Trion was [[Solomus]], [[Vector Prime]] just said that he went by many names. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/01}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfTheTitanMasters-alphatrion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Alpha Trion was partnered with the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], who granted him the power of Primus himself. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Sovereign/Alpha Trion toy bio}} On the planet [[Eukaris]], Alpha Trion and [[Grimlock (G1)|Clobber]] discovered an ancient artifact linked to the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s and Titan Masters. They were attacked by a contingent of Decepticons intent on ambushing the two Autobots and stealing the artifact for themselves, but [[Apeface]] managed to blow their cover and give the Autobots time to fight back. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Alpha Trion's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Trion's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Landmine / Alpha Trion online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Alpha Trion's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:AlphaTrionG1-MegatronOriginLegends.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Alpha Trion was one of the oldest Transformers alive. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

Sentinel Prime sent Alpha Trion out to investigate an uprising of working-class robots. Alpha Trion uncovered that Senator Ratbat has shut down a mine, which catapulted into motion the Decepticon movement. He reported his findings to Sentinel Prime, and Ratbat was forced to flee for his life. {{storylink|Megatron Origins}}

[[File:AlphaTrionG1-GoldenAgeLegends.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Alpha Trion, alongside Nightbeat and Orion Pax, was to escort the Decepticons Rack'n'Ruin in a prisoner exchange with the Decepticons. Though they encountered [[Slicer (group)|Slicers]] en route, the group eventually met up with Bludgeon. But instead of the agreed upon exchange, Bludgeon and the Decepticons ambushed the Autobots, leading to Alpha Trion's capture. He was rescued and returned to Zeta Prime's protective custody thanks to Nightbeat and Orion Pax's efforts. {{storylink|Orion's Gambit}}

When Orion Pax and Ariel were seriously injured by the Decepticons, the Aerialbots took the pair to Trion, who rebuilt them into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. He also aided the Aerialbots in returning to their own time through the [[Chronogon]] portal. {{storylink|Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age}}
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==Toys==
===''Expanded Universe''===
[[File:Alphalion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"im not ownable! im not ownable!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a lion]]
:A redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Deluxe Class [[Snarl (BM)#Toys|Snarl]] was planned as Alpha Trion for the [[BotCon|OTFCC]] ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' storyline, but this concept never made it past the paint mock-up stage.

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

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

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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-AlphaTrion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm not evil! Honest!]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (BotCon 2007 souvenir two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, missile, Cyber Key

: A bagged set of ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Alpha Trion, [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]], and [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]] was released at [[BotCon 2007]] as a souvenir set add-on, limited to 1400 pieces. Alpha Trion was a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Voyager Class [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]], [[redeco]]ed in purple, white, and red, plus a new head.

: Alpha Trion transforms into a large Cybertronian space cruiser with "solar panel" wings. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. Inserting his [[Cyber Key]] (painted gold to resemble the [[Key to Vector Sigma]]) does not activate any sounds, unlike Vector Prime's toy. Alpha Trion has the more flexible translucent plastic parts ([[for safety reasons]]) of the [[Hasbro]] version of the mold.

: While this figure's design obviously derives from depictions of G1 Alpha Trion, the accompanying profile card very vaguely describes the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Alpha Trion]]. For many years there was dispute as to whose page this toy should go on according to the wiki's classification system, but in 2013, this toy appeared in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' mobile game event "[[Golden Age (Legends)|Golden Age]]", and thus this toy resumed having a logical entry on this page.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCAlphaTrion/alphatrion.htm More information on Alpha Trion at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''4'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 33'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, buildable sword/spear-thing

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

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

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

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

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[[File:KreO-Toy AlphaTrionClass85.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|There's always that one old guy who hangs out at school long after he graduated...]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': 800th Year Senior
**''Accessories'': Longsword

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

:He was only available in the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon box set, a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-LG14-Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So I'm basically Optimus Prime's brother and father figure? How is that acceptable?]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[September 19]], [[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG-14'''

:The ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader Class [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] includes a small Alpha Trion figure, which is a redeco of the [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]] figure (as Minimus does not appear in any Japanese-original fiction). He transforms into a Cybertronian hovercar, which can tab onto three grooves on the lower level of Magnus's trailer. In robot mode, Alpha Trion can sit inside Ultra Magnus's robot mode torso, "wearing" the Magnus head like a helmet.
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===''Generations''===
====''Titans Return''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Alpha-Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Destined to be repurposed as [[Cheetor (BW)#Wings Universe|Alpha Trizer]].]]
*'''Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, [[Sovereign#Generations|Sovereign]] Titan Master, Gun
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Alpha Trion transforms from a robot to lion to spaceship. His head transforms into the [[Titan Master]] [[Sovereign]], although his neck socket is compatible with any other Titan Master figure. Both his alternate modes are references to Alpha Trion's previous BotCon toys. He comes with a gun that Sovereign can ride in spaceship mode. As with other ''Titans Return'' Voyager figures, pressing in his chest crystal makes his head adornments spring up to "bulk up" his head. In Canada and Australia, Alpha Trion along with his wavemate [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Astrotrain]] were prominent shelfwarmers, while finding Alpha Trion anywhere in the US was a great deal more difficult.

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

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as a body for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]. This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]] and ''extensively'' retooled into ''Titans Return'' [[Broadside (G1)#Generations|Broadside]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Generations|Tidal Wave]]. The sword was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Magna Convoy]]'s [[Matrix Sword]] and ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]'s sword.
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====''Power of the Primes''====
[[File:TF-POTP-Prime-Master-Alpha-Trion-with-Landmine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Legends'', ''Titans Return'', ''Power of the Primes''. The trilogy is complete!]]
*'''Alpha Trion''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''PP-32'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
**''Accessories:'' Landmine decoy armor, cannon

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Alpha Trion is a [[retool]] of [[Vector Prime#Generations|Vector Prime]] that transforms from a small robot modeled after <s>[[Landmine (G1)#Generation 1|Landmine]]</s> [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)#Toys|Metalhawk]]'s inner robot mode into a [[Prime Master]] that can store inside decoy armor modeled after Landmine's [[Pretender]] shell, or plug into any Prime Master shell's weapon form, or replace a ''Power of the Primes'' Leader's [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] core. Alpha Trion can also ride Legends Class figures and attach to Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, or Voyager Class figures' combined mode.
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==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Alpha Trion.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You better believe people were excited for this in 2002.]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/AlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterAlphaTrin/alphatrin.htm More information on pewter Alpha Trin at TFU.info]''

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===''EX Gōkin''===
[[File:EX Gokin Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You'd be scolding young 'bots too if you had a pole in your aft...]]
*'''Alpha Trin''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, A-3 head, two A-3 shoulders, display stand

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

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_alphatrion.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Alpha Trin at Art Storm's official site]''

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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W3AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trion//Cybertronian Sage''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11
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==Notes==
[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|thumb|Once you go white, you'll never, er... be right?]]
*Alpha Trion is one of the very few Cybertronians to show signs of aging and [[Facial hair|hair growth]].
*According to a note in Japan's ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' magazine,{{fact|source needed}} A-3 was the first successful Cybertronian, [[A1]] and [[A2]] being failures. However, the presence of Cybertronians within the Matrix of Leadership older than Alpha Trion (as seen in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|The Return of Optimus Prime]]") makes the actual [[canon]]icity of this questionable.
*Alpha Trion may be named after the {{w|Triple-Alpha Process}}, the method through which carbon is created, which in turn is the reason (human) life came to be. Given that Alpha Trion essentially "created" Optimus Prime, who in turn formed the Autobots, this is actually quite fitting.
[[File:ImAlphaTrionsHovercraftMode.jpg|thumb|"I'm Alpha Trion's hover-craft mode!"]]
*Alpha Trion had a hover-craft [[alternate mode]] designed for his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]'', but ultimately didn't end up transforming in that mini-series. The vehicle mode was first revealed in the trade paperback's extras, and would eventually be used in-continuity as part of a flashback sequence in "[[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb]]" and in the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[Megatron Origins]]".
[[File:TFGenerations2014 Rejected AlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|Denied.]]
*A mock-up of an Alpha Trion toy in the form of a ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generations|Scourge]] redeco was shown in ''[[Transformers Generations 2014]]'' Vol. 1 as one of ten potential exclusives for Vol. 2. During the fan poll held to determine which of the ten would be produced, Alpha Trion claimed 28.9% of the votes but ultimately came second place under [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]].<ref>[http://millionhero.sblo.jp/article/101898683.html Poll results at Hero-X]</ref> He would have come with a redecoed [[Eggbot (BW)|Eggbot]] to represent Vector Sigma.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Alpha Trin''' (アルファートリン ''Arufā Torin''), '''Alpha Trion''' (アルファトライオン ''Arufa Toraion'')
*''Hebrew:'' '''Alpha Trion''' (אלפא טריון, "Alpha Trion")
*''Indonesian:'' '''Alfa Trion'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Alpha Tellion''' (Taiwan, 阿法特利昂 ''Ā Fǎ Tè Lì Áng''), '''Tài Shīfù''' (China, 钛师傅, "Master Titanium")

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Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

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[[File:Perceptor lost and found.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|This is ''not'' your father's microscope.]]
The brilliant '''Perceptor''' was able to serve the Autobots admirably for millions of years utilizing his expertise in a myriad of different scientific fields. However, a brush with death forced him to reassess his worth on the battlefield, and Perceptor began cultivating a different role for himself as a cold, detached sniper. His clinical focus, patience, and built-in magnification abilities all translated perfectly to this occupation, and Perceptor was even recruited into the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] thanks to his deadly new skill set.

After the war ended, Perceptor joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light|Lost Light]]'', where he was able to partially rediscover his old self and serve as the ship's chief science officer. He often unwillingly finds himself in a one-sided competition with the self-proclaimed "ship's genius" [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]], who causes Perceptor no small measure of annoyance. However, the two share the same passion for science, and Perceptor has even admitted that Brainstorm's unorthodox work has impressed and inspired him on occasion.

