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User talk:Blitzwing1701

2019-09-05T14:13:20Z

Blitzwing1701:

Please stop removing information without providing a justification. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:21, 22 February 2018 (EST)

You idiots do realise that by blocking me and removing what i wrote you have only confirmed what i and anyone with an ounce of logic already knew, right? There was a time when i would sing the praises of TFWiki, then i wised up and saw just how shit it really is. I realised that this site is run by childish morons who are entirely averse to correct, accurate and relevant information. Funny how things work out. Unlike most on this godawful excuse for a website i at least tried to explain things and provide accurate and relevant information instead of the blatant lies, half truths, ommissions, pointless jokey jokes and general stupidity that have become the norm on TFWiki. I suppose i ought to say thank you to Walky and the rest of his stooges and yes-men for shooting themselves in the foot and proving my point. Now, i added information concerning Egypt and Jordan to those particular pages because that is where it is most relevant. And I didn't touch any of the movie pages because i knew that whatever i did there would be reverted. It also wouldn't fit the current article structure. What i wrote about Egypt and Jordan is correct. And what i wrote about Blackout and Grindor is correct. Anyone with functioning eyes and an attention span longer than that of a fruit fly can see that. So, my question is this: why? Why remove what is clearly correct information? And why did it take so long for you morons to get around to it? And to Walky: is "go away" really the best you could come up with? That really is absolutely hilarious. In that you, an adult, resort to such infantile verbiage when people push back against you and your stupidity. Blocking people who are trying to help you by correcting errors that should have been fixed years ago is also foolish and infantile. Look, i make mistakes all the time (i'm also capable of recognising and admitting my errors) but i don't push away the people trying to help me fix them. That's what i was doing, i wanted to help you fix your mistakes and thereby improve TFWiki. And if helping you requires some harsh language and disobeying the rules which you yourselves rarely abide by then so be it. I also held out hope that one day you would fix your own mistakes, a hope that i now know to be futile. I admit that having any faith in you was an error on my part. My goal in that edit war with Smasher was to preserve information. Information that he was removing without providing a justification, as Grum told me to do. And which i did not feel the need to. What i added and tried to preserve should have been added years ago. And no, what Smasher said does not count as justification. I'd say i hope you give some consideration to what i've said but i know you won't.

User talk:Blitzwing1701

2019-09-05T14:10:12Z

Blitzwing1701:

Please stop removing information without providing a justification. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:21, 22 February 2018 (EST)

You idiots do realise that by blocking me and removing what i wrote you have only confirmed what i and anyone with an ounce of logic already knew, right? There was a time when i would sing the praises of TFWiki, then i wised up and saw just how shit it really is. I realised that this site is run by childish morons who are entirely averse to correct, accurate and relevant information. Funny how things work out. Unlike most on this godawful excuse for a website i at least tried to explain things and provide accurate and relevant information instead of the blatant lies, half truths, ommissions, pointless jokey jokes and general stupidity that have become the norm on TFWiki. I suppose i ought to say thank you to Walky and the rest of his stooges and yes-men for shooting themselves in the foot and proving my point. Now,i added information concerning Egypt and Jordan to those particular pages because that is where it is most relevant. And I didn't touch any of the movie pages because i knew that whatever i did there would be reverted. It also wouldn't fit the current article structure. What i wrote about Egypt and Jordan is correct. And what i wrote about Blackout and Grindor is correct. Anyone with functioning eyes and an attention span longer than that of a fruit fly can see that. So, my question is this: why? Why remove what is clearly correct information? And why did it take so long for you morons to get around to it? And to Walky: is "go away" really the best you could come up with? That really is absolutely hilarious. In that you, an adult, resort to such infantile verbiage when people push back against you and your stupidity. Blocking people who are trying to help you by correcting errors that should have been fixed years ago is also foolish and infantile. Look, i make mistakes all the time (i'm also capable of recognising and admitting my errors) but i don't push away the people trying to help me fix them. That's what i was doing, i wanted to help you fix your mistakes and thereby improve TFWiki. And if helping you requires some harsh language and disobeying the rules which you yourselves rarely abide by then so be it. I also held out hope that one day you would fix your own mistakes, a hope that i now know to be futile. I admit that having any faith in you was an error on my part. My goal in that edit war with Smasher was to preserve information. Information that he was removing without providing a justification, as Grum told me to do. And which i did not feel the need to. What i added and tried to preserve should have been added years ago. And no, what Smasher said does not count as justification. I'd say i hope you give some consideration to what i've said but i know you won't.

User talk:Blitzwing1701

2019-09-05T14:08:08Z

Blitzwing1701:

Please stop removing information without providing a justification. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:21, 22 February 2018 (EST)

You idiots do realise that by blocking me and removing what i wrote you have only confirmed what i and anyone with an ounce of logic already knew, right? There was a time when i would sing the praises of TFWiki, then i wised up and saw just how shit it really is. I realised that this site is run by childish morons who are entirely averse to correct, accurate and relevant information. Funny how things work out. Unlike most on this godawful excuse for a website i at least tried to explain things and provide accurate and relevant information instead of the blatant lies, half truths, ommissions, pointless jokey jokes and general stupidity that have become the norm on TFWiki. I suppose i ought to say thank you to Walky and the rest of his stooges and yes-men for shooting themselves in the foot and proving my point. Now,i added information concerning Egypt and Jordan to those particular pages because that is where it is most relevant. And I didn't touch any of the movie pages because i knew that whatever i did there would be reverted.It also wouldn't fit the current article structure. What i wrote about Egypt and Jordan is correct. And what i wrote about Blackout and Grindor is correct. Anyone with functioning eyes and an attention span longer than that of a fruit fly can see that. So, my question is this: why? Why remove what is clearly correct information? And why did it take so long for you morons to get around to it? And to Walky: is "go away" really the best you could come up with? That really is absolutely hilarious. In that you, an adult, resort to such infantile verbiage when people push back against you and your stupidity. Blocking people who are trying to help you by correcting errors that should have been fixed years ago is also foolish and infantile. Look, i make mistakes all the time (i'm also capable of recognising and admitting my errors) but i don't push away the people trying to help me fix them. That's what i was doing, i wanted to help you fix your mistakes and thereby improve TFWiki. And if helping you requires some harsh language and disobeying the rules which you yourselves rarely abide by then so be it. I also held out hope that one day you would fix your own mistakes, a hope that i now know to be futile. I admit that having any faith in you was an error on my part. My goal in that edit war with Smasher was to preserve information. Information that he was removing without providing a justification, as Grum told me to do. And which i did not feel the need to. What i added and tried to preserve should have been added years ago. And no, what Smasher said does not count as justification. I'd say i hope you give some consideration to what i've said but i know you won't.

Egypt

2019-07-21T15:45:56Z

Blitzwing1701: Unlike most i'm actually making an effort to explain things and provide accurate information instead of the blatant lies, half truths, irrelevant jokey jokes, ommissions and general stupidity that have become the norm for this site.

{{faction|☥}}
[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. Simmons got past the Egyptian military, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the commanding officer, a Lieutenant General judging by his rank insignia, had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place. The group later stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]].

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
Several years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa 2560 BC. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
According to [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], the Egyptians had in fact been [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 80 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 60 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
*As the Autobots and company are crossing the {{w|Sinai peninsula}} on their way to the Gulf of Aqaba, shortly before being chased by Egyptian police and shortly before arriving at the Egyptian security checkpoint which as later dialogue indicates is 100 miles away from the Gulf, they drive past a pair of pyramids that resemble the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which shows that there are multiple sets of pyramids in the Sinai/Gulf of Aqaba region.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

Giza (region)

2019-07-21T15:34:12Z

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{{disambig3|Giza}}

[[File:ROTF Giza.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]

The '''Giza Plateau''' is a region of [[Egypt]]. Home to the [[Pyramid]]s, the region is an archeological treasure trove, where scientists can learn about the history of Ancient Egypt.

It may or may not have something to do with [[Transformer|alien shenanigans]], depending on who you ask.

==Fiction==

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===

{{locationstub}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
The Great Pyramids of Giza were completed circa [[2560 BC]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

==Notes==
*Revenge of the Fallen's depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 80 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 60 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
*As the Autobots and company are crossing the {{w|Sinai peninsula}} on their way to the Gulf of Aqaba, shortly before being chased by Egyptian police and shortly before arriving at the Egyptian security checkpoint which as later dialogue indicates is 100 miles away from the Gulf, they drive past a pair of pyramids that resemble the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which shows that there are multiple sets of pyramids in the Sinai/Gulf of Aqaba region
*In the world of the Michael Bay films the name Giza refers not to a region of the Sahara desert on mainland north Africa but instead to the southern end of the Arabah valley in the Negev desert, on the eastern side of the Sinai peninsula.
*The fictional counterparts of the towns of {{w|Eilat}}, which in real life is Israeli but in the films is Egyptian, to the west and {{w|Aqaba}} in Jordan to the east can be frequently seen in the background.

==External links==
*{{w|Giza}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) locations]]

Egypt

2019-07-20T20:16:13Z

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Giza (region)

2019-07-20T20:15:06Z

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Giza (region)

2019-07-20T15:39:08Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Notes */

NEST

2019-07-17T18:46:55Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Notes */

{{factions|NEST}}
:''NEST is a military organization from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:NEST insignia.png|upright=1.67|thumb|Moooooooove out, soldier!]]

Following the disbanding of [[Sector Seven]], the '''Non-biological Extraterrestrial Species Treaty (NEST)''' was set up under [[William Lennox]] to create a combined [[Human]]/[[Autobot]] defense force against [[Decepticon]]s. Under the classified [[Alien/Autobot Cooperation Act]], the Autobots share intelligence and personnel with the US, but not their advanced weaponry.

NEST is given marching orders from the [[Pentagon]], specifically the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ([[Morshower]] in 2008-9). Despite this and its American origins, it expanded early on to include armed forces from other nations such as the [[United Kingdom]] and is allowed access to [[China|foreign territory]]. At some point it came under the command of [[Marcus|General Marcus]].

{{bigquote|A classified strike team called NEST. We hunt for what remains of our Decepticon foes, hiding in different countries around the globe.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|''Revenge of the Fallen'']]}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
NEST arrived in Shanghai with a cover story provided by the Chinese government that they were cleaning up a toxic spill in the industrial area. In reality, the Autobot-human military alliance was hunting the sixth group of Decepticon infiltrators detected in the past eight months, with the hopes of cleanly taking out the enemy without members of the public witnessing the secret war. Unfortunately, the Decepticons, Demolishor and [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], wrecked a significant portion of Shanghai before they were defeated by Sideswipe and Optimus Prime. Returning to their base at Diego Garcia, Lennox and Optimus met [[Theodore Galloway]], who was appointed their new Director by the [[President of the United States]], and held a video conference with General [[Morshower]]. Galloway noted President [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s serious concerns at the destruction during the Shanghai battle, and voiced his opinion that the Decepticons only remained because the Autobots did. Optimus said that if the Autobots were asked to leave, they would do so, but asked Galloway to pass on a message to the President: what if the Autobots leave, and the humans are wrong?

Little did they know, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was listening in on their conversation, overhearing details such as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s location in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], and the last [[AllSpark]] fragment in storage at Diego Garcia. [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was deployed to steal the fragment, which [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] used to revive their leader. The reborn Megatron went after [[Sam Witwicky]], and Optimus Prime died protecting him. Following Optimus' death, the Decepticons arrived in greater numbers during bolder attacks under the leadership of Megatron's master, [[The Fallen]], with the promise of more if the humans did not turn Sam over to the Decepticons. Galloway ordered the termination of NEST and that the Autobots retreat to Diego Garcia.

But [[Seymour Simmons]] contacted Lennox, revealing he had travelled to [[Egypt]] with Sam to unravel the Decepticons' plot, and that they should bring Optimus Prime's body, as the boy had a plan to resurrect him. Lennox managed to get the information to General Morshower, who managed to arrange assets to be positioned accordingly. During their supposed flight to Diego Garcia, Lennox had the pilots divert to Egypt and then fake engine trouble so Galloway would be forced to parachute off the plane, so they could land outside the [[pyramid]]s instead. Once they set up, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] performed a flyby and released an [[electromagnetic pulse]], disabling communications, while Soundwave knocked out the [[United States military]] satellite coverage. Once communications were out, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to attack, with a small force landing to engage NEST.

Suspecting something was wrong, Morshower ordered a UAV deployed to observe what was going on, while Simmons was able to use a radio from a [[Jordan]]ian helicopter to request backup from the nearby [[USS John C. Stennis|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis''<nowiki>'</nowiki> battle group]]. Once the UAV confirmed the battle was going on, Morshower deployed all available assets to the region. On the ground, NEST fought a desperate struggle to hold off the Decepticons, until Sam arrived with the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Once again in contact with the military, Sergeant Epps ordered in an airstrike, which managed to destroy most of the Decepticon forces. Megatron survived the strike, and killed Sam, but [[Dynasty of Primes|something]] managed to revive him, and he restored Optimus to life. With the Autobot leader functioning again, NEST watched as he combined with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and subsequently defeated The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
[[File:DOTM NEST HQ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice...]]
Following the defeat of the Fallen, NEST began deploying [[Energon detector]]s around the globe. With a distinct lack of Decepticons to fight, they began to get involved in policing human affairs, such as illegal nuclear facilities. A lead from [[Alexi Voskhod]] sent Colonel Lennox's team to the abandoned [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] in the [[Ukraine]] to investigate an alien technology. Little did they know that [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] was leading them to a trap, and as they journeyed deeper in the facility, they were ambushed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Driller]]. The Decepticons were then overpowered by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. They returned to their secret base disguised as the "Department of Health and Human Services" in [[Washington, D.C.]], where Autobot and human members alike trained to take down Decepticons.

[[Charlotte Mearing|Director Charlotte Mearing]] interrogated Optimus, who seemed to be in a "bad mood" due to humans not telling the Autobots about the concealed technology for the past few years. She introduced two of [[NASA]]'s founding associates and astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]] and explained that the space race began after a spacecraft crash-landed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. With the new knowledge, Optimus retrieved [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and five [[Pillar]]s from the crashed ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. While they were still preparing to revive Sentinel, [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Carly Spencer]] arrived at the gate. Though the pair were stopped by the guards, Bumblebee let them in. Sam passed on information he had gained about the Decepticon involvement in the space race. Optimus revived Sentinel, who explained to Mearing that the Pillars were a transportation device. Though Sam was keen to contribute further, Mearing told him that NEST was for soldiers.

With the help of [[Seymour Simmons]], Sam discovered that the Decepticons were after Sentinel, and NEST HQ went on alert. As a battle in the highway raged, and the Autobots returned to the NEST headquarters, Sentinel announced he had made a deal with Megatron, and terminated [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. He followed that up by trashing NEST HQ and taking the Pillars. Retreating to the safety of the Pentagon, the NEST forces received an encrypted audio code, demanding Optimus's Autobots be expelled from Earth. Following the apparent destruction of the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Sam and Epps picked up some former NEST soldiers and went to [[Chicago]], which had been conquered by the Decepticons and became a barren wasteland. As they were attacked by Decepticon fighters, Optimus and the Autobots rescued them from the attack, having survived the ''Xantium'' destruction.

Meanwhile, Lennox and his team decided to [[wingsuit]] into the city to destroy the Control Pillar in one of the skyscrapers. After a hazardous landing, Lennox's team rendezvoused with Epps's team and began a counterattack on the Decepticon forces, using snipers and charges to aid the Autobots in their battle. They also called in tomahawk missiles to shoot down the Decepticon fighters and give Optimus cover as he fought Sentinel Prime. In the end, the NEST forces stood triumphant. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
In the aftermath of the destruction of Chicago, public opinion against all Transformers grew considerably. The United States government officially decommissioned the NEST program and replaced it with [[Cemetery Wind]], a [[CIA]]-run operation that would ostensibly continue NEST's mission of hunting Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
Several former members of NEST such as [[Morshower]] and [[William Lennox]] have been included in the new [[Transformers Reaction Force]] that's job is to hunt down and capture or kill Transformers. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Alliance3 NEST rollout.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Hey, that's my line!]]

Approximately one month after the events in [[Mission City]], Sector Seven inadvertently reactivated the [[Decepticon]] [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and simultaneously attracted the attention of [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and the subsequent battle leveled Sector Seven's [[Nevada]] bunker, costing dozens of lives. [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] immediately terminated the clandestine group's operations upon learning of the incident.

In the aftermath, Captain Lennox tried to convince his dubious and hostile superiors at the [[Pentagon]] that the Autobots were indeed trustworthy and would be a valuable asset. His superiors impressed upon him that in order for the military to provide full disclosure, the Autobots must cooperate fully, and that the unit was Lennox's responsibility now. After the burial-at-sea of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Lennox agreed that for the protection of their mutual homeworld, they must trust each other and work together as a single team. Sometime later, the newly formed NEST command commenced training at the military base on [[Diego Garcia]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

NEST had a baptism of fire against the [[Decepticon]] scouts [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] in [[San Francisco]]: the mission was successful although Lennox was criticized for allowing the Autobots to transform on the [[Golden Gate Bridge]]. NEST expanded to a multinational force and began taking on Decepticon agents across [[Earth]]: [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] and [[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] were destroyed in Europe, while [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] were defeated in [[Florida]]. NEST's victories were tempered with the ultimate sacrifice, such as when [[Salani]] died battling [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]]. When [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] redeployed back to the 'States as [[Sam Witwicky]]'s guardian, NEST received a much-needed boost in Transformers ranks when [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] came to Earth. This joy was short-lived, however: the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had been sighted in [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
{{-}}

===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
As [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was spotted in [[Zambia]], gaining control over local rebel groups by using his internal synthesizers to create [[gold]] coins, NEST was deployed to the Zambezi River to battle [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]. [[Beachbreak]] was killed by Starscream while helping Optimus Prime not fall to his death at Victoria Falls. Starscream's Decepticons attempted to destroy a series of dams, but Prime killed Macerator, while Payload was drowned when the humans entered the dam and opened the flood gates.

Epps, Russian scientist [[Petr Andronov]], [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] went to [[Peru]], while Lennox, [[Kaminari Ishihara]], Prime, Ironhide, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] arrived in the Western [[Australia]]n Outback. Epps's team fought off [[Ruination (ROTF)|Ruination]] and [[Blademaster]], while Lennox's group encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Tread]], and [[Trample]]. Before dying, Kickback revealed he was part of a Decepticon faction not under Starscream's command, which were trying to gather enough energy to revive Megatron.

At Diego Garcia, [[crab spy|a small crab]] Decepticon infiltrated the base and hacked into the NEST computers before sneaking back into the sea. Despite the break-in, the NEST team continued their usual business, hunting another [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] in [[Italy|Rome]]. Unexpectedly, Starscream challenged Prime to single combat inside the Coliseum. There, Prime fell through a trap door to a subway tunnel extension and into a strong set of restraints arranged by Italian criminal [[Bruno Carrera]] - who was promised rule of Europe once Starscream conquered Earth - where he was attacked by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. The humans rescued Prime though, and Barricade and Starscream fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===Titan ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic===
[[File:Titan3 NESTedwardsairbase.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Where were we in the film? We were... redecorating. Yes.]]

NEST have a centralised [[NEST Server]]. Target coordinates so any nearby forces can get the necessary data. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}

NEST have a secret base in a hangar at Edwards Air Force Base, [[California]], which both monitors for Decepticons and possesses a rapid-reaction strike team for missions on US soil. Ironhide was the commanding officer there, with Sergeant [[Dundee]] as the strike team's leader. At least five people monitor and handle the computer side of things, and like the Diego Garcia base, they work on a raised platform on wheels. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} A Regional Command base exists in [[Wyoming]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}} A second California base is at Andrews Air Force Base {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}, and an armoury is hidden in the [[Texas|Alamo]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement}}

An overseas base, labelled as forward operations, exists in [[United Kingdom|Scotland's]] Orkney Islands, overseen by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. It contains a training facility for Autobots, but does not appear heavily staffed. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.4|New Tricks}} Another overseas base, a prison for captured Decepticons, was located in Bloemfontein, [[South Africa]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} A NEST Ops base for [[Canada]] is located in [[CFB Comox]], Vancouver Island {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}} and a north [[Russia]]n base is located in the Arkhangelskaya Oblast. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}

Optimus was absent for a while, off in [[Australia]] on NEST business. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

The California NEST team went to [[Las Vegas]] to intercept and capture [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. They came close, disabling him with electrified cables and almost anchoring him to the ground, only for [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to muck it up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

Later, when the twins were at Diego Garcia, the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] was captured in Australia. Optimus Prime returned to Diego Garcia with this prisoner, but Sideways was freed when [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] attacked the island. Since the villain shouldn't have gotten that close without being spotted (there's an ocean in the way!), it was clear NEST's security had been compromised. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

Later, the Wyoming base detected the battle between the twins and [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

[[File:Titan9 NESTdiversion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|There is nothing to see here. Honest.]]

Even later than that, after that whole [[The Fallen|Fallen]] thing (see below), NEST attempted to lure [[Reverb (ROTF)|a motorbike Decepticon]] out of traffic in [[Los Angeles]] and into a trap. Unfortunately, [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] fubar-ed the mission and while the target was captured, the damage was extensive. This made [[Theodore Galloway]] ''very'' happy, as it was a new excuse to get NEST shut down.

Two days after that, NEST's Watch-Seven called for help from Andrews Air Force Base, reporting an unknown Cybertronian attacker and requesting back-up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}} Some time after, NEST forces responded to an attempted break-in at the Alamo armoury. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12|Rules of Engagement}}

[[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] would go on to cause a jailbreak in South Africa, overpowering the Autobot guards; NEST had to let Bludgeon's Decepticons leave to prevent civilian deaths. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} Following his escape, NEST forces have seen action against his militia and unrelated Decepticons in Canada, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}, the North Atlantic {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.15|Making Waves}}, Egypt {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.16|Turn and Burn}}, and [[Peru]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|The Kingdom of Starscream}}. After they were seen to retreat in South Africa, however, NEST's standing has been low in the eyes of the world. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.16|Turn and Burn}}

An ongoing NEST mission is to locate all the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] on Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}
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===''Classified'' novels===
Following the events at [[Hawthorne Army Depot]], [[Marcus|General Marcus]] and his men joined NEST and set up a [[NEST Rapid Response Base]] at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]]. [[Kevin Bowman]] also joined NEST, though as a civilian and a twelve-year-old, he wasn't allowed to carry guns. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====

In the Autobot campaign, before you do a specific mission, Epps will give you what you need to do, and how many Decepticons there are.

=====Decepticon campaign=====

The Decepticon campaign. Soundwave will hack into the NEST satellite to tell which Autobot to destroy.

===Starscream Showdown===

NEST attempted to stop Starscream from...doing something in the desert. {{storylink|Starscream Showdown}}

===Revenge of the Fallen (mobile game)===
The Decepticons attacked NEST HQ as a diversion while [[The Fallen]] resurrected [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attempted to get to the sub-level's central core, but Bumblebee beat him there and locked him out. Later on, NEST forces in [[Egypt]] were taken prisoner by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] along with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)}}

===''Transformers: Human Alliance''===
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===''Transformers: Shadows Rising''===
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==Known members==
[[File:NEST Global Alliance.png|upright=1.1|thumb|Okay 'bots, I know you don't like the cow skull, but [[NEST#Notes|make up your minds]].]]
===Humans===
{{collist|3|
*[[Major Altitude|Major Elizabeth "Altitude" Altheimer]]
*[[Petr Andronov]]
*[[Ariella|Colonel Ariella]]
*[[Burke]]
*[[Sergeant Cahnay|Sergeant Carlton "Rich Kid" Cahnay]]
*[[Collier]]
*[[Cooke|Sergeant Cooke]]
*[[Private Dedcliff|Private Clifford "Dedcliff" Deadman]]
*[[Sergeant Detour|Sergeant Zach "Detour" Deetz]]
*[[Dundee|Sergeant Dundee]]
*[[Hardcore Eddie]]
*[[Robert Epps]]
*[[Baby Face]]
*[[Fraser|Captain Fraser]]
*[[Graham]]
*[[Hooch]]
*[[Jake (HA)|Jake]]
*[[Janson]]
*[[Kaminari Ishihara|Doctor Kaminari Ishihara]]
*[[Sergeant Chaos|Sergeant Brandon "Chaos" Khendsovan]] (traitor)
*[[Klammer]]
*[[Leitch]]
*[[Lindsay|Chief Lindsay]]
*[[William Lennox]]
*[[Marc L]]
*[[Mongo (ROTF)|Mongo]]
*[[Sergeant Noble|Sergeant Jasper "Noble" Nolazco]]
*[[Marcus|General Marcus]]
*[[Marks]]
*[[Sergeant Recon|Sergeant Travis "Recon" Rearick]]
*[[Salani]]
*[[Stone]]
*[[Major Tungsten|Major Nicholas "Tungsten" Tosetti]]
*[[Vanessa]]
*[[Spike Witwicky (DOTM)|Lieutenant Buster "Spike" Witwicky]]
*[[Major Sparkplug|Major Stanislas "Sparkplug" Witwicky]]
}}

*[[You|All those who complete the NEST missions]] [http://www.LGNEST.com]

===Autobots===
[[File:NESTGlobalAlliancepatch.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Also available in iron-on patch form.]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]
*[[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]]
*[[Beachbreak]]
*[[Beachcomber (ROTF)|Beachcomber]]
*[[Blazemaster]]
*[[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]]
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]]
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]
*[[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]]
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-1]]
*[[Evac (Movie)|Evac]]
*[[Evac (Ride)|Evac]]
*[[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]
*[[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]]
*[[Landmine (Movie)|Landmine]]
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]
*[[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]]
*[[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]]
*[[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]]
*[[Scattorshot (ROTF)|Scattorshot]]
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]
*[[Slap Dash]]
*[[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]]
*[[Stratosphere]]
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]]
*[[Wideload (ROTF)|Wideload]]
}}

===Countries involved===
*[[Argentina]]
*[[Australia]]
*[[Canada]]
*[[China]]
*[[Egypt]]
*[[France]]
*[[Italy]]
*[[Japan]]
*[[Peru]]
*[[Russia]]
*[[South Africa]]
*[[United Kingdom]]
*[[United States of America|United States]]
*[[Zambia]]

==Notes==
*What NEST stands for was not mentioned in either the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' or ''Dark of the Moon'' films. Different meanings for the acronym have been offered by different sources; as of 2012, the term "Non-biological Extraterrestrial Species Treaty", which originally appeared without a hyphen in the storybook ''[[The Last Prime]]'', appears to have won out in fiction, appearing in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s various [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|''Dark of the Moon'' comics]], the ''[[Transformers Classified]]'' novel series and ''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]'', and so we have used it at the head of this article. Other terms used over time have included '''"Nonbiological Extraterresential Species Team"''' on an [http://www.lgnest.com/ LG promotional tie-in website], and the particularly clunk-tacular '''"Networked Elements: Supporters and Transformers"''', which appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat]]'' and later saw use on [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/glossary/nest Hasbro] and [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/movie2/images/nest.swf Takara's websites].
* NEST troopers appeared on Cover B of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' prequel comic [[Alliance issue 2|''Alliance'' #2]], but were nowhere to be seen in the story inside. This is because most of the covers illustrated by ''Revenge'' concept artist [[Josh Nizzi]] were meant to allude to scenes or situations in the actual ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie itself.
* The native population of [[Diego Garcia]] were ''{{w|Depopulation of Diego Garcia|expelled}}'' from the island to make way for the joint [[United Kingdom]]/United States military bases. The Autobots are led by Optimus Prime, who believes freedom is the right of all sentient beings. Err...
* There is a real US Government agency known as NEST, the {{w|Nuclear Emergency Support Team}}. Of course, it could just be a cover for joint operations with alien robots. Toxic spill, indeed...
* The [[United Kingdom]], [[South Africa]], [[Canada]], [[Japan]], and [[Russia]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}} have contributed tech guys, soldiers, and bases; China, Egypt, [[Australia]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Argentina, {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}} [[Peru]], [[Italy]], and [[Zambia]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}} ''may'' be part of it, or may just be allowing NEST to enter their territory.
* While the spin-off media presents NEST as a multinational force and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' does show them operating abroad and with foreign soldiers, in the film itself NEST is presented as being under the ''direct'' control of the United States of America. (That can't make China and Russia happy...)
* The ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline's [[Size class|Voyager class]] Ironhide toy features a different NEST symbol on his alt-mode doors; a white Autobot symbol wearing a red beret set within a United Nations-styled logo, with 'special program' written underneath. Meanwhile, Scout class [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] features a NEST symbol with the Autobot sigil and a downward pointing broadsword (from a NEST special forces patch) replacing the cow's skull. [[Fast Action Battlers]] Ironhide has the same sword symbol as Dune Runner. Yet more toys have the globe-and-Autobot insignia shown above. NEST must have a lot of bored designers on staff.
** These alternate logos don't usually appear in the fiction. Exceptions include the Global Alliance logo on [[CFB Comox]] in a Titan comic.
* The Polish name for NEST ("GNIAZDO", meaning "nest" in Polish) probably comes from the translators not realizing that NEST was actually an acronym.
* The NEST HQ at the Pentagon is shown throughout The Last Knight, showing that NEST was reactivated and is operating alongside TRF. Though NEST appears to have been restricted to UCAV and general surveillance operations while TRF does all the dirty work.
===Foreign names===
*''Polish:'' '''GNIAZDO''' (only in [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|the video game]])

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The '''United States Air Force''' (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Military]]. It is the largest and most technologically-advanced air force on [[Earth]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Air Force Academy]].

{{bigquote|''Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win''|USAF Motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
The Air Force would have several clashes against the Decepticon threat. In its first, as part of a general military assault on the newly-built [[Fortress Sinister]], they were repulsed. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Soon after, Starscream attacked their secret base, Oregon Four-Alpha, with ease.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Later, they encountered [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and were beaten off again. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Later still, they ran into other Decepticons and were driven off ''again''. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Later again, USAF jets on a routine exercise got trashed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ''for a laugh'', though this time they ''did'' see off the Decepticons''. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} After that, it was a return to traditional values when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] seized [[MacDill Air Force Base]] with little resistance. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In the 1990s, USAF forces were, yep, effortlessly beaten by the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] violated US airspace, the USAF dispatched two jets to intercept him. They'd have been blown out of the sky if not for the timely arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his mates. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Later, when the [[Ancient Decepticon]] hordes covered the Earth, the Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike with unmanned droid planes. It didn't do much good, especially since they viewed the Autobots as enemy targets. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

When three injured Autobots were in need of severe repairs, Colonel [[Mike Franklin|Franklin]] had them transported to an air base. The ground crew considered this their way of contributing against the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
=====''Bumblebee'' film=====
When [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] appeared on the scene, [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]] initially assumed he was an Air Force jet before [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] corrected him. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

=====''Transformers'' film=====
[[File:Movie2007 Blackout destroys C-17s.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his team of [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]] returned to the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] entered the surrounding restricted airspace, heading straight for the base itself. Two USAF F-22 Raptors stationed at SOCCENT Qatar launched to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base. One of the pilots reported the helicopter's tail number was [[AF-4500|4500X]], which was also confirmed to be that of a helicopter which had been shot down months earlier in [[Afghanistan]]. When the helicopter touched down, it changed form, turning into a giant bipedal robot that attempted to hack into the US military network before destroying everything in its path, including all soldiers, armour and aircraft parked on the ground.

While the military and the government investigated the remains of SOCCENT Qatar and tried to discover who attacked them, Lennox's rangers wearily crossed the harsh Qatar desert to make their way to [[Mahfouz]]'s village. Meanwhile on [[Air Force One]], [[Tracy]] was asked to "wrangle up" some [[Ding Dong (food)|Ding Dong]]s for the [[President of the United States|President]]. Tracy expressed dissatisfaction at this order to a colleague, expecting more out of her Air Force career. As she entered the elevator for storage, she noticed a [[Frenzy (Movie)|boombox]] sitting on the floor, so she took it below deck with her while she retrieved the President's snack cakes. Little did she know the boombox would turn out to be one of the hostile aliens, who proceeded to hack the military network using Air Force One's P.O.T.U.S. mainframe for the information the helicopter failed to retrieve while simultaneously uploading a virus onto the military network.

[[File:Movie2007 AC-130 attacks Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in Qatar, the Rangers were attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant mechanical scorpion]] deployed by the walking helicopter, causing a ragged retreat among the soldiers to find more defensible positions in the village. Captain Lennox and [[Robert Epps|USAF Tech Sergeant Epps]] managed to call the [[Pentagon]] for help. A Predator UAV deployed to the site showed the brass what they were up against, so they ordered a nearby air base to launch two A-10 Thunderbolts to attack the mechanical scorpion, a manoeuvre coordinated between Tech Sergeant Epps and an E-3 Sentry AWACs flying overhead. When the A-10s failed to significantly damage the hostile creature, Epps called upon the AC-130 Spectre to "[[bring the rain]]" with its 105mm sabot rounds. The hail of powerful shells hurt the scorpion, forcing it to retreat.

After being evacuated from Qatar by the Air Force, Lennox's team investigated the broken-off tail of the scorpion aboard their C-17 transport plane, observing that the Spectre's sabot rounds had melted right through the creature's molecular regenerator armour. With this knowledge, Lennox ordered Epps to inform command that high-heat sabot rounds were effective weapons against the mysterious attackers. This information was received by their superiors shortly after the alien virus had spread around the world and shut down all forms of advanced communication, making it almost impossible for humanity to conduct an organised defense.

[[File:Movie2007 F-22s over MissionCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after touching down at Nellis AFB, Lennox's team were approached by agents of [[Sector Seven]] who ordered them to follow. They were taken to [[Hoover Dam]] where they met Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and an unusual assortment of other people, including Sector Seven agents [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]]. After learning of the evil aliens known as [[Decepticon]]s and their quest to secure the ancient cube-like artifact called the [[AllSpark]], the Dam was attacked by some of the evil aliens. Deciding to evacuate the Cube, Lennox decided to make a stand in nearby [[Mission City]], but stated that they could not do so without support from the US Air Force. As they left to protect teenagers [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and their [[Bumblebee (Movie)|friend alien Autobot car]] (which carried the Cube), Keller, Simmons, and computer experts [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Maggie Madsen]] attempted to contact Nellis AFB for help. After defeating [[Frenzy (Movie)|one of the hostile aliens]], they managed to contact Nellis, which launched F-22 Raptors.

[[File:Movie2007 StarscreamVsRaptors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worthless consumer models!]]

Arriving in Mission City, Lennox and his men saw what they thought was an F-22 from Nellis, but it was in fact the Decepticon known as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]! As the humans and their friendly alien [[Autobot]] allies fought off the ground-based Decepticons and attempted to protect Sam and the Cube, the Raptors from Nellis arrived to help the Rangers defeat that MH-53 Pave Low robot who destroyed SOCCENT Qatar. After doing so, they came under attack from Starscream, who hid amongst them in his F-22 disguise. After he destroyed several F-22s, Starscream was driven off by a counterattack, and now with the heat off of them, the remaining fighters attacked the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The combined attack by the Rangers and the Air Force Raptors damaged Megatron enough to slow him down, enabling Sam Witwicky to plug the Cube into Megatron's spark, killing him. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

=====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film=====
When [[Morshower|General Morshower]] learned that [[NEST]] and the [[Autobot]]s were engaged with the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Egypt]], he authorized [[Operation: Firestorm]], whereby the available military assets in the region were to engage attacks on the Decepticons. Once the order was received, the waiting [[United States Navy]] vessels launched F/A-18s which acted as support for a squadron of F-16s and two B-1 bombers which conducted bombing runs on the Decepticons' position in [[Giza (region)|Giza]]. After [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] ordered them to target the area with the orange smoke, the F-16s launched an initial strike, taking out several Decepticons, with the B-1's finishing off the rest. After receiving word about a Decepticon [[Star Harvester|doomsday weapon]] in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], a squad of F-22s tried to target the device, but were blocked by [[The Fallen]]'s [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] blockade, with one F-22 hitting a stone block and exploding. Fortunately, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now equipped with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s powerful thrusters, was made of sterner stuff, and managed to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

=====''Dark of the Moon'' film=====
When Decepticons were reported in Chicago, several Predator B Drones were sent in to observe what was happening but were shot down by Decepticon ships. Later, a squadron of US Navy F/A-18 Hornets launched from a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier on the Atlantic coast were sent in but were also shot down by Decepticon ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====IDW movie comics====
[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
In 2003, F-22 Raptor Bravo-Echo 96 was undergoing testing around the area of [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] when the pilot saw a strange impact and moved to investigate. His fighter's form was scanned by the [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who then shot it out of the sky. He transformed into his new F-22 mode and left the burning wreckage behind. {{Storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

A few years later, Lieutenant M. Hardin led an F-22 squadron escorting a C-17 Globemaster III transport to the clandestine [[Sector Seven]]'s secret [[Nevada]] facility, 80 miles from [[Hoover Dam]]. The C-17 unloaded its precious cargo—the deactivated form of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], a Decepticon left for dead by his compatriots after they leveled Sector Seven's base in [[Afghanistan]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|Alliance issue 3}} {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}}}
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====Titan movie comics====
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The Air Force lost, ''badly'', when the Decepticons took control of North America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Two years later, after the Decepticons had both been knocked out and then come back to form the [[Decepticon Heartland]], the homeless Autobots set up camp at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. They got a frosty reception. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

Shortly after, as the Autobots departed the base, Bolling Air Force Base, [[Washington, D.C.]] fired a nuclear-tipped missile at them on orders from [[Theodore Allen|the brainwashed President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} Oh, sorry, I mean Bolling accidentally fired a "wayward test launch".

When the Decepticons launched a full assault the next day, the Air Force was hampered from responding by Presidential dictat and the presence of civilians. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
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{{Storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Betty "[[Major Altitude]]" Altheimer attended the [[United States Air Force Academy]], emerging as an experimental test pilot with an eye towards going into space. She would eventually achieve her goal as a member of [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/31}}

==Facilities==
As part of the joint operational command, USAF planes and airmen were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].

The USAF operated Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Clark County, [[Nevada]]. Captain Lennox's US Army Ranger team touched down at the base aboard their C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Qatar. Shortly afterwards, Glen Whitmann and Secretary of Defense John Keller managed to contact the air base via Morse code to order them to provide fighter cover against the Decepticons.

:*''{{w|Nellis Air Force Base|More information about Nellis Air Force Base on Wikipedia}}''

===Hardware===
====CV-22 Osprey====
[[File:Movie CV-22 Osprey1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone's going to have a hard time explaining how they lost two of these babies.]]
''The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Rotorcraft Systems '''CV-22 Osprey''' is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. Its mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.''

Two Ospreys out of SOCCENT Qatar transported Captain Lennox's Ranger unit back to the base after a mission.

:*''{{w|v-22 Osprey|More information about the CV-22 Osprey on Wikipedia}}''

A four-prop version of the Osprey was seen in Dark of the Moon.

{{note|At the time of filming, the two Ospreys featured in the movie were two of only three that the US Air Force had in its inventory.}}
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====F-22 Raptor====
[[File:Movie SOCCENTQatar raptors.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''The Lockheed-Martin '''F-22 Raptor''' is an air-superiority fighter with stealth capabilities. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.''

Two Raptors were launched to intercept and escort [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to SOCCENT. They were presumably destroyed when the Decepticon laid waste to the base.

Later, [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] successfully contacted the Air Force, and F-22 Raptors were launched to give air cover to the combined Ranger/Sector Seven/Autobot unit in [[Mission City]]. The second wave of Raptors took heavy damage when the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] successfully infiltrated the group and destroyed four of the Raptors before being driven off. With the heat off their tails, the squadron participated in the destruction of Blackout and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''{{w|F-22 Raptor|More information about the F-22 Raptor on Wikipedia}}''
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====MQ-9 Reaper====
[[File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems '''MQ-9 Reaper''',also known as the Predator B, is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used for unmanned reconnaissance and combat.''

After Lennox and Epps were able to get in touch with the Pentagon, an MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV was launched to investigate. Two years later the USAF sent three Predator Bs, one white UCAV with a turboprop, one black UCAV with a jet engine and one dark grey UCAV with a turboprop, to the northern coast of the Gulf of Aqaba.

:*''{{w|MQ-9 Reaper|More information about the MQ-9 Reaper on Wikipedia}}''

====A-10 Thunderbolt II====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It is [[Bring the rain|being brought]].]]
''The Fairchild-Republic '''A-10 Thunderbolt II''' is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and [[Scorponok (Movie)|other ground targets]]. It is also called the '''Warthog''' about as often as its official name, in and out of the United States Air Force.''

After receiving Captain Lennox's request for air support, the [[Pentagon]] ordered a nearby airbase to roll in Strike Package Bravo, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fitted with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, to give immediate support to Lennox's besieged unit. USAF Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry AWACS to have the A-10s direct their fire upon the target in killbox one-alpha, which was indicated by flares and painted with laser guidance markers. Approaching the village, the two A-10s strafed the robotic scorpion with 30 mm rounds from their GAU-8 Avenger gatling guns. Causing no noticeable damage, the two planes followed up with their Maverick missiles, blowing up a lot of sand, but they missed. As a result, there was no appreciable effect on the mechanical beast. A pair of A-10 Thunderbolts later took part in mopping up the surviving Decepticons in the {{w|Negev desert}} following the missile strikes and carpet bombing.

:*''{{w|A-10 Thunderbolt II|More information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia}}''

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====E-3 Sentry AWACS====
[[File:Movie E3Sentry AWACS.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, I have a mushroom on my back. I have issues with it, okay?]]
''The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems/Northrop Grumman '''E-3 Sentry''' is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to the United States military.''

After Captain Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, Tech Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in Strike Package Bravo and the AC-130 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok. Two years later an E-3 Sentry was sent to the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba to coordinate Operation: Firestorm.

:*''{{w|E-3 Sentry|More information about the E-3 Sentry on Wikipedia}}''

====Crew====
* Michael Adams (AWACS Controller #1)
* Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
* Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
* Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
* Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

{{note|Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a ''Transformers'' fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 TFW2005.com news thread about McNabb's email]</ref> that director [[Michael Bay]] allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.}}
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====AC-130 Spectre====
[[File:Movie AC-130 Spectre.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, you bring your alien insect technology, and I'll bring...]]
''The Lockheed/Boeing '''AC-130 Spectre''' gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack airplane. It is used for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations.''

With the lack of significant damage to Scorponok by the two A-10 Thunderbolts of Strike Package Bravo, Tech Sergeant Epps called upon the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105mm M102 howitzer cannons of an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The Spectre pounded the Decepticon attack into the ground with a combination of 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon and 105mm sabot rounds, damaging Scorponok enough for it to retreat.

:*''{{w|AC-130|More information about the AC-130 Spectre on Wikipedia}}''

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====C-17 Globemaster III====
[[File:Movie2007 C-17GlobemasterIII.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Integrated Systems '''C-17 Globemaster III''' is a large military transport aircraft used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world.''

Several C-17 transports at SOCCENT Qatar were easily destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] during his attack on SOCCENT Qatar.

Over forty C-17s lifted off from an unspecified air base in response to the various attacks by the Decepticons. The media were not told of where the planes and their troops were going, as the government was being very quiet about what was going on.

A C-17 transported Captain Lennox's Ranger team from Qatar to the United States. While on board, a technician determined that the severed tail from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had a self-regenerating molecular armour. Lennox discovered that one of the AC-130 Spectre's high-heat sabot rounds managed to burn right through the armour, which gave them a weapon to use against the alien invaders. The C-17 eventually landed at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where Lennox's team disembarked.

:*''{{w|C-17 Globemaster III|More information about the C-17 Globemaster III on Wikipedia}}''

{{Note|There was a scene that was cut from this part of the movie where [[Jorge Figueroa]] dies from the injuries he sustained during Scorponok's attack. A brief fragment of this was seen at the end of the December 2006 teaser trailer for the movie.}}

==Notes==
* The majority of the military base scenes in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] were shot at {{w|{{w|Holloman Air Force Base}} in [[New Mexico]]. Additionally, serving off-duty airmen and personnel from Holloman were paid extras wages to play miscellaneous soldiers during Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Qatar, as well as to provide advice to the production.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023092 Air Force official news about the filming at Holloman, dated July 11, 2006]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|United States Air Force|United States Air Force on the Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123156745 USAF Air Education and Training Command article on airmen at Atlus AFB appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen]
*{{i|United States Air Force}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:United States military| Air Force]]

Glen Whitmann

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:''Glen Whitmann is a [[human]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GlenWhitmann freakout.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|OH NOES! It's Freddy Krueger!]]
'''Glen Whitmann''' is an expert hacker and computer hardware technician.... who lives with his grandma. Unsurprisingly, he's a virgin.

A colossal dork, he spends his days playing ''Dance Dance Revolution'' with his [[Glen's cousin|cousin]], living under the shouty regime of his mother and [[Glen's grandmama|grandmother]], and can tell quickly the difference between an attack by [[Freddy Krueger]] and one by [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]]. He breaks almost instantly under pressure, but when he's ''really'' scared, is still capable of working his technological magic.

His biggest piece of advice: Eat ''all'' the donuts. If you don't touch them, they think you're guilty.

How in the hell he knows a hottie like [[Maggie Madsen]] is anyone's guess.

{{quote|Okay, so what? I've download a couple of thousand songs off the internet. Who hasn't? ''Who hasn't?!''|Glen Whitmann, RIAA's public enemy number 1|''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
:''Actor'': [[Anthony Anderson]]
{{voiceactor|[[Wataru Takagi]] (Japanese-language dub voice)|[[Tian Bo]] (Mandarin-language dub voice), [[Mario C. Castañeda Partida|Mario Castañeda]] (Latin American Spanish-language dub voice)}}

[[File:Movie2007 Glen DanceDanceRevolution.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Vrei sa pleci dar nu ma, nu ma iei.]]
It was the beginning of a bad day for Glen when his game of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' was interrupted by his improbably attractive friend [[Maggie Madsen|Maggie]]. Just her walking into his 'private area of zen and peace' without any advanced notice was enough trouble for poor Glen, but adding more pressure to it with his foul-tempered grandmother's meddling, which only made his day even worse (So much for zen and peace). At first, he was reluctant to end the game session with his cousin until Maggie told him she possessed highly classified data that would land her in jail for the rest of her life if the authorities found out. His curiosity piqued, Glen proceeded to hack into the data, discovering images and files about something called [[Megatron (Movie)|Project: Iceman]] and an organization named [[Sector Seven]]. In the code itself, he discovered [[Cybertronian language|strange symbols]]. Before they could view any more information, an [[FBI]] assault team crashed through the front door, prompting Glen's cousin to break out of the back door in a bid to escape, but was tackled into the swimming pool by an FBI agent. As he and Maggie were handcuffed, Glen cried out that ''nobody'' treads on his grandma's carpet, especially the po-lice.

[[File:Movie2007 SHEDIDIT.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|SHE DID IT! She beat the President's high score on ''Space Invaders''!]]
While in an FBI holding room, Glen ate a plate of donuts, telling Maggie that she shouldn't worry, the FBI were going to play 'Good cop/Bad cop', and the donuts were a test. He theorized that a guilty person would not touch the donuts, while an innocent man would eat them, and he'd eaten the entire plate. He concluded that all they needed to do is stick up for each other and they'd be fine. As soon as the interrogation agents arrived, making it wordlessly clear that the pair were both in a ''lot'' of trouble by placing a folder of information on the table, Glen suddenly cried out that it was all Maggie's fault, she was the one who brought him the data, and that he was just playing video games with his cousin. He further revealed that he was a virgin, and that the worst he had done was download a few thousand songs off the internet, but who hasn't? After being told to shut up by Maggie, he exclaimed that a criminal such as herself shouldn't talk to him, then quickly sat down to recover from the sugar rush while Maggie explained what she was trying to accomplish.

[[File:Movie2007 that'sWolverine!.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"So that's RID Megatron's third mode..."]]
Later, Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|Keller]] barged into the room, announcing that Maggie was coming with him as an adviser. Glen inquired about himself, prompting the confused Keller to ask who he was. Maggie replied that Glen was ''her'' adviser. Keller allowed him to come along. Soon, they were in a helicopter with [[Sam Witwicky|two]] [[Mikaela Banes|teenagers]] who were also on board for some reason. The boy broke the awkward silence, prompting Maggie to ask what did the government get them in for. To Glen's astonishment, the boy, Sam, replied that he bought a car that turned out to be [[Bumblebee (Movie)|an alien robot]].

When pressed on the nature of the [[AllSpark|All Spark]]'s radiation, [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] and [[Tom Banachek]] took them into a sealed room. When [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] noticed claw marks and inquired if [[Freddy Krueger]] had been in the room, Glen corrected the sergeant by reminding him that Krueger only had four claws, while the three on the wall indicated that it was [[Wolverine (superhero)|Wolverine]], which he found amusing. Agent Simmons replied that his joke was very funny, without a trace of humor. Possibly as a way of apologizing, Glen offered up his Nokia cell phone as a demonstration piece, turning it into a [[Nokia-bot|vicious little death machine]]. During the big Mexican stand-off between the United States Military Special Ops Team, and the Sector Seven Guards, Glen stood by fearfully with his hands in the air, as though he was being held hostage.

When the Iceman thawed, Secretary Keller, [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]], and Maggie managed to get an old radio, unfortunately, it had no microphones. Maggie suggested that Glen wire a computer to the radio and use that as an interface, using Keller's authorization codes as confirmation. Despite an attack by [[Frenzy (Movie)|a tiny killer robot]], Glen was able to link up with the military. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Glen Whitmann’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]''; and the storybook "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]".}}

===Transformers Mix & Match book===
{{Note|Due to the malleable storytelling format of the Mix & Match book, listed here is Glen's story role if all the segments visually featuring him are lined-up. For all the possible iterations of his role in the story, see the [[Transformers Mix & Match]] page.}}
Glen and Maggie Madsen were inside Sector Seven when they were attacked by Frenzy. [[Swindle (Movie)|The Autobot Drone]] helped protect them until they could summon help. {{storylink|Transformers Mix & Match}}

===Top Trumps Specials: Transformers===
Glen Whitman honed his hacking skills working for the [[Rand Corporation|RAND Corporation]] think tank. He even hacked into the Government once or twice! {{storylink|Top Trumps}}

===Titan movie comics===
{{Note|The following is in Law and Disorder letters page continuity.}}

[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] had no idea who Glen was. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] did know but couldn't remember how to spell his name. Ironhide believed Glen was still living in the same place and eating lots of doughnuts, and responded "Oh dear" at the concept. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.15|#15's Law and Disorder}}

==Notes==
[[File:StorybookGlen.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"Soon, the Rainbow of Light will be mine! AHAHAHAHA - uh. *whinny*"]]
*Glen Whitmann's pre-production name was Glenn Ross Dygert.
*In ''[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]'', Glen is inexplicably white. Also, he has a [[My Little Pony]]. This is a leftover element from when artist [[Marcelo Matere]], working with early and sparse information, thought Glen was a ''female'' character. (This was before the G4 incarnation of the franchise and the attendant creation of the "Brony" subculture.)
*The role of Glen was initially offered to [[Patton Oswalt]], but he had already committed to another film. He hasn't said what movie it was. If it was ''Balls of Fury'', he's probably kicking himself.
*Glen's intelligence must be higher than anyone else's on Earth, given that he has a computer that can decipher the Cybertronian language, let alone hack government code. Either that or he bought it from HP.
*A part of the scene where Glen is trying to contact the military for help while Frenzy is attacking was apparently cut out of the film. Footage from this part can be seen in trailers and TV spots when Glen is shown yelling, "The killer robot is really distracting!"
*Glen evidently lives far enough away from the Pentagon that Maggie had to take two different taxis to get there.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitmann, Glen}}
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[[Category:Movie humans]]
[[Category:Pirates]]

Egypt

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Egyptian guard

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{{noname-designation}}
:''The Egyptian guard is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:EgyptianguardDeepRoy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Oompa Loompa doopity doo, there will be no border crossing for you."]]
The '''Egyptian guard''' oversees a border security checkpoint on the road to [[Giza (region)|Giza]] and, despite his small stature, commands a large amount of respect or fear from his underlings.

He is a fan of the [[Yankees]].

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
:''Actor'': [[Deep Roy]]

While standing guard at his security checkpoint, the Egyptian guard chose to personally inspect the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|vehicle]] driven by a [[Seymour Simmons|tourist]], his [[Sam Witwicky|two]] [[Leo Spitz|sons]], and his [[Mikaela Banes|daughter]]. Once he heard that the occupants were from [[New York City]], he gleefully let them and their two driver-less [[The Twins|ghost cars]] through. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Notes==
* In the Brazilian dub of the film, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] refers to him as "Willy Wonka's Oompa Loompa".
* He may or may not be the man that operates a {{w|falafel}} stand frequented by Seymour Simmons.
* He appears to be a General going by his rank insignia, crossed swords with eagle insignias, which can be seen in the above image. Which renders the whole notion of him being a mere guard rather inaccurate. It is possible/probable that he is the commanding officer of the Egyptian forces in the Sinai region, where the scene in which this officer appears takes place, and is based at a nearby military base.

[[Category:Live-action-only characters]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen humans]]

Operation: Firestorm

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[[File:ROTFMegatronSam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Megatron begins his attack on his hated enemy - the Photoshop lens flare.]]
'''Operation: Firestorm''' was the battle the [[Autobot]]s, [[NEST]], and the [[United States military]] waged against the [[Decepticon]]s for possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in 2009. The Decepticon objective was to seize the Matrix and activate the [[Star Harvester]] that the [[Dynasty of Primes]] had built thousands of years ago, while the Autobots and NEST sought to use the Matrix to resurrect [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s and the only one who could defeat [[The Fallen]].

{{quote|Commence Operation: Firestorm, send everyone!|[[Morshower|General Morshower]]|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
Thousands of years ago, the Dynasty of Primes came to [[Earth]] and tried to build a machine which would harvest [[Energon]], a process which would destroy the star Earth orbited. When the Primes discovered that the planet was inhabited by the [[human]]s, the majority of the Primes decided to uphold their law regarding the sanctity of life and not proceed. One of the Primes, however, despised the humans as filthy insects and sought to activate the machine. A great battle took place, but the Dynasty eventually prevailed and stole the Matrix from their treacherous brother, giving their lives to seal in a tomb made of their own bodies. The rogue Prime was forever known as The Fallen, and his followers became known as the Decepticons.

In the present, Optimus Prime, the last descendant of the original Primes, gave his life to protect [[Sam Witwicky]], who subconsciously knew where to find the Matrix from the [[AllSpark]], from the clutches of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the Decepticon commander and disciple of The Fallen. Unable to find the boy on their own, the Decepticons made overt attacks in order to compel the humans to turn Sam over to them. In response, the United States government shut down NEST and ordered the Autobots with them detained. When Sam learned what he was carrying from [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], a former Decepticon who had been sent to find the Matrix by The Fallen, he theorized that the Matrix might be able to resurrect Optimus. Setting out with his girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes]], roommate [[Leo Spitz]], former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]], and the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], Sam managed to contact Major [[William Lennox]] of NEST and arrange for Optimus Prime's body to be brought to the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, which held a clue to where the Matrix was hidden. Sam eventually managed to find the [[Tomb of the Primes]] in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], but the Matrix seemingly crumbled to dust. Sam continued his belief that the Matrix could still work and gathered up the dust, then headed out with his companions while NEST airdropped into the Gulf.

Unfortunately, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was in Egypt following an earlier lead on Sam. Finding the convey, Starscream began strafing Bumblebee's group. Heading into a nearby quarry, Sam and Mikaela split off from the rest of the group, while Simmons and Leo took [[the Twins]] as a diversion. Before NEST could make contact with the [[Pentagon]], Starscream released an [[electromagnetic pulse]] that disabled their communication, also noting Prime's body. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], watching events from orbit, quickly disabled all the other satellites above the region, convincing [[Morshower|General Morshower]] to launch UCAVs over the region, while also contacting the governments of [[Egypt]] and [[Jordan]] to request an assist in confirming visuals.

[[File:ROTF Protoform army.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Humans went to war wearing body paint. Decepticons went nude.]]
As the Twins took Simmons and Leo to a quarry in [[Giza (region)|Giza]], it quickly became apparent that Starscream was no longer following them. As Simmons considered how to proceed, Megatron arrived and landed on the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. Starscream informed Megatron of the presence of Prime's body, and Megatron surmised the boy's intentions. As Starscream flew off, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to begin their assault. At his command, thirteen Decepticons landed in [[transition form]]s between the NEST landing site and the Pyramids, beginning a search for Sam. Major Lennox explained the situation to his colleagues, then ordered a group of volunteers to accompany [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] up through a set of pillars to find Sam and get him to Optimus. At the quarry, the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s arrived to form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who would ''not'' actually be joining the main group.

Making their way to NEST's position, Sam and Mikaela were forced to duck into an abandoned house as Starscream made a fly over. The two humans intended to wait until it was clear, but Starscream had detected their presence and led a group of Constructicons and Protoforms in search of Sam. it didn't go very well, to the point Starscream began shooting the ground in frustration. As Sam and Mikaela tried to wait out the Decepticons, an [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]] entered the hut the two teens were hiding in. Sam destroyed the small Decepticon before he realized what it was, but not before it sent out a transmission. Starscream tore off the roof of the hut and tried to grab Sam, but his efforts brought down part of the wall, allowing the teens to escape. [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] nearly crushed the two teens with his [[mace|flail]], and Starscream tried the less subtle method of firing missiles at the humans, but they managed to evade the Decepticons. Before Starscream's group could proceed, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and NEST soldiers opened fire on the Decepticons, preventing them from pursuing Sam. Ironhide's team then [[roll out|rolled out]] with Arcee providing escort.

[[File:ROTF Devastator vs Twins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Don't you hate it when your food fights back?]]
Back the quarry, the presence of the Twins compelled Devastator to activate his [[Vortex Grinder]] and begin swallowing up everything in sight. Simmons was nearly swallowed, but was saved by Leo. Mudflap was less fortunate, and was swallowed whole, which seemed to stop Devastator. Simmons realized that the only safe place was underneath Devastator, and the group made their way to him. At that point, Mudflap, who had survived, burst out of Devastator's head. Mudflap then began a furious assault on Devastator, who was unable to return fire due to his target being ''on his head''. Skids climbed up Devastator and fired a grapple to his brother, allowing Mudflap to reach him. Unfortunately, Mudflap then accidentally shot Skids in the face, sending the two Autobots to the ground below.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|[[Ryu|SHORYUKEN!]]]]
As Sam and Mikaela continued to make their way to Optimus Prime's body, Starscream saw them on an flyby. Deciding to use a less forceful method, Starscream ordered [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to use their back up plan. Rampage forcibly ejected [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]], who had been captured following the Decepticon attack on [[Paris]]. Rampage held the two humans at cannon point and made it clear he wanted Sam to turn over the Matrix to him. However, Bumblebee had made his way back to Sam's position, and Sam distracted Rampage long enough for Bumblebee to drop kick the Decepticon away from the Witwickys. Reacting quickly, Rampage began laying into the smaller Autobot, but Bumblebee was faster and managed to pin Rampage, trying to break his arm. Ravage then attempted to jump Bumblebee from behind, but Bumblebee managed to grab Ravage by the tail and ''tear out his spine''! Focusing his attention back on Rampage, Bumblebee tore off Rampage's arms and overextended his neck, killing the Decepticon. Bumblebee then tried to escort the humans to NEST's position, but the heavy amount of fire forced Sam to order Bumblebee to take his parents away from the battlefield, as he continued with Mikaela.

Back at the village, the Decepticons had positioned themselves among the pillars, and were overpowering the Autobots and NEST soldiers protecting Prime's body. A pair of Jordanian helicopters made their way to the village, but one was shot down by [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]. The other made its way to the Great Pyramid, and was downed with a blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. The helicopter survived both the shot ''and'' the crash, and Leo and Simmons began removing the survivors from the copter. Simmons took a radio from one of the soldiers and began following Devastator. By this point, the UCAVs that the Pentagon had launched had reached the village, and General Morshower ordered pretty much every available asset to the area.

[[File:ROTF Ironhide vs Buffalo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|He's NOT Bonecrusher and he does NOT hate women]]
Meanwhile, Sam and Mikaela finally made contact with Ironhide's team, with Arcee informing Sam that Optimus was beyond the pillars. Before the group could leave, they were set upon by Starscream, a protoform, and [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|another Decepticon]]. Arcee's pink and [[Elita-One (Movie)|purple component]]s were quickly downed while Ironhide and Arcee's [[Chromia (ROTF)|blue component]] provided cover fire. Ironhide urged Sam to get to the pillars and reach Prime's body. At the Great Pyramid, Devastator began to scale the massive structure, and Simmons realized that the pyramid was built over the harvester the Decepticons sought to activate. Using his radio to contact the ''U.S.S. Stennis'', he informed [[L. W. Wilder|Captain Wilder]] of Devastator's presence and to relay a ready order for the crew of a destroyer carrying a [[rail gun]].

At the village, the reinforcements finally made their way to NEST's position, and began unleashing their firepower on the Decepticons, downing several protoforms. [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] was able to contact the Air Force fighters and bombers en route, with two B-1 bombers carrying heavy ordnance authorized to attack. The NEST soldiers of Ironhide's team relayed that they had made contact with Sam and pointed him in the right direction. Sam and Mikaela were able to make their way past the Decepticons, who were too busy returning cover fire to search for the humans. Unfortunately, Megatron also arrived, unleashing his considerable fire power on the humans. Major Lennox and Sergeant Epps managed to make their way to Sam and Mikaela, but were unable to run for Prime's body, as [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] began using the ruins they were hiding in as cover to attack the tanks. As he continued his assault, Jetfire then arrived and sliced Mixmaster in half, then killed the Decepticon by crushing his torso. However, Jetfire in turn was attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], fatally wounding the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] before having his head crushed.

[[File:ROTF Megatron vs humans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left| Megs has flaming urine.]]
At the pyramid, Devastator had managed to expose the harvester by the time ''U.S.S. Kidd'' was in position to fire. Simmons relayed target coordinates to the ''Kidd'', which fired the rail gun, blowing Devastator apart. At the village, the Air Force contingent was almost ready to launch their first strike. Unfortunately, Sergeant Epps did not toss very well, with the orange smoke canister mere feet from the humans. As everyone ran for cover, the F-16s launched their strike, hitting a few protoforms and Long Haul. Ironhide soon ran out of the smoke, damaging and ejecting one of his cannons. Once the B-1s arrived, they dropped their 2000 pound JDAMs on the Decepticon position, eliminating Scrapper and the last of the protoforms. As this was going on, Sam made a mad dash from Prime's body, only for Megatron to emerge from the smoke and fire his fusion cannon at Sam's feet. The boy was caught in the blast and thrown through the air, landing near Prime's body. Megatron then continued firing on the heavy weaponry, but with him being the only apparent survivor, they turned all their weaponry on him. Under constant fire and brought to his knees, Megatron was forced to retreat.

As medics made their way to Sam, it appeared as if the boy was dead. In truth, he was in another plane of existence, where he encountered the Dynasty of Primes. They told him that he had been destined to discover the Matrix, but it could not be merely found, instead earned. Sam's courage and sacrifice in his fight to help Optimus made him worthy of the Matrix, and they returned him to life, restoring the Matrix in the process. Filled with new life and resolve, Sam made his way to the shell before him and drove the Matrix into the empty [[spark]] chamber. The plan worked, and Optimus Prime was reborn.

[[File:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The Fallen totally chopped some dude's head off.]]
Just then, The Fallen teleported in using a [[space bridge]], knocking the Autobots to the ground and killing a few humans before he stole the Matrix. Heading to the machine, The Fallen placed the Matrix into its slot and activated the star harvester, declaring revenge was finally his. The humans launched a volley of missiles from their heavy weapons, only for The Fallen to raise it with his [[telekinesis|telekinetic powers]] and drop it above the pyramid. Optimus tried to stand, but was still injured from his previous fight with Megatron. Seeing this, Jetfire offered his parts to Optimus, then killed himself by ripping out his spark core. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then ordered [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to use his electric whips to begin transplanting Jetfire's afterburners and weapons onto Optimus. Once it was complete, Optimus was left with a [[Super Mode|powered-up form]], and flew off for the pyramid.

[[File:ROTF Megatron face melt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|GIVE ME BACK MY FACE!]]
As F-22s tried to make a bombing run against the machine, The Fallen raised some of the rocks Devastator had smashed aside to block their line of fire. One of the fighters was unable to move out of the way and impacted on a rock, exploding. Fortunately, Optimus Prime was able to fly through the rocks, knock the Fallen and Megatron off the pyramid, and fire a rocket at the machine's spire, causing the star harvester to explode. Once they reached the ground below, Optimus and The Fallen fought each other, though it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron quickly came to the aid of his master, and Optimus crashed the group through some ruins, before Megatron dragged him away from The Fallen. Megatron then began to lay onto Optimus, only for Prime to break off his [[Death-lock pincer|sword]] and force Megatron to eat a blast from his own fusion cannon. Damaged, Megatron tried to counterattack, but Optimus used his [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon sword]] to slice off Megatron's fusion cannon, then used his afterburners to send the Decepticon flying through some ruins. Badly damaged, Megatron could barely call for Starscream.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus really needs a psychiatrist]]
With Megatron dispatched, The Fallen and Optimus Prime re-engaged. Optimus briefly pinned The Fallen against a wall, slicing off his chin and a few of his fingers with his sword. Infuriated, The Fallen counterattacked Optimus, managing to tear off his sword and one of his rocket thrusters, using them to strike Prime in the face. However, Optimus soon grabbed The Fallen's spear and impaled him with it, then used it to tear off his face plate. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark core, finally killing The Fallen. Though horrified by the loss of his master, Megatron still looked as if he was ready to continue, until Starscream pointed out that cowards sometimes survive. Injured and unable to continue the fight, Megatron acknowledged Starscream's advice but vowed that the war would continue.

With the Fallen dead and the star harvester destroyed, NEST and the Autobots had won. Optimus reunited with them, and the group then made their way home aboard the ''Stennis''. Following a return to the states, Sam resumed his time at college, while Optimus Prime sent a message into space detailing past events, further proclaiming that Humanity and the Autobots would face the unknown future together, as their ancestors did once before. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Unknown to both sides, the body of Ravage was recovered by the mysterious group known as the [[Initiative]], who used it in their own plans to acquire energy to power their own "infant". {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5|Tales of the Fallen #5}} The Autobots and Soundwave did not discover this until February of 2010. By this point, Megatron was still not combat ready. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}

==Notes==
*The events of Operation: Firestorm proceeded differently in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] based on earlier scripts. Those differences include:
**Megatron joined Starscream in strafing Bumblebee's group, but in his interstellar jet mode.
**Ironhide and Arcee never took a team to look for Sam, instead staying with the main NEST/Autobot group during the entire battle.
**Instead of shutting down the satellites above Egypt, Soundwave transmitted doctored video to the Pentagon.
**Simmons contacted Captain Wilder before the UAV transmitted information of the battle to the Pentagon. Additionally, Wilder was Captain of the ''Roosevelt'', and the rail gun was located on the ''Zumwalt''.
**Jordan and Egypt provided additional military support to the United States once it was confirmed that the Decepticons were attacking.
**Devastator was destroyed just before Optimus made his initial attack on the harvester.
**Megatron and Starscream abandoned the Fallen to his death when Optimus exposed the lie in The Fallen's promise to make Megatron a Prime, as Primes were born, not made.
**Optimus recovered the Matrix.

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United States Air Force

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Blitzwing1701: /* A-10 Thunderbolt II */

The '''United States Air Force''' (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Military]]. It is the largest and most technologically-advanced air force on [[Earth]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Air Force Academy]].

{{bigquote|''Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win''|USAF Motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
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The Air Force would have several clashes against the Decepticon threat. In its first, as part of a general military assault on the newly-built [[Fortress Sinister]], they were repulsed. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Soon after, Starscream attacked their secret base, Oregon Four-Alpha, with ease.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Later, they encountered [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and were beaten off again. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Later still, they ran into other Decepticons and were driven off ''again''. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Later again, USAF jets on a routine exercise got trashed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ''for a laugh'', though this time they ''did'' see off the Decepticons''. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} After that, it was a return to traditional values when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] seized [[MacDill Air Force Base]] with little resistance. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In the 1990s, USAF forces were, yep, effortlessly beaten by the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] violated US airspace, the USAF dispatched two jets to intercept him. They'd have been blown out of the sky if not for the timely arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his mates. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Later, when the [[Ancient Decepticon]] hordes covered the Earth, the Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike with unmanned droid planes. It didn't do much good, especially since they viewed the Autobots as enemy targets. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

When three injured Autobots were in need of severe repairs, Colonel [[Mike Franklin|Franklin]] had them transported to an air base. The ground crew considered this their way of contributing against the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
=====''Bumblebee'' film=====
When [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] appeared on the scene, [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]] initially assumed he was an Air Force jet before [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] corrected him. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

=====''Transformers'' film=====
[[File:Movie2007 Blackout destroys C-17s.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his team of [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]] returned to the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] entered the surrounding restricted airspace, heading straight for the base itself. Two USAF F-22 Raptors stationed at SOCCENT Qatar launched to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base. One of the pilots reported the helicopter's tail number was [[AF-4500|4500X]], which was also confirmed to be that of a helicopter which had been shot down months earlier in [[Afghanistan]]. When the helicopter touched down, it changed form, turning into a giant bipedal robot that attempted to hack into the US military network before destroying everything in its path, including all soldiers, armour and aircraft parked on the ground.

While the military and the government investigated the remains of SOCCENT Qatar and tried to discover who attacked them, Lennox's rangers wearily crossed the harsh Qatar desert to make their way to [[Mahfouz]]'s village. Meanwhile on [[Air Force One]], [[Tracy]] was asked to "wrangle up" some [[Ding Dong (food)|Ding Dong]]s for the [[President of the United States|President]]. Tracy expressed dissatisfaction at this order to a colleague, expecting more out of her Air Force career. As she entered the elevator for storage, she noticed a [[Frenzy (Movie)|boombox]] sitting on the floor, so she took it below deck with her while she retrieved the President's snack cakes. Little did she know the boombox would turn out to be one of the hostile aliens, who proceeded to hack the military network using Air Force One's P.O.T.U.S. mainframe for the information the helicopter failed to retrieve while simultaneously uploading a virus onto the military network.

[[File:Movie2007 AC-130 attacks Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in Qatar, the Rangers were attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant mechanical scorpion]] deployed by the walking helicopter, causing a ragged retreat among the soldiers to find more defensible positions in the village. Captain Lennox and [[Robert Epps|USAF Tech Sergeant Epps]] managed to call the [[Pentagon]] for help. A Predator UAV deployed to the site showed the brass what they were up against, so they ordered a nearby air base to launch two A-10 Thunderbolts to attack the mechanical scorpion, a manoeuvre coordinated between Tech Sergeant Epps and an E-3 Sentry AWACs flying overhead. When the A-10s failed to significantly damage the hostile creature, Epps called upon the AC-130 Spectre to "[[bring the rain]]" with its 105mm sabot rounds. The hail of powerful shells hurt the scorpion, forcing it to retreat.

After being evacuated from Qatar by the Air Force, Lennox's team investigated the broken-off tail of the scorpion aboard their C-17 transport plane, observing that the Spectre's sabot rounds had melted right through the creature's molecular regenerator armour. With this knowledge, Lennox ordered Epps to inform command that high-heat sabot rounds were effective weapons against the mysterious attackers. This information was received by their superiors shortly after the alien virus had spread around the world and shut down all forms of advanced communication, making it almost impossible for humanity to conduct an organised defense.

[[File:Movie2007 F-22s over MissionCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after touching down at Nellis AFB, Lennox's team were approached by agents of [[Sector Seven]] who ordered them to follow. They were taken to [[Hoover Dam]] where they met Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and an unusual assortment of other people, including Sector Seven agents [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]]. After learning of the evil aliens known as [[Decepticon]]s and their quest to secure the ancient cube-like artifact called the [[AllSpark]], the Dam was attacked by some of the evil aliens. Deciding to evacuate the Cube, Lennox decided to make a stand in nearby [[Mission City]], but stated that they could not do so without support from the US Air Force. As they left to protect teenagers [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and their [[Bumblebee (Movie)|friend alien Autobot car]] (which carried the Cube), Keller, Simmons, and computer experts [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Maggie Madsen]] attempted to contact Nellis AFB for help. After defeating [[Frenzy (Movie)|one of the hostile aliens]], they managed to contact Nellis, which launched F-22 Raptors.

[[File:Movie2007 StarscreamVsRaptors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worthless consumer models!]]

