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Construct-Bots

2022-11-17T05:31:01Z

Bladezero: /* Scout */

[[File:Construct-Bots logo.jpg|center|Construct. Convert. Customize.]]
'''''Construct-Bots''''' is a line of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]''-themed building toys with interchangeable parts, somewhat similar to ''[[Kre-O]]''. In contrast to Kre-O's brick-based kits, however, Construct-Bots are action figures with a wider range of articulation that can be changed between modes without being disassembled. Elite and higher price-point sets come packaged in a translucent plastic storage tray that highlights key pieces in the set.

Construct-Bots were announced in early [[2013]] in advance of [[Toy Fair 2013|Toy Fair]], and began hitting store shelves later that year. They had a substantial presence at [[BotCon 2013]], featuring prominently in the [[Hasbro]] presentation with much of the line on display, both in stock and custom configurations.

In 2014, the design of the figures was changed markedly; All joints on the figures are now ball-jointed, and their torso superstructure combined the waist and torso and added a spring loaded "spine" part. Figures no longer reuse parts from other models and are more or less totally unique. Most 2014 parts are not compatible with parts from 2013 figures. All ''Beast Hunters'' (barring Predaking) and ''Age of Extinction'' Construct-Bots use the newer design. Unfortunatley, the newer designs used rubberized ball-joint tips which were prone to dry rot after a few years.

Construct-Bots packaging features the pseudo-motto "Construct Convert Customize", highlighting the key features of the line.
*'''Construct''' - Construct-Bots toys are built by attaching body parts, armor pieces, accessories, weapons, joint pieces, and even [[insignia|faction symbols]] to a modular skeleton. The sets are assembled using three types of joints: rubberized [[ball joint]]s, [[5 mm post|5mm pegs and sockets]], and ratcheting clips.
*'''Convert''' - Construct-Bots can be transformed from robot mode to an alternative (e.g., vehicle, animal, etc.) mode. Unlike brick-built Kre-O robots, Construct-bots can be transformed with minimal, if any, reassembly. This reassembly is generally limited to repositioning accessories and weapons using the ratcheting clips or 5mm pegs. Transformations are generally comparable to those of the inner robots of [[Pretender]] toys with various hinged body panels being rearranged to enhance the alternative mode.
*'''Customize''' - A multitude of extra 5 mm pegs, sockets, and bars for the ratcheting clips are provided by the modular skeleton and the various other parts. A single Construct-Bots set can be customized by rearranging the skeleton or rearranging armor parts and accessories (such as by moving wing pieces from the arms to the legs). A Construct-Bots set may be further customized by including or substituting pieces from other sets.

It is not clear what, if any, continuity they fit into. Several characters resemble their [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] namesakes; others take their cues from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''.