{{first|''[[Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1]]'' (cameo); ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]'' (full appearance)}}

{{bigquote|When Perceptor and physics make '''eye contact''', physics blinks first.|''Getaway''|"[[The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|''Filling in the Blanks'']]"}}

==Fiction==
===Joining the Autobots===
In the time preceding the Great War, Perceptor worked for security control for Sentinel Prime's government. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}}

[[File:Underworld ScienceTeam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|[[Fantastic Four|No need to fear; they're here. Just call for four]].]]
In the earliest days of the war, Perceptor was part of [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]'s science team when they were sent to search the former location of the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] for signs of [[energon]]. His colleague [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] believed something to be living in the crater, but Perceptor assured him the odds of life existing in the high-pressure underground environment were very low. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} When they discovered a lake of energon in the caves, Perceptor found unstable particle anomalies within it, and indeed something proved to be very wrong when Ratchet fell in and was turned into a growling beast who mindlessly attacked Perceptor. He calmed down, but the team was in turn attacked by actual monsters who against Perceptor's earlier conclusion were native to the tunnels. Fleeing to another cave, the scientists stumbled onto the dormant form of a [[Trypticon (G1)|much larger monster]], seemingly sealed away since ancient times. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}} After reporting their findings to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], Perceptor shared some new low odds with Ratchet—this time, the odds of their survival if the giant monster was to wake up. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} During a major Decepticon assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Perceptor reported to Optimus Prime that the city's coolant plants had been ruptured, causing extensive flooding and [[acid rain]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}}

At some point during the war, Perceptor fought alongside Ultra Magnus, Springer, and Wheelie. Unfortunately, like most other bots, he had a tendency to overlook Wheelie, due to the latter's small stature. {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

More than five hundred years ago, Perceptor was one of the cross-factional scientists consulted by [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] when he first identified Cybertron's failing energon resources. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster Perceptor whitestatic.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Cut the crap, Perceptor, and just get the cable back up!]]
In the 21st century, Perceptor led an expedition aboard the ''[[Ark-17]]'', along with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and others in a mission to rescue an insane [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] from [[Tsiehshi]]. The old Autobot was deranged from his ordeal, and attacked any rescuers who came down to the heavily-irradiated planet. Perceptor voiced concerns to Springer that he was needlessly risking lives in an effort to recover one Autobot. Luckily, the force field specialist [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] soon arrived and recovered Kup without any further loss of life. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Perceptor later served on the [[Autobot Orbital Command Hub]], working as a peer to acting-commander [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. He appeared to know [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] of old, and welcomed the communications officer back from his long absence. Perceptor helped Blaster with his investigation into who tried to assassinate him years ago, the attack which prompted his disappearance. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

===Serving With Kup: Sniper===
After Jetfire and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s recovered and improved upon the unstable [[Pretender]] technology, Perceptor worked with [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] at the [[Kimia Facility]] to apply a variation of the tech to help repair Kup. Overseeing the operation, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] also had Perceptor secretly install subroutines into Kup that would allow Prowl to have control over the old codger. Though Perceptor opposed this, he followed his orders. Perceptor also was assigned to Kup's unit to keep a supply of [[cy-gar]]s handy to keep Kup sane. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15#Everything in Its Right Place|Everything in Its Right Place}}

[[File:LostNFound-brainiac.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"...half naked..."]]
Perceptor later accompanied Kup on a mission to rescue some captured [[Wrecker]]s and was badly injured during the operation, but was saved by [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}} After healing from his injuries, Perceptor decided to make some upgrades to his body, making him more useful as a warrior. He gave himself a [[adamant crystal|near-impervious]] breastplate, aiming arm stabilizers and a monocle-like targeting optic. He demonstrated these to great effect, taking out [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] in one blast during a rescue of [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15#Lost & Found|Lost & Found}}

[[File:AHM8-Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|IDW Transformers drinking game: Take a sip for every panel of Perceptor shooting things while looking badass.]]
Sporting a decidedly dour demeanor, Perceptor obtained a modicum of prominence on Kup's team. Perceptor opted to become more directly involved in deeply discomfiting the Decepticons... until their inopportune crash-landing on Cybertron. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}} When some [[Insecticon swarm|swarms of Insecticons]] made an appearance, he once again displayed his disturbing targeting proficiency, inflicting immediate and conclusive damage on one scout with only minimal effort. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} He rode upon [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]'s vehicle mode with Kup when the Autobots decided to relocate to a more-defensible position. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

Before the Autobots fled from the Swarm, they had planted some explosive charges to several bridges in order to cut off their pursuers. When they passed one of the bridges, Kup ordered Perceptor to shoot the charges, which he did with two small hand-blasters. However, he was taken out by a dart fired off by a Swarm (who got blasted for its effort). {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} He was soon back on his feet, helping the other Autobots set up a defensive turret at their base. This saddened Ratchet, who would rather have had the "old" Perceptor help him and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] repair Optimus Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} After almost getting overrun by the Swarm, Perceptor and the other Autobots were rescued by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], who carried them all to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}
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===The Wreckers===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers2 Perceptor Sniping.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|*sip*]]
Perceptor was still by Kup's side three years later, by which time both of them had joined the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

When they stumbled upon the injured former Wrecker [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], Perceptor checked up on him and found a [[deterrence chip]] embedded in his skull. He soon had to switch mindsets from scientist to sniper again, though, as the Wreckers were sent to liberate [[Garrus-9]] from [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]'s clutches. During the initial attack, Perceptor shot down Decepticon jets while hanging upside-down from the Autobots' drop pod. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[File:LastStandOfTheWreckers3 PerceptorBuysTime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|*slurrrrrp*]]
After their drop pod had crash-landed inside Garrus-9, Perceptor and his team found themselves surrounded by Decepticons and confronting Overlord himself. Overlord killed [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] right in front of them and told the Wreckers to surrender. Perceptor calmly ordered [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] to protect the stowaway [[Verity Carlo]], while he, [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]], and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] launched themselves at the Decepticon. Overlord easily thrashed all of them, and upon hearing that there were Wreckers in another part of Garrus-9, offered freedom to any other Decepticon who brought him the head of a Wrecker. The Wreckers beat a hasty retreat as a mob of Decepticons started after them, and Perceptor managed to delay them by sniping and detonating a spare fuel tank they had brought along.

Perceptor and Topspin had to take a moment to deal with a shaken Ironfist's anxiety over Rotorstorm's death, then set to finding their main objective; [[Aequitas]]. Perceptor located the chamber in which it was housed and a ravaged [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]], who had been made into a "living lock pick" for the door. Perceptor had the access codes and got everyone in, revealing Aequitas to them. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Perceptor explained what Aequitas was to the others, and he quickly set to work on trying to find an access terminal for it. When he finally did locate it, he discovered a problem; Aequitas was protected by a “suicide lock”. Perceptor told the others that someone had to willingly donate their spark to bypass it, and it couldn't be him, as he was the only one who could operate the supercomputer. After some argument, Ironfist agreed to be the sacrifice, only to be beaten to the punch by Topspin. With Topspin's death, Perceptor gained access to Aequitas’ system. He copied the hard drive and uploaded it into Ironfist for safekeeping. As Decepticons began to break through the chamber's door, Perceptor pointed out he could kill them all by triggering their deterrence chips through Aequitas.

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfist Perceptor Verity.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|And now you have alcohol poisoning.]]
Pyro and Verity were against this, as it meant Impactor would die as well, but Perceptor denied Verity a vote and looked to Ironfist for the tie-breaker. Ironfist, having learned the truth of Impactor's crimes from the Aequitas upload, glumly cast his lot in with Perceptor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

Verity continued to argue against it, arguing that the Wreckers as idealized by Ironfist would never take the easy way out. Perceptor changed his mind, deciding that Verity was right and they’d simply fight their way out. Pyro volunteered to stay behind and buy them time to escape, and once the door was breached, Perceptor and Ironfist slipped by the Decepticons. At Ironfist's prompting, they headed to Garrus-9's armory.

Shortly thereafter, Perceptor and the others arrived outside, where the remaining Wreckers were fighting Overlord. As the Decepticon held Springer up with one arm, Perceptor sniped his hand off, forcing him to drop the Wreckers’ leader. But Overlord managed to tear Springer's face off and blast Perceptor into unconsciousness before finally being defeated by Ironfist, Verity, and the revived Impactor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:ChaosTheory1 AntiMatterEyes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|right|Perceptor's going to owe Ratchet an apology in [[The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|five years]].]]
After the liberation of Garrus-9, Perceptor resumed working at Kimia for a while. Alongside [[Xaaron]], he would later rejoin the main Autobot force as it headed towards Cybertron on board Omega Supreme. Together with Ratchet, he scanned a surrendered [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] for any hidden weapons or bombs, but found nothing. Ratchet was worried about an old legend that their prisoner had the ability to draw [[antimatter]] from [[black hole]]s, but Perceptor dismissed this as "stupid" and deemed Megatron safe. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}}

During the Autobots' battle with [[D-Void]] on Cybertron, Optimus Prime used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[Vector Sigma]] to "reset" the entire planet into a primordial state, an event that probably even Perceptor couldn't explain. Once it was all over, Prime had Perceptor and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] examine the core of the Matrix, which had been split in two in the process. Together, they found that the artifact was a complex synthetic structure, designed to be split open to reveal a message from the ancient [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Along with this message was a star map, which the Autobots assumed showed the way to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

===The ''Lost Light''===
[[File:Brainstorm Hangers On.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Hoping to find the Knights of Cybertron using the Matrix map, Rodimus asked for any willing Autobots to join him on the ''[[Lost Light]]''. Perceptor was among those who volunteered, but an explosion during launch caused the ship to [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] to an unknown point in space. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} As the crew set the ''Lost Light'' down on a nearby planet, Perceptor worked with [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] to inspect and repair its [[quantum generator]]s. They found [[Ore]] jammed into one of them, but Perceptor didn't want to make an official statement until he had done numerous tests. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} Later, a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] was unleashed aboard the Lost Light. Rodimus cornered it by an engine block and ordered Perceptor to quantum jump, mashing the Sparkeater into the quantum generator. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Perceptor floor The Waiting Game.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Ceiling Perceptor is watching you snark.]]
Perceptor attended an award ceremony for [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]], Brainstorm and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] after they'd heroically repaired a hull breach. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Shortly thereafter he was sent on a scavenging mission to the planet [[Deimus]], but the shuttle ended up crashing and causing overheating coils to melt his legs into the floor (or the ceiling, since the craft ended up upside down). When his crewmate [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] ran into an illusions of [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], Megatron, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], [[Sixshot]], and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] on the surface of the planet, Perceptor theorized that Deimus was protected by a [[phobia shield]], a device that caused Transformers to see their worst fears. As they were attacked by an illusory [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Hoist carried Perceptor to safety before knocking him unconscious to keep the phobia shield from accessing his mind. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