Arriving in Mission City, Lennox and his men saw what they thought was an F-22 from Nellis, but it was in fact the Decepticon known as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]! As the humans and their friendly alien [[Autobot]] allies fought off the ground-based Decepticons and attempted to protect Sam and the Cube, the Raptors from Nellis arrived to help the Rangers defeat that MH-53 Pave Low robot who destroyed SOCCENT Qatar. After doing so, they came under attack from Starscream, who hid amongst them in his F-22 disguise. After he destroyed several F-22s, Starscream was driven off by a counterattack, and now with the heat off of them, the remaining fighters attacked the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The combined attack by the Rangers and the Air Force Raptors damaged Megatron enough to slow him down, enabling Sam Witwicky to plug the Cube into Megatron's spark, killing him. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

=====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film=====
When [[Morshower|General Morshower]] learned that [[NEST]] and the [[Autobot]]s were engaged with the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Egypt]], he authorized [[Operation: Firestorm]], whereby the available military assets in the region were to engage attacks on the Decepticons. Once the order was received, the waiting [[United States Navy]] vessels launched F/A-18s which acted as support for a squadron of F-16s and two B-1 bombers which conducted bombing runs on the Decepticons' position in [[Giza (region)|Giza]]. After [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] ordered them to target the area with the orange smoke, the F-16s launched an initial strike, taking out several Decepticons, with the B-1's finishing off the rest. After receiving word about a Decepticon [[Star Harvester|doomsday weapon]] in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], a squad of F-22s tried to target the device, but were blocked by [[The Fallen]]'s [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] blockade, with one F-22 hitting a stone block and exploding. Fortunately, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now equipped with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s powerful thrusters, was made of sterner stuff, and managed to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

=====''Dark of the Moon'' film=====
When Decepticons were reported in Chicago, several Predator B Drones were sent in to observe what was happening but were shot down by Decepticon ships. Later, a squadron of US Navy F/A-18 Hornets launched from a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier on the Atlantic coast were sent in but were also shot down by Decepticon ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====IDW movie comics====
[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
In 2003, F-22 Raptor Bravo-Echo 96 was undergoing testing around the area of [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] when the pilot saw a strange impact and moved to investigate. His fighter's form was scanned by the [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who then shot it out of the sky. He transformed into his new F-22 mode and left the burning wreckage behind. {{Storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

A few years later, Lieutenant M. Hardin led an F-22 squadron escorting a C-17 Globemaster III transport to the clandestine [[Sector Seven]]'s secret [[Nevada]] facility, 80 miles from [[Hoover Dam]]. The C-17 unloaded its precious cargo—the deactivated form of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], a Decepticon left for dead by his compatriots after they leveled Sector Seven's base in [[Afghanistan]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

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====Titan movie comics====
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The Air Force lost, ''badly'', when the Decepticons took control of North America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Two years later, after the Decepticons had both been knocked out and then come back to form the [[Decepticon Heartland]], the homeless Autobots set up camp at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. They got a frosty reception. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

Shortly after, as the Autobots departed the base, Bolling Air Force Base, [[Washington, D.C.]] fired a nuclear-tipped missile at them on orders from [[Theodore Allen|the brainwashed President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} Oh, sorry, I mean Bolling accidentally fired a "wayward test launch".

When the Decepticons launched a full assault the next day, the Air Force was hampered from responding by Presidential dictat and the presence of civilians. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
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{{Storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Betty "[[Major Altitude]]" Altheimer attended the [[United States Air Force Academy]], emerging as an experimental test pilot with an eye towards going into space. She would eventually achieve her goal as a member of [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/31}}

==Facilities==
As part of the joint operational command, USAF planes and airmen were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].

The USAF operated Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Clark County, [[Nevada]]. Captain Lennox's US Army Ranger team touched down at the base aboard their C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Qatar. Shortly afterwards, Glen Whitmann and Secretary of Defense John Keller managed to contact the air base via Morse code to order them to provide fighter cover against the Decepticons.

:*''{{w|Nellis Air Force Base|More information about Nellis Air Force Base on Wikipedia}}''

===Hardware===
====CV-22 Osprey====
[[File:Movie CV-22 Osprey1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone's going to have a hard time explaining how they lost two of these babies.]]
''The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Rotorcraft Systems '''CV-22 Osprey''' is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. Its mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.''

Two Ospreys out of SOCCENT Qatar transported Captain Lennox's Ranger unit back to the base after a mission.

:*''{{w|v-22 Osprey|More information about the CV-22 Osprey on Wikipedia}}''

A four-prop version of the Osprey was seen in Dark of the Moon.

{{note|At the time of filming, the two Ospreys featured in the movie were two of only three that the US Air Force had in its inventory.}}
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====F-22 Raptor====
[[File:Movie SOCCENTQatar raptors.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''The Lockheed-Martin '''F-22 Raptor''' is an air-superiority fighter with stealth capabilities. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.''

Two Raptors were launched to intercept and escort [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to SOCCENT. They were presumably destroyed when the Decepticon laid waste to the base.

Later, [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] successfully contacted the Air Force, and F-22 Raptors were launched to give air cover to the combined Ranger/Sector Seven/Autobot unit in [[Mission City]]. The second wave of Raptors took heavy damage when the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] successfully infiltrated the group and destroyed four of the Raptors before being driven off. With the heat off their tails, the squadron participated in the destruction of Blackout and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''{{w|F-22 Raptor|More information about the F-22 Raptor on Wikipedia}}''
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====MQ-9 Reaper====
[[File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems '''MQ-9 Reaper''',also known as the Predator B, is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used for unmanned reconnaissance and combat.''

After Lennox and Epps were able to get in touch with the Pentagon, an MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV was launched to investigate. Two years later the USAF sent three Predator Bs, one white UCAV with a turboprop, one black UCAV with a jet engine and one dark grey UCAV with a turboprop, to the northern coast of the Gulf of Aqaba.

:*''{{w|MQ-9 Reaper|More information about the MQ-9 Reaper on Wikipedia}}''

====A-10 Thunderbolt II====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It is [[Bring the rain|being brought]].]]
''The Fairchild-Republic '''A-10 Thunderbolt II''' is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and [[Scorponok (Movie)|other ground targets]]. It is also called the '''Warthog''' about as often as its official name, in and out of the United States Air Force.''

After receiving Captain Lennox's request for air support, the [[Pentagon]] ordered a nearby airbase to roll in Strike Package Bravo, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fitted with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, to give immediate support to Lennox's besieged unit. USAF Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry AWACS to have the A-10s direct their fire upon the target in killbox one-alpha, which was indicated by flares and painted with laser guidance markers. Approaching the village, the two A-10s strafed the robotic scorpion with 30 mm rounds from their GAU-8 Avenger gatling guns. Causing no noticeable damage, the two planes followed up with their Maverick missiles, blowing up a lot of sand, but they missed. As a result, there was no appreciable effect on the mechanical beast. A pair of A-10 Thunderbolts later took part in mopping up the surviving Decepticons in the {{w|Negev desert}} following the missile strikes and carpet bombing.

:*''{{w|A-10 Thunderbolt II|More information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia}}''

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====E-3 Sentry AWACS====
[[File:Movie E3Sentry AWACS.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, I have a mushroom on my back. I have issues with it, okay?]]
''The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems/Northrop Grumman '''E-3 Sentry''' is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to the United States military.''

After Captain Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, Tech Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in Strike Package Bravo and the AC-130 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok.

:*''{{w|E-3 Sentry|More information about the E-3 Sentry on Wikipedia}}''

====Crew====
* Michael Adams (AWACS Controller #1)
* Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
* Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
* Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
* Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

{{note|Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a ''Transformers'' fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 TFW2005.com news thread about McNabb's email]</ref> that director [[Michael Bay]] allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.}}
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====AC-130 Spectre====
[[File:Movie AC-130 Spectre.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, you bring your alien insect technology, and I'll bring...]]
''The Lockheed/Boeing '''AC-130 Spectre''' gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack airplane. It is used for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations.''

With the lack of significant damage to Scorponok by the two A-10 Thunderbolts of Strike Package Bravo, Tech Sergeant Epps called upon the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105mm M102 howitzer cannons of an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The Spectre pounded the Decepticon attack into the ground with a combination of 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon and 105mm sabot rounds, damaging Scorponok enough for it to retreat.

:*''{{w|AC-130|More information about the AC-130 Spectre on Wikipedia}}''

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====C-17 Globemaster III====
[[File:Movie2007 C-17GlobemasterIII.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Integrated Systems '''C-17 Globemaster III''' is a large military transport aircraft used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world.''

Several C-17 transports at SOCCENT Qatar were easily destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] during his attack on SOCCENT Qatar.

Over forty C-17s lifted off from an unspecified air base in response to the various attacks by the Decepticons. The media were not told of where the planes and their troops were going, as the government was being very quiet about what was going on.

A C-17 transported Captain Lennox's Ranger team from Qatar to the United States. While on board, a technician determined that the severed tail from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had a self-regenerating molecular armour. Lennox discovered that one of the AC-130 Spectre's high-heat sabot rounds managed to burn right through the armour, which gave them a weapon to use against the alien invaders. The C-17 eventually landed at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where Lennox's team disembarked.

:*''{{w|C-17 Globemaster III|More information about the C-17 Globemaster III on Wikipedia}}''

{{Note|There was a scene that was cut from this part of the movie where [[Jorge Figueroa]] dies from the injuries he sustained during Scorponok's attack. A brief fragment of this was seen at the end of the December 2006 teaser trailer for the movie.}}

==Notes==
* The majority of the military base scenes in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] were shot at {{w|{{w|Holloman Air Force Base}} in [[New Mexico]]. Additionally, serving off-duty airmen and personnel from Holloman were paid extras wages to play miscellaneous soldiers during Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Qatar, as well as to provide advice to the production.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023092 Air Force official news about the filming at Holloman, dated July 11, 2006]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|United States Air Force|United States Air Force on the Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123156745 USAF Air Education and Training Command article on airmen at Atlus AFB appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen]
*{{i|United States Air Force}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:United States military| Air Force]]

United States Air Force

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The '''United States Air Force''' (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Military]]. It is the largest and most technologically-advanced air force on [[Earth]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Air Force Academy]].

{{bigquote|''Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win''|USAF Motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
The Air Force would have several clashes against the Decepticon threat. In its first, as part of a general military assault on the newly-built [[Fortress Sinister]], they were repulsed. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Soon after, Starscream attacked their secret base, Oregon Four-Alpha, with ease.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Later, they encountered [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and were beaten off again. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Later still, they ran into other Decepticons and were driven off ''again''. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Later again, USAF jets on a routine exercise got trashed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ''for a laugh'', though this time they ''did'' see off the Decepticons''. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} After that, it was a return to traditional values when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] seized [[MacDill Air Force Base]] with little resistance. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In the 1990s, USAF forces were, yep, effortlessly beaten by the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] violated US airspace, the USAF dispatched two jets to intercept him. They'd have been blown out of the sky if not for the timely arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his mates. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Later, when the [[Ancient Decepticon]] hordes covered the Earth, the Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike with unmanned droid planes. It didn't do much good, especially since they viewed the Autobots as enemy targets. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

When three injured Autobots were in need of severe repairs, Colonel [[Mike Franklin|Franklin]] had them transported to an air base. The ground crew considered this their way of contributing against the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
=====''Bumblebee'' film=====
When [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] appeared on the scene, [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]] initially assumed he was an Air Force jet before [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] corrected him. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

=====''Transformers'' film=====
[[File:Movie2007 Blackout destroys C-17s.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his team of [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]] returned to the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] entered the surrounding restricted airspace, heading straight for the base itself. Two USAF F-22 Raptors stationed at SOCCENT Qatar launched to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base. One of the pilots reported the helicopter's tail number was [[AF-4500|4500X]], which was also confirmed to be that of a helicopter which had been shot down months earlier in [[Afghanistan]]. When the helicopter touched down, it changed form, turning into a giant bipedal robot that attempted to hack into the US military network before destroying everything in its path, including all soldiers, armour and aircraft parked on the ground.

While the military and the government investigated the remains of SOCCENT Qatar and tried to discover who attacked them, Lennox's rangers wearily crossed the harsh Qatar desert to make their way to [[Mahfouz]]'s village. Meanwhile on [[Air Force One]], [[Tracy]] was asked to "wrangle up" some [[Ding Dong (food)|Ding Dong]]s for the [[President of the United States|President]]. Tracy expressed dissatisfaction at this order to a colleague, expecting more out of her Air Force career. As she entered the elevator for storage, she noticed a [[Frenzy (Movie)|boombox]] sitting on the floor, so she took it below deck with her while she retrieved the President's snack cakes. Little did she know the boombox would turn out to be one of the hostile aliens, who proceeded to hack the military network using Air Force One's P.O.T.U.S. mainframe for the information the helicopter failed to retrieve while simultaneously uploading a virus onto the military network.

[[File:Movie2007 AC-130 attacks Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in Qatar, the Rangers were attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant mechanical scorpion]] deployed by the walking helicopter, causing a ragged retreat among the soldiers to find more defensible positions in the village. Captain Lennox and [[Robert Epps|USAF Tech Sergeant Epps]] managed to call the [[Pentagon]] for help. A Predator UAV deployed to the site showed the brass what they were up against, so they ordered a nearby air base to launch two A-10 Thunderbolts to attack the mechanical scorpion, a manoeuvre coordinated between Tech Sergeant Epps and an E-3 Sentry AWACs flying overhead. When the A-10s failed to significantly damage the hostile creature, Epps called upon the AC-130 Spectre to "[[bring the rain]]" with its 105mm sabot rounds. The hail of powerful shells hurt the scorpion, forcing it to retreat.

After being evacuated from Qatar by the Air Force, Lennox's team investigated the broken-off tail of the scorpion aboard their C-17 transport plane, observing that the Spectre's sabot rounds had melted right through the creature's molecular regenerator armour. With this knowledge, Lennox ordered Epps to inform command that high-heat sabot rounds were effective weapons against the mysterious attackers. This information was received by their superiors shortly after the alien virus had spread around the world and shut down all forms of advanced communication, making it almost impossible for humanity to conduct an organised defense.

[[File:Movie2007 F-22s over MissionCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after touching down at Nellis AFB, Lennox's team were approached by agents of [[Sector Seven]] who ordered them to follow. They were taken to [[Hoover Dam]] where they met Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and an unusual assortment of other people, including Sector Seven agents [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]]. After learning of the evil aliens known as [[Decepticon]]s and their quest to secure the ancient cube-like artifact called the [[AllSpark]], the Dam was attacked by some of the evil aliens. Deciding to evacuate the Cube, Lennox decided to make a stand in nearby [[Mission City]], but stated that they could not do so without support from the US Air Force. As they left to protect teenagers [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and their [[Bumblebee (Movie)|friend alien Autobot car]] (which carried the Cube), Keller, Simmons, and computer experts [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Maggie Madsen]] attempted to contact Nellis AFB for help. After defeating [[Frenzy (Movie)|one of the hostile aliens]], they managed to contact Nellis, which launched F-22 Raptors.

[[File:Movie2007 StarscreamVsRaptors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worthless consumer models!]]

Arriving in Mission City, Lennox and his men saw what they thought was an F-22 from Nellis, but it was in fact the Decepticon known as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]! As the humans and their friendly alien [[Autobot]] allies fought off the ground-based Decepticons and attempted to protect Sam and the Cube, the Raptors from Nellis arrived to help the Rangers defeat that MH-53 Pave Low robot who destroyed SOCCENT Qatar. After doing so, they came under attack from Starscream, who hid amongst them in his F-22 disguise. After he destroyed several F-22s, Starscream was driven off by a counterattack, and now with the heat off of them, the remaining fighters attacked the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The combined attack by the Rangers and the Air Force Raptors damaged Megatron enough to slow him down, enabling Sam Witwicky to plug the Cube into Megatron's spark, killing him. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

=====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film=====
When [[Morshower|General Morshower]] learned that [[NEST]] and the [[Autobot]]s were engaged with the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Egypt]], he authorized [[Operation: Firestorm]], whereby the available military assets in the region were to engage attacks on the Decepticons. Once the order was received, the waiting [[United States Navy]] vessels launched F/A-18s which acted as support for a squadron of F-16s and two B-1 bombers which conducted bombing runs on the Decepticons' position in [[Giza (region)|Giza]]. After [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] ordered them to target the area with the orange smoke, the F-16s launched an initial strike, taking out several Decepticons, with the B-1's finishing off the rest. After receiving word about a Decepticon [[Star Harvester|doomsday weapon]] in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], a squad of F-22s tried to target the device, but were blocked by [[The Fallen]]'s [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] blockade, with one F-22 hitting a stone block and exploding. Fortunately, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now equipped with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s powerful thrusters, was made of sterner stuff, and managed to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

=====''Dark of the Moon'' film=====
When Decepticons were reported in Chicago, several Predator B Drones were sent in to observe what was happening but were shot down by Decepticon ships. Later, a squadron of US Navy F/A-18 Hornets launched from a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier on the Atlantic coast were sent in but were also shot down by Decepticon ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====IDW movie comics====
[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
In 2003, F-22 Raptor Bravo-Echo 96 was undergoing testing around the area of [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] when the pilot saw a strange impact and moved to investigate. His fighter's form was scanned by the [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who then shot it out of the sky. He transformed into his new F-22 mode and left the burning wreckage behind. {{Storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

A few years later, Lieutenant M. Hardin led an F-22 squadron escorting a C-17 Globemaster III transport to the clandestine [[Sector Seven]]'s secret [[Nevada]] facility, 80 miles from [[Hoover Dam]]. The C-17 unloaded its precious cargo—the deactivated form of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], a Decepticon left for dead by his compatriots after they leveled Sector Seven's base in [[Afghanistan]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|Alliance issue 3}} {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}}}
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====Titan movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
The Air Force lost, ''badly'', when the Decepticons took control of North America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Two years later, after the Decepticons had both been knocked out and then come back to form the [[Decepticon Heartland]], the homeless Autobots set up camp at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. They got a frosty reception. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

Shortly after, as the Autobots departed the base, Bolling Air Force Base, [[Washington, D.C.]] fired a nuclear-tipped missile at them on orders from [[Theodore Allen|the brainwashed President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} Oh, sorry, I mean Bolling accidentally fired a "wayward test launch".

When the Decepticons launched a full assault the next day, the Air Force was hampered from responding by Presidential dictat and the presence of civilians. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{groupstub}}
{{Storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Betty "[[Major Altitude]]" Altheimer attended the [[United States Air Force Academy]], emerging as an experimental test pilot with an eye towards going into space. She would eventually achieve her goal as a member of [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/31}}

==Facilities==
As part of the joint operational command, USAF planes and airmen were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].

The USAF operated Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Clark County, [[Nevada]]. Captain Lennox's US Army Ranger team touched down at the base aboard their C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Qatar. Shortly afterwards, Glen Whitmann and Secretary of Defense John Keller managed to contact the air base via Morse code to order them to provide fighter cover against the Decepticons.

:*''{{w|Nellis Air Force Base|More information about Nellis Air Force Base on Wikipedia}}''

===Hardware===
====CV-22 Osprey====
[[File:Movie CV-22 Osprey1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone's going to have a hard time explaining how they lost two of these babies.]]
''The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Rotorcraft Systems '''CV-22 Osprey''' is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. Its mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.''

Two Ospreys out of SOCCENT Qatar transported Captain Lennox's Ranger unit back to the base after a mission.

:*''{{w|v-22 Osprey|More information about the CV-22 Osprey on Wikipedia}}''

A four-prop version of the Osprey was seen in Dark of the Moon.

{{note|At the time of filming, the two Ospreys featured in the movie were two of only three that the US Air Force had in its inventory.}}
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====F-22 Raptor====
[[File:Movie SOCCENTQatar raptors.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''The Lockheed-Martin '''F-22 Raptor''' is an air-superiority fighter with stealth capabilities. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.''

Two Raptors were launched to intercept and escort [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to SOCCENT. They were presumably destroyed when the Decepticon laid waste to the base.

Later, [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] successfully contacted the Air Force, and F-22 Raptors were launched to give air cover to the combined Ranger/Sector Seven/Autobot unit in [[Mission City]]. The second wave of Raptors took heavy damage when the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] successfully infiltrated the group and destroyed four of the Raptors before being driven off. With the heat off their tails, the squadron participated in the destruction of Blackout and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''{{w|F-22 Raptor|More information about the F-22 Raptor on Wikipedia}}''
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====MQ-9 Reaper====
[[File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems '''MQ-9 Reaper''',also known as the Predator B, is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used for unmanned reconnaissance and combat.''

After Lennox and Epps were able to get in touch with the Pentagon, an MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV was launched to investigate. Two years later the USAF sent three Predator Bs, one white UCAV with a turboprop, one black UCAV with a jet engine and one dark grey UCAV with a turboprop, to the northern coast of the Gulf of Aqaba.

:*''{{w|MQ-9 Reaper|More information about the MQ-9 Reaper on Wikipedia}}''

====A-10 Thunderbolt II====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It is [[Bring the rain|being brought]].]]
''The Fairchild-Republic '''A-10 Thunderbolt II''' is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and [[Scorponok (Movie)|other ground targets]]. It is also called the '''Warthog''' about as often as its official name, in and out of the United States Air Force.''

After receiving Captain Lennox's request for air support, [[Pentagon]] ordered a nearby airbase to roll in Strike Package Bravo, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fitted with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, to give immediate support to Lennox's besieged unit. USAF Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry AWACS to have the A-10s direct their fire upon the target in killbox one-alpha, which was indicated by flares and painted with laser guidance markers. Approaching the village, the two A-10s strafed the robotic scorpion with 30 mm rounds from their Avenger gatling guns. Causing no noticeable damage, the two planes followed up with their Maverick missiles, blowing up a lot of sand, but they missed. As a result, there was no appreciable effect on the mechanical beast.

:*''{{w|A-10 Thunderbolt II|More information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia}}''

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====E-3 Sentry AWACS====
[[File:Movie E3Sentry AWACS.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, I have a mushroom on my back. I have issues with it, okay?]]
''The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems/Northrop Grumman '''E-3 Sentry''' is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to the United States military.''

After Captain Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, Tech Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in Strike Package Bravo and the AC-130 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok.

:*''{{w|E-3 Sentry|More information about the E-3 Sentry on Wikipedia}}''

====Crew====
* Michael Adams (AWACS Controller #1)
* Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
* Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
* Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
* Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

{{note|Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a ''Transformers'' fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 TFW2005.com news thread about McNabb's email]</ref> that director [[Michael Bay]] allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.}}
{{-}}

====AC-130 Spectre====
[[File:Movie AC-130 Spectre.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, you bring your alien insect technology, and I'll bring...]]
''The Lockheed/Boeing '''AC-130 Spectre''' gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack airplane. It is used for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations.''

With the lack of significant damage to Scorponok by the two A-10 Thunderbolts of Strike Package Bravo, Tech Sergeant Epps called upon the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105mm M102 howitzer cannons of an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The Spectre pounded the Decepticon attack into the ground with a combination of 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon and 105mm sabot rounds, damaging Scorponok enough for it to retreat.

:*''{{w|AC-130|More information about the AC-130 Spectre on Wikipedia}}''

{{-}}

====C-17 Globemaster III====
[[File:Movie2007 C-17GlobemasterIII.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Integrated Systems '''C-17 Globemaster III''' is a large military transport aircraft used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world.''

Several C-17 transports at SOCCENT Qatar were easily destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] during his attack on SOCCENT Qatar.

Over forty C-17s lifted off from an unspecified air base in response to the various attacks by the Decepticons. The media were not told of where the planes and their troops were going, as the government was being very quiet about what was going on.

A C-17 transported Captain Lennox's Ranger team from Qatar to the United States. While on board, a technician determined that the severed tail from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had a self-regenerating molecular armour. Lennox discovered that one of the AC-130 Spectre's high-heat sabot rounds managed to burn right through the armour, which gave them a weapon to use against the alien invaders. The C-17 eventually landed at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where Lennox's team disembarked.

:*''{{w|C-17 Globemaster III|More information about the C-17 Globemaster III on Wikipedia}}''

{{Note|There was a scene that was cut from this part of the movie where [[Jorge Figueroa]] dies from the injuries he sustained during Scorponok's attack. A brief fragment of this was seen at the end of the December 2006 teaser trailer for the movie.}}

==Notes==
* The majority of the military base scenes in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] were shot at {{w|{{w|Holloman Air Force Base}} in [[New Mexico]]. Additionally, serving off-duty airmen and personnel from Holloman were paid extras wages to play miscellaneous soldiers during Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Qatar, as well as to provide advice to the production.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023092 Air Force official news about the filming at Holloman, dated July 11, 2006]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|United States Air Force|United States Air Force on the Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123156745 USAF Air Education and Training Command article on airmen at Atlus AFB appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen]
*{{i|United States Air Force}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:United States military| Air Force]]

Egypt

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[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. Simmons got past the Egyptian military, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the commanding officer, a Major General judging by his rank insignia, had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place. The group later stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]].

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
Several years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa 2560 BC. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
According to [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], the Egyptians had in fact been [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 80 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 60 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
*As the Autobots and company are crossing the {{w|Sinai peninsula}} on their way to the Gulf of Aqaba, shortly before being chased by Egyptian police and shortly before arriving at the Egyptian security checkpoint which as later dialogue indicates is 100 miles away from the Gulf, they drive past a pair of pyramids that resemble the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which shows that there are multiple sets of pyramids in the Sinai/Gulf of Aqaba region.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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[[Category:IDW (2005) locations]]
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[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

Egypt

2019-06-20T17:58:37Z

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{{faction|☥}}
[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. Simmons got past the Egyptian military, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the commanding officer, a Major General judging by his rank insignia, had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place. The group later stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]].

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa 2560 BC. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
According to [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], the Egyptians had in fact been [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 80 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 60 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
*As the Autobots and company are crossing the {{w|Sinai peninsula}} on their way to the Gulf of Aqaba, shortly before being chased by Egyptian police and shortly before arriving at the Egyptian security checkpoint which as later dialogue indicates is 100 miles away from the Gulf, they drive past a pair of pyramids that resemble the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which shows that there are multiple sets of pyramids in the Sinai/Gulf of Aqaba region.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

United States Navy

2019-06-20T17:50:02Z

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The '''United States Navy''' (USN) is the sea branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Armed Forces]]. It is the largest navy on [[Earth]], larger than that of many other [[human]] navies combined.

{{bigquote|''Honor, Courage, Commitment''|USN Motto}}
{{bigquote|''Non sibi sed patriae''|USN unofficial Motto (''Not self but country'')}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
[[USS Hama|USS ''Hama'']] was a battleship that was presumably destroyed by [[Cobra]] and the [[Decepticon]]s in [[1939]]. After its destruction, a map of the [[Fera Islands]], as well as the emblems of the Decepticons and Cobra, were carved into a fragment of its hull by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Destro]]. The fragment ended up at [[Sumbergh RAF Base]] on the [[Shetland Islands]], where it directed the nascent [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team to the hiding place of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The Line}}

===Live-action ''Transformers'' movies===
====''Transformers'' film====
Shortly after the United States learned of the devastating attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the [[President of the United States|President]] dispatched battle groups to the Arabian Gulf and the Yellow Sea, not knowing which of their potential enemies had attacked them.

After [[Frenzy (Movie)|the attack on]] [[Air Force One]] which succeeded in both hacking the military network and introducing a virus into the system, Admiral [[Brigham]] opined to the assembled Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] that the only countries with this sort of capability would be [[Russia]], North Korea and perhaps [[China]]. He was refuted by [[Maggie Madsen]] (the young analyst who detected the hack) who explained that the capabilities required to hack their systems at such speed were beyond known technology. Brigham retorted by showing the increased North Korean naval activity, but was not impressed when Madsen pointed out that it was probably a precaution against the US's own naval movements.

Later, when Secretary Keller discovered that no foreign power on [[Earth]] was responsible for the events in Qatar, he ordered the battle groups to turn their ships around and return to US territory immediately.

After the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Mission City]], the Navy dumped the dead aliens into the Atlantic Ocean's [[Laurentian Abyss]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
A Navy base at San Diego was one of the many Decepticon targets in their attempt to shatter American reconstruction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{groupstub}}
{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
During the Fallen's display of power, he and several protoforms destroyed the ''USS Theodore Roosevelt'' with the Fallen gloating on top of the sinking ship's propellers. Later, after receiving coordinates from Major [[William Lennox]], General Morshower dispatched a battlegroup led by the ''USS John C. Stennis'' to the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}} to provide backup. During [[Operation: Firestorm]], the battle group dispatched F/A-18s, AAVs, AH-1 helicopters and LCACs carrying tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to the aid of NEST. Later, [[Seymour Simmons]] contacted the ''Stennis'' demanding that Captain Wilder listen to him in order to stop [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Wilder finally listened and at Simmons request, ordered one of the battle group's destroyers, the ''USS Kidd'' to prepare its railgun. Upon receiving targeting coordinates from Simmons, the ''Kidd'' fired its railgun and destroyed Devastator. Later, the ''Stennis'' carried the Autobots and humans home.
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was a Captain in the U.S. Navy.

==Notes==
* Some of the members of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s Ranger team (Luis Echagarruga, Patrick Mulderrig, [[Brian Shehan]], and Michael Trisler) are actually currently serving members of the US Navy SEALs, while on-set military advisor Harry Humpries was a former Navy SEAL. They assisted the actors in their three days of basic training at {{w|Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin}}, in [[California]] as seen in the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' DVD segment titled "I Fight Giant Robots".

==External links==
{{w|United States Navy}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:United States military| Navy]]

United States Navy

2019-06-20T17:46:59Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Revenge of the Fallen film */

The '''United States Navy''' (USN) is the sea branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Armed Forces]]. It is the largest navy on [[Earth]], larger than that of many other [[human]] navies combined.

{{bigquote|''Honor, Courage, Commitment''|USN Motto}}
{{bigquote|''Non sibi sed patriae''|USN unofficial Motto (''Not self but country'')}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
[[USS Hama|USS ''Hama'']] was a battleship that was presumably destroyed by [[Cobra]] and the [[Decepticon]]s in [[1939]]. After its destruction, a map of the [[Fera Islands]], as well as the emblems of the Decepticons and Cobra, were carved into a fragment of its hull by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Destro]]. The fragment ended up at [[Sumbergh RAF Base]] on the [[Shetland Islands]], where it directed the nascent [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team to the hiding place of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The Line}}

===Live-action ''Transformers'' movies===
====''Transformers'' film====
Shortly after the United States learned of the devastating attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the [[President of the United States|President]] dispatched battle groups to the Arabian Gulf and the Yellow Sea, not knowing which of their potential enemies had attacked them.

After [[Frenzy (Movie)|the attack on]] [[Air Force One]] which succeeded in both hacking the military network and introducing a virus into the system, Admiral [[Brigham]] opined to the assembled Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] that the only countries with this sort of capability would be [[Russia]], North Korea and perhaps [[China]]. He was refuted by [[Maggie Madsen]] (the young analyst who detected the hack) who explained that the capabilities required to hack their systems at such speed were beyond known technology. Brigham retorted by showing the increased North Korean naval activity, but was not impressed when Madsen pointed out that it was probably a precaution against the US's own naval movements.

Later, when Secretary Keller discovered that no foreign power on [[Earth]] was responsible for the events in Qatar, he ordered the battle groups to turn their ships around and return to US territory immediately.

After the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Mission City]], the Navy dumped the dead aliens into the Atlantic Ocean's [[Laurentian Abyss]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
A Navy base at San Diego was one of the many Decepticon targets in their attempt to shatter American reconstruction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{groupstub}}
{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
During the Fallen's display of power, he and several protoforms destroyed the {{w|''USS Theodore Roosevelt''}} with the Fallen gloating on top of the sinking ship's propellers. Later, after receiving coordinates from Major [[William Lennox]], General Morshower dispatched a battlegroup led by the {{w|''USS John C. Stennis''}} to the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}} to provide backup. During [[Operation: Firestorm]], the battle group dispatched F/A-18s, AAVs, AH-1 helicopters and LCACs carrying tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to the aid of NEST. Later, [[Seymour Simmons]] contacted the ''Stennis'' demanding that Captain Wilder listen to him in order to stop [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Wilder finally listened and at Simmons request, ordered one of the battle group's destroyers, the ''USS Kidd'' to prepare its railgun. Upon receiving targeting coordinates from Simmons, the ''Kidd'' fired its railgun and destroyed Devastator. Later, the ''Stennis'' carried the Autobots and humans home.
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was a Captain in the U.S. Navy.

==Notes==
* Some of the members of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s Ranger team (Luis Echagarruga, Patrick Mulderrig, [[Brian Shehan]], and Michael Trisler) are actually currently serving members of the US Navy SEALs, while on-set military advisor Harry Humpries was a former Navy SEAL. They assisted the actors in their three days of basic training at {{w|Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin}}, in [[California]] as seen in the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' DVD segment titled "I Fight Giant Robots".

==External links==
{{w|United States Navy}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:United States military| Navy]]

United States Navy

2019-06-20T17:46:19Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Revenge of the Fallen film */

The '''United States Navy''' (USN) is the sea branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Armed Forces]]. It is the largest navy on [[Earth]], larger than that of many other [[human]] navies combined.

{{bigquote|''Honor, Courage, Commitment''|USN Motto}}
{{bigquote|''Non sibi sed patriae''|USN unofficial Motto (''Not self but country'')}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers/G.I. Joe'' comics===
[[USS Hama|USS ''Hama'']] was a battleship that was presumably destroyed by [[Cobra]] and the [[Decepticon]]s in [[1939]]. After its destruction, a map of the [[Fera Islands]], as well as the emblems of the Decepticons and Cobra, were carved into a fragment of its hull by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Destro]]. The fragment ended up at [[Sumbergh RAF Base]] on the [[Shetland Islands]], where it directed the nascent [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team to the hiding place of the [[Autobot]]s. {{storylink|The Line}}

===Live-action ''Transformers'' movies===
====''Transformers'' film====
Shortly after the United States learned of the devastating attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the [[President of the United States|President]] dispatched battle groups to the Arabian Gulf and the Yellow Sea, not knowing which of their potential enemies had attacked them.

After [[Frenzy (Movie)|the attack on]] [[Air Force One]] which succeeded in both hacking the military network and introducing a virus into the system, Admiral [[Brigham]] opined to the assembled Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] that the only countries with this sort of capability would be [[Russia]], North Korea and perhaps [[China]]. He was refuted by [[Maggie Madsen]] (the young analyst who detected the hack) who explained that the capabilities required to hack their systems at such speed were beyond known technology. Brigham retorted by showing the increased North Korean naval activity, but was not impressed when Madsen pointed out that it was probably a precaution against the US's own naval movements.

Later, when Secretary Keller discovered that no foreign power on [[Earth]] was responsible for the events in Qatar, he ordered the battle groups to turn their ships around and return to US territory immediately.

After the defeat of the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Mission City]], the Navy dumped the dead aliens into the Atlantic Ocean's [[Laurentian Abyss]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====Titan ''Transformers'' movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
A Navy base at San Diego was one of the many Decepticon targets in their attempt to shatter American reconstruction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{groupstub}}
{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
During the Fallen's display of power, he and several protoforms destroyed the {{w|''USS Theodore Roosevelt''}} with the Fallen gloating on top of the sinking ship's propellers. Later, after receiving coordinates from Major [[William Lennox]], General Morshower dispatched a battlegroup led by the {{w|''USS John C. Stennis''}} to the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}} to provide backup. During [[Operation: Firestorm]], the battle group dispatched F/A-18s, AAVs, AH-1 helicopters and LCACs carrying tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to the aid of NEST. Later, [[Seymour Simmons]] contacted the ''Stennis'' demanding the Captain Wilder listen to him in order to stop [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. Wilder finally listened and at Simmons request, ordered one of the battle group's destroyers, the ''USS Kidd'' to prepare its railgun. Upon receiving targeting coordinates from Simmons, the ''Kidd'' fired its railgun and destroyed Devastator. Later, the ''Stennis'' carried the Autobots and humans home.
{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was a Captain in the U.S. Navy.

==Notes==
* Some of the members of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s Ranger team (Luis Echagarruga, Patrick Mulderrig, [[Brian Shehan]], and Michael Trisler) are actually currently serving members of the US Navy SEALs, while on-set military advisor Harry Humpries was a former Navy SEAL. They assisted the actors in their three days of basic training at {{w|Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin}}, in [[California]] as seen in the ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' DVD segment titled "I Fight Giant Robots".

==External links==
{{w|United States Navy}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Dark of the Moon]]
[[Category:Movie]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]
[[Category:United States military| Navy]]

United States Air Force

2019-05-19T00:02:13Z

Blitzwing1701: /* MQ-9 Reaper */

The '''United States Air Force''' (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Military]]. It is the largest and most technologically-advanced air force on [[Earth]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Air Force Academy]].

{{bigquote|''Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win''|USAF Motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
The Air Force would have several clashes against the Decepticon threat. In its first, as part of a general military assault on the newly-built [[Fortress Sinister]], they were repulsed. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Soon after, Starscream attacked their secret base, Oregon Four-Alpha, with ease.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Later, they encountered [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and were beaten off again. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Later still, they ran into other Decepticons and were driven off ''again''. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Later again, USAF jets on a routine exercise got trashed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ''for a laugh'', though this time they ''did'' see off the Decepticons''. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} After that, it was a return to traditional values when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] seized [[MacDill Air Force Base]] with little resistance. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In the 1990s, USAF forces were, yep, effortlessly beaten by the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] violated US airspace, the USAF dispatched two jets to intercept him. They'd have been blown out of the sky if not for the timely arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his mates. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Later, when the [[Ancient Decepticon]] hordes covered the Earth, the Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike with unmanned droid planes. It didn't do much good, especially since they viewed the Autobots as enemy targets. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

When three injured Autobots were in need of severe repairs, Colonel [[Mike Franklin|Franklin]] had them transported to an air base. The ground crew considered this their way of contributing against the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
=====''Bumblebee'' film=====
When [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] appeared on the scene, [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]] initially assumed he was an Air Force jet before [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] corrected him. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

=====''Transformers'' film=====
[[File:Movie2007 Blackout destroys C-17s.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his team of [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]] returned to the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] entered the surrounding restricted airspace, heading straight for the base itself. Two USAF F-22 Raptors stationed at SOCCENT Qatar launched to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base. One of the pilots reported the helicopter's tail number was [[AF-4500|4500X]], which was also confirmed to be that of a helicopter which had been shot down months earlier in [[Afghanistan]]. When the helicopter touched down, it changed form, turning into a giant bipedal robot that attempted to hack into the US military network before destroying everything in its path, including all soldiers, armour and aircraft parked on the ground.

While the military and the government investigated the remains of SOCCENT Qatar and tried to discover who attacked them, Lennox's rangers wearily crossed the harsh Qatar desert to make their way to [[Mahfouz]]'s village. Meanwhile on [[Air Force One]], [[Tracy]] was asked to "wrangle up" some [[Ding Dong (food)|Ding Dong]]s for the [[President of the United States|President]]. Tracy expressed dissatisfaction at this order to a colleague, expecting more out of her Air Force career. As she entered the elevator for storage, she noticed a [[Frenzy (Movie)|boombox]] sitting on the floor, so she took it below deck with her while she retrieved the President's snack cakes. Little did she know the boombox would turn out to be one of the hostile aliens, who proceeded to hack the military network using Air Force One's P.O.T.U.S. mainframe for the information the helicopter failed to retrieve while simultaneously uploading a virus onto the military network.

[[File:Movie2007 AC-130 attacks Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in Qatar, the Rangers were attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant mechanical scorpion]] deployed by the walking helicopter, causing a ragged retreat among the soldiers to find more defensible positions in the village. Captain Lennox and [[Robert Epps|USAF Tech Sergeant Epps]] managed to call the [[Pentagon]] for help. A Predator UAV deployed to the site showed the brass what they were up against, so they ordered a nearby air base to launch two A-10 Thunderbolts to attack the mechanical scorpion, a manoeuvre coordinated between Tech Sergeant Epps and an E-3 Sentry AWACs flying overhead. When the A-10s failed to significantly damage the hostile creature, Epps called upon the AC-130 Spectre to "[[bring the rain]]" with its 105mm sabot rounds. The hail of powerful shells hurt the scorpion, forcing it to retreat.

After being evacuated from Qatar by the Air Force, Lennox's team investigated the broken-off tail of the scorpion aboard their C-17 transport plane, observing that the Spectre's sabot rounds had melted right through the creature's molecular regenerator armour. With this knowledge, Lennox ordered Epps to inform command that high-heat sabot rounds were effective weapons against the mysterious attackers. This information was received by their superiors shortly after the alien virus had spread around the world and shut down all forms of advanced communication, making it almost impossible for humanity to conduct an organised defense.

[[File:Movie2007 F-22s over MissionCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after touching down at Nellis AFB, Lennox's team were approached by agents of [[Sector Seven]] who ordered them to follow. They were taken to [[Hoover Dam]] where they met Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and an unusual assortment of other people, including Sector Seven agents [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]]. After learning of the evil aliens known as [[Decepticon]]s and their quest to secure the ancient cube-like artifact called the [[AllSpark]], the Dam was attacked by some of the evil aliens. Deciding to evacuate the Cube, Lennox decided to make a stand in nearby [[Mission City]], but stated that they could not do so without support from the US Air Force. As they left to protect teenagers [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and their [[Bumblebee (Movie)|friend alien Autobot car]] (which carried the Cube), Keller, Simmons, and computer experts [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Maggie Madsen]] attempted to contact Nellis AFB for help. After defeating [[Frenzy (Movie)|one of the hostile aliens]], they managed to contact Nellis, which launched F-22 Raptors.

[[File:Movie2007 StarscreamVsRaptors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worthless consumer models!]]

Arriving in Mission City, Lennox and his men saw what they thought was an F-22 from Nellis, but it was in fact the Decepticon known as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]! As the humans and their friendly alien [[Autobot]] allies fought off the ground-based Decepticons and attempted to protect Sam and the Cube, the Raptors from Nellis arrived to help the Rangers defeat that MH-53 Pave Low robot who destroyed SOCCENT Qatar. After doing so, they came under attack from Starscream, who hid amongst them in his F-22 disguise. After he destroyed several F-22s, Starscream was driven off by a counterattack, and now with the heat off of them, the remaining fighters attacked the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The combined attack by the Rangers and the Air Force Raptors damaged Megatron enough to slow him down, enabling Sam Witwicky to plug the Cube into Megatron's spark, killing him. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

=====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film=====
When [[Morshower|General Morshower]] learned that [[NEST]] and the [[Autobot]]s were engaged with the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Egypt]], he authorized [[Operation: Firestorm]], whereby the available military assets in the region were to engage attacks on the Decepticons. Once the order was received, the waiting [[United States Navy]] vessels launched their air support, including a squadron of F-16s and two B-1 bombers for bombing runs on the Decepticons' position in [[Giza (region)|Giza]]. After [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] ordered them to target the area with the orange smoke, the F-16s launched an initial strike, taking out several Decepticons, with the B-1's finishing off the rest. After receiving word about a Decepticon [[Star Harvester|doomsday weapon]] in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], a squad of F-22s tried to target the device, but were blocked by [[The Fallen]]'s [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] blockade, with one F-22 hitting a rock and exploding. Fortunately, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now equipped with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s powerful thrusters, was made of sterner stuff, and managed to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

=====''Dark of the Moon'' film=====
When Decepticons were reported in Chicago, several Predator B Drones were sent in to observe what was happening but were shot down by Decepticon ships. Later, a squadron of US Navy F/A-18 Hornets launched from a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier on the Atlantic coast were sent in but were also shot down by Decepticon ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====IDW movie comics====
[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
In 2003, F-22 Raptor Bravo-Echo 96 was undergoing testing around the area of [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] when the pilot saw a strange impact and moved to investigate. His fighter's form was scanned by the [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who then shot it out of the sky. He transformed into his new F-22 mode and left the burning wreckage behind. {{Storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

A few years later, Lieutenant M. Hardin led an F-22 squadron escorting a C-17 Globemaster III transport to the clandestine [[Sector Seven]]'s secret [[Nevada]] facility, 80 miles from [[Hoover Dam]]. The C-17 unloaded its precious cargo—the deactivated form of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], a Decepticon left for dead by his compatriots after they leveled Sector Seven's base in [[Afghanistan]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|Alliance issue 3}} {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}}}
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====Titan movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
The Air Force lost, ''badly'', when the Decepticons took control of North America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Two years later, after the Decepticons had both been knocked out and then come back to form the [[Decepticon Heartland]], the homeless Autobots set up camp at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. They got a frosty reception. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

Shortly after, as the Autobots departed the base, Bolling Air Force Base, [[Washington, D.C.]] fired a nuclear-tipped missile at them on orders from [[Theodore Allen|the brainwashed President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} Oh, sorry, I mean Bolling accidentally fired a "wayward test launch".

When the Decepticons launched a full assault the next day, the Air Force was hampered from responding by Presidential dictat and the presence of civilians. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
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{{Storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Betty "[[Major Altitude]]" Altheimer attended the [[United States Air Force Academy]], emerging as an experimental test pilot with an eye towards going into space. She would eventually achieve her goal as a member of [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/31}}

==Facilities==
As part of the joint operational command, USAF planes and airmen were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].

The USAF operated Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Clark County, [[Nevada]]. Captain Lennox's US Army Ranger team touched down at the base aboard their C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Qatar. Shortly afterwards, Glen Whitmann and Secretary of Defense John Keller managed to contact the air base via Morse code to order them to provide fighter cover against the Decepticons.

:*''{{w|Nellis Air Force Base|More information about Nellis Air Force Base on Wikipedia}}''

===Hardware===
====CV-22 Osprey====
[[File:Movie CV-22 Osprey1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone's going to have a hard time explaining how they lost two of these babies.]]
''The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Rotorcraft Systems '''CV-22 Osprey''' is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. Its mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.''

Two Ospreys out of SOCCENT Qatar transported Captain Lennox's Ranger unit back to the base after a mission.

:*''{{w|v-22 Osprey|More information about the CV-22 Osprey on Wikipedia}}''

A four-prop version of the Osprey was seen in Dark of the Moon.

{{note|At the time of filming, the two Ospreys featured in the movie were two of only three that the US Air Force had in its inventory.}}
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====F-22 Raptor====
[[File:Movie SOCCENTQatar raptors.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''The Lockheed-Martin '''F-22 Raptor''' is an air-superiority fighter with stealth capabilities. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.''

Two Raptors were launched to intercept and escort [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to SOCCENT. They were presumably destroyed when the Decepticon laid waste to the base.

Later, [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] successfully contacted the Air Force, and F-22 Raptors were launched to give air cover to the combined Ranger/Sector Seven/Autobot unit in [[Mission City]]. The second wave of Raptors took heavy damage when the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] successfully infiltrated the group and destroyed four of the Raptors before being driven off. With the heat off their tails, the squadron participated in the destruction of Blackout and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''{{w|F-22 Raptor|More information about the F-22 Raptor on Wikipedia}}''
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====MQ-9 Reaper====
[[File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems '''MQ-9 Reaper''',also known as the Predator B, is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used for unmanned reconnaissance and combat.''

After Lennox and Epps were able to get in touch with the Pentagon, an MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV was launched to investigate. Two years later the USAF sent three Predator Bs, one white UCAV with a turboprop, one black UCAV with a jet engine and one dark grey UCAV with a turboprop, to the northern coast of the Gulf of Aqaba.

:*''{{w|MQ-9 Reaper|More information about the MQ-9 Reaper on Wikipedia}}''

====A-10 Thunderbolt II====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It is [[Bring the rain|being brought]].]]
''The Fairchild-Republic '''A-10 Thunderbolt II''' is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and [[Scorponok (Movie)|other ground targets]]. It is also called the '''Warthog''' about as often as its official name, in and out of the United States Air Force.''

After receiving Captain Lennox's request for air support, [[Pentagon]] ordered a nearby airbase to roll in Strike Package Bravo, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fitted with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, to give immediate support to Lennox's besieged unit. USAF Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry AWACS to have the A-10s direct their fire upon the target in killbox one-alpha, which was indicated by flares and painted with laser guidance markers. Approaching the village, the two A-10s strafed the robotic scorpion with 30 mm rounds from their Avenger gatling guns. Causing no noticeable damage, the two planes followed up with their Maverick missiles, blowing up a lot of sand, but they missed. As a result, there was no appreciable effect on the mechanical beast.

:*''{{w|A-10 Thunderbolt II|More information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia}}''

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====E-3 Sentry AWACS====
[[File:Movie E3Sentry AWACS.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, I have a mushroom on my back. I have issues with it, okay?]]
''The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems/Northrop Grumman '''E-3 Sentry''' is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to the United States military.''

After Captain Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, Tech Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in Strike Package Bravo and the AC-130 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok.

:*''{{w|E-3 Sentry|More information about the E-3 Sentry on Wikipedia}}''

====Crew====
* Michael Adams (AWACS Controller #1)
* Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
* Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
* Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
* Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

{{note|Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a ''Transformers'' fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 TFW2005.com news thread about McNabb's email]</ref> that director [[Michael Bay]] allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.}}
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====AC-130 Spectre====
[[File:Movie AC-130 Spectre.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, you bring your alien insect technology, and I'll bring...]]
''The Lockheed/Boeing '''AC-130 Spectre''' gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack airplane. It is used for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations.''

With the lack of significant damage to Scorponok by the two A-10 Thunderbolts of Strike Package Bravo, Tech Sergeant Epps called upon the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105mm M102 howitzer cannons of an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The Spectre pounded the Decepticon attack into the ground with a combination of 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon and 105mm sabot rounds, damaging Scorponok enough for it to retreat.

:*''{{w|AC-130|More information about the AC-130 Spectre on Wikipedia}}''

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====C-17 Globemaster III====
[[File:Movie2007 C-17GlobemasterIII.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Integrated Systems '''C-17 Globemaster III''' is a large military transport aircraft used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world.''

Several C-17 transports at SOCCENT Qatar were easily destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] during his attack on SOCCENT Qatar.

Over forty C-17s lifted off from an unspecified air base in response to the various attacks by the Decepticons. The media were not told of where the planes and their troops were going, as the government was being very quiet about what was going on.

A C-17 transported Captain Lennox's Ranger team from Qatar to the United States. While on board, a technician determined that the severed tail from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had a self-regenerating molecular armour. Lennox discovered that one of the AC-130 Spectre's high-heat sabot rounds managed to burn right through the armour, which gave them a weapon to use against the alien invaders. The C-17 eventually landed at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where Lennox's team disembarked.

:*''{{w|C-17 Globemaster III|More information about the C-17 Globemaster III on Wikipedia}}''

{{Note|There was a scene that was cut from this part of the movie where [[Jorge Figueroa]] dies from the injuries he sustained during Scorponok's attack. A brief fragment of this was seen at the end of the December 2006 teaser trailer for the movie.}}

==Notes==
* The majority of the military base scenes in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] were shot at {{w|{{w|Holloman Air Force Base}} in [[New Mexico]]. Additionally, serving off-duty airmen and personnel from Holloman were paid extras wages to play miscellaneous soldiers during Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Qatar, as well as to provide advice to the production.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023092 Air Force official news about the filming at Holloman, dated July 11, 2006]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{w|United States Air Force|United States Air Force on the Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123156745 USAF Air Education and Training Command article on airmen at Atlus AFB appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen]
*{{i|United States Air Force}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:United States military| Air Force]]

Dropkick (Movie)

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{{disambig2|the movieverse individual/drones|the Generation 1 drones|Dropkick (G1)}}
:''Dropkick is a [[Decepticon]] and also a bunch of mass-produced [[Drone Unit (Movie)|drones]] used by both sides from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Dropkick.jpg|thumb|250px|This planet is too loud. I'm hungry. I wish I was on Cybertron playing simultronics. My feet hurt.]]

'''Dropkick''' really doesn't like being on [[Earth]], but [[Shatter]] made him come. If he had his way, he'd be back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] right now, sitting alone in the dark and feeling angry. He doesn't really "get" why folks are so interested in the [[AllSpark]] or why the [[Autobot]]s like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are making things so hard for him, and he thinks having to pretend to work with [[Sector Seven|the humans]] is humiliating... but at least once the [[Decepticon]]s get what they want, he'll have plenty of things to blow up and humans to liquefy.

[[Transformers The Game|Sometimes]] there are lots of him. On both sides.

{{bigquote|The humans are multiplying, please let me kill some.|Dropkick|''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Justin Theroux]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Simone D'Andrea]] (Italian)}}

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|220px|Ha! Suck it [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]! I got to be in a movie before you!]]
Long ago, Dropkick was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Dropkick and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Dropkick was paired with [[Shatter]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Dropkick assisted Shatter in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet, but not before Dropkick vertically bisected Cliffjumper, killing him instantaneously.

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Dropkick acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] and killed [[Roy (BB)|a random human]], expressing his disappointment with the primitive indigenous species yet taking pleasure in how they "popped." The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Dropkick picking up a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Dropkick wanted to dispose of the humans when Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127, which he begrudgingly went along with. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, when he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Before departing to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor, Dropkick killed Powell (who overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors) and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. During their fight, Bumblebee's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower. Once Bumblebee gained the upper hand, Dropkick assumed his helicopter mode only for his propeller to become ensnared in a discarded chain wielded by Bumblebee. Dropkick transformed into robot mode in a failed attempt to escape, further tangling himself in the chain. Whilst mocking Bumblebee as to whether the chain could hold him, the Autobot pulled on the chain before he could finish, thus tearing Dropkick apart before he exploded. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Dropkick's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

===Titan movie comic===
{{notetitantlg}}
[[Image:Titan9_Dropkick.JPG|right|200px|thumb|In Soviet Russia, You want Dropkick. Here, DROPKICK WANTS '''YOU'''!]]

Dropkick was Megatron's right-hand man in the occupation of [[Earth]]. The other Decepticons heard Megatron's orders through him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Having gone ''way'' down in the world after Starscream seized command, he ended up acting as "escort" to ensure [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] would leave human areas. In a final "up yours", Bumblebee led Dropkick in a high-speed chase which saw the Decepticon damaged and humiliated. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Dropkickincineratorscanningalliance3.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|It looks like he's scanning that truck. But he's actually crying all over it.]]
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] dispatched Dropkick and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] to [[Florida]], where they completely destroyed an American military base before scanning suitable Earth forms. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} Their victory was short-lived, as soon afterwards, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and their [[human]] allies tracked the Decepticons down and systematically destroyed them one by one. Dropkick was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and was finished off by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Dropkick was one of a number of Decepticons who responded to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal and came to Earth. He admired the alternate form he'd chosen for its primitive elegance. After Starscream enlisted the help of the [[Human Accessory Force]], Dropkick helped them raid a [[Zambia]]n dam construction site, confronting [[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]], whom he was disappointed to realize was not armed, and therefore not much sport. He tried to do a trick with a piece of fencing to entrap the Major, but it didn't work as he'd hoped.

When Autobots responded to the Decepticon activities, Dropkick, [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] lured them into the Zambezi River. Dropkick attempted to keep Ratchet distracted as they were pulled downstream towards Victoria Falls, but the plan didn't work as well as hoped, and he retreated with a damaged arm. The Decepticon trio next went to cause havoc at Kariba dam. The Autobots, however, followed them. Optimus rammed Macerator and Dropkick, the latter of whom found himself wrestling with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After Macerator was terminated by Optimus, and Payload was lost in the waters released from the dam, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat. Dropkick fled, though not without being stung by [[Kaminari Ishihara]]'s [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
[[Image:Dropkick-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Hey, who let this guy have a new name?! What the hell?]]
Hordes of identical Dropkick units are used by both the Autobot and Decepticon armies. Decepticons are blue like Blowpipe with a lens-face, while Autobot versions are red like Salvage and have a facemask with individual optics. They are protected from most artillery by energy shields in robot mode ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] EMP bombs can penetrate the shields & damages them easily), and are fond of throwing stuff at foes rather than getting in with melee attacks.

Dropkicks are most commonly found in [[Tranquility|urban missions]], but pop up for certain sub-missions in other areas as well. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{note|Dropkick was used as the basis for a chassis available to players as their combatant for the ''Battle for the Allspark'' game. Units using this body came in two variations. Autobot-aligned units had a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembled Optimus Prime, while the Decepticon-aligned units had the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.}}
[[Image:Dropkick head.jpg|thumb|left|Dropkick units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom). Both feel nobody understands them.]]
Dropkick units had equal Attack & Speed abilities with a strong Defense skill. {{Storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Dropkick appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as support a unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries with the Ranged Attack ability to deal double damage.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie2007_Dropkick_toy.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|His Decepticon symbol can be seen from space.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Claw/plier weapon
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-18'''

: Dropkick transforms into a customized {{w|Chevrolet Silverado}} pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His hood and roof feature a fairly cleverly done gigantic Decepticon symbol. His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: Unlike most of the other "drone" toys, Dropkick does not use the Decepticon "lens-face", instead going with a new, more complicated face design with a visor. (It is ''not'' the Autobot face from the game, but it is similar.)

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed as the Autobot [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Dropkick/dropkick.htm More information on Dropkick at TFU.info]''
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===Bumblebee===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersPowerDropkick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| All right, who honestly expected me to come back?]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Standing at approximately 5-inches, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Energon Igniters Power Dropkick transforms into a blue and black muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro (rather than the AMC Javelin mode he has in the film). As with other Power Series figures, he can interact with the Cores of larger Energon Igniters toys. Note that his stock photography is slightly mistransformed, with the arms not completely tabbed in for vehicle mode.

:This mold was also used for the simultaneously released [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Bumblebee|Energon Igniters Power Hot Rod]] and was later retooled into [[Shatter#Energon Igniters|Shatter]].

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*'''Dropkick''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px]]
:''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters Nitro Dropkick is an all new, approximately Voyager Class-sized mold that transforms into an attack helicopter. Like other Energon Igniters, he comes with a core that he can interact with, as well as being able to interact with the cores that come with other figures in the line.
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MV6-Deluxe-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Blue Thunder/Transformers'' crossover we never thought we’d get.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 23]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' Two guns, "Aerial Dogfight" backdrop

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxes, Dropkick transforms from an officially-licensed {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} attack helicopter to robot and back! Similar to [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|his fellow]] [[Shatter#Toys|triple changers]], he only transforms into ''two'' of his three modes. Dropkick's robot mode has knee accents to imitate car taillights and back "wings" to imitate car doors, but otherwise his car kibble in robot mode is missing, making this one of the less screen-accurate ''Studio Series'' toys. This could be one of the possible reasons for this toy becoming a Studio Series [[shelfwarmer]]. The figure comes with two guns and a cardboard backdrop display depicting an aerial dogfight scene from ''Bumblebee''.

:A post on his right arm prevents his tail kibble from folding as flat as on the other arm in robot mode.

:This figure was ''extensively'' retooled into ''Studio Series'' [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Drift]].

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[[File:Studio-Series-46-MVBB-Deluxe-Dropkick-car.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I blanchin, girl we blanchin."]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''46'''
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:Released in the seventh wave of ''Studio Series'', this version of Dropkick transforms into his 1973 AMC Javelin muscle car alternate mode in 26 steps. His robot mode is based on his initial appearance in the film, where he had only a car mode after arriving on Earth. He comes with the gun he uses to liquefy humans in the film and a cardboard backdrop display of his and Shatter's arrival.
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====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| He really wanted to become a Tiny Triple Changer, but turned even bluer upon hearing he was mistaken.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''D'''
:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 2 [[Cogman#Toys|Cogman]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of an Aston Martin DB11 in a few steps.

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*'''Chopper Mode Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''G'''
:Also released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Chopper Mode Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 1 [[Blackout (Movie)#The Last Knight|Blackout]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopter]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Dropkick.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Face down in the gutter, won't admit defeat...]]
* '''Dropkick''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Dropkick is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a pickup truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He (it?) uses the same parts layout as Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Generation 1 [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (or Movie [[Skids (Movie)|Skids]]).

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==Notes==
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Dropkick, along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games.
[[Image:DropkickWipers.jpg|thumb|right|100px|I'm angsty because my [[gimmick]] sucks.]]
* Dropkick's card art shows him with windshield wipers on his visor. They are probably to wipe away his tears.
* Dropkick appears on several covers for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic despite not actually appearing in the story itself.
*There has been no ''official'' word on whether or not ''Bumblebee'' Dropkick was inspired by the character from the 2007 movie toyline — but they're both blue-and-grey Decepticon grunts from the live-action movie continuity who grumble and moan about being on Earth, so for the purposes of the wiki we're considering them to be the same character. Dropkick's partner, Shatter, similarly seems to [[Shatter#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Fracture (Movie)|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters.
* Even if briefly, Dropkick is one of the few Transformers from the live action film series who seems to have the ability of flight in robot mode.
* Dropkick's two main rotor blades split apart when he transforms into robot mode, making him look as though he has four main rotor blades despite only really having two.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dropkick''' (ドロップキック ''Doroppukikku'')

==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-01.html Dropkick concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle For the Allspark'' online game]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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United States Air Force

2019-05-05T16:56:25Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Dark of the Moon film */

The '''United States Air Force''' (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Military]]. It is the largest and most technologically-advanced air force on [[Earth]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Air Force Academy]].

{{bigquote|''Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win''|USAF Motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
The Air Force would have several clashes against the Decepticon threat. In its first, as part of a general military assault on the newly-built [[Fortress Sinister]], they were repulsed. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Soon after, Starscream attacked their secret base, Oregon Four-Alpha, with ease.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Later, they encountered [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and were beaten off again. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Later still, they ran into other Decepticons and were driven off ''again''. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Later again, USAF jets on a routine exercise got trashed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ''for a laugh'', though this time they ''did'' see off the Decepticons''. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} After that, it was a return to traditional values when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] seized [[MacDill Air Force Base]] with little resistance. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In the 1990s, USAF forces were, yep, effortlessly beaten by the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] violated US airspace, the USAF dispatched two jets to intercept him. They'd have been blown out of the sky if not for the timely arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his mates. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Later, when the [[Ancient Decepticon]] hordes covered the Earth, the Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike with unmanned droid planes. It didn't do much good, especially since they viewed the Autobots as enemy targets. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

When three injured Autobots were in need of severe repairs, Colonel [[Mike Franklin|Franklin]] had them transported to an air base. The ground crew considered this their way of contributing against the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
=====''Bumblebee'' film=====
When [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] appeared on the scene, [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]] initially assumed he was an Air Force jet before [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] corrected him. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

=====''Transformers'' film=====
[[File:Movie2007 Blackout destroys C-17s.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his team of [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]] returned to the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] entered the surrounding restricted airspace, heading straight for the base itself. Two USAF F-22 Raptors stationed at SOCCENT Qatar launched to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base. One of the pilots reported the helicopter's tail number was [[AF-4500|4500X]], which was also confirmed to be that of a helicopter which had been shot down months earlier in [[Afghanistan]]. When the helicopter touched down, it changed form, turning into a giant bipedal robot that attempted to hack into the US military network before destroying everything in its path, including all soldiers, armour and aircraft parked on the ground.

While the military and the government investigated the remains of SOCCENT Qatar and tried to discover who attacked them, Lennox's rangers wearily crossed the harsh Qatar desert to make their way to [[Mahfouz]]'s village. Meanwhile on [[Air Force One]], [[Tracy]] was asked to "wrangle up" some [[Ding Dong (food)|Ding Dong]]s for the [[President of the United States|President]]. Tracy expressed dissatisfaction at this order to a colleague, expecting more out of her Air Force career. As she entered the elevator for storage, she noticed a [[Frenzy (Movie)|boombox]] sitting on the floor, so she took it below deck with her while she retrieved the President's snack cakes. Little did she know the boombox would turn out to be one of the hostile aliens, who proceeded to hack the military network using Air Force One's P.O.T.U.S. mainframe for the information the helicopter failed to retrieve while simultaneously uploading a virus onto the military network.

[[File:Movie2007 AC-130 attacks Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in Qatar, the Rangers were attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant mechanical scorpion]] deployed by the walking helicopter, causing a ragged retreat among the soldiers to find more defensible positions in the village. Captain Lennox and [[Robert Epps|USAF Tech Sergeant Epps]] managed to call the [[Pentagon]] for help. A Predator UAV deployed to the site showed the brass what they were up against, so they ordered a nearby air base to launch two A-10 Thunderbolts to attack the mechanical scorpion, a manoeuvre coordinated between Tech Sergeant Epps and an E-3 Sentry AWACs flying overhead. When the A-10s failed to significantly damage the hostile creature, Epps called upon the AC-130 Spectre to "[[bring the rain]]" with its 105mm sabot rounds. The hail of powerful shells hurt the scorpion, forcing it to retreat.

After being evacuated from Qatar by the Air Force, Lennox's team investigated the broken-off tail of the scorpion aboard their C-17 transport plane, observing that the Spectre's sabot rounds had melted right through the creature's molecular regenerator armour. With this knowledge, Lennox ordered Epps to inform command that high-heat sabot rounds were effective weapons against the mysterious attackers. This information was received by their superiors shortly after the alien virus had spread around the world and shut down all forms of advanced communication, making it almost impossible for humanity to conduct an organised defense.

[[File:Movie2007 F-22s over MissionCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after touching down at Nellis AFB, Lennox's team were approached by agents of [[Sector Seven]] who ordered them to follow. They were taken to [[Hoover Dam]] where they met Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and an unusual assortment of other people, including Sector Seven agents [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]]. After learning of the evil aliens known as [[Decepticon]]s and their quest to secure the ancient cube-like artifact called the [[AllSpark]], the Dam was attacked by some of the evil aliens. Deciding to evacuate the Cube, Lennox decided to make a stand in nearby [[Mission City]], but stated that they could not do so without support from the US Air Force. As they left to protect teenagers [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and their [[Bumblebee (Movie)|friend alien Autobot car]] (which carried the Cube), Keller, Simmons, and computer experts [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Maggie Madsen]] attempted to contact Nellis AFB for help. After defeating [[Frenzy (Movie)|one of the hostile aliens]], they managed to contact Nellis, which launched F-22 Raptors.

[[File:Movie2007 StarscreamVsRaptors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worthless consumer models!]]

Arriving in Mission City, Lennox and his men saw what they thought was an F-22 from Nellis, but it was in fact the Decepticon known as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]! As the humans and their friendly alien [[Autobot]] allies fought off the ground-based Decepticons and attempted to protect Sam and the Cube, the Raptors from Nellis arrived to help the Rangers defeat that MH-53 Pave Low robot who destroyed SOCCENT Qatar. After doing so, they came under attack from Starscream, who hid amongst them in his F-22 disguise. After he destroyed several F-22s, Starscream was driven off by a counterattack, and now with the heat off of them, the remaining fighters attacked the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The combined attack by the Rangers and the Air Force Raptors damaged Megatron enough to slow him down, enabling Sam Witwicky to plug the Cube into Megatron's spark, killing him. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

=====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film=====
When [[Morshower|General Morshower]] learned that [[NEST]] and the [[Autobot]]s were engaged with the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Egypt]], he authorized [[Operation: Firestorm]], whereby the available military assets in the region were to engage attacks on the Decepticons. Once the order was received, the waiting [[United States Navy]] vessels launched their air support, including a squadron of F-16s and two B-1 bombers for bombing runs on the Decepticons' position in [[Giza (region)|Giza]]. After [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] ordered them to target the area with the orange smoke, the F-16s launched an initial strike, taking out several Decepticons, with the B-1's finishing off the rest. After receiving word about a Decepticon [[Star Harvester|doomsday weapon]] in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], a squad of F-22s tried to target the device, but were blocked by [[The Fallen]]'s [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] blockade, with one F-22 hitting a rock and exploding. Fortunately, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now equipped with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s powerful thrusters, was made of sterner stuff, and managed to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

=====''Dark of the Moon'' film=====
When Decepticons were reported in Chicago, several Predator B Drones were sent in to observe what was happening but were shot down by Decepticon ships. Later, a squadron of US Navy F/A-18 Hornets launched from a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier on the Atlantic coast were sent in but were also shot down by Decepticon ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====IDW movie comics====
[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
In 2003, F-22 Raptor Bravo-Echo 96 was undergoing testing around the area of [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] when the pilot saw a strange impact and moved to investigate. His fighter's form was scanned by the [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who then shot it out of the sky. He transformed into his new F-22 mode and left the burning wreckage behind. {{Storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

A few years later, Lieutenant M. Hardin led an F-22 squadron escorting a C-17 Globemaster III transport to the clandestine [[Sector Seven]]'s secret [[Nevada]] facility, 80 miles from [[Hoover Dam]]. The C-17 unloaded its precious cargo—the deactivated form of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], a Decepticon left for dead by his compatriots after they leveled Sector Seven's base in [[Afghanistan]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

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====Titan movie comics====
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The Air Force lost, ''badly'', when the Decepticons took control of North America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Two years later, after the Decepticons had both been knocked out and then come back to form the [[Decepticon Heartland]], the homeless Autobots set up camp at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. They got a frosty reception. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

Shortly after, as the Autobots departed the base, Bolling Air Force Base, [[Washington, D.C.]] fired a nuclear-tipped missile at them on orders from [[Theodore Allen|the brainwashed President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} Oh, sorry, I mean Bolling accidentally fired a "wayward test launch".

When the Decepticons launched a full assault the next day, the Air Force was hampered from responding by Presidential dictat and the presence of civilians. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
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{{Storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Betty "[[Major Altitude]]" Altheimer attended the [[United States Air Force Academy]], emerging as an experimental test pilot with an eye towards going into space. She would eventually achieve her goal as a member of [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/31}}

==Facilities==
As part of the joint operational command, USAF planes and airmen were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].

The USAF operated Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Clark County, [[Nevada]]. Captain Lennox's US Army Ranger team touched down at the base aboard their C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Qatar. Shortly afterwards, Glen Whitmann and Secretary of Defense John Keller managed to contact the air base via Morse code to order them to provide fighter cover against the Decepticons.

:*''{{w|Nellis Air Force Base|More information about Nellis Air Force Base on Wikipedia}}''

===Hardware===
====CV-22 Osprey====
[[File:Movie CV-22 Osprey1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone's going to have a hard time explaining how they lost two of these babies.]]
''The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Rotorcraft Systems '''CV-22 Osprey''' is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. Its mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.''

Two Ospreys out of SOCCENT Qatar transported Captain Lennox's Ranger unit back to the base after a mission.

:*''{{w|v-22 Osprey|More information about the CV-22 Osprey on Wikipedia}}''

A four-prop version of the Osprey was seen in Dark of the Moon.

{{note|At the time of filming, the two Ospreys featured in the movie were two of only three that the US Air Force had in its inventory.}}
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====F-22 Raptor====
[[File:Movie SOCCENTQatar raptors.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''The Lockheed-Martin '''F-22 Raptor''' is an air-superiority fighter with stealth capabilities. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.''

Two Raptors were launched to intercept and escort [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to SOCCENT. They were presumably destroyed when the Decepticon laid waste to the base.

Later, [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] successfully contacted the Air Force, and F-22 Raptors were launched to give air cover to the combined Ranger/Sector Seven/Autobot unit in [[Mission City]]. The second wave of Raptors took heavy damage when the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] successfully infiltrated the group and destroyed four of the Raptors before being driven off. With the heat off their tails, the squadron participated in the destruction of Blackout and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''{{w|F-22 Raptor|More information about the F-22 Raptor on Wikipedia}}''
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====MQ-9 Reaper====
[[File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems '''MQ-9 Reaper''',also known as the Predator B, is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used for unmanned reconnaissance and combat.''

After Lennox and Epps were able to get in touch with the Pentagon, an MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV was launched to investigate.

:*''{{w|MQ-9 Reaper|More information about the MQ-9 Reaper on Wikipedia}}''

====A-10 Thunderbolt II====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It is [[Bring the rain|being brought]].]]
''The Fairchild-Republic '''A-10 Thunderbolt II''' is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and [[Scorponok (Movie)|other ground targets]]. It is also called the '''Warthog''' about as often as its official name, in and out of the United States Air Force.''

After receiving Captain Lennox's request for air support, [[Pentagon]] ordered a nearby airbase to roll in Strike Package Bravo, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fitted with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, to give immediate support to Lennox's besieged unit. USAF Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry AWACS to have the A-10s direct their fire upon the target in killbox one-alpha, which was indicated by flares and painted with laser guidance markers. Approaching the village, the two A-10s strafed the robotic scorpion with 30 mm rounds from their Avenger gatling guns. Causing no noticeable damage, the two planes followed up with their Maverick missiles, blowing up a lot of sand, but they missed. As a result, there was no appreciable effect on the mechanical beast.

:*''{{w|A-10 Thunderbolt II|More information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia}}''

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====E-3 Sentry AWACS====
[[File:Movie E3Sentry AWACS.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, I have a mushroom on my back. I have issues with it, okay?]]
''The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems/Northrop Grumman '''E-3 Sentry''' is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to the United States military.''

After Captain Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, Tech Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in Strike Package Bravo and the AC-130 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok.