==Sets==
===2013===
====Scout====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:01 [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:02 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]]}}
<ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|E1:03 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:04 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
<ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:05 [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:06 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:07 [[Dead End (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:08 [[Breakdown (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Breakdown]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Construct-Bots Starscream Stock.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Okay, now we actually DO have toys that look like Bionicle. [[Ruined FOREVER|Happy now,]] [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movieverse]] [[GEEWUN|haters?]]]]
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{{note|Based on listings revealed from Hasbro's customer service database, the Scout assortment was at one stage planned to also include figures named "Bludgeon" and "Bulkhead".}}
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====Elite====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:01 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:02 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:03 [[Hound (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:04 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:05 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:06 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:07 [[Drag Strip (G1)#Construct-Bots|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:08 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Shockwave]]}}
<ul>
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====Triple-Changer====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:01 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:02 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Construct-bots-blitzwing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Triple-Changer Blitzwing]]
|}
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====Ultimate====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|E1:01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
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====Scout Arsenal Pack====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|E1:02 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:04 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
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{{canceledtoy}}
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====Elite Arsenal Pack====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:01 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:02 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
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{{canceledtoy}}
{{note|The Arsenal Packs were to have consisted of previously-released figures with additional weapon accessories. They were revealed by [[Hasbro]] website listings in early 2014, but ultimately failed to materialize.}}
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===2014 – ''Beast Hunters''===
Originally mentioned at Toy Fair 2013 as Fall product, the ''Beast Hunters'' line of ''Construct-Bots'' was fully revealed at BotCon 2013 as due for 2014. Like a lot of tail-end ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' product, these wound up more-or-less unreleased outside of Europe, other than [[Predaking (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Predaking]], who was released in late 2013 as part of the [[Target]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Exclusives 2|Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' line.
====Scout====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E2:01 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-p2|E2:02 [[Ripclaw#Construct-Bots|Ripclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E2:03 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Elite====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E2:01 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p2|E2:02 [[Skystalker (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Skystalker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|E2:03 [[Shockwave (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
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====Triple Team====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|E1:01 [[Megatron (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Unicron Megatron]] with [[Ratbat (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Ratbat]] & [[Barrage (Prime)|Barrage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:02 [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Bulkhead]] with [[Airazor (Prime)|Airazor]] & [[Wolfang (Prime)|Wolfang]]}}
</ul>
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====Target exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p2|[[Predaking (Prime)#Construct-Bots|Predaking]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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{{note|Part of the ''Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising'' [[subline imprint]], Predaking was sold at the Triple-Changer price point as the lone Construct-Bot release in the store exclusive line.}}
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===2014 – ''Age of Extinction''===
Revealed at [[Toy Fair 2014]], the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' tie-in saw the line's format shaken up with the introduction of Dinobot Riders, small figures which can ride the Scout-sized Dinobot figures.
====Dinobot Rider====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Construct-Bots|Lockdown]]}}
<ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#Construct-Bots|Autobot Hound]]}}
<ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Starscream]]}}
<ul>
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|}
{{canceledtoy}}
{{note|Based on listings revealed from Hasbro's customer service database, Starscream's place in the cancelled third wave of Dinobot Riders was at one stage planned to be occupied by a Shockwave figure.}}
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====Dinobot====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E3:01 [[Strafe (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E3:02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E3:03 [[Slug (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Dinobot Slug]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:04 [[Slash (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:05 [[Scorn#Construct-Bots|Scorn]]}}
</ul>
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{{note|Based on listings revealed from Hasbro's customer service database, a third wave was at one staged planned for the Dinobots assortment. Only the ''{{w|Rocky (film series)|Rocky}}''-themed pre-production codenames are known for these figures: "Drago", "Apollo", and "Stallion".}}
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====Dinobot Warrior====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]] & [[Gnaw (AOE)|Gnaw]] Dino}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:02 [[Drift (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Autobot Drift]] & [[Roughneck]] Dino}}
{{Bp-d1|E1:03 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Construct-Bots|Lockdown]] & [[Hangnail]] Dino}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|E1:04 [[Hound (Movie)#Construct-Bots|Autobot Hound]] & [[Wide Load]] Dino}}
{{Bp-a1|E1:05 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]] & [[Nosedive]] Dino}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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{{note|Based on listings revealed from Hasbro's customer service database, a third wave was at one stage planned for the Dinobot Warriors assortment, featuring Galvatron.}}
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====Multi-packs====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Dinofire Grimlock]] & [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|}
{{-}}

====Store exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#Construct-Bots|Strafe]]}}
</ul>
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{{Note|The Walmart three-pack was also available at Müller stores in Germany.}}
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==Media==
===Videos===
A series of videos has been released on Hasbro's ''Construct-Bots'' website and on YouTube, featuring the Construct-Bots in a cartoony tone. These shorts also doubled as commercials for the Construct-Bot toys.

# [[Toys & App TV Commercial]]
# [[Intro!]]
# [[Take Flight!]]
# [[Switcheroo!]]
# [[Bumblebee Speaks!]]
# [[Strength!]]
# [[Grimlock!]]

===Games===
{{main|Online games#Construct-Bots}}
*[[Transformers: Construct-Bots (mobile game)|Construct-Bots]]
*[[Construct-Bots Builder]]

==Notes==
*At [[Toy Fair 2013]], a Hasbro representative referred to the line by the name "Construct-A-Bots", arguing that the faction [[insignia]]s represented an "A". Various online retailers, as well as the online divisions of major brick-and-mortar retailers such as [[Walmart]] and [[Target]], used that name. The "A" is also present on the shipping cases delivered to such retailers. On the other hand, Hasbro's official press releases, placards at [[BotCon 2013]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 and file names of official promotional [[stock photography|stock photos]] sent to fan sites consistently lacked the "A", instead referring to the line simply as "Construct-Bots". Online retailer Entertainment Earth always used that name, whereas [[BigBadToyStore]] switched from an initial "Construct-A-Bots" to "Construct Bots" (lacking the hyphen). Listings on the [[Toys"R"Us]] website were a mixed bag, with international divisions using the "A" variant on their websites consistently. Listings on the official Hasbro website were ''also'' a mixed bag: While the English language version as well numerous other versions used the more common name "Construct-Bots", some (but not all!) listings used "Construct-A-Bots" for the German and French versions, and the Portuguese versions of some listings even used "Construct A Bots" without hyphens.
*The Construct-Bots ball and socket joint is the same size as those used in the brick-built ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets, allowing for even crazier creations.
*Many of the 5 mm posts are hollow and compatible with [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx|Powerlinx ports]], allowing for even MORE crazier creations.