[[File:MtMtE13 - Perceptor.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.34|He gives Swerve a taste of his own medicine.]]
While attending [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony, Perceptor got word that Ore had mysteriously come back to life. Worried that the quantum generators might trigger another random jump if he panicked, he advised that they avoid telling Ore about his condition for the time being. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} In an attempt to repair the damage to the psychiatrist [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s brain, Rewind gathered Perceptor, [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] together in [[Swerve's|Swerve's bar]] to tell a story, indicating that they had all shared an adventure at some point in the past. The attempt was unsuccessful, possibly due to the overbearing volume of Siren's voice. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} Perceptor then participated in the battle with a rogue group of Decepticons discovered on [[Temptoria]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} At one point he helpfully explained to a curious Swerve why the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s initial disappearance looked like an explosion from the outside, but Swerve didn't understand a word of it. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} When [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] visited the ''Lost Light'' to ask for their assistance in recharging [[Vis Vitalis|his ship]]'s power supply from their quantum engines, Perceptor didn't believe it could be done but was happy to be corrected by the legendary Autobot. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

[[File:NoGunsNoSwordsNoBriefcases-Toaster.jpg|thumb]]
Having found that it was impossible to copy or even memorize the star map within the Matrix, Perceptor reported his discovery to Rodimus, who much to his annoyance forced him use layman's terms. Their conversation was cut short when the alarm alerted them that somehow Overlord was loose on their ship, causing both Autobots to rush into action. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} {{storylink|Signal to Noise}} He later rushed an injured [[Tripodeca]] into Swerve's, now repurposed as a triage centre, and set him down as Hoist got to work on him. He then left to continue fighting Overlord. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Security footage of Perceptor aboard the ''Lost Light'' was edited into Rewind's final message to Chromedome. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

When Ultra Magnus's dying body disappeared after the fight with Overlord, the ''Lost Light'' followed his signal through a space warp and miraculous came across the long missing [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. Perceptor did the initial scans of the planet's surface for Rodimus and got back what he was sure must be flawed data: despite an utter lack of signs of settlement or civilization, lifesigns registered in the neighborhood of ONE BILLION inhabitants. Perceptor joined the away team with Rodimus as they set off to investigate the moon, only to have an enormous [[hot spot]] ignite when they touched down. Perceptor's methodical, scientific ways shrieked in conflict with Brainstorm's impulsive curiosity, as the weapons engineer started ''harvesting'' a [[Point One Percenter]] spark right there on the field. The discussion became academic when a team of Decepticon [[Titan Hunter]]s suddenly arrived and attacked. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

[[File:MTMTE21 Rodimus crucifixion metaphor.jpg|thumb|left]]
The Autobots were soon overcome by the Hunters and brought before their unexpected leader, Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} They were incarcerated in a cell for "harboring a criminal suspect", a charge that more light was shed upon after the arrival of their crewmate Skids, captured and dropped into [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], new Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Turned out Prowl had tapped Tyrest for some light [[shadowplay]]-enforced treatment, and sent Skids and Getaway of Special Ops to deliver it via [[nudge gun]]s. They were stopped and Getaway captured as Skids escaped to the ''Lost Light'', ensuring Tyrest's antipathy towards the crew. Learning that Tyrest planned to eliminate all Cybertronians who were [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] using his "[[universal killswitch]]", Perceptor and the crew escaped their cell and confronted the chief justice. Unfortunately, he managed to incapacitate the heroes and triggered the killswitch. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} After Tailgate surprised and disabled Tyrest's incapacitator, Perceptor rigged up a defense to the killswitch. By linking up Rodimus and his half-Matrix to the sparkcode frequency targeted by Tyrest's device, he succeeded in reinstating the code and preventing the deaths of a major percentage of the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} In the aftermath, Perceptor managed to adapt Tyrest's communication equipment to their purposes, and finally make contact again with Cybertron. And... Starscream?!? {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

[[File:Perceptor brainstorm into the abyss.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|"EUREKA!"{{-}}"NO, ''you'' reek-ah!"]]
Continuing to work with the communicator, Perceptor later picked up an incoming call from Starscream. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} As the crew debated whether to chase after [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] or track down [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], Perceptor was in favor of the latter, convincing Ultra Magnus to follow the Titan's signal to [[Hydrophena]]. {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} As they arrived and were faced with a group of robots, Perceptor offered his theory as to where they came from, and was parroted the entire time by Brainstorm. Once their identities were revealed as hostile [[Ammonite]]s, he set out on board the [[Rodpod]] alongside some others, leading to their discovery of Metroplex nearby. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} Entering the Titan's body, the crew tried to explore him only to get lost within his labyrinthine insides and find themselves where they started. And then the Rodpod blew up. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} After interrogating the Ammonite who sabotaged it, the team was approached by [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} guardians of Metroplex's brain. Interrupted by more Ammonites, Perceptor and several others stayed behind to fight off the intruders while the others made it to the brain. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} After Metroplex warped back to Cybertron, Perceptor relocated to the brain room where he got to watch the defeat of the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] and listen to Brainstorm's dumb jokes. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:Perceptor and the damage done.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5]]
A brief celebration and reunion with the other Autobots ensued, but was interrupted by the arrival of an army of Ammonites summoned by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] tried to organize an evacuation, but Perceptor warned that there was nowhere to run, as evidence was suggesting Shockwave was trying to end the entire universe. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} The ''Lost Light'' was able to take out some ten thousand of the invaders, but as Perceptor pointed out, it didn't even make a dent in the ''seventy billion''-strong army. Nevertheless, it all worked out in the end. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} He continued to serve on the ''Lost Light'' under the command of a reformed Megatron, {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} and evacuated alongside everyone else when the ship suddenly began disappearing piece by piece. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} Perceptor ended up disappearing himself, along with most of the crew. The remaining Autobots stumbled upon a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'' in ruins, where all aboard had been slaughtered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The duplicate Perceptor had been shredded alive by [[Tesarus (DJD)|Tesarus]]. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} When the duplicate ship's quantum engines were shut down, the missing crew members reappeared, Perceptor included. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

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Back on the ''Lost Light'' Brainstorm—now revealed to be a Decepticon double agent—had poisoned the crew, taken Ultra Magnus apart with a [[disaggregator gun]] and disappeared. Perceptor deduced that Brainstorm's [[Time case|briefcases]] were in fact a time machine and that he had fled four million years into the past. With the help of second control case retrieved from Brainstorm's corpse on the duplicate ''Lost Light'', Perceptor devised a way for Rodimus and a team of crewmembers with compatible sparks to also [[Time travel|travel back in time]] in pursuit. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Perceptor remained with Megatron and Magnus on the ''Lost Light'' in the present as they were transported to [[Alyon]] in the 1st Cycle 502, believing that Brainstorm was intending to kill Orion Pax. Although the time travellers quickly found the future Autobot leader and became embroiled in local events, Brainstorm was nowhere to be seen and when he time jumped further into the past, Perceptor called Rodimus on the [[time phone]] and again sent them after him. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

When Rodimus contacted him again with the news that Rewind's database was being overwritten with an alternate history, Perceptor warned that he might have to attempt to dismantle Brainstorm's time machine in order to save their timeline, though it would be incredibly dangerous. Just as Cyclonus located Brainstorm, the rogue Decepticon spy jumped a year back to 4th Cycle 499 and so once more Perceptor sent the team after him. While they tried to avoid getting involved in local events—with mixed results—back of the ''Lost Light'', Megatron was coming to the realisation that Brainstorm's target wasn't Orion Pax after all but Megatron himself. As Perceptor announced Brainstorm's final location, Megatron had already guessed it would be 1st Cycle 012, the day he was created. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}}

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Panicking for his very existence, Megatron physically attacked Perceptor, demanding that he be sent back in time, although he quickly backed down when Ultra Magnus got involved and Perceptor explained there wasn't enough energy left in the quantum engines anyway. In the past, the team managed to prevent Megatron's death (sort of) and the timestream began moving again in the present day, although the quantum engines were exhausted, leaving Rodimus et al. stranded. Summoning enough power for a local teleport, Perceptor transported Cyclonus and Rodimus to nearby [[Unitrex]] where they found a prototype generator. While Cyclonus held off the security guard and his clutch of [[Turbofox]]es, Perceptor told Rodimus how to upgrade the generator into a quantum generator capable of recharging the time case, which was successful, although they inadvertently transported the prototype quantum generator and the ship it was attached to some way into the future. Upon the team's return to the present, Perceptor talked with Rung, confessing that by tampering with the time machine's paradox locks, he may have also inadvertently created the [[Functionist Universe]], if not the [[multiverse]] itself. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

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Perceptor subsequently attended the first meeting of the [[Lost Light Internal Legal Affairs Committee|''Lost Light'' Internal Legal Affairs Committee]] where he stood and applauded Brainstorm's defence of his recent actions, although afterwards he assisted Rodimus in destroying the time machine in accordance with the Committee's decision. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} Later, he was part of the team that visited the [[Necroworld]] in the Rodpod. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

===A mutineer===
Perceptor attended one of Megatron's lectures on the Knights of Cybertron where he postulated the theory that a symbol they had seen was the heraldry of one of the Knights' clans. When Megatron, Rodimus, and their closest allies were attacked by some kind of psychic weapon shortly afterwards, they piled into the Rodpod and set off to investigate, leaving Perceptor aboard the ''Lost Light''... along with all the other mutineers, who left their former "co-captains" and their supporters stranded on the Necroworld. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

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Along with the others, Perceptor was horrified to hear about Getaway's liberal usage of the [[nudge gun]] on the crew. After Getaway insisted that he had to be in charge so as to be properly held accountable, Perceptor opened the floodgates by grilling Getaway on the "visitors" he'd mentioned with the crew being shocked at Getaway having involved the [[Galactic Council]]. To try and win over the crew, Getaway charged Perceptor with finding an opening to the [[Warren]]. Using Tyrest's "notes", Perceptor found an opening to cosmic structure before attending a bridge briefing on Getaway's plan. After Getaway overruled everyone's desire to help the planet [[Frayus]], the last will and testament of Rodimus came through revealing that Team Rodimus was going to be killed by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] in a few hours to everyone's shock. Along with the others, Perceptor had his memories remotely altered by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] so as to believe Rodimus had left of his own volition and that Getaway was awesome. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling the Blanks}}