:*''{{w|E-3 Sentry|More information about the E-3 Sentry on Wikipedia}}''

====Crew====
* Michael Adams (AWACS Controller #1)
* Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
* Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
* Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
* Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

{{note|Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a ''Transformers'' fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 TFW2005.com news thread about McNabb's email]</ref> that director [[Michael Bay]] allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.}}
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====AC-130 Spectre====
[[File:Movie AC-130 Spectre.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, you bring your alien insect technology, and I'll bring...]]
''The Lockheed/Boeing '''AC-130 Spectre''' gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack airplane. It is used for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations.''

With the lack of significant damage to Scorponok by the two A-10 Thunderbolts of Strike Package Bravo, Tech Sergeant Epps called upon the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105mm M102 howitzer cannons of an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The Spectre pounded the Decepticon attack into the ground with a combination of 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon and 105mm sabot rounds, damaging Scorponok enough for it to retreat.

:*''{{w|AC-130|More information about the AC-130 Spectre on Wikipedia}}''

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====C-17 Globemaster III====
[[File:Movie2007 C-17GlobemasterIII.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Integrated Systems '''C-17 Globemaster III''' is a large military transport aircraft used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world.''

Several C-17 transports at SOCCENT Qatar were easily destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] during his attack on SOCCENT Qatar.

Over forty C-17s lifted off from an unspecified air base in response to the various attacks by the Decepticons. The media were not told of where the planes and their troops were going, as the government was being very quiet about what was going on.

A C-17 transported Captain Lennox's Ranger team from Qatar to the United States. While on board, a technician determined that the severed tail from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had a self-regenerating molecular armour. Lennox discovered that one of the AC-130 Spectre's high-heat sabot rounds managed to burn right through the armour, which gave them a weapon to use against the alien invaders. The C-17 eventually landed at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where Lennox's team disembarked.

:*''{{w|C-17 Globemaster III|More information about the C-17 Globemaster III on Wikipedia}}''

{{Note|There was a scene that was cut from this part of the movie where [[Jorge Figueroa]] dies from the injuries he sustained during Scorponok's attack. A brief fragment of this was seen at the end of the December 2006 teaser trailer for the movie.}}

==Notes==
* The majority of the military base scenes in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] were shot at {{w|{{w|Holloman Air Force Base}} in [[New Mexico]]. Additionally, serving off-duty airmen and personnel from Holloman were paid extras wages to play miscellaneous soldiers during Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Qatar, as well as to provide advice to the production.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023092 Air Force official news about the filming at Holloman, dated July 11, 2006]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|United States Air Force|United States Air Force on the Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123156745 USAF Air Education and Training Command article on airmen at Atlus AFB appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen]
*{{i|United States Air Force}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:United States military| Air Force]]

United States Air Force

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The '''United States Air Force''' (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Military]]. It is the largest and most technologically-advanced air force on [[Earth]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Air Force Academy]].

{{bigquote|''Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win''|USAF Motto}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
The Air Force would have several clashes against the Decepticon threat. In its first, as part of a general military assault on the newly-built [[Fortress Sinister]], they were repulsed. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Soon after, Starscream attacked their secret base, Oregon Four-Alpha, with ease.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Later, they encountered [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and were beaten off again. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Later still, they ran into other Decepticons and were driven off ''again''. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Later again, USAF jets on a routine exercise got trashed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ''for a laugh'', though this time they ''did'' see off the Decepticons''. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} After that, it was a return to traditional values when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] seized [[MacDill Air Force Base]] with little resistance. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In the 1990s, USAF forces were, yep, effortlessly beaten by the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] violated US airspace, the USAF dispatched two jets to intercept him. They'd have been blown out of the sky if not for the timely arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his mates. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Later, when the [[Ancient Decepticon]] hordes covered the Earth, the Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike with unmanned droid planes. It didn't do much good, especially since they viewed the Autobots as enemy targets. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

When three injured Autobots were in need of severe repairs, Colonel [[Mike Franklin|Franklin]] had them transported to an air base. The ground crew considered this their way of contributing against the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

===Live-action film series===
====Movies====
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
=====''Bumblebee'' film=====
When [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] appeared on the scene, [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]] initially assumed he was an Air Force jet before [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] corrected him. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

=====''Transformers'' film=====
[[File:Movie2007 Blackout destroys C-17s.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his team of [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]] returned to the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] entered the surrounding restricted airspace, heading straight for the base itself. Two USAF F-22 Raptors stationed at SOCCENT Qatar launched to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base. One of the pilots reported the helicopter's tail number was [[AF-4500|4500X]], which was also confirmed to be that of a helicopter which had been shot down months earlier in [[Afghanistan]]. When the helicopter touched down, it changed form, turning into a giant bipedal robot that attempted to hack into the US military network before destroying everything in its path, including all soldiers, armour and aircraft parked on the ground.

While the military and the government investigated the remains of SOCCENT Qatar and tried to discover who attacked them, Lennox's rangers wearily crossed the harsh Qatar desert to make their way to [[Mahfouz]]'s village. Meanwhile on [[Air Force One]], [[Tracy]] was asked to "wrangle up" some [[Ding Dong (food)|Ding Dong]]s for the [[President of the United States|President]]. Tracy expressed dissatisfaction at this order to a colleague, expecting more out of her Air Force career. As she entered the elevator for storage, she noticed a [[Frenzy (Movie)|boombox]] sitting on the floor, so she took it below deck with her while she retrieved the President's snack cakes. Little did she know the boombox would turn out to be one of the hostile aliens, who proceeded to hack the military network using Air Force One's P.O.T.U.S. mainframe for the information the helicopter failed to retrieve while simultaneously uploading a virus onto the military network.

[[File:Movie2007 AC-130 attacks Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in Qatar, the Rangers were attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant mechanical scorpion]] deployed by the walking helicopter, causing a ragged retreat among the soldiers to find more defensible positions in the village. Captain Lennox and [[Robert Epps|USAF Tech Sergeant Epps]] managed to call the [[Pentagon]] for help. A Predator UAV deployed to the site showed the brass what they were up against, so they ordered a nearby air base to launch two A-10 Thunderbolts to attack the mechanical scorpion, a manoeuvre coordinated between Tech Sergeant Epps and an E-3 Sentry AWACs flying overhead. When the A-10s failed to significantly damage the hostile creature, Epps called upon the AC-130 Spectre to "[[bring the rain]]" with its 105mm sabot rounds. The hail of powerful shells hurt the scorpion, forcing it to retreat.

After being evacuated from Qatar by the Air Force, Lennox's team investigated the broken-off tail of the scorpion aboard their C-17 transport plane, observing that the Spectre's sabot rounds had melted right through the creature's molecular regenerator armour. With this knowledge, Lennox ordered Epps to inform command that high-heat sabot rounds were effective weapons against the mysterious attackers. This information was received by their superiors shortly after the alien virus had spread around the world and shut down all forms of advanced communication, making it almost impossible for humanity to conduct an organised defense.

[[File:Movie2007 F-22s over MissionCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after touching down at Nellis AFB, Lennox's team were approached by agents of [[Sector Seven]] who ordered them to follow. They were taken to [[Hoover Dam]] where they met Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and an unusual assortment of other people, including Sector Seven agents [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]]. After learning of the evil aliens known as [[Decepticon]]s and their quest to secure the ancient cube-like artifact called the [[AllSpark]], the Dam was attacked by some of the evil aliens. Deciding to evacuate the Cube, Lennox decided to make a stand in nearby [[Mission City]], but stated that they could not do so without support from the US Air Force. As they left to protect teenagers [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and their [[Bumblebee (Movie)|friend alien Autobot car]] (which carried the Cube), Keller, Simmons, and computer experts [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Maggie Madsen]] attempted to contact Nellis AFB for help. After defeating [[Frenzy (Movie)|one of the hostile aliens]], they managed to contact Nellis, which launched F-22 Raptors.

[[File:Movie2007 StarscreamVsRaptors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worthless consumer models!]]

Arriving in Mission City, Lennox and his men saw what they thought was an F-22 from Nellis, but it was in fact the Decepticon known as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]! As the humans and their friendly alien [[Autobot]] allies fought off the ground-based Decepticons and attempted to protect Sam and the Cube, the Raptors from Nellis arrived to help the Rangers defeat that MH-53 Pave Low robot who destroyed SOCCENT Qatar. After doing so, they came under attack from Starscream, who hid amongst them in his F-22 disguise. After he destroyed several F-22s, Starscream was driven off by a counterattack, and now with the heat off of them, the remaining fighters attacked the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The combined attack by the Rangers and the Air Force Raptors damaged Megatron enough to slow him down, enabling Sam Witwicky to plug the Cube into Megatron's spark, killing him. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

=====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film=====
When [[Morshower|General Morshower]] learned that [[NEST]] and the [[Autobot]]s were engaged with the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Egypt]], he authorized [[Operation: Firestorm]], whereby the available military assets in the region were to engage attacks on the Decepticons. Once the order was received, the waiting [[United States Navy]] vessels launched their air support, including a squadron of F-16s and two B-1 bombers for bombing runs on the Decepticons' position in [[Giza (region)|Giza]]. After [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] ordered them to target the area with the orange smoke, the F-16s launched an initial strike, taking out several Decepticons, with the B-1's finishing off the rest. After receiving word about a Decepticon [[Star Harvester|doomsday weapon]] in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], a squad of F-22s tried to target the device, but were blocked by [[The Fallen]]'s [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] blockade, with one F-22 hitting a rock and exploding. Fortunately, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now equipped with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]'s powerful thrusters, was made of sterner stuff, and managed to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

=====''Dark of the Moon'' film=====
When Decepticons were reported in Chicago, several Predator B Drones were sent in to observe what was happening but were shot down by Decepticon ships. Later, a squadron of US Navy {{w|F/A-18 Hornets}} launched from a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier on the Atlantic coast were sent in but were also shot down by Decepticon ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====IDW movie comics====
[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
In 2003, F-22 Raptor Bravo-Echo 96 was undergoing testing around the area of [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] when the pilot saw a strange impact and moved to investigate. His fighter's form was scanned by the [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who then shot it out of the sky. He transformed into his new F-22 mode and left the burning wreckage behind. {{Storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

A few years later, Lieutenant M. Hardin led an F-22 squadron escorting a C-17 Globemaster III transport to the clandestine [[Sector Seven]]'s secret [[Nevada]] facility, 80 miles from [[Hoover Dam]]. The C-17 unloaded its precious cargo—the deactivated form of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], a Decepticon left for dead by his compatriots after they leveled Sector Seven's base in [[Afghanistan]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|Alliance issue 3}} {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}}}
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====Titan movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
The Air Force lost, ''badly'', when the Decepticons took control of North America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Two years later, after the Decepticons had both been knocked out and then come back to form the [[Decepticon Heartland]], the homeless Autobots set up camp at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. They got a frosty reception. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

Shortly after, as the Autobots departed the base, Bolling Air Force Base, [[Washington, D.C.]] fired a nuclear-tipped missile at them on orders from [[Theodore Allen|the brainwashed President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} Oh, sorry, I mean Bolling accidentally fired a "wayward test launch".

When the Decepticons launched a full assault the next day, the Air Force was hampered from responding by Presidential dictat and the presence of civilians. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{groupstub}}
{{Storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Betty "[[Major Altitude]]" Altheimer attended the [[United States Air Force Academy]], emerging as an experimental test pilot with an eye towards going into space. She would eventually achieve her goal as a member of [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/31}}

==Facilities==
As part of the joint operational command, USAF planes and airmen were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].

The USAF operated Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Clark County, [[Nevada]]. Captain Lennox's US Army Ranger team touched down at the base aboard their C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Qatar. Shortly afterwards, Glen Whitmann and Secretary of Defense John Keller managed to contact the air base via Morse code to order them to provide fighter cover against the Decepticons.

:*''{{w|Nellis Air Force Base|More information about Nellis Air Force Base on Wikipedia}}''

===Hardware===
====CV-22 Osprey====
[[File:Movie CV-22 Osprey1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone's going to have a hard time explaining how they lost two of these babies.]]
''The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Rotorcraft Systems '''CV-22 Osprey''' is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. Its mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.''

Two Ospreys out of SOCCENT Qatar transported Captain Lennox's Ranger unit back to the base after a mission.

:*''{{w|v-22 Osprey|More information about the CV-22 Osprey on Wikipedia}}''

A four-prop version of the Osprey was seen in Dark of the Moon.

{{note|At the time of filming, the two Ospreys featured in the movie were two of only three that the US Air Force had in its inventory.}}
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====F-22 Raptor====
[[File:Movie SOCCENTQatar raptors.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''The Lockheed-Martin '''F-22 Raptor''' is an air-superiority fighter with stealth capabilities. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.''

Two Raptors were launched to intercept and escort [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to SOCCENT. They were presumably destroyed when the Decepticon laid waste to the base.

Later, [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] successfully contacted the Air Force, and F-22 Raptors were launched to give air cover to the combined Ranger/Sector Seven/Autobot unit in [[Mission City]]. The second wave of Raptors took heavy damage when the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] successfully infiltrated the group and destroyed four of the Raptors before being driven off. With the heat off their tails, the squadron participated in the destruction of Blackout and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''{{w|F-22 Raptor|More information about the F-22 Raptor on Wikipedia}}''
{{-}}

====MQ-9 Reaper====
[[File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems '''MQ-9 Reaper''',also known as the Predator B, is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used for unmanned reconnaissance and combat.''

After Lennox and Epps were able to get in touch with the Pentagon, an MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV was launched to investigate.

:*''{{w|MQ-9 Reaper|More information about the MQ-9 Reaper on Wikipedia}}''

====A-10 Thunderbolt II====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It is [[Bring the rain|being brought]].]]
''The Fairchild-Republic '''A-10 Thunderbolt II''' is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and [[Scorponok (Movie)|other ground targets]]. It is also called the '''Warthog''' about as often as its official name, in and out of the United States Air Force.''

After receiving Captain Lennox's request for air support, [[Pentagon]] ordered a nearby airbase to roll in Strike Package Bravo, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fitted with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, to give immediate support to Lennox's besieged unit. USAF Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry AWACS to have the A-10s direct their fire upon the target in killbox one-alpha, which was indicated by flares and painted with laser guidance markers. Approaching the village, the two A-10s strafed the robotic scorpion with 30 mm rounds from their Avenger gatling guns. Causing no noticeable damage, the two planes followed up with their Maverick missiles, blowing up a lot of sand, but they missed. As a result, there was no appreciable effect on the mechanical beast.

:*''{{w|A-10 Thunderbolt II|More information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia}}''

{{-}}
====E-3 Sentry AWACS====
[[File:Movie E3Sentry AWACS.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, I have a mushroom on my back. I have issues with it, okay?]]
''The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems/Northrop Grumman '''E-3 Sentry''' is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to the United States military.''

After Captain Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, Tech Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in Strike Package Bravo and the AC-130 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok.

:*''{{w|E-3 Sentry|More information about the E-3 Sentry on Wikipedia}}''

====Crew====
* Michael Adams (AWACS Controller #1)
* Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
* Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
* Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
* Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

{{note|Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a ''Transformers'' fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 TFW2005.com news thread about McNabb's email]</ref> that director [[Michael Bay]] allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.}}
{{-}}

====AC-130 Spectre====
[[File:Movie AC-130 Spectre.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, you bring your alien insect technology, and I'll bring...]]
''The Lockheed/Boeing '''AC-130 Spectre''' gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack airplane. It is used for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations.''

With the lack of significant damage to Scorponok by the two A-10 Thunderbolts of Strike Package Bravo, Tech Sergeant Epps called upon the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105mm M102 howitzer cannons of an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The Spectre pounded the Decepticon attack into the ground with a combination of 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon and 105mm sabot rounds, damaging Scorponok enough for it to retreat.

:*''{{w|AC-130|More information about the AC-130 Spectre on Wikipedia}}''

{{-}}

====C-17 Globemaster III====
[[File:Movie2007 C-17GlobemasterIII.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Integrated Systems '''C-17 Globemaster III''' is a large military transport aircraft used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world.''

Several C-17 transports at SOCCENT Qatar were easily destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] during his attack on SOCCENT Qatar.

Over forty C-17s lifted off from an unspecified air base in response to the various attacks by the Decepticons. The media were not told of where the planes and their troops were going, as the government was being very quiet about what was going on.

A C-17 transported Captain Lennox's Ranger team from Qatar to the United States. While on board, a technician determined that the severed tail from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had a self-regenerating molecular armour. Lennox discovered that one of the AC-130 Spectre's high-heat sabot rounds managed to burn right through the armour, which gave them a weapon to use against the alien invaders. The C-17 eventually landed at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where Lennox's team disembarked.

:*''{{w|C-17 Globemaster III|More information about the C-17 Globemaster III on Wikipedia}}''

{{Note|There was a scene that was cut from this part of the movie where [[Jorge Figueroa]] dies from the injuries he sustained during Scorponok's attack. A brief fragment of this was seen at the end of the December 2006 teaser trailer for the movie.}}

==Notes==
* The majority of the military base scenes in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] were shot at {{w|{{w|Holloman Air Force Base}} in [[New Mexico]]. Additionally, serving off-duty airmen and personnel from Holloman were paid extras wages to play miscellaneous soldiers during Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Qatar, as well as to provide advice to the production.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023092 Air Force official news about the filming at Holloman, dated July 11, 2006]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|United States Air Force|United States Air Force on the Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123156745 USAF Air Education and Training Command article on airmen at Atlus AFB appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen]
*{{i|United States Air Force}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:United States military| Air Force]]

File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg

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An MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV investigates an attack by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] on [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]].
The UCAV depicted is a fictional variant of the {{w|MQ-9 Reaper}}. All real world MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B variants have propellers.

File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg

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Blitzwing1701:

{{Moviecap|An MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV investigates an attack by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] on [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]].
{{Note|The UCAV depicted is a fictional variant of the {{w|MQ-9 Reaper}}. All real world MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B variants have propellers.

Nemesis (ROTF)

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{{disambig3|Nemesis}}
:''The Nemesis is a [[Decepticon]] starship from the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ROTF Nemesis environmentconcept.jpg|thumb|upright=2|All right, who forgot to leave the handbrake on?]]

The '''''Nemesis''''' is a mighty starship built by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s by order of [[The Fallen|his mysterious overlord]].

{{Note|The appearance of the ''Nemesis'' varies depending on which fictional work it appears in. See [[Nemesis (ROTF)#Notes|notes below]].}}

==Crew==
*[[The Fallen]] (deceased)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (deceased)
**[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] (deceased)
**[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (deceased)
**[[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]] (presumably deceased)
**[[Beastbox (ROTF)|Beatbox]] (presumably deceased)
**[[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] (presumably deceased)
**[[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] (presumably deceased)
*[[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]]<ref name="blitzwingNemesis">Because ''[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|The Battle at Half Dome]]'' has Soundwave mentioning that he made a bet with Blitzwing to see which of them can reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water, it is likely possible that Blitzwing was a crew member.</ref> (deceased)
*[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] (deceased)
*[[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]] (deceased)
*[[Overcast (Movie)|Overcast]] (deceased)
*[[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] (deceased)
*[[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] (deceased)
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] (deceased)
*[[Jolt (Movie)|Dead End]] (deceased)
*[[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] (deceased)
*[[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]] (deceased)
*[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s (all deceased)
**[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]
**[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (x3)
**[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] (x2)
**[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (x2)
**[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] (x2)
**[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
**[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
**[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
**[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
**[[Unknown Constructicon shovel|Unknown bulldozer]]
**[[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|Unknown dump truck]]
*[[Strike Team Ursa]] (all deceased)
**[[Dirt Boss (ROTF)|Dirt Boss]]
**[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]]
**[[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] (presumably deceased)
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (deceased)
*[[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]] (deceased)
*[[Overkill (DOTM)|Overkill]] (deceased)

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[File:Nemesis Defiance4.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb]]

In ancient history, the being later referred to as [[The Fallen]] was encased in a [[sarcophagus]] by his [[Thirteen|brothers]] after he attempted to destroy them in a bid to seize the powerful, life-giving artifact known as the [[AllSpark]]. To free himself from his ages-long confinement, he required a [[Star Harvester|harvester]], a device that could drain the energy of a [[sun]] to replenish the All Spark. After much time passed, his sarcophagus, now an ancient relic, was discovered by the science teams led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], and was seized by the increasingly volatile Protector of Cybertron, Megatron. The Fallen seduced Megatron with dreams of power, ordering him to obliterate all that defied them, including Optimus, his mostly non-combat scientists, and soldiers who did not join Megatron's new "Decepticon" army. As part of his plan to escape his prison, the Fallen commanded Megatron to build a large interstellar vessel called the ''Nemesis'' to search for a harvester. When the ship was complete, it was launched with a crew that consisted of the bulk of the Decepticon forces and the relic. Megatron pleaded to be able to go along, but the relic ordered him to stay behind to rule Cybertron. With the majority of the Decepticons gone with the ''Nemesis'', ruling Cybertron proved difficult, as the Autobots put up a strong resistance. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who was in charge of the ''Nemesis'', began hearing the sarcophagus on board speaking to him. But before a greater alliance could be made, their ship experienced a blind collision with the [[Ark (DOTM)|''Ark'']] when the latter ship suddenly warped into the same space the ''Nemesis'' was occupying. The ''Ark'' quickly warped away again, leaving a space bridge portal behind. Soundwave ordered the ruined ''Nemesis'' to be parked on the dead moon of a nearby ringed gas planet. Soundwave and his remaining crew boarded one of the ship's smaller crafts, the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'', and followed the ''Ark'' through the portal, where both would arrive near [[Earth]] in [[1962|the future]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}

After many years of hard fighting and the Autobots finally losing the civil war, Optimus Prime decided to capture the AllSpark and hurl it into space, so that Megatron could not possess it and corrupt it. Megatron immediately followed the AllSpark on his own with his interstellar [[alternate mode]]. Along the way, he found the ''Nemesis'', abandoned by all but the relic. The relic ordered Megatron to continue his pursuit of the AllSpark since, once freed, the Cube would seek out a harvester. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and his crew prepared to follow Megatron in their [[Ark (Movie)|own ship]]. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

Having located both a Star Harvester and the AllSpark on Earth, Soundwave later returned to the ''Nemesis'' to report his findings to The Fallen, though the slow speed of the ''Longshot'' meant that the journey took decades. Upon learning of Megatron's recent visit he immediately turned back around, leaving behind a [[Pillar|space bridge pillar]] which allowed The Fallen to break out of his sarcophagus. When he returned to the solar system, Soundwave was briefly confused to find [[Nemesis (Movie)|another ''Nemesis'']] on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] until he figured out that it was a different ship by the same name. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===

[[File:Nemesis-ROTFonsomeplanet.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|It's basically the concept art but in color.]]

After Megatron was resurrected by the All Spark shard stolen from [[NEST]], he escaped Earth and flew to a cold, icy moon orbiting Saturn: the final resting place of the ''Nemesis''. Entering its hold of [[stasis pod]]s containing thousands of [[hatchling]]s, Megatron encountered the grovelling [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who professed joy at Megatron's resurrection, an assertion that the Decepticon leader did not believe for a moment, especially in light of Starscream's claim that ''someone'' had to take command in Megatron's absence. After verbally and physically assaulting Starscream for his presumptions, Megatron entered The Fallen's chamber to apologise for his failure, but was surprised to learn the All Spark's knowledge and power now resided in [[Sam Witwicky]], the [[human]] who managed to defeat Megatron in [[Mission City]]. With his mind, they could find the [[Matrix of Leadership|key]] needed to activate another [[Star Harvester|device]] which could create [[Energon]] for the hatchlings aboard the ''Nemesis''. As The Fallen laid out his plans for revenge against Earth and the [[Dynasty of Primes#Revenge of the Fallen movie|Primes]], Starscream sadly reported that without more energon (which the All Spark provided), the hatchlings would continue to die.

[[File:Nemesis-ROTFinside.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The feng shui is just all over the place.]]

The Decepticons returned to Earth to capture the Witwicky boy, but were prevented from doing so by Optimus Prime, the last descendant of the Seven Primes who gave his life to protect the human. Across the vastness of space, The Fallen felt Optimus' death and freed himself from the harness restraining him to the ''Nemesis'', then headed for Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel adaptation===
The ''Nemesis'' was wrecked on a planet in a dead system orbiting a cooling star. When Megatron reached the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cargo hold, he used an interdimensional communication system to speak with The Fallen, which operated by levitating millions of tiny components off the ground and forming them into The Fallen's face.

After the demise of The Fallen, Megatron returned to the ''Nemesis'', and ordered his hatchlings to "Arise!"—without any of the energon that the [[Star Harvester]] was to provide before it was blown up. Huh. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

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===Unite for the Universe===
Decepticons were still using the ''Nemesis'' as their base after the defeat of the Fallen. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1}}

Megatron moved the ship from its resting place to use it to arrive on Earth for a showdown between him and a maddened Starscream. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2}}

===Vector Sigma data tracks===
Eons ago, the ''Nemesis'' was commanded by The Fallen.<ref name="glossary">Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref>

==Notes==
*The ''Nemesis'' as depicted in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Defiance issue 4|''Defiance'' issue 4]] looks the same as [[Nemesis (Movie)|the ship Starscream uses]] in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', but that is unlikely to have any significance. This was due to ''Defiance'' artists [[Dan Khanna]] and [[Andrew Griffith]] recycling the design of the Decepticon ship seen in ''The Reign of Starscream''. The ship's designer, [[Alex Milne]], did not intend for this ship to represent ''any'' version of the ''Nemesis''. In IDW's [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|''Revenge of the Fallen'' issue 2]] and the actual movie, the ship looks totally different.

[[File:Nemesis-ROTFlocation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron on approach toward <s>[[Saturn]]</s> <s>[[Mars (planet)|Mars]]</s> <s>some planet orbiting a dead star</s> Narnia.]]

*The final resting place of the ''Nemesis'' in the movie is not clear.
:*Megatron can fly there in a short period of time, and a planet that greatly resembles [[Saturn]] can be seen immediately nearby, which would suggest the ''Nemesis'' crashed on one of Saturn's moons. However, a nebula is also seen in the background, which throws a wrench into that. (In the magazine ''Cinefex''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> coverage of the film's special effects, text claims that the ''Nemesis'' lies near Saturn, but that information was possibly from the author of the piece, not an official source.)
:*The location is given in the novelization as being a planet orbiting a dead star. Also, the packaging bio for the "Gathering at the Nemesis" three-pack mentions a "world lost in the deep black of space", thus a rogue planet. That doesn't work with what we see in the movie either. "Saturn" is lit by what appears to be a star (shadows are too sharp for it to be from the nebula), and a bright sun is seen in the sky when Megatron approaches the ''Nemesis''.
:* Special features on the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD/Blu-Ray release complicate things further when an artist working on the film claims that the ''Nemesis'' is on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]! Well, that's just right out.
:* The audio description on the DVD release describes the planet as [[Chaar]].
:*Hasbro's online Transformers Timeline states the ship is on a "dead moon".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Timeline.cfm Transformers Timeline]</ref>
:* ''[[Transformers: Convergence|Convergence]]'' claims that the ''Nemesis'' is located on a planet of such distance that it takes the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' fourteen years to complete. And yet Megatron makes it there fairly quickly in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
:*In the behind the scenes featurette Alien Landscape: Cybertron included on The Last Knight home media the final resting place of the Nemesis is stated by Scott Farrar to be Cybertron. Which makes sense given its apparent size relative to the gas giant and the fact that in the first film and The Last Knight Cybertron is shown to have rocky sections.
:*If it makes you feel better, the Autobots don't have any idea where it is either.<ref name="glossary" />
*On the DVD commentary, [[Michael Bay]] reveals the interior of the ''Nemesis'' was inspired by medical photos of bones cut in half which show the marrow and vessels inside.

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Operation: Firestorm

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[[File:ROTFMegatronSam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Megatron begins his attack on his hated enemy - the Photoshop lens flare.]]
'''Operation: Firestorm''' was the battle the [[Autobot]]s, [[NEST]], and the [[United States military]] waged against the [[Decepticon]]s for possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in 2009. The Decepticon objective was to seize the Matrix and activate the [[Star Harvester]] that the [[Dynasty of Primes]] had built thousands of years ago, while the Autobots and NEST sought to use the Matrix to resurrect [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s and the only one who could defeat [[The Fallen]].

{{quote|Commence Operation: Firestorm, send everyone!|[[Morshower|General Morshower]]|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
Thousands of years ago, the Dynasty of Primes came to [[Earth]] and tried to build a machine which would harvest [[Energon]], a process which would destroy the star Earth orbited. When the Primes discovered that the planet was inhabited by the [[human]]s, the majority of the Primes decided to uphold their law regarding the sanctity of life and not proceed. One of the Primes, however, despised the humans as filthy insects and sought to activate the machine. A great battle took place, but the Dynasty eventually prevailed and stole the Matrix from their treacherous brother, giving their lives to seal in a tomb made of their own bodies. The rogue Prime was forever known as The Fallen, and his followers became known as the Decepticons.

In the present, Optimus Prime, the last descendant of the original Primes, gave his life to protect [[Sam Witwicky]], who subconsciously knew where to find the Matrix from the [[AllSpark]], from the clutches of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the Decepticon commander and disciple of The Fallen. Unable to find the boy on their own, the Decepticons made overt attacks in order to compel the humans to turn Sam over to them. In response, the United States government shut down NEST and ordered the Autobots with them detained. When Sam learned what he was carrying from [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], a former Decepticon who had been sent to find the Matrix by The Fallen, he theorized that the Matrix might be able to resurrect Optimus. Setting out with his girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes]], roommate [[Leo Spitz]], former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]], and the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], Sam managed to contact Major [[William Lennox]] of NEST and arrange for Optimus Prime's body to be brought to the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, which held a clue to where the Matrix was hidden. Sam eventually managed to find the [[Tomb of the Primes]] in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], but the Matrix seemingly crumbled to dust. Sam continued his belief that the Matrix could still work and gathered up the dust, then headed out with his companions while NEST airdropped into the Gulf.

Unfortunately, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was in Egypt following an earlier lead on Sam. Finding the convey, Starscream began strafing Bumblebee's group. Heading into a nearby quarry, Sam and Mikaela split off from the rest of the group, while Simmons and Leo took [[the Twins]] as a diversion. Before NEST could make contact with the [[Pentagon]], Starscream released an [[electromagnetic pulse]] that disabled their communication, also noting Prime's body. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], watching events from orbit, quickly disabled all the other satellites above the region, convincing [[Morshower|General Morshower]] to launch UCAVs over the region, while also contacting the governments of [[Egypt]] and [[Jordan]] to request an assist in confirming visuals.

[[File:ROTF Protoform army.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Humans went to war wearing body paint. Decepticons went nude.]]
As the Twins took Simmons and Leo to a quarry in [[Giza (region)|Giza]], it quickly became apparent that Starscream was no longer following them. As Simmons considered how to proceed, Megatron arrived and landed on the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. Starscream informed Megatron of the presence of Prime's body, and Megatron surmised the boy's intentions. As Starscream flew off, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to begin their assault. At his command, thirteen Decepticons landed in [[transition form]]s between the NEST landing site and the Pyramids, beginning a search for Sam. Major Lennox explained the situation to his colleagues, then ordered a group of volunteers to accompany [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] up through a set of pillars to find Sam and get him to Optimus. At the quarry, the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s arrived to form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who would ''not'' actually be joining the main group.

Making their way to NEST's position, Sam and Mikaela were forced to duck into an abandoned house as Starscream made a fly over. The two humans intended to wait until it was clear, but Starscream had detected their presence and led a group of Constructicons and Protoforms in search of Sam. it didn't go very well, to the point Starscream began shooting the ground in frustration. As Sam and Mikaela tried to wait out the Decepticons, an [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]] entered the hut the two teens were hiding in. Sam destroyed the small Decepticon before he realized what it was, but not before it sent out a transmission. Starscream tore off the roof of the hut and tried to grab Sam, but his efforts brought down part of the wall, allowing the teens to escape. [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] nearly crushed the two teens with his [[mace|flail]], and Starscream tried the less subtle method of firing missiles at the humans, but they managed to evade the Decepticons. Before Starscream's group could proceed, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and NEST soldiers opened fire on the Decepticons, preventing them from pursuing Sam. Ironhide's team then [[roll out|rolled out]] with Arcee providing escort.

[[File:ROTF Devastator vs Twins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Don't you hate it when your food fights back?]]
Back the quarry, the presence of the Twins compelled Devastator to activate his [[Vortex Grinder]] and begin swallowing up everything in sight. Simmons was nearly swallowed, but was saved by Leo. Mudflap was less fortunate, and was swallowed whole, which seemed to stop Devastator. Simmons realized that the only safe place was underneath Devastator, and the group made their way to him. At that point, Mudflap, who had survived, burst out of Devastator's head. Mudflap then began a furious assault on Devastator, who was unable to return fire due to his target being ''on his head''. Skids climbed up Devastator and fired a grapple to his brother, allowing Mudflap to reach him. Unfortunately, Mudflap then accidentally shot Skids in the face, sending the two Autobots to the ground below.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|[[Ryu|SHORYUKEN!]]]]
As Sam and Mikaela continued to make their way to Optimus Prime's body, Starscream saw them on an flyby. Deciding to use a less forceful method, Starscream ordered [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to use their back up plan. Rampage forcibly ejected [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]], who had been captured following the Decepticon attack on [[Paris]]. Rampage held the two humans at cannon point and made it clear he wanted Sam to turn over the Matrix to him. However, Bumblebee had made his way back to Sam's position, and Sam distracted Rampage long enough for Bumblebee to drop kick the Decepticon away from the Witwickys. Reacting quickly, Rampage began laying into the smaller Autobot, but Bumblebee was faster and managed to pin Rampage, trying to break his arm. Ravage then attempted to jump Bumblebee from behind, but Bumblebee managed to grab Ravage by the tail and ''tear out his spine''! Focusing his attention back on Rampage, Bumblebee tore off Rampage's arms and overextended his neck, killing the Decepticon. Bumblebee then tried to escort the humans to NEST's position, but the heavy amount of fire forced Sam to order Bumblebee to take his parents away from the battlefield, as he continued with Mikaela.

Back at the village, the Decepticons had positioned themselves among the pillars, and were overpowering the Autobots and NEST soldiers protecting Prime's body. A pair of Jordanian helicopters made their way to the village, but one was shot down by [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]. The other made its way to the Great Pyramid, and was downed with a blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. The helicopter survived both the shot ''and'' the crash, and Leo and Simmons began removing the survivors from the copter. Simmons took a radio from one of the soldiers and began following Devastator. By this point, the UAV that the Pentagon had launched had reached the village, and General Morshower ordered pretty much every available asset to the area.

[[File:ROTF Ironhide vs Buffalo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|He's NOT Bonecrusher and he does NOT hate women]]
Meanwhile, Sam and Mikaela finally made contact with Ironhide's team, with Arcee informing Sam that Optimus was beyond the pillars. Before the group could leave, they were set upon by Starscream, a protoform, and [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|another Decepticon]]. Arcee's pink and [[Elita-One (Movie)|purple component]]s were quickly downed while Ironhide and Arcee's [[Chromia (ROTF)|blue component]] provided cover fire. Ironhide urged Sam to get to the pillars and reach Prime's body. At the Great Pyramid, Devastator began to scale the massive structure, and Simmons realized that the pyramid was built over the harvester the Decepticons sought to activate. Using his radio to contact the ''U.S.S. Stennis'', he informed [[L. W. Wilder|Captain Wilder]] of Devastator's presence and to relay a ready order for the crew of a destroyer carrying a [[rail gun]].

At the village, the reinforcements finally made their way to NEST's position, and began unleashing their firepower on the Decepticons, downing several protoforms. [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] was able to contact the Air Force fighters and bombers en route, with two B-1 bombers carrying heavy ordnance authorized to attack. The NEST soldiers of Ironhide's team relayed that they had made contact with Sam and pointed him in the right direction. Sam and Mikaela were able to make their way past the Decepticons, who were too busy returning cover fire to search for the humans. Unfortunately, Megatron also arrived, unleashing his considerable fire power on the humans. Major Lennox and Sergeant Epps managed to make their way to Sam and Mikaela, but were unable to run for Prime's body, as [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] began using the ruins they were hiding in as cover to attack the tanks. As he continued his assault, Jetfire then arrived and sliced Mixmaster in half, then killed the Decepticon by crushing his torso. However, Jetfire in turn was attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], fatally wounding the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] before having his head crushed.

[[File:ROTF Megatron vs humans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left| Megs has flaming urine.]]
At the pyramid, Devastator had managed to expose the harvester by the time ''U.S.S. Kidd'' was in position to fire. Simmons relayed target coordinates to the ''Kidd'', which fired the rail gun, blowing Devastator apart. At the village, the Air Force contingent was almost ready to launch their first strike. Unfortunately, Sergeant Epps did not toss very well, with the orange smoke canister mere feet from the humans. As everyone ran for cover, the F-16s launched their strike, hitting a few protoforms and Long Haul. Ironhide soon ran out of the smoke, damaging and ejecting one of his cannons. Once the B-1s arrived, they dropped their 2000 pound JDAMs on the Decepticon position, eliminating Scrapper and the last of the protoforms. As this was going on, Sam made a mad dash from Prime's body, only for Megatron to emerge from the smoke and fire his fusion cannon at Sam's feet. The boy was caught in the blast and thrown through the air, landing near Prime's body. Megatron then continued firing on the heavy weaponry, but with him being the only apparent survivor, they turned all their weaponry on him. Under constant fire and brought to his knees, Megatron was forced to retreat.

As medics made their way to Sam, it appeared as if the boy was dead. In truth, he was in another plane of existence, where he encountered the Dynasty of Primes. They told him that he had been destined to discover the Matrix, but it could not be merely found, instead earned. Sam's courage and sacrifice in his fight to help Optimus made him worthy of the Matrix, and they returned him to life, restoring the Matrix in the process. Filled with new life and resolve, Sam made his way to the shell before him and drove the Matrix into the empty [[spark]] chamber. The plan worked, and Optimus Prime was reborn.

[[File:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The Fallen totally chopped some dude's head off.]]
Just then, The Fallen teleported in using a [[space bridge]], knocking the Autobots to the ground and killing a few humans before he stole the Matrix. Heading to the machine, The Fallen placed the Matrix into its slot and activated the star harvester, declaring revenge was finally his. The humans launched a volley of missiles from their heavy weapons, only for The Fallen to raise it with his [[telekinesis|telekinetic powers]] and drop it above the pyramid. Optimus tried to stand, but was still injured from his previous fight with Megatron. Seeing this, Jetfire offered his parts to Optimus, then killed himself by ripping out his spark core. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then ordered [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to use his electric whips to begin transplanting Jetfire's afterburners and weapons onto Optimus. Once it was complete, Optimus was left with a [[Super Mode|powered-up form]], and flew off for the pyramid.

[[File:ROTF Megatron face melt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|GIVE ME BACK MY FACE!]]
As F-22s tried to make a bombing run against the machine, The Fallen raised some of the rocks Devastator had smashed aside to block their line of fire. One of the fighters was unable to move out of the way and impacted on a rock, exploding. Fortunately, Optimus Prime was able to fly through the rocks, knock the Fallen and Megatron off the pyramid, and fire a rocket at the machine's spire, causing the star harvester to explode. Once they reached the ground below, Optimus and The Fallen fought each other, though it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron quickly came to the aid of his master, and Optimus crashed the group through some ruins, before Megatron dragged him away from The Fallen. Megatron then began to lay onto Optimus, only for Prime to break off his [[Death-lock pincer|sword]] and force Megatron to eat a blast from his own fusion cannon. Damaged, Megatron tried to counterattack, but Optimus used his [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon sword]] to slice off Megatron's fusion cannon, then used his afterburners to send the Decepticon flying through some ruins. Badly damaged, Megatron could barely call for Starscream.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus really needs a psychiatrist]]
With Megatron dispatched, The Fallen and Optimus Prime re-engaged. Optimus briefly pinned The Fallen against a wall, slicing off his chin and a few of his fingers with his sword. Infuriated, The Fallen counterattacked Optimus, managing to tear off his sword and one of his rocket thrusters, using them to strike Prime in the face. However, Optimus soon grabbed The Fallen's spear and impaled him with it, then used it to tear off his face plate. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark core, finally killing The Fallen. Though horrified by the loss of his master, Megatron still looked as if he was ready to continue, until Starscream pointed out that cowards sometimes survive. Injured and unable to continue the fight, Megatron acknowledged Starscream's advice but vowed that the war would continue.

With the Fallen dead and the star harvester destroyed, NEST and the Autobots had won. Optimus reunited with them, and the group then made their way home aboard the ''Stennis''. Following a return to the states, Sam resumed his time at college, while Optimus Prime sent a message into space detailing past events, further proclaiming that Humanity and the Autobots would face the unknown future together, as their ancestors did once before. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Unknown to both sides, the body of Ravage was recovered by the mysterious group known as the [[Initiative]], who used it in their own plans to acquire energy to power their own "infant". {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5|Tales of the Fallen #5}} The Autobots and Soundwave did not discover this until February of 2010. By this point, Megatron was still not combat ready. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}

==Notes==
*The events of Operation: Firestorm proceeded differently in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] based on earlier scripts. Those differences include:
**Megatron joined Starscream in strafing Bumblebee's group, but in his interstellar jet mode.
**Ironhide and Arcee never took a team to look for Sam, instead staying with the main NEST/Autobot group during the entire battle.
**Instead of shutting down the satellites above Egypt, Soundwave transmitted doctored video to the Pentagon.
**Simmons contacted Captain Wilder before the UAV transmitted information of the battle to the Pentagon. Additionally, Wilder was Captain of the ''Roosevelt'', and the rail gun was located on the ''Zumwalt''.
**Jordan and Egypt provided additional military support to the United States once it was confirmed that the Decepticons were attacking.
**Devastator was destroyed just before Optimus made his initial attack on the harvester.
**Megatron and Starscream abandoned the Fallen to his death when Optimus exposed the lie in The Fallen's promise to make Megatron a Prime, as Primes were born, not made.
**Optimus recovered the Matrix.

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Jordan

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'''Jordan''' is a country on [[Earth]], located in the [[Middle East]] near [[Egypt]]. It is ruled by the [[King of Jordan]] and has a [[Marouf|Minister]] of something.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===

Around 17,000 B.C.E., the [[Dynasty of Primes]] hid the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb made of their shells]] in what would one day be [[Petra]], located in Jordan. [[The Fallen]] dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they were unsuccessful, only finding a single clue: "When dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, Three Kings will reveal the doorway."

In 2009 A.D., [[Morshower|General Morshower]] of the [[United States military]] instructed his subordinates to ask the government of Jordan to dispatch helicopters to discover what was going on near {{w|Aqaba}}, while they flew their own Predator B drones to the location. The answer: the human-[[Autobot]] joint task force [[NEST]] was engaged in a [[Operation: Firestorm|fire fight]] with the [[Decepticon]]s, and they were losing badly. Unfortunately, three of the four (the fourth being later destroyed by The Fallen) helicopters were then shot down by [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] when they strayed too close to the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] before they could report back. [[Seymour Simmons]] and [[Leo Spitz]] managed to pull the crew members out of one of the helicopters, with Simmons using a radio from the Jordanians to contact [[L. W. Wilder|Captain Wilder]] of the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'']]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==External links==
*{{w|Jordan}} at Wikipedia

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SOCCENT Forward Operations Base

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[[Image:Movie SOCCENTQatar sign.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Where [[Mahfouz|young Arab boys]] may walk around unescorted.]]

'''SOCCENT Forward Operations Base''' is a [[United States military|United States Military]] base located in [[Qatar]], under the command of [[Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] and subordinate of the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). As part of SOCCENT (Special Operations Command, Central), it is home to soldiers belonging to various spec-ops military branches, such as the U.S. Army Rangers, Green Berets, Delta Force, Marine Corps, U.S. Navy SEALS and pilots of the U.S. Air Force. The base is equipped with a variety of hardware including tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters, jets, airplanes, and inflatable toys.

More accurately, it was these things until an unfortunate encounter with a [[Decepticon|hostile alien being]].

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
On the same evening that [[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] and his team of Rangers returned from a mission behind enemy lines, a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] flew into the airspace of SOCCENT Qatar. Colonel Sharp ordered the unknown bird to Squawk Ident (identify itself) and leave his airspace. When the helicopter did not respond nor comply with the orders to turn back, Sharp dispatched two F-22 Raptors to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base, ordering the helicopter to follow under threat of deadly force.

When they got within range, one of the Raptor pilots identified the helicopter as designation 4500X, a confirmed casualty in Afghanistan three months prior. The Raptors escorted the Pave Low in, allowing the bogey to land on deck at the base as soldiers immediately formed a security perimeter around it. When radar crew in Operations reported that the helicopter was jamming their radar, the power suddenly blinked out and back in. Colonel Sharp attempted radio communications again, ordering the Pave Low pilot to power down and have his crew step out or be killed.

The Pave Low stopped its main rotor, but [[Transformation|what followed]] was not quite what Sharp had in mind.

The "helicopter" killed soldiers attempting to flee before unleashing a shockwave that severely damaged the air control tower. Shrugging off weapons fire directed at it, the robot tossed aside tanks and aircraft with ease while destroying whatever was in its way. Locating the main computer server, it began hacking the U.S. Military intranet, achieving record download speeds as it assimilated terabytes of classified information before Colonel Sharp physically severed the core's network hardlines with a fire axe.

With its primarily objective a failure, the giant robot proceeded to destroy what remained of the base as well as nearly everyone in it.

The next day, in an emergency session at the [[Pentagon]], Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] personally headed the investigation into the base attack, initially announcing that there did not appear to be any survivors. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

==Notes==
* {{w|Holloman Air Force Base}} in [[New Mexico]] served as the primary shooting location for the SOCCENT Qatar base.
*SOCCENT Qatar Air Base was mentioned in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of The Fallen]]'' while Lennox fooled [[Theodore Galloway|Galloway]].
*SOCCENT Foward Operations Base appears to be based upon the real world {{w|Al Udeid Air Base}} which is jointly operated by Qatari, US, British and other coalition forces.

==External links==
*[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123021221 Official US Air Force news article on Holloman AFB's role in the movie.]

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Giza (region)

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[[File:ROTF Giza.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95]]

The '''Giza Plateau''' is a region of [[Egypt]]. Home to the [[Pyramid]]s, the region is an archeological treasure trove, where scientists can learn about the history of Ancient Egypt.

It may or may not have something to do with [[Transformer|alien shenanigans]], depending on who you ask.

==Fiction==

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Great Pyramids of Giza were completed circa [[2560 BC]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

==Notes==
*Revenge of the Fallen's depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 80 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 60 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
*As the Autobots and company are crossing the {{w|Sinai peninsula}} on their way to the Gulf of Aqaba, shortly before being chased by Egyptian police and shortly before arriving at the Egyptian security checkpoint which as later dialogue indicates is 100 miles away from the Gulf, they drive past a pair of pyramids that resemble the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which shows that there are multiple sets of pyramids in the Sinai/Gulf of Aqaba region

==External links==
*{{w|Giza}} at Wikipedia

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Jordan

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'''Jordan''' is a country on [[Earth]], located in the [[Middle East]] near [[Egypt]]. It is ruled by the [[King of Jordan]] and has a [[Marouf|Minister]] of something.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===

Around 17,000 B.C.E., the [[Dynasty of Primes]] hid the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb made of their shells]] in what would one day be [[Petra]], located in Jordan. [[The Fallen]] dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they were unsuccessful, only finding a single clue: "When dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, Three Kings will reveal the doorway."

In 2009 A.D., [[Morshower|General Morshower]] of the [[United States military]] instructed his subordinates to ask the government of Jordan to dispatch helicopters to discover what was going on near {{w|Aqaba}}, while they flew their own Predator B drones to the location. The answer: the human-[[Autobot]] joint task force [[NEST]] was engaged in a [[Operation: Firestorm|fire fight]] with the [[Decepticon]]s, and they were losing badly. Unfortunately, the two helicopters were then shot down by [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] when they strayed too close to the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] before they could report back. [[Seymour Simmons]] and [[Leo Spitz]] managed to pull the crew members out of one of the helicopters, with Simmons using a radio from the Jordanians to contact the [[L. W. Wilder|Captain Wilder]] of the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'']]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==External links==
*{{w|Jordan}} at Wikipedia

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Jordan

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'''Jordan''' is a country on [[Earth]], located in the [[Middle East]] near [[Egypt]]. It is ruled by the [[King of Jordan]] and has a [[Marouf|Minister]] of something.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===

Around 17,000 B.C.E., the [[Dynasty of Primes]] hid the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb made of their shells]] in what would one day be [[Petra]], located in Jordan. [[The Fallen]] dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they were unsuccessful, only finding a single clue: "When dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, Three Kings will reveal the doorway."

In 2009 A.D., [[Morshower|General Morshower]] of the [[United States military]] instructed his subordinates to ask the government of Jordan to dispatch helicopters to discover what was going on near {{w|Aqaba}}, while they flew their own Predator drone to the location. The answer: the human-[[Autobot]] joint task force [[NEST]] was engaged in a [[Operation: Firestorm|fire fight]] with the [[Decepticon]]s, and they were losing badly. Unfortunately, the two helicopters were then shot down by [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] when they strayed too close to the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] before they could report back. [[Seymour Simmons]] and [[Leo Spitz]] managed to pull the crew members out of one of the helicopters, with Simmons using a radio from the Jordanians to contact the [[L. W. Wilder|Captain Wilder]] of the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'']]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==External links==
*{{w|Jordan}} at Wikipedia

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Operation: Firestorm

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[[File:ROTFMegatronSam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Megatron begins his attack on his hated enemy - the Photoshop lens flare.]]
'''Operation: Firestorm''' was the battle the [[Autobot]]s, [[NEST]], and the [[United States military]] waged against the [[Decepticon]]s for possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in 2009. The Decepticon objective was to seize the Matrix and activate the [[Star Harvester]] that the [[Dynasty of Primes]] had built thousands of years ago, while the Autobots and NEST sought to use the Matrix to resurrect [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s and the only one who could defeat [[The Fallen]].

{{quote|Commence Operation: Firestorm, send everyone!|[[Morshower|General Morshower]]|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
Thousands of years ago, the Dynasty of Primes came to [[Earth]] and tried to build a machine which would harvest [[Energon]], a process which would destroy the star Earth orbited. When the Primes discovered that the planet was inhabited by the [[human]]s, the majority of the Primes decided to uphold their law regarding the sanctity of life and not proceed. One of the Primes, however, despised the humans as filthy insects and sought to activate the machine. A great battle took place, but the Dynasty eventually prevailed and stole the Matrix from their treacherous brother, giving their lives to seal in a tomb made of their own bodies. The rogue Prime was forever known as The Fallen, and his followers became known as the Decepticons.

In the present, Optimus Prime, the last descendant of the original Primes, gave his life to protect [[Sam Witwicky]], who subconsciously knew where to find the Matrix from the [[AllSpark]], from the clutches of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the Decepticon commander and disciple of The Fallen. Unable to find the boy on their own, the Decepticons made overt attacks in order to compel the humans to turn Sam over to them. In response, the United States government shut down NEST and ordered the Autobots with them detained. When Sam learned what he was carrying from [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], a former Decepticon who had been sent to find the Matrix by The Fallen, he theorized that the Matrix might be able to resurrect Optimus. Setting out with his girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes]], roommate [[Leo Spitz]], former [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Seymour Simmons]], and the Autobots [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], Sam managed to contact Major [[William Lennox]] of NEST and arrange for Optimus Prime's body to be brought to the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, which held a clue to where the Matrix was hidden. Sam eventually managed to find the [[Tomb of the Primes]] in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], but the Matrix seemingly crumbled to dust. Sam continued his belief that the Matrix could still work and gathered up the dust, then headed out with his companions while NEST airdropped into the Gulf.

Unfortunately, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] was in Egypt following an earlier lead on Sam. Finding the convey, Starscream began strafing Bumblebee's group. Heading into a nearby quarry, Sam and Mikaela split off from the rest of the group, while Simmons and Leo took [[the Twins]] as a diversion. Before NEST could make contact with the [[Pentagon]], Starscream released an [[electromagnetic pulse]] that disabled their communication, also noting Prime's body. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], watching events from orbit, quickly disabled all the other satellites above the region, convincing [[Morshower|General Morshower]] to launch a UAV over the region, while also contacting the governments of [[Egypt]] and [[Jordan]] to request an assist in confirming visuals.

[[File:ROTF Protoform army.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|Humans went to war wearing body paint. Decepticons went nude.]]
As the Twins took Simmons and Leo to a quarry in [[Giza (region)|Giza]], it quickly became apparent that Starscream was no longer following them. As Simmons considered how to proceed, Megatron arrived and landed on the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. Starscream informed Megatron of the presence of Prime's body, and Megatron surmised the boy's intentions. As Starscream flew off, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to begin their assault. At his command, thirteen Decepticons landed in [[transition form]]s between the NEST landing site and the Pyramids, beginning a search for Sam. Major Lennox explained the situation to his colleagues, then ordered a group of volunteers to accompany [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] up through a set of pillars to find Sam and get him to Optimus. At the quarry, the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s arrived to form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who would ''not'' actually be joining the main group.

Making their way to NEST's position, Sam and Mikaela were forced to duck into an abandoned house as Starscream made a fly over. The two humans intended to wait until it was clear, but Starscream had detected their presence and led a group of Constructicons and Protoforms in search of Sam. it didn't go very well, to the point Starscream began shooting the ground in frustration. As Sam and Mikaela tried to wait out the Decepticons, an [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]] entered the hut the two teens were hiding in. Sam destroyed the small Decepticon before he realized what it was, but not before it sent out a transmission. Starscream tore off the roof of the hut and tried to grab Sam, but his efforts brought down part of the wall, allowing the teens to escape. [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] nearly crushed the two teens with his [[mace|flail]], and Starscream tried the less subtle method of firing missiles at the humans, but they managed to evade the Decepticons. Before Starscream's group could proceed, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and NEST soldiers opened fire on the Decepticons, preventing them from pursuing Sam. Ironhide's team then [[roll out|rolled out]] with Arcee providing escort.

[[File:ROTF Devastator vs Twins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Don't you hate it when your food fights back?]]
Back the quarry, the presence of the Twins compelled Devastator to activate his [[Vortex Grinder]] and begin swallowing up everything in sight. Simmons was nearly swallowed, but was saved by Leo. Mudflap was less fortunate, and was swallowed whole, which seemed to stop Devastator. Simmons realized that the only safe place was underneath Devastator, and the group made their way to him. At that point, Mudflap, who had survived, burst out of Devastator's head. Mudflap then began a furious assault on Devastator, who was unable to return fire due to his target being ''on his head''. Skids climbed up Devastator and fired a grapple to his brother, allowing Mudflap to reach him. Unfortunately, Mudflap then accidentally shot Skids in the face, sending the two Autobots to the ground below.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|[[Ryu|SHORYUKEN!]]]]
As Sam and Mikaela continued to make their way to Optimus Prime's body, Starscream saw them on an flyby. Deciding to use a less forceful method, Starscream ordered [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to use their back up plan. Rampage forcibly ejected [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]], who had been captured following the Decepticon attack on [[Paris]]. Rampage held the two humans at cannon point and made it clear he wanted Sam to turn over the Matrix to him. However, Bumblebee had made his way back to Sam's position, and Sam distracted Rampage long enough for Bumblebee to drop kick the Decepticon away from the Witwickys. Reacting quickly, Rampage began laying into the smaller Autobot, but Bumblebee was faster and managed to pin Rampage, trying to break his arm. Ravage then attempted to jump Bumblebee from behind, but Bumblebee managed to grab Ravage by the tail and ''tear out his spine''! Focusing his attention back on Rampage, Bumblebee tore off Rampage's arms and overextended his neck, killing the Decepticon. Bumblebee then tried to escort the humans to NEST's position, but the heavy amount of fire forced Sam to order Bumblebee to take his parents away from the battlefield, as he continued with Mikaela.

Back at the village, the Decepticons had positioned themselves among the pillars, and were overpowering the Autobots and NEST soldiers protecting Prime's body. A pair of Jordanian helicopters made their way to the village, but one was shot down by [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]. The other made its way to the Great Pyramid, and was downed with a blast from Megatron's [[fusion cannon]]. The helicopter survived both the shot ''and'' the crash, and Leo and Simmons began removing the survivors from the copter. Simmons took a radio from one of the soldiers and began following Devastator. By this point, the UAV that the Pentagon had launched had reached the village, and General Morshower ordered pretty much every available asset to the area.

[[File:ROTF Ironhide vs Buffalo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|He's NOT Bonecrusher and he does NOT hate women]]
Meanwhile, Sam and Mikaela finally made contact with Ironhide's team, with Arcee informing Sam that Optimus was beyond the pillars. Before the group could leave, they were set upon by Starscream, a protoform, and [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|another Decepticon]]. Arcee's pink and [[Elita-One (Movie)|purple component]]s were quickly downed while Ironhide and Arcee's [[Chromia (ROTF)|blue component]] provided cover fire. Ironhide urged Sam to get to the pillars and reach Prime's body. At the Great Pyramid, Devastator began to scale the massive structure, and Simmons realized that the pyramid was built over the harvester the Decepticons sought to activate. Using his radio to contact the ''U.S.S. Stennis'', he informed [[L. W. Wilder|Captain Wilder]] of Devastator's presence and to relay a ready order for the crew of a destroyer carrying a [[rail gun]].

At the village, the reinforcements finally made their way to NEST's position, and began unleashing their firepower on the Decepticons, downing several protoforms. [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] was able to contact the Air Force fighters and bombers en route, with two B-1 bombers carrying heavy ordnance authorized to attack. The NEST soldiers of Ironhide's team relayed that they had made contact with Sam and pointed him in the right direction. Sam and Mikaela were able to make their way past the Decepticons, who were too busy returning cover fire to search for the humans. Unfortunately, Megatron also arrived, unleashing his considerable fire power on the humans. Major Lennox and Sergeant Epps managed to make their way to Sam and Mikaela, but were unable to run for Prime's body, as [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] began using the ruins they were hiding in as cover to attack the tanks. As he continued his assault, Jetfire then arrived and sliced Mixmaster in half, then killed the Decepticon by crushing his torso. However, Jetfire in turn was attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], fatally wounding the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] before having his head crushed.

[[File:ROTF Megatron vs humans.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left| Megs has flaming urine.]]
At the pyramid, Devastator had managed to expose the harvester by the time ''U.S.S. Kidd'' was in position to fire. Simmons relayed target coordinates to the ''Kidd'', which fired the rail gun, blowing Devastator apart. At the village, the Air Force contingent was almost ready to launch their first strike. Unfortunately, Sergeant Epps did not toss very well, with the orange smoke canister mere feet from the humans. As everyone ran for cover, the F-16s launched their strike, hitting a few protoforms and Long Haul. Ironhide soon ran out of the smoke, damaging and ejecting one of his cannons. Once the B-1s arrived, they dropped their 2000 pound JDAMs on the Decepticon position, eliminating Scrapper and the last of the protoforms. As this was going on, Sam made a mad dash from Prime's body, only for Megatron to emerge from the smoke and fire his fusion cannon at Sam's feet. The boy was caught in the blast and thrown through the air, landing near Prime's body. Megatron then continued firing on the heavy weaponry, but with him being the only apparent survivor, they turned all their weaponry on him. Under constant fire and brought to his knees, Megatron was forced to retreat.

As medics made their way to Sam, it appeared as if the boy was dead. In truth, he was in another plane of existence, where he encountered the Dynasty of Primes. They told him that he had been destined to discover the Matrix, but it could not be merely found, instead earned. Sam's courage and sacrifice in his fight to help Optimus made him worthy of the Matrix, and they returned him to life, restoring the Matrix in the process. Filled with new life and resolve, Sam made his way to the shell before him and drove the Matrix into the empty [[spark]] chamber. The plan worked, and Optimus Prime was reborn.

[[File:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The Fallen totally chopped some dude's head off.]]
Just then, The Fallen teleported in using a [[space bridge]], knocking the Autobots to the ground and killing a few humans before he stole the Matrix. Heading to the machine, The Fallen placed the Matrix into its slot and activated the star harvester, declaring revenge was finally his. The humans launched a volley of missiles from their heavy weapons, only for The Fallen to raise it with his [[telekinesis|telekinetic powers]] and drop it above the pyramid. Optimus tried to stand, but was still injured from his previous fight with Megatron. Seeing this, Jetfire offered his parts to Optimus, then killed himself by ripping out his spark core. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then ordered [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] to use his electric whips to begin transplanting Jetfire's afterburners and weapons onto Optimus. Once it was complete, Optimus was left with a [[Super Mode|powered-up form]], and flew off for the pyramid.

[[File:ROTF Megatron face melt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|GIVE ME BACK MY FACE!]]
As F-22s tried to make a bombing run against the machine, The Fallen raised some of the rocks Devastator had smashed aside to block their line of fire. One of the fighters was unable to move out of the way and impacted on a rock, exploding. Fortunately, Optimus Prime was able to fly through the rocks, knock the Fallen and Megatron off the pyramid, and fire a rocket at the machine's spire, causing the star harvester to explode. Once they reached the ground below, Optimus and The Fallen fought each other, though it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron quickly came to the aid of his master, and Optimus crashed the group through some ruins, before Megatron dragged him away from The Fallen. Megatron then began to lay onto Optimus, only for Prime to break off his [[Death-lock pincer|sword]] and force Megatron to eat a blast from his own fusion cannon. Damaged, Megatron tried to counterattack, but Optimus used his [[Dual Energon Swords|Energon sword]] to slice off Megatron's fusion cannon, then used his afterburners to send the Decepticon flying through some ruins. Badly damaged, Megatron could barely call for Starscream.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus really needs a psychiatrist]]
With Megatron dispatched, The Fallen and Optimus Prime re-engaged. Optimus briefly pinned The Fallen against a wall, slicing off his chin and a few of his fingers with his sword. Infuriated, The Fallen counterattacked Optimus, managing to tear off his sword and one of his rocket thrusters, using them to strike Prime in the face. However, Optimus soon grabbed The Fallen's spear and impaled him with it, then used it to tear off his face plate. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark core, finally killing The Fallen. Though horrified by the loss of his master, Megatron still looked as if he was ready to continue, until Starscream pointed out that cowards sometimes survive. Injured and unable to continue the fight, Megatron acknowledged Starscream's advice but vowed that the war would continue.

With the Fallen dead and the star harvester destroyed, NEST and the Autobots had won. Optimus reunited with them, and the group then made their way home aboard the ''Stennis''. Following a return to the states, Sam resumed his time at college, while Optimus Prime sent a message into space detailing past events, further proclaiming that Humanity and the Autobots would face the unknown future together, as their ancestors did once before. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

Unknown to both sides, the body of Ravage was recovered by the mysterious group known as the [[Initiative]], who used it in their own plans to acquire energy to power their own "infant". {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 5|Tales of the Fallen #5}} The Autobots and Soundwave did not discover this until February of 2010. By this point, Megatron was still not combat ready. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}}

==Notes==
*The events of Operation: Firestorm proceeded differently in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] based on earlier scripts. Those differences include:
**Megatron joined Starscream in strafing Bumblebee's group, but in his interstellar jet mode.
**Ironhide and Arcee never took a team to look for Sam, instead staying with the main NEST/Autobot group during the entire battle.
**Instead of shutting down the satellites above Egypt, Soundwave transmitted doctored video to the Pentagon.
**Simmons contacted Captain Wilder before the UAV transmitted information of the battle to the Pentagon. Additionally, Wilder was Captain of the ''Roosevelt'', and the rail gun was located on the ''Zumwalt''.
**Jordan and Egypt provided additional military support to the United States once it was confirmed that the Decepticons were attacking.
**Devastator was destroyed just before Optimus made his initial attack on the harvester.
**Megatron and Starscream abandoned the Fallen to his death when Optimus exposed the lie in The Fallen's promise to make Megatron a Prime, as Primes were born, not made.
**Optimus recovered the Matrix.

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Petra

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{{disambig2|the ancient human city in on Earth|the country on Beast|Petra (Beast)}}

[[Image:ROTF Petra.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

'''Petra''' is a place in [[Jordan]], where the [[Dynasty of Primes]] hid the [[Matrix of Leadership]] long ago.

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===

[[Image:ROTF Primes form tomb.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Following [[The Fallen]]'s attempt to activate the [[Star Harvester]] on [[Earth]], the faithful Primes realized that they had to hide the Matrix from their treacherous brother, or Earth and its sentient inhabitants would all die. Making the ultimate sacrifice, the Primes formed a tomb made of their own bodies in what would later be known as Petra. The [[Tomb of the Primes]] was then further hidden when the human natives built a structure surrounding it.

[[Image:Tomb of the primes.jpg|thumb|right|250px|They chose... poorly.]]
Thousands of years later, [[Sam Witwicky]], who held the knowledge of the [[AllSpark]] in his mind, was guided to the structure in Petra where the Tomb was supposed to be located. Not finding anything, the [[Autobot]] twins [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] began arguing, which naturally escalated from verbal abuse to physical abuse, damaging the structure around them. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] threw the fighting twins out, Sam noticed that there were [[Cyberglyphics]] etched behind a fresco in the structure. Bumblebee immediately made a larger opening with his [[plasma cannon]], revealing the Tomb of the Primes, and the Matrix of Leadership...which immediately crumbled to dust. Oops. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

==Notes==
*[[Steven Spielberg]] also filmed in Petra for ''{{w|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade}}'' twenty years before his protege Bay did. However, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' filmed at El Deir ("The Monastery") rather than {{w|Al Khazneh}} ("The Treasury") from ''Indiana Jones''. Rather kindly, as shown on the DVD, Bay took his mother to visit the location.
*Revenge of the Fallen's depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 80 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 60 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.

==External links==
*{{w|Petra|Petra on Wikipedia}}

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Grindor (ROTF)

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:''Grindor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Grindor rotfgame trailer.jpg|thumb|250px|right|I copied [[Blackout (Movie)|another character's]] alt-mode 'cause [[Scavenger (ROTF)|all]] [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|the]] [[Rampage (ROTF)|cool]] [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|'cons]] [[Long Haul (ROTF)|were]] [[Scrapper (ROTF)|doing]] it.]]

You have to get up pretty early in the morning to get one over on '''Grindor'''. A master strategist, and close combat specialist, Grindor can predict his opponents' next move before they know it themselves. It's reached the point where it's less planning and more instinct on his part. With every possible move planned out beforehand, Grindor confidently wades into the center of battle, ready for any and all comers.

Except [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|this guy]].

Don't confuse him with [[Blackout (Movie)|that guy]].

{{bigquote|Objectives will win a battle, but it is sheer ruthlessness that will win a war.|Grindor's sagely advice to the Decepticons|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|ROTF: The Game]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

[[Image:Grindor ROTF.jpg|thumb|right]]
Ordered by [[The Fallen]] to capture [[Sam Witwicky]] for the information that the [[AllSpark]] had imprinted in his mind, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] led [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and Grindor to [[Earth]], waiting for the [[human]] boy to be flushed out by [[Alice (ROTF)|one of their agents]]. Grindor captured the humans' escape vehicle and brought it to [[Broadwater Metal Works|an abandoned industrial facility]] where Starscream and Megatron were waiting. While Grindor waited outside, Megatron and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] interrogated the boy, preparing to extract the information by removing his brain, a process that was interrupted by the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Optimus briefly fought off Megatron and Starscream before escaping with Sam into the woods.

[[Image:ROTF Optimus vs Grindor.jpg|thumb|left|250px|I predict a checkmate in 4 mo-*stab*.]]
Megatron followed, but soon called in his minions for assistance. Grindor played little part in the opening attack, grabbing the [[Autobot]] leader and sawing into his face before being knocked away, but eventually gathered on the outnumbered and outgunned, but defiant Optimus Prime. The Autobot [[Prime (rank)|leader]] immediately unsheathed both [[Dual Energon Swords|battle blade]]s and attacked the Decepticons, cutting off Grindor's right arm, slashing into his chest, sending some of Starscream's artillery his way and throwing his right battle blade into the Decepticon's leg. Badly hurt, Grindor required some downtime before he could rejoin the battle, during which Optimus stabbed Megatron and ripped off Starscream's arm.

[[Image:Grindor-ROTFhooks.jpg|right|thumb|250px| No, wait, I miscal-[[Furmanism|SHEEAAAGH!!!]]]]

Grindor was just pulling out the deenergized blade Prime had swung into him when the Autobot unleashed his [[Energon Hooks]] and jabbed it into his [[Sensors#Optical sensors|optic]], using the leverage to pull himself onto the Decepticon. Once on top, Prime then struck another hook into Grindor, then proceeded to ''tear his head apart'', killing Grindor. As he pushed the lifeless and headless hulk to the ground, Optimus contemptuously commented on the material Grindor was made of. ''(Tin, to be specific)'' {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Grindor’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the storybook "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]"; and the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]."}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:GrindorTitan_talkinghislanguage.jpg|thumb|left|250px|He and [[Raoul]] were in the same engineering course.]]

Grindor was dispatched to [[Las Vegas]] by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who refused to tell him what he was looking for and directed him to [[Seeker (ROTF)|some old car]]. He was a bit fed up until he was told to cut open said car and remove its insides, fun fun fun! Once he'd secured the Cybertronian "memory tree", he came under attack by [[NEST]] forces intending to capture him. Using his rotors, he created a whirlwind that hurled cars at his enemies, but they easily managed to anchor him to the ground with an electrified cable before he could retreat.

Luckily [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|dumbasses]] turned up and shot the cable off, allowing Grindor to escape! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

[[Image:Titan_deceptitwins.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The scale here is so messed up.]]

Later, as part of Soundwave's plan, those two dumbasses were in the Decepticons, and poor Grindor had to put up with them jabbering in his ear. He pleaded with Soundwave to tell him that he didn't really trust them to bring in [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], and was relieved to find out they were just bait; when he asked what would happen if they survived, he was told he would make sure they didn't. Happy day!

To his annoyance, the twins succeeded by talking instead of shooting. He agreed with [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] that this sort of thing was an abomination and must be stopped, and shot Ransack out the sky. Skids was able to keep him contained and occupied with suppressive fire, while Mudflap took down Sideways, but Grindor decided to just grab Ransack and bug out, leaving Sideways behind and threatening to get even with the twins another time. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|Turnabout}}

Back at base, he sat in on Soundwave's interrogation of Ransack, but it was interrupted by the Autobot twins. Grindor took fire and was not seen again after that, presumably fleeing later with Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}
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===Toy bios===
The meticulous Grindor's careful scheming and power of flight put him at a great advantage during an encounter with the Autobot [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. Only Ratchet doing something completely unpredictable could save him! {{storylink|#SurfaceToAirShowdown|Surface To Air Showdown bio}}

During a running battle with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] through a city's streets, the flying Grindor stayed out of the mute Autobot's range and rained down explosives with "chaotic glee". The rubber-burnin' Bumblebee planned to bring Grindor down to his level by making him quickly maneuver past buildings, hoping his rotor would catch, and signs pointed to Grindor soon making a costly mistake... {{storylink|#Legends Class 2|Bombing Run Battle}}

===Transformers Annual 2011===
Grindor and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to act as a diversion. After Barricade was located by the Autobots, Grindor hovered in the air and shot missiles at Optimus. Optimus responded by scaling the side of a nearby office tower and punching him out of the air. After crash-landing on Barricade, Grindor picked his comrade up and, after taking a moment to gloat that the diversion had worked, departed. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
The body of either Grindor or Blackout was among the Decepticon corpses waiting to be melted down at the [[N.E.S.T. N.B.E. Resource Redistribution Plant]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Jarosław Boberek]] (Polish), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Marc Alfos]] (French, a few voice lines)}}

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFgame-Grindor.jpg|left|thumb|I have light blue parts! That's how you know.]]

Grindor served in a similar capacity amongst the Decepticons to that which [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] served for the Autobots - he was the Heavy Weapons Guy. Big, slow, durable, and seriously over-armed with a gatling gun and an energon wave cannon. Grindor could even drop off gun turrets for that extra added overkill.

During the Decepticons' missions in [[China]], Grindor oversaw their supposedly secret mission in [[Shanghai]], until his forces were detected and routed by [[NEST]] and the Autobots. Imprisoned in the docks, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] had to come and rescue his comrade.

On the United States West Coast, Grindor was assigned to hack into NEST's communication network in the downtown area. Fighting through its Autobot [[Protectobot Scout|Protectobot]] defenders, Grindor managed to link up with each of the town's five communications arrays, furthering the Decepticon cause.