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_us/construct-bots/ Official site]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/transformers?feature=watch Hasbro YouTube page]
*[http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/01/construct-bots/ Hasbro Introduces Construct-Bots: Transformers With Interchangeable Parts! @ wired.com]
*[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service database "leak" with cancelled Construct-Bots listings]

[[Category:Beast Hunters]]
[[Category:Toylines]]
[[Category:Construction toys]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots| ]]

Nightbird (SG)

2022-08-21T05:58:13Z

Bladezero: added category

{{disambig3.5|the questionably heroic robot|her evil counterpart|Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird}}
:''Nightbird is a [[human]]-built robot from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:EpilogueTwo Nightbird.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So...does ''Shattered Glass'' Dust Up use Generation 1 Nightbird colours?]]

'''Nightbird''' is a human made infiltration machine.

==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
Built by [[Doctor Fujiyama the Infamous Scientist]] to infiltrate the Decepticon headquarters and steal the [[World Energy Chip]], Nightbird was discovered by the Decepticons before she could do so. The Decepticons later presented her to [[Tomax Xamot|Xamot]]. {{storylink|Epilogue Two}}

==Notes==
* Nightbird's colours are taken from [[Dust Up]], since Dust Up's head looks similar to Nightbird's head.

[[Category: Shattered Glass characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]

Facial hair

2022-08-19T20:19:53Z

Bladezero: /* Shattered Glass Animated */

[[File:TFTM-WreckGarsits.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|But [[teeth]] are out of the question.]]
Some [[Transformer]]s have facial features that resemble [[human]] '''facial hair'''. These features sometimes indicate age, but this is not always the case.

==Transformers with facial hair==
===Generation 1===
[[File:FFOD1-Scourgeface.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Just like [[Unicron|daddy.]]]]
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3/Alpha Trion]]
*[[Decanus]]
*[[Detritus (G1)|Detritus]]
*[[Dominus Ambus]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]]
*[[Maccadam]]
*[[Minimus Ambus]]
*[[Riker]]
*[[Rokan]]
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] (eyebrows)
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]
*[[Tallus]]
*[[Trannis]]
*[[Unicron]]
*[[Venerable One|The Venerable Ones]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ([[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Masterpiece toy]])
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] ([https://www.instagram.com/p/BowVLibl11W/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet Transformers Social media])
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====Beast Era====
[[File:Wolf in the Fold Silverbolt infected.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Dangit I asked for a Tom Selleck!"]]
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] (''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)#Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'')
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] ([[Transmetal 2]])
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]'s [[relatives|father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and his ancestors]]
*[[Ramulus]]
*[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] (''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'')
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===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Image:Alphatrionsigomega.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I've got a wicked sweet mustache! Who wants to touch me?]]
*[[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion/Sig-Omega]]
*[[Avalon (Energon)|Avalon]]
*[[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]]
*[[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]]
*[[Levitacus]]
*[[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]]
*[[Vector Prime]] ("Mustache")
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===Shattered Glass===
[[File:Rodimus goatee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Mustache Rides: 5 Credits]]
*[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Bug Bite (SG)|Bug Bite]]
*[[Junkheap (SG)|Junkheap]]
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]]
*[[Wireless Automated Sales Person]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (SG)|Wreck-Gar]]
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:ROTF Jetfire Bay clip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|What are you looking at?]]
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] (beard)
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] (braided goatee)
*[[The Fallen]] (braided beard)
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] (beard)
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] (beard)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (walrus moustache)
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (goatee and sideburns)
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (beard)
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (bushy beard)
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (mustache and braided beard)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (eyebrows and whiskers)
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/Que]] (mustache)