At some point, Perceptor and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] received Springer's final message before he entered the [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} After a trip through the Warren, Perceptor marveled at the temporal properties of the quantum system, which had actually deposited them four minutes in time earlier than they left. Another trip through the network took the ''Lost Light'' directly to [[Cyberutopia]]. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 3): Journey's End|Journey's End}}

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It was all for naught, however. Cyberutopia was revealed to be nothing more than an elaborate illusion created by the medical moon of [[Mederi]]. When the ship came under attack from the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], Getaway bargained with the mysterious being and swore allegiance to him. To prove his loyalty, he turned the crew over to [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]], who afflicted them with a bio-weapon causing the Autobots to become [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} When Rodimus and his friends caught up with Cyberutopia, they were treated to the horrible sight of their diseased friends descending on them from the heavens. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} Brainstorm tried to reach out to Perceptor when he landed, only to receive a faceful of acid vomit for his troubles. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} The assembled Cybertronians lured the sparkeaters to the doors of the medical centre where [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] discovered a means of curing them via the usage of concussive medicine. The kinetic program code knocked all the sparkeaters into stasis with the medics then bringing them inside for further treatment. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

Once they'd all been cured and Rodimus had reclaimed the ''Lost Light'', everyone made ready to evacuate Mederi before a massive tear in the Warren consumed the moon. As he was being loaded aboard, Perceptor attempted to apologize to Rodimus only to be told to save his strength and that the entirety of the crew was already forgiven. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

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After the threat of the Grand Architect had ended, Perceptor went along on the ''Lost Light'''s final "lap of honor" before the ship was decommissioned, spending his time talking science with Brainstorm and Nautica. The trio brought a proposal to Rodimus; to attempt a slightly-altered "quantum duplication" trick again on their final jump back to Cybertron, possibly creating another ''Lost Light'' that would emerge in a different universe. This duplicate ship and its crew would be free to indulge in a new quest to explore the different universe, and Rodimus could see the appeal. Perceptor noted that the odds of this experiment succeeding were fairly slim, but one ship would definitely make it back to Cybertron safely. Rodimus put it to a vote, and the crew decided to do it.

After safely returning to Cybertron and far in the future, Perceptor attended Ratchet's funeral.

In a different universe, a duplicate ''Lost Light'' materialized and the crew prepared for another round of adventures. Perceptor congratulated a giddy Brainstorm on the successful experiment and confirmed that they two were, in fact, "simpatico". {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

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[[File:AHM 15cvrA digital.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"I got a funny story about that! Well it's not so much funny as it is long."]]

From soldier to mentor, to survivor and [[Wrecker]], '''Kup''' was undoubtedly the oldest active member of the [[Autobot]]s. After a series of mishaps involving [[zombie]]s, [[time travel]] and [[Dead Universe|parallel universes]], Kup has become the oldest Cybertronian in history. As a result of his eons-long isolation, the cantankerous Kup has lost most his patience for hotheaded young punks, turbo-revving or otherwise.

But after a case of mistaken identity, wrongful imprisonment, and a daring escape, Kup has struck up a new friendship with the unlikeliest of candidates: wisecracking British super-spy Ian Noble, better known as the [[Action Man]]. This friendship would see them both drawn into an ancient conspiracy surrounding the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] and uncovering its surprising role in shaping the history of [[Earth]], [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and beyond.

{{quote|I've had worse than '''this'''. I've been spiked by '''Squadron X''', dipped in the '''smeltin' pool''', framed for treason, shot into the sun—and I was the only 'bot still trapped inside the '''Nightmare Engine''' when everyone else '''woke up.''' I've seen off every rinky-dink, two-bit, catchpenny Decepticon rust-poker, and I got the dents in my knuckles to prove it. End of the day? I'm ready for anything you can throw at me.|Kup|[[Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright]]}}

{{first|[[Spotlight: Kup]]}}

==Fiction==
===Joining the Autobots===
'''Kup of Tesarus''' was extremely old; having fought in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], he lived through the first [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron as a soldier in the [[Primal Vanguard]]. After Nova Prime disappeared aboard the first ''Ark'', Kup temporarily retired from active service and took up a new role, training younger 'bots. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} In years past, he'd trained dozens of Cybertronians, including [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}, and even the six-strong group of warriors who would eventually become the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

After the death of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] following his confrontation with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Kup was either leading or part of a squad sent to rescue [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] when they crossed paths with the famous former racer, [[Blurr (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]]. Kup was skeptical of Blurr's usefulness, but some words from a young Orion Pax were able to convince Blurr to alert Zeta Prime of the Decepticons' assassination attempt. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blurr}} As Orion Pax rose in the ranks of the Autobot army, Kup served as a key aide and introduced him to his troops. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Old Ways}}

Eventually, Zeta was revealed to be kind of a ruthless dictator, so Kup and his comrades turned on him and helped the honorable Orion Pax and the Decepticons overthrow him. Kup assisted by teaching the other combatants about the weak spots on Zeta's giant [[Guardian robot|Omega Destructors]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}} Once Zeta was dead, the Decepticons betrayed the Autobots and Kup was imprisoned, but he and some other captives escaped before too long. The Autobots sought out Orion Pax in [[Nyon]], where they were shocked to learn that he had acquired the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and risen to become Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Rise}} Alongside many other Autobots, Kup rallied behind the new Prime, returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and chased off the Decepticons. {{storylink|Endgame}}

Some time afterwards, Prowl put Kup in charge of mentoring "Ostaros," an artificially-grown Cybertronian that he had liberated from [[Tarantulas (BW)|Mesothulas]]'s laboratory. Prowl ordered Kup to keep the young 'bot from ever finding out about his origins as a product of mad science, and Kup became "[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]"'s new mentor. Eventually, Springer was chosen to join the [[Wrecker]]s; Kup escorted him to the meeting site, but was unable to properly say goodbye to his former student and drove off when Springer had his back turned. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}}

When Prime became aware of the curious case of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], he wanted to hear their story from the perspective of a fellow soldier and had Kup tell him what he knew about the team. After telling him of the Dynobots' past in the [[Primal Vanguard]], Kup advised Prime to capture them before they used their military expertise for something bad. {{storylink|Underworld (IDW)|Underworld}} Acting on this advice, Prime sent Kup himself to find the team and have them give themselves up, but he was unable to convince [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] of Prime's good intentions. Fortunately, the other Dynobots were less stubborn and agreed to come with Kup, causing Grimlock to relent. {{storylink|Prey (issue)|Prey}} On the way home, Kup got new orders to help put down a riot at [[Starsreach Spaceport]], forcing him to bring the Dynobots along. He warned the volatile team against trying to help, but by the time they arrived Optimus Prime had already calmed the rioters down anyway. {{storylink|Massacre}} Unfortunately a Decepticon attack caused Grimlock to lose control and go on a rampage, causing the Dynobots to reconsider and choose to leave Cybertron. Kup tried to convince them that Autobot science could help, but had no success. {{storylink|Unleashed}} He was later present during the battle against [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and witnessed Grimlock bring the beast down from inside. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}}

Together with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Kup oversaw the process of curing Grimlock and the other Dynobots of their hyper-aggressiveness. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} He was around to witness the duel between Trypticon and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} and fought against the Decepticons during their follow-up attack on Iacon after Metroplex had fallen. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} Years later, Kup was present at a victory celebration after the Autobots dealt a major blow to the Decepticon war effort. He encouraged Optimus Prime to say something to the troops, but Optimus was still uncomfortable with the role of public speaking. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}

[[File:SpotlightBlaster GetawayKupHufferBroadside.jpg|left|upright=2|thumb|"Let's sacrifice him to our god! C'mon, we did it all the time in the '30s."]]
Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s first apocalyptic assault, the besieged Autobots prepared for the big push against their positions by the Decepticons. Kup was in a trench alongside [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Huffer, and the injured [[Getaway]], waiting for [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]]'s morale-boosting broadcast to the Autobot forces, a transmission that never came. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Kup was part of a battle on [[Caldoon 4]] when suddenly he and dozens of others were under attack by [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], one of Megatron's most formidable generals. After dispatching several of Kup's buddies and tossing Kup himself away, Overlord left them to attend a meeting that Megatron had called within the Decepticon battle camp. But Overlord wasn't gone for long. He returned to Kup's men and began what he'd started. Just before Kup was about to be finished, Overlord lifted his limp and battered body to his face and uttered, "Tell Megatron I've chosen Option 2." And, strangely, the Decepticon left the planet, sparing Kup's life. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Kup was later part of the [[113th Battalion]] where the [[Phase Sixer]] [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]] fought against the 113th Battalion, singlehandedly defeating Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus and killing 3,003 others. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} 500,000 years ago, Kup was present during the climactic battle over [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] that ended with the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] leaving the planet. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

[[File:SpotlightKup killingspree.jpg|thumb|"OK, don't panic, remember the advice Kup gave you on your wedding day..." "''If you ever travel back in time, don't step on anything! Because even the tiniest change can alter the future in ways you can't imagine!''"]]
At some point after Cybertron was abandoned, Kup and [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] crash-landed on [[Tsiehshi]], which was covered with radioactive [[Ore-8]] crystals. Over time, Kup was slowly driven insane from the radiation. He talked to the dead corpse of Outback as though he were still alive (and used his disembodied arm as a club) and believed that [[zombie]]s were attacking him when he shut down for the night. In reality, these zombies were fellow Autobots sent to rescue him, and Kup killed several of them before Springer managed to get a [[Trailbreaker (G1)|specialist]] in to extract the aging Autobot. Unfortunately, due to the damage Kup sustained from the radiation, his incompatibility with modern Transformers tech due to his age and stubborn unwillingness to upgrade, and a near-meltdown of his spark, he was placed on life support upon arriving aboard ''[[Ark-17]]'', and it was unknown if he would ever recover, physically or mentally. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}}

Springer eventually reported to Optimus Prime that Kup's physical injuries had been repaired, but the state of his mind was still in question. {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