On the East Coast, Grindor was assigned to capture Ladiesman217, designation Samuel Witwicky. After destroying the human's dorm building, Grindor took Witwicky to the nearby foundry where he would be interrogated by Megatron. However, during this process, the Autobots sent waves of Protectobots against Grindor in an attempt to save the boy, but they failed. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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=====Autobot campaign=====
While Grindor secured their position by deploying [[Combaticon (ROTF)|Combaticon]] and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones around the town, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] arrived to rescue Sam. Assisted by his drones, the Decepticon almost overwhelmed the plucky little Autobot, but in the end Bumblebee reduced Grindor and his unit into scrap metal. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

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===Transformers Autobots/Decepticons===
====Decepticons Campaign====
Grindor was present in Brazil when he and Sideways met the new Decepticon recruit. He later called Starscream a waste of Decepticon after the former stated that reviving Megatron would be a waste of the AllSpark shard's power, and was the first Decepticon to mention [[The Fallen]]. He and Starscream later destroyed an oil rig and he later helped tell the recruit about The Fallen's history.

In Asia, he sent the recruit on a mission to destroy some forcefield generators in Tokyo. During the mission to revive Megatron, he dropped off the recruit at the base where the shard was being kept, and Starscream protected him from NEST jets while Megatron was being revived. When [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] learned about the energy signature in New York City, Grindor urged Megatron to send him there. Megatron, however, had other work for him, but promised that he would get this chance, but for [[NEST|one reason]] or [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|another]], he was never seen again. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons}}

====Autobots Campaign====
Grindor lead an invasion in Rome, [[Italy]], and came across the new Autobot recruit in the ruins. After a long, tiring fight, the recruit redirected an airstrike that killed the Blackout lookalike, but not before learning about The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''===

Grindor flew into action when Megatron ordered the destruction of the Autobot Evac. He transformed and stomped through the streets, all the while swinging his rotor blades at the fleeing Autobot. He smashed himself partly through a tunnel that Evac had entered and reached out for him, when he realized too late that it was a train tunnel and that he was in the path of an oncoming train. The train sped by, bashing his upper body and face while severing his out-stretched arm and keeping him from catching Evac. His fate after the encounter is unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Grindor-Forged-to-Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|Please note that he tends to get angry when reminded about the time when Optimus "probed" his optic sensor.]]
Grindor was one of the Decepticons pulled from [[Live-action film series|his universe]] by the [[Quintessons]] and forced to fight. When [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] betrayed the Quintessons and began to put his own plans in motion, he infused Grindor with [[Dark Energon]] and sent him to destroy the [[You|Commander]] and his team. When he failed, Megatron tore him apart in retribution. There are at least a few of him running around, though, one of whom may eventually join the Commander. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

*'''Class:''' Brawler
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''When Attacked:''
***8% chance to gain an Armor Buff, reducing damage from attacks by 16-41% for 6 seconds.
***11% chance to inflict a Crit Rate Debuff for 6-8 seconds, lowering the opponent's Critical Hit Rate by 16-40%.
**''Passive:'' Decreases the opponent's Block Proficiency against Melee Attacks by 15% per active Crit Rate Debuff.
**''Missile Critical Hit:'' Inlficts '''Burn''', dealing Heat damage for 80% Attack over 6 seconds.
*'''Signature Ability: Perforate:''' Being a close-combat specialist, Grindor is able to use the opponent's stored Power to his advantage.
*'''Special Attacks'''
**'''Special 1: Physical Therapy''' - ''Memories of war trigger a physical outburst at the opponent's expense.'' - Inflicts a -16-40% Crit Rate Debuff for 6-8 seconds.
**'''Special 2: Rotor Rage''' - ''Spinning blades chop the edges off opponents to improve their aerodynamics.'' - Up to +40% Damage based on the opponent's stored Power.
**'''Special 3: Skydive''' - ''Grindor guides the opponent through a high-altitude adventure with gravity as his co-pilot.'' - +50% Critical Rate for Missile Hits.
*'''Synergy Bonuses'''
**'''Allies ''' - Inspired by their partnerhip, '''Bonecrusher''' gains +1-8% armor.
**'''Enemies ''' - Angered by their partnerhip, '''Optimus Prime''' (MV1) gains +1-8% Attack Rating.
**'''Outlaws ''' - '''Barricade's''' first Heavy Ranged Attack inflicts Power Lock for 3-12 seconds.
*'''Strong Match-ups:'''
**Hot Rod - Hot Rod generates a lot more Power because of his signature ability. Grindor gets stronger the more Power the opponent gets, enabling him to deal a lot of damage.
*'''Weak match ups:'''
**Mixmaster - Mixmaster’s Ability Block will hamper Grindor’s Buff generation leaving him weaker to Mixmaster’s potent special attacks.
**Soundwave - Grindor heavily relies on having Power in order to maximize his damage output. Soundwave’s Special 1 can drain the opponent’s Power very effectively, limiting Grindor’s ability to inflict damage.
**Dinobot - Dinobot’s particular skillset make him adept at cutting through the armor of this thick-skinned helicopter.
**Megatron (GS) – Megatron will rip through Brawlers like Grindor who generate Armor to protect themselves. With his Signature Ability awakened, Megatron will also steal their buffs to boost his own abilities.

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Legends_Grindor.jpg|thumb|300px|No, I'm not Blackout! There is NO missing scene dammit! We're nothing alike. I would never let myself get shot in the balls.]]
*'''Grindor''' (Legends, 2009)

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Legends Grindor is a [[redeco]] of the [[Movie (franchise)|first movie]]'s Legends class [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] toy in a light blue base color with digital camouflage. Legends Grindor is a small and highly simplified version of the character, featuring limited articulation and detail, with the helicopter mode not being a particularly faithful recreation of a {{w|MH-53 Pave Low|Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low}} heavy-lift helicopter. (The placement of the fuel tanks, in particular, makes him look more like a {{w|CH-53 Sea Stallion}}.) Even though the robot mode sports an attempt to emulate the movie character's chest design, this does not involve the use of obvious fake elements of the helicopter mode's cockpit, unlike [[Jazz (Movie)|other]] Legends Class toys of movie characters. As with all wave three Legends figures, the photo on the back of the figure's packaging shows a mis-transformed robot mode, where his arms are not folded down.

:This mold was also redecoed as [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]] for the [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] "War for the Skies" battlepack.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/LegGrindor/grindor.htm More information on Grindor at TFU.info]''
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====Voyager Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF_Voyager_Grindor.jpg|thumb|300px|Just you wait, someone will call him [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]].]]
*'''Grindor''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

:Grindor is a redeco of the first movie's Voyager class Blackout figure in a more military-accurate grey colour scheme. The little [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] mini-figure has been redecoed to reflect the colour changes on the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' release of Deluxe class Scorponok (even though the two never appear together in the film).

:Grindor transforms into a reasonably accurate MH-53 Pave Low. An aft "cage" compartment can be opened to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, Scorponok. A button under his tail rotor can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades. By attaching the Deluxe-class Scorponok to his underside, the rotor [[gimmick]] also spins Scorponok's claws.

: During transformation, Grindor's (mind-numbingly delicate) [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the gray chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position, and lifts his back assembly and locks it into place behind his head. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs—if you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit. The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan weapon, to represent ''vaguely'' the hand-held rotor-blade weapon he and Blackout wield in the films. Because of the size of his rotor assembly, Grindor is also much shorter than most Voyager-class figures despite his bulk, barely taller than a Deluxe figure.

: It is ''very'' easy for the gears in the cockpit/chest to become misaligned during transformation, enough so that the chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves. Getting the gears back into alignment is a veritable nightmare, as so many other parts shift and move as you attempt to manipulate the respective pieces. Swinging the legs down locks the back assembly into place for robot mode, but simply swinging the legs back does ''not'' ''un''lock it, with the user being required to separate the parts actively by hand. Failing to do so is sure to misalign your Grindor to bejeezus.

: This version of Grindor is in perfect scale with ''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Cyberverse Commander Optimus Prime]]''.

: An interesting side note is that the two hard points located on Grindor's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plugs on most [[Unicron Trilogy]] figures.

:The original Blackout release of this mold was retooled as ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] and ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Grindor/grindor.htm More information on Grindor at TFU.info]''
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[[Image:ROTFSurfaceToAirShowdown.jpg|thumb|300px|Unbeknownest to all, Grindor actually takes his name from his love of coffee.]]
*'''Surface To Air Showdown''' (Voyager 2-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

:A [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack featuring Grindor squaring off against [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], strangely reminiscent of Ratchet's fight with [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] in the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots]] Nintendo DS game. Both toys remain unchanged from their individual retail release.
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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[Image:Grindor ROTF FAB toy.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hey, is that Leader-1?]]
*'''Missile Assault Grindor''' (Fast Action Battler, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Projectile

:Missile Assault Grindor is a redeco of the first movie's Gyro Blade Blackout in a more military-accurate grey colour scheme. He is a simplified version of Grindor/Blackout design, designed for smaller children. His rotor blade can be detached and inserted into his left hand to represent the hand-held rotor blade seen in the film, just like the Voyager class version. He also features a chest cannon which can be flipped up from his back. Oddly, you can only see one-fourth of Grindor's head from a 90-degree angle. Even less of it is visible when his chest cannon is flipped up. He features a firing missile.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/FABGrindor/grindor.htm More information on Missile Assault Grindor at TFU.info]''

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:WMBombRunBattleBumblebeeGrindor.jpg|thumb|300px|Doesn't this remind you of [[Jolt (Armada)|something?]].]]
*'''Bombing Run Battle''' (Walmart exclusive multi-pack, 2010)

:This [[Walmart]] exclusive multi-pack contains a tan and orange [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]-themed redeco of Legends Class Grindor and a redeco of Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Cannon Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/WMGrindor/grindor.htm More information on Bombing Run Battle Grindor at TFU.info]''

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===EZ Collection Gum===
*'''Grindor''' (EZ Collection Gum)

:Released as part of the blindpacked ''EZ Collection Gum'' series, this Grindor is basically a re-release of the Hasbro Legends Class figure above, but with the digital camo being replaced with a slightly metallic sheen.
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==Notes==
===Blackout vs. Grindor===
{{quote|Blackout. Grindor. They all look the same to me.|[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]|"[[Transformers Comic issue 2.10|Law and Disorder]]"}}
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' never explicitly establishes Grindor as a separate character from Blackout. Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], when asked, was not sure whether they were supposed to be the same character or not.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref> In the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answers|{{SITENAME_SHORT}} Hasbro Q&A for July 2009]], it was confirmed that Grindor, not Blackout, appears in the movie.
*In the novel, his name is never used, just the descriptor "huge Russian helicopter."
*Internal files for the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' video game identify this character as Blackout, indicating that the game had been developed with the understanding that they were the same character... but had dialogue re-recorded to refer to him as Grindor.
*On the [[cross-sell]] for "[[The Fury of Fearswoop]]" multipack, Grindor is mistakenly given the name Blackout.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'', Blackout is featured instead of Grindor. Guess [[Simon Furman|the writer]] didn't get the memo in time.
*In the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'', Blackout is the character assisting Megatron and Starscream in the Forest against Optimus rather than Grindor.
*The 2-disc special edition of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' features some still poses of the Autobots and Decepticons, and names the helicopter as Blackout.

===Alternate mode===
*Although his toys (and seemingly the CG model of his robot mode) are identical to Blackout's, and although the toys' packaging retains Pave Low [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensing]] information, Grindor's alt mode in the movie is in fact a {{w|CH-53E Super Stallion|Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion}}—essentially a slightly upsized Pave Low operated by the [[United States Marine Corps|US Marine Corps]]. The ROTF video games include licensing information for the Super Stallion instead of the Pave Low. The alt mode switch may be explained by the retirement of the USAF's Pave Lows in 2008.
*Grindor only has six main rotor blades on his back while a normal CH-53E Super Stallion has seven main rotor blades. His vehicle mode also has only six main rotor blades, matching his robot mode and demonstrating that in this universe the CH-53E (or at least the one that Grindor scanned) was built slightly differently compared to its real world counterpart.
*The CH-53E has a different nose from the Pave Low, with the large bulb replaced by two windows, these additional windows are seemingly absent in his robot mode.
*As with his look-alike, Grindor has an arm mounted tail rotor weapon with the four rotor blades split apart into a total of six sections.

===Other===
*Frank Welker is not credited for the voice of Grindor in the credits of the film itself, but his "[http://www.frankwelker.net/ Official Homepage]" would later credit him for the role. While we're not entirely convinced that the page wasn't simply updated by someone who read it on Wikipedia, the "sheeeagh" that Grindor lets out as Optimus Prime rips his head apart is pretty unmistakeably Welker.
*The master strategic skills and battle prowess his on-package bio goes on about come off a little less than impressive when you realize his tech specs give him a "Skill" level of... 4. That makes him one better at his job than [[Skids (ROTF)|these]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|guys]].
**Those same skills also come off a little less than impressive when you realize that Grindor did virtually ''nothing'' during the forest battle, basically only managing to saw Prime's face before then getting his arm cut off and his chest slashed open, assaulted by Starscream's artillery, getting a blade thrown into his leg and then getting his face torn open by Prime's hooks. For a master strategician, Grindor comes off as quite dumb in battle.
*Grindor is stated to be 33 feet tall. Despite that being his height in the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|game]]'', one can see that during the Forest Battle, he is clearly much taller than ''[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'' (Who is 35 feet tall) and about twice the size of ''[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]'', who is 28 feet tall, thus making him about 55 feet tall.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Grindor''' (グラインダー ''Guraindā'')

==Footnotes==
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Blackout (Movie)

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{{disambig3.5|the Decepticon helicopter from the first live-action movie|the Decepticon helicopter from ''Revenge of the Fallen''|Grindor (ROTF)|Blackout}}
:''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MovieBlackoutHeatScrambleCard57.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He would appreciate you not trying to shoot him in the crotch. Really, he would.]]

The massive '''Blackout''' has been described as the "hound" of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In better days he was always to be found looming powerful and silent behind his leader's right shoulder. When given a target he hunts it down with fierce determination. Blackout is not happy with the progress [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is making towards finding the missing Decepticon leader. He suspects (quite rightly) that Starscream would prefer Megatron to stay lost. Blackout is openly mutinous and will challenge Starscream's leadership at any opportunity, not for his own sake, but to better serve his ultimate goal of finding his lost master. Blackout has a sneaky side and uses his [[Symbiote|symbiotic]] companion [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s small size to great advantage.

Sometimes he is also known as '''N.B.E. 23'''.

{{quote|All hail Megatron!|Blackout|''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
[[File:Movie Blackout Raptors.jpg|201px|thumb|This race sucks.]]
Blackout flew into the airspace of [[United States military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] and refused to identify himself, prompting base commander [[Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] to dispatch two {{w|F-22 Raptors}} to escort the Decepticon into their base. One of the Raptors reported that Blackout had the registry number of 4500X on his vertical stabilizer, the number of the helicopter Blackout had scanned and destroyed three months earlier in Afghanistan.

[[File:Movie Blackout SOCCENTAttack1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|All your base are belong to us.]]
Once landed, Blackout was surrounded by the soldiers stationed at the base and ordered to power down and disembark his crew, or deadly force would be used. Seeing no reason to hide himself any further, Blackout transformed under a hail of automatic weapons fire from the shocked humans. Activating his heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, Blackout made quick work of the soldiers closest to him, then unleashed a massive shock wave that killed the rest of the troops and shattered their vehicles and the windows of the operations control tower. Blackout made his way around the base, tossing tanks aside, crushing soldiers underfoot and blowing up aircraft. Eventually, he reached the operations bunker and tore off the roof to link up with their server and download its files in an attempt to find information on [[Megatron (Movie)|Project: Ice Man]]. Unfortunately, the base commander intervened, cutting the physical hard line of the server, severing Blackout's connection and thwarting the primary objective of his mission.

[[File:Movie Blackout holoavatar.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Watch me twirl my [[Moustache Man|moustache]] as I contemplate the destruction of Earth.]]
Still, Blackout carried out his second objective—the destruction of the human base. As he proceeded, [[Robert Epps|a human soldier]] was nearly crushed. Instinctively, the soldier recorded images of Blackout, the Decepticon indulging this brief moment of curiosity by looking straight back at the human. Blackout then activated a chest-mounted laser cannon to put the fleshling out of its misery, but before he could do so, he was struck by a grenade fired by [[Jorge Figueroa|another soldier]], and the human made his escape. Enraged, Blackout fired flare countermeasures into the sky to confuse any other attempts to attack him, then ejected Scorponok from his back and sent his minion to track the [[William Lennox|fleeing]] [[Patrick Donnelly|soldiers]]. Blackout then turned his attention and his weapons back to the rest of the base, eventually destroying it, leaving no survivors.

Evidently, after the attack, Blackout flew back to the [[United States of America|United States]], as he was in the vicinity when [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] reported the discovery of AllSpark's location and Starscream ordered their forces to mobilize. Blackout was the last to acknowledge the order, then rallied in Megatron's name, perhaps to remind Starscream who his master was.

[[File:Blackout is going to kill you.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Point that thing someplace else!]]
Blackout arrived at [[Mission City]] just as the final battle was getting underway. Megatron's order of "Decepticons attack" must have been music to his ears, and he followed his master's commands whole heartedly. He attempted to block [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]]'s path as the boy was trying to get away with the AllSpark, before he was attacked by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The Autobot threw a car at Blackout, who fired his laser cannon to destroy the vehicle and knock Ironhide over. He flew ahead of ladiesman217, attempting to use his rotor weapon to kill him, but the human managed to dodge this attack.

[[File:Blackout movie dead.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, God, I hope that stuff leaking out is Energon.]]
Blackout withdrew from the battle for a few moments, but returned as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron fought. Seeing his master under attack, Blackout activated his hand-held rotor weapon and prepared to come to defense of his lord, but soldiers—including survivors of the SOCCENT base attack—attempted to stop him by painting him with targeting lasers for friendly F-22 Raptors to fire upon. As Blackout activated his cannon, he noticed the lasers targeted on him. Underestimating the fighting spirit and desire for vengeance of the humans, Blackout tried to finish them off until Captain Lennox, using an abandoned motorcycle, charged at him and fired a sabot round into his crotch (ouch), as F-22s pounded the Decepticon with missiles, extinguishing his [[spark]].

Blackout's remains were later dumped in the <s>deepest</s> ''second'' deepest part of the ocean—the Laurentian Abyss—along with his fellow dead Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Blackout's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Meet the Decepticons]]."}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===
Blackout had spent thousands of years searching for Megatron and the AllSpark under Starscream aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''. While Starscream was hoping not to find Megatron, Blackout was working against him in hopes of restoring the former leader. Upon discovering [[Ghost 1|a vessel similar to Megatron's alternate mode]], Blackout became convinced that Megatron was nearby. However, the Autobots arrived in the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to investigate the ship, and Starscream ordered the Decepticons to wait while he investigated the alien ship. Growing impatient, Blackout convinced [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] to join him in an attack on the Autobots. Blackout, Scorponok, and Frenzy ganged up on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], but he managed to defeat them, forcing Blackout to call for a retreat. After Prime headed to investigate [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s disappearance, Starscream ordered them to attack, and Bonecrusher was given command. Blackout, however, was able to sneak Scorponok on board the ''Ark''.

After Starscream returned, Blackout demanded answers. Starscream claimed that Prime and Bumblebee were killed by indigenous worms, while the alien ship was destroyed when it fell into a cavern. Blackout, unconvinced, challenged Starscream, but was seriously damaged, and had to be taken back to the ''Nemesis''. However, Prime, Bumblebee, and the ship appeared soon after. When Starscream ordered the Decepticons to destroy the ship, Blackout demanded answers, which Bonecrusher and Barricade agreed to. However, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was able to force Scorponok off the ''Ark'', and Blackout, still healing, sped to his rescue. What a pal. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance2 Blackout spacebattle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|In space, EVERYONE hears HIM!]]

In the distant past, Blackout was a member of the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]]. During an attack by unknown aliens on the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], he could be seen picking up a wrecked enemy tank. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} In the aftermath of the attack, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] consulted with [[The Fallen|the mysterious relic]] dug up near [[Simfur]] and (essentially) declared a military dictatorship over Cybertron. Blackout followed Megatron and the other flight-capable soldiers into battle, using his special powers to disrupt the enemy flagship's targeting array. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After science division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] survived an attempted kidnapping by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s squadron, Megatron declared the scientist and his followers traitors, and reformed the army under a new banner: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Movie BlackoutStarscream protoforms.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An ominous rumble is Blackout's only response...]]

During the subsequent civil war, Blackout fought alongside Megatron, until his master ordered 'this loyal hound' to assist Starscream's unit in keeping [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces busy, while Megatron pursued his destiny. Arriving soon after [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] delivered news of Megatron's location, Blackout and Starscream witnessed the successful Autobot launch of the [[AllSpark]]. Blackout restrained Starscream from going after it, the pair nearly coming to blows when Blackout launched Scorponok from his chest. Fortunately, Starscream calmed down, and after witnessing Megatron leave the planet himself, the group took on protoform transition forms and followed. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

Meanwhile, Starscream crew ''also'' went after Optimus Prime's starship in a Decepticon battlecruiser. Just before launch, Blackout listened to Barricade's not-so-quiet concerns that Starscream wasn't telling them everything. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, they were led into a trap by the Autobots, and their ship (and Starscream's advance scout [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]) was crippled by concussion chain mines. Blackout gave a detailed damage report when ordered but was berated for giving his observation on what had occurred, and was ordered to despatch Scorponok to retrieve Dreadwing.

[[File:Movie Blackout IDWprequel camoflageenabled.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Apparently the crew of military helicopters don't count as "witnesses".]]

After making repairs to their ship, the Decepticons followed the AllSpark's trace energy and landed on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} There, they destroyed a primitive [[Beagle 2 Rover|human rover scout]] and decided to investigate the nearby third planet of this solar system. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

Making planetfall on Earth in Afghanistan in 2003, Blackout attracted the attention of a military vehicle of the local creatures. Witnessing the ease with which [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] destroyed the carrier, Starscream pondered that Megatron would have been able to subjugate these beings if he was able to. Blackout replied that they needed to find out why he hadn't yet. Starscream's unit then attacked the nearby air base where Blackout scanned and adopted the form of an {{w|MH-53 Pave Low}} 'Pave Low' helicopter, then easily hacked into the files of the human computers. Inside, he found files on something called 'Project: Iceman', which he suspected was related to Megatron. After the base's destruction, Blackout and the others split up. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Blackout scanned ''another'' USAF MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, but apparently was not detected by the humans, nor caused any casualties, in contrast to Starscream and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. When Starscream told the Decepticons that their mission was to find the AllSpark, Blackout reminded Starscream that they must also find Megatron.

[[File:Movie Blackout TargetPrequel continuityheadache.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Beware, Qatar! Beware! Muhahahahahaha!]]

Later, after being lured into a trap intended for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] set by a group of impressively equipped humans, Blackout attacked the organisation's bunker and attempted to hack into their main server, but failed after they disconnected their local systems. The only lead he got was a name...[[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} A few years later, Blackout headed towards [[Qatar]], intent on attacking a military base similar to the first one he and his comrades attacked in hopes that accessing the information there could connect his past findings. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

{{note|In several instances, "Planetfall" contradicts both [[Movie Prequel issue 4|issue #4]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' mini-series as well as the movie ''itself'' with regards to where and when Blackout the Decepticons arrived on Earth; they landed in the United States during 2003 in the Prequel mini. In "Planetfall", Blackout immediately leaves for Qatar after the attack, whereas in the movie itself, he assumed the form three months before attacking the SOCCENT base. However, this sequence was subsequently used in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]''.}}

In the aftermath of the battle in Mission City, [[Sector Seven]] hauled away Blackout's corpse along with the other Decepticon bodies. The clandestine human organization brought the bodies to a secret facility in the Nevada desert, with the intention of getting every bit of information they could out of the dead Decepticons before they were forced to dump them into the sea. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Stepanek]] (English)}}
{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

===Titan movie comics===
During the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Blackout preferred to sow confusion and disarray before he attacked, rather than engage in direct confrontation and risk being killed. He would only go into ground battles under cover of loud noise and pyrotechnics (which he himself caused with his devastating sonic shriek emitters). Unfortunately for him, this meant he kept getting stuck leading the ''first wave'' of attacks! To protect himself, he used an army of drone troopers (presumably [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponoks]]) to draw enemy fire. These drones were called "the swarm" and Blackout deliberately encouraged rumours about them so their arrival would strike fear into the hearts of enemies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Blackout Profile}} Despite being a coward at heart, he began to ''revel'' in the chaos and carnage he was causing, even if the odd Decepticon ended up as collateral damage! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Jazz V. Blackout}}

{{Note|The following event is unique to the Titan Comics continuity.}}

Half an hour after his death and before his body was dumped in the sea, Blackout was briefly turned into a rampaging zombie by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

====Alternate timeline====
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[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Blackout was not dead!

He assaulted an Autobot convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] as part of a general terror campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} Later, he was a key part in a Decepticon ambush, appearing from nowhere to blankside Autobot ground troops. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

He was one of the [[Decepticon Heartland]] generals, and had to report the grim news to Starscream of just how badly [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] had gummed up their advance. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two}} By the time the battle reached him in Philadelphia, he was commanding the only Decepticon force left standing. He rejected an offer to defect to Stockade's team, defiantly saying this planet was ''theirs'', and sicced Scorponok on him.

Scorponok failed and Blackout went down. Now he ''is'' dead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
[[File:RatchettakesonDecepticons-RttR.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Blackout, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] were at a sea-side dock when they encountered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The Decepticons attempted to attack, but were held off by an electrical attack courtesy of Ratchet, allowing the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}
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===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
[[File:BWDS 12.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
At some point, Blackout and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} Blackout joined forces with the Predacons. {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} With the combined might of both Predacon and Decepticon, they attempted one all-out attack, but the combined Autobot-Maximal force attacked with their own first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===Toy bios===
Blackout is extremely disciplined, and as such keeps his bodywork pristine. {{storylink|#PremiumSeries|Premium Series Blackout}} He is incredibly single-minded in pursuing his quarry. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Blackout}} He and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] have fought alongside each other for untold years, leaving nothing but devastated worlds in their wake as they searched for the AllSpark. {{storylink|#Unleashed|Unleashed}}

At some point, he had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Ironhide, possibly in a desert. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Ironhide Vs Desert Blackout}}

Ratchet and Blackout are apparently total opposites. {{storylink|#Titanium Series 2|Rescue Ratchet Vs. Blackout}} He may have once gotten into a fight where Optimus Prime deployed twin forearm swords. {{storylink|#Robot Heroes 2|Optimus Prime and Blackout}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
The body of either Blackout or Grindor was among the Decepticon corpses waiting to be melted down at the [[N.E.S.T. N.B.E. Resource Redistribution Plant]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Blackout was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the AllSpark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}
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==Games==
===''Sector Seven'' game===
[[File:S7 game blackout bravo team.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
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===''Transformers'' The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Noah Nelson]] (English)}}

====Autobot campaign====
During the battle of Mission City, Blackout suffered a humiliating defeat from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], even though he had help from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and two [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]]. That's got be the most humiliating thing for any of the characters in the videogame, losing to somebody a third of his size. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Time for a cool...Pepsi?]]
Blackout and Scorponok were sent to the SOCCENT Base to destroy the human military installation there and download information from the military servers on the location of the [[AllSpark]]. The pair were successful, though Blackout's escape was briefly interrupted by the arrival of a squad of human jet fighters. After blasting them to tiny bits, he made good his escape.

Blackout arrived at [[Hoover Dam]], where his scans failed to detect the energy signatures of Megatron or the AllSpark. Starscream ordered him to break the dam piece by piece. Blackout fired a pair of missiles and fought off a squad of [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot sports car drones]] that were defending the installation. As Megatron emerged, he bowed before his lord. He then followed the newly-revived Megatron to [[Mission City]], where he engaged in a final showdown with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had just punted Scorponok. The Autobot warhorse certainly gave the massive Decepticon a run for his money. The huge number of Autobot drones backing Ironhide up didn't make things any easier.

During Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, Blackout attempted to assist his master by charging Prime. Prime punched the massive Decepticon, sending him flying. How embarrassing. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
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===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
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===''Transformers: Autobots''===
As Jazz retrieved Sector 7 vehicles for Optimus Prime, he happened upon their helicopter, which to his surprise turned out to be Blackout. The two battled at Tranqulity's power plant, where Jazz managed to defeat him. Humiliated, he transformed and flew away.

Blackout made his presence felt again as Bumblebee raced back to Tranquility carrying the AllSpark with him. He chased Bumblebee through the streets until he was intercepted on a rooftop by Ratchet, who put an end to his menace for good. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===
First arriving under the command of [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|a low-ranking soldier]], Blackout was sent out to destroy the communications arrays in the Qatar SOCCENT military base. When the task was completed, he returned for more orders.

Soon after, Blackout encountered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], who appeared at the base to stop them from blowing the hell out of everything. When he was defeated, Blackout disappeared until the other Decepticons arrived at Hoover Dam.

Dropping off some bombs for Brawl to set, he and the other Decepticons attempted to blow up the Dam to simultaneously release Megatron and thaw him out, but were thwarted by Jazz and his drones. Their heroic attempts were for naught, as Megatron managed to escape anyway while Blackout and Barricade retrieved Megatron's weapons chip. Afterwards, they encountered their leader and reactivated his weapons. After Megatron's charismatic speech, they set out to [[Tranquility]] to capture the AllSpark and defeat the Autobots once and for all.

Blackout arrived just in time to be blasted to [[Slag (slang)|slag]] by an AllSpark-powered Starscream with a single blast. That's still slightly less embarrassing than being beaten by a half-dead Jazz. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===''Web Wars''===
Blackout battled the Autobots across the digital frontier, vying to wrestle control of numerous websites across the internet from their hands! {{storylink|Web Wars}}

==Commercial appearances==
Blackout spoiled any chance some guy had at impressing his lady-friend by making him screech like a banshee, and then blasting his car to scrap. Bummer. {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:Movie Blackout Legends toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I have no fingers? You did this, Starscream!]]
*'''Blackout''' (Legends, 2007)

:A much smaller and highly simplified version of the character, Legends Blackout features limited articulation and detail, with the helicopter mode not being a particularly faithful recreation of a Sikorsky {{w|MH-53 Pave Low|MH-53 Pave Low}} heavy-lift helicopter (the placement of the fuel tanks, in particular making him look more like a {{w|CH-53 Sea Stallion}}). Even though the robot mode sports an attempt to emulate the movie character's chest design, this does not involve the use of obvious fake elements of the helicopter mode's cockpit, unlike [[Jazz (Movie)|other]] Legends Class toys of movie characters. Curiously, the instructions on the back of the card show how to transform him from his alt-mode to his robot mode, which is the reverse of the rest of the Legends Class packaging.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Legends Blackout at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Movie Legends Ironhide DesertBlackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey, look! It's Grindor! Stop! That is so dumb! Do something else!]]
*'''Ironhide vs. Desert Blackout''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2007)

: Desert Blackout is a tan redeco of the previously released Legends Blackout toy. He comes with an all-new Legends Class Ironhide. Oddly, he doesn't have a faction symbol anywhere on his body.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Desert Blackout at TFU.info]''

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[File:Movie Voyager Blackout toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|The largest Transformer in the film. Ironically, one of the smallest Voyager-class toys ''ever''.]]
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: Blackout transforms into a reasonably accurate MH-53 Pave Low, though he has a rather [[Show-accuracy|film-inaccurate]] slate grey base colour and a totally random gold radome. An aft "cage" compartment can be opened to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A button on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades. By attaching the Deluxe-class Scorponok to his underside, the rotor [[gimmick]] also spins Scorponok's claws.

: During transformation, Blackout's (mind-numbingly delicate) [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the gray chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position, and lifts his back assembly and locks into into place behind his head. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs—if you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit.

: In robot mode, Blackout appears closer to his original concept art, back when he was called "Incinerator" (seemingly also the basis for his Nintendo DS appearance). The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan weapon, to ''vaguely'' represent the hand-held rotor-blade weapon he wields in the film, also seen on [[#Titanium_Series|the ''Titanium'' figurine (see below)]]. Because of the size of his rotor assembly, Blackout is also much shorter than most Voyager-class figures despite his bulk, barely taller than a Deluxe figure.

: It is ''very'' easy for the gears in the cockpit/chest to become misaligned during transformation, enough so that the chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves. Getting the gears back into alignment is a veritable nightmare, as so many other parts shift and move as you attempt to manipulate the respective pieces. Swinging the legs down locks the back assembly into place for robot mode, but simply swinging the legs back does ''not'' ''un''lock it, with the user being required to actively separate the parts by hand. Failing to do so is sure to misalign your Blackout to bejeezus.

: An interesting side note is that the two hard points located on Blackout's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plugs on most [[Unicron Trilogy]] figures.

: His head is very accurate to the concept art [http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_35.html]

: This mold was [[retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed into [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] for the ''AllSpark Power'' refresh of the movie toyline, and was then redecoed into [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This retool gave them a new head and replaced the tiny Scorponok figure with a lifeboat/gun, as well as giving them the new hands to allow them to hold it. The original Blackout mold was redecoed into [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] for the same line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Voyager Blackout at TFU.info]''

[[File:Movie DecepticonDesertAttack 2pack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes some imagination.]]
*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at Toys "R" Us stores. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains two Scorponok toys in different sizes.
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[[File:MovieVoyager Blackout4500X.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure, Autobot and Decepticon pins

: This Voyager class Blackout repaint is exclusive to the Lawson Japan convenience store chain, with the purchase of the movie DVD. He is redecoed in a somewhat more realistic color scheme for vehicle mode, 4500X markings and a drastically changed plastic color scheme in robot mode (many parts once black are now silver or the same colour as his helicopter hull). Additionally, the mini-Scorponok figurine has been repainted in metallic colours and detailed to resemble the deluxe-class toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

:Also included a set of two brass Autobot and Decepticon insignia pins.
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[[File:Movie Blackout PremiumVoyager toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|NOW the size is perfect.]]
*'''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy is based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. As a matter of fact, both toys were almost ''identical'', the main difference being that the paint used on Version 4500X's is more matte than the paint used on the Premium Series release.

: Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout was available as a mass market release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Premium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''
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*'''Unleashed y Voyager''' (2007)

:Voyager Class Blackout was also available in a two-pack with ''[[Unleashed (toyline)|Unleashed]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#MexicoUnleashed|Bumblebee]] in Mexican markets. Both items are identical to their standard original releases.

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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[File:Movie FAB Blackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|... Brownout?]]
*'''Gyro Blade Blackout''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:A simplified version of Blackout, designed for smaller children. His rotor blade can be detached and inserted into his left hand to represent the hand-held rotor blade seen in the film, just like the Voyager class version. He also features a chest cannon which can be flipped up from his back. Oddly, you can only see one-fourth of Blackout's head from a 90-degree angle. Even less of it is visible when his chest cannon is flipped up. He features a firing missile.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].
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===Dark of the Moon===
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[[File:Blackout DOTM Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At long last, not grossly undersized compared to his teammates!]]
*'''Blackout''' (Cyberverse Commander Class, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''005'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV15'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scorponok (Movie)#Cyberverse|Scorponok]]

:Blackout is a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class figure, featuring a surprisingly complex transformation into yet another Sikorsky Pave Low. Curiously, despite the development of this toy after two live-action movies, his robot mode appears to have the same preproduction feet as the larger and earlier toys. Since his left arm ends up having the Pave Low's tail rotor, Blackout is able to use it as a weapon if one chooses and hold either Scorponok or any [[C joint]] accessory with his hands.

:He is mis-transformed in the package to better fit inside it, with the helicopter panels to his sides being spread out instead of being aligned parallel to his body, thus he appears that way in official photos.

:Blackout includes his symbiotic partner Scorponok, who has some minor tail articulation and transforms into a hand-held blaster weapon for Blackout (or any other Cyberverse figure with the appropriate hands). Scorponok can also be carried along on the underside of Blackout's vehicle-mode tail. Though unmentioned in the instructions, Scorponok can also peg into the (otherwise pointless) peg on the back of Blackout's robot mode, just under his rotor blades, mimicking the way he was stored and ejected off of Blackout in the movie.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Cyberverse Blackout at TFU.info]''

===The Last Knight===
[[File:TF-TLK-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Blackout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Annnnnnd we're back.]]
*'''Decepticon Blackout''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Bag Code'': '''G'''

:Released in Series 1 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Blackout changes from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter. He features ball-jointed shoulders and his hands are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other small accessories. Blind-bags stamped with 'G' contain Blackout.

:This toy has also been redecoed as [[Chopter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)#ChopperTTC|Chopper Mode Dropkick]].
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:StudioSeries-08-MV1-Leader-Blackout.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Grindor redeco in 3, 2, 1...]]
* '''Decepticon Blackout''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''08'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-08'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 28]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Tail rotor, [[Scorponok (Movie)#Generations|Scorponok]] figure, [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|Military Base]] Attack backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' "Decepticon Blackout" is the first Leader Class version of the character, with slight fudging of the normal limits in size to produce a robot mode roughly in-[[scale]] with other ''Studio Series'' toys. He features a fairly complex transformation involving lots of panels folding away without feeling too much like a [[shellformer]]. His name is tampographed onto the tail section on the livery bands. A Decepticon emblem is also tampoed just below the windscreen on the nose. Non-spinning landing gear is attached to the back half of the compartment section and the nose, but they can't be folded away in vehicle mode due to lack of space. While stock photos appear to be a more military accurate gunmetal color, the final release version is a slightly bluer shade, but not as much as earlier toys.

:In vehicle mode, Blackout appears as an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter with a mostly screen-accurate deco, including the 4500X designation marking, USAF emblems, and danger warnings near the propellers. His robot mode is bulky and mostly accurate to his onscreen appearances, including details like the helicopter engine behind his head that previous versions omitted. His tail rotor can be attached to either forearm to simulate his weapon from the movie, but whereas the blades of the on-screen tail rotor weapon split apart into multiple additional sections the toy version has just four blades. The refueling probe, often mistaken for a gun, can also flip up as his non-firing chest cannon in robot mode.

:A tiny, surprisingly well-decoed Scorponok is included which can hide in the tail section of the helicopter mode. Scorponok can also be stored on a small peg on his back. Scorponok's feet are aligned in such a way that, when pegged onto Blackout's back, he will hold the two innermost blades in place securely to prevent the propeller assembly from swinging freely. However, Scorponok has to be pegged with his head pointing down, instead of up as the instructions suggest, to do this without deforming the soft plastic rotors.

:Blackout comes with a carboard backdrop depicting the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] under siege, as shown in the opening of ''Transformers''.

:It's quite common for Blackout to have at least one Air Force logo on his helicopter mode tail printed upside down. There's no way to check for this error while the figure is still in its packaging, since the logos end up on Blackout's obscured soles.

:Blackout is mildly mistransformed in package to better fit in his box: his lower back/helicopter tail area panel isn't pivoted up to sit against his upper back.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Hasbro-TaoBao-exclusive-Blackout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well played, HasTak. Now paint it in black and purple and call it ROTF Spinister.]]
* '''Decepticon Blackout''' (Giveaway figure, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''08'''
**''Accessories'': Tail rotor, Scorponok, Military Base Attack backdrop
:Decepticon Blackout is redeco of the above figure. He is an exclusive Lucky Draw prize in a contest only accessible to people who bought ''Studio Series'' figures on May 15, 2018 on Hasbro China's official TaoBao online shop. There were only 88 Blackouts made. He is decoed in a less than accurate camouflage deco.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Lunchables====
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* '''Blackout''' ("Pocket Transformers" toy prize, 2007)[[File:Blackout Movie Lunchable Toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Now it will be impossible to shoot him in the crotch!]]

: What could only be called a "pseudo-figure" (and that's still being pretty generous), Blackout "transforms" from a flat, blueish-gray structure emblazoned with the Decepticon symbol and the word "Transformers" to a robot by folding out. Blackout is represented by stickers decorated with artwork of the character on the top, bottom, and two fold out "arms". His name is also spelled out, across his feet in this mode.

: This mold was also used to create the lunchables figure for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. A similar mold was used to create the Lunchables figure for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], though with the Autobot symbol sculpted in instead of the Decepticon one. Each iteration of this mold was made with a different color of plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LunchBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Lunchables Blackout at TFU.info]''

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====3D Battle-Card Game====
[[File:3DBattleCard Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Blackout''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)

: A 29-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Blackout "transforms" into a black helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Vortex]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]].
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====Titanium Series====
[[File:Movie TitaniumRM Blackout.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Scorponok! I can't move! Quick, drag me away!]]
*'''Blackout''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Decepticon display stand

: This three-inch figurine, as with all Titaniums, is partially made of die-cast metal and plastic, sculpted holding his rotor-blades as a hand weapon. Interestingly, Blackout has a more unique sculpt to him; the weapon is sculpted as it was briefly seen in the movie, but on the wrong hand. Blackout ''himself'' has an altered leg & foot design as well as having the main rotor-blades on his back excluded, matching it up more with the fact that instead of using his tail rotor, he uses his ''main'' rotor as a multi-purpose melee weapon, echoing the game render. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, head and waist, and he comes packaged with a movie-style Decepticon symbol display base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TitBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Titanium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|Unleashed}}
====Unleashed====
[[File:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds BlackoutBarricade.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|After camping out in the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, the two vowed to never go spelunking again.....]]
*'''Blackout and Barricade''' (2008)

: The Blackout and Barricade turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters in both robot mode emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys.) The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Decepticon sigil instead.

: This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.
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====Radio Shack====
[[File:Movie Radioshack RC Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blackout''' (2007)

: A remote control helicopter sold at Radio Shack, this little heli operates on 2-channels, features blades with a diameter of just under 5.5 inches and an LED light mounted on the front fuselage. The design of the helicopter is rather inaccurate to an MH-53 Pave Low, and is coloured black for some reason.

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[File:Movie Blackout screencleaner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Blackout''' (2008)

:Released by [[Gacha International|Tomy Yujin]] on January 2008, this Dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Blackout printed on the other side.
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====Robot Heroes====
[[File:RH Prime vs Blackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blackout's hobbies include worshipping Megatron, and jumping out of bushes and yelling "BOOGA-BOOGA!" at small children.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Blackout''' (2007)

: Packaged with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Blackout is a cute style rendition of the character. Most notably, his face has been given a more traditional Transformer style mouth and nose, making him appear more like a grumpy old man. His articulation is the standard three points, however, the kibble in his design limits the movement. This mold was later redecoed into "Battle Damage" Blackout.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackout at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Keeps 'em where I can sees 'em!]]
*'''The Final Battle''' (2008)

: Packaged with Autobot Jazz, Autobot Ratchet, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. "Battle Damage" Blackout is a slightly redecoed version of the two pack version. No molding has changed, and the articulation is still limited. His exclusive deco is a black paint wash over various parts of his body to evoke battle damage. Oddly, the undersides of his arms get this deco but not the top, meaning the toy is meant to only be posed with arms raised. The Final Battle 5-pack was sold exclusively in [[Walmart]] stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHWMBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Final Battle Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Burger King====
[[File:MovieMerchandise-BurgerKingBlackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blackout''' (2007)

:This [[Burger King]] toy is a small plastic replica of Blackout's Pave Low vehicle form, with two special features:
:*Holding his cockpit window up to a light source and peering through a small lens behind his front landing wheel will reveal an image of his CGI-rendered robot mode.
:*His wheels are linked to his rotor drive shaft — spinning them will cause his rotors to spin rapidly, possibly flying off and disappearing under the nearest piece of furniture, where the cat will eventually find them and chew them to pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BKBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Burger King Blackout at TFU.info]''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Robot Heroes====
[[File:Robotheroesoptimusblackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Sure you aren't [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] or somethin'?" "Nope."]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Blackout''' (2009)

:Just like his first ''Robot Heroes'' set, Blackout comes with Optimus Prime. While Blackout is a [[redeco]] of the previous mold, Optimus Prime is an all-new sculpt with two swords. With his blue and tan, Blackout kinda looks like [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Robot Heroes Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Titanium Series====
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*'''Rescue Ratchet vs. Blackout''' (3-inch Robot Masters multi-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Movie Decepticon sigil display stand

:This [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive set features an unchanged version of 2007's ''Titanium Series'' Blackout and a [[redeco]]ed [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].
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====Figure Collection====
[[File:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Just pretend I'm Grindor if it makes you happy.]]
*'''Blackout''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Stand

:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Blackout is based on his [[#Fast_Action_Battlers|Fast Action Battlers toy]], making him extremely off-model from his movie look. He is cast leaning back and has a chunk of kibble protruding from his back to stop him toppling forwards, however he's still very top heavy.

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====Missile Mania Board Game====
*'''Blackout'''
: Blackout is one of eight characters featured in the [[Missile Mania]] board game, represented by a small standee adorned with artwork of the character.
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====McDonald's====
{{picsneeded}}
[[File:Revenge of the Fallen McDonalds Blackout.png|thumb|upright=1.1|"Talk to the Rotor."]]
*'''Blackout''' (Happy Meal, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' rotor
:Part of the 2010 [[McDonald's]] Revenge of the Fallen promotion, Blackout does not transform but features a spinning/firing rotor mechanism instead. The rotor can be placed on his back, or mounted on his arm to be fired. Blackout does not feature any [[light-piping]], but does have three points articulation. He was only available during week 6 of the promotion, and came with an instruction sheet that doubles as an ad for [[McWorld]], featuring an exclusive code for the website.
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==Notes==
[[File:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Blackoutwave lives in constant fear of [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=dactyl-nightmare&page=detail&id=12493 pterodactyls].]]
* Blackout was originally conceived as [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], hence his symbiotic relationship with Scorponok, who was originally conceived as [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]. Though this obviously changed, his portrayal in the ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel is rather Soundwave-esque. Likewise, in the IDW prequel comic, Blackout is the only Decepticon to land on Earth and acquire his alternate mode without ''any'' witnesses, whereas Starscream and Barricade had to kill existing witnesses. In the film ''itself'', Blackout's only speaking role has him quickly reporting to Starscream's call... in Cybertronian, with he alone both hailing Megatron upon the AllSpark's discovery and attempting to aid him in battle against Prime. What's more, all this "Soundwave-ness" is further enhanced by Hasbro's official bio, calling Blackout "his leader's hound".
* Blackout wins the award for being the Transformers character from the 2007 movie that has gone through the most number of working names: Aside from "Soundwave", he was also supposed to be named "Grimlock",<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> "Vortex",<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1120447#post1120447 Unformatted script sample from first draft naming the Decepticon helicopter "Vortex" posted by Roberto Orci on Don Murphy's message board]</ref> "Devastator",<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_32.html "Devastator" concept art at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> and "Incinerator"<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_34.html "Incinerator" pre-production render at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> at different stages of the pre-production process. The name "Incinerator" was later used for a [[Incinerator (Movie)|different toy]] from the Movie toyline, and the names "Devastator", "Grimlock" and "Soundwave" would go on to be used by [[Devastator (ROTF)|three]] [[Grimlock (AOE)|other]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)|characters]] in later films.
* Blackout's working name of "Incinerator" is also accounted for in the aforementioned Hasbro bio, noting how Blackout will "fill the air with fire and burn the land clear to take his revenge".
* The period of time that Blackout acquired his vehicle mode in the film, three months prior to the unfolding events, appears to contradict the origin of his vehicle mode in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' comics, with him apparently having scanned and destroyed the MH-53 Pave Low all the way back in 2003. It's maaaaybe possible that he just kept on destroying ''different'' Pave Lows over time to maintain his covert status (with the U.S. government covering it up) until he finally realized how close he was to a military network access point.
* [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok's]] alternate mode is actually a part of Blackout's helicopter mode; he's made up of a {{w|General Electric T64}} turboshaft engine and various other helicopter bits. Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode when answering [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] call or during the final battle in [[Mission City]], either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counter-attack in Qatar, or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.
* Blackout is never actually seen using his chest cannon in the film, even though he unfurls it quite emphatically on two separate occasions.
* During a transmission from Burger King's website, Optimus Prime has decreed that we are not to ride ''this'' helicopter. The current ridability of ''other'' helicopters the world over is unknown. Stand by for further updates as they become available.
*Blackout uses a [[mouthplate]] in the movie, seen in a brief shot of the side of his face before Epps takes his photo at the beginning of the film, and again when Epps was targeting him during the climactic battle.
* Contrary to popular belief, Blackout's arm mounted rotor weapon is not a smaller duplicate of his main rotor assembly. It in fact consists of his tail rotor blades split into multiple additional sections. This can clearly be seen simply by comparing the shapes of the two sets of rotor blades. The Studio Series figure also includes this weapon, but for engineering reasons the splitting of the rotor blades is not replicated in the figure.
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' never explicitly establishes [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] as a separate character from Blackout. Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], when asked, was not sure whether they were supposed to be the same character or not.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref> In the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answers|{{SITENAME_SHORT}} Hasbro Q&A for July 2009]], it was confirmed that Grindor, not Blackout, appears in the movie.
*Internal files for the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' video game identify Grindor as Blackout, indicating that the game had been developed with the understanding that they were the same character... but had dialog re-recorded to refer to him as Grindor.
*In addition to Orci, several other official sources were also confused if Blackout or Grindor appeared in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. The 2-disc special edition of the film features an inside look at some still poses of the Autobots and Decepticons, and names the helicopter as Blackout (he's 33 feet tall, by the way). The ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' also features Blackout instead of Grindor. The ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel|Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'' also names the character as Blackout.
*In Hasbro's online "Vector Sigma: The Cybertronian Database" feature, Blackout's alternate mode is erroneously portrayed as [[Skyhammer (DOTM)|Skyhammer]]'s alternate mode. Likewise, his "Energon Wave" weapon is portrayed as Skyhammer's [[MechTech]] weapon.
*In the ''[[Dark of the Moon: The Ultimate Guide]]'' it also states that Blackout stands 33 feet tall.
*It's worth noting that in Transformers: The Game, if one stops climbing a building as Blackout, he will scratch his butt.
*Blackout's height is stated to be 33 feet. However, since he and Grindor are the same size (Grindor's robot mode was not changed at all, despite the new alt mode) and Optimus Prime is clearly half Grindor's size, he should be around 55 feet tall.
*In the Decepticon Chapter "''The Mighty Will Fall''" of [[Transformers The Game (console)|this game]], he was strong enough to defeat ''[[Class Beta drone unit|almost]]'' ''[[Swindle (Movie)|every]]'' ''[[Scrapper (Movie)|kind]]'' ''[[Dropkick (Movie)|of]]'' ''[[Longarm (Movie)|drone]]'' and ''[[Ironhide (Movie)|this guy]]'', who was invincible during most of the battle, while in the Autobot Chapter "''Unfriendly Skies''", he was easily defeated by ''[[Jazz (Movie)|the shortest Autobot]]'', even though he ''[[Starscream (Movie)/games#Transformers: The Game|had]]'' ''[[Class Alpha drone unit|backup]]''. By Jazz. The guy who needed help to defeat a few drones. Then again, that's just one of the '''few''' plotholes from that game.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blackout''' (ブラックアウト ''Burakkuauto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kisülés''' ("Discharge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēi Mó''' (Taiwan, 黑魔, "Black Demon"), '''Xuànyūn''' (China, 眩晕, "Dizziness")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Vymyckach''' ("Switch Off")

==Footnotes==
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Blackout (Movie)

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{{disambig3.5|the Decepticon helicopter from the first live-action movie|the Decepticon helicopter from ''Revenge of the Fallen''|Grindor (ROTF)|Blackout}}
:''Blackout is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|Transformers]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:MovieBlackoutHeatScrambleCard57.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He would appreciate you not trying to shoot him in the crotch. Really, he would.]]

The massive '''Blackout''' has been described as the "hound" of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In better days he was always to be found looming powerful and silent behind his leader's right shoulder. When given a target he hunts it down with fierce determination. Blackout is not happy with the progress [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is making towards finding the missing Decepticon leader. He suspects (quite rightly) that Starscream would prefer Megatron to stay lost. Blackout is openly mutinous and will challenge Starscream's leadership at any opportunity, not for his own sake, but to better serve his ultimate goal of finding his lost master. Blackout has a sneaky side and uses his [[Symbiote|symbiotic]] companion [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s small size to great advantage.

Sometimes he is also known as '''N.B.E. 23'''.

{{quote|All hail Megatron!|Blackout|''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Transformers'' film===
[[File:Movie Blackout Raptors.jpg|201px|thumb|This race sucks.]]
Blackout flew into the airspace of [[United States military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] and refused to identify himself, prompting base commander [[Sharp|Colonel Sharp]] to dispatch two {{w|F-22 Raptors}} to escort the Decepticon into their base. One of the Raptors reported that Blackout had the registry number of 4500X on his vertical stabilizer, the number of the helicopter Blackout had scanned and destroyed three months earlier in Afghanistan.

[[File:Movie Blackout SOCCENTAttack1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|All your base are belong to us.]]
Once landed, Blackout was surrounded by the soldiers stationed at the base and ordered to power down and disembark his crew, or deadly force would be used. Seeing no reason to hide himself any further, Blackout transformed under a hail of automatic weapons fire from the shocked humans. Activating his heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, Blackout made quick work of the soldiers closest to him, then unleashed a massive shock wave that killed the rest of the troops and shattered their vehicles and the windows of the operations control tower. Blackout made his way around the base, tossing tanks aside, crushing soldiers underfoot and blowing up aircraft. Eventually, he reached the operations bunker and tore off the roof to link up with their server and download its files in an attempt to find information on [[Megatron (Movie)|Project: Ice Man]]. Unfortunately, the base commander intervened, cutting the physical hard line of the server, severing Blackout's connection and thwarting the primary objective of his mission.

[[File:Movie Blackout holoavatar.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Watch me twirl my [[Moustache Man|moustache]] as I contemplate the destruction of Earth.]]
Still, Blackout carried out his second objective—the destruction of the human base. As he proceeded, [[Robert Epps|a human soldier]] was nearly crushed. Instinctively, the soldier recorded images of Blackout, the Decepticon indulging this brief moment of curiosity by looking straight back at the human. Blackout then activated a chest-mounted laser cannon to put the fleshling out of its misery, but before he could do so, he was struck by a grenade fired by [[Jorge Figueroa|another soldier]], and the human made his escape. Enraged, Blackout fired flare countermeasures into the sky to confuse any other attempts to attack him, then ejected Scorponok from his back and sent his minion to track the [[William Lennox|fleeing]] [[Patrick Donnelly|soldiers]]. Blackout then turned his attention and his weapons back to the rest of the base, eventually destroying it, leaving no survivors.

Evidently, after the attack, Blackout flew back to the [[United States of America|United States]], as he was in the vicinity when [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] reported the discovery of AllSpark's location and Starscream ordered their forces to mobilize. Blackout was the last to acknowledge the order, then rallied in Megatron's name, perhaps to remind Starscream who his master was.

[[File:Blackout is going to kill you.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Point that thing someplace else!]]
Blackout arrived at [[Mission City]] just as the final battle was getting underway. Megatron's order of "Decepticons attack" must have been music to his ears, and he followed his master's commands whole heartedly. He attempted to block [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]]'s path as the boy was trying to get away with the AllSpark, before he was attacked by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The Autobot threw a car at Blackout, who fired his laser cannon to destroy the vehicle and knock Ironhide over. He flew ahead of ladiesman217, attempting to use his rotor weapon to kill him, but the human managed to dodge this attack.

[[File:Blackout movie dead.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh, God, I hope that stuff leaking out is Energon.]]
Blackout withdrew from the battle for a few moments, but returned as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron fought. Seeing his master under attack, Blackout activated his hand-held rotor weapon and prepared to come to defense of his lord, but soldiers—including survivors of the SOCCENT base attack—attempted to stop him by painting him with targeting lasers for friendly F-22 Raptors to fire upon. As Blackout activated his cannon, he noticed the lasers targeted on him. Underestimating the fighting spirit and desire for vengeance of the humans, Blackout tried to finish them off until Captain Lennox, using an abandoned motorcycle, charged at him and fired a sabot round into his crotch (ouch), as F-22s pounded the Decepticon with missiles, extinguishing his [[spark]].

Blackout's remains were later dumped in the <s>deepest</s> ''second'' deepest part of the ocean—the Laurentian Abyss—along with his fellow dead Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Blackout's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]" and "[[Meet the Decepticons]]."}}

===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===
Blackout had spent thousands of years searching for Megatron and the AllSpark under Starscream aboard the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''. While Starscream was hoping not to find Megatron, Blackout was working against him in hopes of restoring the former leader. Upon discovering [[Ghost 1|a vessel similar to Megatron's alternate mode]], Blackout became convinced that Megatron was nearby. However, the Autobots arrived in the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to investigate the ship, and Starscream ordered the Decepticons to wait while he investigated the alien ship. Growing impatient, Blackout convinced [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] to join him in an attack on the Autobots. Blackout, Scorponok, and Frenzy ganged up on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], but he managed to defeat them, forcing Blackout to call for a retreat. After Prime headed to investigate [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s disappearance, Starscream ordered them to attack, and Bonecrusher was given command. Blackout, however, was able to sneak Scorponok on board the ''Ark''.

After Starscream returned, Blackout demanded answers. Starscream claimed that Prime and Bumblebee were killed by indigenous worms, while the alien ship was destroyed when it fell into a cavern. Blackout, unconvinced, challenged Starscream, but was seriously damaged, and had to be taken back to the ''Nemesis''. However, Prime, Bumblebee, and the ship appeared soon after. When Starscream ordered the Decepticons to destroy the ship, Blackout demanded answers, which Bonecrusher and Barricade agreed to. However, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] was able to force Scorponok off the ''Ark'', and Blackout, still healing, sped to his rescue. What a pal. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance2 Blackout spacebattle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|In space, EVERYONE hears HIM!]]

In the distant past, Blackout was a member of the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]]. During an attack by unknown aliens on the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], he could be seen picking up a wrecked enemy tank. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} In the aftermath of the attack, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] consulted with [[The Fallen|the mysterious relic]] dug up near [[Simfur]] and (essentially) declared a military dictatorship over Cybertron. Blackout followed Megatron and the other flight-capable soldiers into battle, using his special powers to disrupt the enemy flagship's targeting array. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After science division leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] survived an attempted kidnapping by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s squadron, Megatron declared the scientist and his followers traitors, and reformed the army under a new banner: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Movie BlackoutStarscream protoforms.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An ominous rumble is Blackout's only response...]]

During the subsequent civil war, Blackout fought alongside Megatron, until his master ordered 'this loyal hound' to assist Starscream's unit in keeping [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces busy, while Megatron pursued his destiny. Arriving soon after [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] delivered news of Megatron's location, Blackout and Starscream witnessed the successful Autobot launch of the [[AllSpark]]. Blackout restrained Starscream from going after it, the pair nearly coming to blows when Blackout launched Scorponok from his chest. Fortunately, Starscream calmed down, and after witnessing Megatron leave the planet himself, the group took on protoform transition forms and followed. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

Meanwhile, Starscream crew ''also'' went after Optimus Prime's starship in a Decepticon battlecruiser. Just before launch, Blackout listened to Barricade's not-so-quiet concerns that Starscream wasn't telling them everything. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, they were led into a trap by the Autobots, and their ship (and Starscream's advance scout [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]]) was crippled by concussion chain mines. Blackout gave a detailed damage report when ordered but was berated for giving his observation on what had occurred, and was ordered to despatch Scorponok to retrieve Dreadwing.

[[File:Movie Blackout IDWprequel camoflageenabled.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Apparently the crew of military helicopters don't count as "witnesses".]]

After making repairs to their ship, the Decepticons followed the AllSpark's trace energy and landed on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} There, they destroyed a primitive [[Beagle 2 Rover|human rover scout]] and decided to investigate the nearby third planet of this solar system. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}

Making planetfall on Earth in Afghanistan in 2003, Blackout attracted the attention of a military vehicle of the local creatures. Witnessing the ease with which [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] destroyed the carrier, Starscream pondered that Megatron would have been able to subjugate these beings if he was able to. Blackout replied that they needed to find out why he hadn't yet. Starscream's unit then attacked the nearby air base where Blackout scanned and adopted the form of an {{w|MH-53 Pave Low}} 'Pave Low' helicopter, then easily hacked into the files of the human computers. Inside, he found files on something called 'Project: Iceman', which he suspected was related to Megatron. After the base's destruction, Blackout and the others split up. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Blackout scanned ''another'' USAF MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, but apparently was not detected by the humans, nor caused any casualties, in contrast to Starscream and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. When Starscream told the Decepticons that their mission was to find the AllSpark, Blackout reminded Starscream that they must also find Megatron.

[[File:Movie Blackout TargetPrequel continuityheadache.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Beware, Qatar! Beware! Muhahahahahaha!]]

Later, after being lured into a trap intended for [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] set by a group of impressively equipped humans, Blackout attacked the organisation's bunker and attempted to hack into their main server, but failed after they disconnected their local systems. The only lead he got was a name...[[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} A few years later, Blackout headed towards [[Qatar]], intent on attacking a military base similar to the first one he and his comrades attacked in hopes that accessing the information there could connect his past findings. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}

{{note|In several instances, "Planetfall" contradicts both [[Movie Prequel issue 4|issue #4]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' mini-series as well as the movie ''itself'' with regards to where and when Blackout the Decepticons arrived on Earth; they landed in the United States during 2003 in the Prequel mini. In "Planetfall", Blackout immediately leaves for Qatar after the attack, whereas in the movie itself, he assumed the form three months before attacking the SOCCENT base. However, this sequence was subsequently used in ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]''.}}

In the aftermath of the battle in Mission City, [[Sector Seven]] hauled away Blackout's corpse along with the other Decepticon bodies. The clandestine human organization brought the bodies to a secret facility in the Nevada desert, with the intention of getting every bit of information they could out of the dead Decepticons before they were forced to dump them into the sea. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Stepanek]] (English)}}
{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

===Titan movie comics===
During the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Blackout preferred to sow confusion and disarray before he attacked, rather than engage in direct confrontation and risk being killed. He would only go into ground battles under cover of loud noise and pyrotechnics (which he himself caused with his devastating sonic shriek emitters). Unfortunately for him, this meant he kept getting stuck leading the ''first wave'' of attacks! To protect himself, he used an army of drone troopers (presumably [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponoks]]) to draw enemy fire. These drones were called "the swarm" and Blackout deliberately encouraged rumours about them so their arrival would strike fear into the hearts of enemies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Blackout Profile}} Despite being a coward at heart, he began to ''revel'' in the chaos and carnage he was causing, even if the odd Decepticon ended up as collateral damage! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Jazz V. Blackout}}

{{Note|The following event is unique to the Titan Comics continuity.}}

Half an hour after his death and before his body was dumped in the sea, Blackout was briefly turned into a rampaging zombie by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

====Alternate timeline====
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[[File:Barricadeblackoutandfriends-DarkSpark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Blackout was not dead!

He assaulted an Autobot convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] as part of a general terror campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} Later, he was a key part in a Decepticon ambush, appearing from nowhere to blankside Autobot ground troops. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

He was one of the [[Decepticon Heartland]] generals, and had to report the grim news to Starscream of just how badly [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] had gummed up their advance. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part Two}} By the time the battle reached him in Philadelphia, he was commanding the only Decepticon force left standing. He rejected an offer to defect to Stockade's team, defiantly saying this planet was ''theirs'', and sicced Scorponok on him.

Scorponok failed and Blackout went down. Now he ''is'' dead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
[[File:RatchettakesonDecepticons-RttR.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Blackout, [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] were at a sea-side dock when they encountered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The Decepticons attempted to attack, but were held off by an electrical attack courtesy of Ratchet, allowing the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}
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===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
[[File:BWDS 12.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
At some point, Blackout and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{Storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} Blackout joined forces with the Predacons. {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} With the combined might of both Predacon and Decepticon, they attempted one all-out attack, but the combined Autobot-Maximal force attacked with their own first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===Toy bios===
Blackout is extremely disciplined, and as such keeps his bodywork pristine. {{storylink|#PremiumSeries|Premium Series Blackout}} He is incredibly single-minded in pursuing his quarry. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Blackout}} He and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] have fought alongside each other for untold years, leaving nothing but devastated worlds in their wake as they searched for the AllSpark. {{storylink|#Unleashed|Unleashed}}

At some point, he had a knock-down, drag-out fight with Ironhide, possibly in a desert. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Ironhide Vs Desert Blackout}}

Ratchet and Blackout are apparently total opposites. {{storylink|#Titanium Series 2|Rescue Ratchet Vs. Blackout}} He may have once gotten into a fight where Optimus Prime deployed twin forearm swords. {{storylink|#Robot Heroes 2|Optimus Prime and Blackout}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
The body of either Blackout or Grindor was among the Decepticon corpses waiting to be melted down at the [[N.E.S.T. N.B.E. Resource Redistribution Plant]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Blackout was one of the many Decepticons who pursued the AllSpark to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}
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==Games==
===''Sector Seven'' game===
[[File:S7 game blackout bravo team.jpg|left|thumb|225px]]
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===''Transformers'' The Game (console)===
{{voiceactor|[[Noah Nelson]] (English)}}

====Autobot campaign====
During the battle of Mission City, Blackout suffered a humiliating defeat from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], even though he had help from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and two [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwings]]. That's got be the most humiliating thing for any of the characters in the videogame, losing to somebody a third of his size. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}

====Decepticon campaign====
[[File:VGBlackoutE1M3Intro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Time for a cool...Pepsi?]]
Blackout and Scorponok were sent to the SOCCENT Base to destroy the human military installation there and download information from the military servers on the location of the [[AllSpark]]. The pair were successful, though Blackout's escape was briefly interrupted by the arrival of a squad of human jet fighters. After blasting them to tiny bits, he made good his escape.

Blackout arrived at [[Hoover Dam]], where his scans failed to detect the energy signatures of Megatron or the AllSpark. Starscream ordered him to break the dam piece by piece. Blackout fired a pair of missiles and fought off a squad of [[Swindle (Movie)|Autobot sports car drones]] that were defending the installation. As Megatron emerged, he bowed before his lord. He then followed the newly-revived Megatron to [[Mission City]], where he engaged in a final showdown with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had just punted Scorponok. The Autobot warhorse certainly gave the massive Decepticon a run for his money. The huge number of Autobot drones backing Ironhide up didn't make things any easier.

During Megatron's battle with Optimus Prime, Blackout attempted to assist his master by charging Prime. Prime punched the massive Decepticon, sending him flying. How embarrassing. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
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===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
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===''Transformers: Autobots''===
As Jazz retrieved Sector 7 vehicles for Optimus Prime, he happened upon their helicopter, which to his surprise turned out to be Blackout. The two battled at Tranqulity's power plant, where Jazz managed to defeat him. Humiliated, he transformed and flew away.

Blackout made his presence felt again as Bumblebee raced back to Tranquility carrying the AllSpark with him. He chased Bumblebee through the streets until he was intercepted on a rooftop by Ratchet, who put an end to his menace for good. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: Decepticons''===
First arriving under the command of [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|a low-ranking soldier]], Blackout was sent out to destroy the communications arrays in the Qatar SOCCENT military base. When the task was completed, he returned for more orders.

Soon after, Blackout encountered [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], who appeared at the base to stop them from blowing the hell out of everything. When he was defeated, Blackout disappeared until the other Decepticons arrived at Hoover Dam.

Dropping off some bombs for Brawl to set, he and the other Decepticons attempted to blow up the Dam to simultaneously release Megatron and thaw him out, but were thwarted by Jazz and his drones. Their heroic attempts were for naught, as Megatron managed to escape anyway while Blackout and Barricade retrieved Megatron's weapons chip. Afterwards, they encountered their leader and reactivated his weapons. After Megatron's charismatic speech, they set out to [[Tranquility]] to capture the AllSpark and defeat the Autobots once and for all.

Blackout arrived just in time to be blasted to [[Slag (slang)|slag]] by an AllSpark-powered Starscream with a single blast. That's still slightly less embarrassing than being beaten by a half-dead Jazz. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===''Web Wars''===
Blackout battled the Autobots across the digital frontier, vying to wrestle control of numerous websites across the internet from their hands! {{storylink|Web Wars}}

==Commercial appearances==
Blackout spoiled any chance some guy had at impressing his lady-friend by making him screech like a banshee, and then blasting his car to scrap. Bummer. {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
[[File:Movie Blackout Legends toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I have no fingers? You did this, Starscream!]]
*'''Blackout''' (Legends, 2007)

:A much smaller and highly simplified version of the character, Legends Blackout features limited articulation and detail, with the helicopter mode not being a particularly faithful recreation of a Sikorsky {{w|MH-53 Pave Low|MH-53 Pave Low}} heavy-lift helicopter (the placement of the fuel tanks, in particular making him look more like a {{w|CH-53 Sea Stallion}}). Even though the robot mode sports an attempt to emulate the movie character's chest design, this does not involve the use of obvious fake elements of the helicopter mode's cockpit, unlike [[Jazz (Movie)|other]] Legends Class toys of movie characters. Curiously, the instructions on the back of the card show how to transform him from his alt-mode to his robot mode, which is the reverse of the rest of the Legends Class packaging.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Legends Blackout at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Movie Legends Ironhide DesertBlackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey, look! It's Grindor! Stop! That is so dumb! Do something else!]]
*'''Ironhide vs. Desert Blackout''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2007)

: Desert Blackout is a tan redeco of the previously released Legends Blackout toy. He comes with an all-new Legends Class Ironhide. Oddly, he doesn't have a faction symbol anywhere on his body.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Desert Blackout at TFU.info]''

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====Voyager Class toys====
[[File:Movie Voyager Blackout toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|The largest Transformer in the film. Ironically, one of the smallest Voyager-class toys ''ever''.]]
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: Blackout transforms into a reasonably accurate MH-53 Pave Low, though he has a rather [[Show-accuracy|film-inaccurate]] slate grey base colour and a totally random gold radome. An aft "cage" compartment can be opened to release a small PVC figurine of his partner, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. A button on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades. By attaching the Deluxe-class Scorponok to his underside, the rotor [[gimmick]] also spins Scorponok's claws.

: During transformation, Blackout's (mind-numbingly delicate) [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the gray chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position, and lifts his back assembly and locks into into place behind his head. Another, less impressive automorph is in his legs—if you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit.

: In robot mode, Blackout appears closer to his original concept art, back when he was called "Incinerator" (seemingly also the basis for his Nintendo DS appearance). The entire rotor assembly on his back can be removed and converted into a gigantic fan weapon, to ''vaguely'' represent the hand-held rotor-blade weapon he wields in the film, also seen on [[#Titanium_Series|the ''Titanium'' figurine (see below)]]. Because of the size of his rotor assembly, Blackout is also much shorter than most Voyager-class figures despite his bulk, barely taller than a Deluxe figure.

: It is ''very'' easy for the gears in the cockpit/chest to become misaligned during transformation, enough so that the chest/head section refuses to align with the cockpit halves. Getting the gears back into alignment is a veritable nightmare, as so many other parts shift and move as you attempt to manipulate the respective pieces. Swinging the legs down locks the back assembly into place for robot mode, but simply swinging the legs back does ''not'' ''un''lock it, with the user being required to actively separate the parts by hand. Failing to do so is sure to misalign your Blackout to bejeezus.

: An interesting side note is that the two hard points located on Blackout's shoulders, intended to support his abominably large weapon, are actually the same size as the [[Mini-Con]] [[Powerlinx]] plugs on most [[Unicron Trilogy]] figures.

: His head is very accurate to the concept art [http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_35.html]

: This mold was [[retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed into [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] for the ''AllSpark Power'' refresh of the movie toyline, and was then redecoed into [[Whirl (ROTF)|Whirl]] for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This retool gave them a new head and replaced the tiny Scorponok figure with a lifeboat/gun, as well as giving them the new hands to allow them to hold it. The original Blackout mold was redecoed into [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] for the same line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Voyager Blackout at TFU.info]''

[[File:Movie DecepticonDesertAttack 2pack.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes some imagination.]]
*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at Toys "R" Us stores. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains two Scorponok toys in different sizes.
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[[File:MovieVoyager Blackout4500X.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure, Autobot and Decepticon pins

: This Voyager class Blackout repaint is exclusive to the Lawson Japan convenience store chain, with the purchase of the movie DVD. He is redecoed in a somewhat more realistic color scheme for vehicle mode, 4500X markings and a drastically changed plastic color scheme in robot mode (many parts once black are now silver or the same colour as his helicopter hull). Additionally, the mini-Scorponok figurine has been repainted in metallic colours and detailed to resemble the deluxe-class toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

:Also included a set of two brass Autobot and Decepticon insignia pins.
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[[File:Movie Blackout PremiumVoyager toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|NOW the size is perfect.]]
*'''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Scorponok mini-figure

: This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy is based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. As a matter of fact, both toys were almost ''identical'', the main difference being that the paint used on Version 4500X's is more matte than the paint used on the Premium Series release.

: Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout was available as a mass market release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Premium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''
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*'''Unleashed y Voyager''' (2007)

:Voyager Class Blackout was also available in a two-pack with ''[[Unleashed (toyline)|Unleashed]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#MexicoUnleashed|Bumblebee]] in Mexican markets. Both items are identical to their standard original releases.