====Hunt for the Decepticons====
[[File:Newlabassistant-HftD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|No, I'm not {{w|Tory Belleci|Tory}} in disguise!]]
*The [[new lab assistant]] (goatee)
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===Animated===
[[File:Imgdirtboss-animated.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I drew a pencil moustache. I like it 'cause it's just above my lip. The kind of moustache that says "Yeah I've been nude on camera, what of it?"]]
*[[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]] (mustache and beard)
*[[Dead End (Animated)|Dead End]] (Van Dyke)
*[[Dirt Boss (Animated)|Dirt Boss]] (mustache)
*[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]] (mustache)
*[[Huffer (Animated)|Huffer]] (mustache)
*[[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] (jawline, with soul patch attachment)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (sideburns and goatee)
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (The Lemmy)
*[[Pipes (Animated)|Pipes]] (mustache)
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] (sideburns)
*[[Tracks (Animated)|Tracks]] (soul patch)
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]] (Jamie Hyneman's face)
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] (Van Dyke)
*[[The Motor Master|Motormaster]] (The Lemmy)

====Shattered Glass Animated====
*[[Optimus Prime (SG Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Arcee (SG Animated)|Arcee]]
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===Aligned===
[[File:DarknessRising1-Starscreamsneer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Ooo, [[Halloween|spooky]].]]
*All characters in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] who have two eyes have large, expressive eyebrows. Suckers with visors or single optics ain't so lucky.
*[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Thundertron]]
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]]
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] (goatee)
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===Cyberverse cartoon===
[[File:Alpha Trion (Cyberverse - Matrix of Leadership).jpg|thumb|300px|Jealous, [[You|kid]]?]]
*[[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Nervous bot]]
*[[Wildwheel (Cyberverse)|Wildwheel]]
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===BotBots===
*[[The Plop Father]]
*[[The Pollinator]]
*[[Lumbering Jack]]
*[[Zanzabar]]
*[[Lieutenant Lo Mein]]
*[[H2-Ego]]

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==Notes==
*Vector Prime clarified via [[Ask Vector Prime]] that he does not have a mustache, and that people merely mistake his facial [[articulation]] for one.

*Minimus Ambus refers to the mustache he and Dominus both share as the facial [[insignia]] of the House of Ambus, providing at least some explanation as to why facial hair exists in the [[2005 IDW continuity]].

==See also==
*[[Humanization]]

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Mini-Con

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{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Neutro|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize a distant planet, an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown if they are actually related to Cybertronians.

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Minicons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Minicons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Minicons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

A few Minicons, such as [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. These "Fixit drones" do not appear to be sentient. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} [[Autobot High Council|Some]] used them to guard prisoners; Fixit's "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade.

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Minicon was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

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*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant [[transformation scheme]]. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

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'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

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*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
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*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
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===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
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*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
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===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner: [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]] (Partner: [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]])
*[[Bogu]] (Partner: [[Unicron |Unicron]])
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]] (Partner: [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]])
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]] (Partner: [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]])
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]])
*[[Gul]] (Partner: [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]])
*[[Hades]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Darkness Megatron]])
*[[Ida]] (Partner: [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]])
*[[Igu]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]])
*[[Iro]] (Partner: [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]])
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Jigu]] (Partner: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]])
*[[L.P.]] (Partner: [[Lio Convoy |Lio Convoy]])
*[[Magi]] (Partner: [[Silas |Silas Breakdown]])
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]])
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]] (Partner: [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrided]])
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]] (Partner: [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]])
*[[Ulma]] (Partner: [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]])
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)| Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
}}
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===Generations===
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

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[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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Mini-Con

2018-08-13T00:21:13Z

Bladezero: /* Prime */

{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Neutro|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize a distant planet, an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown if they are actually related to Cybertronians.

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Minicons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Minicons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Minicons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

A few Minicons, such as [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. These "Fixit drones" do not appear to be sentient. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} [[Autobot High Council|Some]] used them to guard prisoners; Fixit's "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade.

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Minicon was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

{{collist|3|
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant [[transformation scheme]]. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

{{collist|3|
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
{{collist|1|
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
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===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
{{collist|2|
*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
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===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]] (Partner: [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]])
*[[Bogu]] (Partner: [[Unicron |Unicron]])
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]] (Partner [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]])
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]] (Partner: [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]])
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]])
*[[Gul]] (Partner: [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]])
*[[Hades]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Darkness Megatron]])
*[[Ida]] (Partner: [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]])
*[[Igu]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]])
*[[Iro]] (Partner: [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]])
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Jigu]] (Partner: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]])
*[[L.P.]] (Partner: [[Lio Convoy |Lio Convoy]])
*[[Magi]] (Partner: [[Silas |Silas Breakdown]])
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]])
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]] (Partner: [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrided]])
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]] (Partner: [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]])
*[[Ulma]] (Partner: [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]])
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)| Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
}}
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===Generations===
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

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[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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Mini-Con

2018-08-13T00:20:30Z

Bladezero: /* Prime */

{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Neutro|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize a distant planet, an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown if they are actually related to Cybertronians.