===A crew of his own===
Kup finally returned to service when [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] and the scientists at the [[Kimia Facility]] built a new body for Kup—one that was better and stronger and based on the [[Pretender]] technology acquired from [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]]. He was ''mostly'' healed of his madness, however, he required the use of a [[cy-gar]], which produced a synthesized version of the crystals' radiation, to keep him sane in the event of a relapse. He also had some programming routines installed via Prowl to help lead the Autobots into winning the war: now he could be made to give the advice ''Prowl'' gave, which the strategist knew would be listened to if it came out of the mouth of such a charismatic figure. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Everything in Its Right Place}}

Perceptor insisted on following Kup on his first few missions, hoping to spot any technical problems. Unfortunately, while Kup and the [[Wrecker]]s were attempting to free Autobot prisoners from a docked Decepticon warship, Perceptor was caught in the crossfire. Kup found aid in a mysterious unaffiliated robot who had similar purposes. Kup quickly deduced that this [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] used to be a Decepticon named Deadlock. When Drift helped Kup blow the ship up and save Perceptor's life, Kup decided Drift was deserving of a second chance. Kup disbanded the Wreckers, formed a new unit, and asked Drift to join. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

[[File:Slowmotionmoviewalkahm5.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|"The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way ''I likes it!''"]]
Kup's unit, a hand-picked crew composed of heavy hitters, such as two former Wreckers and Drift, were operating from the battlecruiser ''[[Trion]]'' when a [[Surge (event)|major Decepticon offensive]] caused Autobot communications to black out. Though initially confused by Perceptor's sudden decision to become a warrior instead of a scientist, Kup became proud of him after he single-handedly saved the entire team from [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 15|Lost & Found}} In pursuit of the Decepticons' ship, Kup's team were baited into an ambush above Cybertron, where the ship was shot down and forced to crash-land on the assumed uninhabitable world. Banding together to survive, they eventually encountered Optimus Prime's unit, only to find him incapacitated, the Matrix having been seized by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Although Kup was at first dismissive of [[Jazz (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jazz]], who had stepped into a command position in the void left by Prime, he quickly learned to appreciate Jazz's steady, capable hand. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 5|All Hail Megatron #5}}

As Jazz and Kup stood on a balcony, Kup spoke of how the Autobots were betrayed by an outsider, someone who knew their codes. Autobot computer systems were shut down across the galaxy, and as shields and defenses were remotely shut down, countless Autobots died. It was a massacre. Kup decided to merge his unit with Jazz's, making Jazz his second-in-command. He also donated all his group's energon towards fixing Prime. Without Prime, they had no chance to rally their troops together as a cohesive unit. But a more immediate concern made itself known—the [[Insecticon swarm]]. Kup ordered everything packed up and ready to move. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} And so they did. Jazz told Kup how the Autobots were defeated on Earth, how Prime was destroyed and the Matrix stolen, and spoke of a traitor among their ranks. Kup continued to be worried about a decline in morale. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Eh, you never know what you're capable of. I never thought I could shoot down a German plane, but last year I proved myself wrong."]]
And he was right to be worried. [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] assaulted [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]], who he believed to be the traitor. Kup took Ironhide aside and berated him for his conduct. Before their chat could be resolved, the Swarm found them. Kup gathered up the Autobots and began to take them to a previously-agreed-on location across a lone bridge, where Perceptor would fire a shot that would detonate the bridge, separating them from the Swarm. Unfortunately, Perceptor was injured in the evacuation, and Kup had no plan B. Sunstreaker, who revealed he was the traitor, redeemed himself by blowing up the bridge and presumably himself. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Kup pushed Ratchet to finish the repairs on Prime, but Ratchet explained that it wouldn't be easy. Prime could die in the process. Despite all odds, Prime survived the operation and was able to boost the Autobots' morale, much to Kup's satisfaction. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9|All Hail Megatron #9}} But before long, the Swarm was upon them, having found a second bridge. Kup and the other Autobots, even with Optimus Prime beside them, faced insurmountable odds. Only the surprise arrival of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] turned the tide. Optimus Prime ordered Kup and the others on board Omega Supreme, with designs to leave Cybertron and return to Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}}

[[File:Dropshot down AHM.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|"Don't you realize what this means? The next time we fall asleep, we could die!" "''HA!'' Welcome to my world!"]]
Upon arrival at Earth, Kup joined the others in a massive attack on the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} He lent [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] a hand against [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], then was snatched off the ground by [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]]. Not caring for the Decepticon's cracks about his sanity and his age, Kup shot Skywarp in the gut, forcing the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] to drop him into the water. He resurfaced near a U.S. military group currently under attack from [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]]. Kup was able to get the drop (ha!) on the Decepticon and defeat him. In the aftermath of the Autobots' victory, Kup and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Colonel Witwicky]] shared a moment of rest atop Dropshot's remains. When the human asked Kup about his [[cigar]], Kup responded "What's a cigar?" {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

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===The Wreckers===
[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-Kupkillsandkills.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'm trying to watch the Super Bowl! If people don't support this thing, it might not make it."]]
Following the war on Earth, Kup returned to space with Springer and Perceptor to renew associations with the Wreckers. Kup stepped down as commanding officer at this point, allowing his protege Springer to retake his leadership position. After re-inducting the [[Jumpstarter]]s and a quartet of new recruits, their first chronicled mission was to make contact with Garrus-9. Hitching transport with Ultra Magnus, their mission began with an encounter in the void of space with [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], the Wreckers' founder and former prisoner at [[Garrus-9]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} As the Wreckers planned for their assault on Garrus-9, Kup regaled them with stories about what a stone cold freak Overlord was. Very comforting. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

After their crash-landing on Garrus-9, Kup and Springer's team was separated from Perceptor's unit, leaving their forces divided. With the sum total of the Decepticon prisoners bearing down on them, Springer ordered Kup and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] to seek out some heavy-duty reinforcement: Grimlock. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} When they arrived at his cell, however, they discovered the Dynobot commander was already gone. Impactor's [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] contact, [[Snare]], met up with Kup and Guzzle at this point, and led them to where Springer and Impactor were being tortured by Overlord's protege, [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]]. They rescued the Wreckers' leaders, only to come face-to-face with Overlord himself. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

Overlord bashed Kup in the head with the torn-in-two pieces of Guzzle and knocked him out, but the old codger survived the battle and helped tend to the wounds of Springer. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Sadly, despite the best efforts of medics, the Wrecker leader was left in a coma. After transferring Springer to ''[[Debris]]'' where [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] could take care of him, Kup asked his old psychiatrist friend [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] for advice on how to wake him up. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:TFInfestation2-BrittKup.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Big deal! When I was a pup, we got spanked by Presidents till the cows came home. Grover Cleveland spanked me on two nonconsecutive occasions!"]]
Kup returned to Earth, where he was part of the team called in to investigate [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s crash landing in [[Las Vegas]]. Not only was Galvatron's crew there, but a ship full of zombies too. During the skirmish, Kup lost his cy-gar and started having delusions, but it allowed him to see through Bayonet's disguise as [[Britt]], leader of the zombies. Britt punched through Kup's torso and started to contaminate the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 1|Transformers: Infestation #1}} Kup was able to blast free and break her will on the others, but eventually he succumbed to the infection. Britt read Kup's mind and decided rather than fight the well-armed team on Earth, to invade Cybertron of the past and opened a portal to lead her zombie army there. She also made an impenetrable shield to keep the others out with more information from Kup's mind. The Autobots were out of options until Prowl was able to hack into Kup's mind using the programming routines installed during the Pretender process. At a suggestion from Galvatron, Kup was instructed to change the coordinates of the portal to the very beginning of the [[Dead Universe]], giving the zombies an eternity of nothing to feed on. Unfortunately, Kup was sent to the dark dimension along with them. {{storylink|The Transformers: Infestation issue 2|Transformers: Infestation #2}}

===New adventures===
[[File:BurningBright-Kup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"Kup, are you sitting on the pie?" "I ''suuuuure'' hope so..."]]
During Shockwave's vision of the future, he saw Kup in chains. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Kup spent eons completely alone in the Dead Universe as its history played out. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} He was eventually discovered and captured by the ancient tyrant [[Nova Prime]] and modified into a [[space bridge]], {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} with Nova intending to use his connection to the living universe—a feature shared by all those claimed by the Dead Universe—as a gateway back home. Kup fought back, causing all attempts to fail and leading Nova to believe the decrepit old Autobot's body just couldn't handle the process on its own. When Optimus Prime (now Orion Pax again), Rodimus and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] arrived in the Dead Universe, Nova captured them to use the energy of their sparks to strengthen the space bridge. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Instead, Orion Pax and the others fought back and were able to free Kup from his bonds, and the tough old-timer was quick to get back on his feet {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} and help fight off Nova Prime's [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s while Orion faced off with the ancient Prime and took back his title. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} While they were able to defeat Nova, the portal through which Optimus's team had entered the Dead Universe was gone, leaving them trapped in the collapsing universe. Kup volunteered to send the others back through his internal portal, though his sacrifice was fortunately avoided as Optimus located another portal. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Passing through this alternate gateway, caused by [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]'s connection to the Dead Universe, Kup and the others appeared out of Brainstorm's chest on Cybertron just in time to join the battle against [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} However, having been rendered undead by their exposure to the Dead Universe, Kup, Cyclonus, and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] could no longer survive in the real universe and collapsed. Brainstorm had them taken to his laboratory on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where he was able to cure them of their condition. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

[[File:DetonationBoulevard-toomanytoplayfair.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.9|"Son, you gotta help me! I hit three people on the way over here, and I don't have any insurance!"]]
Six months after the battle with Shockwave, Kup followed Optimus Prime back to Earth to investigate a lead left by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. They tracked down the last Transformer on the planet, [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], only to be ambushed by an alliance between Galvatron's Decepticons and [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} Kup took on [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the battle, but Optimus Prime eventually broke it off out of an unwillingness to fight humans. Together with the others he retreated to the town of [[Poverty Flat]], carrying [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] on his truck bed as a gunner. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Once their robot modes had been revealed to the citizens, the Decepticons were teleported away by the EDC, giving the Autobots a chance to retreat back to the ''[[Ark-7]]''. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|The Mind Bomb}}