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====Fast Action Battlers====
[[File:Movie FAB Blackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|... Brownout?]]
*'''Gyro Blade Blackout''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Missile

:A simplified version of Blackout, designed for smaller children. His rotor blade can be detached and inserted into his left hand to represent the hand-held rotor blade seen in the film, just like the Voyager class version. He also features a chest cannon which can be flipped up from his back. Oddly, you can only see one-fourth of Blackout's head from a 90-degree angle. Even less of it is visible when his chest cannon is flipped up. He features a firing missile.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].
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===Dark of the Moon===
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[[File:Blackout DOTM Cyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At long last, not grossly undersized compared to his teammates!]]
*'''Blackout''' (Cyberverse Commander Class, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''005'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV15'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scorponok (Movie)#Cyberverse|Scorponok]]

:Blackout is a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class figure, featuring a surprisingly complex transformation into yet another Sikorsky Pave Low. Curiously, despite the development of this toy after two live-action movies, his robot mode appears to have the same preproduction feet as the larger and earlier toys. Since his left arm ends up having the Pave Low's tail rotor, Blackout is able to use it as a weapon if one chooses and hold either Scorponok or any [[C joint]] accessory with his hands.

:He is mis-transformed in the package to better fit inside it, with the helicopter panels to his sides being spread out instead of being aligned parallel to his body, thus he appears that way in official photos.

:Blackout includes his symbiotic partner Scorponok, who has some minor tail articulation and transforms into a hand-held blaster weapon for Blackout (or any other Cyberverse figure with the appropriate hands). Scorponok can also be carried along on the underside of Blackout's vehicle-mode tail. Though unmentioned in the instructions, Scorponok can also peg into the (otherwise pointless) peg on the back of Blackout's robot mode, just under his rotor blades, mimicking the way he was stored and ejected off of Blackout in the movie.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Blackout/blackout.htm More information on Cyberverse Blackout at TFU.info]''

===The Last Knight===
[[File:TF-TLK-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Blackout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Annnnnnd we're back.]]
*'''Decepticon Blackout''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2017)
**''Bag Code'': '''G'''

:Released in Series 1 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Blackout changes from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter. He features ball-jointed shoulders and his hands are compatible with ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' weapons and other small accessories. Blind-bags stamped with 'G' contain Blackout.

:This toy has also been redecoed as [[Chopter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)#ChopperTTC|Chopper Mode Dropkick]].
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:StudioSeries-08-MV1-Leader-Blackout.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Grindor redeco in 3, 2, 1...]]
* '''Decepticon Blackout''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''08'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-08'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 28]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': Tail rotor, [[Scorponok (Movie)#Generations|Scorponok]] figure, [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|Military Base]] Attack backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' "Decepticon Blackout" is the first Leader Class version of the character, with slight fudging of the normal limits in size to produce a robot mode roughly in-[[scale]] with other ''Studio Series'' toys. He features a fairly complex transformation involving lots of panels folding away without feeling too much like a [[shellformer]]. His name is tampographed onto the tail section on the livery bands. A Decepticon emblem is also tampoed just below the windscreen on the nose. Non-spinning landing gear is attached to the back half of the compartment section and the nose, but they can't be folded away in vehicle mode due to lack of space. While stock photos appear to be a more military accurate gunmetal color, the final release version is a slightly bluer shade, but not as much as earlier toys.

:In vehicle mode, Blackout appears as an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter with a mostly screen-accurate deco, including the 4500X designation marking, USAF emblems, and danger warnings near the propellers. His robot mode is bulky and mostly accurate to his onscreen appearances, including details like the helicopter engine behind his head that previous versions omitted. His tail rotor can be attached to either forearm to simulate his weapon from the movie, though on-screen this used the larger propeller from his back. The refueling probe, often mistaken for a gun, can also flip up as his non-firing chest cannon in robot mode.

:A tiny, surprisingly well-decoed Scorponok is included which can hide in the tail section of the helicopter mode. Scorponok can also be stored on a small peg on his back. Scorponok's feet are aligned in such a way that, when pegged onto Blackout's back, he will hold the two innermost blades in place securely to prevent the propeller assembly from swinging freely. However, Scorponok has to be pegged with his head pointing down, instead of up as the instructions suggest, to do this without deforming the soft plastic rotors.

:Blackout comes with a carboard backdrop depicting the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] under siege, as shown in the opening of ''Transformers''.

:It's quite common for Blackout to have at least one Air Force logo on his helicopter mode tail printed upside down. There's no way to check for this error while the figure is still in its packaging, since the logos end up on Blackout's obscured soles.

:Blackout is mildly mistransformed in package to better fit in his box: his lower back/helicopter tail area panel isn't pivoted up to sit against his upper back.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Hasbro-TaoBao-exclusive-Blackout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well played, HasTak. Now paint it in black and purple and call it ROTF Spinister.]]
* '''Decepticon Blackout''' (Giveaway figure, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''08'''
**''Accessories'': Tail rotor, Scorponok, Military Base Attack backdrop
:Decepticon Blackout is redeco of the above figure. He is an exclusive Lucky Draw prize in a contest only accessible to people who bought ''Studio Series'' figures on May 15, 2018 on Hasbro China's official TaoBao online shop. There were only 88 Blackouts made. He is decoed in a less than accurate camouflage deco.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Lunchables====
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* '''Blackout''' ("Pocket Transformers" toy prize, 2007)[[File:Blackout Movie Lunchable Toy.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Now it will be impossible to shoot him in the crotch!]]

: What could only be called a "pseudo-figure" (and that's still being pretty generous), Blackout "transforms" from a flat, blueish-gray structure emblazoned with the Decepticon symbol and the word "Transformers" to a robot by folding out. Blackout is represented by stickers decorated with artwork of the character on the top, bottom, and two fold out "arms". His name is also spelled out, across his feet in this mode.

: This mold was also used to create the lunchables figure for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. A similar mold was used to create the Lunchables figure for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], though with the Autobot symbol sculpted in instead of the Decepticon one. Each iteration of this mold was made with a different color of plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/LunchBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Lunchables Blackout at TFU.info]''

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====3D Battle-Card Game====
[[File:3DBattleCard Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
* '''Blackout''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)

: A 29-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Blackout "transforms" into a black helicopter. He uses the same parts layout as [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Vortex]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]].
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====Titanium Series====
[[File:Movie TitaniumRM Blackout.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Scorponok! I can't move! Quick, drag me away!]]
*'''Blackout''' (3" Robot Masters, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Decepticon display stand

: This three-inch figurine, as with all Titaniums, is partially made of die-cast metal and plastic, sculpted holding his rotor-blades as a hand weapon. Interestingly, Blackout has a more unique sculpt to him; the weapon is sculpted as it was briefly seen in the movie, but on the wrong hand. Blackout ''himself'' has an altered leg & foot design as well as having the main rotor-blades on his back excluded, matching it up more with the fact that instead of using his tail rotor, he uses his ''main'' rotor as a multi-purpose melee weapon, echoing the game render. His articulation is limited to his shoulders, head and waist, and he comes packaged with a movie-style Decepticon symbol display base.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TitBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Titanium Series Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Unleashed====
[[File:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds BlackoutBarricade.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|After camping out in the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, the two vowed to never go spelunking again.....]]
*'''Blackout and Barricade''' (2008)

: The Blackout and Barricade turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters in both robot mode emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys.) The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Decepticon sigil instead.

: This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.
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====Radio Shack====
[[File:Movie Radioshack RC Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blackout''' (2007)

: A remote control helicopter sold at Radio Shack, this little heli operates on 2-channels, features blades with a diameter of just under 5.5 inches and an LED light mounted on the front fuselage. The design of the helicopter is rather inaccurate to an MH-53 Pave Low, and is coloured black for some reason.

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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====
[[File:Movie Blackout screencleaner.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Blackout''' (2008)

:Released by [[Gacha International|Tomy Yujin]] on January 2008, this Dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Blackout printed on the other side.
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====Robot Heroes====
[[File:RH Prime vs Blackout.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Blackout's hobbies include worshipping Megatron, and jumping out of bushes and yelling "BOOGA-BOOGA!" at small children.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs. Blackout''' (2007)

: Packaged with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Blackout is a cute style rendition of the character. Most notably, his face has been given a more traditional Transformer style mouth and nose, making him appear more like a grumpy old man. His articulation is the standard three points, however, the kibble in his design limits the movement. This mold was later redecoed into "Battle Damage" Blackout.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Blackout at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Robotheroesfinalbattle.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Keeps 'em where I can sees 'em!]]
*'''The Final Battle''' (2008)

: Packaged with Autobot Jazz, Autobot Ratchet, Megatron, and Optimus Prime. "Battle Damage" Blackout is a slightly redecoed version of the two pack version. No molding has changed, and the articulation is still limited. His exclusive deco is a black paint wash over various parts of his body to evoke battle damage. Oddly, the undersides of his arms get this deco but not the top, meaning the toy is meant to only be posed with arms raised. The Final Battle 5-pack was sold exclusively in [[Walmart]] stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHWMBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Final Battle Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Burger King====
[[File:MovieMerchandise-BurgerKingBlackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Blackout''' (2007)

:This [[Burger King]] toy is a small plastic replica of Blackout's Pave Low vehicle form, with two special features:
:*Holding his cockpit window up to a light source and peering through a small lens behind his front landing wheel will reveal an image of his CGI-rendered robot mode.
:*His wheels are linked to his rotor drive shaft — spinning them will cause his rotors to spin rapidly, possibly flying off and disappearing under the nearest piece of furniture, where the cat will eventually find them and chew them to pieces.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/BKBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Burger King Blackout at TFU.info]''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Robot Heroes====
[[File:Robotheroesoptimusblackout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Sure you aren't [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] or somethin'?" "Nope."]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Blackout''' (2009)

:Just like his first ''Robot Heroes'' set, Blackout comes with Optimus Prime. While Blackout is a [[redeco]] of the previous mold, Optimus Prime is an all-new sculpt with two swords. With his blue and tan, Blackout kinda looks like [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHBlackout/blackout.htm More information on Robot Heroes Blackout at TFU.info]''
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====Titanium Series====
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*'''Rescue Ratchet vs. Blackout''' (3-inch Robot Masters multi-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Movie Decepticon sigil display stand

:This [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive set features an unchanged version of 2007's ''Titanium Series'' Blackout and a [[redeco]]ed [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].
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====Figure Collection====
[[File:ROTF-Merchandise Figure Collection Blackout.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Just pretend I'm Grindor if it makes you happy.]]
*'''Blackout''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Stand

:The [[Figure Collection]] edition of Blackout is based on his [[#Fast_Action_Battlers|Fast Action Battlers toy]], making him extremely off-model from his movie look. He is cast leaning back and has a chunk of kibble protruding from his back to stop him toppling forwards, however he's still very top heavy.

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====Missile Mania Board Game====
*'''Blackout'''
: Blackout is one of eight characters featured in the [[Missile Mania]] board game, represented by a small standee adorned with artwork of the character.
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====McDonald's====
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[[File:Revenge of the Fallen McDonalds Blackout.png|thumb|upright=1.1|"Talk to the Rotor."]]
*'''Blackout''' (Happy Meal, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' rotor
:Part of the 2010 [[McDonald's]] Revenge of the Fallen promotion, Blackout does not transform but features a spinning/firing rotor mechanism instead. The rotor can be placed on his back, or mounted on his arm to be fired. Blackout does not feature any [[light-piping]], but does have three points articulation. He was only available during week 6 of the promotion, and came with an instruction sheet that doubles as an ad for [[McWorld]], featuring an exclusive code for the website.
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==Notes==
[[File:EarlyMovieBlackout.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Blackoutwave lives in constant fear of [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=dactyl-nightmare&page=detail&id=12493 pterodactyls].]]
* Blackout was originally conceived as [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], hence his symbiotic relationship with Scorponok, who was originally conceived as [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]. Though this obviously changed, his portrayal in the ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' novel is rather Soundwave-esque. Likewise, in the IDW prequel comic, Blackout is the only Decepticon to land on Earth and acquire his alternate mode without ''any'' witnesses, whereas Starscream and Barricade had to kill existing witnesses. In the film ''itself'', Blackout's only speaking role has him quickly reporting to Starscream's call... in Cybertronian, with he alone both hailing Megatron upon the AllSpark's discovery and attempting to aid him in battle against Prime. What's more, all this "Soundwave-ness" is further enhanced by Hasbro's official bio, calling Blackout "his leader's hound".
* Blackout wins the award for being the Transformers character from the 2007 movie that has gone through the most number of working names: Aside from "Soundwave", he was also supposed to be named "Grimlock",<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> "Vortex",<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?p=1120447#post1120447 Unformatted script sample from first draft naming the Decepticon helicopter "Vortex" posted by Roberto Orci on Don Murphy's message board]</ref> "Devastator",<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_32.html "Devastator" concept art at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> and "Incinerator"<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_34.html "Incinerator" pre-production render at Ben Procter Online Portfolio]</ref> at different stages of the pre-production process. The name "Incinerator" was later used for a [[Incinerator (Movie)|different toy]] from the Movie toyline, and the names "Devastator", "Grimlock" and "Soundwave" would go on to be used by [[Devastator (ROTF)|three]] [[Grimlock (AOE)|other]] [[Soundwave (ROTF)|characters]] in later films.
* Blackout's working name of "Incinerator" is also accounted for in the aforementioned Hasbro bio, noting how Blackout will "fill the air with fire and burn the land clear to take his revenge".
* The period of time that Blackout acquired his vehicle mode in the film, three months prior to the unfolding events, appears to contradict the origin of his vehicle mode in IDW's ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]'' comics, with him apparently having scanned and destroyed the MH-53 Pave Low all the way back in 2003. It's maaaaybe possible that he just kept on destroying ''different'' Pave Lows over time to maintain his covert status (with the U.S. government covering it up) until he finally realized how close he was to a military network access point.
* [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok's]] alternate mode is actually a part of Blackout's helicopter mode; he's made up of a {{w|General Electric T64}} turboshaft engine and various other helicopter bits. Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode when answering [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy's]] call or during the final battle in [[Mission City]], either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counter-attack in Qatar, or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.
* Blackout is never actually seen using his chest cannon in the film, even though he unfurls it quite emphatically on two separate occasions.
* During a transmission from Burger King's website, Optimus Prime has decreed that we are not to ride ''this'' helicopter. The current ridability of ''other'' helicopters the world over is unknown. Stand by for further updates as they become available.
*Blackout uses a [[mouthplate]] in the movie, seen in a brief shot of the side of his face before Epps takes his photo at the beginning of the film, and again when Epps was targeting him during the climactic battle.
* Contrary to popular belief, Blackout's arm mounted rotor weapon is not a smaller duplicate of his main rotor assembly. It in fact consists of his tail rotor blades split into multiple additional sections. This can clearly be seen simply by comparing the shapes of the two sets of rotor blades. The Studio Series figure also includes this weapon, but for engineering reasons the splitting of the rotor blades is not replicated in the figure.
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' never explicitly establishes [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] as a separate character from Blackout. Screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], when asked, was not sure whether they were supposed to be the same character or not.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref> In the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answers|{{SITENAME_SHORT}} Hasbro Q&A for July 2009]], it was confirmed that Grindor, not Blackout, appears in the movie.
*Internal files for the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' video game identify Grindor as Blackout, indicating that the game had been developed with the understanding that they were the same character... but had dialog re-recorded to refer to him as Grindor.
*In addition to Orci, several other official sources were also confused if Blackout or Grindor appeared in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. The 2-disc special edition of the film features an inside look at some still poses of the Autobots and Decepticons, and names the helicopter as Blackout (he's 33 feet tall, by the way). The ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' also features Blackout instead of Grindor. The ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel|Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'' also names the character as Blackout.
*In Hasbro's online "Vector Sigma: The Cybertronian Database" feature, Blackout's alternate mode is erroneously portrayed as [[Skyhammer (DOTM)|Skyhammer]]'s alternate mode. Likewise, his "Energon Wave" weapon is portrayed as Skyhammer's [[MechTech]] weapon.
*In the ''[[Dark of the Moon: The Ultimate Guide]]'' it also states that Blackout stands 33 feet tall.
*It's worth noting that in Transformers: The Game, if one stops climbing a building as Blackout, he will scratch his butt.
*Blackout's height is stated to be 33 feet. However, since he and Grindor are the same size (Grindor's robot mode was not changed at all, despite the new alt mode) and Optimus Prime is clearly half Grindor's size, he should be around 55 feet tall.
*In the Decepticon Chapter "''The Mighty Will Fall''" of [[Transformers The Game (console)|this game]], he was strong enough to defeat ''[[Class Beta drone unit|almost]]'' ''[[Swindle (Movie)|every]]'' ''[[Scrapper (Movie)|kind]]'' ''[[Dropkick (Movie)|of]]'' ''[[Longarm (Movie)|drone]]'' and ''[[Ironhide (Movie)|this guy]]'', who was invincible during most of the battle, while in the Autobot Chapter "''Unfriendly Skies''", he was easily defeated by ''[[Jazz (Movie)|the shortest Autobot]]'', even though he ''[[Starscream (Movie)/games#Transformers: The Game|had]]'' ''[[Class Alpha drone unit|backup]]''. By Jazz. The guy who needed help to defeat a few drones. Then again, that's just one of the '''few''' plotholes from that game.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blackout''' (ブラックアウト ''Burakkuauto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kisülés''' ("Discharge")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēi Mó''' (Taiwan, 黑魔, "Black Demon"), '''Xuànyūn''' (China, 眩晕, "Dizziness")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Vymyckach''' ("Switch Off")

==Footnotes==
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Egypt

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[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. The group stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Simmons got past the border authorities, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the border guard had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa 2560 BC. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
According to [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], the Egyptians had in fact been [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

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==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 80 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 60 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
*As the Autobots and company are crossing the {{w|Sinai peninsula}} on their way to the Gulf of Aqaba, shortly before being chased by Egyptian police and shortly before arriving at the Egyptian security checkpoint which as later dialogue indicates is 100 miles away from the Gulf, they drive past a pair of pyramids that resemble the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which shows that there are multiple sets of pyramids in the Sinai/Gulf of Aqaba region.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

Egypt

2018-12-16T14:45:21Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Notes */

{{faction|☥}}
[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. The group stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Simmons got past the border authorities, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the border guard had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa 2560 BC. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
According to [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], the Egyptians had in fact been [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 70 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 50 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.
*As the Autobots and company are crossing the {{w|Sinai peninsula}} on their way to the Gulf of Aqaba, shortly before being chased by Egyptian police and shortly before arriving at the Egyptian security checkpoint which as later dialogue indicates is 100 miles away from the Gulf, they drive past a pair of pyramids that resemble the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, which shows that there are multiple sets of pyramids in the Sinai/Gulf of Aqaba region.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

Egypt

2018-12-06T14:44:24Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Notes */

{{faction|☥}}
[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. The group stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Simmons got past the border authorities, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the border guard had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa 2560 BC. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Amtoltec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[IRON Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
According to [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], the Egyptians had in fact been [[alien]]s from [[Alpha Centauri]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 70 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{w|Gulf of Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 50 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

Egypt

2018-11-15T20:17:05Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Notes */

{{faction|☥}}
[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. The group stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Simmons got past the border authorities, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the border guard had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa [[2560 BC]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Altomec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[Iron Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered an ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 70 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the Gulf of Aqaba, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 50 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

Egypt

2018-11-15T20:12:34Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Notes */

{{faction|☥}}
[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. The group stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Simmons got past the border authorities, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the border guard had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa [[2560 BC]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Altomec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[Iron Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered an ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 70 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the Gulf of Aqaba, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 50 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

Egypt

2018-11-15T20:11:19Z

Blitzwing1701: /* Notes */

{{faction|☥}}
[[File:ROTF Optimus sphinx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Damn tourists.]]
Ah, '''Egypt''', cradle of human civilization, birthplace of culture, writing and art!

It is home to the [[pyramid]]s! 2,500 years ago, these structures were the most ancient of the {{w|Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the World}}, and they are the only one of the Seven that still exist today.

(They attract craziness like you wouldn't believe.)

==Fiction==
===''Transformers Comic-Magazin''===
[[Stealth]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] flew to Egypt to investigate the mystery of the pyramids, discovering that there was Cybertronian influence in their construction. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 18|The Curse of the Pyramids}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Car Robots'' cartoon====
:''See [[#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon]], below''

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
As part of a grand plan to destroy the Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] placed a mighty "[[Death Tower]]" of [[crysmagnetal]] in [[Cairo]]. (Spoiler: Earth wasn't destroyed.) There was a clash with Scorponok and his forces there. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Decepticon [[Pretender]] [[Blood]] was sealed away in Ancient Egypt, but would later escape. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga====
[[Grand Maximus|Grand]] implied that the [[Pyramid]] was connected to the [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Great Turn-Around! Autobots}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
The last of the [[O-Part]]s was found in Egypt. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} Following that, it was worked out the [[Orb of Sigma]] was located in Egypt's deserts, and the Autobots rapidly high-tailed it there, eventually finding it in a pyramid. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
In the peaceful inter-war period, the Autobots built [[Desert City]] in Egypt. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon Official Guidebook|Official Guidebook}}

===Live action film series===
====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
Around 17,000 BC, [[The Fallen]] was in Egypt (which was then a green, fertile valley) organizing the building of a [[Star Harvester]]. The other [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]] took pity on the primitive [[human]]s and stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that powered the harvester, thereby rendering it useless and saving the planet. Many years later, the humans built the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] over the harvester. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2}}

In 2009 AD, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] took [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Leo Spitz]], [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to <s>{{w|Wadi Rum}}</s> Egypt (which had assumed its more familiar desert appearance by that point) via a [[space bridge]]. The group stayed at the [[pyramid]]s, where Sam figured out the [[Tomb of the Primes]] and the Matrix was hidden in [[Petra (Earth)|Petra]], [[Jordan]]. Simmons got past the border authorities, who were ordered to arrest Sam after The Fallen put the price of humanity's existence on his head, by passing them off as his family: it also turned out the border guard had visited [[New York City]], where Simmons noted he was from, and liked the place.

[[File:Rotf t2 egyptpyramids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Too big for [[United Kingdom|England]] to steal.]]
After finding the Matrix, the group returned to the pyramids, where [[NEST]] and the Decepticons had landed in a nearby town, readying for [[Operation: Firestorm|battle]]. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] emerged in a quarry and climbed up the pyramid to excavate the harvester, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], and [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] clones attempted to claim the Matrix from Sam. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] had jammed NEST's phone signals, but Simmons retrieved a radio from a downed Jordanian helicopter which he used to order the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Kidd (DDG-100)|USS ''Kidd'']] to fire her experimental [[rail gun]] on Devastator, and to get reinforcements. Sam was able to resurrect Optimus with the Matrix before The Fallen snatched it and powered his machine. Optimus and Jetfire combined and blew up the harvester before finally killing The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

====''The Last Knight'' film====
A couple years later, Egypt was among the many locations affected by the approach of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. A chunk of the metallic planet hit a pyramid, tearing it asunder and revealing the Star Harvester... again. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] crash landed near the pyramids. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] traveled to the pyramids to retrieve the first [[Omega Key]]. They were intercepted by [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] who demanded a fight with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. The two leaders had made a mess of the place by the time they finished fighting. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{mainIDW|Egypt}}
[[File:SecretOfTheMummysTomb-EvilRobotMummies.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An average day in Egypt.]]
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were completed circa [[2560 BC]]. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention|Revolutionaries #1 timeline}}

In [[1984]], [[Joe Colton]]'s [[Adventure Team (G.I. Joe)|Adventure Team]] travelled to the [[Tomb of Altomec]] in [[Dahshur]],where they battled a horde of [[Iron Trooper|robotic mummies]], defeated [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], and discovered an ancient [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] while rescuing [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

In the present day, [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] toured [[Cairo]] during their globetrotting vacation. Thundercracker was noticeably unimpressed by the [[Sphinx]], considering himself more of a "dog person." {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Revenge of the Fallen''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s depiction of Egypt Egypt and Jordan, more specifically the pyramids and Petra, is somewhat different compared to the real world: in the real world the pyramids are located on the Giza plateau 70 miles from the coast of the Gulf of Suez, which forms the most northern part of the western Red Sea. In the film however, the location of the pyramids is repeatedly stated in dialogue and shown via maps to be in the {{Gulf_of_Aqaba}}, the most northern part of the eastern Red Sea. Specifically on the most northern shore 3 miles to the west. Likewise the location of Petra also differs between fiction and reality: the real Petra is located roughly 50 miles north of the Gulf of Aqaba but in the film it is presented as being in the coastal mountains just to the east of the gulf.
*On Simmons's GPS satellite image of the Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Jordan are clearly marked in white text but Israel is not, implying it does not yet exist. Israel is however mentioned in Age of Extinction, suggesting that it was founded at a much later date compared to the real world.
*The temple of Luxor is used to portray a fictional structure located next to the pyramid of Khafre and is where the final battle between Optimus Prime, Megatron and The Fallen was filmed.
*Contrary to popular belief there is in fact water visible in the precise direction the railgun shot is coming from. If one looks hard enough that is.

==External links==
*{{w|Egypt}} at Wikipedia
*{{i|Egypt}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 countries]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) locations]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce locations]]
[[Category:The Headmasters locations]]
[[Category:The Last Knight locations]]

United States Air Force

2018-04-07T18:01:37Z

Blitzwing1701: /* MQ-1 Predator */

The '''United States Air Force''' (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] [[United States military|Military]]. It is the largest and most technologically-advanced air force on [[Earth]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Air Force Academy]].

{{bigquote|''Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win''|USAF Motto}}

==Generation 1==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}
The Air Force would have several clashes against the Decepticon threat. In its first, as part of a general military assault on the newly-built [[Fortress Sinister]], they were repulsed. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''Soon after, Starscream attacked their secret base, Oregon Four-Alpha, with ease.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} Later, they encountered [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and were beaten off again. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Later still, they ran into other Decepticons and were driven off ''again''. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Later again, USAF jets on a routine exercise got trashed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] ''for a laugh'', though this time they ''did'' see off the Decepticons''. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}} After that, it was a return to traditional values when the [[Air Strike Patrol]] seized [[MacDill Air Force Base]] with little resistance. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

In the 1990s, USAF forces were, yep, effortlessly beaten by the invading Decepticons. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{groupstub}}

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Cybertron===
When [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] violated US airspace, the USAF dispatched two jets to intercept him. They'd have been blown out of the sky if not for the timely arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and his mates. {{storylink|Hidden}}

Later, when the [[Ancient Decepticon]] hordes covered the Earth, the Air Force launched a pre-emptive strike with unmanned droid planes. It didn't do much good, especially since they viewed the Autobots as enemy targets. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

When three injured Autobots were in need of severe repairs, Colonel [[Mike Franklin|Franklin]] had them transported to an air base. The ground crew considered this their way of contributing against the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]]. {{storylink|Critical}}

==Live-action ''Transformers'' movies==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[File:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
In 2003, F-22 Raptor Bravo-Echo 96 was undergoing testing around the area of [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] when the pilot saw a strange impact and moved to investigate. His fighter's form was scanned by the [[Decepticon]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who then shot it out of the sky. He transformed into his new F-22 mode and left the burning wreckage behind. {{Storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}

A few years later, Lieutenant M. Hardin led an F-22 squadron escorting a C-17 Globemaster III transport to the clandestine [[Sector Seven]]'s secret [[Nevada]] facility, 80 miles from [[Hoover Dam]]. The C-17 unloaded its precious cargo—the deactivated form of [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], a Decepticon left for dead by his compatriots after they leveled Sector Seven's base in [[Afghanistan]]. {{Storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers'' film===
[[File:Movie2007 Blackout destroys C-17s.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Months later, shortly after [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and his team of [[United States Army|US Army Rangers]] returned to the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], a [[Blackout (Movie)|mysterious MH-53 Pave Low helicopter]] entered the surrounding restricted airspace, heading straight for the base itself. Two USAF F-22 Raptors stationed at SOCCENT Qatar launched to intercept and escort the helicopter to the base. One of the pilots reported the helicopter's tail number was [[AF-4500|4500X]], which was also confirmed to be that of a helicopter which had been shot down months earlier in [[Afghanistan]]. When the helicopter touched down, it changed form, turning into a giant bipedal robot that attempted to hack into the US military network before destroying everything in its path, including all soldiers, armour and aircraft parked on the ground.

While the military and the government investigated the remains of SOCCENT Qatar and tried to discover who attacked them, Lennox's rangers wearily crossed the harsh Qatar desert to make their way to [[Mahfouz]]'s village. Meanwhile on [[Air Force One]], [[Tracy]] was asked to "wrangle up" some [[Ding Dong]]s for the [[President of the United States|President]]. Tracy expressed dissatisfaction at this order to a colleague, expecting more out of her Air Force career. As she entered the elevator for storage, she noticed a [[Frenzy (Movie)|boombox]] sitting on the floor, so she took it below deck with her while she retrieved the President's snack cakes. Little did she know the boombox would turn out to be one of the hostile aliens, who proceeded to hack the military network using Air Force One's P.O.T.U.S. mainframe for the information the helicopter failed to retrieve while simultaneously uploading a virus onto the military network.

[[File:Movie2007 AC-130 attacks Scorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Back in Qatar, the Rangers were attacked by [[Scorponok (Movie)|a giant mechanical scorpion]] deployed by the walking helicopter, causing a ragged retreat among the soldiers to find more defensible positions in the village. Captain Lennox and [[Robert Epps|USAF Tech Sergeant Epps]] managed to call the [[Pentagon]] for help. A Predator UAV deployed to the site showed the brass what they were up against, so they ordered a nearby air base to launch two A-10 Thunderbolts to attack the mechanical scorpion, a manoeuvre coordinated between Tech Sergeant Epps and an E-3 Sentry AWACs flying overhead. When the A-10s failed to significantly damage the hostile creature, Epps called upon the AC-130 Spectre to "[[bring the rain]]" with its 105mm sabot rounds. The hail of powerful shells hurt the scorpion, forcing it to retreat.

After being evacuated from Qatar by the Air Force, Lennox's team investigated the broken-off tail of the scorpion aboard their C-17 transport plane, observing that the Spectre's sabot rounds had melted right through the creature's molecular regenerator armour. With this knowledge, Lennox ordered Epps to inform command that high-heat sabot rounds were effective weapons against the mysterious attackers. This information was received by their superiors shortly after the alien virus had spread around the world and shut down all forms of advanced communication, making it almost impossible for humanity to conduct an organised defense.

[[File:Movie2007 F-22s over MissionCity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

Shortly after touching down at Nellis AFB, Lennox's team were approached by agents of [[Sector Seven]] who ordered them to follow. They were taken to [[Hoover Dam]] where they met Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and an unusual assortment of other people, including Sector Seven agents [[Tom Banachek]] and [[Seymour Simmons]]. After learning of the evil aliens known as [[Decepticon]]s and their quest to secure the ancient cube-like artifact called the [[AllSpark]], the Dam was attacked by some of the evil aliens. Deciding to evacuate the Cube, Lennox decided to make a stand in nearby [[Mission City]], but stated that they could not do so without support from the US Air Force. As they left to protect teenagers [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and their [[Bumblebee (Movie)|friend alien Autobot car]] (which carried the Cube), Keller, Simmons, and computer experts [[Glen Whitmann]] and [[Maggie Madsen]] attempted to contact Nellis AFB for help. After defeating [[Frenzy (Movie)|one of the hostile aliens]], they managed to contact Nellis, which launched F-22 Raptors.

[[File:Movie2007 StarscreamVsRaptors.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worthless consumer models!]]

Arriving in Mission City, Lennox and his men saw what they thought was an F-22 from Nellis, but it was in fact the Decepticon known as [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]! As the humans and their friendly alien [[Autobot]] allies fought off the ground-based Decepticons and attempted to protect Sam and the Cube, the Raptors from Nellis arrived to help the Rangers defeat that MH-53 Pave Low robot who destroyed SOCCENT Qatar. After doing so, they came under attack from Starscream, who hid amongst them in his F-22 disguise. After he destroyed several F-22s, Starscream was driven off by a counterattack, and now with the heat off of them, the remaining fighters attacked the Decepticon leader, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The combined attack by the Rangers and the Air Force Raptors damaged Megatron enough to slow him down, enabling Sam Witwicky to plug the Cube into Megatron's spark, killing him. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

====Facilities====
As part of the joint operational command, USAF planes and airmen were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Marine Corps]].

The USAF operated Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Clark County, [[Nevada]]. Captain Lennox's US Army Ranger team touched down at the base aboard their C-17 Globemaster III after being evacuated from Qatar. Shortly afterwards, Glen Whitmann and Secretary of Defense John Keller managed to contact the air base via Morse code to order them to provide fighter cover against the Decepticons.

:*''[[Wikipedia:Nellis Air Force Base|More information about Nellis Air Force Base on Wikipedia]]''

====Hardware====
=====CV-22 Osprey=====
[[File:Movie CV-22 Osprey1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Someone's going to have a hard time explaining how they lost two of these babies.]]
''The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Rotorcraft Systems '''CV-22 Osprey''' is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. Its mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.''

Two Ospreys out of SOCCENT Qatar transported Captain Lennox's Ranger unit back to the base after a mission.

:*''[[Wikipedia:v-22 Osprey|More information about the CV-22 Osprey on Wikipedia]]''

A four-prop version of the Osprey was seen in Dark of the Moon.

{{note|At the time of filming, the two Ospreys featured in the movie were two of only three that the US Air Force had in its inventory.}}
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=====F-22 Raptor=====
[[File:Movie SOCCENTQatar raptors.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
''The Lockheed-Martin '''F-22 Raptor''' is an air-superiority fighter with stealth capabilities. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world.''

Two Raptors were launched to intercept and escort [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to SOCCENT. They were presumably destroyed when the Decepticon laid waste to the base.

Later, [[John Keller (Movie)|Secretary of Defense Keller]] successfully contacted the Air Force, and F-22 Raptors were launched to give air cover to the combined Ranger/Sector Seven/Autobot unit in [[Mission City]]. The second wave of Raptors took heavy damage when the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] successfully infiltrated the group and destroyed four of the Raptors before being driven off. With the heat off their tails, the squadron participated in the destruction of Blackout and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].

:*''[[Wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|More information about the F-22 Raptor on Wikipedia]]''
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=====MQ-9 Reaper=====
[[File:Movie2007 UAV drone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems '''MQ-9 Reaper''',also known as the Predator B, is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) used for unmanned reconnaissance and combat.''

After Lennox and Epps were able to get in touch with the Pentagon, an MQ-9 Reaper/Predator B UCAV was launched to investigate.

:*''[[Wikipedia:MQ-9 Reaper|More information about the MQ-9 Reaper on Wikipedia]]''

=====A-10 Thunderbolt II=====
[[File:Movie A-10 missilefire.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It is [[Bring the rain|being brought]].]]
''The Fairchild-Republic '''A-10 Thunderbolt II''' is a twin-engine, ground-attack aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and [[Scorponok (Movie)|other ground targets]]. It is also called the '''Warthog''' about as often as its official name, in and out of the United States Air Force.''

After receiving Captain Lennox's request for air support, [[Pentagon]] ordered a nearby airbase to roll in Strike Package Bravo, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fitted with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles, to give immediate support to Lennox's besieged unit. USAF Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry AWACS to have the A-10s direct their fire upon the target in killbox one-alpha, which was indicated by flares and painted with laser guidance markers. Approaching the village, the two A-10s strafed the robotic scorpion with 30 mm rounds from their Avenger gatling guns. Causing no noticeable damage, the two planes followed up with their Maverick missiles, blowing up a lot of sand, but they missed. As a result, there was no appreciable effect on the mechanical beast.

:*''[[Wikipedia:A-10 Thunderbolt II|More information about the A-10 Thunderbolt II on Wikipedia]]''

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=====E-3 Sentry AWACS=====
[[File:Movie E3Sentry AWACS.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yes, I have a mushroom on my back. I have issues with it, okay?]]
''The Boeing Integrated Defense Systems/Northrop Grumman '''E-3 Sentry''' is an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft that provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications to the United States military.''

After Captain Lennox established communications with the Pentagon, Tech Sergeant Epps coordinated with an E-3 Sentry to have fire directed upon Scorponok. The E-3's crew provided command and control to the pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in Strike Package Bravo and the AC-130 Spectre gunship that attacked Scorponok.

:*''[[Wikipedia:E-3 Sentry|More information about the E-3 Sentry on Wikipedia]]''

=====Crew=====
* Michael Adams (AWACS Controller #1)
* Ron Henry (AWACS Controller #2)
* Benjamin Hoffman (AWACS Controller #3)
* Michael McNabb (AWACS Controller #4)
* Jason White (AWACS Controller #5)

{{note|Most of the crew of the E-3 Sentry seen in the movie are real crew of that particular aircraft. First Lieutenant Micheal McNabb (who played AWACS Controller #4) is a ''Transformers'' fan, and stated in an email to fansite TFW2005.com <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115126 TFW2005.com news thread about McNabb's email]</ref> that director [[Michael Bay]] allowed them to come up with lines that they would really say to other aircraft in order to make the scenes as realistic as possible.}}
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=====AC-130 Spectre=====
[[File:Movie AC-130 Spectre.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sure, you bring your alien insect technology, and I'll bring...]]
''The Lockheed/Boeing '''AC-130 Spectre''' gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack airplane. It is used for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations.''

With the lack of significant damage to Scorponok by the two A-10 Thunderbolts of Strike Package Bravo, Tech Sergeant Epps called upon the biggest barrels the Air Force has: the 105mm M102 howitzer cannons of an AC-130 Spectre gunship. The Spectre pounded the Decepticon attack into the ground with a combination of 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon and 105mm sabot rounds, damaging Scorponok enough for it to retreat.

:*''[[Wikipedia:AC-130|More information about the AC-130 Spectre on Wikipedia]]''

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=====C-17 Globemaster III=====
[[File:Movie2007 C-17GlobemasterIII.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Integrated Systems '''C-17 Globemaster III''' is a large military transport aircraft used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward bases anywhere in the world.''

Several C-17 transports at SOCCENT Qatar were easily destroyed by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] during his attack on SOCCENT Qatar.

Over forty C-17s lifted off from an unspecified air base in response to the various attacks by the Decepticons. The media were not told of where the planes and their troops were going, as the government was being very quiet about what was going on.

A C-17 transported Captain Lennox's Ranger team from Qatar to the United States. While on board, a technician determined that the severed tail from [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] had a self-regenerating molecular armour. Lennox discovered that one of the AC-130 Spectre's high-heat sabot rounds managed to burn right through the armour, which gave them a weapon to use against the alien invaders. The C-17 eventually landed at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where Lennox's team disembarked.

:*''[[Wikipedia:C-17 Globemaster III|More information about the C-17 Globemaster III on Wikipedia]]''

{{Note|There was a scene that was cut from this part of the movie where [[Jorge Figueroa]] dies from the injuries he sustained during Scorponok's attack. A brief fragment of this was seen at the end of the December 2006 teaser trailer for the movie.}}

===Titan movie comic===
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The Air Force lost, ''badly'', when the Decepticons took control of North America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Two years later, after the Decepticons had both been knocked out and then come back to form the [[Decepticon Heartland]], the homeless Autobots set up camp at [[Andrews Air Force Base]], [[Maryland]]. They got a frosty reception. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}

Shortly after, as the Autobots departed the base, Bolling Air Force Base, [[Washington, D.C.]] fired a nuclear-tipped missile at them on orders from [[Theodore Allen|the brainwashed President]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} Oh, sorry, I mean Bolling accidentally fired a "wayward test launch".

When the Decepticons launched a full assault the next day, the Air Force was hampered from responding by Presidential dictat and the presence of civilians. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

===IDW movie comics===
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===
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{{Storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
When [[Morshower|General Morshower]] learned that [[NEST]] and the [[Autobot]]s were engaged with the [[Decepticon]]s in [[Egypt]], he authorized [[Operation: Firestorm]], whereby the available military assets in the region were to engage attacks on the Decepticons. Once the order was received, the waiting [[United States Navy]] vessels launched their air support, including a squadron of F-16s and two B-1 bombers for bombing runs on the Decepticons' position in [[Giza]]. After [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] ordered them to target the area with the orange smoke, the F-16s launched an initial strike, taking out several Decepticons, with the B-1's finishing off the rest. After receiving word about a Decepticon [[Star Harvester|doomsday weapon]] in the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], a squad of F-22s tried to target the device, but were blocked by [[The Fallen]]'s [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] blockade, with one F-22 hitting a rock and exploding. Fortunately, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], now equipped with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]'s powerful thrusters, was made of sterner stuff, and managed to destroy the weapon. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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===''Dark of the Moon'' movie===
When Decepticons were reported in Chicago, several Predator Drones were sent in to observe what was happening but were shot down by Decepticon ships. Later, a squadron of F-22 Raptors were sent in but were also shot down by Decepticon ships. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Betty "[[Major Altitude]]" Altheimer attended the [[United States Air Force Academy]], emerging as an experimental test pilot with an eye towards going into space. She would eventually achieve her goal as a member of [[NEST]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/31}}

====Hardware====
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==Notes==
* The majority of the military base scenes in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]] were shot at [[Wikipedia:Holloman Air Force Base|Holloman Air Force Base]] in [[New Mexico]]. Additionally, serving off-duty airmen and personnel from Holloman were paid extras wages to play miscellaneous soldiers during Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Qatar, as well as to provide advice to the production.<ref>[http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123023092 Air Force official news about the filming at Holloman, dated July 11, 2006]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:United States Air Force|United States Air Force on the Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.aetc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123156745 USAF Air Education and Training Command article on airmen at Atlus AFB appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen]
*{{i|United States Air Force}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

[[Category:United States military| Air Force]]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)

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[[File:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me.]]
{{quote|We had three weeks to get our story and, really, we were going into the movie without a script. It’s tough to do that.|[[Michael Bay]], [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ LA Times interview]}}

'''''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''''' is the second film in the [[live-action film series]], a sequel to ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''. It was released in North America on [[June 24]], [[2009]].

The film is set two years after the events of ''Transformers''. The Autobots have found a home in "NEST", a secret military unit created to eliminate the remaining Decepticons, and Sam is starting college and trying to leave his Transformer-laden past behind. The Decepticons are regrouping, however. Megatron is restored to life, and his master, The Fallen, schemes to activate an energon-producing Star Harvester on Earth, which will destroy the planet and provide the Decepticons with enough energon to raise an army. The Harvester's location, and the means to activate it, are hidden within Sam's mind, leading the Decepticons to wage war across the Earth as they hunt down the human. Witwicky turns to some unlikely allies to escape and survive. Ultimately, the last of the Primes defeats The Fallen, destroys the Harvester, and proves the Autobots' greatest power is found in their unexpectedly-ancient alliance with the humans.

Director [[Michael Bay]] set out to greatly expand the film's scope with settings ranging across the globe, and a much larger cast of Transformers, with over 40 robots in all.

::::::::::::::::::::{{bigquote|Revenge is mine!|The Fallen}}

==Synopsis==
In 17,000 B.C., a group of human hunters discover Transformers already on Earth, building [[Star Harvester|a machine]]. [[The Fallen|One of the Transformers]] notices the humans, and his reaction is less than friendly.

Two years after the battle of [[Mission City]], the Autobots have teamed up with the American soldiers, including [[William Lennox|Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Epps]], in a secret team named [[NEST]] under the command of the [[United States military|US military]], but also incorporating soldiers from other countries such as the United Kingdom. Officially, the US government still keeps the Transformers' existence a secret.

[[File:ROTF-Arceethree.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, I guess you don't know everything about women yet.]]

NEST is hunting down the Decepticons on Earth. A region of [[Shanghai]], [[China]] is evacuated to allow NEST to deploy with a cover-up of a toxic chemical spill occurring. As soldiers probe the region, they find the heat signature of the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], who transforms and wreaks havoc on the roadways. His discovery prompts his partner, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], to escape as well. Sideways is pursued by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], Skids, and Mudflap, although Sideswipe, waiting for the Decepticon, eventually slices him lengthwise in half. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is airlifted to Shanghai and chases Demolishor through the city with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Optimus shoots Demolishor several times in the head, while Ironhide shoots out his wheels, causing him to crash and fall off a bypass, badly injuring himself in the process. Before Optimus kills him, Demolishor delivers the cryptic message: "The Fallen shall rise again."

[[File:ROTF Sam Cube fragment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You will go to the Dagobah system. There you will learn from Yoda.]]

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]] is preparing for his move to college and dealing with his bipolar mother. His father is looking forward to enjoying a holiday in Paris, and [[Mojo]] has a new canine companion named [[Frankie]]. Sam is on the phone to his rather snarky girlfriend, when he finds a splinter of the [[AllSpark]] lodged in his "D-Day shirt". He experiences a brief flash of images before the splinter burns him. Dropping it, Sam sees the floor catch fire as the splinter burns its way down to the kitchen, where it brings numerous kitchen devices to life. These [[appliancebot]]s make their way to Sam's room and attack. He escapes to the garden, where the bots pin Sam and his father behind the water fountain. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] has destroyed the kitchen robots (and part of the Witwickys' house with them), Sam hands the AllSpark shard to [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]. His mother demands Bumblebee leaves. Sam then tells Bumblebee to join the other Autobots, as both of them need to move on. Sam and Mikaela have a slight scuffle over who should say the words "I love you" first, but they kiss and move on. Sam leaves for college, and no one notices a [[Wheelie (ROTF)|toy car]] in the lawn. It detects the splinter and signals [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who is stationed in orbit around Earth, disguised as a satellite, and Soundwave orders the truck to follow the girl.

Meanwhile, NEST is in a video briefing with [[Morshower|General Morshower]], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when they are visited by National Security Adviser [[Theodore Galloway]], who has been dispatched to relay the President's concerns over the casualties in Shanghai. As Optimus relays the warning of "The Fallen", Soundwave takes control of the satellite transmitting the message. Galloway dismisses the threat, convinced that the only reason the Decepticons are interested in Earth is because of the presence of the Autobots. Therefore, he suggests that they may leave the planet. Optimus says that, yes, they will, but also warns Galloway that he may be wrong. During the conversation, Galloway reveals the location of the AllSpark shard Optimus Prime had picked up after killing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and the location of Megatron's remains in the [[Laurentian Abyss]].

Sam arrives at college with his parents and meets his roommate, [[Leo Spitz]], who operates a [[The Real Effing Deal|conspiracy website]] and is convinced that alien robots are hiding on Earth. Sam feigns ignorance and goes to see if he can get another room, but his hunt is interrupted by his father and mother, the latter of whom has unwittingly purchased some marijuana-laced brownies. In the corridor, Leo points out [[Alice]], another student he has the hots for. Sam is more concerned with tracking down his mother, who by now is roaming the school, informing random people about the state of Sam's virginity.

Soundwave dispatches his minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to Earth, where he infiltrates the NEST base on [[Diego Garcia]]. Ravage horks a swarm of [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]] into an ventilation outlet, and they swarm down to the chamber where the AllSpark shard is being held. There they combine into [[Reedman]], who steals the shard and joins Ravage in a rapid escape.

Although he's due to have a webcam date with Mikaela, Sam is dragged to at a frat party by Leo. He suffers some sort of attack, seeing [[Cyberglyphics|alien symbols]] which he is trying to write on a table with cake icing when he's approached by Alice, who attempts to seduce him. When Bumblebee shows up, she takes a ride with Sam, but Bumblebee does everything he can to convince her to leave, up to and including spraying her with an [[lubricant|unidentifiable yellow liquid]]. Bumblebee then takes Sam to Optimus Prime, who tells him of the theft of the AllSpark shard and asks Sam to speak with the government on their behalf. Sam refuses, saying that he has his own problems and does not believe that he is the right person for this task.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|What is thy bidding, my master?]]

At the Laurentian Abyss, Ravage meets up with several [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], who have placed themselves aboard a cargo ship, then dives with them to the bottom of the ocean, where the US military has dumped Megatron's remains. Using the shard and spare parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|one of the Constructicons]] (who is presumably killed), [[Scalpel (ROTF)|"The Doctor"]] is able to revive Megatron, who promptly travels to one of Saturn's moons, where the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' is being used as a base by the Decepticons. He is awaited by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who is overseeing the spawning of a new army of Decepticons. After beating Starscream for leaving him to die, Megatron presents himself to his master, [[The Fallen]]. Although Megatron believes he has failed, The Fallen reveals that when the Cube was destroyed, the knowledge within the AllSpark was instead transferred to Sam, and with it the means to locate a device capable of creating vast amounts of Energon. The Fallen commands Megatron to capture Sam and kill Optimus, who is the last [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and the only transformer who can defeat The Fallen.

As he sits in [[Colan|Professor Colan]]'s astronomy class, Sam suddenly reads through the entire reference book in a matter of seconds, before interrupting the Professor's lecture to scrawl more of the strange symbols on a blackboard and deliver a speed lecture on higher physics. After the Professor throws him out, he realises that the effects he's been experiencing may be linked to touching the AllSpark shard. When he calls Mikaela to warn her not to touch it, the [[Wheelie (ROTF)|toy-truck Decepticon]] tries to steal the shard, but Mikaela captures the tiny Decepticon. Mikaela promptly boards a plane to see Sam.

Alerted to multiple Decepticon contacts, NEST mobilises, but the Autobots are already on their way somewhere, and refusing to answer calls from their human comrades.

[[File:ROTF Optimus death.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You are beaten. It is useless to resist.]]

Leo and Alice find Sam in the dorm room, freaking out and covering the walls with glyphs. Alice pushes Leo outside, and when Mikaela arrives, she finds Sam and Alice in what appears to be an intimate moment. It soon turns out, however, that Alice is a Decepticon as well. Mikaela, Sam and Leo flee as Alice hunts them, devastating the campus library; Mikaela eventually defeats her by slamming her into a tree with a hotwired car. The three humans try to get away but are captured by [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and delivered to the waiting Megatron in an abandoned building. Megatron orders "The Doctor" to remove Sam's brain in order to access the information from the AllSpark shard, but Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrive to free the three humans. Prime takes Sam and flees, but is soon overtaken by Megatron, Starscream and Grindor. In the subsequent battle, Prime injures Starscream and kills Grindor by tearing his head apart. However, Optimus is eventually impaled by Megatron and dies. The other Autobots arrive, saving Sam and causing Megatron and Starscream to retreat.

With the Decepticons unable to locate Sam on their own, Megatron decides that a show of force is in order to compel the humans to turn Sam over to him. Soundwave relays the mobilization order to the ''Nemesis'' and then tracks down [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] in Paris. Decepticons, joined by The Fallen, enter Earth and cause massive damage in their transition forms, destroying a [[United States Navy|naval carrier]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and attacking Paris, kidnapping Sam's parents. In a hijacked TV broadcast around the world, The Fallen reveals his existence to the world's public and demands Sam be surrendered to him or else the Decepticons will destroy the world. As a result manhunt for Sam is launched.

[[File:Rotf t2 simmonsclassified.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Ready are you? What know you of ready?]]

Sam, meanwhile, is hiding out with Mikaela, Leo, Bumblebee and the Autobot twins, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Leo complains loudly about the strange turn his life has taken of late, and Sam rightly tells him to shut the hell up.

The Autobots return to the NEST base, where they are surrounded by the military. Galloway tells them that he has placed in charge of NEST, which is to cease all activities relating to the Decepticons. NEST is being stood down, and they are all to return to Diego Garcia, while the military draws up a coordinated multinational strategy, buying time by negotiating with the Decepticons. Though Lennox tries to argue, it's futile as Galloway pulls rank. Ratchet says the Autobots should leave Earth altogether, but Ironhide points out that it's not what Optimus would want.

Feeling guilty for Prime's death, Sam decides to solve the mystery of the symbols he's been seeing. The Autobots identify the symbols as Cybertronian, but since the language predates their existence, they cannot translate them. Leo eventually suggests they may ask his rival, "[[Robo-Warrior]]", owner of a [[GiantEffingRobots.com|competing website]], for help. To everyone's surprise, Robo-Warrior turns out to be none other than [[Seymour Simmons]], former agent of [[Sector Seven]]. Simmons reveals that the Transformers were on Earth some time ago, as symbols similar to those Sam is obsessed with have been found on numerous excavation sites around the world, and that Sector Seven discovered evidence that several Transformers stayed on Earth for some time. However, in order to read the symbols, they may need a Decepticon. Mikaela then interrogates Wheelie, who identifies the symbols as the Language of the Primes, and suggests they may track down one of the ancient [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], the Transformers believed to be on Earth. Wheelie identifies one as being nearby, in [[Washington, D.C.]]

[[File:ROTF behold Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Looking? Found someone you have, I would say, hmmm?]]

At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, they discover an old Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], disguised as an SR-71 Blackbird. After some initial confusion on his part, Jetfire explains he has defected to the Autobots, inspiring Wheelie to follow suit. When Sam finishes writing down the symbols, Jetfire says that they were part of the Seekers' mission, and he opens a [[space bridge]] and teleports himself as well as Sam, Mikaela, Leo, Simmons, Bumblebee and the Twins to [[Egypt]]. He explains that thousands of years ago, the Transformers arrived on Earth on an exploratory mission under their original leaders, the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]]. The Primes had come to build a Star Harvester, a device which can create [[Energon]], the Transformers fuel, by destroying suns. The Primes had a single rule of never destroying a star with a living bearing world, but one of the Primes, forever known as The Fallen, despised the humans and tried to activate the machine. The Primes were unable to defeat their brother, but instead stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key needed to activate the harvester, and gave their lives to seal it in a tomb made of their own bodies. Jetfire further explains that only a Prime can hope to defeat The Fallen, and with the death of Optimus, they are doomed. Sam suggests that they may use the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, which is backed up by Jetfire. They head towards Giza, dodging Egyptian police on the way.

In New Jersey, NEST are loading up to return to Diego Garcia when Simmons contacts Lennox to relay information about the new quest, and co-ordinates where they can drop Optimus's body. Lennox and Epps decide to trust the new information and go against their orders. Sam's group passes through a checkpoint, allowing Soundwave to pinpoint their location, but they reach the Pyramids of Giza, where they pick up the next clue, pointing to [[Jordan]].

On the NEST aircraft, Lennox tricks Galloway into bailing out of the plane. Back in the US, General Morshower receives a communique from Lennox, and arranges to have assets in the target area.

In Petra, Sam's group discovers the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. Inside, Sam finds the Matrix, which instantly crumbles into dust into his hands. Sam collects the dust regardless, and he and Mikaela return outside where Simmons and Leo have spotted the NEST team parachuting into Egypt to begin preparing for battle near the pyramids.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This baby's got a few surprises in her.]]

Before Sam and the others can get back to Lennox and his people, the Decepticons start their attack. Bumblebee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins draw their fire while Sam and Mikaela make a break for the soldiers. The Constructicons merge into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who proceeds to swallow Mudflap. Mudflap, however, is able to free himself, together with Skids, they try to slow Devastator down. While the Autobots and NEST fight the Decepticons, Starscream leads several other Constructicons in a search for Sam, and intending to use Sam's parents to lure him into a trap. Falling into the trap, Sam offers to hand over the Matrix dust to the Constructicon [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], but only to stall for time until Bumblebee is able to attack and destroy the Decepticon. Ravage attacks Bumblebee from behind, but is killed as well. Sam then orders Bumblebee to get his parents to safety while he and Mikaela try to reach Optimus Prime's body. A remote drone relays pictures back to Morshower, who launches [[Operation: Firestorm]], ordering an immediate launch of pretty much everything they can muster.

[[File:ROTF Devastator Mudflap swallow.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|How you get so big eating food of this kind?]]

In the meantime, Devastator has begun to take apart the pyramid that has been built around the Harvester. Simmons calls a navy ship off the coast of Egypt and orders the use of a railgun. Meanwhile, Sam finally meets up with Lennox and Epps, but they're pinned down by [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]. Jetfire arrives and kills Mixmaster and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], but is mortally wounded by the smaller Decepticon. Simmons relays Devastator's coordinates to the Navy, who score a direct hit on the giant with their railgun. Devastator is torn to pieces and topples from the pyramid. After an air strike takes out most of the other Decepticons, Sam makes a dash for Prime's body, but is caught in the blast of a shot fired by Megatron. While paramedics try to reanimate him, the Matrix dust gets spilled across his hand, and Sam encounters the dead Primes in a vision. The Primes tell him that he was destined to find the Matrix and save the life of the last Prime. Sam returns to life, which is enough to get him and Mikaela to admit that they love each other, and the dust in his hand turns back into the Matrix, which he is able to revive Optimus Prime.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Perhaps you are not as strong as the Emperor thought.]]
Just then, The Fallen arrives by teleportation, steals the Matrix, and teleports himself to the pyramid, where he uses the Matrix to activate the Harvester. The soldiers and armored vehicles begin firing on the pyramid, but The Fallen raises the heavy weaponry with his telekinetic powers and destroys it all. Dying, Jetfire offers his parts to Optimus Prime, and then rips out his own Spark. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] then proceed to fuse Jetfire's remains with Optimus Prime, making him extremely powerful with flight capabilities. Optimus Prime is then able to destroy the Harvester, then faces the Fallen and Megatron. After a short, but fierce battle, Optimus defeats Megatron and kills The Fallen. Horrified at the demise of his master, the severely injured Megatron follows Starscream's suggestion and retreats, but vows that the war isn't over.

[[File:ROTF Optimus Sam ship.JPG|thumb|200px|Take care, you two. May the Force be with you.]]

With the battle won, the Autobots, NEST, Sam and his friends return to the USA on board an aircraft carrier. Upon his return, Sam continues to attend college, while Optimus Prime sends another message detailing recent events, so the shared past of Humanity and the Autobots will not be forgotten as it was before.
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==Quotes==





"Gotta wonder... if God made us in his image, who made ''him?''"
:—'''Epps''', as Galloway first witnesses Optimus's transformation.

"We've shed blood, sweat, and precious metal together." 
"Soldier, you're paid to shoot, not talk." 
[muttering] "Don't tempt me."
:—'''Epps''' is not really happy with '''Galloway'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s plan to get rid of the Autobots.

"So let me ask: If we ultimately conclude that our national security is best served by denying you further asylum on our planet, will you leave peacefully?" 
"Freedom is your right. If you make that request, we will honor it. But before your President decides, please ask him this: What if we leave, and you're ''wrong''?"
:—'''Galloway''' makes the U.S. government's position on the Autobot refugees clear, while '''Optimus Prime''' counters with a pointed argument of his own

"No, uh, it's just this friend of mine went to get you a tighter shirt." 
"There isn't a [[tightest shirt|tighter shirt]]! We ''checked''!"
:—'''Sam''' tries to deflect a pair of '''frat boys'''

"Sam, fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', trying to convince Sam Witwicky to become involved in the conflict once again

"I know you’re pissed. I know you’re pissed because I tried to kill you and it's completely understandable. If somebody tried to kill me, I’d be upset, too."
:—'''Sam Witwicky''' tries to relate with Megatron, to no avail.

"Is the survival of our race not worth a single human life?" 
"You'll never stop at ''one''. ''[Unsheathes his left blade]'' '''I'll take you all on!'''"
:—'''Megatron''' tries to justify killing Sam, but '''Optimus Prime''' disapproves based on the potato chip theory. The most epic beatdown of the film ensues.

'''Sam''': "These symbols gotta mean something. Like a message... or a map. A map to an energon source. Can you guys read this?" 
'''Skids''': "''Read?''" 
'''Mudflap''': "Nu-uh, w-no. We don't really do much reading."
:—Literacy with '''Skids''' and '''Mudflap'''.

"Beginning. Middle. End. Facts. Details. Condense. Plot. Tell it."
:—'''Simmons''' demands more coherent exposition from Jetfire.

"One man, alone..." 
"Stop saying that!" 
"...Betrayed by the country he loves." 
"Oh, my goodness, I'm in the car with you. You're not alone!"
:—'''Simmons''' being, well, himself, much to '''Leo Spitz'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s distress.

"Now I claim your sun!"
:—'''The Fallen''' does the standard "I claim victory before I have actually won" bit.

"You picked the wrong planet! Give me your ''face!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' warns The Fallen of his violent fetish.

"Not to call you a coward, master, but, sometimes, cowards do survive."
:—'''Starscream''' pitches his usual battle plan to an unusually receptive Megatron.

"Our races united by a history long forgotten and a future we shall face together. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message so that our pasts will always be remembered. For in those memories, we live on."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])*
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] ([[Tony Todd]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Reedman]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel/The Doctor]] ([[John Di Crosta]])
*[[Alice]] ([[Isabel Lucas]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor/Wheelbot]] ([[Calvin Wimmer]])
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage/Skipjack]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Protoform]] army
*An [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|unnamed Decepticon]]
*[[Scalpel's assistant]]s
*An [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
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*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Mikaela Banes]] ([[Megan Fox]])
*[[Leo Spitz]] ([[Ramon Rodriguez]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[William Lennox|Major William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps|Master Sergeant Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Morshower|General Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Theodore Galloway]] ([[John Benjamin Hickey]])
*[[Graham|SASF Agent Graham]] ([[Matthew Marsden]])
*[[Colan|Professor Colan]] ([[Rainn Wilson]])
*[[Fassbinder]] ([[Jonathon Trent]])
*[[Sharsky]] ([[Walker Howard]])
*[[Tova Simmons]] ([[Annie Korzen]])
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*[[Mojo]] ([[Chester the Chihuahua]])
*[[Frankie]] ([[Paris (dog)|Paris]])
*[[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (himself)
'''[[Appliancebot]]s'''
*[[Dickbot the blender guy]]
*[[Ejector]]
*[[Dyson vacuum cleaner]]
*[[Microwave bot]]
*[[Waffle iron]]
*[[Cappuccino bot]]
*[[Garbage disposal bot]]
*[[Hand mixer]]
*[[Stand mixer]]
*[[CISCO Aironet]]
'''[[Dynasty of Primes|Seven Primes]]'''
*Prime #1 ([[Michael York]])
*Prime #2 ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*Prime #3 ([[Robin Atkin Downes]])
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}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Bumblebee's lines as spoken by Ryan were cut from the final movie, but one scene where his voice could be heard was in a promotional video created for ShoWest 2009.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRIfbFpe_sg Preview footage] from ShoWest 2009 showing Bumblebee "speaking" a line not used in the final cut.</ref>

==Errors==
===Filming / editing / technical errors===
[[File:ROTF filmcrewinsideplane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Goddamn papparazi get ''everywhere!'']]

*When the Twins crash during their pursuit of Sideways, the pairs' voices are switched, with Tom Kenny's voice coming from Mudflap as he announces he is okay, and Reno Wilson delivering the admonishments as Skids punches him.

*During the Shanghai battle, when the ramp on the NEST C-17 transport is lowering to reveal Optimus Prime in the cargo bay, a filming crew (including director Michael Bay) can be seen inside the plane on the left side of screen.

*The vehicle modes the Twins scan already have personalized [[license plate]]s on them, though this could theoretically just be NEST personnel customizing the cars on the Twins' behalf beforehand.
**Furthermore, despite sporting a "SKIDS" license plate in vehicle mode most of the time, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "BEAT", in an establishing shot during the scene in New York City.
**This would also make the Twin's fighting over which car they get pointless, as they have already been assigned a specific car determined by the plate.

*Despite the minor cosmetic changes to his Camaro vehicle mode (i.e. new car prop) and the corresponding changes to his robot mode (i.e. modified CG model), Bumblebee still sports the same license plate''s'' as in the previous film. That is, his license plate is ''still'' inconsistent between both modes, alternating between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ454" in robot mode.

*Similarly, despite still sporting his license plate from the previous movie, "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, Ironhide no longer ''has'' a license plate in vehicle mode.

*When Sam jumps from the second story of his house to escape the kitchen robots, a stuntperson who does not look much like Shia LaBeouf performs the stunt.

[[File:ROTF Optimus missing cheek glyph.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cybertronian tattoo removal is expensive.]]
*Optimus Prime is missing the [[Cyberglyphics|Cyberglyph]] on his cheek during the scene in the hanger.

*During the scene in which Alice meets Sam at the party Sam gets a drink and the glass is full, then the camera angle changes and the glass is half full/empty, then the angle changes again and the glass is full again.

*Bumblebee picks up Sam at the frat party in the evening. He then takes him to a graveyard where it's dawn. In real life, the graveyard is located in [[Philadelphia]], while the frat party is set a hundred miles north, in Princeton. Still, even in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] traffic, the trip wouldn't take ''all night.''

*During Sam's campus freak-out, when he drops his notes on the steps, a blonde woman in a suit can be seen coming down the steps to his left, nearly reaching him. However, when the camera angle shifts, the woman is suddenly at the top of the stairs again.

*As Alice attacks Sam, part of the window behind them is taken up by a fan. When Mikaela throws the tool box, it smashes through a glass pane where the fan had been moments before, with the fan itself now resting against the wall under the ''Bad Boys II'' poster.

*When the Autobots are driving to Sam's college shortly before the Decepticons attack him, Arcee is completely absent from the group, while previously-unseen Jolt shows up in one shot ''in front'' of the others, then when the camera angle changes, he disappears.

*In the flyover shot of the barge on which the four Constructicons sit, a red bulldozer, a concrete mixer, a green dump truck and a yellow front-end loader are visible. After the flyover shot, the yellow loader disappears and is replaced with a yellow Volvo excavator.

*During the North Atlantic sequence, on the submarine [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Topeka (SSN-754)|U.S.S. Topeka]]'s sonar, there are "five contacts" diving down to Megatron's body's location, and "six contacts" coming up after his resurrection. Although this is dramatic, since [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|one Constructicon]] was killed to repair Megatron, shouldn't there be only five contacts going up as well? Keep in mind, Scalpel is too small to register on sonar, but Ravage is just large enough.

*When the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71|U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'']] is sunk by Decepticon [[transition form]]s, its hull number of 71 can be seen on the bridge island. However, when it sinks, a hull number of 7'''4''' can clearly be seen on the bow of the landing deck. CVN-74 belongs to the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'']], a carrier that shows up later in the film and was also the carrier used for filming.

*Tasers do not cause those tased to go into convulsions. Even if they get tased in the nuts.

*There is a spiderweb in a tomb that explosively decompressed after being opened to the air for the first time in millions of years.

*While the NEST team and Director Galloway are on the C-17 headed to Egypt, Prime's body appears and disappears from shot to shot.

*When an aide to Morshower shows him a map indicating that Lennox's NEST team have airdropped in Egypt, the location marked is actually on the eastern side of the Red Sea, in Jordan. ''Oops.''

*In the scene where Bumblebee, Skids and Mudflap are attacked by Starscream, Bumblebee's prop car door can be seen flailing open when Starscream fires a missile from the ground.

*In the quarry when Devastator forms, the Twins go from grimy and dust covered to showroom floor clean within two shots.

*When Sam and Mikaela are running at the same moment Megatron spots them, you can see Sam is holding Mikaela's arm, but his jacket is nowhere to be seen. In the next shot, he has his jacket on his arm.

*Once again, the [[w:General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9 Reaper]] drone is referred to as the more well-known [[w:General Atomics MQ-1 Predator|MQ-1 Predator]]. The drone is powered by a propeller, which can be seen when the (real) drone takes off. However, due to the usage of footage from the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, when the (CGI) drone approaches the battlefield, the propeller is absent, replaced by a jet engine (which would be consistent with a ''third'' related drone, the [[w:General Atomics Avenger|Avenger]]) . Also unfortunate is the fact the real drone with the propeller is white, while the CGI drone is black. ''Oy.''

*Ravage tears off Bumblebee's back kibble... but in the next shot it's back.

*As the humans and Autobots run from the bombs being dropped on the Decepticons, a damaged Ironhide ejects the cannon on his left arm. In later shots, the cannon is back on his arm.

===Story / continuity errors===
*Most of the [[NEST]] and [[United States military|American]] soldiers are seen using small-calibre arms such as assault rifles, machine guns, and sniper rifles against the Decepticons, despite the previous film establishing very clearly that such weapons were useless against Cybertronians, and that "high-heat" sabot rounds were the only Human weapons capable of penetrating Decepticon armour. Even if they somehow figured out how to make small calibre ammunition achieve the "high heat" required to damage Decepticon armour, it is ''extremely'' unlikely that such low-powered weapons would do any meaningful damage that warrants such widespread usage. After all, in real life, you can't kill a tank with a machine gun. Well, unless you're in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]... ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' offers up the explanation that small-arms fire hitting Decepticon armor "scrambles their circuits" and disorients them.

*The notion that a big metal box (containing a complex electronic mechanism shouting to be released) would ''ever'' make it through post-9/11 airport luggage screening is a bit on the implausible side. The novelization of the film attributes this to Mikaela's Epic Hotness distracting the guard into just letting her through; she also claims that the box contains expensive mechanic's tools which might look strange in an x-ray. Neither explanation is present in the film itself, however.

*When Alice attacks Sam and his friends, the box Wheelie is imprisoned within is taken along, and the box is not seen when Mikaela and Leo escape from the foundry in Bumblebee. The box ''should'' still be inside the wreckage of the car Mikaela hotwired at the college, but Wheelie nonetheless continues to appear in the film, despite there being no indication that anyone returned to the foundry after the battle.

*Given that the Autobots are part of NEST, and are dependent on the US Air Force for transportation around the world, it is not clear why Major Lennox had to be alerted to the fact that the Autobots were on the east coast of the United States. Do the Autobots normally go on unexplained joyrides?

*Where does Mikaela get the padding and gauze to bandage up Sam's hand? They were in the middle of a desert!

*When Jetfire teleports to Egypt, Wheelie is seen landing by him, but disappears until the group reaches the border guards. After they arrive at the pyramids, Wheelie is seen rolling in with the quartet of humans, but is never seen again.

*While running to get to Optimus' corpse, Sam meets a lot of Autobots: Bumblebee, Ironhide, the Arcee sisters... so why doesn't he simply get in one of them and ''drive'' all the way to Lennox's team instead of running?

*There's no rational reason for Simmons to climb the pyramid after Devastator. It looks like he's enabling the Navy ship to "fire on his position", which is useful when the firer can't see the target. However, as we find out just before the railgun is fired, the ship ''can'' see the pyramid. (And railguns are line-of-sight weapons, anyway.) So, Simmons didn't need to climb; he could have stayed someplace safe, called the ship, and told them, "Take a look at the pyramid, and shoot the giant robot tearing it up." It's also hard to believe he wasn't crushed by the flood of pyramid stones, which at one point are raining down on all four sides of the structure.

===Geographic discontinuities===
{{note|The on-film splicing together of disparate filming locations is a common movie phenomena; however, we wouldn't be good pedants if we didn't point out a few of the more glaring disconnects.}}
*The [[Shanghai]] "industrial district" is... interesting, to say the least. There's a company sign that translates as "Empire Import and Export" (which would be the Chinese equivalent of a US company named "Soviet Import and Export") right next to a huge ironworks, dozens of people not even remotely dressed like workers are being evacuated... and at least [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] thought that a giant mining excavator wouldn't be terribly out of place there.

*The aerial view of [[Princeton University]] is immediately followed by a ground shot of the dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania.

[[File:ROTFcap-closestone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The closest one's in Washington." Washington... New Jersey?]]
*After Lennox is alerted to the Autobot operation on the US east coast, he orders NEST to move out. By the time Optimus Prime is killed in battle with Megatron, it appears Lennox's transport planes are already over the United States, and by the end of the day, the NEST troops are at a US air base. Given the great distance between [[Diego Garcia]] and the United States, the short time it took them to arrive is implausible.

*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] drops the car with [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] and [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] inside into a factory just outside a huge city. Yet when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] rescue them and flee, they almost immediately reach a huge forest that was nowhere to be seen in the aerial shot of the factory in the direction the camera was pointing.

*In the basement of Simmons' deli, in New York City, Wheelie projects laser dots onto a map of the United States to indicate where the Seekers are located. One dot hovers over Syracuse, New York. Another hovers over Trenton, New Jersey. Yet Simmons inexplicably says the closest one is in Washington.
**There ''is'' no dot over Washington.

*When Jetfire is activated at the [[Wikipedia:National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]] (actually the [[Wikipedia:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center|Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], an annex of the Smithsonian) in Washington, he leaves the exhibition center and exits into the desert location of the [[Wikipedia:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group|309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group]] (aka "the Boneyard"), which is in Tucson, Arizona. When Jetfire breaks out of the building, we can see a composited image of the Boneyard's rows of planes, so it's arguable that in this universe, the middle of Washington DC happens to be a desert full of old planes, and no buildings and... you get the point. Michael Bay actually admits this to be a deliberate choice in his audio commentary for the movie, and suggests that "most people in Taiwan" would probably never notice the error.