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Minicons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Minicons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Minicons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

A few Minicons, such as [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. These "Fixit drones" do not appear to be sentient. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} [[Autobot High Council|Some]] used them to guard prisoners; Fixit's "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade.

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Minicon was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

{{collist|3|
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant [[transformation scheme]]. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

{{collist|3|
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
{{collist|1|
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
{{-}}

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
{{collist|2|
*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
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===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
{{stub|Partner names}}
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]] (Partner: [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]])
*[[Bogu]] (Partner: [[Unicron |Unicron]])
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]] (Partner [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]])
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]] (Partner: [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]])
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]])
*[[Gul]] (Partner: [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]])
*[[Hades]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Darkness Megatron]])
*[[Ida]] (Partner: [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]])
*[[Igu]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]])
*[[Iro]] (Partner: [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]])
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Jigu]] (Partner: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]])
*[[L.P.]] (Partner: [[Lio Convoy |Lio Convoy]])
*[[Magi]] (Partner: [[Silas |Silas Breakdown]])
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]])
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]] (Partner: [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrided]])
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]] (Partner: [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]])
*[[Ulma]] (Partner: [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]])
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)| Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
}}
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===Generations===
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
{{-}}

===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

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[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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Mini-Con

2018-08-13T00:02:54Z

Bladezero: /* Prime */

{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Neutro|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize a distant planet, an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown if they are actually related to Cybertronians.

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Minicons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Minicons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Minicons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

A few Minicons, such as [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. These "Fixit drones" do not appear to be sentient. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} [[Autobot High Council|Some]] used them to guard prisoners; Fixit's "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade.

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Minicon was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

{{collist|3|
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant [[transformation scheme]]. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

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*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
{{collist|1|
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
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===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
{{collist|2|
*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
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===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
{{stub|Partner names}}
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]]
*[[Bogu]]
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]]
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]]
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]]
*[[Gul]] (Partner: [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]])
*[[Hades]]
*[[Ida]]
*[[Igu]]
*[[Iro]]
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]]
*[[Jigu]]
*[[L.P.]]
*[[Magi]]
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]]
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]]
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]]
*[[Ulma]] (Partner: [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]])
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)| Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]]
}}
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===Generations===
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

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[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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Mini-Con

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Bladezero: /* Prime */

{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Neutro|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize a distant planet, an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown if they are actually related to Cybertronians.

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Minicons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Minicons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Minicons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

A few Minicons, such as [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. These "Fixit drones" do not appear to be sentient. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} [[Autobot High Council|Some]] used them to guard prisoners; Fixit's "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade.

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Minicon was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

{{collist|3|
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant [[transformation scheme]]. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

{{collist|3|
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
{{collist|1|
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
{{-}}

===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
{{collist|2|
*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
{{-}}

===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
{{stub|Partner names}}
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]]
*[[Bogu]]
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]]
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]]
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]]
*[[Gul]]
*[[Hades]]
*[[Ida]]
*[[Igu]]
*[[Iro]]
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]]
*[[Jigu]]
*[[L.P.]]
*[[Magi]]
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]]
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]]
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]]
*[[Ulma]]
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)| Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]]
}}
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===Generations===
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
{{-}}

===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

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[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
{{-}}

:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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Mini-Con

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{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Neutro|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Micron Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====IDW Generation 1 continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize a distant planet, an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown if they are actually related to Cybertronians.

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Minicons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Minicons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Minicons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

A few Minicons, such as [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. These "Fixit drones" do not appear to be sentient. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} [[Autobot High Council|Some]] used them to guard prisoners; Fixit's "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade.

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Minicon was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

{{collist|3|
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant [[transformation scheme]]. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

{{collist|3|
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
{{collist|1|
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
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===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
{{collist|2|
*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
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===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
{{stub|Partner names}}
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]]
*[[Bogu]]
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]]
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]]
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]]
*[[Gul]]
*[[Ida]]
*[[Igu]]
*[[Iro]]
*[[Hades]]
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]]
*[[Jigu]]
*[[L.P.]]
*[[Magi]]
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]]
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]]
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]]
*[[Ulma]]
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)| Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]]
}}
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===Generations===
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

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[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

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==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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