[[File:IDreamOfWires-kupgetsshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Some things never change..." "Look everybody! An old man is talking!"]]
As the Autobots used [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] to investigate how Decepticons could have ambushed them, Kup poked some fun at the UFO-bot, who took it badly. He then participated in the assault on the EDC [[Marshall Islands]] base where Alpha Trion was being kept. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} He took a serious injury in battle with the Decepticons, but in the end, the Autobots were able to destroy the Decepticon ship, rescue Alpha Trion and return to lunar orbit. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Kup was later seen in footage of this battle that [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] watched. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} After that he remained on the ''Ark-7'' to take reports from Cosmos during his recon mission to confirm the base's status. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches}} Kup then chewed out Sideswipe for letting Arcee take his jetpack to Earth, thinking of her as unhinged and Prowl's former personal assassin. Lamenting the days where it was much easier to tell who was good and who was bad, Kup wasn't any happier with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] for taking Prowl and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to Earth against the absent Optimus's orders. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Alongside Sky Lynx and Sideswipe, Kup went to help out in [[Wanmu]] where Arcee and the Decepticons were facing a berserk [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

[[File:SinsOfTheWreckers1-kupandarcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|"''Heh heh heh,'' Now they'll never save your brain, Hitler!"]]
Kup was doing repair work on the outside of the ''Ark'' when he suddenly suffered an inexplicable blackout. After Arcee brought him round, he was extremely hesitant about accessing Prowl's old quarters. After some persuading, he managed to gain access with suspicious ease, where the two discovered that Prowl was being blackmailed by Verity Carlo. Some more probing activated an automatic message from Prowl, recorded in case the Autobot tactician was compromised. Prowl requested that Springer be the one to rescue him, and although Kup tried to contact the comatose Autobot, Arcee knocked him out. After recovering, Kup put in a call to the ''Debris'', where he tried to wake up Springer with a motivational speech, recounting his own hardships. Although his plan didn't work at first, Springer made a recovery sometime afterwards. The new force of Wreckers- Impactor, Roadbuster, [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]], Guzzle, [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], and Springer, headed to [[Nome]], [[Alaska]], where they met up with Arcee and Verity. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 1|Sins of the Wreckers #1}}

[[File:SinsOfTheWreckers2-i'mrighthere.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"And by the way, I never once washed my hands! That's your policy, not mine!"]]
While the other Wreckers began to take stock of the situation, Kup suddenly experienced another blackout. This time, however, Prowl managed to take control of Autobot's body. Speaking through the Autobot, he alerted the Wreckers to the fact that he had been kidnapped by [[Tarantulas (BW)|an old associate of his]], and that he had been held in an undersea facility. As Kup recovered from the shock, he suddenly began experiencing vivid memories of his time on [[Tsiehshi]]. Overtaken by his traumatic memories, he had to be reassured by his comrades. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 2|Sins of the Wreckers #2}}. As the Wreckers tangled with [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]]'s [[Chimeracon]] terrorists, Kup brought Impactor up to speed about Prowl's situation. At the mention of the [[Noisemaze]], Impactor ordered a retreat back to the ''Debris''. Back aboard, Kup watched Impactor dig a pre-emptive grave for himself as the old Wrecker leader told Kup about Mesothulas and the Noisemaze; as the two Autobots worked on a way to protect themselves Finally, Impactor unearthed the secret weapon from beneath his own grave: the original gate to the Noisemaze. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 3|Sins of the Wreckers #3}}

[[File:SinsOfTheWreckers5-kuppunchesprowl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Kup, we need to know your first name." "''Gasp!'' You're making my tombstone!?"]]
Kup used his mental link to Prowl to send a message, informing the disgraced Autobot that the Wreckers were on their way to save him—not because they cared about him, but because he was a valuable asset and nothing more. Kup, Impactor, and Guzzle warped the ''Debris'' right into the Noisemaze, prompting the furious [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]], the Transformer serving as the portal's host, to turn himself inside out and enter the fray, threatening to collapse the pocket dimension entirely. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}} As the Autobots reunited with Prowl Kup took the opportunity to slug the Autobot strategist right in the jaw. As they reached the ''Debris'', Guzzle, still bitter about the Tsiehshi incident, took both Prowl and Kup hostage at gunpoint, forcing Impactor to put down Guzzle for good. Arcee and Kup subsequently returned to Earth, their ties with Prowl finally severed. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 5|Sins of the Wreckers #5}}

[[File:TheNothingMan-stealthkup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"I'm an old man, I hate everything but Matlock. Ooh, it's on now."]]
Hot on the trail of the [[Onyx]] code, Kup and the other Autobots traced the signal to the remote island of [[Bouvetoya]], where they were ambushed by a pair of monstrous Blackrock-built [[combiner]]s. The Autobots were swiftly knocked offline and captured. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}} They were transported to a secret chamber beneath EDC headquarters, with [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]] intending to break them down into raw [[lonsdaleite]] to fuel his future reverse-engineering endeavors. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} The Autobots were rescued by [[D.0.C.]], who had befriended Thundercracker's dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] along the way. Kup was less than happy with the humans, although he quickly learned that Blackrock was a rogue agent who had gone behind the EDC's back. The escape was interrupted by Galvatron, who revealed that Blackrock wasn't even a human at all, but a forgotten agent of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} When Optimus Prime annexed Earth into the [[Council of Worlds]], Kup and the other abductees were too injured to fight against Galvatron's Decepticons, so they sat the battle out as they recuperated at EDC's base. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} On returning, Kup was present when Optimus inducted Thundercracker into the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

As part of his efforts, Optimus had the Autobots help out in impoverished and troubled regions around the world. Kup and Thundercracker travelled to the [[Balkans]], where they distributed free computers and provided internet access. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}} He later settled in at the Autobot's new base of operations in [[Monument Valley]], where he was seen relaxing with [[Pyra Magna]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} Kup was present when Soundwave and his Decepticons agreed to work with Optimus Prime to take down Galvatron's forces by directly assaulting the ''Nemesis''. Kup took part in the initial attack, dropping from Sky Lynx into the [[Indian Ocean]]. The Autobots quickly found themselves outgunned when Galvatron revealed his newest weapon - the ability to use the Onyx code to channel the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]], forcibly creating [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]] and [[Sky Reign]] to attack the Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} As Victorion fell apart and Superion struggled to stay together, Kup suggested that Jetfire try and delete a portion of the code to nullify its effects—a fruitless effort, as the code was capable of "healing" itself. Instead, Superion copied a portion of the Onyx source code into his own brain, destroying the ''Nemesis'' and then de-combining to permanently negate the program's effects. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} With the battle won, Kup watched as Cosmos took off to try and intercept Astrotrain. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} The remaining ocean-bound Autobots mopped up the stragglers from the fight - a scuffle that saw Kup shoot down Blitzwing, who was trying to make a run for it.{{storylink|White Light}} When the [[Earth Defense Command]] launched a counter-attack on the Autobot force, Kup held the line but didn't fire on the humans as per Optimus Prime's orders. {{storylink|White Heat}}

===Hero of the Revolution===
[[File:TheDivineSourceOfLiberty-KupVsSwitchblade.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"The Swedish are coming! The Swedish are coming!"]]
Kup remained on Earth for several months as the Autobots continued their goodwill efforts; when the Ore-13 crisis kicked off, he was working with [[Aileron]] in [[Germany]]. {{storylink|Concorde Hymn}} The duo were sent to investigate the remains of [[Mount Olympus]], which had recently been destroyed by a super-energon explosion. Kup realized that the "explosion" wasn't what it seemed—the missing Ore-13 had been transported to another dimension, detonating the remaining crystals. On their way back through the city streets, they were attacked by [[M.A.S.K.]], a disguised strike team wielding reverse-engineered Cybertronian technology. Taking on the human war machines, Kup shouted for Aileron to get clear and warn Prime while he bought time. The elderly Autobot was soon incapacitated by [[Miles Mayhem]]'s [[Switchblade (M.A.S.K.)|Switchblade]], with his human captor gloating that his Transformer captive was worth more alive than dead. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}}

[[File:TheModernWorld-KupEscapes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"Call me mint jelly, 'cause I'm on the lam!"]]
M.A.S.K. returned their new prisoner to their base beneath [[Governor's Island]], where they set to work vivisecting him to learn more about the living physiology of the aliens. Operatives [[Vanessa Warfield]] and [[Sly Rax]] laughed off his pleas to warn the Earth Defense Command of what he'd learned. {{storylink|O Ship of State}} What Kup didn't know was that the UK-based [[Action Man Programme]] had caught wind of his capture, and sent in their flagship agent [[Action Man]] to investigate. Action Man infiltrated the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] base, fighting off M.A.S.K. agents along the way, before breaking into Kup's cell. Though the disgruntled Autobot was less than pleased by his predicament, Kup soon took a shine to the young [[human]] as they escaped the base and evaded M.A.S.K.'s mechanized forces. Once they had made a clean getaway – with a little assistance from Ian's inside contact [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] – the unlikely duo headed to Autobot City to rejoin Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Modern World}}

The two made it to the Autobot base just in time to join the battle against [[Baron Karza]], the extradimensional warlord who had masterminded the Ore-13 heist in the first place. Kup took part in the battle, and escaped aboard [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] when [[Matt Trakker]], Mainframe, [[Rom]], and the [[Micronaut]]s executed a daring plan to send Karza back to the [[Microspace|dimension]] from whence he had came. In the aftermath, Kup noted that the battle reminded him of an old war story... before deciding that now wasn't the time to tell it. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

In the aftermath, Kup decided to take a leave of absence from Optimus Prime's primary peacekeeping force on Earth to continue having adventures with his new friend Action Man. Now an independent contractor in the employ of the [[Secret Intelligence Service|S.I.S.]], he worked closely with the agents of the AMP. {{storylink|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 2|Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #2}} On one such mission, he battled [[Transit (G1)|Transit]] in the streets of [[London]]. After accepting some new upgrades from AMP quartermaster [[Bryce Chan]], he succeeded in defeating the Decepticon. {{storylink|Upgrade}} He remained on good terms with Optimus Prime and routinely corresponded with the Autobot commander about his various escapades. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