[[File:ROTFcap-Pyramidsocean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The foreshortening is amazing.]]
*The movie gives the impression that Giza in Egypt and Petra in Jordan are in close proximity to each other — within eyeshot, even. In reality, the two locations are about 416 kilometres (258 miles) apart. What makes this even more problematic is the fact that Egypt and Jordan don't share a common border — the country of [[Israel]] is in-between them, whose existence isn't even mentioned in the movie. At one point, Simmons displays a map of the Gulf of Aqaba (aka "the Dagger's Tip") - on which Egypt and Jordan are labeled in English, but Israel is not.

*Optimus, Megatron, Starscream and The Fallen take their fight from the Pyramids of Giza to the Temple of Luxor, which are ''more than 300 miles away''.

*Considering both the Pyramids and the temple are famous tourist attractions, they’re both pretty devoid of, y’know, tourists.

*Furthermore, the movie gives the impression that the Pyramids of Giza are located near the coast — the soldiers and tanks deployed from hovercraft arrive at the battle site almost immediately. In reality, the closest sea shore, the tip of the Red Sea, is still over 70 miles away from the Pyramids. Worse, when the [[rail gun]] is fired, a monitor screen on board the ''U.S.S. Kidd'' shows footage of the pyramids with the ''ocean in the foreground'', making it appear like they're no more than a few miles from the shore.

==Transformers references==
In addition to carryovers from the previous film, various concepts and characters are derived from previous iterations of Transformers:
*The whole concept of "Transformers disguised as a human" used for [[Alice]] is inspired by the [[Pretender]]s. Roberto Orci even used the term "Pretender" during an interview before the movie's release.<ref name="pretender">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/14/transformers-2-rumor-confirmed IGN interview with Roberto Orci]</ref> However, a Transformer with an "organic" alt-mode instead of an external shell is a concept more reminiscent of the [[Beast Era]].
*The Generation 1 iteration of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] is frequently portrayed as switching from Decepticon to Autobot (he's usually a young and technologically up-to-the-minute 'bot, however.)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and his ejectible minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] both have [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1]] [[Ravage (G1)|counterparts]]. Movie Soundwave even has the same voice actor as 1984 cartoon Soundwave, using the same voice, though without the synthetic vocal processing that made the cartoon voice so distinctive.
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] bears little physical resemblance to his [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]], but is a vaguely similar character archetype, and he ''does'' have that characteristic door armor hanging from his elbows.
*Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] was the first [[female Transformer]] with a starring role, and was likewise a pink-colored girlbot. The idea of Arcee the pink girlbot as a motorcycle dates back to ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the combined form of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], was the first [[combiner]] robot in Generation 1 (unless you count [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]).
*The characters are new, but the names "[[Sideways (disambiguation)|Sideways]]", "[[Demolishor (disambiguation)|Demolishor]]", "[[Mudflap (disambiguation)|Mudflap]]", "[[Skids (disambiguation)|Skids]]", "[[Jolt (disambiguation)|Jolt]]", "[[Rampage (disambiguation)|Rampage]]" and "[[Wheelie (disambiguation)|Wheelie]]" are not. Likewise for the concept of "[[Seeker (disambiguation)|Seekers]]".
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] dying and coming back to life has been done [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|times beyond counting]].
*Prime combining with another 'bot to form a [[Super Mode]] which increases his power (and often gives him flight capabilities) is a trope that has occurred in many recent Transformers series (''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron''.) In ''Armada'', a different [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] was his most frequent combination partner. This is the first time the other 'bot had to die for it to happen, though.
*[[The Fallen]] is based on a comic book character that made his debut in the 2004 miniseries [[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]. In fact, according to Hasbro, he is ''exactly the'' same iteration of the [[character]]! ([[Multiversal singularity|It's needlessly complicated]].)
*The [[Matrix of Leadership]] is one of the franchise's oldest MacGuffins.
*[[Energon]] (mentioned though never seen) is the Transformers' power source in numerous incarnations, beginning with the original cartoon.
*The concept of a [[protoform]] as the first stage of a Transformer is a reference to the same concept introduced on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.
*Though it is almost certainly not an actual ''reference'' (it's a pretty generic and predictable sci-fi trope), the [[Star Harvester]] is quite similar in function to the [[Solar Needle]] from the Generation 1 episode "[[Changing Gears]]", sucking energy from the [[Sun]] to produce energon. Both devices would have destroyed the Sun if allowed to fulfill their function.
*The same is true for Sam having Cybertronian knowledge pumped directly into his brain via a sacred Transformer talisman, which is reminiscent of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s similar situation in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] G1 comics.
*A newspaper is sucked into Devastator that headlines a photograph and accompanying article about a mysterious appearance by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]].
*When Mudflap and Skids first appear in their Ice-Cream Wagon disguise, they play the Transformers [[theme song]] in a very "ice-creamish" way.
*Though possibly unintentional, when the Fallen takes the Matrix and uses it to power up the Star Harvester, Megatron utters [[Megatron (BW)|"Yeeesss..."]]
*Jetfire isn't the only [[Landmine (Energon)|Transformer]] to call Earth [[Inferno (episode)|'Dirt Planet']].

==Other editions==
*A slightly longer edit was shown in IMAX theaters, which featured some brief additional scenes filmed with special IMAX cameras.<ref name="bayimax">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5003 Michael Bay's own announcement of the IMAX version]</ref> An exclusive deal with [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] resulted in ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' not being shown in IMAX theaters until two weeks after the movie's regular theatrical launch.<ref name="imaxpotter">[http://www.collider.com/2009/06/08/transformers-will-keep-harry-potter-off-imax-for-two-weeks/ Collider reporting on the Paramount/IMAX/Harry Pottter deal]</ref>
*It has been suggested that some international versions of the movie had the words "suck my" in the "Decepticons suck my popsicle" slogan on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap's]] ice cream truck mode blanked out, hence only reading as "(Decepticon logo) [blank space] popsicle". This was not done across the board, however–theaters in those very same countries also showed uncensored versions of the movie. Another explanation for this would be that different theaters simply used different lightings settings, which effectively rendered the words "suck my" (which were written in dark red on a black backdrop to begin with) invisible, with no actual intention of "censorship" behind it.

==Prequel material==
===Titan movie comics===
While the Decepticons were disgusted with the pro-Autobot propaganda of Bay's first documentary {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|#13's Star Screams}}, they were quite optimistic about the second film. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] took a strong interest in it, going to the trouble of personally convincing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to be in the film {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|15's Star Screams}}.

The Decepticons promised this new documentary would show a glorious Decepticon victory {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|#10's Star Screams}}—whether it was in the script or not. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|#18's Star Screams}}

Shockingly, even ''they'' were under a non-disclosure agreement regarding the script; Starscream fearfully referred to a greater power keeping him quiet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|#22's Star Screams}} Talking about it could even undermine the Decepticon war effort! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|#23's Star Screams}}

In the same week the film came out, the Decepticons suddenly became unhappy with it and the detente period ended. Bay, Kurtzman, and Orci are once again marked for extermination for their propaganda films. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1's Law and Disorder}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
{{stub}}

===Titan Comics ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie comics===

The sinister, unseen figure of the Fallen is secretly gathering a Decepticon army on Cybertron. Skids and Mudflap, slacking off there at the time, accidentally discover this and flee to Earth to warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}} An attempt to kill them fails {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}, but due to their rep of telling tall tales, no one believes them. It doesn't help when they accidentally help Grindor escape capture. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} The Fallen's agent Soundwave decides to use this, and first frames the twins as turncoats {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}, then has them freed by their 'Decepticon allies' so they'll be hunted down.

After a few days of this, the twins began to regret ever getting involved, and Soundwave offered them sanctuary in the Decepticon army and the embrace of the Fallen: an offer they were eager to accept... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

==Adaptations==
{{main|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}
'''Children's adaptations'''
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel}}
{{main|The Last Prime}}
{{main|Operation Autobot}}
{{main|When Robots Attack!}}
{{main|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)}}
{{main|Rise of the Decepticons}}
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: Sound Like the Transformers}}

==Sequels==
Two sequels to the first ''Transformers'' movie were greenlit in the wake of its success, with ''Revenge'' being the first. Although Michael Bay had previously stated that he might need a break from giant space robots before tackling a third film, he confirmed a [[July 1]], [[2011]] release date on his blog.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Official confirmation of third movie release date from michaelbay.com]</ref>

IDW published a comic sequel, ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'', which was lead into by [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video}}
''Revenge of the Fallen'' was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] on DVD (as both a 2-disc special edition and a regular single disc version) and Blu-ray on [[October 20]]th in the United States,<ref name="comingsoon">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=58245 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Hits Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 20!]</ref> and [[November 30]]th in the UK.

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery perrow="3">
File:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|Teaser poster
File:ROTF Theatrical poster.jpg|Theatrical poster
File:ROTF International poster.jpg|International poster
File:ROTF Prime poster.jpg|Prime poster
File:ROTF bumblebee poster.jpg|Bumblebee poster
File:ROTF Starscream poster.jpg|Wait...Starscream gets a poster but Megatron doesn't? That's just wrong.
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
{{quote|Transformers: ROTF has mostly gotten pretty hideous reviews, but that's because people don't understand that this isn't a movie, in the conventional sense.|[http://io9.com/5301898/michael-bay-finally-made-an-art-movie Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie], Charlie Jane Anders|[http://i09.com i09.com,] [[June 24]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|[The critics] never seem to understand that I make movies for people to take a ride and escape.|[http://tinyurl.com/nyscnv forum post] by Michael Bay|[http://shootfortheedit.com shootfortheedit.com,] [[June 25]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|Rarely have critics been more disconnected from what audiences want and love.|John Horn, [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story The Los Angeles Times], [[June 29]], 2009}}
{{quote|I'll take some of the criticism... They're [the Twins] basically gone.|Michael Bay, [http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm USA Today], [[June 11]], 2010}}

''Revenge of the Fallen'' had its world premiere on [[June 8]]th, 2009, in Tokyo, Japan. Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Isabel Lucas and Ramon Rodriguez attended.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/06/08/revenge-of-the-fallen-japan-premiere-photos/ Japanese Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 8, 2009]</ref> Other countries such as South Korea,<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/06/09/bay-and-co-invade-seoul/ Korean Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 9, 2009]</ref> the United Kingdom and Germany followed over the course of the next few days. The United States premiere was held on [[June 22]]nd, 2009, in Westwood, California, during the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Film Festival|Los Angeles Film Festival]] for the second time.

In the week leading up to the United States release, while the film had been released in Japan and the United Kingdom, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was ranking 38% fresh on [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/ Rotten Tomatoes.com]. As American reviews were added into the ranking on June 24, the movie's freshness slipped slowly to 22%. The movie was primarily criticized for its unbecoming portrayal of females, blacks and ''dwarfism'', but it was beaten for its monotonous action, aggressively unfunny entendres, Devastator's [[Unicron|ginormous]] wrecking testes, Shia LaBeouf himself, and the '''noise'''... these factors helped to destroy Bay's reputation even further than [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_(film) Pearl Harbour].
RottenTomatoes.com's consensus was that "''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch." Roger Ebert, who had given the ''first'' Transformers film three stars,<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/REVIEWS/70620006/1023 Roger Ebert's ''Transformers'' review]</ref> gave Revenge one star, and remarked that "if you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together." <ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090623/REVIEWS/906239997 Roger Ebert's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' review] on RogerEbert.com</ref> Todd Gilchrist of Cinematical.com said Michael Bay "has exceeded even the possibilities of sequel-driven 'moreness,' combining his own muscular, high-gloss sensibility with the conventions of blockbusters past, present, and probably future to create a monolithic action masterpiece that feels destined to be the biggest movie of all time." <ref>[http://www.cinematical.com/2009/06/22/review-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ Review: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen] on Cinematical.com</ref> Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune said "the first, comparatively lucid ''Transformers'' was a headache, but I sort of enjoyed it....''Revenge of the Fallen'' is more like listening to rocks in a clothes dryer for 2½ hours." <ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-tc-mov-transformers-0623-0624jun23,0,7350387.story 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel] on chicagotribune.com</ref> Roger Ebert went back for more in a second article, declaring not only that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was awful, but that it'd [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined action films FOREVER]].<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/06/the_fall_of_the_revengers.html "The Fall of the Revengers"] on suntimes.com</ref> In the face of many harsh responses to his own critique, Mr. Ebert went back a third time, not just deconstructing the film but also declaring that fans who claimed to perceive it as "great" were simply wrong.<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/07/i_am_a_brainiac.html I am a Braniac]</ref>

Despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' poised itself quickly as a blockbuster maelstrom. It grossed $16 million in its opening midnight showings alone, an all-time record for Wednesday openings and a second-best for openings on any day of the week behind ''The Dark Knight''. After the full Wednesday was over, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had grossed $55 million in domestic ticket sales, surpassing the previous Wednesday release record, held by ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', by over $10 million.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1614673/story.jhtml 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Breaks Wednesday Box-Office Record] on MTV.com</ref> By the end of the first five days, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had taken an estimated $201.2 million in the United States, just shy of ''The Dark Knight's'' record $203.8 million 5-day US total. In the same period, international markets took in $186.1 million, bringing the 5-day worldwide total to $387.3 million.<ref name="bomjdebut">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2601&p=.htm BoxOfficeMojo.com - Weekend Report: ‘Revenge of the Fallen' Rises with Optimal Debut, June 28, 2009]</ref>

Paramount's U.S. exit polling revealed several intriguing facts: While the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie viewership skewed 60-40% toward men over women, the split for the new film was more even at 54% male, 46% female. More than 90% of those surveyed stated that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was as good as or better than the first ''Transformers'' movie. Surprisingly, about 67% said the film was "excellent", an even better score than for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's critically acclaimed 2009 ''Star Trek'' movie.<ref name="exitp">[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story "'Transformers' director Michael Bay as audience darling" by John Horn, Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2009]</ref>

After two weeks in most markets, ''Revenge'' continued to defy critics and dominate the U.S. box office, narrowly defeating ''Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' on the Fourth of July weekend, finishing with upwards of $300 million in the U.S. and a similar figure in international markets.<ref name="reutjul7">[http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE5671DB20090708 Reuters reporting on Revenge of the Fallen's success around the world, July 7, 2009]</ref> Ultimately, ''Revenge'' grossed more than $836 million worldwide (versus $708 million for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''), including $402 million from US box offices alone (versus $319 million for the first movie).<ref name="bomjrotf">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers2.htm ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' at Box Office Mojo]</ref>

On [[October 20]], ''Revenge'' sold 2 million copies of its DVD/Blu-Ray release in the first 24 hours.<ref>[http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/business/Transformers-Sequel-Transforms-Hollywood-Revenues-65589247.html Transformers Sequel Transforms Hollywood Revenues]</ref>

On April 3, 2010, Shia LaBeouf stated that he was confused about many things in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and in fact, hated the movie. However, he noted that one of the major problems the film faced was working during the writer's strike without a script, and that he had faith that the third film would be an improvement.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/shia-labeouf-confused-by-transformers_1137755 Shia LaBeouf comments on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' at contactmusic.com, April 3, 2010]</ref>

In a June 11, 2010 article about the third Transformers film, Bay and producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] now said they'd taken onboard some of the criticism, and cited the writer's strike and the rushed production as a problem; Bonaventura said "we tried to do too many things in the second movie, which didn't give enough time in any one of them". Bay also said he was getting rid of the "dorky comedy", like the Twins, for the third film, and called the Fallen "kind of a (expletive) character".<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"]</ref> And later, in the April 2011 dated issue of ''Empire'', Bay would again blame the strike and also cite the inclusion of "mystical" plots as a flaw in the film.<ref>''Empire'' April 2011, page 64 - released end of February</ref>

===Awards and recognition===
On February 1, 2009 it was announced that ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' was nominated for seven [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/01/razzie.award.nominations/index.html 'Transformers,' 'Lost' lead worst movie nominees], cnn.com (February 1, 2009) retrieved 02-01-2009</ref> It was awarded three of them, for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay.<ref>[http://enewsi.com/movies/190-16933.html 30th Annual Golden Raspberry Award Winners @ENI]</ref> This presumably represents an improvement from the 2007 film, which received only one nomination ([[Jon Voight]] in the Supporting Actor category) and no wins.

On February 2, 2009, it was announced that ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' was nominated for an [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Academy Award]] for Sound Mixing.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/ Oscar.com]</ref> On March 7, it lost to ''The Hurt Locker''.

==Controversies==
*A huge flap revolved around the characters of the "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Many critics and viewers believed them to be racist stereotypes of poorly educated black American teenagers. Much evidence points to the pair actually being stereotypes of poorly educated ''white'' American teenagers, trying their best to sound like hardcore black urban gangsters... though it's ''still'' a racist stereotype of dubious taste. Director Michael Bay, when confronted with those accusations, claimed that the personalities of the two characters had been primarily created in the recording studio by voice actors [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Reno Wilson]]. Wilson (who is African-American himself) was sad to learn his way of speaking was apparently offensive to himself.<ref name="jive"/> Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci confirmed that this portrayal of the characters hadn't been in the script, and admitted that they could understand the controversy.<ref name="racism">[http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman respond to accusations of racism]</ref>

*At least one reviewer claimed to find a repellent "anti-Arab subtext" to the movie's climactic scenes, which involved the damage or destruction of various Middle Eastern landmarks.<ref name="antiarab">[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/MovieTimes?oid=978078 Chicago Reader review by Andrea Gronvall]</ref> The editors of this wiki are somewhat less than convinced.

*Along the same lines, Chinese viewers reportedly criticized the depiction of Shanghai in the opening scene of the movie. Apparently, depicting an ''industrial area'' as "very shabby" is an "insult" to an entire country, as is the destruction of parts of the city during a battle between alien robots.<ref name="insultchina">[http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/6686502.html English-language article from People's Daily Online reporting on the alleged criticism against the movie in China, including rebuttals]</ref> Regardless, ''Revenge'' topped the box office in China, dethroning 1997's ''Titanic'' as the most successful movie of all times there.<ref name="recordchina">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006144.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Variety reporting on the success of ''Revenge'' in China.]</ref>

*Both professional critics and amateur bloggers noted that the film presents the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] administration as endangering Earth by being wussy, bureacratic, and ignoring the Brave Soldiers.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1906689,00.html Time's review of "Revenge of the Fallen"]</ref><ref>[http://hubpages.com/hub/Transformers-2-Revenge-of-the-Fallen--A-Political-Message A blogger's specific focus on the politics]</ref><ref>[http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/screen/reviews/Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-49559047.html Philadelphia Weekly's review of ''Revenge of the Fallen'']</ref><ref>[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/06/24/turnabout-transformers-2-takes-a-shot-at-president-obama/ Big Hollywood: Turnabout]</ref> Some right-wing bloggers and critics were quite happy about this, natch. As Bay had added Obama's name and image to the film as a ''tribute'' to the President, after the two of them met and had a mutually-complimentary conversation,<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a160272/michael-bay-obama-likes-my-movies.html Michael Bay: 'Obama likes my movies'] at Digital Spy, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfT7ZF_AUk8 Bay telling the story at a press conference.]</ref> and the writers are known Democrats,<ref>[http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2009/06/transformers-a-swipe-at-obama.html Variety: "Transformers, a Swipe at Obama?"]</ref> the implications are probably unintentional and meant to be a [[Autobot High Council|genre trope]] rather than a deliberate dig.

*The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a lobbyist group that already complained about the [[Transformers (film)|first film]], is currently trying to lobby the Federal Communications Commission into tightening regulations for marketing movies rated "PG-13" and associated merchandise to children. The basic reasoning behind their complaints is that ''Revenge'' contains "intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language" and "would have been rated R fifteen years ago", and yet Hasbro's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|associated toys]] are advertised during TV programs aimed at children.<ref name="fccfilter">[http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/transformers-movies-get-caught-in-fcc-content-filtering-inquiry.ars Ars Technica article on the CCFC/FCC story.]</ref> Hasbro themselves appear to be still undecided about their official position regarding the more "mature" tone of the movies and its ramifications for the [[Transformers brand|brand's]] public image, having left several questions to this effect unanswered.<ref name="allsparkqa">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=61539 July/August 2009 edition] of the Allspark [[Hasbro Q&A]]</ref><ref name="tformersqa">[http://tformers.com/transformers-hasbro-answers-your-burning-questions-part-v/12149/news.html July/August 2009 edition] of the TFormers Hasbro Q&A</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 150 minutes
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
{{collist|4|
*PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
*G (Japan)
*12A (United Kingdom)
*PG (Canada; British Columbia)<ref>''Transformers'' received a "14A" rating in British Columbia, but an appeal by the studio successfully reduced it to PG.</ref>
*G (Canada; Quebec)
*PG-12 (Taiwan)
*PG13 (Singapore)
*PG-13 (Philippines/MTRCB)
*IIA (China)
*PG-13 (Malaysia)
*M (Australia)
*M (New Zealand)
*10 (Brazil)
*K-11 (Finland)
*11 (Sweden)
*12 (Germany)
*12A (Ireland)
*12 (Netherlands)
*M/12 (Portugal)
*12 (South Korea)
*B (Mexico)
*12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
*Writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] recruited [[Ehren Kruger]] to help them write the screenplay. [[Michael Bay]] and producers [[Don Murphy]], [[Tom DeSanto]], and [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] also returned.<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6372 Transformers 2 Writers Confirmed]</ref>
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==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> [[Megan Fox]] had already been confirmed for the first of those sequels twelve days earlier,<ref name="foxcon">[http://www.mtvmoviesblog.com/2007/05/18/megan-fox-confirmed-for-transformers-sequel/ MTV confirming Megan Fox for the sequel]</ref> while [[Shia LaBeouf]] had already confirmed his participation in an—at that time still theoretical—sequel in November 2006.<ref name="shias">Rebecca Murray: [http://movies.about.com/od/bobby/a/bobbysl111006_4.htm Interview with Shia LaBeouf from 2006, confirming his participation in a theoretical sequel]</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]], meanwhile, only once briefly questioned his involvement in a sequel in August 2007, when [[Paramount Pictures]] announced that ''Transformers'' would be released on HD DVD, but not on Blu-ray Disc.<ref name="bayhd">[http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/21/michael-bay-responds-to-paramounts-abandonment-of-blu-ray-no/ One of many sites reporting Michael Bay's announcement that he would not direct the sequel if the first movie wouldn't be released on Blu-ray]. Bay deleted his original post after changing his mind.</ref> Bay quickly changed his mind, however, and Paramount would later release the first movie on Blu-ray anyway, after the HD DVD had been abandoned.

In September 2007, Paramount officially announced the first sequel for June 2009.<ref name="reldat">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972852.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety reporting Paramount's official announcement of the first sequel]</ref> Bay was given a budget of $200 million, and ultimately managed to come in $4 million below that.<ref name="showest">[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/11461/tcid/1 Michael Bay talking the ''Transformers'' sequel at ShoWest“]</ref>

The ''Transformers'' screenwriters, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], initially hesitated writing the sequel, but ultimately had a change of mind.<ref name="sciforc">[http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/orci-kurtzman-reveal-tran.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talking to Sci Fi Wire.]</ref> In October 2007, [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as a third writer, who, according to Kurtzman, brought in a "fresh perspective",<ref name="kickoff">[http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/01/14/kicking-off-2009-with-writers-alex-kurtzman-and-roberto-orci-part-two-transformers-2/ Another interview with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci]</ref> and who reportedly impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In April 2009, Roberto Orci confirmed that cartoon voice actor [[Frank Welker]] would voice Soundwave.<ref name="welkers">[http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=12917 Roberto Orci confirming Welker as Soundwave]</ref> Welker had previously been considered as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] voice actor in the first movie, but ultimately Michael Bay had given that part to [[Hugo Weaving]] instead. Both Bay and the writers were also hoping that [[Leonard Nimoy]] could voice a character in the movie.<ref name="sciforc">Bay later stated that he was nervous of asking his relative Nimoy to voice The Fallen for fear of offending him with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer'', MTV.com Movies blog, April 21, 2009]</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review</ref> it ultimately never worked out: after watching his guest appearance on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold]'', Bay selected [[Tony Todd]] - whom he worked with on ''The Rock'' - for the voice of The Fallen instead.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaN2g5i2k2E Interview with The Fallen himself - Tony Todd]</ref>

===Writing and production===
For the movie, Orci and Kurtzman searched the various ''Transformers'' comics and cartoons for "the most elemental bad guy", and eventually found one in [[The Fallen]].<ref name="sciforc"/>

In addition to that, they wanted to include many things in the sequel that hadn't made it into the first movie, including the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Likewise, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had initially been intended to be used in the first movie, but for fear of confusion with the ''Matrix'' movies, the cube had been renamed into the [[AllSpark]]. In return, the Matrix in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' bears more resemblance to the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] Matrix.

In late 2007, during pre-production for the then-untitled ''Transformers'' sequel, the [[wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America went on strike]], but according to all parties involved, this didn't slow down preparations of the movie much in the long run. Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci turned in their first outline of the script the night before the strike officially began. During the strike, director Michael Bay used the script as a basis for preparing the movie. After the strike had ended, Kurtzman, Orci and Ehren Kruger continued their work on the script, based on Bay's changes.<ref name="kickoff"/> One consequence of this development was that Michael Bay and Hasbro had selected some of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie during the strike, because of the long production run of the toys, while they had legally not been allowed to consult with the screenwriters.<ref name="sciforc"/> The "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], are Bay's creation.<ref name="jive">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/transformers-jivetalking-_n_220005.html Huffington Post article on accusations of racism with the "Twins", and Michael Bay and Reno Wilson's response.]</ref>

In early June 2008, DreamWorks, Paramount, and Hasbro officially confirmed the movie's title to be ''Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref name="titleann">[http://www.reserveresult.com/2008/06/transformers-2-revenge-of-fallen.html One of the first announcements of the title, still with a "2" in it]</ref> A few weeks later, Roberto Orci confirmed that there would be no "2" in the title.<ref name="no2orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180738-no-2-transformers-2-a.html#post2173364 Roberto Orci confirming that there will be no "2" in the movie's title]</ref>

Principal shooting began in June 2008 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<ref name="pennlive">[http://blog.pennlive.com/lvbreakingnews/2008/06/shooting_starts_today_on_trans_1.html Pennlive story about the beginning of ROTF's principal shooting in Bethlehem]</ref> Other shooting sites were Philadelphia, the campus of Princeton University, Long Beach, the Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Some scenes were also shot in other countries, at the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian pyramids|Pyramids of Giza]] and in Luxor, Egypt, in Jordan and in Paris.

According to director Michael Bay, ''Revenge'' is the first movie in about 30 years to be given permission to shoot at the Pyramids of Giza, and the first movie ''ever'' to film on top of [[Wikipedia:Petra|Petra]].<ref name="bayclub">[http://www.transformersclub.com/tfrof-intv09.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club interview with Michael Bay]</ref> He obtained permission to film in Egypt by contacting Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's council of antiquities, who turned out to be a fan of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie.<ref>[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 The Collider article and video interview with Michael Bay, February 9, 2009]</ref>

During the time of shooting, actor Shia LaBeouf suffered a severe injury of his left hand in a car accident. Ultimately, however, filming was only briefly halted, and his injury worked into the film, thereby not adversely affecting the filming schedule.<ref name="TheList2008">[http://www.list.co.uk/article/10788-shia-labeoufs-transformers-hand/ The List 1 August 2008]</ref> For the movie, director Michael Bay earned himself an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for the "biggest explosion on film with actors present".<ref name="guiness">[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10579085 New Zealand Herald article mentioning Bay' Guinness Book entry]</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
[[Hasbro]] once again acted both as a licensor and actively participated in the development of the movie. Together with the first ''Transformers'' movie, the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' movie ''Rise of the Cobra'' and several other planned movie projects such as ''Monopoly'', ''Stretch Armstrong'' and ''Battleships'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'' marks the beginning of a new company policy for Hasbro, believing that the new "the movie of the toy" strategy will be more lucrative than the old "the toy of the movie" concept, which involves hefty licensing fees.<ref name="brandweek">[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090611_333306.htm Brandweek article on Hasbro's new movie-related business strategy]</ref> Still, director [[Michael Bay]] receives an 8% cut of all toy sales from the ''Transformers'' movies.<ref name="forbesbay">[http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-transformers-michael-bay-making-movies-enemies-money.html Michael Bay article on Forbes.com June 4, 2009]</ref> During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, when nobody was legally allowed to consult with the screenwriters, Hasbro and Bay selected several of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie.<ref name="sciforc"/>

====US military====
The [[United States military]] also supported the movie again, providing vehicles, shooting locations and military personnel that appear as extras in the movie.<ref name="milit">[http://www.military.com/entertainment/movies/movie-news/military-unites-with-hollywood-on-transformers?wh=entertainment American Forces Press Service press release about the US military's contribution to ROTF]</ref> Due to scheduling coincidences, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was given a larger support by the [[United States Department of Defense]] than ''G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra'', which was produced at the same time.<ref name="dod">Jeff Schogol: [http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62955 Stars and Stripes article about DOD support for ''revenge of the Fallen'' and ''G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra'']</ref> Initially, Bay had intended to include German Bundeswehr soldiers in the movie (presumably as members of [[NEST]] or on board the AWACS plane), but even though the soldiers were eager to participate, the German government denied the request.<ref name="szpremiere">[http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/657558 Report from the German press conference (in German language)]</ref>

====General Motors and other car manufacturers====
American car manufacturer General Motors once again provided vehicles that were used by the Autobots as their [[alternate mode]]s. Returning from the first movie were the GMC Topkick ([[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]), the Hummer H2 ([[ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]) and the new Chevrolet Camaro ([[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]), the latter this time as a slightly updated Z/28 model as compared to the first movie's concept car model. Newcomers for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' are all from the Chevrolet brand, namely the Chevrolet Beat ([[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]), the Chevrolet Trax ([[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]), a new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray concept car ([[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]) and, as a last minute addition, the new Chevrolet Volt electric car ([[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]).

In total, General Motors provided 67 vehicles, 52 of them being prototypes not intended for sale.<ref name="chevytroubles">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-06-15-gm-transformers_N.htm USA Today story on Chevrolet's participation in the movie]</ref> As a consequence of the 2007-onwards financial crisis, however, General Motors reduced their financial support for ''Revenge'' in April 2009.<ref name="horsep">[http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cotown-transformers6-2009apr06,0,5419006.story LA Times story on General Motors cutting their support for ''Revenge of the Fallen'']</ref>

Director Michael Bay estimates that, without the support of General Motors and the military, production of the movie would have cost $10 million more than the $195 million ultimately spent.<ref name="forbesbay"/> Coinciding with the release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', General Motors reported that sales of the new Chevrolet Camaro were so strong that orders were outrunning the supply, even though the car was being sold above MSRP in many places. A direct connection to the movie, however, could not be proven.<ref name="camarosells">[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZCnXEtqqTcc Bloomberg reporting on strong sales for the new Chevrolet Camaro]</ref>

As the only car manufacturer besides General Motors, Audi was able to place its R8 in the movie, as the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways's]] alternate mode. The cooperation was arranged by Propaganda Global Entertainment Marketing.<ref name="propaganda">[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_28/b4139068367113.htm "Hollywood's Blockbuster Role for Product Placement"], Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2009.</ref>

====Product placement====
As in the first movie, numerous companies signed a deal with the filmmakers which allowed for their product being featured in prominent places in the movie. A Mountain Dew vending machine can be seen in [[Leo Spitz|Leo's]] room, computer screens feature visible Cisco logos, [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] intend to communicate via iChat, a huge HSBC logo is seen at Times Square in New York City, a Budweiser bottle is prominently featured in one of the Paris scenes, CNN is everyone's preferred news channel, and a giant IMAX logo is seen inside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In return, Mars heavily advertised ''Revenge of the Fallen'' with their chocolate candy brand [[M&M's]].

===Changes before, during and after production===
*The three Autobot motorcycles were at one point meant to combine into a larger robot, but this was ultimately abandoned for unknown reasons. Concept artwork for this combined mode has surfaced, and this feature was mentioned in the novelization and appears to remain in the toys.

*According to comic book writer [[Simon Furman]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been in an early draft of the movie's plot, but were dropped from the cast very early in development.<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/01/29/no-dinobots-in-transformers-2-revenge-of-the-fallen-original-film-consultant-explains-why/ MTV Movie Blog interview with Simon Furman, January 29, 2009.]</ref>

*Due to licensing issues with Audi and the writers' strike, Sideways' role was dramatically altered and he was early taken out of the script entirely. Originally, Sideways was going to escape the first wave of his Autobot pursuers by using Demolishor as a distraction. After Demolishor's death, Sideways would have been cornered and engaged by Sideswipe in robot mode. At this point, it would have been Sideways, not Demolishor, who would have dropped the Fallen's name when he threatened Sideswipe during the fight. Ultimately, the scene was never finished. Audi backed out of the licensing agreement and the scene was rewritten to focus on Demolishor. Audi later decided that they DID want their product featured, so a pre-visualization animation of Sideswipe bisecting a Lamborghini (included in the movie DVD's and Blu-ray Disc's bonus material) was reworked to feature an Audi R8 being sliced in half instead. Interestingly, some toys still referenced the deleted fight. Most of Sideways' toys feature a chainsaw weapon that he did not have in the film, and Human Alliance Sideswipe's box art depicts a diorama scene of Sideways attacking him in robot mode.

*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], an Autobot who transforms into a V-22 Osprey, was to be a character in the movie, but was dropped from the cast during production.<ref name="procterdesigns">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's movie designs for ROTF]</ref> However, he was dropped so late during production that Hasbro still released [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] versions of the character based on the abandoned movie design–in the first waves of their respective assortments, no less.

*Likewise, the Deluxe Class [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and Scout Class [[Depthcharge]] and [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] toys are based on designs [[Ben Procter]] had originally created for the movie. Breakaway had the early working name "Firestorm", while Ransack was originally conceived as a [[Ford Model T Seeker|Ford Model T]].<ref name="procterdesigns"/>

*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was originally intended to come to Earth and scan a black Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck as his new [[alternate mode]]. The Deluxe Class Soundwave toy still retains some elements of this abandoned concept in robot mode, particularly a Cybertronian version of the Chevy grill and small headlights on the lower torso.

*Several plot points about the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were dropped from the final version of the film, but feature prominently in the adaptations. In the original version, the Dynasty was founded by [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], eleven of whom were killed by The Fallen, with [[Prima|the sole survivor]] sealing the Matrix in the Tomb of the Primes by himself. The Fallen returned to Cybertron and killed all the Primes' descendants, save the one hidden from him who had no knowledge of his ancestry: Optimus. Additionally, The Fallen would have been revealed to have promised Megatron the powers of a Prime, which Optimus would expose as impossible during the final battle around the harvester, causing Megatron and Starscream to leave The Fallen to his death.

*The Fallen was originally supposed to be trapped inside a triangular sarcophagus as seen in ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]''. ''Defiance'' writer [[Chris Mowry]] reportedly nearly spilled his coffee when he watched the movie for the first time and saw The Fallen just sitting in a chair inside the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]].<ref name="mowryallsp">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=64301&view=findpost&p=1387145 Comments by Chris Mowry at the Allspark], November 2009</ref> Exactly how this was supposed to inter-connect with The Fallen surviving his battle with the Primes and returning to Cybertron is unclear. Further, if he ''had'' been sealed in a sarcophagus, then, uh, who would have sent the Seekers to Earth to look for the Matrix?

*One scene that didn't make it into the final movie would have explained [[Alice]]'s sorta-human disguise: In it, [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] watches a TV ad featuring an Alice in Wonderland animatronic from an amusement park, which heavily resembles Alice. The scene was featured in the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|comic adaptation]] and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]]. It's unclear if the scene has actually been filmed; however, the movie still features the follow-up scene in which Leo shows up to tell Sam ''something'' about Alice, only to see her robot tongue strangle him.

*Sam was to have been established as a new vessel for the AllSpark, absorbing its knowledge, which would have explained how he managed to get a scholarship to Princeton. When he was dying in Egypt, the knowledge of the AllSpark would then have transferred to the dust within the Matrix of Leadership, which was created by the AllSpark. The movie would have ended with Optimus showing Sam that he'd recovered the Matrix, which now replaced the Cube as the AllSpark's physical form.

*Another possibly dropped plot point involved an explanation for the government's cover-up of the [[Mission City]] battle in the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]]. The robots would have been declared the creations of a company either named [[McClaren Robotics]] or [[McClaren Robotics|Massive Dynamics]], which allegedly had gone rogue by accident. This is referenced in [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the movie (where the company is named "Massive Dynamics"), the junior novelization ''[[The Last Prime]]'' and [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|comic adaptation]] (where the company is named "McClaren Robotics"). A McClaren sign is also briefly seen in IDW's [[Transformers: Alliance|''Alliance'' issue 4]]. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "Massive Dynamics CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> Presumably, actor Steve Tom was originally intended to play the character in the movie. His official website is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge'' ever since July 2008,<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref> even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB also listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO,<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref> whereas Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of Massive Dynamics at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> It's unclear if the scenes featuring Tom were cut or dropped from the script before they were even filmed.

*[[Robert Epps|Epps]]'s wife, [[Monique Epps|Monique]], was also supposed to appear in the movie together with [[William Lennox|Lennox's]] wife [[Sarah Lennox|Sarah]]. The casting call from April 2008 lists her under the working name "Theresa".<ref name="iesbcall"/> The original plan was that [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] would contact Epps and Lennox by calling their wives and asking them to pass on information to their husbands. This scene appears in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and in IDW's [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|comic adaptation]]; in the movie, the wives are never seen, and instead of Sam, it is [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] who contacts Epps and Lennox directly.

*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] was originally intended to appear in this film but was cut for unknown reasons.<ref>http://massiveblack.com/mbwp/?p=1368</ref>

===Leaks and disinformation===
====Persistent fake IMDB synopsis====
In July 2007, only a week after after ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' had premiered in the USA, nearly two years before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was to premiere and half a year before a ''script'' would actually be written, a "synopsis" for the (at that point still untitled) sequel to ''Transformers'' was posted on IMDB,<ref name="imdbsum">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/synopsis Fake "synopsis" for ROTF on IMDB]</ref> containing vague guesses for a potential plot direction based on the first movie ([[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and taking command of the remaining Decepticons–which would actually happen in [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic–and "[[Scorponok (Movie)|Skorpinox]]" [sic] stealing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] body from a military base, in contrast to the first film's actual ending), including several glaring spelling and grammar errors. The "synopsis" was eventually exposed as the work of ''Next'' and ''xXx: State of the Union'' director Lee Tamahori, who wanted to use it as a pitch to offer himself to [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] as a cheaper alternative for [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="tamahori">[http://defamer.gawker.com/hollywood/a-more-personal-kind-of-transformation/breaking-transformers-2-plot-synopsis-revealed-278307.php Gawker's Defamer reporting on the fake "synopsis" from IMDB, and updating with information about its true origins]</ref> Regardless, the "synopsis" was still heavily featured by other websites, including foreign theaters and media,<ref name="prosieben">[http://www.prosieben.de/kino_dvd/previews/film/ German TV station feature about ROTF using the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref> despite multiple evidence (trailers, official information provided by Paramount, leaked information about the involvement of a character named "[[The Fallen]]") suggesting that the alleged "plot" was pretty much bunk. The fake synopsis ''still'' persisted in some places long after ''Revenge'' had already hit theaters, despite being directly refuted by the film itself.<ref name="dvdlisting">[http://www.comicsandcardsupplies.com/jul091794.html Premature preorder for the ROTF DVD featuring the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref>

====Fake treatment====
In October 2007, an alleged treatment for the (at that point still unnamed) ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' sequel surfaced on the internet.<ref name="treat">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2007/10/transfomers-2-leaked-script.html The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog reporting on the alleged treatment], October 2007.</ref> While producer [[Don Murphy]] soon claimed that it wasn't real,<ref name="murphyfake">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1052166&postcount=52 Don Murphy denies the authenticity of the leaked treatment], October 2007.</ref> [[Michael Bay]]'s website administrator Nelson Lauren countered by suggesting that it wasn't a fan creation,<ref name="nelsonfake1">Nelson's deliberately misleading comments regarding the alleged treatment at the [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=435346&postcount=26 official Live Action Movie boards] and at [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?&showtopic=37905&st=20&p=759450&#entry759450 The Allspark], October 2007.</ref> then referred to an ambiguous post he had made a few days earlier, in which he had hinted that information might be spread that would not be entirely reliable.<ref name="nelsonfake2">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1590&postcount=1 Nelson's ambiguous "telling the truth in a false way" post] at the official Michael bay forums, October 2007.</ref> What followed was a brief back-and-forth with Murphy accusing Nelson of "stirring shit up",<ref name="murphynelson">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=22721 Don Murphy's response to Nelson's statements], October 2007.</ref> which prompted Nelson to counter that he had better sources than Murphy.<ref name="nelsonsources">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37905&st=60&p=761181&#entry761181 Nelson's counter to Don Murphy...] No, we stop here. You get the idea.</ref>

====Michael Bay's alleged disinformation campaign====
In April 2008, director Michael Bay claimed he had initiated a huge disinformation campaign in order to prevent content details from the movie being revealed to the public before he wanted them to.<ref name="misinf">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a94406/bay-tries-to-fool-transformers-fans.html Mirrored copy of Michael Bay's original claims about his alleged "disinformation campaign"]. Bay apparently deleted his original post from his official message board.</ref> Ultimately, Bay himself turned out to be the main source of genuine disinformation, despite claiming that ''only'' what he said was 100% true. Therefore, the disinformation campaign mostly hinged on fans believing in its existence, and rejecting any genuinely "leaked" information, including set photos, statements by third parties such as [[Hasbro]] or [[IDW Publishing]] and stolen toy [[prototype]]s, as "disinformation". Screenwriter Roberto Orci eventually admitted that the disinformation campaign wasn't really working.<ref name="orcicampaign">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-150.html#post2437185 Roberto Orci confirming Michael Bay's biggest fear: The disinformation campaign doesn't work!]</ref>

In June 2008, when principal shooting had just begun, a call sheet was leaked to the internet,<ref name="bethcall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/06/bethlehem-call-sheet-cast-tf-and-next.html Leaked call sheet at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog], June 5, 2008</ref> which revealed the casting of [[Ramon Rodriguez]] as a character named "[[Leo Spitz|Leo]]", the appearance of an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] as well as a character with the working name "[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Stinger]]". Furthermore, an ice cream truck that had just been spotted on the Bethlehem set a day earlier<ref name="bethfirst">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-2-bethlehem-images---update---ironhide-on-set-165046/ Set photos from the Bethlehem shoot at TFW2005], June 4, 2008</ref> was hinted to be two characters only referred to as "[[The Twins]]". Lastly, the call sheet revealed that the next shooting location would be the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where an SR-71 Blackbird would be revealed to be a Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. A character named "[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheels]]" was also supposed to appear in that scene. In July 2008, Bay then claimed that fake scripts, treatments, "wrong schedules and call sheets with fake scenes on them" had been deliberately leaked to the internet.<ref name="bayfakescript">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 Michael Bay's forum post claiming that only he and the writers had seen the script]</ref>

For the longest time, Bay upheld the position that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] would ''not'' return in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. After concept designs of Megatron's new [[alternate mode]] had surfaced (some of which would later turn out to be designs for the [[Robot Powered Machines|RPM]] Megatron toy, while the first ones that surfaced were far too advanced for mere "toy" designs<ref name="megsleak">Various leaks of the new Megatron design for ROTF mirrored at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, September 2008: [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/tf2-megatron-image.html Robot mode design], [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/megatrons-alt-mode.html concept art for the alternate mode], [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/megatron-toy-pictures.html control drawings for Megatron's RPM vehicle toy]</ref>), Bay insisted that this was "just Hasbro coming up with a new toy", and Megatron would not appear in the movie.<ref name="EmpireFeb2009">''Empire'' magazine issue 236, dated February 2009, pages 68 and 69, article entitled "20 to watch in 2009", written by Nick de Semelyn</ref> Following ''officially released'' evidence to the contrary (including Megatron's brief appearance in the February 1 Super Bowl TV spot and the February teaser trailer), screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] confirmed that Megatron would indeed return.<ref name="mreturns">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-211.html#post3333713 Roberto Orci confirming Megatron's return on TFW2005.com - February 22, 2009]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bay retracted his claims, but not entirely, suggesting that Megatron would only appear in a flashback scene "from the long lost past", despite the fact Megatron could be seen pinning [[Sam Witwicky]] to the ground in the aforementioned TV spot and teaser trailer. He also denied that Megatron would transform into a tank.<ref name="catoutbag">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=66825&postcount=4 Bay retracting from his claims about Megatron on his forum - March 6, 2009]</ref>

====General Motors and the Chevrolet Volt====
In August 2008, after a Chevrolet Volt vehicle had been spotted on the set of ''Revenge'', General Motors reluctantly admitted having provided the car to the production crew, and that the car would indeed appear in the film, but claimed that it was no production vehicle (i.e. some details may differ from the final car, similar to Bumblebee's Concept Camaro in the first movie). Chevrolet also claimed that the Volt was only used for one or two days of shooting, and that it would only "appear in the movie very briefly", and "not as a Decepticon or Autobot", so it would "not have a Transformer nickname".<ref name="edmundsjolt">[http://web.archive.org/web/20090129105851/http://edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=131426 Edmunds Inside Line article on the Chevrolet Volt spotted on the set], August 2008</ref> (While it's true that [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] was a last-minute addition to the movie, the car was spotted again later at a different set.<ref name="joltwhite">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/chevy-volt-at-white-sands-set.html Set photos from White Sands Missile Range] including the Chevrolet Volt, September 2008.</ref>)

====Edited IDW interviews====
Bay and/or Paramount also tried to have information prematurely revealed by third parties contained after the fact: During [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008, in an interview on July 25, comic book writer [[Simon Furman]] revealed that the film would feature a character named [[The Fallen]], which was a character they had created for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]''.<ref name="furmancbr">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412Simon Furman interview with Comic Book Resources], edited version.</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of ''Revenge''. [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was also confirmed in the same interview.<ref name="mowrymtv">[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry], edited version.</ref> Less than a week after this, however, Michael Bay reiterated that everything leaked thus far was part of his alleged disinformation campaign, and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had actually seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirmed that they had the script. Additionally, Bay claimed the only truth about the film revealed up to that point was Sam going to college.<ref name="bayfakescript"/> Curiously, on August 5, 2008, after a fan had pointed out the contradiction to Bay, all references to The Fallen (and Arcee) were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.<ref name="interviewsoriginal">[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/movie/index.html Mirrored copies of the unedited versions of the interviews.]</ref>

====Other (minor) instances of disinformation and misconceptions====
Other (in)famous instances of disinformation included an alleged sighting of both [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]] Pontiac Solstice vehicle mode and voice actor [[Darius McCrary]] on the Bethlehem set<ref name="jazzrumor">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/autobot-jazz-is-back-for-transformers-movie-sequel-165008/ TFW reporting on the alleged sightings of the Jazz Pontiac Solstice and voice actor Darius McCrary], May 2008</ref> (it's ''possible'' that someone mistook an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] or the [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Chevrolet Corvette concept car]] for a Pontiac Solstice, and McCrary ''might'' have genuinely visited the set out of sheer curiosity) and an "update" to a (legitimate) casting call that contained nothing but fake character names and descriptions,<ref name="fakecall">[http://spoilertv-movies.blogspot.com/2008/04/transformers-2.html Fake casting call at Spoiler TV], April 2008. Note: Everything up until "CNN Reporter" originates from another, legitimate casting call; everything from "Head of Sector 7" onward is made up.</ref> including a funeral director who would allegedly bury [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]]. It's unclear whether any of these were instances of deliberate disinformation on behalf of Bay, or just attention-seeking fans coming up with made-up "scoops" on their own. Furthermore, three of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] Saleen Mustang prop vehicles were spotted on a truck bed in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref> It's unclear if this was an instance of deliberate disinformation, or just a genuine move of the vehicles with no further intention behind it.

==Notes==
*The official title of the film is ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (with a lower-case "t" in "the") even though it is apparently referring to [[The Fallen]] (with a capital "T" in "The").
*Marketing for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' briefly used the tagline "Our World. Our War.", a play on the primary marketing tagline from the first live-action film, "Our World. Their War.".
*Leo's room features posters for [[Wikipedia:Naruto|Naruto]], [[Wikipedia:Cloverfield|Cloverfield]] (whose infamous first teaser debuted at screenings of the first Transformers film), and [[Wikipedia:Bad Boys 2|Bad Boys 2]] (another of Michael Bay's movies).
*During the scenes set in and around the deli in NYC, posters for the bands [[Wikipedia:Catch 22 (band)|Catch Twenty-Two]] and [[wikipedia:Voodoo Glow Skulls|Voodoo Glow Skulls]] are prominently featured.
*Even though ''Revenge'' features mostly domestic voice actors for the foreign market dubs, [[Frank Welker]] voiced [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] not only in English, but also in a large number of foreign dubs, including the Italian and French versions. As a result, in the Italian dub of the movie, Soundwave speaks with a strange, foreign accent. Welker is also credited for an unspecified voice role in the Latin Spanish dub, most likely Soundwave again. Furthermore, Welker is ''incorrectly'' credited for voicing Soundwave in the German dub, even though German dubbing insiders insist that the voice heard in the actual movie has been provided by someone else ([[Horst Lampe]], who also dubbed ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]), presumably as a last-minute decision because Welker's "German" performance was considered sub-standard.<ref name="germandub">[http://215072.homepagemodules.de/t511643f11775323-Transformers-Die-Rache-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-7.html German dubbing board thread about ROTF, with a discussion about Soundwave's voice]</ref> Welker described the entire process of dubbing Soundwave in different languages as "very hard".<ref name="welkernewsarama">[http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090915-Animated-Shorts-Welker.html Newsarama interview with Frank Welker], September 2009.</ref>
*The prequel novel introduced other Autobots into the ranks of [[NEST]]—[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]]. They were present up until the events directly leading into the Shanghai incident, but were not present for any of the events featured in the film or adaptations. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}
*While ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' used 20 terabytes of disk space for visual effects, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' used 154 terabytes.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>
*The Chinese name for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was "[[wikia:c:starwars:Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back|Decepticon Strikes Back]]" for a while before the title was changed into "The War of Revenge" in theaters and media in Taiwan around mid to late 2008.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Revenge''''' (トランスフォーマー/リベンジ ''Toransufōmā/Ribenji'')
*''Cantonese:'' (變形金剛: 狂派再起, "Transformers: The Return of the Decepticons")
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kaatuneiden kosto''''' ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: La Revanche''''' ("Transformers: The Revenge")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Die Rache''''' ("Transformers: The Revenge")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 2: La Vendetta del Caduto''''' ("Transformers 2: The Revenge Of The Fallen")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers: Zemsta Upadłych''''' ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: Retaliação''''' (Portugal, "Transformers: Retaliation"), '''''Transformers: A Vingança dos Derrotados''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Vengeance of the Defeated")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Pièn-hsíng Chīn-kāng: Fùch'óu chīh chàn''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛: 復仇之戰, "Transformers: The War of Revenge"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Juǎn Tǔ Chóng Lái''''' (Mainland China, 变形金刚：卷土重来, "Transformers: The Comeback (of the Decepticons)")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Mest' Padshikh''''' (Трансформеры: Месть падших, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformersi: Osveta Poraženog''''' (''Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen'')
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: La Venganza de los Caídos''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers: De Besegrades Hämnd''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Yenilenlerin İntikamı''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Pomsta Poražených''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com Dreamworks/Paramount's ''Transformers'' Movie website]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/ Hasbro's ''Transformers'' homepage]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/ Josh Nizzi], [http://www.ryanchurch.com/images/tf2/04PRO_TF2.htm Ryan Church], [http://skulboyfilmwork.blogspot.com/2009/07/transformers-revenge-of-fallen.html Duncan Crawford], [http://www.paulozzimo.com/ Paul Ozzimo], [http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4 Steve Jung], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter], [http://www.seanhaworth.com/SH_Design/Portfolio/Portfolio.html Sean Haworth]
*[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 Interview with Michael Bay 02/09/2009] — Collider.com

==References==
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)

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[[File:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me.]]
{{quote|We had three weeks to get our story and, really, we were going into the movie without a script. It’s tough to do that.|[[Michael Bay]], [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ LA Times interview]}}

'''''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''''' is the second film in the [[live-action film series]], a sequel to ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''. It was released in North America on [[June 24]], [[2009]].

The film is set two years after the events of ''Transformers''. The Autobots have found a home in "NEST", a secret military unit created to eliminate the remaining Decepticons, and Sam is starting college and trying to leave his Transformer-laden past behind. The Decepticons are regrouping, however. Megatron is restored to life, and his master, The Fallen, schemes to activate an energon-producing Star Harvester on Earth, which will destroy the planet and provide the Decepticons with enough energon to raise an army. The Harvester's location, and the means to activate it, are hidden within Sam's mind, leading the Decepticons to wage war across the Earth as they hunt down the human. Witwicky turns to some unlikely allies to escape and survive. Ultimately, the last of the Primes defeats The Fallen, destroys the Harvester, and proves the Autobots' greatest power is found in their unexpectedly-ancient alliance with the humans.

Director [[Michael Bay]] set out to greatly expand the film's scope with settings ranging across the globe, and a much larger cast of Transformers, with over 40 robots in all.

::::::::::::::::::::{{bigquote|Revenge is mine!|The Fallen}}

==Synopsis==
In 17,000 B.C., a group of human hunters discover Transformers already on Earth, building [[Star Harvester|a machine]]. [[The Fallen|One of the Transformers]] notices the humans, and his reaction is less than friendly.

Two years after the battle of [[Mission City]], the Autobots have teamed up with the American soldiers, including [[William Lennox|Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Epps]], in a secret team named [[NEST]] under the command of the [[United States military|US military]], but also incorporating soldiers from other countries such as the United Kingdom. Officially, the US government still keeps the Transformers' existence a secret.

[[File:ROTF-Arceethree.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, I guess you don't know everything about women yet.]]

NEST is hunting down the Decepticons on Earth. A region of [[Shanghai]], [[China]] is evacuated to allow NEST to deploy with a cover-up of a toxic chemical spill occurring. As soldiers probe the region, they find the heat signature of the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], who transforms and wreaks havoc on the roadways. His discovery prompts his partner, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], to escape as well. Sideways is pursued by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], Skids, and Mudflap, although Sideswipe, waiting for the Decepticon, eventually slices him lengthwise in half. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is airlifted to Shanghai and chases Demolishor through the city with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Optimus shoots Demolishor several times in the head, while Ironhide shoots out his wheels, causing him to crash and fall off a bypass, badly injuring himself in the process. Before Optimus kills him, Demolishor delivers the cryptic message: "The Fallen shall rise again."

[[File:ROTF Sam Cube fragment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You will go to the Dagobah system. There you will learn from Yoda.]]

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]] is preparing for his move to college and dealing with his bipolar mother. His father is looking forward to enjoying a holiday in Paris, and [[Mojo]] has a new canine companion named [[Frankie]]. Sam is on the phone to his rather snarky girlfriend, when he finds a splinter of the [[AllSpark]] lodged in his "D-Day shirt". He experiences a brief flash of images before the splinter burns him. Dropping it, Sam sees the floor catch fire as the splinter burns its way down to the kitchen, where it brings numerous kitchen devices to life. These [[appliancebot]]s make their way to Sam's room and attack. He escapes to the garden, where the bots pin Sam and his father behind the water fountain. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] has destroyed the kitchen robots (and part of the Witwickys' house with them), Sam hands the AllSpark shard to [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]. His mother demands Bumblebee leaves. Sam then tells Bumblebee to join the other Autobots, as both of them need to move on. Sam and Mikaela have a slight scuffle over who should say the words "I love you" first, but they kiss and move on. Sam leaves for college, and no one notices a [[Wheelie (ROTF)|toy car]] in the lawn. It detects the splinter and signals [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who is stationed in orbit around Earth, disguised as a satellite, and Soundwave orders the truck to follow the girl.

Meanwhile, NEST is in a video briefing with [[Morshower|General Morshower]], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when they are visited by National Security Adviser [[Theodore Galloway]], who has been dispatched to relay the President's concerns over the casualties in Shanghai. As Optimus relays the warning of "The Fallen", Soundwave takes control of the satellite transmitting the message. Galloway dismisses the threat, convinced that the only reason the Decepticons are interested in Earth is because of the presence of the Autobots. Therefore, he suggests that they may leave the planet. Optimus says that, yes, they will, but also warns Galloway that he may be wrong. During the conversation, Galloway reveals the location of the AllSpark shard Optimus Prime had picked up after killing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and the location of Megatron's remains in the [[Laurentian Abyss]].

Sam arrives at college with his parents and meets his roommate, [[Leo Spitz]], who operates a [[The Real Effing Deal|conspiracy website]] and is convinced that alien robots are hiding on Earth. Sam feigns ignorance and goes to see if he can get another room, but his hunt is interrupted by his father and mother, the latter of whom has unwittingly purchased some marijuana-laced brownies. In the corridor, Leo points out [[Alice]], another student he has the hots for. Sam is more concerned with tracking down his mother, who by now is roaming the school, informing random people about the state of Sam's virginity.

Soundwave dispatches his minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to Earth, where he infiltrates the NEST base on [[Diego Garcia]]. Ravage horks a swarm of [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]] into an ventilation outlet, and they swarm down to the chamber where the AllSpark shard is being held. There they combine into [[Reedman]], who steals the shard and joins Ravage in a rapid escape.

Although he's due to have a webcam date with Mikaela, Sam is dragged to at a frat party by Leo. He suffers some sort of attack, seeing [[Cyberglyphics|alien symbols]] which he is trying to write on a table with cake icing when he's approached by Alice, who attempts to seduce him. When Bumblebee shows up, she takes a ride with Sam, but Bumblebee does everything he can to convince her to leave, up to and including spraying her with an [[lubricant|unidentifiable yellow liquid]]. Bumblebee then takes Sam to Optimus Prime, who tells him of the theft of the AllSpark shard and asks Sam to speak with the government on their behalf. Sam refuses, saying that he has his own problems and does not believe that he is the right person for this task.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|What is thy bidding, my master?]]

At the Laurentian Abyss, Ravage meets up with several [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], who have placed themselves aboard a cargo ship, then dives with them to the bottom of the ocean, where the US military has dumped Megatron's remains. Using the shard and spare parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|one of the Constructicons]] (who is presumably killed), [[Scalpel (ROTF)|"The Doctor"]] is able to revive Megatron, who promptly travels to one of Saturn's moons, where the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' is being used as a base by the Decepticons. He is awaited by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who is overseeing the spawning of a new army of Decepticons. After beating Starscream for leaving him to die, Megatron presents himself to his master, [[The Fallen]]. Although Megatron believes he has failed, The Fallen reveals that when the Cube was destroyed, the knowledge within the AllSpark was instead transferred to Sam, and with it the means to locate a device capable of creating vast amounts of Energon. The Fallen commands Megatron to capture Sam and kill Optimus, who is the last [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and the only transformer who can defeat The Fallen.

As he sits in [[Colan|Professor Colan]]'s astronomy class, Sam suddenly reads through the entire reference book in a matter of seconds, before interrupting the Professor's lecture to scrawl more of the strange symbols on a blackboard and deliver a speed lecture on higher physics. After the Professor throws him out, he realises that the effects he's been experiencing may be linked to touching the AllSpark shard. When he calls Mikaela to warn her not to touch it, the [[Wheelie (ROTF)|toy-truck Decepticon]] tries to steal the shard, but Mikaela captures the tiny Decepticon. Mikaela promptly boards a plane to see Sam.

Alerted to multiple Decepticon contacts, NEST mobilises, but the Autobots are already on their way somewhere, and refusing to answer calls from their human comrades.

[[File:ROTF Optimus death.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You are beaten. It is useless to resist.]]

Leo and Alice find Sam in the dorm room, freaking out and covering the walls with glyphs. Alice pushes Leo outside, and when Mikaela arrives, she finds Sam and Alice in what appears to be an intimate moment. It soon turns out, however, that Alice is a Decepticon as well. Mikaela, Sam and Leo flee as Alice hunts them, devastating the campus library; Mikaela eventually defeats her by slamming her into a tree with a hotwired car. The three humans try to get away but are captured by [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and delivered to the waiting Megatron in an abandoned building. Megatron orders "The Doctor" to remove Sam's brain in order to access the information from the AllSpark shard, but Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrive to free the three humans. Prime takes Sam and flees, but is soon overtaken by Megatron, Starscream and Grindor. In the subsequent battle, Prime injures Starscream and kills Grindor by tearing his head apart. However, Optimus is eventually impaled by Megatron and dies. The other Autobots arrive, saving Sam and causing Megatron and Starscream to retreat.

With the Decepticons unable to locate Sam on their own, Megatron decides that a show of force is in order to compel the humans to turn Sam over to him. Soundwave relays the mobilization order to the ''Nemesis'' and then tracks down [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] in Paris. Decepticons, joined by The Fallen, enter Earth and cause massive damage in their transition forms, destroying a [[United States Navy|naval carrier]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and attacking Paris, kidnapping Sam's parents. In a hijacked TV broadcast around the world, The Fallen reveals his existence to the world's public and demands Sam be surrendered to him or else the Decepticons will destroy the world. As a result manhunt for Sam is launched.

[[File:Rotf t2 simmonsclassified.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Ready are you? What know you of ready?]]

Sam, meanwhile, is hiding out with Mikaela, Leo, Bumblebee and the Autobot twins, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Leo complains loudly about the strange turn his life has taken of late, and Sam rightly tells him to shut the hell up.

The Autobots return to the NEST base, where they are surrounded by the military. Galloway tells them that he has placed in charge of NEST, which is to cease all activities relating to the Decepticons. NEST is being stood down, and they are all to return to Diego Garcia, while the military draws up a coordinated multinational strategy, buying time by negotiating with the Decepticons. Though Lennox tries to argue, it's futile as Galloway pulls rank. Ratchet says the Autobots should leave Earth altogether, but Ironhide points out that it's not what Optimus would want.

Feeling guilty for Prime's death, Sam decides to solve the mystery of the symbols he's been seeing. The Autobots identify the symbols as Cybertronian, but since the language predates their existence, they cannot translate them. Leo eventually suggests they may ask his rival, "[[Robo-Warrior]]", owner of a [[GiantEffingRobots.com|competing website]], for help. To everyone's surprise, Robo-Warrior turns out to be none other than [[Seymour Simmons]], former agent of [[Sector Seven]]. Simmons reveals that the Transformers were on Earth some time ago, as symbols similar to those Sam is obsessed with have been found on numerous excavation sites around the world, and that Sector Seven discovered evidence that several Transformers stayed on Earth for some time. However, in order to read the symbols, they may need a Decepticon. Mikaela then interrogates Wheelie, who identifies the symbols as the Language of the Primes, and suggests they may track down one of the ancient [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], the Transformers believed to be on Earth. Wheelie identifies one as being nearby, in [[Washington, D.C.]]

[[File:ROTF behold Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Looking? Found someone you have, I would say, hmmm?]]

At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, they discover an old Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], disguised as an SR-71 Blackbird. After some initial confusion on his part, Jetfire explains he has defected to the Autobots, inspiring Wheelie to follow suit. When Sam finishes writing down the symbols, Jetfire says that they were part of the Seekers' mission, and he opens a [[space bridge]] and teleports himself as well as Sam, Mikaela, Leo, Simmons, Bumblebee and the Twins to [[Egypt]]. He explains that thousands of years ago, the Transformers arrived on Earth on an exploratory mission under their original leaders, the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]]. The Primes had come to build a Star Harvester, a device which can create [[Energon]], the Transformers fuel, by destroying suns. The Primes had a single rule of never destroying a star with a living bearing world, but one of the Primes, forever known as The Fallen, despised the humans and tried to activate the machine. The Primes were unable to defeat their brother, but instead stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key needed to activate the harvester, and gave their lives to seal it in a tomb made of their own bodies. Jetfire further explains that only a Prime can hope to defeat The Fallen, and with the death of Optimus, they are doomed. Sam suggests that they may use the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, which is backed up by Jetfire. They head towards Giza, dodging Egyptian police on the way.

In New Jersey, NEST are loading up to return to Diego Garcia when Simmons contacts Lennox to relay information about the new quest, and co-ordinates where they can drop Optimus's body. Lennox and Epps decide to trust the new information and go against their orders. Sam's group passes through a checkpoint, allowing Soundwave to pinpoint their location, but they reach the Pyramids of Giza, where they pick up the next clue, pointing to [[Jordan]].

On the NEST aircraft, Lennox tricks Galloway into bailing out of the plane. Back in the US, General Morshower receives a communique from Lennox, and arranges to have assets in the target area.

In Petra, Sam's group discovers the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. Inside, Sam finds the Matrix, which instantly crumbles into dust into his hands. Sam collects the dust regardless, and he and Mikaela return outside where Simmons and Leo have spotted the NEST team parachuting into Egypt to begin preparing for battle near the pyramids.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This baby's got a few surprises in her.]]

Before Sam and the others can get back to Lennox and his people, the Decepticons start their attack. Bumblebee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins draw their fire while Sam and Mikaela make a break for the soldiers. The Constructicons merge into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who proceeds to swallow Mudflap. Mudflap, however, is able to free himself, together with Skids, they try to slow Devastator down. While the Autobots and NEST fight the Decepticons, Starscream leads several other Constructicons in a search for Sam, and intending to use Sam's parents to lure him into a trap. Falling into the trap, Sam offers to hand over the Matrix dust to the Constructicon [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], but only to stall for time until Bumblebee is able to attack and destroy the Decepticon. Ravage attacks Bumblebee from behind, but is killed as well. Sam then orders Bumblebee to get his parents to safety while he and Mikaela try to reach Optimus Prime's body. A remote drone relays pictures back to Morshower, who launches [[Operation: Firestorm]], ordering an immediate launch of pretty much everything they can muster.

[[File:ROTF Devastator Mudflap swallow.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|How you get so big eating food of this kind?]]

In the meantime, Devastator has begun to take apart the pyramid that has been built around the Harvester. Simmons calls a navy ship off the coast of Egypt and orders the use of a railgun. Meanwhile, Sam finally meets up with Lennox and Epps, but they're pinned down by [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]. Jetfire arrives and kills Mixmaster and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], but is mortally wounded by the smaller Decepticon. Simmons relays Devastator's coordinates to the Navy, who score a direct hit on the giant with their railgun. Devastator is torn to pieces and topples from the pyramid. After an air strike takes out most of the other Decepticons, Sam makes a dash for Prime's body, but is caught in the blast of a shot fired by Megatron. While paramedics try to reanimate him, the Matrix dust gets spilled across his hand, and Sam encounters the dead Primes in a vision. The Primes tell him that he was destined to find the Matrix and save the life of the last Prime. Sam returns to life, which is enough to get him and Mikaela to admit that they love each other, and the dust in his hand turns back into the Matrix, which he is able to revive Optimus Prime.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Perhaps you are not as strong as the Emperor thought.]]
Just then, The Fallen arrives by teleportation, steals the Matrix, and teleports himself to the pyramid, where he uses the Matrix to activate the Harvester. The soldiers and armored vehicles begin firing on the pyramid, but The Fallen raises the heavy weaponry with his telekinetic powers and destroys it all. Dying, Jetfire offers his parts to Optimus Prime, and then rips out his own Spark. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] then proceed to fuse Jetfire's remains with Optimus Prime, making him extremely powerful with flight capabilities. Optimus Prime is then able to destroy the Harvester, then faces the Fallen and Megatron. After a short, but fierce battle, Optimus defeats Megatron and kills The Fallen. Horrified at the demise of his master, the severely injured Megatron follows Starscream's suggestion and retreats, but vows that the war isn't over.

[[File:ROTF Optimus Sam ship.JPG|thumb|200px|Take care, you two. May the Force be with you.]]

With the battle won, the Autobots, NEST, Sam and his friends return to the USA on board an aircraft carrier. Upon his return, Sam continues to attend college, while Optimus Prime sends another message detailing recent events, so the shared past of Humanity and the Autobots will not be forgotten as it was before.
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==Quotes==





"Gotta wonder... if God made us in his image, who made ''him?''"
:—'''Epps''', as Galloway first witnesses Optimus's transformation.

"We've shed blood, sweat, and precious metal together." 
"Soldier, you're paid to shoot, not talk." 
[muttering] "Don't tempt me."
:—'''Epps''' is not really happy with '''Galloway'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s plan to get rid of the Autobots.

"So let me ask: If we ultimately conclude that our national security is best served by denying you further asylum on our planet, will you leave peacefully?" 
"Freedom is your right. If you make that request, we will honor it. But before your President decides, please ask him this: What if we leave, and you're ''wrong''?"
:—'''Galloway''' makes the U.S. government's position on the Autobot refugees clear, while '''Optimus Prime''' counters with a pointed argument of his own

"No, uh, it's just this friend of mine went to get you a tighter shirt." 
"There isn't a [[tightest shirt|tighter shirt]]! We ''checked''!"
:—'''Sam''' tries to deflect a pair of '''frat boys'''

"Sam, fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', trying to convince Sam Witwicky to become involved in the conflict once again

"I know you’re pissed. I know you’re pissed because I tried to kill you and it's completely understandable. If somebody tried to kill me, I’d be upset, too."
:—'''Sam Witwicky''' tries to relate with Megatron, to no avail.

"Is the survival of our race not worth a single human life?" 
"You'll never stop at ''one''. ''[Unsheathes his left blade]'' '''I'll take you all on!'''"
:—'''Megatron''' tries to justify killing Sam, but '''Optimus Prime''' disapproves based on the potato chip theory. The most epic beatdown of the film ensues.

'''Sam''': "These symbols gotta mean something. Like a message... or a map. A map to an energon source. Can you guys read this?" 
'''Skids''': "''Read?''" 
'''Mudflap''': "Nu-uh, w-no. We don't really do much reading."
:—Literacy with '''Skids''' and '''Mudflap'''.

"Beginning. Middle. End. Facts. Details. Condense. Plot. Tell it."
:—'''Simmons''' demands more coherent exposition from Jetfire.

"One man, alone..." 
"Stop saying that!" 
"...Betrayed by the country he loves." 
"Oh, my goodness, I'm in the car with you. You're not alone!"
:—'''Simmons''' being, well, himself, much to '''Leo Spitz'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s distress.

"Now I claim your sun!"
:—'''The Fallen''' does the standard "I claim victory before I have actually won" bit.

"You picked the wrong planet! Give me your ''face!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' warns The Fallen of his violent fetish.

"Not to call you a coward, master, but, sometimes, cowards do survive."
:—'''Starscream''' pitches his usual battle plan to an unusually receptive Megatron.

"Our races united by a history long forgotten and a future we shall face together. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message so that our pasts will always be remembered. For in those memories, we live on."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])*
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]
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*[[The Fallen]] ([[Tony Todd]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Reedman]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel/The Doctor]] ([[John Di Crosta]])
*[[Alice]] ([[Isabel Lucas]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor/Wheelbot]] ([[Calvin Wimmer]])
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage/Skipjack]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Protoform]] army
*An [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|unnamed Decepticon]]
*[[Scalpel's assistant]]s
*An [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Mikaela Banes]] ([[Megan Fox]])
*[[Leo Spitz]] ([[Ramon Rodriguez]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[William Lennox|Major William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps|Master Sergeant Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Morshower|General Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Theodore Galloway]] ([[John Benjamin Hickey]])
*[[Graham|SASF Agent Graham]] ([[Matthew Marsden]])
*[[Colan|Professor Colan]] ([[Rainn Wilson]])
*[[Fassbinder]] ([[Jonathon Trent]])
*[[Sharsky]] ([[Walker Howard]])
*[[Tova Simmons]] ([[Annie Korzen]])
|c4=
*[[Mojo]] ([[Chester the Chihuahua]])
*[[Frankie]] ([[Paris (dog)|Paris]])
*[[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (himself)
'''[[Appliancebot]]s'''
*[[Dickbot the blender guy]]
*[[Ejector]]
*[[Dyson vacuum cleaner]]
*[[Microwave bot]]
*[[Waffle iron]]
*[[Cappuccino bot]]
*[[Garbage disposal bot]]
*[[Hand mixer]]
*[[Stand mixer]]
*[[CISCO Aironet]]
'''[[Dynasty of Primes|Seven Primes]]'''
*Prime #1 ([[Michael York]])
*Prime #2 ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*Prime #3 ([[Robin Atkin Downes]])
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Bumblebee's lines as spoken by Ryan were cut from the final movie, but one scene where his voice could be heard was in a promotional video created for ShoWest 2009.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRIfbFpe_sg Preview footage] from ShoWest 2009 showing Bumblebee "speaking" a line not used in the final cut.</ref>

==Errors==
===Filming / editing / technical errors===
[[File:ROTF filmcrewinsideplane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Goddamn papparazi get ''everywhere!'']]

*When the Twins crash during their pursuit of Sideways, the pairs' voices are switched, with Tom Kenny's voice coming from Mudflap as he announces he is okay, and Reno Wilson delivering the admonishments as Skids punches him. Though since the dialogue matches their actions it could in theory be an effect of involuntarily uncombining.

*During the Shanghai battle, when the ramp on the NEST C-17 transport is lowering to reveal Optimus Prime in the cargo bay, a filming crew (including director Michael Bay) can be seen inside the plane on the left side of screen.

*The vehicle modes the Twins scan already have personalized [[license plate]]s on them, though this could theoretically just be NEST personnel customizing the cars on the Twins' behalf beforehand.
**Furthermore, despite sporting a "SKIDS" license plate in vehicle mode most of the time, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "BEAT", in an establishing shot during the scene in New York City.
**This would also make the Twin's fighting over which car they get pointless, as they have already been assigned a specific car determined by the plate.

*Despite the minor cosmetic changes to his Camaro vehicle mode (i.e. new car prop) and the corresponding changes to his robot mode (i.e. modified CG model), Bumblebee still sports the same license plate''s'' as in the previous film. That is, his license plate is ''still'' inconsistent between both modes, alternating between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ454" in robot mode.

*Similarly, despite still sporting his license plate from the previous movie, "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, Ironhide no longer ''has'' a license plate in vehicle mode.

*When Sam jumps from the second story of his house to escape the kitchen robots, a stuntperson who does not look much like Shia LaBeouf performs the stunt.

[[File:ROTF Optimus missing cheek glyph.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cybertronian tattoo removal is expensive.]]
*Optimus Prime is missing the [[Cyberglyphics|Cyberglyph]] on his cheek during the scene in the hanger.

*During the scene in which Alice meets Sam at the party Sam gets a drink and the glass is full, then the camera angle changes and the glass is half full/empty, then the angle changes again and the glass is full again.

*Bumblebee picks up Sam at the frat party in the evening. He then takes him to a graveyard where it's dawn. In real life, the graveyard is located in [[Philadelphia]], while the frat party is set a hundred miles north, in Princeton. Still, even in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] traffic, the trip wouldn't take ''all night.''

*During Sam's campus freak-out, when he drops his notes on the steps, a blonde woman in a suit can be seen coming down the steps to his left, nearly reaching him. However, when the camera angle shifts, the woman is suddenly at the top of the stairs again.

*As Alice attacks Sam, part of the window behind them is taken up by a fan. When Mikaela throws the tool box, it smashes through a glass pane where the fan had been moments before, with the fan itself now resting against the wall under the ''Bad Boys II'' poster.

*When the Autobots are driving to Sam's college shortly before the Decepticons attack him, Arcee is completely absent from the group, while previously-unseen Jolt shows up in one shot ''in front'' of the others, then when the camera angle changes, he disappears.

*In the flyover shot of the barge on which the four Constructicons sit, a red bulldozer, a concrete mixer, a green dump truck and a yellow front-end loader are visible. After the flyover shot, the yellow loader disappears and is replaced with a yellow Volvo excavator.

*While not an error as far as the story is concerned the following is still of note. During the North Atlantic sequence, on the submarine [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Topeka (SSN-754)|U.S.S. Topeka]]'s sonar, there are "five contacts" diving down to Megatron's body's location, and "six contacts" coming up after his resurrection. Although this is dramatic, since [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|one Constructicon]] was killed to repair Megatron, shouldn't there be only five contacts going up as well? Keep in mind, in real life Scalpel would be too small to register on sonar, but Ravage would be just large enough.

*When the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71|U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'']] is sunk by Decepticon [[transition form]]s, its hull number of 71 can be seen on the bridge island. However, when it sinks, a hull number of 7'''4''' can clearly be seen on the bow of the landing deck. CVN-74 belongs to the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'']], a carrier that shows up later in the film and was also the carrier used for filming.
*Not necessarily an error but still related to the above entry: The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Appears at the beginning of the aircraft carrier sequence. it can be identified by the number on the bridge island (74) and a crewwomans cap which has the John C. Stennis's motto "look ahead" written on it.
*Tasers do not cause those tased to go into convulsions. Even if they get tased in the nuts.

*There is a spiderweb in a tomb that explosively decompressed after being opened to the air for the first time in thousands of years.

*While the NEST team and Director Galloway are on the C-17 headed to Egypt, Prime's body appears and disappears from shot to shot.

*In the scene where Bumblebee, Skids and Mudflap are attacked by Starscream, Bumblebee's prop car door can be seen flailing open when Starscream fires a missile from the ground.

*In the quarry when Devastator forms, the Twins go from grimy and dust covered to showroom floor clean within two shots.

*Ravage tears off Bumblebee's back kibble... but in the next shot it's back.

*As the humans and Autobots run from the bombs being dropped on the Decepticons, a damaged Ironhide ejects the cannon on his left arm. In later shots, the cannon is back on his arm.

===Story / continuity errors===
*Most of the [[NEST]] and [[United States military|American]] soldiers are seen using small-calibre arms such as assault rifles, machine guns, and sniper rifles against the Decepticons, despite the previous film establishing very clearly that such weapons were useless against Cybertronians, and that "high-heat" sabot rounds were the only Human weapons capable of penetrating Decepticon armour. Even if they somehow figured out how to make small calibre ammunition achieve the "high heat" required to damage Decepticon armour, it is ''extremely'' unlikely that such low-powered weapons would do any meaningful damage that warrants such widespread usage. After all, in real life, you can't kill a tank with a machine gun. Well, unless you're in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]... ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' offers up the explanation that small-arms fire hitting Decepticon armor "scrambles their circuits" and disorients them.

*The notion that a big metal box (containing a complex electronic mechanism shouting to be released) would ''ever'' make it through post-9/11 airport luggage screening is a bit on the implausible side. The novelization of the film attributes this to Mikaela's Epic Hotness distracting the guard into just letting her through; she also claims that the box contains expensive mechanic's tools which might look strange in an x-ray. Neither explanation is present in the film itself, however.

*When Alice attacks Sam and his friends, the box Wheelie is imprisoned within is taken along, and the box is not seen when Mikaela and Leo escape from the foundry in Bumblebee. The box ''should'' still be inside the wreckage of the car Mikaela hotwired at the college, but Wheelie nonetheless continues to appear in the film, despite there being no indication that anyone returned to the foundry after the battle.

*Given that the Autobots are part of NEST, and are dependent on the US Air Force for transportation around the world, it is not clear why Major Lennox had to be alerted to the fact that the Autobots were on the east coast of the United States. Do the Autobots normally go on unexplained joyrides?

*Where does Mikaela get the padding and gauze to bandage up Sam's hand? They were in the middle of a desert!

*When Jetfire teleports to Egypt, Wheelie is seen landing by him, but disappears until the group reaches the border guards. After they arrive at the pyramids, Wheelie is seen rolling in with the quartet of humans, but is never seen again.

*While running to get to Optimus' corpse, Sam meets a lot of Autobots: Bumblebee, Ironhide, the Arcee sisters... so why doesn't he simply get in one of them and ''drive'' all the way to Lennox's team instead of running?

*There's no rational reason for Simmons to climb the pyramid after Devastator. It looks like he's enabling the Navy ship to "fire on his position", which is useful when the firer can't see the target. However, as we find out just before the railgun is fired, the ship ''can'' see the pyramid. (And railguns are line-of-sight weapons, anyway.) So, Simmons didn't need to climb; he could have stayed someplace safe, called the ship, and told them, "Take a look at the pyramid, and shoot the giant robot tearing it up." It's also hard to believe he wasn't crushed by the flood of pyramid stones, which at one point are raining down on all four sides of the structure.

===Geographic discontinuities===
{{note|The on-film splicing together of disparate filming locations is a common movie phenomena; however, we wouldn't be good pedants if we didn't point out a few of the more glaring disconnects.}}
*The [[Shanghai]] "industrial district" is... interesting, to say the least. There's a company sign that translates as "Empire Import and Export" (which would be the Chinese equivalent of a US company named "Soviet Import and Export") right next to a huge ironworks, dozens of people not even remotely dressed like workers are being evacuated... and at least [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] thought that a giant mining excavator wouldn't be terribly out of place there.

*The aerial view of [[Princeton University]] is immediately followed by a ground shot of the dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania.

[[File:ROTFcap-closestone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The closest one's in Washington." Washington... New Jersey?]]
*After Lennox is alerted to the Autobot operation on the US east coast, he orders NEST to move out. By the time Optimus Prime is killed in battle with Megatron, it appears Lennox's transport planes are already over the United States, and by the end of the day, the NEST troops are at a US air base. Given the great distance between [[Diego Garcia]] and the United States, the short time it took them to arrive is implausible.

*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] drops the car with [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] and [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] inside into a factory just outside a huge city. Yet when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] rescue them and flee, they almost immediately reach a huge forest that was nowhere to be seen in the aerial shot of the factory.

*In the basement of Simmons' deli, in New York City, Wheelie projects laser dots onto a map of the United States to indicate where the Seekers are located. One dot hovers over Syracuse, New York. Another hovers over Trenton, New Jersey. Yet Simmons inexplicably says the closest one is in Washington.
**There ''is'' no dot over Washington.

*When Jetfire is activated at the [[Wikipedia:National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]] (actually the [[Wikipedia:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center|Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], an annex of the Smithsonian) in Washington, he leaves the exhibition center and exits into the desert location of the [[Wikipedia:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group|309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group]] (aka "the Boneyard"), which is in Tucson, Arizona. When Jetfire breaks out of the building, we can see a composited image of the Boneyard's rows of planes, so it's arguable that in this universe, the middle of Washington DC happens to be a desert full of old planes, and no buildings and... you get the point. Michael Bay actually admits this to be a deliberate choice in his audio commentary for the movie, and suggests that "most people in Taiwan" would probably never notice the error.

[[File:ROTFcap-Pyramidsocean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The foreshortening is amazing.]]
*The movie gives the impression that Giza in Egypt and Petra in Jordan are in close proximity to each other — within eyeshot, even. In reality, the two locations are about 416 kilometres (258 miles) apart. What makes this even more problematic is the fact that Egypt and Jordan don't share a common border — the country of [[Israel]] is in-between them, whose existence isn't even mentioned in the movie. At one point, Simmons displays a map of the Gulf of Aqaba (aka "the Dagger's Tip") - on which Egypt and Jordan are labeled in English, but Israel is not.

*Optimus, Megatron, Starscream and The Fallen take their fight from the Pyramids of Giza to the Temple of Luxor, which are ''more than 300 miles away''.

*Considering both the Pyramids and the temple are famous tourist attractions, they’re both pretty devoid of, y’know, tourists.

*Furthermore, the movie gives the impression that the Pyramids of Giza are located near the coast — the soldiers and tanks deployed from hovercraft arrive at the battle site almost immediately. In reality, the closest sea shore, the tip of the Red Sea, is still over 70 miles away from the Pyramids. Worse, when the [[rail gun]] is fired, a monitor screen on board the ''U.S.S. Kidd'' shows footage of the pyramids with the ''ocean in the foreground'', making it appear like they're no more than a mile or two away from the shore. Worse still, this is ''immediately'' followed by a shot of the pyramids that shows ''nothing but desert'' in the direction the rail gun shot is coming from.

==Transformers references==
In addition to carryovers from the previous film, various concepts and characters are derived from previous iterations of Transformers:
*The whole concept of "Transformers disguised as a human" used for [[Alice]] is inspired by the [[Pretender]]s. Roberto Orci even used the term "Pretender" during an interview before the movie's release.<ref name="pretender">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/14/transformers-2-rumor-confirmed IGN interview with Roberto Orci]</ref> However, a Transformer with an "organic" alt-mode instead of an external shell is a concept more reminiscent of the [[Beast Era]].
*The Generation 1 iteration of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] is frequently portrayed as switching from Decepticon to Autobot (he's usually a young and technologically up-to-the-minute 'bot, however.)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and his ejectible minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] both have [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1]] [[Ravage (G1)|counterparts]]. Movie Soundwave even has the same voice actor as 1984 cartoon Soundwave, using the same voice, though without the synthetic vocal processing that made the cartoon voice so distinctive.
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] bears little physical resemblance to his [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]], but is a vaguely similar character archetype, and he ''does'' have that characteristic door armor hanging from his elbows.
*Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] was the first [[female Transformer]] with a starring role, and was likewise a pink-colored girlbot. The idea of Arcee the pink girlbot as a motorcycle dates back to ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the combined form of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], was the first [[combiner]] robot in Generation 1 (unless you count [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]).
*The characters are new, but the names "[[Sideways (disambiguation)|Sideways]]", "[[Demolishor (disambiguation)|Demolishor]]", "[[Mudflap (disambiguation)|Mudflap]]", "[[Skids (disambiguation)|Skids]]", "[[Jolt (disambiguation)|Jolt]]", "[[Rampage (disambiguation)|Rampage]]" and "[[Wheelie (disambiguation)|Wheelie]]" are not. Likewise for the concept of "[[Seeker (disambiguation)|Seekers]]".
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] dying and coming back to life has been done [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|times beyond counting]].
*Prime combining with another 'bot to form a [[Super Mode]] which increases his power (and often gives him flight capabilities) is a trope that has occurred in many recent Transformers series (''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron''.) In ''Armada'', a different [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] was his most frequent combination partner. This is the first time the other 'bot had to die for it to happen, though.
*[[The Fallen]] is based on a comic book character that made his debut in the 2004 miniseries [[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]. In fact, according to Hasbro, he is ''exactly the'' same iteration of the [[character]]! ([[Multiversal singularity|It's needlessly complicated]].)
*The [[Matrix of Leadership]] is one of the franchise's oldest MacGuffins.
*[[Energon]] (mentioned though never seen) is the Transformers' power source in numerous incarnations, beginning with the original cartoon.
*The concept of a [[protoform]] as the first stage of a Transformer is a reference to the same concept introduced on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.
*Though it is almost certainly not an actual ''reference'' (it's a pretty generic and predictable sci-fi trope), the [[Star Harvester]] is quite similar in function to the [[Solar Needle]] from the Generation 1 episode "[[Changing Gears]]", sucking energy from the [[Sun]] to produce energon. Both devices would have destroyed the Sun if allowed to fulfill their function.
*The same is true for Sam having Cybertronian knowledge pumped directly into his brain via a sacred Transformer talisman, which is reminiscent of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s similar situation in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] G1 comics.
*A newspaper is sucked into Devastator that headlines a photograph and accompanying article about a mysterious appearance by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]].
*When Mudflap and Skids first appear in their Ice-Cream Wagon disguise, they play the Transformers [[theme song]] in a very "ice-creamish" way.
*Though possibly unintentional, when the Fallen takes the Matrix and uses it to power up the Star Harvester, Megatron utters [[Megatron (BW)|"Yeeesss..."]]
*Jetfire isn't the only [[Landmine (Energon)|Transformer]] to call Earth [[Inferno (episode)|'Dirt Planet']].

==Other editions==
*A slightly longer edit was shown in IMAX theaters, which featured some brief additional scenes filmed with special IMAX cameras.<ref name="bayimax">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5003 Michael Bay's own announcement of the IMAX version]</ref> An exclusive deal with [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] resulted in ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' not being shown in IMAX theaters until two weeks after the movie's regular theatrical launch.<ref name="imaxpotter">[http://www.collider.com/2009/06/08/transformers-will-keep-harry-potter-off-imax-for-two-weeks/ Collider reporting on the Paramount/IMAX/Harry Pottter deal]</ref>
*It has been suggested that some international versions of the movie had the words "suck my" in the "Decepticons suck my popsicle" slogan on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap's]] ice cream truck mode blanked out, hence only reading as "(Decepticon logo) [blank space] popsicle". This was not done across the board, however–theaters in those very same countries also showed uncensored versions of the movie. Another explanation for this would be that different theaters simply used different lightings settings, which effectively rendered the words "suck my" (which were written in dark red on a black backdrop to begin with) invisible, with no actual intention of "censorship" behind it.

==Prequel material==
===Titan movie comics===
While the Decepticons were disgusted with the pro-Autobot propaganda of Bay's first documentary {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|#13's Star Screams}}, they were quite optimistic about the second film. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] took a strong interest in it, going to the trouble of personally convincing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to be in the film {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|15's Star Screams}}.

The Decepticons promised this new documentary would show a glorious Decepticon victory {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|#10's Star Screams}}—whether it was in the script or not. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|#18's Star Screams}}

Shockingly, even ''they'' were under a non-disclosure agreement regarding the script; Starscream fearfully referred to a greater power keeping him quiet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|#22's Star Screams}} Talking about it could even undermine the Decepticon war effort! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|#23's Star Screams}}

In the same week the film came out, the Decepticons suddenly became unhappy with it and the detente period ended. Bay, Kurtzman, and Orci are once again marked for extermination for their propaganda films. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1's Law and Disorder}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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===Titan Comics ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie comics===

The sinister, unseen figure of the Fallen is secretly gathering a Decepticon army on Cybertron. Skids and Mudflap, slacking off there at the time, accidentally discover this and flee to Earth to warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}} An attempt to kill them fails {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}, but due to their rep of telling tall tales, no one believes them. It doesn't help when they accidentally help Grindor escape capture. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} The Fallen's agent Soundwave decides to use this, and first frames the twins as turncoats {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}, then has them freed by their 'Decepticon allies' so they'll be hunted down.

After a few days of this, the twins began to regret ever getting involved, and Soundwave offered them sanctuary in the Decepticon army and the embrace of the Fallen: an offer they were eager to accept... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

==Adaptations==
{{main|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}
'''Children's adaptations'''
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel}}
{{main|The Last Prime}}
{{main|Operation Autobot}}
{{main|When Robots Attack!}}
{{main|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)}}
{{main|Rise of the Decepticons}}
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: Sound Like the Transformers}}

==Sequels==
Two sequels to the first ''Transformers'' movie were greenlit in the wake of its success, with ''Revenge'' being the first. Although Michael Bay had previously stated that he might need a break from giant space robots before tackling a third film, he confirmed a [[July 1]], [[2011]] release date on his blog.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Official confirmation of third movie release date from michaelbay.com]</ref>

IDW published a comic sequel, ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'', which was lead into by [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video}}
''Revenge of the Fallen'' was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] on DVD (as both a 2-disc special edition and a regular single disc version) and Blu-ray on [[October 20]]th in the United States,<ref name="comingsoon">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=58245 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Hits Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 20!]</ref> and [[November 30]]th in the UK.

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery perrow="3">
File:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|Teaser poster
File:ROTF Theatrical poster.jpg|Theatrical poster
File:ROTF International poster.jpg|International poster
File:ROTF Prime poster.jpg|Prime poster
File:ROTF bumblebee poster.jpg|Bumblebee poster
File:ROTF Starscream poster.jpg|Wait...Starscream gets a poster but Megatron doesn't? That's just wrong.
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
{{quote|Transformers: ROTF has mostly gotten pretty hideous reviews, but that's because people don't understand that this isn't a movie, in the conventional sense.|[http://io9.com/5301898/michael-bay-finally-made-an-art-movie Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie], Charlie Jane Anders|[http://i09.com i09.com,] [[June 24]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|[The critics] never seem to understand that I make movies for people to take a ride and escape.|[http://tinyurl.com/nyscnv forum post] by Michael Bay|[http://shootfortheedit.com shootfortheedit.com,] [[June 25]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|Rarely have critics been more disconnected from what audiences want and love.|John Horn, [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story The Los Angeles Times], [[June 29]], 2009}}
{{quote|I'll take some of the criticism... They're [the Twins] basically gone.|Michael Bay, [http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm USA Today], [[June 11]], 2010}}

''Revenge of the Fallen'' had its world premiere on [[June 8]]th, 2009, in Tokyo, Japan. Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Isabel Lucas and Ramon Rodriguez attended.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/06/08/revenge-of-the-fallen-japan-premiere-photos/ Japanese Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 8, 2009]</ref> Other countries such as South Korea,<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/06/09/bay-and-co-invade-seoul/ Korean Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 9, 2009]</ref> the United Kingdom and Germany followed over the course of the next few days. The United States premiere was held on [[June 22]]nd, 2009, in Westwood, California, during the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Film Festival|Los Angeles Film Festival]] for the second time.

In the week leading up to the United States release, while the film had been released in Japan and the United Kingdom, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was ranking 38% fresh on [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/ Rotten Tomatoes.com]. As American reviews were added into the ranking on June 24, the movie's freshness slipped slowly to 22%. The movie was primarily criticized for its unbecoming portrayal of females, blacks and ''dwarfism'', but it was beaten for its monotonous action, aggressively unfunny entendres, Devastator's [[Unicron|ginormous]] wrecking testes, Shia LaBeouf himself, and the '''noise'''... these factors helped to destroy Bay's reputation even further than [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_(film) Pearl Harbour].
RottenTomatoes.com's consensus was that "''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch." Roger Ebert, who had given the ''first'' Transformers film three stars,<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/REVIEWS/70620006/1023 Roger Ebert's ''Transformers'' review]</ref> gave Revenge one star, and remarked that "if you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together." <ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090623/REVIEWS/906239997 Roger Ebert's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' review] on RogerEbert.com</ref> Todd Gilchrist of Cinematical.com said Michael Bay "has exceeded even the possibilities of sequel-driven 'moreness,' combining his own muscular, high-gloss sensibility with the conventions of blockbusters past, present, and probably future to create a monolithic action masterpiece that feels destined to be the biggest movie of all time." <ref>[http://www.cinematical.com/2009/06/22/review-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ Review: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen] on Cinematical.com</ref> Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune said "the first, comparatively lucid ''Transformers'' was a headache, but I sort of enjoyed it....''Revenge of the Fallen'' is more like listening to rocks in a clothes dryer for 2½ hours." <ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-tc-mov-transformers-0623-0624jun23,0,7350387.story 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel] on chicagotribune.com</ref> Roger Ebert went back for more in a second article, declaring not only that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was awful, but that it'd [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined action films FOREVER]].<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/06/the_fall_of_the_revengers.html "The Fall of the Revengers"] on suntimes.com</ref> In the face of many harsh responses to his own critique, Mr. Ebert went back a third time, not just deconstructing the film but also declaring that fans who claimed to perceive it as "great" were simply wrong.<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/07/i_am_a_brainiac.html I am a Braniac]</ref>

Despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' poised itself quickly as a blockbuster maelstrom. It grossed $16 million in its opening midnight showings alone, an all-time record for Wednesday openings and a second-best for openings on any day of the week behind ''The Dark Knight''. After the full Wednesday was over, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had grossed $55 million in domestic ticket sales, surpassing the previous Wednesday release record, held by ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', by over $10 million.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1614673/story.jhtml 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Breaks Wednesday Box-Office Record] on MTV.com</ref> By the end of the first five days, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had taken an estimated $201.2 million in the United States, just shy of ''The Dark Knight's'' record $203.8 million 5-day US total. In the same period, international markets took in $186.1 million, bringing the 5-day worldwide total to $387.3 million.<ref name="bomjdebut">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2601&p=.htm BoxOfficeMojo.com - Weekend Report: ‘Revenge of the Fallen' Rises with Optimal Debut, June 28, 2009]</ref>

Paramount's U.S. exit polling revealed several intriguing facts: While the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie viewership skewed 60-40% toward men over women, the split for the new film was more even at 54% male, 46% female. More than 90% of those surveyed stated that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was as good as or better than the first ''Transformers'' movie. Surprisingly, about 67% said the film was "excellent", an even better score than for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's critically acclaimed 2009 ''Star Trek'' movie.<ref name="exitp">[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story "'Transformers' director Michael Bay as audience darling" by John Horn, Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2009]</ref>

After two weeks in most markets, ''Revenge'' continued to defy critics and dominate the U.S. box office, narrowly defeating ''Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' on the Fourth of July weekend, finishing with upwards of $300 million in the U.S. and a similar figure in international markets.<ref name="reutjul7">[http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE5671DB20090708 Reuters reporting on Revenge of the Fallen's success around the world, July 7, 2009]</ref> Ultimately, ''Revenge'' grossed more than $836 million worldwide (versus $708 million for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''), including $402 million from US box offices alone (versus $319 million for the first movie).<ref name="bomjrotf">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers2.htm ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' at Box Office Mojo]</ref>

On [[October 20]], ''Revenge'' sold 2 million copies of its DVD/Blu-Ray release in the first 24 hours.<ref>[http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/business/Transformers-Sequel-Transforms-Hollywood-Revenues-65589247.html Transformers Sequel Transforms Hollywood Revenues]</ref>

On April 3, 2010, Shia LaBeouf stated that he was confused about many things in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and in fact, hated the movie. However, he noted that one of the major problems the film faced was working during the writer's strike without a script, and that he had faith that the third film would be an improvement.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/shia-labeouf-confused-by-transformers_1137755 Shia LaBeouf comments on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' at contactmusic.com, April 3, 2010]</ref>

In a June 11, 2010 article about the third Transformers film, Bay and producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] now said they'd taken onboard some of the criticism, and cited the writer's strike and the rushed production as a problem; Bonaventura said "we tried to do too many things in the second movie, which didn't give enough time in any one of them". Bay also said he was getting rid of the "dorky comedy", like the Twins, for the third film, and called the Fallen "kind of a (expletive) character".<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"]</ref> And later, in the April 2011 dated issue of ''Empire'', Bay would again blame the strike and also cite the inclusion of "mystical" plots as a flaw in the film.<ref>''Empire'' April 2011, page 64 - released end of February</ref>

===Awards and recognition===
On February 1, 2009 it was announced that ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' was nominated for seven [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/01/razzie.award.nominations/index.html 'Transformers,' 'Lost' lead worst movie nominees], cnn.com (February 1, 2009) retrieved 02-01-2009</ref> It was awarded three of them, for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay.<ref>[http://enewsi.com/movies/190-16933.html 30th Annual Golden Raspberry Award Winners @ENI]</ref> This presumably represents an improvement from the 2007 film, which received only one nomination ([[Jon Voight]] in the Supporting Actor category) and no wins.

On February 2, 2009, it was announced that ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' was nominated for an [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Academy Award]] for Sound Mixing.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/ Oscar.com]</ref> On March 7, it lost to ''The Hurt Locker''.

==Controversies==
*A huge flap revolved around the characters of the "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Many critics and viewers believed them to be racist stereotypes of poorly educated black American teenagers. Much evidence points to the pair actually being stereotypes of poorly educated ''white'' American teenagers, trying their best to sound like hardcore black urban gangsters... though it's ''still'' a racist stereotype of dubious taste. Director Michael Bay, when confronted with those accusations, claimed that the personalities of the two characters had been primarily created in the recording studio by voice actors [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Reno Wilson]]. Wilson (who is African-American himself) was sad to learn his way of speaking was apparently offensive to himself.<ref name="jive"/> Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci confirmed that this portrayal of the characters hadn't been in the script, and admitted that they could understand the controversy.<ref name="racism">[http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman respond to accusations of racism]</ref>

*At least one reviewer claimed to find a repellent "anti-Arab subtext" to the movie's climactic scenes, which involved the damage or destruction of various Middle Eastern landmarks.<ref name="antiarab">[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/MovieTimes?oid=978078 Chicago Reader review by Andrea Gronvall]</ref> The editors of this wiki are somewhat less than convinced.

*Along the same lines, Chinese viewers reportedly criticized the depiction of Shanghai in the opening scene of the movie. Apparently, depicting an ''industrial area'' as "very shabby" is an "insult" to an entire country, as is the destruction of parts of the city during a battle between alien robots.<ref name="insultchina">[http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/6686502.html English-language article from People's Daily Online reporting on the alleged criticism against the movie in China, including rebuttals]</ref> Regardless, ''Revenge'' topped the box office in China, dethroning 1997's ''Titanic'' as the most successful movie of all times there.<ref name="recordchina">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006144.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Variety reporting on the success of ''Revenge'' in China.]</ref>

*Both professional critics and amateur bloggers noted that the film presents the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] administration as endangering Earth by being wussy, bureacratic, and ignoring the Brave Soldiers.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1906689,00.html Time's review of "Revenge of the Fallen"]</ref><ref>[http://hubpages.com/hub/Transformers-2-Revenge-of-the-Fallen--A-Political-Message A blogger's specific focus on the politics]</ref><ref>[http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/screen/reviews/Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-49559047.html Philadelphia Weekly's review of ''Revenge of the Fallen'']</ref><ref>[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/06/24/turnabout-transformers-2-takes-a-shot-at-president-obama/ Big Hollywood: Turnabout]</ref> Some right-wing bloggers and critics were quite happy about this, natch. As Bay had added Obama's name and image to the film as a ''tribute'' to the President, after the two of them met and had a mutually-complimentary conversation,<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a160272/michael-bay-obama-likes-my-movies.html Michael Bay: 'Obama likes my movies'] at Digital Spy, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfT7ZF_AUk8 Bay telling the story at a press conference.]</ref> and the writers are known Democrats,<ref>[http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2009/06/transformers-a-swipe-at-obama.html Variety: "Transformers, a Swipe at Obama?"]</ref> the implications are probably unintentional and meant to be a [[Autobot High Council|genre trope]] rather than a deliberate dig.

*The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a lobbyist group that already complained about the [[Transformers (film)|first film]], is currently trying to lobby the Federal Communications Commission into tightening regulations for marketing movies rated "PG-13" and associated merchandise to children. The basic reasoning behind their complaints is that ''Revenge'' contains "intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language" and "would have been rated R fifteen years ago", and yet Hasbro's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|associated toys]] are advertised during TV programs aimed at children.<ref name="fccfilter">[http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/transformers-movies-get-caught-in-fcc-content-filtering-inquiry.ars Ars Technica article on the CCFC/FCC story.]</ref> Hasbro themselves appear to be still undecided about their official position regarding the more "mature" tone of the movies and its ramifications for the [[Transformers brand|brand's]] public image, having left several questions to this effect unanswered.<ref name="allsparkqa">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=61539 July/August 2009 edition] of the Allspark [[Hasbro Q&A]]</ref><ref name="tformersqa">[http://tformers.com/transformers-hasbro-answers-your-burning-questions-part-v/12149/news.html July/August 2009 edition] of the TFormers Hasbro Q&A</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 150 minutes
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
{{collist|4|
*PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
*G (Japan)
*12A (United Kingdom)
*PG (Canada; British Columbia)<ref>''Transformers'' received a "14A" rating in British Columbia, but an appeal by the studio successfully reduced it to PG.</ref>
*G (Canada; Quebec)
*PG-12 (Taiwan)
*PG13 (Singapore)
*PG-13 (Philippines/MTRCB)
*IIA (China)
*PG-13 (Malaysia)
*M (Australia)
*M (New Zealand)
*10 (Brazil)
*K-11 (Finland)
*11 (Sweden)
*12 (Germany)
*12A (Ireland)
*12 (Netherlands)
*M/12 (Portugal)
*12 (South Korea)
*B (Mexico)
*12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
*Writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] recruited [[Ehren Kruger]] to help them write the screenplay. [[Michael Bay]] and producers [[Don Murphy]], [[Tom DeSanto]], and [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] also returned.<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6372 Transformers 2 Writers Confirmed]</ref>
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==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> [[Megan Fox]] had already been confirmed for the first of those sequels twelve days earlier,<ref name="foxcon">[http://www.mtvmoviesblog.com/2007/05/18/megan-fox-confirmed-for-transformers-sequel/ MTV confirming Megan Fox for the sequel]</ref> while [[Shia LaBeouf]] had already confirmed his participation in an—at that time still theoretical—sequel in November 2006.<ref name="shias">Rebecca Murray: [http://movies.about.com/od/bobby/a/bobbysl111006_4.htm Interview with Shia LaBeouf from 2006, confirming his participation in a theoretical sequel]</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]], meanwhile, only once briefly questioned his involvement in a sequel in August 2007, when [[Paramount Pictures]] announced that ''Transformers'' would be released on HD DVD, but not on Blu-ray Disc.<ref name="bayhd">[http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/21/michael-bay-responds-to-paramounts-abandonment-of-blu-ray-no/ One of many sites reporting Michael Bay's announcement that he would not direct the sequel if the first movie wouldn't be released on Blu-ray]. Bay deleted his original post after changing his mind.</ref> Bay quickly changed his mind, however, and Paramount would later release the first movie on Blu-ray anyway, after the HD DVD had been abandoned.

In September 2007, Paramount officially announced the first sequel for June 2009.<ref name="reldat">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972852.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety reporting Paramount's official announcement of the first sequel]</ref> Bay was given a budget of $200 million, and ultimately managed to come in $4 million below that.<ref name="showest">[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/11461/tcid/1 Michael Bay talking the ''Transformers'' sequel at ShoWest“]</ref>

The ''Transformers'' screenwriters, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], initially hesitated writing the sequel, but ultimately had a change of mind.<ref name="sciforc">[http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/orci-kurtzman-reveal-tran.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talking to Sci Fi Wire.]</ref> In October 2007, [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as a third writer, who, according to Kurtzman, brought in a "fresh perspective",<ref name="kickoff">[http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/01/14/kicking-off-2009-with-writers-alex-kurtzman-and-roberto-orci-part-two-transformers-2/ Another interview with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci]</ref> and who reportedly impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In April 2009, Roberto Orci confirmed that cartoon voice actor [[Frank Welker]] would voice Soundwave.<ref name="welkers">[http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=12917 Roberto Orci confirming Welker as Soundwave]</ref> Welker had previously been considered as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] voice actor in the first movie, but ultimately Michael Bay had given that part to [[Hugo Weaving]] instead. Both Bay and the writers were also hoping that [[Leonard Nimoy]] could voice a character in the movie.<ref name="sciforc">Bay later stated that he was nervous of asking his relative Nimoy to voice The Fallen for fear of offending him with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer'', MTV.com Movies blog, April 21, 2009]</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review</ref> it ultimately never worked out: after watching his guest appearance on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold]'', Bay selected [[Tony Todd]] - whom he worked with on ''The Rock'' - for the voice of The Fallen instead.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaN2g5i2k2E Interview with The Fallen himself - Tony Todd]</ref>

===Writing and production===
For the movie, Orci and Kurtzman searched the various ''Transformers'' comics and cartoons for "the most elemental bad guy", and eventually found one in [[The Fallen]].<ref name="sciforc"/>

In addition to that, they wanted to include many things in the sequel that hadn't made it into the first movie, including the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Likewise, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had initially been intended to be used in the first movie, but for fear of confusion with the ''Matrix'' movies, the cube had been renamed into the [[AllSpark]]. In return, the Matrix in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' bears more resemblance to the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] Matrix.

In late 2007, during pre-production for the then-untitled ''Transformers'' sequel, the [[wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America went on strike]], but according to all parties involved, this didn't slow down preparations of the movie much in the long run. Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci turned in their first outline of the script the night before the strike officially began. During the strike, director Michael Bay used the script as a basis for preparing the movie. After the strike had ended, Kurtzman, Orci and Ehren Kruger continued their work on the script, based on Bay's changes.<ref name="kickoff"/> One consequence of this development was that Michael Bay and Hasbro had selected some of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie during the strike, because of the long production run of the toys, while they had legally not been allowed to consult with the screenwriters.<ref name="sciforc"/> The "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], are Bay's creation.<ref name="jive">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/transformers-jivetalking-_n_220005.html Huffington Post article on accusations of racism with the "Twins", and Michael Bay and Reno Wilson's response.]</ref>

In early June 2008, DreamWorks, Paramount, and Hasbro officially confirmed the movie's title to be ''Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref name="titleann">[http://www.reserveresult.com/2008/06/transformers-2-revenge-of-fallen.html One of the first announcements of the title, still with a "2" in it]</ref> A few weeks later, Roberto Orci confirmed that there would be no "2" in the title.<ref name="no2orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180738-no-2-transformers-2-a.html#post2173364 Roberto Orci confirming that there will be no "2" in the movie's title]</ref>

Principal shooting began in June 2008 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<ref name="pennlive">[http://blog.pennlive.com/lvbreakingnews/2008/06/shooting_starts_today_on_trans_1.html Pennlive story about the beginning of ROTF's principal shooting in Bethlehem]</ref> Other shooting sites were Philadelphia, the campus of Princeton University, Long Beach, the Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Some scenes were also shot in other countries, at the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian pyramids|Pyramids of Giza]] and in Luxor, Egypt, in Jordan and in Paris.

According to director Michael Bay, ''Revenge'' is the first movie in about 30 years to be given permission to shoot at the Pyramids of Giza, and the first movie ''ever'' to film on top of [[Wikipedia:Petra|Petra]].<ref name="bayclub">[http://www.transformersclub.com/tfrof-intv09.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club interview with Michael Bay]</ref> He obtained permission to film in Egypt by contacting Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's council of antiquities, who turned out to be a fan of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie.<ref>[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 The Collider article and video interview with Michael Bay, February 9, 2009]</ref>

During the time of shooting, actor Shia LaBeouf suffered a severe injury of his left hand in a car accident. Ultimately, however, filming was only briefly halted, and his injury worked into the film, thereby not adversely affecting the filming schedule.<ref name="TheList2008">[http://www.list.co.uk/article/10788-shia-labeoufs-transformers-hand/ The List 1 August 2008]</ref> For the movie, director Michael Bay earned himself an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for the "biggest explosion on film with actors present".<ref name="guiness">[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10579085 New Zealand Herald article mentioning Bay' Guinness Book entry]</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
[[Hasbro]] once again acted both as a licensor and actively participated in the development of the movie. Together with the first ''Transformers'' movie, the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' movie ''Rise of the Cobra'' and several other planned movie projects such as ''Monopoly'', ''Stretch Armstrong'' and ''Battleships'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'' marks the beginning of a new company policy for Hasbro, believing that the new "the movie of the toy" strategy will be more lucrative than the old "the toy of the movie" concept, which involves hefty licensing fees.<ref name="brandweek">[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090611_333306.htm Brandweek article on Hasbro's new movie-related business strategy]</ref> Still, director [[Michael Bay]] receives an 8% cut of all toy sales from the ''Transformers'' movies.<ref name="forbesbay">[http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-transformers-michael-bay-making-movies-enemies-money.html Michael Bay article on Forbes.com June 4, 2009]</ref> During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, when nobody was legally allowed to consult with the screenwriters, Hasbro and Bay selected several of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie.<ref name="sciforc"/>

====US military====
The [[United States military]] also supported the movie again, providing vehicles, shooting locations and military personnel that appear as extras in the movie.<ref name="milit">[http://www.military.com/entertainment/movies/movie-news/military-unites-with-hollywood-on-transformers?wh=entertainment American Forces Press Service press release about the US military's contribution to ROTF]</ref> Due to scheduling coincidences, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was given a larger support by the [[United States Department of Defense]] than ''G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra'', which was produced at the same time.<ref name="dod">Jeff Schogol: [http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62955 Stars and Stripes article about DOD support for ''revenge of the Fallen'' and ''G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra'']</ref> Initially, Bay had intended to include German Bundeswehr soldiers in the movie (presumably as members of [[NEST]] or on board the AWACS plane), but even though the soldiers were eager to participate, the German government denied the request.<ref name="szpremiere">[http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/657558 Report from the German press conference (in German language)]</ref>

====General Motors and other car manufacturers====
American car manufacturer General Motors once again provided vehicles that were used by the Autobots as their [[alternate mode]]s. Returning from the first movie were the GMC Topkick ([[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]), the Hummer H2 ([[ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]) and the new Chevrolet Camaro ([[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]), the latter this time as a slightly updated Z/28 model as compared to the first movie's concept car model. Newcomers for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' are all from the Chevrolet brand, namely the Chevrolet Beat ([[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]), the Chevrolet Trax ([[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]), a new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray concept car ([[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]) and, as a last minute addition, the new Chevrolet Volt electric car ([[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]).

In total, General Motors provided 67 vehicles, 52 of them being prototypes not intended for sale.<ref name="chevytroubles">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-06-15-gm-transformers_N.htm USA Today story on Chevrolet's participation in the movie]</ref> As a consequence of the 2007-onwards financial crisis, however, General Motors reduced their financial support for ''Revenge'' in April 2009.<ref name="horsep">[http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cotown-transformers6-2009apr06,0,5419006.story LA Times story on General Motors cutting their support for ''Revenge of the Fallen'']</ref>

Director Michael Bay estimates that, without the support of General Motors and the military, production of the movie would have cost $10 million more than the $195 million ultimately spent.<ref name="forbesbay"/> Coinciding with the release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', General Motors reported that sales of the new Chevrolet Camaro were so strong that orders were outrunning the supply, even though the car was being sold above MSRP in many places. A direct connection to the movie, however, could not be proven.<ref name="camarosells">[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZCnXEtqqTcc Bloomberg reporting on strong sales for the new Chevrolet Camaro]</ref>

As the only car manufacturer besides General Motors, Audi was able to place its R8 in the movie, as the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways's]] alternate mode. The cooperation was arranged by Propaganda Global Entertainment Marketing.<ref name="propaganda">[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_28/b4139068367113.htm "Hollywood's Blockbuster Role for Product Placement"], Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2009.</ref>

====Product placement====
As in the first movie, numerous companies signed a deal with the filmmakers which allowed for their product being featured in prominent places in the movie. A Mountain Dew vending machine can be seen in [[Leo Spitz|Leo's]] room, computer screens feature visible Cisco logos, [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] intend to communicate via iChat, a huge HSBC logo is seen at Times Square in New York City, a Budweiser bottle is prominently featured in one of the Paris scenes, CNN is everyone's preferred news channel, and a giant IMAX logo is seen inside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In return, Mars heavily advertised ''Revenge of the Fallen'' with their chocolate candy brand [[M&M's]].

===Changes before, during and after production===
*The three Autobot motorcycles were at one point meant to combine into a larger robot, but this was ultimately abandoned for unknown reasons. Concept artwork for this combined mode has surfaced, and this feature was mentioned in the novelization and appears to remain in the toys.

*According to comic book writer [[Simon Furman]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been in an early draft of the movie's plot, but were dropped from the cast very early in development.<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/01/29/no-dinobots-in-transformers-2-revenge-of-the-fallen-original-film-consultant-explains-why/ MTV Movie Blog interview with Simon Furman, January 29, 2009.]</ref>

*Due to licensing issues with Audi and the writers' strike, Sideways' role was dramatically altered and he was early taken out of the script entirely. Originally, Sideways was going to escape the first wave of his Autobot pursuers by using Demolishor as a distraction. After Demolishor's death, Sideways would have been cornered and engaged by Sideswipe in robot mode. At this point, it would have been Sideways, not Demolishor, who would have dropped the Fallen's name when he threatened Sideswipe during the fight. Ultimately, the scene was never finished. Audi backed out of the licensing agreement and the scene was rewritten to focus on Demolishor. Audi later decided that they DID want their product featured, so a pre-visualization animation of Sideswipe bisecting a Lamborghini (included in the movie DVD's and Blu-ray Disc's bonus material) was reworked to feature an Audi R8 being sliced in half instead. Interestingly, some toys still referenced the deleted fight. Most of Sideways' toys feature a chainsaw weapon that he did not have in the film, and Human Alliance Sideswipe's box art depicts a diorama scene of Sideways attacking him in robot mode.

*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], an Autobot who transforms into a V-22 Osprey, was to be a character in the movie, but was dropped from the cast during production.<ref name="procterdesigns">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's movie designs for ROTF]</ref> However, he was dropped so late during production that Hasbro still released [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] versions of the character based on the abandoned movie design–in the first waves of their respective assortments, no less.

*Likewise, the Deluxe Class [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and Scout Class [[Depthcharge]] and [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] toys are based on designs [[Ben Procter]] had originally created for the movie. Breakaway had the early working name "Firestorm", while Ransack was originally conceived as a [[Ford Model T Seeker|Ford Model T]].<ref name="procterdesigns"/>

*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was originally intended to come to Earth and scan a black Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck as his new [[alternate mode]]. The Deluxe Class Soundwave toy still retains some elements of this abandoned concept in robot mode, particularly a Cybertronian version of the Chevy grill and small headlights on the lower torso.

*Several plot points about the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were dropped from the final version of the film, but feature prominently in the adaptations. In the original version, the Dynasty was founded by [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], eleven of whom were killed by The Fallen, with [[Prima|the sole survivor]] sealing the Matrix in the Tomb of the Primes by himself. The Fallen returned to Cybertron and killed all the Primes' descendants, save the one hidden from him who had no knowledge of his ancestry: Optimus. Additionally, The Fallen would have been revealed to have promised Megatron the powers of a Prime, which Optimus would expose as impossible during the final battle around the harvester, causing Megatron and Starscream to leave The Fallen to his death.

*The Fallen was originally supposed to be trapped inside a triangular sarcophagus as seen in ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]''. ''Defiance'' writer [[Chris Mowry]] reportedly nearly spilled his coffee when he watched the movie for the first time and saw The Fallen just sitting in a chair inside the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]].<ref name="mowryallsp">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=64301&view=findpost&p=1387145 Comments by Chris Mowry at the Allspark], November 2009</ref> Exactly how this was supposed to inter-connect with The Fallen surviving his battle with the Primes and returning to Cybertron is unclear. Further, if he ''had'' been sealed in a sarcophagus, then, uh, who would have sent the Seekers to Earth to look for the Matrix?

*One scene that didn't make it into the final movie would have explained [[Alice]]'s sorta-human disguise: In it, [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] watches a TV ad featuring an Alice in Wonderland animatronic from an amusement park, which heavily resembles Alice. The scene was featured in the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|comic adaptation]] and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]]. It's unclear if the scene has actually been filmed; however, the movie still features the follow-up scene in which Leo shows up to tell Sam ''something'' about Alice, only to see her robot tongue strangle him.

*Sam was to have been established as a new vessel for the AllSpark, absorbing its knowledge, which would have explained how he managed to get a scholarship to Princeton. When he was dying in Egypt, the knowledge of the AllSpark would then have transferred to the dust within the Matrix of Leadership, which was created by the AllSpark. The movie would have ended with Optimus showing Sam that he'd recovered the Matrix, which now replaced the Cube as the AllSpark's physical form.

*Another possibly dropped plot point involved an explanation for the government's cover-up of the [[Mission City]] battle in the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]]. The robots would have been declared the creations of a company either named [[McClaren Robotics]] or [[McClaren Robotics|Massive Dynamics]], which allegedly had gone rogue by accident. This is referenced in [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the movie (where the company is named "Massive Dynamics"), the junior novelization ''[[The Last Prime]]'' and [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|comic adaptation]] (where the company is named "McClaren Robotics"). A McClaren sign is also briefly seen in IDW's [[Transformers: Alliance|''Alliance'' issue 4]]. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "Massive Dynamics CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> Presumably, actor Steve Tom was originally intended to play the character in the movie. His official website is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge'' ever since July 2008,<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref> even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB also listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO,<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref> whereas Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of Massive Dynamics at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> It's unclear if the scenes featuring Tom were cut or dropped from the script before they were even filmed.

*[[Robert Epps|Epps]]'s wife, [[Monique Epps|Monique]], was also supposed to appear in the movie together with [[William Lennox|Lennox's]] wife [[Sarah Lennox|Sarah]]. The casting call from April 2008 lists her under the working name "Theresa".<ref name="iesbcall"/> The original plan was that [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] would contact Epps and Lennox by calling their wives and asking them to pass on information to their husbands. This scene appears in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and in IDW's [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|comic adaptation]]; in the movie, the wives are never seen, and instead of Sam, it is [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] who contacts Epps and Lennox directly.

*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] was originally intended to appear in this film but was cut for unknown reasons.<ref>http://massiveblack.com/mbwp/?p=1368</ref>

===Leaks and disinformation===
====Persistent fake IMDB synopsis====
In July 2007, only a week after after ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' had premiered in the USA, nearly two years before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was to premiere and half a year before a ''script'' would actually be written, a "synopsis" for the (at that point still untitled) sequel to ''Transformers'' was posted on IMDB,<ref name="imdbsum">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/synopsis Fake "synopsis" for ROTF on IMDB]</ref> containing vague guesses for a potential plot direction based on the first movie ([[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and taking command of the remaining Decepticons–which would actually happen in [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic–and "[[Scorponok (Movie)|Skorpinox]]" [sic] stealing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] body from a military base, in contrast to the first film's actual ending), including several glaring spelling and grammar errors. The "synopsis" was eventually exposed as the work of ''Next'' and ''xXx: State of the Union'' director Lee Tamahori, who wanted to use it as a pitch to offer himself to [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] as a cheaper alternative for [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="tamahori">[http://defamer.gawker.com/hollywood/a-more-personal-kind-of-transformation/breaking-transformers-2-plot-synopsis-revealed-278307.php Gawker's Defamer reporting on the fake "synopsis" from IMDB, and updating with information about its true origins]</ref> Regardless, the "synopsis" was still heavily featured by other websites, including foreign theaters and media,<ref name="prosieben">[http://www.prosieben.de/kino_dvd/previews/film/ German TV station feature about ROTF using the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref> despite multiple evidence (trailers, official information provided by Paramount, leaked information about the involvement of a character named "[[The Fallen]]") suggesting that the alleged "plot" was pretty much bunk. The fake synopsis ''still'' persisted in some places long after ''Revenge'' had already hit theaters, despite being directly refuted by the film itself.<ref name="dvdlisting">[http://www.comicsandcardsupplies.com/jul091794.html Premature preorder for the ROTF DVD featuring the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref>

====Fake treatment====
In October 2007, an alleged treatment for the (at that point still unnamed) ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' sequel surfaced on the internet.<ref name="treat">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2007/10/transfomers-2-leaked-script.html The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog reporting on the alleged treatment], October 2007.</ref> While producer [[Don Murphy]] soon claimed that it wasn't real,<ref name="murphyfake">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1052166&postcount=52 Don Murphy denies the authenticity of the leaked treatment], October 2007.</ref> [[Michael Bay]]'s website administrator Nelson Lauren countered by suggesting that it wasn't a fan creation,<ref name="nelsonfake1">Nelson's deliberately misleading comments regarding the alleged treatment at the [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=435346&postcount=26 official Live Action Movie boards] and at [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?&showtopic=37905&st=20&p=759450&#entry759450 The Allspark], October 2007.</ref> then referred to an ambiguous post he had made a few days earlier, in which he had hinted that information might be spread that would not be entirely reliable.<ref name="nelsonfake2">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1590&postcount=1 Nelson's ambiguous "telling the truth in a false way" post] at the official Michael bay forums, October 2007.</ref> What followed was a brief back-and-forth with Murphy accusing Nelson of "stirring shit up",<ref name="murphynelson">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=22721 Don Murphy's response to Nelson's statements], October 2007.</ref> which prompted Nelson to counter that he had better sources than Murphy.<ref name="nelsonsources">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37905&st=60&p=761181&#entry761181 Nelson's counter to Don Murphy...] No, we stop here. You get the idea.</ref>

====Michael Bay's alleged disinformation campaign====
In April 2008, director Michael Bay claimed he had initiated a huge disinformation campaign in order to prevent content details from the movie being revealed to the public before he wanted them to.<ref name="misinf">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a94406/bay-tries-to-fool-transformers-fans.html Mirrored copy of Michael Bay's original claims about his alleged "disinformation campaign"]. Bay apparently deleted his original post from his official message board.</ref> Ultimately, Bay himself turned out to be the main source of genuine disinformation, despite claiming that ''only'' what he said was 100% true. Therefore, the disinformation campaign mostly hinged on fans believing in its existence, and rejecting any genuinely "leaked" information, including set photos, statements by third parties such as [[Hasbro]] or [[IDW Publishing]] and stolen toy [[prototype]]s, as "disinformation". Screenwriter Roberto Orci eventually admitted that the disinformation campaign wasn't really working.<ref name="orcicampaign">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-150.html#post2437185 Roberto Orci confirming Michael Bay's biggest fear: The disinformation campaign doesn't work!]</ref>

In June 2008, when principal shooting had just begun, a call sheet was leaked to the internet,<ref name="bethcall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/06/bethlehem-call-sheet-cast-tf-and-next.html Leaked call sheet at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog], June 5, 2008</ref> which revealed the casting of [[Ramon Rodriguez]] as a character named "[[Leo Spitz|Leo]]", the appearance of an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] as well as a character with the working name "[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Stinger]]". Furthermore, an ice cream truck that had just been spotted on the Bethlehem set a day earlier<ref name="bethfirst">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-2-bethlehem-images---update---ironhide-on-set-165046/ Set photos from the Bethlehem shoot at TFW2005], June 4, 2008</ref> was hinted to be two characters only referred to as "[[The Twins]]". Lastly, the call sheet revealed that the next shooting location would be the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where an SR-71 Blackbird would be revealed to be a Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. A character named "[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheels]]" was also supposed to appear in that scene. In July 2008, Bay then claimed that fake scripts, treatments, "wrong schedules and call sheets with fake scenes on them" had been deliberately leaked to the internet.<ref name="bayfakescript">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 Michael Bay's forum post claiming that only he and the writers had seen the script]</ref>

For the longest time, Bay upheld the position that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] would ''not'' return in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. After concept designs of Megatron's new [[alternate mode]] had surfaced (some of which would later turn out to be designs for the [[Robot Powered Machines|RPM]] Megatron toy, while the first ones that surfaced were far too advanced for mere "toy" designs<ref name="megsleak">Various leaks of the new Megatron design for ROTF mirrored at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, September 2008: [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/tf2-megatron-image.html Robot mode design], [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/megatrons-alt-mode.html concept art for the alternate mode], [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/megatron-toy-pictures.html control drawings for Megatron's RPM vehicle toy]</ref>), Bay insisted that this was "just Hasbro coming up with a new toy", and Megatron would not appear in the movie.<ref name="EmpireFeb2009">''Empire'' magazine issue 236, dated February 2009, pages 68 and 69, article entitled "20 to watch in 2009", written by Nick de Semelyn</ref> Following ''officially released'' evidence to the contrary (including Megatron's brief appearance in the February 1 Super Bowl TV spot and the February teaser trailer), screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] confirmed that Megatron would indeed return.<ref name="mreturns">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-211.html#post3333713 Roberto Orci confirming Megatron's return on TFW2005.com - February 22, 2009]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bay retracted his claims, but not entirely, suggesting that Megatron would only appear in a flashback scene "from the long lost past", despite the fact Megatron could be seen pinning [[Sam Witwicky]] to the ground in the aforementioned TV spot and teaser trailer. He also denied that Megatron would transform into a tank.<ref name="catoutbag">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=66825&postcount=4 Bay retracting from his claims about Megatron on his forum - March 6, 2009]</ref>

====General Motors and the Chevrolet Volt====
In August 2008, after a Chevrolet Volt vehicle had been spotted on the set of ''Revenge'', General Motors reluctantly admitted having provided the car to the production crew, and that the car would indeed appear in the film, but claimed that it was no production vehicle (i.e. some details may differ from the final car, similar to Bumblebee's Concept Camaro in the first movie). Chevrolet also claimed that the Volt was only used for one or two days of shooting, and that it would only "appear in the movie very briefly", and "not as a Decepticon or Autobot", so it would "not have a Transformer nickname".<ref name="edmundsjolt">[http://web.archive.org/web/20090129105851/http://edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=131426 Edmunds Inside Line article on the Chevrolet Volt spotted on the set], August 2008</ref> (While it's true that [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] was a last-minute addition to the movie, the car was spotted again later at a different set.<ref name="joltwhite">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/chevy-volt-at-white-sands-set.html Set photos from White Sands Missile Range] including the Chevrolet Volt, September 2008.</ref>)

====Edited IDW interviews====
Bay and/or Paramount also tried to have information prematurely revealed by third parties contained after the fact: During [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008, in an interview on July 25, comic book writer [[Simon Furman]] revealed that the film would feature a character named [[The Fallen]], which was a character they had created for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]''.<ref name="furmancbr">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412Simon Furman interview with Comic Book Resources], edited version.</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of ''Revenge''. [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was also confirmed in the same interview.<ref name="mowrymtv">[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry], edited version.</ref> Less than a week after this, however, Michael Bay reiterated that everything leaked thus far was part of his alleged disinformation campaign, and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had actually seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirmed that they had the script. Additionally, Bay claimed the only truth about the film revealed up to that point was Sam going to college.<ref name="bayfakescript"/> Curiously, on August 5, 2008, after a fan had pointed out the contradiction to Bay, all references to The Fallen (and Arcee) were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.<ref name="interviewsoriginal">[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/movie/index.html Mirrored copies of the unedited versions of the interviews.]</ref>

====Other (minor) instances of disinformation and misconceptions====
Other (in)famous instances of disinformation included an alleged sighting of both [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]] Pontiac Solstice vehicle mode and voice actor [[Darius McCrary]] on the Bethlehem set<ref name="jazzrumor">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/autobot-jazz-is-back-for-transformers-movie-sequel-165008/ TFW reporting on the alleged sightings of the Jazz Pontiac Solstice and voice actor Darius McCrary], May 2008</ref> (it's ''possible'' that someone mistook an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] or the [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Chevrolet Corvette concept car]] for a Pontiac Solstice, and McCrary ''might'' have genuinely visited the set out of sheer curiosity) and an "update" to a (legitimate) casting call that contained nothing but fake character names and descriptions,<ref name="fakecall">[http://spoilertv-movies.blogspot.com/2008/04/transformers-2.html Fake casting call at Spoiler TV], April 2008. Note: Everything up until "CNN Reporter" originates from another, legitimate casting call; everything from "Head of Sector 7" onward is made up.</ref> including a funeral director who would allegedly bury [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]]. It's unclear whether any of these were instances of deliberate disinformation on behalf of Bay, or just attention-seeking fans coming up with made-up "scoops" on their own. Furthermore, three of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] Saleen Mustang prop vehicles were spotted on a truck bed in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref> It's unclear if this was an instance of deliberate disinformation, or just a genuine move of the vehicles with no further intention behind it.

==Notes==
*The official title of the film is ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (with a lower-case "t" in "the") even though it is apparently referring to [[The Fallen]] (with a capital "T" in "The").
*Marketing for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' briefly used the tagline "Our World. Our War.", a play on the primary marketing tagline from the first live-action film, "Our World. Their War.".
*Leo's room features posters for [[Wikipedia:Naruto|Naruto]], [[Wikipedia:Cloverfield|Cloverfield]] (whose infamous first teaser debuted at screenings of the first Transformers film), and [[Wikipedia:Bad Boys 2|Bad Boys 2]] (another of Michael Bay's movies).
*During the scenes set in and around the deli in NYC, posters for the bands [[Wikipedia:Catch 22 (band)|Catch Twenty-Two]] and [[wikipedia:Voodoo Glow Skulls|Voodoo Glow Skulls]] are prominently featured.
*Even though ''Revenge'' features mostly domestic voice actors for the foreign market dubs, [[Frank Welker]] voiced [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] not only in English, but also in a large number of foreign dubs, including the Italian and French versions. As a result, in the Italian dub of the movie, Soundwave speaks with a strange, foreign accent. Welker is also credited for an unspecified voice role in the Latin Spanish dub, most likely Soundwave again. Furthermore, Welker is ''incorrectly'' credited for voicing Soundwave in the German dub, even though German dubbing insiders insist that the voice heard in the actual movie has been provided by someone else ([[Horst Lampe]], who also dubbed ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]), presumably as a last-minute decision because Welker's "German" performance was considered sub-standard.<ref name="germandub">[http://215072.homepagemodules.de/t511643f11775323-Transformers-Die-Rache-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-7.html German dubbing board thread about ROTF, with a discussion about Soundwave's voice]</ref> Welker described the entire process of dubbing Soundwave in different languages as "very hard".<ref name="welkernewsarama">[http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090915-Animated-Shorts-Welker.html Newsarama interview with Frank Welker], September 2009.</ref>
*The prequel novel introduced other Autobots into the ranks of [[NEST]]—[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]]. They were present up until the events directly leading into the Shanghai incident, but were not present for any of the events featured in the film or adaptations. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}
*While ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' used 20 terabytes of disk space for visual effects, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' used 154 terabytes.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>
*The Chinese name for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was "[[wikia:c:starwars:Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back|Decepticon Strikes Back]]" for a while before the title was changed into "The War of Revenge" in theaters and media in Taiwan around mid to late 2008.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Revenge''''' (トランスフォーマー/リベンジ ''Toransufōmā/Ribenji'')
*''Cantonese:'' (變形金剛: 狂派再起, "Transformers: The Return of the Decepticons")
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kaatuneiden kosto''''' ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: La Revanche''''' ("Transformers: The Revenge")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Die Rache''''' ("Transformers: The Revenge")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 2: La Vendetta del Caduto''''' ("Transformers 2: The Revenge Of The Fallen")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers: Zemsta Upadłych''''' ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: Retaliação''''' (Portugal, "Transformers: Retaliation"), '''''Transformers: A Vingança dos Derrotados''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Vengeance of the Defeated")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Pièn-hsíng Chīn-kāng: Fùch'óu chīh chàn''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛: 復仇之戰, "Transformers: The War of Revenge"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Juǎn Tǔ Chóng Lái''''' (Mainland China, 变形金刚：卷土重来, "Transformers: The Comeback (of the Decepticons)")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Mest' Padshikh''''' (Трансформеры: Месть падших, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformersi: Osveta Poraženog''''' (''Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen'')
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: La Venganza de los Caídos''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers: De Besegrades Hämnd''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Yenilenlerin İntikamı''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Pomsta Poražených''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com Dreamworks/Paramount's ''Transformers'' Movie website]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/ Hasbro's ''Transformers'' homepage]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/ Josh Nizzi], [http://www.ryanchurch.com/images/tf2/04PRO_TF2.htm Ryan Church], [http://skulboyfilmwork.blogspot.com/2009/07/transformers-revenge-of-fallen.html Duncan Crawford], [http://www.paulozzimo.com/ Paul Ozzimo], [http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4 Steve Jung], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter], [http://www.seanhaworth.com/SH_Design/Portfolio/Portfolio.html Sean Haworth]
*[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 Interview with Michael Bay 02/09/2009] — Collider.com

==References==
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)

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[[File:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me.]]
{{quote|We had three weeks to get our story and, really, we were going into the movie without a script. It’s tough to do that.|[[Michael Bay]], [http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/14/michael-bay-ready-to-make-you-forget-transformers-2-it-was-kind-of-a-mess/ LA Times interview]}}

'''''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''''' is the second film in the [[live-action film series]], a sequel to ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''. It was released in North America on [[June 24]], [[2009]].

The film is set two years after the events of ''Transformers''. The Autobots have found a home in "NEST", a secret military unit created to eliminate the remaining Decepticons, and Sam is starting college and trying to leave his Transformer-laden past behind. The Decepticons are regrouping, however. Megatron is restored to life, and his master, The Fallen, schemes to activate an energon-producing Star Harvester on Earth, which will destroy the planet and provide the Decepticons with enough energon to raise an army. The Harvester's location, and the means to activate it, are hidden within Sam's mind, leading the Decepticons to wage war across the Earth as they hunt down the human. Witwicky turns to some unlikely allies to escape and survive. Ultimately, the last of the Primes defeats The Fallen, destroys the Harvester, and proves the Autobots' greatest power is found in their unexpectedly-ancient alliance with the humans.

Director [[Michael Bay]] set out to greatly expand the film's scope with settings ranging across the globe, and a much larger cast of Transformers, with over 40 robots in all.

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==Synopsis==
In 17,000 B.C., a group of human hunters discover Transformers already on Earth, building [[Star Harvester|a machine]]. [[The Fallen|One of the Transformers]] notices the humans, and his reaction is less than friendly.

Two years after the battle of [[Mission City]], the Autobots have teamed up with the American soldiers, including [[William Lennox|Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Epps]], in a secret team named [[NEST]] under the command of the [[United States military|US military]], but also incorporating soldiers from other countries such as the United Kingdom. Officially, the US government still keeps the Transformers' existence a secret.

[[File:ROTF-Arceethree.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Well, I guess you don't know everything about women yet.]]

NEST is hunting down the Decepticons on Earth. A region of [[Shanghai]], [[China]] is evacuated to allow NEST to deploy with a cover-up of a toxic chemical spill occurring. As soldiers probe the region, they find the heat signature of the Decepticon [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], who transforms and wreaks havoc on the roadways. His discovery prompts his partner, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], to escape as well. Sideways is pursued by [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], Skids, and Mudflap, although Sideswipe, waiting for the Decepticon, eventually slices him lengthwise in half. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is airlifted to Shanghai and chases Demolishor through the city with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Optimus shoots Demolishor several times in the head, while Ironhide shoots out his wheels, causing him to crash and fall off a bypass, badly injuring himself in the process. Before Optimus kills him, Demolishor delivers the cryptic message: "The Fallen shall rise again."

[[File:ROTF Sam Cube fragment.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You will go to the Dagobah system. There you will learn from Yoda.]]

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]] is preparing for his move to college and dealing with his bipolar mother. His father is looking forward to enjoying a holiday in Paris, and [[Mojo]] has a new canine companion named [[Frankie]]. Sam is on the phone to his rather snarky girlfriend, when he finds a splinter of the [[AllSpark]] lodged in his "D-Day shirt". He experiences a brief flash of images before the splinter burns him. Dropping it, Sam sees the floor catch fire as the splinter burns its way down to the kitchen, where it brings numerous kitchen devices to life. These [[appliancebot]]s make their way to Sam's room and attack. He escapes to the garden, where the bots pin Sam and his father behind the water fountain. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] has destroyed the kitchen robots (and part of the Witwickys' house with them), Sam hands the AllSpark shard to [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]. His mother demands Bumblebee leaves. Sam then tells Bumblebee to join the other Autobots, as both of them need to move on. Sam and Mikaela have a slight scuffle over who should say the words "I love you" first, but they kiss and move on. Sam leaves for college, and no one notices a [[Wheelie (ROTF)|toy car]] in the lawn. It detects the splinter and signals [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who is stationed in orbit around Earth, disguised as a satellite, and Soundwave orders the truck to follow the girl.

Meanwhile, NEST is in a video briefing with [[Morshower|General Morshower]], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, when they are visited by National Security Adviser [[Theodore Galloway]], who has been dispatched to relay the President's concerns over the casualties in Shanghai. As Optimus relays the warning of "The Fallen", Soundwave takes control of the satellite transmitting the message. Galloway dismisses the threat, convinced that the only reason the Decepticons are interested in Earth is because of the presence of the Autobots. Therefore, he suggests that they may leave the planet. Optimus says that, yes, they will, but also warns Galloway that he may be wrong. During the conversation, Galloway reveals the location of the AllSpark shard Optimus Prime had picked up after killing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], and the location of Megatron's remains in the [[Laurentian Abyss]].

Sam arrives at college with his parents and meets his roommate, [[Leo Spitz]], who operates a [[The Real Effing Deal|conspiracy website]] and is convinced that alien robots are hiding on Earth. Sam feigns ignorance and goes to see if he can get another room, but his hunt is interrupted by his father and mother, the latter of whom has unwittingly purchased some marijuana-laced brownies. In the corridor, Leo points out [[Alice]], another student he has the hots for. Sam is more concerned with tracking down his mother, who by now is roaming the school, informing random people about the state of Sam's virginity.

Soundwave dispatches his minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] to Earth, where he infiltrates the NEST base on [[Diego Garcia]]. Ravage horks a swarm of [[Microcon (ROTF)|microcons]] into an ventilation outlet, and they swarm down to the chamber where the AllSpark shard is being held. There they combine into [[Reedman]], who steals the shard and joins Ravage in a rapid escape.

Although he's due to have a webcam date with Mikaela, Sam is dragged to at a frat party by Leo. He suffers some sort of attack, seeing [[Cyberglyphics|alien symbols]] which he is trying to write on a table with cake icing when he's approached by Alice, who attempts to seduce him. When Bumblebee shows up, she takes a ride with Sam, but Bumblebee does everything he can to convince her to leave, up to and including spraying her with an [[lubricant|unidentifiable yellow liquid]]. Bumblebee then takes Sam to Optimus Prime, who tells him of the theft of the AllSpark shard and asks Sam to speak with the government on their behalf. Sam refuses, saying that he has his own problems and does not believe that he is the right person for this task.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|What is thy bidding, my master?]]

At the Laurentian Abyss, Ravage meets up with several [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]], who have placed themselves aboard a cargo ship, then dives with them to the bottom of the ocean, where the US military has dumped Megatron's remains. Using the shard and spare parts from [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|one of the Constructicons]] (who is presumably killed), [[Scalpel (ROTF)|"The Doctor"]] is able to revive Megatron, who promptly travels to one of Saturn's moons, where the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' is being used as a base by the Decepticons. He is awaited by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who is overseeing the spawning of a new army of Decepticons. After beating Starscream for leaving him to die, Megatron presents himself to his master, [[The Fallen]]. Although Megatron believes he has failed, The Fallen reveals that when the Cube was destroyed, the knowledge within the AllSpark was instead transferred to Sam, and with it the means to locate a device capable of creating vast amounts of Energon. The Fallen commands Megatron to capture Sam and kill Optimus, who is the last [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and the only transformer who can defeat The Fallen.

As he sits in [[Colan|Professor Colan]]'s astronomy class, Sam suddenly reads through the entire reference book in a matter of seconds, before interrupting the Professor's lecture to scrawl more of the strange symbols on a blackboard and deliver a speed lecture on higher physics. After the Professor throws him out, he realises that the effects he's been experiencing may be linked to touching the AllSpark shard. When he calls Mikaela to warn her not to touch it, the [[Wheelie (ROTF)|toy-truck Decepticon]] tries to steal the shard, but Mikaela captures the tiny Decepticon. Mikaela promptly boards a plane to see Sam.

Alerted to multiple Decepticon contacts, NEST mobilises, but the Autobots are already on their way somewhere, and refusing to answer calls from their human comrades.

[[File:ROTF Optimus death.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You are beaten. It is useless to resist.]]

Leo and Alice find Sam in the dorm room, freaking out and covering the walls with glyphs. Alice pushes Leo outside, and when Mikaela arrives, she finds Sam and Alice in what appears to be an intimate moment. It soon turns out, however, that Alice is a Decepticon as well. Mikaela, Sam and Leo flee as Alice hunts them, devastating the campus library; Mikaela eventually defeats her by slamming her into a tree with a hotwired car. The three humans try to get away but are captured by [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] and delivered to the waiting Megatron in an abandoned building. Megatron orders "The Doctor" to remove Sam's brain in order to access the information from the AllSpark shard, but Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrive to free the three humans. Prime takes Sam and flees, but is soon overtaken by Megatron, Starscream and Grindor. In the subsequent battle, Prime injures Starscream and kills Grindor by tearing his head apart. However, Optimus is eventually impaled by Megatron and dies. The other Autobots arrive, saving Sam and causing Megatron and Starscream to retreat.

With the Decepticons unable to locate Sam on their own, Megatron decides that a show of force is in order to compel the humans to turn Sam over to him. Soundwave relays the mobilization order to the ''Nemesis'' and then tracks down [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] in Paris. Decepticons, joined by The Fallen, enter Earth and cause massive damage in their transition forms, destroying a [[United States Navy|naval carrier]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and attacking Paris, kidnapping Sam's parents. In a hijacked TV broadcast around the world, The Fallen reveals his existence to the world's public and demands Sam be surrendered to him or else the Decepticons will destroy the world. As a result manhunt for Sam is launched.

[[File:Rotf t2 simmonsclassified.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Ready are you? What know you of ready?]]

Sam, meanwhile, is hiding out with Mikaela, Leo, Bumblebee and the Autobot twins, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Leo complains loudly about the strange turn his life has taken of late, and Sam rightly tells him to shut the hell up.

The Autobots return to the NEST base, where they are surrounded by the military. Galloway tells them that he has placed in charge of NEST, which is to cease all activities relating to the Decepticons. NEST is being stood down, and they are all to return to Diego Garcia, while the military draws up a coordinated multinational strategy, buying time by negotiating with the Decepticons. Though Lennox tries to argue, it's futile as Galloway pulls rank. Ratchet says the Autobots should leave Earth altogether, but Ironhide points out that it's not what Optimus would want.

Feeling guilty for Prime's death, Sam decides to solve the mystery of the symbols he's been seeing. The Autobots identify the symbols as Cybertronian, but since the language predates their existence, they cannot translate them. Leo eventually suggests they may ask his rival, "[[Robo-Warrior]]", owner of a [[GiantEffingRobots.com|competing website]], for help. To everyone's surprise, Robo-Warrior turns out to be none other than [[Seymour Simmons]], former agent of [[Sector Seven]]. Simmons reveals that the Transformers were on Earth some time ago, as symbols similar to those Sam is obsessed with have been found on numerous excavation sites around the world, and that Sector Seven discovered evidence that several Transformers stayed on Earth for some time. However, in order to read the symbols, they may need a Decepticon. Mikaela then interrogates Wheelie, who identifies the symbols as the Language of the Primes, and suggests they may track down one of the ancient [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], the Transformers believed to be on Earth. Wheelie identifies one as being nearby, in [[Washington, D.C.]]

[[File:ROTF behold Jetfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Looking? Found someone you have, I would say, hmmm?]]