[[File:EnterTheShadow-BoosterWings.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"That's the Wright Brothers' plane. At Kitty Hawk in 1903, Charles Lindbergh flew it fifteen miles on a thimbleful of corn oil. Singlehandedly won us the Civil War, it did."]]
Kup later accompanied Action Man to the European city of [[Schleteva]] on a mission to recover a mysterious [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] that had been unwittingly activated by Blackrock. When the [[Oktober Guard]] arrived, intending to seize the artifact for themselves, Kup rammed into their transport and forced them off the road. With Action Man missing in action thanks to a strange teleportation mishap, Kup joined up with Blackrock and [[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] to find his friend. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}} Blackrock, Mayday, and Kup tracked the Micronauts to the [[Pacific Science Center]] in Seattle, where—having recently escaped human captivity—the tiny aliens interpreted the heroes as a threat. Kup managed to convince them to stand down by using the [[universal greeting]] to convey their good intentions, much to their incredulity. Using the ''[[Heliopolis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s onboard sensors, they discovered the Talisman had been teleported all the way to Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]], necessitating a trip to space. Kup was fitted with a set of booster rockets, which he used to great effect when the heroes stormed the moonbase and battled the forces of [[Doctor X]], [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]], and [[Tempest (Cobra)|Storm Shadow]]. The heroes managed to save Ian and rescue the Talisman before the base's supplies of Ore-13 exploded; Kup protected the humans from the blast in his chest compartment. {{storylink|Enter The Shadow}}

Though the Talisman was now in their possession, the Revolutionaries still had no idea of the extent of its powers or its heritage. On Action Man's suggestion, the team headed off to [[Hollywood]] to meet with [[Bulletman|Richard "Bulletman" Ruby]], who had been part of the [[Adventure Team]] that had recovered the artifact in the first place. They learned from Ruby's story that [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] had conducted experiments on the Talisman, and headed off to investigate [[Iron Klaw|Count van Rani]], current CEO of [[I.R.O.N.]]. Kup was unimpressed by Ruby's film credentials and noted that he preferred [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]]'s scripts. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

[[File:TheIronKlaw-Kuptransforms.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"Built a house out of corn. It was the worst home I ever owned. When it got really hot it smelled like Fritos."]]
Their investigation took them to the remote Eastern European republic of [[Kalistan]], where they discovered that van Rani had been busy: not only had he created a perfect facsimile of the Talisman, but he had managed to recruit and forcibly brainwash the stranded Predacons. To infiltrate the base, the heroes formed an alliance with [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]]; with Kup's help, the ninja impersonated [[Tomax and Xamot|Tomax Paoli]] to infiltrate and subvert the base's defenses. When his cover was blown, Kup and the team stormed the base... only to learn that the Predacons had learned to combine, forming the mighty [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. Kup and Action Man teamed up against the combiner, which was ultimately defeated after Snake Eyes smashed the console responsible for controlling them. Kup grappled with a newly-freed [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] until he managed to blow the Decepticon's head apart, then rescued the other humans as they teleported to safety. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

[[File:StrangeVisitors-FastballSpecial.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|"Ow, my glaucoma just got worse. The president is a Demmycrat. Hello? I can't unbuckle my seat belt. Hello?"]]

In pursuit of the real Tomax, the team headed to [[San Francisco]] to intercept Paoli. Kup clambered up the side of the I.R.O.N. headquarters to try and surprise the ex-terrorist, but was caught off-guard when Tomax's limousine revealed itself as a Transformer: [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], an amnesiac [[Eukaris|Eukarian]] scout from Earth's [[Ice Age]]. The two Transformers grappled with one another while the humans tried to catch Tomax. Eventually, Blackrock, who had learned about Centurion's sad, strange history, managed to intervene and peacefully convince Centurion to stand down. Before departing for [[Brasnya]], the team dropped Centurion off at an [[Onyx]] facility in [[Buenos Aires]] for safe keeping. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

On arriving in Brasnya, Kup complained about the cold as the team (temporarily joined by [[Matt Trakker]] and [[Gloria Baker]]) approached the crater left by Centurion's old starship, the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]''. They discovered Kreiger's underground "Iceman" facility. Their presence triggered the deployment of anti-Cybertronian technology, and Kup and Blackrock were both knocked offline in the ensuing battle between the Revolutionaries and Kreiger's "[[I.R.O.N. Cybertronian]]s". {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

[[File:GhostInTheMachine-CenturionVsKup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|"In my day, mechanical men wore funnel hats and showed respect! Then it all changed when they got the vote and started tinkering with our memories."]]

The team's mission complete for the time being, the Revolutionaries brought their new prisoner, back to Buenos Aires to arrange for a G.I. Joe pickup. In the meantime, Kup took it upon himself to try and teach Centurion about his Cybertronian heritage, but was unaware that Centurion was still loyal to Kreiger, hacking into the base to fire on the G.I. Joe air unit to cause a diversion. Before Kup could stop him, Centurion deployed his arsenal. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}} Kup and Centurion grappled with one another before a swarm of Dire Wraiths threatened to overrun the both of them; Kup quickly transformed to rescue Action Man from Storm Shadow. As the [[Iron Ring]] made off with the Talisman, it threatened to unleash another surge of mutative energy... a surge that Centurion blocked, seemingly dying, before returning to life to explain the circumstances behind his apparent death and rebirth: the spirit of the Atomic Man had somehow found purchase in the Eukarian's body, creating a new hybrid entity with the memories of both. Though the Iron Ring had made off with the Talisman, Kup and the other Revolutionaries were optimistic that they'd do better next time. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|Ghost in the Machine}}

===Magical mayhem===

As Earth prepared to formally join the [[Council of Worlds]], the Revolutionaries headed to the metallic planet to watch the grandiose ceremony commemorating the occasion. Kup and Action Man wound up watching from a rooftop alongside Arcee... just as [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Iron Ring]] attacked, seeking to annihilate Cybertron. In the chaos, Kup and the others wound up facing off against more of the [[Red Shadows]]s and [[Iron Grenadier]]s; separated from his human friend, Kup reconnected with Action Man in time to learn that Centurion, interred on Cybertron for psychiatric help, had absconded with the human villain [[Colditz]], taking Blackrock as a hostage. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dawn}}

[[File:Dusk-HuntForCenturion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.25|"Now I'll have more time to read things I find on the ground. ''La...tex... con...do''... boy, I'd like to live in one of those!"]]

The Revolutionaries geared up to pursue the wayward Eukarian, pursuing him into the wilderness beyond Iacon and running afoul of more Red Shadows in the process. They finally managed to catch Centurion and Blackrock, prompting Colditz to detonate a stash of explosives and Kreiger to remotely transmit a surge of destructive Talisman energy through his former ally as part of a bid to deliberately goad the Revolutionaries into killing him. Losing a hand to Centurion's unchecked power, Kup and the others were able to convince him to stand down; knocked into [[stasis lock]], the Revolutionaries returned him to Iacon too late to stop Colton and Kreiger's rampage. {{storylink|Unification Day: Dusk}}

[[File:Schismatic-KupDies.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.25|"Aaaaaagh! There it is! DEATH!" "It's only Wheelie." "''Heh heh,'' oh yeah. Ya know, at my age, the mind start's playing tricks, so--Aaaagh! Death!" "That's only the cat." "Oh--Aaaagh! Death!" "That's Wheelie again, Kup." "Oh. Where were we-Deeeaaath!"]]

The fracas on Cybertron ultimately ended when Kreiger's human disguise was shed: revealing himself as the [[magic]]al [[Prysmos]]ian [[Merklynn]], the alien used the powers of the Talisman to raise the colony of [[New Prysmos]] in the bowels of Cybertron, a new home for his people. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6}} With this uneasy new status quo upsetting the people of Cybertron, First Delegate [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] sent Kup to make diplomatic overtures to the new arrival a few weeks after their turbulent arrival. {{storylink|Schismatic}} As Iacon tried to rebuild from the latest attack, Kup first attended Sideswipe's funeral before joining up with Ironhide to visit the underground city. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

Arriving underground, the two entered the city to meet with [[Leoric]] and [[Virulina]] to try and discuss a working agreement for the two species, but negotiations quickly went south when neither Ironhide or Virulina consented to any kind of agreement. Outside, the pair met with [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], who revealed that the Talisman was now slowly burrowing its way towards [[Vector Sigma]]; if unimpeded, it would eventually remake the entire planet into a copy of Prysmos.

Armed with this new knowledge, Kup and Ironhide met with the Visionaries once more to discuss this existential threat to their species. Though Kup tried to keep the peace, he was unable to stop Ironhide from leaping at the delegates when Virulina revealed that she was aware of the Talisman's terraforming potential. As Virulina deployed a magical spear, Kup threw himself into the path of the blade to save Ironhide. Exposed to the corrosive energies of raw Prysmosian magic, Kup's body swiftly crumbled into a heap of metal flakes. {{storylink|Schismatic}}

[[Cindarr]] held Kup's head aloft as Virulina addressed the crowds of New Prysmos, demonstrating the Cybertronian vulnerability to magic. {{storylink|Cybertron No More}} Eventually, peace between Cybertronians and Visionaries was achieved. Ironhide was happy that the dream that Kup died for came to be. {{storylink|The Curtain}} Some time afterwards, Soundwave glimpsed Kup's spirit while using the [[Enigma of Combination]] to assist Optimus Prime against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

==Notes==
*In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', Kup was going to be the mysterious Autobot traitor, but this idea was thrown out before [[Shane McCarthy]] started writing.<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=6022</ref>
*There were plans for Kup to appear in ''{{i|M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand}}'' following ''[[Revolution]]''. However, ''M.A.S.K.'' writer [[Brandon M. Easton|Brandon Easton]] ultimately decided against using him, leading [[John Barber]] to pick him up for ''[[Revolutionaries]]''.<ref>http://hasbrouniverse.libsyn.com/episode-14-revolutionaries-never-die</ref>
*Kup's death in ''Transformers vs. Visionaries'' was an editorial choice requested by the publisher. Author [[Magdalene Visaggio]] was upset at having to kill him off, being one of her favorite Autobots, but she tried to give him "the best sendoff [she] could." <ref>https://twitter.com/MagsVisaggs/status/948538116817805312 Magdalene Visaggio on Twitter</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{i|Kup}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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==Old Discrepancies List==

I was trying to explain to a friend why this series was so terrible, and I remembered a really nice point-by-point list of all the things this series screwed up on. So I came here to find it gone and replaced with two or three vague paragraphs. What the frick gives? [[User:Bjj8383|Bjj8383]] ([[User talk:Bjj8383|talk]]) 20:17, 23 July 2014 (EDT)

== Bludgeon ==
On the AHM #15 thread on the IDW boards, Denton stated that Last Stand of the Wreckers will delve into what went down on Garrus-9 and why Bludgeon is present in Coda. Could someone update the article to represent that?
:And ultimately it didn't. How many unresolved story points are there now, that IDW promised to resolve, and then forgot about them in hope that we will too?

== Evolutions? ==

Since this is yet another "Elseworld" for Transformers, is this series considered under the Evolutions umbrella?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 00:22, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
::Not an AU. It's part of the main timeline. Basically, Autobots buggered off,and the cons have the run of the place. Far as I know, only bots on Earth are the Dinos, Hot Rod and Sunstreaker
:::Takes place a year later. In reality it WAS written as an Elseworld-style alternate universe storyline, but was vaugley reworked to fit into the current storyline. Judging by the interview with the writer, the decision seemed to be made soley for the purposes of marketing - IDW were evidently worried about turning off new readers with the serialised nature of Furman's storyline, so they essentially put that on the backburner and started a new storyline, that's why the writer remarked that you can just jump into the storyline without prior knowledge of the previous books because, hey, they weren't written with them in mind anyway. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 13:12, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

==Oh fark==
What the heck happened? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 01:32, 19 March 2009 (EDT)

:What's up with the copy protection on this page? Do you have to be an admin or something to edit it now? [[User:Rod-E-Mace|Rod-E-Mace]] 19:50, 25 April 2009 (EDT)
:: It got hit by some angry fans a few days back, so unregistered users are restricted from editing it. It also restricts editing from very new editors. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:58, 25 April 2009 (EDT)

==Ironhide==

I don't think the listed "glitches" with Ironhide from AHM #13 ''are'' glitches.
*(1) Ironhide willing to die for Prime when they met, AHM #4, versus an initially antagonist relationship, AHM #13. There's no contradiction here. Ironhide's a good soldier, willing to die for a commanding officer, even if he doesn't agree with him. That flows perfectly with his character. His line from AHM #4, "I would have died for him, Jazz, even back then.", suggests this. One way of reading it, of course, is they had a bromance from the beginning. But another way is that Ironhide would've died for him even when they were butting heads. It shouldn't be called a glitch or an error just because there's one way to interpret it that makes things contradict.
*(2) There's no indication Optimus and Ironhide actually knew each other in Spotlight: Blurr. Ironhide vanished before Optimus appeared on panel. There was no interaction between them at all. All soldiers don't know each other personally, even if they happen to be at the same battle. When Optimus and Blurr converse over the dead Autobot, Piston, Optimus mentions having "met him once...briefly." This indicates they were not in the same "platoon" or close group and, by extension, all Autobots present at that battle were not in the same close group. Spotlight: Blurr only shows Ironhide and Optimus crossed paths briefly before the AHM #13 flashback -- the show ''Lost'' has mega-history of similar "crossed paths" that aren't actual meetings.
*(3) AHM #8 says ''nothing'' about Ironhide being ignored by other Autobots. It said he passed up promotions to stay in the thick of things. That in no way contradicts the idea that Optimus Prime listens to him. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 21:13, 14 March 2010 (EDT)
:I agree with Xaaron. Trying to make up more inconsistencies just makes the page look more petty than it has to be. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:44, 14 March 2010 (EDT)
::Well at least ''now'' he's arguing beyond "they weren't in the exact same panel in Spotlight Blurr so they couldn't have known each other" as grounds to remove the whole thing. But yeah, his additional arguments make sense. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:47, 14 March 2010 (EDT)
:::Sue me. It's hard to make a complete argument on an editing blurb. :-) --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 21:58, 14 March 2010 (EDT)

== Ironhide, Optimus and Spotlight Blurr ==

So Xaaron is saying that Prime and Ironhide weren't even together in Spotlight: Blurr.

While it's true they weren't present on the same panel, they were part of the same squad and indeed in the exact same place, at the same time, together, so saying they weren't together at that time is like saying Kyle Reese and the Terminator weren't actually fighting each other in the bar because Michael Biehn and Arnold Schwarzenegger weren't together on-screen in any shots of the bar scene.

Let's look at how it goes down: Ironhide takes Blurr to cover. In the same building are two corpses. As Ironhide stays next to Blurr, there are two corpses next to them, who happen to be Piston and Fasttrack. In fact, Prime's voice is heard just as Blurr looks at Piston's corpse, which is one whole panel after Ironhide was next to Blurr. And then Blurr and Prime begin discussing. I'm sorry, but saying that Prime and Ironhide didn't know each other because they didn't share a panel is bullcrap. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 21:14, 14 March 2010 (EDT)

: That doesn't mean they didn't actually ''know'' each other. There are people in my department at work that I know by reputation, but wouldn't know face-to-face, and there are people I've seen around, but don't actually know anything about. Especially in what appears to be the haphazard early days of the war, it's entirely feasible two guys from two different units who've never really met could be fighting in the same area without really being aware of each other beyond "that guy over there." [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 12:26, 15 March 2010 (EDT)

== Coda ==

* The way Sunstreaker was treated in AHM #14 isn't any different from how Circuit Breaker treated "the machines" back in the old Marvel Comics. The Machination are just being cold and callous towards a lifeform too different from themselves for them to feel any empathy towards "it". They aren't denying Sunstreaker is alive at any point in the dialogue...they just don't care. As for the "It spoke!" scene, the Machination agent is likely just surprised Sunstreaker can speak in his current condition, not that he can speak at all.

* In AHM #16, ''The Man of Steel'' takes place over a year after AHM #12. Spike's men were depicted operating with "ray guns" as Manhattan was nearly rebuilt. ''Hidden'', on the other hand, seems to take place very soon after AHM #12, with people still in hiding and the fires of devastation still burning. The absence of ray guns is because the Shockwave Weapon hasn't been mass-produced yet. The two stories take place at two different points in the timeline, which explains any apparent "discrepancies". --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] 17:53, 4 April 2010 (EDT)

==One year?==
Forgive me if this is the wrong place to bring it up. [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=178791#178791/ According to Andy Shmoot,] AHM took place over the course of over a year. That seems like a lot of time for the Decepticons to basically vandalize the United States and (maybe, depending on the issue,) some of China and the Middle East. It seems hard to swallow that they would have spent so much time on Earth and left Europe untouched, Megatron's plans aside. And this raises even more questions concerning the Autobots' ark. Does this seem worth adding to the notes? {{unsigned|JazZeke}}
:Sounds notable to bring up, and it definitely didn't seem like a year, but I wouldn't put it in the errors section. After all, it certainly explains why Starscream was so keen to lead a rebellion- a year is a long time to sit around doing nothing. It also allows plenty of time for the Decepticons not seen during the main series that we know were there (Stunticons, Axer, Swindle, etc.) to have shown up. IMO, it makes stuff make more sense (the Europe thing IS a bit odd, though).[[User:Ratbatman|Ratbatman]] 19:58, 20 April 2010 (EDT)

== Reprints ==

The second printing of volume 2 just came out, and since the Amazon price of volume 1 just went way down, I'm assuming its second printing just came out as well. Any plans to reprint Coda anytime soon? --[[User:Zormo|Zormo]] 15:16, 23 June 2010 (EDT)
:None that I've heard of.
:Thank God. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 15:27, 23 June 2010 (EDT)
Coda's not that bad. Should have gone with the title "Aftermath," and dropping the name AHM, but Coda's good stories are enough to outweigh its bad ones.--[[Special:Contributions/75.33.218.27|75.33.218.27]] 17:12, 23 June 2010 (EDT)
:Stories plural? Aside from the one Nick Roche wrote I haven't found any "good" stories in Coda. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 17:17, 23 June 2010 (EDT)
That whole issue was good. 16 served its purpose, as the book was just a bridge to the Ongoing. 13 was okay, aside from the art. And 14 was just confusing. --[[Special:Contributions/75.33.218.27|75.33.218.27]] 17:34, 23 June 2010 (EDT)
:Indent your posts properly please.
:Anyway, I agree with Detour. The only good part of Coda was the thing that explained why Kup was up and about, since it fixed a major plothole while not continuing the (not-so) proud tradition of AHM introducing other major plotholes. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 13:13, 24 June 2010 (EDT)

== Body height ==

How tall are the characters in All Hail Megatron? They are certainly a lot taller than in g1, they look freaking HUGE! Humans only reach up to Skywarp's ankles! --[[Special:Contributions/193.170.48.178|193.170.48.178]] 07:23, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:That was a constant in IDW even before AHM. A choice to make them seem even mightier and scarier to the human supporting cast, I would suppose. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 13:38, 8 December 2010 (EST)

== Spreads ==
I did a count. The twelve issues of All Hail Megatron have thirteen one-page spreads and two double-page spreads. Issue Three alone had three spreads! (Now wonder I hate spreads now.) I think this is information worthy of the Items of Note - it certainly verifies many peoples' feelings about the series being too bloated and drawn out. -JazZeke (forgot to sign in)

== Collections (someone with rights please add) ==

* ''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Five]]'' (December 14, 2011) ISBN 978-1613770528


== About discrepancies: the Matrix ==

"The Matrix of Leadership was promptly retconned in as a key factor in IDW's history, despite not appearing in the story depicting the war's origin" Is it really an issue? Even without accounting "Chaos Theory", The notion of the Matrrix had already been introduced, especially during Optimus's fight against Nemesis's Prime. The Matrix already existed and was directly connected to the Prime Lineage, before All Hail Megatron. More over, in the All Hail Megatron comics, the take over of the Matrix by Megatron is featured as a symbolical victory move more than anything and the autobot also react as if it is main and foremost a symbolic loss more than anything else. I don't see how any of this contradict the previousmention of the Matrix in the IDW comics. {{unsigned|GUIGUI}}
:The discrepancy isn't its sudden introduction (hell, the G1 cartoon was just as guilty of that), it's that Kup was all "this whole war started over the Matrix and what it represented", when IDW had previously put out ''Megatron Origin'', in which the Matrix had had exactly nothing to do with the war starting. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 13:55, 16 August 2013 (EDT)

== Complete All Hail Megatron HC: chapter order? ==

How are the chapter ordered in that collection? #1-16+spotlight, or does it follow the original for tpb publishing order of #1-12+spotlight+#13-16?--[[User:GUIGUI|GUIGUI]] ([[User talk:GUIGUI|talk]]) 18:31, 23 March 2014 (EDT)