At the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, they discover an old Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], disguised as an SR-71 Blackbird. After some initial confusion on his part, Jetfire explains he has defected to the Autobots, inspiring Wheelie to follow suit. When Sam finishes writing down the symbols, Jetfire says that they were part of the Seekers' mission, and he opens a [[space bridge]] and teleports himself as well as Sam, Mikaela, Leo, Simmons, Bumblebee and the Twins to [[Egypt]]. He explains that thousands of years ago, the Transformers arrived on Earth on an exploratory mission under their original leaders, the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]]. The Primes had come to build a Star Harvester, a device which can create [[Energon]], the Transformers fuel, by destroying suns. The Primes had a single rule of never destroying a star with a living bearing world, but one of the Primes, forever known as The Fallen, despised the humans and tried to activate the machine. The Primes were unable to defeat their brother, but instead stole the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the key needed to activate the harvester, and gave their lives to seal it in a tomb made of their own bodies. Jetfire further explains that only a Prime can hope to defeat The Fallen, and with the death of Optimus, they are doomed. Sam suggests that they may use the Matrix to revive Optimus Prime, which is backed up by Jetfire. They head towards Giza, dodging Egyptian police on the way.

In New Jersey, NEST are loading up to return to Diego Garcia when Simmons contacts Lennox to relay information about the new quest, and co-ordinates where they can drop Optimus's body. Lennox and Epps decide to trust the new information and go against their orders. Sam's group passes through a checkpoint, allowing Soundwave to pinpoint their location, but they reach the Pyramids of Giza, where they pick up the next clue, pointing to [[Jordan]].

On the NEST aircraft, Lennox tricks Galloway into bailing out of the plane. Back in the US, General Morshower receives a communique from Lennox, and arranges to have assets in the target area.

In Petra, Sam's group discovers the [[Tomb of the Primes]]. Inside, Sam finds the Matrix, which instantly crumbles into dust into his hands. Sam collects the dust regardless, and he and Mikaela return outside where Simmons and Leo have spotted the NEST team parachuting into Egypt to begin preparing for battle near the pyramids.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This baby's got a few surprises in her.]]

Before Sam and the others can get back to Lennox and his people, the Decepticons start their attack. Bumblebee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins draw their fire while Sam and Mikaela make a break for the soldiers. The Constructicons merge into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who proceeds to swallow Mudflap. Mudflap, however, is able to free himself, together with Skids, they try to slow Devastator down. While the Autobots and NEST fight the Decepticons, Starscream leads several other Constructicons in a search for Sam, and intending to use Sam's parents to lure him into a trap. Falling into the trap, Sam offers to hand over the Matrix dust to the Constructicon [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], but only to stall for time until Bumblebee is able to attack and destroy the Decepticon. Ravage attacks Bumblebee from behind, but is killed as well. Sam then orders Bumblebee to get his parents to safety while he and Mikaela try to reach Optimus Prime's body. A remote drone relays pictures back to Morshower, who launches [[Operation: Firestorm]], ordering an immediate launch of pretty much everything they can muster.

[[File:ROTF Devastator Mudflap swallow.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|How you get so big eating food of this kind?]]

In the meantime, Devastator has begun to take apart the pyramid that has been built around the Harvester. Simmons calls a navy ship off the coast of Egypt and orders the use of a railgun. Meanwhile, Sam finally meets up with Lennox and Epps, but they're pinned down by [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]. Jetfire arrives and kills Mixmaster and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], but is mortally wounded by the smaller Decepticon. Simmons relays Devastator's coordinates to the Navy, who score a direct hit on the giant with their railgun. Devastator is torn to pieces and topples from the pyramid. After an air strike takes out most of the other Decepticons, Sam makes a dash for Prime's body, but is caught in the blast of a shot fired by Megatron. While paramedics try to reanimate him, the Matrix dust gets spilled across his hand, and Sam encounters the dead Primes in a vision. The Primes tell him that he was destined to find the Matrix and save the life of the last Prime. Sam returns to life, which is enough to get him and Mikaela to admit that they love each other, and the dust in his hand turns back into the Matrix, which he is able to revive Optimus Prime.

[[File:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Perhaps you are not as strong as the Emperor thought.]]
Just then, The Fallen arrives by teleportation, steals the Matrix, and teleports himself to the pyramid, where he uses the Matrix to activate the Harvester. The soldiers and armored vehicles begin firing on the pyramid, but The Fallen raises the heavy weaponry with his telekinetic powers and destroys it all. Dying, Jetfire offers his parts to Optimus Prime, and then rips out his own Spark. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] then proceed to fuse Jetfire's remains with Optimus Prime, making him extremely powerful with flight capabilities. Optimus Prime is then able to destroy the Harvester, then faces the Fallen and Megatron. After a short, but fierce battle, Optimus defeats Megatron and kills The Fallen. Horrified at the demise of his master, the severely injured Megatron follows Starscream's suggestion and retreats, but vows that the war isn't over.

[[File:ROTF Optimus Sam ship.JPG|thumb|200px|Take care, you two. May the Force be with you.]]

With the battle won, the Autobots, NEST, Sam and his friends return to the USA on board an aircraft carrier. Upon his return, Sam continues to attend college, while Optimus Prime sends another message detailing recent events, so the shared past of Humanity and the Autobots will not be forgotten as it was before.
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==Quotes==





"Gotta wonder... if God made us in his image, who made ''him?''"
:—'''Epps''', as Galloway first witnesses Optimus's transformation.

"We've shed blood, sweat, and precious metal together." 
"Soldier, you're paid to shoot, not talk." 
[muttering] "Don't tempt me."
:—'''Epps''' is not really happy with '''Galloway'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s plan to get rid of the Autobots.

"So let me ask: If we ultimately conclude that our national security is best served by denying you further asylum on our planet, will you leave peacefully?" 
"Freedom is your right. If you make that request, we will honor it. But before your President decides, please ask him this: What if we leave, and you're ''wrong''?"
:—'''Galloway''' makes the U.S. government's position on the Autobot refugees clear, while '''Optimus Prime''' counters with a pointed argument of his own

"No, uh, it's just this friend of mine went to get you a tighter shirt." 
"There isn't a [[tightest shirt|tighter shirt]]! We ''checked''!"
:—'''Sam''' tries to deflect a pair of '''frat boys'''

"Sam, fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', trying to convince Sam Witwicky to become involved in the conflict once again

"I know you’re pissed. I know you’re pissed because I tried to kill you and it's completely understandable. If somebody tried to kill me, I’d be upset, too."
:—'''Sam Witwicky''' tries to relate with Megatron, to no avail.

"Is the survival of our race not worth a single human life?" 
"You'll never stop at ''one''. ''[Unsheathes his left blade]'' '''I'll take you all on!'''"
:—'''Megatron''' tries to justify killing Sam, but '''Optimus Prime''' disapproves based on the potato chip theory. The most epic beatdown of the film ensues.

'''Sam''': "These symbols gotta mean something. Like a message... or a map. A map to an energon source. Can you guys read this?" 
'''Skids''': "''Read?''" 
'''Mudflap''': "Nu-uh, w-no. We don't really do much reading."
:—Literacy with '''Skids''' and '''Mudflap'''.

"Beginning. Middle. End. Facts. Details. Condense. Plot. Tell it."
:—'''Simmons''' demands more coherent exposition from Jetfire.

"One man, alone..." 
"Stop saying that!" 
"...Betrayed by the country he loves." 
"Oh, my goodness, I'm in the car with you. You're not alone!"
:—'''Simmons''' being, well, himself, much to '''Leo Spitz'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s distress.

"Now I claim your sun!"
:—'''The Fallen''' does the standard "I claim victory before I have actually won" bit.

"You picked the wrong planet! Give me your ''face!''"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' warns The Fallen of his violent fetish.

"Not to call you a coward, master, but, sometimes, cowards do survive."
:—'''Starscream''' pitches his usual battle plan to an unusually receptive Megatron.

"Our races united by a history long forgotten and a future we shall face together. I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message so that our pasts will always be remembered. For in those memories, we live on."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])*
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
*[[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] ([[Tony Todd]])
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Reedman]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel/The Doctor]] ([[John Di Crosta]])
*[[Alice]] ([[Isabel Lucas]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor/Wheelbot]] ([[Calvin Wimmer]])
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage/Skipjack]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Protoform]] army
*An [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon|unnamed Decepticon]]
*[[Scalpel's assistant]]s
*An [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Mikaela Banes]] ([[Megan Fox]])
*[[Leo Spitz]] ([[Ramon Rodriguez]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[William Lennox|Major William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Robert Epps|Master Sergeant Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Morshower|General Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Theodore Galloway]] ([[John Benjamin Hickey]])
*[[Graham|SASF Agent Graham]] ([[Matthew Marsden]])
*[[Colan|Professor Colan]] ([[Rainn Wilson]])
*[[Fassbinder]] ([[Jonathon Trent]])
*[[Sharsky]] ([[Walker Howard]])
*[[Tova Simmons]] ([[Annie Korzen]])
|c4=
*[[Mojo]] ([[Chester the Chihuahua]])
*[[Frankie]] ([[Paris (dog)|Paris]])
*[[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (himself)
'''[[Appliancebot]]s'''
*[[Dickbot the blender guy]]
*[[Ejector]]
*[[Dyson vacuum cleaner]]
*[[Microwave bot]]
*[[Waffle iron]]
*[[Cappuccino bot]]
*[[Garbage disposal bot]]
*[[Hand mixer]]
*[[Stand mixer]]
*[[CISCO Aironet]]
'''[[Dynasty of Primes|Seven Primes]]'''
*Prime #1 ([[Michael York]])
*Prime #2 ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*Prime #3 ([[Robin Atkin Downes]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Bumblebee's lines as spoken by Ryan were cut from the final movie, but one scene where his voice could be heard was in a promotional video created for ShoWest 2009.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRIfbFpe_sg Preview footage] from ShoWest 2009 showing Bumblebee "speaking" a line not used in the final cut.</ref>

==Errors==
===Filming / editing / technical errors===
[[File:ROTF filmcrewinsideplane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Goddamn papparazi get ''everywhere!'']]

*When the Twins crash during their pursuit of Sideways, the pairs' voices are switched, with Tom Kenny's voice coming from Mudflap as he announces he is okay, and Reno Wilson delivering the admonishments as Skids punches him.

*During the Shanghai battle, when the ramp on the NEST C-17 transport is lowering to reveal Optimus Prime in the cargo bay, a filming crew (including director Michael Bay) can be seen inside the plane on the left side of screen.

*The vehicle modes the Twins scan already have personalized [[license plate]]s on them, though this could theoretically just be NEST personnel customizing the cars on the Twins' behalf beforehand.
**Furthermore, despite sporting a "SKIDS" license plate in vehicle mode most of the time, Skids sports a license plate stating his vehicle model, "BEAT", in an establishing shot during the scene in New York City.
**This would also make the Twin's fighting over which car they get pointless, as they have already been assigned a specific car determined by the plate.

*Despite the minor cosmetic changes to his Camaro vehicle mode (i.e. new car prop) and the corresponding changes to his robot mode (i.e. modified CG model), Bumblebee still sports the same license plate''s'' as in the previous film. That is, his license plate is ''still'' inconsistent between both modes, alternating between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ454" in robot mode.

*Similarly, despite still sporting his license plate from the previous movie, "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, Ironhide no longer ''has'' a license plate in vehicle mode.

*When Sam jumps from the second story of his house to escape the kitchen robots, a stuntperson who does not look much like Shia LaBeouf performs the stunt.

[[File:ROTF Optimus missing cheek glyph.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cybertronian tattoo removal is expensive.]]
*Optimus Prime is missing the [[Cyberglyphics|Cyberglyph]] on his cheek during the scene in the hanger.

*During the scene in which Alice meets Sam at the party Sam gets a drink and the glass is full, then the camera angle changes and the glass is half full/empty, then the angle changes again and the glass is full again.

*Bumblebee picks up Sam at the frat party in the evening. He then takes him to a graveyard where it's dawn. In real life, the graveyard is located in [[Philadelphia]], while the frat party is set a hundred miles north, in Princeton. Still, even in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] traffic, the trip wouldn't take ''all night.''

*During Sam's campus freak-out, when he drops his notes on the steps, a blonde woman in a suit can be seen coming down the steps to his left, nearly reaching him. However, when the camera angle shifts, the woman is suddenly at the top of the stairs again.

*As Alice attacks Sam, part of the window behind them is taken up by a fan. When Mikaela throws the tool box, it smashes through a glass pane where the fan had been moments before, with the fan itself now resting against the wall under the ''Bad Boys II'' poster.

*When the Autobots are driving to Sam's college shortly before the Decepticons attack him, Arcee is completely absent from the group, while previously-unseen Jolt shows up in one shot ''in front'' of the others, then when the camera angle changes, he disappears.

*In the flyover shot of the barge on which the four Constructicons sit, a red bulldozer, a concrete mixer, a green dump truck and a yellow front-end loader are visible. After the flyover shot, the yellow loader disappears and is replaced with a yellow Volvo excavator.

*During the North Atlantic sequence, on the submarine [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Topeka (SSN-754)|U.S.S. Topeka]]'s sonar, there are "five contacts" diving down to Megatron's body's location, and "six contacts" coming up after his resurrection. Although this is dramatic, since [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|one Constructicon]] was killed to repair Megatron, shouldn't there be only five contacts going up as well? Keep in mind, Scalpel is too small to register on sonar, but Ravage is just large enough.

*When the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71|U.S.S. ''Theodore Roosevelt'']] is sunk by Decepticon [[transition form]]s, its hull number of 71 can be seen on the bridge island. However, when it sinks, a hull number of 7'''4''' can clearly be seen on the bow of the landing deck. CVN-74 belongs to the [[United States Navy#U.S.S. John C. Stennis (CVN-74)|U.S.S. ''John C. Stennis'']], a carrier that shows up later in the film and was also the carrier used for filming.

*Tasers do not cause those tased to go into convulsions. Even if they get tased in the nuts.

*There is a spiderweb in a tomb that explosively decompressed after being opened to the air for the first time in millions of years.

*While the NEST team and Director Galloway are on the C-17 headed to Egypt, Prime's body appears and disappears from shot to shot.

*When an aide to Morshower shows him a map indicating that Lennox's NEST team have airdropped in Egypt, the location marked is actually on the eastern side of the Red Sea, in Jordan. ''Oops.''

*In the scene where Bumblebee, Skids and Mudflap are attacked by Starscream, Bumblebee's prop car door can be seen flailing open when Starscream fires a missile from the ground.

*In the quarry when Devastator forms, the Twins go from grimy and dust covered to showroom floor clean within two shots.

*When Sam and Mikaela are running at the same moment Megatron spots them, you can see Sam is holding Mikaela's arm, but his jacket is nowhere to be seen. In the next shot, he has his jacket on his arm.

*Once again, the [[w:General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9 Reaper]] drone is referred to as the more well-known [[w:General Atomics MQ-1 Predator|MQ-1 Predator]]. The drone is powered by a propeller, which can be seen when the (real) drone takes off. However, due to the usage of footage from the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, when the (CGI) drone approaches the battlefield, the propeller is absent, replaced by a jet engine (which would be consistent with a ''third'' related drone, the [[w:General Atomics Avenger|Avenger]]) . Also unfortunate is the fact the real drone with the propeller is white, while the CGI drone is black. ''Oy.''

*Ravage tears off Bumblebee's back kibble... but in the next shot it's back.

*As the humans and Autobots run from the bombs being dropped on the Decepticons, a damaged Ironhide ejects the cannon on his left arm. In later shots, the cannon is back on his arm.

===Story / continuity errors===
*Most of the [[NEST]] and [[United States military|American]] soldiers are seen using small-calibre arms such as assault rifles, machine guns, and sniper rifles against the Decepticons, despite the previous film establishing very clearly that such weapons were useless against Cybertronians, and that "high-heat" sabot rounds were the only Human weapons capable of penetrating Decepticon armour. Even if they somehow figured out how to make small calibre ammunition achieve the "high heat" required to damage Decepticon armour, it is ''extremely'' unlikely that such low-powered weapons would do any meaningful damage that warrants such widespread usage. After all, in real life, you can't kill a tank with a machine gun. Well, unless you're in [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]... ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' offers up the explanation that small-arms fire hitting Decepticon armor "scrambles their circuits" and disorients them.

*The notion that a big metal box (containing a complex electronic mechanism shouting to be released) would ''ever'' make it through post-9/11 airport luggage screening is a bit on the implausible side. The novelization of the film attributes this to Mikaela's Epic Hotness distracting the guard into just letting her through; she also claims that the box contains expensive mechanic's tools which might look strange in an x-ray. Neither explanation is present in the film itself, however.

*Where does Mikaela get the padding and gauze to bandage up Sam's hand? They were in the middle of a desert!

*When Jetfire teleports to Egypt, Wheelie is seen landing by him, but disappears until the group reaches the border guards. After they arrive at the pyramids, Wheelie is seen rolling in with the quartet of humans, but is never seen again.

*There's no rational reason for Simmons to climb the pyramid after Devastator. It looks like he's enabling the Navy ship to "fire on his position", which is useful when the firer can't see the target. However, as we find out just before the railgun is fired, the ship ''can'' see the pyramid. (And railguns are line-of-sight weapons, anyway.) So, Simmons didn't need to climb; he could have stayed someplace safe, called the ship, and told them, "Take a look at the pyramid, and shoot the giant robot tearing it up." It's also hard to believe he wasn't crushed by the flood of pyramid stones, which at one point are raining down on all four sides of the structure.

===Geographic discontinuities===
{{note|The on-film splicing together of disparate filming locations is a common movie phenomena; however, we wouldn't be good pedants if we didn't point out a few of the more glaring disconnects.}}
*The [[Shanghai]] "industrial district" is... interesting, to say the least. There's a company sign that translates as "Empire Import and Export" (which would be the Chinese equivalent of a US company named "Soviet Import and Export") right next to a huge ironworks, dozens of people not even remotely dressed like workers are being evacuated... and at least [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] thought that a giant mining excavator wouldn't be terribly out of place there.

*The aerial view of [[Princeton University]] is immediately followed by a ground shot of the dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania.

[[File:ROTFcap-closestone.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The closest one's in Washington." Washington... New Jersey?]]
*After Lennox is alerted to the Autobot operation on the US east coast, he orders NEST to move out. By the time Optimus Prime is killed in battle with Megatron, it appears Lennox's transport planes are already over the United States, and by the end of the day, the NEST troops are at a US air base. Given the great distance between [[Diego Garcia]] and the United States, the short time it took them to arrive is implausible.

*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] drops the car with [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] and [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] inside into a factory just outside a huge city. Yet when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] rescue them and flee, they almost immediately reach a huge forest that was nowhere to be seen in the aerial shot of the factory.

*In the basement of Simmons' deli, in New York City, Wheelie projects laser dots onto a map of the United States to indicate where the Seekers are located. One dot hovers over Syracuse, New York. Another hovers over Trenton, New Jersey. Yet Simmons inexplicably says the closest one is in Washington.
**There ''is'' no dot over Washington.

*When Jetfire is activated at the [[Wikipedia:National Air and Space Museum|Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]] (actually the [[Wikipedia:Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center|Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], an annex of the Smithsonian) in Washington, he leaves the exhibition center and exits into the desert location of the [[Wikipedia:309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group|309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group]] (aka "the Boneyard"), which is in Tucson, Arizona. When Jetfire breaks out of the building, we can see a composited image of the Boneyard's rows of planes, so it's arguable that in this universe, the middle of Washington DC happens to be a desert full of old planes, and no buildings and... you get the point. Michael Bay actually admits this to be a deliberate choice in his audio commentary for the movie, and suggests that "most people in Taiwan" would probably never notice the error.

[[File:ROTFcap-Pyramidsocean.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The foreshortening is amazing.]]
*The movie gives the impression that Giza in Egypt and Petra in Jordan are in close proximity to each other — within eyeshot, even. In reality, the two locations are about 416 kilometres (258 miles) apart. What makes this even more problematic is the fact that Egypt and Jordan don't share a common border — the country of [[Israel]] is in-between them, whose existence isn't even mentioned in the movie. At one point, Simmons displays a map of the Gulf of Aqaba (aka "the Dagger's Tip") - on which Egypt and Jordan are labeled in English, but Israel is not.

*Optimus, Megatron, Starscream and The Fallen take their fight from the Pyramids of Giza to the Temple of Luxor, which are ''more than 300 miles away''.

*Considering both the Pyramids and the temple are famous tourist attractions, they’re both pretty devoid of, y’know, tourists.

*Furthermore, the movie gives the impression that the Pyramids of Giza are located near the coast — the soldiers and tanks deployed from hovercraft arrive at the battle site almost immediately. In reality, the closest sea shore, the tip of the Red Sea, is still over 70 miles away from the Pyramids. Worse, when the [[rail gun]] is fired, a monitor screen on board the ''U.S.S. Kidd'' shows footage of the pyramids with the ''ocean in the foreground'', making it appear like they're no more than a mile or two away from the shore. Worse still, this is ''immediately'' followed by a shot of the pyramids that shows ''nothing but desert'' in the direction the rail gun shot is coming from.

==Transformers references==
In addition to carryovers from the previous film, various concepts and characters are derived from previous iterations of Transformers:
*The whole concept of "Transformers disguised as a human" used for [[Alice]] is inspired by the [[Pretender]]s. Roberto Orci even used the term "Pretender" during an interview before the movie's release.<ref name="pretender">[http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/14/transformers-2-rumor-confirmed IGN interview with Roberto Orci]</ref> However, a Transformer with an "organic" alt-mode instead of an external shell is a concept more reminiscent of the [[Beast Era]].
*The Generation 1 iteration of [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] is frequently portrayed as switching from Decepticon to Autobot (he's usually a young and technologically up-to-the-minute 'bot, however.)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and his ejectible minion [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] both have [[Soundwave (G1)|Generation 1]] [[Ravage (G1)|counterparts]]. Movie Soundwave even has the same voice actor as 1984 cartoon Soundwave, using the same voice, though without the synthetic vocal processing that made the cartoon voice so distinctive.
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] bears little physical resemblance to his [[Sideswipe (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]], but is a vaguely similar character archetype, and he ''does'' have that characteristic door armor hanging from his elbows.
*Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] was the first [[female Transformer]] with a starring role, and was likewise a pink-colored girlbot. The idea of Arcee the pink girlbot as a motorcycle dates back to ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the combined form of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], was the first [[combiner]] robot in Generation 1 (unless you count [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]).
*The characters are new, but the names "[[Sideways (disambiguation)|Sideways]]", "[[Demolishor (disambiguation)|Demolishor]]", "[[Mudflap (disambiguation)|Mudflap]]", "[[Skids (disambiguation)|Skids]]", "[[Jolt (disambiguation)|Jolt]]", "[[Rampage (disambiguation)|Rampage]]" and "[[Wheelie (disambiguation)|Wheelie]]" are not. Likewise for the concept of "[[Seeker (disambiguation)|Seekers]]".
*[[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] dying and coming back to life has been done [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|times beyond counting]].
*Prime combining with another 'bot to form a [[Super Mode]] which increases his power (and often gives him flight capabilities) is a trope that has occurred in many recent Transformers series (''Robots in Disguise'', ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron''.) In ''Armada'', a different [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] was his most frequent combination partner. This is the first time the other 'bot had to die for it to happen, though.
*[[The Fallen]] is based on a comic book character that made his debut in the 2004 miniseries [[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]. In fact, according to Hasbro, he is ''exactly the'' same iteration of the [[character]]! ([[Multiversal singularity|It's needlessly complicated]].)
*The [[Matrix of Leadership]] is one of the franchise's oldest MacGuffins.
*[[Energon]] (mentioned though never seen) is the Transformers' power source in numerous incarnations, beginning with the original cartoon.
*The concept of a [[protoform]] as the first stage of a Transformer is a reference to the same concept introduced on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.
*Though it is almost certainly not an actual ''reference'' (it's a pretty generic and predictable sci-fi trope), the [[Star Harvester]] is quite similar in function to the [[Solar Needle]] from the Generation 1 episode "[[Changing Gears]]", sucking energy from the [[Sun]] to produce energon. Both devices would have destroyed the Sun if allowed to fulfill their function.
*The same is true for Sam having Cybertronian knowledge pumped directly into his brain via a sacred Transformer talisman, which is reminiscent of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s similar situation in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] G1 comics.
*A newspaper is sucked into Devastator that headlines a photograph and accompanying article about a mysterious appearance by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]].
*When Mudflap and Skids first appear in their Ice-Cream Wagon disguise, they play the Transformers [[theme song]] in a very "ice-creamish" way.
*Though possibly unintentional, when the Fallen takes the Matrix and uses it to power up the Star Harvester, Megatron utters [[Megatron (BW)|"Yeeesss..."]]
*Jetfire isn't the only [[Landmine (Energon)|Transformer]] to call Earth [[Inferno (episode)|'Dirt Planet']].

==Other editions==
*A slightly longer edit was shown in IMAX theaters, which featured some brief additional scenes filmed with special IMAX cameras.<ref name="bayimax">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5003 Michael Bay's own announcement of the IMAX version]</ref> An exclusive deal with [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] resulted in ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' not being shown in IMAX theaters until two weeks after the movie's regular theatrical launch.<ref name="imaxpotter">[http://www.collider.com/2009/06/08/transformers-will-keep-harry-potter-off-imax-for-two-weeks/ Collider reporting on the Paramount/IMAX/Harry Pottter deal]</ref>
*It has been suggested that some international versions of the movie had the words "suck my" in the "Decepticons suck my popsicle" slogan on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap's]] ice cream truck mode blanked out, hence only reading as "(Decepticon logo) [blank space] popsicle". This was not done across the board, however–theaters in those very same countries also showed uncensored versions of the movie. Another explanation for this would be that different theaters simply used different lightings settings, which effectively rendered the words "suck my" (which were written in dark red on a black backdrop to begin with) invisible, with no actual intention of "censorship" behind it.

==Prequel material==
===Titan movie comics===
While the Decepticons were disgusted with the pro-Autobot propaganda of Bay's first documentary {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|#13's Star Screams}}, they were quite optimistic about the second film. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] took a strong interest in it, going to the trouble of personally convincing [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to be in the film {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|15's Star Screams}}.

The Decepticons promised this new documentary would show a glorious Decepticon victory {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|#10's Star Screams}}—whether it was in the script or not. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|#18's Star Screams}}

Shockingly, even ''they'' were under a non-disclosure agreement regarding the script; Starscream fearfully referred to a greater power keeping him quiet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|#22's Star Screams}} Talking about it could even undermine the Decepticon war effort! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|#23's Star Screams}}

In the same week the film came out, the Decepticons suddenly became unhappy with it and the detente period ended. Bay, Kurtzman, and Orci are once again marked for extermination for their propaganda films. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|#1's Law and Disorder}}

===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
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===Titan Comics ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie comics===

The sinister, unseen figure of the Fallen is secretly gathering a Decepticon army on Cybertron. Skids and Mudflap, slacking off there at the time, accidentally discover this and flee to Earth to warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}} An attempt to kill them fails {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}, but due to their rep of telling tall tales, no one believes them. It doesn't help when they accidentally help Grindor escape capture. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} The Fallen's agent Soundwave decides to use this, and first frames the twins as turncoats {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}, then has them freed by their 'Decepticon allies' so they'll be hunted down.

After a few days of this, the twins began to regret ever getting involved, and Soundwave offered them sanctuary in the Decepticon army and the embrace of the Fallen: an offer they were eager to accept... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

==Adaptations==
{{main|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}
'''Children's adaptations'''
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel}}
{{main|The Last Prime}}
{{main|Operation Autobot}}
{{main|When Robots Attack!}}
{{main|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)}}
{{main|Rise of the Decepticons}}
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: Sound Like the Transformers}}

==Sequels==
Two sequels to the first ''Transformers'' movie were greenlit in the wake of its success, with ''Revenge'' being the first. Although Michael Bay had previously stated that he might need a break from giant space robots before tackling a third film, he confirmed a [[July 1]], [[2011]] release date on his blog.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Official confirmation of third movie release date from michaelbay.com]</ref>

IDW published a comic sequel, ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'', which was lead into by [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Revenge of the Fallen: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video}}
''Revenge of the Fallen'' was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] on DVD (as both a 2-disc special edition and a regular single disc version) and Blu-ray on [[October 20]]th in the United States,<ref name="comingsoon">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=58245 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Hits Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 20!]</ref> and [[November 30]]th in the UK.

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery perrow="3">
File:ROTFteaserposter.jpg|Teaser poster
File:ROTF Theatrical poster.jpg|Theatrical poster
File:ROTF International poster.jpg|International poster
File:ROTF Prime poster.jpg|Prime poster
File:ROTF bumblebee poster.jpg|Bumblebee poster
File:ROTF Starscream poster.jpg|Wait...Starscream gets a poster but Megatron doesn't? That's just wrong.
</gallery></center>

==Reception==
{{quote|Transformers: ROTF has mostly gotten pretty hideous reviews, but that's because people don't understand that this isn't a movie, in the conventional sense.|[http://io9.com/5301898/michael-bay-finally-made-an-art-movie Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie], Charlie Jane Anders|[http://i09.com i09.com,] [[June 24]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|[The critics] never seem to understand that I make movies for people to take a ride and escape.|[http://tinyurl.com/nyscnv forum post] by Michael Bay|[http://shootfortheedit.com shootfortheedit.com,] [[June 25]], [[2009]]}}
{{quote|Rarely have critics been more disconnected from what audiences want and love.|John Horn, [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story The Los Angeles Times], [[June 29]], 2009}}
{{quote|I'll take some of the criticism... They're [the Twins] basically gone.|Michael Bay, [http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm USA Today], [[June 11]], 2010}}

''Revenge of the Fallen'' had its world premiere on [[June 8]]th, 2009, in Tokyo, Japan. Michael Bay, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Isabel Lucas and Ramon Rodriguez attended.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/06/08/revenge-of-the-fallen-japan-premiere-photos/ Japanese Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 8, 2009]</ref> Other countries such as South Korea,<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2009/06/09/bay-and-co-invade-seoul/ Korean Premiere photos at Michael Bay.com, June 9, 2009]</ref> the United Kingdom and Germany followed over the course of the next few days. The United States premiere was held on [[June 22]]nd, 2009, in Westwood, California, during the [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles Film Festival|Los Angeles Film Festival]] for the second time.

In the week leading up to the United States release, while the film had been released in Japan and the United Kingdom, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was ranking 38% fresh on [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen/ Rotten Tomatoes.com]. As American reviews were added into the ranking on June 24, the movie's freshness slipped slowly to 22%. The movie was primarily criticized for its unbecoming portrayal of females, blacks and ''dwarfism'', but it was beaten for its monotonous action, aggressively unfunny entendres, Devastator's [[Unicron|ginormous]] wrecking testes, Shia LaBeouf himself, and the '''noise'''... these factors helped to destroy Bay's reputation even further than [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_(film) Pearl Harbour].
RottenTomatoes.com's consensus was that "''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch." Roger Ebert, who had given the ''first'' Transformers film three stars,<ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070705/REVIEWS/70620006/1023 Roger Ebert's ''Transformers'' review]</ref> gave Revenge one star, and remarked that "if you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together." <ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090623/REVIEWS/906239997 Roger Ebert's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' review] on RogerEbert.com</ref> Todd Gilchrist of Cinematical.com said Michael Bay "has exceeded even the possibilities of sequel-driven 'moreness,' combining his own muscular, high-gloss sensibility with the conventions of blockbusters past, present, and probably future to create a monolithic action masterpiece that feels destined to be the biggest movie of all time." <ref>[http://www.cinematical.com/2009/06/22/review-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ Review: Transformers Revenge of the Fallen] on Cinematical.com</ref> Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune said "the first, comparatively lucid ''Transformers'' was a headache, but I sort of enjoyed it....''Revenge of the Fallen'' is more like listening to rocks in a clothes dryer for 2½ hours." <ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/chi-tc-mov-transformers-0623-0624jun23,0,7350387.story 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel] on chicagotribune.com</ref> Roger Ebert went back for more in a second article, declaring not only that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was awful, but that it'd [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined action films FOREVER]].<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/06/the_fall_of_the_revengers.html "The Fall of the Revengers"] on suntimes.com</ref> In the face of many harsh responses to his own critique, Mr. Ebert went back a third time, not just deconstructing the film but also declaring that fans who claimed to perceive it as "great" were simply wrong.<ref>[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/07/i_am_a_brainiac.html I am a Braniac]</ref>

Despite the overwhelmingly negative reviews, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' poised itself quickly as a blockbuster maelstrom. It grossed $16 million in its opening midnight showings alone, an all-time record for Wednesday openings and a second-best for openings on any day of the week behind ''The Dark Knight''. After the full Wednesday was over, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had grossed $55 million in domestic ticket sales, surpassing the previous Wednesday release record, held by ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', by over $10 million.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1614673/story.jhtml 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Breaks Wednesday Box-Office Record] on MTV.com</ref> By the end of the first five days, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had taken an estimated $201.2 million in the United States, just shy of ''The Dark Knight's'' record $203.8 million 5-day US total. In the same period, international markets took in $186.1 million, bringing the 5-day worldwide total to $387.3 million.<ref name="bomjdebut">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2601&p=.htm BoxOfficeMojo.com - Weekend Report: ‘Revenge of the Fallen' Rises with Optimal Debut, June 28, 2009]</ref>

Paramount's U.S. exit polling revealed several intriguing facts: While the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie viewership skewed 60-40% toward men over women, the split for the new film was more even at 54% male, 46% female. More than 90% of those surveyed stated that ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was as good as or better than the first ''Transformers'' movie. Surprisingly, about 67% said the film was "excellent", an even better score than for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's critically acclaimed 2009 ''Star Trek'' movie.<ref name="exitp">[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-bay29-2009jun29,0,6806652.story "'Transformers' director Michael Bay as audience darling" by John Horn, Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2009]</ref>

After two weeks in most markets, ''Revenge'' continued to defy critics and dominate the U.S. box office, narrowly defeating ''Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' on the Fourth of July weekend, finishing with upwards of $300 million in the U.S. and a similar figure in international markets.<ref name="reutjul7">[http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE5671DB20090708 Reuters reporting on Revenge of the Fallen's success around the world, July 7, 2009]</ref> Ultimately, ''Revenge'' grossed more than $836 million worldwide (versus $708 million for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''), including $402 million from US box offices alone (versus $319 million for the first movie).<ref name="bomjrotf">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers2.htm ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' at Box Office Mojo]</ref>

On [[October 20]], ''Revenge'' sold 2 million copies of its DVD/Blu-Ray release in the first 24 hours.<ref>[http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/business/Transformers-Sequel-Transforms-Hollywood-Revenues-65589247.html Transformers Sequel Transforms Hollywood Revenues]</ref>

On April 3, 2010, Shia LaBeouf stated that he was confused about many things in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and in fact, hated the movie. However, he noted that one of the major problems the film faced was working during the writer's strike without a script, and that he had faith that the third film would be an improvement.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/shia-labeouf-confused-by-transformers_1137755 Shia LaBeouf comments on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' at contactmusic.com, April 3, 2010]</ref>

In a June 11, 2010 article about the third Transformers film, Bay and producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] now said they'd taken onboard some of the criticism, and cited the writer's strike and the rushed production as a problem; Bonaventura said "we tried to do too many things in the second movie, which didn't give enough time in any one of them". Bay also said he was getting rid of the "dorky comedy", like the Twins, for the third film, and called the Fallen "kind of a (expletive) character".<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm?csp=usat.me USA Today, "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"]</ref> And later, in the April 2011 dated issue of ''Empire'', Bay would again blame the strike and also cite the inclusion of "mystical" plots as a flaw in the film.<ref>''Empire'' April 2011, page 64 - released end of February</ref>

===Awards and recognition===
On February 1, 2009 it was announced that ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' was nominated for seven [[Wikipedia:Golden Raspberry Award|Golden Raspberry Award]]s.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/01/razzie.award.nominations/index.html 'Transformers,' 'Lost' lead worst movie nominees], cnn.com (February 1, 2009) retrieved 02-01-2009</ref> It was awarded three of them, for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay.<ref>[http://enewsi.com/movies/190-16933.html 30th Annual Golden Raspberry Award Winners @ENI]</ref> This presumably represents an improvement from the 2007 film, which received only one nomination ([[Jon Voight]] in the Supporting Actor category) and no wins.

On February 2, 2009, it was announced that ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' was nominated for an [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Academy Award]] for Sound Mixing.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/ Oscar.com]</ref> On March 7, it lost to ''The Hurt Locker''.

==Controversies==
*A huge flap revolved around the characters of the "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. Many critics and viewers believed them to be racist stereotypes of poorly educated black American teenagers. Much evidence points to the pair actually being stereotypes of poorly educated ''white'' American teenagers, trying their best to sound like hardcore black urban gangsters... though it's ''still'' a racist stereotype of dubious taste. Director Michael Bay, when confronted with those accusations, claimed that the personalities of the two characters had been primarily created in the recording studio by voice actors [[Tom Kenny]] and [[Reno Wilson]]. Wilson (who is African-American himself) was sad to learn his way of speaking was apparently offensive to himself.<ref name="jive"/> Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci confirmed that this portrayal of the characters hadn't been in the script, and admitted that they could understand the controversy.<ref name="racism">[http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/orci-and-kurtzman-respond-to-claims-of-racism-in-transformers-2.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman respond to accusations of racism]</ref>

*At least one reviewer claimed to find a repellent "anti-Arab subtext" to the movie's climactic scenes, which involved the damage or destruction of various Middle Eastern landmarks.<ref name="antiarab">[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/MovieTimes?oid=978078 Chicago Reader review by Andrea Gronvall]</ref> The editors of this wiki are somewhat less than convinced.

*Along the same lines, Chinese viewers reportedly criticized the depiction of Shanghai in the opening scene of the movie. Apparently, depicting an ''industrial area'' as "very shabby" is an "insult" to an entire country, as is the destruction of parts of the city during a battle between alien robots.<ref name="insultchina">[http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/6686502.html English-language article from People's Daily Online reporting on the alleged criticism against the movie in China, including rebuttals]</ref> Regardless, ''Revenge'' topped the box office in China, dethroning 1997's ''Titanic'' as the most successful movie of all times there.<ref name="recordchina">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006144.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Variety reporting on the success of ''Revenge'' in China.]</ref>

*Both professional critics and amateur bloggers noted that the film presents the [[Barack Obama|Obama]] administration as endangering Earth by being wussy, bureacratic, and ignoring the Brave Soldiers.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1906689,00.html Time's review of "Revenge of the Fallen"]</ref><ref>[http://hubpages.com/hub/Transformers-2-Revenge-of-the-Fallen--A-Political-Message A blogger's specific focus on the politics]</ref><ref>[http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/screen/reviews/Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-49559047.html Philadelphia Weekly's review of ''Revenge of the Fallen'']</ref><ref>[http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/06/24/turnabout-transformers-2-takes-a-shot-at-president-obama/ Big Hollywood: Turnabout]</ref> Some right-wing bloggers and critics were quite happy about this, natch. As Bay had added Obama's name and image to the film as a ''tribute'' to the President, after the two of them met and had a mutually-complimentary conversation,<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a160272/michael-bay-obama-likes-my-movies.html Michael Bay: 'Obama likes my movies'] at Digital Spy, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfT7ZF_AUk8 Bay telling the story at a press conference.]</ref> and the writers are known Democrats,<ref>[http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2009/06/transformers-a-swipe-at-obama.html Variety: "Transformers, a Swipe at Obama?"]</ref> the implications are probably unintentional and meant to be a [[Autobot High Council|genre trope]] rather than a deliberate dig.

*The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a lobbyist group that already complained about the [[Transformers (film)|first film]], is currently trying to lobby the Federal Communications Commission into tightening regulations for marketing movies rated "PG-13" and associated merchandise to children. The basic reasoning behind their complaints is that ''Revenge'' contains "intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor, and language" and "would have been rated R fifteen years ago", and yet Hasbro's [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|associated toys]] are advertised during TV programs aimed at children.<ref name="fccfilter">[http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/transformers-movies-get-caught-in-fcc-content-filtering-inquiry.ars Ars Technica article on the CCFC/FCC story.]</ref> Hasbro themselves appear to be still undecided about their official position regarding the more "mature" tone of the movies and its ramifications for the [[Transformers brand|brand's]] public image, having left several questions to this effect unanswered.<ref name="allsparkqa">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=61539 July/August 2009 edition] of the Allspark [[Hasbro Q&A]]</ref><ref name="tformersqa">[http://tformers.com/transformers-hasbro-answers-your-burning-questions-part-v/12149/news.html July/August 2009 edition] of the TFormers Hasbro Q&A</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 150 minutes
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
{{collist|4|
*PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
*G (Japan)
*12A (United Kingdom)
*PG (Canada; British Columbia)<ref>''Transformers'' received a "14A" rating in British Columbia, but an appeal by the studio successfully reduced it to PG.</ref>
*G (Canada; Quebec)
*PG-12 (Taiwan)
*PG13 (Singapore)
*PG-13 (Philippines/MTRCB)
*IIA (China)
*PG-13 (Malaysia)
*M (Australia)
*M (New Zealand)
*10 (Brazil)
*K-11 (Finland)
*11 (Sweden)
*12 (Germany)
*12A (Ireland)
*12 (Netherlands)
*M/12 (Portugal)
*12 (South Korea)
*B (Mexico)
*12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
*Writers [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] recruited [[Ehren Kruger]] to help them write the screenplay. [[Michael Bay]] and producers [[Don Murphy]], [[Tom DeSanto]], and [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] also returned.<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6372 Transformers 2 Writers Confirmed]</ref>
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==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> [[Megan Fox]] had already been confirmed for the first of those sequels twelve days earlier,<ref name="foxcon">[http://www.mtvmoviesblog.com/2007/05/18/megan-fox-confirmed-for-transformers-sequel/ MTV confirming Megan Fox for the sequel]</ref> while [[Shia LaBeouf]] had already confirmed his participation in an—at that time still theoretical—sequel in November 2006.<ref name="shias">Rebecca Murray: [http://movies.about.com/od/bobby/a/bobbysl111006_4.htm Interview with Shia LaBeouf from 2006, confirming his participation in a theoretical sequel]</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]], meanwhile, only once briefly questioned his involvement in a sequel in August 2007, when [[Paramount Pictures]] announced that ''Transformers'' would be released on HD DVD, but not on Blu-ray Disc.<ref name="bayhd">[http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/21/michael-bay-responds-to-paramounts-abandonment-of-blu-ray-no/ One of many sites reporting Michael Bay's announcement that he would not direct the sequel if the first movie wouldn't be released on Blu-ray]. Bay deleted his original post after changing his mind.</ref> Bay quickly changed his mind, however, and Paramount would later release the first movie on Blu-ray anyway, after the HD DVD had been abandoned.

In September 2007, Paramount officially announced the first sequel for June 2009.<ref name="reldat">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972852.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 Variety reporting Paramount's official announcement of the first sequel]</ref> Bay was given a budget of $200 million, and ultimately managed to come in $4 million below that.<ref name="showest">[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/11461/tcid/1 Michael Bay talking the ''Transformers'' sequel at ShoWest“]</ref>

The ''Transformers'' screenwriters, [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], initially hesitated writing the sequel, but ultimately had a change of mind.<ref name="sciforc">[http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/orci-kurtzman-reveal-tran.php Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman talking to Sci Fi Wire.]</ref> In October 2007, [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as a third writer, who, according to Kurtzman, brought in a "fresh perspective",<ref name="kickoff">[http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/01/14/kicking-off-2009-with-writers-alex-kurtzman-and-roberto-orci-part-two-transformers-2/ Another interview with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci]</ref> and who reportedly impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In April 2009, Roberto Orci confirmed that cartoon voice actor [[Frank Welker]] would voice Soundwave.<ref name="welkers">[http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=12917 Roberto Orci confirming Welker as Soundwave]</ref> Welker had previously been considered as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] voice actor in the first movie, but ultimately Michael Bay had given that part to [[Hugo Weaving]] instead. Both Bay and the writers were also hoping that [[Leonard Nimoy]] could voice a character in the movie.<ref name="sciforc">Bay later stated that he was nervous of asking his relative Nimoy to voice The Fallen for fear of offending him with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer'', MTV.com Movies blog, April 21, 2009]</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review</ref> it ultimately never worked out: after watching his guest appearance on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold]'', Bay selected [[Tony Todd]] - whom he worked with on ''The Rock'' - for the voice of The Fallen instead.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaN2g5i2k2E Interview with The Fallen himself - Tony Todd]</ref>

===Writing and production===
For the movie, Orci and Kurtzman searched the various ''Transformers'' comics and cartoons for "the most elemental bad guy", and eventually found one in [[The Fallen]].<ref name="sciforc"/>

In addition to that, they wanted to include many things in the sequel that hadn't made it into the first movie, including the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Likewise, the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had initially been intended to be used in the first movie, but for fear of confusion with the ''Matrix'' movies, the cube had been renamed into the [[AllSpark]]. In return, the Matrix in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' bears more resemblance to the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] Matrix.

In late 2007, during pre-production for the then-untitled ''Transformers'' sequel, the [[wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America went on strike]], but according to all parties involved, this didn't slow down preparations of the movie much in the long run. Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci turned in their first outline of the script the night before the strike officially began. During the strike, director Michael Bay used the script as a basis for preparing the movie. After the strike had ended, Kurtzman, Orci and Ehren Kruger continued their work on the script, based on Bay's changes.<ref name="kickoff"/> One consequence of this development was that Michael Bay and Hasbro had selected some of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie during the strike, because of the long production run of the toys, while they had legally not been allowed to consult with the screenwriters.<ref name="sciforc"/> The "Twins", [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], are Bay's creation.<ref name="jive">[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/transformers-jivetalking-_n_220005.html Huffington Post article on accusations of racism with the "Twins", and Michael Bay and Reno Wilson's response.]</ref>

In early June 2008, DreamWorks, Paramount, and Hasbro officially confirmed the movie's title to be ''Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref name="titleann">[http://www.reserveresult.com/2008/06/transformers-2-revenge-of-fallen.html One of the first announcements of the title, still with a "2" in it]</ref> A few weeks later, Roberto Orci confirmed that there would be no "2" in the title.<ref name="no2orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180738-no-2-transformers-2-a.html#post2173364 Roberto Orci confirming that there will be no "2" in the movie's title]</ref>

Principal shooting began in June 2008 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.<ref name="pennlive">[http://blog.pennlive.com/lvbreakingnews/2008/06/shooting_starts_today_on_trans_1.html Pennlive story about the beginning of ROTF's principal shooting in Bethlehem]</ref> Other shooting sites were Philadelphia, the campus of Princeton University, Long Beach, the Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Some scenes were also shot in other countries, at the [[Wikipedia:Egyptian pyramids|Pyramids of Giza]] and in Luxor, Egypt, in Jordan and in Paris.

According to director Michael Bay, ''Revenge'' is the first movie in about 30 years to be given permission to shoot at the Pyramids of Giza, and the first movie ''ever'' to film on top of [[Wikipedia:Petra|Petra]].<ref name="bayclub">[http://www.transformersclub.com/tfrof-intv09.cfm Transformers Collectors' Club interview with Michael Bay]</ref> He obtained permission to film in Egypt by contacting Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's council of antiquities, who turned out to be a fan of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie.<ref>[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 The Collider article and video interview with Michael Bay, February 9, 2009]</ref>

During the time of shooting, actor Shia LaBeouf suffered a severe injury of his left hand in a car accident. Ultimately, however, filming was only briefly halted, and his injury worked into the film, thereby not adversely affecting the filming schedule.<ref name="TheList2008">[http://www.list.co.uk/article/10788-shia-labeoufs-transformers-hand/ The List 1 August 2008]</ref> For the movie, director Michael Bay earned himself an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for the "biggest explosion on film with actors present".<ref name="guiness">[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10579085 New Zealand Herald article mentioning Bay' Guinness Book entry]</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
[[Hasbro]] once again acted both as a licensor and actively participated in the development of the movie. Together with the first ''Transformers'' movie, the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' movie ''Rise of the Cobra'' and several other planned movie projects such as ''Monopoly'', ''Stretch Armstrong'' and ''Battleships'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'' marks the beginning of a new company policy for Hasbro, believing that the new "the movie of the toy" strategy will be more lucrative than the old "the toy of the movie" concept, which involves hefty licensing fees.<ref name="brandweek">[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/db20090611_333306.htm Brandweek article on Hasbro's new movie-related business strategy]</ref> Still, director [[Michael Bay]] receives an 8% cut of all toy sales from the ''Transformers'' movies.<ref name="forbesbay">[http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-transformers-michael-bay-making-movies-enemies-money.html Michael Bay article on Forbes.com June 4, 2009]</ref> During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, when nobody was legally allowed to consult with the screenwriters, Hasbro and Bay selected several of the new Transformers characters that were to appear in the movie.<ref name="sciforc"/>

====US military====
The [[United States military]] also supported the movie again, providing vehicles, shooting locations and military personnel that appear as extras in the movie.<ref name="milit">[http://www.military.com/entertainment/movies/movie-news/military-unites-with-hollywood-on-transformers?wh=entertainment American Forces Press Service press release about the US military's contribution to ROTF]</ref> Due to scheduling coincidences, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was given a larger support by the [[United States Department of Defense]] than ''G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra'', which was produced at the same time.<ref name="dod">Jeff Schogol: [http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62955 Stars and Stripes article about DOD support for ''revenge of the Fallen'' and ''G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra'']</ref> Initially, Bay had intended to include German Bundeswehr soldiers in the movie (presumably as members of [[NEST]] or on board the AWACS plane), but even though the soldiers were eager to participate, the German government denied the request.<ref name="szpremiere">[http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/657558 Report from the German press conference (in German language)]</ref>

====General Motors and other car manufacturers====
American car manufacturer General Motors once again provided vehicles that were used by the Autobots as their [[alternate mode]]s. Returning from the first movie were the GMC Topkick ([[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]), the Hummer H2 ([[ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]) and the new Chevrolet Camaro ([[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]), the latter this time as a slightly updated Z/28 model as compared to the first movie's concept car model. Newcomers for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' are all from the Chevrolet brand, namely the Chevrolet Beat ([[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]), the Chevrolet Trax ([[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]), a new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray concept car ([[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]) and, as a last minute addition, the new Chevrolet Volt electric car ([[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]]).

In total, General Motors provided 67 vehicles, 52 of them being prototypes not intended for sale.<ref name="chevytroubles">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-06-15-gm-transformers_N.htm USA Today story on Chevrolet's participation in the movie]</ref> As a consequence of the 2007-onwards financial crisis, however, General Motors reduced their financial support for ''Revenge'' in April 2009.<ref name="horsep">[http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cotown-transformers6-2009apr06,0,5419006.story LA Times story on General Motors cutting their support for ''Revenge of the Fallen'']</ref>

Director Michael Bay estimates that, without the support of General Motors and the military, production of the movie would have cost $10 million more than the $195 million ultimately spent.<ref name="forbesbay"/> Coinciding with the release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', General Motors reported that sales of the new Chevrolet Camaro were so strong that orders were outrunning the supply, even though the car was being sold above MSRP in many places. A direct connection to the movie, however, could not be proven.<ref name="camarosells">[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZCnXEtqqTcc Bloomberg reporting on strong sales for the new Chevrolet Camaro]</ref>

As the only car manufacturer besides General Motors, Audi was able to place its R8 in the movie, as the Decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways's]] alternate mode. The cooperation was arranged by Propaganda Global Entertainment Marketing.<ref name="propaganda">[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_28/b4139068367113.htm "Hollywood's Blockbuster Role for Product Placement"], Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2009.</ref>

====Product placement====
As in the first movie, numerous companies signed a deal with the filmmakers which allowed for their product being featured in prominent places in the movie. A Mountain Dew vending machine can be seen in [[Leo Spitz|Leo's]] room, computer screens feature visible Cisco logos, [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] intend to communicate via iChat, a huge HSBC logo is seen at Times Square in New York City, a Budweiser bottle is prominently featured in one of the Paris scenes, CNN is everyone's preferred news channel, and a giant IMAX logo is seen inside the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In return, Mars heavily advertised ''Revenge of the Fallen'' with their chocolate candy brand [[M&M's]].

===Changes before, during and after production===
*The three Autobot motorcycles were at one point meant to combine into a larger robot, but this was ultimately abandoned for unknown reasons. Concept artwork for this combined mode has surfaced, and this feature was mentioned in the novelization and appears to remain in the toys.

*According to comic book writer [[Simon Furman]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been in an early draft of the movie's plot, but were dropped from the cast very early in development.<ref>[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/01/29/no-dinobots-in-transformers-2-revenge-of-the-fallen-original-film-consultant-explains-why/ MTV Movie Blog interview with Simon Furman, January 29, 2009.]</ref>

*Due to licensing issues with Audi and the writers' strike, Sideways' role was dramatically altered and he was early taken out of the script entirely. Originally, Sideways was going to escape the first wave of his Autobot pursuers by using Demolishor as a distraction. After Demolishor's death, Sideways would have been cornered and engaged by Sideswipe in robot mode. At this point, it would have been Sideways, not Demolishor, who would have dropped the Fallen's name when he threatened Sideswipe during the fight. Ultimately, the scene was never finished. Audi backed out of the licensing agreement and the scene was rewritten to focus on Demolishor. Audi later decided that they DID want their product featured, so a pre-visualization animation of Sideswipe bisecting a Lamborghini (included in the movie DVD's and Blu-ray Disc's bonus material) was reworked to feature an Audi R8 being sliced in half instead. Interestingly, some toys still referenced the deleted fight. Most of Sideways' toys feature a chainsaw weapon that he did not have in the film, and Human Alliance Sideswipe's box art depicts a diorama scene of Sideways attacking him in robot mode.

*[[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]], an Autobot who transforms into a V-22 Osprey, was to be a character in the movie, but was dropped from the cast during production.<ref name="procterdesigns">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter's movie designs for ROTF]</ref> However, he was dropped so late during production that Hasbro still released [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] and [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] versions of the character based on the abandoned movie design–in the first waves of their respective assortments, no less.

*Likewise, the Deluxe Class [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] and Scout Class [[Depthcharge]] and [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] toys are based on designs [[Ben Procter]] had originally created for the movie. Breakaway had the early working name "Firestorm", while Ransack was originally conceived as a [[Ford Model T Seeker|Ford Model T]].<ref name="procterdesigns"/>

*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] was originally intended to come to Earth and scan a black Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck as his new [[alternate mode]]. The Deluxe Class Soundwave toy still retains some elements of this abandoned concept in robot mode, particularly a Cybertronian version of the Chevy grill and small headlights on the lower torso.

*Several plot points about the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were dropped from the final version of the film, but feature prominently in the adaptations. In the original version, the Dynasty was founded by [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], eleven of whom were killed by The Fallen, with [[Prima|the sole survivor]] sealing the Matrix in the Tomb of the Primes by himself. The Fallen returned to Cybertron and killed all the Primes' descendants, save the one hidden from him who had no knowledge of his ancestry: Optimus. Additionally, The Fallen would have been revealed to have promised Megatron the powers of a Prime, which Optimus would expose as impossible during the final battle around the harvester, causing Megatron and Starscream to leave The Fallen to his death.

*The Fallen was originally supposed to be trapped inside a triangular sarcophagus as seen in ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]''. ''Defiance'' writer [[Chris Mowry]] reportedly nearly spilled his coffee when he watched the movie for the first time and saw The Fallen just sitting in a chair inside the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]].<ref name="mowryallsp">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=64301&view=findpost&p=1387145 Comments by Chris Mowry at the Allspark], November 2009</ref> Exactly how this was supposed to inter-connect with The Fallen surviving his battle with the Primes and returning to Cybertron is unclear. Further, if he ''had'' been sealed in a sarcophagus, then, uh, who would have sent the Seekers to Earth to look for the Matrix?

*One scene that didn't make it into the final movie would have explained [[Alice]]'s sorta-human disguise: In it, [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] watches a TV ad featuring an Alice in Wonderland animatronic from an amusement park, which heavily resembles Alice. The scene was featured in the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|comic adaptation]] and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]]. It's unclear if the scene has actually been filmed; however, the movie still features the follow-up scene in which Leo shows up to tell Sam ''something'' about Alice, only to see her robot tongue strangle him.

*Sam was to have been established as a new vessel for the AllSpark, absorbing its knowledge, which would have explained how he managed to get a scholarship to Princeton. When he was dying in Egypt, the knowledge of the AllSpark would then have transferred to the dust within the Matrix of Leadership, which was created by the AllSpark. The movie would have ended with Optimus showing Sam that he'd recovered the Matrix, which now replaced the Cube as the AllSpark's physical form.

*Another possibly dropped plot point involved an explanation for the government's cover-up of the [[Mission City]] battle in the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]]. The robots would have been declared the creations of a company either named [[McClaren Robotics]] or [[McClaren Robotics|Massive Dynamics]], which allegedly had gone rogue by accident. This is referenced in [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the movie (where the company is named "Massive Dynamics"), the junior novelization ''[[The Last Prime]]'' and [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|comic adaptation]] (where the company is named "McClaren Robotics"). A McClaren sign is also briefly seen in IDW's [[Transformers: Alliance|''Alliance'' issue 4]]. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "Massive Dynamics CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> Presumably, actor Steve Tom was originally intended to play the character in the movie. His official website is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge'' ever since July 2008,<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref> even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB also listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO,<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref> whereas Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of Massive Dynamics at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> It's unclear if the scenes featuring Tom were cut or dropped from the script before they were even filmed.

*[[Robert Epps|Epps]]'s wife, [[Monique Epps|Monique]], was also supposed to appear in the movie together with [[William Lennox|Lennox's]] wife [[Sarah Lennox|Sarah]]. The casting call from April 2008 lists her under the working name "Theresa".<ref name="iesbcall"/> The original plan was that [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] would contact Epps and Lennox by calling their wives and asking them to pass on information to their husbands. This scene appears in the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and in IDW's [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|comic adaptation]]; in the movie, the wives are never seen, and instead of Sam, it is [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] who contacts Epps and Lennox directly.

*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] was originally intended to appear in this film but was cut for unknown reasons.<ref>http://massiveblack.com/mbwp/?p=1368</ref>

===Leaks and disinformation===
====Persistent fake IMDB synopsis====
In July 2007, only a week after after ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' had premiered in the USA, nearly two years before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was to premiere and half a year before a ''script'' would actually be written, a "synopsis" for the (at that point still untitled) sequel to ''Transformers'' was posted on IMDB,<ref name="imdbsum">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/synopsis Fake "synopsis" for ROTF on IMDB]</ref> containing vague guesses for a potential plot direction based on the first movie ([[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and taking command of the remaining Decepticons–which would actually happen in [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic–and "[[Scorponok (Movie)|Skorpinox]]" [sic] stealing [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] body from a military base, in contrast to the first film's actual ending), including several glaring spelling and grammar errors. The "synopsis" was eventually exposed as the work of ''Next'' and ''xXx: State of the Union'' director Lee Tamahori, who wanted to use it as a pitch to offer himself to [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] as a cheaper alternative for [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="tamahori">[http://defamer.gawker.com/hollywood/a-more-personal-kind-of-transformation/breaking-transformers-2-plot-synopsis-revealed-278307.php Gawker's Defamer reporting on the fake "synopsis" from IMDB, and updating with information about its true origins]</ref> Regardless, the "synopsis" was still heavily featured by other websites, including foreign theaters and media,<ref name="prosieben">[http://www.prosieben.de/kino_dvd/previews/film/ German TV station feature about ROTF using the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref> despite multiple evidence (trailers, official information provided by Paramount, leaked information about the involvement of a character named "[[The Fallen]]") suggesting that the alleged "plot" was pretty much bunk. The fake synopsis ''still'' persisted in some places long after ''Revenge'' had already hit theaters, despite being directly refuted by the film itself.<ref name="dvdlisting">[http://www.comicsandcardsupplies.com/jul091794.html Premature preorder for the ROTF DVD featuring the fake IMDB "synopsis"]</ref>

====Fake treatment====
In October 2007, an alleged treatment for the (at that point still unnamed) ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' sequel surfaced on the internet.<ref name="treat">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2007/10/transfomers-2-leaked-script.html The Transformers Live Action Movie Blog reporting on the alleged treatment], October 2007.</ref> While producer [[Don Murphy]] soon claimed that it wasn't real,<ref name="murphyfake">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1052166&postcount=52 Don Murphy denies the authenticity of the leaked treatment], October 2007.</ref> [[Michael Bay]]'s website administrator Nelson Lauren countered by suggesting that it wasn't a fan creation,<ref name="nelsonfake1">Nelson's deliberately misleading comments regarding the alleged treatment at the [http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=435346&postcount=26 official Live Action Movie boards] and at [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?&showtopic=37905&st=20&p=759450&#entry759450 The Allspark], October 2007.</ref> then referred to an ambiguous post he had made a few days earlier, in which he had hinted that information might be spread that would not be entirely reliable.<ref name="nelsonfake2">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1590&postcount=1 Nelson's ambiguous "telling the truth in a false way" post] at the official Michael bay forums, October 2007.</ref> What followed was a brief back-and-forth with Murphy accusing Nelson of "stirring shit up",<ref name="murphynelson">[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=22721 Don Murphy's response to Nelson's statements], October 2007.</ref> which prompted Nelson to counter that he had better sources than Murphy.<ref name="nelsonsources">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37905&st=60&p=761181&#entry761181 Nelson's counter to Don Murphy...] No, we stop here. You get the idea.</ref>

====Michael Bay's alleged disinformation campaign====
In April 2008, director Michael Bay claimed he had initiated a huge disinformation campaign in order to prevent content details from the movie being revealed to the public before he wanted them to.<ref name="misinf">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a94406/bay-tries-to-fool-transformers-fans.html Mirrored copy of Michael Bay's original claims about his alleged "disinformation campaign"]. Bay apparently deleted his original post from his official message board.</ref> Ultimately, Bay himself turned out to be the main source of genuine disinformation, despite claiming that ''only'' what he said was 100% true. Therefore, the disinformation campaign mostly hinged on fans believing in its existence, and rejecting any genuinely "leaked" information, including set photos, statements by third parties such as [[Hasbro]] or [[IDW Publishing]] and stolen toy [[prototype]]s, as "disinformation". Screenwriter Roberto Orci eventually admitted that the disinformation campaign wasn't really working.<ref name="orcicampaign">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-150.html#post2437185 Roberto Orci confirming Michael Bay's biggest fear: The disinformation campaign doesn't work!]</ref>

In June 2008, when principal shooting had just begun, a call sheet was leaked to the internet,<ref name="bethcall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/06/bethlehem-call-sheet-cast-tf-and-next.html Leaked call sheet at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog], June 5, 2008</ref> which revealed the casting of [[Ramon Rodriguez]] as a character named "[[Leo Spitz|Leo]]", the appearance of an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] as well as a character with the working name "[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Stinger]]". Furthermore, an ice cream truck that had just been spotted on the Bethlehem set a day earlier<ref name="bethfirst">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-2-bethlehem-images---update---ironhide-on-set-165046/ Set photos from the Bethlehem shoot at TFW2005], June 4, 2008</ref> was hinted to be two characters only referred to as "[[The Twins]]". Lastly, the call sheet revealed that the next shooting location would be the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where an SR-71 Blackbird would be revealed to be a Decepticon named [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. A character named "[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheels]]" was also supposed to appear in that scene. In July 2008, Bay then claimed that fake scripts, treatments, "wrong schedules and call sheets with fake scenes on them" had been deliberately leaked to the internet.<ref name="bayfakescript">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 Michael Bay's forum post claiming that only he and the writers had seen the script]</ref>

For the longest time, Bay upheld the position that [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] would ''not'' return in ''Revenge of the Fallen''. After concept designs of Megatron's new [[alternate mode]] had surfaced (some of which would later turn out to be designs for the [[Robot Powered Machines|RPM]] Megatron toy, while the first ones that surfaced were far too advanced for mere "toy" designs<ref name="megsleak">Various leaks of the new Megatron design for ROTF mirrored at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, September 2008: [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/tf2-megatron-image.html Robot mode design], [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/megatrons-alt-mode.html concept art for the alternate mode], [http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/megatron-toy-pictures.html control drawings for Megatron's RPM vehicle toy]</ref>), Bay insisted that this was "just Hasbro coming up with a new toy", and Megatron would not appear in the movie.<ref name="EmpireFeb2009">''Empire'' magazine issue 236, dated February 2009, pages 68 and 69, article entitled "20 to watch in 2009", written by Nick de Semelyn</ref> Following ''officially released'' evidence to the contrary (including Megatron's brief appearance in the February 1 Super Bowl TV spot and the February teaser trailer), screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] confirmed that Megatron would indeed return.<ref name="mreturns">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-211.html#post3333713 Roberto Orci confirming Megatron's return on TFW2005.com - February 22, 2009]</ref> Shortly afterwards, Bay retracted his claims, but not entirely, suggesting that Megatron would only appear in a flashback scene "from the long lost past", despite the fact Megatron could be seen pinning [[Sam Witwicky]] to the ground in the aforementioned TV spot and teaser trailer. He also denied that Megatron would transform into a tank.<ref name="catoutbag">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=66825&postcount=4 Bay retracting from his claims about Megatron on his forum - March 6, 2009]</ref>

====General Motors and the Chevrolet Volt====
In August 2008, after a Chevrolet Volt vehicle had been spotted on the set of ''Revenge'', General Motors reluctantly admitted having provided the car to the production crew, and that the car would indeed appear in the film, but claimed that it was no production vehicle (i.e. some details may differ from the final car, similar to Bumblebee's Concept Camaro in the first movie). Chevrolet also claimed that the Volt was only used for one or two days of shooting, and that it would only "appear in the movie very briefly", and "not as a Decepticon or Autobot", so it would "not have a Transformer nickname".<ref name="edmundsjolt">[http://web.archive.org/web/20090129105851/http://edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=131426 Edmunds Inside Line article on the Chevrolet Volt spotted on the set], August 2008</ref> (While it's true that [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] was a last-minute addition to the movie, the car was spotted again later at a different set.<ref name="joltwhite">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2008/09/chevy-volt-at-white-sands-set.html Set photos from White Sands Missile Range] including the Chevrolet Volt, September 2008.</ref>)

====Edited IDW interviews====
Bay and/or Paramount also tried to have information prematurely revealed by third parties contained after the fact: During [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008, in an interview on July 25, comic book writer [[Simon Furman]] revealed that the film would feature a character named [[The Fallen]], which was a character they had created for [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages]]''.<ref name="furmancbr">[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412Simon Furman interview with Comic Book Resources], edited version.</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of ''Revenge''. [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] was also confirmed in the same interview.<ref name="mowrymtv">[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry], edited version.</ref> Less than a week after this, however, Michael Bay reiterated that everything leaked thus far was part of his alleged disinformation campaign, and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had actually seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirmed that they had the script. Additionally, Bay claimed the only truth about the film revealed up to that point was Sam going to college.<ref name="bayfakescript"/> Curiously, on August 5, 2008, after a fan had pointed out the contradiction to Bay, all references to The Fallen (and Arcee) were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.<ref name="interviewsoriginal">[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/movie/index.html Mirrored copies of the unedited versions of the interviews.]</ref>

====Other (minor) instances of disinformation and misconceptions====
Other (in)famous instances of disinformation included an alleged sighting of both [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz's]] Pontiac Solstice vehicle mode and voice actor [[Darius McCrary]] on the Bethlehem set<ref name="jazzrumor">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/autobot-jazz-is-back-for-transformers-movie-sequel-165008/ TFW reporting on the alleged sightings of the Jazz Pontiac Solstice and voice actor Darius McCrary], May 2008</ref> (it's ''possible'' that someone mistook an [[Sideways (ROTF)|Audi R8]] or the [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Chevrolet Corvette concept car]] for a Pontiac Solstice, and McCrary ''might'' have genuinely visited the set out of sheer curiosity) and an "update" to a (legitimate) casting call that contained nothing but fake character names and descriptions,<ref name="fakecall">[http://spoilertv-movies.blogspot.com/2008/04/transformers-2.html Fake casting call at Spoiler TV], April 2008. Note: Everything up until "CNN Reporter" originates from another, legitimate casting call; everything from "Head of Sector 7" onward is made up.</ref> including a funeral director who would allegedly bury [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]]. It's unclear whether any of these were instances of deliberate disinformation on behalf of Bay, or just attention-seeking fans coming up with made-up "scoops" on their own. Furthermore, three of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade's]] Saleen Mustang prop vehicles were spotted on a truck bed in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than two months before principal shooting for ''Revenge'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref> It's unclear if this was an instance of deliberate disinformation, or just a genuine move of the vehicles with no further intention behind it.

==Notes==
*The official title of the film is ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (with a lower-case "t" in "the") even though it is apparently referring to [[The Fallen]] (with a capital "T" in "The").
*Marketing for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' briefly used the tagline "Our World. Our War.", a play on the primary marketing tagline from the first live-action film, "Our World. Their War.".
*Leo's room features posters for [[Wikipedia:Naruto|Naruto]], [[Wikipedia:Cloverfield|Cloverfield]] (whose infamous first teaser debuted at screenings of the first Transformers film), and [[Wikipedia:Bad Boys 2|Bad Boys 2]] (another of Michael Bay's movies).
*During the scenes set in and around the deli in NYC, posters for the bands [[Wikipedia:Catch 22 (band)|Catch Twenty-Two]] and [[wikipedia:Voodoo Glow Skulls|Voodoo Glow Skulls]] are prominently featured.
*Even though ''Revenge'' features mostly domestic voice actors for the foreign market dubs, [[Frank Welker]] voiced [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] not only in English, but also in a large number of foreign dubs, including the Italian and French versions. As a result, in the Italian dub of the movie, Soundwave speaks with a strange, foreign accent. Welker is also credited for an unspecified voice role in the Latin Spanish dub, most likely Soundwave again. Furthermore, Welker is ''incorrectly'' credited for voicing Soundwave in the German dub, even though German dubbing insiders insist that the voice heard in the actual movie has been provided by someone else ([[Horst Lampe]], who also dubbed ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]), presumably as a last-minute decision because Welker's "German" performance was considered sub-standard.<ref name="germandub">[http://215072.homepagemodules.de/t511643f11775323-Transformers-Die-Rache-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen-7.html German dubbing board thread about ROTF, with a discussion about Soundwave's voice]</ref> Welker described the entire process of dubbing Soundwave in different languages as "very hard".<ref name="welkernewsarama">[http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090915-Animated-Shorts-Welker.html Newsarama interview with Frank Welker], September 2009.</ref>
*The prequel novel introduced other Autobots into the ranks of [[NEST]]—[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]], [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]]. They were present up until the events directly leading into the Shanghai incident, but were not present for any of the events featured in the film or adaptations. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}
*While ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' used 20 terabytes of disk space for visual effects, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' used 154 terabytes.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>
*The Chinese name for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was "[[wikia:c:starwars:Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back|Decepticon Strikes Back]]" for a while before the title was changed into "The War of Revenge" in theaters and media in Taiwan around mid to late 2008.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Revenge''''' (トランスフォーマー/リベンジ ''Toransufōmā/Ribenji'')
*''Cantonese:'' (變形金剛: 狂派再起, "Transformers: The Return of the Decepticons")
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kaatuneiden kosto''''' ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: La Revanche''''' ("Transformers: The Revenge")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Die Rache''''' ("Transformers: The Revenge")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 2: La Vendetta del Caduto''''' ("Transformers 2: The Revenge Of The Fallen")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers: Zemsta Upadłych''''' ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: Retaliação''''' (Portugal, "Transformers: Retaliation"), '''''Transformers: A Vingança dos Derrotados''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Vengeance of the Defeated")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Pièn-hsíng Chīn-kāng: Fùch'óu chīh chàn''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛: 復仇之戰, "Transformers: The War of Revenge"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Juǎn Tǔ Chóng Lái''''' (Mainland China, 变形金刚：卷土重来, "Transformers: The Comeback (of the Decepticons)")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Mest' Padshikh''''' (Трансформеры: Месть падших, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformersi: Osveta Poraženog''''' (''Transformers: The Revenge Of The Fallen'')
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: La Venganza de los Caídos''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers: De Besegrades Hämnd''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Yenilenlerin İntikamı''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Pomsta Poražených''''' (''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Ones'')

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com Dreamworks/Paramount's ''Transformers'' Movie website]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/ Hasbro's ''Transformers'' homepage]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/ Josh Nizzi], [http://www.ryanchurch.com/images/tf2/04PRO_TF2.htm Ryan Church], [http://skulboyfilmwork.blogspot.com/2009/07/transformers-revenge-of-fallen.html Duncan Crawford], [http://www.paulozzimo.com/ Paul Ozzimo], [http://www.stevejung.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4 Steve Jung], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=2772 Ben Procter], [http://www.seanhaworth.com/SH_Design/Portfolio/Portfolio.html Sean Haworth]
*[http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10866/tcid/1 Interview with Michael Bay 02/09/2009] — Collider.com

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